Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-03-01 / 3. szám
It is interesting to note that Governor Thomas H. Kean also signed into Law the establishment of the RAOUL WALLENBERG VISITING PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMAN RIGHTS at Rutgers University. Sponsored by State Senator Laurence S. Weiss and Assemblywoman Dolores Cooper, the measure provides $100,000 in support of the new Chair in the New Jersey State University’s Department of History, which honors Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish citizen who, at great risk to his own life, performed heroic deeds in saving the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews and others during World War II. COLUMBUS, OHIO - The “House of Habsburg” is still alive and doing rather well, it seems. One of the honored guests at the fundraising ‘‘Vienna Court Ball” held here recently for the benefit of the Pontifical College Josephinum, which is the only seminary outside Italy under the direct supervision of the Vatican, was Archduke Karl von Habsburg. The other honored guest was the Most Reverend Pio Laghi, the Ambassador of the Holy See to the United States. The 26-year-old archduke is the son of Archduke Otto, who is a member of the Parliament of Europe. Considered to be one of the 10 most eligible bachelors in Western Europe, he is the Austrian delegate to the Pan-European Movement and a law student at the University of Salzburg. John M. Haas, the Treasurer of the College Josephinum, observed that “If there were still an Austro-Hungarian Empire, he would be in line to be Emperor.” Times have changed, haven’t they? Which reminds one of 1848-49! NEW YORK, N.Y. - More than 100 American and Hungarian journalists, representing the press, radio, and TV, were guests at a gala reception held recently at the Hungarian Consulate here to mark the role played by journalists in the history of Hungary. The reception, which is held each year, was hosted by Consul General György Bánlaki and co-hosted by First Secretary István Mikus. Needless to add, the representatives of the New York Times, Times Magazine, Associated Press, Voice of America, and other media, including the Hungarian Heritage Review, did a splendid job of making sure that absolutely none of the hefty samples of “The Culinary Art of Hungary” provided buffetstyle were wasted. Karl von Habsburg (EDITOR’S NOTE: We must apologize for the commission of some errors of fact in our December and January issues, which were recently brought to our attention. In our profile of Eugene Fodor (January issue), we listed his date of birth as “March 5, 1970”, when it should have been listed as “March 5, 1950”. We also failed to mention that this great violinist’s “spiritual father” is Henryk Szeryng, who is recognized as one of the greatest masters of the violin of all time. Now, in our news item about Nobel Laureate Dr. John Polanyi of Canada (December issue), we identified him as being “Hungarian-born”, which is incorrect in view of the information we recently received and which reads as follows: “Dr. Polanyi, whose parents were of Hungarian origin, was born in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in Manchester, England. He won the Nobel Prize for his contributions to understanding the molecular motions in chemical reactions. He was a pioneer in the use of trajectory calculations to explore the molecular details of the reactive event. His definitive infrared chemiluminescence experiments have become a point of reference for widespread theoretical and experimental efforts to define the constraints which limit and control the rates of chemical reactions. His work has led to many practical applications, among them the development of lasers. Dr. Polanyi received his award last December 10 in Stockholm, along with Professors Dudley Herschbach of Harvard University and Y.E. Lee of the University of California at Berkeley. In late October, Dr. Polanyi visited Rome to attend a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences, at which time he was made a member of that group.” Donations to the Hungarian Heritage Review, IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, In Memory of the Late IRENE ELIZABETH SEGESVARY JOHN ARNOLD Los Gatos, California CAROLYN MELEN Saratoga, California JUANITA H. WATTS Sunnyvale, California DORIS SYBRIAN Santa Clara, California MR. & MRS. HARRY OYLER Fayetteville, Pennsylvania MR. & MRS. ROBERT WEBER Sunnyvale, California EULAH H. BLAINE Campbell, California U.S. AMBASSADOR FAITH R. WHITTLESEY Bern, Switzerland HELEN S. KING San Jose, California JERI TRAUB Los Gatos, California LEN and JERRY WITT Los Gatos, California MR. & MRS. JAMES STEGALL Danville, California MR. & MRS. LARSON Cupertino, California ROSE PATTERSON Santa Clara, California THE SYLVIA CASSELL SCHOOL San Jose, California ALICIA M. WEIR Los Gatos, California RUSS & MABEL CARVER Glennville, California BRENDA GRIGGS American Embassy, Bem, Switz. DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL ED. STAFF Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, California MR. & MRS. RODERICK JAMESON Glennville, California MR. & MRS. ROBERT PENSON Kelseyville, California SUSAN PELLEGVINI Los Gatos, California STEPHEN HUZIANYI Evanston, Illinois LOUIS AMBROSE Chicago, Illinois MAC and RUTH MARTINEZ Campbell, California 6 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW MARCH 1987
