Zajedničar
Encyclopedia
Zajedničar is a newspaper of the Croatian Fraternal Union
of America (CFU), a fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora
.
The magazine was started in 1904, during the CFU's presidency of Josip Marohnić
, its founder and the first president.
Zajedničar is headquartered and printed in Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
. It is published in dual-language format with the first section in English and the second section being a full Croatian
translation. Since 2009, the newspaper is also distributed in PDF format. The paper is the only ongoing Croatian-language newspaper in the United States.
Croatian Fraternal Union
The Croatian Fraternal Union , the oldest and largest Croatian organization in North America, is a fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA....
of America (CFU), a fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora
Croatian diaspora
Croatian diaspora refers to the Croatian communities that have formed outside Croatia.Estimates on its size are only approximate because of incomplete statistical records and naturalization, but estimates suggest that the Croatian diaspora numbers between a third and a half of the total number of...
.
The magazine was started in 1904, during the CFU's presidency of Josip Marohnić
Josip Marohnic
Josip Marohnić remains up to this day the most influential Croatian emigrant in the Americas.Marohnić was born in Hreljin, Croatia , and lived in the USA for 28 years where he emigrated alone in 1893, later his wife Andrijana and daughter Josipa joined him...
, its founder and the first president.
Zajedničar is headquartered and printed in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It is published in dual-language format with the first section in English and the second section being a full Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
translation. Since 2009, the newspaper is also distributed in PDF format. The paper is the only ongoing Croatian-language newspaper in the United States.
Sources
- http://www.matis.hr/zbornici/2004/hr/dij2.htm
- http://www.matis.hr/vijesti.php?id=2654