Hungarian Heritage Review, 1986 (15. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-01-01 / 1. szám
12 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW JANUARY 1986 HUNGARIAN-CANADIAN GROUP DONATES BUST OF POET TO U OF T (Left to right) Professor George Bisztray of the Chair of Hungarian Studies at the University of Toronto; Frank Kerekes, Chairman of the Hungarian Independent Mutual Benefit Federation; Professor J. Browne, the Principal of Innis College at the University of Toronto; and Arthur Wilson, the President of the Student’s Society of Innis College unveil the bust of Andre Ady. A bust of Hungarian poet Endre Ady was unveiled in the quadrangle of U of T's Innis College. The bust, which is the work of sculptor Géza Csorba, has been donated to the University by the Hungarian Independent Mutual Benefit Federation. Endre Ady (1877-1919) was a poet, writer and journalist, who also wrote about Hungarian emigration to North America. His countrymen regarded Ady as the epitome of the artist with a sense of social responsibility because of his concern for the rights of the underprivileged. The artist, Géza Csorba (1892-1974), studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, and was a personal friend of Endre Ady. Csorba received the highest cultural award in Hungary, the Kossuth Prize in 1950, and the titles “Artist Emeritus” and Artist Laureate” in subsequent years. BECOME A MEMBER OF THE RÁKÓCZI FOUNDATION From the information we have provided in this newsletter, we are quite sure that you will agree that, instead of TALKING about doing something to help preserve our Hungarian heritage, we are DOING something constructive about it. You can help us to do even more by becoming a member of our organization. Memberships are now open to individuals, as well as Hungarian organizations of all kinds. Individual memberships are $50.00 a year, including a subscription to our official publication. Organizational memberships, including churches, are $100.00 a year. Make your check or money order payable to the Rákóczi Foundation-International and mail to: RÁKÓCZI FOUNDATION-INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box 2203 Union, New Jersey 07083 (Tel: 201-964-8464) IN CANADA, mail to the Rákóczi Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Station “L”, Toronto, Canada M6E-4Y4 (Tel: 416-922-2468) Charters to establish local chapters available Rákóczi-emlékérmet keresünk Az éremgyüjtők alte') — nemzetközi vonatkozásban is — megnyilvánuló nagy kérésiéire való tekintettel. — a Rákóczi Alapítvány — az airmak idején $100-ért kiarucítdt Rákóczi ezüst-emlékérmei $200-érl visszavásárolja. Cim: P.O. Box G7. — Sin. ,.L” — Toronto, Ont. M6E 4Y4 DR. LOUIS FÜR LECTURES IN CANADA Under the auspices of the Rákóczi Foundation, Dr. Louis Fur, the eminent Hungarian historian, presented several lectures in Toronto, the subject of which brought tears to the eyes of many in his audiences. Speaking about Hungary’s appalling casualties in World War II and urging that these war dead be not forgotten, Dr. Fur appeared first in the West Hall at the University of Toronto and, on the following day, at the Forest Hill Library. Dr. Louis Fur, who is a historian on the staff of the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture, is a well-known historical essayist. A graduate of and a former member of the faculty of the Louis Kossuth College in Debrecen, he has also been on the staff of the Archival Library of the Hungarian Reformed Church. The Rákóczi Foundation has, and will be sponsoring this year, a series of lectures by visiting professors from Hungary. 1986 RÁKÓCZI MEMORIAL TOUR SCHEDULED The Rákóczi Foundation (Canada) and the Rákóczi Foundation-International (USA) will be sponsoring a Rákóczi Memorial Tour in the Fall of 1986. Featuring a one-week tour of sites in Czechoslovakia connected with the life of Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II, the trip is an optional selection of the Second Annual Historical Tour of Hungary announced by the Hungarian Heritage Review in this issue (see page 10). Readers interested in learning more about this unusual tour should write to (in Canada): Rákóczi Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Station “L”, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E-4Y4 (Tel: 416-922-2468), or (in the USA): Rákóczi Foundation-International, P.O. Box 2203, Union, New Jersey 07083 (Tel: 201-964-8464). Travel arrangements for Canadian participants in the tour will be handled by the Rudolf Travel Service, Ltd. and in the United States by Fugazy International T ravel.
