Gottscheer Relief Association, New York

Gottscheer Relief Association, New York The official page for the Gottscheer Relief Association, New York. We are located at Gottscheer Hall 657 Fairview Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385.

The Gottscheer Relief Association, New York and it's affiliate organizations:
-Gottscheer Männerchor
-Gottscheer Kranken Unterstützungs Verein
-Gottscheer Central Holding Corporation
-Gottscheer Vereinigung
-Deutsch Gottscheer Gesangverein
-Blau-Weiss Gottschee
-Gottscheer Bowling Club
-Die Erste Gottscheer Tanzgruppe
-Gottscheer Rod & Gun Club
-Gottscheer Memorial Chapel - NY Branch *

Current O

fficers:
~ Sonia Juran Kulesza - President
~ Anita Radske - 1st Vice Pres.
~ Elfriede Hoefferle - 2nd Vice Pres.
~ Robert Hoefferle - Treasurer
~ Dorothy Ann Neubauer - Corr. Secretary
~ Gillian Guile - Rec. Secretary

Annual Events include:
-Gottscheer Volksfest (Picnic) & Crowning of Miss Gottschee- First Sunday in June
-Ehrennachmittag
-Weihnachtsfeier (Christmas Celebration)
-North American Gottscheer Treffen (the host of this event rotates between all of the Gottscheer Clubs of North America)

The Gottscheer people had to experience and overcome many hardships and misfortunes during the almost seven hundred year History of Gottschee. Since the late 1800's, thousands of Gottscheers came to the USA, primarily to New York and Cleveland. Long before the end of the Second World War, Gottscheers living in America grew increasingly concerned for the welfare of their fellow Gottscheers in Europe. At that time, they had very little information regarding the fate of the people in our homeland; an almost impenetrable curtain of uncertainties permitted only rumors and assumptions to arise. From the limited reports, though, they learned of their terrible plight. The circumstances clearly indicated that assistance from all Gottscheer organizations and individuals would urgently be needed. In 1945, they started a large-scale movement of relief activities to help their uprooted kinfolk in Europe. The united action of all Gottscheer Organizations and fellow countrymen was needed immediately. Thus was formed the Gottscheer Relief Association, officially incorporated in accordance with the laws of the State of New York on April 15, 1946. The origin, history, and functions of this still important organization are detailed in the History of the Gottscheer Relief Association. For more information on the history of the Gottscheer Relief Association, as well as Gottschee, please visit www.gottscheenewyork.org. If you have any questions about the Gottscheer Relief Association of New York, its affiliate organizations, any Gottscheer events, or even Gottscheer Hall, please just send us a message.

08/31/2026

Friendly reminder: Gottscheer Tratsch, at 2 pm, Wednesday, Sept 2nd......Gottscheer Hall

08/20/2026

Hello everyone! We hope everyone is enjoying summer! Just a quick note to all our followers! With all the scams that are going around social media these days, we want to ensure that none of our followers fall into any scam traps! The Gottscheer Relief Association and our affiliate clubs, specifically the ones tagged to this post that have a social media page, are not selling any type of merchandise on Facebook or Instagram. This includes sweatshirts, tshirts, etc with a club logo on it. If you receive or see any comments or messages regarding us selling merchandise, it is NOT us.

Have a wonderful rest of your summer, and we look forward to getting back into our event season soon!☀️✨🩵

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A Gottscheer meetup can be planned or totally unexpected, and in this case a totally unexpected meetup happened at Germa...
07/30/2026

A Gottscheer meetup can be planned or totally unexpected, and in this case a totally unexpected meetup happened at Germanfest - Milwaukee! As members of our Gottscheer Relief Organization were dancing to the music of Voxxclub, past president, Frank Brenner, of the Milwaukee Gottscheer Organization spotted us in the crowd!!! Such a great time catching up with Frank!! ✨
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Then, while waiting for Voxxclub’s second performance we met up with new friends from the Alpine Club of Kitchener!!!🇨🇦
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Highly recommend going to German Fest - A Milwaukee Tradition! You won’t regret it!!! 🇩🇪✨
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Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, Aug. 4th for Gottscheer Tratsch's Summer Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug 5th at 1 pm at Go...
07/30/2026

Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, Aug. 4th for Gottscheer Tratsch's Summer Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug 5th at 1 pm at Gottscheer Hall

Gottscheer KUV Gottscheer Kranken Unterstützungs Verein von Gross New York Gottscheer Choruses New York Die Erste Gottscheer Tanzgruppe

🌞GOTTSCHEER TRATSCH SUMMER LUNCHEON😎
Gottscheer Hall, 1pm, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Enjoy an afternoon of Freundschaft u. Gemütlichkeit
RSVP to Sonia 347.495.2595

Gottscheer KUV Gottscheer Kranken Unterstützungs Verein von Gross New York Gottscheer Choruses New York Die Erste Gottscheer Tanzgruppe

🌞GOTTSCHEER TRATSCH SUMMER LUNCHEON😎Gottscheer Hall, 1pm, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026Enjoy an afternoon of Freundschaft ...
07/10/2026

🌞GOTTSCHEER TRATSCH SUMMER LUNCHEON😎
Gottscheer Hall, 1pm, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Enjoy an afternoon of Freundschaft u. Gemütlichkeit
RSVP to Sonia 347.495.2595

Gottscheer KUV Gottscheer Kranken Unterstützungs Verein von Gross New York Gottscheer Choruses New York Die Erste Gottscheer Tanzgruppe

Starting July off with a summery Gottscheer Tratsch ☀️💐•••
07/02/2026

Starting July off with a summery Gottscheer Tratsch ☀️💐
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06/27/2026

Don't miss Gottscheer Tratsch on Wednesday, July 1st at 2 pm...Gottscheer Hall 🤍💙

The Gottscheer Heimatchor of Cleveland and the Gottscheer Choir of New York joined their voices in song to perform the b...
06/26/2026

The Gottscheer Heimatchor of Cleveland and the Gottscheer Choir of New York joined their voices in song to perform the beautiful Gottscheer Mass at St. Stephen’s Church during the 61st Gottscheer Treffen in Cleveland, Ohio. This special celebration of faith, heritage, and community brought together Gottscheers from across North America to honor the traditions passed down through generations. We are grateful to both choirs for sharing their talents and helping preserve this treasured part of our Gottscheer culture. Hit the link below to listen to Die Gottscheer Messe ❤️
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https://youtu.be/PvR7c9YZqiE?feature=shared

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06/18/2026

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Deutsche Schönheitsköniginnen in den USA!

Rechts ist die neue "Miss German-America 2026" zu sehen, die die deutsche Steubenparade am 19. September über die New Yorker 5th Avenue anführen wird. Ihr steht eine "Prinzessin" zur Seite, die man auf dem Foto links sieht.

In der Mitte steht die neue "Miss Gottschee 2026", die der Verein der deutschstämmigen Gottscheer in New York gekürt hat. Die Gottscheer sind eine deutschsprachige Minderheit in Slowenien. Ein großer Teil von ihnen wurde von den Kommunisten vertrieben und verteilte sich weltweit - unter anderem in den Vereinigten Staaten.

A great day was had by all at the 78th Gottscheer Volksfest! The singers sounded beautiful, the dancers danced the after...
06/15/2026

A great day was had by all at the 78th Gottscheer Volksfest! The singers sounded beautiful, the dancers danced the afternoon away gracefully and the highlight of the day was the crowning of Miss Gottschee 2026, Samantha Juran!!! The Gottscheer Relief Association and our affiliating clubs wish you a great year as Miss Gottschee! It was a great way to wrap up our Gottscheer Treffen and Volksfest weekend! Thank you all for attending and keeping our Gottscheer heritage strong for generations to come, especially our out of towners who celebrated Treffen with us! We proudly continue to keep up the traditions that our ancestors started for us! We hope to see everyone again at the 79th Gottscheer Volksfest to be held on June 6th, 2027! 🩵✨
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Address

657 Fairview Avenue
New York, NY
11385

Telephone

+13474952595

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