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Rare and endangered species within Hungary are ... favoured items in the animal trade. The Kerecsen falcon is one of the species which are now found only in Hungary. Since the Bird Protection Office began guarding every
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With the end of the Second World War, the currency system in Hungary was changed from the pengo to the forint. It was introduced in August 1946 and remains in use today. One forint is equal to 100 filler.
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[O]f the violent suppression of a popular uprising, thousands were forced to flee Hungary. A joint committee was set up between the Institute of International Education and the World University Service to aid these refugees. Together they arranged for approximately 1,000 students to receive admission to U.S. universities; many later became leading professors in the sciences and social sciences. In order to help the refugees overcome lack of fluency in English, the Institute set up two special centers for intensive training and pre-academic orientation at Bard and St. Michael’s Colleges. Substantial funds to make this possible came from the Ford, Rockefeller, and other foundations as well as the business community. Thanks to the endowment of the Scholar Rescue Fund at IIE today, there will always now be a source of help to assure that no tyranny can destroy knowledge.
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