This romantic poem dealing with spring in the old Tabán section of Buda was written by a homesick Transylvanian student who left his homeland following its takeover by the Rumanians after World War I. The Tabán was located below Buda Castle, and was inhabited by a mixture of nationalities, some of whom had been brought to Hungary by the Turks. In the 19th century it became the Bohemian quarter.  It was demolished in 1930 for city planning purposes.

Remy Papp

It’s hard to write an obituary notice when it is about your own brother. Remy was the person who had known me my whole life.  And now he is no longer there on the other end of the phone ...

Dr. Zsuzsanna Király

The observance, sponsored jointly by the Pannonia American-Hungarian Club and the United Church of Christ, was held on Sunday, March 13th at the upstairs church hall. Guest Speaker was Dr. Zsuzsanna Király, Leading Consul from New York.

One of the language options for using citibank’s ATMs is Hungarian!!  CITIBANK does business in more than 160 countries, including Hungary, and you would expect to see this in Budapest—but in Connecticut?  Caution, if you want to make a készpénzfelvétel (ready cash withdrawal), meg kell nyomni a helyes gombokat  (you will have to press the right buttons! 

The Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1848-49 was remembered in Hungary, the US and wherever Hungarians live – for example, in Transylvania. Perhaps the most evocative such commemoration occured at Nyergestető.

Although we don’t think of military service in connection with Count Széchenyi István, he had distinguished himself several times by his daring and his diplomatic sense.  This is the fourth in our series commemorating the ”greatest Hungarian” during the 225th anniversary year of his birth.  

Although some of the defensive walls have been taken down in the course of time, fortress churches still dot the landscape, especially in the area of Transylvania.  They are closely tied to the constant barbarous attacks Hungary had to endure as the ”Bastion of Europe”.

The plaque commemorates several thousand heroic defenders of Bánffyhunyad who died in Tatar invasions of 1241,1600 and 1661. 

Who would associate espresso with Hungary?

Believe it or not, the inventor of espresso, Francesco Illy (a.k.a. Illy Ferenc) was Hungarian. 

László Attila

This biannual international competition for trades is called WorldSkills and a young Hungarian cabinet-maker took home the gold medal in his trade in 2015.  

Hungarian is more than just a ”secret language”, it can also open doors like a secret key...