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Richard Danzig, Lee Feinstein, John Lehman. American Hungarian Federation Raises Visa Waiver at America Abroad Media Town Hall Meeting: "Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election: America's Image in the World"4/7/2008 - American Hungarian Federation Raises Visa Waiver at America Abroad Media Town Hall Meeting: "Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election: America's Image Problem" (Washington, D.C.)  The American Hungarian Federation attended a special town hall discussion, presented by WAMU 88.5, America Abroad Media, and The American Interest magazine, and senior foreign policy advisors from the presidential campaigns of Senators Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama.  The participants discussed strategies for improving America’s standing abroad. INCLUDES AUDIO [read more]


Visa3/24/2008 - Hungary and the United States Sign Visa Waiver Agreement... On Monday, March 17, 2008, Hungary, Slovakia and Lithuania signed a Visa Waiver Program memorandum of understanding with the United States.  This agreement is intended to pave the way to help the three countries qualify for visa waiver free travel to the United States later this year. Washington Times publishes AHF Letter to the Editor. [read more]


Ron Asmus3/5/2008 - American Hungarian Federation Raises Issue of Vojvodina Hungarians With Senator Senator Clinton’s Foreign Policy Advisor, Ron Asmus...On March 3 representatives of the 19 member organizations of the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) spoke via conference call with Dr. Ron Asmus, foreign policy adviser to Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign. The discussion, which was a follow-up to a meeting with Secretary Madeline Albright and Senator Clinton's Campaign National Security Director, Lee Feinstein held last week. [read more]


The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC), comprised of 19 national organizations representing more than 22 million Americans, including the American Hungarian Federation (AHF), discussed a number of policy issues with presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton’s advisor, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright3/5/2008 - American Hungarian Federation Participates in Meetings With Senator Obama’s and Senator Clinton’s Foreign Policy Advisors...The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) and the American Hungarian Federation (AHF), discussed a number of policy issues with both candidates' top advisors. [read more]


How Hungary Shrank, stranding millions across artificial borders3/1/2008 - Zoltan Bagdy writes in support of national self-determination in reaction to February 19 Anne Applebaum article: "... it is doubly puzzling why she now seems to be ringing the alarm-bell about other ethnic groups seeking their own self-determination. Why not the Basques?  Her list doesn’t even mention the Kurds, so I will add it myself:  Why not the Kurds?  Don’t they deserve self-determination?  There are 2 million ethnic Hungarians living outside of Hungary, they are not allowed to use their native language, their cultural and educational opportunities are constrained. Aren’t they entitled to their freedom?" [read more]


AHF Calls for protection on minorities in Kosovo and Vojvodina. 2/29/2008 - As Kosovo gains independence, AHF calls attention to the largest minority in the region: The Hungarians in the former Yugoslavia and within the Carpathian Basin. The recent independence of Kosovo and resulting violence deeply concerns the Federation. In a Letter to the Editor, AHF's Geza Cseri writes: "What is also bothersome and surprising is that there is no overall analysis of minority rights in Central Europe, which is crucial to the peace of the region as well as the whole of Europe. [read more]


New Kosovo Flag2/21/2008 - AHF monitoring developments in Kosovo and calls for autonomy for historic Hungarian minorities in Vojvodina and elsewhere in the Carpathian Basin. With independence of Kosovo and the potential for additional violence, the Federation is concerned over the lack of international attention to the Hungarian minority in the former Yugoslavia. "While Kosovars and other nations of Central and Eastern Europe have realized their aspirations for self-determination, the Hungarian minorities are still denied the right of autonomy within existing borders." [read more]


The American Hungarian Federation's October 25 commemoration started with wreath laying at the Victims of Communism Memorial near the US Capitol11/1/2007 - Congressional Reception for AHF Centennial... AHF celebrated it's 100th Anniversary, honored the heroes of 1956 on the 51st anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, and unveiled its plans for a 1956 National Memorial in the Nation's Capital. AHF thanked Congressmen Dan Lipinski (D - IL), Thaddeus McCotter (R- MI) and Dr. Lee Edwards (Chair of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation) for their support of AHF initiatives, human rights and democratic development in Central Europe. [read more]


