INSIDE: • Yanukovych, Tymoshenko court Moscow – page 2. • Internee emdowment fund launched in Canada – page 4. • Ukrainian Independence Day celebrations – pages 9-11.

THEPublished U byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVII No.38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 $1/$2 in Ukraine History of Ostarbeiters Separate anniversary commemorations now being told in Ukraine evidence of split in once-powerful Rukh by Zenon Zawada by Zenon Zawada Kyiv Press Bureau and Yuriy Borysov Kyiv Press Bureau KYIV – Viktor Pedak was a loyal Communist editor in Zaporizhia when he KYIV – During the first major Rukh split first heard the word “Ostarbeiter” in 1990. in 1998, Vyacheslav Chornovil knew he had Until then, all he knew was what the Soviets to secure the powerful Lviv organization told him: the Nazis and anyone working for and tapped his longtime associate Yaroslav them were evil, and the Soviets were heroes. Kendzior to take charge. Once Ukraine gained independence, he After leading it for 10 years and building received a letter from Zaporizhia resident it up to 10,000 members, Mr. Kendzior con- Marta Ponomariov, who mustered the cour- fronted the party’s second major split late age to admit what had been taboo for the last year, only to find himself on the outside Soviets – that she was among the millions of and tossed from its ranks in January. Ukrainian youths forced to work for the “Why has the People’s Rukh of Ukraine, Nazis. which always had the reputation of a right- “The letter was a revelation for me,” said wing national-democratic organization, sud- the 70-year-old Mr. Pedak, his circular blue denly made a union, and why is it becoming eyes gleaming. It sparked a mission that a type of service personnel for the Yulia began with finding Ms. Ponomariov’s Zenon Zawada Tymoshenko Bloc?” Mr. Kendzior said at a Yuriy Borysov German hosts in 1994, and eventually led to Researcher Viktor Pedak holds a copy September 9 press conference. The Presidential Secretariat didn’t more than 120 reunions between Ukrainian of his book, “Hirke Slovo Ostarbaiter” As the People’s Rukh (Movement) of invite People’s Rukh of Ukraine Chair Ostarbeiters and their German colleagues (Ostarbeiter – A Bitter Word), a collec- Ukraine commemorated its 20th anniversary Borys Tarasyuk to the state-sponsored since. He also retrieved documents proving tion of his 16 years of research, inter- this September, the legendary civic organi- 20th anniversary commemoration Ostarbeiter servitude for at least 50 victims. views and experiences. zation that paved the way for Ukrainian Mr. Pedak’s 16 years of experience in because of his alliance with the Yulia independence finds itself on the margins of Tymoshenko Bloc. Ostarbeiter research and reunions were pub- Ukrainian politics, withered by years of lished this year in a 317-page work, “Hirke internal strife and power struggles. Kendzior and Ivan Stoiko. Slovo Ostarbaiter” (“Ostarbeiter – A Bitter The conflict between President Viktor Word”), which was presented at a September The conflict even affected the 20th anni- Yushchenko and Prime Minister 2 ceremony at the Great Patriotic War versary commemorations, in which two sep- Tymoshenko has further split Rukh, with the National History Museum in Kyiv. arate ceremonies were held: a September 6 majority of its members supporting party Of the many chapters of Ukraine’s tragic commemoration organized by the party and chair Borys Tarasyuk’s decision to ally with 20th century history overlooked by the attended by Prime Minister Tymoshenko, the more popular Ms. Tymoshenko and world’s historians, the story of the force out Yushchenko loyalists such as Mr. (Continued on page 19) Ostarbeiters is among the most forgotten, even among Ukrainians themselves. In addition to the 5.5 million civilian and 2.5 million military casualties Ukraine endured in World War II, an estimated 2.3 Millionaire wanted for questioning million to 2.4 million Ukrainian youth were rounded up by the Nazis and shipped to pro- vide slave labor for German families, facto- flees from Ukraine to Moscow ries and offices, said Mykola Zhulynskyi, by Zenon Zawada Ukrainian language or expressing their chair of the National Council on Culture and Kyiv Press Bureau Ukrainian identity through political or cul- Spirituality. tural activity. Ukrainians accounted for about 85 per- Former Ostarbeiter and Washington KYIV – Igor Markov, the Odesa million- Rodina has also attacked the Odesa offic- cent of the total Ostarbeiter workforce of 2.8 journalist Roman Ferencevych dis- aire who assaulted ethnically conscious es of Prosvita, one of Ukraine’s oldest and million that was dragged by the Nazis from cussed his experiences at the book pre- Ukrainians but was never arrested, fled to most respected cultural institutions. the Soviet Union, Dr. Zhulynskyi reported. sentation held at the Great Patriotic Moscow after being called in for questioning In an interview with the Most-Odessa [Editor’s note: Some estimates of the total War National History Museum. by Mykolayiv law enforcement authorities in news site published on September 14, Mr. workforce range as high as 5.5 million.] relation to his September 2, 2007, assault on Markov acknowledged he was going to a The Ostarbeiters ranged from as young as Ostarbeiters kept their experiences secret. Ukrainians peacefully protesting in Odesa. suburban Moscow medical clinic, claiming 10 to their mid-20s, and an estimated Ms. Ponamoriov (née Shevchenko) was Two days before his flight, the Ministry he was seeking treatment related to “the 200,000 Ukrainian Ostarbeiters immigrated among those who, upon returning to of Justice on September 8 issued a decree hunt launched against me and the danger of to the West, Mr. Pedak said. Ukraine, kept secret her experience of work- canceling the registration certificate of his undergoing treatment within Ukraine.” Those who settled in the West generally ing two years for a German family. She radical Rodina party after an investigation The Procurator General’s Office trans- established new lives, while those who sought Mr. Pedak’s help in finding docu- proved it was illegally obtained. ferred the investigation of the September 2, returned to Soviet Ukraine were subjected to ments to prove her Ostarbeiter status to earn The recent measures indicate the 2007, incident from Odesa police officials to persecution, more forced labor and impris- compensation given by the German govern- Ukrainian government is enforcing the law the investigations division of the Internal onment under the absurd Stalinist position ment. against Mr. Markov, a Russian radical who Affairs Ministry Administration in that they had collaborated with the Nazis He began writing persistently to German is accused by the Security Service of Mykolayiv. and betrayed the Soviets. newspapers, eventually getting a response in Ukraine (SBU) of also organizing the April The investigative unit of the Mykolayiv “According to the Soviet historical pro- 1993 that led to a reunion journey the next murder of 21-year-old Maksym Chaika, a Internal Affairs Ministry Administration paganda, we had only dead heroes or victors October. self-described Ukrainian nationalist and repeatedly sent notices requesting his pres- during the Great Patriotic War,” Mr. Pedak That first reunion led to letters from doz- Odesa native. ence, which he ignored, law enforcement wrote. “There weren’t any victims who sur- ens of Germans and Ukrainians after it was The Rodina party promotes open hostility authorities said. vived enslavement or were deported to written up in a German newspaper, and Mr. to ethnically conscious Ukrainians, smear- After he didn’t appear for questioning on Germany.” ing them as “fascists,” “extremists” and Upon such treatment, Ukraine’s (Continued on page 4) “ultraradicals” simply for speaking the (Continued on page 16) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Yanukovych and Tymoshenko CPJ statement on Gongadze case Volodymyr (Sabodan). The UOC-MP press service said that the newly established NEW YORK – On the eve of the ninth working group had been tasked to prepare court Moscow ahead of election anniversary of the murder of Ukrainian for dialogue with representatives of the journalist Heorhii Gongadze, the by Pavel Korduban After visiting Odesa, Mr. Yanukovych UOC-KP, which is considered among Committee to Protect Journalists issued the Orthodox believers to be non-canonical. Eurasia Daily Monitor traveled to Saur-Mohyla, a World War II following statement. “Nine years after the (Ukrinform) memorial in his native Donetsk region, murder of Georgy [sic] Gongadze, his fam- The Russian factor might well deter- where he promised to erect a monument ily and friends still do not know who mine the outcome of the January 2010 UAOC seeks Constantinople’s recognition to the Soviet liberators at the geographi- ordered the brutal slaying of our col- presidential election in Ukraine. The two cal point where the borders of Russia, league,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel KYIV – The Ukrainian Autocephalous leaders in the presidential race, Prime Ukraine and Belarus converge. He made Simon. “Authorities achieved progress by Orthodox Church is seeking recognition Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former it clear that this would be his response to arresting his killers and locating valuable from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, both the “heroization of the traitors of Ukraine evidence, and we commend that. However, of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of seek Moscow’s support. and nationalists” by Mr. Yushchenko the world’s 250 million Orthodox Mr. Yanukovych has played the to accomplish long overdue justice in this (Ukrayinska Pravda, September 5). case, Ukrainian prosecutors should bring to Christians, UAOC officials said on August Russian language card in order to win the Mr. Yanukovych has never concealed 31. The Associated Press reported that the hearts and minds of the Russophones in court the masterminds of this brazen that he shares the Russian official view crime,” said the September 15 statement. appeal to Constantinople comes weeks the east and south of Ukraine. Ms. on the common history of Ukraine and after the head of the Moscow-based Tymoshenko is more pragmatic, seeking (Committee to Protect Journalists) Russia. He had hailed Russian President Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, rather economic favors and taking advan- Dmitry Medvedev’s August 11 letter to Dialogue between UOC-KP and UOC-MP visited Ukraine and criticized splinter tage of the good relationship she has President Yushchenko in which he Churches seeking independence. The established with Russian Prime Minister KYIV – The Ukrainian Orthodox accused his counterpart of spoiling bilat- UAOC said it “is ready and strives” to Vladimir Putin. Church-Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) has eral relations, in particular of “heroizing come under Constantinople’s jurisdiction Speaking recently in Odesa, where praised a decision of the Holy Synod of the Nazi collaborators.” Mr. Medvedev also as an independent group. UAOC spokes- Russian culture and language dominate, Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow blamed Mr. Yushchenko for pushing man Yevhen Zapletniuk told the AP that Mr. Yanukovych pledged to do his utmost Russian influence from various spheres Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to set up a work- to make Russian the second official lan- ing group to hold a dialogue between the winning recognition from Patriarch of life (www.kremlin.ru, August 11). Bartholomew would help heal the rifts guage along with Ukrainian. This, he Mr. Yanukovych also called for restor- two Churches, it was reported on among Ukraine’s Orthodox believers, pointed out, is one of his major policy ing “the traditional strategic brotherhood September 11. “This decision shows that many of whom want to come out of differences with Ms. Tymoshenko, who is with Russia,” saying, “I am sure that the the words of representatives of the Moscow’s shadow. The UAOC has some against granting Russian a higher status centuries-long traditions of friendship Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow 1,200 parishes and 700 priests in Ukraine, (UNIAN, September 2). between the Ukrainian and Russian nations Patriarchate about a desire to overcome according to the State Committee on Mr. Yanukovych had promised the will be continued.” He reiterated that he schism in the Ukrainian Orthodoxy are same to his Russian-speaking electorate would do his best to elevate the status of gradually nearing to real actions,” said the National Religions. The Ukrainian in the run-up to the 2004 presidential the Russian language so that the rights of head of the Information and Publishing Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate claims election, which he lost to Viktor Russian speakers will not be violated Department of the Kyiv Patriarchate, 14 million parishioners and some 3,000 Yushchenko, who ran on a nationalist (Ukrayinska Pravda, September 5). Bishop Vasylkivsky Evstratiy (Zorya), priests. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church- ticket. However, many local Russian Such pronouncements, which are not according to the Press Center of the UOC- Moscow Patriarchate claims 28 million fol- speakers recall that Mr. Yanukovych did expected from Mr. Yushchenko and which KP. “Both we and UOC-MP want the lowers in Ukraine and more than 9,000 nothing to elevate the status of Russian in Ms. Tymoshenko avoids, are consistent Orthodox Church in Ukraine to unite. This priests. (Associated Press) goal – the unity of the Church – serves a 2006-2007, when he was prime minister with the pan-Slavonic ideology that dom- Euronews on National TV channel and his Party of Regions dominated basis to launch the dialogue,” the bishop Parliament. (Continued on page 21) said. At the same time, he said that there KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko are different approaches to achieve the met Euronews President and Executive goal. “We see this unity through unification Director Philipp Cayla. The meeting was into the local, i.e., autocephalous, Church. held on the occasion of the signing of an Ukraine’s coal mining industry: And the UOC-MP says the unity should be agreement on September 11 between the reached within the Moscow Patriarchate, National TV and Radio Broadcasting and then autocephaly.” He also reported Company and the Euronews information problem child or savior? that the UOC-KP would soon establish a service on setting up a Ukrainian-language similar working group. The UOC-MP’s version of Euronews. The matter concerns by Roman Kupchinsky Energy Council estimates total coal reserves decision was taken at a meeting of its Holy in Ukraine at 52 billion tons – the eighth a 15-minute newscast aired Monday Eurasia Daily Monitor Synod at the Pochayiv Lavra monastery on through Friday on the National TV Channel largest in the world. 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(Continued on page 21) No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 3 Fears rise that Russia ‘reset’ may run aground in former Soviet bloc U.S. President Barack Obama has made garchs are snapping up Moldovan compa- appear incomprehensible to outsiders are tions. improving ties with Russia one of his for- nies. Economist Tatyana Larushin says 75 often best explained not by their benefit to “Obama’s visit to Moscow didn’t have eign-policy priorities. But there are serious percent of the Moldovan media is already the country, but to its leaders. Shutting off the effect the U.S. administration was prob- concerns in Eastern and Central Europe Russian-owned, and broadcasting natural gas to Ukraine in January seriously ably counting on,” he noted. “There hasn’t that Washington will sacrifice support for its Kremlin propaganda. “Moldova is damaged Russia’s image by disrupting sup- been any progress, the positions on almost allies who were once part of the Soviet bloc. unlucky because Russia is using its state plies to millions of Europeans during the every issue have remained essentially the In the second of a three-part series, RFE/RL corporations to carry out its foreign poli- middle of a record cold winter. Russia’s same.” examines fears that Moscow’s drive to reas- cy,” she noted. Gazprom lost more than a billion dollars in That’s cold comfort to those in former sert its influence won’t be checked. But Russia’s biggest trump in Moldova is profit. Soviet bloc countries worried about its support for the pro-Moscow breakaway But among Russians, the shutoff bur- Moscow’s next possible intervention. Many by Gregory Feifer region of Transdniester, which split after a nished the tough-guy image of Prime believe it will be in Ukraine, whose presi- RFE/RL brutal war in 1992. Soon after Mr. Voronin Minister Putin, who stepped down as presi- dential elections in January 2010 may deter- criticized the EU’s Eastern Partnership pro- dent last year – and who some believe relies mine the course of that country’s future. When the results of parliamentary elec- gram, the Kremlin flew him to Moscow for on personal displays of power to show he’s tions in Moldova were announced in a hotel talks with Transdniester’s separatist leader still in charge of the country. The third part in this series examines the conference room in the capital, Chisinau, that were widely perceived to be a reward It may be no coincidence Mr. Obama has difficulties in Europe of forging a unified last month, many believed their country’s for his loyalty. indicated getting past the impasse in rela- policy on Russia. future hinged on the outcome. Long ruled Political analyst Igor Muntianu says the tions will require engaging not only Russia’s Copyright 2008, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted by the Communist Party, Moldova cultivat- Kremlin is using its levers of control over leaders, but also a broad swath of society. with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ ed close political and economic ties with Moldova to thwart political change it sees as During his visit to Moscow in July, the U.S. Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Moscow. Many young Moldovans accused a threat to Russia’s interests. “The Russians president met Russian businessmen, opposi- Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org. (See the Communists of keeping their impover- try to use the vulnerabilities of the tion politicians and human rights activists. http://www.rferl.org/content/Fears_Rise_ ished former Soviet republic mired in the [Moldovan] national elites, the Communist Mr. Ryzhkov, who was among them, Obamas_Russia_Reset_May_Run_ past. They supported a group of liberal par- Party leaders, in order to pursue their own praises Obama’s efforts as necessary, but Aground_In_Former_Soviet_Bloc/1817731. ties that promised to put Moldova on a path interests and to counteract other policies of says they’ve done nothing to affect rela- html.) to European integration. the European Union,” Mr. Muntianu said. Despite widespread accusations of vote rigging by the Communists, the opposition “Sphere of interests” won a majority – something university stu- Moscow’s actions in Moldova reflect The rulers and the ruled dent Alexan Yulian says has given Moldova wider policy in Russia’s so-called near new hope. abroad. The Kremlin has cut off natural-gas by Roman Solchanyk century. The premise is that Russia “Everyone is expecting very big changes cannot be Russia, the “real Russia” supplies to Ukraine and blocked food On the face of it, the rulers and the for the better,” he said. “And we very much without imposing its will on its imme- imports from a number of former Soviet ruled in Russia seem to be in near per- want support from Europe, clear support, diate neighbors. allies. fect harmony. that’s the most important thing.” But is that what ordinary Russians But it was the invasion of Georgia over In August, according to the Levada Moldova was the latest battleground really want? Clearly, this is a complex its pro-Moscow separatist region of South Center, Russia’s premier polling agen- between a resurgent Russia trying to re- issue that involves feelings of pride, patri- Ossetia that prompted the most serious fears cy, 76 percent of Russians approved of establish influence over its former Soviet otism and much else, but there seems to that Washington would stand by as Russia President Dmitry Medvedev’s policies territory and Western countries seeking to be a disconnect between what the Putin- sets out what it calls its “privileged sphere of and an even higher proportion, 82 per- encourage democracy there. It’s in such Medvedev duo envisions and how the interest.” cent, supported Prime Minister places that Kremlin critics are worried U.S. Russian man in the street sees things. The Czech minister for European affairs, Vladimir Putin. These almost Soviet- President Barack Obama’s drive to Recent polling by the Levada Center Stefan Fule, says underestimating the impor- style statistics would seem to suggest improve relations with Russia will dimin- suggests that Russians have little inter- tance of the recent letter to Obama would be an almost Soviet-style society in ish U.S. support. a mistake. “The fact that there are a number est in any kind of Soviet Union, virtual today’s Russia. or otherwise. In May, a clear majority Using levers of permanent figures who served their coun- But, if one digs deeper beneath the tries well, that they thought it was important of 55 percent wanted Russia and stultifying sameness one discovers a Ukraine to remain independent states, In July, a group of former Central and to write such a letter,” he pointed out, “is a more complex reality. Take, for Eastern European leaders published an reflection that there is such a concern in this with friendly relations and open bor- instance, the Kremlin’s increasingly ders without customs controls; another open letter to President Obama shortly part of Europe.” hostile attitude toward Ukraine, which after he visited Moscow for a summit Mr. Fule says it’s too soon to judge 25 percent preferred the same kinds of reached a new low point with Mr. relations as with other states – that is, billed as the launch of a “reset” in U.S.- whether Mr. Obama’s new Russia policy Medvedev’s nasty letter and video blog Russian relations. Former Czech has resulted in any real changes. But he says closed borders, visas, customs and the addressed to Ukrainian President like; only 14 percent favored a unifica- President Vaclav Havel and Poland’s it can succeed only if Washington is Viktor Yushchenko, accusing the latter Lech Walesa were among signatories who unflinching in its stand on the most divisive tion of the two into a single state. At of all manner of “anti-Russian” sins. the beginning of this year, in January, expressed deep concern about dangers issue. “It is realistic,” he noted, “only if it is With few exceptions, most everyone in facing their new democracies. followed by a strong policy rejecting any that figure was even lower and stood at Ukraine as well as commentators in the 11.8 percent. Among the threats, Russia “asserts a priv- attempt to reestablish the sphere of influenc- Western capitals saw Mr. Medvedev’s ileged position in determining our security es.” It is worth noting in this context that broadside as another example of less than a decade ago, in 2001, a total choices,” they said. “It uses overt and covert “Putinism” in action – i.e., another means of economic warfare, ranging from Difference in perceptions of 56 percent of Russians supported for clumsy, rude and overbearing attempt the unification of Russia and Ukraine energy blockades and politically motivated Some believe Washington faces an on the part of Moscow to dictate to its into a single state. investments to bribery and media manipula- impossible task because of a fundamental “fraternal” former Soviet republics The data for Belarus is even more tion in order to advance its interests and to difference in the way Moscow and Western how they should conduct their domes- instructive. Ten years ago, 43 percent challenge the trans-Atlantic orientation of countries see the world. In Moscow, former tic and foreign policies. of Russians supported the total fusion Central and Eastern Europe.” independent legislator Vladimir Ryzhkov The ultimate goal of “Putinism” is (polnoe sliyanie) of Russia and Belarus In Moldova, Russia promised the says Russia’s hard-line authoritarian leaders to restore a virtual Soviet Union in into a single state; in June of this year Communist government $500 million before define their interests in opposition to the place of the real thing (now beyond that figure was only 15 percent. the elections. Soon after, Communist West. Moscow’s reach), whose demise, let us Conversely, in 1999 only 15 percent of President Vladimir Voronin criticized the “The ideological foundation of [Prime recall, was described by former Russians favored the independent European Union’s Eastern Partnership pro- Minister Vladimir] Putin’s regime strictly President Putin as a “genuine tragedy” development of the two Slav states; gram, aimed at boosting ties with Moldova follows Soviet models,” he said. “It issues for the Russian people and “the great- now that figure has increased to 40 and other EU neighbors. anti-liberal, anti-American and anti-Western est geopolitical catastrophe” of the last percent. Moscow’s influence is also felt in busi- propaganda, and it discredits liberal values If Russian public opinion is not on ness: Russian state-controlled companies and democracy.” Roman Solchanyk, formerly a senior board with “Putinism” insofar as and Kremlin-connected business oli- Mr. Ryzhkov says Russian actions that research analyst at the RAND Corp., is Ukraine and Belarus are concerned, the author of “Ukraine and Russia: what can be expected when it comes to Quotable notes The Post-Soviet Transition.” the rest of the “fraternal nations?” “When you look at what is still the world’s second-largest nuclear power and second-largest military power and a key exporter of military technology and a country with vast international influence, to not look at it as a potential risk Wherever you are, would be unrealistic and a failure on the part of the intelligence community.”

