FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 1995

Contact: Klary Hefty
Tel: (202) 296-9505

       THE HUNGARIAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE AWARD
                         FROM THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT

The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation, an organizational member of the Hungaria
n 
American Coalition, is among 20
organizations and individuals chosen by the Government of Hungary to receive it
s 
"Minorities Award" ("Kisebbsegekert
Dij").

The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF) was founded in New York in 1976 as
 the 
Committee for Human Rights in
Rumania. The ad-hoc group of young Hungarian-Americans worked to alert the 
political leadership and public opinion of the
West to the human rights violations suffered by the Hungarian minority in Ruman
ia. 
By 1984, with the support of Baron
Hans-Heinrich Thyssen Bornemisza, the group had become a private, non-profit 
Foundation which conducts monitoring,
research and representational activities on human rights issues affecting the t
hree 
and one-half million Hungarians who live as
minorities in Central Europe. HHRF is headquartered in New York City, with offi
ces 
in Budapest and Kolozsvár (Cluj),
Rumania.

The award honors individuals and organizations in Hungary and abroad who have 
performed "distinguished service through
their educational, cultural, religious, public advocacy and economic-developmen
t 
activities on behalf of and among minority
communities," according to the Prime Minister's Office. 

The award will be presented in Parliament on December 18, which the Government 
of 
Hungary has declared as "Minorities
Day," to coincide with the date of Hungary's accession to the UN Declaration on
 the 
Rights of Persons Belonging to National
or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. 

The award will be given to HHRF's four Directors -- László Hámos, Emese Latkócz
y, 
Zsolt Szekeres, and Baron
Thyssen Bornemisza -- and to Bulcsú Veress, one of the Committee's original 
organizers. 

Other organizations and individuals to be recognized on December 18 represent t
he 
Roma, German, and Slovak minorities
within Hungary, and Hungarian minorities in Rumania, Slovakia, Voivodina and 
Transcarpathia. Recipients also include Gabriel
Andreescu, President of Rumania's Helsinki Human Rights Committee; Joseph 
Schweitzer, Hungary's Chief Rabbi; and
Duna Television, the satellite TV station which reaches out to Hungarian-speake
rs 
on three continents. Several diplomatic,
cultural and humanitarian aid leaders will also receive the award. 


All those who wish more information are encouraged to contact the Hungarian 
American Coalition's Washington office at the
following address: 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20006,
 
USA; phone (202) 296-9505, fax
(202) 775-5175; and visit the Coalition's homepage in the World Wide Web: 
http://www.hungary.com/hac/ .

Ez egy nagyon hulye vicc... meg csak nem is vicces!

Nepellenes kommunista szagot erzek!

Ciao

-- 
Denes S. Varady,  N3NV

Do you know of a professional translation of this into English?

"A kir\'alyn\H ot meg\"olni nem kell f\'elnetek j\'o lesz ha mindny\'ajan
beleegyeztek \'en nem ellenzem."

Thanks and happy holidays, Pali

Paul Nevai                            
Dept Math - Ohio State University     1-614-292-3317 (Office)
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1174, U.S.A.     1-614-292-1479 (Math Dept Fax)

 (David Nebenzahl) wrote:

>*************************************************************************
>   T A S T E    T O K A J   - -   T H E   W I N E   O F   K I N G S

> Tokaji Aszu  *  Forditas  *   Furmint  *  Harslevelu  *  Muscat Lunel
>*************************************************************************

>The Board of Directors of Westwind International Folk Ensemble invites 
>you to celebrate the holiday season with a gala wine tasting featuring 
>the wines of Tokaj, Hungary.


>                       Berkeley City Club
>                        2315 Durant Ave.
>                          Berkeley, CA
>                   Saturday, December 16, 1995
>                              4-7 pm

>Wine discussion at 5 pm featuring George Boros of Budapest, Hungary

>For centuries prior to World War II, the Tokaj region produced "the wine 
>of kings--the king of wines," the favorite of Louis XIV, Peter the Great, 
>Beethoven, Rossini, Schubert and Goethe. Now that the Iron Curtain has 
>fallen, the Imperial Hungarian vineyards have resumed the traditional 
>method of producing this legendary wine.

>"As Hungarians again taste freedom, we taste wines made in the old way."
>- The Wine Spectator, September 15

>Join us amid the strains of Hungarian music to "experience the rebirth of 
>one of the world's great dessert wines: Tokaj." (Berry's of London) Take 
>this rare opportunity to taste these wines as a holiday gift to others 
>and to yourself.

>Tickets are $25 in advance, $28 at the door. Due to limited capacity, 
>reservations are advised.

>Call City Arts Box Office at (510) 798-1300
>For further information, call (510) 527-2491

Quick question to anyone in the Hungarian Wine Industry... Why is it
next to impossible to get Tokaji Aszu Aszenszia in Calgary, Canada?
Best damn wine in the world and these bloody Canadians won't bring it
in to the liquor stores.  The rednecks in this city figure that if
it's French (bland) it's the best.  I want Tokaj!!!  Help!! Please!!!

Hi everyone,

I received a phone call this morning, and I'm flying to Washington
tommorow morning.  It's a short notice and I have no idea what to expect,
but if I qualify as an interpreter, I'll be sent to Kaposvar, Hungary in a
few days to assist the U.S. Army as an intreperter.

If you are a member of HAHN, please let other members know, and I promise
that I will pick up where we left off when I get back.

At this point I know nothing other than the fact that I get interviewed on
Monday, get a physical, and must qualify for a security clearance. If all
goes well, I'm going to Hungary the following day. (They say it's cold in
Kaposvar this time of yaer. (Ha Ha)

I want to wish each and everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year and I hope to be in contact with all of you when I get back.

Steve  (Istvan) Mihaly
Hungarian American Heritage Network

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