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lished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit association| rainian WeeI;I V Vol. LV mNo.24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 25 cents Oleksander ShevchenkO UNA Supreme Assembly convenes annual meefing among prisoners Approves $115,250 in scholarships confirmed released to 237 students JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Although the process of releasing political pri­ KERHONKSON, N.Y. -The week- soners in the Soviet Union has s1owed long annual meeting of the Ukrainian down greatly, the releases of several National Association's Supreme As­ incarcerated dissidents have recently sembly, the fraternal organization's been confirmed, according to several highest decision-making body between Western human-rights watch groups. quadrennial conventions, was convened USSR News Brief reported in its May here at the Soyuzivka resort on Monday 15 issue that Ukrainian dissident Olek­ morning, June 8. sander Shevchenko was freed from Coincidentally, the annual session is internal exile in April, one year before being held during Fraternal Week as his term was due to expire. proclaimed by the National Fraternal The 47-year-old Kiev resident was Congress of America. serving an eight-year sentence for Before the business sessions began, collecting materials for the Ukrainian Supreme Assembly members — su­ samvydav journal, Ukrainian Herald preme executives, supreme auditors and (Ukrainskiy Vistnyk), as well as oral supreme advisors - gathered at the Taras Shevchenko monument to pay tribute to Ukraine's greatest poet who gave voice to his people's national UNA Supreme Assembly members at Soyuzivka. aspirations. This year marks the 30th president of the Shevchenko Scientific Supreme Auditors Nestor 01esnycky, anniversary of the unveiling of the Society. Shevchenko's "The Plundered Anatole Doroshenko, Stefan Hawrysz monument, executed by the wor1d­ Grave" was recited by Supreme Advisor and Leonid Fil; and Supreme Advisors renowned sculptor Alexander Archi- Tekla Moroz, and a bouquet of peonies William Pastuszek, Andrew Jula, Taras penko. was placed at the foot of the statue by Maksymowich, Roman Tatarsky, Tekla UNA Supreme President John 0. Mr. Flis and Supreme Vice-Presiden- Moroz, Taras Szmagala, Walter Kwas, Flis opened the brief commemorative tess Gloria Paschen. Eugene 1wanciw, Walter Hawrylak, program by quoting a 1957 report on The Supreme Assembly members Helen Olek-Scott, Andrew Keybida, the unveiling that had been written by then took their seats in the Veselka Wasyl Didiuk and Alex Chudolij. Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Anthony auditorium where their business ses­ Dragan. Some 10,000 Ukrainians had sions are being held. Also in attendance are honorary witnessed the unveiling, traveling to the Participating in the Supreme As­ members of the Supreme Assembly resort from all corners of North Ame­ sembly meeting are: Supreme President Stephen Kuropas, Jaroslaw Padoch, rica. John 0. Flis, Supreme Vice-President Genevieve Zerebniak, Anne Chopek, The keynote address during the Myron B. Kuropas, Supreme Director Walter Zaparaniuk, Mary Dushnyck, Supreme Assembly's ceremony in tri­ for Canada John Hewryk, Supreme Bohdan Hnatiuk and Anna Haras, as bute to Shevchenko was delivered by Vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen, well as Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Zenon Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, an honorary Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, Snylyk. member of the Supreme Assembly and Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk; (Continued on page 11)

Family visits resolutions gain sponsors Ukrainian Catt10Iies Oleksander Shevchenko by Tamara Horodysky (R-N.J.) on March 5, and Senate in Poland eager statements on human~ and national­ Concurrent Resolution 29 was intro­ rights violations in UJcraine. BERKELEY, Calif. - Visits between duced by Sens. Dennis DeConcini (D- to see pontiff He was arrested on March 31, 1980, relatives living in the United States and Ariz.), Chuck Grassley (R-lowa), Paul and sentenced to five years' strict­ the Soviet Union are the subject of WARSAW ~ "When Pope John Simon (D-m.), Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Paul II returns on his third papal visit regimen labor camp and three years' identical resolutions currently under AI D'Amato (R-N.Y.), Frank Lauten- internal exile for "anti-Soviet agitation consideration by both the House of to his native land this month, no berg (D-N.J.) and Pete Wilson (R- group will be more eager to see him and propaganda," under Article 61 of Representatives and the Senate. The Calif.) on March II, I987. the Ukrainian SSR Criminal Code. He resolutions point out that Americans than Poland's З00,000 Ukrainian As of May 22, the House version has Catholics, whose church has af­ was tried along with Vitaliy Shev­ who want to see their parents, children, 91 co-sponsors, while the Senate ver­ chenko (no relation) and Stepan Kh- brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, firmed papal dominion for nearly sion has 32 co-sponsors. Both Rep. 400 years, often with piety, risk and mara, who also worked on the journal and other relatives are usually forced to Smith and Sen. DeConcini have sacrifice." and were released earlier this year. take a tour to designated Intourist cities urged all citizens to ask their represen­ Sofia Belyak, a religious dissident and their relatives are rarely allowed to A news story that appeared in The tatives and senators to join them as co- New York Times on June 5, written from Ukraine, was also reportedly travel to the U.S. sponsors. released in April or May. Ihe resolutions state that "it is the sense by correspondent Michael T. Kauf­ 1n his introductory speech, Rep. man, described the feelings of many Ms. Belyak was arrested on Septem­ of the Congress" that "promotion of Smith outlined the difficulties faced by Ukrainian Catholics in Poland and ber 19, 1983, in the town of Zhytomyr, unrestricted family visits ... is an essen­ Americans who have relatives in the tial part of American policy toward the the issues surrounding the Ukrainian Ukraine, on charges of being a member Soviet Union today and expressed Catholic Church in that country, as of an unofficial Christian ecumenical Soviet Union," and '4he president, optimism that in light of the policy of secretary of state, and the administra­ the Pope was about to travel to group and of taking part in the produc­ glasnost, or openness, the Soviet Union Poland last week. tion of the group's samvydav journal, tion should raise the issue of family would relax its policies regarding visits. "But the pope will not - and some The Calling (Pryziv), according to visitation at all appropriate opportuni­ Sen. DeConcini focused on the inte­ ties in discussion with the leadership of say he cannot — accept an invitation Keston News Service. grity of family as a subject of vital to visit the chapels of the Ukrainian She was tried under Articles 187-3 the Communist Party and the Govern­ importance for the survival and welfare ment of the Soviet Union." Catholics, members of one of 22 and 209 of the Ukrainian SSR Criminal of society and civilization. He stated ethnic churches that accept the Code for ''organization of or active House Concurrent Resolution 68 was 'The fate of nations is intimately linked (Continued on page !6) introduced by Rep. Christopher Smith (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 16) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 No.24

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY New issue of Chronicle appears FRAM1NGHAM, Mass~ The latest are devoted to the biography of the Rev. issue of the Chronicle of the Catholic Mykhailo Havryliv, a 38-year-old Or­ Church in Ukraine, apparently com­ thodox priest from Ukraine who has Restructuring of Ukrainian history piled by recently freed religious activist joined the underground Uniate Church, Yosyp Terelia, has reached the West. Its which reportedly claims some 4 million noted in News from Ukraine authenticity was confirmed in mid-May members mostly in western Ukraine. by several Western human-rights watch According to the Chronicle, the Rev. by Roman Solchanyk the Fifth Congress of the Ukrainian groups, including Keston College here. Havryliv studied at the Russian Ortho­ Writers' Union in 1966 which, however, The 83-page samvydav document, dox seminary in Leningrad, where The recent issue of the weekly News did not lead to a revision of the decided­ which is reportedly being translated Keston College reports that most of from Ukraine, which is published 1or ly negative official treatment of Vynny- into English by the St. Sophia Religious those studying are Ukrainians. In the Ukrainians abroad, provides perhaps chenko both as a writer and as a Association, appeared several months autobiography, the Rev. Havryliv the first concrete indication that the political figure. after the February release from labor claims to have been close to Metropoli­ rewriting of Soviet history currently in 1970, which marked the 90th camp of its imprisoned editor, the 43­ tan Nikodim. Later, the priest writes, under way in Moscow and Leningrad anniversary of his birth, several articles year-old Mr. Terelia, an activist in the however, of what he sees as the falseness about Vynnychenko appeared in the has finally had an impact in Kiev. underground Ukrainian Catholic or of official Roman Catholic and Russian Kiev press which made it clear that not The newspaper carries an interview Uniate Church, banned in the Soviet Orthodox "ecumenical'' relations. with Ivan Kuras, deputy director of the even a partial rehabilitation was being Union since 1946. contemplated. Literaturna Ukraina, for The new issue begins with an update 1nstitute of Party History of the Central Mr. Terelia, who was serving a 12­ on the situations of several dissidents, Committee of the Communist Party of example, concluded its article titled "In year-term for editing the Chronicle and the Judgement of History" by instruct­ cases of further religious persecution Ukraine, in which the historian des­ heading the Initiative Group for the and is signed by Mr. Terelia as leader of cribes the "new approach" that is being ing readers that, "giving an over-all Defense of the Rights of Believers and evaluation of Vynnychenko, we must the Central Committee of Ukrainian taken in the preparation of an encyclo­ the Church, was freed under one of two Catholics. He continues with a descrip­ pedic volume titled **The October steadfastly remember that he was and official decrees of the Presidium of the remained to the end of his life a Ukrai­ tion of his own experiences in Perm Revolution and the Civil War in the Supreme Soviet pardoning some politi­ labor camp No. 37 since his arrest in Ukraine." nian bourgeois nationalist figure, a cal prisoners incarcerated for "anti­ confirmed enemy of Soviet power, and February 1985, as well as the experiences Mr. Kuras, who heads the group of Soviet agitation and propaganda." of other Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian authors preparing the book, admitted as a writer, on the whole, maintained Before this latest issue, datelined the anti-popular positions." political and religious prisoners, in­ that in the past "there has been some western Ukrainian cities of U/ho- cluding those in the notorious Perm slackening in our studies.*' Referring The second edition of the Ukrainian rod/Lviv 1987, and labeled issue No. camp No. 36-1. specifically to the I9l7-l920 period, he Soviet Encyclopedia, which began to 16, only nine issues and one special issue This update is followed by the bio­ acknowledged that its treatment in appear in 1977, continues this uncom­ of an unknown number of circulated graphy of Vasyl Barats and his wife, Soviet historiography "is stereotyped, promising line, characterizing Vynny­ Chronicles had reached the West since Halyna Kochan, a Pentecostal couple simplified, incomplete and, at times, chenko as "one of the ideologists of Mr. Terelia and fellow Uniate activists originally from western Ukraine, who even biased." Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism" and published the first copies in early 1984. were released from labor camp this "Publications on history should be "one of the leaders of the counter­ Most of the newest issue's 83 pages (Continued on page 13) populated with people with all their revolutionary Central Rada." The merits, controversies and shortcomings. majority of his novels, stories, and It often happens, however, that, speak­ plays, it states, are "permeated by ing about our own people, we portay a motifs of individualism and erotica, Latvian Helsinki monitors ''drafted' person like a saint. On the other hand, [and] they propagated class peace and R0CKV1LLE, Md. - The World The Helsinki 86 founders have in­ we are trying to present our ideological portrayed the revolutionary struggle in Federation of Free Latvians (WFFL) formed WFFL representatives in adversaries in a grotesque and carica­ Ukraine in a distorted way." has learned that three leaders of the Western Europe that organization of ture way," he stated. Latvian human-rights group Helsinki the June 14 demonstration has been Asked by the newVspaper's reporter Mr. Kuras, however, is far from clear 86' have been ordered to report for delegated to other individuals. They whether such "drawbacks" and "mis­ concerning the extent to which the active duty in the Soviet Army Reserve. indicated that the demonstration will official view of Vynnychenko will now takes" will be corrected in the forth­ Martins Bariss was told to report on definitely take place, with or without be revised, saying only that "this was a coming publication, Mr. Kuras an­ June 11 - three days prior to his them. typical petty-bourgeois politician, an swered that readers would have to judge planned participation in an anti-Soviet It is believed that most people in extremely inconsistent and ideologi­ for themselves. He noted, however, that demonstration in Riga. Latvia know of the proposed June 14 cally unstable one^ However, people this was the first attempt by Ukrainian Raimonds Bitenieks and Linards demonstration since reports of the historians to undertake such a project. should know about this, at least to Helsinki 86 announcement were broad­ better understand the sources of his Grantins, who also were informed that Although arguing that he "cannot say they had been "drafted," indicated they cast to Latvia by the Voice of America that previous studies of this topic were wor1d outlook as a writer, and the after the Soviets stopped jamming V0A reasons for his ideas which Lenin will try to meet with Boris Pugo, first insufficient," Mr. Kuras nonetheless secretary of the Latvian Communist broadcasts. Similar reports have been suggested that "restructuring" would be termed with the Ukrainian word 'nise- broadcast by the Baltic services of nitnytsia' (nonsense). Yet, one should Party, to protest the order. Mr. Gran­ evident in the new publication: tins is exempted from the draft for Radio Free Europe. "Today, however, proceeding from not approach Vynnychenko's literary works in a one-sided way as well." health reasons. A Lithuanian human-rights group the positions of the restructuring and Two weeks ago Helsinki 86 leaders also plans to attend the June 14 event in renovating of our society, we must His cautious approach is typical of invited the Latvian people to join them, Riga. On June 14, 194I, Soviet occupa­ honest1y admit that those works were the so-called "restructuring process" in on Sunday, J une 14, in Riga, the Latvian tion forces deported over 50,0(Ю Lat­ imperfect; they gave a superficial and, Ukraine, which continues to be only a capital, in a public demonstration' of vians, Lithuanians and Estonians to sometimes, even vague idea of the time. pale reflection of current developments sympathy for the Latvian victims of Siberia. By 1950 over 600,000 Ba1ts - 1 don4 know to what extent we have at the center. This is particularly true "genocidal Sovietization." The demon­ one-tenth of the combined populations managed to improve this knowledge. with regard to cultural matters, includ­ stration is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.(Riga of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - But judge for yourself: 900 out of the ing historiography, behind which lurks time), at the Latvian Monument of were deported to Soviet concentration collection's 3,000 articles are published the omnipresent national question. Freedom in the center of the city. camps. for the first time. We tried to reflect the The issue of "blank spots" in Ukrai­ lives and activities of a possibly larger nian history appears to have been raised number of participants in the revolu­ at a recent literary conference in Kiev tionary struggle and the civil war." titled "The Year 1986. Results. Pro­ Mr. Kuras noted that in the past blems. Perspectives." Literaturna U- FOUNDED 1933 "persons from the camp opposing the kraina provided an overview of the иI:гаіпіапI/і/ееУі revolution" were not studied seriously, topics that were discussed and, after and that this "gave a primitive picture of citing General Secretary Mikhail Gor­ An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National the dramatism of the revolutionary bachev's remarks at a meeting with Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. struggle in Ukraine." As a case in point, propaganda functionaries in February 07302. he singled out Volodymyr Vynny- regarding the need for truthfulness in Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. chenko, a prominent writer, one of the historical writing, noted: "Really, what . (ISSN-0273-9348) leaders of the Ukrainian Social Demo­ kind of history is it when, as of today, cratic Labor Party, and a major figure we do not even have the most popular Yearly subscription rate: S8; for UNA members - S5. in several of the non-Bolshevik Ukrai­ works of such pominent figures of the Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. nian governments in I9l7-l920. Communist Party of the Ukraine as M. 0. Skrypnyk, V. Ya. Chubar, S. V. The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Significantly, at the recent plenum of (201) 434-0237, -0807, -30З6 (2Oi)45l-2200 the Board of the USSR Writers' Union, Kosior, P. P. Postyshev, V. P. Zatonsky Borys Oliynyk argued that some of not to mention their creative biogra­ phies?" Postmaster, send address Editor: Roma Hadzewycz Vynnychenko's literary works, particu­ changes to: Assistant Editors: Natalia A. Feduschak larly those written prior to 1917, were Also, the current issue of the literary The Ukrainian Weekly Chrystyna N. Lapychak "to a significant degree progressive" and monthly Vitchyzna has published a play P.O. Box 346 Canadian Correspondent: Michael B. Bociurklw should now be made available to the by Volodymyr Kanivets titled "The Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Midwest Correspondent: Marlanna Llss reading public. He also noted that such Brest Peace," which is a Ukrainian an attempt had already been made in version of Mikhail Shatrov's play of the The Ukrainian Weekly, June 14, 1987, No. 24, Vol. LV the 1960s. Mr. Oliynyk was no doubt same name but without Stalin, Trotsky Copyright 1987 by The Ukrainian Weekly referring to OlesHonchar's speech at (Continued on page 13) No.24 ^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JUNE 14, 1987

