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[*]INVITATION: June 16, 2009, Washington, DC: Bishop
Laszlo Tokes awarded Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom: Victims of Communism
Memorial. A FULL DAY PROGRAM
[*]INVITATION:
June 10, 2009, Washington, DC: Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill on the
Obama / Medvedev Summit
[*]The 89th Anniversary of Hungary's Dismemberment... AHF Remembers
Trianon
[*]Globális Egyesülés: a Református Világközösség / Global Unity:
Hungarian Reformed Churches Unite
[*]The American Hungarian Federation
Participates in White House Meeting
[*]1956 National Memorial - A call for support
and donations to finally have a fitting national memorial in the
nation's
capital!
Additional Features
[*]Looking Back: AHF History
[*]Featured Member
[*]Featured Article
[*]Corporate Sponsor
[*]Upcoming Events
[*]AHF / Amazon Store - Buy Online!
[*]This Month's Famous Hungarian
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AHF eNews Archive
6/4/2009 - The 89th Anniversary
of Hungary's Dismemberment... AHF Remembers Trianon. The statement reads,
"Trianon is not a relic of the past to be ignored. As several recent
publications astutely suggest, Trianon, as part of a blunder of a massive
scale, had far-reaching consequences that are still with us today and continue
to affect both the lives of the Hungarian historical communities found
in
states neighboring Hungary and the region." [read more]
5/22/2009 - Globális egyesülés – A Kárpát-medencei egység után
jövőre megalakul a Református Világközösség / "Global Unity:" Hungarian
Reformed Churches Unite... On May 22, 2009 the Reformed Churches in the
Carpathian Basin expressed their unity by accepting a common constitution.
This is an tremendously symbolic action uniting Hungarian communities
throughou
t the Carpathian Basin for the first time since Trianon.
On a related note, the Budapest – Pannonhalma Magtár Művészet
i Alapítvány is publishing a new leather-bound edition of the Vizsoly Bible
with an accompanying DVD. [read more]
4/25/2009 - The American Hungarian Federation
Participates in White House Meeting... On April 24, 2009, the Central
and East European Coalition (CEEC) met with Jeffrey M. Hovenier, Director
for
Central and Eastern Europe, National Security Council, and Katherine M.
Helgerson, Director for Southeast European Affairs, National Security Council.
[read more]
Continuing
News: AHF continues call for support of a 1956 Statue
for the Nation's Capital...AHF's 1956 Commemoration Committee
is seeking your help to erect a statue in Washington, D.C. devoted
to the heroes of the Hungarian Revolution. The AHF plan calls
for
an actual-size statue to be placed prominently in Washington while
we raise funds for its bronze replacement. Seen here with his
prototype
design is renowned sculptor Gyuri Hollosy, who was responsible
for
the Boston Liberty Square memorial. At the recent Capitol Reception
honoring 1848, Congressman Tom Lantos mentioned his intent to
place
a 1956 memorial in Washington. We must ensure this remarkable
design
is selected! [read
more]
AHF Store
on
Buy ALL your books, videos, electronics and other gifts on AHF's
Amazon Store. It costs nothing extra to you, but Amazon contributes
a small percentage to AHF. The AHF store features books and
articles
written by AHF members on both our main
site and our 1956
Portal for publications devoted to 1956.
The latest member books added:
Lapossy,
Susanna (Zsuzsanna):
Life
Behind the Iron Curtain. [Read
more] about the book or purchase the book on
Simon,
Paul M: "The Old lady and the Fawn," the first
bilingual edition of "Öreg néne ozikéje"
(Hungarian)
Order now at Simpa
Books
Professor
Peter Hargitai's Daughter
of the Revolution: A Novel (2006 - A story of a brave freedom
fighter - a 14 year-old girl)
[read more]
Rebecca
McEldowney's "Soul of Flesh: A Novel of the 1956 Hungarian
Revolution" [read
more]
Dr.
Katalin Kadar Lynn's "Tibor Eckhardt in His Own Words:
An Autobiography" [read
more]
AHF Thanks these Sponsors:
The
Zala Springs Resort
Hungary's Zala Springs Resort is Hungary’s first master
planned and biggest golf and thermal spa resort community, which
is
unique both in Hungary and in Central Europe.
[read
more]
Author
Susanna (Zsuzsanna) Lápossy is a Freedom Circle Member of the
American Hungarian Federation. Her book, the first part of
a trilogy entitled "Life behind the iron curtain" contains
lesser-known facts about 20th century Hungary as seen through a
middle-class
family.
[Read
more]
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INVITATION
June 16, 2009, Washington, DC: Laszlo Tokes awarded Truman-Reagan Medal
of
Freedom: Victims of Communism Memorial, Wreath Laying Ceremony, and Reception.
