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 7/22/2010 - AHF reacts to The Washington Post Editorial: "...the editorial, 'Hungary's Strongest Leader Targets the Media,' [July 19], seems to equate the prevailing sentiment in Hungary in support for minority rights and the new passport law with extremism. Nothing is farther from the truth." Multiple letters from AHF members also reminded editors about the extremism in neighboring countries. The Post included AHF's link on Trianon. [read more]
 7/14/2010 - AHF co-sponsors delivery of 10,000 pounds of Flood Relief Supplies: On July 13, 2010, AHF, in partnership with its sister organization, the Amerikaiak a Magyarokért Közhasznú Alapítvány, a non-profit Hungarian foundation, and the Kincsem Hungária Szövetkezet delivered more than 10,000 pounds of relief supplies into the Hungarian Flood region. [read more] and DONATE!
 7/14/2010 - AHF co-sponsors free summer camp for 100 children of the flood... The Amerikaiak a Magyarokért Alapitvány camp, with support by the American Hungarian Federation, the Országos Takarékszövetkezeti Szövetség, Takarékbank Zrt., the Kincsem Szövetkezet and private donors is being held the week of July 20-27. [read more] and DONATE!
  6/22/2010 - AHF editorial, "Fidesz sweep means moment of truth for American policymakers." AHF President Frank Koszorus continues call for even-handedness in US foreign policy: "The President's ability to connect with the people of Central and Eastern Europe will also help determine whether he will succeed or fail in shoring up NATO. An early indicator will be how Washington reacts to the new government in Hungary, following the landslide victory of Viktor Orbán and his center-right party, Fidesz..." [read the full article]
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6/9/2010 - The American Hungarian Federation Condemns Stalin Bust at National D-Day Memorial. "The Foundation’s decision to include a bust of the tyrannical murderer Josef Stalin is deeply disturbing and is incompatible with the stated goals of the Foundation. To include a man who murdered more people than Hitler and the Nazis and began the Cold War is insulting to“those who answer duty’s call” and “paid, and still pay, forfreedom.” [read more]  Hungary's Heti Válasz chimes in... and the local Bedford Bulletin newspaper publishes Letter to the Editor.
 6/3/2010 - The 90th Anniversary of Hungary's Dismemberment: Hungary declares "Day of National Unity," AHF issues statement emphasizing the effects of Trianon today: "Trianon is not only tragic history, it is a lingering tragedy which continues to affect the Hungarian minorities and historical communities living in the states neighboring Hungary even today." [read more]
 6/3/2010 - The American Hungarian Federation issues statement Supporting Hungarian Dual Citizenship Law, Rebukes Unjustified and Baseless Criticism: "Slovakia, home to more than 500,000 ethnic Hungarians (10% of the population), has condemned this law. The Slovak condemnation is hypocritical, unjustifiable, and only consistent with the pattern of xenophobia and scapegoating for political expediency." [read more]
 5/27/2010 - Hungary grants citizenship to Hungarians living in historic ethnic Hungarian communities across the present-day borders. The American Hungarian Federation has long called for such a measure and feels that all Hungarians should have the right to claim citizenship. The law restores rights to millions of ethnic Hungarians that were stripped of their right to citizenship by the communist regimes. Slovakia protests. [read more]
 5/11/2010 - "Meggyőzni Washingtont..." American Hungarian Federation president calls for even-handedness in media coverage on Hungary in Heti Válasz interview following Fidesz's landslide victory in recently held parliamentary elections.
"Miben tudna segíteni az amerikai magyar emigráció az óhazának, amikor a jobbközép győzelmét ismét fanyalogva fogadja az amerikai sajtó?" [tovább]
 4/16/2010 - AHF Congratulates Hungary on Successful First-Round Elections... The Federation wishes the new government the best in achieving democratic ideals, promoting genuine and mutually beneficial trans-Atlantic relations, restoring moral values, eliminating the massive corruption, revitalizing the country’s economy and supporting the rights of the Hungarian minorities living in countries bordering Hungary. These are the very values the Federation has consistently and publicly supported. [read more] [tovább]
4/7/2010 -- AHF article on Autonomy for Romania's Hungarian Communities published in Foreign Policy Review...The article entitled, "Autonomy: The Path to Democracy and Stability in Romania," makes a compelling case for the recognition of autonomy as a means of strengthening democracy and stability in Romania. It also argues that the US and Europe should support autonomy for ethnic groups. [read more]
 4/2/2010 - American Hungarian Federation Co-Sponsors Screening of “The Soviet Story...” a riveting film that tells the story of the Soviet regime and its unspeakable crimes, such as the Great Famine in Ukraine, the Katyn massacre and the medical experiments in the Gulag. The film also describes the collaboration between Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Nazi Germany up until the time Germany invaded the Soviet Union, a collaboration often ignored or forgotten. [read more] and [buy it now] on our Amazon Store! 
