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voi. Ll No; 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,198З 25 cents<br />
Ottawa restructures multiculturalism council<br />
6y Mykhailo Bociurkivv<br />
OTTAWA — Canada's ethnic mino–<br />
rities now have a strengthened direct<br />
input into decisions concerning the<br />
federal multicultural policy as a result<br />
of a July 12 federal cabinet derision<br />
restructuring the Canadian Consulta–<br />
tive Council on Multiculturalism(CCCM)<br />
<strong>The</strong> CCCM, an appointed citizens'<br />
advisory body to the Minister of State<br />
for Multiculturalism, was established in<br />
May 1973 to serve as "a source of<br />
information to the minister responsible<br />
for multiculturalism on opinions in<br />
Canada's diverse cultural communities."<br />
it is the recognized vehicle for ethnic<br />
minority groups to articulate their<br />
specific cultural demands.<br />
<strong>The</strong> council drew its members from a<br />
cross-section of Canada's cultural<br />
communities who were appointed by<br />
the minister for a one year term. CCCM<br />
members were chosen to speak "as<br />
individuals...and not. spokesmen for<br />
their respective cultural communities."<br />
According to Eva Kmiecic. executive<br />
secretary of the CCCM, the restructuring<br />
process will lean towards a legislative<br />
base, "making it more of a policymaking<br />
body." She explained that the<br />
restructuring, to be implemented over<br />
the next two months, will take form in a<br />
number of ways.<br />
First, the membership of the council<br />
will be reduced from the original 100<br />
members to only 30. Members will no<br />
longer be appointed by the Minister of<br />
State for Multiculturalism. but by<br />
orders-in-council — whereby the cabi–<br />
net as a whole will decide all appoint–<br />
ments.<br />
ІА glimpse of Soviet reality<br />
<strong>The</strong> official name of the council has<br />
been modified, from the long.and<br />
cumbersome Canadian Consultative<br />
Council on Multiculturalism to the<br />
shortened Canadian Multicultural<br />
Council,<br />
<strong>The</strong> cabinet has also beefed up.the<br />
research capacity of the council, instead<br />
of research conducted voluntarily by<br />
sub-committee council members,, the<br />
cabinet has allowed for two full-time<br />
professional researchers and a research<br />
budget of 5150,000.<br />
<strong>The</strong> restructuring of the CCCM has<br />
been a long time in coming, according<br />
to Jerry Meinzer, chairman of the new<br />
council and chief architect of the<br />
restructuring proposal.<br />
Mr. Meinzer explained that the task<br />
of mobilizing the council has been made<br />
much easier with the reduction of the<br />
number of its members from 100 to 30.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> original body of 100 was just too<br />
unweildy and it was difficult to come<br />
together," he said.<br />
Another person who praised the<br />
restructuring is Laurence Decore, for–<br />
mer CCCM chairman and a candidate<br />
in the current Edmonton mayoralrace.<br />
Mr. Decore hailed therestructuringasa<br />
big step forward for multiculturalism in<br />
Canada.<br />
He said that "the (restructuring)<br />
process has been pursued by every<br />
CCCM council," and he feels that the<br />
new council will have a "more pro–<br />
fessional and intensive work-up."<br />
CCCM member and University of<br />
Toronto professor, Yury Boshyk,com–<br />
plimented the announcement by cabinet,<br />
saying that it will now give the council a<br />
higher profile, especially since all<br />
appointments are to be made by orders–<br />
(Continued on page 12)<br />
Congressmen initiate letter urging<br />
Reagan to open Kiev consulate<br />
WASHINGTON - Three members<br />
of the House Ad Hoc Committee on the<br />
Baltic States and Ukraine have jointly<br />
issued a "dear colleague" letter urging<br />
fellow congressmen to co-sign a letter to<br />
President Ronald Reagan calling for<br />
the establishment ofa U.S. Consulate<br />
Kiev.<br />
in the July 27 letter to House mem–<br />
bers. Reps. Don Ritter (R-Pa.) and<br />
Brian Donnelly (D-Mass.), co-chairmen<br />
of the ad hoc committee, and<br />
member Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.),<br />
said that the opening of a consulate in<br />
Kiev, which was halted by President<br />
Jimmy Carter in response to the Soviet<br />
invasion of Afghanistan, "will assist our<br />
government and the many humanrights<br />
groups in the U.S. in better<br />
monitoring Soviet compliance to hu–<br />
man-rights agreements."<br />
<strong>The</strong> congressional action was largely<br />
the result of an intense two-year lob–<br />
bying effort by the Philadelphia-based<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Human Rights Committee<br />
(UHRC). <strong>The</strong> effort included meetings<br />
with several congressional leaders and<br />
State Department officials.<br />
Citing the "timeliness of this matter."<br />
the three congressmen urged colleagues<br />
to take action on the letter before the<br />
House recess.<br />
in the letter to President Reagan.<br />
Reps. Ritter. Donnelly and Gilman<br />
asked that "due consideration be given<br />
to opening a consulate in Kiev."'<br />
<strong>The</strong> letter said in part: "Mr. Presi–<br />
dent, Kiev is the third largest city in the<br />
Soviet Union behind Leningrad and<br />
Moscow. Because of this. Kiev is inclu–<br />
ded in many of the tourist packages<br />
Rep. Don Ritter<br />
offered to those traveling in the USSR.<br />
Many Americans visit the Soviet Union<br />
every year, and the need for diplomatic<br />
representation in this city exists."<br />
<strong>The</strong>y also argued that opening the<br />
consulate would provide an invaluable<br />
link between Americans and those<br />
seeking human rights in Ukraine.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> Kiev Consulate, even on an<br />
exploratory basis, was a vital link for<br />
human-rights groups in the United<br />
States who attempted to monitor Soviet<br />
compliance of the various human-rights<br />
agreements," the letter went on. "Ukrai–<br />
nian human-rights advocates have<br />
suffered greatly at the hand of Soviet<br />
officials. Every member of the Ukrain–<br />
ian Helsinki Monitoring Group has<br />
been either jailed or exiled. For this and<br />
(Continued on page 12)<br />
No surprises in Shcherbytsky's address to Communist Party plenum in Ukrain<br />
by Dr. Roman So!chanyk<br />
<strong>The</strong> more things change the more<br />
they stay the same. This is the impres–<br />
sion that one forms after studying the<br />
materials of the recently concluded<br />
plenum of the Central Committee of the<br />
Communist Party of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
SSR devoted to ideological matters.<br />
Such plenums have been or are<br />
currently being held throughout the<br />
Soviet Union in the wake of the plenum<br />
of the Central Committee of the Com–<br />
munist Party of the Soviet Union in<br />
mid-June devoted to the same topic.<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting in Kie^was held on June<br />
28 and 29, and the keynote address was<br />
given by the first secretary of the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR Communist Party,<br />
volodymyr v. Shcherbytsky.<br />
Anyone with a taste for sensation<br />
must surely be disappointed. Mr. Shcher–<br />
bytsky went through a long list of<br />
problems confronting ideological<br />
workers in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR. all of<br />
which have, in one form or another,<br />
been discussed on numerous occasions<br />
in the past. <strong>The</strong> first item on Mr.<br />
Shcherbytsky's agenda was the eco–<br />
nomy. <strong>The</strong> very fact that economic<br />
problems should be discussed at a<br />
high-level party meeting devoted to<br />
ideology is in itself indicative of a<br />
continuing lack of creative thinking on<br />
the part of the leadership stratum. <strong>The</strong><br />
party leadership continues to labor<br />
under the illusion that by improving<br />
agitation and propaganda it will im–<br />
prove the economy.<br />
Thus, the section dealing with the<br />
economy in Mr. Shcherbytsky's speech<br />
was appropriately titled "Strengthening<br />
the Bond between ideological-Upbring–<br />
ing Work and the Solution of Key<br />
National Economic and Social-Politi–<br />
cal Tasks." Neither has there been any<br />
change in style. After giving a positive<br />
over-all assessment of the republic's<br />
economic performance, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
SSR party leader went on to point out<br />
various "serious shortcomings" and<br />
issue the usual threats to "responsible<br />
workers."<br />
"And it is no longer acceptable that<br />
there is no serious improvement in<br />
certain areas. As before, a series of<br />
enterprises and organizations of the<br />
Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of<br />
Heavy Construction and the Ministry<br />
of industrial Construction, and of the<br />
vinnytsia, Odessa, Zaporizhzhia and<br />
Lviv oblasts are not carrying out the set<br />
tasks with regard to economizing on<br />
raw materials and energy resources," he<br />
said.<br />
Mr. Shcherbytsky noted that almost<br />
two-thirds of the republic's workers arc<br />
now organized in brigades. Yet, the<br />
ministries and directors of enterprises<br />
are evidently more concerned with "the<br />
quantitative side of the matter" rather<br />
than with ensuring conditions under<br />
which the brigade approach to produc–<br />
tion would yield optimal results. <strong>The</strong><br />
much-heralded campaign for discipline<br />
and order also seems to have fallen by<br />
the wayside. According to the party<br />
leader, "it is intolerate that some,<br />
having taken part in bringing about<br />
order and discipline in production and<br />
having made quite a bit of noise, have<br />
recently slackened their attention wifh<br />
regard to these questions."<br />
Generally speaking, it is different to<br />
see any significant changes either in the<br />
style or the substance of the Commu–<br />
nist Party's approach to economic<br />
management since the leadership change<br />
in Moscow last November.<br />
<strong>The</strong> same may be said of the party's<br />
approach to organizational matters<br />
within its own ranks. Mr. Shcherbytsky<br />
devoted a considerable part of his<br />
speech to "tasks for further improving<br />
the leadership of ideological-upbring–<br />
ing work and the recruitment, place–<br />
ment and trainingof ideolog-calcadres."<br />
(Continued on page 15)
2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> No. 32<br />
Dissident profile<br />
Stefania Shabatura:<br />
persecuted <strong>Ukrainian</strong> artist<br />
JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - in the<br />
spring of 1976, imprisoned Ukrai–<br />
nian activist Stefania Shabatura, 44,<br />
a well-known painter, suffered<br />
through one of the worst experiences<br />
that can befall an artist. Over 220 of<br />
her works were burned by officials in<br />
the labor camp where she had been<br />
sent in 1972 after being sentenced to<br />
five years' imprisonment and three<br />
years' internal exile for alleged "anti-<br />
Soviet agitation and propaganda."<br />
Among the works destroyed was an<br />
original ex libris collection — 70<br />
bookplates she created while impri–<br />
soned for such well-known dissidents<br />
as the Rev. vasyl Romaniuk, Yevhen<br />
Sverstiuk, lhor Kalynets and Oksana<br />
Popovych. <strong>The</strong> authorities also<br />
destroyed some 150 drawings.<br />
<strong>The</strong> barbaric act was only part of<br />
the indignities Ms. Shabatura was<br />
forced to endure in the labor camp,<br />
located in the Mordovian ASSR.<br />
Before her term expired, she was<br />
locked in punishment cells, placed in<br />
solitary confinement and subjected<br />
to attempts at "re-education."<br />
Stefania Mykhailivna Shabatura<br />
was born on November 6, 1938, in<br />
the village of lvan'Zolotyi in the<br />
Ternopil region of Ukraine. She<br />
finished high school in a neighboring<br />
village, and from there went on to<br />
study at the art institute in Lviv, she<br />
eventually settled.<br />
By the late 1960s, her work had<br />
become'popular and had received<br />
high praise from the artistic esta–<br />
blishment. in time, she became a<br />
member of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Artists'<br />
Union.<br />
Best known for her original tapestries,<br />
Ms. Shabatura was also a<br />
gifted political cartoonist, and some<br />
of her drawings promoted <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
nationalism.<br />
By 1970, she had become active in<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> causes. That year, she was<br />
one of a group of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> writers<br />
and artists who petitioned - un–<br />
successfully - for permission to<br />
attend the trial of nationalist histo–<br />
rian valentyn Moroz.<br />
Her efforts in defense of Mr.<br />
Moroz and other <strong>Ukrainian</strong> activists<br />
led to her own arrest on January 12,<br />
l972,under Article 62 of the Ukrai–<br />
nian Criminal Code. After a closed<br />
trial, the court sentenced her to five<br />
years in a strict-regimen labor camp<br />
and three years' internal exile. She<br />
was moved to a women's camp, No.<br />
3-4, in the Mordovian ASSR.<br />
While in the camp, she frequently<br />
took part in protests, often resulting<br />
in her being confined in punishment<br />
cells. Undaunted, she signed a<br />
number of appeals to international<br />
Stefania Shabatura<br />
organizations, as well as protest<br />
letters to Soviet officials.<br />
in late 1975, she was.taken to Lviv<br />
for "re-education." <strong>The</strong>re, she re–<br />
sisted KGB attempts to get her to<br />
renounce her views, and on Decem–<br />
ber 10 she went on a hunger strike to<br />
protest human-rights violations in<br />
the USSR. <strong>The</strong> KGB pressure inten–<br />
sified. A Lviv KGB operative, identi–<br />
fied as Shumeyko, tried to get her to<br />
abandon her fast by promising to<br />
arrange a visit with her mother. Ms.<br />
Shabatura would not relent, and Mr.<br />
Shumeyko warned her that she would<br />
pay dearly for her obstinacy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> retribution was swift and<br />
cruel. Shortly after she was moved<br />
back to the labor camp', authorities<br />
burned her work, charging that it was<br />
"abstract" and "an insult to the'labor<br />
camp." ironically, she had been<br />
permitted to work in the camp in<br />
1974 only after Mr. Shumeyko<br />
authorized officials to' supply her<br />
with paint, paper, ink and brushes,<br />
items usually forbidden prisoners.<br />
Apparently, Mr. Shumeyko was<br />
getting his promised revenge for Ms.<br />
Shabatura's defiance in Lviv.<br />
in March of 1976, shortly after her<br />
work was confiscated and torched,<br />
Ms. Shabatura staged a 12-day<br />
hunger strike to protest the actions of<br />
the authorities. For this, she was<br />
placed in a camp prison for six<br />
months.<br />
in late 1976, Ms. Shabatura was<br />
released from the labor camp and she<br />
began her exile term in the village of<br />
Makyshyno in the Kurhansk oblast.<br />
She joined the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Helsinki<br />
Group in the summer of 1979.<br />
On November 29, 1979, Ms. Sha–<br />
batura finished her exile term and<br />
returned to Lviv on December 2<br />
where she moved in with her mother.<br />
Back in Ukraine, she was placed<br />
under administrative surveillance for<br />
six months.<br />
--''j,':–(Continued on pate 12)<br />
Afghan guerrillas suffer major setback<br />
NEW DELH1 - Soviet and Afghan<br />
government troops as well as Afghan<br />
insurgents have suffered heavy casualties<br />
in the fiercest fighting of the year in<br />
the Ghazni area of southeastern Af–<br />
ghanistan, reported <strong>The</strong> New York<br />
Times, citing Western diplomats here.<br />
<strong>The</strong> diplomats quoted reports from<br />
Afghanistan that the Moslem partisans<br />
had suffered "exceptionally heavy<br />
casualties" in gun battles in Ghazni, 100<br />
miles southeast of the capital city of<br />
Kabul. Sixty Soviet and government<br />
soldiers were reportedly slain in a July<br />
24 guerrilla ambush of'a military<br />
convov outside 'he citv<br />
"Air cover did not arrive until two<br />
days later and in the interim over 30<br />
tanks, armored personnel carriers and<br />
other vehicles were destroyed," one<br />
diplomat said. He said the Soviets<br />
retaliated by conducting searches in<br />
Ghazni, shooting about 20 elderly<br />
detainees and bombing nearby villages.<br />
Another diplomat reported another<br />
major assault by insurgents on a mili–<br />
tary base about 20 miles north of<br />
Ghazni. <strong>The</strong> rebels killed about 48<br />
Afghan soldiers inthe attack on July 19,<br />
he said, and many iroops were said to<br />
have descried to the guerrillas<br />
Soviet regime continues to favor<br />
the death penalty for many offenses<br />
NEW YORK - <strong>The</strong> death penalty,<br />
execution by shooting, has been an<br />
almost constant fixture of Soviet justice<br />
since the Bolshevik Revolution, <strong>The</strong><br />
New York Times recently reported.<br />
in a story on the persistence of the<br />
death penalty in the Soviet Union, <strong>The</strong><br />
Times wrote: "Unlike the debates that<br />
have raged in the West about the<br />
effectiveness, morality or humaneness<br />
of capital punishment, the few commen–<br />
taries that have appeared in Soviet law<br />
journals have generally defended it as a<br />
necessary phase in the construction of a<br />
Communist state."<br />
<strong>The</strong> paper said that the Soviet press<br />
carries about 30 accounts a year of<br />
death sentences, but Western experts<br />
presume that this is .only a fraction of<br />
the real number. Recent studies have<br />
estimated that as many as 2,000 death<br />
sentences for various crimes are handed<br />
down every year with two-thirds cornmuted<br />
by higher courts to iong terms of<br />
imprisonment.<br />
Often, the victims of executions are<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s accused of being members<br />
of the Organization of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Na–<br />
tionalists, which the Soviets label a<br />
collaborationist organization, in No–<br />
vember. 1981, for example, five mem–<br />
bers of the organization were executed.<br />
More recently, visti z Ukrainy, a<br />
Soviet paper which is published for<br />
export to the West, reported that three<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s were found guilty of being<br />
"members of a band of <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
bourgeoise nationalists," a common<br />
description of OUN members. <strong>The</strong><br />
three, identified as M. Ohorodnychyk<br />
(Kviatkovsky), P.. Shpachuk and v.<br />
Stasiv were accused of collaborating<br />
with Nazi occupation forces during<br />
World War 11. .<br />
in the Soviet press, readers are<br />
informed of the conviction of a criminal<br />
in a paragraph tucked into the corner of<br />
the newspaper, with headlines such as<br />
"From the Moscow Prosecutor's Office<br />
and the Moscow People's Court."<br />
Although murder in the first degree<br />
accounts for the majority of the deathsentence<br />
penalties, economic crimes,<br />
such as black-marketeering and em–<br />
bezzling state property, also rank high<br />
on the list.<br />
New legislation in Pofand<br />
tightens control on dissent<br />
WARSAW - With martial law<br />
formally ended, Polish military authori–<br />
ties plan to enact new laws soon tighten–<br />
ing control over political dissidents and<br />
protesters, reported <strong>The</strong> New York<br />
Times on July 27.<br />
Deputy Justice Minister Tadeusz<br />
Skora said at a news conference that the<br />
laws were necessary to "block loopholes<br />
that make it possible to commit<br />
fairly dangerous' acts without any<br />
penalty." <strong>The</strong>y were presented to Par–<br />
liament on July 21.<br />
<strong>The</strong> measures would include a series<br />
of amendments to the penal code<br />
providing three-year prison terms for<br />
belonging to unauthorized organiza–<br />
tions, for organizing illegal protests or<br />
for spreading "false information" that<br />
could either cause disturbances at home<br />
or harm Poland's interests abroad.<br />
Mr. Skora said the government also<br />
planned to present legislation to tighten<br />
censorship.<br />
Also among the changes proposed is<br />
a broadening of an existing law against<br />
"transmitting false information to<br />
foreign centers against the interests of<br />
the Polish People's Republic." Mr.<br />
Skora said the altered version referred<br />
to "interests in general" rather than to<br />
purely political interests.<br />
<strong>The</strong> bill appeared intended to keep<br />
Poles from contacts with foreign reporters<br />
or as a potential curb on the<br />
reporters themselves, the Times said.<br />
Another revision, with a similar<br />
three-year maximum penalty, made it a<br />
crime to "spread false information that<br />
could lead to disorders or rioting.".<br />
A key change would expand a law<br />
against belonging to secret organiza–<br />
tions to include "participating in an<br />
organization that had been dissolved or<br />
whose application for registration was<br />
refused."<br />
This was aimed not only at the<br />
independent labor union Solidarity,<br />
which was outlawed last October, but at<br />
creative unions such as the union of<br />
artists, writers and filmmakers, which<br />
have been at odds with the regime and<br />
have been suspended or dissolved.<br />
<strong>The</strong> government also intends to<br />
tighten the censorship law that was<br />
enacted in July 1981, during the heyday<br />
of Solidarity, it would extend censorship<br />
to such previously exempt areas as<br />
photographic exhibits and technical<br />
journals, some of which had become<br />
havens for dissident writers under<br />
martial law.<br />
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No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, шз<br />
Editor, Soviet sports officials, clash over<br />
Ukraine's right to field international teams<br />
EDMONTON - An angry confron–<br />
tation between Soviet sports officials<br />
and Osyp Zinkewych of the Smoloskyp<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> information Service highlighted<br />
a special July 5 press conference<br />
here at which the Soviets said that<br />
Ukraine, as an "internal part" of the<br />
USSR, did not warrant its own teams at<br />
the World University Games held here.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Soviets were responding to<br />
charges by Smoloskyp and the local<br />
branch of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Canadian<br />
Committee that Ukraine, as a charter<br />
member of the United Nations, was<br />
being denied the right to compete in the<br />
games as an independent entity.<br />
Smoloskyp made the charge in a<br />
widely distributed press release, which<br />
noted that 31 <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s were among<br />
the Soviet team's 190 athletes, in<br />
addition, the July 4 issue of <strong>The</strong> Ed–<br />
monton Journal ran a story headlined<br />
"<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s at Games aren't 'Russians'<br />
