JENKINTOWN, Pa. – A concert celebrating the independence of Ukraine was held Saturday, August 24, at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, a suburb of Philadelphia. The celebratory concert was organized by the Ukrainian Community Committee of Philadelphia, which is composed of 27 organizations and is empowered to organize united community events.
The concert was opened by the head of the committee, Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich. Flanked by representatives of Ukrainian youth organizations, she greeted the attendees with the traditional “Slava Ukraini” (Glory to Ukraine). After brief remarks, Ms. Mazurkevich called for a moment of silence for the thousands who died in protecting Ukraine’s independence.