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    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. 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.12/12/2012 - The Hungarian Scholarship Fund (HSF) / Magyar Ösztöndíjalap surpasses $400,000.00. AHF's Hungarian American Education and Cultural Preservation Fund (Amerikai Magyar Oktatási és Kultúrális Alap (AMOKA) supports the HSF. Founded by AHF Board Member, Prof. Bela Bognar, the HSF supports students who are economically disadvantaged and live in Hungary and in the countries which were separated from Hungary at the Treaty of Trianon which cost Hungary 2/3 of her territory, 1/3 of her Hungarian population and vast natural resources.

    To date, almost 140 ethnic-Hungarian students from Hungary, Transylvania, Slovakia, Transcarpathian Ukraine, and Vojvodina, Serbia (Vajdasag in Hungarian, annexed by Serbia) have benefitted from the HSF. [read more & HELP!]


    AHF Members React to Anti-Semitic Statement by a Hungarian far-right politician.11/28/2012 - AHF Members React to Anti-Semitic Statement by a Hungarian far-right politician urging the government to draw up lists of Jews who pose a "national security risk." AHF applauds the government for promptly condemning the statement and speaking out against "extremist, racist, anti-Semitic voices of any kind."

    Magyarul An excerpt from the statement::

    "Kövér László, a Magyar Országgyulés Elnöke!

    Mi, az Egyesült Államokban és Kanadában élő magyarok és magyarul beszélők, politikai meggyőződésre való tekintet nélkül a leghatározottabban tiltakozunk az ellen, hogy Gyöngyösi Márton Jobbikos képviselő rasszista hozzászólását a magyar országgyulés tagjai a november 26-i ülésen pisszenés nélkül fogadták. Emlékeztetjük a honatyákat arra, hogy Magyarország becsületéről van szó; nem akarunk szégyenkezni szülőhazánk miatt."
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    Putting principle over politics, a cross-section of the Hungarian American community issued a statement regarding unwarranted attacks against former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States Geza Jeszenszky11/15/2012 - Putting principle over politics, a cross-section of the Hungarian American community issued a statement regarding unwarranted attacks against former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States Geza Jeszenszky: "We the undersigned are not only familiar with the writings of Geza Jeszenszky but have known him for years and spent many hours in his company. In his public statements and private conversations we have never heard him expressing racist views of any kind, not even subtle or light-hearted comments that some people allow themselves after hours in Hungary as well as in the United States. To the contrary, he has been a model professor and public servant espousing nondiscrimination and diversity as indispensable in a democracy."

    The co-signers, some AHF members, include accomplished professionals in such fields as: journalism, economics, law, medicine, science, civil service, academia, and labor.  Some are liberals while others are conservatives. As one of the co-signers noted, “whether liberal or conservative, it is apparent that we can promote democracy in Hungary, by serving as examples, respecting political pluralism and debating differences on their merits not through ad hominem attacks and labeling, as unfortunately occurred in the Jeszenszky matter.” [read more]