Supreme Court decisions louded Public member of U.S. delegation by notion0I ethnic offoirs center comments on Vienna Conference WASHINGTON In two landmark whether or not it would be classified as by Marianna Liss adopted by Qo:nsens.us, And, 4I­ decisions the U.S. Supreme Court has racial in terms of modern scientific though the targetdate:fonadjoiirrtilig ^ ruled recently that Federal Civil Rights theory.'' CH1CAGO - The United States the Vienna Conference is July 31, few statutes protect not only recognized Scholars and ethnic-community re­ delegation to the ongoing Vienna believe the conference is Гікеїу to racial minorities but other identifiable presentatives also net coincidentally in Conference on security and coopera­ conclude by then. 1nstead the confe­ ethnic groups as well. Under this deci­ Washington to give expert testimony tion in Europe, continues to systema­ rence may recess for August and then sion any member of an ethnic group — before the House Subcommittee on tically bring up the plight of Ukrai­ resume in September. whether Italian, Polish, Ukrainian or Census and Population. With the re­ nian political prisoners and repres­ Having returned recently from this German - could recover damages if cently released Supreme Court deci­ sion in Soviet-dominated Ukraine. latest round of talks in Vienna, discriminatory practices based upon an sions in hand, Dr. John A. Kromkow~ After comp1eting its first two Julian Kulas, a public member of the individuaFs ethnicity or ancestry could ski, president of The National Center phases — phase I reviewed imple­ U.S. delegation and a Ukrainian be proven, noted the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, petitioned mentation of the 1975 Helsinki American attorney from Chicago, for Urban Ethnic Affairs. Congress to refocus its attention upon Accords and phase 11 was devoted to provided The Weekly with his as­ According to legal experts, these the enumeration of ethnic Americans in the introduction of proposals by the sessment of this third phase of the decisions signal a new era of equal the 1990 Census. 35 participating states - the Vienna Vienna Conference. protection for persons allegedly discri­ Mr. Kromkowski presented findings Conference is now in its third and He pointed out that several signi­ minated against on the basis of ethnicity on the importance of Census data social final phase, the negotiating stage ficant speeches had been delivered by and ancestry. City and State Human indicators such as housing, labor status, during which the proposals made U.S. delegates at the conference, and Rights Commissions and Equal Em­ education and others for accurate during phase 11 are considered. noted that several private discussions ployment Opportunity Commission profiles of all ethnic-Americans. He Observers say that these negotia­ were held by members of the Ame­ Offices (EE0C) will undoubtably re­ also noted that these Census data will be tions will be a laborious process rican delegation with Soviet and view their procedures in light of the two vital for new legal efforts in support of given the fact that there are 141 Polish representatives. cases — St. Francis College v. A1- due process and equal protection for a11 proposals to be considered and (Continued on page 14) Khazraji and Shaare Tefile Congrega­ ancestry and ethnic groups. tion V. Cobb. Mr. Kromkowski's Congressional In unanimous decisions, 9-0, the testimony argued for the tabulation and Supreme Court affirmed "(W)e have publication of this information on little trou,ble in 'concluding that Con- ethnic populations given the fresh gres^j^1ntehdtd4q р^ЙйсI ffоіП discrimi- context for legal recourse created by the rmferv 'idc1itlirabfe clksscs' of persons recent Supreme Court decisions. Other who arc'subjected to intentional discri­ scholars and ethnic representatives at mination solely because of their an­ the hearing joined Dr. Kromkowski to cestry or ethnic characteristics. Such stress the necessity of this Census data discriinination is racial discrimination for legal compliance as well as federal that Congress intended...to forbid, and state human services program.s. Holocaust newsletter criticizes Ben-IVIeir JERUSALEM - The associate edi­ concern that pre-trial publicity in the tor of the 1nternet on^he Holocaust and John Demjanjuk case would prevent Genocide newsletter has commented on the defendant from getting a fair trial in the letter written by 1sraeli E)eputy Israel. Mr. Demjanjuk, a retired auto­ Speaker of the Knesset Dov Ben-Meir worker from Cleveland, is currently to the organization Americans for standing trial in Israel for Nazi war Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU) in crimes. He is accused of being the which he states that Ukrainians should sadistic Treblinka camp guard 'Tvan the Ambassador Sam Wise (center), deputy chief of the U.S. delegation to the kneel everyday of the week ''in asking Terrible." Vienna Conference reviewing impiementatiqn of the Helsinki Accords, with for forgiveness for what your people has In his letter, Mr. Ben-Meir further Julian Kulas (left), a public member of the U.S. delegation, and 0rest done to ours." stated: ..."since the days of Bogdan Deychakiwsky, a staffer of the U.S. Commission on Security and Mr. Ben-Meir's letter was written in Chelmenitzky [sic], the Jewish people Cooperation in Europe. respoiise4o:a ktter penned by AHRU to has a long score to settle with the all oiembem:ofth^;Kliesset voicing their Ukrainian people...During more than From the Vienna Conierence four decades, not a single word was heard from your organization in favor Linnas dehied of the human rights of U krainians of the U.S. comments on glasnost Jewish faith who were shot, burned, Following are excerpts of state­ prisoners are incarcerated for of­ new trial gassed by your fellow countrymen." ments made by the U.S. delegation at fenses which would not cost them an MOSCOW - Soviet officials have In the March issue of the newsletter the Vienna Conference reviewing hour's freedom in the vast majority rejected a new trial for Karl Linnas, who of the Institute of the International compliance with the Helsinki Ac­ of the countries represented here. was convicted in absentia of being a Conference on the Holocuast and cords. That is a measure of how far the Nazi war criminal and sentenced to Genocide, associate editor E1ly D1in ^ May 5 plenary speech by Am­ Soviet Union still has to go. death 25 years ago. commented on Mr. Ben-Meir's letter by bassador Warren Zimmermann, Moreover, as new data become The Soviet court's 1962 verdict - stating that although some of AHRU's delegation chief, concerning glasnost available, so too do disturbing trends death by firing squad — had been statements may have been '*grossly in the context of Soviet human-rights become apparent. Prisoner releases announced in the Soviet press three exaggerated, totally unfounded and performance. have not been unconditional. Pri­ weeks* before that trial had even begun. even insulting to the Israeli judicial soners have been required to sign Reuters reported on June 8 that the system and society...surely Dov Ben- ...over 100 Soviet political pri­ statements regarding their future public prosecutor in Estonia said he saw Meir's deep outrage could have been soners have been released. The Ame­ conduct. At least 12 have been no grounds for a new trial for Mr. expressed in a manner befitting the rican human rights organization returned to labor camps for refusing Linnas. Karl Kimmel told state televi­ dignity of his position while recognizing Helsinki Watch has been able to to sign. 1n addition, in the largest sion that no fresh evidence had come to that he is speaking in the name of the document 1З1 releases since the first category of political prisoners - the light since the first trial held by the State of Israel. Supreme Soviet decree was signed at 242 believers who have been im­ Estonian Supreme Court and that Mr. "The fact that a government official the beginning of February. Yet this prisoned for seeking to exercise their Linnas had failed to tell investigators in a position of high responsibility figure does not compare favorably to religious rights - there have been no anything substantial since being deport­ engages in stereotyp1e thmking and the 280 prisoners who Foreign Mi­ releases at all. And of the 119 who are ed from the United States to Tallinn, nistry spokesman Gerasimov said on being held in psychiatric institutions, Estonia, in April. charges each and every Ukrainian alive today with collective responsibility for February 10 were either released or only a handfu] have been freed.^ Mr. Linnas had written his daughter terrible pogroms which occurred almost under review. By contrast, the PoHsh Twelve Helsinki monitors have been Anu in Virginia that it appeared he 340 years ago is a concern for all people government released nearly all its 200 released by Supreme Soviet decree, would not get a new trial. In that letter, concerned with understanding, inter­ political prisoners in two days last but 26 remain in prison or labor written April 24-27, Mr. Linnas also vention and prevention of genocide." September. And the number of those camp. And in the dreaded Perm said he was seeking permission for his released pales beside the 550 who are labor camp No. 36-1 where 20 pri­ American lawyer, former Attorney Ms, D1in also commented on the specifically known to remain in soners of conscience, including eight General Ramsey Clark to represent him Demjanjuk family ad that used to run in prison, or the estimate of 1,000 still Helsinki monitors, are being sub­ in Estonia. the Ukrainian daily Svoboda (and The jailed made by ex-prisoners, or the jected to conditions as severe as Mr. Linnas, 67, was handed over to Ukrainian Weekly) where the family many more who are undocumented, anywhere in the Soviet Union - Soviet custody on April 21 after federal asked for financial assistance in order to uncounted and nameless. Whatever there have been no known releases. courts ruled that he had lied on his meet defense costs. In the ad the trident, the real number of prisoners of Six of those eight are members of the immigration application. the Ukrainian national emblem, was conscience, those released form only Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Mr. Linnas has asked the Estonian shown, and in the upper right-hand a small percentage 0fit. All of these (Continued on page 15) Supreme Court to pardon him. (Continued on page 14) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 No.24 Connecticut governor signs bill Philadelphians support Harvard Project by Tamara Stadnychenko-Cornelison lies in the hands of those Ukrainians Ukrainian American Day" who are fortunate enough to reside in on PH1I ADELPHIA- ЛS100-a-plate the Western democracies Di Kipa iund~Ta'Aing banquet 1or the Harvard conc!uded his 0[)ening remarks bv Pro)cct was held at the Гкгаіпіа\ reading a lettei Uom Metropolaan Edaja lonal a'lc' Соііига! Cer,tc^- сл Stenncn Su4k Sa. \\й\\. Лр' н 4 Vі .,1 c П\л\л 2(У' giie^:^ no mc;j )politbii'^ endoisc"ri ^pi о izathtM xі lu -!i-^'v Л-::і buppv)ii їо\ i\vc the !і ''-\arc1 ProK J* Ссіп bo ^-bnimcd Jf pi 0|OC V'Vijb, \\IІ' соіі"іп:гтогаіе ^ m the [o'iovMng c\Cc'-pt i10n ^^\: icltc Millcr-iiU'P o^ \Ik\, ^\лр, Chn^tia!v:^ '"\r гл\ OP'4'On ih*s niojec^ V o'-c v>: tii*^ aiicj '-2 \ J ;*N ' rvfnianoni momoiial '^y^ mosl se40lls undertjAiHg^ (J! UVC '' \ ^ai иккліі-ап Ptcra44L, ijl)^ious t^adit, n V\'d'i imn:igiation m tne aiasno?.i to '\\л6 \VM0'\ tnsLir'^ an 01)during celebration oi the Dr Mel \v^ \ Ьг"-с/к\гк\ c"!aii oi 1\V2 Miiion,iiur. o! Chustianit^ in bLiumc !^hiiddclphi-i chdPK" Oi the HaivaiJ h dise\es IІ'Є generous si:ppoit o^ all Pioicct, cxlendcd \\л'П) g-eetings to til0 Ukfa.nians Mav the A!migh v i^lcssaH guests d^sembkd d\\(^ commended thorn 1IN bonoiactors and ;cvv.4d tneni nun- on then gene1011s interest in hilpmg to dredtold V.Iill His iioavenl\ bL40jigs, ' meci the pu)|ect ^ linaP0iai goals. [he openmg icmarks and ^actings During hci bnei jpening remarks. weie I0li0Vved b\ musical scioctions Dr Berc/nyck\ impressed upon those p1ayed bv pianist l.anssa Krupa and m attendance the potential power of the flutist James Schleier, members oi the Attending the signing of the ''Ukrainian American Day" biU are (from ieft) John Haivard Project to saieguard Ukraine's Nova Chamber Ensemble. The artists Seleman, Michael Monchan, State Sen. Joseph Harper, Go\. WiHiam 0'NeiIl, the legacy from piracy and disinformation. performed three duets from the works of Bohuslav Martinu, Lysenko and Rev. Lev Lubynsky, Dr. Michael Snihurowycz and Wasyll Gina. She then introduced the master of Claude Boiling, and Miss Krupa gave a ceremonies, Dr. Albert Kipa of Muh- HARTFORD, Conn. - Gov. Wil­ and the Rev. Lev Lubynsky of St. solo rendition of Liszt's "Hungarian lenberg College. Prof. Kipa seconded liam A. O'Neill signed into law a bill Josaphat's Church in New Britain. Rhapsody" No. 2. Dr. Bereznycky's assessment of the declaring January 22 of each year Messrs. Mowchan and Seleman, and After the musical performance, Dr. importance of the Harvard project and фкгаіпіап Arnerican Day" in the state. 0rest T. Dubno, executive director of Kipa introduced the Most Rev. Dr. reminded the guests that the responsibi­ the Connecticut Housing Finance Au­ 1van Bilanych who led the assembled The blli provides that 6n,Ukrainian lity of preserving Ukraine's treasures American Day, Americans of Ukrai­ thority, had appeared гі the Capitol at a guests in prayer. The Rev. Bilahych, nian ancestry, their culture and the public hearing on the bill a few weeks who is pastor of Christ the Kirig parish, contributions they have made to this previous to the signing. Plishka to headline enjoined God's help in restoring to country are to be honored, and suitable "I have some great friends in the Ukrainians those early cultural trea­ exercises are to be held in the State Ukrainian American community, and it Millennium concerts sures which have been taken from us. Capitol and elsewhere as designated by gives me great pleasure to have signed At their tables, guests found and the governor. this legislation," said Gov. O'Neill. PARMA, Ohio - A gala recital filled in forms pledging donations to the Gov. O'Neill and State Sen. Joseph featuring Metropolitan Opera star Paul Harvard project. During supper, Dr. Michael S. Mowchan of Newington, H. Harper the chief sponsor of the bill, Plishka; an exhibit of new and rare Kipa announced the names of contribu­ Conn., the originator of the idea for Harper were presented gold crosses icons; a national media tour and a tors to the project. Ukrainian American day, led a group of inscribed with the dates 988 and 1988, special four-page insert on the Millen­ A S25,00O check from the Self- UkrainiaD.Americans,to jLhe governor"'s , referring to the MiUennium of U- nium in USA Today are among the Reliance Ukrainian Federal Credit office for the^signing of the bill. kraine's Christianity. Mr. Mowchan projects the Ukrainian Catholic Dio­ Union was presented by Jlarion Ma- The group consisted of Wasyll Gina made the presentation on behalf of the cese of St. Josaphat in Parma has zepa. A S25,00O contribution from Mr. and Dr. Michael Snihurowycz of New congregation of St. Josaphat's Ukrai­ planned to celebrate the Millennium of and Mrs. John Hynansky, was desig­ Haven, John Seleman of East Hartford nian Catholic Church of New Britain. Ukrainian Christianity in 1988. nated for the publication of the Hustyn The recital, scheduled for Pittsburgh Chronicle, currently being translated by and Cleveland for the weekend of Prof. George A. Pertecky of La Sa1le Toronto chair hosts visiting scholars October 14, I988, will also feature other University. A S20,00O pledge from the TORONTO - During the 1986-87 A native of the Vojvodina region and an international stars of Ukrainian des­ Philadelphia chapter of the Ukrainian academic year, the Chair of Ukrainian activist in the scholarly and cultural life cent. These participants and the dates, Engineers Society of America, a group Studies at the University of Toronto of the Ruthenian-Ukrainian minority locations and times of the event will be which had previously donated S5,00O, began a visiting foreign scholars pro­ living there, Dr. Medjesi is preparing announced in the coming months. was announced by the society's presi­ gram. The program is designed to make for publication his doctoral dissertation "Our plans are being formulated to dent, Dr. Roman Cyhan. possible^ research visits of up to six on the nationality question among his accomplish two goals: to garner as During the banquet, many other months for scholars in Ukrainian stu­ people during the interwar years. much media coverage as possible for the (Continued on page 13) dies who work in countries outside of Both Dr. Medjesi and Dr. Yun parti­ Millennium and the Ukrainian people, North America and the Ukrainian SSR. cipated in the Toronto Seminar in culture and cause, and to firmly esta­ The visitors are research associates of Ukrainian Studies where they delivered blish that this is indeed the celebration New York group the chair and make use of the increa­ papers on Ukrainian-related topics. of the Ukrainian Millennium of Chris­ singly rich library and scholarly re­ The visiting foreign scholars program tianity," said Bishop Robert Moskal. seeks contributions sources in Ukrainian studies at the Uni­ at the University of Toronto Chair of "This is an excellent opportunity for versity of Toronto. Ukrainian Studies has evoked interest Ukrainians to tell our story and expose NEW YORK - The New York The visiting foreign scholars program among Ukrainianists in countries such the American public to our culture. 