  4/2/2009 - American Hungarian Federation Actively Participates in Congressional Policy Reception in Honor of NATO
and its Enlargement sponsored by the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC). AHF Co-President, Frank Koszorus, Jr., outlined the accomplishments of the CEEC. 2009 marked the 10th anniversary of Hungary's accession to the alliance.
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  3/24/2009 - As part of the Holocaust Memorial Month, the Embassy of Hungary is sponsoring the Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House in Budapest traveling exhibit in Washington, DC. The Carl Lutz Foundation, Hungarian American Coalition, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, Mensch International Foundation and the Embassies of Switzerland and Israel are co-sponsors. The Federation believes it would be appropriate that the Embassy of Hungary, as a representative of all Hungarians, expand such exhibits to include Hungarian heroes of the Holocaust. [download the statement]
 3/29/2009 - The American Hungarian Federation Co-Sponsors “Treasures and Highlights of Hungary’s Millenary Heritage” Exhibits... The first of three exhibits, “Treasures and Highlights of Hungary’s Millenary Heritage,” opened on March 28, 2009 at the Kossuth House in Washington, D.C. The three exhibits can be viewed in April and May, July and August,and October and November of 2009
[read more]
 Continuing
News: AHF continues call for support of a 1956 Statue
for the Nation's Capital...AHF's 1956 Commemoration Committee
is seeking your help to erect a statue in Washington, D.C. devoted
to the heroes of the Hungarian Revolution. The AHF plan calls for
an actual-size statue to be placed prominently in Washington while
we raise funds for its bronze replacement. Seen here with his prototype
design is renowned sculptor Gyuri Hollosy, who was responsible for
the Boston Liberty Square memorial. At the recent Capitol Reception
honoring 1848, Congressman Tom Lantos mentioned his intent to place
a 1956 memorial in Washington. We must ensure this remarkable design
is selected! [read
more]
AHF Store
on 
Buy ALL your books, videos, electronics and other gifts on AHF's
Amazon Store. It costs nothing extra to you, but Amazon contributes
a small percentage to AHF. The AHF store features books and articles
written by AHF members on both our main
site and our 1956
Portal for publications devoted to 1956.
The latest member books added:
 Lapossy,
Susanna (Zsuzsanna):
Life
Behind the Iron Curtain. [Read
more] about the book or purchase the book on
 Simon,
Paul M: "The Old lady and the Fawn," the first
bilingual edition of "Öreg néne ozikéje"
(Hungarian)
 Rebecca
McEldowney's "Soul of Flesh: A Novel of the 1956 Hungarian
Revolution" [ read
more]
 Dr.
Katalin Kadar Lynn's "Tibor Eckhardt in His Own Words:
An Autobiography" [ read
more] |
 Attention Cleveland-area and all Hungarians!
Help Save St. Emeric's Church!
MEETING scheduled for 4/25/09 at 10:00am at Trinity Cathedral (across from Cleveland State). This is a grass roots effort aimed at reversing a decision by the Cleveland Diocese. [read more]
Looking
Back... AHF History
 The Kossuth Bust in the United States Capitol..."The spirit of our age is Democracy. All for the people and all by the people. Nothing about the people, without the people. That is Democracy, and that is the ruling tendency of the spirit of our age." - Louis Kossuth, spoken before the Ohio State Legislature, February 16, 1852, more than a decade before Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Kossuth was the leader of the 1848-1849 Hungarian War of Liberation against Austria commemorated on March 15th, Hungarian National Day.
 To celebrate and commemorate the friendship and shared values between the people of the United States and those of Hungarian descent, the American Hungarian Federation commissioned a bronze bust of Lajos Kossuth and offered it to U.S. Congress.
