The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1985-10-01 / 10. szám
and , therefore, is guilty of ommission.” “The show completely ignored, even by reference or implication, the historic fact that many thousands of common citizens all over Hungary were protecting, hiding and rescruing their fellow Hungarians of Jewish heritage from the German Nazis and Hungarian Fascists at the risk of their own and their families’ lives. They did this without the protection of either a neutral country’s diplomatic immunity or of high society status”. “That everyday courage of humanity is well recorded in history, and it is preserved in the hearts and minds of the survivors and their decendants as well as of Hungarians everywhere.” The concluding part of the Kronika’s report is excerpts from a former full-page article which appeared in the same publication ion 1980. The reprinted excerpts strongly support the opinions expressed in Dr. Nagy’s letter. “In Israel, in January, 1979, Tibor Baranski was honored with the ‘Righteous Gentile’ silver medal decorated with the Menorah. He also received a ‘Citation’. In the document, in Hebrew, it states that Tibor Baranski saved the lives of several thousands of Jews by acts of heroism. The ceremonies concluded in Yad Vashem park, where a tree was planted in his honor. On the tree and inscription was placed; 'Tibor Baranski is one of the righteous men of the wide world’.” The original sources of the article were: Congressional Record, Buffalo Jewish Review, Ethnic Affairs and the interview of Gizella Róna, editor of the Washington Krónika with Mrs. Tibor Baranski. LEONARDO TO VAN GOGH MASTER DRAWINGS FROM BUDAPEST The following article art-review was sent by Dr. George F. Spilenberg as a special contribution to this column. The Museum of Fine Art of Budapest's collection of drawings was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C. The exhibit met with enthusiastic reception from both the public and the press. Among the exhibited art works there were three master drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, two by Raphael, three by Albert Durer, three by Rembrant, two by Tiepolo and one by Van Gogh. There we could see drawings by Jan Bureghel (the elder), Carracci, Corregio, Lucas, Cranach (the elder), Albert Guyp, Delacroix, Hans Lautenbach, Reni, Veronese, Watteau and many others. The drawings of the 16th-19th centruy Italian, Dutch, German, and French artists were shown in separate rooms. The Washington Post and the Washington Times published articles about the exhibition. Jo Ann Lewis of the Washington Post described the exhibit as “...a match for the Albertina Collection in Vienna, in both quality and span...a warm and intimate strain seems to pervade the collection”. In another part of her review she wrote, “This show is a powerful point...Budapest is an European city, rooted in Western culture, a fact made clear by the collecting goals and scholarly affiliation of this Museum.” The origin of the collection goes back to Prince Miklós Eszterhazy, who started it two centimes ago. Eszterhazy collected 3352 drawings, 51,301 prints and 637 paintings, among them major paintings by Raphael, Tiepolo, Tintoretto and Goya. The desendants of the prince sold the collection to the Hungarian government in 1870. By this acquisition the foundation of the present Museum of Fine Arts was laid. The museum’s collection was enriched with other acquisitions and donations, among them the collection of Pal Majovszky. The museum which is housed in a classical style building opened its doors to the public in 1906. The exhibition was arranged by Andrew Robinson, curator of Prints and Drawings Department of the National Gallery of Art. The Hungarian collection was on display in Chicago until September 22, and in Los Angeles from October 10 until December 8, 1985. A HUNGARIAN AMERICAN IS THE FIRST FOREIGNER RECEIVING A LAW DEGREE IN CHINA (We learned about this unique career from the Washingtoni Krónika.) The article deals with the extraordinary achievements of a young Hungarian American, Tibor Baranski, Jr. Tibor was a Hungarian scokut for years in New York State. When he reached the age to decide about his career, he chose Far Eastern Studies, Japanese and Chinese languages. He graduated from Princeton University with Cum Laude, in 1980. Later he went to graduate school at Columbia University, where he studied Japanese and Chinese law. Baranski decided to go further. His goal was to earn a law degree from a Chinese University. He enrolled in the Teacher’s College in Beijing, where he studied Chinese legal history. He applied for admission to the BeiDa University in Beijing. His application was sent to the Ministry of Education, written in 7000 Chinese characters. His request had little chance of being accepted. The Chinese authorities are reluctant to permit foreigners to become knowledgable in Chinese law and regulations. But, Baranski's credentials were such that they could not turn him down. He was admitted to the university where he studied Chinese Constitutional, State and Civil Law as well as public administration. While he studied he was a part-time lecturer of American Business law at the Chinese Politics and Law University. Baranski received his degree in Chinese law being the first and only foreigner earning a law degree from a Chinese university. Baranski returned to USA and enrolled in the New York State University to earn his law degree. He keeps himself busy even during the summer. He received an invitation to spend the summer with one of the most prestigious law firms in Japan. This invitation will help pave the way in obtaining his third degree, in this case a law degree in Japanese law. On the way to Japan, Tibor will visit Hungary, specialty the birth place of his parents: Gyöngyös. He certainly will enjoy the visit on the land of his ancestors and his knowledge in Hungarian will help him feel home among the Magyars. Baransky speaks, writes and reads perfect Hungarian. AN UNUSUAL EXHIBITION IN HUNGARY THe following article was sent by George Stirling as a special contribution to this column.) Dr. Nicolas Salgo, the United States ambassador to Hungary is not only a diplomat and entrepreneur, but he is also a well known art collector. His collecting interest is wide spread, but his favored area is the saddle covers. Dr. Salgo owns the world’s largest Asian saddle covers collection. The unique collection is composed of 124 items. Besides the 59 Persian, 19 Tibetan, 18 Chinese and 17 Indian saddle covers, the collection includes Afghan, Turkoman, Turkish, Syrian, Uzbeg and Caucasian saddle covers. Most of the items were made in October, 1985 Rage £