1 Metropolitan Committee Commemo­ was initiated during the 1986-87 acade­ as Australia, Germany, Poland and hope that all Ukrainians, will take pride rating the Millennium of Christianity in mic year with Ukrainianists from China Sweden. in what we will accomplish in the Ukraine has informed the public about and Yugoslavia. Dr. Shen Yun, a coming year." its plans to commemorate the Christia- professor at Heilongjiang University in Philadelphia to hold Recognized as one of the wor1d's nization of Ukraine, and appealed for Harbin, China, began her stay in Ca­ premiere operatic basses, Mr. Plishka community support of its endeavors. nada at McMaster University at the double celebration has been a leading artist at the Metro­ The organization's appeal stated: invitation of Prof. Peter J. Potichnyj, politan Opera since 1967. On March 21 ''The Metropolitan Committee of and since February 1987 she has been at PHILADELPHIA - The Ukrainian of this year, Mr. Plishka was inducted New York has already prepared a large­ the Chair of Ukrainian Studies in American Committee "We the People" into the Hall of Fame for Great Ameri­ scale plan for this commemoration Toronto. Dr. Shen Yun's primary is planning programs over the next can Opera at a celebration at the which is independent of all local mini concern is to make available for Chinese several months to commemorate the Academy of Voca1 Arts in Philadelphia. community p1ans. Our commemora­ scholars basic materials for the study of Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine Accompanying Mr. Plishka for the tion must be on a grand scale and on a Ukraine. and the Bicentennial of the U.S. Consti­ Pittsburgh and Cleveland Millennium high cultural level so that it can demon- tution. It is asking for donations to heIp celebration recitals is pianist Thomas strate to non-Ukrainians our rich Dr. Shen Yun has translated into finance the programs. Hrynkiw. Well-known to both Ameri­ cultural heritage. Chinese the recently published **U­ Some of the programs will be orga­ can and Ukrainian audiences, Mr, 'The execution of such plans is a kraine: A Historical Atlas" by ProL nized by other Ukrainian organizations. Hrynkiw has won the Gold Medal in the costly affair which nevertheless should Paul R. Magosci, and she is now The Ukrainian community of Metro­ Geneva Competition and serves as not deter us from its realization. We working on an annotated bibliography politan Philadelphia is in charge of the artistic advisor to the Newport Music believe that the Ukrainian community in Ukrainian studies based on Prof. "Echoes of Ukraine" Ukrainian Festival Festival. ' will generously support us financially in Magocsi's history of Ukraine. The to be held July 24 in Robin Hood Del­ An exhibit of icons, both old and our efforts. publication of these and other works in East; the Ukrainian Heritage Studies new, will be displayed in conjunction All donations to help the committee Chinese will go far in placing Ukrainian Center of Manor Junior College is with the recital. Details on other per­ realize its goals should be sent to: Self- studies in the international setting they planning another Ukrainian festival for formers appearing at the recital and Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit Union, deserve, a release from the Chair of October 4; and the Philadelphia Ukrai­ other projects planned by the Ukrainian 108 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. Ukrainian Studies noted. nian Educational and Cultural Center is Catholic diocese of St. Josaphat in 10003. Checks should be made payable The other visiting scholar at the chair preparing for a seminar, "The Constitu­ Parma for the Celebration of the Mil­ to: Self-Reliance Association, Acct. No. was Dr. Lubomir Medjesi from the tions of the USA and USSR - Corn­ lennium will be announced in the 13090, noting that monies are for the University 6f Ndvi Sad in Yugoslavia. (Continued on page 13) , coming months, New York Metropolitan Committee. No.24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987

Commentary: stereotyping and collective guilt dismay Ukrainians Below is a commentary reprinted with permission killers," "murderers," "Nazi collaborators "and "Nazi Millions of human beings perished in these camps, from the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, N. Y., war criminals." among them generations of Ukraine's finest intellects. May 24 issue. The article was written by three local It is especially alarming when this is done on the The ro1e of the guards in Nazi concentration camps Ukrainian community activists in response to a letter pages of our newspaper by an instructor of courses on like Treblinka and Sobibor is difficult to compare to about anti-Semitism in Ukraine written by Steven the Holocaust. It is outright dangerous when a the authority of the Jewish organizers of the Soviet Hess, a Holocaust survivor and instructor of Holo­ Holocaust survivor promotes irresponsible "scholar­ Gulag. These guards were selected from the ranks of caust studies at St. John Fisher College. In his letter, ship" by providing a detailed account of Jewish Soviet prisoners of war. They "volunteered," just like published May 7, Mr. Hess noted, among other things, victims on Ukrainian soil, while deliberately disre­ the Jewish kapos, in order to escape death from that **Ukrainian anti-Semitism was both virulent and garding the fact that more than 7.5 million Ukrainians starvation, which after all was the fate of millions of of long standing." Mr. Hess's letter also mentioned perished during World War П, and that the first Soviet POWs. several incidents of Ukrainians killing Jews and victims of Nazi executions at Babi Yar were Ukrai­ It must also be noted that these guards were of concluded that "on balance, the role of much of the nians. various nationalities and usually the volksdeutsche Ukrainian population and certainly the Ukrainian Also, since the Israeli War Crime records indicate (those of German descent), who spoke the German militia under the SS during the Holocaust is clear." that 11,000 Ukrainians, out of a population of40 language, were chosen to be the leaders. Mr. Hess wrote his letter in reaction to a letter written million, collaborated with the Nazis, in no way can this Ukrainians do not hold the Jewish people collective­ by Olena Lylak who objected to the portrayal of be interpreted as ''on balance much of the Ukrainian ly responsible for the deeds of the Jews who were in the Ukrainians in the TV docu-drama **Escape from population," as was done by Steven Hess in his letter service of the Soviet state because they fully under­ Sobibor." of May 7. stand that the tenets of the Soviet regime are equally Hess also failed to note that according to Yad anti-Jewish as they are anti-Ukrainian. 1t should be by Valentina Makohon, Marta Shmigel and Vashem historians, 17,000 Jews were saved in common knowledge that such was also the case of the Roman Tratch Ukraine. 1n the ancient Ukrainian city of Lviv, doctrines of the Nazi Third Reich. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and his brother We hope that the Jewish people will understand and The resolve of the Jewish people to keep the Clement saved 400 Jews. Among them was Rabbi Dr. respect the indignation of the Ukrainian people at memory of the Holocaust victims alive so that such a David Kahana, member of the Yad Vashem Holo­ being collectively identified and held responsible for genocide will never again occur is commendable. caust Commission. Yet to this day, the brothers the deeds of those Ukrainians who collaborated with However, precautions must be taken that this noble Sheptytsky have been denied the honor of the the Nazis. goal be pursued in a responsible manner so that the "Righteous Gentile." This is the least that the Jewish people, along with sufferings of other people, who also were earmarked It must be also noted that the Nazi-hunter Simon all humanity, could do for the Ukrainian people, since for extermination (the Gypsies, homosexuals and Wiesenthal was saved by a Ukrainian policeman. after all, to this date there were no Nuremberg Trials mentally deficient) or designated as slave labor to be There is also documentation that many Jews were for the criminals who perpetrated crimes against the worked to death (aI1 the Slavs), in no way be saved by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UFA) by Ukrainian people. Nor has anyone made an effort to diminished or forgotten. providing them with falsified identification papers. publish a list of their names. The 20th century has been marred by a number of Many of these Jews fought with the U PA against both genocides, starting with the Armenian massacre, the the Nazis and the Soviets, while some served as The vagaries of history did not provide the freedom man-made famine in Ukraine, the Jewish Holocaust, physicians. for the Ukrainian and Jewish people to develop their and, most recently, the killing of Cambodia. The call At the present time over 800,000 Jews live in relations in a normal way on Ukrainian soil. For '*Never again!" should be not just for the Jewish Ukraine; this by far is the largest concentration of Jews centuries Ukraine was under oppressive colonial people, but for all of humanity! among all European countries. There is a close domination of either Poland or Russia, whose feudal The goal of preventing future genocides can only be cooperation between Ukrainian and Jewish dissidents, systems cast the Ukrainians into serfdom and forced achieved by identifying and studying the roots of the most vocal champions of human rights. the Jews into the ro1e of leaseholders, tax collectors, prejudice and persecution, and by promoting the The Jewish people would be indignant (and and agents of the oppressors. respect of human dignity and the sanctity of human justifiably so) if Ukrainians identified them collective­ But here in the U.S. and Canada we have a unique life. ly with Leon Trotsky as the builder of the Bolshevik­ opportunity to renew the spirit of copperation which 1f we are to seriously pursue this goal, we must do Communist totalitarian state. was born during the brief period of Ukraine's everything possible to do away with stereotyping They would be outraged if Ukrainians identified all independence (1917-1920), when the Central Rada groups of people so as not to set them up to become Jews with the crimes of Lazar Kaganovich and the (Ukrainian Parliament) granted the Jewish people full "scapegoats" and bearers of "collective guilt." Jewish cadres of the GPU (the forerunner of the national autonomy. Ukrainians in the United States and Canada are KGB), who helped Stalin in the implementation of the At that time a Jewish ministry of government was deeply concerned about becoming the current famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933, which resulted in the established, and the Jews were provided with full "scapegoats." They are constantly being portrayed as starvation of more than 7 million Ukrainians, the representation in the Central Rada. The Yiddish *'virulent anti-Semites," **pogromists," "children- majority of whom were children, women and the language became one of the official languages and was elderly. used on all official proclamations and currency. Valentina Makohon is a member of Americans for They would not appreciate being identified with the For two nations sharing a common history of Human Rights in Ukraine, Rochester Chapter. Marta deeds of Geinrikh Yagoda, one of the notorious heads oppression, persecution, and genocide, it would be far Shmigel is a member of the Ukrainian National of the GPU. Neither would they want to be identified worthier to promote mutual empathy and respect, and \Vomen\s League of America, Rochester Branch No. with Frenkel, Firin, Berman, Kogan and Kappaport, to concentrate on building bridges of understanding 46. Roman Tratch is an associate professor of who organized the "gulag" system of concentration instead of keeping scores or settling accounts of past psychology at St. John Fisher College. camps, which unfortunately is in operation to this day. wrongdoings. The case of Karl Linnas: the perspective of the Office of Special Investigations The following excerpts from a speech be any stronger, and after political l can't tell you that it was not a inception what the issues were in this was given by Neal Sher before a Jewish battles which you all must have read struggle, the public will never know case. Judge Mishler, of the United women's luncheon at the Greater Wash­ about and seen on TV, led by Mr. what fights we were up against by States District Court of the Eastern ington Metropolitan Jewish Commu­ Patrick Buchanan, who was trying as people who claim that OS1 are dupes of District of New York, listened to all of nity Center in Rockville, Md. on April hard as he could using whatever politi­ the KGB. Who call members of my staff those arguments. He found, by a stan­ 29, over a week after Karl Linnas was cal might he has, was trying to derail the and myself traitors. Of Lyndon La- dard of burden of proof, of clear, deported to the Soviet Union. Mr. efforts of OS1. That's what he was Rouche activists who've actually called convincing and unequivocal evidence Linnas was accused by OSI of being a trying to do. for more serious steps which 1 won't talk (Continued on page 12) commandant of a concentration camp Despite that, last Monday, the 20th about. 1t's also been a struggle to get the in Tartu, Estonia. of April, at 8:03 p.m., after 17 United word out in the media, as to what Karl Mr. Sher is the director of the Office States tribunals reviewed the facts, Linnas did and as to what our courts of Special Investigations, Department reviewed the evidence, and found that said and found about Karl Linnas. ... of Justice Nazi-hunting unit, which was Karl Linnas had been the chief of a As far as 1'm concerned, anybody set up in 1979 to find ex-Nazis living in concentration camp in Tartu, Estonia, who knows this case, especially the the U.S., to denaturalize them of their and responsible for mass murder, federal judiciary, they knew what was citizenship and then to deport them. committing crimes which in the words going on. Because in the case of Karl This speech was transcribed word for of the court defied any, defied compre­ Linnas, from day one, since November word in its entirety by a Weekly corres­ hension by any civilized or decent 1979, when we filed that complaint pondent. Mr. Sher's views, comments society. And after Justice Rehnquist of against him, the defense focused on the and language were left in their original the Supreme Court, two minutes before fact that he was tried in absentia by the form. We publish these excerpts in an had denied a final last ditch effort, the Soviet courts in the early 1960s. And, effort to educate the public about the wheels of a Czechoslovakian Airline the fact that the evidence came from the OSTs position and public statements by 601 left the ground at JFK Airport in Soviet Union, and therefore, by virtue its spokespersons. New York. Karl Linnas was finally of that fact alone, it was untrustworthy. deported from the United States. He That was the defense argument. Part I of two parts arrived in Prague sometime thereafter, 1t was argued in virtually every and he was turned over to Soviet pleading, every pleading that was sub­ My office has been a little busy the last authorities. He is now in his native mitted in nearly eight years of litigation. coup1e of weeks. After a struggle that Estonia where he will be dealt with by 1f there was any way, any matter, shape 1'm sure you read about in the news­ the Soviet authorities - a very impor­ or form in which defense counsel could papers, after eight years in the courts, tant act on the part of the United States somehow tie in the Soviet Union, it was and after findings by the courts of government, in fulfilling and enforcing done. . [ . historical significance, which could not the laws of the United States. So our courts knew, from the very OSI Director Neal Sher THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 No.24

A VIEW FROM CANADA UIkrainian WeeI: У To take for one's own by Orysia Paszczak Tracz who was the central figure in this custom, was given by his family to his The Medvid report The Gordian knot of dilemmas sur­ mother's brother and his wife. They rounding the Baby M case and surro­ were young, and could not have chil­ *4t is with a heavy heart that 1 welcome the investigative staff today. gate motherhood in general will be with dren. The man's mother was older, and Reviewing the Executive Summary of their investigation, we find that not us for a long time. In listening to this was her seventh or eighth child. As only did confusion and incompetence reign during the tragic time when interviews with surrogate niothers who an infant, he was not just transferred Myroslav Medvid sought asylum, but our own administration officials did give their babies to childless fami­ from one home to another. There was a violated 1NS regulations when they did not respond appropriately to the lies, I noted that they all said that they ceremony, and a feast approaching that subpoena by Sen. Helms. wanted the barren mother to have the of a wedding, but not quite, with a band, "The Executive Summary states that, 'White House, National Security pleasure of having and loving a baby. food, dancing and rides. He reniembers Council, Department of State and Department of Justice officials deviated The surrogate mothers had other chil­ knowing who his real parents were, and from constitutionally and congressionally mandated prodecures. This failure dren of their own. Their very generous who his actual day-to-day parents were. to follow prescribed prodecures constitutes violation of law.'"" action and the motives behind it re­ Both were considered parents. He With these words, Congressman Don Ritter (D-Pa.) made clear his minded me of an obscure yet accepted visited between them, and the rest of his disappointment on May 14 about the handling of the Myroslav Medvid case. custom in Ukraine. large, wealthy family. Mr. Medvid was the Soviet seaman who jumped from his freighter, the Marshal Koniev, into the freezing Mississippi River on October 24, 1985, I know very little about this and have When I asked what was the name of near the port of New Orleans, La., in search of political asylum.Twice he was found no information in the books 1've such a custom, and what was such a dragged back kicking and screaming to the ship by U.S. and Soviet searched. A prominent writer and child called, no one knew. This was not authorities. His case dominated international news until he was sent back to ethnographer had not heard about this an adopted child, a "prybranyi" son or the USSR, purportedly of his own free will. custom directly, but had no doubts or "prybrana" daughter, because you It soon became evident, however, that the U.S. government bungled the *qualms about its existence. In speaking adopted only children who were not affair; an investigative body was set up under the auspices of the Commission to people from different regions of related ("chuzhi") not children of your on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to determine if Mr. Medvid really Ukraine, 1 found that this was, if not own family ("ridni"). had been seeking political asylum, to review U.S. asylum procedures and to common, then known and accepted by determine what, if any, U.S. laws were broken during the incident. the rural population. 