- critic" in which it quoted Dr. C. N.<br />
Suchowersky. president of the UCC's<br />
Provincial Council, as saying that,<br />
according to the Soviet Constitution,<br />
"every republic should have its own<br />
representation." He also said that<br />
frequently <strong>Ukrainian</strong> athletes are called<br />
Russians by the Western press as a<br />
result of the Soviet policy.<br />
A similar charge was levied by the<br />
Helsinki Guarantees for Ukraine Com–<br />
mittee in a pamphlet distributed at the<br />
games, which accused the Soviet sports<br />
establishment.of "Russian chauvinism<br />
and colonialism."<br />
<strong>The</strong> press conference itself was held at<br />
the Edmonton inn with several hundred<br />
journalists from around the world in<br />
attendance. <strong>The</strong> spokesmen for the 30man<br />
Soviet delegation were Nikolai<br />
Riashentzer, head of the Soviet team,<br />
and Leonid Drachevsky. a vice presi–<br />
dent of the international Federation of<br />
University Sport (F1SU), the sponsor–<br />
ing body for the games. <strong>The</strong> conference<br />
was coordinated by Ernie Miller, a<br />
F1SU official.<br />
in his opening statement, Mr. Ria–<br />
shentzer lashed out at the media for<br />
what he described as its attempt to tell<br />
his country how to run its sports<br />
program. Speaking through an inter–<br />
preter. he said he wanted to "express<br />
disapproval" of the Smoloskyp state–<br />
ment that the USSR should send a<br />
separate <strong>Ukrainian</strong> team to the games<br />
and other international competitions.<br />
He said that a central body, the<br />
Soviet All-Union Olympic Committee,<br />
is in charge of training and choosing<br />
athletes for the university games and the<br />
Olympics.<br />
Following the statement, Mr.<br />
Zinkewych asked why separate teams<br />
were not sent from the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR<br />
and Byelorussia — both charter mem–<br />
bers of the United Nations and allowed<br />
separate teams under F1SU rules.<br />
He said that the United States and<br />
Puerto Rico sent separate teams.<br />
Mr. Riashentzer said the example<br />
quoted was "not eligible," adding that it<br />
was the U.S. and Puerto Rico's business<br />
how they should be represented.<br />
Mr. Drachevsky said that the Soviet<br />
Union sent only one team because it has<br />
a single and unified national student<br />
organization which sends teams to the<br />
University Games.<br />
At that point. Mr. Zinkewych asked<br />
if Ukraine has the right to take part in<br />
the University Games, but before the<br />
Soviet officials could answer, Mr.<br />
Miller interrupted, saying that enough<br />
time had been taken up bv the issue.<br />
Later. Mr. Miller was quoted assaying<br />
that the question of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> partici–<br />
pation raised by Mr. Zinkewych was<br />
"specific to his own problem" and that<br />
the media "was just not interested."<strong>The</strong><br />
July 7 issue of <strong>The</strong> Edmonton Sun said<br />
that the exchange between Mr.<br />
Zinkewych and the Soviet officials was<br />
deleted from the official transcript of<br />
the press conference.<br />
"No one else was interested," Mr.<br />
Miller said. "He's with some <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
paper that no one has ever read."<br />
But Mr. Zinkewych said that several<br />
reporters, including one from the Soviet<br />
press, had congratulated him from<br />
bringing up the issue.<br />
m<br />
Solidarity leaders vow to continue<br />
struggle against Polish regime<br />
WARSAW - <strong>The</strong> Solidarity un–<br />
derground. vowing to resist the<br />
Polish regime, has called for a boycott<br />
of public transportation and other<br />
protests to mark the third anniversary<br />
of the founding of the independent<br />
trade union on August 31, reported<br />
і <strong>The</strong> New York Times.<br />
"We exist and we fight." said a<br />
і statement from the underground<br />
leadership received by Western re–<br />
1 porters on August 3. <strong>The</strong> statement<br />
!called the lifting of martial law last<br />
j month "a propaganda gesture, an<br />
І attempt to mislead Polish society and<br />
І international public opinion."<br />
"it is intended to insure the rcsche–<br />
iduling of credits and the lifting of<br />
j sanctions by the West." the statement'<br />
і said, it added that new laws adopted<br />
'in conjunction with the lifting of<br />
(martial law "subordinate to the<br />
'authorities whole areas of social life.<br />
l liquidating the forms of self-manage–<br />
i ment. the right to freedom of cxpres–<br />
ssion and independent action."<br />
<strong>The</strong> statement came after a series<br />
of meetings on July 30-31 by the socalled<br />
temporary coordinating cornmission<br />
of fugitive leaders, known by<br />
the Polish initials as the TKK. <strong>The</strong><br />
Times reported.<br />
<strong>The</strong> latest call for action left the<br />
form of demonstrations vague, saying<br />
і that each area should proceed "in<br />
; accordance with its own experience<br />
land tradition," but that a common<br />
j feature should be an afternoon rush–<br />
i hour boycott of municipal transpor–<br />
! tation.<br />
'Let motor buses, trolley buses<br />
land streetcars remain empty on<br />
August 31 between 2 and 4 o'clock,"<br />
the statement said. "Let the streets be<br />
lours, the way its was when the<br />
transport workers went on strike in<br />
j solidarity with the Gdansk shipyard.<br />
Let us recall the atmosphere of those<br />
j days."<br />
<strong>The</strong> allusion was to the strikes fchat<br />
spread across Poland in August,<br />
1980. leading to the August 31 agrcc–<br />
ment that established Solidarity.<br />
Lech Walesa, the founder of Soli–<br />
darity, told Western reporters on<br />
August 3 that the underground<br />
strategy was "too soft to my liking.":<br />
"1 do not disapprove of the TKK<br />
statement, but 1 would apply tougher<br />
countermeasures if 1 were them." he ;<br />
said from his home in Gdansk.<br />
<strong>The</strong> former union leader, who had<br />
defied a request by the authorities to<br />
take a vacation so that he could be in і<br />
the shipyard for the anniversary,<br />
indicated that he planned to make a j<br />
statement of his own by the end of the j<br />
week.<br />
Mr. Walesa went to work on;<br />
August 2 wearing a Solidarity T-shirt j<br />
- a display that is now illegal - but<br />
no action was taken against him. <strong>The</strong> j<br />
Times said.<br />
Aaite<br />
<strong>The</strong> TKK statement said the un-l<br />
derground w,as "passing to the next j<br />
stage of the struggle" with an "incom–<br />
parably greater political conscious–<br />
ness than before August 1980, en–<br />
riched by the experience of 16months j<br />
of legal Solidarity activity and tem–<br />
pered by the repression of martial j<br />
law."<br />
On Poland's economic difficulties,<br />
the statement said:. . ...-;<br />
"impoverished society still bears І<br />
the cost' of wrong decisions - by - the<br />
authorities, it is getting worse. Prices j<br />
continue to rise faster than wages."<br />
Signed by the five leaders of tuc j<br />
underground committee, the state–<br />
ment called for laying flowers on the<br />
graves of people who died "at the<br />
hands of the authorities" under!<br />
martial law. <strong>The</strong> Times said.<br />
1 Reps. Holtzman, Eilberg and the Soviet "war crimes" connection 1<br />
by Lydia Demjanjuk<br />
Two politicians instrumental in gal–<br />
vanizing government action relating to<br />
alleged Nazis and Nazi collaborators in<br />
the United States were Reps. Elizabeth<br />
Holtzman and Joshua Eilberg. Both<br />
also played a key role in insisting<br />
that information from the Soviet Union<br />
and East European countries be used in<br />
the investigations. Ms. Holtzman, who<br />
is currently the district attorney in<br />
Brooklyn, and Mr. Eilberg, who is no<br />
longer a member of Congress and who<br />
was convicted in 1979 on charges that he<br />
illegally took money to use his influence<br />
in securing a government grant for a<br />
hospital, put pressure on the State<br />
Department and the immigration and<br />
Naturalization Service to expedite the<br />
investigations, in (he process, they<br />
dismissed government reservations as<br />
to the veracity of Soviet information<br />
and Soviet witnesses.<br />
in 1977. Leonard F. Chapman, then<br />
Lydia Demjanjuk is the oldest daugh–<br />
ier rjf John Demjanjuk. who is facing<br />
possible deportation for allegedly con–<br />
cealing his wartime activities as a<br />
concentration camp i'uard.<br />
Readers who are interested in con–<br />
tacling Ms. Demjanjuk may do so by<br />
writing to her at P.O. Box 31424.<br />
Cleveland. Ohio 44131.<br />
commissioner of the immigration and<br />
Naturalization Service (1NS), con–<br />
tracted James J. Carey to make an<br />
independent evaluation of 1NS handling<br />
of alleged Nazi war criminals<br />
residing in the United States. This was<br />
in response to the continuous and often<br />
bitter attacks on the 1NS by Keps.<br />
Eilberg and Holtzman.<br />
Once the report was completed, Rep.<br />
Eilberg labeled it a "weak, inconclusive,<br />
superficial document,"calling it "...ano–<br />
thcr in-house job, and another white<br />
wash."<br />
Although never released to the publie,<br />
the Carey report included some very<br />
curious conclusions:<br />
' "<strong>The</strong> volume of cases of alleged<br />
Nazi war criminals has never been more<br />
than minimal:"<br />
" "<strong>The</strong> lack of credible eyewitnesses<br />
is likely to be a continuing problem;"<br />
' Based upon existing laws in 1977...<br />
"<strong>The</strong> likelihood is slight that 1NS will<br />
have greater success in current and<br />
future investigations and proceedings<br />
against alleged Nazi war criminals:"<br />
' "Some investigations did not an–<br />
pear warranted."<br />
What warranted official investiga–<br />
tion? According^ to statements in lm–<br />
migration Subcommittee hearings,<br />
some decisions, to investigate were<br />
apparently made on the basis of incred–<br />
ible criteria, such as "an anonymous<br />
letter, an anonymous phone call, almost<br />
anything." One 1NS official testified<br />
that some allegations were no more<br />
specific than "...a man who had a<br />
crewcut and walked a police dog, was<br />
alleged to be a Nazi War criminal."<br />
Some allegations originated from<br />
private individuals such as Shirley<br />
Korman, who was described by Stephen<br />
Klaidman in an article titled "<strong>The</strong> Nazi<br />
Hunters" published in the journal<br />
Present Tense as "a militant tracker of<br />
Nazis" who heard from a man named<br />
"Nat Sobel, who told hcraboutapairof<br />
brothers, either Polish or <strong>Ukrainian</strong>,<br />
named Sergei and Mvkola Kowalchuk.<br />
who were said to have been involved in<br />
the liquidation of a Jewish ghetto in<br />
(the) Ukraine. Mrs. Korman has never<br />
seenthe Kowalchuk brothers... but she<br />
has found 10 witnesses who are willing<br />
to testify against them. According to the<br />
files of the 1NS, 'the manner in which<br />
Mrs. Korman obtained the accounts is<br />
not known to this service." "<br />
Some allegations originated lrom<br />
Simon Wiesental, the well-known Nazi<br />
hunter. According to the Encyclopedia<br />
Judaica. Mr. Wiescnthal provided the<br />
i.s3 vviiu a list of 155 names." 77 ot<br />
which were being investigated in 1977-<br />
78.<br />
Some allegations were determined to<br />
be nothing more than Communist<br />
propaganda. For example, in the 1960s,<br />
the Soviet Union requested extradition<br />
of 12 alleged Nazi war criminals resid–<br />
ing in the United States, including men<br />
identified as Nosenko and Maikovskis.<br />
Rep. Holtzman wanted to know the<br />
identities of these 12 ; ong after Soviet<br />
extradition requests were rejected. Why<br />
were they rejected?<br />
According to a General Accounting<br />
Office report included in the subcom–<br />
mittec hearings. "..Department of<br />
State files on the subject of war crimes<br />
and criminals indicate that these extra–<br />
dition requests, as well as other USSR<br />
reports concerning alleged war crimin–<br />
als residing in the United States and<br />
elsewhere, were considered to be propa–<br />
ganda."<br />
By permitting the introduction of<br />
what :he Siate Department had coneluded<br />
was probably Sovic propagan–<br />
da concerning alleged vvai .nines, the<br />
L'.s judicial system clearf lctiitsclfina<br />
compromising position.<br />
According to the GAU report, an<br />
1NS source reported that the subject ol<br />
one investigation was attacked during<br />
the Cold War in an article in a newspa–<br />
per the source identified "as an inslru–<br />
(( ontinucd on page 1 j)
4. . . .mmmd^^^^ - m UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7. ІИЗ MP.32<br />
At Soyuzivka<br />
Edmonton's SUMK Choir gives<br />
its debut U.S. performance<br />
. by Mykhailo Bociurkiw<br />
KERHONKSON. NY. - As,part of<br />
the final leg of their North American<br />
tour, Edmonton's Canadian <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Youth Association (SUMK) Choir and<br />
Ensemble performed here at the UNA'S<br />
upstate resort. Soyuzivka. on Saturday.<br />
July 23.<br />
During the month of-July.'the choir<br />
conducted an extensive concert tour,<br />
performing twice in Toronto, and also<br />
in Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal and,<br />
last weekend, in Saskatoon, Sask.. at<br />
the SUMK National Convention.<br />
<strong>The</strong> choir-ensemble was formed in<br />
1966 under the direction of the late<br />
Roman Soltykewych. in its 17-year<br />
history, the group has performed in many<br />
cities across Canada, and has toured<br />
Austria. West Germany and ltaly'. <strong>The</strong><br />
choir has recorded three albums of<br />
traditional <strong>Ukrainian</strong> folk and religious<br />
songs, and in the fall of 1980, toured 12<br />
communities in Alberta with its cultural<br />
tribute of music, drama and dance in<br />
commemoration of the province's 75th<br />
anniversary. Currently, it is directed by<br />
Edmonton native Michael ProTcopiw.<br />
<strong>The</strong> July 23 Soyuzivka performance<br />
was held before a capacity crowd in the<br />
veselka auditorium. <strong>The</strong> program,<br />
emceed by Soyuzivka Program Di–<br />
rector Anya Didyk, consisted of a<br />
montage of song, dance and drama". <strong>The</strong><br />
first part of the concert included tradi–<br />
tional <strong>Ukrainian</strong> folk songs, two so'ngs<br />
dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the<br />
Great Famine in Ukraine,a girls'.set of<br />
song and dance, and a one-act comedy<br />
titled "Conscription."<br />
Ensemble President Marusia Proko–<br />
piw also addressed the audience,.and<br />
expressed the group's appreciation for<br />
being able to perform for the first time<br />
in the United States.<br />
She added that the group hopes that<br />
their appearance would bring Ukraini–<br />
an Americans, and <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Canadi–<br />
ans closer together in a "fraternal<br />
spirit."<br />
<strong>The</strong> second part of the program<br />
featured a boys' set of sdng and dance:<br />
the choir's rendition of "Chorny Ochi"<br />
and "1 v vas,.l v Nas,"and a finale set<br />
consisting of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> dance.<br />
"HopaJc,".Olynyk's arrangement of the<br />
traditional <strong>Ukrainian</strong> folk song, also<br />
called "Hopak."and "Bukovynian Pol–<br />
ka." ;<br />
Following the conclusion of the<br />
performance, UNA Supreme Presi–<br />
dent John Flis told the performers and<br />
the audience that he was"very impressed<br />
with the young talent, and that the<br />
SUMK Choir and Ensemble's perfor–<br />
mance that evening ranked among the<br />
best of Soyuzivka shows.<br />
On Sunday morning, the group left<br />
Soyuzivka for Maplewood. N.J.. where<br />
they were guests of the Holy Ascension<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Orthodox Church. While in<br />
Maplewood, the group sang responses<br />
for the divine liturgy and attended a<br />
luncheon sponsored by the parish.<br />
According to Mr. Prokopiw, the<br />
Soyuzivka performance was one of the<br />
highlights of the tour. He said that the<br />
audience reception was "wonderful"<br />
and that ''the people were nothing but<br />
generous." .He added thai the group is<br />
looking'forward to a return visit to<br />
Soyuzivka and the East coast.<br />
in the next few years, the group is<br />
planning a number of'projects, in<br />
addition to cutting a new album, the<br />
group hopes to compete in the World<br />
Youth Festival in vienna, and to launch<br />
a "home-grown tour" in various Alberta<br />
communities.<br />
Mr. Prokopiw added that he hopes<br />
the choir and ensemble will be able to<br />
return to the eastern United States<br />
during the 1985-86 performance season,<br />
when a full concert tour'is scheduled.<br />
<strong>The</strong> SUMK Choir in action (clockwise from right): Peter Martyniuk in<br />
"Conscription," John Flis addressing audience; the girls in song; dancer in gear;<br />
choir member<br />
Fraternally yours<br />
. by Marta Korduba<br />
UNA fraternal activities coordinator<br />
<strong>The</strong> fraternal system at work<br />
Before 1 started working at the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> National Association, my<br />
knowledge of other fraternal organiza–<br />
tions was limited to the Knights of<br />
Columbus, whose distinctive regalia<br />
made them visible during events such<br />
as town parades and testimonial<br />
dinners.<br />
І had no conception of the extensive<br />
network of fraternal societies which<br />
encompasses nearly 200 individual nonprofit<br />
fraternal-benefit organizations.<br />
Of those, four are <strong>Ukrainian</strong>. By far the<br />
largest, in terms of members and assets,<br />
is the UNA. followed by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Fraternal Association, the Providence<br />
Association of Ukrainan Catholics in<br />
America, and the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> National<br />
Aid Association.<br />
<strong>The</strong> overall fraternal-benefit system<br />
numbers approximately 10 million<br />
members in the United States and<br />
Canada. Membership is characterized<br />
by financial benefits through insurance,<br />
as well as by "fraternal benefits." <strong>The</strong><br />
benefits vary with each organization,<br />
and are determined largely by the<br />
members. Most fraternal organizations<br />
are affiliated with a particular religious,<br />
vocational or ethnic group (i.e., the<br />
Mennonite Mutual Aid Association,<br />
United Commercial Travelers of Ame–<br />
rica, Danish Brotherhood of America.<br />
Catholic Family Life insurance).<br />
in most cases, fraternal programs<br />
operate on the national and local levels.<br />
Many maintain homes for the elderly<br />
and orphans, provide assistance to<br />
victims of natural disasters and emer–<br />
gencies, lend support to organizations<br />
such as the United Fund, Red Cross and<br />
the American Cancer Society.<br />
<strong>The</strong> last meeting of the National<br />
Fraternal Congress of America reported<br />
that member societies (a total of<br />
96 organizations) spent S181,012,878 on<br />
fraternal activities during the previous<br />
year.<br />
Needless to say, the benefits of<br />
fraternal programs are impossible to<br />
qualify accurately. Many fraternalists<br />
complain that much to their disadvan–<br />
tage. their benevolent programs are not<br />
duly publicized.<br />
To a large extent, the same can be<br />
said of UNA fraternalism on the local<br />
level. Members of UNA branches and<br />
districts should use this column as a<br />
forum for publicizing local fraternal<br />
activity. Unfortunately, many are reluc–<br />
tant to forward material for publication<br />
that is anything less than headlinemaking,<br />
not realizing that their experi–<br />
ences can prove to be an invaluable<br />
source of ideas and inspiration for other<br />
UNA'ers.<br />
Communication does not need to be<br />
limited only to UNA branches. Fra–<br />
ternal organizations operate in nearly<br />
every community in North America;<br />
learning about fraternal programs of<br />
other organizations will provide a<br />
different perspective on one's own<br />
approaches. Many of the obstacles the<br />
UNA encounters - lack of motivation,<br />
stagnation, difficulty in involving the<br />
"younger set" — are faced by other<br />
fraternals as well. How do they address<br />
these problems?<br />
Next column: a look at fraternal programs<br />
implemented by non-<strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
fraternal organizations.<br />
m<br />
UNA district committee meets<br />
Rochester<br />
ROCHESTER. NY. - <strong>The</strong> Rochcs–<br />
icr UNA District Committee held its<br />
annual meeting on Sunday. April 17, in<br />
the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> National Home here and<br />
re-elected the entire district executive<br />
board.<br />
Walter Hawrylak, the district com–<br />
mittee chairman, opened the proceed–<br />
ings and was elected chairman of the<br />
meeting. He welcomed all UNA branch<br />
representatives as well as UNA Senior<br />
Field Organizer Wasyl Orichowsky. He<br />
read the agenda for the day's business<br />
and asked the secretary of the district<br />
committee. Dmytro Prystay, to read the<br />
minutes of last year's meeting, which<br />
were unanimously approved.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first report was read by Mr.<br />
Hawrylak, who spoke about the year's<br />
activities, particularly the work asso–<br />
ciated with the organization of the 30th<br />
Regular UNA Convention, held last<br />
year in Rochester. He described the<br />
work of the convention committee and<br />
noted that the event ended up in the<br />
black.<br />
Mr. Hawrylak added that the district<br />
did not meet its membership quota,<br />
although 76 new members were signed<br />
up. Future events for the district are to<br />
include: the commemoration of Svo–<br />
boda's anniversary; a UNA Day or a<br />
picnic, and excursions to the UNA<br />
Building in Jersey City and to Soyu–<br />
zivka.<br />
Finally, Mr. Hawrylak informed<br />
everybody about the 17th annual UNA<br />
Bowling Tournament.<br />
Mr. Prystay reported that the district<br />
had held eight meetings and that mem–<br />
(Continued on page 12)<br />
Obituary<br />
Peter lwasyszyn:<br />
branch secretary<br />
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, HI. -<br />
Peter lwasyszyn. long-time secretary<br />
of UNA Branch 308 in East St.<br />
Louis died here on Friday, July 15.<br />
He was 74.<br />
Born in St. Louis. Mr. lwasyszyn<br />
was a retired desk sergeant of the<br />
East St. Louis Police Department<br />
and a former guard at the First<br />
lllinois Bank of East St. Louis.<br />
in 1927, Mr. lwasyszyn became<br />
both a member and secretary of<br />
Branch 308. a post he held until his<br />
death.<br />
Mr. lwasyszyn is survived by his<br />
wife. Anne (nee Sokalski); two sons,<br />
Peter J. lrwin and Thomas F. lwasy–<br />
szyn; a brother. Joseph, and eight<br />
grandchildren.<br />
Funeral services were held on<br />
Monday. July 18. from Kassly Colo–<br />
nial Mortuary, with divine liturgy at<br />
St. Albert the Great Church. Burial<br />
was at Ml. Carmel Cemeterv.
