William Penn Life, 1993 (28. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1993-01-01 / 1. szám
Page 2, William Penn Life, January 1993 Author, journalist earn AHF awards Sharing a moment at the American Hungarian Foundation’s George Washington Awards Dinner held Dec. 8 in New York are (from left) presenter Kitty Carlisle Hart, laureates Dr. Stefan Lorant and Kati Marton, and AHF President August ]. Molnár. William Penn LIFE Official Publication of the William Penn Association Published Monthly Office of Publication: 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Phone: 412/231-2979 Third Class U.S. Postage Paid Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 2724 E. E. Vargo Editor-in-chief George S. Charles, Jr. Frances A. Furedy Associate Editors John E. Lovász Managing Editor NATIONAL OFFICERS E. E. Vargo National President George S. Charles, Jr. National V.P./Secretary Frances A. Furedy National V.P./Treasurer Robert A. Kapinus Assistant Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph P. Arvay Chairman Michael J. Hrabar Vice Chairman Roger G. Nagy Vice Chairman Anthony C. Beke Charles S. Fabian Louis A. Fodor Elmer A. Furedy Michael R. Kara William J. Kovach Michael F. Tomcsak Elmer W. Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. Frank J. Radvany Secretary of the Board AUDITING COMMITTEE Charles J. Furedy Robert A. Ivancso Co-Chairmen Margaret H. Boso Secretary Dennis A. Chobody Joseph Hamari Ernest J. Mozer, Sr. CONSULTANTS Bruce &. Bruce Company Actuary Horovitz, Rudoy &c Roteman C.P.A. Rothman Gordon Foreman &. Groudine, P.C. General Counsel Dr. Julius Kesseru Medical Director Unsolicited articles, letters, manuscripts, pictures and other material submitted to the WILLIAM PENN LIFE are forwarded at the owner's risk, and the WILLIAM PENN LIFE expressly denies any responsibility for their safekeeping or return. The WILLIAM PENN LIFE reserves the right to edit, revise or reject any article submitted for publication. Postmaster: If undelivered, please send form 3579 to: William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Dr. Stefan Lorant, distinguished author and the first major editor of modern photojournalism, and Kati Marton, author and journalist, were honored Dec. 8 by the American Hungarian Foundation as its George Washingtown laureates for 1992. The Foundation presented the awards at the 31st annual George Washington Awards dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The award was inspired by the statue of George Washington erected in Budapest’s City Park in 1906 by the Hungarian immigrants living in America. The Foundation presents the award each year to those who have made eminent contributions to the broad field of human knowledge, the arts, commerce, industry, the sciences and understanding among people and nations. Dr. Lorant was honored for his creativity and innovations in photojournalism, his creation of modern pictorial biography and his achievements as a historian and an artist. Born in Budapest in 1901, Dr. Lorant established himself as a leading film cameraman by the age of 19 with The Life of Mozart filmed in Vienna. After making By Sarah Booth Conroy From The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Call it the Hungarian rhapsody. As soon as Anne-Marie Tar arrived with her husband, Ambassador Pal Tar, in October 1991, she asked, "Where is the piano?” She was mortified to find there was none in the Hungarian Embassy residence/chancery at 2950 Spring of Freedom St. NW. (The little street that borders both the Czech-Slovak Embassy and the Hungarian Embassy was recently renamed, after Social Security offers help line The Social Security Administration offers a toll-free number for those needing help with matters concerning their Social Security benefits. The number is (800) 772-1213. The service operates daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in each time zone. Callers can apply for benefits, apply for a number, report missing checks or get other information. Parents should remember that all children above the age of one year must have their own Social Security number. For more information, call the Social Security toll-free number. 14 films in Vienna and Berlin, he left filmmaking and began to write for newspapers and magazines. In 1926 he became chief editor of Münchner Illustrierte Presse which under his guidance became the leading pictorial weekly in Europe. After being imprisoned by the Nazis for nearly a year, he went to London where his book I Was Hitler’s Prisoner was published and sold 1 million copies. He started Odham’s Weekly Illustrated, a forerunner of Life and Look, and founded several other magazines. In 1940 he came to the United States where he became renowned for his pictorial biographies, including Lincoln, A Picture Story of His Life; The Glorious Burden: The American Presidency; and Pittsburgh, The Story of an American City. Dr. Lorant entered the graduate school of Harvard University and received his Master of Arts degree in 1961, when he was 60 years old. Ms. Marton