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INSIDE:• Demjanjuk’s Israeli defense attorney speaks on the record — page 3. • Harvard’s Ukrainian summer school holds 25th anniversary reunion — page 7. • North America’s Olympians of Ukrainian descent — centerfold.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIV HE KRAINIANNo. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine More than 70 mines shut down T U Parliament approvesW Lazarenko as PM; by workers demanding back pay president names six “power” ministers by Marta Kolomayets miners in Luhanske and Krasnodon were by Marta Kolomayets defense minister and foreign affairs minis- Kyiv Press Bureau planning similar strike measures and a Kyiv Press Bureau ter, who are directly appointed by the presi- blockade of the railway. dent. Others who are directly appointed by KYIV — With thousands of miners According to Serhiy Raspopov, a KYIV — Ukraine’s Parliament voted the president include the commander of the throughout Ukraine striking to demand member of the Donetske miner’s com- 344-22 to approve President Leonid border guards, and the chairman of the unpaid wages — in some cases from as far mittee, the decision to block the railway Kuchma’s candidate for prime minister, State Customs Committee. The prime min- back as February — and more than 70 was made after the strikers received Pavlo Lazarenko — a first step by both ister also is a member of the NSC, which is mines at a standstill, government officials news on July 10 that they would be paid branches of power to abide by the state’s headed by the president.] scrambled to find funds to repay them. for June, but no solution was reached on newly adopted Constitution. As The Weekly was going to press on Although the first installments of the back wages, which for some miners According to Ukraine’s fundamental Thursday evening, July 11, President backlogged wages were trickling into includes four to five months of salary. law, the president has three months to Kuchma issued decrees appointing the western Ukraine’s Ukrzakhidvuhil in The leader of the United Independent name a prime minister, who then has to following power ministers: security ser- Chervonohrad on July 10, miners in the Railroad Workers’ Union, Semen Karikov, be approved by a constitutional majority vice — Volodymyr Radchenko; defense Donetske region began blocking the rail- sent a telegram to the Donetske miners in Parliament. Only after this procedure — Olexander Kuzmuk; interior — Yuriy roads leading into this industrial city, expressing support for their demands. can the prime minister begin forming a Kravchenko; foreign — Hennadiy demanding the millions of dollars of The miners’ strike committee in government. Udovenko; border guards — Viktor wages owed them. Donetske calls meetings every night to [Power ministers do not need parliamen- Bannykh; state customs — Leonid President Leonid Kuchma on July 10 decide on the type and duration of protest. tary approval. These include four who Derkach. Of these six ministers, only the told Volodymyr Shcherban, the head of make up the National Security Council: the the Donetske Regional Administration (Continued on page 4) security services minister, interior minister, (Continued on page 16) and a deputy in Parliament, that there could be no special government emission of funds to pay the miners. He said that everything possible was being done to Ukraine’s Olympians off to Atlanta Games settle the problem, but did not disclose any details. by Marta Kolomayets mo-ha” (victory), and clapping to the four busloads of athletes, trainers and Presidential press secretary Dmytro Kyiv Press Bureau beat, the enthusiastic spectators were support staff to the festive send-off entertained by some of Ukraine’s most event, organized by Coca-Cola in Markov told Interfax-Ukraine that KYIV — Several thousand Kyivans President Kuchma has addressed a popular rock groups — Plach Yeremiyi, Ukraine, one of the Olympic team’s top gathered on the capital city’s Indepen- request to U.S. President Bill Clinton, Ani Lorak and Pikardiyska Tercia — sponsors. As the cheering crowd greeted dence Square on Friday evening, July 5, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and while waiting for the Olympic hopefuls the athletes, decked out in blue-and-yel- leaders of international financial organi- to send off Ukraine’s 237-member team to arrive at the city center, brightly deco- low Adidas sports outfits, the Olympics- zations to urgently grant credits to help to the XXVI Summer Olympic Games in rated with Olympic banners and Coca- Atlanta. Cola slogans. improve the situation in the coal indus- (Continued on page 4) try, including payment of back wages. Chanting “U-kra-yi-na” and “Pe-re- Policemen on motorcycles escorted That same day President Kuchma’s chief of staff, Dmytro Tabachnyk, and National Security Adviser Volodymyr Horbulin met with ambassadors of the G-7 countries to Ukraine to inform the diplomats not only of the positive trends in Ukraine’s economy, but also to express their concern over the growing volume of wage arrears. In the course of the meeting, reported Interfax-Ukraine, it was noted that the president and the government are taking a number of preventive measures to ease social tensions; these measures were not defined, however. One source close to the presidential administration noted that Ukrainian offi- cials will seek aid from international financial organizations and governments of the G-7 countries to overcome the payments crisis in Ukraine. But it may take days, if not weeks, for these problems to be resolved. In the meantime, miners from the Donetske region, where 42 coal enterprises are striking, since July 3 have been blocking main thoroughfares into the city. On July 11 they began staging sit-ins and felling trees from the nearby forests to block railroad tracks leading into this industrial city. Interfax-Ukraine reported that thousands of people were stranded at the railway station, sweltering in the Marta Kolomayets scorching sun. Ukraine’s Olympic athletes bid farewell to fans gathered in Kyiv’s central square for a send-off ceremony. As The Weekly was going to press, 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

Ukrainian reforms: a sociological analysis by Volodymyr Zviglyanich would better serve national interests. NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Support for confederation with Russia CONCLUSION and other former Soviet republics is high- Ukraine, Iraq draw up oil deal Belarusian and English, and sold abroad to Parties and statehood est among ethnic Russians (80 percent), end an “information blockade” about the over-50 generation (62 percent), in KYIV — Under the terms of an agree- Belarus. Mr. Belsky said the measures So far political parties have limited the Crimea (88 percent), and in the east- ment signed here on July 6, Ukraine will would save the state 70 billion Belarusian appeal in Ukraine. Popular support is ern (87 percent), northeastern (67 per- purchase 500,000 barrels of oil a day rubles ($4.5 million) a year. (OMRI Daily distributed among 30 or more parties, cent) and southern (66 percent) regions of from Iraq. The deal will be implemented Digest) with the Communist Party getting the Ukraine. once the United Nations clears the way most backing. Support for national- The lack of popular confidence in the for Iraq to resume exporting petroleum. Rights monitor Kovalev hospitalized democratic and centrist parties has national government and political parties, (The Wall Street Journal) declined somewhat since 1992. MOSCOW — Russia’s best-known which are supposed to represent people’s Russian money in Ukraine human rights activist, Sergei Kovalev, has However, this fact does necessarily interests, reinforced with the vision of mean that the Communists would suc- been hospitalized after suffering a major themselves as “Slavs” rather than MOSCOW — Russian investors sent heart attack, Russian and Western agencies ceed in parliamentary and presidential “Europeans,” brings about positive senti- about $2 billion to Ukraine during the elections. Trust in the Parliament (where reported on July 8. Mr. Kovalev, 66, spent ments toward a possible “Slavs plus Russian election campaign, Radio Mayak 10 years in Soviet prisons and exile. He was the Ukrainian left parties occupy near Kazakhstan” confederation and a reported on July 5. Most of the money Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s senior half of the seats) is the lowest of all gov- decrease of support for an independent was invested in bonds. Since Russian human rights advisor before breaking with ernmental institutions (70 percent say state. President Boris Yeltsin’s re-election, the the president over the military intervention they lack confidence in Parliament). Taking into account the rise of the ten- National Bank of Ukraine expects much in Chechnya. (OMRI Daily Digest) At the same time the public prefers dency toward “real” integration in of that money to be reinvested in Russia. pro-reform (47 percent) over anti- Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and (OMRI Daily Digest) Ukrainian-Kazakh talks focus on trade reform (4 percent) parties. Support for Kyrgyzstan as well as the almost com- Pakistan to buy Ukrainian tanks KYIV — Ukrainian President Leonid pro-reform groups is greatest among the plete energy dependence of Ukraine on younger generation (age 18-29) and the Kuchma met with Kazakh First Deputy Russia, one should consider these two ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Defense better educated, reaching a majority Prime Minister Nigmatzhan Isingarin on factors combined as the biggest possible Minister Aftab Shahban Mirani said his among the latter. This means that July 9, Ukrainian Radio reported. Talks threat to Ukrainian independence. country is close to an agreement with national-democratic pro-reform parties, focused on economic relations and the In assessing Russian policy toward the Ukraine to purchase 330 T-80 tanks, which somehow lost popular standing, work of a Ukrainian-Kazakh commission Ukrainian state, 53 percent believe ITAR-TASS reported on July 10. The should adjust their programs and practi- for economic cooperation. Both leaders Russia “is seeking to have Ukraine unify deal is worth $650 million. Mr. Mirani cal activities according to popular noted a mutual drop in trade. In 1992, trade again with Russia in a single state,” 21 said military cooperation with Ukraine is expectations, which are definitely con- with Kazakhstan made up 10 percent of percent think Russia respects Ukraine’s necessary for Pakistan to ensure security nected with economic issues, social Ukraine’s total trade. Last year, it account- independence, while 14 percent believe in its region. (OMRI Daily Digest) security and the fight against crime. It ed for only 2 percent, amounting to $312 Russia is neutral to Ukrainian indepen- seems likely that the party with the million. Mr. Kuchma proposed signing a dence. Belarus media shrinking strongest appeal on these issues would free-trade agreement with Almaty and lift- The belief that Russia seeks Ukraine’s have the best chances to increase its MIENSK — Re-registration of newspa- ing trade barriers. (OMRI Daily Digest) integration is greatest in the western popular support. pers and periodicals is nearly complete, the regions of Ukraine and Kyiv (68 per- U.S.-Ukraine airline venture launched So far, political parties have failed to head of the State Publishing Committee, cent). attract public attention and support, Uladzimir Belsky, told Belarusian WASHINGTON — Air Ukraine has To withstand this negative trend, the which is reflected in the limited attach- Television on July 7. There had been 897 entered into an agreement with Crusader government should elaborate a special ment to specific parties. When asked registered newspapers and journals, but Holding Worldwide Ltd., forming a joint program aimed at reinforcing the inde- which one party is closest to their politi- more than 200 of those did not re-register venture with statutory capital of $250 mil- pendent Ukrainian state. This should cal views, more than 60 percent either because of financial difficulties. Mr. Belsky lion, the press office of the Embassy of include a series of educational, political said “none” (30 percent) or “don’t said several newspapers, including Kultura, Ukraine reported on July 8. The new com- and economic measures, especially know” (32 percent). Only 30 percent Nasha Slova, Holas Radziny and pany, known as Air Ukraine Worldwide among Russian-speaking and elderly named some 30 specific parties, most of Spadchyna would merge so the state would Ltd., will replace aging Ilyushin-62s with people, as well as among the youth, which drew less than 1 percent of popu- not have to support duplicate publications. modern Boeing 767s on transatlantic where a market-oriented culture has lar support. When asked who they would Litaratura i Mastatstva will continue to routes between Kyiv and New York, strongest backing. vote for if an election were held tomor- receive subsidies and there are plans to mar- Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and The “integrationist” trend indicated row, 28 percent said they would be like- ket it abroad. A new paper, Belaruskaya Toronto. The new planes are to enter ser- above is balanced somehow by a positive ly to vote for a candidate representing a Presa, will be published in Russian, vice in early 1997. (Embassy of Ukraine) vision of the U.S. and Germany as possi- political party, whereas 23 percent ble guarantors of Ukrainian statehood would rather chose a non-affiliated can- and promoters of financial aid for didate. reforms. The figure of politically indifferent Quick adoption of a constitution for people was remarkably high – 21 percent Major dysentery outbreak in Shostka Ukraine was considered vital for the fur- KYIV — Health officials here A dairy plant, he said, had been estab- answered “nobody” and 28 expressed no acknowledged on July 8 that an outbreak lished as the origin of the infection. opinion. In general the public prefers a ther development of Ukrainian state- hood. However, knowledge of constitu- of dysentery was out of control in the “This plant has been shut. People who multi-party to a single-party state. eastern industrial town of Shostka, Sumy were ill were working there without However, only 17 percent opined for two tional processes was limited: only 18 percent had heard much about it. Oblast, where nearly 700 people have health checks,” continued Mr. Voloshyn. strong political parties to contest in elec- fallen ill, Reuters reported the same day. “All health norms were violated.” tion; and 30 percent each favored Among 60 percent who had heard some- thing, 33 percent had heard enough to “This is an unprecedented dysentery The official Ukrinform news agency “many” political parties or a “one-party” epidemic in Ukraine,” said Ministry of said regional officials had dismissed the state. pick a model for drafting the constitu- tion, while the rest preferred the Health spokesman Anatoliy Voloshyn. town’s mayor for failure to ensure sanita- People’s national identity is important Mr. Voloshyn said 685 people, half of tion standards. Markets in the city, also the to their sense of statehood. When asked European model of democracy (32 per- cent), followed by the U.S. Constitution them children, had been registered as ill site of a large chemical plant, have been to describe themselves to foreigners, 60 in the last 10 days in the city of 130,000. closed, along with children’s camps. percent would say “I am a citizen of (12 percent) and the Russian Ukraine.” Forty-three percent would Constitution (6 percent). This shows identify themselves as residents of that the majority of those polled choose Ukraine or as members of a national a Western European model as most FOUNDED 1933 group (45 percent). However, 67 percent appropriate for Ukraine. 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INTERVIEW: Yoram Sheftel, Israeli defender of John Demjanjuk by Roma Hadzewycz Demjanjuk affair. You are running a show trial, and against the wrong man, and the proceedings are unfair To those who followed the strange case of John and history gets distorted. So you don’t serve any pur- Demjanjuk as it unfolded in Israel, Yoram Sheftel needs pose whatsoever. You end up with a debacle. no introduction. He is the Sabra (native Israeli) attor- ney who joined and later took over the defense of the You use the term “Demjanjuk affair” several times former American citizen accused of being “Ivan the throughout the book, is that a conscious decision? Terrible” of the Treblinka death camp. I go even further because again I like to portray Born and raised in Tel Aviv, the 47-year-old lawyer things as they are, even if it is very painful to portray. has been practicing criminal and administrative law for The “Demjanjuk affair” is a direct reference to the 20 years. His late parents, Briendel and Shloime Sheftel Dreyfus affair, and I must say that by making this com- (to whom the book is dedicated), were both born on parison, in a sense, we are insulting the French, because Ukrainian territory: his mother in Rivne and his father here we have a case that although Demjanjuk proved his in Kharkiv. They were among the pioneer Zionists who innocence in the most unequivocal way ever in a major emigrated to Palestine, his father in 1934 and his moth- case — a person proved his innocence in the appeals er in 1935, and it was there that they met and married. stage, and I’m referring to 80 pieces of evidence of 37 A fervent Israeli nationalist, Mr. Sheftel lost family Treblinka guards all taken in the late 40s and the begin- members during the Holocaust. ning of the 50s, including picture identifications of the Mr. Sheftel joined the Demjanjuk defense just before real “Ivan the Terrible” from his Trawniki card, his the trial began in February 1987. He wrote a book “Personalbogen” (personnel file) with the SS. about the case in Hebrew, which was published in Yet Demjanjuk was found not guilty only because of Israel in 1993 by Adam Publishers. An English-lan- reasonable doubt. Dreyfus — now I don’t dispute his guage edition of the book was released the next year in innocence — never, never had such convincing evi- Great Britain by Victor Gollancz publishers of London dence to show his innocence, yet he was found not under the title “The Demjanjuk Affair: The Rise and guilty not because of reasonable doubt, but because of Fall of A Show Trial.” Now that book has appeared in lack of evidence to prove his guilt. This is a thing which an American edition released by Regnery Publishing the court did not give to Demjanjuk who proved far and Inc. of Washington. Titled “Defending ‘Ivan the beyond his innocence, more clearly than even Dreyfus. Terrible’: The Conspiracy to Convict John Demjanjuk,” Khristina Lew And as far as the conspiracy is concerned, it’s also the 445-page book sells for $27.50. (For information worse. The French never made an attempt on Dreyfus’ Yoram Sheftel call Regnery sales at 1-800-955-5493.) life, while the OSI, by extraditing Demjanjuk to the state Mr. Demjanjuk, it will be recalled, was denatural- of Israel knew very well that his life was in danger. And Well, first of all we must define exactly the term ized in the United States in 1981; he was extradited in when he was sentenced to death for being “Ivan the “conspiracy” and who did it. Now I’m not suggesting February 1986 to Israel to stand trial for the Nazi war that the president of the United States on some day Terrible,” those people in the Justice Department, which crimes of “Ivan the Terrible.” It was a year later that decided to frame Demjanjuk. This is not the case. In the had the entire dossier proving that he is not, kept silent his trial began before a special three-judge panel of the beginning Demjanjuk was genuinely prosecuted by the and kept concealing this evidence. So, in the matter of District Court that in April 1988 found him guilty and OSI for being “Ivan the Terrible” based on very mis- the conspiracy also, it’s worse then the Dreyfus affair. sentenced him to death. Then, due to a near miraculous leading, very unfair evidence. Nonetheless there were turn of events, Mr. Demjanjuk was acquitted in July Since you brought up the conspiracy, in your identifications that took place in the state of Israel and 1993 by the Supreme Court of Israel. book you note that the Demjanjuk case was a huge in those identifications Demjanjuk was picked up as In his book, Mr. Sheftel tells the inside story of the international conspiracy involving the United States, “Ivan the Terrible” of Treblinka by about a dozen trial and reveals the international conspiracy in what he the Soviet Union, Israel, Poland and Germany. Treblinka survivors. And then he was prosecuted by the calls the “Demjanjuk affair.” The Tel Aviv attorney was No question whatsoever. OSI in civil proceedings to strip him of his citizenship. in the United States recently on a brief book tour that Until that point everything more or less was fair enough took him to New York, Cleveland, Chicago and My question to you is what was the motivation for from the Justice Department end. Washington. each of the players in taking part in this conspiracy He was interviewed at The Ukrainian Weekly on as you describe it? (Continued on page 12) June 25. An edited transcript of that interview is pub- lished below. PART I