1n Winnipeg, in This child, of a sister or cousin, was 6ri May 14, that report was made public and the findings of the fact, there is an individual who himself taken as one's own - ridne (note: the investigative body have outraged many people on Capitol Hill and in the experienced this custom. core is rid - clan) in a different sense. 1 Ukrainian community. Why? Primarily because the White House, National doubt if this meant that adopted chil­ Security Council, Department of State and Department of Justice officials 1f a woman had many children, and dren were not treated as one's own, but broke the law and these same agencies and officials made no effort to enforce her sister, or first cousin on her mother's there must have been some difference in a subpoena issued by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) which would have prevented side, could not have any - the sister or the designation. Also, I could not find Mr. Medvid from leaving the United States until he could be questioned by cousin could ask if she could have the out how and if a woman could refuse Congress. And, to top that off, the decision to return Mr. Medvid to Soviet next baby for her own. Now hold on! such a request from her sister. control on October 29, I985, was "reportedly approved by the president.'' This does not sound as awful as it first All this, and no one will be prosecuted. Again, why? Because the appears. 1n a traditional rural setting, That's it: "braIy za svoho" — took authorities were involved in " 4echnical' violations of cited U.S. laws and where ancient customs still ruled, a their own. Nothing unusual, or out of regulatipns,,thev do not^ constitute specific, willful violations of criminal family was more than just parents and the ordinary was noted by the people statutes! ^Ra'^^^^^^ children. The extended family included with whom 1 spoke about this. This procedures which are not Muthori/ed by current law and regulation." many generations, and many branches. custom is very remotely connected to surrogate motherhood, but it does gives The findings of the investigative body have now been presented in the report, A child knew that it could turn, not and recommendations for changes in U.S. asylum procedures have been made. a hint of understanding to the women only to his or her own mother and who willingly bear children for someone Now what? It seems that no further action will be taken on this report. The father, but to aunts, uncles and god­ government has done its duty, so to speak. 1t investigated the incident. But the else, even unrelated to them, not always parents. Up to 10 godparents (kumy) just for the money, but for the sake of question has to be asked, is the government going to take seriously the could be chosen for each child. So a recommendations of the team, or will this report end up on some dusty shelf, the childless couple. Then there are child was never without family. It is those who enjoy being pregnant (they only to be taken down again when another Soviet, or citizen of some other remarkable, that the custom stayed country, decidesI0 seek asylum in the U.S. and is returned to his native land. exist, honest), but couldn't handle matrilineal, with the mother's sister and another baby themselves. Will it be only then that U.S. officials will regret that no actioii had been taken cousin (on her mother's side) - a to amend asylum policies? The government must act now, and make changes remnant of the ancient matriarchal 1f anyone out there knows more that wiil assure that there will be no other cases like Myroslav Medvid's. system. about this fairly obscure custom, 1 Ther^ is one statement in the report, however, that we must take issue with, 1n the 1920s, the man in Winnipeg would like to hear from you. and it is relatedto why U.S. officials returned Mr. Medvid to the Soviets. The report stated that "Geneva Summit concerns are alleged to have motivated U.S. officials to hasten Medvid's custody to avoid upsetting the summit LETTER TO THE EDITOR environment. There is no evidence to support this allegation. Not a single witness nor piece of evidence indicated anything more than speculation about U.S. appeasement of the Soviets."The report further states, that, in fact, the finally be kept. For a number of years, summit "may have had a positive influence on the thoroughness of U.S. Marking Baltic at the request of Congress, the president efforts to resolve the matter." of the United States has issued a Let's make something clear. In the first place, the Medvid issue was not Freedom Day statement recognizing June 14 as Baltic resolved in an efficient,.or judicious matter. That has been proven. And Dear Editor: Freedom Day and expressing U.S. secondly there is no other reason other than the summit that the White House disapproval of the continued reiusal of and State Department officials would have been involved in robbing Mr. June 14, 1987, will mark the anniver­ sary of a night of terror, the first of the USSR, in clear violation of interna­ Medvid of his rights as a person seeking political asylum in this country. tional law, to recognize the sovereignity 1f the summit wasn't a factor in getting this case resolved why is it that the several mass deportations in the BaIde countries, during which the Soviets of the Baltic republics. 1n addition, the State Department, which has no jurisdiction over asylum matters, began to president is asked to submit the issue of intrude operationally in the Medvid case, and ended up "virtually in charge of rounded up and deported huge numbers of innocent Estonian, Latvian and self-determination for these three for­ the operation." By law, asylum requests and defections must be handled by mer parliamentary democracies and the Justice Department and its agencies, the 1mmigration and Naturalization Lithuanian men, women and children to the gulags, where many of them members of the League of Nations to Service, and the U.S. Border PatroL At best, the most the State Department the United Nations. could have done was to negotiate with the Soviet Embassy or advise the 1NS. perished. Survivors of this Baltic tra­ gedy still weep - the image of those trains We think, however, that the Reagan administration was afraid if Mr. That the hope for Baltic freedom and of horror, surrounded by armed Soviet Medvid wasn't sent back, the Soviets would have called off thesummjt. This, self-determination continues to live in guards, is burned into their memories. we contend, is doubtful. If the summit had been cancelled, it would have the hearts and minds of even BaIts who They are still haunted by the crying were born after the Soviet invasion of shown that neither country had been committed to it in the first place. children begging for water while So, the upshot of the report is that laws were broken --and by some of the their homelands in I940 is clearly shown crammed into cattle cars which were by the emergence of a new generation of nation's highest authorities. But come to think of it, abiding by the law hasn't left to bake in the hot summer sun mattered much to this administration, has it. human- and national-rights activists before beginning the long, slow journey and by recent student demonstrations. to Siberia. 1t has been reported that the Latvian June 14, 1987, will also be a day for Helsinki 86 group, in an apparent test of Want to reprint an article America to send a message of courage, glasnost, has announced a demonstra­ hope and solidarity to the people oi tion to coincide with Baltic Freedom Soviet-occupied Estonia, Latvia, and Day commemorations in the free world from The Weekly? Lithuania - - a message that one day the on June 14. mraiiu)us Hitler-Sta1in Расі will finally If you would like to reprint an article from The Weekly in anofher publi­ be abrogated and that the terms ot the Mari-Ann Rikken cation, you may obtain permission, in most Cases, by contacting the e(ditor .Yalta Agreemcru - mandating 1ree ' ; > ; . vice-president ;elections in occupied countries — will Estonian Аїтіегісап'National Council No.24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987

NEWS AND VIEWS Human Rights Awareness Day.­ Will glasnost affect Glasnost? excerpts from congressmen's remarks Rep. Dante Fascell (D-Fla.) re­ Group arrived in Canada last week by Ivan Kovalev representatives of the various human­ ceived a human rights award on May and we say praise the Lord that Mr. rights groups and social movements 27from the Ukrainian Human Rights Shumuk is with us in freedom ... The Washington Post reported on that exist in the USSR. They will act May 22 that Sergei Grigoryants, a 46­ Committee of Philadelpkia at a I want to make another announce­ as spokesmen for their fellows as well as reception held in Washington, and ment which 1 know will be interesting year-old. Moscow Hterary critic, in­ in their individual capacities. tends to publish a new, independent co-sponsored by the Ad Hoc Com­ to you. 1t is reported today by our Glasnost's maiden issue should ap­ mittee on the Baltic States and government that Mykola Rudenko journal of information and ideas called pear in early June. The third issue will Glasnost. Ukraine. The reception was part of has been released. Although that is contain the text of an interview which Ukrainian Human Rights Awareness not yet truly verified this has come Mr. Grigoryants was convicted in Dr. Andrei Sakharov gave to the Lite­ 1975 on charges involving samizdatand Day, which focused on the plight of from a "reliable source." As we know rary Gazette in January. The interview Ukrainian political prisoners in the Mykola Rudenko was in his 10th unofficial art, and sentenced to five has never been published. years'imprisonment. Released in 1980, Soviet Union and violations of hu­ year of a 12-year sentence. he was arrested again in February 1983, The editors are seeking official per­ man and national rights in Ukraine. Below are excerpts from Congress­ There are currently 20 political charged with editing Bulletin V, and mission for Glasnost (Mr. Grigoryants prisoners in the special-regimen sentenced to a total of 10 years' impri­ intends to meet in this regard with man FasceIVs acceptance speech, as well as excerpts from remarks made section of Perm camp 36. Out of sonment and internal exile. (I was the Yegor Yakovlev from the Central Com­ those, 10 are Ukrainian and one is a first editor of Bulletin V; Vladimir To1ts mittee), but the journal will appear with by Rep. Don Ritter (R-Pa.), co­ chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee member of the Ukrainian Helsinki and Alexei Smirnov assisted me.) Mr. or without such permission. Mr. Gri­ Monitoring Group. 1 would like to Grigoryants joined the anonymous goryants is now under surveillance. 1t is on the Baltic States and Ukraine, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), cur­ list their names just in case anyone editorial board after my arrest in not easy to predict the authorities' here has forgotten them, and for my August 1981. He was released from reaction to his proposal for a civilized rent chairman of the Helsinki Com­ mission and Rep. Benjamin A. GII­ friends and colleagues in the Con­ Chistopol Prison in February l987and dialogue, but hopefully they will not gress who have not heard their is living in Moscow. resort to force as they have in the past. man (R-N. Y.), a member of the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine. names. These are names of brave When it first appeared, Bulletin V The West's reaction may prove cru­ men who have risked everything to was strictly limited to information the idea of freedom, for the idea of cial. Contact with the editors is impor­ Rep. Dante Fascell: about human-rights violations, but tant. The breakfast given on May 16 at Ukraine, for the idea of a history and rather soon, its subject matter was the French Embassy by Prime Minister culture for Ukraine that is not spened expanded, and Mr. Grigoryants played Thank you very much for this very R-U-S-S-I-A. These prisoners are: Jacques Chirac and attended by Mr. nice award. It says so much. 1 am a maj6f role ih this. Grigoryants, Lev Timofeyev and a Lev Lukianenko, Ivan Kandyba, grateful to accept it on behalf of all Mykola Horbal, Vasyl Vasilenko, Glasnost, the publication now in its dozen other former political prisoners the members of Congress, who have planning stage, is also likely to cover a and refuseniks establishes an excellent Vitaly Kalynychenko, Mart Niklus, been such strong supporters of the 1van Sokulsky, Mychailo Horyn, broad range of topics. Mr. Grigoryants precedent. Hopefully, stories about efforts in the fight for human rights told me in a recent telphone conversa­ Glasnost will appear in the Western Semen Skalych, Petro Ruban and and particularly my colleagues on the Vasyl P... tion that the journars guiding principle press, and its information and articles Helsinki Commission and the staff. will be to select materials not published will be translated and reprinted. Western You know in the past four years, subscriptions could be another impor­ four leading Ukrainian Human elsewhere. Approximately half of the When we started out we weren't sure tant form of support. Rights Activists have perished in journal will be devoted to information what we had, but we knew that it was on human rights, with special emphasis Glasnost has its problems, of course. Soviet labor camps where they re­ important and every day that the ceived extremely harsh trealmetit, on political prisoners. The rest will Earlier ventures of this sort have led to Helsinki Commission and a11 of the consist of think pieces on ecological, prosecutions - Mr. Grigoryants was where they' Hid" not"recefve appro- related groups in Congress dealt with priate medical care and they died. sociological, religious, cultural and himself charged with editing Bulletin V. the problem of the suffering of other other issues. Official acknowledgement that inde­ This is not an accident. 01es Tykhy, people in other lands, we knew that it Va1ery Marchenko, Vasyl Stus and The editors plan to publish Glasnost pendent publications are lawful is still was important and vital to speak out. lacking. Just two months ago a KGB Yury Lytvyn were murdered. They three times a month and a bimonthly I must tell you that none of this agent told me that political prisoners were murdered by a very sophisti­ supplement as well. They hope to would be possible without the abso­ who have been released will be rearrest~ cated, media conscious KGB which increase the feedback which Soviet lute, unflagging, dedicated unre­ ed in due time if they resume their will... not ... shoot them before the leaders receive from society, and also to mitting efforts by people like Ulana supply media in the West and people in former activities. wor1d but (will) treat them horribly, Mazurkevich and all her friends and let them get terribly ill and then not the Soviet Union with more comp1ete The publication of Glasnost will all of you in the H uman Rights Com­ treat their illnesses. and objective information on current probe General Secretary Mikhail Gor­ mittee, who ... for so many years, for These men, by and large, were events. The editorial board will include bachev's policy of glasnost.' The West so long, and 1 guess it must have seemed can use Glasnost as a test case to deter­ young men and they were strong to you for so many years you seemed men. They were poets, teachers, Ivan Kovalev, 33, recently arrived in mine whether Mr. Gorbachev intends to to be alone .,. Nevertheless you have bring about real and substantial change, writers and journalists. 1t is interest­ the United States. He was an active kept up the struggle, you have kept ing how the great enemy of the Soviet participant in the human-rights move­ to permit a more open society. Official the light alive and people who de­ permission to publish such a journal Empire, the greatest enemy of the ment in the USSR and a member of the pended on you never lost hope. Now Soviet empire is a poet, is a writer, is Moscow Helsinki Watch Group. Mr. and the absence of reprisals against its those of us that are in public service editors and contributors would serve as a journalist. We need to remember Kovalev was allowed to emigrate have had the privilege and honor of these four as glasnost is the word of in April and plans to live in New York evidence that Soviet society has taken a joining you in this struggle... long step on the road to democracy. the day. We need to remember the 20 with his wife, Tatiana Osipova. While glasnost may be a nice word political prisoners in the special­ and prisoners have been released regimen camp of Perm Camp 36, and here and there, the truth of the matter especially those 10 Ukrainians. is all you have to do is to take a quick Let us set a goal and that is the goal TO THE WEEKLY CONTRIBUTORS: look ... and realize the genocide in of our Ad Hoc Committee on the Ukraine is still the major effort, that We greatly appreciate the materials - feature articles, news stories, Baltic States and Ukraine working people are dying and suffering that together with Dante FascelFs Foreign press clippings, letters to the editor, and the Iike — we receive from our vital principles are being distorted . readers. Affairs Committee and with our and that the struggle goes on be­ Helsinki Commission to apply glas­ In order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask cause of man's inhumanity to man. that the guidehnes listed below be followed. nost to those 10 remaining Ukrainian Therefore, for those of us that have political prisoners, those members of ^ News Stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the had the privilege of working with the Helsinki Monitoring Group. occurrence of a given event. you, we say thank you because it is Let's see if we can have them out in you, human rights groups and others * Information about upcoming events must be received by noon of the next year. who have kept this flame alive so that the Mbnday before the date of The Weekly edition in which the infor­ people all over the wor1d would not mation is to be published. loose hope ... Rep. Steny Hoyer: # All materials must be typed and double-spaced. We are honored therefore to join you tonight in this commemoration ...I had the opportunity of being * Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the of what has happened in Ukraine. on a visif to the Soviet Union. We name of the publication and the date of the edition. went to (K iev) and we spent some five * Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white days in Moscow and we met ... (or color with good contrast). They will be returned only when so Rep. Don Ritter: members of the Politburo...The requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. message 1 want to bring back to you I, too, believe that glasnost is just a and the message that I brought back # Full names and their correct English spellings must be provided. word, unless it is carried out by to the delegation...was, as we met,... deeds. Now, the deeds are not yet we talked about glasnost, we talked # Persons who submit any materials must provide a phone number evident but there are some. We all about perestroika, we talked about what was going on in the Soviet where they may be reached during the work day if any additional know that Danylo Shumuk of the information is iequired. ..' . Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring (Continued on page 12) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 No.24 Metropolitan visits NewarlK parish on its 80tin anniversary by Andrew Keybida