No. 3 2 ^ ^ ^ ^ . ^ T H E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,198a ,– . :^ :.--- , 5<br />
interview: Roy Romanow talks about multictilturaJrsm and the constitution<br />
. by Mykhailo Bociurkiw<br />
Roy Romanow was born and raised in Saskatoon, Sask„<br />
and attended the University of Saskatchewan where he<br />
received degrees in arts and law.<br />
He was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in<br />
1967, and in-1971, he was appointed deputy premier and<br />
attorney general of the province under Alan Blakeney. Mr.<br />
Romanow was very active in the formulation of his<br />
government's resource policy, and served as chairman of the<br />
board of directors for the Potash Corporation of Saskatche–<br />
wan.<br />
As minister of intergovernmental affairs, Mr. Romanow<br />
was named provincial co-chairman of the federal-provincial<br />
negotiations aimed at the patriation of the new Canadian<br />
Constitution.<br />
An important step in these discussions was the<br />
incorporation of Section 27 in the Charter of Rights and<br />
Freedoms. Section 27 declares: "This Charter shall be<br />
interpreted in a manner consistent with the preservation and<br />
enhancement of the multicultural heritage of Canadians."<br />
Under the wording of this section, it is made clear that all<br />
rights and freedoms in the Charter may have a multicultural<br />
dimension. <strong>The</strong> clause comes into effect in 1985, and it will<br />
be up to the courts to determine what ramifications - if any<br />
- it will have for ethnic minority rights in Canada.<br />
Currently, Mr. Romanow is a visiting legal scholar at the<br />
University of Saskatchewan, and is involved in a Queens<br />
University research project on the formulation of Canada's<br />
constitution.<br />
Mr. Romanow spoke at the 23rd Congress of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) in Winnipeg on the topic<br />
"<strong>The</strong> Canadian Constitution and Ethnic Minority Rights."<br />
Following the presentation, Mykhailo Bociurkiw and Dana<br />
Boyko interviewed Mr. Romanow for the Multicultural Media<br />
Skills Development Project. <strong>The</strong> project was funded by the<br />
federal Multiculturalism Directorate; the Ministry of<br />
Citizenship and Culture of the Province of Ontario: viA Rail<br />
Canada; and the Taras Shevchenko Foundation, in the<br />
interview, Mr. Romanow discusses his entrance into politic,s,<br />
the new constitution and current issues in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
community.<br />
Can you describe some of the events that led up to<br />
your decision to run for public office?<br />
in 1967 - it was the year that 1 was elected - 1 was<br />
motivated to run because of the particular issues which<br />
were about in the province of Saskatchewan at that<br />
time. We had established in 1962 the first Medicare<br />
program of any province anywhere in the country - in<br />
North America for that matter. From 1964 to 1967,<br />
when the opposition party was the government-as it<br />
happened it was the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan -<br />
my perception was that there was the beginning of a<br />
major onslaught on that program. As well, the<br />
economy was, if not sour, then shaky - as shaky as the<br />
current one.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are other reasons, ol course, why politicians<br />
run. in addition to issues. І think that they are kind of a<br />
strange breed of people in some way. <strong>The</strong>y have a<br />
strange, combination, or a mix of commitment to<br />
policy and issues, and there has to be a certain<br />
personality factor there, too, which will force a man or<br />
a woman to essentially volunteer hours on end for<br />
travel, for debate, for lack of privacy and pay. Now.<br />
that part of the motivation as to why 1 ran, or why<br />
politicians run, 1 can't answer. You'd probably need a<br />
psychologist or a psychiatrist to figure that out.<br />
But a combination, always, of that desire, as far<br />
back as 1 can recall, of wanting to be involved in some<br />
form of public life — coupled with the specific issues<br />
which Pve identified - was all that 1 pretty well<br />
needed to decide that 1 was going to seek political<br />
office.<br />
What motivations were there during your formative<br />
years which might have primed you to become a<br />
politician?<br />
Well, 1 think that 1 would have to say that the most<br />
important personal family factor was my father, who<br />
is now dead. My father, who came over from Ukraine,<br />
lived and died probably knowing no more than 150<br />
words of English. І dont know, maybe more, maybe<br />
less. He worked as a railway section man for the<br />
Canadian National Railways all of his life - and<br />
yet, had an abiding interest in. and could discuss — for<br />
not being a formally educated .nan - the issues of the<br />
day in a very lucid and intersting way.<br />
i: sounds far too romantic, but 1 do remember when<br />
І was a child in the olden days, there was no TY. When<br />
my mother went out to some church ladies'organiza–<br />
tion meeting, the lights of the house would all be<br />
turned off; we'd have the old radio on. and the radio<br />
Roy Romanow (right), co-chairman of the federal - provincial negotiations concerning the Canadian<br />
Constitution, with Chairman Jean Cretien.<br />
had an orange dial light which...emmitted this very<br />
eerie, soft light in the living room. My father and 1<br />
would lie down on the carpet - 1 don't know why. but<br />
we did — and listen to the political debates which the<br />
Saskatchewan Legislature at that time was broadcast–<br />
ing.<br />
І think it was his desire to see me belter educated<br />
than he was. and seek a better position in life. This<br />
kind of continual interest in politics, his activity in<br />
union work when he was working for the Canadian<br />
National Railways, a variety of those things which, so<br />
lar as 1 can think back, pointed the direction for me to<br />
being a lawyer. <strong>The</strong>re was just no question about that:<br />
1 just didn't think of any other option. And. therefore,<br />
almost by automatic consequence, a politician, too.<br />
You spoke tonight about the incorporation of<br />
Section 27 in the new Canadian Constitution, the<br />
section which deals primarily with the protection of<br />
ethnic-minority rights. Have Canada's ethnocultural<br />
groups been given justice in the new constitution? Are<br />
their rights guaranteed to your satisfaction?<br />
І think that from a legal point of view, an argument<br />
can be advanced that Section 27 is perhaps not strong<br />
enough: that Section 27 - recognizing the multicul–<br />
iural character of the country, if it is going to be a<br />
section with teeth or a section with bite in it -<br />
probably needs to be re-drafted.<br />
Certainly, that is an argument which i've heard<br />
Prof. Manoly Lupul in Edmonton, among others,<br />
advocate. Without expressing an opinion on that for<br />
the time being. 1 do think that Section 27 is important,<br />
at the very least, for symbolic purposes, if not more, it<br />
is a clear statement of intention or. if you will,<br />
description, that Canada is what it is: a multicultural<br />
nation..that it is made up ot many peoples while being<br />
at the same time, one people - Canadian.<br />
And so, accordingly, to answer your question. І<br />
hold the view that at this stage in the development of<br />
the country, and given the number of difficult<br />
questions and issues which had to be resolved about<br />
the resolution just to get it at this point. Section 27, all<br />
things being considered, is pretty good.<br />
Now, future Canadians, future <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Can–<br />
adians, future generations, may want to work through<br />
government and other institutions for amendment and<br />
toughening that up, if 1 may use that phrase. But 1<br />
think that in the year 1982. when 1 consider all the<br />
conflicting issues and problems which had to be<br />
considered in the making of this particular resolution,<br />
1 think that Section 27 is a pretty good advance.<br />
Sectton 27 is a statement of intent and purpose, but<br />
how would you envision what it becomes in concrete<br />
forms?<br />
1 think that we cannot ever make the mistake as<br />
Canadians, that because something is in the Charter of<br />
Rights, that "it" should happen - whatever the "it"<br />
should be. Because there is. for example, a full<br />
section setting out the fact that Canadians should not<br />
discriminate one against the other based on sex. or<br />
age. or ethnic (origin), or whatever, but this does not<br />
mean that it wont happen, or that it will happen.<br />
So to me. as 1 said. Section 27 can't be overrated and<br />
- this perhaps sounds, really, like a former politician<br />
- it can't be underrated. Section 27 will only happen if<br />
there's a vitality in the ethnic groups in this country, a<br />
vitality at the community level, a vitality which seeks<br />
to always explain history of that minority group to its<br />
own people, (a vitality) which seeks to preserve<br />
language and. through language, culture, (a vitality)<br />
which seeks to have some role in the education<br />
process, l'm thinking of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Canadians in<br />
Saskatchewan and Alberta and elsewhere who have at<br />
least a mechanism for <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-language education<br />
That's the only way Section 27 will work.<br />
So when you ask me how...І see it happening, 1 only<br />
see Section 27 arising in some remote case, some remote<br />
possibility of some legal challenge, as a s,ign post for<br />
the judges to interperate that particular ethnic<br />
minority right issue, But for multiculturalism to<br />
happen, the present Section-27 will only be of symbolic<br />
importance.<br />
Do you think <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s and other ethnocultural<br />
groups lobbied effectively enough during the constitu–<br />
tional hearings and prior to shem for promoting the<br />
inclusion of multiculturalism (section 27) in the new<br />
constitution?<br />
1 think the answer to that, in my mind, is clearly yes.<br />
Enough if you define'the word enough by what was<br />
there open for them to do. Essentially, what was open<br />
for them to do was to use the joint parliamentary<br />
committee hearing process to make submissions and<br />
perhaps to talk to some MPs (members of Parlia–<br />
ment). Prior to that time, when the provinces and the<br />
federal government were traveling the country in 1980<br />
searching lor constitutional compromise — a search<br />
which failed - there was no room lor <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s, or<br />
any Canadians for thai matter, to put their point of<br />
view before the joint federal-provincial committee<br />
because all the hearings were in closed session.<br />
Lobbying can take form in a number of ways.<br />
People think of lobbying...in the traditional way;<br />
namely: "l'm going ro contact this politician and twist<br />
his or her arm and present petitions to the politicians."<br />
Sure, that needs to be taken...but in my experience,<br />
they (politicians) mainly react to the fact of an active,<br />
viable ethnic community out there in the constituency.<br />
And to that extent, if you have a vital <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Canadian community in this country - there will<br />
obviously be varying weaknesses and strengths — and<br />
if you still have a vitality about it on a national<br />
basis...your lobbying will be effective. And 1 think on<br />
the constitution it. was as effective, given the limita–<br />
iions that the process imposed.<br />
You 're talking about strengths and weaknesses of<br />
the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community in Canada. What would<br />
you think is its major strength, and what would you<br />
think is its major weakness?<br />
Well, that's a.very tough question to answer,<br />
because 1 have not been sufficiently involved in the<br />
last little while within, and as a part of. <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
organizations. My preoccupations in the Saskaiche–<br />
wan government and elsewhere prohibited that. So<br />
what l'm going to say hereafter is really a kind of<br />
generalized observation. Perhaps it's not even an<br />
observation, but a feeling that 1 have.<br />
І would say the major weakness is the continued<br />
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б ^ ^ ^ ^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 , 1 9 8 3 ^ . "4No. 32<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Week! v<br />
<strong>The</strong> Poles fight on<br />
<strong>The</strong> latest statement from the Solidarity underground vowing<br />
continued resistance to the Jaruzelski regime underscores the fact that,<br />
despite some wishful thinking in certain Western circles, most notably<br />
among banking officials, the crisis in Poland is far from over.<br />
Although martial law was technically lifted last month, new legislation<br />
steamrolled through the rubber-stamp Parliament codified repression<br />
in a series of laws aimed at the tightening government control over<br />
dissent. One law made it illegal to belong to an "organization that has<br />
been dissolved." a clear reference to the outlawed Solidarity trade<br />
union. Others had adistinctlyStalinisttone, particularly those dealing<br />
with the spreading of "false information" and damaging Polish<br />
"interests," laws that bear a chilling resemblance to the Soviet Union's<br />
agitprop statutes.<br />
But if the suspension of martial law was only cosmetic, it had a<br />
definite, if obvious, political purpose. Transparent as it may be. the<br />
ultimate goal of the authorities, as was pointed out in a recent<br />
statement by the Solidarity underground, is a suspension of Western<br />
trade sanctions and a favorable rescheduling of Poland's staggering<br />
debt to Western banks.<br />
From the outset of the Polish crisis. Western banks had it in their<br />
power to play a progressive role in the transformation of Poland. But<br />
instead of using their formidable financial leverage to wrest political<br />
concessions from the Polish government, they chose to try and recoup<br />
their losses, in September 1982, less than a year after the Jaruzelski<br />
coup, they agreed to reschedule Poland's estimated S25 billion debt,<br />
thus showing the international community the worst side of<br />
capitalism.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no reason to suspect that things will be different this time<br />
around. As long as no mechanism exists that will legislatively aid<br />
Western banks that have made irresponsible loans to adversarial<br />
governments, the banks will continue to accommodate tyrants who<br />
view loans as a form of blackmail.<br />
Clearly, the leaders of the Solidarity underground understand this<br />
arrangement all too well. That is why they realize that their struggle<br />
against the regime must be open and highly visible. <strong>The</strong>y are aware<br />
that even the appearance of normalcy, of acquiescence or apathy, will<br />
be interpreted as a welcome signal that Poland is returning to businessas-usual,<br />
if the August 31 anniversary of the formation of Solidarity<br />
passes without protests or demonstrations, it could provide the excuse<br />
for the lifting of trade sanctions under the pretense that Poland has<br />
stopped fighting.<br />
But if the Poles take to the streets en masse and dramatically<br />
demonstrate their opposition to the Jaruzelski junta, then the<br />
denouement could be different. Even bankers and politicians would be<br />
hard-pressed to try and normalize relations with thousands of Poles<br />
marching in the streets. <strong>The</strong> crisis in Poland will not be overaslongas<br />
Poles fight on for their freedom.<br />
interview:<br />
(Continued from page 5)<br />
proliferation of individual groups...<br />
which tend to fracture the overall voice<br />
to the political system as a whole, and<br />
perhaps tend to spend, as 1 see it, too<br />
much time in internal deliberation.<br />
Maybe a more generous word would be<br />
warfare, but perhaps everybody would<br />
object to that (word). 1 think that is the<br />
major weakness, structurally.<br />
<strong>The</strong> major strength is a passionate<br />
desire (regardless of organizational<br />
concerns) ...to see the culture, and І<br />
don't mean by culture perogy feasts -<br />
that's important all right - but langu–<br />
age written, spoken and education. And<br />
from that flow of culture, the desire to<br />
see (it) promoted and protected, and<br />
expanded and represented well by<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s all over the country. That. І<br />
think, is the big unifying factor...that<br />
general thrust. 1 see that as the biggest<br />
strength.<br />
І don't know whether that's the<br />
nature of the Slavic people - that kind<br />
of emotional propulsion — or whether<br />
it's something peculiar to Canadians.<br />
But to me, in government, almost<br />
without doubt, one of the best organi–<br />
zed brief presenters and continual brief<br />
presenters, and those who always had<br />
an opinion on cultural matters, and the<br />
first to contribute to cultural organiza–<br />
tions, were <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s. And that, 1<br />
think, is the kind of spirit that l'm<br />
saying is our major attribute.<br />
Now. that's perhaps not a very deep<br />
analysis; others might say that it relates<br />
to something different, but 1 don't think<br />
Remember' our brothers<br />
You may forward your contribution to help our needy<br />
fellow <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s in Poland to your pastor, to the<br />
Philadelphia <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Archeparchy, 815 N.<br />
Franklin St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19123; or to the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
National Association, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City N J<br />
07302.<br />
Effective media relations<br />
Strafegy for famine commemoration<br />
by Andrij Bilyk<br />
Last week in this space we promised<br />
to send you specific information about<br />
who is who in the media (particularly<br />
radio and ТУ) in your community. And<br />
we will, if you write to us care ol the<br />
Media Relations Section. Committee<br />
on Genocide in Ukraine, 2615 30th St.<br />
N.W., Washington. D.C. 20008.<br />
This week, we ask in return that you<br />
send us names and addresses of famine<br />
eyewitnesses, and let us know if any of<br />
them may be making the journey to the<br />
October 2 manifestation in Washington.<br />
As you know, we are also finalizing a<br />
press kit. in this press kit, we want to list<br />
the cities where eyewitnesses to the<br />
Great Famine reside, and also the<br />
number of eyewitnesses percity. We will<br />
not use names, but we need them to<br />
back our claims to the news media. (A<br />
copy of the press kit is available free<br />
upon request at the above-mentioned<br />
address.)<br />
Who are the witnesses to the Great<br />
Famine and where should you look for<br />
them? if vou are doing any kind of<br />
media relations in your community, the<br />
chances are you have already found at<br />
least a half dozen willing to talk to the<br />
media about their experiences. Or have<br />
you?<br />
Most readers of this newspaper were<br />
not born until after the Great Famine.<br />
Fewer still lived in Ukraine in І933, or<br />
were old enough to remember meaning–<br />
ful events. This means that our eyewit–<br />
nesses are our parents, grandparents,<br />
aunts, uncles, if we haven4 done so, we<br />
need to sit down with them and ask<br />
them to tell us their story. We then need<br />
to convince them to speak to the news<br />
media in our city.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y may hesitate. But in most cases,<br />
the hesitation will be because they are<br />
not confident enough of their English-<br />
Letter to the editor<br />
language abilities. That's wnen we need<br />
to reassure them that we will be there, at<br />
their side, translating, ensuring that the<br />
dimension of their tragedy is communi–<br />
cated in its totality.<br />
Hard work will pay off<br />
<strong>The</strong> October 2 manifestation in the<br />
nation's capital has the potential of<br />
establishing us as a true force in Ameri–<br />
can media and politics, or we can fall<br />
flat on our faces, if we come to Wash–<br />
ington. 10.000-plus strong from scores<br />
of cities, and if we are working with the<br />
news media in our cities at this moment,<br />
making our reporters and editors aware<br />
of how we feel about the 50th anniversa–<br />
ry commemoration, then we can leave<br />
Washington secure that our imprint will<br />
remain. And people will look at that<br />
imprint and say: "<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s were<br />
here and they worked hard to tell their<br />
story."<br />
On the other hand, if we come to<br />
Washington in small numbers, without<br />
preparing the news media in our cities,<br />
then those same people, the government<br />
and congressional policymakers, and<br />
members of the press, will look at us and<br />
say: "Those <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s aren't as strong<br />
as they claim to be. Not only that, they<br />
are ineffective communicators."<br />
Let's face it. We're playing for high<br />
stakes here. We are trying to get the<br />
United States government to pressure<br />
the Soviets to admit to the Great<br />
Famine in Ukraine. (A memorandum<br />
requesting such diplomatic assistance<br />
will be delivered to the White House<br />
during the October 2 march.) All of the<br />
evidence is on our side. We have re–<br />
ceived some good press. But 90 percent<br />
of the press in our cities is still waiting to<br />
hear from us. And all of Washington is<br />
waiting to sec us.<br />
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Urges U1A, museum merger<br />
Dear Editor:<br />
І would like to congratulate those<br />
dedicated volunteers who devoted their<br />
time in resolving the properly tax<br />
burden imposed upon the U1A (Ukrai–<br />
nian institute of America).<br />
Now that the tax burden has been<br />
favorably settled, 1 believe that the U1A<br />
board should begin to place more focus<br />
on future Financial survival through<br />
better utilization of its treasured build–<br />
ing: namely, to provide a structure of<br />
prominent importance for the benefit of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s whereby they can promote<br />
and enlighten the free world of our<br />
culture, art and history.<br />
in view of both the current financial<br />
crisis facing the institute, as well as the<br />
apparent lack of any professional<br />
exhibit to draw the public from the<br />
Fifth Avenue area, the U1A board<br />
should give serious consideration to<br />
consolidating with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Museum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum on Second<br />
Avenue has received outstanding recognition<br />
from the community, and has<br />
won highly competitive grants each year<br />
for its excellent exhibits, in addition.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum is in good<br />
financial condition because of its profi–<br />
cient expert staff. <strong>The</strong> U1A, as a recog–<br />
nized National Historical Landmark,<br />
could receive generous grants from<br />
large corporations if an exhibit about<br />
Sanford White or other topics of interest<br />
were made open to the public.<br />
