Istvan Anhalt at the piano, at a 1950s composition class at McGill University, in Montréal. (Music Archives at the National Library of Canada) April 14, 2020 With music, Canadian composer and Holocaust survivor Istvan Anhalt honoured lives lost Robin Elliott, University of Toronto On Holocaust Remembrance Day, or ‘Yom HaShoah,’ a music scholar recollects how composer Istvan Anhalt’s experiences in Nazi-occupied Hungary informed his later life and music in Canada.
People protest against the bill that would undermine Central European University in Budapest. Reuters April 12, 2017 What the attack on CEU says about the rise of ‘illiberalism’ in Europe Allaine Cerwonka, University of East London A bastion of liberal values in an illiberal climate.
Recent protests against the closure of Central European University, Budapest. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters April 10, 2017 Hungary’s assault on academic freedom is a threat to European principles Kirsten Roberts Lyer, Central European University A move that could shut an independent university in Budapest poses fundamental questions about European values.