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When he was a newspaper reporter in 1956, Farber was invited by the [[United States Air Force]] to cover the airlift of Hungarian refugees from the uprising in Hungary that year. In an Austrian border village, Farber later wrote, he so impressed a Norwegian man, Thorvald Stoltenberg, with knowledge of the man's native tongue that he was allowed to go on one of the covert missions smuggling Hungarians into Austria.

When he was a newspaper reporter in 1956, Farber was invited by the [[United States Air Force]] to cover the airlift of Hungarian refugees from the uprising in Hungary that year. In an Austrian border village, Farber later wrote, he so impressed a Norwegian man, Thorvald Stoltenberg, with knowledge of the man's native tongue that he was allowed to go on one of the covert missions smuggling Hungarians into Austria.

Barry Farber has knowledge of more than 25 [[languages]], including the ones mentioned above. He has published a book titled ''How to Learn Any Language'' that details his method for self-study. It is based around a multi-track study of the language, the use of memory aids for vocabulary, and the utilization of "hidden moments" throughout the day.

Barry Farber has knowledge of more than 25 [[languages]], including the ones mentioned above. He has published a book titled ''How to Learn Any Language'' that details his method for self-study.  

Farber prefers to say that he is a student of a certain number of languages, rather than saying that he speaks them. Of the languages he has studied, half he "dates" and the other half he "marries". According to Farber: "By languages I date, I mean no grammar and no script, languages like [[Bengali language|Bengali]]."<ref name=interview>[http://www.meadowparty.com/farber.html] Law, Keith, Web page titled "Interview with Barry Farber" dated April 6, 2005, accessed September 17, 2006</ref>

Farber prefers to say that he is a student of a certain number of languages, rather than saying that he speaks them. Of the languages he has studied, half he "dates" and the other half he "marries". According to Farber: "By languages I date, I mean no grammar and no script, languages like [[Bengali language|Bengali]]."<ref name=interview>[http://www.meadowparty.com/farber.html] Law, Keith, Web page titled "Interview with Barry Farber" dated April 6, 2005, accessed September 17, 2006</ref>