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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. The editorial called upon the American Hungarian Federation to unfurl the banner of a Free Hungary Movement without hesitation or delay. [read more] Cultural
News and Events Upcoming Events
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: May 17, 2008 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) Cultural News
Featured
Member
Katalin Kádár
Lynn, Ph.D. 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.
Famous
Hungarian Read more about him and other great Hungarians on The Hungary Page's "Nobel Prize Winners and Famous Hungarians" at www.thehungarypage.com Contribute or join online!
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3/24/2008 - 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.
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3/5/2008 - 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 
3/5/2008 - 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. [
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. [
2/21/2008 - 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." [
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." [
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. [
7/28/2007
- 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...[
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.
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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.[
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. [
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. [
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 
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. [
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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. [
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? [
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. [
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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 [
11/6/2007 - AHF mourns the loss of 
8/31/2007
- 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.. [
6/9/2007
- 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. [
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 [
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. 
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