You called Demjanjuk’s trial in Israel “a show UAJC presents Humanitarian Award to Sheftel trial from day one” — in fact you repeatedly refer to by Myron B. Kuropas it that way in your book — why? CHICAGO — The Ukrainian American Justice A show trial, and I would say a politically motivated Committee (UAJC) on June 30 honored Israeli show trial. I mean never in the history of the state of defense attorney Yoram Sheftel with its Humanitarian Israel were TV cameras allowed to broadcast a case Award in a ceremony attended by some 200 partici- live, directly from the courtroom to the entire world. pants in Chicago. Not only Israeli television was allowed to transmit the Mr. Sheftel was the leader of the defense team that hearings from the first moment to the last, but any other successfully proved John Demjanjuk was not the network in the world was invited, and some did take infamous “Ivan the Terrible” of Treblinka. advantage of that. No network covered it from day one The award was presented to Mr. Sheftel for his to the last, but many, many networks from the entire “courageous and tenacious commitment to justice and world from time to time used the cameras to directly human rights for all people.” The only other recipient of broadcast the proceedings. the UAJC award is the Rabbi David H. Lincoln. (As in Now this is specifically of significance because in the the case of Rabbi Lincoln, none of the invited Jewish District Court in Jerusalem television cameras are not participants of the Ukrainian-Jewish dialogue group even allowed into the building. They can take shots only were able to attend the ceremony honoring Mr. Sheftel.) outside the building when someone enters the court Prior to the presentation ceremony, Mr. Sheftel building or goes out the door. They’re not allowed into described the many absurdities of the Demjanjuk trial in the building under any circumstances. Never before and Israel, citing passages from his new book “Defending never since. And this was the initiative of the prosecu- Ivan Demjanjuk: The Conspiracy to Convict John tion to make these proceedings transmitted live with the Demjanjuk.” full approval and consent of the court. I mean the prose- He was exceptionally critical of the Office of cution cannot decide this, it’s the court’s decision. Special Investigations and the U.S. Justice Now, once the court in a country like the state of Department, which he argued participated in a crimi- Israel transferred itself to a theater hall that was specifi- nal cover-up. “They all knew John Demjanjuk was cally hired for the purpose of trying the case, and on top innocent,” he said, “and yet they were willing to send of it invited television to broadcast the proceedings, him to Israel for trial. They were willing to see an then an acquittal was out of the question. I mean you innocent man hang in order to protect their jobs.” don’t hire a theater hall and invite television in order to The OSI was even worse than the KGB, Mr. Sheftel show how Demjanjuk will be acquitted. This was noted. “The KGB provided the false documentation and absurd. It was in order to show this “Ivan the Terrible,” let the OSI draw its own conclusions. The KGB never the Nazi horrendous war criminal who murdered with actually said Mr. Demjanjuk was ‘Ivan the Terrible.’ “ his own hands and gassed 900,000 Jews. This was the Mr. Sheftel received a standing ovation from the purpose of the exercise, and therefore it was a political- largely Ukrainian audience. More than 80 copies of ly motivated show trial. The politics of it was to tell his book were sold. through the case the story of the history of the On Monday afternoon Mr. Sheftel spent one hour on Holocaust — specifically the history of Treblinka. the popular “Ty and Ed” radio talk show, answering Now, you should never under any circumstances use questions from callers, most of whom were shocked and Yoram Sheftel receives the UAJC’s Humanitarian legal proceedings, a criminal case, in order to teach his- outraged by the behavior of the U.S. government. Award from Dr. Myron B. Kuropas. tory, because when you do so you end up with the 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

One year later, memorial to be erected for Patriarch Volodymyr by Marta Kolomayets remains lay buried in the sidewalk outside Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv and all Rus’, the Cabinet of Ministers that the patriarch Kyiv Press Bureau the gates of this 10th century treasure. 1925-1995” and an Orthodox cross. Its be interred either at Baikiv Cemetery, near At the gravesite, Patriarch Filaret will more than $70,000 cost is financed by the the grave of Mykhailo Hrushevsky, the first KYIV — The Ukrainian Orthodox deliver a message, as will Kyiv’s Acting Kyiv City Administration. president of Ukraine, or on the grounds of Church — Kyiv Patriarchate will observe Mayor Oleksander Omelchenko, whose On the day of the memorial there will St. Volodymyr Cathedral. the first anniversary of the death of office financed the memorial. . be no procession from St. Volodymyr This summer, city officials planned to Patriarch Volodymyr with a liturgy and According to Patriarch Filaret, the Cathedral to St. Sophia Square, in order mark the July 18 date, but Patriarch memorial service (panakhyda) at the memorial, which should be completed by not to evoke the grisly memories of the Filaret said the Church was categorically Sobor of St. Volodymyr on Sunday, July July 14, was proposed by the Church summer of 1995. against this, explaining that the Church 14, Patriarch Filaret told reporters at a hierarchy; it was supported fully by the It was one year ago — on July 18, 1995 would like to help foster peace and har- news conference on July 10. Ukrainian government and personally by — during Patriarch Volodymyr’s funeral mony in Ukraine and not highlight events Later, at 1 p.m., another memorial ser- President Leonid Kuchma. procession that riot police and mourners that served to divide society. vice will be held at the gravesite of Patriarch After reviewing numerous projects, the clashed on the streets of Kyiv in violence “Only peace and harmony, the consol- Volodymyr, near the entrance to the St. UOC-KP chose a memorial of red granite that strained Church-State relations for idation of our society — after the adop- Sophia Cathedral, where a memorial will be with a black alabaster pedestal and a white months. At issue was the clergy and faith- tion of the new Constitution — can solid- unveiled and blessed in memory of the late Italian marble tombstone, which will be ful’s wish to bury Patriarch Volodymyr’s ify our Ukrainian state,” noted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader, whose inscribed with the words “His Holiness body at St. Sophia, despite the decision by Ukrainian religious leader.

will not have a representative in tennis, but to all the competitors from Ukraine. Ukraine’s Olympians... because Andrey Medvedyev has refused Ivan Bohdan, a medalist in Greco- More than 70... (Continued from page 1) to compete for Ukraine.] Roman wrestling at the 1960 Games in (Continued from page 1) bound competitors acknowledged their And those who win medals for Ukraine Rome, and hailing from Ukraine (when it They have made it clear they have no warmth, doing “the wave” on the makeshift will be rewarded both by the state and by the competed for the Soviet Union), offered political demands, only economic: to stage for their admiring fans. Ukraina Bank with cash prizes. The govern- the young athletes words of encourage- be paid out what is owed them. Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko ment will give $10,000 for each gold medal, ment. According to Mykhailo Krylov, a addressed the Ukrainian delegation head- $6,000 for each silver medal and $3,000 for He was not the only Olympic veteran co-chairman of the Donetske City ed for Atlanta. He emphasized the fact each bronze. Sweetening the offerings will present at the send-off ceremony; also in Strike Committee, government nego- that on this 100th anniversary of the mod- be the Ukraina Bank, offering $5,000, attendance were Nina Bocharova (gold tiations with coal miners have failed. ern Olympics, Ukraine will — for the first $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. Prime medalist in gymnastics, 1952, Helsinki), “There is no sense in meeting with time — be represented as an independent Minister Lazarenko announced on July 5, Nina Umanets (member of the silver- the government, if it has no money to team in the Summer Games. that President Leonid Kuchma had ordered medal-winning rowing team, 1980, pay overdue wages,” he said, explain- “Currently Ukraine finds itself in the the government to create a special fund that Moscow) and Hryhoriy Kryss (gold ing that this is the strikers’ main complex process of being recognized as an will donate another $50,000 to each athlete medalist in fencing, 1964, Tokyo). demand. The committee is willing to independent European state. The going is who brings home a gold medal. Rostyslav Zaulichny, a boxer from Lviv, negotiate on other issues, including difficult, slow. We face many barriers — Although the Ukrainian government has who captured a silver medal in Barcelona in pension and disability benefits, he economic, political and social — along this been able to finance only 54.4 percent of the 1992, spoke on behalf of all the Olympic ath- said. course,” said Mr. Lazarenko. Olympic team’s budget, the Ukrainian dias- letes. He thanked the government, the spon- Newly appointed Prime Minister Looking at the beaming young faces of pora in North America, collected more than sors and the crowds for the festive, spirited Pavlo Lazarenko was instructed by the athletes, he emphasized “with only one $500,000, and sponsors based in Ukraine send-off to Atlanta. President Kuchma to go to the victory you can bring Ukraine recognition such as Coca-Cola, Adidas, Air-Ukraine, A new Ukrainian Olympic song, written Donetske region next week to con- throughout the world, glory, international UPS, Kodak, Motorola, the joint venture specially for this year’s games by Yuriy duct a detailed study of the situation acclaim, as did our compatriot Oksana Baiul Kyivska Rus, Cinti, Digital, ACKO Rybchynsky and Hennadiy Tatarchenko, and take radical measures to resolve at the Winter Olympic Games in 1994.” Insurance, Paulig, Gala RADIO and was performed by Volodymyr Zasukhin for the crisis. Mr. Lazarenko said his One hundred twenty of the Ukrainian KievIntours, also provided funds for the the athletes and the cheering throngs. approach would be to investigate Olympians took off for Boryspil immediate- Games. The budget was 2.237 trillion kar- Ukraine’s citizens will be able to follow each mine situation separately, and ly after the ceremony on a charter Air- bovantsi, more than $12 million (U.S.). the Ukrainian Olympic team’s triumphs and look into the non-payment for coal Ukraine flight to Atlanta. Another charter Representing the Ukrainian government agonies on state television channels UT- shipped to commercial companies. will depart on July 14 as Air-Ukraine is pro- in Atlanta will be NOC Chairman and 1and UT-2, which will broadcast 200 of the Some government officials, viding free flights for the Olympic team. Minister of Sports and Youth Borzov, the 600 hours of the Games, with a 12-man TV including Coal Industry Minister At a news conference on July 4 at the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Valeriy crew in Atlanta that will provide coverage. Serhiy Polyakov, blame local offi- Ministry of Youth and Sports, Minister Pustovoytenko and Ukraine’s Ambassador According to Oleksander Pelykh, the cials for the delay in the payment of Valeriy Borzov, who is also the chairman of to the U.S. Yuri Shcherbak. national television company’s international wages to miners and accuse manage- Ukraine’s Olympic Committee, informed During the send-off evening ceremony, department chairman, the right to broadcast ment of mining enterprises of delay- reporters that he expects Ukraine to capture Coca-Cola’s general director in Ukraine, the Games cost Ukraine $800,000. About 60 ing the salary disbursements. between eight and 10 gold medals at these Valentyn Stalovir, wished the athletes the percent of the broadcasts will be live. Serhiy Teleshun, President Olympics, in such events as gymnastics, best of luck, telling them to “Go for the After the athletes departed Independence Kuchma’s domestic policy adviser, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, track gold,” (Coke’s slogan for the games). Square, the people did not disperse for anoth- recently said he is convinced the state and field, and archery. Oleksander Omelchenko, Kyiv’s acting er hour or more, as they were entertained by paid out all the money due to the coal Ukraine will be represented in 25 of the mayor, pointed out that 51 members of the Ukraine’s top female pop star, Iryna Bilyk, miners. He said that now the miners 26 events scheduled at the Games, which Olympic team hail from Kyiv. He added that and the band Skriabin. Their thirst was should turn to the commercial entities will be held July 19-August 4. [Ukraine he wishes success not only to the Kyivans quenched by Coca-Cola, whose representa- that sell coal, for they are the ones who owe the industry money. Vasyl Yevtukhov, who served as the deputy prime minister for the fuel and energy complex until his resigna- tion last week, said the miners have not been paid because money allocat- ed to them was “circulating in other structures.” Indeed, there are currently 10 court proceedings against mining association directors who are accused of embez- zling money. And a government com- mission headed by First Deputy Prime Minister Vasyl Durdynets earlier this year found that 750 billion karbovantsi (over $4 million) earmarked for the coal industry in 1995 and 1.5 trillion karbovantsi (over $8 million) in 1996 never made it to that energy sector. Mr. Durdynets is currently in the Donbas investigating the problems in the industry. By the end of June, the Ukrainian government owed the miners over 93 trillion karbovantsi or over $510 mil- lion (U.S.). As The Weekly was going to press close to 8,000 miners were staging a strike, resulting in a loss of 75,500 tons of coal output per Kyivans gathered on Independence Square to wish Ukraine’s Olympians good luck at the Atlanta Games. day for Ukraine. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 5