NEWARK, NJ. - The Ukrainian community of St. John's Ukrainian CathoHc Church warmly greeted Arch­ bishop Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk at a pontifical divine liturgy and reception on Sunday, May 17, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the parish, the Millennium of the baptism of Ukraine and the 950th anniversary of the conse­ cration of the Ukrainian people to the Mother of God by the ruler of Ukraine, Yaroslav the Wise, in 1037. Before the 9:30 a.m. service, the archbishop was led in procession by members of the church organizations, the Apostleship of Prayer, Ladies' Sodality, the Rosary Altar Society, schoolchildren dressed in Ukrainian attire, altar boys, Sisters of St. Basil, Ukrainian war veterans, members of the P1ast and SUM-A youth organizations, and priests. While the church bells chimed joy­ ously, the procession approached the church entrance, where a large blue and gold banner proclaimed (in Ukrainian) "Welcome Archbishop Metropolitan." Ihe hierarch was greeted by parish trustees, Damian Korduba and Sir Andrew Keybida, Knight of the Order of St. Gregory, who expressed their respect, happiness and fealty, and welcomed him with the traditional Archbishop-Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk enters St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church in a procession. Before him is bread and salt on a tray covered with Andrew Keybida; in the foreground are the Very Rev. Michael Kuchmiak (left) and the Rev. Yaroslav Dybka. Ukrainian embroidery. The Very Rev. Michael Kuchmiak, CSsR, pastor, presented Metropolitan Sulyk with ''keys" to the church and stated: "May the Lord bless you, Your Grace, with health, strength, courage and wisdom for many years. May the IVIother of God, the Queen of Ukraine, keep you in her motherly protection. This is our earnest and heartfelt prayer from our priests and parishioners. Welcome and grant us your blessing." School children Roma Chudio and Daria Yurchuk extended greetings in Ukrainian and presented the arch­ bishop with bouquets of roses. Sister Principal Maria and a select group of school children individually presented roses to the hierarch. Archbishop Sulyk was deeply touched by the greetings and expressed his joy^ his happiness and his love for the warm reception. The archbishop then concelebrated a pontifical liturgy with the Very Rev. Kuchmiak, and the Rev. Yaroslav Dybka CSsR. The Rev. Michael Wiw- char CSsR served as master of cere­ monies during the service, which was attended by the faithful who filled the church to capacity. Archbishop-MetropoHtan Stephen Sulyk, the Very Rev. Michael Kuchmiak and the Rev. Yaroslav Dybka celebrate The Very Rev. Kuchmiak welcomed the pontifical divine liturgy. the metropolitan on this momentous compare more glorious than the Sera­ the school choir, under the direction of Dzurman, the Rev. Roman Mirchuk occasion with filial love and boundless phim. We recall and proclaim the Anna Goot, sang many songs honoring and the Rev. Joseph Panasiuk. joy, and asked for his blessings so that countless times, you, о Mother of the Mother of God, with piano accom­ A reception was held in the church all may continue their love for Jesus Divine Grace, have interceded with paniment by Taissa Bohdansky. hall following the moleben. Refresh­ Christ and the most holy Mother of your Son, our Lord and God and Savior At 5 p.m., a moleben and benediction ments were prepared and served by God. Jesus Christ, for the national, ecclesial were concelebrated with the Very Rev. members of the Apostleship of Prayer, and personal needs of the Ukrainian Kuchmiak, the Rev. Wiwchar, the Rev. Ladies' Sodality and Altar Rosary 1n his homily, Archbishop-Metropo­ people. We offer you our prayers, our David CI0oney, the Rev. Myroslav Society. litan Sulyk thanked the parishioners for love and devotion.'' their warm reception. He gave his blessings to the school children who At the conclusion of the divine Richmond Ukrainians pIan festival participated in the ceremony and bless­ liturgy, the metropolitan gave his R1CHMOND, Va. - Planning for ment. As the honored group, Ukrai­ ed them for their faith in the Lord Jesus. blessings to the parishioners, while the the 17th 1nternational Festival is under­ nians will present this year's Ms. 1nter­ He spoke about the long and relatively faithful intoned "Khrystos Voskres"for way as the Richmond ethnic commu­ national Lucy Halunko. Ms. Halunko peaceful reign of Yaroslav the Wise who many intentions. nity prepares for what has been dubbed is an audiovisual education specialist at "Richmond's Delicious Weekend."The Virginia Commonwealth University. guaranteed not only the growth but the The hierarch was then escorted to the blossoming of the seeds of Christianity. Boys Club, in conjunction with the Ukrainian Chairperson Dorcey Wi- church hall, where a reception was held Marriott Convention Centre will host nant has arranged for the Lyman for the assembled. The metropolitan said that this year over 20 ethnic groups during a three­ Ukrainian Dancers of Baltimore to we observe the 950th anniversary of the At 3 p.m., St. John's students, under day celebration of food, music and perform in addition to Richmond consecration of the Ukrainian people to the direction of Sister Principal Maria, dance. resident bandurist Georgine Muc. the most holy Mother of God by the presented a concert honoring the At the close of last September's The festival will take place Septem­ ruler of Ukraine, Yaroslav the Wise, in Mother of God in the school gymna­ festival Ukrainians were chosen as the ber 11, 12 and 13 at the Richmond 1037. '*We honor and praise you, sium. Before a capacity crowd, recita­ upcoming honored group. The judges Convention Centre. Persons interested Mother of the Church, truly more hono­ tions were rendered by many of the made their decision based on the cul­ in taking part should contact Dorcey rable than the Cherubim and beyond school children of various grades, and tural displays and quality of entertain­ Winant, (804) 358-29і9. No.24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987

FOCUS ON THE ARTS Nature and music: a spellbinding combination in Hunter by 01es Kuzyszyn Kytasty, B. Liatoshynsky, S. Liud~ Chrystyna R. Lypecka (mezzo-so­ kevych, M. Lysenko, Z. Lysko, N. prano), 01enka Heimur (soprano) with Nature and music: the combination Nyzhankiwsky, L. Revutsky, D. Si- Jurij Cybriwsky (pianist), the Struna can be spellbinding, as anyone who has chynsky, M. Skoryk, 1. Sonevytsky, Y. piano quintet, the Contrasts trio, Mark0 attended a concert at Tanglewood, for Stepovyj, and K. Stetsenko. Sabat (violinist) with Mr. Hrynkiw example, can attest to. Since the ancient Leading Ukrainian performers, such (pianist), and Stefan Szkafarowsky Greeks, Boethius and Pythagoras, the as Natalka Chudy-Husiak (mezzo­ (bass-baritone), a finalist of the Metro­ properties of music have been known to soprano), Nestor Cybriwsky (cellist), politan Opera auditions. find their essence in the forces of nature. Andriy Dobriansky (bass-baritone), In addition to the classical concert 1t is not surprising, therefore, that Мук0Iа Fabryka (baritone), Thomas series, MAC will hold four workshops nature is one of the single, most fre~ Hrynkiw (pianist), Ed Evanko (tenor), in Ukrainian folk arts: Easter egg­ quently recurring themes in music Marta Kokolska-Musijchuk (soprano), making, embroidery, bead-making, and through the ages: Vivaldi's *'Four Juliana Osinchuk(pianist), Paul Plishka ceramics. These two-week workshops Seasons," Beethoven's "Pastoral Sym­ (bass-baritone), Ihor Sonevytsky (com­ will take place between July 13 and phony," Chopin's "Nocturnes," Stra­ poser), and Halyna Strilec (violinist), August 20, and will be open to all who vinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps," etc. have participated in the concerts. are interested. Perhaps the experience of absorbing 1t is most encouraging that approxi­ Thanks to The Music and Art Center music in its most basic and essential mately 30 percent of the concert series' of Greene County Inc., the hi1Is of setting is that very factor, which enables audience consists of non-Ukrainians, as Hunter, N.Y., will once again be alive the listener to transcend his everyday this provides a more diversified forum with the sound of music this summer. routine, and appreciate it more fully. for the works of the many Ukrainian MAC extends its invitation to all 1f so, The Music and Art Center of composers programmed by MAC. visitors of this picturesque mountain Greene County 1nc., would serve as a With this in mind, Mr. Sonevytsky area. fine example of the ideal vehicle for takes special care in the selection of For subscription and membership such an experience. Born in the summer both repertoire and performers, so as information write to: The Music and of 1983, MAC, under the able leader­ to present these works to non-Ukrai­ Art Center of Greene County 1nc., P.O. ship of Dr. 1hor Sonevytsky, music nian audiences in the best possible light Box 20, Jewett, N.Y. I2444. Dr. Ihor Sonevytsky director, has continually developed and - a consideration which other Ukrai­ expanded in scope and ambition, and is nian concert promoters would do well presently entering its fifth summer to emulate. His efforts have yielded Chicogo concert benefits Millennium season. extremely fruitful results, as local Maintaining high artistic standards is reviewers have responded to the works a key consideration of Dr. Sonevytsky of Barvinsky, Kossenko, Liudkevych when preparing the summer concert and others with great enthusiasm and series. 1n this regard, MAC is rapidly appreciation. becoming the leading arts organization And lest one discount these reactions of its kind in the county, as is evident as being "provincial" in character, it from the rave reviews in the local press. should be noted that every worthwhile The center is supported by the Greene endeavor begins with a seed of inspira­ County Council on the Arts, the New tion. 1n the seemingly fertile environ­ York State Council on the Arts, the ment of Hunter, N.Y., and with the National Endowment for the Arts, support of the many Ukrainians who 1BM, Self-Reiiance Federal Credit spend their summers there, Dr. So- Unions, and a host of private donors. nevytsky's seed is destined to grow and The music of Ukrainian composers, prosper. which is the core of the repertoire This summer's series will include six programmed by MAC, is thus pre­ concerts, taking place in July and sented in an atmosphere of artistic August. As always, the concerts will be excellence, performed by leading Ukrai­ given at the Grazhda, an architectural nian artists. Ukrainian composers masterpiece and local landmark with included in past programs include: V. excellent acoustics, perfectly suited for Barvinsky, K. Dankevych, M. Fo- these concerts, featuring mainly cham­ menko, P. Hlushkov, A. Hnatyshyn, ber music. S. Hulak-Artemovsky, V. Kossenko, H. Participating artists will include: Ukrainian Orthodox choirs perform at annual Great Lent Concert SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - as exemplified by the annual concert Ukrainians from as far away as Ohio program. and from throughout the Mid-Atlantic Also attending as honored guests area converged on the Ukrainian Cul­ were Metropolitan 1ziaslav, primate of tural Center here on Sunday, April 5, the Byelorussian Orthodox Church; for the seventh annual Great Lent Bishop Antony of New York; the Very Concert sponsored by the New York - Rev. Paul Hrynyshyn of Wilmington, New Jersey Region of the Ukrainian national league spiritual advisor; the Orthodox League of the U.S.A. Rev. John Nakonachny of Parma, The program opened with the choral Ohio, national league spiritual advisor; offering of "The Lord's Prayer" com­ Emil Skocypek of Hammond, 1nd., posed by M. Leontoych, sung by the national president of the Ukrainian hosting Dnipro Choir of Ss. Peter and Orthodox League; and Valentyna Kuz- Paul Church of Wilmington, Del., mich of New York, national president under the direction of Serhiy Kowal- of the United Sisterhood of the Ukrai­ chuk. nian Orthodox Church. Clergy and Stefania S. Dutkevitch, president of their pani-matkas from the tri-state area the New York - New Jersey Region parishes comp1eted the list of dignita­ UOL,extended greetings to the capacity ries. audience of prelates, clergy and the The Dnipro Choir of Ss. Peter and faithful, and invited Metropolitan Msty- Paul Church of Wilmington, opened its slav, archbishop of Philadelphia and presentation with Rimsky-Korsakov's head of the Ukrainian Orthodox "Praise the Lord from the Heavens." Church of the U.S.A, and Diaspora, for Sophie Beryk-Schultz next directed his greetings to the assembled choirs the Women's Ensemble of Holy Trinity Chicago's Surma Man's Chorus, under the direction of Roman Andrushko, and guests. Church of Trenton, N.J., in Veders and the SUM-A dance ensemble, Ukraina, choreographed by artistic Metropolitan Mstyslav welcomed the "Repentance." director Evgeny Litvinov, gave an energetic and widely appreciated concert opportunity to speak on the Church's St. Andrew's Memorial Church of Ukrainian melodies and folk dances on May 16, rounding out a weekend p1ans for the Millennium of Christianity Choir of South Bound Brook included filled with Ukrainian concerts in the city. All proceeds from the concert went in Ukraine and congratulated the league among its selections "Psalma" arranged to the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine commemorative committee, on its devotion to the Mother Church (Continued on page 10) Illinois chapter. Photos above show some of the choristers and dancers. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987 No.24 The Dauphin festival: a unique experience by Orysia Paszczak Tracz festival site - Selo Ukraina - right on Dauphin is so pretty that I would like to the slope of Riding Mountain. I still spend a week or two here, before or For those of you who have not yet haven't decided whether I like the after the festival. decided what to do with your summer, location better that the old setting in the There is a good feeling about the how about a trip up to the center of the middle of town. The population of place and the people. In spite of all the К-ІIШІІШШIIІІ|IІ Dauphin hasn't decided either. The continent, to Manitoba? It's north of differences, there is that special bond слнміШтШмщмшлї. North Dakota. One American wise guy downtown merchants don4 benefit as that unites us. That bond can be felt in commented, "1 didn't know there was much, because almost everything takes Dauphin, and at the Kiev Pavilion at anything north of North Dakota/' place 10 kilometers away (we're on Folklorama. 1 especially feel that bond There is - a lot of it. 1f you need a metric here). The location is great, with when 1 meet someone whose ancestors particular goal, not just a drive-through, everything together, not scattered four or five generations ago settled the I suggest you plan on visiting the festival around town. The amphitheatre has the prairies, and here my parents and I in Dauphin, then stay a while and take stage at the bottom of the slope, with arrived only in 1949. What 1 find in Folklorama in Winnipeg. seating cut into the hill. I'm told the remarkable is that the descendants of Officially known as Canada's Na­ acoustics are perfect. those pioneers often speak the same tional Ukrainian Festival, the Dauphin, I was one of the judges last year, and dialect of Ukrainian as did their ances­ (forget your high-school French, here had a different view of the activities. tors 100 years ago. It's like a time it's pronounced Daw [as in jaw] -fin) Once before, in the early 1970s, 1 was a machine. festival takes place during the long judge, but only of the pysanka contest. To step into that time machine, be weekend of July 30-August 2 this year. This time, I was pysanky, traditional sure to see the Ukrainian wedding, a The first Monday of August is a civic baking, embroidery, the parade floats special production of the traditions and holiday in Manitoba, i.e., a long week­ and — the decorated store-front win­ the songs of the-vesillia. I can's speak end. That's all it's called; it doesn't dows. It's fun, but a big responsibility. about last year's grandstand concert, commemorate anything or anyone. In the baking, embroidery, and because through circumstances beyond Most people could not tell you why it's a pysanky contests, the entrants were my control, I didn't get to see it. But day off, except that the summer is so identified to us by number only. There from past years, 1 remember that it's short we need all the days off possible. 1 were many categories, both for the good, and long, a real marathon, and was told that many years ago the entrants and their entries. 1 was very you really get your money's worth. 1celanders who were early pioneers in impressed with the quantity and quality The festival began in 1966. That year Manitpba left the city to visit their of the traditional baking entries. The I was working at Soyuzivka. In the original settlements on Lake Winnipeg babky, kolachi and korovayi were evenings, I could get the CBC (Cana­ on the first Monday in August. Non­ beautiful, and most were tasty. These dian Broadcasting Corp.) on my radio. 1celanders must have followed in droves, beautifully braided and decorated Very clearly I remember the evening 1 and that's how the civic holiday came to breads had to taste good, as well as look heard an interview with an organizer of Cover of promotional pamphlet for be. 1n Manitoba you don't take a good. Last year there were few entries a Ukrainian festival taking place some­ Dauphin's Ukrainian festival. "vacation," you go on or take your for the embroidery contest, but the one where out west. The man spoke about "holidays." first-p1ace winner created a traditional the dancing, singing, and the food. That For information contact: Canada's Back to Dauphin. 1t lies in the wedding rushnyk where it was hard to was the first festival! And 21 years later, National Ukrainian Festival Inc., IІ9 Parklands region of Manitoba, just tell the front from the back! Sometimes 1 was there. And this year, 1'll be back Main St, S,, Dauphin, Man. R7N IK4; north of Riding Mountain National 1 feel inadequate judging others' work, again. (2O4)63S'5645. Park. For those living in southern because while I know what good work Manitoba, it's a delightful change, is, my own would not always measure Clifton, N.J., included in its repertoire |^f^?Wl^r^HWt g^ !