Csilla von Boeselager
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Baroness Csilla von Boeselager (May 17, 1941 in Budapest
– February 23, 1994, in Arnsberg-Vosswinkel) founded the Hungarian Maltese Charity Organisation (Ungarischer Malteser Caritas Dienst) in Germany, initiated the foundation of the Magyar Máltai Szeretet Szolgálat (MMSz) in Hungary and was a member of the Hungarian Dames of Malta
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She was born Csilla Fényes, and after the World Wars II escaped to Venezuela
, South America
with her family.
She graduated from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, in 1961, with a major in chemistry. Following graduation, she worked at American Cyanamid in Connecticut then in marketing for a German chemical company.
After moving to Germany, she married the Baron Wolfhard von Boeselager.
In August 1989 Csilla von Boeselager spontaneously proposed the German Government to take care for thousands of refugees from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in Budapest. The refugee-camps were in Zugliget and Csillebérc.
She was active in the Malteser Hilsdienst (MHD) from 1982 until her death at age 52 in 1994. Since her death her work is continued in the foundation "Csilla von Boeselager Stiftung - Osteuropahilfe", which brings help in need to 6 countries in Eastern Europe (Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Poland and Ukraine). www.boeselager-osteuropahilfe.de
Her sister, Ildikó Fényes is the president of the Federation of Latin American Hungarian Organizations (Latin-amerikai magyar országos szervezetek szövetsége), and lives in Venezuela
since the end of the Second World War.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
– February 23, 1994, in Arnsberg-Vosswinkel) founded the Hungarian Maltese Charity Organisation (Ungarischer Malteser Caritas Dienst) in Germany, initiated the foundation of the Magyar Máltai Szeretet Szolgálat (MMSz) in Hungary and was a member of the Hungarian Dames of Malta
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
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She was born Csilla Fényes, and after the World Wars II escaped to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
with her family.
She graduated from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, in 1961, with a major in chemistry. Following graduation, she worked at American Cyanamid in Connecticut then in marketing for a German chemical company.
After moving to Germany, she married the Baron Wolfhard von Boeselager.
In August 1989 Csilla von Boeselager spontaneously proposed the German Government to take care for thousands of refugees from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in Budapest. The refugee-camps were in Zugliget and Csillebérc.
She was active in the Malteser Hilsdienst (MHD) from 1982 until her death at age 52 in 1994. Since her death her work is continued in the foundation "Csilla von Boeselager Stiftung - Osteuropahilfe", which brings help in need to 6 countries in Eastern Europe (Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Poland and Ukraine). www.boeselager-osteuropahilfe.de
Her sister, Ildikó Fényes is the president of the Federation of Latin American Hungarian Organizations (Latin-amerikai magyar országos szervezetek szövetsége), and lives in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
since the end of the Second World War.