William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2012-05-01 / 5. szám

Magyar Matters

WPA honors Hungarian American hero

While in New Brunswick, N.J., this April for their quarterly meeting, the WPA Board of Directors and National Officers took time to lay a wreath at the memorial honoring Congressional Medal of Honor winner Staff Sgt. Frank Z. Molnár. Molnár was born in West Virginia but grew up in New Brunswick. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during the Vietnam War. On May 27,

1967, during an enemy onslaught, Staff Sgt. Molnár threw himself on a live grenade, absorbing the deadly blast and saving the lives of his nearby comrades. Pictured (l-r) are: National V.P.-Fraternal Endre Csornán, General Counsel Ralph F. Manning, National V.P.-Treasurer Diane M. Torma, Administrative Assistant to the National President

Hungarian television crew visits WPA Home Office

PITTSBURGH — The WPA Home Office recently played host to a crew from Debreceni Városi Televizió (DVT) in Hungary. The April 26 visit here was part of the crew's 47-day journey across America as they conducted interviews and taped footage for a documentary commemorating the 160th anniversary of Lajos Kossuth's visit to the United States following the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

The documentary, to be entitled At Utolsó Remérny (The Last Hope), is scheduled to premier on Hungarian television in September, according to film editor Ferenc Vojtkó.

While here, Vojtkó interviewed WPA Chair of the Board Barbara A. House (pictured lower right), and cameraman János Lakatos taped various offices throughout the building, including the Treasury Department (pictured upper right). Vojtkó and Lakatos, along with DVT President Tamás Szeles and cameraman Gábor Mathe, also visited downtown Pittsburgh to view the plaque commemorating Kossuth's visit to the city in January 1852.

Vojtkó said he and the crew planned to visit as many locations as possible which either Kossuth visited during his eight months in America or which have a town or street named after the great Hungarian leader. □

Calling All

Dancers

CAN YOU BELIEVE that summer will be here on June 20? The William Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers group has been dreaming of summer for what seems to be forever. They are also looking for new members to join them on stage this year in the Pittsburgh area.

If you are between the ages of 3 and 25 and like to dance and sing, you are invited to join the group and help it grow. Participating in the group costs less and takes less time than cheerleading, football or even piano lessons, plus develops cultural understanding.

You don't have to speak Hungarian, but you will perform in and around the Pittsburgh area.

The group’s first performance will be on Saturday, May 19, at noon at the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. AdmisDora S. McKinsey, National Director Roger G. Nagy, National Director

sion is free.

Dennis A. Chobody, National Director James W. Robertson, National President George S. Charles Jr., National Director Andrew W. McNelis, Chair of the Board Barbara A. House, National Director Richard E. Sarosi, National Director Katherine E. Novak, National V.P.-Secretary Richard W. Toth, National Director Anne Marie Schmidt Vice Chairman William J. Bern and Vice Chairman Nickolas M. Kotik.

To see a list of the group’s performances scheduled for this summer, including a performance at the WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest on Sept. 8, please view their website at www.freewebs.com/hungariandancer or find them on Facebook or Twitter. - Judit Borsay

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