American Factory is a highly praised American documentary directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. It deservedly won an Academy Award this year in the documentary film category. The film is about a Chinese company’s takeover of an old General Motors plant near Dayton, Ohio and the struggle of the American workers trying to adjust to the Chinese management. Steve […]
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Gábor Kaleta – Hungary’s ex-consul in Los Angeles and his child porn case cover-up
Almost a year ago Ambassador Gábor Kaleta, Hungary’s top diplomat to Peru was caught in a child porn case in Lima. 19,000 (!) images of violent child porn were found on the Embassy’s computers. ...
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Animator of The Simpsons attacks Hungarian actor – reported by Origo
Gábor Csupó is a 67-year old Hungarian-born fellow Californian. As an animator he made his fame and fortune after coming to the US about 40 years ago in the creation of The Simpsons. Ervin Nagy is...
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Fonyo Beach, a 56-er story
The failed 1956 Revolution was a traumatic event in Hungary’s history. Today the “Hungarian Diaspora” tends to paint a rosy picture about the fate of the 56-er immigrant families, those who were...
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Hungary mourns victims of the Holocaust and countersues Jewish survivors in the US
Hungary’s young and photogenic Justice Minister Judit Varga recently visited Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp and declared her “zero tolerance for antisemitism.” Hungary has “taken several...
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U.S. scholarships and grants in Hungarian Studies for 2020
The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) has three scholarships and grants available this year and we are pleased to share information on these with readers of the Hungarian Free Press. The deadline for each grant is February 15, 2020 and we recommend that you contact AHEA directly with any questions on these funding opportunities. Please see below for further information […]
The sad story of Martin Luther King’s bust in Debrecen, Hungary
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US federal holiday marking the birthday of MLK. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, this year on January 20th. King’s actual birthday is January 15th. In order to understand Hungary’s deep-rooted and institutionalized racism here is the story of MLK’s bust in my birth-town Debrecen. The American civil […]
Israeli success of Hungarian-born skier
Israel is not exactly an Alpine country with hundreds of ski slopes or thousands of world class skiers. Hungary has had some good competitive skiers in the past but has never produced a world class skier. It seems that all this has changed now; Hungary has a new ski star – in Israeli colors. Here is the story. A couple […]
Hungarian Reformed Church in America calls for the purchase of Zacarpathia from Ukraine
On November 14, 2019 leaders of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America, among them Bishop Zoltán Lizik, attended the Diaspora Council Conference in Budapest where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered the keynote. Attendees of the meeting expressed their loyalty to the Orbán Government, they were ready to defend “Hungary’s reputation” and signed a declaration to fight anti-Orbán politicians abroad. One […]
Happy New Year with Rigó Jansci!
À Côté is a small restaurant in Oakland, California in the charming Rockridge district. There are individual and communal tables, a sunny patio, delicious Mediterranean cuisine, friendly and knowledgeable staff and a great selection of wines. The restaurant is a “neighborhood gem.” Even The New York Times reviewed them. This week À Côté celebrated the New Year’s Eve with a […]
Trump sanctions Orbán’s TurkStream gas pipeline dream
Zsolt Németh, Fidesz chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs claims that there is a “spectacular breakthrough” in US-Hungary relations. The State Department does not back his statements, in fact, relations seem to have hit another low. For the first time in fifty years Hungarian companies might be sanctioned by the US law. One candidate is Eximbank (Hungarian Export-Import […]
Christmas reflections
“If everyone were holy and handsome, with ‘alter Christus’ shining in neon lighting from them, it would be easy to see Christ in everyone. If Mary had appeared in Bethlehem clothed, as St. John says, with the sun, a crown of twelve stars on her head, and the moon under her feet, then people would have fought to make room […]
Attack on Pastor Debreczeni in Phoenix, AZ is orchestrated from Budapest
On September 1, 2019 Zsolt Demeter, Presbiter of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America published a three-page letter attacking Pastor András Debreczeni of the First Hungarian Reformed Church in Phoenix, AZ. Demeter called Debreczeni a liar and cheater who illegally taped conversations and demanded his removal. Demeter has threatened with lawsuits and made it clear that he had the backing […]
Sunset Grill on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles with a Hungarian twist
I’m old enough to remember Don Henley’s popular song, The Sunset Grill about his favorite hamburger joint on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The song is about a small restaurant where Henley could mix with everyday people; apparently that is not always easy for California celebrities. The song was part of his 1985 album entitled Building the perfect Beast. In […]
Trump basher, racist Sir Roger Scruton is awarded by Viktor Orbán
Sir Roger Scruton does not mince words. In a 2017 Hungary Today interview Scruton attacked President Trump’s intelligence: “He doesn’t have any thoughts that are longer than 140 characters.” (Read here) In another interview he talked disparagingly about the Chinese people and declared that they were “robots” and “each Chinese person is a replica of the next one and that […]
