Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2016 (28. évfolyam, 14-50. szám)

2016-09-09 / 35. szám

In Memóriám: Dr. August J. Molnár 1927-2016 Washington, DC - Members of the Hungarian American Coali­­tipn (Coalition) are deeply saddened to learn that Dr. August J. Molnár, Founding President of the American Hungarian Foundation of New Brunswick, NJ passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. He was 89 years old. Dr. August J. Molnár, the 2008 honoree of the Hungarian Ameri­can Coalition’s (Coalition) Annual Gala Dinner at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC Dr. Molnar’s father, August, immigrated to the United States in 1910 from Kissikátor, Hungary as did his mother, Mary, later. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1927, Prof. Molnár was a 1945 graduate of Charles F. Brush High School of Lynd­­hurst, Ohio. He received his undergraduate education at Elmhurst College (Illinois), and pursued graduate studies at University of Michigan, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Columbia University, and other Ameri­can universities, including Indiana University and Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey settling in New Brunswick in 1959. His professional career began at Elmhurst College (1952-1959), where he was chairman of the Depart­ment of Hungarian Studies and also assistant professor of history. From 1959-1965 as a member of the faculty of Rutgers-The State University, he was instrumental in developing a Hungarian studies program. There he also served as a project consultant in ethnic studies and as lecturer at the Rutgers School of Edu­cation. Thanks to his efforts, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey has established an Institute of Hungarian Studies. Beginning in 1961, Professor Molnár served as project consultant and Hungarian section member of the University of Pennsylvania/Yeshiva University survey of language resources in the United States. He was director for the Rutgers University Library/American Hungarian Foundation project supported by a grant from the New Jersey Committee for the Humanities. Earlier, he directed the project supported by The Rockefeller Foundation to catalog and microfilm the Edmund Vasvary Collection on Hungarians in America. Professor Molnár served as editor and author of numerous books and journal publications. He edited Hungarian Writers and Literature: Modern Novelist, Poets and Critics (1964, Rutgers University Press). He participated and lectured at national and international conferences, and worked with numerous associations which promote development and cultural ties between the U.S. and Hungary. In 2001 he was named chairman of the Board of Ethics, City of New Brunswick, NJ. In 2003 he was named by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to its Hungarian Council of Sciences. He was also an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ (Calvin Conference). In 2004, Elmhurst College honored him with the Doctor of Humane Letters degree, and the same year President Ferenc Mádl awarded him the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. In recognition for his five decades of service to our community, at its fourth annual gala dinner in 2008, the Coalition honored Dr. August J. Molnár, for his enduring contributions to preserving and promoting the Hungarian-American heritage. In 2011, the Board of the American Hungarian Foundation honored his work with the prestigious George Washington Award. Since 1955, Professor August J. Molnár served as the executive officer and president of the American Hungarian Foundation, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015. He retired in January 2015, becom­ing the vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation. Under his leadership the Foundation initiated and funded new academic programs of Hungarian studies, research and fellowships at numerous colleges and universities in America. Professor Molnár is predeceased by his wife of 43 years, Priscilla B. Arvay and his sister, Helen Leed­­ers. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, John and Karen Molnár of South Brunswick, NJ; his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine and Fabio Sapienza, of Littletown, CO; his sister, Irene Molnar-McKee of Tulsa, OK; and his four grandchildren: Jessica, Christopher and Shannon Molnár and Alessandro Lauro, and many nephews and nieces. A memorial service will take place in his honor; an announcement will be made. Memorial contributions can be made at Professor Molnar’s honor to the American Hungarian Founda­tion, PO Box 1084, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. For more information please contact Managing Director Melissa Katkó Pepin at director@ahfoundation.org . The Hungarian American community mourns the loss of this true Hungarian patriot, a long-time leader of the Hungarian community of New Brunswick, NJ and a genuinely good man. The Hungarian American Coalition is a nationwide non-profit organization that promotes public under­standing and awareness of Hungarian American issues. A ” 6.7. í*?