Kati Marton the story together, she learned that her parents converted to Catholicism as a form of protection. She says that her parents — both award-winning journalists who earned doctorates in Budapest — were not pleased by her discovery; they would have preferred to keep their secret. "I'm very proud of my history, as are my children:' she says. Her ex-hus- band, the late Peter Jennings, was her children's father. She traveled with her son and daughter to her great-grand- father's grave in the Czech Republic. "They consider it a part of their his- tory, as do I. I think the discovery has given me a fuller sense of my identity." While Judaism isn't much part of her own life, she's pleased when Jewish friends include her in their rituals and celebrations — and she's happy that her son is involved with a young woman who takes her Judaism seri- ously. Marton's great-grandfather, the son of the chief rabbi of Dobris, Bohemia, made his way to Budapest in the 1870s. Her own parents, unlike the fig- ures she portrays, stayed in Budapest through the years of Nazi terror. After the war, they worked for American wire services and, in 1955, were arrested and convicted as spies for the United States — their story made the front page of the New York Times. They were released after almost two years, just before the 1956 Revolution. Her father sent the last cable dispatch from Budapest, alerting the world that Soviet tanks and troops were approaching the city. Again in danger of being arrested for their reporting, they were granted asylum in the American embassy and some months later driven across the border by a brave diplomat. Some months later, they came to the U.S. to accept a journalism award and stayed, settling in Washington, D.C. Although she now travels to Budapest frequently, Marton hadn't been there from 1957 until 1978, when she returned to do a series of news reports as a correspondent for ABC News. Just as her father filed the last dispatches from Budapest, hers was the first major coverage of Hungary since the revolution. The current chair of the International Women's Health Coalition, a non-governmental organi- zation that promotes and protects the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, Marton also is a board member of Human Rights Watch and the International Rescue Committee. She is a director and the former chair of the Committee to Protect Journalists. She and her husband Richard Holbrooke, former ambassador to the United Nations, live in a landmark apartment building on Central Park West, designed by Hungarian architect Emery Roth in 1929. She shows this writer around, pointing out elegant photographs of her parents and grandparents taken in Budapest, con- temporary family photos and a silver tzedekah box that comes from the Budapest home of her paternal grand- parents. Kati Marton is the keynote speaker for National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Detroit Section's fall event on Thursday, Oct.11, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The event includes boutique shopping, beginning at 9:30 a.m.; presen- tation by Marton at 11:30 a.m.; and luncheon at 12:30 p.m., fol- lowed by a book signing. $45. Information and reservations: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0. For the best selection, service and prices, come to Audette Cadillac 7100 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield Mon. & Thurs. til 9; Tues., Wed., Fri. til 6 OPEN SAT. 10 am - 4 pm www.audettecadillac.com TRUST YOUR AFFAIR TO THE FINEST CATERER WE'LL BEAT YOUR BEST PRICE! Weddings Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Showers Banquets Reunions Anniversaries ‘- Birthdays ° Etc. We Cater at Most Synagogues, Temples, Hotels and the Halls Of Your Choice PHILIP TEWEL, Food & Beverage Director 248-661-4050 CLASSIC CUISINE Farmington Hills JASON COHEN - COMPUTER SERVICES • • • • • • IN-HOME SERVICES INCLUDE Upgrades and Repairs Set-up and Installation Personalized Computer Training Computer Purchase Consulting Maintenance and Troubleshooting Networking Reliable, Friend# Service! Reasonable Rates! Evening & Weekend Appointments! (248) 318-6582 Email: my computerguy@comcastirTto COMPUTER CONFUSION? • Computer Repairs — Upgrades — Replacements • Infections Treated — Antivirus — CounterSpy • Cable/DSL Internet Connection Sharing • EBAY, Yahoo, Stocks and AOL • Computer Purchase Consulting • Training and Installation • Wireless and Wired Networking Help iPod and iTunes Support The Computer Person, LLC • 248-655-9010 supportethecomputerperson.net 1207070 October 4 • 2007 57