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Oemjanjuk trial Canada rescues five Soviet defectors from Afghanistan begins, then recesses until January JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The trial of John Demjanjuk, the retired Cleveland autoworker accused of being "Ivan the Terrible," a guard at the Treblinka Nazi death camp, began on Wednesday,Nov- ember 26. At the trial, held at the District Court in East Jerusalem, various preliminary motions concerning jurisdictional ques- tions and technical legal matters were raised. The proceedings lasted 45 minutes to an hour, and then were recessed for 60 days, until January 1987. On the way to the courthouse from Ayalon Prison in Ramla, Mr. Demjan- juk, whose hands and feet were ma- nacled, lost his balance as the van in which he was being transported swerved. The five Soviet defectors unwind at Toronto's Royal York Hotel after their press conference. From left are: Ihor He fell to the floor and hit his head. According to attorney Mark O'Connor Kovalchuk, Sergei Busov, Vadim Plotnikov, Nikolai Golovin and Vladislav Naumov. — who was interviewed on the day of by Michael B. Bociurkiw offered the soldiers asylum. with External Affairs officials and then the trial by The Weekly via telephone — Since that time, Mr. Jusyp and flown on a Canadian military plane into his client injured his head, shoulder and TORONTO — Five Soviet soldiers CUI AS president Bob Mykytiuk have Canada. leg. who defected to the guerrilla forces in been involved in lengthy and often Their first few days in Canada were Mr. Demjanjuk was given some kind Afghanistan have been brought to agonizing negotiations with federal spent in a clapboard safehouse in a of medication after the accident, how- Canada in a clandestine rescue mission government officials for the release of "desolate"area near Ottawa. There they ever, Mr. O'Connor had not been able coordinated by the Canadian govern- the men. underwent debriefing, medical check- to find out what it was. Asa result of the ment. The green light for the rescue opera- ups and immigration processing. medication, Mr. Demjanjuk was not Canadian External Affairs officials in tion was finally given by External The only non-governrrierttal people even able to respond to the court's Ottawa told reporters on Monday, Affairs Minister Joe Clark, after two allowed to see the defectors before their questions, Mr. O'Connor said. In November 24, that the five were brought attempts in 1984 to secure the release of transfer to CUIAS officials were re- addition, Mr. Demjanjuk was in severe to Canada last week for "humanitarian the deserters were bungled by his porters and photographers from the pain because of some internal problem, reasons." officials. Kingston, Ont., newspaper, the Whig possibly an intestinal condition, which All five defectors were turned over to The group of defectors was apparent- Standard. A team from the paper had has not yet been diagnosed, he said. the Toronto-based Canadian Ukrai- ly escorted into Pakistan to rendezvous (Continued on page 14) Mr. O'Connor said he attempted to nian Immigrant Aid Society on Tues- have the trial postponed due to his. day, November 25, after a national client's physical condition, but the press conference here. Government Chornobyl units restarted amid reports authorities would not heed his request. officials said the organization will have The court attempted to get a plea "full responsibility" for the defectors, from Mr. Demjanjuk, but he did and that the Holy Trinity Russian of safety neglect and executions not plead, but only stated that Orthodox Church of Toronto will assist he is a victim of mistaken identity. Mr. with the settlement of the five. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — While the ing reactors today without upgrades O'Connor explained that they did not The defectors are: Sergei Busov, 22, second of four reactors at the Chor- they have promised, but we don't know" want to enter a plea at this time since of Perm, who is a truck driver and nobyl nuclear power station began for sure, he added. The other plants, he they had not even had the opportunity electrician: Nikolai Golovin, 24, of functioning on November 5, U.S. said, are "major installations." to study the evidence against Mr. Ulyanovsk, where he worked as an Energy Secretary James Herrington Demjanjuk since it is in nine languages. electrician and chauffeur; Vadim Plot- said the plant was restarted without the Reactors started up He added that the prosecution was also nikov, 21, of Moscow; and Vladislav safety improvements the Soviet Union withholding some evidence from the Naumov, 24, a Volgograd merchant had promised to make, reported United Reuters quoted the Ukrainian Com- defense in violation of Israeli law. ship mate. Press International. munist Party newspaper, Pravda U- Mr. O'Connor further stated that The fifth defector, Ihor Kovalchuk, In a November 18 interview with krainy, as saying that a duty crew at the prosecution was ignoring a court 25, a Kharkiv factory worker, was UP1, Mr. Herrington said that safety Chornobyl started the second unit on November 5 for tests. The first reactor order that the evidence be handed over described by External Affairs officials improvements may not have been made resumed commercial output on October to the defense and that it be translated as having a Ukrainian mother and a yet at the Chornobyl reactors left Byelorussian father. undamaged by the April 26 disaster, as 1, and the chief engineer of a plant that into English. builds the Chornobyl turbines was Mr. O'Connor raised the evidence Mr. Kovalchuk, who served in a Red well as at other plants in the Soviet Army unit in Afghanistan as a machine- Union. Other than better instrumen- quoted by Pravda Ukrainy as saying issue in court and he attempted to get that the third reactor, which adjoins the gunner for one year before deserting, tation, Mr. Herrington did not elabo- the court to agree to a technical hearing crippled fourth unit, would be started celebrated his 25th birthday on Novem- rate on what had been promised, UPI on the identity issue, since it is Mr. soon. Demjanjuk's identity — not the enor- ber 23. said. mity of the Holocaust — that is the The defector's three-year quest for "Our best estimate is they started With the Soviet Union facing an major issue. asylum in Canada began in July 1984, Chornobyl back up probably too soon energy shortfall this winter, caused in Mr. Demjanjuk's trial had been when a volunteer for the Holy Trinity to do all the upgrades they said they'd part by the Chornobyl accident, which scheduled to begin on January 19, 1987. Church visited Afghan rebels and do and some will have to be added was blamed on unauthorized experi- However, because Israeli law stipulates several Soviet army deserters in Afgha- later," Mr. Herrington said after ap- ments and faults in the reactor design, that the trial must begin no later than 60 nistan. Toronto lawyer Serge Jusyp, the pearing before a Senate Subcommittee authorities have pressed for rapid days after a defendant is charged, the group's envoy, convinced Afghan resis- on Energy and Nuclear Proliferation. completion of work at the plant, Reu- (Continued on page 2) tance leaders to free the men if Canada "I'm reasonably sure they're operat- (Continued on page 14) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Ukrainians call for nuclear-free Ukraine at world peace parley Letters to Byelorussian weekly COPENHAGEN — A newly formed conference. As they unfurled a banner group of Ukrainian activists calling proclaiming, "This is a KGB Confe- themselves the Ukrainian Peace Com- rence," congress officials manhandled show support for native language mittee rallied for a Ukraine free of all them off the podium while many of the by Roman Solchanyk taught in Byelorussian. Is this right?' nuclear devices at the World Peace 2,400 delegates shouted "CIA go home." Earlier in her letter the teacher argues Congress held here on October 15-19. That same day, supporters and "This kind of situation can not be that "Byelorussian pedagogical insti- Three members of the group, which several other members of the Ukrainian permitted to go on any longer. It has tutes and universities should educate was established after the April 26 Peace Committee also distributed a come to the point that, at meetings of teachers of all specialties in the Byelo- nuclear disaster in Chornobyl, applied publication titled. "Chornobyl and the pedagogical council, individual russian language.""Knowing the Byelo- to the International Preparatory Com- World Peace" to the delegates as they teachers and pupils who dare to speak russian language in Byelorussia," she mittee to have its delegation accepted entered the Bella Center. The group Byelorussian in the school have been maintains, "is a requirement of respect for full participation in the congress, continued to publicize its rejection in accused — of 'nationalism4 (!)." for the nationality as an equal among organized under the auspices of the pro- the Danish press and media. The above quotation is not from equals." Soviet, Helsinki-based World Peace On the last day of the Congress, the some samizdat document of the 1960s The 13 authors of the collective letter Council for all non-governmental world Danish People's Socialist Party agreed or 1970s but rather from a collective cited above demand that their school, peace groups. The Ukrainian group to allow two members of the Ukrainian letter signed by 13 teachers of a Minsk the Minsk Republican Boarding School desired to attend in order to deliver a Peace Committee into their delegation school that was recently published in of Music and Fine Arts, be transformed paper, which was endorsed by Charter with the full right to speak at confe- the Byelorussian literary weekly Litera- from a Russian to a Byelorussian 77 of Czechoslovakia, Solidarity in rence sessions. Messrs. Krywawych and tura і Mastatstva. It is one of many that institution. They argue that the school Poland and The Moscow Trust Group, Murphy addressed different sessions the editors say have been sent in by was originally founded for the express raising the issue of having Ukraine and were supported in their statements readers in response to an earlier letter purpose of providing rural children declared a nuclear-free zone and calling calling for a nuclear-free Ukraine by and an accompanying commentary with an opportunity to obtain a fine arts for the removal of all nuclear plants and many Third World delegates. lamenting the dismal situation in the education. Yet, among this year's missiles from Ukraine. The Ukrainian delegation and friends republic's schools with regard to Byelo- cohort of 25 students admitted into Although the Ukrainian peace group managed to gather a few hundred russian-language study and instruction grade five, only one was from a rural received no response from the congress signatures of delegates on a petition in the native language. area. Why? Because admission proce- planning committee, it paid the admis- declaring Ukraine a nuclear-free zone. The proposals that have been ad- dures in effect discriminate against sion fee. Upon arrival in the Danish Among the delegates signing were vanced by readers amount to nothing applicants from the countryside, where capitol, however, the delegation learned delegates from Japan, Denmark, India, less than a return to the korenizatsiya the Byelorussian language still predo- that they would not be allowed to Nigeria, Libya, Sweden, the United (indigenization) policy of the 1920s. minates. Thus, while these children did participate. States, Canada, Finland, Holland and The original letter, from a Byelorus- quite well on their entrance examina- The Ukrainian group, which con- several other countries. sian language and literature teacher in tions in such subjects as art and music, sisted of Dr. Stephan Krywawych, Many world leaders and non-leftist Vitebsk, castigated parents and school their Russian-language and mathema- Peter Murphy and Red Army deserter parties that were invited to attend the officials for the widespread practice of tics scores were not high enough. Mykola Movchan, proceeded to go to World Peace Conference refused, most expressing sentiments similar to those exempting schoolchildren from study- A worker from Orsha who grew up in the press with news of their rejection by of Denmark's foreign minister, who ing Byelorussian. Such exemptions, it the countryside recounts his days as a congress organizers and staged a protest labelled it "propaganda." turns out, are routinely granted upon schoolboy in the late 1950s. He did not in the plenary hall at the start of the parental submission of a petition to have to make the choice between at- juk's attorney. However, Mr. O'Connor school authorities^ Jbx resujtjsars tending a, Byelorussian or Russian Demjanjuk trial... said that Mr. Orion is serving only in a obvious: further decline in the role and school. In 1959 the Byelorussian school (Continued from page 1) consulting capacity. status of the native language and its in his town was closed regardless of the steady displacement by Russian. To put fact that 90 percent of its inhabitants trial was slated to begin on November Haim Cohn, former Israeli Supreme an end to this "flood of frivolous were Byelorussian. At the Russian 26. Mr. Demjanjuk had been charged Court justice, will act as a consultant to attitudes towards that which is most school he suffered abuse from fellow on September 29. the Demjanjuk defense. The details of fundamental to the national culture — pupils and some teachers because of his Mr. O'Connor has filed protests with his cooperation with Mr. O'Connor are the native word," the teacher proposed accent. Moreover, teachers urged him Israeli authorities over the conditions in still to be worked out. that authorities implement the "force of to drop Byelorussian study, arguing which his client is held in Ayalon law." The suggestion that legislation be that he had every right to do so because Mr. Cohn was quoted in The Jeru- Prison: a light is on in the cell 24 hours a adopted to safeguard the Byelorussian his mother was Russian. Now his salem Post on November 19 аь saying day, every 15 minutes a bullhorn asks language,was also put forth in the daughter is in the same situation; there that hf would bq;willing to defend Mr. the guards posted nearby if the prisoner, commentary that accompanied the is no Byelorussian school in Orsha Demjanjuk "if only to prevent his is OK, the cell is cold and damp, and letter. Its author, the writer and histo- either. Hopefully, he writes, she will at conviction on account of the emotional inadequate medical attention has been rian Kastus Tarasau, revealed that in least have those hours that have been set atmosphere surrounding the case." given to Mr. Demjanjuk. He told The fact there is not one urban school in the aside for Byelorussian in the school Weekly that because of the authorities' Mr. Cohn had said in an interview republic where the language of instruc- program. But the problem goes beyond inaction he is considering an appeal to with the Tzomet Hasharon weekly that tion is Byelorussian. the question of the role of the native the International Red Cross or some in cases involving Nazi war crimes there language in schools: This forthright presentation of the other international agency. was always the danger that a conviction somber state of affairs in Byelorussia's "When you do not respect the lan- would be based on popular emotion, schools appears to have touched a raw guage of the people then you do not The Jerusalem Post reported on without sufficient legal substantiation. nerve in many of Literaturna і Mastat- respect the people themselves... And in November 19 that Tel Aviv lawyer He added that if he were the attorney stva's readers. The letters that have been order for our language to genuinely Gershon Orion had accepted the Israeli general today he would not take the published thus far — in two successive assume its 'honored place,' it is neces- Bar Association's proposal that he act responsibility of submitting charges issues of the weekly — focus on a variety sary that children hear the language as the Israeli assistant to Mr. Demjan- against Mr. Demjanjuk. of problems regarding the language- already in the kindergarten; that 'Bela- education nexus as well as the broader rus' film' produce films in the native issue of the future of Byelorussian language; and that signs and names in culture and national identity. the Byelorussian language be visible A teacher from Vitebsk writes that everywhere alongside the Russian." Ukrainian Weelch FOUNDED 1933 the city has a pedagogical institute, and The demand for a broader functional that there is a Byelorussian unit in the role for the Byelorussian language, An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National philology department. Yet, for as long transcending the general-education Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. as one can remember Vitebsk's schools school, is also voiced in other letters. A 07302. have had a shortage of Byelorussian group of 10 students from the Vitebsk Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. language teachers. Why? Because the State Pedagogical Institute argue "the (ISSN.