“Hungarians are the cancer of the Slovak nation, without delay we need to remove them from the body of the nation.” By a step that has fueled ethnic hatred and assaulted good relations with Hungary, the Slovak Parliament on September 20, 2007 adopted a resolution proposed by extremist Jan Slota ratifying and confirming the Benes decrees.10/20/2007 - “Hungarians are the cancer of the Slovak nation, without delay we need to remove them from the body of the nation” - Jan Slota. AHF releases statement on the Benes Decrees and recent extremist developments in Slovakia. "Having taken a step that has fueled ethnic hatred and assaulted good relations with Hungary, the Slovak Parliament on September 20, 2007 adopted a resolution proposed by extremist Jan Slota ratifying and confirming the Benes decrees." [read more]


Hungarian-American leaders prepare to lay wreath at the Darr Mine Commemoration at Olive Branch Church in Rostraver, PA10/3/2007– Hungarian-American Organizations join Local Community to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Darr Mine Disaster. Key AHF member organizations joined forces to remember the worst minThe Darr Mine Commemoration at Olive Branch Church in Rostraver, PA: The AHF Memorial placed in 1909 to the Victimsing disaster in Pennsylvania history. On December 19, 1907 an explosion in the Darr Mine took the lives of an estimated 239 men and teenage boys. Though most of those killed were Hungarian immigrant laborers, AHF honors all those that sacrificed their lives. Many of the miners were buried in a common grave above which AHF placed a memorial in 1909 seen here. [read more]


AHF's chair of the International Affairs Committee recaps the effort to protect the minority rights of the Hungarian community in the Voivodina region of northern Serbia and the Senator's role in blocking those efforts.10/2/2007 - Senator Larry Craig and the Hungarian (Dis)Connection: The Hungarians of Voivodina. AHF's chair of the International Affairs Committee recaps the effort to protect the minority rights of the Hungarian community in the Vojvodina region of northern Serbia and the Senator's role in blocking those efforts. The bi-partisan, bicameral measure had stated that "during the past 10 years...ethnic cleansing has already driven 50,000 ethnic Hungarians out of the province of Voivodina." [read more]


French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is the son of a Hungarian immigrant father, Pál Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa9/14/2007 - Nicholas Sarkozy visits Hungary, the first stop in a tour of Europe, comments on his Hungarian ancestry... "I do not forget that this the birthplace of my father. And after all, it's not everyday that there is a president of the republic who is half-Hungarian." AHF had earlier congratulated Sarkozy on his election as French Prime Minister. [read more]


8/28/2007 - Ambassador Simonyi bids farewell to Washington, Thanks "Hungarian Community" for Support. AHF Issues Statement: In addition to government officials and personalities, Simonyi expressed his appreciation to the “Hungarian community who have [sic] embraced us, supported us, and rooted for us” and highlighted several individuals. The Ambassador overstated the case. There have been few Hungarian-American individuals or organizations that fell into the category of uncritical supporters." Magyar Nemzet's Lukács Csaba also responds. [read more in English] [tovább magyarul]


Video of the 2007 Memorial Day Commemoration and Wreath Laying at Arlington National Cemetery8/13/2007 - Video of the 2007 Memorial Day Commemoration and Wreath Laying at Arlington National Cemetery. AHF's annual Memorial Day Commemoration was held on May 27, 2007 at Arlington National Cemetery. This special 100th anniversary year included wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. [read more] or [click to see video] now!


AHF Board meets at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, PA, confirms 2007 programs7/28/2007 - AHF Board meets at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, PA, confirms 2007 programs, declares July 15 "Justice for Hungarians Day." The AHF Board of Directors met for two days to discuss 2007 programs and the state of the Federation. Topics included...[read more]


7/27/2007 - The Armenian Assembly announced that the Armenian Genocide resolution (H. Res.106) achieved a major milestone by garnering the support of a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives. H. Res. 106 now has 218 cosponsors. The Assembly publicly thanked the American Hungarian Federation and other organizations for their support. [read more]


AHF Letter to the Editor regarding Kosovo Independence7/25/2007 - AHF Calls for protection on minorities in both Kosovo and Vojvodina. With independence of Kosovo inevitable, and the potential for violence, the Federation calls international attention to the other large minority in the former Yugoslavia: The Hungarians of Vojvodina. AHF publishes Letter to the Editor regarding Kosovo Independence. [read more]


The American Hungarian Federation of Metropolitan Washington expands report on Hungary's accession to NATO7/17/2007 - Hungary's Accession to NATO: An Expanded Report. The American Hungarian Federation of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. expands an earlier unpublished report on Hungary's accession to NATO to provide researchers a unique perspective on the key events and successful efforts relating to NATO’s enlargement and the debate to include Hungary in the alliance. [read more]


