Hungarians Invade the White House
My great aunt, Eva Szorenyi, and her son, Istvan, came to stay with us this weekend from Los Angeles. At this very moment, she is presenting a certificate and medal to George W. Bush at the White House in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Eva was a famous actress in Hungary for decades before she, her family, and my mother and her family, had to flee across the Austro/Hungarian border in 1956 from the Russians. Eva came to this country and, along with my grandparents and other refugees, founded the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation. Since '56, Eva and fellow Hungarian Americans have been keeping the Magyar spirit alive, as well as the message of freedom-- a freedom that can only be provided by democratic society.
While she and we are not supporters of the Bush Administration, Eva's invitation to the White House by the President has been an immense honor and a great acknowledgment of all that Hungarian Americans have contributed to society. She is presenting this certificate and medal to America for its support.
It'll be exciting to find out how the evening went once she and Istvan return tonight. It has been a great weekend hanging out with Eva and Istvan. We have a special connection because I lived in L.A. for a year (to test the Hollywood waters). The Szorenyi/Ormenyis were and are very supportive of me. I'm happy that we were able to support them while they've been here.
Congratulations to my Eva Neni!
posted by Roxie at Monday, October 30, 2006
4 Comments:
Hey Rox, did you know that earlier this year the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano apologised to the Hungraian people, because when he was younger he was in the Italian Communist Party, and they supported the Russins during the time of the revolution, obvoiusly since the Russians were funding the Party and he apologised as he now knew it was wrong. Soph
Wow! I did not know that. Who is this Napolitano? Prodi is president, right? What a great thing to do. It's hard for politicians to apologize and they almost never do it.
Thanks for the info, Soph!
he is president of the republic, prodi is pres of the council sort of thing. also tell julie she got out of Florence just in time there has recently been a couple of rapes of american femal students. Soph
Holy! That's terrible. I wonder if the culprits are Italian or foreign?
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