Events

Srečno novo leto (Happy New Year)! This is just an informal reminder that our next event will be Sunday, February 1st at 2PM Eastern/11AM Pacific. Dr. Milan Mrđenović of the University of Nova Gorica will give a Zoom talk for us called From Immigrants to Citizens: Slovenian Americans and Political Life in the United States in the Early 20th Century. Please note that the time and day are unusual. Prof. Mrđenović will be zooming in from Slovenia, so we have to compensate for the time difference. He and I met over Zoom. He is also eager to talk to you. He’ll talk for about 45 minutes, with 15-20 minutes for questions afterward. To receive the Zoom invitation link please email us your interest. We are very excited about this, so I hope to see many […]

We will be discussing the 2019 film Class Enemy (Razredni sovražnik). IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2852400/ Written and Directed by: Rok Biček Set at a Ljubljana high school, Class Enemy follows the arrival of a new German teacher whose strict, emotionally reserved approach puts him at odds with his students. After a tragic event profoundly affects the class, tensions rise as grief, anger, and guilt search for an outlet... or even a villain. 8PM EST

Join New York Branch 93 for a virtual conversation exploring the wines of Slovenia with Level 2 Sommelier and Branch 93 member Dalton Jaklitsch. All SUA Members Welcome! Rather than a traditional guided tasting of specific bottles, this session will focus on Slovenia’s wine regions—their landscapes, grapes, traditions, and the styles of wine they produce. During the conversation, Dalton will highlight Goriška Brda, the region where renowned producer Edi Simčič is based, and will enjoy a bottle of Duet Lex while discussing the wines of the area. If you'd like, feel free to sip along with any Slovenian wine you’re able to find, but it’s not required. The goal is to learn about the region and its wines rather than follow a structured tasting. For those interested in exploring Slovenian wines further, here are a […]

Commemorate Women’s History Month with this one-hour showcase of five fascinating and inspiring Slovenian and Slovenian-American women. Register at www.tinyurl.com/WomenSUA2026. Presentations Phyllis Wood (Branch100) honors Ana Klobuchar Clemenc, Labor activist known as the “American Joan of Arc.” Heidi Rixman (Branch 30) honors Irena Gubina, Lipizzaner equestrian. Patti Meglich (Branch 30) honors Alma M. Karlin, writer, collector, polyglot & one of the first European women to circle the globe. Diane Bronstein (Branch 30) honors Ivana Kobilca, Slovenia’s best known female painter. Karen Apolloni (Branch 30) honors Breda Loncar, co-author of the first Slovenian-American language manual.

In the introduction Mary writes “Immigrant Woman is a fictionalized biography of my mother, but every incident in it is true, and derived from first-hand experience as her oldest child.” One aspect of the book “What kind of women come out of a highly-controlled, rigid atmosphere? Answer: passive women; dependent women. This is according to the books, the studies, the conclusions. None of that applied to the children of the Immigrant Woman. Never were daughters more rigidly, tightly controlled; never did any develop into more individualistic, independent women.”

Presented by Joe Valencic. Branch 109.

Zoom meeting.

On May 5th at 8pm (EST) Prof. Gregor Kranjc will discuss his 2014 book To Walk with the Devil: Slovene Collaboration and Axis Occupation, 1941–1945. The Cultural Interest Group (CIG) "Slovenia: History, Politics, Current Events," is open exclusively to SUA members, the quarterly meetings via Zoom, will be co-chaired by SUA-member brothers Dr. Michael Kozuh, professor at Auburn University, and Daniel Kozuh, writer, editor, and media professional. If you would like to be added to the CIG mailing list send an email to mikekozuh+SUAhistory@gmail.com.