The Hungarian Heritage Podcast

Please join me in welcoming Rhonda Kofer to this episode of the Hungarian Heritage Podcast. Rhonda is here today to share about her Hungarian heritage, the resilience she inherited from one of her family members, how and why she started to dig a little deeper into her family history and the research that went along with that. But that's not all. Rhonda and I will talk about her trek to attain her citizenship living in Budapest and what she's up to now as she has tied all these things together. Rhonda, welcome to the Hungarian Heritage Podcast. Thank you so much for being here today.

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There are two places in Hungary that have been the center of all of my grandmother's Those places were the houses where my grandmother lived. Those two places were the vessels of countless stories my grandmother carried with her when she escaped in 1956, which she then shared with me about her life in Hungary. Both were places that I had dreamed of visiting for my entire life because almost every story that my grandmother told was rooted in those places. One location was her family's home in Detk, located in Heves County, and the other location was her home in the 11th district of Budapest when she was married to my grandfather and where my father was born.

In between the interview episodes on the Hungarian Heritage podcast, I've started to tell about my family's story, their history, their life experiences in Hungary, and how it has affected my life. I have always interjected tidbits of my family's story during my interviews if it was relevant to what my guest was talking about, but I would mostly keep the interview focused on my guests. Over time and through many episodes, you have been able to learn things about my Hungarian heritage,

And if you're just joining me here today for the first time in this episode at the Hungarian Heritage Podcast, thanks so much for being here. If you'd like to hear more details about my story and my family's story first, you can certainly go back and listen to the three previous episodes.

They are a three-part series from a story that I wrote about my family that is published in the book Hungarian Roots and American Dreams.  You don't need to listen to those episodes first, but if you haven't yet listened, you should definitely go back to hear more about my family's Hungarian story after this episode.

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Email: Christine@myhungarianheritage.com
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Email : reka.bakos@rootstories.hu
Purchase a copy of Hungarian Roots and American Dreams through this email:
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Address : Budapest, Hunyadi Mátyás út 56, 1116 Hungary
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The year was 1956. My family made a decision that would change everything. Hungary was in the middle of a revolution, and for many families, staying was no longer an option. 

Welcome to Story Time Part 3. If you didn't get a chance to listen to Parts 1 or 2 of my family's immigration story, you can certainly go back and listen to those episodes before you begin this one. 

Listen along to hear the final part of my family's immigration story found in Hungarian Roots and American Dream, as well as, why you, too, should start preserving your family's immigration stories for future generations. 

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Email: Christine@myhungarianheritage.com
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Instagram: @hungarianroots_americandreams
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Email : reka.bakos@rootstories.hu
Purchase a copy of Hungarian Roots and American Dreams through this email:
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The year was 1956. My family made a decision that would change everything. Hungary was in the middle of a revolution, and for many families, staying was no longer an option. 

Welcome to Story Time Part 2. If you didn't get a chance to listen to Part 1 of my family's immigration story, you can certainly go back and listen to that episode before you begin this one. 

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Website: www.myhungarianheritage.com
Email: Christine@myhungarianheritage.com
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CONNECT with Hungarian Roots and American Dreams
Instagram: @hungarianroots_americandreams
Facebook : Hungarian Roots and American Dreams
Email : reka.bakos@rootstories.hu
Purchase a copy of Hungarian Roots and American Dreams through this email:
hungarianrootsamericandreams@rootstories.hu

The year was 1956. My family made a decision that would change everything. Hungary was in the middle of a revolution, and for many families, staying was no longer an option. 

 Growing up, I always heard pieces of my family’s story—little moments about leaving Hungary, about refugee camps, about starting over in America. But it wasn’t until later that I realized what they had actually lived through.

They left their home with almost nothing… not knowing if they’d ever return, not knowing what would happen next.

What started as a fight for freedom quickly turned into a journey of escape, survival, and starting over in a new country. 

In a time of political upheaval and fear, my family made the difficult decision to leave everything behind in search of freedom.

 This series of episodes is about that journey, what led them to leave, what they experienced along the way, and how it shaped everything that came after.

This isn’t just history. This is my family’s story.  This is the story of how it all happened—and why they had no choice but to leave.

 Welcome to Story Time – Part 1

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Website: www.myhungarianheritage.com
Email: Christine@myhungarianheritage.com
Instagram: @hungarianheritagepodcast
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CONNECT with Hungarian Roots and American Dreams
Instagram: @hungarianroots_americandreams
Facebook : Hungarian Roots and American Dreams
Email : reka.bakos@rootstories.hu
Purchase a copy of Hungarian Roots and American Dreams through this email:
hungarianrootsamericandreams@rootstories.hu