Rearming for Christmas toys spark war game in stores
A New York report portrays Christmas toy aisles filled with war simulators from hand grenades to M 16 rifles and a G I Joe doll in jungle gear. Clerks note demand runs high despite protests that items are ghastly as parents shop amid troop and combat imagery.
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Sandor Remembers 1956 Budapest Uprising
In 1956 Budapest native Sandor, then 16, fought Russians in street clashes and witnessed the Stalin statue toppled and the flag changed as crowds cried Russians go home. Now a Canadian citizen returning amid uneasy feelings, he reflects on his split identity and the uprising’s brutal 48 hours.
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Journey of a Hungarian refugee returns home after exile
Ten years after the revolution bloodshed drove teens abroad. Sandor, now 24, works as a civil engineer in Toronto with Canadian sponsors. He reunites with parents and relatives in Hungary on limited visas while his father plans prideful welcome at the airport, though hopes for their move to Toronto are unlikely.
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Roots and markets across borders in a quiet memoir
A speaker reflects on rooted life in a familiar urban block. They describe a mother who shops at a central market near Gellert Bridge and knows every stallkeeper, contrasting this with the anonymity of Canadian supermarkets where no one speaks the local language. The piece evokes community ties and cultural belonging.
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