Zoltan Grad

Zoltan Grad, also known as Zoltan Deak (born May 24, 1904 in Budapest, Hungary. Died January 29, 2003 in the Bronx, New York, age 98) was the editor of Magyar Szo, a Hungarian-American weekly newspaper based in Manhattan, for 51 years. His tenure as editor of a news weekly for just over a half century is believed to be unprecedented in the United States. Grad was the author of numerous books, including "Monopolies" and "How the Hungarians Saved Western Civilization." In 1984, he won Hungary's highest civilian honor, the Hungarian medal of Honor, for his work as a journalist and fighter for civil liberties, peace and justice. Hungarian scientist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, who discovered vitamin C, was honored at the same ceremony, held at the Hungarian ambassador's residence in Manhattan. Grad's wife, Fay, still lives in the Bronx. The couple had two sons, Robert and Peter.