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CURRENT EVENTS The City of the Counts: At the center of the world for a day This year as well, Slovenians – both locals and those who live abroad – met at the annual Welcome Home gathering. The main event took place on 29 June...

CURRENT EVENTS All paths this year lead to the Princely Town and the Welcome Home event This year, the organization of the annual Welcome Home event has been entrusted to the Slovenian Emigrant Association. “Holding an event of...

CURRENT EVENTS A book of stories by Slovenian emigrants by Janez Rogelj In mid-February, the Slovenian Emigrant Association hosted a presentation of Zgodbe slovenskih izseljencev v sliki in besedi – 1. del (Stories of Slovenian...

CULTURE Julija Irma Könje: “Songs allow us to truly connect with our roots.” Julija Irma Könje was born to Slovenians living in Canada. Today, her family lives not far from Toronto, where she works as a teacher and sings in the...

CULTURE Slovenian Inmates in Jasenovac, A Book of Names and Faces: A work restoring the dignity of tortured souls On 9 November 2023, the Slovenian Emigrant Association hosted a high-profile book launch of Slovenian Inmates in...

Latest news Slovenian Emigrant Association Board Member Nadia Molek wins the first prize of the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad for her doctoral dissertation The 21st annual prize competition for undergraduate theses,...

CULTURE Andrej Žust: A dream come true at the Berlin Philharmonic Andrej Žust is one of the few Slovenian musicians who have been successful in joining one of the most esteemed orchestras in the world – the Berlin Philharmonic....

CURRENT EVENTS Slovenian a Bit Differently: A summer school Slovenian a Bit Differently is a summer school that the Slovenian Emigrant Association has been organizing since 2016. Because of the two-year COVID-19 break, this is...

CULTURE Eva Petrič, a multimedia artist: It is essential for a piece of art to touch people As the daughter of Ernest Petrič, a diplomat and former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Eva Petrič...

Culture Ivan Burnik Legiša’s poetry collection: An ode to the Slovenian language On the last Thursday in May, the headquarters of the Slovenian Emigrant Association hosted an evening literary event for a select group of...

SLOVENIANS IN BUSINESS Peter Ogorelec: The joy of making models and miniature worlds Peter Ogorelec has been a professional model maker for more than half a century – nearly 70 years to be more precise. Already in elementary...

CULTURE 70 years of creativity at the Idrija Municipal Museum This year, the Idrija Municipal Museum is celebrating its 70th anniversary, the 60th anniversary of taking over the management of the Franja Partisan Hospital and the...