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George Newman and his son, also George, hold a $20 bill, which is all they had when they came to Toronto from Hungary in 1956
George Newman and his son, also George, hold a $20 bill, which is all they had when they came to Toronto from Hungary in 1956

George Newman and his son, also George, hold a $20 bill, which is all they had when they came to Toronto from Hungary in 1956

Date8/28/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131513F
Bela Fejer: Now a lawyer, he's spent years trying to get Canadians to invest in Hungary. He's shown with framed Toronto Star front page of Dec. 8, 1956, which was a catalyst in his life.
Bela Fejer: Now a lawyer, he's spent years trying to get Canadians to invest in Hungary. He's shown with framed Toronto Star front page of Dec. 8, 1956, which was a catalyst in his life.
12/26/1983
Once upon a time, when portrait in background was painted, he was Count of Czachi, but today he is just plain George Czachi, a $4.49-an-hour assembly line inspector and member of United Auto Worker union at General Motors. In his native Hungary, he lived in a castle, and his family owned its own factory.
Once upon a time, when portrait in background was painted, he was Count of Czachi, but today he is just plain George Czachi, a $4.49-an-hour assembly line inspector and member of United Auto Worker union at General Motors. In his native Hungary, he lived in a castle, and his family owned its own factory.
2/1/1972
No democracy: Letter writer Louis Horvath of Don Mills, who fought for the freedom of Hungary in 1956, says the government of Canada is out of touch with the wishes of the people
No democracy: Letter writer Louis Horvath of Don Mills, who fought for the freedom of Hungary in 1956, says the government of Canada is out of touch with the wishes of the people
10/22/1989
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
Travel agent Leonardo Cianfarani with his family, left to right, daughter Gina, 23, son Roberto, 20, wife Maria, and son Marco, 22. Leonardo came to Canada 33 years ago and says: We are quite satisfied to be part of the Italian community of Toronto and we are very proud.
11/27/1985
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
2/28/1980
They're Jammed in here, but later on Bill Pullum, his wife Joyce and sons David and Trevor had a DC-8 Jet and seven stewardesses all to themselves
They're Jammed in here, but later on Bill Pullum, his wife Joyce and sons David and Trevor had a DC-8 Jet and seven stewardesses all to themselves
8/15/1970
All in the family: Accident victim Hung-Sup Chung is surrounded by his family, wife Kathy and sons George, 26, James, 21, and Thomas, 19.
All in the family: Accident victim Hung-Sup Chung is surrounded by his family, wife Kathy and sons George, 26, James, 21, and Thomas, 19.
8/20/1996
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
Avtar Singh: He and his brothers had a few hundred dollars among them when they came to Canada. Now, they control a grocery chain worth millions.
8/1/1989
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
Chinese herballst: Edward Chu holds a pair of dried lizards in one hand and manipulates his abacus with the other in his Spadina Ave. shop. The male and female lizards, which cost $20 a pair, aremade into tea to increase virility. Beside Chu is a mannequin showing acupunture points.
6/8/1984
Three pretty daughters of the ambassador of Peru, German Fernandez-Concha, took their wedding vows in a triple ceremony at St. George's Roman Catholic church in Ottawa Saturday. Shown here in their gowns, which are identical, are, from left, Amparo, 20, V
Three pretty daughters of the ambassador of Peru, German Fernandez-Concha, took their wedding vows in a triple ceremony at St. George's Roman Catholic church in Ottawa Saturday. Shown here in their gowns, which are identical, are, from left, Amparo, 20, V
6/21/1954
Degrees in dispute: Howard Flint, above, about to close his office door on a Star photographer, is one of five Ryerson professors to obtain a doctoral degree in less than two years from Hungary's Unversity of Miskoic after a link was set up between the tw
Degrees in dispute: Howard Flint, above, about to close his office door on a Star photographer, is one of five Ryerson professors to obtain a doctoral degree in less than two years from Hungary's Unversity of Miskoic after a link was set up between the tw
4/16/1992
Degress in dispute: Howard Flint, above, about to close his office door on a Star photographer, is one of five Ryerson professors to obtain a doctoral degree in less than two years from Hungary's University of Miskoic after a link was set up bewteen the two insitutions
Degress in dispute: Howard Flint, above, about to close his office door on a Star photographer, is one of five Ryerson professors to obtain a doctoral degree in less than two years from Hungary's University of Miskoic after a link was set up bewteen the two insitutions
4/15/1992