Irena Turkevycz-Martynec was born in Brody, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, and came to Canada, to Winnipeg, in 1949. She was a Prima donna in the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and performed in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Prague, and many other European cities during her long and storied career.
Irena Turkevycz-Martynec
Middle Row (left to right): Irena, brother Lev (with racket), sister Stefania, circa 1915
The Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is a public university in Lviv, Ukraine.
University of Lviv
The main building of the University of Lviv was constructed to house the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria
Ivan Franko University main building (2005)
University Library