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www.umdiaspora.org UMD Voice Leadership Feature: George Atanasoski PLUS MUCH MORE, INCLUDING: • Comprehensive Coverage of UMD President Koloski’s Official Sally McNamara: Tours of Australia and Europe It Is Past Time for A Conversation • Countdown to UMD Global Macedonia to Join with Carlos Flores Conference 2010 - Toronto, NATO Juberias Canada, June 3-6 United Macedonian Diaspora Publication, Volume VI, Spring Issue - 2010 ANNUAL 6MA8CEDtONhIAN OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT EARLY REGISTRATION DRAW! Register and pay by June 9th, 2010 for a chance to win an i-pod* 32G Early registration cost is $200 and $100 for juniors. After June 9th, 2010 registration cost is $210 and $110 for juniors. *Approximately a $329 value. Registration, Practice Range & Bar-B-Que Lunch – 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Shot Gun Start – 12:30 p.m. Sharp Cocktails, Dinner, Auction, Raffle & Awards – 6:00 p.m. $200† INCREDIBLE GOLF & DINNER PACKAGE INCLUDES... GREEN FEE, POWER CART, BUCKET OF RANGE BALLS, GIFT KIT, A COMMEMORATIVE SOUVENIR, PLUS A CHARITABLE DONATION RECEIPT FOR $80 MACEDONIAN BAR-B-QUE LUNCH & TRADITIONAL DINNER † $200 fee applies only to those who register before June 9th, 2010. Registration cost after June 9th, 2010 is $210 and $110 for juniors. Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Cardinal Golf Club - Davis Drive, East of HWY 400 Register on-line www.macedonianopen.com or call CMP at 416-755-9231 Registration only accepted with advance payment. 288 Golfer limit!!! First come first served. Cheque, VISA, AMEX or Mastercard accepted. All proceeds to Canadian Macedonian Place Foundation UMD Voice InUMD this issue... Voice 6 Remembering the Holocaust in Macedonia Building a memorial center to Macedonia’s Jews 7 The Importance of the U.S. Census Where are you Macedonians? ANNUAL 8 UMD Advances European Operations A whirlwind tour of France, Belgium, Macedonia, Albania, and Italy UMD Voice 10 A Conversation with Carlos Flores Juberias 1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 6th Floor Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law Washington, D.C. 20004 MACEDONIAN OPEN 8 Phone: (202) 756-2244 68th 12 Macedonia’s Ancient Distinct Identity Fax: (202) 756-7323 GOLF TOURNAMENT Josephus Flavius, the greatest Hebrew historian [email protected] [email protected] 13 “Macedonian Michelangelo” Gala http://www.umdiaspora.org Premiere of “Georgi Danevski: Confessions of the Heart” 14 Board Member Profile: Denis Manevski Australia Office: EARLY REGISTRATION DRAW! PO Box 2153 * Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Australia Register and pay by June 9th, 2010 for a chance to win an i-pod 32G 14 South Florida’s “Meet the Macedonians” A great success for the community! Phone: 0438 385 466 Early registration cost is $200 and $100 for juniors. [email protected] After June 9th, 2010 registration cost is $210 and $110 for juniors. 15 U.S.-Macedonian Art Studio Collaboration *Approximately a $329 value. 12 A Grand Opening in Miami Canada Office: 3555 St. Clair Avenue East, 16 Trposki Recognized Toronto, ON M1K 1L6, Canada A Long Career of Community Leadership Registration, Practice Range & Bar-B-Que Lunch – 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Phone: 1-800-UMD-9583 16 German Views on the Balkans, Post WWI [email protected] Shot Gun Start – 12:30 p.m. Sharp VMRO Revolutionaries of the Inter-War Period Editor Cocktails, Dinner, Auction, Raffle & Awards – 6:00 p.m. 18 An Interview With George Atanasoski Mark Branov Business leader, family man, patriot [email protected] $200† INCREDIBLE GOLF & DINNER PACKAGE INCLUDES... 20 Greece’s Minorities Are Still Waiting GREEN FEE, POWER CART, BUCKET OF RANGE BALLS, GIFT KIT, 15 Years Later, and where is progress? 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Registration cost after June 9th, 2010 is $210 and $110 for juniors. 24 UMD Australia: Luke Simpkins Goran Dimovski, Aleksandar Donski Member of the Australian Parliament Irena Gapkovska, Mitko Jovanov Dana Klein, Ana Kulevanova 24 Sashko Kurciski, Sally McNamara A Very Memorable Day in Vienna Jason Miko, Vera Najdoska Representation at the annual tourism fair in Austria Zlatko Nikolovski, Trajkio Papuckoski Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Goran Stojanov 25 Time for Macedonia to Join NATO Cardinal Golf Club - Davis Drive, East of HWY 400 Expert Analysis from Sally McNamara Layout and Design Register on-line www.macedonianopen.com 26 The Macedonians of Sweden: Nick Saveski/Delo Logic Arts 21 An Important Key to Macedonia’s European Future or call CMP at 416-755-9231 Any opinions or views 29 The Politics of “Antiquisation” expressed in articles or other The battle between the influence of past and present pieces appearing in UMD Voice are those of the author alone Registration only accepted with advance payment. 