Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-01-01 / 1. szám
^Íeíns ^uggeta CLEVELAND, OHIO - When the Hungarian community in Cleveland learned that there was a seven-months-old child in Hungary afflicted with a dangerous heart defect and desparately in need of surgery, they raised $13,000 to bring little Roland Somlai over from Hungary to undergo corrective surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital. The son of László Somlai and Dr. Agnes Szondy, little Roland came through the delicate operation just fine and has already returned home with his parents. However, the total cost of the generous humanitarian gesture made by the Hungarian community in Cleveland exceeds the amount of money contributed to the fund established for the purpose. More money is needed with which to pay the balance of the amount still owed. So, please send your contribution to the: West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, 15300 Puritas Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44135. Dr. Agnes Szondy holds her son, Roland Somlai, as they leave Cleveland Clinic Hospital. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Slow ly, but surely, the Hungarian Heritage Review is traveling around the world and becoming known! In the October 1986 issue of the “Hungarian Observer” (Official Journal of the Hungarian Institute in Melbourne), for example, is featured a reprint of our article on “The Immortal Ferenc Liszt”. Edited by Dr. Anthony Endrey, the author of “Hungarian History” and other works, copies of his “Hungarian Observer” can be obtained by writing to him at: Carpathian Press, Eastways Road, Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia 3959. The subscription price of this very interesting quarterly is $10.00 U.S. a year. MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY - When Paul and Louise Kolody read about a Pennsylvania firm which specializes in preparing wrestling pits filled with chocolate pudding, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, spaghetti, or jello, they came up with the bright idea of raising money for the Manville High School Band by staging a “Wrestling-in- Jello” match. About 30 teachers, including Dennis Sabo, the principal of Manville High School, got into the act. The end result of this Hungarian-inspired plunge into the wonderful world of Lime Jello was about $2,000, covering the cost of a brand new set of drums for the band, including a weekend trip to Wildwood to participate in a band competition. Incidentally, Principal Sabo took on Entrepreneur Paul Kolody in the jello-filled pit, but who won the match is still a mystery. Making bucks Hungarian-style for worthy causes is a wonder to behold! GLASSER, NEW JERSEY - Dennis Toth bought himself a whole town for $90,000 consisting of three dilapidated bungalows, a rundown post office, and a zip code number 07837. But now that he has become the sole proprietor of Glasser, New Jersey, in the Northwood section of Hopatcong Borough, he is scratching his head trying to figure out what to do with it. Maybe, he will change his burg’s name to “Budapest” and develop it into a haven for Hungarians wanting to get away from it all. A view of ‘downtown’ Glasser OSLO, NORWAY — From a “Diaspora- Hungarian" point of view, Dr. John Polanyi of Canada was not the only Hungarian-born to be awarded the Nobel! The other Hungarian-born recipient of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize was the author and human rights advocate Ehe Wiesel, who was not born in Romania as reported by the world press and international wire services. but in Transylvania, which makes him an “Erdelyi”-Hungarian. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - The 1987 Yearbook of the Catholic Hungarians' Sunday, edited by Fathers P. Kiss Barnabas and P. Ligeti Angelus, has recently been published and copies are available for $7.00 each (plus postage). To order a copy, write to: Catholic Publishing Company, Inc., P.O. Box 2464, Youngstown, Ohio 44509. ^äumor (Horner (From the San Antonio Hungarian Association) 4 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW JANUARY 1987