- 0273-9348) prestige of the native language has need (and as soon as possible) to include steadily declined over the years: the Byelorussian language in entrance "Still very strong are the survivals of examinations and, without fail, intro- Yearly subscription rate: $8; for UNA members — $5. the past, dictated by the sad history of duce it as a course in all departments for Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. our people, when it was banged into the study by all students (and not just heads of Byelorussians that Byelorus- philologists). At the least, one's spe- The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: sian culture, customs, and language are cialty should be taught in the native (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201)451-2200 something inferior, for peasants, and language." A biochemist from Minsk Postmaster, send address primitive...Except for teachers of Bye- writes that the position of the native changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz language has been a longstanding lorussian, no one in the school is able to The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant Editors: Michael B. Bociurkiw (Canada) fill out the Byelorussian side of a concern for many: P.O. Box 346 Natalia A. Feduschak recommendation or certificate. Young "Decisive measures must be taken to Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Chrystyna N. Lapychak specialists are sent to work in the correct the situation. Moreover, these countryside. The textbooks there are should not be limited to the schools The Ukrainian Weekly, November 30,1986, No. 48, Vol. LIV Byelorussian, but the teacher conducts alone. The Byelorussian language Copyright 1986 by The Weekly classes in Russian. He hasn't been (Continued on page 10) No.48„ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 3 Task Force on ABA-Soviet Relations U.S. Commission on Famine says human-rights questions are ignored holds hearing in Glen Spey PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Task Force vist imprisoned for 35 years. To make GLEN SPEY, N.Y. - A regional famine are an extremely important part on ABA-Soviet Relations, a national matters worse, the ABA has pro- hearing of the U.S. Commission on the of the commission's work because, of all organization opposing formal ties of nounced the Association of Soviet Ukraine Famine was held at the the types of information about the cooperation between the American Bar Lawyers 'committed to the rule of law.' Verkhovyna resort of the Ukrainian famine, "the memories of those who Association (ABA) and the Association Obviously, whatever factors caused the Fraternal Association on October 26 witnessed an event over half a century of Soviet Laywers (ASL), has charged ABA to give the ASL a formal agree- under the chairmanship of commission ago is the most fleeting." the ABA with breaking a promise made ment in the first place are preventing the member Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R- last August to act as a channel for ABA from openly challenging the N.Y.). New York State Assemblyman Wil- dialogue with the Soviets on human Soviets on human rights." Public members Daniel Marchishin liam Larkin also addressed the hearing, rights. At its annual meeting in August, in and Ulana Mazurkevich were present speaking on the state's new Holocaust The charge arises from the ABA's response to pressure from the Task along with Dr. James E. Mace, staff and genocide curriculum, which also refusal to pose a list of human-rights Force and other organizations, the director, and Dr. Olga Samilenko- covers the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33. questions which the Task Force called ABA agreed to subject the ABA-Soviet Tsvetkov, staff interpreter. He explained that supporters of this "tough, but fair." ties to annual review. In the course of Rep. Gilman opened the hearing by curriculum now have another mission, The list included questions about the the highly publicized debate, ABA noting, "Today's hearing is to gather that is, to make these studies a perma- fates of "eternal prisoner"' Yuriy President William Falsgraf said it material for fthe famine commission's! nent part of the social studies curricu- Shukhevych and imprisoned lawyer would be "morally reprehensible" to report from the most reliable of all lum. Lev Lukianenko; the death of poet and terminate the ABA's formal ties with sources, those who actually witnessed Further information about the curri- Helsinki monitor Vasyl Stus; Soviet the ASL and thereby pass up the the Ukrainian famine." culum guide titled "Case Studies: non-compliance with the Helsinki opportunity to present human-rights He further pointed out that the 20th Persecution; Genocide, The Human Accords; the Chornobyl nuclear acci- questions to the Soviets. On August 9, Rights Series, Volume 111," was pro- .dent; and the Soviet-engineered famine Mr. Falsgraf publicly pledged century "is among the blackest in all of human history." vided by Michael Heretz, a Ukrainian in Ukraine in 1932-33 which claimed 7 that "human rights will be on every community activist who worked toward million victims and for which the agenda...right up at the top." "The massacre of the Armenians soon after the turn of the century having the famine included in the Soviets have never acknowledged res- However, at the Dartmouth seminar, genocide curriculum. ponsibility. ushered in an age in which killing was human rights did not receive extensive raised to the level of whole peoples. Less The Rev. Serhij Kindzeriavyj-Pas- The questions were originally intend- treatment by either side until the final tukhiv spoke about the similarity ed to be posed to the Soviets at the first than a decade after Stalin's execution by hours of the last day. During that hunger of millions of Ukrainians, Hitler between the Ethiopian and Ukrainian ABA-ASL joint seminar held at Dart- discussion, in response to ABA ques- famines. ?- -'-'--"" mouth College on September 12 and 13 began his attempt to create a Europe tioning, the Soviet delegates simply free of Jews by killing every single The first of the eyewitnesses to the by a representative of two central denied the existence of any human- famine to testify was Julia Pastukhiv. Ukrainian organizations in the U.S., the Jewish man, woman and child in rights problems in their country and Europe. The Jewish community in Testimony was also provided by Zinoviy Ukrainian Congress Committee of instead tried to shift the focus to alleged Turkalo, Pro. John Samilenko, Wasyl America and the Ukrainian American particular has come to realize that its flaws in the American justice system. tragedy is not simply its affair, but a Samilenko and a witness, designated Coordinating Council. However, the The ABA questioning of the Soviets Mr. B., who did not wish to be identi- format of the seminar, as worked out by terrible lesson which belongs to the was described by observers as "tenta- whole of humankind. By the same fied. the ABA jointly with the ASL, did not tive" and "polite." For example, ABA (Exerpts from the eyewitness testi- permit questions from the audience. token, the tragedy which Ukrainians delegates asked, "Do political factors suffered over half a century ago has mony will appear in future issues of The As a result, the Ukrainian American A enter into the decision whether to ceased to be the exclusive property of' Ukrainian Weekly.) ^'wiuuh ІООФ^ representative, Boston attorney Myron prosecute or not?" and, "Are there trials Ukrainians. It is part and parcel df Boluch, arranged to deliver the ques- that are not held in public, and if not, human history, and as part of history it tions to ABA staff member Craig Baab why not?" has become the property of humanity," Cuomo proclamation with the understanding that the ques- According to Orest Jejna, co-chair- Rep. Gilman stated. tions would be raised at the Dartmouth person of the Task Force, "Asking the seminar "when the time came." The Soviets naive, general questions about Dr. Mace was then called upon to cites Helsinki groups questions were delivered to Mr. Baab human rights simply gives them an deliver a report on the commission's ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. but were never raised. opportunity to respond with prepared activities to date. He noted that the Mario Cuomo marked the 10th anni- Instead, the ABA and the ASL put on propaganda. Exposing the truth about commission's regional hearings are versary of the formation of citizens' moek trials purportedly illustrating the the Soviet system is an adversarial meant not only to provide a public 1 Helsinki monitoring groups by issuing a "justice`` systems of their respective^ process which requires skilled advocacy forum for the Ukrainian American proclamation honoring the- Ukrainian, countries. The Soviet inock triaTdealr and wili be met with denials every step community and to discuss issues con- Lithuanian and other rnoriitoritig with the theft of a pair of dungarees. of the way. The ABA simply cannot nected with the commission's work, but groups within the Soviet Union. Yet in the November 1 issue of the carry out this role effectively within the are "an integral part of the commission The resolution was sponsored locally ABA Journal, in an article about the context of the current relationship." meeting its mandate of gathering evi- by Americans for Human Rights in Dartmouth seminar titled "ABA Raises The next ABA meeting with the dence and of the members of the corn- Ukraine, Capital District Branch, and Rights Questions," the ABA claims that Soviets will take place in Moscow in mission having direct contact with those by the Knights of Lithuania, Council observers at the Dartmouth Seminar, May 1987. The Task Force is con- of you who went through this terrible 136 of Albany and Council 100 of including specifically Mr. Boluch, were tinuing with an expanded nationwide tragedy." Amsterdam. permitted "to submit written ques- effort to persuade the ABA leadership He also pointed out that the gather- The Helsinki groups, of which the tions." The ABA article does not to rescind the ABA-Soviet formal ties. ing of oral histories of witnesses to the Ukrainian one is the largest, were disclose the fact that these questions formed to monitor the implementation were not raised with the Soviets. of the Helsinki Accords, signed by 35 According to Askold S. Lozynskyj, Lithuanian youth to hold vigil states in 1975. The signatories of the legal counsel to the Ukrainian Congress WASHINGTON — The Lithuanian original members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Final Act committed them- Committee of America, after the Dart- American Youth Association of the Helsinki Group, and currently a profes- selves under Principle VI1 to "respect mouth seminar he sent the list of Washington Greater Metropolitan sor of literature at Yale University, will human rights and fundamental free- questions to the ASL in care of the Area (the Washington, D.C. Chapter of be one of the key participants at the doms, including freedom of thought, ABA, requesting that the Soviets supply the Lithuanian World Youth Associa- vigil. conscience and religion." written answers. On October 9 the ABA tion) is organizing a prayer vigil on With the help of Yuri Orlov, on The Soviet Union has blatantly dis- sent the questions back to Mr. Lozyn- December 1. ' December 1, 1976 Prof. Venclova, regarded the humanitarian provisions skyj, advising him to write directly to The vigil will be conducted from 6:30 along with Mr. Petkus, Eitian Finkel- of the accords, and continues to do so the ASL at its office in the Soviet to 7 p.m. on the property of the stein, the Rev. Karolis Garuckas and by persecuting the members of the Union. IUE,AFL-CIO building located at Ona Poskiene held their first press public monitoring groups. During the On November 7, the Task Force on 1126 16th Street NW, Washington. conference as the Lithuanian Helsinki past 10 years all but one of the original ABA-Soviet Relations wrote to the The purpose of the prayer vigil is Monitoring Group. 37 members of the Ukrainian group Association of Soviet Lawyers in Mos- threefold: The group was set up five days earlier have been arrested, sent to labor camps, cow, transmitting the list of Ukrainian + to commemorate the 10th anniver- to monitor the observance of the Hel- or exiled. Three of them died while rights questions and describing them as sary of the Lithuanian Helsinki Moni- sinki Accords in the Soviet-occupied serving terms in the camps. Among the "excellent" and "deserving of ^detailed tor Group's first press conference, held Baltic States. members of the Lithuanian Helsinki answers." The Task Force has asked the in Yuri Oriov's apartment in Moscow The Baltic states Lithuania, Lat- Group, only two are not in prison. They Soviet lawyers to supply written an- on December 1, 1976: via and Estonia were illegally incor- are in internal exile, however. swers. ь to remember Lithuanian prisoners porated by force into the Soviet Union Gov. Cuomo's resolution designated Patience T. Hunt work, co-chairper- of conscience Balys Gajauskas and 46 years ago. November 7 as "a day to honor the 10th son of the Task Force on ABA-Soviet Viktoras Petkus (members of the Since the groups inception in 1976, anniversary of the establishment of the Relations, said: "It seems incredible Lithuanian Helsinki Group, still impri- the group has been dismantled by the Ukrainian Public Group to Promote that the ABA devoted hours at the soned by the Soviet authorities): Soviet regime, either by imprisoning the Implementation of the Helsinki Ac- Dartmouth seminar to a discussion of ^ and to call to mind the 10th anni- members in slave labor camps, prisons cords and, in addition, to honor the the theft of a pair of dungarees but did vcrsary of the formation of the Lithua- or psychiatric wards. formation of public Helsinki groups to not have time to ask the Soviets about nia n Hcls і nkі Grou p (Novem b.ep 25, Pro!.. Venclova and Mr. Finkelstein promote the implementation of the Helsinki monitors, the deaths of 7 1976). ;:..-.;-:.-,-;,: ...; ..:...".-;.. are the only two membeiiviMt have Helsinki Accords in Moscow, Lithua- million people or a human-rights acti- Prol. lomas Venclova, one of the been allowed to emigrate to the West. nia, Georgia and Armenia." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48 Atlanta community prays for victims of Ukrainian genocide Conquest: famine

ATLANTA — Several area church poignant response came from Dr. So, therefore, will you pray with me services here, including a televised Nelson Price, pastor of the largest ' please?" indicative от policy service, commemorated the Great U- Baptist church in the Atlanta area, And later in the service he stated: by Marianna Liss krainian Famine of 1932-33 by offering which hosts the "Come Alive" church "May Your leadership and Your Lord- CHICAGO — During the course of a a prayer for the millions of souls who service every Sunday at 11 a.m. After ship be manifest in government, and in press conference held here recently, Dr. perished during those turbulent years. writing a letter to Ms. Cehelska in which our own lives, as You govern us indivi- he said "We will pray with you on dually. For the descendants of those Robert Conquest, a Stanford Uriiver- The prayers came as a response to a November 2," on that day with Gov. who lives were taken in the Ukrainia, I sity scholar and historian, was asked letter-writing campaign initiated by Frank Harris and his wife, Elizabeth, in thank you for the example they are to how the suppression of information on Olga Cehelska, Georgia representative attendance, Dr. Price said: "We're us. Help us to be examples to genera- the terror-famine in Ukraine influences of the Ukrainian American Coordi- mindful of the holocaust under Adolf tions yet to come." the relationship between the U.S. and nating Council, to local churches and Hitler, but this marks a unique anniver- In gratitude, Ms. Cehelska said she the Soviet Union today. Dr. Conquest media, informing them that November 2 sary. This is an anniversary of the gave Dr. Price a copy of Miron Dolot's is the author of the new book, "The was designated by the World Congress Ukrainian holocaust. Have you never book, "Execution by Hunger." In Harvest of Sorrow," detailing the of Free Ukrainians a day of prayer in heard of it? When the Communists took expressing the importance of the cam- famine in Ukraine, 1932-33. memory of the victims of the famine in over the Ukrainia (sic), those free- paign, Ms. Cehelska asserted, "We According to Dr. Conquest, the Ukraine. spirited, freedom-loving Ukrainians could go on praying for own own, with famine does not directly influence these refused to be suppressed, and the your own, for the next 50 years, and bilateral relations. However, one Ms. Cehelska contacted 10 churches should consider that if the Soviets are and mailed information about the Communist government organized while this is appropriate, it's hardly starvation. And the man-perpetuated enough. Why can't we make the first unwilling to be forthright about events famine to approximately 30 media 50 years ago, this does not speak well of