Andriy Khomyk
“Lemko Songbook” was published by AKADEMICKI KLUB TURYSTYCZNY „MALUCH” in 2010. [PDF] Source: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/d/d2/IMSLP208357-WIMA.e831-songbook_plain.pdf
Two years after the dismantling of the death camps at Auschwitz (Oswiencim) and Birkenau (Brzezinka) by the Red army, their allies- the Polish army perpetrated an ugly crime on the Ukrainian inhabitants of the territories annexed by Poland (Lemkivschyna, Nadsiania, Kholmschyna and Pidliascha). Immediately following the end of World War II this ethnic group was…
The bonfire at the traditional “Lemko Vatra in the U.S.A.” festival burned for the eighth year in a row, from July 4-6, 2008 at the resort of the Ukrainian Youth Organization, Inc. (CYM) in Ellenville, NY. Each year, this bonfire blazes amid a constellation of other Lemko Vatras around the world – in Zdynia on…
Lviv in the mid-1930s. A young man i s sitting at a writing desk, his pen dripping words inspired by fresh memories of his childhood: Bird cherry trees, like smoking candles, rise from the evening’s pious hand The Lemkos are returning from Eventide, walking pensively to their homes. My highland country – it is impossible…
While visiting Lviv in May on a private matter, I telephoned Mr. Volodymyr Ropeckyi and Mr. Olexander Venhrynovych to extend my respects, and requested a meeting with both gentlemen. I suggested we meet for an exchange of views about where the Lemko movement is heading, as well as current issues. The meeting took place on…
