Mon, Sep 08, 2008

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Facing Death:The Bloody Court of Pozsony

 

Thirty Hungarian Reformed ministers were ransomed from slavery in Neapolitan ships on 11 February 1676, by Dutch admiral Michael de Ruyter, for a huge sum raised by Protestants in western Europe. Their story is reflected in a plaintive hymn, “Lift thy head, O Zion, weeping.”  The historian, Reformed bishop Imre Ravasz tells about it.
 
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Reformed Bishop Imre Ravasz

American-Hungarian Community

Course on Hungary
to be offered at the Fairfield, Connecticut Senior Center.
 
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Hungary’s Melinda Czink Takes On The World’s Best
Hungary’s Melinda Czink Takes On The World’s Best
During the week of July 21, Melinda Czink of Hungary showcased her marvelously athletic tennis choreography at the East West Bank Classic. See the full story...
WILLIAM T. TOMCSANYI

ÉLŐ ZENE – TÁNC - TOMBOLA és VACSORA

The Hungarian American Club of Danbury, Inc. invites you to attend the Szüreti Bál on
4 October 2008.

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Hungary Today

Hungarian Hybrid Cars See the full story...
Barnabás Honeczy

Playing with Hungarian Numbers
Strange as it may be people in Hungary have some bad news about some houses they have to live in. Naturally in the foreground we find those in the low income groups who can’t afford an acceptable level. Then there are other interesting statistics. See the full story...
Joseph F. Balogh

Arts and Culture

Hungarian School
The Magyar Studies of America, Inc. a nonprofit organization
is offering free instruction for students ages 5 and up and for all adults.
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Course on Hungary
Course on Hungary to be Offered at the Fairfield, Connecticut Senior Center  See the full story...

Who Are We?
It is next to impossible to find a Hungarian who does not have other nationalities among his/her ancestors. As an example, read what Bob Kranyik has found in his ancestry.
 
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Robert Kranyik

Hungarian Movies at Home
Hungarian Movies at Home
Back a couple of decades ago, here on the East coast, we used to show Hungarian movies. Then we ran out of possibilities. Now, just by accident, I came across a new possibility. In California there is a company that offers hundreds of them. See the full story...
Joseph Balogh

Marha (beef) pörkölt recipe
Now that the cool weather is coming, I am sure we all would enjoy a good hearty beef pörkölt over nokedli.
You may use pork or veal instead of beef, but my brother-in-law swears pörkölt starts and ends with beef.
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It's a Small World/Kicsi a Világ

Kicsi a világ!

Acoma Pueblo - typical houses
Kicsi a világ!
We know Hungarians can be found in the strangest places. But to find Hungarian traces in the Southwest desert of the United States???
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Erika Papp Faber

Did you know...

Pope Callixtus III.
Did you know...
why church bells are rung at noon? The reason for this characteristic sound of the Hungarian countryside even today goes back over 500 years…
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