<strong>The</strong> UІA is strategically located in the<br />
best part of Manhattan. <strong>The</strong> proximity<br />
of the Metropolitan, the Frick and the<br />
Guggenheim museums creates a major<br />
opportunity for the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> commu–<br />
nity to place a professional <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
exhibit on the best "museum mile" in<br />
the world. All <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s would benefit<br />
from an alliance between the institute<br />
and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum. Most<br />
important of all. tourists will learn<br />
about <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s, and the civic purpose<br />
of <strong>The</strong>odore Dz,us's generous donation<br />
would be fulfilled.<br />
in Toronto, there is a famous Cana–<br />
dian landmark, Casa Loma, which<br />
attracts thousands of visitors daily,<br />
included among the Canadian-British<br />
exhibits is a most beautiful, profes–<br />
sional display about the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
pioneers and early settlers in Canada. І<br />
urge all to visit and see this breathtaking<br />
exhibit.<br />
Why is it that an outstanding Ukrai–<br />
nian exhibit can be placed in a Cana–<br />
dian landmark and not at the U1A. <strong>The</strong><br />
U1A as a National Historical Landmark<br />
and its prestigious location make it<br />
imperative that the board should in–<br />
clude <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum within its<br />
premises.<br />
As a Ca!ifornian, 1 would like to note<br />
that the UlA's concerts, lectures and<br />
other activities oriented toward the<br />
membership are a great benefit only for<br />
those who live within immediate driving<br />
distance of the U1A. However, the U1A<br />
has the potential to evolve from a<br />
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No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> ^-.:7<br />
Media reports on famine<br />
<strong>The</strong> Plain Dealer<br />
Cl.FvFLANn — George Kulchvrky. writing in the<br />
June 27 issue of <strong>The</strong> Plain Dealer here, reported on the<br />
Great Famine in Ukraine in an article tilled "Ukraine<br />
Famine was planned in Moscow."<br />
Mr. Kulchycky, a professor of Soviet and East<br />
European studies at Youngsmwn State University,<br />
said that the famine is only recently receiving media<br />
attention. He added that most famines have been<br />
caused by natural disasters, whereas the Great Famine<br />
in Ukraine "was planned and executed by Moscow."<br />
in his article, Mr. Kulchycky argues that Stalin<br />
intentionally launched the famine to "destroy peasant<br />
opposition to communism in Ukraine." and because<br />
he needed money and goods to finance his industrial–<br />
ization program.<br />
Mr. Kulchycky noted that a natural famine did<br />
occur in Ukraine in 1921. DurinB that famine, the<br />
communists learned that mass starvation could be<br />
used as an effective weapon to silence opposition, as<br />
most people are more concerned about finding food<br />
than political matters. Over 1 million <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s died<br />
during the famine of 1921.<br />
"But in 1932-33 the harvests were good and there<br />
was no war, yet 7 million <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s starved," wrote<br />
Mr. Kulchycky.<br />
<strong>The</strong> author added that "normally a government that<br />
anticipates food shortgages takes steps to avoid<br />
disaster. This was not done in the Soviet Union. Food<br />
and aid offered by Western nations was rejected<br />
because 4here can be no famine in the workers'<br />
paradise. "<br />
Mr. Kulchycky wrote that the Soviets enforced the<br />
famine by blockading starving areas with Red Army<br />
troops, by restricting the movement of peasants from<br />
one region of Ukraine to another, by increasing food<br />
quotas in the effected areas and by confiscating seed<br />
from peasants.<br />
"Government 'brigades' and units called '25<br />
thousands' and '15 thousands' moved to the starving<br />
villages and, using terror and brutality, collected the<br />
remaining food," wrote Mr. Kulchycky.<br />
<strong>The</strong> village of Kharkivtsy in Hadyach region was<br />
one of the areas affected by the famine, according to an<br />
eyewitness cited by Mr. Kulchycky. S. Lozovy<br />
recounted how one neighbor was sent to Siberia and<br />
worked to death because he resisted collectivization<br />
efforts. Other peasants were forced to agree to<br />
nationalization of their property and were required to<br />
pay heavy taxes, according to the eyewitness account.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> people were terrified,"Lozovy remembered,<br />
"it was hard to find a farmer who did not serve a jail<br />
term." He noted that by March 1933, the village<br />
experienced its first case of cannibalism.<br />
"To survive, parents crazed by hunger ate their<br />
children," recalled Lozovy.<br />
Mr. Kulchycky noted that Kharkivtsy was just one<br />
of the many villages in Ukraine suffering because of<br />
the famine, "in the end, Stalin succeeded in destroying<br />
the peasant opposition, establishing the collectives<br />
<strong>The</strong> rotting corpse of a famine victim in<br />
Ukraine. His 15-year-old son, also near death<br />
from starvation, had no shovel to bury him<br />
and paying for Russia's industrialization with wealth<br />
robbed from the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> peasants."<br />
<strong>The</strong> article stated that it is difficult to ascertain why<br />
the world was silent during the famine years. Mr.<br />
Kulchycky suggested that the United States was<br />
preoccupied with the Great Depression. He added that<br />
a "news blockade" also impeded the flow infor–<br />
mation.<br />
"Reporters who knew of the catastrophe were so<br />
enamored with communism and its "future that works'<br />
that they were persuaded not to report the fiasco." He<br />
also noted that the U.S. government offered aid to the<br />
Soviet Union, but the Soviets refused any help.<br />
WSJ: letters to the editor<br />
NEW YORK - Four letters responding to Adrian<br />
Karatnycky's July 7 article of the Great Famine in<br />
Ukraine (1932-33) were published in the July 27 issue<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Wall Street Journal.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first, from Paul P. Jessup of Cohoes, N.Y.,<br />
complimented Mr. Karatnycky for an "exceptional"<br />
piece, but took issue with the author's contention that<br />
certain <strong>Ukrainian</strong> leaders advocated "any form of<br />
communism or socialism."<br />
To support his point, Mr. Jessep cited the admini–<br />
stration of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky, whose<br />
conservative philosophy Mr. Jessep claimed "has been<br />
used throughout the 20th century by <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s<br />
fighting subjugation and Marxism." Mr. Jessep did<br />
not make any references to the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Party of<br />
Socialists-Federalist, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Socialist Demo–<br />
cratic Labor Party of vynnychenko and Petliura, or<br />
the Ukrainan Party of Social Revolutionaries, and<br />
others.<br />
Dr. J.J. Robbins of Hayward, Calif., said Mr.<br />
Karatnycky's article brought to mind "other manmade<br />
disasters so frequent in Soviet Russia and other<br />
communist countries." He recalled that, as a 4-yearold<br />
boy living in the city of vitebsk in Byelorussia in<br />
1918, he and his mother would go to the outskirts of<br />
town in search of food.<br />
"in his memoirs, Khrushchev writes of widespread<br />
cannibalism in a famine in Ukraine in 1946-47 which<br />
went almost completely unnoticed in the West,<br />
although he admitted it was greater than that of the<br />
great drought of 1890," wrote Dr. Robbins.<br />
He also referred to devastating famines in Commu–<br />
nist China and Cambodia that have gone largely<br />
unreported.<br />
in a brief letter, Ruth Hermsted of Brookville, N.Y.,<br />
said Mr. Karatnycky's article was "excellent and too,<br />
too, true." But she disagreed with his statement that<br />
"not one serious book on the tragedy is available in<br />
English," noting that Eugene Lyons extensively<br />
described the famine in his book "Assignment in<br />
Utopia." Mr. Lyons was a reporter in the Soviet Union<br />
at the time of the famine.<br />
Lena Goemaat of Fair Oaks, lnd.. wrote to say that<br />
lngrid Rimland's book "<strong>The</strong> Wanderers." though<br />
fiction, provides a vivid account of "the horrors and<br />
injustice inflicted upon the industrious, peace-loving<br />
and deeply religious people of Ukraine" from 1914 to<br />
1957.<br />
with because all farm implements were<br />
confiscated by the secret police. He could<br />
only cover his father's body with straw.<br />
THE GREAT FAM1NE<br />
This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of<br />
history's most horrifying cases of genocide — the<br />
Soviet-made Great Famine of 1932-33, in which<br />
some 7 million <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s perished.<br />
Relying on news from Svoboda and, later,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> (which began publica–<br />
tion in October 1933), this column hopes to<br />
remind and inform Americans and Canadians of<br />
this terrible crime against humanity.<br />
By bringing other events worldwide into the<br />
picture as well, the column hopes to give a<br />
perspective on the state of the world in the years<br />
of Ukraine's Great Famine.<br />
August 1-15, 1933<br />
Commentaries in Svoboda<br />
PART xxv<br />
By August 1933, the famine in Ukraine was<br />
peaking. More and more <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s outside the<br />
Soviet Union realized the devastating impact the<br />
famine was having on the population, and<br />
began to comment on the tragedy in the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> press.<br />
in August, Svoboda carried several com–<br />
mentaries about the situation in Soviet Ukraine.<br />
One such commentary, published in two<br />
parts, was written by Prof. R. Rosova and Dr.<br />
S. Kononenko, president and secretary, respect–<br />
ively, of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> National Women's<br />
Council, it appeared in the August 4 and 5<br />
editions of Svoboda.<br />
in their piece, the two women cited various<br />
Soviet newspaper articles concerning the wors–<br />
ening situation in Ukraine, some published as<br />
early as 1931. <strong>The</strong>y prefaced these accounts by<br />
stating that the famine of 1932-33 was not caused<br />
by natural or climatic factors, but by the<br />
oppressive policies of the Soviet regime.<br />
To back their argument, the women cited<br />
earlier Soviet press accounts that showed the<br />
official Soviet attitude toward the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
peasants, attitudes that betrayed the policies of<br />
terror and persecution.<br />
One of the earliest accounts cited was from<br />
Molodiy Bolshevik, which as early as the fall of<br />
1931 wrote: "No one is ready for the fall harvest<br />
in 1931 - Ukraine will be faced with a serious<br />
danger."<br />
P r olctarska Pravda was more specific, declar–<br />
ing in September 1931: "<strong>The</strong> population is<br />
already hungry and steals bread wherever it can<br />
and then hides it so the regime won't take it<br />
away."<br />
Robitnychiy Proletar, another Soviet newspaper,<br />
declared: "At this time, when the hungry<br />
population hides and steals its bread...the Soviet<br />
regime transports this priceless bread to Mos–<br />
cow and Leningrad..."<br />
<strong>The</strong> authors of the commentary in Svoboda<br />
also cited a December 1931 article from Kom–<br />
munist. which stated: "We receive news that the<br />
peasai ts deliberately wear out their horses so<br />
they can't transport bread out of Ukraine. <strong>The</strong><br />
harvest keeps getting smaller; records of grain<br />
quotas are filled out incorrectly, tractors break<br />
down because the peasants don't know how to<br />
use them." Already, the peasants were being<br />
blamed for the impending disaster.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two women also commented in their<br />
article that the Soviet regime had sent people<br />
into Ukraine to "beat, knife and shoot the<br />
people, and pass the bread along, because<br />
Ukraine is a Soviet colony and must feed its<br />
master; it must nourish the entire Soviet Union."<br />
in part 11 of the commentary, published on<br />
August 5, the authors reported that German and<br />
American students traveling through the Soviet<br />
Union noticed entire villages dying out becaur;<br />
of hunger and typhoid. <strong>The</strong>y had also seen cases<br />
of cannibalism.<br />
(Continued on page 15)
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> No. 32<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum's annual report outlines big plans for the future<br />
Part of the "Lost Architecture of Kiev" exhibit curated by Titus Hewryk for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum in New York.<br />
U1A board has plenary meeting<br />
NEW YORK <strong>The</strong> spring plenary<br />
meeting of ihe board of directors of the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> institute of America (U1A)<br />
was held on Friday. June 17. with<br />
Walter Nazarewicz, vice-president,<br />
presiding. Eleven board members at–<br />
tended.<br />
Mr. Nazarewicz and Walter Baranet–<br />
sky reported on their participation and<br />
testimony at the June 16-17 hearings<br />
held by New York City Mayor Edward<br />
Koch concerning the real-estate tax<br />
status of cultural organizations such as<br />
the institute.<br />
Maria Honcharenko. U1A secretary<br />
and acting chairwoman of the educa–<br />
tion committee, presented plans for the<br />
fall which include six <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
courses, accredited by Hunter College<br />
and New York and Columbia universi–<br />
tics. <strong>The</strong> courses are: <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Lan–<br />
guage 1. <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Language 3 and<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Culture, to be taught by Prof.<br />
Zirka Derlycia: <strong>Ukrainian</strong> History. Dr.<br />
Anna Procyk; independent Studies,<br />
Prof. William Omelchenko; <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Literature. Prof. George Shevelov.<br />
A UlA-sponsored course in Conver–<br />
sational <strong>Ukrainian</strong> will be taught by Dr.<br />
Alexandra Kysilewski-Tkach.<br />
Public service courses, including<br />
Remedial Reading Citizenship Train–<br />
ing, English as a Second Lan–<br />
guage. Conversational English,<br />
Cultural Orientation to American Life,<br />
Literacy and High School Equivalency<br />
will be taught by qualified staff engaged<br />
by Lydia Savoyka.<br />
in addition, vocal academy and piano<br />
master classes will be offered by Andrij<br />
Dobriansky and Thomas Hrynkiw; and<br />
art classes will be conducted by Jac–<br />
ques Hnizdovsky. Also planned are the<br />
Harvard <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Research institute<br />
lecture series, and instruction in bandura<br />
building and playing.<br />
Lydia Savoyka, chairperson, report–<br />
ed on the activities of the Community<br />
Affairs Committee, which initiated<br />
three seminars for the elderly. Over 150<br />
senior citizens attended a typical ses–<br />
sion. For those that live in the East<br />
village, the U1A provided free bus<br />
transportation, and a complimentary<br />
luncheon was served for all partici–<br />
pants. Rep. William Green attended me<br />
second seminar.<br />
<strong>The</strong> committee has instituted a telephone<br />
hot line service lor the elderly,<br />
whereby an elderly person can telephone<br />
and receive counseling on social<br />
services problems. Л separate telephone,<br />
equipped with an automatic<br />
answering and recording device, has<br />
been installed at the U1A. <strong>The</strong> hotline<br />
number is (212) 772-8489.<br />
<strong>The</strong> committee's work was com–<br />
mended in letters from Bishop Basil H.<br />
Losten of Stamford and Janet S.<br />
Sainer. commissioner of the Depart–<br />
ment for the Aging. City of New York.<br />
Both expressed their appreciation of the<br />
beneficial work the committee is doing<br />
and offered their help.<br />
Reports were also delivered by Zenon<br />
Babiuk. treasurer: and Dr. Stepan<br />
Woroch. chairman of the membership<br />
committee, who presented a list of 17<br />
new applicants for U1A membership.<br />
Dr. Rostyslaw Sochynsky. chairman<br />
of the public relations committee,<br />
reported that the institute's public<br />
affairs subcommittee, which is headed<br />
by public relations committee vice<br />
chairman George Martynuk,<br />
with the cooperation of Roman<br />
Czajkowsky and a group of<br />
young volunteers, has been very active<br />
in preparing different publications.<br />
such as: color sales brochure, calendar<br />
of events, educational brochure,<br />
newsletter, "who's who" membership<br />
listing, U1A magazine, and in develop–<br />
ing a graphics department lor promo–<br />
tional material, organizing young pro–<br />
lessional evenings, opening the U1A to<br />
the American public and the American<br />
press, expanding the U1A library laeili–<br />
ties and establishing exchange programs<br />
with other cultural organiza–'<br />
lions.<br />
Dr. Sochynsky also reported on press<br />
coverage of U1A activity.<br />
Following the conclusion of the<br />
formal portion of the meeting, the<br />
directors participated in a general<br />
discussion of the finances of the insti–<br />
tute. the need to promote membership<br />
and making the activities ol the insti–<br />
tute attractive to the 1 krainian eom–<br />
munin and others.<br />
NEW YORK - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Mu–<br />
seum recently released its 1982 annual<br />
report to the community. <strong>The</strong> report<br />
cited the major accomplishments of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum and outlined plans<br />
for the purchase of a building.<br />
Key achievements reported by the<br />
museum include: successful production<br />
of a major exhibit; attainment of<br />
permanent charter: installation of a<br />
computer and electronic security sy–<br />
stem; a dramatic increase in new mem–<br />
bers; continued victory in receiving<br />
grants; record financial support from<br />
the community; significant progress in<br />
expanding the Building Fund. Highlights<br />
of the 1982 annual report are<br />
summarized below:<br />
Museum exhibits<br />
<strong>The</strong> major exhibition of the year was<br />
the "Lost Architecture of Kiev" curated<br />
by Titus Hewryk. This exhibition<br />
offered museum visitors their first<br />
comprehensive view of architectural<br />
landmarks in Kiev that have been<br />
destroyed in the 1930s. <strong>The</strong> catalogue,<br />
written for this exhibition by Mr.<br />
Hewryk, includes more informative and<br />
illustrative material than shown in the<br />
exhibition itself, and it was published in<br />
both the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> and English lan–<br />
guages.<br />
in addition to the above-mentioned<br />
exhibition, the "Rushnyky, <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Ritual Cloths" and the "Pysanky"<br />
exhibitions were also on display in 1982.<br />
Preparations are in progress for the<br />
exhibition "<strong>Ukrainian</strong> immigration to<br />
the United States," which will open in<br />
the fall, as well as fpr the exhibition on<br />
Soviet repression in Ukraine in 1924-34.<br />
<strong>The</strong> catalogue for the immigration<br />
exhibition will be written by Dr. Myron<br />
Kuropas, who also - has agreed to help<br />
with the organization of the exhibit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> exhibit on Soviet repression will be<br />
curated by Dr. James Mace of the<br />
Harvard <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Research institute.<br />
Educational programs<br />
in 1982 Lubow Wolynetz joined the<br />
museum staff as director of educational<br />
programs. <strong>The</strong> museum offered exten–<br />
sive educational workshops funded by<br />
the New York State Council on the<br />
Arts. Workshops were conducted in<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> embroidery, woodcarving,<br />
pysanky and Christmas ornaments.<br />
Due to their popularity, several workshops<br />
were completely sold out only a<br />
few days after tickets became available.<br />
Also, there was a definite increase in the<br />
number of schoos and tour groups that<br />
have visited the Museum.<br />
As an important by-product, the<br />
catalogue on "<strong>The</strong> Lost Architecture of<br />
Kiev" and an instructional booklet,<br />
"How To Make <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Christmas<br />
Tree Ornaments," were published by<br />
the museum and are currently on sale<br />
throughout North America.<br />
Museum's permanent charter<br />
<strong>The</strong> most important achievement was<br />
the acquisition of the absolute charter<br />
from the Board of Regents of the<br />
University of the State of New York.<br />
Receipt of this charter from the Board<br />
of Regents gives the museum official<br />
recognition as a professional institu–<br />
tion from the state authorities. Ob–<br />
taining the museum charter was a major<br />
victory in view of the very strict evalua–<br />
tion criteria used by the Board of<br />
Regents. Many months of detailed<br />
analysis and planning were spent on the<br />
preparation of the application for the<br />
charter. State authorities reviewed the<br />
museum's operations budgets, longrange<br />
plans, collections, storage facili–<br />
ties and quality of exhibits before<br />
rendering a favorable decision.<br />
Public relations<br />
Advance listings and press releases of<br />
the museum's programs, exhibitions<br />
and special events were sent to over 200<br />
newspapers and magazines. As a result,<br />
notices of many of the museum's events<br />
appeared in a number of publications,<br />
including <strong>The</strong> New York Times, the<br />
villager, the village voice. Soho News,<br />
New World, New York News for Kids<br />
and the New York^Cue magazine.<br />
Many public radio spots mentioned<br />
the museum's programs and activities.<br />
<strong>The</strong> voice of America and Radio Free<br />
Europe covered a number of the mu–<br />
suem's activities, especially the "Lost<br />
Architecture of Kiev"exhibition. voice of<br />
America conducted a special interview<br />
with Titus Hewryk, the guest curator of<br />
the exhibition. <strong>The</strong> Museum's programs<br />
and exhibitions have also been<br />
mentioned on St. George Church's<br />
radio program.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Svoboda <strong>Ukrainian</strong> daily and<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>, as in previous<br />
years, gave complete coverage to the<br />
museum's activities. <strong>The</strong> UNWLA's<br />
publication. Our Life, provided coverage<br />
in each monthly issue of the mu–<br />
seum's activities as well as lists of<br />
donations.<br />
Computer and security system<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum acquired a Xerox com–<br />
puter, a high-speed printer and many<br />
computer programs to automate ad–<br />
ministrative activities. Membership<br />
billing, record-keeping, and mailing<br />
lists are currently being automated.<br />