organizations here. famine that struck that land killed them Sunday of November a national day of by the millions. Far more than died in prayer and remembrance? For many it their truthfulness today. While several churches mentioned the Nazi concentration camps. Thank would be an eye-opener. What we the famine in their services, the most God for government that is under God. remember, they must learn." N.Y. Board of Ed publishes volume on famine ALBANY, N.Y. The Ukrainian for teachers on how to instruct students genocidal acts that students might learn famine of 1932-33 is the primary focus about man's inhumanity to man. about." of the most recent publication by the The book is broken up into six units; Education Department of the State of The introduction continues: "As Forced Famine in Ukraine, Human New' York in a series of books which students read the materials included in Rights Violations in Ukraine, TFre discuss factors that lead to persecution the case studies, they should be referred Killing of Cambodia, Human Rights and acts of genocide. to the organizing concepts discussed in Violations in Cambodia, Guidelines for Of the 165 pages ol Volume HI of The Teaching About the Holocaust and Case Studies and Bibliography. Each Human Rights Series, 143 are devoted Genocide: Introduction, Volume I.' unit consists of excepts from books, to the Ukrainian famine and the rest to Unit 1 in that volume defines the follow- opinions by experts, including scholars, the Cambodian genocide during the Pol ing five concepts as they apply to the journalists and statesmen, on the Ukrai- Pot regime of 1975-1979. The first two roots of intolerance and persecution: nian and Cambodian genocides, and volumes of the series dealt with the denial of reality, indifference, prejudi- eyewitness accounts from survivors. Jewish J^olocaust of World War 11. cial attitudes, conformity and obe- The first unit discusses the forced dience to authority. Students will famine in Ukraine and sets the tone for The volume "represents a eontinua- reapply these concepts as they study the rest of the study. tion of the study of those factors that about the forced famine in Ukraine and "On the eve of Hitler's assumption of lead to persecutions and acts of geno- the actions of the Khmer Rouge in power, Ukraine experienced a tragedy cide,"according to the book's introduc- Cambodia. These case studies serve as which rivals in magnitude the Holo- tion. It is to be used primarily asaguide only a sample of the persecutions and caust perpetrated by the Nazis. Precise estimates vary, but it is generally accepted that about 7 million Ukrai- nians or about 22 percent of the "total Ukrainian population died of starva- tion in a government-planned and controlled famine. As a result of this experience, victims and survivors alike Robert Conquest were dehumanized; victimizers and perpetrators served as direct tools of the And in his introductory statement he established authority; and the reality emphasized the importance of knowing and causes of the famine were univer- about the famine in understanding the sally and consistently obliterated from current Soviet regime. He stressed, world view. In the face of this genocide, "People do not escape their history." few people in the West were even aware He pointed out that 50 years may of the existence of the famine and even seem like a long time, but, like the fewer comprehended its significance. Depression in the U.S., the famine Only recently have historians and re- remains a living memory in the Soviet searchers in the West become aware of Union, a memory grimmer by far than this little known genocide as a subject the Depression. In addition, it is a part for serious inquiry." of the history of the Communist Party. Though unofficially acknowledged in "To understand the tragedy fully, one samizdat publications, and obliquely must remember that this wholesale referred to in some literature during the starvation of Ukrainian farmers took Khrushchev era, the famine remains (Continued on page 13) officially denied by the USSR — it was denied again as recently as a few days before the news conference. Dr. Con- quest said he finds the denial, in the face of obvious evidence and experience to the contrary, to be a distortion of the Soviet political psyche. He mentioned that there are people who do want to tell the truth — writers, intellectuals who would like not to have to constantly tell lies. The Soviets are ashamed, he said, of the period. Dr. Conquest commented that it is not a simple matter for the government to admit the deed: "It's not something you can say, 4I killed 14 million people. Frightfully sorry, it won't happen again.' " At the reception held to celebrate the publication the curriculum guide on human ri; The balance of the press conference dealt with the recent mini-summit in are;tfrom left) тФШW#JWgfi 5i icnael Charyna ` Iceland. ' - ; - r, Аґ`ЛЬ%Ь`Њ `У'" t №%миЊљ О ж$Л No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Ukrainian teachers throughout the U.S. Anatole Domaratzky retires after attend two-week conference at Soyuzivka 32 years at Svoboda Press KERHONKSON, N.Y. — Seventeen and highlighted studies in Ukrainian JERSEY CITY, N.J. — After 32 period, Anthony Dragan, Bohdan teachers of schools of Ukrainian studies language and literature, the two basic years of service to the Ukrainian Na- Krawciw, Michael Sosnowsky, Vyache- from throughout the United States components for solid instruction at tional Association's publishing divi- slav Davydenko and Luke Luciw, all of attended the second annual teachers' Ukrainian schools. It also touched upon sion, the Svoboda Press, Anatole Do- them now deceased. seminar held here at the Ukrainian the instruction of courses in Ukrainian maratzky retired in October. He was In his capacity as print shop foreman, National Association resort, Soyu- history, geography, culture and music. feted at a farewell luncheon at the UNA Mr. Domaratzky was responsible for zuvka, on August 9-23. The two-week seminar was geared headquarters on Thursday, October 16. the printing of Svoboda and The Ukrai- The seminar was organized and toward meeting the needs of Ukrainian Mr. Domaratzky, who was the fore- nian Weekly, the Veselka children's directed by Eugene Fedorenko. Stefa- school instructors, in not only how to man of the print shop, was bid good magazine, the annual UNA Almanacs, nia Kwasowsky was administrator. structure classes in various subjects, but luck by his co-workers at Svoboda as well as numerous other magazines This year's program was structured also on which aspects of courses to Press, UNA officers, Svoboda and The and books published by Svoboda Press. similarly to an intensive summer stu- stress. Sessions were also held for Ukrainian Weekly editorial staffs. Also dies session, according to its organizer, instructors of Ukrainian kindergartens. present was his wife, Maria. In addition to these duties, Mr. Brief speeches were delivered on the Domaratzky often wrote to Svoboda occasion by UNA Supreme President and other publications about the Ukrai- John O. Flis and Supreme Secretary nian liberation struggle and the Ukrai- Walter Sochan, as well as by Luba nian Insurgent Army. He was editor of Lapychak, Svoboda Press administra- several publications, including the tor, and Stepan Chuma, who was the MUN (Young Ukrainian Nationalists) assistant foreman under Mr. Doma- Almanac, the News of the Association ratzky and succeeded him as foreman. of Veterans of the Ukrainian Resis- Mr. Domaratzky received several tance, and the Visnyk of the Ukrainian gifts from his employers and co- Orthodox Church. workers, including a landscape painting He is active in various Ukrainian by Lubomyr Kuzma, that was pur- community organizations, including his chased by all the employees of the parish and the Ukrainian Orthodox Svoboda Press. Church of the U.S.A. Mr. Domaratzky was born in Kre- Mr. Domaratzky and his wife are the mianets, in the Volhynia region of parents of two sons and one daughter. Ukraine. He served in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army as a young man, and later emigrated to France. In Paris, he Participants of the teachers9 seminar at Soyuzivka. met his wife to be, a French-born Several lectures were presented at the Ukrainian woman, and worked as a seminar. Dr. Fedorenko. presented a linotypist at the print shop of the paper on Ukrainian literature, 1900- Ukrainske Slovo (Ukrainian Word) 1930. Prof. Leonid Rudnyckyj gave a newspaper, whose editor at that time lecture discussing the creativity of the was Oleksa Boykiv. "Shestydesiatnyky." Mykola Francu- After five years of work at the news- zenko, from the Voice of America, paper, Mr. Domaratzky became direc- Ukrainian Branch, gave two papers, tor of the print shop and administra- one on Vasyl Symonenko and the other tion. on Volodymyr Ivasiuk, citing examples In 1954 Mr. and Mrs. Domaratzky, of their works in both papers. along with their little son, emigrated to the United States and settled in New Prof. P. Maliar and Dr. I. Hyrun Jersey. There Mr. Domaratzky began both conducted seminars on the Ukrai- working at the Svoboda Press print nian language. shop. Dr. George Gajeckyj and Prof. Taras Mr. Domaratzky said he has fond Hunczak discussed Ukrainian history. memories of those early years at Svo- Prof. Gajeckyj talked about the princely boda Press, when the print shop fore- and Kozaks eras, while Prof. Hunczak man was Sofron Fediv, the Svoboda focused his attention on contemporary editor-in-chief was Luke Myshuha, and Ukrainian history. the UNA president was Dmytro Haly- chyn. Dr. E. Zarsky, who talked about In 1965 Mr. Domaratzky became the Anatole Domaratzky (right) with his geography, noted that there is a strange foreman of the print shop. He recalled successor as Svoboda print shop fore- grouping of nuclear reactors on the Eugene Fedorenko the Svoboda editorial staff of that man, Stepan Chuma. territory of Ukraine, even though other forms of energy are not lacking there. Restoration fund This increases the risk of catastrophes larger than that at Chornobyl, he said. Lubow Wolynetz presented two raises $294.5M lessons on Ukrainian culture: "The NEW YORK — The Statue of Colors and Symbols of Ukrainian Folk Liberty УEllis Island Foundation an- Art " and "The Ukrainian Icon and nounced that $294.5 million had been Byzantine Influences." raised as of the end of October to restore the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Dr. Huryn gave the last lesson on national monuments. Ukrainian culture,using illustrated The total exceeds by almost $30 materials from old Ukrainian books. million the campaign goal of $265 The seminar on practical methods of million. teaching youngsters was led by Lesia The foundation's campaign began in Mudra for grades 1 and 2, and Vera 1983 with the search for corporate Zelvak for the third grade. sponsors to provide impetus to the The need to teach singing in Ukrai- project. Among the contributors to the nian school was illustrated by Maria fund drive was the Ukrainian National Olynetz. She gave examples of songs Association, which donated $25,000, which could be used in Ukrainian thus earning a listing in the campaign's school, depending on the grade of the Heritage Club. students. The Statue of Liberty restoration was Bohdan Kukuruza discussed the completed in time for the July 4 cele- teaching of the Ukrainian language in brations earlier this year. Ellis Island the middle grades. restoration is continuing, with compie- This is the second such teachers' tion expected in 1988, four years before seminar sponsored by the UNA at ? At the retirement party for Anatole Domaratzky are: (from left) Walter Sochan, the Ellis Island centennial in 1992. Soyuzivka. John O. Flis Maria Domaratzky, Mr. Domaratzky and Wana Diacfcnk. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 8 No. 48

Faces and Places Ukrainian WeeHУ by Myron B. Kuropas 1986 elections, our success As the freshman classes of the Senate and House of Representatives Thank you, Batko Soyuz prepare to embark on a new voyage in January, election fever has ebbed in When it comes to informing the of that issue have thus far been distri- Washington and throughout the nation. Today's, and tomorrow's, news it world about the Ukrainian forced buted and the UNA publication, "The seems, will focus on recent developments involving arms sales to Iran, who famine, our community, it seems, is on a Great Famine: The Unknown Holo- really is in charge in the White House, is a major shake-up in the works within roll. caust," prepared by the editors of The the Reagan Administration and how will all these developments affect U.S. Think of how much has been accom- Weekly, is now in its third printing. foreign and domestic policy. plished in the last three years alone. The Washington demonstration was A Ukrainian American demonstra- organized by the Ukrainian American But before we forget about the election of 1986, let us ponder for a moment tion calling attention to the famine was Coordinating Council (UACC), an its significance for Ukrainians. staged by some 18,000 Ukrainian Ame- organization headed by UNA President In a very big way, Ukrainians garnered more support and made a greater rican in Washington. John Flis whose leadership assures impact on the American and Canadian political scenes. Not only did many of The American Enterprise Institute substantial UNA funding for UACC those incumbents who have supported Ukrainian causes get re-elected, (AEI), a prestigious Washington think activities. people like New York Sen. Alflonse D'Amato, but Ukrainians who ran for tank, published a significant discussion The precedent-breaking AEI publica- office, while they did not win, made an impressive showing nonetheless. of the famine involving Robert Con- tion on the famine was initiated by the quest, James Mace, Dana Dalrymple, UNA and paid for by UNA funds. While Ukrainians in the U.S. by and large have been involved in the and Michael Novak. Although AHRU initiated the famine political process for many years, mostly by volunteering their time and effort Thanks largely to the efforts of commission legislation (and success- to the campaign of a candidate they believed in, this year, Ukrainians Americans for Human Rights in U- fully garnered much Congressional significantly began running for highly visible offices and publically endorsing kraine (AHRU), the U.S. Congress support for it), the bill was going candidates. Canadians, primarily because of their long-standing involvement established the the United States Corn- nowhere until Senate Foreign Relations in the affairs of their country, have been more sophisticated and have had a mission on the Ukraine Famine to study Chairman Charles H. Percy agreed to significant impact on the Canadian political process. Take, for instance, and report on the causes and conse- hold hearings and to bring the commis- Ukrainian Laurence Decore, mayor of Edmonton, who was recently re- quences of the great world tragedy. sion bill to the floor of the Senate for a elected to a second term. Thanks to his leadership, that city has won three international awards in the past three years for its debt management and control, and its budget system. Edmonton has the largest civic government in Now that we have what we need to tell our story {of Canada because it owns its own telephone company, power company and airport. It also has the biggest budget of any city in Canada. As Mr. Decore the famine} ... we need to tell it to that segment of our comments on the number of Ukrainians who have become involved in Canadian politics in an interview with The Weekly published this week: "I society responsible for educating the next generation. think Ukrainians have always been active politically...Ukrainians, as part of their great strength in Canada, has been their interest in politics and their The Ukrainian Famine Research vote. It was UNA influence and con- ! i^v^l^m^nt-Ki-po4;itiG)i : 'l-expect that to continue in the same way, and be no t ; Commission in Canada produced "Наѓ- tacts that contributed to Sen. Percy's idiffbpe^tc^i9ihef!fotnr^!?ba^ritiha-s been. in.the past." vest of Despair,'' an outstanding 55- decision. And it was The Ukrainian Ukrainian Americans meanwhile, have a new-found political sophistica- minute film which continues to win Weekly and Svoboda which helped tion. For the first time in a number of years, a Ukrainian made a bid for the international awards. Ukrainian acti- AHRU raise monies for its laudatory House of Representatives. Mike Kostiw, a new-comer on the Florida political vists in America were able to facilitate a project by publicizing AHRU activities scene, decided to run for the 16th Congressional District. Although he lost in national audience for the film by per- widely and often. the primaries to longtime Republican committeewoman Mary Collins, Mr. suading Bill Buckley to both air and The Conquest book came about as a Kostiw did receive the endorsement of the Miami Herald, one of the nation's discuss the film on his popular "Firing result of a joint UNA-Harvard Ukrai- most prestigious newspapers. And, although he lost, he has established Line" show. nian Research Institute(HURI) venture himself as a serious contender for 