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Plan Ahead to Attend the 49th Hungarian Congress in 2009
Jöjjön a XLIX. Magyar Kongresszusra!

The 49th Hungarian Congress is organized by the Hungarian Association

It is the largest and most comprehensive Hungarian conference event
outside of Hungary dealing with a spectrum of topics of interest about Hungary.

November 27 - 29, 2009

U.S. Thanksgiving weekend

Magyar Bál szombaton este ‒ Black Tie "Magyar Ball"
Saturday evening November 28, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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49th HUNGARIAN CONGRESS NEWS

Tájékoztató - Newsletter (May 2009)

2009 Hungarian Congress Program Flyers

Click on image of flyer to download PDF.

(More flyers coming soon.)

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Most készül összefoglaló a 48. Magyar Kongresszusról. Itt lehel megtalálni a 2008. Magyar Kongresszus program anyagokat és tájékoztatókat az előadókról.

We are preparing a summary of the 48th Hungarian Congress that will appear here in the coming weeks. You an access the archive of Congress program, as well as flyers about the speakers and presentations at this link -  Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2008

Megmaradásunk kulcsai: vallásunk és kultúránk megőrzése

Hungarian Congress 2007 - videos online (more videos also listed on page)

KÜLDETÉS / MISSION:

A Magyar Társaság küldetése:

A Magyar Társaság kulturális szervezet magyar véreink összefogása céljából. A Magyar Társaság erősen folytatni kívánja 50+ éves célkitűzéseit, az emigrációban is tudatos magyarok legyünk, segítsük egymást minden vonalon, fogjunk össze, legyünk társadalmának vezető szellemi elitje.

Mission of the Hungarian Association:

The Hungarian Association is a cultural organization that exists to bring together Hungarians around the world to help perpetuate the Hungarian culture and language through educational events, programs and publications. The Hungarian Association sponsors an annual Hungarian Congress, supports the publication of an annual book collecting together presentations given at the Hungarian Congress as well as other articles of interest, brings together and recognizes the work of outstanding Hungarians in the Árpád Academy, and performs many other activities in pursuit of this mission. Officers and Board - Vezérkari tagok

Krónika - The Chronicles of the Hungarian Congress:

For 47 consecutive years, the Hungarian Association has published an annual book which encompasses the proceedings of the annual congress of the Hungarian scientific, literary and artistic association and includes papers presented by Hungarian scientists, writers and artists in the Western world. For 42 years, it has also served as the annual yearly journal of the Árpád Academy, which is the professional honorary society representing distinguished Hungarians in the Western world. In addition, the book contains material of interest and relevance to the purpose of the Hungarian Association and related to the topics of the Hungarian Congress. A large number of photos are also included in books published in at least the last decade. Typically, it is published in the range of 288 to 320 pages in a fine red bound edition with gold imprint.

This series uniquely chronicles the thinking of Hungarians outside of Hungary in this half century timespan and is thus a truly singular and invaluable resource for understanding the Hungarian experience in the diaspora. It was edited until 1995, for 34 consecutive years, by Professor Dr. Ferenc Somogyi, and since then by Lél F. Somogyi.

Krónika XLVII, representing the Hungarian Congress held in November 2007, has been published and is available directly from the Hungarian Association
(for US $20.00 inclusive of shipping in the USA, and for US $25.00 inclusive of shipping elsewhere in the world.)

The Table of Contents for Krónika XLVII can be viewed at this link.

SELECTED ARTICLES:

How to Type in Hungarian (or any foreign language) on your Windows PC
by Lél F. Somogyi

The detailed instructions for turning on Hungarian language support on your PC are here.

Multilanguage support is available FREE under all versions of Microsoft Windows.
All you have to do is turn it on and know how to use it.

Changing Attitudes: Raising Children in a Dual Culture
by Judit and Pál Szentkirályi (reprinted by permission of the authors)

This article on raising children in a dual culture gives insight, information and useful tips on raising children in a bilingual environment, giving solid reasons for early muliple language training, and spells out clearly defined benefits.  It dispels common myths about bilingualism and gives facts based on the latest research. It serves as a useful resource for families trying to understand and explain the benefits of encouraging the nurturing of multiple cultures and languages. It was originally published by the authors in August 2006 and is reprinted here with their permission. Copyright © 2006 by the authors. The article can be downloaded as a Word document from www.clevelandcserkesz.org  -- Lél F. Somogyi, editor

Papi Through My Eyes: RECOLLECTIONS BY A SON OF WASS ALBERT

by Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege, US Army Retired (reprinted by permission of the author)

