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‘My goal is making Hungarian culture known’ — A Conversation with Emese Kerkay

Both Emese and her husband, László Kerkay have been cultivators of the rich Hungarian historical and cultural heritage and overall active contributors to the life of the Hungarian community of Passaic, New Jersey, having served at the Hungarian school for over 30 years: Emese as teacher and principal, László as treasurer. Emese has also been an active scout since the age of six and was a founding member and for 25 years curator of the American Hungarian Museum of Passaic.

Raising a Whole Child — A Conversation with Founder of Aprókfalva Hungarian Preschool Enikő Gorondi and Her Daughter Réka Gorondi-Bányai

An in-depth interview with Enkő Gorondi, founder and headmaster of the Aprókfalva Montessori Preschool and learning pod, a unique Hungarian daily educational institution in Piscataway, New Jersey; and her daughter, who, as a teacher, scout leader and folk dance teacher is also an active member of the local Hungarian community.

‘Love brought, but Hungarians kept me here’ — A Conversation with Zsuzsánna Balla

An in-depth interview with pianist and choir director Zsuzsánna Balla, who has lived in the United States for more than twenty years, and yet she and her family have preserved and continue to foster their Hungarian heritage, and are active and enthusiastic members of the Hungarian American community.

‘We should not be concerned with ourselves only’ — Interview with USA Regional President of the Hungarian Diaspora Council Ildikó Mónika Pataki

‘When discussing on a diaspora level, we should not just share local reports with each other, but actually try to find real solutions to the problems. For example, nowadays, we talk a lot about how to reach people who no longer speak Hungarian. To paraphrase a Sándor Kányádi poem: we have only one homeland, and that is the Hungarian language. If the language is lost, many great things will be lost as well.’

A Life of Community Service — An Interview with Andrea Mészáros, Former President of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum and President of the United Hungarian Societies

Andrea Mészáros has been an active member of the Hungarian community in Cleveland since her childhood. In the interview she talks about her family, her strong attachment and dedication to the Hungarian community, her different roles in its service, and her belief in the power of community.

Christmas by József Rippl-Rónai (c. 1900)

No More Mariah Carey — Enjoy Hungarian Christmas Classics this Winter!

Music is an inalienable part of celebrations, and it is no different at Christmas. But what do Hungarians listen to and sing on this special holiday? We have collected the top classics for you in our article.

A group of (probably) Hungarian refugees arrive at Croydon Airport on 21 December 1956.

Extra Hungariam — On the Intellectual Life of the Hungarian Exiles after 1956

The 1956ers were mostly young and eager to prove their worth…A child immigrant, George Szirtes is now a well-known British poet, winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize. A young medical student who was offered a place in Oxford’s famous Merton College after his arrival, later became one of the world’s leading molecular cardiologists. György Radda went on to head the British Medical Research Council, and on his retirement in 2000 the Queen made him a Knight of the British Empire.

A still from the video animation by Dávid Ariel Szauder titled Petőfi Poesieversum, 2023.

AI-Generated Animation with Sándor Petőfi’s Poetry at Berlin’s Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights is traditionally one of Berlin’s most spectacular community events in autumn. This year marks the 19th edition of the ten-day festival, with nightly projections taking place at 43 locations, including several iconic landmarks. The Hungarian Cultural Institute is participating with a partly AI-generated video animation based on the most popular poems of iconic 19th century poet Sándor Petőfi.

Writer and literary historian Gyula Gombos in 1995 in Budapest.

The Prophet of the Third Way — Hungarian Writer Gyula Gombos

The work of Gombos, both as a writer and a literary historian, is still undeservedly understudied. As one of his admirers quite aptly wrote of him: ‘His place in the hierarchy of “populist” thinkers and writers is not in the second, but in the first rank, in the company of those whose intellectual and creative achievements can be considered particularly valuable and significant.’

Ukrainian Authorities Ban Hungarian Flag and Anthem at School Year Opening in Transcarpathian Munkács

The Hungarian community in Mukachevo has been harassed in a number of ways by the Ukrainian local authorities over the past year. Beside the attacks on the Hungarian secondary school, the municipality has been waging a war on all Hungarian symbols in the town, ordering the removal of Hungarian flags from public buildings and of the Turul statue from the Munkács Castle.

‘My goal is making Hungarian culture known’ — A Conversation with Emese Kerkay

Raising a Whole Child — A Conversation with Founder of Aprókfalva Hungarian Preschool Enikő Gorondi and Her Daughter Réka Gorondi-Bányai

‘Love brought, but Hungarians kept me here’ — A Conversation with Zsuzsánna Balla

‘We should not be concerned with ourselves only’ — Interview with USA Regional President of the Hungarian Diaspora Council Ildikó Mónika Pataki

A Life of Community Service — An Interview with Andrea Mészáros, Former President of the Cleveland Hungarian Museum and President of the United Hungarian Societies

No More Mariah Carey — Enjoy Hungarian Christmas Classics this Winter!

Extra Hungariam — On the Intellectual Life of the Hungarian Exiles after 1956

AI-Generated Animation with Sándor Petőfi’s Poetry at Berlin’s Festival of Lights

The Prophet of the Third Way — Hungarian Writer Gyula Gombos

Ukrainian Authorities Ban Hungarian Flag and Anthem at School Year Opening in Transcarpathian Munkács

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