1988. Zenon Ostasz, chairman of Ukrainian Taras Hukalo helped produce "10 which involved substantial UNA fund- Americans to Elect Mike Kostiw, said his candidate does plan to run again. Million Victims: Ukraine, 1933, The ing. Unknown Holocaust," a 30-minute Most recently, it was UNA expertise In elections on the state and county elevels, political new comer Mike videotape in English, Ukrainian, Rus- and UNA funding that led to the highly Murowany and Christine Zarycky both lost their bids for public office, but sian and French, which has also re- successful international educators' both have vowed to run again, stating that they have now established name ceived international recognition. institute on the forced famine. When- recognition for themselves, which is important in any election. Miron Dolot wrote and W.W. Nor- ever 76 percent of the participants rate A Democrat, Mr. Murowany, 30, ran in one of the most important races in ton and Co. published "Execution by an institute "excellent" and 22 percent Delaware for the state legislature which was widely covered by the media. Hunger," a horrifying personal account award it a "very good," one can be sure And although he ran against a popular incumbent, he garnered 42 percent of of the famine by a survivor. that a significant impact has been made. Robert Conquest wrote and Oxford the vote. Yes, much has been accomplished by University published "Harvest of Sor- our community,but much still remains The most surprising candidate this year was Ms. Zarycky. A political row," unquestionably the best docu- to be done. We've really just begun. science major at Wayne State University, at 21, Ms. Zarycky is the youngest mented and most credibly written study Having been involved with an insti- member of the Ukrainian community to ever have run for political office — in of the forced famine we have thus far. tute for educators, I am convinced we her case for 1st District county commissioner. The New York State Education have a receptive audience in our Ameri- Department published Volume HI of its Despite her age, she received high acclaim from significantly older can teachers and, perhaps, in our human-rights series, "Case Studies: colleagues in the Republican Party in Michigan. Canadian teachers as well. Persecution^ Genocide." More than And finally, in an effort to help cue Ukrainian voters to which candidates "I had little knowledge of the fa- half of the volume is devoted to the have been the most supportive of the community, the Chicago-based League mine, " wrote one educator on the forced famine and human rights in of Ukrainian Voters endorsed local, Illinois state and national candidates for evaluation form," and I am grateful Ukraine. office. because the whole day was an intense The first international educator's learning experience for me." Many The reasons for these new phenomena are varied. But the most obvious is institute on the famine was held in participants had similar reactions. that if you want something done right, you Ve got to do it yourself. No longer Chicago, attracting some 150 American "I think you should offer Phase II of is the community happy to merely court officials whom it feels can be helpful public school teachers. this institute," wrote another educator, in representing its various interests. Ukrainians now want to become part of A major role in all of these significant a sentiment that was echoed time and the process itself, want to have their collective voice heard within events was played by the Ukrainian again by participants. Congressional and White House walls. Ukrainians have learned that the National Association (UNA), an or- 4 This institute needed more publi- greater representation they have on the HilL the greater the chance the ganization which rarely receives kudos city," complained one educator. pendulum will swing in their favor. for its many achievements from our broader community in North America. Now that we have what we need to tell Take the Jewish people, for instance. One of the principal reasons Jewish On the contrary, more often than not our story — curriculum materials, emigration from the Soviet Union has been a topic of discussion since as far one hears that when it comes to the films, knowledgeable and effective back as the Nixon administration is because Jews here have been able to Ukrainian cause, the UNA is a "do- presenters — we need to tell it to that effectively lobby the Congress and the White House to have that topic on the nothing" organization. segment of our society responsible for agenda when a U.S. president and Soviet general secretary get together and It is time for this misconception to be educating the next generation. Only talk. They have firmly integrated themselves into the political establishment. righted. then will we be assured that the Ukrai- nian forced famine will never be for- Seeing also the growing momentum of Ukrainians who are choosing In my opinion, the momentum which gotten. careers in the government and media, two very influencial areas in policy- we are presently experiencing began to We also need to thank those who making, it seems the scale is slowly tipping in Ukrainians4 favor. The accelerate significantly on March 20, have brought us this far in our carn- momentum has begun. Let us proudly move forward. 1988 is not that far 1983, when The Ukrainian Weekly away. . ; `-` -' - published its special issue devoted to the paign. A good place to begin is with Great Famine. Well over 40,000 copies Batko Soyuz. . No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 7

Vienna Review Conference: a summary of Ukrainian activity

Following is an account of Ukrainian and celebrated the birthday of Roman celebration of "Lystopadove Sviato" and yellow ribbon on its side which at activity during the opening days of the Kupchinsky. (the anniversary of the November 1 one time belonged to a member of the Vienna Review Conference on the The following morning most of us Act of 1918) on the table in front of the "Sichovi Striltsi" (Ukrainian Sich Rifle- Helsinki Accords. rushed up the cobblestone roads to church altar lay the cane and headpiece men). Maria Demtschuk is recording secre- attend liturgy at St. Barbara's Ukrai- worn by Metropolitan Andrey She- St. Barbara's is truly a magnificent tary of Americans for Human Rights in nian Catholic Church. Since it was the ptytsky and a blue cap with a little blue church, built in a baroque style, and is a Ukraine. landmark in Vienna. The 209-year-old by Maria Demtschuk edifice was commissioned by Empress Maria Teresa. The day was spent in We arrived in Austria on November making plans for the conference, re- 1, and to our surprise there was no viewing materials and exchanging activity in Vienna and very few people viewpoints. We had our first group in the city. However, we soon learned meeting and Andrew Sorokowski was that since November 1 is the celebration appointed administrator for the group. of All Saints Day and since Austria is a The Ukrainian participants were Christian country, everything with the Christina Isajiw, Mykola Moroz and exception of a few restaurants was Ivanka Jaciw of the World Congress of closed. Since it was just 1 p.m. and our Free Ukrainians, Mr. Sorokowski of rooms were not available until 3:00, we Smoloskyp, Bozhena Olshaniwsky, proceeded to tour Vienna. Lubow Jowa, and Maria Demtschuk from Americans for Human Rights in In the evening, the majority,of the Ukraine (AHRU), Volodymyr Maly- Ukrainian participants of the Vienna nowych of the Ukrainian Political CSCE parallel conference greeted us in Parties and Organizations based in the suite of the Marriott Hotel which Paris, Natalie Pawlenko of the Ukrai- served as the Ukrainian Information nian American Coordinating Council, Center in Vienna. Most of us met each Nadia Svitlychna and Leonid Plyushch other for the first time. In a Hungarian of the External Representation of the, restaurant on a small street in Vienna Ukrainian Helsinki Group, Alexander Ambassador Warren Zimmermann (left) converses with Orest Deychakiwsky, Neprel of the ODUM youth organiza- we toasted our arrival to this conference Julian Kulas and Leonid Plyushch. tion, Danylo Dzwonyk from the Ukrai- nian Canadian Students Union (SUSK), and Roman Kupchinsky and Oles LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cheren from the Ukrainian Peace Committee. In Vienna as part of the American Defends Response No. 4 Their collaboration with the Hitlerites delegation were Orest Deychakiwsky was forced by the threat of death. and Julian Kulas, a public member. Demjanjuk to Epstein In the German camps there were also The representatives of the Baltic Jews forced into such a collaboration. states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Dear Editor: Dear Editor: But nobody called them "war crimi- were among the first to have a press In the article from Jerusalem, "Ivan Alexander Epstein in his letter pub- nals." They were victims of the cruel and conference at the Concordia Press the Terrible Case Isn't Open and Shut, lished in issue No. 46 of The Ukrainian merciless system. It is known, for Club. Three members of the Ukrainian Israelis Admit," in the Chicago Tribune Weekly tried to decide what is in the example, that a hangman in the Bu- group attended: Mr. Malynowych, Mr. of September 28, Jonnothan Broder best interest of the Ukrainian commu- chenwald death camp was a Jew by Kupchinsky and this writer. It was, reported the following: "...Israel needs a nity and what is not. Unfortunately, his name of Kozelchik. He was tried in indeed, an impressive press conference fresh personification of Nazi brutality arguments are not as persuasive as they Israel and was acquitted as a man who and the Lithuanian representative to impress a new generation that, it seem. was compelled to hang his camp mates. appealed for the release of Mart Niklus fears, is losing contact with the lessons Mr. Epstein's new view is as follows: Did the behavior of Kozelchik and and others. Ambassador Warren Zim- of the Holocaust." whether John Demjanjuk be found other Jewish policemen put a stigma on mermann, head of the U.S. delegation And indeed, Israel has such a "per- guilty or innocent, the Ukrainian com- the Jewish community? to the review conference, addressed the sonification" now in the person of John munity in both cases will be stigmatized I think that collaborators — forced or news conference and assured all present Demjanjuk, a man accused of being because there were guards at Treblinka volunteer — can be found among all the that he would bring forth their con- "Ivan the Terrible" of the notorious who were of Ukrainian origin. nations occupied by the Hitlerites as cerns. Later, Mari-Ann Rikken of the Treblinka death camp, a denaturalized well as by the Soviets. It is known that Estonian American National Council U.S. citizen extradited to Israel to I don't know, if there were Ukrai- among the officials of the Soviet Ges- was interviewed by members of the stand trial there. nians in Treblinka, but I know whom tapo, the NKVD, there was a certain Soviet press regarding the case of three- There is, however, one fly in the Germans called Ukrainians. After number of Jews, a fact acknowledged year-old Kaisa Randpere, the world's ointment. All indications are that Mr. taking into captivity millions of Soviet by Simon Wiesenthal in his memoirs youngest political prisoner. Demjanjuk is a victim of mistaken soldiers in 1941 who did not want to "The Murderers Among Us."So, should fight for the Stalin's paradise, Hitlerites November 4, marked the official identity, has been framed and thus this fact put a stigma on Jews in general? opening of the Conference on Security innocent of the charge. The Russian started to exterminate them by hunger After calm, unbiased and impartial in the POW camps. Prisoners in these and Cooperation in Europe. On that KGB supplied the fabricated "evidence" consideration, the answer should be morning the majority of the Ukrainian and the OSI (Office of Special Investi- camps did not receive even a hun- "no." dredth part of the normal human ration group participated in a briefing for non- gations) of the U.S. Justice Depart- But according to Mr. Epstein's consi- government organizations and address- ment swallowed it hook, line and sinker to survive, and they died outbythethou- derations, the answer would be, "yes." sands. When the recruiters came to such ed several of their concerns to Ambassa- (Patrick J. Buchanan, "Nazi Butcher or Are his considerations fair? Do they dor Zimmermann. Mistaken Identity," The Washington camps to recruit servicemen to some give much to humanity? Post, September 28). "Ukrainian" "Hilfs-Abteilungen'Vauxi- In my opinion, his considerations The Hofburg served as the official Question: Does Demjanjuk have to liary detachments^, prisoners of lead to hatred and to the unfair stigma- location for the conference. While be hanged in Israel — innocent though any ethnic origin volunteered. To be tization of innocents. passing through the gates of this palace he may be — just to remind the new admitted to such a detachment, the one notices decorations with emblems Israeli generation of the dread of volunteer should have been a little bit Sviatoslav Karavansky of the countries which were part of the Holocaust? stronger than other prisoners, all of Denton, Md. Austro-Hungarian Empire; among Is the death of an innocent goishe whom were doomed to die. So, to the so them is the Galician lion. The delegates man at the hands of the Israeli regime called "Ukrainian" Hilfs-Abteilungen of the 35 nations proceeded to arrive any less criminal or sinful than the death belonged people of many ethnic origins. Response No. 5 and enter the Hofburg up to the main of a Jewish person at the hands of the But even if they were exclusively Ukrai- conference room and the conference Nazi regime? nians, can these people be called "war was opened by the Austrian Chancellor criminals"? They were never told what to Epstein Dr. Franz Vranitzky. they had to do. They knew only that Dear Editor: John J. Moore In the evening the membersof the Chicago they were escaping inevitable death. In response to Alexander Epstein's letter (November 16) requesting Ukrai- Baltic States gave a concert. There was a nians not to ally with John Demjanjuk: performance by a mime and classical Urgent appeal I am an American Ukrainian. Every music. The following day a major Dear Friends: Ukrainian is my brother or sister in demonstration with 500 participants Our Lord speaks: "Do not be afraid of them therefore. For everything that sickness or in health. I will stand by received much coverage. is now covered will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made every one of them until death do us part. The representatives of the Americans clear." (Matthew 10:26) Please continue your coverage of Mr. for Human Rights in Ukraine with the Without fear, please continue writing to: John Demjanjuk, c^o Ayalon Demjanjuk, for it is the main source of help of Stephanie Schwartz-Luty were Prison, Ramla, Israel. information on Mr. Demjanjuk's case. granted permission by the Austrian police to picket in front of the Hofburg — Mrs. Vera Demjanjuk and family. Wilma Zaryckyj and displayed their poster which corn- , Detroit {Continued on page 12) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48 For the record: Education Department's presentation before Famine Commission Following is an abridged version of many more dead than in all countries lishers often gloss over the, by defini- schools — should know. A mere 50 the speech delivered on November 7 by together in World War I...yet these tion, oppressive nature of totalitarian percent of the students polled could Dr. Franmarie Kennedy-Keel, execu- events have not to this day been fully regimes while being hypercritical of correctly name their two home state live assistant to Undersecretary of registered in the Western consciousness. American institutions. The only expla- senators. Just over half the seniors Education Gary L. Bauer, at the Chi- There is general knowledge here that nation I think is credible is that most could identify the Magna Carta as the cago regional hearing of the U.S. some sort of catastrophe struck, or may textbooks reflect the views of promi- historic document sighed by King John Commission of the Ukraine Famine. have struck, the Soviet countryside, but nent historians and social scientists who in 1215. Just over 15 percent of the little more...But then, the facts of the believe that the neutral approach to students knew deTocqueville wrote the It is an honor and a privilege to be assault on the peasantry, and on the world history is best. In other words, famous political treatise "Democracy in here representing the undersecretary for Ukrainian nationality, are complex. they refuse to distinguish in many America." Just over 40 percent knew this special hearing of the Ukrainian For it was a threefold blow: Dekulaki- crucial respects between the United what civilization built the wooden Famine Commission. As his chief aide, zation meant the deportation of millions States and the Soviet Union. horse. (Answer: The Greeks). The poor I know that his interest in the famine of peasants. Collectivization meant the