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

1985-06-01 / 6. szám

NEWS CAPSULES. . . NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mr. George Soros, a New York businessman who came to the United States in 1947 at the age of 17, recently donated $1,000,000 towards a fund promoting Hungarian culture and scholarship in the U.S. and in Hungary. For this purpose, he established the SOROS FOUNDATION and signed an agreement with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and another agreement with the Országos Vezetőképző Központ (National Leadership Training Center) related to management training. A third agreement was arranged with the Hungarian Council of Librarianship in order to purchase books published by American university presses. Other projects are being encouraged. Mean­while, the Soros Foundation has advertis­ed in the Hungarian press soliciting ap­plications for grants. For further informa­tion, write to: The Soros Foundation, Inc., 10 Columbus Circle #1230, New York, N.Y. 10019. * * * PITTSBURGH, P.A. - The William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foun­dation held its Annual Scholarship Days Dinner-Dance and other programs this year at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in New Brusnwick, New Jersey, on May 24-27. William Penn groups from througout the United States attended the Dinner-Dance on Saturday evening, May 25th, as well as the business meeting, the social get-togethers hosted by the New Jersey branches, and the Annual Bowling tournament held during the three-day period. The Organization Committee was headed up by Mr. Joseph P. Arvay, Vice-Chairman of the William Penn Association. * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - According to statistics released by the U.S. Depart­ment of Health and Human Services, and as reported by several news-wire services from Budapest, Hungary has a suicide rate of 45.6 per 100,000 persons. Causes of the high rate of suicides, according to these and other sources of information, are “broken homes, aggressive competi­tion for obtaining and maintaining jobs, and neglect of religious tenets.” * * * MIAMI, FLORIDA - In one of its recent editions, the Miami Herald featured a special report from Budapest filed by Kitty McKinsey of the Knight-Ridder Page 4 News Service that merits mention. Entitled “Romanian oppression of the 1.7-2.0-million ethnic Hungarians in Transylvania and the public criticisms of this “Culture Genocide” voiced by delegates to the four-day, policy-setting Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. “Romania,” the foreign correspondent reported, “does not admit to mistreating ethnic Hungarians and has said that it will not bow to Hungarian government pressure.” * * * FAYETVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - We have been asked to inform readers of the Eighth Hungarian Tribe magazine that the new address of the American Association for the Study of Hungarian History is now as follows: Dr. András Boros-Kazai, Secretary-Treasurer, American Association for the Study of Hungarian History, P.O. Box 69, Fayet­­ville, North Carolina 28302-0069. This organization would warmly welcome and greatly appreciate the interest and sup­port of the Hungarian community in America. *** SHOVING HIS COLORS - Phoenix, Arizona—Hungarian born László Saska, raised the American Flag as he did for the last six years, at the Encanto School. But the morning of Friday, May 3rd, was a special occasion for László Saska, for on this morning, the pupils, faculty and staff helped him to celebrate having become a U.S. Citizen a day before. Congratula­tions. A GLIMPSE FROM SHOW-BUSINESS. . . MITZI GAYNOR, superstar of movies and stage, was born in Chicago, Illinois of Hungarian parents. To her life begins at 50. “I’ve been liberated since age of 12” - said Gaynor, who is taking her song­­and-dance show on a tour throughout the country, appearing in most of the major cities. Gaynor, who achieved super­stardom with her role in South Pacific in 1958, works hard at keeping her act “Young at heart”. “I’m one of the lucky ones. I’ve always known what I wanted to do, and I’ve just gone out and done it” Gaynor, now 55, who has defied show­­business protocal by staying married to the same man for three decades. “I go through about 15 costume changes. That alone keeps you stepping. The last time I had a weight problem was in 1952. That’s when I met my husband, Jack. Luckily, he knew that underneath all the Hungarian beef was a big Hungarian Heart.” * * * NEWARK, N.J. - The International Film Festival sponsored by the Newark Public Library and the New Jersey Committee for the Humanities recently presented the Hungarian film, “The Revolt of Job”, to an audience of more than 175 persons, most of whom were non-Hungarian. This film, which was nominated for an Academy Award, was introduced by Dr. Zoltán Kémény of Rutgers University, who also conducted the audience/speaker dialogue that followed the viewing. It was surprising to observe that, among all of the viewers present, the vast majority would not accept the idea that the Hungarian people were violently anti- Semitic or that they persecuted the Jews. They also let it be known loud and clear that they did not like the film at all. Evidentally, the Academy did not like it either, judging by the fact that “The Revolt of Job” was not awarded an “Oscar”. * * * BUDAPEST - It seems that, when the Hungarian actors, LÁSZLÓ GALFFI and LÁSZLÓ HORVATH, perform Shakespearean roles, they get so carried away in their roles that blood flows free­ly. In Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, Galffi played the part of Richard, while Horvath played the part of his mortal enemy. Just as they got to the famous stabbing scene and Horvath was getting ready to do poor Richard in with a dagger, a lit candle toppled over. This got Horvath so rattled that, while reaching for the candle, he accidently stabbed Galffi, who ended up in the hospital and is not so interested anymore in acting in Shakespearean plays. LETTERS Dear Sirs; We appreciate your tireless efforts. It is commendable that you have taken these steps to unite Hungarians donating to the Restora­tion of the Statue of Liberty that greeted all our parents, on their arrival to the United States. It is only a thought, but I would proud to display a Statue of Liberty Donator Decal on my car’s window or bumper to remind others that they too can join with their needed contributions. Enclosed please find our check for $20.00. Many, Many thanks, John E. Zsoldos Glenshaw, Pennsylvania Eightn Hungarian Tribe

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