PA. on Its 100th anniversary. The centennial anniversary celebration opened with a Mass of Thanksgiving on April 29. 1990. and will continue through October 27. In the late 1800s immigrants from Eastern Europe fled to America by the thousands. Most of those people were seeking freedom. something they were frequently deprived of In their native lands. Among those immigrants were the Slovaks. who settled in the little town of Bethlehem. PA. which was founded by their Slavic brethren. the Moravlans. As the number of immigrants increased. the Slovak men In the community organized a fraternal benefit society which would help them In their times of need. On October 15. 1890. they were admitted into the First Catholic Slovak UnionJednotaa fraternal insurance benefit society founded in Cleveland. OH. by the Immortal Rev.
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