SLOVENE IMMIGRANTS IN BETLEHEM AFTER 1924

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Slovenci v Bethlehemu Pa. v Pennyslvania med leti 1924–1954 na podlagi prekmurskega časopisja prikazuje življenje prekmurskih izseljencev v Bethlehemu, Pa. Pennyslvania. Preučeni so bili članki v Amerikanszkem Szlovencovem Glàszu, literatura o slovenskem in prekmurskem izseljenstvu in internetni članki mesta Bethlehem. Namen naloge je bil predstaviti življenje v mestu Bethlehem v takratnem času, delovanje cerkve sv. Ivana in cerkve sv. Jožefa, literarno in kulturno udejstvovanje Prekmurcev v Bethlehemu, prekmursko zgodovino in vendsko teorijo. V nalogi je na splošno predstavljeno izseljenstvo po letu 1924, zgodovina Prekmurja po letu 1924, bratske podporne organizacije in njihove podružnice, evangeličanska in katoličanska cerkev ter vsakdanje življenje Prekmurcev v Bethlehemu. Na staro domovino so najbolj ohranili spomin skozi pesmi, dramske igre in glasbo.The thesis, entitled Slovenes in Bethlehem Pa., Pennyslvania depicts the life in Bethlehem Pa., Pennyslvania during the years 1924-1954, on the basis of prekmurian newspaper. Examined were articles in Amerikanszki Szlovencovi Glàsz, the literature on Slovenian and Prekmurian immigrants and internet articles about the town of Bethlehem. The purpose of the thesis was to present life in Bethlehem at that time, Evangelical and Catholic churches of St. Ivan and St. Joseph, the literary and cultural pursuits of Prekmurians in Bethlehem, the history of Prekmurje and Wendish theory. Immigrant life in Bethlehem after the year 1924, the history of Prekmurje after the year 1924, fraternal organizations and their associations, Protestant and the Chatolic Church and everyday life of Prekmurians in Bethlehem are presented in the thesis. The best preserved memory of the previous homeland is through songs, plays and music