Statewideby Khristina campaign Lew firm launched of former New Jersey to Congressman help Chornobyl survivor Vova Malofienko Peter Rodino, prepared to appeal the MILLBURN, N.J. — It was a civics Labor Department’s decision, New lesson put into practice, with a modern Jersey State Assemblyman Joel twist. When 20 fifth graders at Millburn Weingarten visited Vova at Millburn Middle School heard that their classmate, Middle School with an offer of support. Chornobyl survivor Vova Malofienko, Sens. Bill Bradley and Frank Lautenberg might have to return to his native Ukraine of New Jersey joined the campaign by writ- next April, they put fingertips to key- ing letters expressing their interest in Mr. boards and e-mailed their protest to sena- Malofienko’s case to the Labor tors, representatives and the White House. Department. These letters were included in Vova’s father, Oleksandre, a mainte- Mr. Malofienko’s appeals package. nance mechanic at Tetley Tea Co. in Congressman Robert Torricelli wrote a let- Morris Plains, N.J, was denied labor cer- ter directly to the official handling Mr. tification by the U.S. Department of Malofienko’s case, urging the issuance of Labor in April, despite efforts by the labor certification. company to sponsor him. An approval of “The Vova campaign has shown a labor certification could have paved the group of 10-year-olds that even they road to permanent residence status for have a voice,” said Dr. Mardyks. the family in the United States, and guar- On June 17, Vova, accompanied by anteed 12-year Vova the medical care he 100 fifth graders from Millburn Middle still needs. Vova’s classmates, under the School, sat in the gallery of the New supervision of guidance counselor Dr. Jersey State Assembly as the legislative Khristina Lew Laura Mardyks and computer teacher Liz body unanimously approved a resolution Bagish, responded in typical ’90s fashion urging Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Vova Malofienko and his mother, Olya. — they logged onto the Internet. grant Oleksandre Malofienko labor certi- have since passed away, said Vova’s Co. agreed to sponsor Mr. Malofienko for a With the assistance of Millburn High fication. “Vova’s continued access to the School student Adam Rothschild, the fifth proper medical care he is receiving in mother, Olya Matso Malofienko. labor certification. The process took a year graders set up “The Vova Crisis” home- this country is now in jeopardy because Vova was one of the few children with and a half, cost the Malofienkos thousands page (http://schools.millburn.org/vova/), his father has been denied extension of leukemia at the camp who doctors thought of dollars, and required that Tetley Tea which details Vova’s plight and provides his work certificate,” Assemblyman might survive. Mrs. Malofienko arrived in advertise Mr. Malofienko’s position to the casual Internet surfer with the names Weingarten told the statewide newspaper the United States in mid-September and at American workers. The approval of labor and addresses of senators and representa- The Star-Ledger. that time Dr. Molly Schwann of the certification would have meant that, of tives to contact for help. On June 20 the Labor Department Boston Floating Hospital began adminis- everyone that applied for Mr. Malofienko’s The homepage also supplies informa- denied Mr. Malofienko’s appeal, claim- tering chemotherapy. Vova’s treatment job, he was the most qualified, and thereby tion about the 1986 nuclear power plant ing that it didn’t fall within labor certifi- was sponsored by the hospital. eligible to apply for permanent residence explosion in Chornobyl, Ukraine, that cation guidelines. One year later, Vova and his mother status in the United States. brought Vova to the United States in Congressman Torricelli vowed to pur- moved to New Jersey to continue med- In the meantime, Mr. and Mrs. Malo- 1990 with an acute case of leukemia, and sue other avenues to keep the Malofienko ical treatment at Beth Israel Hospital in fienko were required to renew their visas features photographs of Vova at the family in the United States in a statement Newark, N.J., under the care of Dr. Perri and employment authorizations, permission White House, where he addressed Hillary issued on July 9. “It is not the end of our Kamalakav. The two-year treatment was to work in the United States, every six Rodham Clinton during a 10th anniver- efforts to help Vova and his family sponsored by the Valerie Fund, explained months. In April of this year, their paper- sary of Chornobyl program on May 1. secure a legal basis for staying here in Nadia Matkiwsky, executive director of work was renewed for a one-year period. Out of the Millburn homepage grew America. I will exhaust every avenue I the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. Despite his remission, once a month two others — one out of Princeton, N.J., can to help this touching youngster and In the spring of 1992, Mr. Malofienko Vova is required to visit his doctor for (http://prism.prs.k12.nj.us:70/0/WWW/O his family in their effort to stay here, so joined his family in New Jersey, and the blood testing, and once a year he under- II/chernobyl.html) and another out of that Vova can continue his much needed threesome moved out of the Matkiwsky goes a spinal tap. Last summer Vova fell Honolulu, Hawaii, (http://hisurf.com/ medical treatment,” he said. home and into an apartment in Millburn. gravely ill, and Mrs. Malofienko feared he enchanted/alohavova.htm). The Hawaii The law firm of Rodino & Rodino After several jobs, Mr. Malofienko, an was having a relapse. “Fortunately, it was homepage, explained Dr. Mardyks with a could not be reached for comment. engineer, landed a job at Tetley Tea as a only a brain infection,” she explained. master mechanic. In the fall of 1992, Mrs. Malofienko is deeply disappoint- chuckle, was set up after students in Vova’s story Honolulu, surfing the Internet for infor- Vova, after a failed stint in the second ed that her husband was denied labor cer- mation about Chornobyl, discovered When the Chornobyl nuclear power grade a year earlier, began second grade tification and said that her family is now Vova’s plight and wanted to help. plant exploded in April of 1986, 2-year-old again with his current classmates. “I had considering applying for humanitarian The e-mailing campaign took the other Vova and his family were living in no hair, so the kids in the other second parole, a special visa usually issued to 200 Millburn Middle School fifth graders Chernihiv, 60 miles southwest of the com- grade class laughed at me,” he explained political prisoners. by storm, and in the final days of the plex. At the age of 5 he was diagnosed matter-of-factly. “It would be barbaric and murderous school year, each child wrote a total of 16 with leukemia. In the summer of 1990, Today Vova is a bright, enthusiastic 12- for our government to send this child letters, including one to Chelsea Clinton. Vova and seven other Chornobyl children year-old, a self-described “bass fisherman.” back to Ukraine,” said Mrs. Matkiwsky. The e-mailing blitz paid off. Local from Ukraine were sponsored by the New His leukemia has been in remission for Dr. Mardyks concurs. “Vova is a fabu- newspapers began to cover the story of Jersey-based Children of Chornobyl Relief three years. Vova’s doctors warned Mrs. lous kid. These are people who need this Vova and his father’s denial of labor cer- Fund to attend actor Paul Newman’s Hole Malofienko that leukemia can relapse, and country, and we need them. It would be a tification. In early June, as Vova’s par- in the Wall Gang camp in Connecticut for she says that in Ukraine, treatment for sad loss for the United States if they were ents and their attorneys at Rodino & terminally ill children. leukemia is poor, if non-existent. forced to leave — they are a gift to us, Rodino of East Hanover, N.J., the law Four of the original eight children In November of 1994, the Tetley Tea and we can’t compromise.”

Ukrainian Americans host fund-raiser for Sen. Mitch McConnell by Yaro Bihun Over the past few years, the second- asked about this addition. “But I think it’s the line” in an expanded NATO. This term Republican from Kentucky has been important to put that in the bill just to should be done, he feels, not as a hostile WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch earmarking the foreign assistance budget make sure that whoever might have been act towards Russia and despite Moscow’s McConnell (R-Ky), who chairs the Senate — assigning aid specifically for Ukraine having such conversations — if, in fact protestations. Appropriations Foreign Operations or specific assistance projects in Ukraine they had them — understand that sort of “But we’re not stupid,” he explained. Subcommittee, says he intends to continue and other former Soviet republics — thing the United States is not going to put “We know what the last 70 years brought earmarking U.S. aid for Ukraine regardless rather than assigning aid amounts region- up with in an aid recipient.” to the countries in that region; we know of which party wins the White House in ally and allowing the executive branch to Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, what we just went through in the last 50 this year’s presidential election. divide up the aid budget as it sees fit. Sen. McConnell said, he has felt that years in the Cold War period. And this is “As long as I’m chairman of the sub- The latest aid budget, for fiscal year maintaining the best possible relations a sort of useful hedge against Russia committee, we’re going to deal with 1997, which recently came out of Sen. with Ukraine is in the best interest of the going the wrong way.” Ukraine in every bill in a highly specific McConnell’s subcommittee as well as United States. That was not the case with Sen. McConnell said he is not totally way — whether it’s the Clinton adminis- the Appropriations Committee, again the Bush and, until recently, the Clinton convinced by the “democratic creden- tration or whether it’s the Dole administra- earmarks $225 million for specific administrations, which thought of Ukraine tials” of Russian President Boris Yeltsin. tion — to make certain that Ukraine is development programs in Ukraine. and the other former Soviet republics as “Some days he is, and some days he given the kind of priority it deserves,” Sen. The bill also includes a proviso that “appendages” to Moscow, and that you isn’t,” he said. McConnell said June 26 at a Ukrainian U.S. aid is dependent upon Ukraine not could deal with them through Moscow, he Sen. McConnell said he has “high American fund-raiser for his re-election pursuing what the Washington Times said. So, using earmarks, he set out to get hopes” for Ukraine’s future development. bid in November. recently alleged was a “strategic rela- the U.S. government to deal with Ukraine “It’s not going to happen overnight,” he “And the reason that we’re doing it is tionship” with Libya. on a bilateral basis. said, “It’s going to take a while.” But that I think it’s in America’s best inter- “The Ukrainians say that there’s noth- Sen. McConnell said he is convinced est to do that,” he added. ing to that,” Sen. McConnell said when that Ukraine “will be on the right side of (Continued on page 15) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