Here is the full text in PDF form of "Papi Through My Eyes: Recollections by a Son of Wass Albert," a nearly 60 page English language article by Huba Wass de Czege prompted by his participation in the XLVII Hungarian Congress in Cleveland, OH in November, 2007.  In it, he writes: "This English version is prompted by my participation in the XLVII Hungarian American Congress in Cleveland, Ohio on 23 and 24 November 2007, which was to a great extent dedicated to commemorating my father’s work in America in behalf of the Hungarians left behind the Iron Curtain. This work is to satisfy an immediate, and sincere interest in Papi’s life, and how we viewed his life and work within the Hungarian American community." And in a letter to Dr. John Nádas, President of the Hungarian Association, he wrote: "You may find it useful to circulate this among the interested Hungarians in America to inform them better of our relationship to our father and to counter the false stories circulating. I think many of the people who were present at the Congress would read it." -- Lél F. Somogyi, editor

LINKS OF INTEREST:
(not in any particular order)

WEBFORDITAS - http://www.webforditas.hu/

Fordítóprogram a magyar nyelv és 33 másik nyelv között fordít.  A MorphoLogic ingyenes nyelvészeti szolgáltatásokat nyújt: szövegfordítás, weblapfordítás, szótárak, helyesírás, többnyelvű keresés és mondatelemzés.

Google Magyarországi hírek - http://news.google.com/news?ned=hu_hu

Keressen és tallózzon 200 hírforrás folyamatosan frissített hírei között.

Google Translate - http://translate.google.com/translate_t

You might find this new tool by Google to be helpful in quickly doing readable translations between various supported language pairs. Since some languages that are used in countries Hungarian minorities live in are already supported, it will be a useful tool for more easily reading and understanding news items or published works in those languages. Hungarian is not yet supported as one of the languages.

Hungarian Cultural Garden - A Garden of Peace and Culture

It was 70 years ago, in 1938, that the Hungarian Cultural Garden was officially and formally dedicated as one of the largest cultural gardens in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The Hungarian community held rededication ceremonies for the Hungarian Cultural Garden on August 24, 2008. Efforts are continuing to renovate the garden and restore it to its original grandeur. (The Hungarian Association is a sponsoring organization)

Hungarian Heritage Museum of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society

The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society's mission is to preserve Hungarian  culture and the experience of Hungarians in Northeast Ohio, so that others, now and in the future, can draw upon its collection for education, inspiration, and enrichment.  To carry out its mission, the Society operates a museum and a library as a center for Hungarian historical, cultural and artistic exhibitions, and sponsors educational and research activities.

HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICANS IN CLEVELAND

With reference to Hungarian Association founding.

Magyar Baráti Közösség - Hungarian Communion of Friends

Archívum anyagok
ITT-OTT Kalendárium 2004-2009 (online books)

American Hungarian Federation (AHF)

Hungarian Community blog on the Plain Dealer's cleveland.com

ClevelandMagyar.org - A community forum

This website serves the information and communication needs of the community of individuals with Hungarian roots. It is intended to use the most effective internet resources to draw the community together through free and open forums for the expression and exchange of ideas, news and events of interest, and helping create electronic bridges to communities and businesses in Hungary.

The Gulyás Pot - An online Community for Hungarian Americans

Sponsored by the Hungarian American Coalition and Lauer Learning. From the website's About: In the Gulyas Pot, you will find community and educational resources, information on local Hungarian American history and a chance to network. Grab a spoon or fork and dive in! Like gulyas, the gulyas pot is made up of many different ingredients and is only as good as the time and care the cook puts into it.

The Hungarian Girl

          Blogsite in Canada all about Central and Eastern European food topics 

Hungarian American Coalition

Cleveland Hungarian Scouts

Troop news and information

Oath and Inaugural Address of President Barack Obama

Video and full text

ARCHIVE OF PRIOR YEARS:

Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2008

Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2007

Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2006

Additional archives will me made available here in the future.

CONTACT:

Telephone:

English & Hungarian language information: (216) 651-4929 (Vali), (440) 843-3970 (Lél), (216) 521-7183, or (216) 228-4089

 

Postal address:

Hungarian Association, P.O. Box 771066, Lakewood, OH 44107

 

Electronic mail - e-mail:

For specific questions about the Hungarian Association or comments to about the website, please send
an email to Lél F. Somogyi at lelsomogyi@hungarianassociation.com

General Information: magyartarsasag@nadas.org

The Hungarian Association website is published by Lél Somogyi. Some material, including articles and photos, appearing on this website is reproduced under "fair use" terms for the purpose of public education. No pages on this website may be reproduced in their entirety without permission from the Hungarian Association, but your links are appreciated.

The Hungarian Association website is best viewed at a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 using Microsoft Internet Explorer.