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Featured Books and Articles
AHF has begun featuring 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 Banjin, the latest novel by acclaimed Emmy nominated cinematographer Andrew Laszlo...  One reader wote: "BANJIN picks up more than 200 years after Shogun. The year is 1843. Another shipwreck. A Japanese boy, Masahiro, is blown in storm away from his village to a desolate island, rescued by American whalers and brought to New Bedford, Massachusetts in a voyage that would make Conrad, Melville or Dana proud. As John Mong, the boy is well educated at Exeter, advises Congress, goes back to sea, joins the Gold Rush in California, and returns home to Japan. He becomes Lord Tanaka Masahiro, and helps open Japan to the west as a leading character in the Meiji Restoration.
There's enough action, intrigue, passion and character development to fill a half-dozen regular novels or Hollywood movies."
[read more and buy it!]
Cultural
News and Upcoming Events
To announce a Hungarian cultural event, please contact
the AHF Cultural Affairs Committee,
Zoltan Bagdy, Chair and see all [cultural news]
4/25/2009
 Washington, D.C.
Homecoming Forum /
Fiatal Magyar Szakemberek Fóruma...
The New Generation of Hungarian Professionals and Scholars in the United States - Networking and Mobility.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
at the Embassy of Hungary, Washington, D.C.
A Magyar Nagykövetség és a HungarianAmerica Foundation közös szervezésében hetedszer kerül sor a Fiatal Magyar Szakemberek Fóruma (Homecoming Forum) nevû tanácskozásra Washingtonban, a nagykövetségen. (tovább)
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 March 20 - July 5, 2009:
Washington, D.C.
Hungarian Women Photographers,
1910-1946
The National Museum of Women in the Arts hosts an exhibit of Hungarian women photographers, during the 1910-1946 period. The exhibition explores the career of women photographers, from those who often filled the positions of male photographers who joined military service to those who dedicated their work to the pursuit of social justice by disseminating images of the poor during the economic crisis of the 1920’s. The museum is located at 1250 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC; telephone 202 783-5000. [read more]
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 Pittsburgh PA, July 18, 2009:
William Penn Association Annual Scholarship Golf Outing...The Annual Golf Tournament is one of the most eagerly anticipated fraternal events sponsored each year by the Association.
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 Rockwood, PA, August 2–8 2009: Hungarian Heritage Week - William Penn Association...As part of our commitment to promoting our Hungarian heritage, the Association sponsors a week-long Hungarian Language Camp each summer at Penn Scenic View. Each camp offers language instruction on two levels, beginner and intermediate, and is limited to a total of 25 students.
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 Rockwood, PA - September 12, 2009: William Penn Annual Fraternal Fest...The Annual Picnic is one of the Association's newest, fastest growing Hungarian fraternal events. Hundreds, and even thousands, of our members and guests from across the country gather for a day of Hungarian fellowship at Penn Scenic View in Rockwood, PA. Each year we prepare a special Hungarian menu but one thing that remains constant is that each year everyone enjoys good Hungarian food, music and dancing.
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AHF
Member News
Featured
Member:
Andrew Laszlo was born László András on January 12, 1926 in Pápa, Hungary... His education in one of Hungary’s best private schools was interrupted by the German occupation of Hungary on March 19, 1944. Shortly after, Mr. Laszlo was conscripted into a forced labor unit of the Hungarian Army. He escaped twice and was recaptured and transported to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany, and from there to the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia. Having survived the camps but losing his family, he immigrated to the United States on January 17, 1947. He was the first person drafted from New York City during the Korean War and spent two years in the United States Army Signal Corps as a combat cameraman with the rank of Sergeant.
 After being honorably discharged from the service he eventually established himself as a cinematographer and rose to prominence as one of Hollywood’s top cinematographers. His career in film and television spans nearly fifty years, from the original “PHIL SILVERS SHOW” (Sgt. Bilko) to Walt Disney Pictures “NEWSIES,” "RAMBO: First Blood," "POLTERGEIST II," and "STAR TREK V: The Final Frontier." Read more about him on [Featured Members]
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 Author
Susanna (Zsuzsanna) Lápossy is a Freedom Circle Member of the
American Hungarian Federation. Her book, the first part of
a trilogy entitled "Life behind the iron curtain" contains
lesser-known facts about 20th century Hungary as seen through a middle-class
family.
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more]
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