Enduring Strains of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe: A distinguished panel of experts convened by Hudson’s Center for European Studies offered their perspectives.6/14/2007 - Enduring Strains of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe: A distinguished panel of experts convened by Hudson’s Center for European Studies offered their perspectives. Panelists included The Honorable Dr. János Horváth, member of the Hungarian Parliament and Professor of Economics Emeritus at Indiana’s Butler University; Keith Smith, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, consultant on international energy affairs, and former diplomat to Europe for over thirteen years, including a final posting as U.S. ambassador to Lithuania; and Frank Koszorus Jr., former chairman of the private-sector NATO Enlargement Working Group’s steering committee and co-president of the American Hungarian Federation.[read more]


The Rev. Arpad Szabo of Romania is Bishop of the Unitarian Church of Romania. The Unitarian Church was founded in 1567 in Transylvania, then an organic part of Hungary. Transylvania was transferred to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon following the First World War. There are currently over 80,000 Unitarians in Rumania.6/14/2007 - "There are no Nationalities in Romania?" The American Hungarian Federation Co-Hosts Lecture by Bishop Arpad Szabo from Kolozsvar... The Federation and the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (HRFA) sponsored a presentation by Dr. Arpad Szabo entitled "In Europe, but . . ." at the HRFA Kossuth House. Bishop Szabo is the head of the Unitarian Church in Romania and is in the United States to attend the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Federation’s program was the latest in its series of lectures relating to Central and Eastern Europe. [read more]


The Victims of Communism Memorial was dedicated by President George W. Bush in a morning ceremony on Tuesday, June 12th, 2007.6/12/2007 - The Victims of Communism Memorial was dedicated by President George W. Bush in a morning ceremony on Tuesday, June 12th. Washington's newest memorial honors the 100 million people who have been killed by communist totalitarian regimes worldwide. AHF is proud to have contributed to this great effort. AHF leaders attended the Gala Awards Ceremony that same evening where Bishop Laszlo Tokes delivered a stirring convocation. AHF issued a statement as part of its advertisement in the VOC Gala Brochure. [read more]


How Hungary Shrank: Ostensibly in the name of national self-determination, the Treaty dismembered the thousand-year-old Kingdom of Hungary, a self-contained, geographically and economically coherent and durable formation in the Carpathian Basin and boasting the longest lasting historical borders in Europe. It was imposed on Hungary without any negotiation by vengeful leaders who were ignorant or ignored the region’s history, and mercilessly tore that country apart. By drawing artificial borders in gross violation of the ethnic principle, it also transferred over three million indigenous ethnic Hungarians and over 70% of the country's territory to foreign rule.6/4/2007 - "Trianon: Tragedy, Dissolution, and Remedy." Frank Koszorus, Jr. and the AHF International Relations Committee release essay on treaty's 87th anniversary. "...Ostensibly in the name of national self-determination, the Treaty dismembered the thousand-year-old Kingdom of Hungary, a self-contained, geographically and economically coherent and durable formation in the Carpathian Basin and boasting the longest lasting historical borders in Europe. It was imposed on Hungary without any negotiation by vengeful leaders... it also transferred over three million indigenous ethnic Hungarians and over 70% of the country's territory to foreign rule." [read more]


About 40 members and guests and throngs of tourists witnessed the special ceremony as AHF President Atilla Micheller was escorted by Lt. Col. Steve Vekony (US Army) and the First Califiornia Hussar Regiment.5/27/2007 - AHF lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The American Hungarin Federation's 2007 Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery included a wreath laying the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. About 40 members and guests and throngs of AHF lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The American Hungarin Federation's 2007 Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery included a wreath laying the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.tourists witnessed the special ceremony as AHF President Atilla Micheller was escorted by Lt. Col. Steve Vekony (US Army) and the First Califiornia Hussar Regiment. Arlington National is the final resting place for a number of Hungarian American Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Following the wreath laying, the program included a remembrance and walking tour of Hungarian-American gravesites. [read more]


Representatives of the American Hungarian Federation met with the Honorable Janos Horvath on May 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. at the Kossuth House. Seen here left to right: Gyula Balogh (AHF Co-President), Erika Fedor (former AHF National Secretary), and Dr. Janos Horvath.5/8/2007 - Representatives of the American Hungarian Federation met with the Honorable Janos Horvath on May 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. at the Kossuth House.... Dr. Horvath generously spent over three hours with representatives of the American Hungarian Federation and gave a detailed presentation of his work and the situation in Hungary, including why Hungary is not living up to its potential.[read more]