^W^^fiiK^)]W,^rj|i^ 4^WJ? ;ьф. 1Ti^re; срцЩ have been more py­ Ukrainian Orthodox... "The Crucifixion Hymn" with choir and around, instead of just straight, sanka entries. After we allocated the (Continued from page 9) director Svitlana Tonkoschkur also straight ahead. From Winnipeg, it's a pysanka prizes, we found that one singing the solo. good four-hour drive. Unless you plan by H. Kytasty with soloists Zina Staro- person had won in four separate cate­ schak, Lilia Pavlovsky and Mykhail The final individual choir presenta­ to camp out (and there are many camp­ gories. tion was by St. Vladimir's Cathedral grounds for tents and campers), be sure Newmerzycky directed by Taras Pav­ I enjoyed the folk arts exhibits - a bit lovsky, who was the director of the Choir of Parma, Ohio, under the direc­ to have reservations at one of the hotels, of everything for everybody. I am glad tion of 01eh Mah1ay. This marked the mote1s or homes in town. combined choir at the previous two about some changes - for example, Lenten concerts. first time this noted choir participated there is the varenyky guessing contest, in the Great Lent Concert. The mem­ Last year 1 had the pleasure of The capacity audience next heard participating in the festival. 1t was fun. instead of the varenyky eating contest, bers' travel was subsidized by their which was so offensive. With the plants Holy Ascension Church Choir of Ma- parish and its affiliated organizations. But, as usual, Mother Nature decided plewood, N.J., directed by Leonid not to cooperate. While Saturday was potted and growing, the traditional The combined choral portion of the flower and herb display, was an interest­ Charczenko in four selections with program brought together the members beautiful, the rest of the weekend Raissa Didow as soloist. The Holy wasn't. Friday 1 would call a sky-show ing and educational new addition, as of all 10 choirs on stage for six selec­ was the one with genuine Ukrainian Ascension Lysenko Choir of Clifton, tions sung by over 200 voices of the - there was everything from sunshine N.J., returned after a year's absence to thunder, lightning and downpour. 1n currency from the 1900s on (1 bought an finest Ukrainian Orthodox Church actual karbovanets' - a piece of directed by Stephany Sikoryak with choirs in the wor1d. The moving selec­ the gorgeous Dauphin valley, the big solo performances by Maria 01eschuk, sky country takes over. At one moment, history). tions were directed by Rafael Wenke, There could have been more — and Stephany Sikoryak and Stefan Tata- noted musician, and included "Tropar as 1 looked up, 1 could see every type of renko. weather (except snow) in some portion less: more traditional pottery and for St. Volodymyr's Day," Bortnian~ of the sky stretching in all directions. ceramics, and less of the decaled sup­ Just before the program's intermis­ sky's "It is Truly Praiseworthy" and And to see the sky here you don't just posedly embroidered stuff. A book sion, a children's choir directed by Lysenko's "Prayer for Ukraine," to look up, you look around. Absolutely exhibit and sale should have been there. Christine Kurman of Philadelphia name but three of the selections. beautiful, but it created havoc at the There are so many books in English on offered its first performance. It is hoped At the conclusioii of the program, festival. 1t was better than at the inter­ Ukrainian topics, and so many people that the seed was planted for a Mr. Wenke was presented with a bou­ national known Winnipeg Folk Festival who could be reached at such a festival. larger children's choir for future concert quet by Ms. Dutkevitch, concert chair­ at Bird's Hill Provincial Park where it The food was delicious, and varied. programs. person, to the thunderous applause of rained for two and a half days straight. The foot-long hot dog at the Halytska During the intermission, honored all in attendance. At Dauphin, there was one full day of Kukhnia may not have been traditional guests were hosted by the Sisterhood of Metropolitan Mstyslav was present­ rain, two half-days, and a lew hour but, boy, was it good! The festival St. Andrew's Memorial Church headed ed with a bouquet marking his 89th stretches of sunshine. But in-between, parade on Saturday morning was the by Mrs. 0. Belimenko. birthday, while the combined choir and the deluge. When the setting is out­ biggest ever, with over 50 floats. The The Bortniansky Choir of Holy all in attendance seranaded him with doors, and the stage and amphitheatre weather cooperated — it was a perfect Trinity Church of 1rvington, N.J., "God Grant Them Many Years" by are under that big sky, and when you day. The radio commentators reviewing directed by Dmytro 01ijnyk included Bortniansky. The hierarch once again have to walk between the parking lot the parade mentioned that they had among its selections '*Exaposteilarion forcefully addressed the audience, prais­ and the grounds, and between exhibi­ never seen so many people watching, at of Great Friday" with soloists the Rev. ing the league for its endeavors and tion buildings and food stands, it sure times five and six deep. The parade Archdeacon Wolodymyr Polischuk, stressing the upcoming celebration of puts a damper on things. When it comes ended on such a nice touch. It turned off Rafael Wenke, V. Yanyuik, M. Chal- the Millennium of Christianity in to weather, there's always next year. 1fit Main Street and ended only after denko, C. Ladanaj and P. Kolynsky. Ukraine. He extended an invitation for would only rain just at night. passing the hospital and the nursing MykoIa Haleta, director of St. the concert's combined choir to perform This was my first visit to the new home. Of course, the patients and George's Church Choir of Yardville, in August of 1987 at the dedication and residents were brought outside into the N.J., directed his choir in three selec­ blessing of the Statue of St. Olha, sunshine. tions including "All of Creation marking the beginning of the "Holy HUCULKA As we rode through the streets of Rejoices in You" by the Rev. P. Turcha- Millennium Jubilee Year" celebrated by Icon & Souvenir's Distribution Dauphin, 1 couldn't get over the lush- ninov. the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox 2860 Buhre Ave. #2R ness of the gardens. The people there The Cathedral Choir of St. Deme­ Church. Bronx. NY. 10461 have green thumbs up to their elbows! trius Cathedral of Carteret,N.J.,direct­ Proceeds from this program will be Tel: (212) 93MS79 after б p.m. The extremely fertile soil doesn't hurt, ed by Donald Zazworsky offered three shared by the Kuzbyt-Sawchuk Scho­ Ш Representative and who(esaler of embroidered either. The flowers in the front and the selections, all beautifully rendered in larship Fund for Ukrainian American bIouses for adults and children. Embroidered bIouse - an excellent gift for vegetables in back of each house were English, translated from the original university students, the All Saints celebrating the 1000 year Christiahity in .amazing. As an;amateur gardener with Ukrainian lyrics, The Stetsen|io Choir Catnp F,und apd the Ukfainian Cultural Ukraine. much to learn I was most impressed. of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church of Center of South Bound Brook, N.J. No.24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1987

UNA Supreme... Press and Publications Committee: World War II period. of the John Demjanjuk case now being Messrs. Flis, Didiuk, Snylyk, Padoch At the conclusion of Tuesday's ses­ tried in Israel. (Continued from page 1) and Kuropas; sions, Supreme Advisor Pastuszek Roma Hadzewycz, editor of The The Hrst session of the annual meet­ Canadian Affairs Committee: Messrs. presented Mr. Flis with the applications Ukrainian Weekly was called upon to ing was begun with a prayer recited by Flis, Kuropas and Sochan, Mrs. Dia­ of 20 new UNA members. speak about the work of that news­ Mr. Didiuk. Mr. Flis then delivered chuk, Messrs. Hewryk, 01esnycky and paper. She noted the increase in circu­ opening remarks, in which he noted On Wednesday, reports were de­ Didiuk, Mrs. Moroz, Messrs. Fil and livered on the operations of Soyuzivka, lation, shortage of news space and need ''We, as directors of this, the oldest and Spolsky; for a promotional campaign to popula­ largest Ukrainian organization any­ Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly. Seniors' Affairs Committee: Messrs. First to speak was Supreme Advisor rize the newspaper. where, are gathered here at Soyuzivka S. Kuropas and Padoch, Mmes. Zereb­ Mr. Snylyk and Mrs. Hadzewycz in order to review that which we have Kwas, who as former manager of the niak and Chopek, Mr. Zaparaniuk, resort is now a consultant. Mr. Kwas each had prepared detailed written caused to be done during the past year, Mrs. Dushnyck, Mr. Hnatiuk and Mrs. reports about their work. and to map our path for the coming noted the improvements now being Haras. completed at the resort, as well as the Following the lunch break, the Su­ year; and to plan the continuance of this A special committee was also created preme Assembly heard from Dr. Omel~ association's journey into the future, in need for computerization of the reserva­ in view of the 1988 Millennium of tions system. Dorko Senchyshyn, co­ jan Pritsak of Harvard University who the service of our fraternil members Christianity in Ukraine. 1ts members spoke about the importance of the and their interests." manager, along with Volodymyr Haj- are: Mmes. Paschen and Diachuk, dar, of the resort, also addressed the Harvard Project on the Millennium. He noted some of the new develop­ Messrs. Hnatiuk, Doroshenko and gathering, noting that the management Dr. Stepan Woroch also spoke about ments within the UNA, including the Kwas, Mrs. Haras, Messrs. Keybida, was striving to make the resort a better the work of the national committee hiring of a professional insurance sales Sochan, Hewryk and Didiuk. one and to introduce innovations for working on behalf of the Harvard force as well as a new fraternal activities At the conclusion of the afternoon the benefit of its guests. Project. coordinator, and the three new types of session, Mrs. Paschen, who chaired the On Thursday morning, June 11, the UNA policies that will soon be included session in the absence of Mr. Flis, asked Mr. Snylyk spoke of Svoboda's Supreme Assembly approved scholar­ in the UNA portfolio. He also men­ honorary members of the Supreme plans for the future, including the 1988 ship grants tota1ling S115,25O to 237 tioned the upcoming Millennium of Assembly to address the meeting. UNA Almanac, a large portion of which students pursuing undergraduate on Christianity in Ukraine and called for a Also, Mr. Hewryk was honored on will be dedicated to the Millennium, the graduate studies throughout the United moment of silence in memory of promi­ the occasion of his 70th birthday with preparation of a bilingual history of the States and Canada. nent UNA'ers who had died recently, the singing of "Mnohaya Lita." UNA, as well as the ongoing Svoboda The Supreme Assembly meeting was among them Anthony Dragan, Sen. The morning session on Tuesday was index project. He also gave an overview to continue through Friday, June 12. Paul Yuzyk and Michael Piznak. given over to discussions of the reports Mr. Flis added to the list of deceased presented by Supreme Assembly mem­ Family visits... important issues. UNA'ers the name of New York attor­ bers, after which the chairman of the The resolutions have the support of ney George Wolynetz, who had passed Auditing Committee, Mr. 01esnycky, (Continued from page 1) Bishop Basil Losten of the Ukrainian away most recently. That afternoon, moved that all the reports be accepted. to the vitality and stability of the Catholic Diocese of Stamford, who Mr. Flis left 1or New York so that he The motion was approved. family." writes: "There is no more bitter punish­ could attend memorial services for his Then, Mr. Flis reported on the The resolutions state that the Soviet ment for members of a family than the long-time colleague and friend. establishment of the UN A's profes­ Union, as signatory to the Helsinki prevention of its members from meeting The day's sessions were devoted to sional insurance sales force which came Accords, agreed to the right of relatives with one antoher..." addenda to the published reports of about as a result of a decision made at to visit each other ... "on a regular basis Dr. Larissa Fontana of the Ukrainian UNA Supreme Assembly members and the 30th UNA Convention in 1982. Mr. if desired ..."and that"... cases of urgent American Community Network, head­ to the election of the following com­ Flis reported in detail on how the sales necessity — such as serious illness or quartered in Bethesda, Md., stated: mittees: force works with the fraternal organiz­ death ~ will be given priority treat­ "Many of us have friends and relatives Financial committee: Mrs. Diachuk, ing department of the UNA, and he ment." in the Soviet Union who have been Messrs. Hnatiuk, Szmagala, Hewryk, spoke about the members of the sales The resolutions point out that mil­ directly affected by the Chornobyl and Fil, Mrs. Zerebniak, and Messrs. force: Henry Floyd, Nicholas Boyko, lions of United States citizens including disaster... There will come a time when Pastuszek, Hawrysz, Iwanciw, Kwas Michael Stecyna, Steven Bohacz and menibers of natix)nal and ethfriicgroups 1^ w6iiki'beiiiost^desirable to1w*int^sfOitrt and Doroshenko; Ronald Lowry. such as Armenians, Byelorussians, of them for medical treatment. Such a Sports Committee: Mr. Jula, Mmes. That afternoon, Messrs. Floyd, Estonians, Germans, Jews, Latvians, resolution... will go a long way in 01ek-Scott and Paschen, Messrs. Doro­ Boyko and Stecyna were present at the Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Ukrai­ reducing the anguish for the victims and shenko and 01esnycky, Mmes. Dush- session and each had the opportunity to nians, have relatives in the Soviet Union for those who wish to help." nyck and Moroz, and Mr. Fil; address the Supreme Assembly. A and that present Soviet policies make it Bishop Innocent Lotocky of Chicago Resolutions Committee: Messrs. report was also given by the UNA's virtually impossible for them to ex­ noted that "Family visitation is not a Snylyk, Hewryk, Didiuk and Fil; fraternal activities coordinator, Andre change visits in their homes. political issue. It is a profoundly human Education/Research Committee: Worobec. According to the resolutions, last issue — to have a right to have contact Messrs. Kuropas, Szmagala, Hnatiuk, Assembly members then posed ques­ year less than 1,000 Americans were with one's family and to have these Maksymowich, Pastuszek, Iwanciw, tions to the sales force members and the given private visas to stay with relatives rights secured without harassment and R^ybida, Chudolij and Fil, and Mrs. fraternal activities coordinator. in their homes and only I,500 Soviet intimidation ... Such reciprocity and Moroz; Later that afternoon, the work of the citizens were allowed to visit relatives in such humanitarian action dem0nstrate Fraternal Activities Committee: Ukrainian Heritage Defense Commit­ the United States. Because of this values and ideals that bind all men and Messrs. 1wanciw, Hawrysz and Kuro­ tee was reviewed. A report on its activity policy, many Americans are forced to women in the family of mankind." pas; was given by Mr. Flis and a financial take package tours in order to see their Sen. DeConcini is co-chairman of the Scholarship Committee: Messrs. Flis report was delivered by Mrs. Diachuk. families. Helsinki Commission, co-chair of the and Kuropas, Mrs. Paschen, Messrs. The members of this committee are the Under present policies, those with Democratic Council on Ethnic Ameri­ Hewryk and Sochan, Mrs. Diachuk, UNA executives, the chairman of the relatives in the Soviet Union have to cans, and a member of the U.S. Com­ Messrs. Pastuszek, Szmagala and Sny­ Auditing Committee, as well as Messrs. visit the Soviet Union as tourists, mission on the Ukraine Famine. Rep. lyk; Iwanciw and Szmagala. The other settling for a few hours or days with Smith is a member of the Helsinki Women's Affairs Committee: Mmes. members of the committee also gave family members - if their relatives live Commission and the House Foreign Haras, 01ek-Scott, Moroz, Diachuk, brief reports. in or near one of the 80 or so cities that Affairs Committee. Paschen, Dushnyck, Chopek and Ze­ As a result of this review of the are open to Western tourists or are Americans may write to their sena­ rebniak; committee's work, it was decided that healthy enough to travel there. Ameri­ tors at the U.S. Senate, Washington, Youth Affairs Committee: Messrs. its activity should be continued for cans need special permission to travel D.C. 20510 and their members of Szmagala, Doroshenko, Iwanciw, 01es­ another year and that by the end of this beyond the city limits of their tour city, Congress at the House of Representa­ nycky, Myron Spolsky, Maksymowich year the committee should establish a and Soviet citizens need prior permis­ tives, Washington, D.C. 20515. and Chudolij: UNA office in Washington and hire an sion to provide foreigners with "'housing, The resolutions were initiated by Cultural Committee: Messrs. Flis, executive director, as well as engage a transportation, or other [unspecified] V1SA (Visits 1nternational for Soviets Kuropas and Sochan, Mrs. Diachuk, historian to prepare a scholarly work on services." Intourist hotels are often off­ and Americans), a Berkeley, California Messrs. Snylyk, Padoch and Hnatiuk; Ukraine and Ukrainians during the limits to Soviet citizens. human-rights organization founded by These concurrent resolutions would two Ukrainian Americans. For more put family visits on the agenda along information contact: V1SA, P.O. Box with emigration, religious persecution, 2361, Berkeley, Calif. 94702; (415) 540­ treatment of political dissent and other V1SA. р000000000000000000000000000000000000000ос) 1987 tennis season at Soyuzivka

