Magyar News, 1991. szeptember-1992. augusztus (2. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1992-05-01 / 9. szám

MARCH 15 (Photos by Steve Havery)

HOWDOYOUSAY IT IN HUNGARIAN?

As time passes, many things change. Recently in the Hungarian community two problems came into the spotlight. One is the search for living relatives in the Old Country . This is not trying to find our roots. That isn’t difficult. You just go backwards. On the birth certificate one could find the parents’ name and other data. Then you go and look up the parents’ certificate and find their parents. And so on, and so on. You can’t do this the other way. Let us say that you have a document going back 50 or 100 years. You might be lucky and have the vital statistics in that same community, and get the answers. But if the off-spring moved away, maybe files were destroyed during the war, or the area was taken by one of the surrounding countries, you could run into a puzzle with many missing pieces. In such cases you definitely need die help of experts.

The other problem I referred to is easier and it is at hand. This is the request to learn Hungarian. People want to visit Hungary or carry on a correspondence with relatives living there. Making efforts to bridge the gap between the two languages is a nice gesture, but to make it work is a different thing. To learn to read and write is quite simple. The hard part is to understand what you read, or to know what you have to write. Some people have no knowledge of the Hungarian language, some know it on a very low level, and then there are those who know plenty but have to be shaped up.

It might be cosdy to be tutored individually, but if small groups could be organized then there is a possibility to share the cost. We would like to start classes to fill the need. For this we have to gather information on the level, time, goal and whatever is essential to get people into a convenient

grouping. If you are interested please give me a call or write to the address on the back page. My number is 377-0569.

Don’t be a stranger in the country of your origin. Joseph F. Balogh

MARISKA

Some years back two famous people from the American entertainment world were visiting Hungary. Mikey Hargitay, then Mister Universe and film-star brought his new wife the famous movie star Jayne Mansfield to see Mikey’s mother. It was a national case, everybody wanted to get close to them. They spent some time travelling around and enjoying the Lake Balaton. In the near future another visit is in the works. This time it will be the daughter of Hargitay and Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay. She is planning to get married in Hungary to Lance Young, her fiance whom she met at a blind date. It is nice of her to show that somewhere in her heart she is Hungarian. Good luck and long lasting happiness.

DOUGH FOR DOUGH

Every language has its strange ways to get a message across. In this case you give the dough that is kneaded and baked and in exchange they give the dough that is green, and for some reason it is called the Dollar. To make myself clear, if that is possible at all, at the end of May the International Institute is having the annual festival at the Captain's Cove. We Hungarians participate every year with a food booth and a craft display of Hungarian embroidery and artifacts. This year we are planning to sell pastry, preferably Hungarian style, and have the proceeds benefit the Mary Katona Scholarship of the American Hungarian Heritage Association. To maintain success, and therefor be able to give out scholarships to our students of Hungarian

parentage, we are doing a PASTRY DRIVE. Your contribution will be appreciated by the organizers and the recepient students.

Please take it under consideration and call any of the following phone numbers: 259-1681; 336-5958; 333-8143; 334-7817; 377-0569; Norwalk 866-8619 Chose any of these that are in your neighborhood. You will get information, and you will be able to make arrangements for pick-up or drop-off. The food booths will be selling on May 31, Sunday, from 11 A.M. to 8 P.M. We will also try to make collection on that Sunday at some of the Hungarian churches. Let us know if you would volunteer. Thanks.