NEW JERSEY CHAPTER

The New Jersey Chapter was founded in 1999 (as the Metro New Jersey/New York Chapter) and serves the entire state of New Jersey. Over 75 C-RS members live in the New Jersey region. Announcements of New Jersey Chapter events are also sent to eastern Pennsylvania, New York City/lower New York state and Long Island.

The Chapter holds its regular membership and planning meetings on Saturdays as per timely announcements at 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey. The Chapter does not usually meet in December.

Special events are generally held in the afternoon, after the membership and planning meetings on Saturday, from 2-4 p.m. at the Wayne Public Library, unless otherwise noted. Some special events are held Sunday afternoons.

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    C h a p t e r   E v e n t s

• We are planning the following programs for the coming year. All programs are subject to change for a variety of reasons such as inclement weather, change of date to accommodate speakers, unexpected unavailability of speakers, loss of venue etc.

   
  
  
   

• Saturday, September 18, 2010
  John Righetti, C-RS President �Growing Up Rusyn in America�

   

   

   

 

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    P a s t   E v e n t s

2010

• "Rusyns Alive: Recent Developments in the Homeland" - (May)

• Documentary Film "I Am From Nowhere"  - (March)

 

2009

• "The Linden and the Oak: A Rusyn Novel Comes to Life" - (November)

• Tenth Anniversary Celebration - (October)
• Michael Strank and Other Heroes of Our Family - (September)
• FILM: "Half Past Three"  - (March)

2008

• Annual Meeting and Program - "Koliada: Twelve Dishes" - (November)
• Rusyn Heritage Celebration - (October)
• "The Lattimer Mine Massacre: An Ancestral Story from a Modern Viewpoint" - (September)
• "In the Wake of Akcja Wisla: A Search for Lemko Heritage" - (August)
• Czech film "Ine Svety" - Other Worlds. - (February)
• Rusyns on Display - (March)
• Ellis Island and the Rusyn Immigration Experience, 1880s-1920s - (April)
• Daily Life in the Village of Ulic(h), Slovakia - (May)

2007

• Annual meeting with Election of Officers - (November)
• Annual Fundraiser - (October)
• The Passaic Textile Strike of 1926 - (September)
• Boikos and Hutsuls- (August)
• Carpatho-Rusyn Literature and Cultural Display - (June/July)
• "Blossums on the Rooftop " - (May)
• "The Role of Icons in Rusyn Culture" - (April)
• "Rusyns in the Ukraine; A struggle for Minority Rights" - (March)
• "Moj Nikifor" - a Polish-produced film  - (February)

2006

• Holy Supper/Velija - (December)
• Annual Meeting - Sue Hopkins, President of the Mycological Society of New Jersey - (November)
• 8th Annual Czech Independence Day Street Festival - (October)
• "Golden Valashka Award"- (October)
• The Rusyns of Vojvodina - (September) -- canceled
• "Talerhof and the Lemko Genocide" - (August)
• Warhol/Rusyn Festival - (July)
• The New Jersey Chapter display at the Garfield Public Library - (June)
• Kermesh - (July)
• "The Battle of the Dukla Pass - (May)
• "Rusyn Ride and Rally" - (March)
• Viewing and Discussion of the film 'Zelary' - (February)
• A Village Cluster - (March)

2005

• The making of "The Legacy of Faith"  - (November)
• Trip to the Guggenheim Russia Exhibit - (November)
• World Forum of Rusyn Youth - (October)
• Czechoslovakia Independence Day - (October)
• Golden Valashka Award (September)
• Fungus Fest (September)
• Kermesh - (July) -- Cancelled
• Art Show, Carpatho-Rusyns and Friends - (June)
• Survival and Revival: How the Lemko Rusyns of Poland Overcame Akcja Wisla - (May)
• An American in Presov - (April)
• What Makes the Rusyn Language Special (March)
• Film "Jakub" (February)

2004

• Holy Supper/Velija  (December)
• Sightseeing in Zakarpathia   (November)
• Annual Fundraiser First Russian National Hall (October)
• Memories to Memoirs Saturday  (May)
• Without Literature a People Cannot Exist (May)
• Kermesh/BBQ/Picnic July
• Parade of Nations Shenandoah, Pennsylvania  (August)
• Rusyn Film Festival (February)
• Virtual Tour of Lemkovyna (January)

2003

• An Anatomy of the 1998 Carpathian Flood Tragedy (November)
• When Small Peoples Dream Big Dreams: The Lemko Rusyn Republic, 1918-1921 (November)
• Golden Valashka Awards Luncheon (October)
• Czechoslovak Independence Day Celebration (October)
• A Day Visiting Ole Rusyn New York (September)
• Parade of Nations, Shenandoah PA (August)
• Talerhof Memorial Service (August)
• Kermesh / Barbecue / Picnic (July)
• How to Research Your Family Roots: A Day With Megan Smolenyak (June)
• Rusyn Pop Culture (May)
• Discussion of Duchnovic's Virtue is More Important than Riches,
  led by the play's translator, Elaine Rusinko (April)
• The Rusyn Church Experience: 1900-1950 (March)



2002

• Presentation of Humanitarian Awards (October)