U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum visits Ukrainian Museum
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Group
visits Ukrainian Museum Ukrainian Museum- Archives 1202 Kenilworth Ave Cleveland
May 19-20, 2016
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington sent four of its researchers and scholars to Cleveland on May 19-20, 2016 to see the WW II and post-war Displaced Persons Camp collections at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives. The Holocaust Museum will be signing an agreement with Ukrainian archival institutions.
The Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA) was founded in 1952 and is dedicated to collecting literature, recordings, artifacts and other items that represent Ukrainian culture, Ukrainian immigration to America, and the history of Ukrainians in Cleveland.
With over 20,000 books, 1,000 different newspapers and magazines, 2,000 78 rpms and LP records and tens of thousands of posters, postcards, stamps, etc., Cleveland’s Ukrainian archives is one of the largest in North America.
A reception was held to welcome the visitors from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Thursday May 19, 2016.
Paul Burlij, Chair of the Board of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland, welcomed the group from the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC and other guests to the Ukrainian Museum- Archives.
Paul Burlij
Marta Liscynesky-Kelleher, President of UZO (United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio), also welcomed the group.
Marta Liscynesky-Kelleher
Paul Burlij introduced Henry Mayer, Senior Advisor on Archives at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Henry Mayer from the US Holocaust Museum
Then Andrew Fedynsky, Director Emeritus and Resident Scholar at the UMA, told about the plans for an agreement between groups.
Enjoy these other images from the Ukrainian Museum-Archives event.
Henry Mayer from the US Holocaust Museum presents
a book to Andy Fedynsky from the UMA
Bust of Ivan Yakovych Franko, the National Poet of Ukraine, in the UMA
Jaime Menikor, Vadim Altskan and Henry Mayer
Andy Maris, Victoria Kabo and Inara Manteniers
Bill Liscynsky and George Fedynsky
Marta Liscynesky-Kelleher and Caryn Candisky
Balalaika in the Ukrainian Museum-Archives
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