The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1984 (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1984-05-01 / 5. szám
FERENC F. SAJGÓ: THE HUNGARIAN LIFE-LINE Col. Kovats de Fabricy Memorial The names of 8,000 heroes of the Revolutionary War are engraved in the walls of the George Washington Memorial Church in Valley Forge, Pa. Now, one more name was added to the list. The name of Col. Michael Kovats de Fabricy is among the names of those who gave their lives for this country during its birth. Bartók Memorial A statue of Bela Bartók, famous Hungarian composer, was unveiled in New York. The sculpture is in the Lincoln Center’s Julliard Conservatory. The memorial to Bartók was the initiative of Sándor György, world famous pianist, a professor at the conservatory. During the ceremonies, Miklós Kocziha, Hungarian consul, delivered a speech. Among those present was Bela Bartók, Jr. The sculpture is the work of György Benedek. Hungarian Success in International Trade “Hungary is the Soviet block’s most successful exporter of farm products,” wrote Amity Shilaes in the “Foreign Insight” column. The Hungarian farms increased production 42% between 1970 and 1982, which is one and one half times better than any other producer of the block. In spite of the success, Hungarians think more should be done to increase the export of farm products. The greatest part of the export goes to the Soviet Union. The Soviets pay in U.S. dollars to Hungary for agricultural shipments above a certain level. Hungary earned a windfall of $719 million from the agreement, according to the Northwestern University economist Michael Marrese. (The Wall Street Journal) Anniversary of the Független Magyar Hirszolgalat Beginning with the March issue, the Független Magyar Hirszolgalat (Independent Hungarian News Service) entered the eighth year of its publication. The FMH appears regularly on the 15th of each month, under the editorship of George Stirling. The paper is published Page 4 in Hungarian. It brings news, news analyses and transcripts of articles published in Hungary. In addition to these, it has a section of news about Hungarian- American organizations and events related to Hungarian Americans. It is a notable feature of the publication that it has no fixed subscription rate. The readers support the paper with contributions according to their income. In entering the eighth year, Editor Stirling appealed to the readers for continuing support of the news service, which is actually the source of information for more than two dozen Hungarian papers, not only in North America but also in Europe, Australia and South America. Editor’s address: George Stirling, 7245 Parkwood Ct., Falls Church, Va. 22042. Excerpts from the American Press: I had the idea that good jokes can be found only in the comic books and magazines. I was wrong. I have found two good Hungarian jokes in a publication in which I never expected to find anything funny — in The Wall Street Journal: Nicholas Fisher in his article “After Goulash Heaven, What’s on Hungary’s Menu?”, he wrote down two jokes he picked up in Budapest: “Before the late Leonid Brezhnev received representatives from other socialist countries, he put a thumbtack on each delegate’s chair. When the Czech sat down, he winced but remained silent. The Pole sat down and let out a long scream. The Hungarian, however, discreetly brushed off the tack, sat down and then gave a yell. According to Fisher, the joke reflects the true situation. The Czechs quietly are strangled economically and politically, the Poles are hungry but continue to give the Soviets a rough ride and tr>e Hungarians craftily manage to be popular on both sides of the Curtain. The other joke, a question-answer type, shows that the Hungarians are quite well informed about what goes on elsewhere in the world. The joke goes on: Q. What are the Russians doing in Afghanistan? A. Looking for the people who invited them. Support “The Eighth Hungarian Tribe” Magazine with your Subscription and Readership $15.00 a year A Hungarian Success Story Twenty-one years ago, the Bakery Restaurant opened its doors for the first time to guests. Today, it is one of the most famous restaurants in Chicago. The Bakery is not only a restaurant; it is a laboratory to create new, better and richer food. Its owner is Lajos Szathmary. The career of Szathmary is a unique one. He came to the U.S. in 1951 and worked for twelve years in many fields of catering trade before he opened the Bakery. Szathmary is more than an entrepreneur and a chief-cook. He is an artist of cooking and a scientist of cuisine. He creates food not only to satisfy the gourmets, but also to meet the most specific requirements. Among Szathmary’s inventions are the “Taste in Space” creations, prepared specially for NASA to feed the astronauts in space. Szathmary is a syndicated columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the writer of the column “Chef Louis.” His articles appear in a variety of newspapers and magazines. He has his own program at one of Chicago’s radio stations and he appears frequently on television. He is a guest speaker and demonstrator in great demand, appealing to a nation-wide audience. Above it was said that Szathmary is a scientist of cuisine. Some of the readers might have thought that was an overstatement. It was not. Szathmary has written five cookbooks, and his expertise is widely recognized. He is the chiefjudge in many international professional competitions. Szathmary owned the world’s most unusual library. A part of his private library of 40,000 volumes was a collection of 18,000 cookbooks. In this unique collection, recipes of all countries and nationalities can be found. One of them was the first printed cookbook, dated in 1499 and printed by Gutenberg. Due to the need for special conditions to preserve the many rare books in this collection, Szathmary donated this part of his library to the Dickinson Library, Las Vegas, which is equipped for this purpose. Szathmary’s library in Chicago also has a Hungarian section, of about 15,000 volumes. Among these, such treasures can be found as manuscripts of Janos Arany, Mór Jókai and Bela Bartók, along with the first edition of “Hitel” by István Széchényi. (Washington Krónika) Eighth Hungarian Tribe