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don't even have authority to fight a case ments. And then he stated, talking manner in which Karl Linnas could The case... against an individual, that's controlled about the final claim that Linnas made, illegally, improperly come to this home, (Continued from page 5) by an assistant attorney general. Facts the same claim that Pat Buchanan this country, who had shown nothing which left the issue not in doubt. That which our opponents very easily neg­ makes, the same claim that Linnas' but disrespect for our courts, and standard has been held to be identical to lect. And, he should also know that supporters make, they said "How in the everything we stand for. l couldn't help the standard employed in a criminal before the United States government name of decency and compassion can but compare the manner in which this case. and the Justice Department designated you deport somebody to the Soviet government and our courts treated Karl Union? Linnas to the way he treated his victims. Indeed, Judge Mishler had served the Soviet Union, let me tell you what agencies in the United States govern­ Now, 1'm not naive and certainly the And, 1 for one, if 1 am thought to have critical points of his decision in 1981. He any compassion in these cases, it's not said that he found by beyond a reaso­ ment were consulted. We'll start with people sitting in this building with the State Department, we'll move to the concerns that you have are not naive going to be for Karl Linnas. 1t'11 be for nable doubt that Karl Linnas was those who perished at his hands. engaged in these terrible activities. That NSC (National Security Council), and about the Soviet Union, but the Soviet we're also talking about the White Union is not on trial. Karl Linnas is on There are no Jews from Estonia decision was affirmed by the U.S. Court during the war who survived. None. of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The House. Those organizations knew that trial. Our immigration laws are on trial. the Justice Department was going to The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, There are none. An entire community, Supreme Court, shortly thereafter, which of course was not too big to begin refused to hear an appeal. Then, he was designate as the country of deportation, after listening to all the arguments and the Soviet Union. That was several reviewing literally mounds of docu­ with, but nevertheless was wiped off the ordered deported by an 1mmigration face of the Earth. judge who made the same findings, after years ago. Then the State Department's ments, this is what a federal Court of independently reviewing the facts and chief legal officer submitted an affidavit Appeals judge said. He said, "Words Very, very significant. Not just bring­ the evidence and the documents. Then that said they would not violate any like decency and compassion ring ing Linnas to justice, but the symbolism the Board of Immigration Appeals, an U.S. foreign policy to deport this man hollow spoken from a man like Karl and the message that it sends. That the independent body which sits out in to the Soviet Union. Linnas, who forced innocent Jewish United States is not going to tolerate in Bailey's Crossroads, Va., also affirmed Then, after the lower courts rejected women, men and children to stand by a its midsts Nazi murderers, regardless of in very strong terms. Then it went back his pleas and said, "We understand ditch they had to dig and ordered them the present day political circumstances. again to the 1mmigration judge specifi­ what you're saying, but the American executed. That man making a plea for There are people who want us to cally on the issue that was raised by the law is clear. The arguments you're decency and compassion offends the forget the crimes of Nazism, because defense, by Mr. Linnas, through his making do not apply to Nazi murderers. decency of this court." And that was the they don't want attention diverted from lawyer. His lawyer, 1 have to say, is by Congress has spoken clearly and unam­ final decision in this case. Sta1in's crimes. People come up to me and say, "Now Mr. Sher, don't you far in a way the most experienced in OS1 biguously. And, it said, that while other Then Ramsey Clark, former attorney know that Hitler and Stalin were allies. cases, and in fact the most successful. deportees, people who come in from general, was asked to get into the case to What about the people who committed They haven4 had many successes, but other countries and are deported for try to find another country for Linnas, crimes during the period of that in­ those which they secured, this lawyer's other reasons, other frauds, they can to try to lobby the U.S. Justice Depart­ famous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact secured. He's experienced in litigating claim asylum or try to claim asylum. ment and anybody else he could. And when the Soviet Union and Nazi Ger­ against us. They can try to seek refuge in this believed me, Linnas and his supporters many split up territory in the Wast and country. They can claim that they will have been engaged and 1'm sure will The issue that was returned to the undoubtably crimes were committed at be persecuted if shipped abroad. continue to engage in an all out attack 1mmigration judge was whether the the hands of the Russians?" They say to against OS1. Make no mistake about it. Soviet Union was an appropriate coun­ But in 1978, Congress unambiguous­ me, "When are you going to go after try of deportation. That was the issue. ly spoke. Congress said for those people But you see what happened, 1 firmly those people?" That was the issue, and every con­ who were being deported because of believe, is that all injustice finally went What a phony argument. Each and ceivable argument was made at that Nazi persecution, for those people you out. Compared to due process that Karl every time 1 say to them, "If you give me juncture, saying "He's going to be put to can't claim that you should be allowed Linnas had, 17 tribunals, three or four evidence against an individual in this death, it's a violation of our constitu­ to breathe the air in this country times 1've lost track, that it appeared country who committed those crimes, tional rights, of our due process rights." because you might be persecuted before the U.S. Supreme Court, the you've got my word, we will investi­ "How could this United States govern- abroad. No! No, that doesn't apply to U.S. Courts of Appeals, districtjudges, gate." 1've told that repeatedly and of nieM, ШгШаеШT@f demOc youanymore. That law has been held to immigration judges, and finally he was course, to this day, while I get mail, tons somebody to the Soviet Union?" That's be constitutional by every court that has reviewed by this administration, in the and tons of mail, and nasty phone calls his argument. The courts rejected it. 1t reviewed it. executive. and editorials in emigre papers saying said under our immigration laws, since Then the case went to the United When that Czech fiight 601 took off, that we're on a witch hunt, not once the Soviet Union was the only country States Court of Appeals for the Second and that door slammed on Karl Linnas, have we gotten any allegation, any that would accept him, it was clearly Circuit. A decision written by Judge after 17 years, and 1 got that phone call evidence that some of the criminals they appropriate. Frank Altimari, a decision which could from the head of immigration in New want to prosecute are in the United Now 1'm not a renegade outfit, I don't not be any stronger, laid out the facts York, 1 knew justice had been done. 1 States. When you ask them to put up or go around making foreign policy, I against Linnas. He laid out all the argu­ could not help but comparing the shut up, they come away with nothing. respect to another nation is not only that each one of us can remember record will carry a substantial num­ Human Rights... how it treats us, but how it meets the because their need is so great. You ber of those comments. (Continued from page 7) litmus test and how it treats its own. need to focus, you need to agitate, We know that the Soviet Union Union and ... what was going on in you need to make sure that we in the monitors all of those very closely and Ukraine. The message that 1 tried to give our Helsinki Commission, we in the we know that these Congressional ...1ncreasingly, 1 became agitated, delegation was to make sure that yes Congress of the United States, we Records are distributed throughout frustrated, and concerned ... We we want to reach out, yes we want indeed in the United States as citizens the wor1d, so we hope that this, too, ought to be agitated and we ought to arms control, yes we want to de­ continue to make it very clear to all will make another small step in the let the Soviets know that we are escalate tensions in the world. ... But with whom we deal that human right direct of raising awareness of angry and agitated. That when it we want to make sure that in our rights is our litmus test and if there is the many violations that exist - comes to cooperation and partner­ desire to do that, in our desire to de­ to be better relations it is that test violations in the Helsinki Accord to ship that they talk about, when it escalate tensions, that we do not which must be successfully met by which the Soviet Union is a signatory comes to glasnost which they want us forget hundreds of thousands and, our adversaries and perhaps our nation. to believe is reality, that we have a yes, millions of people to whom the future partners. Congratulations for litmus test is America and indeed in de-escalation of tensions will mean all that you do. [Due to technical difficulties, a very little if it is not accompanied by transcript of the remainder of Rep. the western world ... That litmus test Rep. Benjamin A. Oilman: is whether or not we accord very basic the respect to which they are due as Oilman's remarks is not available. human rights to individuals. human beings and children of God Rep. Oilman spoke eloquently and at ...We had a special order on the length about the forced famine in That's the difference, of course, and as legatees of the Helsinki Final fioor ... this evening, on Human between our two societies. We be­ Act. Ukraine of 1932-33, terio.ng it "a Rights Awareness for Ukrainian great holocaust," on which public lieve that the state exists to serve You are the ones who keep the citizens and the violation of human individuals not the other way around. faith. You are the ones who not only attention and focus must come to rights in Ukraine, and a number of bear.] We believe that the test that we remember to pronounce the names, our colleagues joined in putting should apply in order to accord you are the ones who will make sure remarks in the record... 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Ukrainians are guilty of war crimes? Do Holocaust... we bear a collective responsibility for found the meeting upbeat. But "it's Pub1ic member.., not as if he (Mr. Morozov) will get (Continued from page 3) the deeds of one person? To agree with corner was the phrase '*A nation is on the logic of the Demjanjuk family (Continued from page 3) back to me in two weeks," he said. trial in .Israel.'V advertisement is to accept collective For example, Mr. Kulas cited the The Soviet diplomat was visibly Shequoted the Ukrainian Anti-Libel guilt." May 5 statement at the opening amazed at the bottleneck in granting Fund News Digest that wrote in its plenary sessioii of phase 111 of "the visit permits, and Mr. Kulas said he Ms. D1in end her commentary bv Vienna Conference, in which the found him professional and know­ Septei!nber-December 1986 issue that stating: the Ukrainian nation is not on trial. Ms. chairman of the U.S. delegation, ledgeable, D1in quoted the Digest: 'Xlosed-minded stereotypical Ambassador Warren Zimmermann When meeting with the Polish thoughts from whatever sources in a11 remarked on the rate of Soviet delegation, including the Minister of "Mr. Demjanjuk might be innocent, peoples have always proven dangerous progress in the field of human rights, Foreign Affairs, Tadeusz Bieganski but he might not. The court will decide. to human life and society." and stated that the Ukrainian Hel­ and Dr. Marek Grel of the Political But to make him into a symbol of the sinki Group members were''subject­ Institute of Internal Affairs, Mr. Ukrainian national struggle, to adorn The Internet on the Holpcaust and ed to harsher conditions than any Kulas said he asked for 1) more his defense with patriotic slogans and Genocide is published for scholars, other Helsinki grdup,'Vsince more of schools and publications in the symbols is an outrage for every decent professionals, institutes, and govern­ them were sent to Perm labor camp Ukrainian language, which is now Ukrainian. mental and internatidnal agencies by 36-І known worldwide as the "death highly restricted; 2) a Ukrainian "And what if Mr. Demjanjuk is found the 1nstitute of the Internatio,nal Con­ camp,'' because of the demise there of Catholic bishop assigned to Byzan­ guilty - does that mean that ALL ference on the Holocaust and Genocide. several well-known political pri­ tine rite parishes; 3) permission for soners. Ukrainian university students to Ukrainian National Association register their student organizations Ambassador Zimmerman further with their respective schools. The SEEKS TO HIRE PART TIME AND FULL TIME reviewed the treatment of pohtical Polish delegates indicated that there prisoners, the state of emigration, was a Ukrainian chair at a Warsaw Experienced family reunification questions, radio university, whereas Mr. Kulas com­ jamming and religion in the mented that if there is no place to INSURANCE AGENTS or GENERAL AGENTS U.S.S.R., concluding that though teach or publish, such a chair has no there had been some movement - fluent in Ukrainian and English: realmeaning. toward compliance with the Helsinki On the subject of a Ukrainian Toronto/Winnipeg/Montreal, and other areas Accords, there was continued re­ bishop, the Polish representatives sistance to "the impulses toward Leads supplied -salary not draw - plus override - all benefits. said that Church authorities needed Write or telephone: greater openness which have marked to be consulted. Tht^.JLJ.S, delegate Mr. Gorbachev's stewardship," and .-Uki^aiman National Association, Inc. pointed ouVi,bvitjhere щ^^ ,^^.pinister^ "an understandable tendency to of religious atlairs and that a іШщ-' , 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, N. J. 07302 exaggerate progress." Tel,: (201) 451-2200 nian Catholic church near Perernyshl He suggested that there are nine was given to the Orthodox Church areas in which the Soviet Union though the majority of the Ukrainian could improve to show human-rights population there is Ukrainian Catho­ progress: 1) declaration of amnesty lic. UKRAINE: for all political prisoners: 2) abolition The Polish officials told Mn Kulas of articles on "anti-Soviet agitation that they knew of no resUictions and propaganda" and "anti-Soviet against student organizations, as A CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA slander" in the Soviet criminal code; long as they are registered. 3) expanded qualifications for emi­ Mr. Kulas also requested that the :,лдйп * i^ .^.^9'""^^ і and II gration; 4) adherence to promises by Lemko population forcibly resettled General Secretary Mikhail Gorba­ into other areas of Poland be allowed thfe Mr3 JoTunne?*General Information, Physicaf 6eog?aphy chev to restrict secrecy rules to limit to move back to ancestfal areas and and Natural History, Population, Ethnography, Ukrainian emigration; 5) resolution of all di­ to estabhsh their own schools to vided family issues; 6) ending the use Language, History of Ukraine, Ukrainian Ciilt;ure/ and preserve their heritage. of psychiatric abuse of political Mr. Kulas stressed to The Weekly Ukrainian Literature. prisoners; 7) opening communica­ that now is the time to press harder Price: S75,0O tions for foreign media; 8) permitting on human-rights issues. He said that unhindered travel for medical rea­ the Vienna Conference might con­ The Second Volume: Law, The Ukrainian Church, Scholarship, sons; 9) broadening religious rights. tinue longer than planned, and that On the next day, May 6, Ambassa­ there was still a little tirne to get input |ducation and .Schools, Libraries, Archives, and Museums, dor Samuel G. Wise, of the U.S. jnto ійе ргЙєї&5 |W^|d|sci^|o|n| be­ look Printing, PMIiSh^^:tht Pres^, The Arts, Music delegation continued the presenta­ fore 1is close'.'' ind Choreography,Theaterand1Jinema, National Economy, tion in a subsidiary warking body, Particularly ^te,felt tbatthe-U):f ai- saying that for groups such as Ukrai­ n і a n CO m m u n it у c 6 u І d u s e mo r e Health and Medical Services and Physical Culture, the nians emigration is almost totally concrete4ata; "There is a great need Armed Forces, Ukrainians Abroad. . impossible. And though citing more for more specific cases (to be cited), progress in visitation requests, he said ... because the Soviets and Poles will there remained many unresolved yield on various issues." He said he appeals to visit sick or long-parted noticed that there was a need for Price: S85:0O relatives. ' more specific data - a weakness in. One such case, Nina Hryhorash Ukrainian presentations at this ft)- from western Ukraine has been rum, while he commended the work You can obtain both volumes for only S140.0O denied four requests to visit her sister of Jewish groups which are excellent in the Chicago area, and a Lithua­ in documenting cases. Including Postage. nian woman, Sofija Viefriniene of The U.S. delegation, Mr. Kulas ORDER NOW Kaunas, has beeri refused permission emphasized, had no problems in to visit her 93-year-old bedridden bringing such documented cases to Fill out the order bIar1k below and mail it witti уоипеIіесIФог money order. mother at least 15 times. the attention of the Soviets. He hoped that the Ukrainian comrhu- USE THIS COUPON! After the initial conference ses­ sions, Mr. Kulas met privately with a nity would collect and keep more~ - Soviet diplomat, Vladimir Alexan- data on individual cases of human­ To: UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. I drovich Morozov, to discuss Ukrai­ rights abuses and; humanitarian 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, N.J. 07302 nian prisoners of conscience in Perm concerns in Ukraine. I hereby order Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopaedia camp 36-І and their need for medical Mr. kulas pointed out that Ukrai­ attention. Mr. Morozov, a close nians, specifically Christina Isajiw П Volume L~ S75.0O associate of Georgy Arbatov, the from the Human Rights Commission a VolumeII-s85.00 director of the 1nstitute of the United of the Wor1d Congress of Free Ukrai­ П Volumes I & II - S140:0O States and Canada, indicated that nians, who spent time lobbying the Enclosed is (a check, M.O.) for the amont S - - these cases were being reviewed. various delegations, and the exper­ Please send the book (s) to'the following address: Asking for patience, he related that tise of 0rest Deychakiwsky, staff some time is needed for local officials member of the U.S. delegation and in remote areas to start implement­ the U.S. Commission on Security Name ing the policy of glasnost. and Cooperation in Europe, were Mr. Kulas, though emphasizing instrumental in keeping Ukrainian that there was no real commitment problems before the international No. Street on the Soviet officiaPs part, said he conference.

