{"id":629,"date":"2024-11-21T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ferencviktoria.eu\/2024\/11\/21\/9th-transcarpathian-day-in-brussels-spotlight-on-the-fate-of-transcarpathian-hungarian-women\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:32:40","slug":"9th-transcarpathian-day-in-brussels-spotlight-on-the-fate-of-transcarpathian-hungarian-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ferencviktoria.eu\/en\/9th-transcarpathian-day-in-brussels-spotlight-on-the-fate-of-transcarpathian-hungarian-women\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Transcarpathian Day in Brussels \u2013 Spotlight on the Fate of Transcarpathian Hungarian Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 19 November 2024, the 9th Transcarpathian Day was held in Brussels, organized by MEP Vikt\u00f3ria Ferenc. This year\u2019s event placed special emphasis on the exemplary resilience of Transcarpathian Hungarian women. The now traditional event aims to showcase the values and culture of Transcarpathia, as well as the current challenges faced by the Hungarian community living there, in the capital of the European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

At the ceremonial opening, guests were welcomed by Zs\u00f3fia Kov\u00e1cs, Director of the Liszt Institute in Brussels; Tam\u00e1s Iv\u00e1n Kov\u00e1cs, Ambassador of Hungary to Belgium and Luxembourg; Vikt\u00f3ria Ferenc, a Fidesz MEP and member of the Patriots for Europe group; Andrea Bocskor, founder of Transcarpathia Day and former Fidesz MEP; and L\u00edvia Balogh, President of the Uzhhorod Branch of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association.<\/p>\n\n

The event carried particular significance this year, as it marked the 80th anniversary of the \u201cm\u00e1lenkij robot\u201d, during which thousands of Transcarpathian German and Hungarian fathers, husbands, and sons were deported to forced labor camps\u2014many never returning to their families. The occasion also had a somber actuality: it coincided with the 1000th day of the Russia\u2013Ukraine war. The MEP remarked: “One thousand days. That is how long the people of Ukraine, including the Hungarians of Transcarpathia, have endured the horrors of war. A war fought on European soil has shaken the entire population of Europe, regardless of nationality, and has prompted many forms of solidarity from the Member States of the Union. Hungary, too, extended a helping hand to those fleeing the war, carrying out the largest humanitarian relief effort in its history.”<\/p>\n\n

The evening paid tribute to the Transcarpathian Hungarian women who play a key role in survival, facing times of immense trial in both 1944 and 2024, left on their own in the absence of men. “No war in history has spared women. It was their sons and husbands who fell or were sent to camps; they became widows or orphans; they were humiliated and they mourned their dead; they were the ones who tried to create bearable conditions for their children,” emphasized the MEP.<\/p>\n\n

In this context, researchers from the Ferenc R\u00e1k\u00f3czi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, historian Erzs\u00e9bet D. Moln\u00e1r and sociologist Korn\u00e9lia Hires-L\u00e1szl\u00f3, gave scholarly presentations highlighting the historical perseverance of Transcarpathian Hungarian women and their struggles in everyday life during wartime. Following the academic programme, the audience attended the premiere performance \u201cThe Country of Women.\u201d The stories of women\u2019s sacrifice and survival were brought to life by Nelli Sz\u0171cs and Vikt\u00f3ria Tarpai, J\u00e1szai Mari Award-winning actresses of Transcarpathian origin.<\/p>\n\n

Vikt\u00f3ria Ferenc, the organiser of the event, underlined the importance of keeping Transcarpathia\u2019s history and culture in the European focus while also drawing attention to the challenges faced by the Hungarian community there: “There is no question that the Hungarian community of Transcarpathia is living through one of the most difficult periods in its history. Alongside the horrors of war, the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia is also suffering from the curtailment of its previously acquired rights. Yet these hardships only make the community stronger, more resilient, and more determined.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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