Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 1993 (5. évfolyam, 31-51. szám)

1993-10-15 / 40. szám

AMERICAN Hungarian Journal BUDAPEST Antall TVeated In ______Cologne______ Prime Minister József Antall announced in Parliament that he will be leaving for Cologne, Ger­many, for medical examination and treatment beginning October 6,1993. He plans to stay for four weeks, and may also have surgery if needed. During Mr. Antall’s absence, the prime ministerial duties will be performed by Interior Mini­ster Péter Boross, as prescribed by the Constitution and a 1992 law. Mr. Antall’s treatment will not prevent him from being able to consult with Mr. Boross on the phone just as during any other trip abroad. In his speech, referring to the situation in Russia, the prime minister expressed his hope that it will not come to a serious con­flict in our area. Stability can be preserved in Hungary even at the time of political debates, and Par­liament and the government can perform its duties successfully. Mr. Antall has asked for Parliament’s understanding regarding his absence, which will be the first since he took office. Hungarian Forint Devalued In spite of vehement denials from government circles during the past weeks, the Hungarian Forint has been devalued by 4.5 percent last week as compared to western currencies. This has been the fourth devaluation this year, and the Forint is worth 14.2 percent less than at the beginning of the year. This means that those who favor encouraging exports have won against those who want to fight inflation. On account of the change in value, the Ministry of International Foreign Rela­tions hopes that the expected 8.5 billion exports will increase in value to 9 billion. Others, such as János Cinkotai, chief government counselor, question this logic. He doubts that there should be a linear connection between the forint value of exports and their volume. Gusztáv Jány Rehabilitated The Supreme Court decided that the Attorney General’s proposition to reexamine the case of Gusztáv Jány was well founded, and revoked the 1947 People’s Court judgment, which had declared Colonel-General Jány, former chief of the Hun­garian Army, a war criminal to be executed by firearms. In its justification, the Court states that Gusztáv Jány, who was indeed executed in 1947, is in­nocent of all crimes with which he had been charged. The People’s Court of Budapest committed an error and broke the law, and the documents make it probable that it was a case of trumped-up char­ges. There is a detailed analysis of the process wich ended with the death sentence, against which the laws of the period allowed no appeal. The former colonel­­general, who had been stripped of his rank and fired from the army two years before, was ex­ecuted the day after his attorney filed for a retrial. Euthanasia Upon Request The Hungarian capital was the scene of an unprecedented criminal act - if we can call it that - which focused new attention on the issue whether euthanasia can be justified under certain cir­cumstances. It is an accepted and legalized procedure in some European countries such as Hol­land; it provoked prolonged debates in the U.S. on account of the acitivities of the "Death Doc­tor," Dr. Kevorkian; but there was no known case of euthanasia in Hungary until last week, when Georgette B., a 47 year old resi­dent of Budapest, 19th District, killed her 11 year old daughter who had been suffering from an incurable disease. The little girl, Andrea, had been suffering from a rare immune deficiency disease (not AIDS) for a year. She had spent months in the hospital, getting worse all the time. In the last few weeks she became so apathetic she would not even eat. The hospital released her to her parents on the condition that if her status wor­sened, they would bring her back. Andrea was in a lot of pain, but she refused to go back to the hospital. She knew she was ter­minally ill, and begged her mother several times to end her suffering. A letter in Andrea’s own handwriting was found which proves beyond doubt that she wanted to die. The mother was unable to watch her daughter’s suffering any longer, so she strangled Andrea, laid her out in state, then sur­rendered herself to the police. At this time, Georgette B. is free on bail, while being investigated on manslaughter charges. NEWS IN BRIEF Boris Yeltsin’s alleged letter to four western governments regarding the NATO member­ship of former socialist countries has not been well received. Ap­parently the Russian leader tried to block or slow down the accep­tance of the former Warsaw Pact countries into NATO unless Rus­sia is accepted as well. You can’t help wondering who would such an organization protect you against? * * * There was a huge traffic jam at the border crossing of Rábafüzes as a result of a new law banning the import of vehicles older than six years as of October 1st. The line was as long as two kilometers, but customs control made every effort to reduce the delay. This