Office automation will significantly<br />
enhance the museum's capability to<br />
raise funds on a national level and<br />
reduce administrative expenses.<br />
in order to improve security of the<br />
building housing the museum, a closed<br />
circuit Tv monitor was installed along<br />
with a comprehensive electronic security<br />
alarm system, installation of both the<br />
computer and ТУ monitor represents<br />
major progress in further moderniza–<br />
tion of museum operations.<br />
(Continued on page 11)
No: 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> 9<br />
Panorama of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> culture in the Big Apple<br />
by Helen Perozak Smindak<br />
Looking for'a way to beat the oppres–<br />
sive heat that's baking the Big Apple?<br />
Let me count the ways.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are cool havens of culture both<br />
in and out of town. How about a drive<br />
upstate to the Shawangunk and Catskill<br />
mountain area for a week or two, or<br />
even a weekend? Take in the cool<br />
mountain breezes and the culture that<br />
abounds at Soyuzivka, at the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
artists' colony in Hunter, N..Y., and<br />
nearby areas.<br />
This coming weekend brings together<br />
a number of attractions upstate — Met<br />
Opera star Paul Plishka in his debut<br />
concert at the Soyuzivka resort on<br />
August 13: appearances by the l'krai–<br />
nian Dancers of Astoria at the National<br />
Polka Festival on August 14; a visit by<br />
hockey superstar Wayne Cretzky at the<br />
Concord Resort Hotel at Kiamesha<br />
Lake, and an August 14 concert at the<br />
Grazhda cultural center in Hunter by<br />
Thomas Hrynkiw.<br />
Mr. Plishka took part in operatic<br />
presentations at the ancient <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Antique of Orange during the Festival<br />
of Orange in France last month. He is<br />
scheduled to appear in the Metropo–<br />
litan Opera centennial year productions<br />
of verdi's "Macbeth"and "Don Carlo."<br />
Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and Berli–<br />
oz's "Les Troyens." beginning September<br />
29. His concert at Soyuzivka will<br />
take place in the veselka auditorium at<br />
8:30 p.m.<br />
Singer Lina Beluts with composer<br />
Leonid verbytsky at the piano, will<br />
offer selections by verbytsky in a<br />
Soyuzivka concert on August 14 at 8<br />
p.m.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Dancers of Astoria,<br />
with director Elaine Oprysko acting as<br />
emcee, will give two performances at the<br />
polka festival. <strong>The</strong>y will perform Ukrai–<br />
nian dances at 3:45 p.m. in the interna–<br />
tional tent, and will repeat the program<br />
at 7:15 in the main tent, just before or<br />
after festival headliner Bobby vinton.<br />
<strong>The</strong> festival grounds are at the Hunter<br />
Mountain Ski Bowl on Route 23A, off<br />
the New York Thruway. For further<br />
information, call (518) 263-3800.<br />
Edmonton Oilers center Wayne Gret–<br />
zky will join four players from the<br />
Montreal Canadiens and New York<br />
islanders for daily scrimmaging on<br />
August 13 and 14. He will appear with<br />
defenseman Larry Robinson in a tennis<br />
exhibition on August 14, and will take<br />
part in a hockey forum and other<br />
activities. <strong>The</strong>re will be souvenirs of the<br />
players' visit, photos and autographs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> event is open only to Concord<br />
guests, with some 2500 persons ex–<br />
pected to attend.<br />
Mr. Hrynkiw's concert at Grazhda,<br />
the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cultural center next to the<br />
Hutsul-styled St. John the Baptist<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Church on Route<br />
23A, a few miles west of Hunter, is<br />
scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday. This<br />
year's concert series at the Grazhda<br />
received a grant from the New York<br />
State Council on the Arts through the<br />
efforts of the Music and Arts Center of<br />
Greene County, headed by Prof, ihor<br />
Sonevytsky.<br />
Other attractions at Hunter: exhibits<br />
of an at the Ksenia Motel by New York<br />
sculptor Slava Gerulak and Detroit<br />
artists Edward Kozak and his sons<br />
Yuriy and Yarema and work by a large<br />
number of artists at the Olha Sonevyt–<br />
sky Studio. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Academy of<br />
Arts and Sciences has scheduled an<br />
academic seminar for August 14 not far<br />
from Hunter, at the Karpatia Hotel in<br />
Lexington. NY. <strong>The</strong> motel, st :--'io and<br />
hotel are all located on Route 23A.<br />
Already underway at "Ozeriany." the<br />
cummer homf of artict 1 nbnclpv Hntsa–<br />
liuk near Glen Spey, is a showing and<br />
sale of a large number of oil paintings<br />
which Mr. Hutsaliuk did in France<br />
earlier this year. <strong>The</strong> paintings, mostly<br />
impressions jf French scenes executed<br />
in Mr. Hutsaliuk's unique style, will be<br />
on exhibit through the Labor Day<br />
weekend. To find "Ozeriany," start<br />
from Glen Spey. Head in the direction<br />
of Barryville, N.Y., and make a right<br />
turn onto the first road after Camp<br />
Lokanda. <strong>The</strong>re will be signs pointing<br />
the way to "Ozeriany."<br />
Now all you need is a good road map<br />
of New York State and you're on your<br />
way!<br />
in the city<br />
11 a country outing is out for you.<br />
there's plenty of air-conditioned culture<br />
and entertainment right in the Big<br />
Apple. Here are some of the places<br />
where you will find <strong>Ukrainian</strong> art<br />
objects and entertainment.<br />
' <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum. 203 Se–<br />
cond Ave. Ongoing exhibit of U–<br />
krainian folk costumes; gift shop.<br />
Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.<br />
Telephone: 228-0110.<br />
в Mayana Gallery. 21 E. Seventh St<br />
imported towels and pillows decorated<br />
with <strong>Ukrainian</strong> embroidery; costume<br />
jewelry; paintings by French artist<br />
Pierre Jacquemon. Wednesday through<br />
Friday. 2 to 7 p.m.; Saturday and<br />
Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. (477-2714).<br />
" <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> shops and boutiques<br />
in the East village are stocked with<br />
books, periodicals, records, pysanky,<br />
and embroidered and carved wood<br />
pieces. Surma, 11 E. Seventh St., has just<br />
received a large shipment of fresh honey<br />
from the New Jersey apiaries of Myron<br />
Surmach. <strong>The</strong> telephone number is 477-<br />
0729. Arka, at 48 E. Seventh St. (473-<br />
3550), and Eko Universal Gift Store at<br />
145 Second Ave. (254-0888) are<br />
ready to serve you. At Roksolana<br />
Leather, 41 E. Seventh St. (598-9698),<br />
youll find a variety of leather goods and<br />
printed T-shirts.<br />
о Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth<br />
Avenue and 82nd Street. Jewelry from<br />
Kiev and "Kertch in southern Russia" is<br />
among the artistic and archeological<br />
objects displayed in the main floor<br />
gallery, west wing. <strong>The</strong> Kiev jewelry,<br />
donated to the museum by J. Pierpont<br />
Morgan in 1917, is part of a large<br />
treasure excavated near the Desiatynna<br />
Church, and includes 12th century<br />
headdress ornaments and necklaces of<br />
gold and cloisonne enamel. Four groups<br />
of earrings from the Pontine area<br />
(shores of the Black Sea), combining<br />
gold, emerald, garnet and sardonix. are<br />
from the third century. Other orna–<br />
ments are a pair of gold and garnet<br />
earrings of the fifth century, f nd a pair<br />
of silver bow fibulae and a buckle of<br />
gold with red glass or garnet inlay, both<br />
of the Ostrogothic period. Closed<br />
Mondays. Telephone: 535-7710.<br />
e Uns Center Auditorium, Metropo–<br />
litan Museum of Art. Film showing —<br />
"Pysanka: <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Easter Egg."<br />
Slavko Nowytski's prize-winning film,<br />
shown on July 21 and 27, will be given a<br />
repeat performance on August 18 a( І<br />
p.m.<br />
" Sc. Patrick s CaiLcuioi. Fifth<br />
Avenue and 50th Street. Organ recital by<br />
Brooklynite Michael KariunsKi, a gia–<br />
duate of the Juilliard School of Music.<br />
August 14, at noon.<br />
" Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.<br />
<strong>The</strong> New York Film Festival Retro–<br />
spective will include Sergei Paradja–<br />
nov's <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-language classic, "Sha–<br />
dows of Forgotten Ancestors." in its<br />
showing of 52 films premiered during<br />
the festival's first 10 years. "Shadows."<br />
set in the Bukovvna region of Ukraine.<br />
is described in advance publicity as "an<br />
avant-garde extravaganza, a sumptu–<br />
ous saga of Romeo and Juliet in the<br />
Carpathians." August 21,2 p.m.<br />
' Rolly-Michaux Gallery. 943 Madi–<br />
son Avenue at 75th Street. Exhibit of<br />
watercolors by Sonia Dclaunay and<br />
other artists, through October 15.<br />
Closed Mondays.<br />
' Cafe versa'illes. 151.50th St. "C'est<br />
si bon " a musical revue featuring<br />
Canadian-born Kelly Danyluk. Miss<br />
Da її ч і nk (the name is pronounced<br />
Danny-luck), is a graduate of Long<br />
Beach State University with a bache–<br />
lor's degree in theater performing arts.<br />
She has her long-range sights set on<br />
Broadwav. Before coming to New York<br />
a year ago. she performed as a singer at<br />
MGM Grand Hotels in Reno and Las<br />
vegas. Nev. in "C'est si hon." Miss<br />
Danyluk is the sole fully-clothed per–<br />
lormer in what is said lo be a tastefully<br />
done topless show. Performances at 9<br />
and 11 p.m. (9 and midnight on weekends).<br />
Telephone: 753-3471.<br />
Kelly Danyluk<br />
Summer fare<br />
" Pop-music singer Melanie made a<br />
rare local appearance during the last<br />
weekend of July at a Greenwich village<br />
cabaret. <strong>The</strong> Other End. She had been<br />
scheduled to give two shows on Friday<br />
and another two on Saturday, but the<br />
cabaret was so crowded on both days<br />
that a special show was added on<br />
- Sunday evening. <strong>The</strong> New York Times'<br />
critic Stephen Holden wrote that "Me–<br />
lanie's large, coarse soprano voice, with<br />
its unusual buzzing vibrato and gurg–<br />
ling inflections, is a strikingly powerful<br />
instrument." <strong>The</strong> singer's stamina, raw<br />
vocal timbre and instinctive generosity<br />
of feeling frequently reminded Mr.<br />
Holden of the world-renowned French<br />
chanteuse, Edith Pilaf. Accompanied<br />
by a guitarist and a keyboard player,<br />
Melanie sang such familiar sing-alongs<br />
as "Look What <strong>The</strong>y've Done to My<br />
Song, Ma" and "Brand New Key "and a<br />
selection from a completed score based<br />
on letters Calamity jane wrote to her<br />
daughter. <strong>The</strong> Other End, one of the<br />
oldest clubs in the village, was the<br />
locale of Melanie's first New York gig,<br />
back in the '60s. Come September,<br />
Melanie will open on Broadway in a<br />
musical about Calamity Jane, for which<br />
she wrote the songs and music.<br />
" Taking an evening off from his<br />
starring role in the Broadway musical<br />
"On Your iocs." George de la Pena<br />
took part in a special ballet perfor–<br />
mance at Liberty State Park in JerseN<br />
City this past Friday night. Mr. de la<br />
Pena teamed up with Rebecca Wright<br />
to perform the Dying Poet pas de Deux<br />
from the "Great Galloping Gottschalk"<br />
ballet choreographed by Lynnc Cor–<br />
bett-Taylor, in a program presenting<br />
American and foreign artists. <strong>The</strong><br />
program, scheduled for an outdoor<br />
stage (or inside the former ferry termi–<br />
nal паї in case of rain), was sponsored<br />
by the New Jersey State Council on the<br />
Arts. Corsaire Productions and Mary<br />
A. Esoldi Productions. During the<br />
summer. Mr. de la Pena and Miss<br />
Wright conduct a six-week ballet workshop<br />
in the Berkshire Mountains.<br />
' <strong>The</strong> New York City Ballet com–<br />
pany, including corps de ballet member<br />
Roma Sosenko. will depart from New<br />
Y'ork on August 22 for a tour of Europe<br />
this summer and fall, performing in<br />
London. Copenhagen and Paris for two<br />
weeks each. <strong>The</strong> company's programs<br />
will feature ballets by George Ballan–<br />
chinc, John Tares, Jerome Robbinsand<br />
Peter Martins and will include 10<br />
European premieres.<br />
о Stephan Szkafarowsky of Yonkers.<br />
N.Y., one of the finalists in this year's<br />
Metropolitan Opera National Council<br />
auditions, made his debut last month<br />
with the Cincinnati Opera. <strong>The</strong> young<br />
bass-baritone sang the roles of Hans<br />
Schwarz. the stocking weaver, in Wag–<br />
ner's "Die Meisicrsinger" and that ot<br />
the captain in Puccini's "Manon Les–<br />
caut." Mr. Szkafarowsky has sung with<br />
the Light Opera of Manhattan and the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Opera Ensemble and has<br />
appeared in summer theater in Yonkers.<br />
On ТУ in July<br />
" Myron Surmach Sr. was featured in<br />
a July 4 interview on NBC-Tv's "To–<br />
dav" program, showing the cheerful<br />
nonagenarian at the Surma store on<br />
East Seventh Street and at Ellis island,<br />
where he arrived in 1910 as a would-be<br />
immigrant to this country.<br />
" Movies starring Jack Palance seem<br />
to be very popular choices'for Tv<br />
program managers. Seen in the past few<br />
weeks: "<strong>The</strong> Last Ride of the Dalton<br />
Gang," on NBC. and "<strong>The</strong> Profession–<br />
als." with Mr. Palance and Lee Marvin<br />
in starring roles, shown on WNEW. if<br />
you missed the movies, you can see Mr.<br />
Palance every Sunday night at 7 on<br />
ABC-Tv,^ih the "Ripiey's Believe it or<br />
Not!" series.<br />
e A two-part documentary, on "<strong>The</strong><br />
Church of the Russians," prepared by<br />
the National Council of Churches and<br />
aired by NBC on July 17 and 24, showed<br />
scenes of Kiev and Odessa that included<br />
St. Andrew's Church. Pecherska Lavra,<br />
St. Sophia Cathedral 'and the preserved<br />
portion of the historic Golden Gate of<br />
Kiev. Noting that Christianity came to<br />
Russia via Kiev 1,000 years ago,<br />
.he American clergyman who hosted<br />
the program disclosed that Soviet<br />
citizens have been turning back to the<br />
church and now number 50 million or<br />
more. Scenes of worshippers,-proces–<br />
sions of priests and closeups of church<br />
rituals provided a close look at church<br />
activity in the Soviet Union, but a<br />
puzzling point was that the church<br />
hierarchs interviewed in Kiev; Odessa,<br />
Moscow and Zagorsk repeatedly refer–<br />
red to the church as the "Russian<br />
Orthodox Church." Transcripts of the<br />
programs can be obtained for S2 each<br />
from the National Council of Churches.<br />
P.O. Box 650. New York, N.Y. 10027.
10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7.198З No. 32<br />
international aspects of Barvinsky<br />
PART ill<br />
Several of vasyl Barvinsky's solo<br />
songs were performed in Prague by the<br />
Czech singer Ada Nordenova and some<br />
choral'works such as "<strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Wedding".(1914) were sung.by, the<br />
Prague'chorus Hlahol. " ". ;.– ;..<br />
in 1933 Barvinsky wrote twp'.rfiaster–<br />
ful solft isqngs. for sopranp:withi:Or–<br />
chestra the nocturne "Misiatsiukniazm"<br />
(O Princely Moon) and Hie -sonnet<br />
"Blahosloyenna bud" (Be Blessed); both<br />
to texts by lyan Franko. . .<br />
Both were : performed by; soprano<br />
Maria Sokij fri Warsaw on'.Alar-cH :4-,<br />
1934^, jvi.th.'theparticipation, of .the<br />
Warsaw.''Philharmonic led 6y -Antin<br />
Rudnytsfcy. This was an orchestral<br />
concert .of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> music and it was<br />
also a.'live radio broadcast. Arfio'ng<br />
honored,guests were the English.cohsul<br />
general.and the Japanese military<br />
attache'. 2 ?.<br />
Both, songs were again performed by<br />
Sokif. Kaunas, Lithuania, at the'State<br />
Opera <strong>The</strong>ater on October 29 .and<br />
Novenjbei' 3, 1935. <strong>The</strong> concerts: took<br />
placu. with, the participation .of the<br />
Lrthuarflah State Philharmonic arid the<br />
State Radio Orchestra conducted again<br />
by Antin Rudnytsky. 24<br />
No other songs by Barvinsky achiev–<br />
ed such prominence with the possible<br />
exception of "Oy polia" (Oh Fields; text<br />
by Alexander Konysky) which was per–<br />
formed by tenor Mykhaylo Holynsky in<br />
the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> concert at the World's<br />
Fair in New York, 1939. This song is now<br />
widely performed in the original Ukrai–<br />
nian by bass Paul Plishka, soloist of the<br />
Metropolitan Opera, New York City.<br />
Another Barvinsky song that comes<br />
to mind is "David's Psalm No. 94"<br />
(remake by Panteleimon Kulish) first<br />
performed in New York on October 7,<br />
1951. at Town Hall by <strong>The</strong>odore Teren–<br />
Juskiw, baritone."<br />
A recent vocal curiosity is the fact<br />
that the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> violinist Rafael<br />
Wenke taught an American chorus to<br />
sing Barvinsky's arrangement of the<br />
carol "Shcho to za predyvo" (What<br />
Wonder is This) in the original Ukrai–<br />
nian.<br />
Lullaby triumphs<br />
Barvinsky arranged a charming folk<br />
lullaby for solo voice with piano titled<br />
"Oy khodyt son kolo vikon" (A Dream<br />
Walks by the Windows). This piece<br />
achieved international prominence<br />
Barvinsky contemplating his likeness in a sculpture by Serhiy Lytvynenko. Lviv,<br />
1937.<br />
irena Lavrivska, Barvinsky, Roman Sawycky Sr. and Wasyl Wytwycky in Lviy,<br />
1938, at one of a series of concerts on the occasion of the 30th anniversary, of<br />
Barvinsky's activity as a composer.<br />
when it was transcribed for mixed<br />
chorus by Alexander Koshetz. it was<br />
sung throughout Western Europe and<br />
the Americas in the years 1919-26 with<br />
the greatest success by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Republican Cappella (later renamed<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> National Chorus) as conducted<br />
by Koshetz. 26<br />
When this lullaby was performed in<br />
Brazil, "Correio Paulistano"of Septem–<br />
ber 17, 1923", noted: "Barvinsky's<br />
lullaby, which Koshetz 'orchestrated'<br />
for his living fantastic orchestra, pene–<br />
trates our memory as the greatest<br />
miracle ever achieved by man." 27 <strong>The</strong><br />
lullaby was sung in Montevideo, Uru–<br />
guay, in July 1923.<br />
<strong>The</strong> choral transcription was based in<br />
large measure on Barvinsky's piano<br />
accompaniment with its strikingly<br />
beautiful harmonic^melodic designs<br />
which created an artistic triumph out of<br />
the simple folk melody. This transcrip–<br />
tion was. performed in Mexico in De–<br />
cember 1922 and January 1923. Contemporaries<br />
stated that critics, overwhelmed<br />
by the haunting charm, could<br />
not describe in adequate words their<br />
impressions, in the United States this<br />
transcription was sung at various times<br />
throughout 1923 with great success.<br />
<strong>The</strong> choral lullaby became so famous<br />
it was even translated into English by<br />
Charles M. Hobbs and was printed<br />
under the title "<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Cradle Song"<br />
by M. Witmark A Sons (New York,<br />
1940).<br />
Choice recordings<br />
Several <strong>Ukrainian</strong> artists have made<br />
recordings of Barvinsky works, but<br />
these were usually made on local labels<br />
for consumption within the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
community. <strong>The</strong>re were exceptions.<br />
A release that certainly could be<br />
considered international is an album of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> songs issued in Paris in 1956,<br />
by the label Columbia (FCX-504). <strong>The</strong><br />
recording artist was the great mezzosoprano<br />
Eugenia Zareska (Zarytska)<br />
with the kalian artist Giorgio Favaretto<br />
at the piano. <strong>The</strong> album title ("Songs of<br />
Ukraine") and all explanatory texts<br />
were printed in French. Here, Zareska<br />
recorded Barvinsky's charming setting<br />
; of a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> folk lullaby "Oy khodyt<br />
son kolo vikon"(A Dream Walks by the<br />
Windows), which became so famous in<br />
its choral version.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a fine recording of "Kosari"<br />
(Mowers), an arrangement of a Ukrai–<br />
nian folk song, sung by tenor Myroslav<br />
Skala-Starytsky with Alexander Labin–<br />
sky at the piano. This was released by<br />
the international label London (Mon–<br />
treal MLP-10019) in the early 1960s,<br />
complete with English liner note's.<br />
Among international releases was a<br />
deluxe album of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> songs' ex–<br />
cellently recorded by' bass Y6syp<br />
Hoshuliak and released in 1967 by the<br />
RCA victor Studios, Toronto (T558 18).<br />
This album included complete Song<br />
texts in <strong>Ukrainian</strong> and also in French<br />
and English translations, included also<br />
were biographical resumes (likewise in<br />
French and English) of the composers,<br />
presented complete with their photographs.<br />
Accompanied at the piano by<br />
Leo Barkin, Hoshuliak recorded two<br />
Barvinsky songs: "David's Psalm No.<br />
94" and "Oy polia."<br />
"Oy polia" was strikingly recorded<br />
again in 1979 in stereo by Mr. Plishka,<br />
accompanied by famed pianist Thomas<br />
Hrynkiw. <strong>The</strong>ir album, "Paul Plishka<br />
Sings Songs of Ukraine," displayed<br />
English liner notes about the songs<br />
recorded and was rated as "excellent"<br />
and "a real sleeper" by the American<br />
Record Guide.<br />
Unlike vocal music with language<br />
barriers, instrumental works tend to<br />
become international more readily if<br />
suitably exposed. Barvinsky's String<br />
Quartet in G Minor and his Piano<br />
Sextet in G Major ("variations"), were<br />
recently outstandingly recorded in the<br />
USSR and released on the stereo Melo–<br />
diya label (C10-09837; 38). <strong>The</strong> quartet<br />
was recorded by the distinguished<br />
Lyscnko S'.ring Quartet.<br />
A truly international release of Bar–<br />
vinsky's piano music was effected when<br />
the talented young German pianist<br />
Michael Grill recorded an interesting<br />
set of four preludes and six "Miniatures<br />
on <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Folk Songs." This stereo<br />
disc was released in Germany in 1981<br />
on the label Pallas-Diepholz with liner<br />
notes in German and English.<br />
22. Gr. Cernusak, op. cit. (See footnote 1)<br />
23. "Ukrayinska muzyka u varshavi"<br />
(<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Music in Warsaw), Dilo (March<br />
12 and 17, 1934).<br />
24. Antin Rudnytsky's letter to Roman<br />
Sawycky, written July 26, 1973, from Toms<br />
River, N.J. Sec also Antin Rudnytsky,<br />
"Ukrayinska muzyka" (<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Music:<br />
Munich, 1963), p. 301.<br />
25. "Musical America" (November 1,<br />
1951). p. 18.<br />
26. Olin Downes. review of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
National Chorus, Boston Post (November<br />
19. 1923).<br />
27. "Ukrayinska pisnya za kordonom"<br />
(<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Song beyond the Border; A.<br />
Koshetz's World Tour; Paris, 1929), p. 281.