A changing of the guard: Szporluk replaces Grabowicz as HURI director of course, also will help Ukraine to over- Prof. Roman Szporluk come the terrible legacy of provincialism. by Roman Woronowycz The second agenda is to promote much more the study of the 20th century. As of July 1 Professor Roman Prof. (Omeljan) Pritsak is a medievalist, Szporluk became the Harvard Ukrainian Prof. Grabowicz is a literary scholar, as Research Institute’s third director. He we know. I am a very modern political succeeds Prof. George Grabowitz (see historian whom, probably, some histori- accompanying story). Dr. Szporluk is a ans would prefer to call a political scien- professor in the department of history at tist. Therefore, on my intellectual agen- Harvard University, where he holds the da, I think that the 50 years since World M.S. Hrushevsky Chair in Ukrainian War II is a very burning historical topic. History. He teaches courses in the East And as I have told you, I pay attention to European and Soviet areas, including the what my students say, I am aware that history of socialism and nationalism. while I do remember 1945 and some years From 1986 to 1991 he served as director earlier, and I certainly remember what I did of the Center of Russian and East when Stalin died, or when Khrushchev con- European Studies at the University of demned Stalin, what I do know is that for Michigan. At the U-M he also taught current college students who take my cours- East European history from 1965-1991. es these things are not very much closer than Napoleon, or Bismarck, or Nicholas II. First of all, as of July 1, you took over Therefore, it is history for them. as director of the Harvard Ukrainian What we need to do is study contem- Research Institute. What made you porary history, including very much the want to take the reins? origins of 1991 and also Ukraine as an Prof. Roman Szporluk Prof. George Grabowicz This is not a position that I am taking independent state, because in a very few because I was seeking it, this is a posi- years our time will become a historical director was to put it on a sound, fiscal, tion that I accepted because it is a part of time for people who are now graduating Prof. George Grabowicz administrative and governance footing. an understanding of being one of the pro- from high school. by Roman Woronowycz We filled the chairs. We established a nor- fessors in Ukrainian studies. It is, in a Most of the endowment of HURI is by mal operating system of staffing and of sense, a rotation. Professor George Grabowicz left the publications. We reduced a significant Ukrainian Americans and Canadians, position of director of the Harvard George Grabowicz worked hard for etc. Do you see any need to reach beyond deficit that we had. We established broad seven years and its only fair that some Ukrainian Research Institute on July 1 contacts with Ukraine. We broadened the this group and, if so, how do you think it after holding the reigns for seven years. other people, his colleagues, like myself, could be done? fields we are working in from history and should take over for a while. Then, presum- He remains the Dmytro Cyzevskyj philology and distant history to more con- ably, Prof. (Michael) Flier at some point Absolutely, we need to reach out. We Professor of Ukrainian Literature in the temporary events, to political science and will agree to do so, and I very much hope need to face another fact, which in some department of Slavic Languages and economics matters. We simply broadened that Prof. Edward Keenan will be a director sense this Harvard summer school demon- Literatures at Harvard University. He our scope. We involved a lot of people. at one time, and very reasonably we should strates, and so did last year’s. Because was a Fulbright scholar in Poland and We continued on also with what the expect that Prof. Grabowicz, considering Ukraine is now an independent country, the Soviet Union in 1989. He became an preceding generation did. So I think that assistant professor at Harvard in 1975 his age, will be a director again. and it occupies quite a lot of space on a these achievements, if I can so call them, and a full professor in 1983. For five So, it is not a job I terribly wanted to map, because it is a country which is are that while holding on to what was our years he served as chairman of the take. I can live happily ever after without geopolitically, strategically extremely basic mandate, not breaking with our department of Slavic Languages and holding it, but I feel that once I accepted important, many people of non-Ukrainian best traditions, we also expanded our Literature. He succeeded Prof. Omeljan it, and I cannot say that I had been forced origin are becoming interested in it. work and made the Institute into what it Pritsak as HURI director in 1989. to do it, I would like to do my best. Many ambitious, intelligent, young was always intended to be, a top notch, men and women, whether they have You are leaving the directorship of scholarly establishment, which one can Financial constraints seem to be the Korean surnames, or Italian, or Spanish, the Harvard Ukrainian Research in honesty say is second to none outside bane of administrators in organiza- or whatever, when they are considering Institute after seven years at the helm. of Ukraine. And in some respects com- tions everywhere in today’s world, what they will do when they grow up, are Prof. Roman Szporluk, your successor, petes well with them, too. how will you deal with those? considering that perhaps there is some- with whom I spoke earlier, said that, I can say these things with some confi- First of all, we should say that the thing interesting to do in connection with given your age, he would think that dence because they can be verified. If Ukrainian Institute is not all that poor, Ukraine — whether it is business, you would eventually return to the you establish a set of criteria by which we have a substantial endowment. The whether it is promoting arts or being a directorship since it is a position that you can measure these things, whether it question is how we manage it, how we musician, being a playwright, whatever, should rotate among the chairs of the is by books published, not only in terms use it. There is always a question of pri- we want to have these people very much. Institute. Would you consider eventu- of quantity, but quality, how they are orities, we must decide should we pub- This does not mean that we like people ally returning? received, how they are reviewed. If you lish a book [or] should we give it to a with Ukrainian surnames any less, we Well, he is right. Harvard has a rotat- do it in terms of how many PhDs we good student, shall we hire a research continue to like them very much. ing system and there is a finite universe have awarded and whether these PhDs assistant and so on and so forth. What I think we now would hope — I of professors dealing with Ukrainian have found jobs, subsequently. Whether So when you have money of a certain see no reason why a company called studies or holding chairs in Ukrainian they in turn have become successful, amount it does not mean that you cannot Lufthansa one day might not offer us free studies or associated with the executive respected scholars. make intelligent choices. There may be tickets for, let’s say, summer school stu- committee. So it’s not hard to figure out Ukrainian studies is accepted now in choices between good things. It is not a dents coming to Harvard. Lufthansa flies that, depending on how long a given per- the United States and Canada due in choice between a good thing and a bad daily to Kyiv, to Odessa, presumably is son stays on as director, that he will be large measure to what we and, of course, thing. There are many good choices. And making some money. I think it would be replaced and eventually may find it his the Canadian Institute have also done. I this is what administration means, that beautiful publicity for Lufthansa if it turn once again. think by these objective standards we you have to make decisions which are announced, and you wrote about it, 10 have done an awful lot, and I am very not perfect but still make sense. This is round-trip tickets, Kyiv-Boston, from Would you want to be director pleased to have been a part of that. Lufthansa. again at some point in time? what I would like to keep in mind. Now that you are free of the admin- The same could be said about Obviously, we want to increase our There is an obligation involved in istrative responsibilities, what do you American companies like Motorola. Why endowment. I wonder if you ever met being a professor here, and one of those see in your immediate future? someone who told you that they did not should we not have a Westinghouse fel- obligations is performing administrative need more money, and we certainly do low at Harvard University, for example? services. When I received tenure here I I certainly will be continually involved need more money, and I mean that seri- It requires that someone go to immediately was offered the position of in the Institute. I have a great commit- ously. There are more things we would Westinghouse, that someone write a let- chairman of the Slavic Department. I did ment to it. I find it an extremely exciting like to do. ter, make a presentation, but I feel that not refuse that offer. In retrospect I find and a central type of institution. This is, To put it very briefly, on my agenda as I this would be good for us. We would be the administrative part of the job is quite for anyone who is interested in Ukrainian see it, and, of course, on this I have input going beyond our traditional givers, but I onerous. studies, where the action is. So I will be from my colleagues, it is not just Roman think that it would also be good for I find myself successful and happy involved with it. Szporluk thinking it up, it is a collective Westinghouse, not only for its image, but about the fact that I managed to produce, My main hope is to more aggressively, thought. In a situation of an independent perhaps Westinghouse could be a more write that is to say, while being a direc- more actively, pursue my writing. As I Ukraine we really should use our resources, successful operation if it functions in a tor, while being a chairman. But I think said before, I am very pleased that I our connections, our influence to help tal- country in which some number of young that in all due awareness of my obliga- haven’t dried up, I’m still doing it. In ented students from Ukraine, and scholars people are world wise. tions, my potential, I look very much for- fact, in the past year, as I was, in a sense, and artists establish connections with their Two more questions. ward to writing and being a professor. preparing myself for leaving this posi- counterparts in the U.S. We see it as a con- What do you consider your biggest tion, I was writing quite a bit. I have two By all means, I love questions. tribution to the United States because we accomplishments in your seven years books that are about to come out, and I think there are many able, talented, promis- You mentioned at the roundtable as director of HURI? am working on two others. And I thank ing and accomplished people in Ukraine earlier today that at HURI there God for that ability and that the fire in whose presence in American life will I think what we accomplished in the the belly is still with me, so I am looking improve the quality of American life. This, (Continued on page 14) Institute in the seven years that I was forward to that. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 7

Harvardby Roman Woronowycz Ukrainian Summer Program marks 25 years with reunion CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Even before the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard had the Ukrainian Summer Institute, where students from across the United States with an interest in matters Ukrainian have gathered during the sum- mer to learn Ukrainian history, literature and language. For 25 years more than a thousand students have done so. The program is an intensive eight- week program of seminars and lectures given by some of the world’s most respected scholars on Ukraine. But it has been more — a chance to meet and to socialize with peers from across the United States, Canada and the world. Even those who found it difficult to pur- sue academic study in the summer months had little problem immersing themselves in the social distractions of the Cambridge area. Lifelong bonds have been formed among the students, some have even married. The weekend of June 28-30, students of the 25 annual summer programs, which were first held in 1971, returned to Harvard to renew friendships and take a look at the program and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI). Roman Woronowycz They came from across the United Former students of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Program with faculty and administration. States and from the outer reaches of Canada. Ten former students came from effectively reduced potential ethnic ten- Harvard Faculty Club, once the home of reached its highest enrollment in the California, one who attended now lives in sions. With the official status of Henry James, the noted American literary years 1977-1979 and that currently one British Columbia, Canada, and three came Ukrainian as the state language (now fur- figure. The outgoing director of HURI of the program’s successes is that in from Ukraine. In all, 177 alumni, spouses ther reinforced in the new Constitution) explained that the Harvard summer pro- 1995 55 percent of the students enrolled and those attached to HURI were on hand “despite cries from Communists and gram is “one of the outreaches that has had no connection to Ukraine. “Even to reflect and recollect, representing 24 of Socialists for a two-language policy, the been most successful and most produc- with the option of going to Ukraine, this the 25 summer programs. existing policy has had the beneficial tive” in bringing attention to Ukrainian is still one of the better places to come But to make sure they hadn’t forgotten effect of elevating the status of issues. He said the reunion was planned to and study Ukraine,” said Ms. Hryn. She what learning at Harvard is all about, a Ukrainian in affairs of state, in the develop an alumni association to ensure was followed by the director of the roundtable featuring three Ukrainian Ukrainian mass media, and in Ukrainian continuity within the program. Then, half Harvard Summer Program, Peter Buck. scholars was held on Saturday morning at culture in general,” according to Prof. tongue in cheek, he added, “And of course After dinner everyone was off to the the Center for European Studies. The pro- Flier. The scholar on Eastern Slavic lan- to tap you for some support.” Carpenter Film Center to watch two fessors of the three chairs of HURI, Profs. guages sees more publications and news- He introduced Halyna Hryn, current uniquely Ukrainian films, a short feature Roman Szporluk, George Grabowicz and papers printing in the Ukrainian lan- director of the summer program, who produced in the U.S. and directed by Michael Flier, gave presentations on post- guage. However, he believes it could gave a very brief synopsis of the 25 Soviet Ukraine in a stimulating two-hour take decades before the language is firm- years. She mentioned that the program (Continued on page 15) panel, moderated by HURI assistant direc- ly entrenched in the population. tor, Prof. Lubomyr Hayda, and attended At one point Prof. Flier cited the words by a majority of the reunion-goers. of Oleksandr Taranenko, the director of Prof. Szporluk, the new director of the Ukrainian Language Institute of the HURI, who is also Mykhailo Hrushevsky Academy of Sciences who wrote recently Professor of Ukrainian History, centered in Literaturna Ukraina that it is difficult his presentation on what has occurred in for scholars to produce handbooks and Ukraine in the 25 years since the summer dictionaries on Ukrainian language usage program was begun. when they have not been paid in a half “We could not have imagined that the year, which forces them to find other things that have happened would,” he work. “The government must not abandon explained at the outset. He continued, the cause of literary Ukrainian at this “What happened in 1991 is not due to the important juncture in the history of failure of the Kremlin, my argument is that Ukraine,” explained Prof. Flier. Moscow failed because Ukraine didn’t.” Finally, Prof. Grabowicz, Dmytro Prof. Szporluk spoke of the key role Cyzevskyj Professor of Literature, who that poets, artists and literary figures is finishing his seven-year tenure as played in rekindling national identity and director of HURI, spoke of his experi- even before them, the role of the ences while in the country and of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen and the daunting tasks facing it. He was far less Ukrainian Insurgent Army in keeping optimistic than Prof. Flier on the state of alive the flame of Ukrainian statehood. affairs. He said that in Ukraine today there is Prof. Grabowicz called the Ukrainian sufficient reason to believe Ukrainian Parliament not a legislative body but independence can be sustained. “When “two warring factions who are not shoot- careerists and political hacks start defend- ing at each other.” He said the Soviet ing Ukrainian independence, we are get- mentality is still all too evident and gave ting somewhere... when, like what hap- as an example stores being closed during pened in 1991, generals and the military business hours. start joining the cause, then we are there.” In terms of the condition of the language Up next was Prof. Flier, Oleksandr he was even more downbeat, at one point Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian stating, “Ukrainian is threatened with Philology, who spoke on current prob- going the way of Gaelic.” He explained lems with the use of Ukrainian in the that he knew of instances where people country. who are promoting the language still go He labeled his talk “The Ukrainian home and speak Russian to their children. Language: Prospects for the Future,” and “In Poland it is unheard of for a Pole not to said there is much room for optimism speak Polish,” asserted Prof. Grabowicz. because usage of Ukrainian is increasing Dinner at the Harvard Faculty Club and will continue to do so. He noted that Ukraine has maintained Prof. Grabowicz had opened up the a flexible policy towards languages, weekend events at the Friday night dinner, unlike Estonia and Lithuania, which has held in the historic and very proper Marta Remeniuk of Detroit, class of ‘82 with Adam Hapij of New York, class of ‘94. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