The Annual Hungarian May Ball - A very special evening benefitting AHF's 100th Anniversary programs and the Hungarian Scouts of Washington! 5/5/2007 - The Annual Hungarian May Ball - A very special evening benefitting AHF's 100th Anniversary programs and the Hungarian Scouts of Washington! WASHINGTONI 4. SZ. BÁTORI JÓZSEF CSERKÉSZCSAPATA very special evening that included 4 debutantes from the metropolitan Washington area. This year's proceeds from the black-tie affair were equally shared to help cover the costs of the Hungarian Scouts participation in the 21st World Scout Jamboree in England and the Federation's 2007 100th Anniversary programs. [read more]


4/16/2007 - Dr. Ibolya David, head of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF / Magyar Demokrata Fórum) discusses current political affairs in Hungary. In an event co-sponsored by the American Hungarian Federation (AHF) and the Hungarian American Coalition and hosted by the Hungarian Reformed Federation, Dr. David addressed concerns expressed by the organizing committee ranging from US-Hungarian bilateral relations to Hungarian energy policy and relations with Russia. [read more]


members of the Bathori Jozsef Hungarian Scout Troup of Washington3/18/2007 - Washington-area Hungarians commemorate the 1848 Revolution... AHF Vice-President Yvette Görög-Boone delivered the keynote address calling on the Hungarian community to rekindle the spirit of 1848 and to guard Hungary's place in the community of democratic nations. AHF Co-President Frank Koszorus, Jr.'s address, "Kossuth and the Meaning of Democracy," focused attention on the dangers of "illberal democracy" and the "tyranny of the majority" in Central and Eastern Europe. The program included performances by members of the Hungarian Scouts of Washington. [read more]


3/5/2007 - ACTION ALERT: Help build the Congressional Friends of Hungary (CFH)... On February 12, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the U.S. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter inviting Members of Congress to join the Congressional Friends of Hungary (CFH). The purpose of the caucus, as noted by the co-chairs, is "to recognize the contributions of Hungarian-Americans to the United States and to strengthen the ties between the United States and Hungary." We need your help to build the CFH! How can you help? [read more]


The American Hungarian Federation responds to European Commissioner Rehn's view that conditions relating to the Hungarian historical community living in Romania are satisfactory. 1/25/2007 - "Romania respects the rights of its Hungarian minority and fulfills the political criterion for membership of the EU.” The American Hungarian Federation disagrees with the Directorate General of the European Commission and continues efforts to educate the pubilc, including the European Union, on Romanian minority rights record. In a follow up to an earlier communication, AHF issues second letter to Commissioner of Enlargement Ollie Rehn and refers to the recent ouster of two Hungarian professors at the Babes-Bolyai University. "Mr. de Lobkowicz referred to the “tri-lingual (Romanian/German/Hungarian) Babes-Bolyai state university in Cluj" as an example of the so-called respect for the rights of the Hungarian minority. [read more]


Professor Peter Hargitai and the American Hungarian Federation publish novel about child freedom-fighter, "Daughter of the Revolution."1/22/2006 - Professor Peter Hargitai and the American Hungarian Federation publish novel about child freedom-fighter, "Daughter of the Revolution." For 12 days, countless Hungarian teenagers fought in the bloody Hungarian Revolution against Communist tyranny and overwhelming Soviet armor. They set up tank barricades, tossed Molotov cocktails, and with their confiscated Russian submachine guns made a stand on the streets of Budapest, hoping to hold out until help arrived from the West. But there was no help. Nobody came to their aid. This is the story of one such brave freedom fighter-a 14 year-old girl. [read more and order now] NOW AVAILABLE IN HUNGARIAN!


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  • Looking Back: AHF History since 1906

    AHF, Tibor Eckhardt, and the "Movement for Independent Hungary," 1941 - 1942: Seeking to extract Hungary from the Axis sphere - by Bryan Dawson and Katalin Kádár Lynn, Ph.D.

    AHF 100 YEARS DISPLAY: AHF, Tibor Eckhardt, and the "Free Hungary Movement"On the 31st of December 1940, the Amerikai Magyar Népszava, the most influential Hungarian language daily at the time, published a front-page editorial headlined “The Hour has Struck.” The editorial proclaimed that it was the “the historic mission of Americans of Hungarian origin to give voice to the cries of the silenced people of Hungary and to give their whole hearted effort to the liberation of their mother country which is clubbed into submission by the Nazi terror.”