No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY; AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> її<br />
volleyballer featured<br />
Melanie Panko<br />
Coach Gene Chyzowych volleyball star<br />
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - <strong>The</strong> Co–<br />
lumbia Cougars High School volleyball<br />
team here is on a 125-game winning<br />
streak and a good part of the team's<br />
success this year is due to not one, but<br />
two <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> News-Record of Maplewood'<br />
and South Orange, N.J., recently in–<br />
terviewed coach Gene Chyzowych and<br />
his tri-captain, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Melanie<br />
Panko.<br />
Mr. Chyzowych said that Melanie<br />
has the hardest serve and spike in the<br />
state, "She makes up for her lack of<br />
height with quickness and power," he<br />
added. Besides these physical abilities,<br />
Mr. Chyzowych stated: "<strong>The</strong>re's a<br />
mutual bond between us; she can<br />
understand me better than anyone else<br />
because of our heritage," he told the<br />
newspaper.<br />
And to think, Melanie almost didn't<br />
try out for volleyball, a sport she "just<br />
about lives." At the beginning of her<br />
high school days she was set on playing<br />
softball, she said. Today, her many<br />
honors include a volleyball first team<br />
selection on both the All-Essex and All-<br />
State teams as a junior last year, as well<br />
as player of the year in both the Cougar<br />
invitational and Tournament of Cham–<br />
pions this year. Her coach added that<br />
she has even been invited to play in<br />
various <strong>Ukrainian</strong> tournaments this<br />
year.<br />
Melanie has received a scholarship to<br />
Drexel, along with two other teammates,<br />
Karen Reitzel and Eileen Ste–<br />
wart. However, at present she is concen–<br />
trating on playing well and working<br />
hard to continue the fantastic sevenyear<br />
Columbia volleyball team winning<br />
streak.<br />
Melanie belongs to UNA Branch 133<br />
in Newark, N.J. Mr. Chyzowych is a<br />
member of UNA Branch 214, also in<br />
Newark.<br />
Write sports book<br />
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Peter Ste–<br />
faniuk and Zen Golembiowsky are but<br />
two of hundreds of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> volleyball<br />
enthusiasts throughout North America.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two men have formed a company<br />
called volleyball int'l Productions.<br />
. which conducts volleyball camps and<br />
clinics. To date, they have conducted<br />
close to 50 such clinics for high school<br />
girls and coaches in the Ohio valley<br />
region.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two long-time participants on the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> volleyball scene (at tourneys<br />
of the Association of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Sports<br />
Clubs in North America) are currently<br />
in the process of compiling a Level І<br />
Coaches Manual, which they hope to<br />
publish in the near future.<br />
<strong>The</strong> manual will explain drill con–<br />
cepts, including team drill behavior,<br />
team readiness, practice preparations,<br />
pace and intensity and combination<br />
drills.<br />
invited to tournament<br />
BELMONT, Mass. - Dr. ihor B.<br />
Makarushka was recently invited to<br />
play at the U.S. National volleyball<br />
Tournament held in Memphis. Tenn.,<br />
from May 16-21.<br />
Dr. Makarushka of Belmont is a<br />
.member of the East Coast Classics<br />
Master's volleyball Team, whose mem–<br />
bers are over 35.<br />
Awarded math B.A.<br />
Notes on people<br />
CLARlON, Pa. - Natalka Oksana<br />
Lassowsky, daughter of Yaropolk and<br />
Sophie Lidia (nee Skoczylas) Lassow–<br />
sky, recently graduated magna cum<br />
, laude from Clarion State College, with<br />
a bachelor of science degree in mathe–<br />
matics.<br />
Miss Lassowsky, 18, plans to work<br />
toward a master's degree at Penn–<br />
sylvania State University on a Haskell<br />
B. Curry Fellowship. She eventually<br />
hopes to obtain a doctorate in mathe–<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>...<br />
(Continued from page 8)<br />
Meeting with Nancy Reagan<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum's director, Maria Shust,<br />
has been making efforts to participate in<br />
federal policies and current legislation<br />
affecting museums. As part of this<br />
thrust, Ms. Shust attended a legislative<br />
workshop organized by the American<br />
Association of Museums in Washington.<br />
During this workshop Nancy<br />
Reagan, met with participants of the<br />
workshop to discuss the special needs of<br />
small cultural institutions such as <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum.<br />
Membership increase<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum is evolving<br />
into a truly representative museum of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> culture in the free world.<br />
This wide recognition and support is<br />
evidenced by the museum's dramatic<br />
increase in membership. A total of 443<br />
new people became members of the<br />
museum during 1982. <strong>The</strong> museum's<br />
members reside in various states, includ–<br />
ing such distant ones as Florida, Cali–<br />
fornia, Texas and Wisconsin, and in<br />
f? r eign countries, such as Germany,<br />
Switzerland and Canada. As of the end<br />
of 1982, the museum had approximately<br />
1,300 members.<br />
Natalka Oksana Lassowsky<br />
matics.<br />
She also studied music at Clarion<br />
State, completing courses in piano and<br />
chamber music, and performing in the<br />
senior recital. An accomplished musi–<br />
cian. she has performed solos with her<br />
college orchestra and has served as an<br />
accompanist for her violinist father and<br />
his students. She also performed in<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> concerts in Pittsburgh, To–<br />
ronto and Philadelphia.<br />
Miss Lassowsky attended schools of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> studies in New York and<br />
Cleveland. She is an active member of<br />
Plast and a summer camp counselor for<br />
the organization.<br />
<strong>The</strong> entire Lassowsky family belongs<br />
to UNA Branch 397 in Philadelphia.<br />
Denver author profiled<br />
DENvER - Sophia Haevska, author<br />
of an autobiographical work titled<br />
"Treasures of the Centuries," was<br />
profiled in both <strong>The</strong> Denver Post and<br />
the DFU Connection, a quarterly<br />
publication of the Denver Free Univer–<br />
sity.<br />
Although Mrs. Haevska teaches the<br />
Russian language at Denver'Free Uni–<br />
versity, as well as gives Berlitz Russian<br />
courses, she is a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> patriot who<br />
does not let an interview or conversa–<br />
Cultural grants<br />
<strong>The</strong> Museum continues to receive<br />
strong financial support from cultural<br />
grant organizations. <strong>The</strong> receipt of<br />
these cultural grants is a major triumph<br />
for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum because of<br />
the extremely competitive nature of<br />
grant applications submitted by<br />
numerous cultural institutions. <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum's grant develop–<br />
ment efforts have always been success–<br />
ful as evidenced by the generous past<br />
financial support received from the Nev<br />
York State Council on the Arts, the<br />
institute of Museum Services, the<br />
National Endowment for the Arts and<br />
the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation,<br />
in 1982 the museum received 547,100 in<br />
grants. <strong>The</strong> museum is hoping to obtain<br />
S77.500 in grants during <strong>1983</strong>.<br />
Financial condition<br />
in recognition of its valued service to<br />
the community, the museum continues<br />
to receive strong financial support from<br />
both <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s and non-<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s.<br />
Community enthusiasm and generosity<br />
during 1982 enabled the museum to:<br />
collect total revenues, of 5205,000 - a<br />
record amount; cover all operating<br />
expenses and report no deficits; esta–<br />
blish a third family endowment fund;<br />
tion go by without mentioning her<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> heritage.<br />
Mrs. Haevska explained that she<br />
grew up in Russian culture. She was<br />
taught in Russian, although she spoke<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> at home. She told <strong>The</strong><br />
Denver Post that she credits her "un–<br />
questioning acceptance of Russian<br />
teachings in part to the fact that all<br />
books and other liteature in the Ukrai–<br />
nian language were confiscated, banned<br />
or destroyed by the Russians when she<br />
was a girl."<br />
She went on to explain that it was not<br />
until she graduated from Russian<br />
Teacher's School and started teaching<br />
children that she began to question her<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> heritage and its relationship<br />
to Russian political, economic and<br />
social dominance. Teaching <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
peasant children who did not under–<br />
stand Russian (for <strong>Ukrainian</strong> was<br />
spoken at home), she too developed a<br />
thirst for the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> culture.<br />
Her appreciation for the culture<br />
grew, but after the Bolshevik takeover<br />
of Ukraine, she fled her native land with<br />
her husband. <strong>The</strong>y lived in Europe and<br />
then settled in the United States. She<br />
has worked for the voice of America as<br />
a translator-announcer and in adult<br />
education language courses.<br />
Mrs. Haevska sees her book, "Trea–<br />
sures of the Centuries" as a lesson for<br />
young people on the methods of com–<br />
munism, she told her interviewer, it is<br />
also a primer in <strong>Ukrainian</strong> culture,<br />
featuring extensive quotations from<br />
folk songs as well as poetry by Taras<br />
Shevchenko.<br />
Addresses homemakers<br />
APOPKA, Fla. - Rosale Kowal–<br />
chuk was the guest speaker at a recent<br />
Apopka Homemakers Club meeting<br />
here. <strong>The</strong> Apopka Chief, a lpca.l ne.wsr<br />
paper reported.<br />
Mrs. Kowalchuk demonstrated the<br />
art of pysanka-making and spoke about<br />
the history of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s settling in the<br />
Apopka area. Her parents, she said,<br />
were the pioneers of this <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
community. Mrs. Kowalchuk also<br />
mentioned that she had been asked to<br />
demonstrate <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Easter-egg<br />
making at the Walt Disney lnterna–<br />
tional Festival this year.<br />
increase the building fund by 540,000to<br />
a total of 5100,000 at the end of 1982;<br />
and add 147 new historical treasures to<br />
the museum's collection.<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum's fund-raising perfor–<br />
mancc is exceptional, especially when<br />
viewed within the context of the current<br />
uncertain economy and the personal<br />
sacrifices made by many individuals.<br />
Building fund<br />
<strong>The</strong> most critical problem facing the<br />
museum is the need for a larger build–<br />
ing. With additional items being con–<br />
tinually donated to the museum'scollec–<br />
tion, storage space is becoming an acute<br />
problem. Due to limited exhibition<br />
space, the museum is able to display<br />
only a small portion of its total collec–<br />
tion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> board of trustees is exploring<br />
alternatives including: buying land and<br />
constructing a building or purchasing<br />
an existing building and remodeling.<br />
Persons interested in assisting or<br />
contributing to the building campaign<br />
may contact: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum,<br />
203 Second Ave., New York, N.Y.<br />
10003; (212) 228-0110.<br />
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12^^ - THE UKRAINIAN WFFKLY SUNDAY, Аициьі i, i983 ' ...". -. '. . ,. .. - '" 'iNo. 32<br />
Strategy...<br />
(Continued from page 6)<br />
How many of us will they count.<br />
І ,OOO or 100.000? Who is organizing the<br />
buses in your community? Do you<br />
know? is your parish priest behind this<br />
effort? <strong>The</strong> pulpit is a powerful force.<br />
An idea for continuity<br />
When this column first appeared July<br />
10, it included the following statement:<br />
"<strong>The</strong> time has come lor better prepara–<br />
tion, coordination and continuity in our<br />
relations with the news media." During<br />
the past five weeks, we've discussed<br />
media strategies and have taken a stab<br />
at coordination (e.g.. exchange of press<br />
kits and names of eyewitnesses). Now it<br />
is time to plant the seed of continuity.<br />
On the surface, the Great Famine.<br />
Taras Shevchenko and the 1984 Olym–<br />
pics mav have nothing in common. But<br />
in fact, using these ingredients we can<br />
brew a potentially powerful media<br />
relations campaign tor next year and<br />
scoop a little off the top for this year.<br />
Here's the idea. <strong>The</strong> Olympic flame is<br />
going to be carried May. June and July<br />
Congressmen...<br />
(Continued from page 1)<br />
many other reasons, many members of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> American groups have expressed<br />
their strong desire to see a Kiev<br />
Consulate opened. <strong>The</strong>y feel as we do<br />
thai an American presence in Ukraine<br />
may help to diminish this repression."<br />
<strong>The</strong> l.'HRC has called lor the opening<br />
of a consulate in Kiev. Ukraine's capi–<br />
tal. since a U.S.-Soviet reciprocity<br />
agreement was terminated after the<br />
Afghanistan invasion. Under the agree–<br />
ment. the U.S. was to build a consulate<br />
of next year thrdugh most major rj:tfcs<br />
in all 50 states. -<strong>The</strong>re are going to be a<br />
lot of ТУ cameras-tocus,ed. on that<br />
flame. Right behind it (or ahead of it)<br />
can be our "smcHoskyp," or flame of<br />
liberty. That smnlnsk-vncan"be ihrvnrop<br />
one we may wish to light Octoher 2 in<br />
Washington, and wouldn't it'-be great if<br />
we could find" a– home for our-eternal<br />
flame at the Shevchenko Monument; if<br />
we lit such.a'flame."tn Washington, that<br />
flame of liberty, could .lead our cdm–<br />
memorative march from the.'.Washing–<br />
ton Monument', past the White' House<br />
and on to the. Soviet. Embassy. Even<br />
more dramatic would, be -to light such a<br />
torch of liberty at the $Jatue^'of Liberty<br />
and bike it down la the. demonstration.<br />
Such an event could generate media<br />
coverage and may even help focus<br />
attention on the Statue of Liberty'itself,<br />
which has fallen into "disrepair.<br />
As with all ideas, this orle heeds a few<br />
sponsors and hard-working individuals<br />
to implement it. Anyone interested in<br />
helping bring this eternal -torch of<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> liberty into existence, please<br />
contact the Media - Rela'tidns'Section of<br />
the Committee of Genocide'in Ukraine<br />
at the above-mentioned address.<br />
in Kiev, and the vSovieis'werc to open<br />
one in New York. - ' .-"<br />
UHRC representatives' have said<br />
that, without the consulate'. Ukraine is<br />
isolated, and that events in Ukraine go<br />
largely unreported in the West.<br />
Xmong the officials visited by UHRC<br />
spokesmen in their lobbying campaign<br />
was Gary Matthews, deputy– assistant<br />
secretary of state, who the'„UH"RC said<br />
was very supportive and who indicated<br />
that the State Department favors the<br />
opening of the con'sualfe. But the final<br />
decision on such.a wove .lies with<br />
President Reagan, the-UHRC'said.<br />
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- - - (Continued from page 1)<br />
in-counci!^ Pi-of Hoshyk said he'feels<br />
that the improved research capacity-of' -<br />
the connrjl was a pond mnvc as well.<br />
He said that now that there is a proles'.<br />
sional-research staff and a substantial<br />
operatmg budget, a lot of pressure will<br />
be taken off the council members who io ,<br />
the'past were .assigned all research. -<br />
work.<br />
With the'myriad changes to the<br />
council, its.architects expect thatethno–.<br />
cultural communities will have a more<br />
direct.'access to the decision making<br />
process by means of an improved and<br />
more intensive consultative process. '. ;<br />
Before.the restructuring, the CCCM<br />
could neither speak nor demand autho–<br />
ritatively,'ahd as a result, many of its<br />
well-considered recommendations we're<br />
ignored. Almost all of the past ministers'<br />
of multiculturalism remained imper–<br />
vious to CCCM recommendations - ,<br />
since its resolutions were not binding on<br />
the Ministry of Multiculturalism.<br />
With the restructuring. Chairman<br />
Meinzer said he feels that the council<br />
will have a more direct impact on policy<br />
orientations. He explained that the<br />
delivery structure of the council has<br />
been improved so that all council<br />
recommendations are sent directly to -<br />
the minister unedited. Mr. Meinzeralso<br />
added that the council now has the<br />
flexibility to research and publish<br />
without the permission of the minister.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new council executive is slated to<br />
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,dian Multicultural" Council who are<br />
capable of clearly defining and articu–<br />
lating the concerns of'ethnic communi–<br />
.ties to the satisfaction pi all groups.<br />
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original 100 members. 30 individuals<br />
"wjll be charged with the mandate of<br />
'monitoring and articulating the pulse of<br />
' the.ethnic communities". J<br />
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.'bating uniform priorities and demands.<br />
. let.ajone a cohesive reaction to policy<br />
'developments. ,'.. - . -<br />
Stefania...<br />
(Continued from page 2)<br />
-Less than a month later, on Jan–<br />
uary 10. 1980. authorities notified<br />
Ms. Shabatura that she was living in<br />
Lviv in violation of internal passport<br />
regulations. <strong>The</strong>y proposed that she<br />
move to the village of Sokolnyky.<br />
Ms. Shabatura refused.<br />
'<strong>The</strong> authorities relented, and in<br />
February she was told that she could<br />
live in Lviv on a probationary basis<br />
for one year. A few months later, Ms.<br />
Shabatura. citing personal reasons,<br />
formally severed her links with the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Helsinki Group.<br />
On September 19. authorities once<br />
again placed Ms. Shabatura under<br />
administrative surveillance. Since<br />
then, there has been'no information<br />
about her from <strong>Ukrainian</strong> sources.<br />
Rochester<br />
(Continued from page 4)<br />
hers' of the district were" engaged in<br />
convention committees,' .membership<br />
drives and the screening pf'the film<br />
"Helm"of Destiny."<br />
"<strong>The</strong> district treasurer, Mykola Lylak,<br />
was' not able to attend the meeting; in<br />
his absence, Mr. Ha^rylak reported<br />
'that the account holds 5519:71 -which<br />
is.the surplus left over from the UNA<br />
convention.<br />
<strong>The</strong> auditing committee report was<br />
presented by Mykhailo Malyniwsky,<br />
who moved that the entire executive be<br />
granted a vote of confidence<br />
Mr. Orichowsky named the following<br />
branches and their secretaries for<br />
contributing toward the UNA organiz–<br />
ing campaign: Branch 316. Mr. Hawry–<br />
lak: Branch .217. <strong>The</strong>odore Kubarich;<br />
Branch 367, William Popowich; Branch<br />
66,'.Petro. Leschyshyn; Branch 285,<br />
Qlefcsa Skibitskij; Branch 36, Maria<br />
Kowalchuk; Branch 343. Maria Sveryda:<br />
Branch. 437. Mr. Malyniwsky; and<br />
Branch 89. Paul Prokopenko.<br />
Mr. Orichowsky thanked the brancn<br />
secretaries for their efforts, and .then<br />
introduced Hryhory Tryhula who had<br />
enrolled two members and was paying<br />
their dues.<br />
Mr. Orichowsky concluded his pre–<br />
sentation with short histories of each<br />
branch and a few words on the affairs of<br />
the UNA.<br />
After the conclusion of the discussion,<br />
Mr. Skibitskij moved that the entire<br />
district executive be re-elected. <strong>The</strong><br />
board consists of Mr. Hawrylak, chairman;<br />
Constantine Shewchuk, honorary<br />
chairman: Petro Dziuba, vice chairman;<br />
Mr. Lylak, treasurer; Mr. Prystay.<br />
secretary; Mrs. Kowalchuk. member:<br />