page written by ATA accredited translator SUSAN JANCSO Antal Kovács became a shining star of the Judo sport at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he won the gold medal. The young athlete, who competes in the colors of Paks Atom, earned new honors in Canada, at the Judo world championship in Hamil­ton. * * * The Sors Foundation and its founder György Soros will pro­vide at least ten million dollars per year, for a period of ten years, to the development and function­ing of the Central European University, with campuses in Budapest and Prague. Students from Western Europe pay $8,000, while Eastern-Europeans receive a 10 thousand dollar scholarship. * * * Opera Concert of Hungarian Artists Corvina Culture Club treated the Hungarian opera-lovers of the Los Angeles area to a highly artistic opera concert in the best of its traditions. The concert took place at the Hungarian Reformed Church on Crenshaw Blvd. last Sunday afternoon, before an appreciative audience that rewarded the artists with never ending applause which they fully deserved. The concert was organized and hosted by Amy Bognár, who greeted the audience and also sang arias. Emőke Hrotkó acted as bilingual master of ceremo­nies, introducing the program with an appropriate quote: "A bell is not a bell, until you ring it/ A song is not a song, until you sing it/ Love in your heart was not put there to stay/ Love is not love until you give it away." The performers were István Czövek and Csaba Hrotkó, baritones; Amy Bognár, soprano; Erzsébet Kish, coloratura­­soprano, and Dave Caylor (the only non-Hungarian), tenor. The accompanists were also remark­able artists in their own right: Judith Neszlényi and Csilla Bíró. The program consisted of opera arias and duets by Verdi, Bizet, Gounod, Mozart, Saint-Saens and Cilea. The selections were not the usual, well-known ones that you hear at every concert, but more exciting, less often heard parts of operas. Most of them were performed in the original language in which they were writ­ten: Italian, German, French, giving the singers an opportunity to demonstrate their mastery and spotless delivery of the difficult arias. I don’t know what was bet­ter and more heart-warming: to hear our beloved local singers pronounce the passages in other languages, or to listen to the beautiful Hungarian lyrics of the operas, some of which we have not heard in our native language for many years. The hearts of the audience went out to the artists, there were several curtain calls and exlamations of "bravo!" In­deed, we can’t thank them enough for the effort and the love they put into preparing this very successful event. The Corvina Culture Club was founded in 1982 to serve the renaissance of art and culture in the grand tradition of King Mathias. Each year, they reward the most outstanding artists and public personalities of Hun­garian origin at an Award Ceremony. This year’s event will take place on October 30th at 4:00 p.m. at Unity Center, 2817 Montrose Ave., La Crescenta, CA. For tickets and information, call 818/798-1562. 1993. november 20-dn szombat este 6 órakor 1993. november 21-én vasárnap d.u. 4 órakor a Transamerica Building színháztermében (1150 So. Olive Street, Los Angeles) TABI LÁSZLÓ MOST MAJD ELVÁLIK (Vígjáték 3 felvonásban) VARGA TIBOR VARGA TIBOR ÓSS ENIKŐ ALPÁR MUCI HROTKÓ CSABA BALTAYJULCSA IIÉCZEY IVÁN PÁNCZÉL IVÁN Rendező: Váradi Péter drámaíró Márta, a felesége Mama, Márta anyja Krén Gyula mérnök Molnár Zsuzsa egyetemi hallgató Dr. Kovács Szilveszter Berza bácsi házmester Technikai rendezés: SZEMETHY BABI és SZEMETHY PÉTER Díszlet: BENE MÓZES Maszkmester: BOGNÁR AMY Színpadmester: SZOBOSZLAY SÁNDOR Helyárak: $35.00 (védnök - két első sor) $20, $ 15, $10 Jegyrendelés az összeg előzetes beküldésével! THÁLIA STÚDIÓ - 31840 1/2 Village Ctr Rd. Westlake Village, 91361 (818) 707-3440 * (805)495-7285 PANNÓNIA TRAVEL 6700 Lennox Ave. Van Nuys, CA 91405 (818) 781-7642 vagy (818) 781-2342 Fax; (818) 994-2379 ROKON KIHOZATAL Meghívók és Affidavitek kiállítása Közjegyzői iroda és fordítások LAX-BUD-LAX $799.- + ,« BUD-LAX-BUD $730.- +«« Hívják Babucit Bunyik Enterprises Inc. and the Hungarian American Film Association cordially invites you to the North American Premiere of the new Hungarian box office sensation Robert Koltai's new comedy film We Never Die (in Hungarian with English subtitles) On Friday, October 22 at 8:00 p.m. Laemmle Monica Theater 1332 Second Street Santa Monica with star/director Robert Koltai in person. Tickets at the box office $7.00 Seating is limited. For reservations please call 818/848-5902 DR. DOBRÁNSZKY TIBOR, D.M.D. fog- és szájbetegségek szakorvosa áthelyezte rendelőjét AZ ÚJ CÍM: 6221 WILSHIRE BLVD. #412 (Wilshire Medical Art Building) LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 Szeretettel várjuk régi és új betegeinket Tel: (213) 935-1002 Esti és szombati rendelés előzetes bejelentésre 1993. október 15. AMERIKAI tfagyar Hírlap 0

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