    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

    Based on a true story, this amazing book follows the lives of two extended Hungarian families, the Rézlers and the Földes, one gentile and the other Jewish, through three decades. It includes the story of Col. Ferenc Koszorus and the battle against Nazi forces.T. Zane Reeves: "Shoes Along the Danube." Based on a true story, this amazing book follows the lives of two extended Hungarian families, the Rézlers and the Földes, one gentile and the other Jewish, through three decades. The story begins in pre-World War II Budapest, as increasing fascism and anti-Semitism lead Hungary to become an ally of Germany. In 1944, Germany invades Hungary to exterminate Europe’s last remaining group of Jews at the infamous Auschwitz death camp. The story builds through the siege of Budapest, the Russian occupation of Hungary, and separation by exile. It includes the story of Col. Ferenc Koszorus and the battle against Nazi forces. Buy [his books] and other products on the AHF Amazon Store Help AHF by purchasing products using the AHF Amazon Store!
    [read more] about Zane and "Shoes Along the Danube"
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    Through an American Lens, Hungary, 1938: Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White. Kadar Lynn's recently discovered a treasure trove of mostly unpublished photographs taken during the artist's month-long trip to Hungary in 1938 by Life Magazine's most renowned photojournalist, Margaret Bourke-White. Through an American Lens, Hungary, 1938: Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White. Kadar Lynn's recently discovered a treasure trove of mostly unpublished photographs taken during the artist's month-long trip to Hungary in 1938 by Life Magazine's most renowned photojournalist, Margaret Bourke-White. The photographs not only furnish us with a look at pre-WWII Hungary and its people, but because Bourke-White took unsentimental portraits of the major political figures in Hungary, from the far right to the far left, Communists, Fascists, Socialists, Social Democrats, Smallholders, as well as the primary government officials, it provides us with an insight into these individuals and history provides us with the consequences of their actions. Purchase this book on Buy Tibor Eckhardt in his own words on Amazon [read more]
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    Deborah Cornelius’ Hungary in World War II: Caught in the Cauldron (Fordham University Press, New York 2011) gives an excellent overview of the events leading up to and the horrendous events of World War II in Hungary.Hungary in World War II: Caught in the Cauldron by Deborah Cornelius, Fordham University Press, New York, 2011. Csaba Zoltani writes: "Deborah Cornelius’ Hungary in World War II: Caught in the Cauldron (Fordham University Press, New York 2011) gives an excellent overview of the events leading up to and the horrendous events of World War II in Hungary. The effect of the Treaty of Trianon, that without plebiscites, truncated Hungary and deprived it of its natural resources and forced a sizeable portion of its population to live under alien jurisdiction, set the political and sociological climate in Hungary from the 1920's on.  Cornelius gives an excellent overview of the readjustment that expressed itself in the politics and led to the belief that revision of the treaty was only possible through German intervention." [read more] Buy it now on AHF's Amazon Store! Buy it now on AHF's Amazon Store!
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    Meet Zsuzsa Hanto, author of "Kitiltott Családok" (Banished families. Communist repression of "class enemies" in Hungary)New Zsuzsa Hanto, book published: "Kitiltott Családok" (Banished families. Communist repression of "class enemies" in Hungary) Hantó Zsuzsa az elszenvedők és visszaemlékezők emlékeit is magában foglaló könyv történész szerzője nem kevesebbre vállalkozik, mint az 1950-ben és 1951-ben vidékről és Budapestről a kommunista rezsin által kitelepített, kitiltott családok szenvedéseit, megpróbáltatásait, nem egyszer pusztulását mutatja be. [tovább]
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    Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition: A Journey into Tokaji Wine History - a book that Wine Spectator called "the most comprehensive reference book on Tokaji available in the English language."Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition: A Journey into Tokaji Wine History - By AHF's Miles Lambert-Gocs. This is a book that Wine Spectator called "the most comprehensive reference book on Tokaji available in the English language."

    How did a wine from a remote corner of Europe gain unparalleled fame worldwide?  This is the central question answered on virtually every page of Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition, a new book that promises to be a touchstone for all future writing on Tokaji. The world's first botrytis wine, Hungary's Tokaji won an enviable reputation centuries ago. But never before have the development of its winetypes and the story of its ups and downs in fame and prestige been presented so fully in English. [read more] or Buy his books now on the AHF Amazon Store Help AHF by purchasing products using the AHF Amazon Store!
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    Scarlett Antaloczy's "FREEDOM ’56: True Stories of the Hungarian Revolution"... is a timely compilation of true accounts of the Hungarian freedom fight of 1956.Scarlett Antaloczy's "FREEDOM ’56: True Stories of the Hungarian Revolution"... is a timely compilation of true accounts of the Hungarian freedom fight of 1956. What started out as a personal family tribute to Scarlett’s parents blossomed into a worldwide journey leading to a host of discoveries and the posing of serious questions about civilization, global domination and political agendas. FREEDOM ’56 is derived from a wealth of interviews and submissions of first-hand information from survivors and friends of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet occupation and the Hungarian Communist party. These are the personal experiences and reflections of individual contributors, from all walks of life and from all over the world, who looked back across more than fifty years of history to share their still-vivid memories of the Revolution with readers of FREEDOM ’56. [read more] and Buy her book now on the AHF Amazon Store Help AHF by purchasing products using the AHF Amazon Store!


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    More member books on AHF's Amazon Store:

    Miles Lambert-Gocs: "Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition: A Journey into Tokaji Wine History." Wine Spectator called it "the most comprehensive reference book on Tokaji available in the English language."Miles Lambert-Gocs: "Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition: A Journey into Tokaji Wine History." Wine Spectator called it "the most comprehensive reference book on Tokaji available in the English language." [read more] and Buy his books now on the AHF Amazon Store Help AHF by purchasing products using the AHF Amazon Store!