Mrs. Svereda, member: Mr. Malyniw–<br />
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Mr. Popowich and Mr. Leschyshyn,<br />
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ifcJL THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST. 7. іадз -<br />
jhH -11 1 W — .-ІИИМІ 1 .– 1 ...^– .и-і 'і W p ^ f a<br />
Reps. Hpltzman...<br />
(Conrtntdfroipact 3)<br />
ment of the Soviet Communist Party."<br />
According to the source, the subject of<br />
the investigation" "...might have "beerl.<br />
considered for recruitment into Soviet<br />
intelligence and the Soviets may have<br />
threatening him with exposing his wartime<br />
activities ff he did not comply..;<br />
blackmail tactics were used against -<br />
people whom the Soviets tried to recruit '<br />
as intelligence agents to work in the -<br />
United States.".<br />
it is worthy to note that not all Soviet<br />
allegations were universally accepted.<br />
For example,'Simon Wiesenthal and.<br />
the late Dr. Oscar Karbach. president of<br />
the World Jewish Congress, expressed'<br />
independent yiews that the Soviet<br />
allegations against.various Baltic cler–<br />
gymen were in fact patterns of vilifica^–<br />
tion by Communist propagandists'<br />
aimed at discrediting the role of the'<br />
church in the Soviet Union.<br />
in any event, apparently oblivious to<br />
66 years of internal and external Soviet<br />
machinations. Reps. Eilbergand Н0І17man<br />
were instrumental in insisting that<br />
information from Communist countries<br />
be obtained, particularly from the<br />
USSR, according to the GOA report.<br />
in January 1976, the State Depart–<br />
ment submitted the first list of names of<br />
alleged war criminals through the<br />
American Embassy in Moscow to the<br />
Soviet government. Even though Rep.<br />
Hoitzman was largely responsible for'<br />
pressed an interest in what is–happening<br />
to. all this material thcy^have been<br />
providing us. We believe it is prudent in<br />
terras of cooperation with them that'<br />
we", do not overload the circuit with too<br />
manv cases."<br />
. HOLTZMAN: "This is something<br />
'you have determined without any<br />
discussion with them?" .<br />
DeWlTT: "it is a political judgement<br />
based on a determination at the embas–<br />
sy."<br />
. HOLTZMAN: "Don4 you think it<br />
would be useful to ask them whether<br />
they would object to you sending them<br />
additional cases, or asking,if they could<br />
-handle more cases?"<br />
, DeWlTT: "Certainly we could ask. І<br />
do think that given the recent expressed<br />
desire to know the status of what we are<br />
doing with received materials that they<br />
would be reluctant to go out arid put in a<br />
full-scale effort..."<br />
HOLTZMAN: "Would it hurt to<br />
ask?"<br />
DeWlTT: "No."<br />
Reps. Eilberg and Hoitzman were<br />
' also dissatisfied with the dispensation of<br />
the cases, with Rep. Eilberg calling for<br />
them to get "higher priority'' a"nd Rep.<br />
Hoitzman suggesting that a special<br />
judge be named to "sit on all these<br />
cases" to "expedite proceedings."<br />
During the hearings, these matters<br />
we're raised with David Crosland of the<br />
' 1NS and Leonel Castillo. 1NS commis–<br />
. pushing the process, in .1977, during the -<br />
subcommittee hearings, she complained -<br />
that the investigations were n,ot moving.<br />
along at an expeditious pace:<br />
She said': "...<strong>The</strong> immigration com :<br />
sioher:<br />
E1LBERG: "is it proper for the<br />
attorney general to ask immigration<br />
' judges to place higher priorijy.on these<br />
cases?" . -<br />
.CROSLAND: "in my judgement, it<br />
would be appropriate, yes."<br />
missioned .several years'ago'.said to me E1LBERG: "Might that come from<br />
that the reason the. United States could ourselves or the immigration people?"<br />
not ask the Soviet Union about some of . CROSLAND: "...We are bordering<br />
these cases was because the alleged war in an area where there are other consi–<br />
crimes took place in Estonia and. Latvia. derations as well... in terms of strategy,<br />
and our government did not recognize if you will, we may be seeking to<br />
the Soviet jurisdiction over these terri-– schedule some cases prior to other<br />
tories. <strong>The</strong>refore, we could hot make a cases."<br />
request. Now, when 1 got to the Soviet E1LBERG: "Do we need to consult<br />
Union'jn 1975 1 talked to some of the with the immigration judges?"<br />
consular officials, and they told rfie by CROSLAND: "1 don't think so at<br />
chance that they would go to the this time."<br />
capitals of these countries frequently on HOLTZMAN: "...Could you desig–<br />
behalf of our government...So .that 1 nate a special immigration judge to hear<br />
argument (the lNScommissioner's) was these cases? Would that be a possibility<br />
a lie."<br />
so they could move as rapidly as possi–<br />
Rep. Hoitzman was also impatient ble?" "<br />
with the State Department, insisting t AST1LLO: "That's a new idea. І<br />
that more cases be submitted to the would like to discuss that with the<br />
Soviets. During subcommittee hear– attorney general..."<br />
ings, she pressed the issue with Stephen HOLTZMAN: "1 think it might be<br />
Whilden from the department's Bureau .worthwhile considering the establishing<br />
of Security and Consular Affairs, and of a special judge to sit on all these cases<br />
John Dewitt. deputy administrator of if it would expedite the proceedings."<br />
the bureau, as the following excerpt CAST1LLO: "it might be useful."<br />
indicates:<br />
Also "useful" was the agreement Rep.<br />
WH1LDEN: "...<strong>The</strong> policy has not Eilberg helped to negotiate with (he<br />
been to overload foreign governments Justice Department that permitted<br />
with a long list of cases. We have done subcommittee access to cases recom–<br />
this on a step-by-step basis, and as mended lor or under legal proceedings,<br />
results have come back then we have those cases of "particular interest to the<br />
sent out additional requests. We have subcommittee."<br />
considered having a large waiting list Also '"useful" was Rep. Eilbcrg's<br />
with the Soviet Union, and instead have letter to Attorney General Griffin Bell<br />
sent them more manageable lists." on August 25. 1978. just prior to his<br />
HOLTZMAN: "What you determine<br />
is more manageable or what they<br />
determine is more manageable? is this a<br />
result of a discussion with them, or a<br />
unilateral decision?"<br />
DeWlTT: "Based on our experience,<br />
we started out with three cases; and we<br />
have increased these as we have gone<br />
along."<br />
HOLTZMAN: "What would happen<br />
if you sent them all the remaining cases<br />
that you determined ought to be sent?<br />
What consequences would you antici–<br />
pate?"<br />
DeWlTT: "As 1 mentioned earlier, to<br />
date, the Soviet government has been<br />
very cooperative in providing us with<br />
material. <strong>The</strong>y have just recently ex–<br />
criminal indictment, in it. he bemoaned<br />
the government's loss of the Fedorenko<br />
case (which was ultimately appealed)<br />
and urged that the case of John Dem–<br />
janjuk be placed in the hands of the<br />
Special Litigation Unit, the forerunner<br />
of the Office of Special investigation, in<br />
the letter, he expressed concern about<br />
"losing another decision" in light of the<br />
Fedorenko case.<br />
<strong>The</strong> letter said in part: "Reports have<br />
reached me that deficiencies have<br />
become apparent in the preparation ol<br />
the case U.S. v. Demjanjuk... І wish to<br />
express rm slrong concern over the<br />
possible inadequate prosecution of this<br />
case. A repeat of the recent Fedorenko<br />
decision would jeopardize the long<br />
and persistent efforts of This subcom–<br />
-nuttee;,.We certainly would regret<br />
-seeing this attain...1 would strongly urge<br />
you to' place the direction of the pro–<br />
ceedings Of the Demjanjuk case in.the<br />
hands of the Special .Litigation Unit.<br />
We cannot afford to risk losing another<br />
decision."<br />
" in ligh"t of these, facts, was any<br />
ongoing litigation prejudiced? Were the<br />
identities of those individuals against<br />
whom allegations either had flot been<br />
proven or investigations had not been<br />
completed, protected? Antaoasvirkutis<br />
was under 1NS investigation in 1974. it<br />
was not until <strong>1983</strong>, nine years later,ihat<br />
the OS1 filed charges against virkutis.<br />
Due process? American legal tradition?<br />
Constitutional protection?<br />
<strong>The</strong> need for Congressional investi–<br />
gation is both obvious and urgent.<br />
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Died August 12. 1962. Aged 54 years.<br />
First editor of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>. His leadership inspired and united the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-<br />
American .youth during the 193ffs and 1940s. Also was a former President of the Ukraln–<br />
ian Youth League of North America and former president of the UCCA.<br />
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13
14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> ...; ;, - ^ – ^ „ „ „ . . . ^ No. 32<br />
TOTALS OF APRIL <strong>1983</strong> — -<br />
GA1NS 1N MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
RECORDING DEPARTMENT<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> National Association<br />
Monthly reports for May<br />
Juv<br />
20.156<br />
Adults<br />
54,804<br />
ADD<br />
6,710<br />
Totals<br />
81,670<br />
New members 66 61 6 133<br />
Reinstated 17 50 3 70<br />
Transferred in 1 8 1 10<br />
Change class in 1 4 - 5<br />
Transferred from Juv. Dept - 3 - . 3<br />
TOTALS GA1NS: 85 126 10 221<br />
LOSSES 1N MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
Suspended<br />
Transferred out<br />
Change of class out .<br />
Transferred to adults<br />
Died<br />
Cash surrender<br />
Endowment matured ,<br />
Fully paid-up<br />
Reduced paid-up .....<br />
Extended insurance „<br />
Cert, terminated<br />
21<br />
1<br />
4<br />
24<br />
50<br />
20<br />
-<br />
-<br />
20<br />
10<br />
4<br />
73<br />
51<br />
25<br />
36<br />
2<br />
1<br />
24<br />
2<br />
-<br />
„<br />
- - -<br />
-<br />
„<br />
8<br />
65<br />
13<br />
8<br />
' 73<br />
75<br />
. 75<br />
56<br />
TOTAL LOSSES: ,.'„,„ - 121 222 34 377<br />
INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP<br />
GA1NS 1N MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
Extended insurace<br />
TOTAL GA1NS - M,„, -<br />
LOSSES 1N MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
Difi....).., ;:..<br />
Cash surrender .<br />
Reinstated<br />
Lapsed<br />
TOTAL LOSSES<br />
TOTAL UNA MEMBERSH1P<br />
AS OF MAY 31. <strong>1983</strong><br />
„ . 28<br />
20<br />
8<br />
- -<br />
13<br />
3<br />
5<br />
36<br />
12<br />
48<br />
.25<br />
19<br />
2-<br />
5<br />
,;„,„„ 21 51<br />
20,127 54,705<br />
-<br />
-<br />
- -<br />
- -<br />
-<br />
6,686<br />
2<br />
9<br />
- 56<br />
20<br />
76<br />
25<br />
32<br />
5<br />
10<br />
72<br />
.81,518<br />
WALTER SOCHAN<br />
Supreme Secretary<br />
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT<br />
iNCOME FOR MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
DUES FROM MEMBERS t..t 5250,527.66<br />
income From "Svoboda" Operation 87,332.29<br />
investment income:<br />
Bonds 1275,876.61<br />
Real Estate 34,588.84<br />
Mortgage Loans 23,535.97<br />
Certificate Loans 2,692.80<br />
Stocks 20.00<br />
Banks 4.044.47<br />
Total S340.758.69<br />
Refunds:<br />
Taxes-Federal. State 8. City On Employee Wages S12.337.26<br />
Taxes - Canadian Witholding S Pension Plan 375.33<br />
Taxes Held in Escrow 248.00<br />
Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 1.800.69<br />
Cash Surrender Returned 200.44<br />
insurance Group 56.88 Disbursements For May <strong>1983</strong><br />
Official Publication "Svoboda" 33,891.40<br />
Postage 40.00<br />
Rewards To Pres And Treas 4.00<br />
Rewards To Organizer І. 15 00<br />
Total S48.969.00<br />
Miscellaneous:<br />
Donations To Fraternal fund<br />
Total<br />
Reinsure Experience Refund<br />
„479.90<br />
. 106 00<br />
.S185.90<br />
investments<br />
Bonds Matured Or Sold T S145.450 75<br />
Mortgages Repaid 63,261.74<br />
Certificate Loans Repaid 8.335.92<br />
Total 5217.048.41<br />
income For May <strong>1983</strong> , 1944,821.95<br />
D -H-T : ft і м к D1SBURSEMENTS FOR MAY <strong>1983</strong><br />
Paid To Or For Members:<br />
Cash Surrenders J39.407.27<br />
Endowments Matured 94,500.00<br />
Death Benefits 70,650.00<br />
interest On Death Benefits 57.57<br />
Payor Death Benefits 207.86<br />
Reinsurance Premiums Paid 795.85<br />
Dues From Members Returned 312.25<br />
indigent Benefits Disbursed 510.00<br />
Scholarships 500.00<br />
Total S206.940.80<br />
Operating Expenses:<br />
Real Estate -.. 35,758.74<br />
"Svoboda" Operation .... 88,283.43<br />
Official Publication - "Svoboda" , 70,000.00<br />
Organizing Expenses:<br />
Advertising S4.299.91<br />
Medical inspections ....... 114.40<br />
Reward To Special Organizers 1,500.00<br />
Reward To Branch Secretaries 438.29<br />
Reward To Branch Organizers . 150.00<br />
Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 441.16<br />
Field Conferences 328.47<br />
Total S7.272.23<br />
Payroll, insurance And Taxes:<br />
Salaries Of Executive Officers ,. S10.624.98<br />
Salaries Of Office Employees '. 31,798.76<br />
Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums .7,783.35<br />
insurance-Group 12,642.20'<br />
Taxes-Federal, State and City On Employee Wages .'. 14,426.54<br />
Tax-Canadian Witholding and Pension Plan<br />
On Employee Wages ; 455.43<br />
Total - - - - l – - : - - - - - S77.731.26<br />
General Expenses: -<br />
Books And Periodicals і 354.50<br />
Dues To Fraternal Congresses 35.00<br />
Furniture And Equipment 1,622.44<br />
General Office Maintenance 5,994.21<br />
insurance Department Fees 590.00<br />
Operating Expense Of Canadian Office 222.39<br />
Postage -... 2,600.00<br />
Printing And Stationery ,..4,187.13<br />
Rental Of Equipment And Services ...: 1,403.42<br />
Telephone, Telegraph 3,879.09<br />
Traveling Expenses-General 3,539.18<br />
Total . S24.427.36<br />
Miscellaneous:<br />
investment Expense-Mortg?ge 5200.00<br />
Loss On Bonds - 12,487.50<br />
Donations 17,000.00<br />
Taxes Held in Escrow 204.02<br />
Accrued interest on Bonds 2,875.00<br />
Marketing S Research Development 475.00<br />
Total S33.241.52<br />
investments:<br />
Bonds S349.375.00<br />
Mortgages 20,000.00<br />
Certificate Loans 11,738.24<br />
Real Estate 665.13<br />
E. D. P. Equipment 92.10<br />
Printing Plant And Equipment J.. 999.00<br />
Total<br />
ASSETS BALANCE<br />
Fund.:<br />
Cash 942,413.21 Life insurance<br />
Bonds 34.687,332.55<br />
Stocks 544,907.32Fraternal ,...<br />
Mortgage Loans 2,643,693.74<br />
Certificate Loans 805,335.26 Orphans<br />
Real Estate 644,399.52<br />
Printing Plan! S E.D.P. Old Age Home<br />
Equipment 223,816.76<br />
Loan To U.N.U.R.C 8,400.000.00 Emergency ..,<br />
Copyrights : 1.200.00<br />
LIABILITIES<br />
S382.869.47<br />
S926.524.81<br />
S48.095.487.98<br />
.... 195,279.65<br />
....291.501.88<br />
....221,818.17<br />
89.010.68<br />
Total .548,893.098.36 Total -S48.893.098.36<br />
UL.ANA D1ACHUK<br />
Supreme Treasurer
No. 32 - ,. ; . :'. " -v. .. -'THE UKRA1N1AN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1 9 8 3 „ „ „ ^ - .У':: ."' .:–" : :'.'-"-.;" : ' "15<br />
No surprises...<br />
(Continued from page 1)<br />
To– judge by his remarks, the party<br />
apparatus in Ukraine appears to be<br />
composed largely of inveterate paper<br />
shufflers. Resolutions and decrees are<br />
continually adopted, but no one seems<br />
to be very concerned about concrete<br />
.results. This often leads to situations<br />
whereby "more and more new decrees<br />
are adopted on one and the same issues,<br />
but .the situation remains unchanged."<br />
. Since the party congress in 1981, for<br />
example, the Makeyevka City Party<br />
Committee in Donetske discussed ideo–<br />
logical questions at two plenums, at<br />
two-meetings of the "aktiv" of the city<br />
. party organization, and at numerous<br />
sessions of the party bureau. Nonethe–<br />
, less; "shortcomings in upbringing work<br />
are being eliminated slowly, and labor<br />
discipline at a series of enterprises in the<br />
city remains low."<br />
. Mr. Shcherbytsky declared: "A<br />
genuine war — moral terror if you wish<br />
- must be declared against this paperbureaucratic<br />
style, which is alien to<br />
party work. it is necessary, at long last,<br />
' everywhere, in deed and not in words, to<br />
.focus attention on the organization of<br />
wdrk, to study and introduce better<br />
forms and methods."<br />
<strong>The</strong> most interesting aspect of Mr.<br />
Shcherbytsky's address concerned the<br />
work of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> social scientists and<br />
the creative intelligentsia, whose contri–<br />
butions to the party's ideological arsenal<br />
wer'e.found to be seriously wanting. <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR party leader was parti–<br />
cularly critical of the republic's econo–<br />
mist's, whose research he described as<br />
often– having no practical significance<br />
for increasing the efficiency of produc–<br />
tion,– material stimulation of labor, or<br />
scientific-technical progress; for ra–<br />
tio'nal allocation of productive forces,<br />
better utilization of planning and<br />
management mechanisms, and similar<br />
economic problems. Some research<br />
projects, said Mr. Shcherbytsky,<br />
amount to "obvious vulgarization, if<br />
not primitivism." He offered the<br />
example of an anthology that had been<br />
prepared by associates of the ivano–<br />
August 1-15, 1933<br />
(Continued from page 7)<br />
<strong>The</strong>y reported that in the town of Kremen–<br />
chuk, they found over 10,000 people in overcrowded<br />
hospitals, and that many had to be<br />
placed in schools converted to dispensaries, the<br />
commentary said. A Soviet newspaper, Narod–<br />
niy Agronom, said that the illnesses resulted<br />
from people eating all kinds of weeds not<br />
intended for human consumption.<br />
<strong>The</strong> women wrote that the country, once the<br />
richest in Europe, had reached economic ruin.<br />
"A nation, which has its own history, its own<br />
psychology, its own temperament, has been<br />
destroyed; it is both economically and morally a<br />
catastrophe. <strong>The</strong> regime has not only perpetra–<br />
ted a 20th century famine in Ukraine -<br />
complete with all the terror - but it has also<br />
caused the demise' of the peasants' and factory<br />
workers' lives, people who no longer have<br />
regular wages. <strong>The</strong>se people no longer receive<br />
food, housing, clothing —ho necessities needed<br />
for daily existence <strong>The</strong>y are found wandering<br />
from train station to train station, hungry, their<br />
personal lives totally destroyed."<br />
Additional excerpts from the commentary<br />
follow:<br />
"First of all, we have to wonder how a<br />
people,who for centuries have had ties with the<br />
land, who have tilled the soil and produced<br />
bread, how can they leave it barren? <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
culture has been one which has looked at the<br />
land with piety; the harvest was a time of great<br />
celebration for the people.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> psychology of a nation does not change<br />
in 10 to 12 years. One can see how these people<br />
can be in despair as their enemy takes away their<br />
Frankivske Pedagogical institute and<br />
that had to be withdrawn from the<br />
bookstores because of its "pseudoscien–<br />
tific" contents.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are also those researchers,<br />
argued Mr. Shcherbytsky, who "praise<br />
patriarchalism, get carried away with<br />
petty themes, with the study of the lives<br />
of princes and various third-rate his–<br />
torical facts." <strong>The</strong>se people must be<br />
"put straight" right away. <strong>The</strong> institute<br />
of Party History, the Central Commit–<br />
tee's Higher Party School, the Social<br />
Sciences Section of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry<br />
of Hither and Secondary Specialized<br />
Education have "shown little initiative<br />
on questions of improving upbringing<br />
work," and the institute of Social and<br />
Economic Problems of Foreign Coun–<br />
tries, which was established five years<br />
ago, was said to be working "below<br />
capacity."<br />
Echoing a proposal made at the<br />
plenum of the Central Committee of the<br />
CPSU, Mr. Shcherbytsky called for the<br />
establishment of a single sociological<br />
service in the republic, whose work<br />
would be coordinated by the Social<br />
Sciences Section of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
Academy of Sciences and the institute<br />
of Party History, "in short," said Mr.<br />