31 Macedonia’s Name in the Spotlight and are not necessarily those 288 Golfer limit!!! First come first served. “A Name Is a Name” screening around the world of UMD; the appearance of Cheque, VISA, AMEX or Mastercard accepted. any such opinions or views in All proceeds to Canadian Macedonian Place Foundation 32 UMD Inaugurates Los Angeles Operations UMD Voice is not and should A special reception in honor of Simon Trpčeski not be considered to be an 34 UN, CoE Denounce Greek Abuses endorsement by or approval 26 Greece’s hard line stance stalls progress of the same by UMD. Spring 2010 UMD Voice Letter fromUMD the President Voice Dear Reader: Welcome to the 6th issue of UMD Voice! I cannot believe we’ve gotten to this point – can you? The last issue was downloaded close to 19,000 times in the first month! And not only that, readers like you continually download not only the last issue but past issued as well. In addition, for the first Founded in 2004, United time, we printed 1,000 full-color copies of UMD Voice. Our Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) goal is to increase this number to 1,500. Because it is free is the leading international and not a subscription-based magazine, UMD is limited in n o n - g o v e r n m e n t a l resources. However, that is not stopping us! organization addressing the interests and needs Gathering and writing articles, editing, laying out a magazine, designing are not easy tasks! o f M a c e d o n i a n s a n d Again our UMD Voice team has done a fantastic job in producing a magazine that you will Macedonian communities enjoy and share with your family and friends. The majority of the team are volunteers, throughout the world. using their spare time to give you the 6th issue of UMD Voice. UMD is so grateful for their hard work! H e a d q u a r t e r e d i n Washington, D.C., UMD Are you coming to the 2nd Annual UMD Global Conference (UMD GC2010)? The UMD has an office in Melbourne, GC2010 Planning Committee has been very busy getting ready to welcome you to Toronto Australia and Toronto, on June 3-6, 2010. Over 1,000 Macedonians and friends of Macedonia from close to 25 Canada and representatives countries are expected to converge at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel! Full details, in Paris, London, Brussels, information about the program and speakers can be viewed at www.UMDGlobalConference. Vienna, Kiev, St. Petersburg, org, however, here are some highlights: and Stuttgart. • Discover Macedonia and It’s Amazing Tourism Potentials UMD is a 501 (c) (3) charitable • Learn How and Why to Do Business in Macedonia organization. • Watch a Screening of A Name is A Name and chat 1-on-1 with the Director and Producer Board/Officers • Hear Experts Discuss the Role of UN in Macedonia and Human Rights in Southeast Metodija A. Koloski Europe President • Enjoy aLIVE – A Macedonian Cultural Celebration Featuring Macedonians Artists like Synthesis and 16-year-old violinist Ema Nikolovska Aleksandar Mitreski • Help Preserve the Macedonian Identity and Language in Today’s Modern Global Vice President/Chairman of the Board Community Michael A. Sarafin The 2nd Annual UMD Global Conference is the place to be on June 3-6, 2010! Don’t Miss Secretary this Opportunity – Register Today by visiting www.UMDGlobalConference.org! Denis Manevski In the last 5 months, I have had the privilege of visiting Macedonian communities in Australia, Treasurer Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States – it has definitely been a busy time for UMD! In speaking to so many Macedonians of all different backgrounds, especially our Ordan Andreevski youth, I sensed a strong yearning to help Macedonia become a more prosperous and secure Director of Australian Operations nation in Southeast Europe. UMD is developing more and more ways for Macedonians throughout the world to help Macedonia, whether that be in advocacy, economic development, Jim Daikos cultural awareness or charitable activities. Join UMD Today and Help Macedonia Every Director of Canadian Operations Day! Boban Jovanovski Enjoy the 6th issue of UMD Voice and we look forward to hearing your comments and ideas Director of U.S. Operations for the 7th issue! Stojan Nikolov UMD Voice Development Director Sincerely yours, Aleksandra Trpkovska Ivona Grimberg Metodija A. Koloski Spring 2010 UMD Voice insufficient to deal with the root Editorial problem of endemic corruption, UMD UMDVoice Voicesince Brussels is demanding an immediate deficit reduction of almost €5 billion. In response, Greece Eats, the World Pays the Bill Papandreou has proposed an By Mark Branov increase in sales tax and new duties on fuel, alcohol, tobacco and luxury goods, along with a freeze on “Greece should know by now how to deal with a debt pensions and deep cuts to public service salaries.