was recognized for the penetrating focus, creative insight and dedication in her writing to bring understanding among people and nations. An eminent author and journalist, Ms. Marion’s books include Wallenberg, An American Woman and The Polk Conspiracy. the efforts of Anne Zwack, wife of former Hungarian ambassador Peter Zwack.) Before the Iron Curtain lifted from the new democracies in Central Europe, the Hungarian Embassy did not attempt to show off the country’s cultural traditions. The newly liberated state had neither a piano in its Washington embassy nor the money to buy one. Anne-Marie Tar set about to change that and turn the embassy into a showcase for Hungarian arts, with the help of cultural counselor Csaba Szabó and press PITTSBURGH — The Association wishes to congratulate two of its representatives—Noreen Fritz and Michael F. Tomcsak— who recently earned the designation of Fraternal Insurance Counsellor (FIC). Ms. Fritz is a full-time sales representative for the Association in the Pittsburgh area. Mr. Tomcsak is a member of the Association’s Board of Directors and serves members in Florida. Both earned the FIC designation only after completing much required instruction and testing. The FIC designation symbolizes their dedication to supporting and maintaining the principle of legal reserve fraternal life insurance and to promoting the adop-She has contributed as a reporter to ABC News, PBS, National Public Radio, Atlantic Monthly, The London Times, The New Republic, Vanity Fair, The Wallstreet Journal and Newsweek. Among the assignments she covered were former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev’s visit to West Germany, the Bonn Economic Summit, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s exile in France and the Rhodesian elections. She has reported from Poland, Hungary, Italy, Holland, Northern Ireland, East Germany and other nations. She was involved in the development of National Public Radio’s daily news program "All Things Considered.” officer Klara Breuer. As a banker’s wife, Tar had entertained enthusiastically in her native France and her husband’s native Hungary, as well as his posts with the Banque Nationale de Paris in Brussels, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Houston and Paris. As the ambassador’s wife, Tar invited Hungarian Americans and others to dine on Hungarian specialties and the rich wine of the country. Before long, she had a 121- year-old Weber rosewood piano for the drawing room of the residence—thanks to Esther tion and application of high standards of ethical conduct in their profession. It is a symbol of their loyalty to our Association and their dedication to serving our members. Ms. Fritz and Mr. Tomcsak join the following individuals who serve our society and have earned the title of FIC: E. E. Vargo, national president; George S. (Pete) Charles Jr., national vice president-secretary; Frank J. Wukovits Jr., national director; and Richard W. Toth, life underwriter. We salute all of these individuals and thank them for the fine service they provide our members. She has received several honors for her reporting, including a Gannett Fellowship in 1988 and a George Foster Peabody Award for a one hour documentary on China in 1973. Born in Hungary, she studied in France and the United States. She is married to Peter Jennings, anchor and senior editor of ABC News’ "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.” Ms. Marton and Dr. Lorant join an impressive list of George Washington laureates which includes Gerald R. Ford, Raoul Wallenberg, James A. Michener, Chet Huntley, Antal Dorati, Dr. Edward Teller and Tony Curtis. Coopersmith. Tar had something grander in mind for the embassy: a concert grand, to be precise, for classical concerts. She began one of the first public fund-raising efforts for an embassy in Washington. The campaign committee includes such notables as Géza E. Bankut, a Hungarian freedom fighter who is now an international businessman living in Sarasota, Fla.; Rep. Thomas Lantos (DCalif.); and New York investor George Soros. The group sent out a letter in November 1992 to "Friends of Hungary” noting, "Even though music is the most accessible Hungarian 'asset’ since it does not depend on language, musical presentations have had to be severely curtailed owing to the absence of a piano.” Meanwhile Balint Vazsonyi, an internationally known pianist who came to the United States in 1956, persuaded Stein way to give the embassy a nine-year-old Model D concert grand at a good price. Bankut lent the embassy the money until donations came in to pay for it. Those who contribute $500 or more will have their names inscribed inside the piano—a practice usually restricted to artists who have performed on an instrument. Vazsonyi, who studied with Ernő von Dohnanyi—the last composer in a musical succession going back to Liszt—played at the piano’s dedication on Dec. 3. Embassy raises funds for new piano WPA representatives join ranks of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors
