Magyar News, 1996. szeptember-1997. augusztus (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1997-05-01 / 9. szám
Just recently an exhibit was organized by the Federation and was on display at the Hungarian Consulate in New York. The theme is the 100 years of American Hungarians. Many, if not all of the churches and organizations submitted material and pictures to make up panels. Among them was one about the American Hungarian Heritage Association and the Magyar News. The next exhibit will take place in New Brunswick during the Hungarian Days in early June. Hopefully it will come to our area also. In early April the Hungarian Youth Forum held its meeting in Budapest. There were representatives from our communities and we are anxious to hear from them. Many Hungarians heard of the great opportunities in the United States during the latter part of the 19th century and soon hundreds of thousands of people began to migrate to this country. Many of them came to Bridgeport to work in the city’s mills and factories and bought land in the adjoining Fairfield town and built homes there. By the early 1900’s Fairfield County had the second largest population of Hungarians in the country. Above: This was the Bridgeport Brass Steel factory in 1924 with the open fire furnaces. Many Hungarians were employed here at SI. 50 per day or $7.00-$ 12.00 weekly wage.(Painting by Ralf Boyer) Below: Word was passed around to friends and relatives that work could be found in Bridgeport. Soon the women and girls began arriving from Hungary. The exchanqe value of the American dollar was very high in the old country when it was sent home. Many of the women worked in the Warner Brothers Corset Factory. Right: Soon these factories became known as ",sweatshops ” because work was hard and the hours long. (Illustration by Jean Burke) Tibor Osztroviczky, president of the Pro Hungarian Life Foundation sponsored 87 children from Hungary who were in need of special heart surgery. The last one, Robert Hajdú, 15, from Szeged just returned in good health from the USA. This program will continue till they are able to perform this type of surgery in Hungary. A fund-raising dinner dance, the PAPRIKA BAL, in Ohio netted thirty-nine thousand dollars. This is not a typo, it is just an idea that we all should follow. It must be clarified that the circumstances were favorable. Still . . . The proceeds will benefit the cooperation between an American and a Hungarian University, also the Children’s Health Education Fund. This health organization has been training teachers in Hungary to educate children against controlled substances and contagious diseases. Experienced in all phases of TAX and ACCOUNTING Page 6 Allan Chomortany, CPA FAIRFIELD LOCATION ^ Phone:(203)335-1935 ^ W \MKffflia) Magdalenna Havadtoy recalls Papp Laci jelenti News from the World Federation of Hungarians Our friend, László Papp is the president of The American Region of the World Federation of Hungarians. We see his smiling face at most of our Hungarian events because he lives in this area.