    The editorial called upon the American Hungarian Federation to unfurl the banner of a Free Hungary Movement without hesitation or delay. [read more]


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    To announce a Hungarian cultural event, please contact the AHF Cultural Affairs Committee,
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    The American Hungarian Federation and the Csipke Ensemble are proud to bring Gázsa - one of Hungary's best folk music bands - to Washington, DC for an extraordinary concert and tanchaz.Washington, DC: June 12, 2008: INVITATION
    GÁZSA Folk Music and Táncház!

    The American Hungarian Federation and the Csipke Ensemble are proud to bring Gázsa - one of Hungary's best folk music bands - to Washington, DC for an extraordinary concert and tanchaz.

    When: Saturday, June 12th, 2008, 6pm
    Where: Alliance Dance Institute
    Landmark Mall, Suite E-200
    5801 Duke Street
    Alexandria, VA 22304

    Sponsors: The Csipke Ensemble and the American Hungarian Federation

    The Gázsa Hungarian Folk Ensemble has accompanied the famous Budapest Ensemble for a decade. Together, they have performed in many countries, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, to critical acclaim. On this tour, the Ensemble will consist of five musicians and two dancers (Erika Demeter and Calin Orza). A professional dancing couple from Transylvania, wearing gorgeous folk costumes of several geographic areas, will enhance the appreciation of the wonderful music. [READ MORE] and buy tickets and the Gázsa CD online!

    Entrance fee: $25 - adults
    $15 - children under 12

    Tickets can be bought in advance through the Dance Institute website at www.ADIdance.com or through the American Hungarian Federation's website
    at www.americanhungarianfederation.org

    *** Donations are greatly appreciated

    The Landmark Mall has 24 hrs secured parking availability. For more information contact Noemi Toka at noemitoka@yahoo.com


    Washington, DC: May 17, 2008
    24th Semi-Annual Hungarian Picnic
    http://hungaria.org/picnic/

    Hungarian students and young professionals in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area cordially invite you and your friends to our semi-annual picnic. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food and music, games for children and Hungarian folk dancing.. (if you would like to play soccer, please, dress appropriately). Your ideas and support in organizing future events for the Hungarian community would be appreciated.(eniko.basa@verizon.net)

    Date: May 17, 2008 Saturday
    Time: 2:00 p.m. to dark
    Place: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC (metro accessible, see directions below)

    The picnic is free but your tax-deductible contribution is welcome. Suggested donations: $5 per person. Bring your donations to the picnic or
    send a check in advance. Please make checks payable to AHEA (American Hungarian Educators' Association) and send to: AHEA
    Semi-Annual Picnic Spring 2008
    4515 Willard Ave #2210
    Chevy Chase, MD 20814

    Cultural News

    • Naxos releases magnificent CD of the Violin Concerto of Miklos Rozsa! Order it now on the AHF Amazon Store!Naxos is releasing a magnificent CD of the Violin Concerto of Miklos Rozsa! Release is scheduled for 9/25/2007 - Pre-order it now on the AHF Amazon Store!
    • Hungarian Swimming Coach is Featured in Time Magazine. The March 24, 2008 issue of Time magazine, in a feature article titled “Innovators,” includes a full-page story about Laszlo Kiss, the head of the Hungarian national swimming team. [more info]

    AHF Member News

    Featured Member Katalin Kádár Lynn, Ph.D.
    Katalin Kádár Lynn, Ph.D. - An independent author and historian living in Saint Helena, California, specializing in 20th century history with an emphasis on WWII, the Cold War and East European political relations and Émigré Political Movements. Her dissertation, “Tibor Eckhardt his American Years 1941-1972,” was published in 2007
    An independent author and historian living in Saint Helena, California, specializing in 20th century history with an emphasis on WWII, the Cold War and East European political relations and Émigré Political Movements. Her dissertation, “Tibor Eckhardt his American Years 1941-1972,” was published in 2007 by L’Harmattan Press, Paris and Budapest in Hungarian and in English by East European Monographs, Boulder and distributed by Columbia University Press. Her research into Eckhardt uncovered previously unknown facts about the Movement for an Independent Hungary and British intelligence spying on Eckhardt and the AHF. Read more on [Featured Members]

    In MemoriamAHF President Attila Micheller honoring Gabriella Koszorus-Varsa  with AHF's highest award, the Col. Commandant Michael Kovats Medal of Freedom for "her lifetime accomplishments and dedication to the preservation of our Hungarian heritage." Heralded as a master of portraits, figure compositions, as well as sculptures.