– Anthony Cordesman, a former intelligence analyst for the U.S. State and The Ukrainian Weekly can be there with you Defense departments who is now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, commenting on the National Intelligence Strategy report which says that Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea pose the greatest challenges to U.S. Check out THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY online at national interests. He was quoted on September 16 by RFE/RL. The report, which is compiled every four years, said that Russia “may continue to seek ave- www.ukrweekly.com nues for reasserting power and influence in ways that complicate U.S. interests.” 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 $10 million internee endowment fund launched in Canada UCCLA OTTAWA – The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund was launched officially on September 14 with a notice published in the national edition of The Globe and Mail (Focus & Books section). Thousands of postcards and posters are also being distributed to individuals, public and university libraries, and various ethn- ocultural communities across the country, providing information about how to apply for a grant to do research, commemorate or otherwise recall what happened to thousands of Ukrainians and other Europeans during Canada’s first national internment opera- tions of 1914-1920. The endowment, valued at $10 million, was established on May 9, 2008, following over two decades of work on the part of the Ukrainian Canadian community. Interest earned on that prin- cipal shall be distributed annually by an endowment council rep- resenting several of the affected communities. The fund is held in trust and managed by the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The foundation was established by an act of Canada’s Parliament in 1963. Commenting on the endowment’s goals, Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a member of the council, said: “The few internees who were alive when we began our campaign for symbolic redress always told us that what was important to them was that other Canadians should learn about how they had been branded ‘enemy aliens,’ interned, forced to do heavy labor for the profit of their gaolers, disenfranchised and subjected to other state-sanctioned indignities – even though they were innocent of any wrongdoing.” “The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund fulfills their hope of an acknowledgment for, fundamentally, this initiative is about memory, not money,” he added. “I am proud that I was able to play a role in hallowing all of the internees and in righting an historic injustice, making sure that no other Canadian ethnic, religious or racial minority ever again suffers what the victims of Canada’s first national internment operations The notice published in the national edition of The Globe and Mail announcing the launch of the did.” Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.

retrieve this wage money, but were largely arrested in 2000 and charged with embez- between 300 and 7,500 euros, depending on History of Ostarbeiters... ignorant. That money may have helped zling and laundering a portion of the com- the workplace and work performed, and the (Continued from page 1) many Ukrainians ahead of the 1946-1947 pensation, or 86 million DM. payments concluded September 30, 2006. Pedak began his work, which led him to famine, Mr. Pedak pointed out. Of the 400 million DM, 154 million During the book presentation, Dr. become informally known as the Ostarbeiter While slave laborers in Western Europe reached Nazi victims, Mr. Pedak reported. Zhulynskyi said the Ukrainian government ambassador. began to receive compensation, the Soviet German prosecutors were unable to recover helped its citizens receive “appropriate com- He was dubbed the “bridge-builder” by government forbid any Ostarbeiter compen- most of the money embezzled by Mr. pensation,” later telling The Weekly it was one German newspaper and earned a sation efforts for four decades following Zherbytskyi, who was sentenced to a mere extracted from Austrian firms. German Service Order award given by World War II, a decision that would severely five years in prison. He couldn’t confirm the amount, or German President Johannes Rau at a 2001 inhibit Ukrainians’ efforts later on. Valuable A second Ukrainian convicted in the whether that was in addition to the German ceremony at the Zaporizhia Oblast State time was lost in retrieving crucial docu- Ostarbeiter fraud scheme, Ihor Didenko, corporate compensation, because he left his Administration. Until then, his efforts were ments. returned to Naftohaz Ukrainy and secured government posts soon after the dismissal of his former position as first deputy chair. then-Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko. disregarded by local politicians, he said. The German government reportedly paid an undetermined sum of Ostarbeiter com- A separate agreement to compensate (Until August 2001, Dr. Zhulynskyi “While some were building their palaces pensation to the Soviet government, Mr. Ostarbeiters exclusively was reached on served as the chair of the Nazi Victims in Ukraine, I was building relations between Ferencevych said, none of which reached January 29, 1993, between Germany, the Compensation Payments Joint Commission people,” Mr. Pedak said. any Ukrainians despite assurances. Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus, and supervisory council chair of the Mutual A map in his office denotes the home- Mr. Ferencevych said he learned of this and resulted in a payment of 400 million Understanding and Reconciliation Fund.) towns of 70 German and 50 Ukrainian fami- compensation payment when serving as a DM earmarked for both Russia and Mr. Ferencevych wrote the foreword to lies he has helped reunite. Voice of America journalist in Kyiv and Ukraine. Mr. Pedak’s book and recruited the Beyond that, Mr. Pedak spent thousands inquiring with an unnamed consul at the While the average Russian Ostarbeiter Philadelphia-based Ukrainian Federation of of hours working in archives and contacting German Consulate in Kyiv in January 1993. received an approximate payment of 1,000 America and the director of its educational authorities to retrieve the documentary evi- “For many years, West Germany paid DM, the average Ukrainian payment was programs, Dr. Volodymyr Bandera of dence needed by Ostarbeiters to prove they Kriegsreparationen (war indemnities) and 615 DM, Mr. Pedak reported. Temple University, to finance and publish provided forced labor, in order to receive compensation for prisoners of war and civil- “Ukrainian officials didn’t wish to argue the work in Lviv for an undisclosed sum. compensation from the German govern- ian forced laborers directly to Moscow, with their ‘older brother’ for just compensa- The book’s 500 copies will be distributed ment. which promised to distribute the funds to the tion for those long considered second-class in Ukrainian libraries and schools, and Mr. Among those supporting Mr. Pedak’s republics, particularly Ukraine and Belarus, people,” he wrote. Ferencevych said some copies are available efforts was U.S. journalist Roman which suffered most during the war,” he The final round of compensation began in the U.S. Ferencevych, himself an Ostarbeiter who said. “The consul said the German govern- when the eastern European members of the Most books on the Ostarbeiter experience was forced to work by the Germans when ment was aware that Ukraine and Belarus Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation are memoirs, and only a handful offer a con- he was 14 years old. never received this money.” Fund asked the German Bundestag in temporary historical analysis. As a result, At the September 2 presentation, which Meanwhile, Mr. Pedak’s research con- January 1999 to create an all-German fund Ukrainians know very little about the was attended by about a dozen former firmed two Ostarbeiter payments in the to pay Ostarbeiters a minimum of 12,000 to Ostarbeiter experience to this day, Mr. Pedak Ostarbeiters, Mr. Ferencevych and Dr. 1990s, the first a 1993 “good will” payment 15,000 DM. said. Zhulynskyi also attempted to review what of 1 billion Deutsche marks (DM)for remov- On February 17, 1999, the German gov- Though January 2007 marked the 65th they knew of compensation efforts. ing the last Russian soldiers from German ernment announced that the country’s 21 anniversary of the Nazi launch of Ostarbeiter The differing accounts revealed just how territory, of which 400 million was ear- largest firms would create a compensation operations, no Ukrainian politician even complex the history of Ostarbeiter compen- marked for Ukrainian victims of the Nazis, fund. The 10-billion DM goal originally mentioned the Ostarbeiter horror and few sation is for Ukrainians, with much remain- not necessarily Ostarbeiters. suggested by Stuart Eizenstat, the U.S. spe- events were held to honor the victims, he ing to be investigated and confirmed. “Former slaves, deported children, con- cial envoy for property claims in Central said. German, Austrian and Swiss corporations centration camp prisoners and victims of and Eastern Europe, eventually was reduced He recalled Socialist Party Chair and governments paid a series of Ostarbeiter pseudo-medical experiments were supposed to 2.5 billion DM, estimated to be a thou- Oleksander Moroz making one reference in compensation claims, whether forced or to receive this compensation money,” a sandth of the real sum that was owed. 2002, the 60th anniversary of the first voluntary, which Mr. Pedak attempted to German journalist wrote at the time. “But Between June 2001 and December 2006, Ostarbeiter operations in January 1942. examine and document in his book. many Nazi victims got lost in the perfidy of about 468,000 Ukrainian Ostarbeiters “I wrote the book to stress the issue,” Ostarbeiter compensation could have Ukrainian bureaucracy – applications were received 1.7 billion DM, or 881 million Mr. Pedak told The Weekly. “We must begun as early as the war’s conclusion, Mr. lost, archival documents neglected. Almost euros in compensation, Mr. Ferencevych continue the struggle for their memory. Pedak’s research confirmed. Many 90,000 who had the right to compensation said, which amounted to $1,900 to $2,000 The Holocaust was discussed immediately Ostarbeiters in fact earned meager salaries, didn’t receive money.” per victim, regardless of country of resi- after the war, but it took half a century for which were deposited in savings accounts. Corruption was another hurdle. Former dence. this page of Ukrainian suffering to gain Freed Ostarbeiters had the right to National Deputy Viktor Zherdytskyi was Mr. Pedak reported that the sums ranged recognition.” No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 5