One can see this in a booklet pub- scores are distressing, and even the doesn't stop with studying merely the herding of the rest of them into collec- lished by the National Council for the embarrassed undergraduates and fa- facts and figures. He is also extremely tive farms. And in 1932-33, the collec- Social Studies on human rights. In the culty thought so. concerned with how textbook,...pub-, tivized peasantry of the Ukraine and introduction to the booklet, aimed at The only way the young can learn lishers and the entire educational com- adjacent regions was crushed in a teachers, the editors contend there are history is if they first are taught history. munity is explaining this event to our special operation by the seizure of the several ways to teach about human If schools and texts refuse to give children. Over the past few years we whole grain crop and the starvation of rights — including the comparative superficial treatment to events that have have been closely examining several of the villages." approach. And then to illustrate their shaped and challenged our civilization, our nation's leading world history Clearly, from this account we see that point, the authors say the following: "In then it's less likely that our children will textbooks, and what we have found is this devastating tragedy cannot be Western Europe and the United States, forget or dismiss their significance. often distressing. In most of the texts, explained in a few sentences. That does for example, civil and political rights the Ukrainian famine is explained in further injustice to those who lost their such as freedom of speech, voting, and And what is history if it is not an only a few sentences, and this cursory lives to involuntary starvation and due process are of prime coucern. In account of man's struggle to better his treatment is usually punctuated with perpetuates our ignorance about the Eastern European countries, economic condition? The historical record does skeptism over whether the suffering was famine. Whenever forces try to conquer rights such as the right to work, to form indeed show that some countries have really as extensive as many people over goodness, it usually takes a compli- trade unions, to strike, and to take succeeded better than others — whether allege. Over all, only a few textbooks cated sequence of events. We must vacations are considered essential." some choose to ignore the moral diffe- that we have read make the effort to understand the planning and motiva- (Tell that to Lech Walesa!) That des- rences does not change that fact. That is fиіфеіхріаіп the gapingdifferences tion behind such horrific crimes in order cription of life in the East Bloc would be not to say that our country has not had between totalitarianism and demo- that we may prevent them from happen- laughable if it weren't sb dangerous. its share of villains and made its share of cracy. This relativistic kind of instruc- ing again. And the confusion and mispercep- Mistake T^hose Should be clearly tion could irreparably harm our young If the average American is unaware of tions such textbooks frequently give our explained to today's students. But by people's faith in the provisions of liberty the famine, part of the reason may relate children doesn't end there. One high the same token, our country also has a and their willingness to defend it. Today back to the scant coverage it receives in school world history book used great number of heroes from which the I would like to discuss our findings with textbooks that I alluded to earlier. How throughout the U.S. devotes a section to young can derive inspiration and know- you and urge you to do your part to can the American public fully under- Soviet women. It says the following: leged for the future. Pick up a high make sure our kids know what they stand where totalitarianism leads if they "Equality for women in the USSR is a school history text and see how often should know to become responsible do not even know about the atrocities it has wreaked and continues to wreak on ...most textbooks reflect the views of prominent Citizens., л ,,:; ‚.^---Ѓ „v ,4;.4. - ,-..., ...,r,-4 First, let's back up to what,exactly innocent people? Textbook references historians and social scientists who believe that the happened in Ukraine from Ю30І6 1933, to the famine and other Soviet bar- during the Soviet assault on that na- barisms often treat them as natural neutral approach to world history is best ... they tion's peasantry. For some, the magni- disasters instead of state-enforced poli- refuse to distinguish in many crucial respects tude of the Soviet brutality is almost too cies. This is unacceptable. great to conceive. For others, the memo- between the United States and the Soviet Union. ries are still painfully vibrant. Robert reality... They receive equal pay for you find the word "hero" mentioned in Conquest writes poignantly of the equal work...Men and women are reference to men such as Thomas famine: At this point, some of you are pro- Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Douglas bably wondering why textbook pub- treated equally under Soviet law. They "It was a tremendous tragedy — with may marry or vote when they are 18." MacArthur or Thomas Edison. I think These statements are mere half-truths you'll be hard-pressed. when not accompanied by such facts as: When students are given a reliable, voting in the Soviet Union consists of vivid account of history they learn more circling a name of the one candidate on than just names of places and dates — the ballot — the Soviet leadership's they learn lessons about the basic values choice; or that equal pay for equal work that have made this country great. in the USSR means a bus driver and a From the Roman wars, they can learn surgeon both make about 150 rubles per about great valor but also about conceit month, or two hundred dollars. Let's and cruelty. From George Washing- face it, these are not difficult concepts ton's refusal to assume dictatorial for textbook authors to grasp and powers right after the American Revo- explain. To tell our children any less is lution they can learn humility and to seriously misguide them about the dedication to self-government. From fundamental nature of the Soviet sys- Henry Ford they can learn the rewards tem. of hard work and enterprise and the capacity of one man to change the world The distortion found in one text used for the better. And from the Soviet- by history teachers in some of our enforced famine on the people of nation's best high schools delivers an Ukraine they learn that totalitarianism equally shocking portrayal of our own depends upon its crushing the will and country's history. The author candidly hope of people who cherish liberty. states, "I prefer to tell the story of the N to ensure that students are discovery ^America through ttie Teaming these things, I do not advocate viewpoint ШЩ Ai^waks, of t he Con- that textbooks should be in accord with stitution from the standpoint of the the policy positions of this administra- slaves, of Andrew JpksclR^e seen by the tion. Indoctrination of any kind is Cherokees, of ІЬЙІІШ Шг as seen by wrong. Period. But texts also should the New York Irish..."and so on. What not read as if they were written by has happened to relaying history to our neutrals in the struggle between freedom children through the facts of history? By and slavery. We must only tell the relying heavily on this book's approach absolute truth about ourselves and to history, our high school students are about those who believe in a different missing some of the most important set of principles than we. The truth lessons of American history. stands firmly on the side of those who This supposition has been substan- believe that individual rights should not tiated by the results of a poll conducted be subjugated for the "good" of the state, this month by The Dartmouth Review that God endowed man with certain at the Ivy League Dartmouth College. inalienable rights. When our children The questions dealt with basic events are given the intellectual might to reply and facts from history and literature, to detractors of democracy, they will Dr. Franmarie Kennedy-Keel with famine institute organizer and public member questions that undergraduates — cspe- defend it willingly and rightly. Our of the famine commission Dr. Myron B. Kuropas. cially those at the nation's top-ranked country deserves no less. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 9

Interview: Decore on politics, Ukrainian community concerns The following is an excerpted transcript of an can come back whenever to involve yourself in the non-professionals that worked on my campaign. It's interview with Edmonton Mayor Laurence Decore, businesses that we have.' really overwhelming to me. conducted by Michael B. Bociurkiw on October 31 at I'm exceedingly lucky because I've made enough I think Ukrainians have always been active Edmonton City Hall. money to be secure foi the future. I mean who else politically. There are highs and lows for us: we elect a could have that kind of a great situation —-not to lot of people at one time, and then later we don't have Earlier this month you received a strong mandate worry about the future. so many people. from Edmonton voters. You're also going into your But I am interested in politics. I do know that I Ukrainians, as part of their great strength in second term of office with some of your most vocal won't be here (as mayor) for longer than six years. Canada, has been their interest in politics and their opponents exiled from City Council. What are your That's what I said I would put in, that's what I said I involvement in politics — either in the New Democra- priorities for the coming term? thought it would take to put the house in order tic Party, the Progressive Conservative Party or the financially for Edmonton, to get Edmonton moving. Liberal Party. First of all, I was overwhelmed by not only getting a And I can see that now coming about and being I expect that to continue in the same way, and be no great mandate, but I increased my majority from the concluded in six years. different in the future than it has been in the past. last election I had a 2.1 to I majority in the 1983 election. I got a 2.3 to 1 majority in this election. Some of the political pundits like to refer to you as What do you say to those Ukrainians who have been It's not often you see a mayor getting an increase in the political messiah that will eventually lead the lobbying hard over the past few months to have what is a pretty substantial majority. I did and I'm very Liberal Party back to power here in Alberta for the another Ukrainian appointed to the Senate? Do you grateful to Edmontonians for that. A large part of that first time in a long time. How do you feel about that? think that's an issue that should be pursued vigorous- was because of the tremendous assistance that I got ly? from the multicultural community. Well, Albertans are slowly seeing that Conservatism What I see happening is a city that is in a recession isn't the only way of life, the only way of dealing with Of course. It seems to me that when somebody as trying to pull itself out, trying to create employment, issues. high-profiled as Sen. Yuzyk unfortunately dies, you trying to rejuvenate its downtown, and to fix its I remember when 1 ran as a mayoralty candidate in should work hard to put somebody in who has an infrastructure. It's very much doing that. We won three international awards in our last three It was a mistake to set up the Deschenes Commission; a mistake to consider years for our debt management and contrbl, and our budget system. This is an award given by an associa- going to the Soviet Union... tion of 4,500 governments of the United States and Canada — financial officers of those governments. 1983: people would stand up at meetings and make fun equal profile to that of Sen. Yuzyk. We've put our financial house in order. We of me because I was a Liberal. That never happens It's important. We're entitled to it. Other ethnic downsized our civic government by some 1,700 people now. In fact, it works much to my advantage in the groups do it, why shouldn't we be entitled? — that's of a workforce of, 12,000. ? v , ,r, ;public arena'— people now recognize me to be Nobody is going to look after us unless welookafter't We're the largest civic: government in Canada something different and as a person who doesn't ourselves. ` '`':--ѓ v ''-—.--;: rr- -,гл: because we own our own telephone company, our own kowtow and goes crawling on his hands and knees to a So, of course it's important to lobby hard for it. I power company, and our own airport. We have the provincial government or a federal government. wish they (the Conservatives) would get off their rear biggest budget of any city in Canada. And to have won I work hard for my city and I think most Edmonto- ends and make that appointment. It's embarrassing. three international awards for putting our house in nians realize that. And they realize that Liberalism is order is truly a remarkable feat I think. not a sinful thing. People realize that (former Liberal Ukrainian community leaders in Canada have had By the mid-1990s, we expect the city of Edmonton Prime Minister Pierre) Trudeau does not influence quite a bit to say about the way the Mulroney to be on a pay-as-you-go basis: there will be no every Liberal in Canada — there still are bad feelings government has been handling the Deschenes Corn- mortgage of the city of Edmonton. about Trudeau. mission of Inquiry on War Crimes. Most of their What I see in the future is a continuation of trying to I don't know. Everybody in this city knows I'm a comments have been negative. What is your assess- stimulate employment and working with the provin- Liberal, I never hide it, I like to say that I'm a Liberal. ment of the situation? . - ^ t--^-,.^u-i cial government in extending our light rapid transit, Whether I'll be a leader provincially, I don't know. and continuing to fix our water and sewer system and It's too early to say. I think I'm one of the first Ukrainian political people our infrastructure. who spoke out very strongly against the Deschenes We also want to beautify our city. Downtown How do you feel about the increasing number of Commission even being brought into existence. redevelopment is now on its way and I think should be Ukrainians becoming involved in federal and provin- I was scolded by the Ukrainian newspaper in pretty much concluded in the next three years. cial political forums? Besides you, for example, there is Edmonton because I called the whole thing bullshit. I We now have more time to spend on other issues — (former Saskatchewan Deputy Premier and Attorney got rather emotional one day at a Ukrainian church like cultural development. One of the things that I General) Roy Romanow who has been re-elected in function — I think it was a harvest ball or something wanted to see done was a cultural policy put into place Saskatoon; and there are Ukrainians like (Manitoba — there were a number of priests there. I said that to — a policy that would involve multiculturalismas one Energy and Mines Minister) Wilson Parasiuk pro- me the Deschenes Commission was bullshit. I got a of the three components. The other two components moting Ukrainian interests in the Manitoba Legisla- standing ovation from everybody there, including the are the performing and visual arts, and recreation. ture. Are you happy with what's going on? bishop — but scolded because I was using a word that I Well, I didn't quite succeed in getting that policy in shouldn't have been using. place, but I did succeed in getting a tribunal put into If I were able to show you the young people that To me it's really beyond belief that so long after a place that will have representation — for the first time worked on my campaign, you would be surprised at war, we're still sniffing around and looking under in Edmonton's history — from multiculturalism as the number of young Ukrainian professionals and rocks trying to find people who were wrong-doers in one component, from the performing and visual arts that war. as the second component, and recreation as the third. If there is somebody that was involved in atrocities That tribunal has been instructed by city council to and in mass killings, of course those people should be bring back policies for multicultural development, prosecuted. cultural development and recreational development for But to have a commission that's set up to start the future of Edmonton. So we will be establishing a examining a whole community — and that's the way it blueprint of what we think our city should be like in started. You had some people who were unreasonable the next five, 10, 15 years in cultural development. and improper on one side saying that there were I don't known of any other city in Canada that's thousands of war criminals in the Ukrainian commu- attempting to do — or has done — what we're nity. Well, that's absurd. attempting to do. The cultural groups in Edmonton I think that the government should have recognized are excited about it; I'm exciting about it. I think that that it was absurd and should have not agreed to this that's the thing that will add strength to our commu- sort of far-ranging and wide-sweeping Deschenes nity — and vibrance, beauty and vitality to our Commission. community. That's one of the things that we'll be So I argue about putting it into place, and I remind doing. Canadians that Trudeau — and many Ukrainians were critical of Trudeau — and (former Liberal Justice Now you're in your second term, and I'm wondering Minister Jean) Cretien were the Canadians that kept about your plans for the future. What are your plans that nonsense down and continued to keep it down in for further up the road? Do you have any aspirations spite of the pressures that they were getting from other for federal or provincial politics? Canadians. But (Canadian Prime Minister Brian) Mulroney There's no game plan, there's no blueprint for the succumbed, and couldn't see the danger that he was future for my life. creating by setting up this commission. That's the first Politics is something I very much like, but it's point. important in politics to be at the right place at the right The second is — even considering going to Ukraine time. If you're not, then you can really make a mess of to collect evidence was an absurdly unreasonable and things for yourself politically as an individual. improper consideration. Because all of the evidence, The timing looks pretty good provincially and all of the experience that the Americans had, clearly federally for me. showed that there was great danger that would be I'm one of those people who's exceedingly lucky — created in doing that kind of evidence review or lucky because I have a law firm with two brothers that accumulation of fact. continue to keep my chair whenever I want to come The world knows that the Russians have suppressed back to practice law. My two brothers say to me, 'You Edmonton's Mayor Laurence Decore (Continued on page 15) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48

