Volume 68 – No. 11
November 2013 —EDITORIAL— The United German Hungarians Have Survived for Over 100 Years: Will We Continue Our Proud Traditions?
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9th
In recent months, much has been written in our Monthly Progress about our Heritage and our Culture. However, it has come to my PERFORMANCES BY attention that many of those who should understand our history, do not. When I was a little girl, my father told me that we were German people from Hungary. Ok, since I knew we were also Americans and lived in the United States, the names German The Beautiful “Rosmarein Strauss” Adorned with Colorful Ribbons and Hungary really didn’t mean that much to Authentic “Spruch” Delivered by the “Geld Herr” me. I did know that these were countries in A Cultural Exhibit of German-Hungarian and Banat Artifacts and Pictures Europe. Europe was way across the Atlantic Ocean. We could see that ocean when we Music provided by the Heimatklänge Orchestra – 7:30 to 11:30 pm went to the seashore in the summertime. Later I was taught that the area that my ancestors lived was called Banat and that after the First World War, the Banat was divided into Adult Tickets - $25.00 Hungary, Yugoslavia and Rumania by a famous Children Tickets (6 to age 12) - $12.50 | Tickets for Children 5 and Under – No Charge treaty. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Most of the neighborhood where I grew up was Irish and Jewish, although there were a Contact Nichole Deely | 215.806.1998 | Kirchweih@ughclub.us few families that lived near me that were from CELEBRATING | REMEMBERING the same town as my parents. We all spoke CONTINUING A PROUD TRADITION “schwowisch” when we were together and we ate certain foods that my Irish and Jewish THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADITIONAL GERMAN-HUNGARIAN EVENT HELD AT OUR CLUB friends didn’t eat. In the fall, we went to various festivals called a “Kerwei”. One was held at the “Banater Club” at 2nd and Norris; one was at the “Gewerbe Club” at 2nd and Lehigh; and the most important for my family was the “Botscharer Kerwei” held at the Herz Jesu Church Hall on Germantown Ave. There were also a few others we attended. th In the early 1950s when my aunts, uncles and cousins emigrated from Europe, I went with my cousins to other events held at these German clubs. The music was not what I was used to from my school dances. This was German music and consisted of waltzes, polkas and also some “modern” American music. The attendees were of all ages – children, teenagers, parents, grandparents, everyone dancing, laughing and having a lot of fun together. I loved it! (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
THE GERMAN HUNGARIAN CULTURAL GROUP
IN BANATER SWABIAN TRACHT
Hot Dinner Buffet – 6:30 pm
Women's Auxiliary
Holiday Penny Party WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13
$3.00 | Doors open at 6:30pm | Numbers called at 8pm includes coffee and cake
Reservations are a must call Emily at 267-470-4828 Set Up - Tuesday November 12 at 10am Donations of new or unused items are appreciated