COMMENTARY THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Want multiculturalism? Turn up the heat Politicians and multiculturalism by Nykolai Bilaniuk other languages except English also need Since December 1995, the Ukrainian community in Canada, other non- active support to survive. Ditto for the cul- English/French/aboriginal ethnic groups, and the Canadian Ethnocultural Council One of the platitudes most bandied tures. If the politicians truly feel that the have been banging pots and pans to get the present Liberal government’s attention about is that Canada is a nation of immi- diversity of languages and cultures is ben- on multiculturalism, and to ask the government to reaffirm its support for the policy. grants. To strike a bold simplification for eficial to Canada, they should be prepared Since multiculturalism is recognized as the country’s demographic reality, is the sake of argument, let us say that immi- to give support to all people who desire it. enshrined in specific federal legislation, and even has a clause devoted to it in grants come in two basic flavors: those All citizens pay the same taxes, after all, Canada’s Constitution, this kind of alarm would seem to be superfluous. who come wishing to preserve their own and should be offered the same benefits. However, hostility to multiculturalism as an official policy voiced by likely language and culture while also participat- Second, if government policy supports sources, such as members of the nativist and occasionally openly racist Reform ing in and constructing this country’s poli- only French and “aboriginal” (i.e.. Party, and by unlikely sources such as Liberal MP John Nunziata and by prize- ty, and those who wish to assimilate. Amerinds, Na-Dene and Innu minorities), winning author Neil Bissoondath, suggest that times are changing for the worse. Of course, within ethnic groups, indi- then there are three classes of citizens: first A sure sign of trouble was that Mr. Bissoondath’s book criticizing multicul- viduals decide the issue for themselves, class are those who, no matter how small a turalism, “Selling Illusions,” was lionized by the Canadian literary establish- but some general trends are in evidence. community they represent in their locale, ment and given the 1995 Gordon Montador Prize for being the “Best Canadian Most long-settled immigrant groups – are entitled to government services and Book on Contemporary Social Issues.” Amerinds, Na-Dene, Innu (even these cultural support in their language of choice Thanks to Dr. Manoly Lupul’s warnings to the Ukrainian community about peoples arrived from elsewhere), the (English, French); second class are those the ramifications of the Alberta-based Reform Party’s status of de-facto official French Quebecois and the Anglo-Saxons, who get that support only in selected opposition to the government on matters of national concern, and red flags by for example – tend to wish to preserve locales (“aboriginals” on reserves); third Drs. Elliott Tepper and Stella Hryniuk waved before the CEC at a meeting a their cultures (which are also expressed in class are those who are not entitled to sup- year later, both the CEC and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) seemed the forms of political and legal institutions port, even if they are the majority in their to take seriously an editorial that appeared on this page almost exactly a year they favor), while more recent immigrants locale and desire such support (Ukrainians ago (“A Multicultural Wake Up Call,” July 9, 1995). typically do not. in Vegreville, Icelanders in Gimli). Thus, UCC President Oleh Romaniw and the umbrella organization’s Multiculturalism Ukrainians and Jews are something of everyone is not equal before the law. Committee Chairman Adrian Boyko helped the CEC, led by its president, Dmytro an anomaly. Many of these individuals Third, if the justification for maintain- Cipywnyk (since succeeded by Emmanuel Dick), prepare a brief called “The 42 are more recent arrivals, but want to pre- ing the above three unequal classes of citi- Percent Solution.” The brief’s title refers to the percentage of non-Anglo- serve their identities. zens is the chronological order in which Celtic/French Canadians who are citizens of the country, and thus (theoretically) the The preservationist and assimilationist the immigrants’ ancestors arrived in share of the national assets to which the aforesaid 42 percent have a claim. factions have different agendas, and this Canada, then there are some consequences Thanks to this brief (submitted in January) and to the need for the centrist guarantees that consensus on the value and to consider. New immigrant groups can Liberal Party to maintain good public relations with its traditional support-base meaning of multiculturalism is difficult, if never share the same rights as earlier among “ethnic” Canadians, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Hedy Fry not impossible, to attain. The picture is fur- immigrants, even if they have been here issued a rousing speech in defense of the policy on May 25. ther complicated by those who have opin- for centuries or become the majority. Time to go back to sleep? Hardly. ions on the merits of preserving others’ Also, new immigrants from England or First, while Secretary Fry utters fine words, the bureaucrats of her depart- languages and cultures. Among those France should not be entitled to the special ment are still slashing budget appropriations for multicultural programs. whose opinions are the most potent are the privileges conferred on the previous immi- Second, in their July 1 (Canada Day) press releases, neither Secretary of politicians who try to run the society. grants from those places. But if they are, State Fry, nor newly re-elected Heritage Minister Sheila Copps (who is also In a democracy, politicians try to main- then Norwegians should also enjoy special responsible for implementing policy in this area) could bring themselves to tain as broad a constituency as possible, privileges, because some of their ancestors mention the dread word “multiculturalism,” and neither listed off the many and their success is often measured by the lived in Canada, having arrived in the 10th nationalities that make up the country’s mosaic, as is their wont. extent to which they have told as many and 11th centuries, before anyone in Instead, they both emphasized that National Aboriginal Day was officially people as possible something close to England or France ever heard of the place. celebrated this year on June 21, and that Saint-Jean Baptiste Day (June 24) is a what they want to hear. As a result, they Fourth, if the justification for maintain- national French Canadian (read: not only a Québécois) holiday. often express views that are not consis- ing a privileged status for English and A cynic might suggest that since Canadian Natives have met with increasing tent, and occasionally can be found mak- French is that the speakers of these lan- success in the courts over land claims and natural resource title battles, and ing appeals to irreconcilable opposites. guages constitute the largest pluralities, since Lucien Bouchard and the separatist Parti Québécois continue to scare the Paradoxically, however, politicians then one must be prepared to take away or federal government silly, it is logical for the government to respond to political also wish to be perceived as individuals modify those privileges if they lose their pressure in this fashion. who act on principle, which they often pluralities. Also, why stop at precisely two If that is the case, the lesson for Ukrainian Canadians is obvious. Turn up confuse with consistency. languages? Why not make only one lan- the heat, or you’ll be shut out. The results of this mesh of paradoxes guage and culture official, why not 100? [A question to ponder: Why is the government finding it so difficult to when politicians appear in public can be praise and/or recompense the “ethnic” communities of Québéc for saving the quite disturbing. A manifestation of such Political honesty gauge a disturbing mesh was in evidence at a country in the October 1995 referendum? Separatist former-Premier Jacques Although complete fairness and con- recent event sponsored by the National Parizeau found it easy to blame them for his loss, wouldn’t it be logical for sistency would require some solutions Council of Ethnic Canadian Business and their federalist antagonists in Ottawa to show some public — dare we say that are politically or practically impossi- financial? — gratitude in winning?] Professional Associations, with five rep- resentatives of Canada’s national politi- ble to implement, these awkward issues cal parties addressing the matter of unity do allow us to size up the relative hon- and multiculturalism. While it can be esty of politicians. Ironically, it turns out said that all five of these party represen- that those who are ostensibly the least July tatives were fundamentally inconsistent supportive of multiculturalism are actual- TurningTurning the pagespages back... back... in their application of principles, they ly the most honest about the issue. were not equally offensive. While Mr. Duceppe danced around the issue on the day in question, in fact the Bloc 20 All proclaimed that everyone is equal Quebecois favors a policy of active inhibi- before the law. Some, particularly Gilles tion of the English language, and a policy of 1888 Duceppe of the Bloc Quebecois, asserted neglect that will probably lead to the demise Yulian Pavlykovsky, the leading organizer and ideologist of the that French and aboriginal languages and of other minority cultures in Quebec, but Galician cooperative movement, was born in Senkiv, about 40 cultures need pro-active government sup- they admit this transparently: “Quebec miles north of Lviv, on July 20, 1888. From 1915, after obtaining a port to survive in Canada. defines itself as a French society,” the BQ degree in law from Lviv University and in agronomy from the Higher Agricultural School A few, including the Liberal Party’s MP said. In effect, this is inequality based in Vienna, he worked at the Silskyi Hospodar society in Lviv as an inspector, organizer and Maria Minna, the New Democratic on French chauvinism: the French culture chief of economic reconstruction, and later as its president (1924-1929). Party’s Simon de Jong and Progressive deserves to survive, others do not. Pavlykovsky held the post of chairman of the Provincial Committee for Organizing Conservative Sen. Consiglio de Nino The Reform Party favors government Cooperatives (1920-1921), president of the Audit Union of Ukrainian Cooperatives (and definitely not the Reform Party’s inaction on language and culture, probably (1922-1944), chief director of the Narodna Torhovlia consumer cooperative (1923- Jim Abbot), said their party favors multi- recognizing that the minorities will eventu- 1939), and sat on the board of directors of the Maslosoiuz dairy cooperative (1926- culturalism, which is designed to ensure ally assimilate completely under this poli- 1939) and various other Ukrainian institutions. that everyone feels accepted and integrat- cy. However, this policy, if it were taken to Pavlykovsky represented the movement at international conferences and on Polish ed in this country and that diversity of the American extreme of the abolition of national bodies such as the State Co-operative Council in Warsaw and the Council of languages and cultures is economically official languages, offers at least the theo- the Agricultural Chamber in Lviv. and culturally beneficial to Canada. One of the founders of the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance Party, he retical possibility that a minority culture served as its deputy leader (1930-1939), and was elected to two terms in the Polish The mesh of contradictions could take permanent root and operate openly with government money driven by Senate as its candidate (in 1930 and 1935). This set of views, as articulated that In 1944, Pavlykovsky emigrated to Germany, eventually settling in Munich, where local demand, as the Hispanic culture is day in Ottawa City Hall, is riddled with beginning to do in parts of the U.S. he taught at the Ukrainian Technical and Husbandry Institute and the Ukrainian Free contradictions, which this writer hopes to University. He died in Munich on December 28, 1949. The Tory (Progressive Conservative) point out. Party appears inclined to fully maintain Source: “Pavlykovsky, Yuliian,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 3 (Toronto: University of First, if French needs government sup- Toronto Press, 1993). port to survive, then in all probability all (Continued on page 16) No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 9

NEWS AND VIEWS CCAANNADAADA CCOOURIERURIER by Christopher Guly EurasiaKYIV – The EconomicsFoundation Education turnsates to apply to successfully economics to Ph. D. pro- and Research Consortium (EERC) is a grams in Western countries, and/or to special initiative of the Eurasia work effectively as economists in policy- Foundation that was launched in 1995 to making positions in Ukraine. strengthen economics education and Enrollment of 50 students per year is Winnipeg’s mouth that roars research capabilities in Ukraine and expected (35 in the first year). Studies On May 28, Josyp Demko hosted the Canadian businesses, including Russia. The consortium’s founders rec- will begin in the fall of 1996. The main final installment of his live Winnipeg Winnipeg Textiles, to buy a 30-second, ognized that one of the keys to successful language of instruction will be English, cable-TV series, “Ukrainorama.” $30 (about $22 in U.S.) ad. Out of that, economic reform in the new independent and for the most part teaching materials After more than 500 episodes featur- the married father of two children gets a states (NIS) is greater knowledge and will be in English, although some sub- ing such Ukrainian Canadian guests as 30 percent commission. “Enough to buy understanding of market-based economic jects (such as math) may be taught in comic Luba Goy and former Winnipeg me gas and a coffee,” he explained in his systems, particularly at the policy-mak- Ukrainian. Mayor Steve Juba, Mr. Demko has quick-fire speaking style. ing level. Providing this over the longer Initially, the faculty will mostly consist forged a niche in Winnipeg’s local televi- Having recently been described as the term requires reform of higher-level eco- of visiting professors from the West. Since sion market and Ukrainian community – Ukrainian version of local talk-radio guru nomics training and research, and build- it is expected that within six years full not without controversy. Peter Warren by the Winnipeg Free ing sustainable, internationally recog- responsibility for the program will be Sporting a Taras Bulba-like mustache, Press, Mr. Demko plans to give his nized in-country institutions. assumed by the Ukrainian host institution, the 48-year-old, Polish-born broadcaster phone-in show more of a reach by letting The EERC is supported by the Open another goal of the program is to recruit, has become one of the Ukrainian callers use English. “It’s realistic since Society Institute/Soros Foundation, the mentor and certify domestic teaching staff Canadian Congress’s most vocal critics. we all know the Ukrainian language is World Bank, the Ford Foundation, Pew to take it over. The Ukraine program also In a recent telephone interview from declining [in its use],” he said. Charitable Trusts and the Eurasia includes a “retention plan” designed to his Winnipeg office – where he manages Still, Mr. Demko, who previously Foundation (also the project’s imple- improve the chances of retaining econo- the Ukrainian babushka-importing com- worked for Radio Canada International, menting agency). Together, these mists with modern training in academic pany, Winnipeg Textiles – Mr. Demko intends to strengthen the link between founders have provided over 60 percent careers in Ukraine. railed at the UCC’s inefficiency in main- Winnipeg and Ukraine. Not necessarily of the projected $7 million budget for the Graduates of the program will be well- taining a downtown office building, earth-shattering stuff, but glimpses of consortium program’s first three years of qualified to participate in the formulation while only occupying a portion of it. more obscure details about Ukrainian life. operation. The Ukraine Program’s budget of economic policy if they choose to take He takes shots at its thrice-yearly “It mostly gives an opportunity for is projected at half this amount. jobs in the public sector, or to pursue fur- newsletter, The Bulletin, which details people to share,” he explained. “I spoke The principal aim of the Ukraine ther studies that will enable them to con- UCC President Oleh Romaniw’s activities. to this guy who lives in Vorkuta [in Program is to promote standards of tinue advancing the state of the econom- “It will say something like ‘President northern Russia], who told me 70 percent excellence in the discipline of economics ics discipline in Ukraine through teach- attends dinner with Metropolitan.’ So what of the 300,000 people who live there are by establishing an internationally recog- ing and research. Furthermore, by creat- does he do? He eats, he drinks and makes Ukrainian. I didn’t know that.” nized graduate teaching program at a ing an institution that achieves interna- a small speech.” Already, Mr. Demko, who holds a mas- leading academic institution. At the core tional standards of excellence in teach- UCC spokesperson Ihor Shawarsky said ter’s degree in Ukrainian literature from of the program will be a two-year M.A. he believes Mr. Demko sees himself as the the University of Warsaw, has made some program designed to prepare its gradu- (Continued on page 19) “social conscience” of the Ukrainian inroads in personalizing the relationship Canadian community. “Whether it helps between Canada and Ukraine. him gain notoriety, I don’t know. I’m only Given his profile in Winnipeg, someone speculating. But I don’t think he’s mali- recently presented Mr. Demko with a letter USUF sponsors NGO project cious. I think he makes his comments out Canada Post Corp. accidentally delivered WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Ukraine example, an ecological group succeeded in of naiveté.” to them. Only the name “Mrs. Tataryn” Foundation’s Non-Governmental shutting down a polluting factory by repeat- To help Mr. Demko get better informed, appeared on the envelope. Organization (NGO) Project has to date edly contacting public officials, building the UCC’s Manitoba Provincial Council No address. Thanks to his media spot, sponsored five workshops designed to vocal coalitions and using the media to pub- recently invited him to sit on its board as a Mrs. Tataryn contacted Mr. Demko. “I foster the development of the NGO sec- licize the story of the polluters. In addition, representative of the local cultural group, read the letter on the air,” he said. “It tor in Ukraine. The NGO Project, a charitable fund to help children with cere- Institute Prosvita. He agreed. That is per- described a wedding, at which two cows “Advancing the Role of NGOs in a Rule bral palsy has been successful in obtaining haps the first time the UCC and Mr. were killed and 500 people attended. Since of Law Society,” is a one-year project funds for advanced medical treatment. Demko have come together. it was signed only by ‘Mykola,’ Mrs. funded by the U.S. Agency for Helen M. Sramek, a senior international On several occasions, he has applied Tataryn gave me permission to read it.” International Development through the consultant, directed another workshop on for funding from the UCC’s Shevchenko Rule of Law Consortium ARD/Checchi. legislative analysis – teaching participants Foundation, only to be turned down. But The purpose of the project is to help how to track and understand legislation Mr. Shawarsky said Mr. Demko’s appli- Ukrainian NGOs become effective public- and make constructive comments on poli- cations did not qualify under the organi- policy advocates in Ukraine and, utilizing cy operations. Ms. Sramek based her pre- zation’s criteria. “He basically wanted contacts developed by the U.S.-Ukraine sentation on a graphic representation of support to purchase capital equipment,” Foundation, to increase communication “How a Bill Becomes a Law” in the U.S. said Mr. Shawarsky. between these civic organizations and poli- to illustrate the number of opportunities But that’s all in the past, since Mr. cy-makers in the Supreme Council. This is that lobbyists have to influence the legisla- Demko has left the television studio for being accomplished by providing training tive process. This document had coinci- the radio booth. In late April, he on a variety of practical topics for NGOs dentally been previously translated into launched a Ukrainian phone-in show on through workshops, roundtable discussions Ukrainian by another U.S.-Ukraine Winnipeg’s ethnic radio station, CKJS, with policy-makers in the legislative Foundation-sponsored project, the on Sundays from 8 to 9 p.m. Like his TV branch, and the creation of an NGO Parliamentary Development Project, and gig, Mr. Demko’s new radio spot is Resource Center at the Pylyp Orlyk had generated more than average interest essentially a one-man show. Though Institute for Democracy in Kyiv. as it did again at the workshop. Another CKJS provides the technology – as did Three workshops took place in March. chart, prepared by a former Supreme Shaw Cable for “Ukrainorama” – Mr. Tatiana Demchuk, an expert on public Council member, illustrated the same leg- Demko is left to come up with the funds. relations in the insurance industry, con- islative process in Ukraine. The contrast Acquiring commercial sponsors will ducted a workshop titled “The Role of a between the relatively straightforward be crucial if the activist host of “Radio- Lobbyist in Shaping Public Policy in the American system and the highly bureau- Zustrichi” is going to realize his dream of linking Winnipeg Ukrainians with their U.S.” Participants focused on how issues cratic and complicated Ukrainian system counterparts in Ukraine. So far, Mr. come before policy-makers, the roles of was highly instructive. Participants were Demko has attracted four Ukrainian Josyp Demko legislative and executive branches in pol- also very interested in the legal and disclo- icy development, and how NGOs can sure requirements of American lobbyists. work with policy-makers. She discussed Iryna Kurowyckyj, president of the the ethics of lobbying, campaign contri- National Council of Women of the United butions and the long lead time between States in 1992-1995, also conducted a Notice to publishers and authors the initiation of a lobbying activity and workshop on strategies of public outreach It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews of newly the realization of its objectives – a and building coalitions among NGOs. The published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records and premiere issues of process that can span several Congresses. NCW, the oldest coalition of women’s periodicals, only after receipt by the editorial offices of a copy of the material in Mrs. Demchuk reported that subsequent organizations in the United States, was discussions revealed an unexpected level of founded in 1888 in Washington, and is question. understanding and desire among the now headquartered in New York City. News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be published. Ukrainians to learn more about how the Previously, Ms. Kurowyckyj had been with Send new releases and information (where publication may be purchased, U.S. government functions. Several partici- the Ukrainian National Women’s League cost, etc.) to: The Editor, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, pants shared their own success stories in of America. Ms. Kurowyckyj described which they used techniques similar to ones NJ 07302. used by various NGOs in the U.S. For (Continued on page 16) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

