Ági cikkei és egyebek/ Articles and Other Reflections by Ági

This article was originally published in the 38th issue of The CEU Weekly on October 30, 2013.  You may be wondering what the Polish half of the title means; it is the beginning of a popular poem, known by many locals in its Hungarian equivalent. The message of both versions focuses on the fact that Poles and Hungarians are good friends (the Hungarian version literally says “good friends”, whereas the Polish version also implies family ties, by using the word “nephew”.) Whenever I mentioned this poem in Krakow on my recent visit, and whenever people realized that I was speaking Hungarian, they were excited to try to converse - even if they know only one Hungarian word! Thus , the Hungarian receptivity towards Poles seemed to be mutual based on the couple of beautiful days I recently spent in Krakow. On the local level, positive memories connected to Hungarians go all the way back to the 14 th century, when Poland and Hungary were united in a personal union under Hungaria...

This interview was originally published in The CEU Weekly's 35th issue on September 18, 2013. Online edition . The CEU Weekly interviewed  Kati Marton, Hungarian-born American journalist, author and scholar, and member of CEU’s board of trustees. Kati Marton has combined a career as a reporter and writer with human rights advocacy. She has worked as part of the leadership of renowned human rights organizations, including the International Women’s Health Coalition, Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, and International Rescue Committee. As a reporter she has contributed – among others – to ABC News, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and Newsweek. She is also an author of eight books. TCW:  Among your many activities, you are a member of the board of trustees of CEU. What is your idea of the future development of CEU, and the community? KM:   I think CEU is a treasure, I think that it has an enormous role to play in Hungary’s...