The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1985-01-01 / 1. szám
THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE (ISSN 0272-1341) - (USPS 046-310) Published monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. - P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658, U.S.A. Editor-in-Chief..........Sándor E. Chomos Assistants: Sándor Emery Chomos, Raymond W. Boeche, Nancy J. Chomos Boeche. Rhonda L. Chomos Phone: 412-834-0169 Managing Editor...............Paul Pulitzer Associate Editors: Bob Chomos, Ferenc F. Sajgó, Harry G. Ladanye, Roger B. Goodman, Joseph E. Horvath, Featured Correspondents: László Könnyű Andrew Haraszti, Dr. Victor W. Molnár, Regional Correspondents: Bela Biro, Joseph Szurcsik Production: Elias C. Chomos Advertising/ subscription Representatives: Pulitzer-Goodman Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 2204, Union, N.J. 07083 Tel.: 201-964-8464 Joseph E. Horvath, Advertising/ Circulation Mgr. Gayle Horvath, Advertising Production Director. Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, PA 15658, U.S.A. Printed by Bethlen Printing Yearly Subscription: U.S. & Canada $15.00 Other Foreign Countries $20.00 Foreign Air Mail $30.00 Opinions expressed in any signed column appearing in this publication, including those of staff members, reflect the view of the writer only. They may or may not be in agreement with the editorial policy of this magazine. — Editor The Eighth Hungarian Tribe is published by the Bethlen Press, Inc. since 1974, for the advancement of Hungarian Heritage to bridge the distance between old and new generations editoris note pad Paul Pulitzer Managing Editor Some of our loyal readers and supporters have asked us why it is that we have refrained from publishing a reply to the unjustified criticisms leveled against us in such bylined and deliberately orchestrated articles, for example, as “NAGY BAJ VAN A NYOLCADIK TORZS-ZSEL”, which were headlined simultaneously in several Hungarian publications. Without first interviewing us to ascertain the facts before jumping to dire conclusions, the prolific authors of these figments of vivid imaginations have implied that we are pro-Communist because of our “Travel Hungary” page and our “News from Hungary” section, in which we did not pretzelize information to fit into an unfavorable mold. They even attempted to convey the impression that, because we dared to report on the Hungarian World Federation’s fundraising drive on behalf of the National Theatre of Hungary, we are being financially subsidized by this agency of the communist government of Hungary. These allegations are so ridiculous that they cannot be dignified with a direct reply! However, we did reply. Not head-on, as the authors would have liked in order to get us embroiled in a nonsensical brouhaha without end, but indirectly. We did so in our October/november issue, while you, our readers, did it with your letters-tothe-editor which we published in our December issue. Moreover, we will continue to respond in our own way by maintaining a realistic editorial policy dictated by you, our readers, and by the particular reader-market we have targeted for development. Accordingly, we cannot, and will not, permit this publication to become an instrument for ideo-political partisanship. We are not a weekly newspaper. Nor are we an ideopolitically oriented newsletter. The Eighth Hungarian Tribe is a general-interest magazine published mainly in English for Americans of Hungarian ancestry, most of whom cannot either read, write, or speak in Hungarian. This does not mean, however, that we are against their becoming knowledgeable about conditions in Hungary or in Rumanian-oppressed Transylvania. On the contrary, they should be informed. This is why we are helping to promote the sale of books about Hungary (etc.) that are available in English. Finally, we want to make it crystal clear, once and for all, that we are not against the cause promulgated by the “emigráció” and that, in no way, have we any interest in denigrating it as claimed. Out hope for the Hungarian community in America is unification and not fragmentation caused by differences in ideo-political philosophies. To this end, we are dedicated. We hope that our self-appointed critics will also dedicate themselves to the same objective. If no yet, perhaps John Hunyadi’s death-bed message to his fellow Hungarians may help them to make up their minds. The Eighth Hungarian Tribe is the official organ of the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation. “Defend my friends, Christendom and Hungary from all enemies. Do not quarrel among yourselves. If you should waste your energies in altercations, you will seal your own fate as well as dig the grave of our country!” JANOS HUNYADI Support “The Eighth Hungarian, Tribe” Magazine. Order A Gift Subscriptio For Your American-Born Children To Help Them Become “American-Hungarians”! Our subscription rate is only $15.00 a year. Make your check or money order payable to, and mail to: Bethlen Press, Inc. P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 August 11, 1456 The month of December, 1984 brought both joy and sadness to the Chomos family, which they would like to share with their friends in the United States and Canada. On December 11th a daughter was born to Sándor Emery and Rhonda Chomos of Jefferson City, Missouri. Her name is Julianna Christina, and her grandparents are Sándor E. Chomos of Greensburg, PA., and Rev. Donald and Anita Webster of Pawnee City, Nebraska. On December 16th, brother Andrew Chomos of Toledo, Ohio died suddenly at the /• age of 77 years. yf January, 1985 Page 3
