Recently, as with other European communities, which have become anglicized, the young have left Montreal and their parents are now leaving as well to be with their children. Today, it is estimated that there are less than 12 000 Hungarians living in Montreal, which is about half the size it was in the late 1960s.
Traces of old St. Laurent Boulevard remain with the Csorda Restaurant, Slovenia Meat Market, and St. Stephen�s Club. St. Stephen, Hungary�s patron saint, united Magyars (Hungarians) under Christianity over 1 000 years ago. The community celebrates Hungary�s 1848 independence from Austria on March 15 and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt on October 23. St. Stephen�s Ball is an important social event and debutante ball, which raises money for a university scholarship fund, in Hungarian language course at McGill University and Foyer Houg
