{"id":104897,"date":"2024-11-21T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/?p=104897"},"modified":"2024-12-04T22:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T22:59:16","slug":"torok-andras-budapest-diszpolgara-lett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/en\/torok-andras-budapest-diszpolgara-lett\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e1s T\u00f6r\u00f6k Becomes an Honorary Citizen of Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, let me congratulate you on behalf of the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation. Your success is our pride as well, as we owe so much to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you very much for the congratulations, it is truly an honor.<\/p>\n

Did you expect to receive such recognition one day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A month ago, the mayor called me and informed me that the Budapest City Assembly had elected me as one of the 2024 honorary citizens, and he read the rationale. My multifaceted work in preserving and promoting Budapest\u2019s cultural and architectural heritage, my passion for the city, and my distinctive writing style were the reasons for my selection. Although it wasn\u2019t mentioned in the reasoning, I also do enjoy teaching students from the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation, and I hope to continue this work for a long time.<\/p>\n

What feelings arise when you think about the award?<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the regulations, six honorary citizens can be selected at the same time, along with two posthumous honorary citizens. I feel that I have joined a wonderful company, as I was awarded alongside Judit Pog\u00e1ny, an actress, P\u00e9ter Korniss, a photographer, J\u00e1nos Br\u00f3dy, a composer, G\u00e1bor Zoboki, an architect, and \u00c1gnes Dar\u00f3czi, a sociologist.<\/p>\n

Did you ever think that one day you would be called an honorary citizen of Budapest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect it at all, as it is the highest honor the city can give. I always thought that my teacher, P\u00e9ter Buza, who taught me local history, would receive this award before me. While I am honored and very proud of it, I think this was more of a dream for my mother. Every year she would go through the list of honorees and would get upset that her “little boy” wasn’t on it.<\/p>\n

How did you feel when you heard the news about the recognition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

She cried and said, “Now I understand why I had to live so long.”<\/p>\n

Do you think your career has shifted after receiving this recognition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not at all. I would like to continue doing the same thing, with even more joy. I\u2019m only 70, but age is just a number these days. I have three book ideas that I\u2019d like to write in the next five years. Some of these are new ideas, while others involve collecting my previous writings into books. In addition, I\u2019d love to continue teaching at the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation\u2019s S10 Academy. I also want students to join me at the museum, the film club could be restarted, and perhaps we could offer a course introducing French culture as well. I can\u2019t complain, as I have three adult daughters, four grandchildren, and I feel very content in life.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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