Magyar Herald, 1988 (1-4. szám)
1988 / 4. szám
4th QUARTER, 1988 MAGYAR HERALD Page 3 NEWS ABOUT OURSELVES Our New Magyar Club Officers — Know your Club Leaders — "~S L. I^UQAK ice President 0. W çt 1 1 jo1 Pennsylvania nigrated to Cleveland, Ohio in 1929. fs Parish School ligh School / 1 i J ( 1 lezaros and had three children: :al Estate Appraiser Attorney Elementary School Teacher ter of eight grandchildren in 1982, and remarried in 1985 satow. tain Manufacturing Company dry: Supervisor of Inspection Department Potato Chips: Salesman k’s Grocery Store: Meat Cutter s Realty Incorporated: President and Salesman dministration: Appraiser i U.S. Army: Basic Training in Coastal Artillery Wallace, Galveston, Texas. amp Edwards in Massachusetts Dverseas — Through North Africa to Corsica ed to Medical Battalion in Northern Italy tly discharged and returned to the U.S. N GARIANOLOGY l suggested for ;rs, a study of rst expression is »U Know” — as issue of the Ma- To be Magyar alk of Life”, uld be bi-monthly ,d be held at Judson meeting a phase of -•ioiogy would be discussed, . Historical Sources of the Magyar Nation, The Hungarian Character as a Reflection of its Ethnic Background, Hungarian Music, Hungarian Religious History, Hungarian Contribution to The Arts and Science: “Why does Hungary Produce So Many Geniuses?” These seminars would be in addition to the regular scheduled activities of the Club. Each meeting would be conducted by a specialist in the field being discussed. The format for the seminars would be an exchange of ideas between the leader and the practicipants rather than a formal lecture. So we may receive an indication of the interest in such a program, please call Elizabeth Kondorossy at 229-3151. The articles on Hungarianology will continue in each issue of the Magyar Herald. Elizabeth Davis Kondorossy Judson Manor #736 1890 East 107th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44106--------------------------------------------------Roots of The Hungarian Character Do you know a stubborn Hungarian? That strength of character was probably inherited from the early Magyar tribes who had to defend their chosen homeland in the Carpathian Basin. For 950 years, Hungary was a buffer nation wedged between the Northern and Southern Slavs, between the Empires of the East and the West, between the followers of Jesus and Mohammed, between the Orient and the Occident. Perhaps as the result of the numerous invasions from these unfriendly neighbors, the Magyar character is diverse in religious, political and social conformity. They inherited their organizing talent from the Turks, their emotional heroism and mercurial instability from Balto- Finnish ancestors, their artistic talents for literature, art, music, chess from their Caucasian heritage. These were the forces arising from their strategic location at the cross roads of history that molded the Hungarian nature into a dynamic, durable artist of survival. They were good soldiers when defending their homeland, but not inspired by aggressive campaigns beyond their borders. To them Honor is an obligation over-riding all other considerations. Their love of freedom and independence often hardens into rugged individualism which rejects guidance or discipline. When resistance to authoritarian rule is not possible, it takes the form of political satire. Hence, the great respect their citizenry holds for its poets who speak for them of their resistance to their unacceptable conditions of survival. Elizabeth Davis Kondorossy (Based on The Timeless Nation by Zoltán Bodolai and Transylvania by Louis C. Cornish.)
