Magyar News, 2001. szeptember-2002. augusztus (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2002-01-01 / 5. szám
Amerikai Magyar Szó Magyar nyelvű Hetilap The “Amerikai Magyar Szó” a weekly Hungarian Newspaper is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. Established by imigrant workers from Hungary, covered our national and world-wide events in a language that the newcomers understood. It made life and assimilation to the new environment easier. It helped the new communities organize the Hungarian population, establish new churches and businesses. During the hard times it was a window on the people living in Hungary showing their situation, giving better understanding of what family members living there have to face every day. Today the Amerikai Magyar Szó fills all these expectations and speeds up fresh information with new technical possibilities. There are many older persons who even today would prefer getting the news in Hungarian. Also those who come these days to settle in America would appreciate it if they could receive the news in a language that they are familiar with. Give it consideration and order it: Amerikai Magyar Szó 130 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003 Telephone: 212-254-0397 FAX: 212 254-1584 Subscription for a year: S30.00 Louis Kossuth Monument in New Orleans, Louisiana Hungarians throughout the United States will be celebrating in 2002 the 150th anniversary of the visit to the U.S. of Louis Kossuth, leader of the 1848 revolution and Governor of Hungary. The city of New Orleans has given permission to celebrate this occasion with the erection of a granite block with a bronze commemorative plaque, the first one in the South. Kossuth spent six days from March 25 to April 1, 1852 in New Orleans. His speech given in front of the Qld City Hall, now called Gallier Hall, a national monument on Lafayette Square was held by 8,000 people. Kossuth, the champion of liberty , was enthusiastically received in a slave owning state. The site of the monument will be in Lafayette Square, close to the Benjamin Franklin and Henry Clay statues. Kossuth met Henry Clay and talked about him in his speech. The project initiators were Stephen J. Gergatz, MD, Honorary Hungarian Consul in Louisiana and Julianna Bika editor of the Western Newsletter who did the archival research. Sponsors of the project are Hungarians of Louisiana Inc. and Arpadhon Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association. Initial designs for the monument came from László Papp, AIA of Connecticut with final designs of the granite block and bronze plaque from Bertalan Andrasfalvy. His Excellency, Dr. Géza Jeszenszky, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the United States of America will be one of the guest speakers. Donations to this project are welcome and donors will be acknowledged in the program booklet for the ceremony planned for April 6, 2002. Please make checks out to HUNGARLA and send your tax deductible donation to: Dr. Anikó Vigh, Treasurer Hungarians of Louisiana. Inc. 407 Aurora Oaks Drive New Orleans, LA 70131 or Julianna Bika, Vice President Hungarians of Louisiana Inc. 21 Spinnaker Lane New Orleans, LA 70124 For further information: bikajuli@aol.com It started out with 25 attending, and by the third meeting it has more than doubled. Professional, or knowledgeable instructors teach. The goal is to introduce Hungarian and Viennese dances. The Club provides refreshments. The next meeting will be on January 11 and 25 IN the lower hall of the Calvin Church 901 Kings Highway, Fairfield starting at 7:30 PM. The Pannónia American Hungarian Club a couple of months ago decided to bring some of the Hungarian youth together. They organized a free dance school where the participants learn different dances and have a good time. It turned out to be working out very well. Jcin the dancers Page 2
