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SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES 81st ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING

SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES 81st ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING

SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES 81st ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING

Aug 292 min read

The WW1 And The Bloody Sonnets

The WW1 And The Bloody Sonnets

The WW1 And The Bloody Sonnets

Jul 275 min read

The castle of two rivers - Devín

The castle of two rivers - Devín

The castle of two rivers - Devín

Jul 181 min read

From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story

From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story

From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story

Jun 204 min read

Castle of Bratislava - The symbol of the capital

Castle of Bratislava - The symbol of the capital

Castle of Bratislava - The symbol of the capital

Jun 192 min read

The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens

The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens

The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens

Jun 163 min read

“Bože môj”: In search of my Rusyn self

“Bože môj”: In search of my Rusyn self

“Bože môj”: In search of my Rusyn self

Jun 915 min read

Coming home to a place you’ve never been

Coming home to a place you’ve never been

Coming home to a place you’ve never been

May 312 min read

Slovakia’s secret weapon is living abroad

Slovakia’s secret weapon is living abroad

Slovakia’s secret weapon is living abroad

May 293 min read

Operation Anthropoid - The Moment that rewrote History

Operation Anthropoid - The Moment that rewrote History

Operation Anthropoid - The Moment that rewrote History

May 265 min read

80 Years Later: Milestone Anniversary of the End of WW2

80 Years Later: Milestone Anniversary of the End of WW2

80 Years Later: Milestone Anniversary of the End of WW2

May 83 min read

Leaving home, finding home

Leaving home, finding home

Leaving home, finding home

Apr 1710 min read

I wanted to move to Europe. Slovakia’s citizenship law made it possible.

I wanted to move to Europe. Slovakia’s citizenship law made it possible.

I wanted to move to Europe. Slovakia’s citizenship law made it possible.

Apr 174 min read

Time-Honored Traditions of Celebrating Women, from New York City to the Tatra Mountains

Time-Honored Traditions of Celebrating Women, from New York City to the Tatra Mountains

Time-Honored Traditions of Celebrating Women, from New York City to the Tatra Mountains

Apr 107 min read

44 voices from afar write about determined Slovak ancestors, and how they never forgot home Read more: https://spectator.sme.sk/culture-and-lifestyle/c/44-voices-from-afar-write-about-determined-slovak-ancestors-and-how-they-never-forgot-home

44 voices from afar write about determined Slovak ancestors, and how they never forgot home Read more: https://spectator.sme.sk/culture-and-lifestyle/c/44-voices-from-afar-write-about-determined-slovak-ancestors-and-how-they-never-forgot-home

44 voices from afar write about determined Slovak ancestors, and how they never forgot home

Mar 315 min read

Albert Kovanis - The family history I kept hidden

Albert Kovanis - The family history I kept hidden

The family history I kept hidden

Mar 815 min read

Zuzana Palovic speaking with Michael Mojher from California about his eligibility for Slovak citizenship. Global Slovakia offers free daily consultations to Slovak descendants eager to reconnect with their heritage and reclaim their European passport.

Zuzana Palovic speaking with Michael Mojher from California about his eligibility for Slovak citizenship. Global Slovakia offers free daily consultations to Slovak descendants eager to reconnect with their heritage and reclaim their European passport.

Reclaiming your birthright

Feb 273 min read

After losing much family in the Holocaust, Frank Lowy left his birthplace. He became a multi-billionaire and a philanthropist, but kept returning to Fiľakovo, a town in southern Slovakia, looking for traces of family. He restored the cemetery and, on the site of the demolished synagogue, erected a memorial to its lost Jewish community. As this community, including his father who perished in the Holocaust, had supported the town’s football team, so did he. Sir Frank Lowy has been knighted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and he holds the highest civilian honor of Australia and Israel, and the Gold Plaque of Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovak Republic. When Slovakia apologized for the tragedy unleashed on its Jews, something in Frank relaxed.

After losing much family in the Holocaust, Frank Lowy left his birthplace. He became a multi-billionaire and a philanthropist, but kept returning to Fiľakovo, a town in southern Slovakia, looking for traces of family. He restored the cemetery and, on the site of the demolished synagogue, erected a memorial to its lost Jewish community. As this community, including his father who perished in the Holocaust, had supported the town’s football team, so did he. Sir Frank Lowy has been knighted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and he holds the highest civilian honor of Australia and Israel, and the Gold Plaque of Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovak Republic. When Slovakia apologized for the tragedy unleashed on its Jews, something in Frank relaxed.

From a carefree childhood in Fiľakovo to a target of persecution

Feb 2415 min read

A taste of the old country

A taste of the old country

A taste of the old country

Feb 53 min read

Patience brings roses: My path to Slovak citizenship

Patience brings roses: My path to Slovak citizenship

Patience brings roses: My path to Slovak citizenship

Dec 25, 20244 min read

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