1 20 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ORAL HISTORY Subject The topic of the resource Interviews, documentaries, videos Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The interviews contained here are part of the Memory Project. For further information visit the <a href="https://memoryproject.online/about-us/">website</a>. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource MEMORY PROJECT Hungarian American Visual History Archive © All rights reserved by CECI Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Player HTML Embed code for video <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/272577615?byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/272577615">Kálmán Magyar, 1956 Generation</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/rekapigniczky">Réka Pigniczky</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 48:14 minutes Director Name (or names) of the person who produced the video This interview was conducted in 2010 in Budapest as part of the documentary film "Megmaradni/Heritage" by Réka Pigniczky (click <a href="http://rekapigniczky.com/documentary/heritage/">here</a> for more information about the film) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kálmán Magyar, 1956 Generation Subject The topic of the resource 1956 Generation Description An account of the resource Kálmán Magyar was born in Kiskunhalas on January 24, 1945. This city is in Southern Hungary. Rumor has It that the evening he was born the city was bombed. First the Soviet planes dropped torches – the so called “Stálin’s candles”, followed by a second air raid but this time dropping real bombs, to the already illuminated enclave. This must have been a mesmerized site, but also a big surprise to the inhabitants of the city. All this to celebrate his birth? Unlikely! Soon his family moved to Szeged and when his father’s drug store was “nationalized” by the Communist government, in 1950, they moved to Budapest. In 1956 he was a young boy attending the National Ballet School across the Opera House, when he witnessed, to his astonishment, the demonstrations in front of his school. Subsequent to the 1956 Uprising, his mother and two sisters escaped to the West and ended up in the New York area. It has taken 6 years before his father and he could join the family. In the USA, after difficult years of adjustment, he completed his studies in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Marketing. During the 40 years of his professional life in the USA, he worked in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries as a mid-level manager. After the political changes in Hungary in 1991 he and his wife established a packaging technology company in Budapest, which he is still managing and enjoys re-learning the Euro-Hungarian business practices. He considers very important to maintain his Hungarian identity, which was instilled into him through membership in the Hungarian Scout Movement and close association with American Hungarian intellectuals. He and his family believes it is important to learn our own culture, practice it as much as possible and share it with others who are not Hungarian. This process has offered them tremendous pleasure and recognition of the beauty and versatility of Hungarian culture, they are proud beholders of it. During the over 50 years of American Hungarian life, he, his family and friends have established the Hungária Folk Dance Ensemble of New York, American Hungarian Folklore Centrum, American Hungarian Museum - Passaic NJ. He is closely associated with and helps to manage the American Hungarian Library and Historical Society, New York Hungarian House, American Hungarian Educators Association. He helped to initiate the Hungarian Cultural Center in New York and the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce in NYC. He and his wife have been recognized by several civic organizations in the USA and by the Hungarian Government. As grandparents, they are happy to install their dedication to Hungarian culture to their six grandchildren. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reka Pigniczky, <a href="https://memoryproject.online">Memory Project</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memory Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://memoryproject.online/about-us/">About the Memory Project</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Memory Project Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Video Language A language of the resource Hungarian Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ORAL HISTORY Subject The topic of the resource Interviews, documentaries, videos Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The interviews contained here are part of the Memory Project. For further information visit the <a href="https://memoryproject.online/about-us/">website</a>. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource MEMORY PROJECT Hungarian American Visual History Archive © All rights reserved by CECI Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Reka Pigniczky Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Kalman Magyar Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MM_KM_001 Title A name given to the resource Interview with Kalman Magyar Subject The topic of the resource 1956-er Generation Description An account of the resource Kálmán Magyar was born in Kiksunhalas on January 24, 1945. This city is in Southern Hungary. Rumor has It that the evening he was born the city was bombed. First the Soviet planes dropped torches – the so called “Stálin’s candles”, followed by a second air raid but this time dropping real bombs, to the already illuminated enclave. This must have been a mesmerized site, but also a big surprise to the inhabitants of the city. All this to celebrate his birth? Unlikely! Soon his family moved to Szeged and when his father’s drug store was “nationalized” by the Communist government, in 1950, they moved to Budapest. In 1956 he was a young boy attending the National Ballet School across the Opera House, when he witnessed, to his astonishment, the demonstrations in front of his school. Subsequent to the 1956 Uprising, his mother and two sisters escaped to the West and ended up in the New York area. It has taken 6 years before his father and he could join the family. In the USA, after difficult years of adjustment, he completed his studies in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Marketing. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <a href="https://vimeo.com/272577615">Video</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reka Pigniczky, Memory Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memory Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Hungarian Library and Historical Society Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource This interview was conducted in 2010 in Budapest as part of the documentary film "Megmaradni/Heritage" by Réka Pigniczky (click here for more information about the film: http://rekapigniczky.com/documentary/heritage/) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Memory Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Video 1956 emigrants emigration hungary interview Memory Project