    Eva Mecs"The Porcelain Figurine" (A Porcelánbaba) by Eva Mecs. [read more] and Buy her book now on the AHF Amazon StoreHelp AHF by purchasing products using the AHF Amazon Store!

    Gogins, Kitty: My flag Grew StarsKitty Gogins: "My flag Grew Stars" by [Read more] about the book or purchase the book on "Life Behind the Iron Curtain" by Susanna (Zsuzsánna) Lápossy is available on AHF's Amazon bookstore! Click to order

    "Life Behind the Iron Curtain" by Susanna (Zsuzsánna) Lápossy is available on AHF's Amazon bookstore! Click to order!Lapossy, Susanna (Zsuzsanna):
    Life Behind the Iron Curtain. [Read more] about thebook or purchase the book on "Life Behind the Iron Curtain" by Susanna (Zsuzsánna) Lápossy is available on AHF's Amazon bookstore! Click to order

    "The Old lady and the Fawn," the first bilingual edition of "Öreg néne ozikéje" (Hungarian)Simon, Paul M: "The Old lady and the Fawn," the first bilingual edition of "Öreg néne ozikéje" (Hungarian)
    Order now at Simpa Books

    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. Peter Hargitai's "Daughter of the Revolution," is the story of one such brave freedom fighter-a 14 year-old girl.Professor Peter Hargitai's Daughter of the Revolution: A Novel (2006 - A story of a brave freedom fighter - a 14 year-old girl) [read more]

    Rebecca McEldowney's "Soul of Flesh: A Novel of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution"Rebecca McEldowney's "Soul of Flesh: A Novel of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution" [read more]
     
    Dr. Katalin Kadar Lynn's "Tibor Eckhard in His Own Words: An Autobiography"Dr. Katalin Kadar Lynn's "Tibor Eckhardt in His Own Words: An Autobiography" [read more]

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    Áldott Karácsonyi Ünnepeket es Boldog Új Évet Kivánunk!

    Áldott Karácsonyt és Boldog Új Évet Kívánunk!
    Ha ez a szép rege
    Igaz hitté válna,
    Óh, de nagy boldogság
    Szállna a világra.
    És a gyarló ember
    Ember lenne újra,
    Talizmánja lenne
    A szomoru útra.
    Golgota nem volna
    Ez a földi élet,
    Egy erő hatná át
    A nagy mindenséget,
    Nem volna más vallás,
    Nem volna csak ennyi:
    Imádni az Istent
    És egymást szeretni...
    Karácsonyi rege
    Ha valóra válna,
    Igazi boldogság
    Szállna a világra...
    - Ady Endre [tovább a vershez]


    Looking Back: AHF History

    AHF 100 YEARS DISPLAY: AHF and the Kossuth Bust in the US Capitol1990: Kossuth in the US 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. Speaking to half the population of the United States at the time and witnessed by heroic welcomes across the country, Louis Kossuth's impact on the United States was nothing short of historic. Kossuth was the first foreign statesman since the Marquis de Lafayette to address a joint session of Congress.

    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. House Concurrent Resolution 251 (Introduced by Congressman Tom Lantos, cosponsored by Congressman William Broomfield and a Senate support motion by Sen. Pell) called for placement of the statue in the US Capitol. It was adopted on Feb 27, 1990 (House) and March 1 (Senate).
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    AHF Members' Corner

    Featured Member
    Featured members are selected at random
    . AHF members come from all walks of life and from different religious and political backgrounds. They join AHF because they believe in working together for common causes and on issues that unite, not divide. This section provides the public a small glimpse at the broad cross section of the community AHF represents. AHF is an all-volunteer, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational and charitable organziation serving the community since 1906! Join and Support Us!

    Dr. Naomi Halas (Halász) is the Stanley C. Moore Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University where she holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Bioengineering and leads the Halas Research Group for Nanoengineered Photonics and Plasmonics. She is a pioneering nanotechnologist seeking practical applications for her workNaomi Halas, D.Sci, Ph.D.:
    Nanotechnology and Plasmon Pioneer

    Dr. Naomi Halas (Halász) is the Stanley C. Moore Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University where she holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Bioengineering and leads the Halas Research Group for Nanoengineered Photonics and Plasmonics. She is a pioneering nanotechnologist seeking practical applications for her work.

