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OOL Bylaws

I. NAME, TERRITORY, HEADQUARTERS, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE The Organization shall be called “ORGANIZATION FOR DEFENCE OF LEMKO WESTERN UKRAINE, INC.” and abbreviated “ODLWU, INC.”. The Organization limits its activities to the territory of the United States of America. The headquarters of the Organization shall be located in the community where the President or Secretary reside, or…

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Identity of Lemkos

Although many Lemkos consider themselves to be part of a greater Ukrainian nation, or a Ukrainian ethnic group, not all Lemkos feel this way.   Modern Lemkos are ideologically divided between three principal ethno-national identities: Ukrainian, Rusyn (or “Carpatho-Rusyn”) and Carpatho-Russian, identity divisions that were affected by history and politics.  Ecclesiastical politics in the twentieth century…

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Pysanka Workshop 2013

On Sunday, April 12th, the downstairs hall of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yonkers, NY was filled with the pleasant scent of burning candles and heated beeswax, as over 30 workshop participants diligently practiced their Lemko “pysanka” (Easter egg) decorating skills. The sold-out class was organized for the first time by Branch #2 of…

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Cerkwie Łemkowskie

Cerkwie łemkowskie budowano przeważnie na niewielkich wzniesieniach i były one zawsze otaczane wieńcem drzew, spośród których wyłaniały się krzyże i wieżyczkowe zwieńczenia, stanowiąc silny akcent krajobrazowy. [img] Łemkowie wznosili świątynie do końca  XVIII w.  niemalże wyłącznie z drewna. Wyjątek stanowią tylko dwie XVII – wieczne, murowane świątynie – jedna z nich, wzniesiona w Trzcianie istnieje do dzisiaj. Jednak…

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