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as fast as it can be lifted. Mecha­ hospitals run by the Ministry of the believers must be given the broadest U.S. comments... nisms to institutionalize perfor­ Interior or at least their transfer to scope for free observance and perpe­ (Continued from page 3) mance would therefore increase competent medical authorities. Even tuation of their faiths. trust. An illustrative list, by no means Group; the Ukrainian Group is thus the criminally insane have a right not * May 6 statement delivered by exhaustive, could include the follow­ to be treated with drugs that are Ambassador Samuel Wise, deputy beingsubjected to harsher conditions ing: than any other Helsinki Group. Ten obsolete or dangerous. The fact that chief of the U.S. delegation, before * Declaration of Amnesty for all such drugs are used on perfectly sane the subsidiary working body on political prisoners have died in the political prisoners, as called for by Perm camp in the last three years, a political dissenters makes the exis­ cooperation in humanitarian and Academician Sakharov and many tence of such hospitals an outrage. other fields. measure of the danger for those being others. It has been done without held there. * A high-level declaration or danger in other countries of Eastern decree that glasnost extends to open­ ...Perhaps the most striking posi­ Lest there be any question about Europe and would eliminate an the criminality of the prisoners of ness of communication, including tive development has been in the entire class of Helsinki Violations in each citizen's unhindered access to numbers of Soviet Jews, Germans conscience condemned to the Perm a single sweep. camp, let me recall the story of one of information from foreign media. An and Armenians permitted to leave them. Mart Niklus is a 52-year-old * Abolition of the articles of the end to radio jamming and to the the Soviet Union in the month of Estonian, by profession an ornitho­ Criminal Code which are used for exclusion of the foreign press would April the highest monthly figure in logist, who was sentenced to 10years political arrests and trials, and assu­ be the logical accompaniment. some time. Jewish emigration for of special-regimen camp and five rance that other articles - such as * Freedom of travel for medical April totaled 717 - the highest for years of exile for circulating samizdat drug possession-will not be substi­ reasons. Patient's right to seek medi­ any month since July 1981. Indeed, and listening to the Voice of Ame­ tuted. The infamous articles 70 and cal treatment and second opinions so far this year, I,431 Jews have rica. His lawyer asked for dismissal 190 have not been used in Moscow, wherever he chooses is well-esta­ emigrated, the largest number in any of these and other charges on the Leningrad or Kiev since late Novem­ blished in the West. 1n fact, while single year since 1982. We welcome grounds that Mr.Niklus'sactions were ber. Why not abolish them alto­ serving in the American Embassy in this significant increase and hope fully consistent with the Soviet gether? Moscow, 1 helped to administer a that it continues. Nevertheless, we Constitution and the Helsinki Final ^ High-level assurances that emi­ program by which visiting American cannot fail to remember that Soviet Act. Andrei Sakharov, who has ex­ gration will not be restricted to the patients could avail themselves of the emigration continues to be heavily pressed to the representatives of former refuseniks and first-degree first-rate eye surgery available in restricted for Jews, Germans and several CSCE participants his fears relatives who today appear to be the Moscow. Armenians, and virtually impossible for the fate of the perm prisoners, only beneficiaries of the rising rate. * Legislation to ensure that, if for Russians, Ukrainians, Lithua­ said of Mr. Niklus that one has only to Emigration for all should be per­ religious activity must come under nians and others who seek to emi­ meet him, "an ornithologist and a mitted to rise to and to remain at, government regulation, at least all grate. ... true scientist, an absolutely honest significant levels. and sensitive person, to appreciate * A secrecy rule for emigration the full cruelty and injustice of his which, if it must exist at all, should be THE PERFECT GIFT sentence.'' reasonable and fair. Mr. Gorbachev told his U.S. Congressional visitors We can be thankful that there have two weeks ago that he stood by his been no recent political arrests. But statement in Paris in 1985 that a fIve­ GOLD TRIDENT the continuing travail of Mart Niklus to I0-year waiting period was suffi­ and of the hundred - perhaps thou­ cient, though he left a loophole for JEWELRY sands - like him reminds us that glas- /'exceptional cases." nost has so far had little over-all from effect on most Soviet citizens who * A commitment to resolve all, have been brave enough to speak out not just some, divided-family cases. for their rights and those of others.... As noted, the Soviet Union has EMBLEMS OF THE WORLD Performance is one test of a coun­ recently taken steps to reunite some try's seriousness in meeting its obli­ divided families, but new refusals p.0. Box 2224 Ventnor. N.J. 08406 І gations. Institutionalization of per­ continue, so that the number of Send tor free brochure Toll free 1-800-872-3600^ formance is another. Performance unresolved cases at any moment can be ephemeral when the incen­ remains high. 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PREVIEW OF EVENTS At Soyuzivka June 18 June 26-28 Father's Day weekend HOPEWELL, N.J.: The Ukrainian PHILADELPHIA: The 1987 Ukrai­ KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The with a divine liturgy at 10 a.m, at the women's choir Troyanda will per­ nian Youth for Christ celebration Supreme Executive Committee of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic form at an International Evening will take place this weekend at the the Ukrainian National Association Church and a divine liturgy at 11 being held at the Pennington Eastern Valley Forge Hilton Hotel for young will sponsor the annual "Father's a.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Star Masonic Temple on East Broad adults between the ages of 18 and 35. Day Weekend"at the UNA'SCatskill chapel. Street, starting at 8 p.m. For infor­ Registration forms may be obtained resort, Soyuzivka, on Saturday and Bishop Basil Losten of Stamford, mation call Sophia Beryk-Schultz, from the Philadelphia Ukrainian Sunday, June 20-21. will preside over a 2 p.m. unveiling of (609)448-9176. Youth for Christ Planning Commit­ A concert, featuring the Dumka a bust of the late Patriarch and tee, P.O. Box 46381, Philadelphia, Choir of New York, will be held at Cardinal Josyf Slipyj. An artistic June 20-21 Pa. 19160-6381. Total registration 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Veselka program will follow at 3:30 p.m., fee is S12O, which includes a meal Pavilion, and will be followed by a featuring the Dunai Ukrainian Folk KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The annual package. For hotel accommodations dance to the music to the Bohdan Dance Ensemble from St. Catha­ meeting of the Ukrainian Catholic call the hotel, (2I5) 337-1200. For Hirniak orchestra, with soloist 1hor rines, Ont., managed by 0rest Sa- Brotherhoods and Sisterhoods will information on the celebration call Rakowsky. mitz, soprano Laryssa Magun- take place at 1 p.m. in the Holy (215)922-2222. Sunday's activities will commence Huryn and pianist Renay Landsman. Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church. All member-organizations must be June 27-28 present and other church organiza­ Ukrainian Catfiolics...viou s two visits. At a major outdoor tions (brotherhoods and sisterhoods) mass he held in Warsaw, the pope SYRACUSE, N.Y.:-St. Luke's U- (Continued from page 1) are welcome as observers. On June krainian Orthodox Church will hold was to have spoken some phrases in 21 the participants will attend the ecclesiastical authority of Rome, but Ukrainian and a Ukrainian Catholic its eighth Ukrainian festival at 3290 follow Eastern liturgies and are pontifical liturgy and the unveiling of Warners Road, beginning on Satur­ choir was also to have sung at the the statue honoring the late Patriarch referred to as Eastern Rite churches," ceremony. (The Times in subsequent day at noon. At 3 p.m. Sunday the correspondent continued. Josyf Slipyj at Soyuzivka. For infor­ concert will feature the Odessa dance issues did not report if this had mation call Vasyl Markus, (312) 478­ Mr. Kaufman reported that many occurred or not.) Several hundred ensemble and Kalyna choir. Admis­ Ukrainians feel foresaken, while З587, and for local accommodations sion is S2 per person. Children are Ukrainian Catholics were also as­ call Stefan Orlowsky, (914) 255­ others realize that how closely the signed special seats near the altar. admitted free. For information call pope embraces Ukrainians in Com­ 1584. Leonid Jemetz, (315) 468-1981. Mr. Kaufman continued in his munist Poland is an extremely com­ report: "Some Western and East bloc plex and sensitive political issue, with diplomats here believe that in terms June 21 July 4-5 both foreign and domestic implica­ of international implications, the tions. The question has implications Ukrainian Catholics pose vexing DICK1NSON, N.D.: The North for any future Vatican contacts with problems. As a church that has an Dakota Ukrainian Festival will be NEWARK, N.J.: Pre-School Music the Soviet Union, the possibility of Orthodox-style ritual, married priests held in Medora, the heart of the ("Muzychne DoshkilIia") under the papal visits to Lithuania and U- and an orientation toward Rome, it North Dakota badlands. The 1987 direction of Marta Sawycky will kraine, the direction of Ukrainian could be either a bridge toward theme is "Christmas traditions of our present the fairy-tale "The Best Place nationalism and the role of ethnic religious ecumenism or a barrier to people," and will be visible in the in the Wor1d" at 2:30 p.m. in the minorities in Poland, according to political reconciliation. displays, the "yarmarok'' (bazaar) gymnasium of St. John's Ukrainian the Times. "In the Ukraine, from the outset, and in the concerts. The three-week Catholic Church on Sanford Ave­ "At the heart of the matter lies the the Ukrainian Catholics accepted children's summer workshop will nue. Refreshments will be served fact that the Ukrainian Catholics are papal authority as a bulwark against culminate in the festival. For more after the performance. Proceeds to persecuted in the Soviet Union but Russian influence. 1n practice this information write to the Ukrainian benefit orphanages in South Ame­ are tolerated here," Mr. Kaufman meant a struggle against an Ortho­ Cultural Institute, Dickinson State rica. For enro1lment in the summer wrote, "although only as wards of the dox Church that was allied with University, Box #6, Dickinson, N.D. session and the 1987-88 school year Polish Roman Catholic Church, Muscovite rulers. Since the last 58601, or(701) 227-8221. please call (201) 276-3134. without independent bishops and openly known Ukrainian Catholic PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a weekly listing of Ukrainian community events' autonomous structures. The nucleus bishops in the Ukraine were rounded open to the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Weekly to the of the modern Ukrainian Catholic up and sent to labor camps in 1945, Ukrainian community. To have an event listed in this column, please send Church was formed at the Brest- the Church there has operated clande­ information (type of event, date, time, place, admission, sponsor, etc.), along Litovsk Union of 1596, by which the stinely, reportedly advancing a U- with the phone number, including area code, of a person who may be reached Ukrainian and White Russian Ca­ krainian nationalism that is challeng­ during daytime hours for additional information to: PREVIEW OF tholics were reconciled with Rome." ing to Soviet authority. EVENTS, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. A young man who regularly at­ "1n this context, the Polish authori­ 07302. Submissions must be typed and written in the English language. Items tends services in Warsaw was quoted ties have allowed the Ukrainian not in compliance with aforementioned guidelines will not be published. as saying, "We understand how Catholics to exist under the protec­ sensitive our position is. No one tive, at times even the stifling em­ Service. wants to do anything provocative brace of the Roman Catholic Oleksander.. Mr. Kostava, who has been im­ that might keep John Paul from ever Church. In many Polish cities and (Continued from page 1) prisoned since 1977, is known to have going to Kiev or Lviv or Vilnius, but towns they do not have their own just the same it is very hard for people participation in group actions dis­ been very ill in labor camp, suffering churches but instead hold Ukrainian from tuberculosis, and was transferred who have kept faith with the papacy services in Roman Catholic rupting the public order" and ''infringe­ since 1596 to accept the idea that the ment upon the person and rights of in December 1986 to the prison hospital churches." in Tbilisi, Georgia. A founding member holy father will not pray with us The wooden churches that were citizens in the guise of performing here." religious rites,"Respectively. Ms. Belyak of the Georgian Helsinki Monitoring built before the war, Mr. Kaufman The young man was referring to sentence was five years' imprisonment Group, Mr. Kostava, 48, was arrested in reported, have been turned over to reports that the pope, under certain and five years' internal exile. She was April 1977 for his human-rights activi­ Orthodox congregations. ties and was sentenced over a year later circumstances, would accept an reportedly performing forced labor in invitation to travel to the Soviet While traditional disagreements Dniprodzerzhinsk in the Dnipropetrov- to three years' strict-regimen labor exist between Ukrainian Catholics camp and two years' exile for ''anti­ Union next year for the Millennium ske region, according to Keston College. of Christianity in Ukraine and 600 and the Ukrainian Orthodox, both Ulyana Germanyuk, a 56-year-old Soviet agitation and propaganda," groups agree that by using the Ukrai- - under Article 71 of the Georgian SSR years at Christianity in Lithuania. unregistered Baptist from the Kharkiv The young man, who stated he had nian language and referring to Ukrai­ region in Ukraine, was also freed from Criminal Code. nian culture, the pope may dispeIl Mr. Kostava was re-arrested in exile found out when he was 10 years old prison at the end of March and appa­ of his Ukrainian roots, told the what many believe to be a prejudice rently returned home very ill. She was in November 1981 and sentenced to five against Ukrainians among the Poles. more years' strict-regimen labor camp. correspondent that the pope would serving a three year-term since July visit the Warsaw synagogue. He Mr. Kaufman concluded that 1985 for her work with the Council of Mr. Gudava, who was serving a four­ stated that it was a good idea, but this Ukrainians now form the largest Prisoners' Relatives, a group helping year sentence, was a member of the did not make easier to accept the distinct minority group in Poland, the families of Christian prisoners. Phantom music group and of the Geor­ pope's rejection of his own faithful. because of the emigration of Ger­ Two Georgian political prisoners, gian Helsinki Monitoring Group, wrote Father Theodosius, a Ukrainian mans and destruction of the Polish Eduard Gudava and Merab Kostava, Keston. He was arrested in November Catholic priest, stated that the pope Jews by the Nazis. were reportedly released before com­ 1985 after protesting against the arrest had praised what he called the "histo­ "After the war, the Ukrainians p1eting their sentences on April 30 by of his brother Tengiz, who was himself ric mission" of the Ukrainian Catho­ were forcibly resettled from farm decree of the Presidium of the Supreme freed early from a 10-year sentence on lic Church. communities in the east to the for­ Soviet, reported the Keston News April 27. merly German lands in the west. At And, although Father Theodosius the time, Polish armed forces were said he was disappointed that Cardi­ fighting a hodge-podge of guerrilla THE UNA: MORE THAN nal Jozef Glemp did not endorse a bands, some of them Ukrainian, and papal visit with Ukrainian Catholics, included nationalists, anti-Commu­ he said he was glad that the pope was nists, former Nazi collaborators, AN INSURANCE COMPANY to bestow more recognition on the anti-Semites and brigands," Mr. Ukrainians than he had on his pre­ Kaufman concluded.