Plan now to attend the 48th Hungarian Congress
Jöjjön a XLVIII. Magyar Kongresszusra!

The 48th 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 -30, 2008

U.S. Thanksgiving weekend

Magyar Bál szombaton este — Black Tie "Magyar Ball" Saturday evening November 29, 2008 — 6:30 pm

at the Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre Hotel
(formerly Sheraton Cleveland City Center Hotel)
777 St. Clair Ave. Cleveland, Ohio,  44144 

Hungarian Association Newsletter/Tájékoztató - May 2008

Megmaradásunk kulcsai: vallásunk és kultúránk megőrzése

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

A Magyar Társaság célja:

A Magyar Társaság kulturális szervezet magyar véreink összefogása céljábol. A Magyar Társaság erösen folytatni kivánja 50+ éves célkitüzéseit, az emigrációban is tudatos magyarok legyünk, segitsük egymást minden vonalon, fogjunk össze, legyünk társadalmának vezetö 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.

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

Links of Interest:

Hungarian Cultural Garden - Rededication brochure

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 will hold rededication ceremonies for the Hungarian Cultural Garden on August 24, 2008. Efforts are underway to renovate the garden and restore it to its original grandeur. (The Hungarian Association is a sponsoring organization)

HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICANS IN CLEVELAND (with reference to Hungarian Association founding)

Archive of prior years:

Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2007

Archive of Hungarian Congress November 2006

Additional archives will me made available here in the future.

Soon -- More links to maintaining Hungarian culture on the Internet

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Telephone & Fax:

English & Hungarian language information: (216) 521-7183, or  (216) 228-4089

 

Postal address:

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

 

Electronic mail - e-mail:

General Information: magyartarsasag@nadas.org
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

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