... Szálasi^1.1

Miklós Horthy and Ferenc Szálasi - Horthy was aide-de-camp to Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria-Hungary. He became Hungary's regent in 1920. In 1944 he tried to negotiate a surrender to the USSR, but Hungary was taken over by the Nazis. Szálasi was appointed Prime Minister on October 16, 1940 due to German pressure. He established a regime of terror with the Arrow-Cross (Nazi) gangs. In 1946 he was sentenced to death as a war criminal.

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... Sipos^1.2

Dr. István Sipos and Vera (Babus) Szamek attended dental school in Italy. Jews were not admitted to universities in Hungary during this era.

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... degree^1.3

In Hungary lawyers are addressed as doctor (Dr.) as we do Ph.D.'s

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... Bíró's^3.1

Dr. Emil Bíró was Cornel's secound husband. He was a lawer. Gyuri refers to him as Emil bácsi. This was Zsuzsi's father, Gyuri's step father. (The term bácsi, uncle, is used when addressing relatives or friends - néni is the feminine version). Cornel was Sasa's and Jolán's sister

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... Révész^8.1

The Révész' were János's grandparents - Vera's in laws. They survived but not their son - Vera's husband

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... "Mester"^9.1

Péter Szőnyi's father was referred to as "Master". He was a recognized artist.

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... Iritz^11.1

Iritz's son, Rudi went to Montreal in the late fifties. His mother was Asian.

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... Gyöngyösi^11.2

Gyöngyösi was in Canada at the time of Jolán's visit in 1947. His mission was either politival or diplomatic. He dropped in to see Jolán when Granny and Sasa lived on Park Avenue.

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... Nagy.^16.1

Zoltán Vas was appointed government commissioner. Imre Nagy (1895-1956 led the Hungarian revolt against Soviet domination in 1956. He was Prime Minister in 1953-1955 and in 1956 he was executed because of the part he played in the revolt.

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... Kossuth's^16.2

Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894) Hungarian politician and key figure in the 1848 revolution for Hungary's independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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... Rákosi^16.3

Mátyás Rákosi (1892-1971) became involved with the labour movement in Hungary as early as 1901. During the First World War he was a Russian prisoner of war. From 1941 to 1944, he lived in Russia, where he was the leader of the Hungarian Communist Émigrés. He returned to Hungary in 1945 and became its prime minister.

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... Nóra^17.1

Pista Sípos met Nóra when he was studying in Italy. I remember this elegant lady (Italian Countess) who learnt Hungarian. I met her when I was in Hungary in 1947. Gabi's big sister was named after this Nóra.

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... Dódi^20.1

Dódi became Gyuri's wife, mother of Judit and András. She remarried and is alive.

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... Sztojay's^26.1

Döme Sztoyai (1883-1946) became Hungary's prime minister after the German occupation from March 22, 1944 to August 29, 1944. He fulfilled the demands of the Germans and tolerated the Gestapo activities and the deportation of the Hungarian Jewish population to the German death camps. He was later executed as a war criminal.

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... Áchim's^31.1

András Áchim (1871-1911) was a well-to-do peasant who founded the Hungarian Independent Socialist Peasant Party, the first to advocat the distribution of large estates. He was assassinated by his personal enemies and political opponents.

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