▁School , ▁he ▁met ▁Joseph ▁Sz ent kir aly i ▁( American ized ▁as ▁St . ▁Cla ir ), ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Department . ▁They ▁soon ▁figured ▁out ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁World ▁Sc out ▁J amb ore e ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁w ives ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁also ▁realized ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁girl hood ▁friends ▁in ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁Using ▁her ▁ ▁experience ▁man aging ▁the ▁P all end al ▁family ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Budapest ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Eva ▁took ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁wait ress ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant ▁on ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Pen ins ula . ▁B án á thy ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁his ▁local ▁Parent - T each er ▁Association ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Paul ▁Fer enc ▁Su jan , ▁another ▁former ▁Hung arian ▁sc out , ▁joined ▁the ▁language ▁school ▁fac ulty . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁natural ized ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁citiz en . ▁After ▁nine ▁years ▁of ▁separation , ▁and ▁repeated ▁fail ures ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁sons ▁rep atri ated ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cur tain , ▁B án á thy ▁obtained ▁help ▁from ▁Dr . ▁Eug ene ▁Bla ke , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ; ▁Represent ative ▁Charles ▁M . ▁Te ague ; ▁Ernest ▁N agy , ▁Vice ▁Cons ul