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Section: The Ukrainian Weekly (USA)

    UCC statement on Akcja Wisla
    May05

    UCC statement on Akcja Wisla

    The following statement was released by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on April 28. April 28, 2017, marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Vistula (Akcja Wisla), the forcible deportation by the Soviet-backed Polish government of Ukrainians from their ancestral lands in what is today eastern Poland. Ukrainians living in the...

    Thousands come to annual St. Thomas pilgrimage
    May05

    Thousands come to annual St. Thomas pilgrimage

    SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Early Saturday morning, as the robins were singing their songs and the geese were flying overhead, silhouetted against the darkening clouds, the words “Христос Воскрес/Christ is Risen“ echoed cheerfully through the Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., echoing through the damp air across the...

    Family members remember UPA soldiers with panakhyda
    May05

    Family members remember UPA soldiers with panakhyda

    SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – St. Thomas Sunday, one week after Easter, annually brings together family members honoring their loved ones at St. Andrew Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J. The UPA family also came together that weekend, with the Rev. Andriy Dudkevych reading the names of deceased Ukrainian Insurgent Army members during a panakhyda […]...

    Yuriy Tarnawsky Manuscript Collection exhibited at Columbia University
    May05

    Yuriy Tarnawsky Manuscript Collection exhibited at Columbia University

    NEW YORK – Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library hosted a poetry reading by the Ukrainian American writer, linguist, computer scientist and literary scholar Yuriy Tarnawsky in conjunction with an exhibition of material from his collection housed in the Bakhmeteff Archive Division of the library that was open to the public...

    Bring your bandura to Kobzarska Sich
    May05

    Bring your bandura to Kobzarska Sich

    EMLENTON, Pa. – Aspiring bandura players and long-time bandura enthusiasts will converge this August 5-19 at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pa. Since 1979, over 1,000 bandurists have made Kobzarska Sich (KS) a temporary home in their musical journey. KS is organized by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America. This year, participants will...

    Build a treasure chest of lifetime memories at Plast’s camps
    May05

    Build a treasure chest of lifetime memories at Plast’s camps

    EAST CHATHAM N.Y. – Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization is dedicated to developing character, citizenship and leadership based on time-tested scouting principles of love of God and country, and assistance to fellow citizens. This scouting organization’s summer programs are key to its educational approach. Summer is quickly approaching,...

    Take advantage of UAYA’s invaluable growth experiences for youths
    May05

    Take advantage of UAYA’s invaluable growth experiences for youths

    NEW YORK – The Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA, or “CYM” in Ukrainian) is part of a global network of Ukrainian youth organizations that strives to provide opportunities for Ukrainian youth of all ages to affiliate, grow and identify as members of one large Ukrainian community. Thus, an important aspect of UAYA’s mission involves...

    Prepare for the 2Rika invasion and a spectacular summer at “Oselia CYM”
    May05

    Prepare for the 2Rika invasion and a spectacular summer at “Oselia CYM”

    ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – Another summer approaches as the membership of the Ukrainian American Youth Association prepares for a stellar summer of festivals, concerts, camping, outdoor recreation and outdoor dances in Ellenville, N.Y., at what is popularly known as “Oselia CYM.” George Mykytyn, president of the Ukrainian American Youth...

    Plan to have a wonderful time at Soyuzivka Heritage Center
    May05

    Plan to have a wonderful time at Soyuzivka Heritage Center

    KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The 2017 summer season at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center is almost here. Summer will kick off with campers coming to enjoy the variety of our ever-popular camps: Tennis camp (celebrating 51 years), Plast’s “Tabir Ptashat” day camp for 4- to 6-year olds, two sessions of Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp, Discover Your Heritage...

    Enroll in the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute’s 47th session
    May05

    Enroll in the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute’s 47th session

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For upper-level or graduate university students of Ukrainian heritage, students from Ukraine, or professional, government and military specialists who need to hone their skills, the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute (HUSI) will hold its 47th annual session at Harvard University’s main campus on the banks of the Charles...