 3/22/2010 - AHF President discusses Slovak Language Law with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek and submits follow up letter: "...[Slovakia's] actions include the gerrymandering of the administrative division of Slovakia so that Hungarians are in the minority; adopting a resolution proposed by extremist Jan Slota ratifying and confirming the Benes decrees; and refusing to rehabilitate Janos Esterhazy, who as leader of the Hungarian Party in Tiso’s Fascist Slovakia was the only Member of Parliament to vote against the deportation of Jews in 1942, yet who died in a Czechoslovak prison after the war." [read more]
 3/16/2010 - 20th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Kossuth Bust in the US Capitol... AHF and members of the community joined Congress, the Hungarian Embassy, and the Lantos Foundation in a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the unveiling of the Kossuth Bust in the US Capitol, a gift from AHF to the people of the United States. [read more]
 3/15/2009 - Hungarian Americans commemorate Hungarian National Day. President Obama sends congratulations. The 1848 Hungarian Revolution, under its leader Louis Kossuth, sought to throw off the Austrian Yoke. It failed after Russian intervention, but its impact on the United States is felt even today [read more]
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 WWII and the American Hungarian Relief Program... The American Hungarian Relief Program, under the auspices of the American Hungarian Federation, collected and sent $1,216,167.00 in clothing, medicine, foodstuffs and money. In all, 200,000 care packages were sent by countless local and national groups. Total estimated costs of the relief program exceeded three million dollars. [read more]
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 7/22/2010 - IE Discovery donates to AHF, naming AHF Executive Chairman "Volunteer of the Quarter." BRIDGE is IE Discovery’s employee-run volunteer program that encourages employees to support the community through service and volunteer work. The program also provides a company-sponsored pool of money for various community needs. [read more]
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 The Honorable Helen M. (Ilona) Szablya is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Hungary for the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho based in Seattle. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, she is an award-winning author, columnist, translator, lecturer, and publisher. The number of her English language publications exceeds 700 and some, such as "The Fall of the Red Star," an award-winning story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution through the eyes of an "illegal"
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Featured Books & Articles
AHF presents articles written by distinguished AHF members. AHF encourages all members to submit scholarly essays, books, and other materials which will be featured on our Publications page. 1956 Revolution-related materials are featured on www.hungary1956.com
 The current selection is Habakkuk to SARA: A memoir of the Reverend Stephen Szilagyi and his Founding of the SARA Ministry. A boy with a crooked back on a Hungarian street corner inspires the founding of the SARA Ministry.
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In Memoriam
 4/15/2010 - AHF is mourns the loss of Hungarian Freedom Fighter, Tamas Gyorik de Salanky. A retired engineer and physicist, he was a member of the Alba Regia Memorial Chapel, built by Freedom Fighters in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia with funds from the Hungarian Ball and other events. He is the son of beloved Ilona Gyorik (Sali Néni) , who with her husband, Jozsef, were instrumental at fundraising for the Chapel which was dedicated on the 25th anniversary of the 1956 Fight for Freedom. Ilona tirelessly managed the unique Hungarian American landmark. Tamas will be sorely missed. [read his obituary] [see all memorials]
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 10/21/2009 - AHF mourns the loss of another great Hungarian, sculptor, humanitarian. Csaba emigrated to the United States during the Hungarian revolution against Soviet occupation in 1956. His sculptures and monuments can be seen the worldwide.  To celebrate and commemorate the friendship and shared values between the people of the United States and those of Hungarian descent, AHF commissioned a bronze bust of Lajos Kossuth and offered it to U.S. Congress. The dedication ceremony took place on March 15, 1990, Hungarian National Day, under the magnificent dome of the Capitol Rotunda. The bust is one of only two honoring non-Americans in the Capitol. The base reads, "Louis Kossuth, Father of Hungarian Democracy." He was an AHF Board member and was the beloved husband of the late Marta (nee Ruzicska); dear father of Martha (James) Brooks of GA; grandfather of Noah and Adam Brooks; and brother of the late Zsuzsana. [see all memorials]
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The American Hungarian Federation joined forces with its sister organization in Hungary, the Amerikai Magyar Klub, under its "Amerikaiak a Magyarokért Közhasznú Alapítvány," to raise funds to help families affected by devastating flooding. Do your part and and add your name to the Wall of Honor [DONATE NOW]
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Opening 8/1/2010 - San Diego: BETWEEN EAST & WEST: FOLK ART TREASURES OF ROMANIA
The Mingei International Museum
 The Maryhill Museum of Art has loaned several unique, folkloric items that are part of their collection from Queen Marie of Romania. In addition to the Lucia Ionescu Kanchenian Collection, several other collections are represented in the exhibition. Objects have been loaned by AHF member Dr. Katalin Kádár Lynn, Peggy Geyer, Kathleen McLaughlin, Dr. Kiki Skagen Munshi, Sharon Sharpe, Ferenc Tobak and Dr. Ronald Wixman. Photographs used in the exhibtion have been loaned Kathleen McLaughlin, Russell Young and Scott Eastman. The exhibition is made possible by a generous donation from Dr. Katalin Kádár Lynn. [read more]
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AHF Culture Corner
 Hungarian Exhibit wins Minnesota's
“Festival of Nations Award of Excellence - Cultural Exhibits”
Minnesota’s largest ethnic celebration, the events of the Festival of Nations took place at the River Center in St. Paul between April 29 and May 2. It was the 78th Anniversary of this exciting carnival, organized by the International Institute of Minnesota. Preparing the Hungarian Cultural Exhibit - following the given theme - Agnes and Laszlo Fulop drew a series of pictures, based on Emmy Rona drawings, illustrating key scenes of Sándor Petôfi’s poem-story: János Vitéz, (John the Valiant) [read more]
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 New Book: "The Kingdom of Hungary and the Habsburg Monarchy in the Sixteenth Century," by Dr. Géza Pálffy. from the author: "két esztendő fordítási és nyomdai munkálatait követően megjelent másfél évtizedes kutatásaim alapján írott, angol nyelvű, összegző monográfiám a 16. századi Magyar Királyság történetéről."
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 Kati Marton Interviewed on the PBS Newshour - Margaret Warner interviewed author Kati Marton about her latest book, “Enemies of the People” in which she describes the arrest of her parents,
journalists Ilona and Endre Marton during the Cold War period in Budapest. In preparation for the book, she researched the Hungarian secret police files on her family.
To view the interview, click here.
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