NEWS AND VIEWS Promising prospects in Ukraine of interest to whole Christian ecumene by Myroslav Marynovych als, the course also foresaw independent acquaintance with the literature that I pro- LVIV – From June 8 to 12, the posed, which we eventually discussed University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, during the lectures. Short films prepared Minn., invited this writer to give a at the Ukrainian Catholic University, 15-hour course of lectures, in English, on about the Lviv pseudo-synod of 1946 and the theme “Religion in the Post-Soviet persecution of the Ukrainian Greek- World: Burdening Heritage and Promising Catholic Church; about the holy martyrs Prospects.” My emphasis, of course, was of this Church and the Russian Orthodox on Ukraine. The university’s reason for Church; and also about the “Christmas establishing this course was that, in the Together” event organized in Lviv by U.S., there is generally little knowledge UCU, became invaluable aids to under- about social processes in this part of the standing the topic in question. world, and even more so regarding reli- It did not seem artificial or discriminato- gious processes. The course was designed, ry to give special attention to Ukraine. For to a certain extent, to fill in this gap. it is well-known that the Ukrainian Since the Ukrainian Catholic Churches of the Kyivan tradition, which are University (UCU) has a partnership with at the epicenter of world inter-Church and the University of St. Thomas, it’s no sur- ecumenical relations, are encountering prise that they invited us to conduct this problems. Here I have in mind not only the course. The UCU community gratefully problem of “Uniatism,” which forever accepted the invitation. remains the order of the day at inter-Church I had 15 students: St. Thomas meetings that are part of the Catholic- UCU Vice-Rector Myroslav Marynovych enthusiastically lectures to staff at the University professors from various disci- Orthodox dialogue. How can you discuss University of St. Thomas about Ukraine’s complicated religious situation. plines, as well as people from outside the the rivalry between Constantinople and university who wanted to gain a deeper Moscow’s influence on the Orthodox com- me the opportunity to make a few impor- New York Friends of UCU), Irene knowledge about my topic. Among them munities in Estonia without mentioning a tant visits to express gratitude to benefac- Jarosewich, Orest Kyzyk and Andriy were those who were connected by exper- similar situation in Ukraine, even potential- tors of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Lencyk (secretary and co-chairmen, tise with the post-Soviet space, two ly more important in its consequences? The administration of Self Reliance New respectively, of the New York Friends of Americans who had lived for quite some It is also important that a discussion of York Federal Credit Union – namely, UCU), gave me an invaluable opportunity time in Russia and Uzbekistan, and also the situation in Ukraine give an under- Bohdan Kurczak, president and chief not only to acquaint my interlocutors with immigrants from Russia and Romania. standing not only of the difficulties that executive officer, and Bohdan Sawycyky, the most recent achievements of our uni- For this lecturer, it was fairly difficult post-Soviet religious communities face, treasurer and chief financial officer – versity but, in a sense, to look on our having such a mixed group, inasmuch as but also those positive opportunities and devoted nearly two hours of their time to affairs with other eyes: the eyes of people they had widely differing orientations to prospects that are so visibly increasing in discuss UCU’s prospects for growth and who are very concerned and have gener- and familiarity with the topic. Thus, let us Ukrainian society. In this context, it is suf- the particularities of the political situation ous hearts. As always, the treasurer of the say, it was challenging to teach in an ficient to mention the pan-Ukraine discus- in Ukraine, in which our university has to New York Friends of UCU, Oksana interesting and convincing way at the sion initiated by Patriarch Lubomyr Husar operate. I was joined by Daniel Lopatynsky, who directs the Self Reliance same time, for example, a theologian and of the UGCC regarding prospects and cri- Szymanski Jr., executive director of the Association of American Ukrainians, was a professional musician. Nevertheless, it teria for the uniting of the historic Kyivan Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation. there with her husband, Oleh, and were actually turned out that my listeners were Church. My listeners were not always On other visits, we met with Mykola well-disposed to our needs. joined by their sincere desire to learn ready to discuss problems of such com- Haliv, former editor of the magazine By the way, I also had the opportunity about this part of the world, and this plexity, but it seems to me that I was able Patriarchate; and Dr. Maria Shevchuk- to tell our fellow countrymen in St. Paul- helped overcome objective limitations. to convince them that possibilities are rip- Chaban and Bohdan Chaban, founders of Minneapolis about UCU’s achievements. In addition to essential lecture materi- ening in our land which could be interest- The Tymish and Genovefa Shevchuk Above all I wish to thank Prof. Walter ing for the whole Christian ecumene. Endowed Lectureship. These gracious Anastas, who made some serious efforts Myroslav Marynovych is vice-rector *** hosts hospitably welcomed us in their in a short time to organize such a pleasant for university mission of the Ukrainian homes. Meetings with them and also with dinner with my local countrymen. Of Catholic University. The article above Such issues, however, were quite a number of other friends of UCU, such course, this would not have been possible was translated by Matthew Matuszak, familiar to others I met in America. as Wasyl Nykyforuk, Yaroslawa Rubel, had not my friend Prof. Kenneth Kemp of associate at the Ukrainian Catholic Before my visit to St. Thomas Anna and Dr. Wolodymyr Rak (all of the University of St. Thomas who Education Foundation. University, a short stay in New York gave whom are committee members of the arranged my lectureship. Canada’s Dauphin and Ukraine’s Kosiv sign sister-city agreement DAUPHIN, Manitoba – The cities of exchange in order to formally conclude the The city has approximately 10,000 inhab- agricultural and a small market garden, as Dauphin, Canada, and Kosiv, Ukraine, agreement and to begin the process of itants, but during the summer its popula- well as a small business economy. concluded an official sister-city designa- short- and long-term dialogue. It is antici- tion swells to 25,000. Kosiv has one of In addition to the twinning of Dauphin tion with the signing of the first prelimi- pated that the Dauphin delegation will the largest arts markets in Ukraine, and and Kosiv City Halls, the two school nary document on May 24, in Kosiv. include some 10 to 15 community leaders. is the hub for the local affiliate of the divisions are being twinned. As a result of Signing on behalf of Kosiv was Mayor Dauphin is a progressive major rural Lviv Institute of Fine and Decorative the trip to Kosiv, Dauphin’s Smith Volodymyr Piteliak. Dauphin School centre of 10,000 residents that services Arts, which produces many of the finest Jackson School has been twinned with Principal Stephan Jaddock signed with the central east area of Manitoba and has graduate artists and artisans in Ukraine. Kosiv School No. 1. Opportunities exist the permission of Dauphin Mayor Alex a strong agricultural base and a small Kosiv is also a major municipal center to twin other educational institutions as Paul. Assisting in the signing was Prof. business sector. It is also an educational and services a mountain area of several well as community institutions in the two Roman Yereniuk, a Manitoba consultant center for Assiniboine Community hundred square kilometers with a strong sister cities. working on projects in Ukraine. College and houses the Beautiful Plains The signing took place after several School Division with 16 prominent edu- years of exchanges between the two cit- cational facilities. Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Moskal retires, ies. It is anticipated that the official sign- It hosts Canada’s National Ukrainian ing with both mayors in attendance will Festival each year and other events such take place in early October. as Country Fest and the Agricultural Fair. Bishop Bura tapped to serve Parma Eparchy The preliminary agreement provides Approximately 30 percent of Dauphin’s for the following: sharing of know-how population have an ethnic affiliation with WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict Pietro Sambi. Bishop Moskal, 71, on municipal policies and procedures; the 118-year-old Ukrainian Canadian cul- XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop retired for medical reasons, according exchanges in the field of business; tural tradition. Robert M. Moskal of the Ukrainian to CNS, which confirmed that informa- exchanges in the fields of the arts, higher Just south of Dauphin is the former Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in tion with the Ukrainian eparchy in Parma, Ohio, and named Auxiliary Parma. education, public education, youth servic- hamlet of Kosiw, which is named after Bishop John Bura of the Ukrainian Bishop Bura, 65, was born in es, health and non-governmental com- the town in western Ukrainian that is Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Wegeleben, Germany, and moved to munity organizations (NGO’s); and proj- being twinned. This fact played a major to serve as the apostolic administrator, Jersey City, N.J., when he was 6. He ects for developing and promoting tour- role in the choice of a sister city for the Catholic News Service (CNS) was ordained a priest in 1971 for the ism (all projects are dependent on funding Dauphin. reported recently. Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of and grants). Kosiv is located in the Carpathian The appointment was announced on Philadelphia, and after several parish Mayor Paul is planning to take munici- Mountains and is one of Ukraine’s jewels July 29 in Washington by the apostolic assignments he was named an auxiliary pal, business and community based leaders in the area of cultural arts. It is the center nuncio to the United States, Archbishop bishop of the Archeparchy in 2006. to Kosiv, on a one-week sister-city of the rich tradition of the Hutsul people. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Mr. Obama’s biggest political contributors. Re: proper use As regards Sarah Palin’s “death panels,” Back to the hromada even a lawyer could recognize that cutting $500 billion out of Medicare to fund “uni- Most of us have had two to three months to recuperate, relax and regroup for the of term “America” versal coverage” can only lead to the coming school year – but not only in terms of school. The academic year is also a con- Dear Editor: rationing of care for the elderly, and ration- venient calendar that corresponds to our multifaceted Ukrainian community life. After ing necessarily results in premature death all, just like schools, our community organizations take a well-deserved break for the In his letter (July 12) bestowing acco- or greatly diminished quality of life for our summer from their regular activities. To be sure, many of them have special summer lades on columnist Myron Kuropas, parents and grandparents. programs (e.g., the summer camps offered by our youth organizations), but these also Victor Babanskyj keeps referring to the offer a change of pace from what takes place between September and May-June. United States as simply “America”: “liv- George Woloshyn If nothing else, the length of this week’s Preview of Events column signals that a ing in America,” “people of America,” Linden, Va. new year of community activity has begun. It’s the longest compilation of Preview “...change coming to America,” etc. It’s listings we’ve carried in quite some time! There are film screenings, festivals, scholar- annoying! ly presentations, lectures, a celebration of the harvest season, sports events, anniversa- Let’s remember: the name of this coun- ry commemorations and fund-raisers. That’s all between now and mid-November. try is the United States. My Canadian rel- And, those are only the special events that tend to get listed in Preview of Events. atives also live in “America.” My rela- The dangers We mustn’t forget all the usual community activities that get rolling with the begin- tives in Brazil also live in “America.” ning of September: the scout meetings, sports training, Ukrainian studies classes, The Pan American Games involve of bureaucracy dance lessons, the meetings of our many, many organizations and committees that are Mexico, Peru, etc., and not just Illinois, Dear Editor: responsible for countless events that enrich our lives. Sometimes we wonder how we New York, Wisconsin, etc. The group can fit all this activity on our calendars! called Organization of American States is About the only thing that can be con- All this hustle and bustle of activity does not just happen on its own. It is organized composed of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, cluded from Bishop Paul Chomnycky’s by someone – some dedicated group of community activists or some organization the United States, etc., and not Illinois, satisfactory encounters with the English within our community, our hromada. Perhaps, Dear Readers, you belong to one – or Indiana, California, etc. Remember: you health system (letters, August 23), is that more likely, several – of them. But are you contributing to the group’s activity? Are do not need United States citizenship to he was not very ill when he had these you an active member, or just a name on a list? Are you someone who gives back to be an American. encounters. your organization, or just someone who sits back and enjoys the fruits of its activity? I know, I know – you’ll say it’s com- I have spent time as a medical officer (Or, worse yet, are you an active complainer, but not an active organizer?) mon usage. So was referring to everyone in the armed forces and the Veterans Consider these questions to be our exhortation to you to become involved. and everything coming out of the Soviet Administration, and could offer less Of course, you can become involved in many ways and to various degrees. Sure, Union as simply “Russian.” We happy anecdotes about government you can be the leader of a community organization, but you can also be one of its offi- Ukrainians didn’t like that. bureaucracy. But to what avail? It would cers, or a committee member, or a volunteer for a specific event. (Can’t take charge of Bob Pauk be more reasonable to look to someone running the parish Bingo night? Well, how about volunteering to run a single coffee Chicago such as Theodore Dalrymple who has hour after liturgy? Can’t take on the responsibility of being the scoutmaster for a group spent many years working in the English of kids? How about organizing a special field trip? Can’t organize the big fund-raising health system and describes its effects on event for your favorite organization? How about volunteering to do the mailing of the population. invitations?) If you can’t be an active leader or play a supporting role, if you can’t Surely we realize that modem medi- make a definite commitment of time, whether large or small, you can at least help by Conservatives cine cannot be free. The health workers, providing financial support. That’s always welcomed by our community groups. computer operators, maintenance people, And, by the way, now is also the time to gear up for reporting your community also for healthcare drug makers and equipment makers, news to the wider Ukrainian American community by sending in information, stories, builders all have to be paid. We all realize photos, preview listings, etc, to The Ukrainian Weekly. We welcome your submissions Dear Editor: that our system has maldistribution and (and hope they are sent in a timely fashion). A rational discussion is not “too much excessive cost problems. But these can be So, September is here, our community life is in full swing, and it’s time for all of us to ask for” if Alex Kuzma were to stop solved by prayerful openness and rational to step up to the plate – time to give back to the hromada. demonizing those who disagree with him discussion. and misrepresenting their positions. But a government bureaucracy in total “Hysterical rants,” “panik-machers,” control has no need of these messy meth- “fear-mongering,” “laissez-faire fanat- ods. It decides at the top who wins and Sept. ics.” Golly gee, is this the sort of “hyster- who loses, i.e. who lives and who dies. Turning the pages back... ical rant” that community organizers do? The only group that never seems to lose First of all, Mr. Kuzma’s numbers are is the abortion “industry.” wrong. President Barack Obama – in his The effects of an overwhelming 23 speech on September 9 – backed off from bureaucracy upon a nation and its people Last year, on September 23, 2008, the U.S. House of “46 million citizens” to “over 30 million have been described by many writers 2008 Representatives passed Rep. Sander Levin’s (D-Mich.) H.R. citizens” uninsured. People like Glenn (Gogol, Kafka, Dalrymple, Steyn among 1314 on the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor that noted: “in Beck and Rush Limbaugh had “called others): dead nations and dead souls. 1932 and 1933, an estimated 7 [million] to 10 million him out” on his facts, and he must have Ukrainian people perished at the will of the totalitarian Stalinist government of the for- Z.J. Bilos conceded that they had been right all Elk Grove Village, Ill. mer Soviet Union, which perpetrated a premeditated famine in Ukraine in an effort to along. The difference between the two break the nation’s resistance to collectivization and communist occupation.” numbers is primarily illegals. The resolution cited findings from the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine, Secondly, according to U.S. Census which noted that the victims of the Holodomor were “starved to death in a man-made data released in 2008 (which provided famine” and the Joseph Stalin and those around him committed genocide against estimates of the uninsured for 2007), New columnist Ukrainians in 1932-1933.” another 17 million of the “uninsured” The legislation also cited H.R. 399 of the 73rd U.S. Congress, introduced in 1934 earned over $50,000 per year but chose is welcome by Rep. Hamilton Fish, which called for the condemnation of the Soviet government not to buy insurance. Another 18 million for its acts of destruction against the Ukrainian people. uninsured Americans are under 34, and Dear Editor: Also noted in the resolution, “the Soviet government manipulated and censored for- surveys have shown that many young Alex Kuzma’s column, in The eign journalists, including New York Times correspondent Walter Duranty, who know- people don’t feel a need for insurance ingly denied not only the scope and magnitude, but also the existence, of a deadly Ukrainian Weekly (September 6), is an even if an employer covers part of the outstanding analysis of the current health- man-made famine in his reports from Ukraine.” cost. Several more millions would be eli- Journalists who were targeted by the Soviet Union for their honest reporting of the care debate. gible for Medicaid and SCHIP if they What amazes me is that so many in the Holodomor were recognized in the legislation, including Gareth Jones, William Henry enrolled. The most reasonable estimate of Chamberlain and Malcolm Muggeridge. Ukrainian American community are so the truly uninsured – who can’t afford blindly fooled not by Rush Limbaugh and The resolution stated that the House of Representatives: insurance and aren’t eligible for Medicaid “(1) solemnly remembers the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine company, but by our own commentators. or SCHIP – is closer to 10 million. Has everyone forgotten the consequences (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extends its deepest sympathies to the victims, survi- This brings me to the second point: con- vors and families of this tragedy; faced by retirees before Medicare – when servatives are not against healthcare a serious illness evaporated lifelong sav- “(2) condemns the systematic violations of human rights, including the freedom of reform, just against Mr. Obama’s reform. speech, of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet government; ings after retirement? They don’t believe that the U.S. healthcare If the right is so concerned with the “(3) encourages dissemination of information regarding the Ukrainian Famine system has to be taken over by the govern- (Holodomor) in order to expand the world’s knowledge of this man-made tragedy; and cost of healthcare reform, I suggest they ment in order to fix existing problems in propose an end to the war in Iraq and “(4) supports the continuing efforts of Ukraine to work toward ensuring democratic the system and extend coverage to the less principles, a free-market economy, and full respect for human rights, in order to enable Afghanistan and seriously reduce foreign than 3 percent of the population that could aid. That should cover the cost of provid- Ukraine to achieve its potential as an important strategic partner of the United States in use some help from their fellow that region of the world.” ing coverage for U.S. citizens. Americans. For example, they would like I welcome Mr. Kuzma’s column and H.R. 1314 was introduced on June 26, 2008, and was passed by voice vote. It had to see medical malpractice tort reform, 29 co-sponsors. wish him success. I hope his future col- which, by some estimates, costs the health- umns bring sanity and balance. care industry $100 billion per year. The Source: “House of Representatives passes resolution recognizing Holodomor,” The problem is that trial attorneys are among Jerry Zinycz Ukrainian Weekly, September 28, 2008. Venice, Fla. No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 7

faces and places PERSPECTIVES Facesby myron b.and kurpoas Places by Myron B. Kuropas BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY

Panning for gold Ya gotta luv ‘em! One of the privileges I have as director folded, faded and torn when they came in. I love my critics. I don’t agree with much informed my writing and my teaching.” This of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA) They listed members whose families had of what they say, but I am happy that they brand of pedestrian Marxism is what Prof. is going through boxes of stuff that people received a payment along with the cause of read my column and are impelled to Zinn’s celebrated text is all about. donate. And every week there’s something. death: “killed in a mine,” “crushed to death respond. They think, they care, they America’s Declaration of Independence, What do we do with all of this? Well, first on the job,” “scalded to death on the job,” respond. he wrote, ignored “the existing inequalities we have to find out what’s there. “killed by a train.” Three to five industrial Because I respect my detractors, I believe of property.” Maoist China is “the closest The truth is, much of what’s donated we fatalities a month! And these were just it is only proper that I provide some sugges- thing, in the long history of that ancient already have. Ukrainian Americans for the Ukrainians. These documents tell of the tions that might improve their approach, country, to a people’s government, indepen- most part, bought the same books and peri- hardships immigrants faced, risking their their style, and their ability to persuade. dent of outside control.” The execution of odicals, attended similar events, wore many lives to put food on the table. They also Don’t inflame the debate is my first sug- the Rosenbergs, convicted atomic spies who of the same commemorative buttons and provide a backdrop for the American labor gestion. It is now commonplace in our worked for Joseph Stalin against their own shared experiences in the DP camps or in movement. increasingly uncivil and divided society to country, “was a demonstration to the people the Second Wave/Second Generation Later in the 1950s, Third Wave immi- demonize the opposition. This approach of the country... of what lay at the end of the Ukrainian community. And yet, so often grants, some of whom had walked the guer- reflects the Chicago back-of-the-yards style line for those the government decided were there’s something in the boxes that speaks rilla trails in Ukraine fighting the Nazis and of community organizer Saul D. Alinsky. traitors.” to the turns individual lives can take as they the Soviets a decade earlier, became UAW Rule No. 13 in his book “Rules for Radicals: No citations can be found in Prof. Zinn’s intersect with history and each other. members and worked the assembly line, A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals” 700-page harangue, which omits mention of Ten to 12 years ago, a friend of mine beneficiaries of an earlier generation’s reads: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize Washington’s Farewell Address, Lincoln’s brought several boxes of books from his struggle for fair wages and safe working it, and polarize it.” This is an extension of Gettysburg Address as well as Reagan’s late father’s library. Amidst a typical collec- conditions. Rule No. 5, which states that “ridicule is “Tear Down This Wall” speech at the tion of Ukrainian poetry, memoirs, political On occasion, the UMA receives an entire man’s most potent weapon.” Forget persua- Brandenburg Gate. Also missing are the tracts and novels was a thick book in collection, lovingly put together over the sion. Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Russian, published in 1942: “Battlefield course of an entire lifetime. That was the Weldon Johnson, writing from Kyiv, Jonas Salk and America’s walk on the Surgery.” It shows how to remove bullets, case when Philadelphia artist Roman wrote that my assessment of Mr. Obama’s moon. Not overlooked, however, are Sacco amputate limbs, treat brain injuries, etc. Wasylyszyn and his wife, Volodymyra, past was a “sorry sewer of hateful agitatsia,” and Venzetti, McCarthyism and the My Lai using the most primitive of instruments. I donated dozens of his lithographs and can- “savage sophistry,” and “tasteless and mean- massacre. For an antidote to Prof. Zinn’s knew my friend’s father had been a physi- vases. spirited innuendo.” This has a nice ono- view of America, read my column of cian, but who knew this had been part of This year, the Hnatiuk family donated a matopoeic ring to it, but it’s hardly persua- September 30, 2001, devoted to 9/11, which his past? huge collection of Ukrainian embroidery, sive. Nor does it address the nature of Mr. can be found on The Weekly’s website. But then he wasn’t unique. My uncle pysanky, ceramics, apparel, etc. which the Obama’s experience and background, which The Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky’s letter Yuriy had been a private in the Red Army. late Dr. Myroslav Hnatiuk and his wife, helps explain the direction in which he is informed us that the free medical care he Years later, he became a professor at Anna, had assembled and displayed in a taking our country. received while living in Canada and the Indiana University. His shrapnel-riddled basement museum in their home in Livonia, Roman Kupchinsky took me to task U.K. were on a par with the care he received tunic with faded bloodstains from 1939 is Mich. because I “tore into President Barack in the U.S., except that here he had to pay now on display in the UMA’s immigration Forty years ago, Osyp Maidaniuk donat- Obama with a viciousness rarely seen out- “hefty out-of-pocket costs” despite “astro- room. My own nephew, Alex, brought it ed thousands of books and periodicals he side of the lunatic ravings of the Republican nomical and ever-escalating premiums...” back from Ukraine where our family had collected, starting as a young diplomat at far right.” Wow. Mr. Kupchinsky believes I’m happy for his Canadian care. I agree, kept it for decades until donating it – in a the Embassy of the Ukrainian National that my “outrageous charges and innuendos moreover, that insurance premiums can be bag, not a box. Republic in Stockholm and continuing will only serve to discredit the Ukrainian exorbitant. I don’t think the Obama health One memorable donation was anony- throughout his life as an émigré in Sweden. American community in Chicago...” Does plan as currently crafted, however, is the mous: a box of trinkets, including some Fifty years ago, UMA founder Leonid Julian Kulas know that? answer, especially since it includes taxpay- kind of ceramic wrapped in a newspaper. I Bachynsky donated his collection. And so In her letter to the editor, Oksana Pisetska er-paid abortions on demand and end-of-life checked it out: a cheap, mass-produced on… Struk suggested that people have dropped counseling. Tort reform is not even men- vase with red and black decal-embroidery. In the course of accepting all these dona- their subscriptions to The Weekly because tioned. It had no value… But then there was the tions, the UMA – as do similar Ukrainian of my column. Perhaps. But think of this: I subscribe to The Sower and enjoy read- wrapping. It was a 1932 copy of Surma institutions – faces a big challenge. Where The Ukrainian Weekly is 32 pages long. It ing Bishop Chomnycky’s homilies. It is for (Clarion), an underground, revolutionary to put all this stuff and what to do with the is filled with information about Ukraine and that reason that I am troubled by the good newspaper published in Lithuania and mountains of duplicates? Five years ago, our community found in no other publica- padre’s description of socialism as a smuggled into Polish-administered western we built an archival facility with space-sav- tion. Presently, The Ukrainian Weekly has “boogeyman,” a word that connotes a kind Ukraine. That same year, my father, still in er shelving. On September 1, we purchased 10 columnists. Does Ms. Struk want us to of inordinate fear. Like most Americans, I his teens, had been sentenced to two years a vacant and sorely neglected funeral home believe that some people would drop their am very afraid of socialism, an atheistic ide- in prison after being caught with a bundle next door, providing room for growth. As subscriptions because of one columnist ology once practiced by Moscow and of precisely this kind of literature. for the duplicates, we’ve sent hundreds of who’s published twice a month taking up Beijing, now common in Havana and I carefully smoothed out the crumpled boxes to the Institute for Diaspora Studies one-half page out of 24 or 32 pages? Pyongyang, and emerging in Caracas. paper and found a chronicle of arrests and in Ostroh, Ukraine, and other institutions, Suggestion: If you don’t like my column, Given the threatening and divisive posture trials of political activists. I recognized at but that’s a costly proposition. don’t read it! of the Obama administration towards the least half a dozen surnames from families I As with so many worthy causes, it boils Boris Danik praises Prof. Howard Zinn opposition (“I will call you out,” said our knew in Cleveland’s Ukrainian American down to resources: money, staff and volun- for his “mind-opening polemics” and president), I don’t believe my fear is irratio- community: close relatives, no doubt, of teers. Can’t do it if you don’t have it. The because he “dispelled some of the stench of nal. I hope I’m wrong. people who just a few years later would fall UMA has all three, but hardly enough. long-established bleaching and gasification * * * into the crucible of world war and then in But, I’m not complaining. As a lifelong of the historic legacy beginning with the dis- overwhelming numbers endure exile, labor activist in the Ukrainian community, I mar- covery of America.” Dr. Zinn, the son of “Roma Hadzewycz’s Fairness Doctrine”: camp and violent death. A few lucky ones vel at the energy and love that went into Ukrainian Jews, is the author of the best- On September 4 I was informed by The made it to America. creating the books, publications, artwork selling “A People’s History of the United Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-Chief Roma Then there was the elegant, elderly and countless events documented by thou- States” (2 million copies sold). “I was a radi- Hadzewycz, that now, after more than 25 woman who came to the UMA with letters sands of fliers, photographs, etc. in our col- cal,” he once declared, “believing that some- years of twice-monthly publication, “Faces from relatives in Ukraine she asked us to lection. Today, I see no diminution of the thing fundamental was wrong with this and Places,” will henceforth be a monthly translate. She also invited me to come to activity and passion of past generations. country... something rotten at the root.” He column. Since there is a growing list of col- her home to examine a bunch of Ukrainian Just “Google” Ukraine and a hundred mil- admits that his history text, de rigueur in our umnists, and their commentaries appear books from the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s lion references come up: boundless energy universities and high schools, is not objec- only once a month, she explained, it is only that her uncle had collected and take them packaged into an infinite sequence of tive. “I am not troubled by that,” he explains. fair that my column also appear once a to the UMA if we wanted. So I visited her zeroes and ones. “I wanted my writing of history and teach- month. I agree. in a 1920s mini-mansion on Lakewood’s What record of this will remain a gener- ing of history, to be part of social struggle... “Gold Coast.” What are these books, she ation, a century from now, as websites So that kind of attitude towards history, his- Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is asked? Gently, I told her that her uncle had come and go, formats change and CDs lose tory itself as a political act, has always [email protected]. been a socialist – well, more like a their electrical charge? I don’t know the Communist – and opened to the first page answer. I just happily go through the boxes of a songbook of Soviet anthems. Oh… is and like an old-timer panning for gold, Opinions in The Ukrainian Weekly this the song, she asked, and starting sing- keep looking for the nuggets that people ing the “Internationale.” I kid you not. bring to the door. Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are Particularly poignant are the 1912-1913 their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly insurance reports that the Ukrainian Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. National Association issued to members – [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 Filmmaker Andrij Parekh’s “Cold Souls” is hailed by critics PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Andrij Parekh, and Charlie Kaufman.” 38, of New York, is director of photogra- Mr. Giamatti won the “Best Actor” phy for “Cold Souls” by writer/director award and Ms. Barthes was nominated Sophie Barthes, which was released n for the Crystal Globe at the 2009 Karlovy August 7. The movie stars Paul Giamatti Vary International Film Festival for “Cold playing a character named Paul Giamatti, Souls.” Ms. Barthes was also nominated who suffers from severe soul-sickness. for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 After finding an advertisement from Soul Sundance Film Festival. Storage, a high-tech company promising The film has a running time of 1 hour, to alleviate suffering by putting the soul 41 minutes, is released by Samuel into deep freeze, Mr. Giamatti hopes his Goldwyn Films and is rated PG-13. The soul anxiety is behind him. film was inspired by a dream in which Mr. Giamatti’s character is agonizing Woody Allen discovers that his soul looks over his interpretation of the role of Uncle just like a chickpea. Vanya in an adaptation of the Anton Mr. Parekh is of matrilineal Ukrainian Chekhov play of the same name. And a descent and of paternal Indian descent. soulless actor is just what Chekhov had in He studied cinematography at New York mind for Uncle Vanya. Once the perfor- University’s Tisch Shool of the Arts, mance is over, Mr. Giamatti hopes to earning a Masters of Fine Arts degree reunite with his soul, but complications (2001) and the FAMU School in Prague. ensue, taking him to St. Petersburg, He currently lives and works in New Russia. York, shooting features, commercials and The Wall Street Journal hailed Mr. music videos. Parekh’s work on the film as “haunting, In 2004 he was named one of yet his style is unusually fluid and full of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of surprises.” And The New York Times Indie Film.” Recently he was included as called Mr. Parekh’s work, “elegantly shot, one of Variety Magazine’s “Ten Adam Bell / Samuel Goldwyn Films […] that shows hints of Stanley Kubrick Cinematographers to Watch.” Andrij Parekh filming on the set of “Cold Souls.”

FILM CLIPS: “Fatal Promises”: Documentary on human trafficking by Christina Kotlar unmarked sailing vessel in the middle of market. Ukraine as well as at a recent United the ocean, and everything changes. Since 1991 hundreds of thousands of Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human NEW YORK – It begins innocently Told through stories of victims from men, women and children have become Trafficking (U.N. GIFT) conference in enough: “ I could give you an opportunity Ukraine and other Eastern European victims of labor and sexual exploitation, Vienna, where politicians seek recogni- to go to the United States of America. We countries, “Fatal Promises,” written and with the United States among the top 10 tion and affirmation of their efforts, with- will provide a student visa, you will learn directed by Kat Rohrer, is an in-depth, destinations. “Fatal Promises” is meticu- out actually coming up with a plan to stop English. Don’t worry, you don’t have to hard-hitting documentary about the brutal lously researched, with tallied, mind- the actual crimes. A musical extravaganza pay us back...” Then suddenly the beauti- realities of human trafficking. Human bongling statistics, as experts and activ- for conference attendees was paid for by ful young Ukrainian student is told she beings are now a commodity within a ists speak out against “a crime that the very Arab nation named as a benifi- owes $30,000, the hard-working but global industry coming in second behind shames us all.” unemployed fisherman is taken to an drugs and just ahead of arms on the black Filming took place for five years in (Continued on page 19)

The Directors of the Ukrainian Institute of America cordially invite you to meet the artist and view an exhibition of paintings by

ILONA SOCHYNSKY Fragments * Fetishes * Capriccios

Artist’s Reception Friday, October 16, 2009, 6 - 8 pm

The exhibition opens on October 8 and continues through November 1

Exhibition hours are: Tuesday - Sunday, 12 noon to 6 pm

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UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 2009 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan by Al Kachkowski the festival site. Many festival participants and passers-by respectfully listened to the SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – A beau- service. tiful cloudless day greeted an estimated After the service, two costumed mem- crowd of over 7,000 on August 22 as the bers of the Bayda Kozaks, Paul Bunka and ninth annual Ukraine Day in the Park cele- Joe Bayda, presided over the raising of the brated the 18th anniversary of the indepen- Ukrainian flag. The flag was raised by two dence of Ukraine. This year’s version of costumed dancers, Shaunda Arsenie and Saskatchewan’s outdoor Ukrainian festival Paul Breckner. Joining them on the flag- was presented by the Ukrainian Canadian raising platform was Kelly Block, member Congress (UCC) Saskatoon Branch. of Parliament for Saskatoon, Rosetown and Early that morning, the Ukrainian Biggar. With the flag waving boldly in the Museum of Canada served breakfast on its breeze, everyone present participated in the patio. Later, the program continued in the singing of the Ukrainian national anthem. traditional location in downtown The flag was transferred from City Hall, Saskatoon’s Kiwanis Park, immediately where it had flown to mark Ukraine Week, south of the city’s landmark hotel, the Delta which was proclaimed by Saskatoon City Bessborough. Fifteen performing groups Council. from cities throughout the province, includ- Attention was then diverted to the festi- ing Prince Albert, Hafford and Saskatoon val stage, where a continuous program of provided a dynamic program of entertain- music, song and dance was presented all- ment on the large outdoor stage. day. Food and beverage services were sup- Al Kachkowski At 11 a.m., an ecumenical prayer service plied by vendors representing various Balloons sparkle in the sun. (moleben) was led by Bishop Bryan Bayda Ukrainian organizations. The beer garden with Ukrainian Catholic priests the Rt. Rev. again featured Ukraine Day’s own private Mitred Archpriest Protosyncellus Vladimir label beers, “Zabava” and “Bood’mo.” Mudri and the Rev. John Sianchuk. The The featured cultural display consisted Ukrainian Orthodox Church was represent- of a photo exhibit mounted by several ed by the Very Rev. Archpriest Bohdan Saskatoon Ukrainian dance groups. A repeat Demczuk and the Very Rev. Archpriest feature at Ukraine Day in the Park was the Alex Hupka. Responses were sung under “Village of Origin” display manned by the directorship of cantor William Gulka. Ludvik Marianych of Smokey Lake, The service took place on the main stage at Alberta. Marianych spent the entire after- noon discussing Ukrainian origins with patrons of Ukraine Day. The Bayda Kozaks provid- ed a number of costumed members to pose for photo- graphs. The Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School Council organized a “make- your-own headband or book- mark” activity for children, while a face-painting and pic- ture-coloring station was pro- Hans Madsen vided by the Mendel Art Girls celebrate with flags. Gallery. A number of vendors such a popular annual event in the city He all, but especially to the newly arrived peo- lined a park walkway selling mentioned that Saskatoon’s sister city in ple from Ukraine, who were present at handcrafts, books and souve- Ukraine, Chernivtsi, had celebrated its Ukraine Day in the Park. He welcomed nirs. 600th anniversary last October and that he them to the province, invited them to MCs George Hupka and was pleased to attend that celebration on become involved in the organized Ukrainian Lesia Sorokan, presided over behalf of the citizens of Saskatoon. community and wished them every success the official opening ceremo- Rob Norris, member of the Legislative in their new life here. nies. They commented on Assembly MLA for the constituency of Maryka Chabluk of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ukraine’s centuries-long aspi- Saskatoon Greystone and also the minister was the featured entertainer this year. She rations and struggles for free- of advanced education, employment and sang songs for children with young people dom that finally led to inde- labor, gave greetings. accompanying her on stage. The children pendence, which was declared The MCs then called on Ed Lysyk of performed activities learned in the two chil- on August 24, 1991. Regina, who gave greetings as president of dren’s musical workshops that Ms. Chabluk Saskatoon Mayor Don the UCC Saskatchewan Provincial Council. had conducted with them during the course Atchison greeted the crowd Serhiy Kostyuk, immigration services of the afternoon. Hans Madsen and commended the coordinator for the UCC Saskatoon Branch, Dancers move onto stage. Ukrainians for organizing brought Ukrainian-language greetings to (Continued on page 17)

Hans Madsen Al Kachkowski Dancers await their turn. Saskatoon School of Dance members dressed as mice. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38

UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 2009 Passaic, N.J. by Marion Hrubec PASSAIC, N.J. – On Monday evening, August 24, about 200 parishioners of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Parish, in Passaic, N.J., gathered on the front plaza of the church to celebrate and witness the cel- ebration of the independence of Ukraine. As the afternoon sun shown down on the group gathered, several young children of the parish dressed in Ukrainian embroi- dered shirts and blouses led the procession of altar boys and the Rev. Andriy Dudkevych from the church’s front doors to the outdoor altar for the celebration of a moleben to the Mother of God, in thanks- giving for the blessings and freedom that Ukraine has enjoyed since 1991. The altar was adorned with an Icon of Our Lady as candles glowed and colorful mums reflected the joy of the people and the occasion. In his homily the Rev. Dudkevych spoke of the difficulties and blessings the Ukrainian people are experiencing. Antin Mykych and Mr. Mykhaylo Paranchak then came forward to raise the Ukrainian flag, with all the children sur- rounding them. As the flag was raised, everyone sang the Ukrainian national Parishioners of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Parish gathered on the front plaza of the church in Passaic to celebrate the anthem. 18th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. The pastor thanked everyone for attending and invited all to a short concert social prepared by the young women of centennial celebration preparations for St. anniversary will be on December 6, the program of Ukrainian songs and music, the parish. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church. Feast of St. Nicholas, patron saint of the which was followed by a wine and cheese This event was also part of the pre- The official opening of the parish’s 100th parish.

2009/2010 Season Opening Concert South Florida Saturday, OCTOBER 3 at 8 pm by Elise Kristen Lindley freedom is a precious gift and that gift giv- ing requires some form of gratitude from SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – The people who hold freedom dear. Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center The festival was held on Saturday, August of Miami decided to dedicate the celebration 22, in the Town Center Park. Ukrainian folk of Ukraine’s 18th year of independence to and popular music resonated on the main Taras Shevchenko’s lament, “When can we thoroughfare and adjacent streets. The event expect our Washington, with a new and brought out people from as far away as righteous law?” Tampa on the west coast of Florida. Instead of limiting the festivities to local The stage program began with the parishes as in the past, this year the occasion Ukrainian Dancers of Miami welcoming would be witnessed and enjoyed by a wider everyone with the dance “Pryvit,” followed audience. The celebration was brought to by the singing of the Ukrainian and the city of Sunny Isles Beach, which is American national anthems. described as South Florida’s Riviera with its The mayor of Sunny Isles Beach, beautiful beach and luxurious ocean side Norman Edelcup, honored the occasion with condominiums. welcoming remarks. City Manger Rick The Washington of Ukraine is the people Connor and Selectman Gerry Goodman also of Ukraine: Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, came to the event to show their support. ALEXANDER SLOBODYANIK Tatars, Belorusyns, Bulgarians, Gypsies, They were very pleased that their city was Hungarians, Poles, Moldovans and others. chosen for this celebration. 1941-2008 All these nationalities recently immigrated Oksana Piaseckyj, the MC for the event, to Sunny Isles Beach, and since they all par- praised the city administrative staff of Sunny ticipated in the vote for Ukrainian TRIBUTE CONCERT Isles Beach for giving strong support and Performed by COLLEAGUES and FRIENDS Independence, the Festival was to honor them. The goal was to remind them that (Continued on page 18) OLEH CHMYR, baritone BORYS DEVIATOV, viola MARK FUKSMAN, piano YURI KHARENKO, violin NATALIA KHOMA, cello YURI MAZURKEVYCH, violin VOLODYMYR PANTELEYEV, cello VAGRAM SARADJIAN, cello LARYSSA KRUPA SLOBODYANIK piano MYKOLA SUK, piano VOLODYMYR VYNNYTSY, piano

