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September 29, 2016

Our friends from the Carpatho-Russian American Center (“Lemko Hall”) are having a Lemko Kermesh in Yonkers, New York, on Sunday, October 23, 2016, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. With music by the terrific band Vox Ethnika it’s sure to be a great time. For tickets or more information, contact John Felenczak at 914-968-6883 or Mark Medwid at …

Thalerhof Memorial Day and picnic 2016

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June 28, 2016

The Lemko Association invites all members and friends to a Thalerhof Memorial Day and picnic on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at our headquarters, 184 Old County Road, Higganum, Connecticut. At 11:00am a panachida (prayer service for the deceased) will be held to remember not only those who lost their life and health in relation to …

Two Lemko events in New York this weekend

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June 24, 2016

Two Lemko events this weekend (June 25-26, 2016) may be of interest to our members: The Carpatho-Russian American Club (“Lemko Hall”) is having a Lemko Russalya Picnic this Sunday, June 26th, from noon until 5pm at Ridge Road Park Pavilion #2, 287 Ridge Road, Hartsdale, New York. Admission, which is $15 for adults 16 and …

Easter greetings, 2016

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April 30, 2016

Happy Easter to all our members and friends. Христос воскрес! Воістинно воскрес! (The illustration is from the front page of the April 12, 2002, issue of our newsletter “Karpatska Rus’”).

Holy Thursday in Lemkovyna: a memory

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April 28, 2016

I remember that day, Great Thursday. In the evening everyone went to church for the Passion of Christ. The church was full of people, some reciting psalms or reading from big books. The choir sang, beautifully, “The Glorious Disciples” and “The Wise Thief”. The priest read from the Gospel twelve times, and for each reading …

Thalerhof Memorial and Kermesh Saturday, August 1st, 2015

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July 12, 2015

The Lemko Association once again invites all members and friends to a day of remembrance and fellowship on Saturday, August 1st (rain date Saturday, August 8th), at our headquarters, 184 Old County Road, Higganum, Connecticut. At 11:00 am there will be a moleben (prayer service) and panakhida (service for the deceased) for those who lost …

Lemko Russalya Picnic June 21st in Hartsdale, NY

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May 21, 2015

Our friends at the CRA Center (Lemko Hall) invite everyone to a Lemko Russalya Picnic on Sunday, June 21st, 2015 at Ridge Road Park, 287 Ridge Road in Hartsdale, NY. Admission ($15.00 for 16 and over, $5.00 for ages 10-15, under 10 free) includes hamburgers, hot dogs, kolbasy, kapusta, salad, and dessert, plus beer, wine, …

A mid-Spring Carpatho-Rusyn gathering

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March 30, 2015

Where does Nikola Tesla’s extended family live? Did the prime minister of Albania ever come to Connecticut? What effect did Remington Arms, Colt Manufacturing, and Winchester Repeating Arms have on our Lemko and Rusyn communities? Where was the first “hufli” in the United States held? How many Eastern Orthodox churches are there in Connecticut? Oriental Orthodox? …

See “Changed by Thalerhof” on Youtube

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March 25, 2015

A brand-new documentary film by John Righetti and Maria Silvestri about the internment of Lemkos in the first concentration camp in Europe is now available on YouTube. A must-see for all Lemkos and anyone interested in the Lemko Region and broader Galicia.

Thalerhof documentary premieres March 7th

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March 2, 2015

It was the grand experiment in a European state: corralling its own citizens, viewing them as a threat. It had never been done before. There were no rules. People arrested, interned with no charges, hungry, sick, dying– because of who they were. A generation before Auschwitz! The first showing of the documentary film “Changed by …