2006 News Archive

November 2006
Review of 56 Stories by Graham Frear
Professor Emeritus St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
In 1956, I was in my ninth year of teaching high school English and still learning my craft when the Hungarian Revolution broke out.  I had developed a six week unit of study based on the literature of war, and used novels such as...


November 2006
56 Történet: amerikai magyarok személyes emlékei 1956-ról
KOVALSZKI PÉTER – Izgalmas feladatot vállalok, mikor benyomásaimat kivánom megosztani  az olvasókkal, kik szintén az  56-os amerikai magyarok és leszármazottaik által irt visszemlékezéseket tartalmazó, Lauer Edith és Andra Lauer Rice  szerkesztette kötetet veszik kezükbe.


November 2006
Local Hungarian Community Attends Multimedia Exhibit at Oglethorpe University Commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Event Host and Emcee Andrea Lauer Rice Welcomes Distinguished Speakers


October 2006
Founder of Lauer Learning Introduces FF56!, an Educational Computer Game, at the 2006 Serious Game Summit
Panel focuses on the challenges of using multimedia educational products to teach kids history


October 2006
Local Entrepreneur Attends Special White House Screening of Hungarian Film “Children of Glory”
The affair was held to express American gratitude for Hungarian contributions to the United States


October 2006
„Kismajom” project is coming!
Computer game on the '56 Revolution
Written by Árpád Pünkösti
Translation by Eva Banszki
Népszabadság (A Hungarian daily newspaper)


October 2006
Lauer Learning's newly Released Book “56 Stories” Launched at Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum Exhibit
Book Is Well Received at Its Official Unveiling in the United States


October 2006
1956 Educational Computer Game Launched in Budapest
The Best History Book You'll Ever Play
By Tamas S. Kiss
Diplomacy & Trade Magazine, October 2006


September 2006
Lauer Learning Founder Andrea Lauer Rice Speaks At Case Western Reserve University Conference Commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
CLEVELAND - September 18, 2006 - Speaking at a three-day conference sponsored by Case Western Reserve University, Andrea Lauer Rice introduced conference participants to two new products created by her company to commemorate the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. “56 Stories


August 2006
Lauer Learning Oral History Project “56 Stories” is presented at Annual Itt Ott Conference Celebrating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Mother-Daughter Team Pays Homage to Stories by Revolution's Freedom Fighters


August 2006
Lauer Learning Exhibits New FF56! Interactive Graphic Novel at Sziget Festival in Budapest
New educational tool about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution receives kudos at Central Europe's largest week-long music and cultural festival


June 2006
Lauer Learning Unveils Results of Research Study Undertaken to Determine What Hungarian Students Know About the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Research shows one in five Hungarian students do not learn about Revolution in
school and many are confused about the facts surrounding 1956


March 2006
Lauer Learning Names Emmy Award Winning Writer Brian Narelle to Create Script for “FF56” Computer Game
Renowned author brings wealth of experience in educational film and video learning tools


February 2006
Lauer Learning Launches 'Families Of '56ers'- a Collection of Stories by Family Members of the Heroes of 1956 Hungarian Revolution
New section is the outgrowth of www.FreedomFighter56.com website that has captured over 56 personal accounts of '56ers and their relatives


January 2006
Lauer Learning Selects Red Hill Studios To Develop Its FF56! Experiential Learning Game
The award winning technology firm specializes in innovative multimedia educational projects