Please join us for lunch Conversation with István Deák, who will share his unique experience with events that many have read about, but few lived. War, political transition, emigration – all have personal stories behind them. Mr. Deák’s is among the most incredible ones. We will discuss heroism and courage on the background of events that had shaped history of the second half of the 20th Century.
The event will take place on Monday, October 27th, 12:00-1:00 pm, in room 1201 IAB (International Affairs Building). Lunch will be served.
István Deák left Hungary in 1948, following the communist takeover. He then studied history at the Sorbonne in Paris and worked as a journalist in France and for Radio Free Europe in West Germany. In 1956 he settled in New York City where he studied modern European history at Columbia University under Fritz Stern. He obtained his doctorate in 1964 and spent the next 33 years teaching at Columbia. He was the Director of Columbia’s Institute on East Central Europe between 1968 and 1979. Mr. Deak has written extensively on eastern and central European history and politics.
The event is organized by Columbia University Central and Eastern European (CUCEE) Club, and sponsored by East Central European Center.