Ivas'lLlk scholarship fund announced Luba named best female vocalist ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Volo- ington Park, Rochester, N.Y., 14621. dymyr Ivasiuk Scholarship Founda- The Volodymyr Ivasiuk Scholarship tion, under the auspices of the Ukrai- nian Fraternal Association (UFA), has Foundation is also sponsoring a Cana- announced that the Volodymyr Ivasiuk dian Fund which is scheduled to open Scholarship Fund is open to applicants. on December 6, with a premiere concert At least one student aid stipend of a in Toronto. Plans are being made to minimum of $500 will be awarded to a take the Volodymyr Ivasiuk Scholar- qualified recipient for the 1987-88 ship Fund Concert on a tour through- academic school year. out the U.S. and Canada with the net The following requirements must be profit of every concert to be delegated to met: student must be of Ukrainian the fund. For the 1988-89 school year descent and living in the U.S., student both the U.S. and Canadian scholar- must be enrolled and have completed a ships will be expanded to include all of minimum of one year in an accredited the arts fields (dance, fine arts, etc.) college or university with a major in a More details on both the Canadian music field (vocal or instrumental). Fund and the addition of other arts Each applicant will be screened by the scholarships will be made available as Volodymyr Ivasiuk Scholarship Com- they develop. Anyone wishing to donate mittee according to the stipulated rules. to this worthy cause in support of young Applications must be postmarked no Ukrainian artists may send contri- later than March 31, 1987. butions to the above address. Checks For additional information and should be made payable to the Volo- application forms write to: Volodymyr dymyr Ivasiuk Scholarship Founda- Ivasiuk Scholarship Fund, 111 Hunt- tion. language, and that all of the humanities Letters to Byelorussian... should be taught in Byelorussian. (Continued from page 2) The most forthright and emotional шшішшщ response came from a journalist in ІІІІІ! Frank Griffin should also be in the VUZy and in state Gomel: The Canadian band Luba with lead singer Luba Kowalchuk. organizations. A fundamental improve- "We do not have anything more ment in its utilization is needed in Russian than the language," wrote the by Michael B. Bociurkiw of Michael Bell on bass. cinematography, television, and book well-known Russian Soviet prose writer The Montreal-based band had its publishing. For the all-round develop- Andrei Bitov. We too have nothing BRANDON, Man. — Canadian re- first chart-climber in 1982 with "Every ment of a language, it is imperative that more Byelorussian than the language. If cording artist Luba Kowalchuk was Time I See Your Picture," an evocative it be widely used in all spheres of public the language dies off there can be no named the best female vocalist of the ballad written by Ms. Kowalchuk about life." talk of any kind of Byelorussia nor of year by the Canadian Academy of her late father. This single, taken from A worker describes the situation in any kind of mythical mummified na- Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) the mini-album of the same name, the Grodno region: tional culture of the future. 'If there is at the 1986 Juno Awards ceremony, held prompted Toronto-based Capitol Re- only one Byelorussian left alive the November 10 in Toronto. cords to release Luba's first major "Thus, the use of the Byelorussian Byelorussian language will live, and This year marked the second year in a album, "Secrets and Sins." language, let's say for a resident of our until the language lives — Byelorussia row that the Montreal Ukrainian won Ms. Kowalchuk's debut in a record- Grodno Oblast, is limited to the family, lives!' These are the words of Yanka as top female vocalist. ing studio was in the late 1970s when she a few school lessons, and segments of Kupala, written in 1942...So, we are Ms. Kowalchuk, who is the lead recorded two popular-selling Ukrainian radio and television broadcasts. The talking about the future of our people, singer of the band named after her, won albums. Then a shy, soft-spoken Ukrai- majority of children study in Russian- of our children. the same category at the CASBYawards nian vocalist, Ms. Kowalchuk perform- language schools, teaching in the insti- earlier this year, and was named best ed occasionally in front of Ukrainian tutes and technicums is not conducted Perhaps the first thing that should be female entertainer by Canada's Black audiences, including performances at in the Byelorussian language, and in said about these letters is that they Music Association. the Canada's National Ukrainian Festi- state and public institutions one practi- constitute an indictment of Soviet Luba — which also includes drum- val in Dauphin, Man., and a Ukrainian cally does not hear Ethe language^. We language policy in particular and Soviet mer Peter Marunczak, a Ukrainian students' cabaret in Toronto. in the Grodno region don't even have an nationalities policy in general. More- from Montreal who recently married The release of Ms. Kowalchuk's oblast newspaper in the Byelorussiani over, it should be noted that the issues Ms. Kowalchuk — received two other album, "Chain Reaction," marked the language, and in Vaukavysk a raionі that they raise are virtually identical to nominations for the 16th annual Juno vocalist's arrival on the mainstream newspaper; we don't have, in short, a the problems that disturbed representa- awards — in the categories of Best rock music scene. In 1982, after the Byelorussian newspaper for a rurall tives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia in Composer and Best Album Graphics. arrival of singer^ guitarist Alain Cou- population where Byelorussians are anі the early 1960s, and that were even- The Montreal band is best known for ture to the band, Luba hit the road, absolute majority." tually reflected in such classic samvydav its newly released Capitol Records performing in concerts with such high- texts as Vyacheslav Chornovil's "The Another teacher feels that all institu- album called "Between the Earth and profile artists as Chris De Burgh and " Chornovil Papers" and Ivan Dzyuba's Sky," which features 10 songs written Bryan Adams. tions of higher education in the republicj "Internationalism or Russification?" should have Byelorussian units in all by Ms. Kowalchuk herself. Luba has two songs on the Capitol Stated differently, in Gorbachev's departments, that in those institutions The hit single from the album, "How soundtrack of the movie "9!^ Weeks." Soviet Union one can presumably that train cultural cadres (conserva- Many (Rivers to Cross)" climbed to the The opening song in the movie, "The , discuss issues in the official press that 20 tories, institutes of culture, theatrical top of AM and FM radio charts in Best Is Yet To Come," was written by , years ago were punishable by long terms and art institutes) and agricultural Canada earlier this year. Terry Britten and Graham Lyle (who in the gulag. However, the question specialists, instruction should be com- The Juno Awards ceremony — which also wrote "What's Love Got to do With ^ remains; What comes after glasnost'? pletely in Byelorussian, and that the is the Canadian equivalent of the It" and "We Don't Need Another Hero" language of instruction in all pedago- A final observation — namely, the Grammy Awards — was held at To- for Tina Turner). The song has been gical institutes should be converted to) discussion initiated by Literatura і ronto's Hilton Harbour Castle Hotel, released as an extended play import Byelorussian. A resident of Minskc Mastatstva should go a long way in and was televised live by the Canadian album, and features the vocal versic thinks that anyone applying for admis- dispelling the widely held notion both in Broadcasting Corp. from the movie and a powerful instru sion to institutes and technicums inі the Soviet Union and in the West that Other winners in the Toronto cere- mental club mix. Byelorussia should be required to passs Byelorussian national consciousness is mony were Vancouver's Bryan Adams, "How Many (Rivers to Cross)," an examination in the Byelorussianі a dead issue. who captured the top male vocalist for which Luba and Capitol hope will break the third year in a row, and Victoria's the band into the highly competitive David Foster, who won his second American rock scene, was released in Ш , Just in time for Christmas straight Juno as top producer for his the United States in September. The work on the sountrack for "St. Elmo's album was partially produced by Na- І ^L THE PERFECT GIFT Fire." rada Michael Walden, the Grammy- Nominees and winners for the Juno nominee who has worked with Whitney awards $ге determined by a variety of Houston and Aretha Franklin. methods. Nominations in the female The album "Between the Earth and І ШЏ GOLD TRIDENT vocalist of the year category, for ex- Sky" has spawned two popular rock ample, are determined by the largest videos — "How Many" and "Innocent number of sales, but winners are voted (With an Explanation)." I Ц# JEWELRY on by the CARAS membership, which After completing a national concert represents about 1,000 people involved tour in Canada this summer, Ms. in the Canadian music and recording Kowalchuk was commissioned by the I EMBLEMS OF THE WORLD industry. federal government to appear in a Luba was founded in 1979 by Ms. nationally televised anti-smoking com- 1 P.O. Box 2224 Ventnor, N.J. 08406 Kowalchuk, Mr. Marunczak and guita- mercial in which she sings a jingle and Ш Send for free brochure rist Mark Lyman. The group was performs a choreographed dance num- completed a year later with the arrival ber with a group of young people. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 11

Bociurkiw speaks Notes on people E on Soviet policy s= OTTAWA — Prof. Bohdan Bociur- kiw of Carleton University here, pre- State Dental Board of Ohio and is a sented a paper on "Gorbachev's Reli- Goretsky visits member of the Academy of General gious Policy" at an international con- Dentistry. ference, "Which Way Is the USSR Manitoba home He is the son of Dr. Ellen and Dr. Going?", held on April 5-7, in Milan, by Michael Ewanchuk Theodore Mackiw; the latter is a mem- Italy, under the auspices of the cultural ber of UNA Branch 295. centers of the Italian Christian-Demo- WINNIPEG — Isidore Goretsky of cratic and Socialist parties. Edmonton revisited his home province Cehelska greets The meeting, which examined the of Manitoba this summer. Born in first year of Mr. Gorbachev's regime western Ukraine in the province of pianist Kerner and analyzed the impact of generational Bukovina, Mr. Goretsky came to Ca- change on the Kremlin's domestic and nada in 1906 with his mother to join Mr. MARIETTA, Ga. — Olga Cehelska, breign policy, featured papers and Goretsky's father. president-elect of the Cobb County panels by scholars and prominent Mr. Goretsky, is a pioneer teacher Music Teachers Association, greeted journalists from Italy, France, the who left Manitoba for Alberta to Chopin specialist Tadeusz Kerner United States, the United Kingdom, become principal of Smoky Lake during the 1986 Piano Workshop spon- West Germany and Canada. school. While so engaged he was elect- sored by the Greater Atlanta Music Mychajlo Dymyd ed member of the Alberta Legislature. Alliance the week of August 25. wanted to see for myself." Holowinsky elected During World War II he served with The Polish-born pianist spent two the Air Force as a flying officer and on years prior to 1942 near Lviv, where he His hopes of attending the Harvard fellow of АРА return to Alberta resumed duties as learned fluent Ukrainian. Much to the Summer Institute became a reality superintendent of schools. He was one delight of the pianists present at the when his close friend Borys Gudziak, NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Dr. of the superintendents of Ukrainian farewell luncheon, Ms. Cehelska and now studying at Harvard, offered his Ivan Z. Holowinsky, professor of extraction actively engaged in the Dr. Kerner sang Ukrainian songs, and apartment to Mr. Dymyd, and the psychology and special education at organization of the curriculum for the discussed the poetry of Shevchenko and Ukrainian Studies Fund arranged for Rutgers University, was elected fellow teaching of Ukrainian in the Alberta Kotliarevsky. Mr. Dymyd's fees to be waived in return of the American Psychological Associa- schools. Dr. Kerner's musical career is directly for office help. Tuition scholarships are tion at the annual meeting of the АРА Since his retirement he has been linked to the great tradition of Chopin. available to all participants. in Washington. engaged in historical research and He was born in Warsaw, 30 miles from It has worked out well for everyone. Prof. Holowinsky, a merriber of the writing. He is working on finding Chopin's birthplace, and studied with a For Mr. Dymyd, it has meant a chance АРА since 1959 and member of Rutgers pertinent details about the coming to pupil of a pupil of Chopin. to meet young Ukrainians from Ameri- University faculty since 1966, Is also a Canada in 1892 of two immigrants, ca and to find out about the institute. fellow of the American Association on Koroluk and Ziniyak. "Young people are encouraged in Mental Deficiency, a diplomate of the During Mr. Goretsky's early days of scholarship here. They are not con- American Board of Professional Psy- teaching in Manitoba he became a close- sidered too young to make a comribu- choiogy, a licensed clinical psycholo- friend of the late V.J. (Kiselewsky) Kay tion," he says. gist, and a member of the editorial who came to Canada to study agricub Mr. Dymyd completed a master's advisory board of the Encyclopedia of tare and during the first year lived in the degree at the Pontifical Eastern Insti- Special Education, Senkiw area in Manitoba.. Senkiw was tute of the Vatican last summer and will named after the Ukrainian village from returii;-Ш'їаЙ.'ЧЙ, ШШ:, Џ?