Works of BACH, BRAHMS, CHOPIN, LIUDKEVYCH, RACHMANINOV, REVUTSKY and TCHAIKOVSKY

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UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 2009 Horsham, Pa. by Eugene A. Luciw important missions: “to showcase our beautiful Ukrainian culture and to height- HORSHAM, Pa. – The blue and yel- en peoples’ awareness about Ukraine, its low colors adorning Tryzubivka gleamed people and their very strategic role in the with special vibrancy in the Sunday after- world.” noon sun that greeted over 1,800 people, It is important to note that the young and old, as they assembled on Philadelphia Inquirer and nearly every August 23 to celebrate 18 years of newspaper of general circulation in the Ukraine’s independence. Greater Philadelphia area and in the The anticipation was palpable as the Lehigh Valley featured this year’s festival Karpaty Ukrainian Dance Orchestra in many of its various sections, including warmed the crowd with a rich variety of the food section of the Allentown folk songs. Everyone expected “the fire- Morning Call. The features were filled works”: a grand explosion of color, with attractive photos of the entertainers sound, movement and energy that is and informative interviews. Ukrainian folk music and dance. Tryzub presented the entertainment in After Tryzub’s president, Jaroslaw partnership with the United States Census Kozak, greeted the people, Metropolitan Bureau, which maintained a special pres- Archbishop Stefan Soroka, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic ence at this year’s festival of freedom. Church in the U.S. and the Rev. The bureau disseminated valuable infor- Protopresbyter Frank Estocin, pastor of mation about the census that will be taken Chris Syzonenko St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the spring of 2010. “Hopak” presented by Voloshky. in Philadelphia, led the faithful in a mov- The agency’s partnership specialist, ing prayer. The national anthems of Jesse D. Selness, addressed the audience. Canada, the United States and Ukraine He underscored the importance of the followed. census to U.S., to its representative form A uniquely acrobatic and entertaining of democracy, and to local communities cabaret group from Toronto, The Kozaks, and ethnic groups. The U.S. government joined the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance allocates trillions of dollars based upon Ensemble of Philadelphia to compose an census results, he noted. Many strategic especially diverse and varied collection decisions, national and international, in of folk dances. both the public and in the private sectors Stage MCs Tanya Husar and Gene are made based upon U.S. Census statis- Luciw, intertwined the numbers with a tics and studies. bounty of music performed by violinist- Mr. Selness also made Ukrainians and virtuoso Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo other ethnic groups aware that there is a (Lviv), the Sisters Oros Duet (New York special section in the 2010 Census form City) and the Luna Band (New Jersey). that allows persons to list their ethnic The people showed their appreciation heritage; and that information gathered with resounding applause matched by from an individual in the census is jeal- cheers, grins and smiles. ously guarded and protected through pri- “The affair was a huge success,” said vacy statutes. “It’s easy, it’s important Tryzub Executive Vice-President Orest and it’s safe,” said Mr. Selness. “It’s in Lesiuk. “It’s a reflection of the hard work our hands: You being counted will help of Tryzub’s unsung heroes, its volunteers the Ukrainian community for the next 10 – the people in the kitchen, the program years,” proclaimed a festival banner. and facilities managers, the sports coach- The stage show also included a magic es, the festival and other event organizers act by the Kovkiv brothers of and a tireless crew of other volunteers – Philadelphia. A zabava (dance) to the that keep Tryzubivka in tip-top shape.” tunes of Luna followed. Ms. Husar, festival organizer and Festival-goers also had an opportunity co-MC, added that the festival is “a testa- to visit an arts and crafts bazaar and to ment to the beauty and strength of the snack on tasty homemade Ukrainian eth- Ukrainian spirit and to the value of coop- nic and barbecue-grilled foods. One non- eration among Ukrainians.” She said she Ukrainian first-timer said: “Wow! A fan- was especially pleased to see Ukrainians tastic show. Before today, I knew nothing of all generations and immigrations work- about these folks, let alone how engaging, ing and celebrating together as one. thrilling and beautiful they and their cus- A significant non-Ukrainian presence, toms are. They did a great job; we had a said Ms. Husar, accomplished other very wonderful time.”

Carl Kosola/Intelligencer-Record Taras Demerson of “The Kozaks” (Toronto) leaps into the air during the Kozatsky Dance.

Carl Kosola/Intelligencer-Record Chris Syzonenko Emily Knihnicky of Voloshky performs during the Ukrainian Gypsy Dance. Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo entertains the crowd. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 13 To find the missing “G”: My trip to the Sanok lands by Michael Buryk know that all was well in Podkarpaska and Volodya sent off some e-mail home from Part II his computer. The wireless Internet connec- tion seemed to work more slowly than the The Czerepaniak homestead ones either of us were used to. Soon we Before my trip, I obtained a digital copy both dropped off to sleep and deep into of the 1852 property map of the village dreams of the San valley. painstakingly assembled by the Austrian The Romaniuks government for tax purposes over a period of several years. It included a list of the Sunday would be an important day in the numbered properties that the Czerepaniaks history of our family. It would be my first had owned. Volodya and I had studied it meeting with Vladek Romaniuk, a long-lost together for several months before the trip second Gburyk cousin and the grandson of so that we would know exactly where to my grandfather’s youngest brother, Iwan. look. The excitement was building. Aunt Katerzyna confirmed what the map Volodya and I rose early Sunday morn- had suggested: the Czerepaniak family had ing to get a bite to eat before my cousin owned a good chunk of property, although Vladek and his wife Zofia would arrive. It they were not nobility. It lay where the main had been very difficult communicating with road branches off to the next village of them since I neither speak nor write Polish Krecow, not too far from the nobleman’s and they know no English. “dwor,” or manor house and estate. It was Luckily I had found Zofia listed in the very well-situated and included flat land directory for the Skype online phone ser- pasture, as well as hills and forest – the per- vice about a year ago and occasionally fect location for a family farm. dropped her an instant chat note to let them Aunt Katarzyna Czerepaniak-Tymczak and Volodya Cherepanyak in the old The Czerepaniak family also owned the know that I was still hoping to come for a cemetery in Siemuszowa. grain mill. The story told is that my great visit. About two weeks before this trip, we grandfather, Isidore (Sydor) Czerepaniak exchanged Skype text messages with a plan We climbed up the stairs into the house one was very special. We all walked around had gotten it from the “pan” of Siemuszowa to meet me on Sunday morning at the Hotel and were immediately met by Vladek and very reverently, examining each detail as if as he lay on his deathbead as a reward for Jagiellonska in Sanok promptly at 9 a.m. to Zofia’s daughter, Renata, her husband, we had just been doing an archaeological his long and steadfast service on the estate. drive to Siemuszowa. Adam Szatankiewicz, and their children, dig and uncovered some ancient relics. The mill sat on a small canal that had been You never know what to expect with Jakub and Izabeta. We all exchanged warm Although the day was gloomy, rainy and dug from the river farther up to bring fresh these reunions. My first one with the Hlib greetings and moved immediately into the wet outside, the inside of the former “tserk- water to turn the millstone. family in western Poland in 2004 was chal- large and pleasant dining room that looked va” seemed to radiate its own glow. I could The old mill was long gone since it was lenging without an ability to communicate out over the meadow. This could have been feel the presence of Siemuszowa’s long his- torn down after Akcja Wisla, but Aunt in Polish. My distant cousin Maria Walczak- a very nice house built in the 1970s in semi- tory and its very soul right here. It was hard Katarzyna pointed to a new house that had Czerepaniak and her daughter Alex came rural Sussex County in New Jersey or a to leave. been built on the spot where it once stood. along and helped with that one. This time I similar place where you could still find We got back in the cars and drove to the As we walked along the road that had bor- hoped it would be easier. traces of a rich farming heritage. But, there center of the village to the house of Pani dered the Czerepaniak homestead, Aunt Fortunately, Volodya’s Ukrainian visa were no roosters crowing outside here. Bocak to talk with her about any memories Katarzyna told stories from crisp memories arrived a few days before he was scheduled We spent the next two hours getting to of the Gburyk family and where their prop- filled with the tiny details of life when she to head to Przemysl (Peremyshl) to meet know each other with the help of Eric as erty had been. Our local guide, Bohdan, was growing up after World War I. Volodya me. He was my back-up translator. Vladek Volodya jumped in from time to time, lis- knocked on the small, red painted wooden and I were both amazed at the sharp mind had also mentioned in his note that he tening intently to the Polish conversation door and a few of us entered the house. In of this 87-year-old Baba and wished we would bring along a local boy who spoke and then replying easily in Ukrainian. front of us appeared a tiny, very old woman could find a way to do a data dump from it English. I really wasn’t sure how that would Everyone seemed to understand each other who looked like she had lived here forever. to our Mac computers. work out, but I was hopeful. in this modern tower of Babel! Bohdan and Vladek began chatting with The sun was beginning to fade behind Volodya and I met Vladek, Zofia and I had come armed with a family tree, the her in Polish, asking questions that we the mountains, signaling that it was time to Eric, the interpreter, for the first time on the 1852 land map of Siemuszowa, family pho- hoped would reveal something about the go home. We passed Aunt Katarzyna’s old street in front of the hotel. We all exchanged tos and numerous other documents that Gburyks. No luck. Too much had happened blue house on the road to Tyrawa Woloska warm greetings and then hopped into their were quickly examined and passed around. in the village since 1947 when its Lemko and then took the serpentine road back to car. Through Eric, Vladek told us that we The kids, as they would in any other coun- and Ukrainian inhabitants had been scat- her new place. Her son-in-law Walter had would go to his house first to meet some of try, seemed vaguely bored, but polite. Adam tered to the four winds and Pani Bocak’s come back from the celebration of a major his family who had arrived that morning to and Renata were very interested in all this memory did not seem as good as Aunt church event – Pentecost. Apparently the see us. We drove back along Przemyska new information about the Gburyk side of Katarzyna’s. Orthodox Church (since there were no more Street past Aunt Katarzyna’s house, which the family that Vladek had never known. At that point I asked Volodya to take a Greek-Catholic churches in the area) cele- we pointed out to our new family and then Zofia was warm and supportive of all the photo of me with Pani Bocak. As I moved brated it as a big feast on Saturday and he to Vladek’s house not far in the next area family history talk, and Vladek shared what closer to her, she shot back in Polish: “If was lending a hand. called Bykowce. little he knew of his Gburyk past. The you get any closer, you’ll have to marry We coaxed some more Czerepaniak fam- We turned onto a very pleasant street that Turkish coffee was thick, muddy and me!” We all got quite a laugh out of that. ily stories from Aunt Katarzyna as we ate a looked out onto a broad, flat meadow and strong, and the sweets on the table made it Even in Siemuszowa, an available woman light dinner and were soon on our way back then right into Vladek’s driveway. Directly all seem like just any ordinary family get- is never too old for matrimony. Bohdan and to the hotel in Sanok. Volodya and I were in front of me again was not a village together. It was all very comfortable and the rest of us bid her good-bye and headed suffering from information overload and “khata,” but a rather large, stuccoed and pleasant. But, the weather outside had back to the cars. Shortly we were driving were bone tired from the long drive that tiled two-story house that was as nice as turned rainy yet again and so our drive and further down the poorly paved road toward day. I called home to let my wife, Rosie, any I had seen before. visit to Siemuszowa, which was about to the dark forest when the road abruptly commence, would be damp, gray and stopped with a locked metal pole spread muddy. So this is life in the mountains! across it. We couldn’t go any farther. Vladek Vladek, Zofia, Volodya, Eric and I then turned the car around in the direction hopped into his old model car and we of the second road that had originally run climbed the serpentine road again heading parallel to the first one. We quickly reached for Tyrawa Woloska, where we made a left a dead end there as well and got out to try on the road to Siemuszowa. Our goal was to go farther on foot. It was no use. to visit the inside of the old wooden church The rain was coming down harder and and to discover the local site where the the grass too wet, slick and muddy for a Gburyk homestead had stood. casual hike to find our Gburyk ancestral The old wooden church homestead near the forest. This happy event would have to wait for another day. It’s really hard to describe the feeling that came over all of us as we walked into The Polish State Archives the church. Here was the place where my Finding traces of the elusive “G” family Baba Julia and Mike were baptized and over the last 30 years was difficult at best married, and where their parents and grand- and downright impossible a lot of the time. parents had done the same. All of their Untimely tragic death, poverty, indifference brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins and the erosion of memory by time had left stretching back to 1841 had celebrated sig- not many anecdotes about who the Gburyks nificant events of their lives here. And and Czerepaniaks were and how my own before that, there was a similar church on grandparents had come to settle in the same spot. Minersville, Pa., in the 1920s. So I made it The inside of the church was decorated my own personal quest over these many in a style not unlike a few Greek-Catholic The former Czerepaniak farmstead in Siemuszowa. ones that I have visited before and yet this (Continued on page 20) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38

recently passed by the State Duma in its NEWSBRIEFS first reading. The law extends the Russian CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) president’s powers on the use of military 1. The president highly praised the idea of forces abroad. “Quite the contrary, this TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 setting a short version of the well-known new law will help make comprehensive decisions,” Mr. Grytsenko commented on OR E-MAIL [email protected] European TV channel. “This project is one of the small pages of our Euro-integration, September 11. (Ukrinform) since it is the thing that can make us closer NBU blames Internal Affairs Ministry SERVICES most of all – the unified information space,” he commented. According to Mr. KYIV – The National Bank of Ukraine Cayla, the next step of cooperation should (NBU) says the September 8 statement of be work on the full Ukrainian version of Internal Affairs Minister Yurii Lutsenko Euronews. (Ukrinform) that his agency had allegedly revealed abuses by the central bank’s top officials Presidential election law enters into force destabilizes the situation in the banking KYIV – The presidential election law system. NBU official Viktor Kruhlyk also was published on September 10 in the said that the accusations are groundless Verkhovna Rada’s newspaper, Holos and are aimed at the NBU in order to use it Ukrainy, thus entering into force. The new during the presidential campaign. Minister PROFESSIONALS law amends the procedure for forming dis- Lutsenko said that while investigating sev- trict and precinct electoral commissions, eral criminal cases, his ministry revealed reduces the election campaign period from numerous facts of abuse by the NBU’s 120 to 90 days, and eliminates the institu- high officials. He alleged theft of the funds tion of absentee certificates and subscrip- by commercial banks, financial fraud dur- tion lists in support of a presidential candi- ing the refinancing of banks, as well as date. In addition, the monetary deposit of a financial abuse during currency auctions. presidential candidate was increased from (Ukrinform) 500,000 hrv to 2.5 million hrv. The bill Bukovsky film awarded grand prize was submitted on August 25 for signing by President Viktor Yushchenko. However, on KYIV – The Ukrainian documentary September 2, he returned it unsigned to the film “The Living” (Zhyvi) by Serhiy Verkhovna Rada and proposed that the Bukovsky was awarded the grand prize at document be published after it is signed by the International North South Media the Rada chairman. On September 9 Forum in Geneva, it was reported on Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr September 9. A total of 27 documentaries Lytvyn signed the bill amending the law from Great Britain, Belgium, France, the on presidential elections, a presidential Netherlands and Germany were selected veto of which was overridden by the for the documentary film competition that Parliament on August 21. The law had pre- is held annually within the Geneva forum. viously been vetoed by the president, after “The Living” gives voice to the last survi- which the Parliament again overrode the vors of the 1932-1933 Famine in Ukraine veto. (Ukrinform) known as the Holodomor. The film puts Joseph Stalin’s use of famine as a weapon Venice Commission to study amendments into perspective. The jury presided over by the director Daniel Schweizer commented KYIV – The Venice Commission will that the documentary is “a true cinematic examine the latest amendments to the leg- vision and the discerning eye of the author, islation on presidential elections in with a strong narrative and rare testimony; Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada press service a hidden history which obliges us to stay reported on September 10. The Rada’s vigilant.” (Ukrinform) First Vice-Chairman Oleksander Lavrynovych received an invitation to the Wartime arms found in Donetsk region commission meeting from Ake Peterson, Council of Europe secretary general for KYIV – Almost 500 mines, ammunition Jaroslaw Lemega coordination of programs on cooperation and grenades of the World War II era have Architect & DesignBuild Contractor with Ukraine, and Lubomir Kopaj, coordi- been detected in the village of Maidan, in Custom Residential & Commercial nator of projects of the Organization for the Donetsk region of Ukraine, according Design & Construction Service Security and Cooperation in Europe in to the head of the Emergencies Ministry Tel 732 872 2512 press service, Ihor Krol. A local resident Serving all of New Jersey Ukraine. Mr. Kopaj expressed support for amendments to the presidential election went to take some soil for home plants law. Yet, he called into question the expe- when he detected a suspicious object and MERCHANDISE GEORGE B. KORDUBA diency of amending the provision on par- he immediately informed local govern- ment authorities. The Emergencies Counsellor at Law ticipation of non-governmental organiza- tions in election monitoring. Mr. Ministry pyrotechnic group first detected Emphasis on Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Elder Law Lavrynovych responded that this is a good 68 mines, artillery shells and grenades. Ward Witty Drive, P.O. Box 249 Another 382 units of ammunition, among MONTVILLE, NJ 07045 recommendation, but it must be considered by the Ukrainian Parliament. (Ukrinform) which there were 238 mortar mines, were Hours by Appointment Tel.: (973) 335-4555 later found. As reported on September 11, Communists to reconstruct Lenin statue the ammunition arsenal has been disposed FOR SALE of; it was detonated in a sand pit at a safe KYIV – Work on the reconstruction of distance from town. (Ukrinform) the only monument to Vladimir Lenin in Income Producing Condo For Sale Kyiv has started in the city, using funds Yatsenyuk forecasts Rada’s dissolution Over 1200 sq. ft. 2bd & 2 ba. condo for sale in collected by the Communist Party of Bradenton, FL, minutes from Gulf of Mexico, Ukraine, it was reported on September 10. KYIV – The leader of the NGO Front North Port, Ukrianian churches & buses to of Changes, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said he shopping malls. If interested, a buildable lot on The monument was damaged in late June golf course in Englewood, FL, can also be by a group led by Ukrainian nationalist doubts that the Verkhovna Rada would be included as part of this offer. Use rental Mykola Kokhanivskyi. The monument to dissolved before the presidential election, income, currently over $10,000 to pay for mort- Lenin will be reconstructed before the but that he foresees that the newly elected gage & property taxes. Asking mid $200k president would make a decision to do so. range. For more info, contact Eugene, tel. anniversary of the October Revolution, 973-428-4559 that is, by November 7, said the head of “I have a deep doubt that everybody in the the Shevchenkivskyi District Committee Ukrainian Parliament would currently vote of the Communist Party, Oleksander for early parliamentary elections. I think OPPORTUNITY Novytskyi. The group led by Mr. that these are just political statements,” he Kokhanivskyi broke the nose of the monu- said at a press conference on September 3. ment and part of its left hand early on June Mr. Yatsenyuk, who is a national deputy EARN EXTRA INCOME! 30. The vandals were later arrested. elected on the Our Ukraine-People’s Self- (Ukrinform) Defense list, said that it would be unwise The Ukrainian Weekly is looking to hold snap parliamentary elections under for advertising sales agents. Grytsenko: no threat in new Russian law the current wording of the law on the elec- tion of national deputies, because the cur- For additional information contact KYIV – The chairman of the Ukrainian Maria Oscislawski, Advertising rent deputies would once again win seats Insure and be sure. Parliament’s Committee for National in the Verkhovna Rada. In his opinion, the Manager, The Ukrainian Weekly, Security and Defense, ex-Defense Minister current Ukrainian Parliament will be 973-292-9800, ext 3040. Anatoliy Grytsenko, said he sees no threat Join the UNA! to Ukraine in a Russian law on defense (Continued on page 15) No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 15