    3/17/2007 - Great Painter, Sculptor and Hungarian, Gabriella Koszorus-Varsa passes away in her home in Washington, DC. Heralded as a master of portraits, figure compositions, as well as sculptures, Ms. Koszorus-Varsa's depiction of the charge of the cavalry during the battle of Charleston in ``Fidelissimus ad Mortem'' is a magnificent master work and hung in the US Capitol and was displayed at the AHF Congressional Reception in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. In 2007 she was honored with AHF's highest award, the Col. Commandant Michael Kovats Medal of Freedom for "her lifetime accomplishments and dedication to the preservation of our Hungarian heritage." A supporter of AHF for many decades and responsible for the design of some AHF stamps during its 1956 relief efforts and beyond.
    [read more]

    Mozsi Ferenc11/6/2007 - AHF mourns the loss of Mózsi Ferenc, author of thirteen volumes of poetry. He was born in Budapest. He left Hungary in 1970 and lived for a time in Belgium pursuing literary studies at the Catholic University of Louvain. In 1974 he moved to the United States and founded and edited the Hungarian critical and artistic review Szivárvány. At the 1984 World Congress of Poetry in Marrakech, Morocco, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Poetry. Ferenc Mózsi lived in Chicago and owned Sebok Travel Services [See all AHF Memorials]

    Gazda Imre8/31/2007 - We mourn the loss of Imre Gazda, President of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Magyar Cultural Circle who passed away on Friday August 31st, 2007 at the age of 64 after a brief but courageous battle with laryngeal cancer.. [read more]

    Dr. Paul J. Szilagyi, 2006 recipient of The Colonel Commandant Michael Kovats Medal of Freedom from the American Hungarian Federation, passed away on June 9th, 20076/9/2007 - AHF mourns the loss of Dr. Paul J. Szilagyi, Father, Professor, Nagypapa, AHF Leader, and Hungarian Freedom Fighter... “Apuka,” “Pali,” Dr. Paul Szilagyi, passed away suddenly, June 9th, of a heart attack at the age of 71. We will miss his unique humor, wisdom, and precious, colorful life. His extreme humility left much of his past hidden, even from me. I do know Paul was a "Pesti Srac" (Kid from Pest), young Freedom Fighters during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.... [he] would become the only Hungarian American to complete his Ph.D. under the tutelage of Dr. George Olah, Nobel Prize Winner and fellow Hungarian with whom he would go on to publish a number of scientific papers. "Dr. Szilagyi" would become an expert in organic chemistry, but few know that he also has numerous patents for his biomedical inventions. [read more]

    8/6/2007 - Dr. Jean Dobos, Ph.D., passed away on August 6, 2007. Jean was born on November 21, 1939 and is survived by her loving husband, AHF Board Member Frank Dobos. She graduated from Holy Name Elementary and High School and received her B.S. from Notre Dame College, Master's Degree from Cleveland State University, and Ph.D. from Ohio State [read more]

    7/24/2007 - Cinematographer Lazlo Kovacs dies at 74. Laszlo Kovacs, one of Hollywood's mostinfluential and respected directors of photography, died Saturday night in his sleep.
    [read more]


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    Famous Hungarian Joseph Galamb - (1881 - 1955)
    Ford Chief Engineer: Designed the Model T and Model A Ford, the Fordson Tractor, invented the Ignition Plug and the Planetary Gearbox, and prepared the production of Liberty aircraft engines.  One of the most talented technical forebears in American automotive industry, József Galamb had a very eventful career. He was born in the small Hungarian town of Makó in 1881. After graduating at the Budapest Technical University, he started to work in a wagon factory and later joined the biggest Hungarian automobile factory in Arad, Transylvania (now Oradea, Rumania after annexation in 1920). At the beginning of the 1900s he studied manufacturing processes in the German Adler car factory, finally in 1903 crossed the Atlantic and tried his luck in the United States. He turned up in several cities including St. Louis, Cleveland, and Detroit. He began to work with Ford in December 1905.

    Read more about him and other great Hungarians on The Hungary Page's "Nobel Prize Winners and Famous Hungarians" at www.thehungarypage.com


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