William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2016-04-01 / 4. szám

Tibor s Take

Tibor Check, Jr., is a member of Branch 28 and a graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He currently is an attorney working in research at American University in Washington, D.C. When he can, Tibor hosts “The Souvenirs of Hungary” radio program on WKTL-FM 90.1, Struthers, Ohio, on Saturdays from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Let's head further west along the Ohio Turnpike, then turn up 1-75 until we reach the Detroit area, where our Magyar friends could find:

• The Delray Section

• Blue Danube Restaurant

• Emil Jakab Zenekar

• Holy Cross festivals

• Keszler Brothers Texaco on Fort Street

• The three-day Hungarian festivals at Yack Arena

• Ferency's Market and fabulous homemade kolbász

and hurka

• Delray Bakery

• The legend of the "Hungarian Witch of Delray"

• Eva Gabor making a special appearance at the

Wyandotte Yacht Club

/

Éljen az Amerikai-Magyar,

After a short jaunt, we arrive in Cleveland, another hub of Hungarian activity with:

• Rabb Jóska at the Gypsy Cellar Restaurant

• Steve Steidel Zenekar

• Hungarian sing-along books by Joe Jeromos and

Julianna Toth

• "Nights in Budapest"

• The Locsoló Bál and Hungarian Museum at

St. Ladislas

• John Brenkacs Zenekar appearing as the featured

band at the Great Lakes Exposition

• Settler's Tavern

• Kaczur Meat Market

• Hungarian Import

House

Of course, many Magyars settled a bit further north and across the border. Our friends in Canada might remember:

• Hungarian Village (Niagara Falls)

• Pontozó

• Elizabeth and Tuske meat markets (Toronto)

• The Crown, Csarda and Continental taverns (Toronto)

• St. Elizabeth Templom and the huge mosaic at the front of the church (Toronto)

• The Hungarian Senior Citizens of Calgary and their sing-along recordings

• The Hungarian Reformed Church, St. John and St. Margaret of Hungary leaving the Buckeye Road area and building new churches

• Mike Boros Cafe on Buckeye Road

• City Council President Jack Russell (Rusnak)

Other random items found within the two boxes of memorabilia endowed to me included:

• The Bakery Restaurant in Chicago

• Violinist and cimbalom players John Veres and

Bundy Varga appearing throughout Florida

• Hungarian Brand Strawberries from Árpádhon

in Louisiana

I hope you enjoyed this two-part series highlighting people, events and places that made our American- Hungarian communities so special. Special thanks to Paul Lasher for providing additional information for this feature.

Again, I would love to hear about your Magyar memories and experiences. Please, send me a note via my email or by letter to WPA.

Tibor II

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