being marked nationwide on September Elton John banned from adopting law is the same for everybody.” NEWSBRIEFS 9-12 in Ukraine. Within the framework of (Ukrinform, The New York Times) this event, free access for visitors is KYIV – Pop star Elton John has been (Continued from page 14) banned from adopting a boy from a Medvedev comments on open letter unable to work until after the presidential allowed to historical monuments and buildings usually closed to the public. In Ukrainian orphanage, the Ukrainian election. (Ukrinform) Family, Youth and Sports Ministry report- KYIV – His open letter to Ukrainian addition, there are excursions, exhibitions, President Viktor Yushchenko did not aim Communist deputy told to apologize concerts and other events demonstrating ed on September 14. The ministry said that, according to Ukrainian law, those to influence the alignment of political local traditions and crafts, architecture and forces before presidential elections in KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada art. According to the Culture and Tourism who adopt a child should be married; the Committee on Freedom of Speech and homosexual union of Mr. John is not rec- Ukraine, Russian President Dmitry Ministry’s press service, in Zakarpattia, Medvedev said during his meeting with Information on September 9 called on the international cultural-artistic-educa- ognized in Ukraine as marriage. The New Communist national deputy Oleksander York Times, citing a story by the the participants in the Valdai international tional project has been dubbed “Ukraine: discussion club, it was reported on Tkachenko to present a public apology to Country of Castles and Fortresses.” Associated Press, reported that Mr. John the STB TV Channel crew for an incident is also too old to adopt, according to September 15. Mr. Medvedev said he just European Heritage Days are celebrated “wanted to draw attention to the causes that took place in the Parliament on each year in the countries that joined the Ukrainian law. Mr. John and his partner, September 1. The committee called on the David Furnish, wanted to adopt a behind degradation of Russia’s relations European Cultural Convention. It is a com- with Ukraine.” He added, “I said every- Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) to mon action of the Council of Europe and 14-month-old boy named Lev who is HIV thing I wanted to say. Have I reached my review Mr. Tkachenko’s actions. Mr. the European Commission aimed at focus- positive. “I don’t know how we do that, objectives? I think, I have. There was Tkachenko broke a microphone of the ing attention on cultural heritage and its but he has stolen my heart,” Mr. John such a response that everyone became camera crew of the STB TV. A journalist role in the development of modern society. said. “And he has stolen David’s heart, interested. This letter caused a mixed working for the channel, Olha Chervakova, (Ukrinform) and it would be wonderful if we can have had asked Mr. Tkachenko to comment on a home.” However, Family, Youth and reaction, which is normal,” Mr. Medvedev his proposal to cut the number of journal- First couple cut ribbon at stadium Sports Minister Yurii Pavlenko said, “The said. (Ukrinform) ists accredited in Parliament. Mr. DONETSK – President Viktor Tkachenko said that journalists should Yushchenko and first lady Kateryna cover rural life instead of spending time in Yushchenko took part in the opening of the the lunchroom of the Parliament. He Donbas Arena on August 29 in Donetsk. refused to make any comments, snatched The new stadium, which has a capacity of the journalist’s microphone and threw it 50,000, is the first in Ukraine and Eastern down the stairs. (Ukrinform) Europe designed and built according to the 150,000 HIV positive in Ukraine “elite” standards category of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). KYIV – According to the Family, Youth There are 22 stadiums of this category in and Sports Ministry, over 150,000 HIV Europe. (Official Website of Ukraine’s positive persons are registered in the coun- President) try, and 15 percent of them are children. According to Vice Minister Tetiana Apartments, land in Kyiv drop in price Kondratiuk, youths from age 15 to 24 are KYIV – Over one year, real estate in the most vulnerable. It was reported on Kyiv and its suburbs on average lost about September 11 that she emphasized that not 50 percent of its value, reported the news- only state establishments, but also parents, paper Gazeta po Kyivsky on September should act to save young people from HIV. 10. A “mad” growth in prices for Kyiv “Dear parents, talk to your children more housing stopped in April 2008, and often. Explain to your child what he/she September of that year is considered to be should know while becoming a grown-up the start of the crisis and a rapid drop of person. Do it before he/she gets to know real estate prices in Ukraine. According to about it in a hospital having received a independent market analyst Yaroslav HIV positive analysis,” Ms. Kondratiuk Tsukanov, due to the rise in price for for- said. (Ukrinform) eign currency, prices for apartments will European Heritage Days marked considerably drop. He said that by spring of 2010 apartments would lose 30 to 40 KYIV – European Heritage Days are percent of their current price. (Ukrinform)

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Ukrainian pro hockey update by Ihor Stelmach Summer relocation for several Ukrainian skaters Suffices to say most of the heavy off- up for his 18th NHL season. One week defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a two-year, $2,175,000 in 2009-2010, $1.05 million season NHL wheeling and dealing has prior to the 2009 entry draft, St. Louis free agent contract, worth a total of $1.3 in 2011-2012. concluded. The 2009 National Hockey Blues President John Davidson million ($600,000 for 2009-2010, League Entry Draft came and went with announced the club re-signed Keith $700,000 for 2010-2011). IN THE MINORS nary a Ukrainian hopeful being selected. Tkachuk to a one-year, $2.15 million con- “We are pleased to welcome Jeff The only mentions of any Ukrainian puck- tract. Woywitka to the Stars organization,” said Blueliner Boychuk sters were heard in two trade announce- “Keith is a veteran leader who played a Nieuwendyk at his press conference. back in Beantown ments in between draft selections, when key role with our club’s success this past “He’s gained some solid experience the Edmonton traded Kyle Brodziak to season,” said Davidson in an official last few years with St. Louis and we feel Depth defenseman Johnny Boychuk Minnesota and Vancouver dealt Shaun Blues press release. “He and his wife he brings valuable depth and stability to re-upped for one year at $500,000 with Heshka to Phoenix. The annual free agent Chantal are first-class people and have our defense corps.” the Boston Bruins. The still-young frenzy began on July 1 with only modest been tremendous to the St. Louis Blues Woywitka, 25, saw action in 65 games 25-year-old won the American Hockey participation by Ukrainian hockey stars. organization and the St. Louis communi- with the Blues this past season, scoring League’s Eddie Shore Award for top Compared to years past, Ukrainian player ty.” three goals with 15 assists for 18 points defenseman in 2008-2009, after his 20 movement was limited: of the nine Tkachuk skated in 79 games for the and 57 penalty minutes, all career highs. goals, 45 assists and 65 points regular Ukrainian transactions, four were re-sign- Blues this past season, totaling 25 goals, He played in four post-season contests season totals in 78 games. His goals and ings, while five skaters were on the move 24 assists for 49 points with 61 penalty with the Blues in their surprising run to assists led all AHL defensemen and he set to new organizations. Hopefully, the minutes. This was the 15th out of 17 sea- the playoffs. The youngster has dressed in a Providence Bruins team record for moves will lead to better career opportuni- sons that the Ukrainian sniper hit the 20+ a mere 152 NHL games, with 35 career points by a rearguard. ties. Below are the headline comings and goal plateau. Last November 30 in points and 106 penalty minutes. He was voted a starter for the Canadian goings. Atlanta, Tkachuk became the 72nd NHL- team at the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic er to hit 1,000 points, only the seventh Brodziak to live and was named a First Team AHL All- Cut in pay okay American-born player. He further earned on the Wild side Star. He spent a week with the parent club for Cup winner Fedotenko status as only the fourth player to hit both last December and saw action in a 3-1 1,000 points and 2,000 penalty minutes. Originally picked by the Edmonton Boston win over Tampa Bay. The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Oilers in the seventh round of the 2003 Boychuk was brought back to fulfill Penguins re-signed forward Ruslan Zajac deals means NHL Entry Draft, Kyle Brodziak heard the dual role of emergency defenseman Fedotenko to a one-year deal for $1.8 mil- more Devilish days his name called yet again during draft for the parent Bruins, while continuing to lion, some $450,000 less than the festivities. This time it was late June in lead the blueline corps for the P-Bruins. Ukrainian earned in 2008-2009. July 22 saw the New Jersey Devils Montreal, when he was acquired by the Hopefully he gets a deserved chance in Fedotenko, 30, tallied 16 goals, 23 assists avoid salary arbitration and re-signed Minnesota Wild along with the Oilers’ Boston. for 39 points, with a second best plus-18 Ukrainian center Travis Zajac to a four- sixth round pick in exchange for the rating in 65 games with the Penguins dur- year, $15.55 million contract. Devils’ Wild’s fourth and fifth selections. Wily Heshka now a Coyote ing the recently completed season. Ruslan President/CEO/General Manager Lou This year Minnesota took the transac- saw action in another 24 post-season Lamoriello stated in an official press tion to the next level on July 23 when Shawn Heshka, 24, was acquired by games with Pittsburgh, notching another release, ”During his previous three sea- new Wild General Manager Chuck the Phoenix Coyotes in a June 27 draft seven goals and 14 points. sons in the National Hockey League, Fletcher announced Brodziak’s signing to day trade with the Vancouver Canucks in The 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound winger Travis Zajac had proven to be among the a three-year, $3.45 million contract. A exchange for a seventh round choice. has been in the league for eight seasons, top young players in the game and has surprise gesture on Minnesota’s part, it Phoenix General Manager Don Maloney playing for Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and developed into one of the core players on proved the new regime of G.M. Fletcher announced Heshka’s signing to a one- Pittsburgh. Fedotenko won his first Stanley our team. We are pleased that we were and new coach, Todd Richards, really year, $515,000 contract on July 3. Cup in 2004 with the Tampa Bay able to work out a long-term agreement.” want Brodziak to be a part of the team’s Last season, the 6-foot-1-inch, Lightning, scoring both goals in a 2-0 vic- Zajac, 24, will be participating in his upcoming makeover. 198-pound Heshka played in 77 games tory over the Calgary Flames in Game 7 of fourth NHL training camp this coming Brodziak, 25, tallied 11 goals,16 assists with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL, the finals. In 597 career regular season September. He notched career highs of 20 and 27 points with three game-winning where he tallied 3 goals, 23 assists and 26 NHL games he has collected 278 points goals, 42 assists for 62 points and a team- goals in 79 games with Edmonton in points with 25 penalty minutes and a (139 goals, 139 assists), while scoring 31 best plus-33 in the 2008-2009 campaign, 2008-2009. He averaged 12:43 minutes plus-17 rating, good for second on the additional points in 77 playoff contests. dressing in all 82 games for the second of ice time as a third-line center, winning club in defenseman points, and tied for The Kyiv native played in one game for consecutive season. The 6-foot-3-inch, 51.6 percent of his face-offs. Mild- overall plus/minus. He contributed five Ukraine at the 2006 Olympics, scoring a 195-pound pivot added a goal and four mannered, he incurred only 21 penalty blueline points in 22 Moose playoff goal against Switzerland. He is the first points in seven playoff games. minutes, but did end with a plus-4 rating. games, helping Manitoba advance to the Ukrainian-born player to win the Stanley The 6-foot-2-inch, 209-pounder notched Calder Cup Finals. Woywitka seeing Stars career high scoring totals in 2007-2008, Cup. Having just won his second cup with Haydar hopes Pittsburgh, he willingly took a cut in pay with Dallas move getting 14 goals, 17 assists in 80 games with the hope of repeating in 2009-2010. as an Oiler. for Rocky Mountain high One full week into the free agent fren- Tkachuk not Blue zy period this summer, the Dallas Stars Fedoruk struck One of the most interesting pick-ups by the Colorado Avalanche this off-sea- about stayin’ in St. Lou made a surprising move. In an effort to by Lightning deal reenergize an aging defense unit, new son has to be Darren Haydar, as under- He truly wanted to remain a Blue in St. General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk In a major salary cap induced transac- sized right winger with limited NHL Louis, this five-time All-Star who signed announced on July 7 that the club signed tion, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded experience who has set the AHL aflame right wing Radim Vrbata to the Phoenix over the past several years. A little guy – Coyotes, in exchange for tough guy Todd just 5-foot-9-inches, 170-pounds – he’s Fedoruk and defenseman David Hale. quick on his skates and has established Rounding out the schedule of entertain- Tampa Bay actually received two vital himself as a consistent goal-scorer at the Saskatoon... ers were the Saskatoon dance groups, the role players plus a couple of million dol- minor league level. (Continued from page 9) Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble, lars in salary savings while giving up the Considering the lack of experience and Other out-of-town entertainment came Yevshan Ukrainian Folk Ballet Ensemble, over-priced Vrbata, who barely played in talent at most positions of the Avalanche from the Barveenok Dancers from Prince Rushnychok, Boyan, Sonia’s, Sonechko, 2008-2009. offense as the team undergoes an exten- Albert and the Cheremka Dancers from Vesnianka, Saskatoon School of Dance and “We are pleased to make a trade today sive rebuild, Haydar has an outside Hafford. Appearing for the first time at Leleka. that makes sense for both teams,” Lawton chance of making the team straight out of Ukraine Day was Olena Guryn, a young The stage show concluded with the now- said in his official press release. training camp in September. While it’s vocalist trained in Ukraine, who sang popu- traditional launching of 500 blue and yel- “Lightning fans will be pleased to see we more likely he’ll make a big impact with lar Ukrainian folk songs. low helium-filled balloons that sparkled in have added some size and toughness up the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, his speed A long-time popular Ukrainian dance the sunshine as they rose into the sky to the front with Todd, while David helps us and offensive touch could prove impres- band, Golden Melody, provided a stimulat- stirring patriotic sounds of the song “Ty continue to add depth to our blue line. At sive in camp. Haydar’s diminutive size ing musical interlude during the stage show, Moja Ukraina,” sung live by Katya the same time, Radim moves back to will work against him. Nonetheless, on a and played until 9 p.m. in the Beer Garden. Khartova. Phoenix where he has experienced some team so low in experience and ability, Another musical ensemble, invited as spe- Ukraine Day in the Park, a well-known success in the past.” Haydar could provide some points if cial guests, was Pacarinka Okarina, a five- and popular event, is possible only with the Fedoruk, 6-foot-2-inch, 235-pounds, given a shot to play extended time by the member folk-music group from Ecuador support of its sponsors, namely, the New played in 72 games with the Coyotes last Avalanche. that was visiting Canada for the summer. Community Credit Union, the Ukrainian season, recording six goals and 13 points Haydar, 29, spent 2008-2009 with When they played their pan flutes and Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan in 10:35 average minutes of ice time. He Grand Rapids of the AHL, where he led sopilky, closing one’s eyes enabled one to Provincial Council, Saskatchewan Lotteries finished fourth in penalty minutes while the club in 31 goals, 49 assists and 80 easily imagine a Ukrainian Hutsul group and the Shevchenko Foundation, as well as tying his career high for goals in a season. points. He signed a one-year, unrestricted was on stage. many financial contributors. He has two years left on his contract: free agent contract for $525,000. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 Californian walks 2,000 miles for Lviv’s Dzherelo Center PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Kurt Schroeder, a during a trip to Germany. His friend former businessman and resident of Los Michael Zaczkiewicz, whose parents are Angeles, completed a 2,000-mile walk from from Ukraine, had organized an annual Rome to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, concert tour of a Ukrainian choir, the pro- back on May 12. Mr. Schroeder set out on ceeds of which went to Dzherelo. this medieval pilgrimage, known as “El Mr. Schroeder first visited the center for Camino de Santiago de Compostela” or himself in 2001. He met with Zenia “The Way of St. James,” in order to raise Kushpeta, one of the center’s founders, and money for the operating costs of the was impressed by the quality and dedica- Dzherelo Center in Lviv, Ukraine, a reha- tion of the Dzherelo programs. 85th KLK ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION bilitation and education center dedicated to In 2006-2007 Mr. Schroeder and his improving the lives of severely disabled friend Gerhard Scheuermann of Leistadt, FALL GALA WEEKEND youth. Germany, took part in a shorter version of Mr. Schroeder began his 91-day walk by “The Way of St. James” across Spain and hearing divine liturgy and receiving the France, to raise money for Dzherelo. The “Blessing of the Pilgrim” at Ss. Sergio and two raised over $6,000 for the 1,100-mile When: Saturday, October 3,2009 Baccus Church in Rome on February 15. walk by soliciting donations from sponsors Where: SOYUZIVKA He began the pilgrimage alone, but in Le they found among their friends and family. Puy en Velay, France, the starting point for Having exhausted his friends and family those intending to make the 1,000-mile ver- as sponsors, Mr. Schroeder is asking for Please join us in the celebration of KLK’s 85th anniversary. sion of the pilgrimage, Mr. Schroeder met support from the Ukrainian community to The afternoon & evening will be filled with friendly tennis doubles, up with other pilgrims. Over the course of help raise money for Dzherelo. He says he mingling, relaxation, good food and good drink. the pilgrimage, these strangers became his has approached many Ukrainian churches “Camino family,” a traditional family of in the United States, but indicates that he pilgrims who walk together to Santiago de feels “the early lack of responses is dis- Tennis doubles will start at 11:00 AM Compostela. heartening.” Although he is perusing multi- Afternoon Social will begin at 2:30 PM Describing his celebration upon arriving ple avenues on behalf of Dzherelo, he has in Santiago de Compostela, Mr. Schroeder not been able to raise nearly as much for Cocktail Hour 6:30 pm said, “We sat, we ate, we drank and most Dzherelo for his latest pilgrimage as he did Banquet 7:30 PM Veselka importantly, we didn’t walk anywhere.” He for his 2006-2007 pilgrimage. Music by Vidlunnia then began planning his next pilgrimage: an Mr. Schroeder has set up a California eight-month walk from Istanbul to Santiago 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called Afternoon Social, Tennis and Banquet $95.00 per person de Compostela. “No Man is an Island.” Donations to After completing the pilgrimage in Dzherelo, as well as numerous other chari- Banquet only $65.00 per person - BLACK TIE REQUESTED Santiago de Compostela in Spain with his table causes, can be made to this organiza- “Camino Family,” Mr. Schroeder continued tion. According to Mr. Schroeder, all pro- Please call Soyuzivka at 845 626-5641 for room reservations and/or banquet res- on for the traditional four additional days to ceeds will go directly to the Dzherelo ervations. Be sure to mention KLK. Hope to see you soon! walk to Capo Finestree and then on to Center. Muxia, Spain. There, Mr. Schroeder said, “I Pledges can by made by e-mailing Mr. Contact Vira Popel at 732 297-0786 or [email protected] for more information left my well-worn boots on the rocks above Schroeder at nomanisanislandcharity@ the sea. After 91 days, my pilgrimage had gmail.com. Donations can be made by ended when I had walked as far west and as mailing a check made out to No Man is an far north as one can.” Island and sent to: No Man is an Island, Mr. Schroeder chronicled his experience 3737 S. Durango Ave., Los Angeles, CA, on the Dzherelo website, and his daily diary 90034-3314. and photos can be viewed by visiting http:// For more information about the Dzherelo www.projekt-nadija.de/homepage_jakob- Center or Mr. Schroeder’s contributions to sway.html. the center, readers may contact the center Although Mr. Schroeder is not of directly at [email protected]: or by vis- Ukrainian heritage, he was inspired to iting the center’s Ukrainian-language web- become involved with Dzherelo in 1995, site at www.dzherelocentre.org.ua.