ON THE ROAD TO ATLANTA:

NorthLast week, The WeeklyAmerican published brief profiles ofOlympians 10 athletes to watch page) and of three Ukrainiancoaches (whose bios are published descent on the next page) as they compete for Ukraine at the Centennial Olympics. This week we who are active in the sports of handball, swimming and volleyball. They publish more extensive profiles of five Ukrainian Americans and will represent their respective countries at the Summer Games in Ukrainian Canadians to watch during the Olympics: Joanne Malar, Atlanta from July 19 to August 4. Yaro Dachniwsky, Mike Burchuk, Taras Liskewych and Rick Oleksyk. The profiles were prepared by W.K. Sokolyk, chairman of the Sports The group comprises two athletes (whose profiles appear on this Commission of the Ukrainian World Congress.

Yaro Dachniwsky, U.S. Olympic Handball Team

that the goaltender try out for the U.S. signed his first professional contract with the ground up. In handball, it is predomi- handball team. Mr. Dachniwsky did and Memphis Storm of the National nantly from the sky level down. In addition, in November 1994 became a member of Professional Soccer (indoor) League. In while soccer games are low scoring, hand- the national team. 1986-1987, he led the league with the low- ball games are not. As a result, in handball On May 7, a dream came true when est goals against average at 3.33. The a goalie must be mentally prepared to give Mr. Dachniwsky was named to the U.S. record still stands. During the 1992-1993 up goals. Olympic Handball Team for the 1996 and 1993-1994 seasons, he helped the By naming Mr. Dachniwsky to the Atlanta Olympics. Atlanta Magic register back-to-back unde- Olympic team, the national and Olympic Mr. Dachniwsky was born in Chicago on feated seasons. team coach Rick Oleksyk no doubt believes January 15, 1963. It is not surprising that he Upon joining the handball team in late that the goaltender has successfully made started to play soccer at an early age. His 1994, Mr. Dachniwsky juggled the two the transition: “[He’s] lightning quick with grandfather Dmytro Dachniwsky played soc- sports for a brief time. Despite a busy cat-like reactions, Yaro brings 10 years of cer for the Sports Club Ukraina in Lviv in the professional career, Mr. Dachniwsky professional indoor soccer experience to 1920s. His father, Myron Dachniwsky, found time to represent Ukraine at the this Olympic sport,” said Coach Oleksyk. played the game for the Ukrainian clubs 1984 Free Olympiad in Toronto and the With the announcement of the roster Lions and Wings in Chicago. Ukrainian diaspora in matches against of the U.S. Olympic team, the final In no time the young Mr. Dachniwsky teams in Ukraine in 1990. preparations for the Olympic Games fell in love with soccer, and it became a After the conclusion of the 1994-1995 have begun. The U.S. team saw action in passion. He played at every opportunity, indoor soccer season, Mr. Dachniwsky although time had to be found to attend committed himself exclusively to hand- Budapest in May and at the UPS Cup in Atlanta in June. The last days leading up When Yaro Dachniwsky stepped out Ukrainian school and participate in Plast ball. He played with the Atlanta Storm activities. and the national team. The 6-foot-3-inch, to the Olympics will be spent fine-tuning onto the playing field of a televised team strategy and game plans. indoor soccer match two years ago, he Mr. Dachniwsky’s amateur career 185-pound athlete got his first taste of included play for Ukrainian-sponsored international competition at the elite level Then on July 24, Mr. Dachniwsky’s never imagined that it would change the teams and others in Chicago, and culmi- at the 1995 World Championships. There and the other members of the United course of his life. nated with the capture of the 1984 U.S. the United States placed in the bottom States Handball Team will begin their Guarding the goal for the San Diego Open Cup with the Chicago Croatia and third of a 24-country pool. Olympic handball competition with a Soccers, Mr. Dachniwsky impressed a spot on the United States team at a The transition from soccer to handball game against Sweden. Dennis Berkholtz, a member of the 1972 CONCACAF tournament. has not been easy. According to Mr. Those wishing to help sponsor Yaro U.S. Olympic Handball Team who was Some years earlier, Mr. Dachniwsky got Dachniwsky, from a goaltender’s perspec- Dachniwsky’s Olympic dream may do so watching the game at home on televi- his first taste of indoor soccer with the tive there are two aspects of the game that by contacting him through the United sion. After the game, Mr. Berkholtz Wings. Subsequently, he made the reserve are significantly different. In soccer, the tra- States Team Handball Federation at called Mr. Dachniwsky and suggested team of the Chicago Sting. In 1984, he jectory of the ball is predominantly from (770) 956-7660. Joanne Malar, Canadian Olympic Swimming Team

avid swimmer and water polo player, 100-meter medley relay) and one bronze Perseverance, endurance, abundance of introduced her to swimming. At age 3 (200-meter backstroke). She also had two energy, goal-setting, being focused and self- she became a member of the Hamilton- fourth-place finishes (100-meter backstroke motivation are characteristics that make Ms. Wentworth Athletic Club and began and 100-meter butterfly). Malar succeed. During the academic year, swimming competitively. At the World Short Course Champion- she trains eight or nine times a week. Over the years Ms. Malar developed ships at Rio de Janeiro she won gold in the Morning sessions last from 6:45 to 8:30 her swimming skills, establishing her 400-meter and the 4 x 200-meter freestyle a.m. and the afternoon ones from 3 to 5 first provincial record at age 10. She also relay. When the year ended she was ranked p.m. In between she attends classes. began to excel in other sports: basketball, third in the world in both the 200- and 400- Evenings are reserved for studying. Pool tennis, volleyball, gymnastics and cross- meter. She was also named Canada’s training includes swimming up to 60,000 country running. Female Swimmer of the Year. meters a week. Ms. Malar also does sit-ups. In grade 9, Ms. Malar opted to concen- Swimming at the elite level has not She discarded weight training some time trate on swimming. At age 14, she became detracted Ms. Malar from pursuing a ago when she realized that she swam better a member of the national team and compet- degree in kinesiology at McMaster without it. ed in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. The University in Hamilton. In 1994 she Ms. Malar’s busy schedule also youngest athlete in any event, she made the refused to be wooed by out-of-town includes personal appearances and televi- finals of both the 200- and 400-meter indi- recruiters and enrolled at McMaster to be sion commercials on behalf of her and or vidual medleys. Swim Canada’s sponsors: insurance com- close to her family and long-time coach The following year, she won five medals panies, a swimsuit manufacturer and a Gaye Stratten. Even as the Olympics – four silver and a bronze – at the Pan hair care manufacturer; she’s done mod- approached, Ms. Malar did not lighten American Games. At the 1992 Olympics, eling work and her face adornes a cereal Joanne Malar was 3 years old when her her commitment to the kinesiology pro- Ms. Malar placed 11th in the 400-meter box. As the games approached, most of father endeavored to enroll her in a local gram. For the 1995-1996 academic year, individual medley. That result confirmed these activities ceased. Some time earlier, swim club. Membership was denied as the that Ms. Malar’s development was on she was one of seven students nominated club did not accept swimmers under the course to have her peak in her prime at the for the dean’s Award of Excellence. (Continued on page 18) age of 7. Ms. Malar’s father nevertheless 1996 Olympics. persisted, suggesting that the 3-year-old During the 1993 and 1994 swimming prove herself. After swimming lengths in seasons, Ms. Malar continued to improve. four different strokes – freestyle, back- She made the finals of two individual E-mail Ukraine’s Olympic athletes stroke, breaststroke and butterfly – the events at the 1993 World Short Course TORONTO — Fans of Ukraine’s 1996 Olympic athletes can now directly e-mail tyke was accepted. Championships, three events at the 1994 their favorites at the pre-Olympic acclimatization training site at Carrollton, Ga. This It will be these same four strokes that Commonwealth Games, culminating with a mailing feature is a new addition to the Ukrainian Olympic World Wide Web site. a 20-year-old Ms. Malar will rely on as fourth-place finish in the 400-meter IM at The web site was developed by Media Watch Ukraine, in conjunction with the she steps onto the starting blocks for her the 1994 World Championships. Sports Commission of the Ukrainian World Congress and the media bureau of first event of the 1996 Olympic Games: In 1995, Ms. Malar established herself the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, to help disseminate information the qualifying heat of the 400-meter indi- as one of the world’s top swimmers. She about Ukraine’s participation in the 1996 Olympic Games. vidual medley (IM). won six medals at the Pan-American The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce will assist in ensuring that the e- Ms. Malar was born on October 30, Games; two gold (200- and 400-meter indi- mail messages get delivered to the athletes. 1975, in Hamilton, Ontario. She was still vidual medleys), three silver (4 x 100-meter The site’s location is: www.mwukr.ca/olympics.htm an infant when her father, Gordon, an and 4 x 200-meter freestyle relays and 4 x No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 11 Coach Mike Burchuk, Canadian Olympic Volleyball Team

It all came down to one match: a victory the GPAC conference. The following the national championship in 1984. against the Dominican Republic at the final year, the club placed fifth in the nation. For his efforts, Mr. Burchuk was rec- of the Investors Group Continental Cup It was quickly becoming evident that a ognized as the CIAU Coach of the Year Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in national championship team was in the in 1981-1983 and 1987. In 1983, he was Winnipeg on March 16 would ensure making. It came sooner than most expect- also named the Manitoba Ukrainian Canada of an Olympic berth. A defeat ed. During the 1982-1983 season, the club Sportsman of the Year. would mean another four years in waiting. did not lose once in 60 starts as it powered In 1980 Mr. Burchuk made his interna- Mike Burchuk, in his seventh year as head its way to the Canadian Interuniversity tional coaching debut when he was named coach of the Canadian Women’s Athletic Union (CIAU) championship. It assistant coach of Canada’s team to the Volleyball team, was privy to that waiting. was the first of six consecutive national NORCECA junior championships. His team had failed to qualify in 1992. titles for perhaps the most successful Thereafter, he served as an assistant coach Born in Ste. Rose de Luc, Manitoba, on dynasty in the history of Canadian of Canada’s senior team at one World October 18, 1949, Mr. Burchuk began his women’s volleyball. In those six years the Championship, the World University volleyball coaching career while a physical club lost only 11 games in 365 starts. It Games and the 1984 Olympics. In 1986 he education instructor with the Lord Selkirk posted two undefeated seasons and won 33 was named coach of Canada’s junior team. High School in Winnipeg. He led the school of 36 tournaments that it entered. In the spring of 1989, Mr. Burchuk was to back-to-back provincial titles in 1977 and Before Mr. Burchuk left the University named head coach of the Canadian 1978. In 1978, he also coached Manitoba’s of Winnipeg in the spring of 1989, the National Women’s Volleyball Team. provincial team to a third-place finish in the teams he coached played a total of 539 While the team failed to qualify for the national championship and, a year later, to games in nine seasons, winning 478, tying 1992 Olympics, it has had success in inter- En route to the 1994 women’s World the gold medal at the Canada Games. five and losing 56 for a winning percent- national competition: a seventh place finish Volleyball Championships in South These early successes resulted in Mr. age of 89.4. In addition, the team won 43 at the 1990 Goodwill Games, 14th place at America, the Ukrainian team played four Burchuk being hired prior to the 1980- of the 56 tournaments they entered. the 1990 World Championship, three silver matches against the Canadian team in the 1981 season by the University of During his University of Winnipeg medals at the Canada Cup 1993, 1994 and Toronto area. While the Ukrainian team Winnipeg to coach the women’s volley- days, Mr. Burchuk also coached the 1995, a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan disposed of the Canadians, one had to ball team. In his first season with the Wesmen juvenile Volleyball Club to two American Games – a first for Canadian admire the imaginative plays of the team, Mr. Burchuk’s club won 45 games, national juvenile titles in 1983 and 1988, women’s volleyball and a bronze medal at lost 23, and tied two to place second in and the Prairie Blue Volleyball Club to the 1995 NORCECA Championships. (Continued on page 18) Coach Taras Liskevych, U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team

