The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1984 (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1984-10-01 / 10-11. szám
I Very Reverend Julian Fuzer Reassigned to Detroit HUNGARIANS BID FAREWELL TO A BELOVED PASTOR — by -Joseph E. Horvath The Hungarian community of New Brunswick, N.J., and its environs was recently shaken up by the unexpected news that the Very Reverend Dr. Julian Fuzer, the beloved Pastor of the St. Ladislaus R.C. Church for the past 14 years and prime motivator behind an effort to achieve the canonization of Cardinal Mindszenty, was being reassigned to the Holy Cross Chuch in Detroit, Michigan. His replacement here will be the Reverend Matthew Kiss. Prior to his departure for Detroit, he was tendered a Testimonial Dinner by his parishioners. This emotional banquet was preceded by a Holy Mass of Thanksgiving co-celebrated by Father Fuzer and the Right Reverend Dr. László Irányi, the first American-Hungarian Catholic Bishop. A “BUILDING” PRIEST A graduate of the Jesuit College in Pecs, Hungary, Father Fuzer entered the Franciscan Order in 1933. Six years later, he was sent to Rome to continue his theological studies at the Gregorian University. Ordained in 1941, he received his doctorate in sociology in 1946 and then came to the United States. Here, he was appointed to pastoral ministries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Roebling, New Jersey. In 1950, he was appointed Delegate Provincial of Hungarian Franciscans in the United States; in 1954, he built the Franciscan Retreat House in DeWitt, Michigan, and, in 1956, the Holy Assumption School in Roebling, New Jersey. After becoming the Retreat Master of the Franciscan Retreat House in DeWitt (1960), he built an addition to the facility. In 1970, he was reassigned as Pastor of the St. Ladislaus R.C. Church in New Brunswick where, true to form, he proceded to renovate his Church in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Liturgical Constitution adopted by the Vatican Council. It is now an architectural gem. THREE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS PASTORATE One of the three highlights of his Pastorate in New Brunswick was when the late Cardinal Mindszenty arrived and rededicated the renovated St. Ladislaus R.C. Church before an audience of more than 10,000 people. Three years after this unforgettable ceremony, a bronze statue of Cardinal Mindszenty by Ferenc Varga of Delray Beach, Florida, which was paid for by donations from local Hungarians and various organizations, was unveiled on “Mindszenty Square” by Governor Brendan T. Byrne. It stands in a little Andrew Schally (Nobel prize for Medicine, 1977). The American scientist, the son of Hungarian parents, often visits Hungary where he also maintains close relations with a number of research centres. The wife of Paul Dirac, who obtained the Nobel prize for Physics in 1933, is also Hungarian, she is a sister of Eugene Wigner. Róbert Bárány M. D. 1876—1936, was given the Nobel prize for Medicine in 1914 for work on the physiology and pathology of the organ of equilibrium. György Békésy, a physicist, 1899— 1972 was awarded the Nobel prize for Medicine in 1961 for exploring the mechanism of hearing. Dennis (Dénes) Gábor, an engineer, (1900—1979) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1971 for the develoDment of holography. Albert Szent-Györgyi, a biochemist, born in 1893, was awarded the Nobel prize for Medicine in park right next to the Church. “It was a moment in time and my life that I will never forget,” said Father Fuzer, “and it is one of the three memorable highlights of my Pastorate. The others are the day I paid off a $350,000 obligation of my Church and when I completed the renovation of our school and the upgrading of its curriculum.” HARD TO LEAVE HIS PARISH Father Fuzer did not find it easy to leave New Brunswick. “It is very difficult for me to part from this Church, its Hungarian parishioners, and its school,” he said, “I do hope and pray, however, that the members of the St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church will cooperate with their new Pastor, will help to keep the school in existence, and will continue to foster their Hungarian heritage. Above all, I ask them, one and all, to keep the Faith!” New Brunswick’s loss will be Detroit’s gain!-Father Fuzer is a subscriber to this magazine since its beginning-we pray for God’s blessings on him and on his new pastorate.-editor 1937 for the isolation of Vitamin C. Eugene (Jenő) Wigner, a physicist, born in 1902, was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1961 for the development of the theory of the atomic nucleus and elementary particles. György Hevesy, a chemical engineer, (1885—1966), was awarded the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1943, for working out the technology of tracing radioactive isotopes. Though no one is entitled to question the decisions of the Nobel prize Committee one cannot help wondering why the names of two more world-famous Hungarian scientists, those of John von Neumann, the mathematician and founder of the theory of computers, and Leó Szilárd, the physicist, father of the theory of chainreactions are missing from the list. E. Z Page 6 Eighth Hungarian Tribe Nobel prize laureats Compared to the size of the population of the country, a more than fair number of Hungarian-born scientists won the Nobel prize; only one of them — Albert Szent- Györgyi — for work done in Hungary. György Hevesy, who was born in Hungary was awarded the Nobel prize as a citizen of Sweden, and the Hungarian origin of the others is also beyond doubt. They all have or had an excellent command of the Hungarian language, which is an occasion of joy whenever they visit their country of origin, which they do more and more frequently, seeing old friends and making new' ones w'hich is to the benefit of Hungarian intellectual life.
