Fraternity-Testvériség, 1965 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1965-08-01 / 8-9. szám
4 FRATERNITY Miss Toth writes of the increase in Hungarian population through the early years of the twentieth century, and continues: “The Hungarian-American is a distinct group, because, unlike other immigrant populations, the Hungarian includes many of the intelligentsia and professional classes. After each of the World Wars, many of the educated came to America to escape the unsatisfactory conditions of their defeated country. One outstanding group was made up of chemical engineers who were brought from Sárvár to Virginia to help in the production of artificial silk. Many Hungarians have helped America build her great economy through their great efforts in research.” Delphi describes in detail the contributions of our Hungarians in the legitimate theatre and writes of the Hungarian pioneers, directors and producers in the motion picture industry, including the talents of the world renown actors and actresses through the past decades to the present; the contributions of our Hungarian musicians, symphony conductors and masters of the instruments; of the great men of literary influence, and the contributions of our “hard working laborers who have one of the highest voting records and are among the most loyal to the American cause of freedom.” Miss Toth further writes: “I am proud of being a Magyar. I would not want to be anything else. The contributions of the Hungarian citizens of America, such as myself, will continue to benefit the great land of America. Our presence always keeps the great heritage of Hungary in the minds of the American people. Someday, we in America will free those in Hungary. The world cannot afford to have the great culture of the Hungarian people crushed out and destroyed by the chains of Communist slavery. The world vili not stand by and let these things happen. We in America value the Hungarian drive for freedom too much to allow that. “My fondest dream is to be able to tell the youth of Hungary that the Hungarian culture is very much alive in the United States. I want to tell them that we Hungarians are proud of our Magyar heritage and keep it sacred. I wish I could thank them in the name of the American Youth for all that the Hungarian people have given to America. I wish I could give some of myself to them in return for their gift. America owes Hungary much and it is up to us, the youth of both countries, to give of ourselves to repay in part that debt.” THE HUNGARIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE ON A WORLD SCALE By Nancy Lee Szabó Miss Szabo’s essay gives a most comprehensive account of Hungary’s history beginning with the origin of the Magyar people, their settling on a land into which they were led, as the legend goes, by a “miraculous stag”; how their social and political life evolved and conformed to the Christian world; how they fought for their identity and freedom from the invading Germans, the hordes of Genghis Kahn,