Taras (Terry) Liskevych has established and within a few years he was playing for Coach of the year (1975, 1976). a number of milestones during his tenure as the Kenneth Allen Club of Chicago, one Beginning in the fall of 1976, Mr. head coach of the U.S. national women’s of the top teams in the United States. Liskevych spent nine seasons as the head volleyball team; he has more wins, has led A bachelor of science graduate from the coach of the women’s volleyball team at the U.S. in more Olympics, has coached Loyola University in 1970, Mr. Liskevych the University of the Pacific in Stockton, longer and participated in more internation- opted to pursue medical studies. After a Calif. In a short period of time he was al matches than any other coach. year though, he switched to physical edu- able to develop an also-ran team into a Nevertheless, the most elusive mile- cation, earning a master’s degree in 1972. national championship contender. stone for the U.S. women’s volleyball In 1976, Mr. Liskevych completed his Mr. Liskevych’s teams won six confer- team – an Olympic gold medal – is still to Ph.D. in physical education – with an ence titles and had top-five finishes in the be had. A strong team and home court sta- emphasis on sports psychology and inter- nation (NCAA) four times, with the best tus may just be the ingredients that will national sport – at Ohio State University. result, a third place, occurring in 1984. Mr. place the United States on the top medal While studying for his master’s, Mr. Liskevych was recognized as the confer- pedestal in 1996 and Mr. Liskevych’s Liskevych’s coaching career began, as an ence coach of the year on five occasions name in the record book. assistant at George William College. and in 1983 was named the Collegiate Mr. Liskevych was born on October 14, There, under head coach Jim Colman, a Volleyball Coaches Association National 1948, in Munich, West Germany, into a U.S. Volleyball Hall of Fame member, Division 1 Coach of the Year. family of refugees from the Soviet Union. Mr. Liskevych began developing his In 1985 Mr. Liskevych was appointed When Taras was 3, the family settled in coaching skills and philosophy. coach of the U.S. women’s volleyball team. Chicago. Growing up, Mr. Liskevych led a A short two years later, Mr. Liskevych His international coaching debut, in fact, team – a task made more difficult by the life fairly typical of a post-World War II was hired as head coach of the Ohio State had occurred 10 years earlier, when he was non-existence of a national junior team Ukrainian immigrant child: in addition to Buckeyes men’s volleyball team. He guided named assistant coach of the U.S. women’s from which players could be drawn. public school, he attended Ukrainian school that team to its initial National Collegiate 1975 Pan-American Games team. Mr. Mr. Liskevych experimented with his and was a member of Plast the Ukrainian Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament Liskevych’s task in 1985 was anything but line-up: some 40 different players were scouting organization. appearance and two third-place NCAA fin- enviable. After the 1984 Olympics, at tried in the first year. Nevertheless, the It was in Plast that Mr. Liskevych ishes. For his efforts, Mr. Liskevych was which the U.S. team won the silver medal, team posted a winning record in 1985 began to play volleyball at the rather late twice selected as the Midwest the coaching staff and all the players left. It age of 18. His skills developed rapidly, Intercollegiate Volleyball Association was Mr. Liskevych’s task to rebuild the (Continued on page 18) Coach Rick Oleksyk, U.S. Olympic Handball Team

In May 1995, Rick Oleksyk was While walking through the gym one onship. He was honored that year as the appointed head coach of the United day, he came across a handball team collegiate MVP. He also represented the States Men’s Handball Team. At the going through its paces on the court. Mr. United States at the World University time, the team was ranked between 40th Oleksyk picked up an unattended ball Games with the team placing seventh. and 45th in the world. With the Atlanta and threw it. The throw impressed a Upon graduation from West Point in Olympics just one year away, Mr. coach, and he asked Mr. Oleksyk to try 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in political Oleksyk nevertheless managed to focus the sport. Mr. Oleksyk did and became science and with the rank of second lieu- on the positive side, stating “I think we’ll captivated by the game that is not widely tenant, Mr. Oleksyk embarked on a surprise a lot of people.” known in North America. He also career with the U.S. military. He served A year has since passed. The became a member of the West Point at Fort Bliss, Texas, and at Fort Carson, Olympics are but weeks away, and the team, gaining a regular position towards Col. In 1992 he left the Army with the United States Handball Team has already the end of the season. rank of captain. surprised a lot of people: at the end of In his junior year, his first full year Military service did not impede Mr. June, it was ranked in the top 15 in the with the team, Mr. Oleksyk developed Oleksyk’s pursuit of handball. In 1985, world. into the team’s leading scorer. For his he was named to the national team. Two Mr. Oleksyk was born on March 10, efforts he was recognized as the years later, at the Pan-American Games, 1963, in Parma, Ohio. He attended St. Collegiate Rookie of the Year. At the end the underdog U.S. team surprised every- Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic School of the season he was named to the U.S. one by winning the gold medal in front of (primary). While in high school, he junior team and competed at the 1984 a partisan home crowd in Indianapolis. played baseball and basketball, and par- World Junior Championships in Italy. Mr. Oleksyk recalled: “We played ticipated in track and field. He lettered in While the American side placed 14th, discourage Mr. Oleksyk. He was soon tremendously as a team. Individually we back in form. In 1989 he was named the former two. Mr. Oleksyk was named to the World played as close to our potential as possi- team captain and served in that capacity Junior Championship All-Tournament In 1981, Mr. Oleksyk enrolled at the ble.” The victory assured the team of a at the 1990 Goodwill Games (fourth- Team at the right-wing position. United States Military Academy at West berth at the 1988 Olympics. Six weeks place finish) and the 1991 Pan-American Point, N.Y. In his freshman year he played In his senior year at West Point, as before the games, disaster struck as Mr. Games (bronze medal). The American baseball and basketball. A knee problem team captain Mr. Oleksyk led the acade- Oleksyk injured his hand and did not make team failed to qualify for the 1992 resulted in surgery, rehabilitation and con- my to the NCAA championship and a the team (he was named an alternate). ditioning in order to get back into shape. second-place finish at the U.S. champi- That Olympic disappointment did not (Continued on page 19) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

book as well. He said simply that it seems that in this Demjanjuk in order to cover up the terrible functioning Yoram Sheftel... case the facts are not interesting, and everything has to of three of the most biased judges I have ever come (Continued from page 3) be subordinated to the political aspect of the case. Now across in my life. These judges didn’t try Demjanjuk — When they filed the claim against Demjanjuk in that document, that memo was kept secretly by the they persecuted Demjanjuk on a daily basis for 14 Cleveland they got a tremendous amount of credit from German government for seven years in a safe and was months in front of the whole world and finally sen- the entire national and local press in the United States. not published until Stern magazine revealed it in March tenced him to death for being someone he wasn’t. And people were praised like heroes. Here they just 1992. So this is the German end of the conspiracy. You see, in addition to telling my story, which I felt founded a new organization within the Justice And, of course, Israel is part of the conspiracy as far mentally for myself was necessary to do once and for Department and yet it was able to put its hands on the as this (Trawniki card) is concerned. It also was party to all, these two reasons are the main reasons behind me worst Nazi criminal alive. Then, a year later, in connec- falsifying one identification made, not in the state of writing the book: to expose the ugly misconduct of the tion with another case altogether, the case of Feodor Israel, but by the OSI in the United States of one of the three judges of the Israeli District Court, the special Fedorenko, the OSI received a hundred pages of docu- eyewitnesses, (Yehiel) Reichman. But I left for the panel that sentenced Demjanjuk to death as a result of a ments from the American Embassy in Moscow, which a reader to decide, because I don’t have 100 percent proof show trial for being not what he was, and to expose the day before had received these same 100 (pages of) doc- that Israel was involved in the cover-up of the OSI- conspiracy. uments from the Soviet procuracy. Now these docu- concealed evidence which suggested that someone else I also am an amateur historian and I read a lot — ments dealt not only with Fedorenko, but with many and not Demjanjuk is “Ivan the Terrible.” specifically, but not only, about politics and the law. other Treblinka guards, including the two guards who However, we must note that there can be no question And I never in my life came across a major case in operated the gas chambers in Treblinka, that is, Ivan whatsoever that since December 1990 Michael Shaked, which for so many years so many facts were deliberate- Marchenko and Nikolai Shelayev. Three of the state- the chief prosecutor, knew everything. And yet, to the ly distorted by the media as in this case. And I think that ments contained unequivocal data that there is no way last moment, he asked the Supreme Court to execute the only way the public had a chance to know what real- whatsoever that Demjanjuk could be “Ivan the Terrible” Demjanjuk for being “Ivan the Terrible.” Even in the ly was the Demjanjuk affair is by reading this cohesive, because Ivan Marchenko was the right one. And they very final arguments, which took place in June 1992, comprehensive set of facts about the case — all based concealed this evidence. when the entire the dossier of the KGB was in the court on documents that nobody can dispute and court deci- Now why did they do so? I outline this exactly in my file and 37 witnesses, including contemporaneous eye- sions and court records. Nothing I say is not backed by book. You see the dates are very crucial. On the 12th of witness identifications, were in the file. And yet he said one or a combination of these. Nobody, ever since the August, the OSI gets this material. This is 1978 — that all this is just a bunch of papers, and we must rely book was first published three years ago, nobody has 1978! On the 25th of August, Joshua Eilberg, the chair- only on the survivors. I think this was one of the most ever disputed one single little side point in this book as man of the Subcommittee on Immigration of the House shameful statements ever made by a prosecutor in the being incorrect. writes a letter to (Attorney General) Griffin Bell, warn- Western world. You say repeatedly throughout the book that you ing him of the consequences of Demjanjuk being found I’d like to get back to the motivation question. knew Demjanjuk was innocent of the charges against not eligible to be stripped of his citizenship as You explained how the Germans were involved but him, that he wasn’t “Ivan” of Treblinka, that you Fedorenko was found a few weeks before. And then, not why. Why was it in their interests to do this? knew from the beginning the verdict would be guilty, naturally, the OSI got scared about its own existence, I believe the Germans didn’t want to blow up the you knew he would get the death sentence. And still about ensuring that it continue to exist. And in my book case in Jerusalem because they were very happy that for you joined the defense. Then you say in your book I quote from the decision of the Federal Court of once you had a major war crimes case connected with that joining the defense was “the wisest decision I Appeals, which not only declares the functioning of the have ever taken in my life.” Would you explain that? OSI as fraud on the court, but also outlines the reasons the Holocaust and the accused was not German. For the which are political, largely political and obviously con- siderable. It would raise a political problem for us all, including the attorney general, if the case is lost. So These judges didn’t try Demjanjuk — they persecuted actually, they wanted to preserve their bureaucratic organization just established and this was the motive of Demjanjuk on a daily basis for 14 months in front of the the OSI to conceal the evidence. whole world and finally sentenced him to death for Now the Soviets, they must be commended. They never went as far as the OSI did. You see the Soviets, of being someone he wasn’t. course, knew all along that Demjanjuk could not be “Ivan the Terrible” because of their own data about “Ivan the Terrible.” Therefore, they suggested he was a first time in history, I think, so much concentration on Yes, you see none of my close friends from child- camp guard from Sobibor, but they never ever even another nationality was focused by the world media, by hood were surprised that I took the case. None of them. hinted, even after the identification of Demjanjuk by the entire international community. And I think they did This has to do with my character and with my convic- survivors as “Ivan the Terrible,” that he had anything to not want to put the Israelis in any trouble whatsoever, tions. I have a fundamental distrust in governments as do with Treblinka, let alone that he was “Ivan the because imagine what would happen if the defense such. Of course, I know better than any government Terrible.” But, the Soviets wanted to cause a rift knew about Dr. Werner’s opinion, about this document how the Israeli government functions, but I’m sure that between the Jewish and Ukrainian communities in right from the beginning. We would have invited him as the Israeli government is not better and not worse than North America, which we all know were collaborating a witness, of course. any other Western government. And even Western gov- in the middle ‘70s in anti-Soviet activities — each com- And this was a central piece of evidence... ernments in democracy function time and again in the munity for its own interest. And, the best proof of this is most evil, unacceptable ways, and specifically their that the entire affair was exploded in the United States Of course, and the entire case could have been blown police and prosecution services. by Michael Hanusiak, who was then the editor of the up right from the beginning, or at least portrayed the Now, I was waiting all my career for a substantial Ukrainian Communist newspaper, called Ukrainian Israeli prosecution in a shameful way. chance at least to try and portray the real face of the Daily News. And he is the one who wrote the book The Trawniki card, you called it a “crude police and the public prosecution service — how “Lest We Forget” in the early 1970s, warning — and I forgery,” Werner called it an “amateur forgery,” wrongful, dishonest and unfair they can be. And I felt give quotes from this book — about the reactionary, and it was so clear to so many people that there were from the beginning that it was suitable to show it in the dangerous, collaboration between the Ukrainian reac- too many questions about this card. Why did the Demjanjuk case. I knew I would not succeed (in win- tionaries and Zionist reactionaries against the Soviet court so readily accept it as evidence, especially ning), but I could not resist. I mean at the end of the day Union, and warning that this must be stopped. And he when all the charges dealt with Treblinka and the I did, because of a totally unexpected turn of events, but stopped it. He stopped it. As far as this is concerned, the I knew at least that someone who followed the case on a card bears no link to that death camp? Soviets had complete success. daily basis, not from the newspapers but directly from Now we come to the Poles. The Poles were not an I’ll tell you very simply. The court, including the television, would be able to see what the hell was going independent entity in those days, and they were com- Supreme Court, which unwillingly had to acquit on. And I couldn’t resist the temptation of stepping into pletely governed by the KGB. They knew exactly as the Demjanjuk, accepted everything against Demjanjuk — this case in order to try at least to do my utmost to prove Soviets did that “Ivan the Terrible” was not Ivan as long as it was not impossible. You see, it was totally this point. Demjanjuk but someone else. And because they were impossible to convict Demjanjuk as “Ivan the Terrible” Also I can say that automatically, as far as my char- protégés of the Soviets, they had no choice but to pur- in the face of 80 pieces of evidence, which not only the acter is concerned, I am suspicious of consensus. And sue the line of the Soviets. court knew about but the entire world knew about it. once there was a consensus that Demjanjuk was “Ivan Now the German part of the conspiracy relates direct- Therefore, there was no possibility whatsoever from the the Terrible” and I knew how baseless this consensus ly to the Trawniki card. The world expert on the authen- moment this material was discovered by us and made was, this was another temptation, another almost irre- ticity or non-authenticity of Nazi German documents is public — this is the key: made public — to the entire sistible impulse for me to step into the case. Dr. Louis Ferdinand Werner, who is the head of the world, that Demjanjuk could still have been found to be But also as far as criminal cases are concerned, this is BKA laboratories of the German police in Wiesbaden. “Ivan the Terrible” of Treblinka. a criminal case which every criminal lawyer, if he is He examined the Trawniki card three weeks before the The Trawniki card is a different thing. You know, honest with himself, dreams all his life to step into. My case started in Israel, that is to say the middle of January questions about the signature, yes or no, picture, yes or heroes as criminal lawyers were Samuel Liebowitz and 1987. He told the Israeli chief expert on documents, no — you will always have differences of opinion. But, Clarence Darrow and others, and I dreamed all my life Amnon Bezaleli, who testified for four days in the wit- we must note that to date not one expert, including all of having the opportunity to participate in a major, huge ness box in the case in Jerusalem, that not only is the the OSI experts, ruled that the signature on the card is case — maybe not as big, at least a little reminder of a Trawniki card a forgery, but it is even an amateur the signature of Demjanjuk. On the contrary, time and case of such a magnitude as the Demjanjuk case. And forgery, obvious when you first look at it. And he asked again, every leading expert who examined it said not when this opportunity occurred, and when I had no for the document to be left with him for 10 days so he only that it was not his signature, but that it is not even doubt whatsoever that the case of the prosecution was would be able to provide an extensive expert opinion similar, it is not even close to being his signature. But baseless and I believed strongly in Demjanjuk’s protests about all the faults and forgeries on the card. again, it is not as unequivocal as the Treblinka part. of innocence, plus the rest of what I mentioned, this was And in response Bezaleli took the document from This case started in Israel as a politically motivated an irresistible combination. him and didn’t allow him to pursue these tests. And, it show trial, and ended with consent of the court that it You were very young at this time to take on the is very important what Dr. Werner wrote in a memo was a politically motivated show trial against the wrong when all this happened, and I quote this memo in my man, but still they upheld everything possible against (Continued on page 17) No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 13

