Fri, Sep 03, 2010

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Farewell to the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi

Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi
Farewell to the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi
The Rt. Rev. Dr. John Bütösi, Bishop Emeritus of Calvin Synod, United Church of Christ, went home to the Lord on July 12, 2010. This is a farewell by Rev. Dr. Alexander Havadtoy.   
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Dr. Alexander Havadtoy

American-Hungarian Community

The Hungarian Component of the Swim Across the Sound
On August 7, 2010, our Fairfield Sports Correspondent Józsi Miklós  was at Captain’s Cove, Bridgeport, to greet one of the Hungarian-American youths who participated in the 23rd SWIM Across the Sound. 
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Erika Papp Faber

O, to Have Been a Child in Davenport, Iowa!
O, to Have Been a Child in Davenport, Iowa!
There is a park in Davenport, Iowa, named for a Hungarian entrepreneur of the 19th century. It was turned into a child’s paradise in the 1950’s. 
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Erika Papp Faber

Our Sponsors
Please click on "See the full story" to see our other Sponsors.  We thank them all for their sponsorship and support of Magyar News Online!  And we thank you for patronizing their businesses!
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Hungarian School
It is September again and like everyplace else it is time to register for the Hungarian School. See the full story...
Zsuzsa Lengyel

Bake Sale
Magyar Studies of America will hold a bake sale to help a family who fell on hard times. See the full story...
Zsuzsa Lengyel

Hungary Today

My vacation during the flood in Hungary, 2010

Gerence-Cuha flooded Bakonybél
My vacation during the flood in Hungary, 2010
We have heard about the devastating floods that struck Hungary this past spring.  Our own webmaster, Karolina Szabo, was in Hungary at the time.  This is her eyewitness account of the national disaster. 
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Karolina Szabo

1838: Another Historic Flood

Szent Rókus Kórház Templom - nyíl jelzi a víz magasságát. Arrow indicates flood level of 1838
1838: Another Historic Flood

According to statistics, devastating floods occur in Hungary approximately every 200 years. The last previous such flood destroyed a great part of Buda and Pest, and of other parts of the country in1838.

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Flood Disaster Relief
The waters may have subsided, but the need for assistance continues. Please remember the needy whose lives have been seriously disrupted. The American Hungarian Foundation continues to receive donations to help.
 
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New Hungarian Treasure - Conductive Education

Zsuzsi Deer receiving her diploma from Dr. Hári Mária in 1988
New Hungarian Treasure - Conductive Education
Conductive Education, developed in Hungary by Dr. Pető András, is helping many children with conditions caused by brain damage, such as cerebral palsy. Zsuzsa Deer trained at the Pető Institute in Budapest, and at St. Vincent’s in Bridgeport. Here she describes the method used to help these children. 
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Zsuzsanna Deer

Park Out of the Way!
An ultra-modern underground parking system has just been installed in front of the Bazilika in Budapest. Here is a description by our Editor and Publisher Emeritus, Joseph F. Balogh.
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Joseph F. Balogh

Magyar News Classics

"My Life in Spinach Green"
The original article was printed in the 2000 September issue of the Magyar News See the full story...

Arts and Culture

Captain’s Cove Festival
Captain’s Cove Festival
During the 1980's Claudia and Joseph Balogh wrote, edited and presented an informative radio series in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area as part of the weekly program featuring Rózsika és László, very well known and respected Hungarian musicians.  The Hungarian Mosaic focused on a variety of topics of interest to Hungarian Americans and we are pleased to present another of these topics. See the full story...

Welcome Back, Sr. Nemeth!

Sr. Nemeth
Welcome Back, Sr. Nemeth!
We are happy to note that Sister M. Edith Nemeth is mounting a new exhibit this September. Because of her health problems, the Penn View Art Center, which she had founded and which had displayed her varied talents, had to close in 2007, and was demolished. We wish Sister Nemeth the best of health and continued joy in her art!  
 
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Down in Villa Park
Many remember the lovely illustrated book Down In Villa Park. A second edition will be off the press soon. 
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Mystery Cards |
Mystery Cards
Could you help us unravel a mystery? 
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Rakott burgonya/Hungarian scalloped potatoes
Recipe for a hearty and satisfying meal.
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50 Magyar Kongresszus

"Mások legyünk, vagy Magyarok? Ez a kérdés, válasszatok!"

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It's a Small World/Kicsi a Világ

Kicsi a világ!
You can find Hungarians everywhere!
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Peter Lengyel

Did you know...
In World War II, the first Hungarian sacrifice of major proportions occurred at the Don River in Russia, in 1942-43, in a war not of their own making.
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