A Confession as Long as a Lifetime
What happens when a person steps onto the stage not to perform, but to speak with their own life? When words cease to be a role and instead become memory, experience, and the happiness of years lived?..
Category: Tamara Zaiats
Resident at Vilni Media
The festive cycle in Sumy ended with an artistic program about Ukraine
When do the winter holidays truly come to an end? Is their conclusion determined by the calendar—or by the emotions that continue to resonate in our hearts?..
Where Winter Touches the Heart…
When winter in Ukraine grips the land in its icy hands, the cold becomes more than just a number on a thermometer. It screams through the silence of empty rooms, breathes into the darkness of power outages...
Concert at the Ukrainian School in Whippany: Christmas That Unites Generations
What does Christmas mean when outside the window there is another language, different streets, and a different rhythm of life? It is like a breath of fresh air — a moment when even the air itself seems to speak differently, in the language of home...
“Lviv Coffee”: the warm evening aroma that brings us back to ourselves
In a world where time passes faster than a morning cup of coffee can cool, sometimes all we need is to pause. To sit down. To take a breath. To feel that we belong to something real...
Ukrainian Halloween: Autumn Masquerade at SUM
At the local branch of SUM (the Ukrainian Youth Association) in Passaic, New Jersey, a true celebration took place – the Autumn Masquerade, also known as the Ukrainian Halloween. And although its name might remind one of the American tradition, this evening had a completely different character: instead of an emphasis on fear and fright, it was filled with joy, kindness, creativity, and the Ukrainian spirit...
70th Anniversary of the SUM Camp in Ellenville: Memories, History, and Future
This past weekend, the Ukrainian community in the United States gathered for a remarkable occasion – the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the “Karpaty” Camp of the Ukrainian Youth Association (Spilka Ukrainskoi Molodi, SUM) in Ellenville, New York...
SYM Tradition: A Trip to the Orchard Together
Every autumn, the Ukrainian Youth Association in Passaic revives one of its warmest and most anticipated traditions — a trip to the farm to pick apples...
First Bell in Whippany: A School That Preserves the Ukrainian Heart in America
Saturday morning in Whippany, New Jersey, was filled with children’s voices, songs, and joyful commotion – after the summer break, the Lesia Ukrainka Ukrainian Saturday School, part of the Ukrainian American Cultural Center, resumed its work...
Embroidered Art: A Conversation with Halyna Bagan about a Collection that Brings Ukrainian History to Life
In the very heart of New York, in the elegant halls of the Ukrainian Institute of America, an exhibition has opened that transports visitors to the late 19th and early 20th centuries...