United Hungarian Societies
The UHS serves as an umbrella organization that unites the Greater Cleveland area Hungarian-American organizations and works to represent their interests. In so doing, it seeks to preserve, cultivate, develop and disseminate Hungarian culture.
Welcome to Cleveland’s Hungarian community!
Our large and active community encompasses both first generation immigrants and those who were born here. Over 90,000 people listed Hungarian ancestry in the greater Cleveland area, and about 4,500 of those speak the language in their household. Approximately 400 people attend a local Hungarian church service on any given weekend, and Cleveland’s secular Hungarian organizations have about 2,000 members on their combined mailing lists. Ours is both a large and a diverse community.
Compromise and cooperation are the glue that binds us together, as well as culture, tradition, and great Hungarian food. Join us at an event and enjoy the Hungarian heritage and culture.
Lél F. Somogyi
PRESIDENT
EVENTS organized by uhs
March 15.
OCCASIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Galvanizing events uniting all of Cleveland’s Hungarians.
October 23.
Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian freedom fight against Soviet oppression.
Events by member organizations
Hiram, OH 44234,
Chicken Paprikash Take-Out Dinner / Csirkepaprikás Elvitelre (First Hungarian Reformed Church)
Find out moreWalton Hills,OH44146United States
Vintner Dinner / Borkóstoló Vacsora
A Cleveland Magyar Múzeum szeretettel meghívja Önt és barátait a hagyományosan megrendezett, immár 30. Borkóstoló vacsorájára és táncestre, melyre 2026. október 16-án, pénteken este 6:30-tól kerül sor a Woodside Event Centerben. The […]
Broadview Heights,OH44147US
EMABISZ Worship Night & Concert / Dics Est & Koncert (Hungarian Bethany Baptist Church)
Find out moreCleveland,OH44109US
Commemoration of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight (70th Anniversary) / Megemlékezés az 1956-os Forradalom és Szabadságharcról (70. Évforduló)
Kérjük, tartson velünk, hogy együtt emlékezzünk és tisztelegjünk az 1956-os forradalom és szabadságharc hősei és öröksége előtt. 2026 október 18-án délután 3 órai kezdettel várunk szeretettel minden kedves érdeklődőt a […]
Consular Days / Konzuli Napok
The Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago & the Consulate General of Hungary in Cleveland will host Consular Days on Oct 19-21 at The First Hungarian Reformed Church. An appointment is required, which may be […]
Walton Hills,OH44146United States
Magyar Menyegző Filmvetités / Hungarian Wedding Film Screening (West Side Hungarian Reformed Church)
Find out moreCleveland,OH44135US
West Side Hungarian Reformed Church 120th Anniversary Celebration / Nyugat-Oldali Református Egyház Fennállásának 120. Évfordulója
Save the date for a commemorative service to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church's founding on November 21 at 2:00 PM with banquet to follow. […]
Cleveland,OH44135US
Warrensville Hts,OH44122
KOSSUTH STATUE
The oldest Hungarian monument in Cleveland is the statue of Lajos Kossuth, erected in 1902. The United Hungarian Societies was founded in that very year for the express purpose of building a monument to Hungary’s champion of liberty. It can be found in Cleveland’s University Circle, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Stearns Road.
MINDSZENTY AND 1956 STATUES
Downtown at Mindszenty Plaza (Lakeside Avenue and East 12th Street) is the bust of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty as well as a monument to the 1956 Revolution, evoking an anonymous Hungarian freedom fighter, with a hole in the Hungarian flag where the hated Soviet star had been torn out, a flag that came to symbolize the freedom fight. Many refugees of the 1956 Revolution arrived in Cleveland shortly afterwards, built new lives in the US, and still live here.
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Cleveland’s Hungarians come from all walks of life; if you are interested in attending Hungarian events in Cleveland, you can definitely find people who share your interests.
ORGANIZATIONS
CHURCHES
CHURCHES
ORGANIZATIONS
Hungarian Conference in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
1941
UHS OFFICERS
Officers are elected to two year terms at large from member organizations.