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What is the MBK?
What does Itt-Ott mean?
How can I become involved, on a personal level, with Hungarians in Portland? I am a student at Portland State University and I am planning to study in Szeged, Hungary next year. My grandfather was 1st generation Hungarian (last name Vegh). I would like to visit with folks who can help me understand "my background" a bit more. Thank you.
I am a student at Portland State who is planning on spending August 2004 thru August 2005 studying Hungarian culture and language in Szeged, Hungary. My grandfather and his sisters all came from Ozora in the early 1900s with the last name of Vegh. My grandfather has passed away, but one of his sisters and her family still reside in Akron, Ohio. The distance from that family, both in miles and relationship, has kept me from learning much about the language and culture first hand, but I am hoping to become familiar by becoming part of Oregon\'s Hungarian Community. My question is: What is the best way for me to do this? Who should I contact? What should I look for? I plan on attending the gathering on August 31st, but what can I do, consistantly, to help me get prepared for a year in Hungary? Any answers would be helpful. Thank you.

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What is the MBK?

The MBK is an acronym for the Magyar Baráti Közösség. The English translation is Hungarian Communion of Friends. The MBK is an American-Hungarian society that promotes non-denominational religious life in the Hungarian tradition; Charitable work by and among people of Hungarian extraction; and Cultural-educational endeavors that further Hungarian values.

The Hungarian Communion of Friends (Magyar Baráti Közösség) is best known for its annual, week-long conference held at Lake Hope State Park in Ohio. Its publication entitled Itt-Ott (Here and There) provides a public forum for the discussion of questions related to Hungarians living outside the borders of Hungary. (Itt-Ott was established in 1967.) Most of the organization's members reside in the United States, but it also has significant support in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, and several European countries.

For all the legal details please see the <a href=http://www.mbk.org/php/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=3&page=1>MBK Constitution and Bylaws.

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What does Itt-Ott mean?

Itt-Ott means Here (and) there. It is the title of a Hungarian-language journal that we have been publishing since 1967. It is also the name of annual gathering hosted by the MBK at Lake Hope, Ohio. On this home page, it refers to the total content of the page.

The slogan Itt-Ott was paraphrased from the Hungarian poet Endre Ady's 1909 poem Miért is, miért is?

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How can I become involved, on a personal level, with Hungarians in Portland? I am a student at Portland State University and I am planning to study in Szeged, Hungary next year. My grandfather was 1st generation Hungarian (last name Vegh). I would like to visit with folks who can help me understand "my background" a bit more. Thank you.

Please call me at 503-231-8893 evenings or come to see me at the Department of Foreign Languages at PSU.

Louis Elteto
Prof. of German and Hungarian

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I am a student at Portland State who is planning on spending August 2004 thru August 2005 studying Hungarian culture and language in Szeged, Hungary. My grandfather and his sisters all came from Ozora in the early 1900s with the last name of Vegh. My grandfather has passed away, but one of his sisters and her family still reside in Akron, Ohio. The distance from that family, both in miles and relationship, has kept me from learning much about the language and culture first hand, but I am hoping to become familiar by becoming part of Oregon\'s Hungarian Community. My question is: What is the best way for me to do this? Who should I contact? What should I look for? I plan on attending the gathering on August 31st, but what can I do, consistantly, to help me get prepared for a year in Hungary? Any answers would be helpful. Thank you.

Please contact Louis Elteto or Agnes and Steve Kovacs at the Aug. 31 picnic.

LJE

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MBK

A Magyar Baráti Közösség (MBK) Oregon államban bejegyzett, felekezet nélküli magyar vallásos társaság, melynek céljait a hatóságok által jóváhagyott alapszabálya így határozza meg:

To promote non-denominational religious life in the Hungarian tradition, charitable work by and among people of Hungarian extraction, and cultural-educational endeavors that further Hungarian values.

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