Hungarian Heritage Review, 1991 (20. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1991-09-01 / 9. szám
grants aided in establishing the Rutgers University Hungarian studies program. Last May, Rutgers University and the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Public Education signed an agreement to found an Institute of Hungarian Studies at Rutgers University. In New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Foundation has built the Hungarian Heritage Center with its museum, archives, library, visitors' center, conference and research facilities. The Foundation's library is an affiliate library of Rutgers University The Foundation's headquarters are at the Hungarian Heritage Center, 300 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. Atlantic City, New Jersey - The Miss America Pageant has come and gone, and was TV-viewed by millions of people all over the world. What should have caught the interest of Hungarian-Americans who viewed it, is that, when the time came for the 20 semifinalists to demonstrate their talents, all of them presented musical performances. One of the two pianists, "Miss Iowa", who played a masterful rendition of Ferenc Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No.15", was selected by the judges as the third runnerup in the finals and was awarded a $11,000 scholarship. This beautiful and talented "miss" from the corn-belt was none other than Lisa Somodi, the daughter of a minister! An American-born citizen of Hungarian descent has finally scored in the Miss America Pageant! ********** Hollywood, California - Robert Redf ord, the film star, has been tapped by Warner Brothers to perform the role of a famous newspaper editor in a major production called "Above the Fold". Directed by Lynda Obst, the film will be about the dynamic editor who built the declining " Atlanta Constitution" into one of the best dailies in the United States and, after a bruising battle over policies of its topmanagement, was forced out. This renowned editor was Bill Kovach! ********** Washington, D.C. - The "Father of Supersonic Flight", Theodore von Karman, will finally be honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a commemorative, airmail postage stamp scheduled for release in 1992. That the U.S. Postal Service will do so, is thanks to the efforts of astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Gordon Cooper, test pilot Chuck Yeager, and a group of scientists. Von Karman, who was bom in Hungary in 1881, pioneered the use of mathematics in aeronautics and astronautics. After becoming an American citizen in 1936, he founded several institutes in the field of aeronautical science, as well as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. He was the recipient of America's very first National Medal of Science in 1963 from the late President John F. Kennedy. ********** New York, N.Y. - With pinpoint passing shots and superb play, 17-year-old Monica Seles beat out 34-year-old, Martina Navratilova to win the U.S. Women's Open Singles Tennis Championship at the National Tennis Center in Hushing Meadow. While the American press identifies her as being a "Yugoslavian Teenager", the Hungarian Heritage Review has determined that she is as Hungarian as kolbász! Her brother, Zoltán Seles, who is quite a character in his own right, handles Monica's money and business affairs, which now exceeds more that $l-million-a-year. By the way, Monica is another " friend" of Donald Trump! Beverly Hills, Calif omia-Joe Pasternak, the Hungarian immigrant who became one of the giants of the American film industry as a producer of more than 100 major films starring some of the greatest actors and actresses in film history, recently passed away at the age of 89 and only a few days from his 90th birthday. Bom in Hungary in the town of 6 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW SEPTEMBER 1991
