Hungarians in the Civil War To honor the President who preserved the Union and freed the slaves, we used to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday as a separate holiday on February 12th.   In this February issue, Magyar News Online recalls “Lincoln’s Hungarian Heroes: the participation of Hungarians in the Civil War, 1861-1865”, as related by Edmund Vasvary, in a study published by the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America in 1939. The following information has been excerpted from that bi-lingual work.  See the full story...

American-Hungarian Community

Memories of the West End: A Conversation with Martha Matus Schipul From time to time I am fortunate enough to find a person who turns out to be a marvelous resource regarding life in the old West End Hungarian community of Bridgeport. Martha Matus Schipul is one of those special people, with whom I had the pleasure of chatting on a recent winter afternoon. She shared some very interesting memories of that time and that place to which many of our ancestors came as Hungarian immigrants.  See the full story... Robert Kranyik

Bridgeport’s West End As the interview above relates, the Hungarian section of Bridgeport, once a flourishing area, gave way to the march of time. This is how Margaret Fekete Csovanyos described it.  See the full story... Margaret Fekete Csovanyos

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Hungary Today

Pix1 BRIDGES OF BUDAPEST – Megyeri híd The famous bridges of Budapest are a defining feature of the capital, and offer a striking overview of bridge types and construction methodology.   Not only do they serve to connect the two halves of the City across the Danube River, but each one represents a different type of bridge, and a great deal can be learned by the layman about this branch of engineering and construction.            This is the first article in a series by Remy P. Papp, Professional Engineer, specializing in bridge design, who will describe each of those bridges from a professional point of view.  See the full story...

Magyar News Classics

NO BRIDGE TOO FAR The original was printed in the October 2001 issue of the Magyar News See the full story...

Arts and Culture

Hungarian Mosaic 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...

Hungarians in Fairfield a Resounding Success A recent ten-week exhibition, Celebrating Our Cultural Legacies: Fairfield’s Hungarian Community, at the Fairfield (Connecticut) Museum and History Center, made a profound impact on local Hungarians as well as other residents of the area.  See the full story... Robert Kranyik

Snow Village Here in Connecticut, February can still bring lots of snow. Edit Zámbó's handcrafted village makes one feel the penetrating cold of a snowy winter day.  See the full story...

Hortobágyi palacsinta This delicious dish originated from Hortobágy, an area of the Great Plain of Hungary. Can be eaten as an appetizer, or as a main dish with soup and salad.  See the full story...

It's a Small World/Kicsi a Világ

Palacsinta…Crêpes…Panqueques… It’s a Small World! A favorite Hungarian dessert is palacsinta. But it is very versatile, and shows up in many other guises, at home and even abroad! Our own Judy Paolini describes a few of these in mouth-watering style.   See the full story... Judit Vasmatics Paolini

February Traditions Being an agricultural people, Hungarians were very observant of natural phenomena, especially those associated with certain dates in the calendar – for example, February 2nd, and February 24th.  See the full story...