Stephen J. Jarema (c. 1905–1988) was a Ukrainian-American lawyer and New York State Assemblyman. [1] He served the 8th District of Manhattan (now the 61st District) from 1936 to 1944. [1] He served as the executive director of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in 1956. [2] In 1980, Pope John Paul II made him a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. [1] He died at his home in Manhattan in 1988. [1]