    She is known as the inventor of nanoparticles with tunable optical properties controlled by their shape and structure and pursues fundamental studies of light-nanoparticle interactions that give rise to new properties and effects, leading to useful applications in biomedicine, chemical sensing, and energy. Her "gold nanoshells" (tiny glass nanoparticles coated in gold) are so small that 1,000 would fit across the width of a human hair and absorb large amounts of light, resulting in a dramatic rise in their temperature. They interact with the widest possible spectrum of sunlight energy and can be tuned to absorb specific wavelengths of light. For example, when light passes harmlessly through the human body, that light hits the injested nanoshells where they grow hot enough to burn away targeted nearby tissue such as a tumor. Later research revealed this same behavior could turn ice water into steam with sunlight, leading to far-reaching implications for disinfection, water distillation and desalinization, and green energy. With over 200 publication and election to Fellow of the American Physical Society, Dr. Halas' scientific career and history of innovation is nothing less then remarkable and a great source of pride for the Hungarian-American community.
    [read more]

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    AHF Book Highlights & Reviews
    AHF presents films and books and 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 also featured on www.hungary1956.com

    "Freedom Dance" re-tells the inspiring story of a Hungarian-born artist named Edward Hilbert who (with his newly wedded wife, Judy) made a dangerous escape from occupied Hungary in 1956 during the violent Hungarian Revolution, taking refuge in the land of Edward's dreams: America!The DVD now available online! Order your copy of Freedom Dance!

    "Freedom Dance" re-tells the inspiring story of a Hungarian-born artist named Edward Hilbert who (with his newly wedded wife, Judy) made a dangerous escape from occupied Hungary in 1956 during the violent Hungarian Revolution, taking refuge in the land of Edward's dreams: America! This remarkable story of faith and courage, uniquely animated, can be yours for only $20.

    [Read more] about this unique film by AHF member and Grammy-nominated filmmaker Steven Fischer or [Click here] to place your order with your credit card or PayPal account. If you would like to pay by check, [email] the producer for details. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
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    AHF Book Review: Rememberance (Pamięć): Polish Refugees in Hungary 1939-1946 (Emlékezés - Lengyel menekültek Magyarorszagon 1939-1946) by Grzegorz Lubczyk, Krystyna LubczykAHF Book Review: Rememberance (Pamięć): Polish Refugees in Hungary 1939-1946 (Emlékezés - Lengyel Menekültek Magyarorszagon 1939-1946) by Grzegorz and Krystyna Lubczyk. Throughout its history, Hungary offered refuge to a wide variety of ethnicities trying to escape persecution in their homelands. At the beginning and throughout the Second World War, Poles, including considerable number of its military, sought and received refuge from Nazi and Stalinist persecution. Eventually most of the soldiers went on and joined the Allied war effort and played an important part in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

    A new two volume work by the former Polish ambassador to Hungary, Grzegorz Łubczyk and his wife Krystyna under the patronage of the Polish president, document the story of the Polish refugees in Hungary in Emlékezés (Pamięć or Rememberance) Polish Refugees in Hungary 1939-1946. The first volume gives an overview of what transpired and the second volume gives personal stories of many of the nearly 120,000 Polish refugees who were granted redoubt at nearly 200 locations scattered throughout Hungary. [Read the AHF Book Review] by Csaba Zoltani.

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    Announcements and
    Upcoming Events

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    2013 CALL FOR PAPERS
    AHEA — The American Hungarian Educators Association (Amerikai Magyar Tanárok Egyesülete)
    38th Annual Conference
    2-5 May 2013
    Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

    The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) will hold its 38th Annual Conference from 2 May through 5 May 2013 at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. We welcome participation by academic scholars, independent scholars, other educators, and graduate students who are devoted to the teaching, research, and dissemination of Hungarian culture, history, folklore, literature, language, fine arts, and music. Presenters must be or become members of AHEA to have their names appear on the program.
    The Program Committee invites proposals for papers, focusing on the presenters’ individual research and findings, connected with this year’s theme:
    "Preserving the Past, Finding the Future." Deadline: January 15, 2013
    [more information]
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    ONGOING: Washington, D.C. Péter Bacsó Film Club is back!
    Tuesday's, 7pm
    Embassy of Hungary
    2950 Spring of Freedom Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008
    Dress code: Casual
    For further information: www.huembwas.org
    R.S.V.P. by (202) 362-6730/201
    or email: rsvp.was@kum.hu
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    The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Program features "Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival"2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival!
    June 26–June 30 and
    July 3–July 7
    The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Program features "Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival"


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