and in spite of the extreme heat performed a Horsham... variety of traditional dances. Some of the (Continued from page 10) youngest members of the troupe stole the assistance in putting the festival together. show. She also thanked Miami Dade The Maksymowich Trio entertained with Commissioner Sally Heyman for donating a lovely medley of Ukrainian popular folk the performance stage. songs. The MC noted that the three sisters Although the temperature was around 92 who hail from South Florida have been degrees, the enthusiastic performers put on a invited to perform in several cities in stage show that brought praises from the Ukraine at the end of September. diverse audience. Rusia Osaulenko, a well-known vocalist A Cuban lady commented, “This is the from Ukraine who now resides in the Miami most wonderful, lively music. I love it. I just area, sang several contemporary Ukrainian want to keep dancing to it.” Another woman melodies specifically for the children. who identified herself as Russian, but had The choir of the Assumption of the lived in Ukraine, had tears in her eyes, com- Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic mented that she misses hearing this music. Church ended the festivities with the hymn “I grew up listening to it,” she said. “Bozhe Velykyj.” Performers Alla Kutsevych, Andrij This Ukrainian Independence Day event Turchin and Andrij Pidkivka, at the last min- was coordinated by Ms. Piaseckyj and Dr. ute substituted for artists from Ukraine who Irena Dzubinsky, president of the Ukrainian were supposed to headline the program, but Cultural-Educational Center of Miami. due to visa problems could not appear. The Mark Odynak prepared the musical arrange- three received a warm reception from the ments and acoustics for the program. Paul audience. Galadza managed the food concession with The local, seasoned and well known the assistance of many volunteers. Ukrainian Dancers of Miami under the Many commented that this first festival direction of Donna Maksymowich- was a great success and should be repeated, Waskiewicz wore their beautiful costumes, but definitely during the cooler season.

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itor in the crowded field of national demo- Tymoshenko’s actions that purposefully split Separate anniversary... cratic parties. the party. Under Mr. Tarasyuk’s leadership, (Continued from page 1) In May 2003 Mr. Tarasyuk was elected a once influential party is reduced to a sup- and a state-sponsored September 12 event chair of the People’s Rukh of Ukraine. He porting role in her political ambitions, he organized by the Presidential Secretariat and spent most of his diplomatic career climbing said. attended by President Yushchenko. the Communist Party ranks, serving as an In serving the Tymoshenko Bloc, Mr. The Presidential Secretariat excluded Mr. international relations instructor in the Tarasyuk is allowing the prime minister to Tarasyuk from the organizational commit- Foreign Affairs Ministry at the time of inde- take votes away from President Yushchenko tee, and gave the party only 100 invitations pendence. and take advantage of the Rukh brand, Mr. for an auditorium with 3,000 seats, denying “The history of Rukh nowadays is divid- Kendzior said at a September 9 press con- its request for 1,000 tickets. Mr. Tarasyuk ed into two periods – Chornovil’s Rukh, ference. Mr. Tarasyuk worked for the KGB estimated that Rukh currently has 67,000 which was always dedicated to Ukraine, and and is currently serving the Russian members. Tarasyuk’s Rukh, which has traded in Federation’s Federal Security Service (FSB), “We were denied, and instead we know Chornovil’s ideals,” said Mr. Kendzior, the he alleged. many students were invited to fill seats in Lviv Oblast Organization chair and national “It’s a tiny internal conflict by people the National Ukrayina Palace,” Mr. Tarasyuk deputy who became the source of the sec- who are trying to divide up nothing,” Mr. said at a press conference the same day. ond major party rift. Lozowy said. “Kendzior has been accused Such resentments over a marginal politi- He and Mr. Stoiko were evicted from the of being a KGB agent as well. Who really cal party, incapable of qualifying for the party on January 25 for insubordination and cares? They don’t have much influence, spreading false information in the mass even in western Ukraine.” Ukrainian Parliament on its own, lie in its Zenon Zawada symbolic role as the nation’s original pro- media. The real reason was their opposition The results of Rukh’s tragic fate were Western, pro-democratic force that threw to the party’s alliance with the Tymoshenko Yaroslav Kendzior (seen here in a 2006 apparent at the president’s ceremony, which open the doors to Ukraine’s independence in Bloc and their loyal support for President photo) was expelled from the People’s was attended by legendary veterans of the 1991. Yushchenko. Rukh of Ukraine in January for sup- Ukrainian independence movement, such as Launched in September 1989, the The rift spilled over into 20th anniversary porting President Viktor Yushchenko. Ivan Drach, Mykhailo Horyn and Pavlo Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny za Perebudovu commemorations, which the warring fac- The party has aligned itself with the Movchan. (People’s Movement of Ukraine for tions marked with events on separate days. Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. Many of them have moved on, while oth- Perebudova – the Ukrainian word for pere- The party’s September 6 program began ers like Mr. Tarasyuk, who never were part when you’re near, we feel ourselves surer, stroika) gained election to the Verkhovna with a ceremonial meeting at the Chornovil of the Ukrainian independence movement, Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist monument on Hrushevsky Street, after and when you’re strong in Ukraine, the have taken their place. Republic in March 1990, formed a parlia- which 1,500 members began a march country feels more hopeful,” she said. “I “The enterprise disintegrated and the mentary faction and led Ukrainians toward through the capital’s central streets that don’t want anyone to ever again lift their small remnants that we see today led by independence. eventually swelled to 5,000 participants and hand against your unity.” Tarasyuk and Kostenko are largely irrele- Once that was achieved, the renamed extended 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles). In Mr. Kendzior’s view, it was Ms. vant,” Mr. Lozowy said. Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny (People’s They descended upon St. Volodymyr Movement of Ukraine) didn’t become a Cathedral, where Ukrainian Orthodox political party until February 1993. Church Patriarch Filaret led a “For Ukraine, By then, the party had already reached its For the People” Orthodox moleben. The Need a back issue? peak in influence, squandering its immense party held a conference that evening, led by political potential and beginning its decline, Mr. Tarasyuk and attended by Patriarch If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, said Ivan Lozowy, the president of the Filaret and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Institute of Statehood and Democracy, who Ms. Tymoshenko voiced her complete joined Rukh in March 1991 having recently support for Mr. Tarasyuk, which confirmed Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, arrived in Ukraine from his native New their alliance. “With such a leader, Rukh can York City. go forward confidently and achieve new 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Rukh’s leadership declined to nominate victories,” she stated. Parsippany, NJ 07054. its party chairman, Chornovil, as a candidate It’s doubtful she wanted a competitor, in the 1994 presidential elections for reasons however. Just two days later, Mr. Tarasyuk largely unknown to this day, and the party called a press conference to announce he earned only 9 percent of the vote in the 1998 was running for the Ukrainian presidency parliamentary election. and called upon all patriotic parties to unite “It was a complete failure of grassroots around him. He said his candidacy will organization and leadership,” commented become official at the party’s October con- Mr. Lozowy. “These people were part of a gress. failed project since day one that went down- Such declarations don’t necessarily mean hill and accelerated over time until it splin- Mr. Tarasyuk will follow through, and it’s tered. They never gained access to power, unlikely he has the funds to do so, Mr. and they don’t affect anything in society.” Lozowy said. Chornovil clung to power for as long as With its support for the Tymoshenko he could and supported the former Bloc, Rukh spoiled its relations with Communist and former Soviet-era diplomat President Yushchenko and his Secretariat, Hennadii Udovenko as the party’s candidate which organized a September 12 concert to for the 1999 presidential election instead of which Mr. Tarasyuk was not invited. The Yurii Kostenko. lifelong diplomat called that an “inadequate That endorsement resulted in a revolt attitude” toward the party leadership. He from which the party never recovered in described it as the Presidential Secretariat’s February 1999, when 30 of Rukh’s 48 par- latest attempt to split Rukh further. liamentary deputies declared Mr. Kostenko Ms. Tymoshenko also took a swipe at the their new faction leader instead of president in her September 6 remarks. Chornovil. “From our entire team, I want to offer the The splinter Ukrainian People’s Party led warmth of our hearts, the wish for your by Mr. Kostenko emerged as a new compet- team’s flourishing and strength because

ments and music videos performed by “Fatal Promises”... Eurovision star Ruslana, most innocently (Continued from page 8) believe “this could never happen to me.” ciary of a recently smashed trafficking But it does happen, as former victims ring in Ukraine that sent over more than bear witness, and human rights advocates, 500 women. journalists and documentary filmmakers Academy award-winning actress and take a stand against the “fatal promises” human rights advocate Emma Thompson that break the human spirit. speaks out against the idea of women as “Fatal Promises,” (Greenkat an economic asset and points to the need Productions) is being shown at Cinema for a real change to combat the rhetoric Village, 22 E. 12th St., New York City, and the political corruption surrounding September 24. For showtimes visit www. the issue of human trafficking. cinemavillage.com. A special screening at Ms. Thompson ends her comments by the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. stating that we “ought not have the 21st 79th St. (corner of Fifth Avenue) will be century written up as the century that a held on Thursday, September 24, at 8 new slave trade began.” p.m. For tickets call 212-288-8660 or And while it is noted that people in visit www.ukrainianinstitute.org. For Ukraine are aware of human trafficking more information on “Fatal Promises,” through various public service advertise- visit www.fatalpromises.com. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38

copious notes. of genealogy. Volodya and I were on team Dwor Ostoya, in which I had spent my To find the missing... So it was a pleasant surprise when the Ukraine and closing in on the gold. What a first night in Poland, but it definitely had (Continued from page 13) staff researcher plopped the package down sense of satisfaction I felt as I pored over potential. Renata and Adam are gradually years to find this out and share it with any- on the desk and explained it would be 100 the birth and marriage records of my grand- renovating the place and now live in about one who might be even vaguely interested. Polish zlotys for their research, the copies parents, great-grandparents and great-great- 30 percent of it with their children. My cousins Vladek, Zofia, Volodya and I and the disk. Since this works out to about grandparents and their siblings and children. We all spent a very enjoyable evening climbed the rickety, old stairs in the tiny $30 (U.S.) at current exchange rates, it It was only scrawly words on very brown eating Polish delicacies like fat mixed with archives building that stood on Sanok’s sounded like quite a bargain. The ususal pages of a very old book, but somehow I garlic and some better known items like main Rynek (Market) Square. I let them do hitch was that you could only pay by a felt much closer to all of them. the ubiquitous Polish ham. Old photos the talking with the civil servants who funds transfer to their bank account. Cousin Yes, they had all been real people once. both in print and on Volodya’s Mac were manned the place, as they asked us to take a Vladek and Zofia came to the rescue and They ate, drank, lived and loved like we do passed around and the discussion turned to offered to do this immediately while we seat in the small room with the grammar- now, but this was the only trace of their for- Vladek’s Gburyk grandfather, Iwan, who dug into the books. This had become a real had been missing in action in France so school like desks that overlooked the square. mer presence here in these books. Volodya Buryk/Cherepanyak/Romaniuk team effort. many years ago. I agreed that I would try There were several forms to fill out stat- and I had now seen our family in a way that Our ancestors would be proud. to track him down, or rather any trace of ing who we were, why we came there and probably no one had ever seen them before, While Vladek and Zofia headed off to his descendants there. I had once come agreeing that we wouldn’t put the metryky or might not again. It was a very special day either their bank or the local post office to across a Francois Buryk who lived in books under our T-shirts as we left. This for both of us and I could see it in his face send in the payment, I got a chance to go Brittany in northern France. My letter to would have been virtually impossible since as we left with the Romaniuks to get some through the research packet. The archives him had been returned by the French post a very stern looking staff member always lunch at the nearby “karczma,” a recreated had taken the time to sketch out a family Lemko village tavern. office with the word “deceased” stamped watched us as we did our research. tree from Grandpa Mike Gburyk going in red. But, this search would need to wait Finally, two not so large, A-4 (European back to his great-great-grandparents and At Dwor Szatankiewicz for another day. paper sized) books with hard green covers listing many of the aunts, uncles and We headed back in Vladek’s car around At around 5 p.m. Vladek and Zofia were place on the desks in front of us. cousins along the way. This was really 8:30 p.m., and as we bounced along the drove us to their daughter Renata’s house Inside them a small window quietly amazing! And, there were both paper and old, narrow Polish roads from Wroblik to opened up that faced deep into the history electronic copies of all this. I was in gene- about 45 minutes away in Wroblik. The Sanok, we passed dark, flat fields and of all the families of Siemuszowa who had alogy heaven. Romaniuks had once worked there when signs pointing to various town like been born, married or died there since Since I hadn’t made the same request for the house, an old “dwor” from some Polish Barwinek, the birthplace of my maternal 1784. Record No. 1. Mykola Szwajlyk. the Czerepaniak side because my original noble, was part of a rather large collective grandfather, George Sych. I shot off a Married 1783. Volodya and I plunged into query by e-mail seemed to be going farm under the Communists. It seems their quick e-mail to my daughter Alexis to try the books immediately. He took marriages nowhere, Volodya began some really seri- university education in agronomy had to capture the moment and share it with and I took births. ous note-taking, probably honed in his uni- launched their career as staff on the farm. her. In the blue glow of my Blackberry in In the meantime, a very scholarly look- versity days in Lviv. Two hours flashed by And, as luck would have it, when the the back seat of Cousin Vladek’s car it was ing guy in his mid-20s with very in a second and Vladek and Zofia came Polish Communists finally threw in the all very magical. European-looking glasses appeared with a back with a receipt for their payment in towel like the governments in several other Before too long Volodya and I climbed thick packet of photos, copies and a disk. I hand. Unfortunately, since we didn’t want East European countries in the late 1980s, the wide stairs once more to our second had e-mailed the Sanok archives a few to appear to be ungrateful guests by burying the dwor was sold off to the Romaniuks floor sanctuary at the Hotel Jagiellonska. It weeks before our arrival to let them know ourselves in the archives for the rest of the and the farmland cut up and sold to new was time to get some rest for my last day when I would be there and asked if it was day (which we could easily have done for farmers. They had lived there for a while in the Sanok lands. possible to make copies of the metryky the remainder of the week, or the year …), I in the 1990s, but eventually passed the records. The archives director replied with picked up my research packet while house along to Renata, Adam and the chil- This article is an excerpt from my much a completely incomprehensive bureaucrat- Volodya gathered his notebook and we left dren. longer Sanok/Siemuszowa 2009 travel- ic answer that made it seem like you would the wonderful metryky at the archives and It was a sprawling two-story house. It ogue. I would like to hear from readers probably need a court order as well as a joined the Romaniuks again for another was nothing ostentatious, but definitely with family and ancestors from this area of line of credit to their bank to accomplish adventure. could easily be a restaurant with a very Poland. Please contact me at: Michael. this. I gave up thinking about this project My first visit to the Polish archives was nice bed and breakfast with much room to [email protected]. Copyright Michael J. and settled into the idea of just taking definitely just a tiny taste of the Olympics spare. It was not quite as elegant as the Buryk 2009 All Rights Reserved. No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 21