ШѓЏШ which the first Oleskiw settlers came to thesis on "The Historical Juridical Kun to become Manitoba in 1896. Figure of the Bishop in the Ukrainian Catholic Church." club president His background was a bonus of the WOONSOCKET, R.I. — John A. Chaykowsky named Ukrainian Studies Fund, which is Kun of Ridge wood, N.J. was recently engaged in a project of printing and elected president of the Holy Cross school principal distributing articles on the history of the Ukrainian Churches in celebration of College Club of New York. PHILADELPHIA — Helen Chay- Holy Cross College, a Jesuit Catholic the Millennium. kowsky was recently named principal of Though Mr. Dymyd now makes institution located in Worcester, Mass., Bishop Cohwell High School here. has several thousand alumni in the New Church history his main area of study, She is a 1961 graduate of St. Basil he did not always want to go to school in York City area. Mr. Kun, who has been Academy, earned her bachelor of arts affiliated with Holy Cross alumni Rome. When his father first suggested degree in English from Chestnut Hill it, he wanted to stay in Belgium. A year affairs for the past seven years, will be College, and a master of arts degree in responsible for coordinating alumni Olga Cehelska with Dr. Tadeusz Kerner. later, his younger brother followed his Education from Villanova University. father's advice, and soon the letters activities in the greater New York She began her teaching career at Reviewing the workshop's opening region. recital, Atlanta music critic Jim Kopp Mr. Dymyd received describing school Cardinal Dougherty High School in taught in Ukrainian had Mr. Dymyd 1965. She later was named assistant wrote: "Kerner's approach to Chopin is A 1975 graduate of Holy Cross, Mr. not the sensational pounding and begging to join his brother. Kun is employed by MetLife Marketing dean of student life there. In 1975, she Lidia Stecyk, secretary of the Ukrai- was appointed vice-principal at St. sweating that too easily satisfies impa- Corporation, a Metropolitan Life In- tient audiences. His greatest successes nian Studies Fund, says of her summer surance Company subsidiary in New Hubert's High School for Girls. helper, "Mychajlo is such a hard worker She succeeds Sister Teresa Mary come the hard way: through warmth, York City. He serves as a program control and quiet good taste. He's not and so conscientious. We will really coordinator for several insurance distri- McGhee as principal at Bishop Con- miss him, both as a worker and as a well. an athlete, but a poet...Very possibly, bution projects Metropolitan has with it's like the composer's own style of friend." banking organizations. playing." But, who knows. Perhaps Mr. Deacon Sytnyk Dr. Kerner presently resides in New Dymyd's letters to family and friends Prior to joining Metropolitan in York City, where he serves as president will prompt other European Ukrainians 1978, Mr. Kun was a management I bud- appointed principal of the Chopin Association, Inc. Ms. to make the trip to HURI, or perhaps get analyst for the Town of Arlington, Cehelska urges Ukrainian pianists who Mr. Dymyd himself will return. Mass., for 18 months. He obtained a TORONTO — Deacon George Sytnyk, the senior deacon at St. Deme- are truly serious about Chopin to master's degree in public administration contact Dr. Tedeusz Kerner. from Suffolk University in Boston. trius Ukrainian Catholic Parish here, was appointed principal of St. Gerard A parishioner of St. Nicholas Ukrai- Majella Catholic School of the Metro European opts for nian Catholic Church in Passaic, N.J., Separate School Board. Mr. Kun is vice-president of the Young Harvard study Adults Club and a member of the parish choir. Mackiw graduates CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Mychajlo Mr. Kun's other affiliations include Dymyd came all the way from Rome to the Salem Ridge Association, a com- from med school study at the Harvard Ukrainian Re- munity association in Ridgewood, and search Summer Institute after years of COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stephen R. thinking about such a summer. the Vera Cruz Council of the Knights of Mackiw graduated from St. Elizabeth Mr. Dymyd who is from Belgium and Columbus. Hospital Medical Center, where he was Switzerland studies in Rome, says, "I of course knew a resident for the last academic year in of the European programs, the Ukrai- March 19-28 1987 Mr. Kun is married to Paula (Kluc- the department of dentistry, after nian Catholic University and the Ukrai- zka) Keyes of McKeesport, Pa., and having graduated last year from Ohio SNiGHTS ANP 7DAY^ nian Free University, but I wanted to they have one daughter, Stephanie. His State University in Columbus, where he 3fr Z)ZfU. EXCEPTTAttft'FTJ know more about Harvard's Ukrainian parents are Andrew and Mary Kun of received a degree of Doctor of Dental ofest s slupchynskyj I Blackstone, Mass. Research Institute, which I had read j 40 waterside plaza apt 23j Surgery (D.D.S) with honors. iNF^RMAfjONXl new york ny 10010 , Mr. Kun is a member of UNA Branch about in Ukrainian newspapers. Some F^SEF^ATTON^ te, 212 889 9- 206 in Woonsocket .R.I..- He also obtained his license from the of what I read was controversial, and I 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48

human rights held at the Messenpalast pendence of Ukraine was viewed as mann who provided us with an update Vienna Review... on November 4, 5 and 6. It also included going beyond the scope of the Helsinki on the conference. He gave the impres- (Continued from page 7) a Ukrainian booth. There were a press Accords. Others felt that Russification sion of true concern for political pri- memorated the 10th anniversary of the conference and a panel among whose was a far greater humiliation to the soners in the Soviet Union and listened Ukrainian Helsinki Group. They were participants were Ms. Isajiw, Ms. oppressed who are being Russified. to each appeal. He was quick to share joined by several members of the Li- Svitlychna and Mr. Plyushch, who is a Aishe Seitmuratova, a Crimean Ta- his knowledge with the participants. thuanian and Estonian groups whose member of the Resistance Interna- tar human-rights defender, came to a The weekend finally came. Although displays also included a poster of tional. There was also a panel on verbal head-on collision with Mr. there was much work to complete in Helsinki monitor Mart Niklus. They cultural and scientific exchanges; some Cheren. She opposed his request for a preparation for the Ukrainian press were advised by a delegate member that of the participants of this panel were self-determination statement for U- conference and reception, there was still from the upstairs conference room the Marvin Cohen, Alexander Ginzburg, kraine, and became highly insulted by some time left to see Vienna. Some of us delegates of the 35 nations were able to and Mikhajlo Mikhajlov. were fortunate to attend the Folk 4 Mr. Cheren's remark that the Tatars are 1 view them, even the restaurant window The thrust of these panelists pre- but a small minority, while the Ukrai- Opera, hear the Vienna Boys Choir,and afforded them a view of the pickets. sentations was that there was something nians constitute 50 million and are the visit some of the museums and see the From a window to the left above the very wrong with cultural exchanges; second largest republic. She argued that royal collection of jewels. The Kunsthis- Austrian flag they could be viewed from that it was used by the Soviets to Victor Hugo said it is not the size but the torisches Museum was surrounded by the office of the president of Austria. disseminate their propaganda; and that quality of a man that matters. In spite of what appeared to be a group of Soviet The Soviets held a press conference at if the borders were open and freedom of all the arguments, Mr. Cheren and Mrs. soldiers. However there was somethir the press center at the Hofburg, and travel existed, there would be no need Olshaniwsky succeeded in presenting wrong: the time period of their uniform several members of the Ukrainian for special agreements for cul- their amendment to the final resolution was all wrong and the soldiers spoke group attended. It is interesting to note turaiy scientific exchanges. If the United of Resistance International. English. We learned that this was the that when a question was presented to States were firm in holding the Soviet On Monday, November 3, the Inter- site of filming for the sequel to "The the Soviets by Nadia Svitlychna, the Union to its agreement, there would be national Helsinki Federation for Hu- Winds of War." translator had difficulty in translating. no need for special exchanges. man Rights held a press conference at On Saturday evening we all got The Soviets were cynical. Their At the end of the three-day series of the Concordia Press Club. Among the together in a typical Viennese restau- answers to the reasons for detaining programs, there was a call for a final participants were Vladimir Bukovsky, rant to celebrate heurigan (making of people in prison and not granting others resolution. Mrs. Olshaniwsky, Mr. Yuri Orlov and Ludmilla Alexeyeva. new wine) and Ms. Svitlychna's birth- permission to leave the Soviet Union Plyushch and Mr. Cheren took part in Ms. Svitlychna, who was to be included day. We were there for some time; we was that these people were either this meeting. Mrs. Olshaniwsky and in the panel, was not called upon to ate and sang, and Mr. Plyushch enter- charged criminals or know state secrets Mr. Cheren were instrumental in speak (without any explanation). Mr. tained us with stories. At times we were and if permitted to leave would be amending the final resolution of this Bukovsky in his presentation called for serenaded by an accordion and violins. dangerous to the Soviet Union. event to include Ukraine and its con- the Helsinki Accords to be declared null When we sang, we received competition When asked about individual cases, cerns. Comments during the discussion and void until all provisions were from other tables. they denied having any or little know- of the final resolution became quite adhered to by the Soviets. On Sunday several of us from the ledge of the cases. While answering Ms. heated at times. The representatives of Ukrainian Ukrainian group as well as three mem- Svitlychna's question, the Soviet dele- Participants stated that they sym- organizations at the Vienna Conference bers of the Lithuanian and Estonian gate stated that when visiting Radio pathized with the Ukrainian people, participated in numerous press confe- groups met with Nazi hunter Simon Liberty's office in New York, only one however, they felt that introducing rences. Mr. Sorokowski of Smoloskyp Wiesenthal. (AHRU will provide a person was willing to meet him, and he Ukrainian concerns would take away took the lead in a most eloquent man- more detailed report at a later date.) was not surprised because he believed from the Helsinki process. They felt it ner. Raising questions concerning the The remainder of the day was spent in that the rest had shady pasts. would dilute the resolution and the self- Ukrainian Helsinki Group, Mr. Soro- final preparation of statements and an Resistance International and the determination controversy would lessen kowski interviewed Mr. Movchan of the exhibit together for the Ukrainian Sakhirov Institute were the sponsors of the impact of the resolution. Mr. the Soviet delegation after the USSR's press conference and commemorations the Helsinki Mirror," an exposition ot Cheren's call for support for the inde- press conference. of the 10th anniversary of the Ukrai- It was difficult to have an arranged nian Helsinki Group that were to take schedule in advance since most events place the next day. and press conferenceswere being sche- On Tuesday most of us attended the duled spontaneously. Every day, Mr. reception given by the U.S. Helsinki Dzwonyk rushed to the press center in Commission at the Imperial Hotel. As order to obtain the schedule of events he met the Ukrainian group, Ambassa- for that particular day, and Ms. Paw- dor Zimmermann was quick to update lenko and Mr. Neprel posted the list of us on the results of the U.S. delegation's events on our bulletin board. There meeting with the Soviets. He added that were always press conferences, briefings, during further meetings with them he receptions, hearings and demonstra- will present more specific names for tions to attend. intervention. He engaged himself in a The suite became our office and there lengthy conversation with Mr. Plyushch we prepared press kits, briefings and in Russian. It was during this reception statements in it. Since it was the center that Rep. Steny Hoyer read a letter of the Ukrainian Information Service, from President Ronald Reagan ap- there were frequent phone calls. One pointing Sam Wise to an ambassador- jzhena Olshaniwsky and Luba Jowa demonstrate with AHRU banner. seldom found the office empty. There ship. was always someone involved in com- The International Parliamentary pleting a project or writing a press Group hearing on the lack of the UKRAINIAN HERITAGE DEFENSE COMMITTEE release. The typewriters were being used religious freedom in the Soviet Union and the continuously. One of the Ukrainian was presided by Dr. Josef Hochtl of Austrian citizens, Mrs, Schwarz-Luty, Austria, U.S. Sens. Charles Grassley SUPREME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE provided us with a Ukrainian typewriter (R-Iowa) and Dennis DeConcini (D- of the and the hotel provided us with the Ariz.) and Fred King, a member of the UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION English typewriter. When our state- Canadian Parliament. One of the pane- ments and our invitations to our recep- lists, Pater Jakob Furg, in his testimony call upon you to tion were completed, we brought them frequently addressed the oppressed over to the Hofburg and Mr. Deycha- Ukrainian Catholic, Orthodox and; DONATE FUNDS kiwsky distributed them to the dele- Baptist Churches in the Soviet Ukraine.1 gates of the 35 nations. for their work and actions: He stated the among all religious groups On Wednesday, November 5, we persecuted, the Ukrainian Catholic о promote the Ukrainian Story were invited to a reception at Palovic- Church is oppressed most. It was о counter inaccuracies about Ukrainians cini palace hosted by the newly appoint- surprising to hear someone from whom о protect the civil rights of Ukrainians ed U.S. Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder you have not solicited support offer his specifically tor the U.S. citizens and non- concern at this hearing. Please mail donations by check or money-order to: governmental organizations present in It was very obvious and very clear to UKRAINIAN HERITAGE DEFENSE FUND Vienna. It was quite a magnificent pa- us during our participation in the c7o Ukrainian National Association lace fturing the reception. Secretary of parallel programs to the CSCE confe- 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City. N.J. 07302 State George Shultz addressed the guests rence in Vienna that if we had not done with Mr. Orlov at his side. He spoke elo- our part at home with our legislators in include the following form, completed with the amount of donation, your name quently about human rights, yet his promoting actions concerning our and address. genuineness was difficult to accept Ukrainian issues, such as the congres- Amount of donation because of his previous track record of sional resolutions commemorating the non-support concerning Ukrainian 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian Name issues. Dr. Jowa was successful in Helsinki Group and if we had not obtaining Mr. Shultz's signature on a lobbied the U.S. Congress, our con- postcard to Helsinki monitor Mykola cerns may never have been brought up No and Street Horbal. at the Vienna Conference. Our partici- At the end of the week, we attended pation at this event was just another c,'ty ; "Л'" rv - У - - - - —^ Zjp code another non-governmental organiza- reinforcement of our hard work at. tion briefing by Ambassador Zimmer- home. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY . SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 13

