Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-08-01 / 8. szám
jNeíne ^Nuggets sight into what makes a good Hungarian club tick. Ask for a copy by writing to Rose Safran, San Antonio Hungarian Association, P.O. Box 790832, San Antonio, Texas 78279-0832 (Tel: 512-696-0522). PORTLAND, OREGON - The HUNGARIAN COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS (MBK) is again holding its annual "Hungarian Week" at Lake Hope State Park in Zaleski, Ohio, on August 15-22. In addition to an extensive program of lectures and panels conducted by distinguished Hungarian scholars and acadamicians, an English-language program, in the format of round-table discussions, is also on the agenda. Some of the topics that will be discussed are 1) — Teaching the world to sing with Kodály; 2) — Living two cultures is a more abundant life; 3) — Hungarian ethnicity and community leadership in the USA/Canada; 4) — Keeping two cultures alive in a mixed marriage; and 5) — The quality of life in the diaspora. For more information about this annual "gettogether", write or phone László Bojtos, 11312 Fitzwater Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141 (Tel; 216-526-4587). PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The more Hungarian activities the better! This seems to be the motto of the Hungarian community in the Pittsburgh regional area. For so many outstanding programs have been held so far this summer that it is difficult to keep up with all of them, let alone trying to publish “before-and-after” reports on each. Some of these events, for example, were the 3-day, Hungarian Dance Competition (“International Pontozo”) hosted by the Magyar Folk Dancers of McKeesport and presented with the financial support of the William Penn Association at the University of Pittsburgh, and in which 21 folk dance groups, including pairs, participated. Then there was the “Miss Magyar Pageant” sponsored by the Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania and held at the Colonial Manor Restaurant in North Huntington, followed by the colorful “Hungarian Day” held at Kennywood Park. These particular activities, along with the others held throughout the Pittsburgh Regional Area, were all successful and certainly went a long way towards enhancing the “public image” of the Hungarian community in America and the preservation of the Hungarian Heritage. Congratulations to the sponsoring organizations of every one of them! NEW YORK, N.Y. - Until she authored “Wallenberg”, Kati Marton considered herself to be an “All-American Girl”. Then she got the idea of writing a novel about an American journalist who goes to Hungary to investigate the background of her father. To write “An American Woman", which was published by W.W. Norton, Kati Marton went to Hungary to do some research and, as a result, no longer feels like an “All-American Girl". This is understandable because her new book reveals something about her own origins. For her parents were arrested in Hungary during the 1950’s and convicted of being CIA agents. By the way, this new "American-Hungarian Girl” happens to be Mrs. Peter Jennings, the wife of the famous TV newscaster! NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Stephen G Jerritts, president and chief operating officer of Storage Technology Corporation in Louisville, Colorado, and Dr. Robert T. Filep, president of Communications 21 Corporation in Redondo Beach, California, were the recipients of the American Hungarian Foundation’s “Distinguished Service Award”. The awards, which recognized two former residents of the City of New Brunswick, were presented at the organization’s 24th Annual Carousel Ball held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Both were selected for the honor because of their outstanding professional achievements, community and humanitarian contributions, and appreciation for and understanding of the Hungarian cultural heritage in America. Stephen G. Jerritts Dr. Robert T. Filep AUGUST 1987 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 5
