August 1990

For a number of years now — and perhaps too many, at that — I have devoted an inordinate amount of time, when not actually traveling to the Vlach villages of Greece and Yugoslavia, to thinking about our culture and our precarious survival. Such reflection is the special reward of travel — for the mere …

“Vovousa lies right on the Aous River, whose milky green waters are spanned by a high-arched fourteenth-century bridge. On either side wooded ridges rise steeply to the skyline. Just downstream a stretch of riverbank meadow makes an idyllic camping site (turn left off the road onto the old path just past the Vovousa roadsign). That …

Greetings. On one of my recent expeditions to meet Vlach families in the Midwest, I was fortunate enough to meet Mrs. Radka Radevski. Her parents were part of a group of Aromanians from the village of Gopesh (now in Yugoslavia) who settled in Ellwood City, PA. Radka is very proud of her ethnic heritage. Her …

At least three Romanian Orthodox churches in America were founded by our Aromanian forefathers: St. DImitrie in Bridgeport, CT; St. John the Baptist in Woonsocket, RI; and St. Dumitru in New York, NY. One way the members of these churches kept in touch with their Aromanian culture was through a series of plays produced both …

Unpleasant business The ancient Greeks had a wonderful saying, methen agan — “nothing in excess.” This insight is a cornerstone of Western civilization; indeed, moderation is the simple ingredient that enables so many of the unique political and cultural institutions of our society to function. Not that extreme points of view have no place — far from …

We welcome with great pleasure the following new members (NOTE: Because it was delayed until May 1990, the February 1990 issue included the names of many who joined the Society in the last six months): Anne Nastu Bridgeport, CT Masato Masukawa Ann Arbor, MI Virginia Foley Rehoboth, MA We goofed: Besides mailing out the February …

Following are excerpts from an interview conducted with Dr. Tom Winnifrith on April 15, 1990, during his tour to study Vlach communities in Australia and America. The interview was conducted by Nicholas Balamaci, with additional questions posed by Spiro Macris and George Moran. N.Balamaci: Who are the Vlachs? T.Winnifrith: The Vlachs are a Latin-speaking people …