The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

1985-04-01 / 4. szám

It is ironical, indeed, that this great hero of Hungary’s and Transylvania’s fight for freedom still remains in exile from the land he loved so much and for which he sacrificed so much. For Kassa, where he is buried, now belongs to Czechoslovakia!

In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II:

RÁKÓCZI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $10,000 INTERNATIONAL LITERARY COMPETITION

TORONTO, CANADA - The Rákóczi Foundation, a non-profit international organization dedicated to the purpose of fostering Hungarian culture and the Hungarian heritage, recently announced its sponsorship of an international literary competition on the subject of “The Spiritual Legacy of Ferenc Rákóczi II”. The prize to be awarded, by a panel of prominent judges, for the best essay or article on this subject will be $10,000. The competition is open to anyone, regardless of age, educational qualifications, or country of residence outside Hungary. The deadline date for all submissions in any language, but with a minimum of 50 typewritten pages double-spaced is March 31, 1986.

“Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II, one of Hungary’s and Transylvania’s greatest and most charismatic heroes, and in whose memory our organization is named, died 250 years ago on Good Friday, April 8, 1735,” said Nicholas Korponay, the President of the Rákóczi Foundation, “and, accordingly, we have declared 1985 as ‘RÁKÓCZI YEAR’. We will celebrate this year in his honor not only with this international literary competition, which will be the basis for the symposiums we are planning, but also with a variety of activities designed to refresh the memories of Hungarians and other peoples throughout the world about Rákóczi's 10-year-long, bitter struggle to set free the people of Hungary and of Transylvania from Habsburgian oppression and to unite them, as well as the other nationalities of the Carpathian Basin, within the framework of a federation allied with Western Europe.

For more information about this international literary competition, write to: Rákóczi Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Station “L”, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E-4Y4. Page 6

FERENC F. SAJGÓ:

THE HUNGARIAN LIFE-LINE

AFTER 80 YEARS A NEW BOOK OF HUNGARIAN LITERATURE WAS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

“The Oxford History of Hungarian Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present” by Lorant Czigany (The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press) is the first comprehensive anthology in English after Frigyes Riedel’s “History of Hungarian Literature” published in 1906. In his impressively presented book of almost 600 pages, the author has accomplished two purposes: he provides a source for those who want to study Hungarian Literature in English and he gives insight into the Hungarian spirit beyond the framework of literature. The book also includes the Anglo-Saxon scholars’ opinions of Hungarian literature. Dr. Czigany’s work was praised not only by the English speaking experts but a detailed review was published in the prestigious Swiss daily, Neue Züricher Zeitung.

The book has been published with the help of Hungarian-Americans, which is acknowledged in the book: “The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge a generous subvention from Tulipános Lada, The Treasure Chest of Hungarian Cultura Inc., (Chicago) and the assistance of the American Hungarian Cultural Center, McLean, Virginia towards the cost of publication.”

Dr. Czigany expressed his appreciation to other sponsors. “I am very grateful,” he wrote, to Lajos Szathmary and Dr. Tibor Ham. With their support the publication of my book would be delayed for uncertain time. Without such friends of the Hungarian culture as they are, many intellectual values, projects and efforts would be wasted.”

Lorant Czigany was born in 1935. He studied at the University of Szeged, Hungary, and at Oxford and London, England. He taught Hungarian literature at the University of California at Berkeley from 1969 to 1973. He published several books and numerous articles. Dr. Czigany lives in London presently.

/Washingtoni Krónika/

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT

President Reagan appointed Gyula Belső to the Federal Council on the Aging. The members of the Council have to be confirmed by the Senate, which took

place in January. Belső is the president of tne Hungarian American Republican Alliance and active in politics.

Belső was born in 1918 in Hungary. He was elected to the Hungarian Parliament as a representative of the Small Farmers Party in 1945. Belső lives in New Brunswich, N.J., and is a part-owner of the Biro-Belso Realty Co.

/Washingtoni Krónika & Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/

THE MAGYAR HAZ OF TORONTO ELECTED NEW OFFICERS

The largest Hungarian cultural center in the western world has new officers. The new president is József Ormay. The responsibilities of the president includes the management of Krónika, the publication of the Cultural Center. Ormay has already begun recruiting contributors. He is seeking for writings — proses and poems — truly representing the emigrant literature. Ormay also requested translations of English, German and other writings of Hungarian themes.

/Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/

ONE WHO FIGHTS THE CANCER

A young Canadian, a Hungarian descendant, Steve Fonyo lost his left leg to cancer. He got an artificial leg and learned to walk again. He did not stop there. He wanted to follow the footsteps of another amputee, Terry Fox, who attracted worldwide attention by walking across the continent. Fonyo committed himself to walk through Canada, coastto-coast, to raise funds to fight cancer, the deadly enemy. Steve completed 3,500 km. at the end of the last year and he will continue his self-sacrificing journey this year.

/Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/

JOHN G. KEMENY

JOHN G. KEMENY, professor of mathematics and president emeritus of Dartmouth College, won The New York Academy of Sciences Award-a certificate of citation and fifteen hundred dollars— for his contributions to the computer sciences and to the mathematical aspects of the social sciences. He is particularly known for his novel mathematical curricular materials, which were compiled in his book Introduction to Finite Mathematics; his creation (with Thomas Kurtz) of the fabulously successful computer language BASIC; his pioneering development of time-sharing in computers;and his chairmanship of the president's commission to investigate the accident at Three Mile Island.

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