ívf • DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. If 102 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 Spa, Hotel foglalások Kocsi bérlés Kedvezményes repülőjegy árak HAJÓUTAK BÁRHOVÁ A VILÁGON Hívják ZSUZSÁT TEL: (310) 652-5294 FAX: (310) 693-5320 1-888-532-0168 dunatravel@earthlink.net Advertise your business in the HÍRLAP\ widely read by the Hungarian community! Former Republican Congressman Praises Hungarian Goverment Writing on the conservative US news site Breitbart.com, Tom Tancredo, who represented Colorado in the US House of Representatives between 1999 and 2008, claims that Bill Clinton and the Obama admin­istration have branded Hungary undemocratic because they are opposed to its immigration poli­cies and argue that Hungary acted “very democratically” when it initiated a referendum on EU- imposed refugee quotas, set to take place on 2 October. “Hungary is one of the few Europeans governments which is allowing its citizens to themselves decide the nation’s immigration policy as opposed to global­ist bureaucrats from Brussels”, he claims, adding that “to a globalist like Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, the government of Hungary is acting undemocratically if it does not submit to the decisions of the ‘people’ of the ‘super-state,’ the European Union. To a globalist, Hun­gary’s borders are archaic fictions. Fortunately, the people of Hungary have not bowed to this arrogance”. Drawing a comparison between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the article quotes a statement by the Hungarian leader from February: “We want to import no crime, terrorism, homophobia or anti-Semi­tism to Hungary.” “In spite of opposition from the EU, Hungary has constructed a border fence, and contrary to the claims that these fences are impossible to create and will bankrupt the country, its 100 miles of fencing on the Serbian border cost approximately $100 million. The border wall in Hungary has been such a success they are extending it to the Croatian border”, the piece points out. While the former congresssman makes clear that he does not sup­port all of Hungary’s policies, he argues that “on the key issues of national sovereignty and border control, issues affecting its survival and the survival of all Western nations, it has admirably represented the interests of its citizens. Rather than attack Hungary as undemo­cratic for cracking down on unlawful refugees, Americans should look to them as an inspiration for how to adopt a truly democratic immigra­tion policy”. breitbart.com Túró Rudi: The Story Of a Hungarian Speciality The earliest form of Túró Rudi appeared in Russia under the name Cipók (Syrok meaning curd sack), a rectangular bar of curd, butter and fat mixed together, covered with dark chocolate coating. Its coat­ing is thinner and the filling is sweeter. It is widely acknowledged that Túró Rudi was based on it as design and production began after a study trip to the Soviet Union (presumably by Antal Deák). Sándor Klein, a teacher at the Budapest University of Technology, gave the product its name, which raised a bit of controversy as people thought the name was vulgar and had pornographic associations. But the name stayed, and throughout the 1970s, turned out to be very successful. Production moved from Budapest to Mátészalka and eventually grew to several additional factories throughout the 1980s. The history of the “Pöttyös” (’’Spotty”) Túró Rudi bar dates back to 1954, when a group of three dairy industry experts visited the Soviet Union for a two-week field trip, where they were shown the Soviet product that was the ancestor of the present-day Túró Rudi. In all prob­ability, this experience lent the idea to develop a product specially to suit Hungarian tastes. Practical tasks concerning the development of the product were assigned to Rudolf Mandeville, an overseer at a Budapest dairy plant who is often falsely believed to have inspired the bar’s name. Produc­tion began in Budapest in 1968, but was shortly moved to the country’s northeastern Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, where it remains until this day. Hungary’s trademark sweet cheese-and-.chocolate bar is com­posed of a thin outer coating of chocolate and an inner filling of “túró” (curd). The “Rudi” in the product name comes from the Hungarian “rúd”, which translates to rod or bar (and is also a nickname for the given name Rudolf). Túró Rudi can be made in different flavours and sizes, hungarytoday.hu FARMERS AUTO * HOME * LIFE Gets You Back Where You Belong 21st Century insurance customers % CALL & SAVE UP TO 18 ON YOUR HOMEOWNERS DIRECT * NO BROKER FEE Szeptember 9, 2016 CALL FOR FREE QUOTE igS 818 981-8424 Sokol Insurance Agency * Lie # 772323 AMERICAN Hungarian Journal The English Page of the Hírlap can serve as a bridge between the non-Hungarian-speaking members of the fam­ily and the community. Use it to bring people together! Subscribe to the Hírlap! 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