Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2002 (14. évfolyam, 4-45. szám)

2002-07-26 / 28. szám

AMERICAN Hungarian Journal MEDITATIONS by Dr. Bela Bonis Pastor (562) 430-0876 First Hungarian Reformed Church, Hawthorne INSANITY has been defined as doing the same thing over and over agam and expecting different results each time. Why does nothing change when Christian preachers and tea­chers keep talking about eco­logical responsibility and social justice to congregations whose members love nature and care about the plight of the poor? Could it be that there is some­thing fundamentally awry with the preaching and the teaching on the one hand and with the love and the care, on the other hand? The perils of poverty are well documented. Mal­nutrition and starvation kill 38,000 every day. Forty million poeple die every year from poverty’s perils - the lack of food, shelter, health, education and hope. The poor are vilified and robbed of their dignity and self-esteem. Riches have their perils as well. A rich man asked Jesus what he could do to have authentic life. (Mark 10:17-31) Accustomed to paying the necessary price to achive his goals, he assumed that he could attain or pur­chase the quality of life taught and lived by Jesus. To him, life was an achievement, a prize to win, a commodity to be bought. It is the rich man’s creed. It is our society’s dominant faith. However, the Bible contains more warnings about the dangers of wealth than about the pitfalls of poverty, Jesus declared. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom. Even if one allows for hyperbole, that is still a stark assessment of wealth’s perils. One big peril is a false sense of security, self-as­surance and self-sufficiency. In North America we all live by the logic of the market. Value is determined by exchange in the marketplace. Wealth be­comes addictive. Luxuries be­come necessities. You probab­ly know how easily things one considered luxuries of the few become necessities for the mas­ses. Yet in terms of the world’s population, such luxuries­­turned-necessities are available to only an affluent few. Our wealth makes it possible to avoid them, to keep them out of sight and aut of mind. The disciples asked Jesus "Who then can be saved?" Jesus answered, "For mortals it is im­possible, but not for God." God’s special friendship with the poor is not a rejection of the rich, but an affirmation that life is not in riches. Life is in God’s grace. It is this grace that gives us identity and worth. News of the American Hungarian Foundation Hungarian Cherries Survive Michigan Cold and Make It to N J. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A cold snap killed off most of the cherries in Michigan but one strain survived - hearty Hungarian Cherries! Learn how Dr. Amy Iezzoni of Michigan State Uni­versity went behind the then "Iron Curtain" and discovered the cherries that Hungarians had been eating for years. Find out how this breed of cherry recently made it to the United States. From 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 30th, taste the tart dark-skinned cherries called Balaton at the first annual Hungarian Cherry Festival in the Museum Courtyard of the American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Amy Iezzoni traveled to Hungary in 1983 on a U.S. De­partment of Agriculture grant. Iezzoni’s job in Michigan was to develop better cherry trees. She felt it was necessary to go to the source of the evolution and domestication of the tart cherry. After registering with the police, she began to explore the cherry orchards. This was the first time an American had come to see Hungarian cherry tree breeders. Iezzoni found, to her great surprise, that these terrific tart cherries had not made their way to the west because western scientists - who might have been interested in cherries - had not ever bothered to travel behind the Iron Curtain. The 1983 adventure took her to most of Eastern Europe. She found the best cherries in Hungary. There were wonderful types growing in the villages and the breeders had made interesting crosses to create an exciting variation. According to Dr. Iezzoni, "I went back and forth to Hungary many times. It required a lot of trust on the part of the Hunga­rian breeders to let the University and me handle their intellec­tual property. When we got to the negotiation phase, Hungary was in a transition and Eastern Europeans were being taken ad­vantage of by others from the west." The cherries are being marketed as "Balaton Cherries" after the Balaton lake in Hungary. They currently make up approxi­mately 3% of the cherry market in Michigan. The Balaton tree flowers survived the Michigan cold snap when the standard American cherries did not. Find out more about these amazing cherries at the First An­nual Hungarian Cherry Festival in the Museum Courtyard of the American Hungarian Foundation. Cherry specialties from soup to strudel will be available, ake home recipes and learn about the hearty Hungarian Cherry from 5 to 8 pm on July 30th. For reservation, call the American Hungarian Foundation at (732) 846-5777. ************************ Tommy Vig at Charlie O’s On Sunday, July 14th, Tommy Vig, the excellent jazz vibra­­harpist well known to the Southland community, celebrated his birthday by giving a concert featuring the Tommy Vig Quintet at Charlie O’s, the intimate L.A. jazz club at 13725 Victory Blvd. in Van Nuys. With him appeared: his wife Mia on vocals, Roger Lee, drums; John Gianelli, bass; and Dave Mackay, piano. As his friends have known for years, Tommy’s birthday coin­cides with France’s national holiday, the so-called "Bastille Day", July 14th. He likes to joke about it, adding to the invitation things like the following: July 14th. He likes to joke about it, adding to the invitation things like the following: "Due to an unfortunate previous engagement, Louis XVI will not be attending." (The "previous engagement" was, of course, with the guillotine...) "If you want fireworks, they start at noon, our time, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, where they have celebrated Tommy’s birthday since 1789, and in a very distinguished fashion at that..." Yes, there are two things no one can beat Tommy at: making great music and making hilarious jokes. About the music: Tommy was honored by the Los Angeles Jazz Society and his peers on April 7, 2002 at the Los Angeles Musicians Union Grand Ballroom. At the "VIBE SUMMIT IX", hosted by Mai Sands, Tommy received the "Vibraharpist’s Academy Award" as a "Vibraphone Virtuoso and Legendary Jazz Musician". Over 400 enthusiastic fans attended. Tommy, who started his carrier in music at a very early age (he was what they call a child prodigy) had worked over time with such great names as Artie Garfunkel, Chappy, Dean Mar­tin, Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, Jack Benny, Mel Brooks, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Tony Curtis and Woody Allen. His list of credits as film composer, big band leader and studio percussionist is very long. He participated in 1400 studio session in Hollywood, including two Academy Awards. I »LWL original work, Moment for ViSraharp, Piano and I Strings, was recently premiered with great success by the Las Vegas Youth Symphony Orchestra, Oscar Carrescia conducting, Tommy playing the solo. Recently Tommy has been exploring fields other than music. First he wrote his autobiography, and now he came out with a book about his patented invention, recognized by top scientists in the world. The book, entitled "How To Tell What Things Are Really Worth" is now available on Amazon.com and bookstores everywhere. Congratulations, Tommy, and Happy Birthday! Sorry we couldn’t make it, but we sent our birthday wishes - in thought - to you from Hungary, and the cake - in reality - from the Csar­das Restaurant. 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