UNWLA branch display greets Olympic torchbearers in Jersey

The Olympic torch relay passed through Jersey City on the morning of June 18 on its circuitous journey to Atlanta and the 100th Olympiad, where it will arrive on July 20. Celebrations included displays of dance, song and cultural artifacts by several ethnic groups part of the city's make-up. Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 71, located in Jersey City, displayed Ukrainian ceramics, embroidery, pysanky and wood carving. From left: Stefania Ciolko, Anna Kucyj, Halyna Hawryluk, Halyna Bilyk and Anna Wiszka.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 30, 1996, No. 26, Vol. LXIV

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