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Canada rescues... (Continued from page 1) visited some of the defectors in Afgha- nistan earlier this year. At an off-the-record briefing for reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Exter- nal Affairs officials refused to provide any details of the operation for fear of jeopardizing the chances for any future rescue missions. "This was a very difficult project," said one official. "The important thing here in all of this is the fact that these young people are now in Canada safe and sound." Shortly after the government con- firmed the arrival of the defectors in Canada, spokesmen for the Soviet Soviet defectors at Toronto press conference organized by the Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society. Embassy in Canada predicted the was needed because the Canadian possible repercussions facing their forces in Afghanistan. defectors will be used by Ukrainian External Affairs department is full of families in the Soviet Union, the defec- Said Mr. Naumov: "The Afghans groups to stir-up anti-Soviet propa- bureaucrats who "don't want to ruffle tors said they do not know what will don't make distinctions between pri- ganda. the Soviet Union's feathers." happen. soners of war and people who volun- Said one Soviet official: "It will be Said one defector: "It's difficult to say tarily go to their side. When we went regarded very negatively by the Soviet what will happen to our families. The over we simply, had to lay down our Embassy if they are used for just Soviet government can change its arms. But they were later returned to another anti-Soviet campaign." On November 25, the five appeared in policies more or less every day." us." Earlier, Canadian officials were public for the first time. About 100 The five also denied that they had concerned that the men had become reporters crowded into a small hotel Reporters were also told that morale been involved in any atrocities while drug addicts while in captivity. But room in Toronto to question the defec- among Soviet troops in Afghanistan is serving in Red Army units in Afghanis- preliminary medical examinations con- tors at a press conference organized by very low. Few Red Army soldiers have a tan. ducted by Canada indicated there is no the Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid "good impression of the place, "said one Mr. Kovalchuk had been quoted by a drug problem. "There is nothing out of Society. defector. French magazine earlier this year as the ordinary that we are aware of," said "We do not want war, and we are not The five defectors were dressed in admitting his unit participated in a an External Affairs official. "They are deserters," Mr. Kowalchuk told re- casual clothes and sported new running village raid in which, following an actually in remarkably good shape porters. "In three years we have seen a shoes. They did, however, appear ч attack ona Soviet soldier, soldiers fired considering what they've been through." lot of bombing of villages, and wounded somewhat bewildered by the confusion r their guns indiscriminately and later For Afghan resistance leaders, the women and children." caused by reporters shouting questions discovered that children were among release of the defectors will be a boost to Earlier, the five met with Soviet at the Russian-language interpreter. At their victims. their cause. Habib Mayar, president of Embassy officials at a Toronto office of one point during the press conference, The defectors insist they are happy to the Queens, N.Y.-based Afghan Com- the Department of Immigration. The an American journalist struck a Cana- be in Canada and look forward to munity of America, said he hopes the Soviets were told by the defectors that dian newspaper photographer for ob- beginning a new life here. "We have a five will tell Western audiences about they all want to stay in Canada. structing the view of the defectors. good impression of Canada and Cana- Soviet atrocities being cpmmitted in "We told them we would remain here All of the defectors had converted to dians," said one defector. Asked about Afghanistan. in Canada," Mr. Naumov said. Islam during their stay with Afghan their immediate plans, Mr. Naumov, iSaid `Щі%^аг, in an interview with The defectors said the Soviet officials rebels. When asked whether they will who seemed to be the main spokesper- The Weekly in Toronto: "They should repeatedly told them that they are free convert back now that they are free, Mr. son for the group, said: "We would like go to universities and other places to tell to return to the Soviet Union at any Kovalchuk replied: "There is only one to rest for the first little while." people how the Soviets kill in Afgha- time. There were three Soviet officials at God, and you can only believe in one." The Weekly has learned that the five nistan. The Russians lie to their troops the meeting. Two of the defectors will be split up between sponsoring about what is going on." reportedly caused a bit of drama at the The deserters said they did not sell groups in Toronto and Kitchener, Ont., Among those being credited for the meeting when they tore up the business Soviet-made weapons to the Afghan a small city about 50 kilometers to the release of the five soldiers is Globe and cards given to them by Soviet officials. rebels. This apparently contradicts west. One of the immediate priorities, Mail reporter Victor Malarek, a To- earlier reports that two of the five CUIAS officials said, is to place the five ronto Ukrainian who first wrote about When asked by reporters about secretly passed arms to the guerrilla defectors into English language courses. their plight, and who last week broke the story of the Canadian rescue mis- Chornobyl units... Estonians executed work, which involves 14 hours of labor sion in the November 22 issue of The The Relief Center for Estonian Politi- per day with only two days off per Globe and Mail. (Continued from page 1) cal Prisoners of Conscience in the month, according to the Associated Appearing in a nationally televised ters said on November 9. USSR based in Stockholm reported in Press. Reuters also reported on November interview last week, Mr. Malarek said early November that 12 Estonians were An article about the uprising appear- 17 that Soviet workers had completed the rescue mission would have never shot by Soviet soldiers for refusing to do ed in the Estonian Communist Youth the burial of the stricken fourth reactor. been undertaken by the Canadian clean-up work at Chornobyl. 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Interview: Decore... I take it then that you would consider it a mistake signalling its discontent with the way the Ukrainian for the federal government to establish a permanent community has reacted to the federal war crimes (Continued from page 9) Nazi-hunting body like the U.S. Justice Department's probe. How should the Ukrainian community respond Ukraine for centuries. The world knows that Russians Office of Special Investigations? to this sort of treatment? don't like Ukrainians. The world knows that Russians have Russified Ukraine to a great extent. The world Indeed. I can't think of anything more nonsensical. I don't know the full story, and it's hard for me to knows that some Ukrainians fought for Germany on believe that the Mulroney government and all of its the eastern front because they wanted to liberate their If there's somebody there that they know has ministers would be foolish enough to punish the country and to fight Russians. committed atrocities, then go after them and get them. Ukrainian community. It's too big a community to do Do you think that the Russians are going to be so And stop being silly in setting up a commission that that. There are too many people that they would fair and so equal and so wonderful as to say, 'Yes we continues for a decade or however long to look for offend. will help you to identify one or two people?' Certainly boogey-men, to look for ghosts in the rock-pile. not. Their only interest is to blacken the whole of the I have to believe that it was a mistake, a foul-up, a Ukrainian community for that Ukrainian experience screw-up. Somebody didn't put it in their book, or during the second world war. What are your thoughts about what happened at the somebody didn't say to somebody, 'You better go It was a mistake to set up the Deschenes Commis- recent Ukrainian Canadian Congress? It was the first there.' I mean that's the only way I can interpret this. sion; a mistake to consider going to the Soviet Union time in the history of the Ukrainian Canadian to collect evidence; and thank God it was just time that Committee that there was no prime minister or 1 just can't see it as being retribution — in spite of the rked in favor of the Ukrainians that never allowed Cabinet minister available to speak at the banquet. foolish things that the government has done in setting t to happen. Some Ukrainians are afraid that the government was up this Deschenes Commission.

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Ukrainian Christmas songs. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986 No. 48 Conference to focus PREVIEW OF EVENTS December 5 ing to join this year's festivities may of Ukrainian Studies at the Univer- on religious freedom contact Roman Wasylyk, organizer sity of Alberta, will deliver a presen- ROCHESTER, N.Y.: A concert of the event at (718) 626-3393. tation on "The Economic Impact of HARTFORD, Conn.— The Con- benefitting the Volodymyr Ivasiuk Chornobyl" for the Kennan Institute necticut-Western Massachusetts Re- Scholarship Fund organized under December 6-7 at the Wilson Center, Library of the gional Office of the National Confe- the auspices of the Ukrainian Frater- Smithsonian Castle, the Mall, at rence of Christians and Jews is spon- nal Association will take place at 8:30 HARTFORD, Conn: Branches 93 noon. For information call Marta soring a statewide interfaith conference, p.m. at Eastridge High School Audi- and 106 of the Ukrainian National Pereyma, (703) 528-3075. "Religious Freedom in the Soviet Bloc: torium, 2350 Ridge Road East. Women's League of America will The Soviet Constitution, Helsinki and Featured performers: Alex Holub, hold a holiday bazaar on Saturday, WASHINGTON: The Washington Reality," on Monday, December 8, at pop singer; Svetlana Vasilaki-Ton- December 6, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Group will sponsor a "Symposium the University of Hartford's Konover koschkur, opera and pop singer; Sunday, December 7, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., on Chornobyl: Impact and Conse- Campus Center. Bulava dancers and singers; hurao- in the school hall behind St. Mi- quences" with keynote speaker Dr. Co-sponsors include the Connecticut rist Yaroslaw Vasylenkoand musical chael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, David Marples who will address the Estonian Society; the Greater Hartfoi? director Ron Cahute. For tickets, 125 Wethersfield Ave. Featured are subject of "Chornobyl: Phase II." Interfaith Committee for Soviet Jewr} ! priced at $15, $12.50 and $10, call the ethnic food, baked products, cera- Moderated by Dr. Andrew Hrusz- the Lithuanian-American Community Ukrainian Federal Credit Union mics, paintings, white elephant items kewycz, panelists and topics include: of the USA, District of Connecticut; the (716)421-0167. and Christmas items. Dr. Ihor Masnyk, National Cancer Polish-American Congress, District of Institute, "Biomedical Aspects of Connecticut; and the Ukrainian Catho- December 6 December 7 Chornobyl"; Mr. Paul Goble, U.S. lic Diocese of Stamford. Department of State, "Political The conference will explore the status UNIONDALE, N.Y.: St. Michaels NEW YORK: Amnesty Interna- Fallout of Chornobyl": and Dr. of religious freedom in the Soviet Union Ukrainian Orthodox Center, 236 tional will remember "The Forgotten Larissa Fontana, The Washington through analysis of relevant legal Newport Road, will hold its annual Prisoner" at 3:30-5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Community Network, documents, the testimony of witnesses Christmas Bazaar at 1-6 p.m. There Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. "Congressional and Community from the Soviet Union, and materials will be a Ukrainian kitchen with 64th St., with a program of speakers, Responses to Chornobyl." The event gathered by those in the various reli- Ukrainian foods for sale, as well as music and testimonies, and a candle- takes place at St. Sophia Religious gious communities providing assistance Christmas ornaments, hand-made light march to follow. Speakers Center, 2615 30th St. NW, at 7:30 to religious groups in the Soviet Union. crafts, kutia ingredients, and a white include former political prisoners p.m. It is free and open to the public. elephant table. For further informa- Veronica De Negri of Chile, Iwona For further information contact It will also provide a forum for tion contact Lesia Gural, (516) 681- Beczkowska of Poland and Lu Hsiu- Marta Pereyma, (703) 528-3075. dialogue concerning the appropriate 6473, or the center, (516) 481-9560. Lien of Taiwan. role of American citizens vis-a-vis the December 11 issue of religious freedom in the Soviet NEWARK, N.J.: St. John the Bap- NEW HAVEN, Conn.: Branch 108 Union. tist Ukrainian Catholic School of the Ukrainian National Women's JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior Dr. Allan Kagedan, policy analyst in Mothers4 Club will be sponsoring a League of America and the Heritage College will hold a Career Day at 10 international relations for the American St. Nicholas Program at 3 p.m. in the Center will sponsor an art exhibit a.m. - noon in the Seminar Room in Jewish Committee, will be the keynote school gymnasium at 762 Sanford featuring the works of Christine the library building on Manor's speaker for the morning session, "The Ave. The program will include a Holowchak-Debarry through De- campus, Fox Chase Road and Soviet Constitution, Helsinki, and the play, "Dlia Nebesnoho Hostia," cember 21. Exhibit opening is on Forrest Avenue. Sponsored by Ma- Practice of Religion in the Soviet whicli will ђе performed by the sixth December 7 at noon. The event takes nor's Admissions Department, the Union." David Aikman, a senior cor- grade students of St. John's. St. place at 555 George St. Career Day will give prospective respondent for Time magazine, and Nicholas' office will be open on students an opportunity to speak former Time bureau chief in Eastern Saturday morning 8:30-9:30 and NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Insti- with faculty and department heads to Europe, Jerusalem and Peking, will 11:30-12:30 and 2-3 p.m. Admission: tute of America will host an exhibit of learn about Manor's many programs. deliver the keynote speech for the after- adults, $1, and $1 for each package. drawings, paintings and paints by noon session, "Media Coverage of Reli- gion in the Soviet Union." Only one package per recipient will Wasyl Palijczuk, a Baltimore-based December 12 be accepted. For further information artist and professor^ gallery director Panelists and respondents include please call C. Hentisz, (201) 763- at Western Maryland College. The Ginte Damusis of the Lithuanian Infor- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Insti- mation Service; Msgr. Stephen 9124. opening reception will be held at the tute of America Young Professionals Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. QiomM, pastor of St. Michael's Ukrai- Forum Series present tfte jttyrd Щщ nian Catholic Church, Hartford; Borys NEW YORK: Branch 104 of the 79th St., 5-9 p.m. Institute hours are in its Eastern European jFijfn Series. Ukrainian National Women's League Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to Krupa of the Ukrainian Congress "Loves of a Blonde" is a 1965 Milos Committee of America, Hartford; of America is sponsoring its annual 5:30 p.m., weekends by appointment. Forman comedy of a dreamily ro- Andriyevsky Vechir, a night of for- For information call the UIA, (212) Donald Pesci, Political Columnist for mantic young girl who is depressed the Journal-Inquirer; and Gerald Ren- tune-telling and fun for adults, at 288-8660. and lost in her regimented factory 8:30 p.m. at 108 Second Ave. Admis- ner, religion writer for the Hartford milieu and mistakes the casual in- Courant. sion of $5 includes a cold buffet. December 9 terest of a young musician for serious For further information, call Mr. intent. The film is in Czech with Krupa, (203) 673-1464. NEW YORK: Pianist Thomas Hryn- NEW YORK: St. Martin's Press and English subtitles and is in black and kiw will perform works by Bortnian- the Ukrainian Institute of America white. Popcorn will be served, sky, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Ko- will sponsor a publication launch for followed by a reception. Admission senko and Rachmaninoff at an even- David Marples' new book, "Cher- is $5. Museum schedules ing concert sponsored by the Ukrai- nobyl and Nuclear Power in the nian Institute of America. The con- USSR," at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Marples December 13 Christmas workshops cert, which begins at 7 p.m., will be will discuss recent developments NEW YORK — Children as well as Mr. Hrynkiw's first solo perfor- concerning Chornobyl. The book BALTIMORE: The Ukrainian In- mance at the UIA since 1982. A will be on sale at the UIA, and Dr. adults will have an opportunity to make formation Network of Baltimore and their own Christmas decorations at reception will follow. Suggested Marples will be available to sign Ukrainian National Women's League donation: $10 for adults, $6 for purchased copies. Suggested dona- workshops sponsored by The Ukra of America Branch 59 will host a nian Museum. senior citizens and students. tion. piano recital^ fund-raiser for the victims of Chornobyl by Daria Also on display at the workshop studio will be an adaptation of a 17th RICHMOND, Va.: An Interna- December 10 Telizyn at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of the Incarnation, East century vertep, a larger version of a tional Holiday Festival presented by traveling puppet theatre that was once WASHINGTON: Dr. David Mar- University Parkway and St. Paul the Science Museum of Virginia, carried from town to town in Ukraine at pies, an expert on Soviet nuclear Street. For further information call 2500 W, Broad St., (exit 14 on Christmas, performing the drama of energy from the Canadian Institute (301)828-6922. Interstate 64 and 95), features a mini the Nativity. The figures for the vertep Ukrainian Day at 1-4 p.m. The PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a weekly listing of Ukrainian community events were designed by Slava Gerulak, a Ukrainian program is sponsored by open to the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Weekly to the contemporary Ukrainian artist. Ukrainian National Association Ukrainian community. To have an event listed in this column, please send A Christmas tree, decorated with Branch 34 and will include a display information (type of event, date, time, place, admission, sponsor, etc.), along traditional hand-made Ukrainian orna- of Ukrainian artifacts as well as live with the phone number, including area code, of a person who maybe reached ments, will also be displayed. Christmas carolling. during daytime hours for additional information to: PREVIEW OF The workshop schedule is: Saturday, EVENTS, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. December 13, 2-4 p.m.; Sundays, De- 07302. 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