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The Broderzingers: Galicia’s Itinerant Yiddish Folk Troupes

Areta — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:38:32 +0000

The Broderzingers The Broderzingers (“singers of Brody”) were itinerant troupes of folksingers who performed in taverns and inns initially in Galicia, and later in Bukovina, Transcarpathia, and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Emerging in the early nineteenth century, these performers were among the first to perform Yiddish-language songs outside of Purim […]

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The Ukrainian Cooperative Movement in Galicia: Maslosoyuz

Areta — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:21:28 +0000

Name: Maslosoyuz (The Dairy Union)Type: Association of dairy cooperativesFounded by: Yevhen Olesnytsky, Ostap Nyzhankivsky, L. Horalevych, I. BachynskyYears active: 1904-1944 The Ukrainian Cooperative Movement, which began in Galicia in 1883, addressed the economic plight of the Ukrainian people through the creation of financial, agricultural, and trade cooperatives that enabled Ukrainians to pool their resources, […]

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‘The Eastern Gates of the Austrian Empire’: The Brody Border

Areta — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 12:26:20 +0000

‘The Eastern Gates of the Austrian Empire’ In 1772 the city of Brody became part of the Habsburg Monarchy as a border town of the crownland of Galicia and Lodomeria – first with the Commonwealth of Poland and from 1795 with the Russian Empire. The international border was about 6 […]

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Brody as Depicted on Władysław Kocyan’s Postcards

Areta — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:38:47 +0000

To get a feeling of what Brody’s cityscape and residents looked like at the beginning of the twentieth century, we can glimpse through the postcards produced by Władysław Kocyan. Kocyan created one of the largest collections of postcards of the town and today they serve as invaluable documents of a […]

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My Ukraine: Memory and Identity: Sisters

Areta — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:38:16 +0000

Old photos are windows to the past, to a forgotten world. I’m fortunate to have quite a few old family photos, which allow me to get a glimpse into the lives they led. I decided to share some of these photos with a correspondent from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who […]

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Traces of the Past in Brody

Areta — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:38:13 +0000

In the 1800s and early 1900s (and probably earlier), many of my ancestors lived in Brody, including some Polish and German ancestors. However, since Brody was severely destroyed during the wars of the last century and because many of my relatives were forced to flee, very few traces of their […]

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