participation of Russian companies in tions of Ukrainian manufacturers dumping Yanukovych and... Ukrainian privatization. Also Kommersant- Ukraine's coal... steel onto world markets. On her website, (Continued from page 2) Ukraine cited Ms. Tymoshenko’s aide, (Continued from page 2) U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow stated that, inates in the Kremlin. Oleksander Hudyma, as saying that miners and is now looking to get to the “from 1997 through 2000, carbon steel slab Prime Minister Tymoshenko, whose Ukraine will probably prefer Russia’s core of the industry’s problem. She imports [into the United States] from key mostly nationally-minded electorate TVEL to the U.S.-based Westinghouse as announced on September 10 that she producers have risen dramatically: Brazil up would not forgive her for such statements, partner in building a nuclear fuel plant. intended to pay for the technical modern- 25 percent; Mexico 13 percent; Russia 106 courts Russia differently, and she has Ms. Tymoshenko denied this, saying that ization of the mines from the state budget percent, and Ukraine 542 percent.” already secured favors. Ukraine will charge 65-75 percent more for for 2010 and from the government’s stabi- However, the troubles in Ukraine’s coal She persuaded Prime Minister Putin to Russian gas transit to Europe in 2010 lization fund. A sum of 1 billion hrv ($110 industry far surpass those of its other energy allow Ukraine to buy less natural gas than (Kommersant-Ukraine, September 4). million U.S.) will be earmarked for con- sectors: However, President Medvedev appar- • 1. Restructuring the coal industry would stipulated in the January contracts struction costs and 250 million hrv ($27.7 ently disagreed with this and other state- mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of between Naftohaz Ukrainy and Gazprom. million) for renovation (UNIAN, ments made by Mr. Putin and Ms. jobs in a politically sensitive region. After meeting with her in Poland on September 10). This, according to the Tymoshenko in Poland. He instructed • 2. Retraining programs for coal miners September 1, Mr. Putin agreed that prime minister, will increase coal produc- Gazprom head Aleksey Miller not to are not in place; the prospects for miners Ukraine will pay in 2009 for as much gas tion in 2010 by 1.5 million metric tons and deviate from the January gas agreements, performing other jobs are bleak. as it consumes. The contracts contained a would gradually rise to 7.8 million tons. which provide both for transit fees lower • 3. Entire municipalities in the Donbas clause according to which Ukraine had to than those promised by Ms. Tymoshenko How realistic are Ms. Tymoshenko’s rely on the coal industry to pay for medical pay for at least 41 billion cubic meters and for penalties for Ukraine’s failure to plans and projections? With the drastic fall care, schools, public transportation, and (bcm) of gas in 2009, no matter whether buy less gas than agreed (RIA Novosti, of the Ukrainian hrv in 2009 (from 4 hryvnia other vital infrastructure. it needed such quantities. September 7). to the dollar in 2007, reaching 9 hrv to the How the Ukrainian government intends Mr. Putin confirmed that Russia will Segodnya, a Ukrainian daily known to dollar this year), the investment figures cited to handle this problem is difficult to forecast. proceed from the understanding that “the support Mr. Yanukovych, tried to explain by Ms. Tymoshenko seem to be too little, Any coal reforms are sure to provoke angry Ukrainian economy consumes as much the apparent disagreement between too late. reactions from vested interests in the Donbas energy today as it needs.” It may need as Messrs. Putin and Medvedev by referring This was not the first time that Ms. and from members of Parliament involved little as 27 bcm, according to Ms. to their preferences in the upcoming elec- Tymoshenko has attempted to reform the in the metallurgical and energy-generation Tymoshenko (Interfax-Ukraine, tion. According to one diplomatic source, coal industry. She tried to reform the indus- sectors of the economy. September 1). Mr. Medvedev prefers Mr. Yanukovych, try while she was vice prime minister from The Donbas has shown itself willing to President Yushchenko estimated that while Mr. Putin is inclined to support Ms. 1999 to 2001. She was abruptly removed raise the specter of territorial separatism in Russia could penalize Ukraine for as Tymoshenko (Segodnya, September 8). from office in January 2001 by former order to maintain existing coal subsidy poli- much as $5 billion for the difference. He Meanwhile, the Russian daily President Leonid Kuchma, charged with cies and schemes. The country’s eastern warned that Ukraine might pay by losing Vedomosti quoted sources in the Russian fraud and money laundering, and jailed for regions had also threatened to secede as a economic and political independence government as saying that Mr. Putin plans several weeks. The charges against her were possible response to the Orange Revolution (Inter TV, September 6). to allot a loan in the range of $1.5 billion eventually dismissed. demonstrations in Kyiv. Many observers in both Russia and to $2 billion to Ukraine in order to help The coal industry’s losses have been The reality of the threat of separatism Ukraine wonder what was behind Mr. Ms. Tymoshenko pay for Russian gas growing rapidly and when the Ukrainian remains questionable, but few have any Putin’s generosity. Kommersant-Ukraine deliveries. The newspaper also quoted a steel-making industry collapsed earlier this doubts that the owners and managers of the daily reported on September 2 that Ms. Fitch Ratings analyst warning that the year, the coal industry saw catastrophic coking coal-coke-metallurgical industries in Tymoshenko made several commercial money could be used to support one of losses. The coking coal industry is a case in Ukraine will lobby to prevent the implemen- offers to Mr. Putin in exchange for the the candidates in the upcoming election point. tation of far-reaching reforms and will con- Russian agreement not to penalize (Vedomosti, September 8). For the past decade, successive Ukrainian tinue to use coal as a political weapon. Ukraine. According to the daily, Ms. governments have provided massive subsi- Tymoshenko offered Mr. Putin discounts The article above is reprinted from dies to the coking-coal industry. This policy The article above is reprinted from on gas transit fees, support for Russian Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission has been, in fact, a subsidy to the metallurgi- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from banks’ expansion into the Ukrainian mar- from its publisher, the Jamestown cal industry that provided it with low-cost its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, ket and some preferences concerning the Foundation, www.jamestown.org. coke. These subsidies, in turn, led to accusa- www.jamestown.org.

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www.stjohn-nj.com 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 Yevshan Ensemble to perform at Washington parish’s 60th anniversary WASHINGTON – On Saturday folk and classical liturgical music. Its October 10, at 7:30 p.m., Holy Family members hail from the state of Ukrainian Catholic Parish will celebrate Connecticut and perform a repertoire of its 60th anniversary with a concert of ancient liturgical chants of Eastern Ukrainian liturgical music. The program Christendom, as well as classical compo- features the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal sitions from the 18th through the 21st Ensemble of Connecticut. centuries. This event offers a unique opportunity The October 10 program will feature to hear selections from three centuries of the works of Dmytro Bortniansky, Artem sacred choral music in the acoustically Vedel, Mykola Leontovych, Kyrylo rich setting of the Ukrainian Catholic Stetsenko, Yevhen Stankovych and oth- National Shrine at 4250 Harewood Road ers. NE, Washington, D.C. Music Director Alexander Kuzma is a In the Ukrainian Church, whether graduate of the Hartt School of Music and Orthodox or Greek-Catholic, the role of Yale University. A native of Hartford, the choir is to promote an intimate dia- Conn., he is the former director of the Yale logue between the Word of God and the Russian Chorus (1974-1977) and has soul of Man. In most Eastern Churches, served as a parish choirmaster in Boston liturgy is incomplete without music. It is (1981-1989), Hartford (1987-1992) and a vital element in the liturgical life of New Haven (1996-2002). From 1996 to Eastern Christians. The Ukrainian the present has served as music director of Church has developed a unique fusion of Yevshan. Eastern and Western musical traditions Suggested donation for attending the combining classical and folk traditions. concert is $15. Aware of the challenges that stand On Sunday, October 11, at 10:30 a.m. before every choir whenever it sings Yevshan will sing the responses during a sacred music, the Yevshan Ukrainian pontifical divine liturgy at the Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble devotes considerable Catholic National Shrine of the Holy time to studying and promoting Ukrainian Family. The Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble.

Philadelphia Friends of the Ukrainian Want to see Preview of events... Catholic University and the Ukrainian (Continued from page 24) Catholic Education Foundation invite you to your name in print? released Ukrainian-language documentary “UCU Today & Tomorrow: A Reception, film on the 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide Presentation & Celebration.” Enjoy a con- Then why not become a correspondent of in Soviet Ukraine is based on recently vivial and informative experience as special The Ukrainian Weekly in your community? uncovered archival documents, eyewitness guests from the Ukrainian Catholic accounts, interviews with historians and University – including an accomplished We welcome submissions from all our Ukrainian communities, no matter specialists. The documentary is under the vocalist who will perform – update and where they are located. Let the rest of us know what you’re up to in your patronage of the Ukrainian World thank you for the support that allows them to corner of the Ukrainian diaspora! Congress. The screening will be held at shape souls and educate minds for the good Holy Trinity Cathedral Auditorium, 154 E. of Ukraine and beyond. The event takes Any questions? Call The Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext. 3049. 10th Ave., at 1:30 p.m. For details call place at the Basilian Spirituality Center, 710 Lydia, 604-437 1464. Fox Chase Road in Fox Chase Manor, Pa. Sunday, November 1 For details, contact Nell at [email protected] or 773-235-8462. NEW YORK: The New York Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Sunday, November 8 Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation CHICAGO: The Chicago Friends of the invite you to “UCU Today & Tomorrow: A Ukrainian Catholic University and the Reception, Presentation & Celebration.” Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation Enjoy a complimentary sit-down meal as invite you to “UCU Today & Tomorrow: A special guests from the Ukrainian Catholic Reception, Presentation & Celebration.” University – including an accomplished Enjoy a convivial and informative experi- vocalist who will perform – update and thank you for the support that allows them to ence as special guests from the Ukrainian shape souls and educate minds for the good Catholic University– including an accom- of Ukraine and beyond. The event will take plished vocalist who will perform – update place at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 and thank you for the support that allows Second Ave., at 1 p.m. For details contact them to shape souls and educate minds for Nell at [email protected] or 773-235-8462. the good of Ukraine and beyond. The event will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Saturday, November 7 2247 W. Chicago Ave. For details contact FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa.: The Nell at [email protected] or 773-235-8462.

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Current through October 4 Art exhibit, featuring works by Maria Toronto Pryimachenko, Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation Gallery, 416-766-6802

Current through October 31 Art exhibit, “Art & Interiors,” featuring Rocky River, OH works by Anizia Karmazyn, Kevin Steffanni Interior Design Studio, 440-333-3630 (by appointment)

Current through October 2 Fall Art Show/Sale, Ukrainian Museum- Cleveland Archives, 216-781-4329

September 23 Film screening, “Epiphany at Chornobyl” by Winter Park, FL Irene Zabytko and Peter Mychalcewych, 2009 Global Peace Film Festival, Rollins College, www.globalpeace.bside.com

September 25 Cocktail evening, “Mambo Ukraniano,” Ottawa Ukrainian Canadian Professionals and Businessperson Association, Mambo Ristaurante, 613-523-7952

September 25 Lvivsky Ball, featuring Burya and Kavalery, Toronto Trident Banquet and Convention Center, 416-253-6002

September 26 Uketoberfest, St. Joseph Ukrainian Chicago Catholic Cathedral hall, [email protected]

September 26 Film screening, “Epiphany at Chornobyl” by Winter Park, FL Irene Zabytko and Peter Mychalcewych, 2009 Global Peace Film Festival, Winter Park Library, www.globalpeace.bside.com

September 26 Harvest Season Vechornytsi, Ukrainian New York Wave Community Cultural Initiative, East Village Ukrainian Restaurant, 212-571-1555 ext. 35

Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 No. 38 PREVIEW OF EVENTS Wednesday, September 23, by the Cheres band, led by Andriy Milavsky, Soyuzivka’s Datebook and Saturday, September 26 and learn traditional Ukrainian dances with dancemaster Tamara Chernyakhovska. WINTER PARK, Fla.: “Epiphany at Dance instruction: 7:30-8:15; dance party: Chornobyl,” the award-winning film short 8:30-11. Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for September 25-27 Wedding week- October 9-11 Wedding weekend by Irene Zabytko and Peter Mychalcewycz, children. All ages welcome. For further end will be shown at the 2009 Global Peace information call 212-571-1555 ext. 35. September 28-30 Mittenwald October 16-18 Plast USA (KP Film Festival on Wednesday, September 23, Reunion Zyizd) at 8:30 p.m., at Bush Auditorium, Rollins Sunday, October 4 College, and on Saturday, September 26, at NEW YORK: The Ukrainian National 1:15 p.m. in Winter Park Library. For more October 2-4 Carpathian Ski Club October 24 to be announced Women’s League of America Branch 64 information log on to http://globalpeace. (KLK) 85th anniversary celebra- presents “Women in Ukrainian Education,” bside.com/2009/films/epiphanyatchernob- tion October 30-November 1 a program featuring a lecture by Prof. yl_globalpeace2009. Halloween weekend George Gajecky who will talk about women Thursday, September 24 who funded education in 17th century Kozak Ukraine. The lecture will include a NEW YORK, NY: The Ukrainian Institute slide presentation. Lavrentia Turkewicz will of America will open its film series with a perform the traditional koliadka “Murmurs screening of “Fatal Promises,” a documen- of the Greenwood” to the accompaniment of tary on human trafficking told through the the bandura. The program will take place at personal stories of young Ukrainians and 2 p.m. at the UNWLA Art Gallery, 203 others fallen victim to white slavery, as well Second Ave., fourth floor, New York, NY as interviews with government officials, 10003. Donation: $5. The “Life in 17th experts, activists and reports from the 2008 Century Ukraine” exhibit will also be on U.N. GIFT (Global Initiative to Fight view (reproductions). For more information, Trafficking) The screening will begin at 8 call 212-260-4490; log on to http://www. p.m., concluding with conversations with unwla.org; http://www.vtkachenko.com/ the filmmakers, followed by a reception. To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 ukrartlitclub; or e-mail ukrartlitclub@yahoo. General admission: $15; $10 for UIA mem- com. 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 bers, seniors and students. The Ukrainian Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Institute of America is located at 2 E. 79th Saturday, October 17 E-mail: [email protected] St. (corner of Fifth Avenue). For more infor- WHIPPANY, N.J.: The 2009 Chess Open Website: www.Soyuzivka.com mation call 212-288-8660. sponsored by the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada is open NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Film Club of to all chess players with any Ukrainian con- Columbia University will open its sixth sea- nection. The will be held at the Ukrainian son of 2009-2010 with the New York City American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 60 premiere of “The Fourth Wave” (2008), a N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. new feature documentary by Victoria Prize fund: $250, $100 and $50; also $50 Melnykova. The Kyiv-born filmmaker is a for best U2000 and $50 for best junior graduate of the Ivan Karpenko-Karyi under 18. The entry fee is $25; $15 for University for Film, Theater and Television. juniors. Registration is at 10:45-11:45 a.m.; She is a recognized filmmaker in her own rounds will be played at noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 country and well-known to and liked by the p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Please note: only club’s audiences in the U.S. and Canada one 1/2–pt bye available and must be who have seen her earlier films, requested at entry. Late arrivals will have to “Consonance” and “With Best Wishes, take 1/2-pt bye in first round. For additional Enver.” Her new film discusses the reasons info log on to http://uscak.blogspot.com. and implications of a massive emigration from Ukraine in the last decade. It is a mas- Sunday, October 18 terfully told and gripping story. The screen- WINNIPEG, Manitoba: The Ukrainian ing will take place at 7:30 p.m. at 703 Professional and Business Club of Winnipeg Hamilton Hall, Columbia University Main presents the Winnipeg premiere of the Campus. The film will be shown in the orig- recently released Ukrainian-language docu- inal Ukrainian-language version with mentary film “Okradena Zemlya,” about the English subtitles. The event is free and open 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide in Soviet to the public. Dr. Yuri Shevchuk will intro- Ukraine. Produced and directed by award- BACK TO SCHOOL duce the film and mediate the post-screening winning filmmaker Yurij Luhovy, the film is discussion. based on newest archival materials, eyewit- Friday-Saturday, September 25-26 ness accounts and commentaries by promi- SPECIAL: nent historians, writers and researchers. The CHICAGO: Uketoberfest will be held at St. screening will be held at the Manitoba Joseph Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Museum Auditorium, 190 Rupert Ave., at The public is invited to come and enjoy 2:30 p.m. The filmmaker will be present. A subscription to The Ukrainian Weekly! Ukrainian culture, food, beer and fun. The Admission: adults, $15; students, $10. Friday pub night beginning at 8 p.m. will Proceeds will go towards an English- Give the college students in your family their own nine-month gift subscrip- feature performances by Ephyra and Romi language version of the film. The documen- tion to The Ukrainian Weekly. The Weekly is a great resource for students Lovel with a DJ after the show. The Saturday tary is under the patronage of the Ukrainian program features a festival beginning at 1 who plan to write college papers on topics about Ukraine, helps students World Congress. For information contact p.m. with performances by Ukrayina, St, Sylvia, 204 586 3445. keep in touch with the Ukrainian community throughout the United States Andrew Parish, Vyshyvanka Ukrainian and Canada, and gives students the opportunity to keep learning about their Dance Ensembles, School of Boyovyi Saturday, October 24 Ukrainian heritage once they leave home.The subscription rate for the aca- Hopak. That evening at 9 p.m. there will be PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian demic year is only $45 ($35 if the student is a member of the UNA). a dance to the music of Klopit and Karpatski American Youth Association invites every- Zori. Entrance for Uketoberfest: $5. All pro- one to attend its banquet and ball commem- To take advantage of this special offer, just fill out the form below and mail ceeds benefit the Parish Renovation Fund. orating the 60th anniversary of its founding. it with a check to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, PO Box 280, The church is located at 5000 N. Cumberland Cocktails are at 5 p.m.; dinner is at 6 p.m. Parsippany, NJ 07054. Or, phone The Weekly’s Subscription Department at Ave, Chicago. Call 773-625-4805 for more Immediately following the banquet, at 9 (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042, and charge the subscription to your credit card. information. p.m., there will be a ball featuring the popu- Saturday, September 26 lar zabava-dance band Hrim from New England. The event takes place at the NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center Society invites all to a lecture by Prof. at 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa. STUDENT’S NAME: ______George Gajecky on “The 350th Anniversary NAM E: (please type or print) Admission to the banquet and ball is $60; of the Battle of Konotop,” an unheralded $20 for the ball alone. Deadline for banquet COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY: ______victory of the Ukrainian Kozaks led by reservations is October 5. For information Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky over the Muscovite and advance tickets call Ivan Midzak: army. The lecture will take place at the 215-745-9838. ADDRESS: ______society’s building, 63 Fourth Avenue (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 25 CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP CODE: ______For additional information call VANCOUVER: The Ukrainian Canadian 212-254-5130. Congress, Vancouver Branch, Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada and the PHONE (optional): ______NEW YORK: The Center for Traditional Ukrainian Studies Foundation of British Music and Dance and Ukrainian Wave pres- Columbia will present the Vancouver pre- ❏ UNA member subscription price — $35/acad.yr. ❏ Non-member subscription price — $45/acad.yr. ent a Harvest Season Vechornytsi (Village miere of “Okradena Zemlya” by award- Dance Party) at 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the winning filmmaker Yurij Luhovy, who will UNA Branch number ______Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 be present at the screening. The newly Second Ave. (between Eighth and Ninth streets). Enjoy Carpathian mountain music (Continued on page 22)