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moonscape

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5. My father was Hungarian and he, my mom,

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:36 PM

Apr 12

.and sister escaped end of WII and came to the States after a year waiting in London.
I spoke Hungarian until I was 4-5 yo or so.

I think often how grateful I am my parents didn’t live to see what happened to this country they fought so hard to come to. But now, I wish they could see today in Hungary, with blinders so still not to see the USA !

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My grandmother emigrated from Hungary [View all] senseandsensibility Apr 12 OP

Thank you for sharing your story. yellow dahlia Apr 12 #1

We are all Hungarian today! 🇭🇺 Deuxcents Apr 12 #2

Congrats to you, your ancestors, & Hungarians everywhere! SheltieLover Apr 12 #3

I visited Hungary in 2012 CountAllVotes Apr 12 #4

My grandmother was born in Budapest MurrayDelph Apr 12 #8

My father was Hungarian and he, my mom, moonscape Apr 12 #5

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Thanks for that correction senseandsensibility Apr 12 #7

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