The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1985-07-01 / 7. szám
INTERNATIONAL CANCER CONGRESS IS SCHEDULED The International Union Against Cancer will hold its 14th Congress in Budapest in August 1986. The Congress meets every four years. The last convention was held in Seattle, Wash. The organizers selected Budapest in recognition for the achievements of the Hungarian scientists in the fields of oncology and cancer research. Dr. Karoly Lapis, professor at the Semmelweiss Medical University in Budapest has been elected to preside over the congress. ARTWORK OF A HUNGARIAN AMERICAN IN BUDAPEST The lobbies and parlors of the restored Hungarian State Operahouse are decorated with artworks of contemporary artists. The second floor lobby is converted into the museum of the operahouse. There are displayed the wood carvings of József Dómján of Tuxedo Park, N.Y. The world famous artist donated his art works to the museum. The wood carvings present motifs from Bartok’s opera “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle’’. /Washingtoni Krónika/ FROM SYDNEY HARRIS COLUMN Sydney Harris wrote “That one of the strangest anomalities of ‘prosperity’ is that the richest countries in the world have the lower percentage of home ownership, while the poorest nations have the highest”. Well, we do not agree with this statement, but we found it interesting enough to mention what else Harris “learned en route to looking up other things: Switzerland and West Germany, for instance, have only one-third of homes owner-occupied, while...in Hungary has 75% owner occupation ARE YOU PLANNING TO VISIT HUNGARY? There are useful information in The Kiplinger Washington Letter. “Review the $400 duty-free exemption rules...often misunderstood. To qualify, you must PERSONALLY bring the goods you’ve bought back home. Also, you may inlude only one liter of Liquor in your overall exemption. If you mail packages to yourself from overseas, you’ll have to pay duty. Gov’t has a brochure on this with sources for more specifics. No charge, from the U.S. Customs Service, Box 7407, Wash., D.C. 20044. Or order it by telephone, 202-566-8195. Ask for ‘Know Before You Go’ Page 6 4TH WORLD CONGRESS OF HUNGARIANS LIVING IN THE FREE WORLD The Hungarian Congress (Magyar Kongresszus) of Cleveland will be the host of the 4th World Congress to be held on November 27-December 1, 1985. The congress will coincide with the 25th Hungarian Meeting (Magyar Talalkozo). The program of the four-day congress is as follows: Nov. 27, press conference and agenda meeting. Nov. 28, official opening and social evening. Nov. 29 and 30, meetings, exhibitions and assemblies of Hungarian American organizations. Dec. 1, review and closing meetings. One of the main events of the congress is the traditional Hungarian Ball (Magyar Bal) to be held on Nov. 30. Detailed information can be obtained from Dr. Janos Nadas, 1450 Grace Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44107. Tel: 216-226-4089. /Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/ NEW ENDOWMENT FOR WORTHY PURPOSES The Magyar Tarsasag (Hungarian Society) of Cleveland iniciated a fund raise to establish an endowment of one million to support causes important to Hungarian Americans. The Tarsasag set aside $60,000 from its general fund to consitute the endowment. A committee will handle the principal and interests and the same will decide how the endowment will be used. /Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/ NEW HUNGARIAN PLAYS IN NEW YORK Dr. László Varga topped his last year success with two new comedies. One of the plays “Hazafele” (Going Home) was presented in the Kossuth - Hall. The other, “Varatlan Vendeg” (Unexpected Guest) was showed in the Feszek Klub. This one-act play was performed by only two actors. The “wife” was played by Anna Dukasz and the “dead husband” by Varga. He showed to be an excellent talent, performed in three roles; playwright, director and actor. /Független Magyar Hirszolgalat/ HUNGARIAN CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO The Hungarian Center, established 16 years ago by Rev. Ferenc Nimrod, extended an invitation to Hungarian Americans interested in Hungarian culture and social life. The Center is located in its own building in the “heart” of San Francisco. The Center has facilities to host festivities, literary recitations, art exhibitions, also to present performing arts and to hold dancing parties. The Center can be reached on the following address: Hungarian Center, 1052 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Telephone: 415-775-8416. /Chicago es Kornyéké/ NATIONALITY DAY Union town, Pennsylvania The streets of Uniontown, PA were swelled by throngs of people during the Memorial Day weekend celebrating their own ancestry and showing their cultural heritage in many ways. Among the many ethnic groups the Hungarians were represented by the Magyar Rózsás Dancers, whose members not only performed, but they also manned the Hungarian Booth. The strength of the group is Irene Orosz Mowers, her daughter Cynthia and her son Jeffrey. Other members of the group come from the Hungarian community of Uniontown, Brownsville and surrounding area. Mrs. Mowers broadcasted her Sunday morning Hungarian program from the Hungarian booth, The Eighth Tribe will feature an article on the Magyar Rózsás Dancers in one of the future issues. HUNGARIAN COOK BOOK in English-Attractive Covers $3.50 “ including Postage Bethlen Press, inc. P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 "This promotion won’t mean any more money, but I am going to give you first crack at the stenographer’s pool." Eighth Hungarian Tribe