A FULL-DAY PROGRAM [read more]
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INVITATION
June 10, 2009, Washington, DC: Policy Seminar on the Obama / Medvedev
Summit to be held on Capitol Hill...The American Hungarian Federation
on
behalf of the
Central and East European Coalition
Invites you to a policy seminar: “Security in Central and Eastern
Europe
on the Eve of the Obama/Medvedev Summit” [read more]
Looking
Back... AHF History
The Kossuth Bust in the United States Capitol..."The spirit of our
age
is
Democracy. All for the people and all by the people. Nothing about the
people, without the people. That is Democracy, and that is the ruling
tendency
of the spirit of our age." - Louis Kossuth, spoken before the Ohio State
Legislature, February 16, 1852, more than a decade before Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address. Kossuth was the leader of the 1848-1849 Hungarian War of Liberation
against Austria commemorated on March 1
5th, Hungarian National Day.
To celebrate and commemorate the friendship and shared values between
the
people of the United States and those of Hungarian descent, the American
Hungarian Federation commissioned a bronze bust of Lajos Kossuth and offered
it to U.S. Congress.
[read more]
Featured Books and Articles
AHF has begun featuring articles written by distinguished AHF members.
AHF encourages all members to submit scholarly essays, books, and other
materials which will be featured on our Publications page. 1956 Revolution-rela
t
ed materials are featured on www.hungary1956.com
The current selection is Banjin, the latest novel by acclaimed Emmy
nominated cinematographer Andrew Laszlo... One reader wote: "BANJIN picks
up
more than 200 years after Shogun. The year is 1843. Another shipwreck.
A
Japanese boy, Masahiro, is blown in storm away from his village to a
desolate
island, rescued by American whalers and brought to New Bedford, Massachusetts
in a voyage that would make Conrad, Melvill
e or Dana proud. As John Mong, the boy is well educated at Exeter, advises
Congress, goes back to sea, joins the Gold Rush in California, and returns
home to Japan. He becomes Lord Tanaka Masahiro, and helps open Japan
to
the
west as a leading character in the Meiji Restoration.
There's enough action, intrigue, passion and character development
to
fill a half-dozen regular novels or Hollywood movies."
[read more and buy it!]
Cultural
News and Upcoming Events
To announce a Hungarian cultural event, please contact
the AHF Cultural Affairs Committee,
Zoltan Bagdy, Chair and see all [cultural news]
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March 20-July 5, 2009:
Washington, D.C.
Hungarian Women Photographers,
1910-1946
The National Museum of Women in the Arts hosts an exhibit of Hungarian
women photographers, during the 1910-1946 period. The exhibition explores
the
career of women photographers, from those who often filled the positions
of
male photographers who joined military service to those who dedicated their
work to the pursuit of social justice by disseminating images of the poor
during the economic crisis of the 1920’s. The museum is located
at
1250
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC; telephone 202 783-5000. [read more]
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Pittsburgh PA, July 18, 2009:
William Penn Association Annual Scholarship Golf Outing...The Annual Golf
Tournament is one of the most eagerly anticipated fraternal events sponsored
each year by the Association.
[More Information]
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Rockwood, PA, August 2–8 2009: Hungarian Heritage Week - William
Penn
Association...As part of our commitment to promoting our Hungarian heritage,
the Association sponsors a week-long Hungarian Language Camp each summer
at
Penn Scenic View. Each camp offers language instruction on two levels,
beginner and intermediate, and is limited to a total of 25 students.
[More Information]
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Rockwood, PA - September 12, 2009: William Penn Annual Fraternal Fest...The
Annual Picnic is one of the Association's newest, fastest growing Hungarian
fraternal events. Hundreds, and even thousands, of our members and guests
from
across the country gather for a day of Hungarian fellowship at Penn Scenic
View
in Rockwood, PA. Each year we prepare a special Hungarian menu but one
thing
that remains constant is that each year everyone enjoys good Hungarian
food,
music and dancing.
[More Information]
AHF
Member News
Featured
Member:
Andrew Laszlo was born László András on January 12, 1926 in Pápa,
Hungary... His education in one of Hungary’s best private schools
was
interrupted by the German occupation of Hungary on March 19, 1944. Shortly
after, Mr. Laszlo was conscripted into a forced labor unit of the Hungarian
Army. He escaped twice and was recaptured and transported to the Bergen-Belse
n
Concentration Camp in Germany, and from there to the Theresienstadt Concentra
t
ion Camp in Czechoslovakia. Having survived the camps but losing his
family,
he immigrated to the United States on January 17, 1947. He was the first
person drafted from New York City during the Kore
an War and spent two years in the United States Army Signal Corps as
a
combat cameraman with the rank of Sergeant.
After being honorably discharged from the service he eventually
established himself as a cinematographer and rose to prominence as one
of
Hollywood’s top cinematographers. His career in film and television
spans nearly fifty years, from the original “PHIL SILVERS SHOW”
(Sgt. Bilko) to Walt Disney Pictures “NE
WSIES,” "RAMBO: First Blood," "POLTERGEIST II," and "STAR TREK V:
The
Final Frontier." Read more about him on [Featured Members]
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