Shcherbytsky, "what we need is a<br />
decisive about-face of our scientific<br />
institutions, and every scientist in parti–<br />
cular, to the real, practical questions that<br />
life places before our society."<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> writers, poets and artists<br />
fared no better than their colleagues in<br />
the social sciences institutes. According<br />
to Mr. Shcherbytsky, certain writers<br />
"circumvent the main events, strivings<br />
and yearnings of the party and the<br />
people, which define our socialist<br />
reality." Specific but unnamed projects<br />
of the. Lviv Association of Musical<br />
Ensembles were characterized as hack<br />
work; the literary monthly Dnipro was<br />
taken to task for publishing dull and<br />
vague poetry as well as reviews contain–<br />
ing ideological mistakes; and the newspaper<br />
Literturna Ukraine and the<br />
journals Ukrainskyi teatr and Obrazot–<br />
vorche mystetstvo were upbraided for<br />
inflated reviews of artistic works.<br />
!. ! І<br />
- :. . і -<br />
in the course of his presentation, Mr.<br />
Shcherbytsky revealed that the Central<br />
Committee recently criticized the<br />
Ministry of Culture with regard to the<br />
development of popular musical cn–<br />
sembles in the republic. <strong>The</strong> party<br />
leader pointed out that the ministry has<br />
gotten carried away with the formation<br />
of new groups without, however, exer–<br />
cising the proper degree of control over<br />
the ideological and artistic level of their<br />
programs. All of this, he maintained,<br />
results in works of low caliber and in<br />
tasteless productions that have a nega–<br />
tive influence on the youth. <strong>The</strong>re have,<br />
moreover, been "serious shortcomings<br />
in work with cadres of concert organiza–<br />
tions," and the Secretariat of the<br />
Central Committee has issued a harsh<br />
warning to the minister of culture, S. D.<br />
Bezklubenko, to put his house in order.<br />
<strong>The</strong> need to improve counterpropa–<br />
ganda was also raised in Mr. Shcher–<br />
bytsky's Central Committee report. He<br />
referred'to.the activities of "bourgeois<br />
nationalist, Zionist and clerical centers<br />
abroad," which were said to be engaged<br />
in the exploitation of "recidivist bour–<br />
geois, Philistine and private-property<br />
psychology, as well as nationalist and<br />
religious survivals" for their own "poli–<br />
tical ventures and anti-Soviet aims."<br />
Radio propaganda aimed at the Ukrai–<br />
nian'SSR was said to be increasing and<br />
becoming more refined in terms of<br />
selectivity of specific categories of the<br />
population.<br />
Mr. Shcherbytsky urged that every–<br />
thing possible be done "in order to<br />
protect our people from stupefaction of<br />
mendacious alien propaganda." This<br />
included devoting more attention to the<br />
introduction of new rites and rituals and<br />
the improvement of those already in<br />
existence. <strong>The</strong> suggestion was also put<br />
forth that the time has come to establish .<br />
a Republican House of Political Educa–<br />
tion, and this proposal is now being<br />
examined by the Centraf Committee's<br />
Secretariat.<br />
Although Mr. Shcherbytsky did<br />
mention patriotic and internationalist<br />
upbringing in his speech, he in fact said<br />
very little about the national question.<br />
<strong>The</strong> party leader repeated the standard<br />
bread, destroys their property, makes their<br />
children suffer, exiles and forces them into hard<br />
labor and then kills them. So, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
peasants decided it is better to die than work for<br />
the enemy."<br />
<strong>The</strong> commentary ended with a plea from the<br />
National Women's Council to the civilized<br />
world. <strong>The</strong> authors stated that their organiza–<br />
tion did not have the means to help the starving<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s, and that the food they sent would<br />
not get through to the people in need.<br />
?tt<br />
On August 7 and 8, Ostap Stanislavsky of<br />
vienna published his translation of Dr. Ewald<br />
Ammende's;statement asking the international<br />
Red Cross to come to the aid of the starving in<br />
Ukraine. Dr. Ammede's article summarized<br />
reporter Gareth Jones's description of the<br />
horrors in Ukraine, and outlined decrees issued<br />
by Soviet official Paul Postyshev against<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> peasants.<br />
in publishing the statement in translation. Mr.<br />
Stanislavsky said he hoped to make more<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s aware of the situation in Ukraine,<br />
and he appealed to them for help.<br />
On August 10, the editorial in Svoboda was<br />
titled "<strong>The</strong> reasons for the famine." Facts for the<br />
editorial came from a special correspondent for<br />
<strong>The</strong> London limes, who repotted that the state<br />
of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>;agriculture was much worse than<br />
the state of industry, which had also greatly<br />
- deteriorated.-<br />
Describing the factory workers' situation<br />
the correspondent wrote: " І ney are everywhere.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y leave thfe fields, the factories, and wander<br />
aimlessly, despondent over their situation,<br />
looking for sjome unknown place which will<br />
provide them with the necessities of life."<br />
formulation with regard to national<br />
na'rrowmindedness and national nihi–<br />
lism, while nothing that "it is necessary<br />
at the' same time to show the most<br />
refined sensitivity (naytonshu delikat–<br />
nist j with regard to the national feelings<br />
arid .'dignity of people of all nationali–<br />
ties."; .<br />
Finajly, it should be noted that the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Central Committee secretary<br />
responsible for ideology; Aleksandr S.<br />
Kapto,–appears not to have taken part'<br />
in the proceedings of the plenum. This is<br />
rather odd, given the nature of the<br />
problems that were discussed at the<br />
meeting.. Moscow's representative at the<br />
plenum was B. 1. Stukatin, a member of<br />
the Central Committee;of the CPSU<br />
and .'Head of its Propaganda Depart–<br />
ment: Mr.Stukalin addressed the plenum,<br />
but details of his presentation have not<br />
been-reported in the press. His partici–<br />
pati'pn in the proceedings of the Kiev<br />
plenum gives some indication of the<br />
retatiye.'importance attached to the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR Communist Party or–<br />
ganization by the party leadership in<br />
Moscow. „ ^ L i : - - ^ –<br />
Urges UlA.y.<br />
-' (Continued from pace 6)<br />
"regional Tri-state Area institution" to<br />
a prorninent national institution. Con–<br />
solidatirig with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum<br />
is ah.action that would benefit every<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> and can evojve,into.a Ukrai–<br />
nian'national cause similar to the<br />
Harvard <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Research institute<br />
campaign; Fund-raising could then be<br />
' sourced from a much wider population<br />
base father than place the entire finan–<br />
cial burdern on approximately 300<br />
members of the U1A.<br />
1 am : very confident that the U1A has<br />
the leadership necessary td address and<br />
. resolve the often difficult issues inherent<br />
in. any merger of two organizations and<br />
that .'the.'best interests of the total<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong>.community in the United<br />
States, will prevail.<br />
Dr. Jaroslaw Pikblycky<br />
Studio City,– Calif.<br />
He went on to describe the agricultural<br />
condition: "Seventy million peasants are group–<br />
ed into 200,000 collective farms. Those who are .<br />
skilled farm workers were exiled, massacred and<br />
destroyed, in their places, young Communists<br />
arrived, inexperienced in agricultural matters.<br />
Now the planting takes three times as long. On<br />
most farms, 90 percent of the machinery does<br />
not work. This situation will naturally result in<br />
hunger."<br />
<strong>The</strong> editorial ended with the correspondent's<br />
comment that the situation in Ukraine was due<br />
to collectivization.<br />
On August 12, Svoboda carried an article<br />
titled "Moscow Denies Famine in Ukraine,"<br />
with a sub-head, "Correspondents of foreign<br />
newspapers finally send news from Moscow<br />
about the terrible famine."<br />
in the story, datelined Paris, two correspon–<br />
dents from French newspapers confirmed Dr.<br />
Ammende's observations about the famine and<br />
his appeal to the Red Cross.<br />
Two days later, on August 14, Svoboda ran a<br />
news story datelined Berlin, which told of<br />
recently organized massive worker dempnstra–<br />
tions against the Soviet regime. <strong>The</strong> reports said<br />
that the number of guards and police at Soviet<br />
state institutions had been increased.<br />
Around the world:<br />
Flooding continued throughout western<br />
Ukraine, destroying many villages and crops.<br />
Eleanor Roosevelt spoke out for equal pay for<br />
women.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cuban Army revolted, causing the<br />
resignation of President Machado.
16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 7,<strong>1983</strong> No. 32<br />
Tuesday, August 9<br />
PREVIEW OF EVENTS<br />
CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: Wawa Ba–<br />
czynskyj, the director of social ser–<br />
vices at the international institute,<br />
will present a lecture, "On Refugees."<br />
it will be held at Boylston Hall, in the<br />
Ticknor Lounge at 7:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, August 10<br />
CAMBR1DGE, Mass.:<strong>The</strong> Harvard<br />
Summer School and the Harvard<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Research institute are<br />
scheduled to present an evening with<br />
Gen, Petro Grigorenko. He will<br />
speak on "<strong>The</strong> Human Rights Move–<br />
merrt in the'Soviet Union" at the<br />
Kenijedy– School of Government, in<br />
the. fqr-иш, at 8 p.m. For more<br />
information,' please call HUR1 at<br />
(617)495.-7835. ' '..'.. ,.<br />
Friday, August 12<br />
CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: Bohdan<br />
Nahaylo, British free-lancejournalist<br />
and.formerly the Soviet Union researcher<br />
with Amnesty international,<br />
will speak on "<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Dissent:<br />
Prospects and Perspectives." <strong>The</strong><br />
lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the<br />
Ticknor Lounge in Boylston Hall.<br />
Saturday, August 13<br />
SANTA CRUZ,Calif.: <strong>The</strong> second<br />
annual Northern California Beach<br />
Party will be held today from.10 a.m.<br />
until 'sundown, at the Sunset State<br />
Park Beach, near Santa Cruz. For<br />
more information, please call Boh–<br />
dan Drobenko at (415) 857^0704.<br />
Sunday, August 14<br />
HAMMOND, lnd.: A pontifical<br />
divine liturgy will be celebrated at St.<br />
Michael's <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Orthodox<br />
Church here. Every priest in the<br />
Chicago deanery will be there to<br />
assist Archbishop Constantine; con–<br />
sequently, every <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Ortho–<br />
dox Church in the Chicagoland area<br />
will be closed so that all may gather<br />
together. This is the first of many<br />
events to commemorate the millen–<br />
nium of Christianity in Ukraine.<br />
Archbishop Constantine will be<br />
greeted in front of St. Michael's at<br />
9:30 p.m. <strong>The</strong> parish will serve a<br />
luncheon after the liturgy, in the<br />
parish hall. A concert is also sche–<br />
duled for the afternoon. <strong>The</strong> Millen–<br />
nium Choir, conducted by Dr. Truch–<br />
ly and composed of singers from all<br />
the local parishes, will sing for<br />
entertainment. For more informa–<br />
tion, please call (312) 448-1350.<br />
PREviEW OF EvENTS,a listing<br />
of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community events open<br />
to the public, is a service provided<br />
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sor, etc.), along with the phone<br />
number of a person who may be<br />
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in the Soyuzivka spotlight August 12-14<br />
Paul Plishka<br />
KERHONKSON, NY. - Headlining<br />
the weekend program at Soyu–<br />
zivka will be Paul Plishka, bass<br />
soloist with New York's Metropolitan<br />
Opera. He will be accompanied by<br />
Thomas Hrvnkiw during his Satur–<br />
day evening (8:30 p.m.) performance.<br />
Mr. Hrynkiw will also play a tew<br />
selections lor the audience. <strong>The</strong><br />
program will be emceed bv Anya<br />
Dydyk. At 10 p.m. there will he a<br />
dance lo the tunes of the Alex and<br />
Dorko Hand.<br />
On Fridav evening. August 12.<br />
Soyuzivka guests will base a -.pceial<br />
Thomas Hrynkiw<br />
treat, a Soyuzivka Dance Camp<br />
recital, at 8 p.m. <strong>The</strong> camp, directed<br />
by Peter Marunczak of Montreal,<br />
has been in progress for two weeks.<br />
<strong>The</strong>Alexand Dorko Band will provide<br />
dancing music on the veselka<br />
Terrace, beginning at 9: 30 p.m.<br />
Sunday, August 14. will also be an<br />
entertainment-filled day, with an art<br />
exhibit showcasing the works ot<br />
Mychajlo Moroz. At 8 p.m.. an<br />
evening dedicated to composer l.eo–<br />
nid verbitsky, will feature Evelyn<br />
Beluts singing his songs and the<br />
composer at the piano.<br />
Former UYL activists hold reunion<br />
by Estelle Woloshyn<br />
PARMA. Ohio - A meeting of<br />
former <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Youth League of<br />
North. America activists now living in<br />
Ohio, was held on Friday. July 15, here<br />
at the home of Helen Shipka.<br />
in attendance were Harry and Gene–<br />
vieve Zerebniak of Akron, Gene and<br />
Estelle Woloshyn of Youngstown, Dan<br />
and Oxana Bobeczko of Mentor,<br />
William Mural, Mike Zadarecky and<br />
Mike and Jennie Bochar, all of Parma.<br />
<strong>The</strong> coming reunion of youth leaguers<br />
was the subject of the meeting, it was<br />
the consensus that the event should be<br />
just that, a reunion. Soyuzivka has been<br />
reserved for November 18-20. A dinner<br />
and cocktail party are scheduled for<br />
Friday night. Saturday will be set aside<br />
for renewing old friendships, while a<br />
banquet, informal program and dance<br />
are planned for that evening. After<br />
liturgy on Sunday morning, there will<br />
be more time to spend with friends.<br />
Dinner will be served, after which goodbyes<br />
will be the order of the day.<br />
it was suggested at the meeting that<br />
displays be set up showing past accom–<br />
plishments of the UYL-NA. Mrs.<br />
Zerebniak volunteered to organize a<br />
display of the issues of Trend. After an<br />
inventory of her copies, she will ask for<br />
any that are missing from her collection.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Bochar are planning to<br />
distribute a questionnaire to those in<br />
attendance and publish the results after<br />
the reunion.<br />
volunteers are being sought to take<br />
the responsibility for photographs,<br />
newspaper clippings. Trendette, the<br />
arts book and related fund drives, etc.,<br />
and the posting of a large map of the<br />
United States and Canada, on which<br />
reunion participants can place a marker<br />
with their names on the cities of their<br />
residence, so that others-will be aware of<br />
their attendance at the reunion.<br />
Mrs. Shipka wiU make inquiries<br />
about chartering a bus -for the affair.<br />
Persons interested in this mode of travel<br />
should notify her at Shipka<br />
Travel Agency in Parma, (216) 351 і<br />
1700, or at her.home, (216) 661-1122. '<br />
Rooms are going' fast and may be<br />
reserved by contacting Ted Maksymo–<br />
wich at 1318 18th St., Miami Beach,<br />
Fla. 33139. A deposit .of S50 per person<br />
is required. Make checks payable to<br />
Youth League Reunion. Efforts will be<br />
made to inquire about rooms at nearby<br />
motels and resorts with meals at Soyu–<br />
zivka. This information will be released<br />
as soon as definite arrangements can be<br />
made.<br />
Former youth leaguers are encou–<br />
raged to send their comments and<br />
suggestions. for the reunion to: Gene<br />
Woloshyn, 2047 Wingate Road, Po–<br />
land, Ohio 44514.<br />
Plast members set off for European tour<br />
NEW YORK - Although the sum–<br />
mer is winding down for most people, a<br />
group of 32 young adult Plast members<br />
("starshi plastuny") is starting on an<br />
adventure through Europe that will<br />
eventually bring it to Plas:'s 70th<br />
anniversary closing ceremonies in Koe–<br />
ningsdorf, Germany.<br />
<strong>The</strong> group, organized by the Orden<br />
Khrestonostsiv Plast Unit, departed<br />
from New York on Thursday, July 28<br />
and is scheduled to travel through<br />
Belgium, Germany, France, Austria<br />
and ltaly.<br />
Talk of a trip to Europe began as<br />
early as last summer during the 70th<br />
anniversary celebrations in East Cha–<br />
tham, N.Y., but didn't stan taking<br />
shape until the Orden Khrestonostsiv<br />
unit' held its annual meeting in Philadel–<br />
phia in November.<br />
it was during this meeting that a<br />
committee, consisting of Boyan Onysh–<br />
kevych, Oleh Danyluk, Jurij Bilyk,<br />
Nick Weremijenko, Yarema Hryciw<br />
and Danio Kulckyckyj was formed,<br />
initially, the committee had problems<br />
limiting the itinerary because everyone<br />
wanted to sec everything - quite an<br />
impossible task to accomplish in a<br />
three-week period.<br />
As soon as the committee agreed<br />
upon an itinerary which includes sightseeing<br />
in major cities in Europe, camp–<br />
ing in the Alps and cruising down the<br />
Rhine, it contacted Andriy Lastowecky<br />
of Kobasniuk Travel, who was a major<br />
help in finalizing plans, Mr. Onyshke–<br />
vych stated.<br />
"We're pleased to say that the trip<br />
itself will cost under Si.500, " reported<br />
Mr. Danyluk who was in charge of<br />
finances for the trip. "We went to great<br />
lengths to find the least expensive, but<br />
also comfortable lodgings in the various<br />
cities," he added.<br />
in the cities with a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> popula–<br />
tion, they plan to stay in <strong>Ukrainian</strong><br />
institutions, such as internal in Munich<br />
and the Piazza Madonna dei Monti 3,<br />
the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> parish center in Rome, in<br />
Nice, they have accommodations, cour–<br />
tesy of painter Aristede Wirsta. Lodg–<br />
ing in other cities will be in hotels. '<br />
An entire week of the trip will be<br />
spent at the Plast camp, which gets<br />
underway August 14 and lasts through<br />
August 22. it is here in Hochland that<br />
the jubilee jamboree Plast yearcelebra–<br />
tions will end.<br />
Slate annual UNA Day festival<br />
HORSHAM. Pa. - <strong>The</strong> annual<br />
UNA Day. sponsored by the Philadel–<br />
phia District, has been slated for Sunday.<br />
August 14. according to Petro<br />
Tarnawsky, district chairman.<br />
This year's UNA Day will be highlighted<br />
by a program celebrating the<br />
90th anniversary of Svoboda, the 50th<br />
anniversary of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong><br />
and the 30th anniversary of the veselka<br />
children's magazine. All three publica–<br />
tions are published by the UNA.<br />
Other events scheduled during the allday<br />
picnic include a performance by the<br />
dance ensemble of St. Michael's Ukrai–<br />
'nian Catholic Church of Frackville,<br />
Pa., and a program honoring the many<br />
UNA pioneers and activists of the<br />
Philadelphia District.<br />
A kitchen featuring <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cui–<br />
sine will offer food and drinks and the<br />
vechirna Zirka orchestra will provide<br />
dance music. <strong>The</strong> organizers of the<br />
event have promised many other sur–<br />
prises for both adults and the young.<br />
All UNA members and their friends<br />
have been invited to the UNA Day. lnvi–<br />
tations have also been extended to<br />
members of the UNA Supreme Execu–<br />
tive Committee, district chairmen of<br />
neighboring areas and other UNA<br />
officials.<br />
Philadelphia's Republican Party<br />
mayoral candidate, John Egan, is also<br />
expected to attend the UNA event,<br />
which will be held on the grounds of the<br />
<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Sports Club. Tryzub. located<br />
between County Line and Lower State<br />
roads in Horsham. in case of inclement<br />
weather, the event will be held in the<br />
Tryzub clubhouse on the grounds.