Dr. Volodymyr Koziavkin of Truskavets: helping children with cerebral palsy by Anatoliy Horokhovsky proven in practice system of treating complications thanks to the use of Dr. children with CCP. There our methods Koziavkin’s method. They have also noted CHICAGO — In the middle of the were recognized as unique and ones that the possibility for further growth of this summer of 1995, just before my depar- deserve broad dissemination. therapy. In Offenburg, the city where this ture for Ukraine, I met an old friend who congress took place, a society has been is an active member of the Ukrainian It seems that even today Hippocrates’ established in the name of Dr. Koziavkin Medical Association of North America. assertion that all diseases stem from the to promote his healing method. When he heard that I was going to be in spine has not lost its actuality? In September of 1995, at an internation- the city of Truskavets, a spa renowned To some degree, yes. Please consider al medical congress in Marseilles, France, for its unique mineral water, “Naftusia”, that most important functions of the Dr. Koziavkin delivered a paper regarding he enthusiastically exclaimed: “You human body are connected with the his CCP treatment method that caught the lucky fellow! And do you know why?” spine. No matter what disease one might attention of the attendees. As a result, he He immediately answered: “You will be suffer from, be it a headache, inability to was invited to a similar forum that will able to meet the world-renowned physi- move one’s legs, asthmatic attacks or take place this year in London.] cian Volodymyr Koziavkin. He runs the inability to bend due to radiculitis, it is Can all forms of CCP be treated rehabilitation center Elita for the treat- not in vain to seek the cause in the spine. ment of children with cerebral palsy.” with your method? Until now we have spoken about While in Truskavets, I had an opportu- Unfortunately not all. We have a high new methods of treating CCP as devel- nity to interview Dr. Koziavkin. success rate when treatments begin at an oped by you. Now let’s talk about your My first question was regarding chil- early age, when no permanent changes hands, which play an important role in dren’s cerebral palsy, its symptoms and have occurred in the joints. achieving relief from this disease. But, Dr. Volodymyr Koziavkin causes. It is more difficult to help children obviously, they cannot do without Dr. Koziavkin’s reply: Children’s with epilepsy and with problems result- modern medical equipment. loss of hearing and loss of mobility. His cerebral palsy (hereafter referred to as ing from other diseases. prognosis was bleak. Doctors came to CCP) is a systemic illness affecting Let’s talk first about the hands of a Where did you study orthopedic the conclusion that medicine was power- tonicity of the whole muscle structure in doctor effectively applying manual thera- medicine (manual therapy) and can less in this case. the body. Most often it is muscle tension, py to bring about the desired effect, when you name some of your teachers? “But I did not give up hope that, even- sometimes atony or weakness of the at the same time medicinal or surgical tually, somebody would be able to help muscles, or lack of muscle tonicity, treatments are unable to bring relief to Yes, I studied orthopedics at the uni- my son,” his mother said. And sometimes namely twitching. the suffering patient. What is the reasons versity with different teachers but, in hopes become reality. After a regimen of Until recently it was thought that CCP for this? The reason is that manual thera- practice, I had to develop my own meth- two treatments, young Stefan regained his was caused by a disturbance in the func- py, in conjunction with other methods of ods. Everybody who studies and then uses sight and was able to stand up. tion of the brain as a result of trauma dur- non-traditional medicine, enable the doc- his knowledge will introduce something ing birth due to asphyxia, i.e., lack of tor to quickly reveal the cause of illness of his own. This can be compared to two “This time, after a treatment session oxygen, or due to infection or develop- and provide relief to the patient. tailors, where, one will produce merely a with Dr. Koziavkin, a real miracle hap- mental anomalies. To clarify the above, let’s look at the [functional] suit to keep warm while the pened. During the night, Stefan woke up, All of the above is true. However, the following example. When your fingers other might produce a “Pierre Cardin.” got up from the bed by himself, and disease was more complex than at first without any help, made his first timid are stuck between a door and the door We have discussed your career as a thought, and there were some unan- frame, the pain will persist, regardless of step. And then another... And then, swered questions. We were the first to practicing doctor. Would you say a any medicine, until the fingers are freed. timidly and shaking from the strain and discover that the spine plays an essential few words regarding your scientific The same is true of a pinched nerve con- excitement, for the first time in his life, role in this grave illness. Blockages work? trolling the functions of some organ. he walked independently to the other occurring between the vertebra prevent Manual therapy can immediately relieve Several years ago, I successfully side of the room. Seeing this, I cried them from moving as they should. This the conflict between the nerve and the defended a doctoral thesis, obtaining the from excitement and happiness,” related leads to the impairment of the roots of disc – in other words, relieve the pressure degree of doctor of philosophy in medi- his mother. spinal nerves that emerge from in cine. Recently, I completed my research At the conclusion of my interview with between the disc and the vertebra. These on the nerve. Now I will reply to the second part of and a professorial thesis which was Dr. Koziavkin, I told him that I would nerves get compressed, which in turn approved. publicize the words of Stefan’s grateful leads to disruption in the transmission of your question. Our clinic is unique when it comes to medical apparatus and techni- For my achievements in treating chil- mother: “I wish that your path of helping nerve impulses and blood circulation. dren and adults with CCP I have been people will always be without obstacles Once we discovered this, we proceed- cal possibilities. However, modern equipment constitutes only one-half of awarded the title “Outstanding Scientist” and brightly lit. And may your golden ed to develop a method to alleviate this by the president of Ukraine. hands never tire to alleviate pain.” condition, which immediately makes the solution. You have to know how to itself felt through better blood circula- use it. In this regard, our doctors and Did you have an opportunity to visit tion. Legs, which until now were cold, nurses who, by the way, are all knowl- the U.S.? edgeable in several foreign languages, turn warm; a child who could not move Indeed. I visited the U.S. as a delegate his fingers is now able to hold a spoon have completed training courses in Canada, Germany, Austria and Italy. to the International Congress of and tries to stand up. Biomechanics in San Diego, Calif. Also, All of this reminds one of a flower bud It is well known that one of your at the invitation of the president of the in which all petals develop simultaneous- patients was a German youth by the American association dedicated to the ly. A similar process takes place in a name of Alexander Graf. Could you study of healing methods of CCP, I visited child. All important life processes begin recall the course of his treatment and New York. In New York I visited appro- to activate themselves. whether you were successful in helping priate medical institutions and discussed It must be stated unequivocally that him? my treatment of CCP with their doctors. this disease requires an all-encompassing treatment regimen that requires medici- The case of this youth is still very Finally, can Americans take advan- nal therapy, as well as the utilization of vivid in my memory. He fell victim to tage of the treatment available at the herbs, beeswax and bath therapies, which this disease in his childhood, resulting in Elita clinic? the loss of ability to move around on his are administered in tubs, saunas and Our clinic is only a treatment institu- own; he could not move his fingers and steam rooms. tion. Patients are recommended to us by could not speak. This disease chained a German company specifically founded Can modern medicine determine him to his bed. to screen all applicants and which, by the during pregnancy whether a child will He went through six treatment periods way, covers all costs of running our clin- have CCP? at our clinic. He is now able to walk well, ic. The company’s special medical com- has no speech impediments, and his con- Certain pathological defects can not mission studies all cases submitted to trol over moving his fingers has improved only be detected but even removed. them and decides who has the right to to the point that he was able to obtain a However, to do this one needs the latest travel to Truskavets for treatments. driver’s license. He is now well adapted to in medical equipment and highly quali- My personal representative in the U.S. independent life. I have demonstrated this fied doctors. is Olena Filipchuk, who is authorized to patient at applied science congresses in Why did scientists fail to discover answer all questions regarding the treat- Italy, Germany and Austria. At the present sooner the leading role of the spine ment of children and adults. Her telephone time, only a specialist can detect the rem- and the spinal cord in the emergence in the Chicago area is (847) 635-6424. nants of his disease. of such a grave disease as CCP? This is not, by far, my only success. * * * There were many attempts to develop [A note from the author: Since Dr. Obviously, I was very interested in the new methods of treating CCP by such Koziavkin is a very modest person and is opinions of the parents regarding the researchers as Woyt and Bobat. However, reluctant to speak about himself and how effectiveness of the treatment their chil- there was never a complete system, such as foreign specialists have rated his methods of dren received at this clinic. ours, advocating active intervention in the treating CCP, I will have to speak for him. I visited with a 4-year-old boy, Stefan processes of the spine and large joints. A conference of scientists from Witan, from Germany. His mother relat- Four years ago in Munich, at the Germany, Switzerland and France dedicat- ed that her son had suffered a stroke (a German Academy of Medicine, we pre- ed to the subject of CCP has confirmed the burst vein in the brain) during his first A young patient’s first steps following sented our scientifically checked and permanent clinical effect and absence of year of life. This resulted in blindness, treatment at the Elita clinic. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

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Harvard Ukrainian... (Continued from page 7) Andrea Odezynska titled “Dora was Dysfunctional,” followed by a full-length production from Ukraine, “Night of Questions,” starring American-born Luba Demchuk and directed by Tatianna Mahar from Kyiv. Saturday, after the roundtable and a group photo on the steps of the Widener Library, the “reunionists” attended a cook- out on the campus grounds, which was fol- lowed by a display of Ukrainian contempo- rary art from Kyiv’s OR Gallery. That evening it was off to the official banquet at the Dudley House Graduate Center, where Jeffrey Sachs, the noted Harvard econo- mist, gave the keynote address. He was introduced by Prof. Szporluk as “one of the major international players in today’s poli- tics and economics on a global scale.” Prof. Sachs, Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard, gave Prof. Jeffrey Sachs a quick rundown on events and circum- stances that caused the economic down- society run by the rule of law and “a fall of the last several years and what government that itself understands and future prospects might be. lives within the rule of law.” Prof. Sachs said Ukraine has come an Other points that Prof. Sachs touched on: extraordinarily long distance economically He said that Ukraine’s tax laws are so con- and politically since independence in fiscatory that “every day we see more and 1991, but that it has been an extraordinari- more of society disappearing from sight”; ly painful and tumultuous process, as well. he called the privatization of land a funda- “At the time of independence I think it mental step to Ukraine’s future; he said the is fair to say Ukraine had neither func- introduction of the hryvnia is no longer an tioning political or economic institutions, economic problem but a psychological one nor did Ukrainian leaders have any sense — to convince people that it is secure; and of what was ahead,” explained the fore- he explained it is imperative that the world most expert on economic reform in the open its markets to Ukrainian goods. “It’s former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. not just the right thing to say here, it’s the He said that, in his first visit with right thing to do,” said Prof. Sachs. then President Leonid Kravchuk and With the formal portion of the banquet other political elites, he was most taken completed, there was time for music and by how unaware they were about the dancing to complete what by all accounts functioning of economies, and how they was a special weekend. gave the impression that independence in Patricia Coatsworth of the Harvard itself would catapult Ukraine upwards. Institute, who organized the affair, said Another major problem for Ukraine she was pleased with the turnout and was in dealing with money in a new mar- with how it turned out. “It exceeded our ket economy, “Unfortunately the mystery expectations, she explained. She suggest- even eluded the IMF in understanding ed that another such weekend may be what happened,” explained Prof. Sachs. scheduled for 1998 when HURI cele- He criticized the IMF for proposing in brates it own 25th anniversary. 1992 that the 15 new republics share one Finally, regarding couples who met at currency. “An extraordinarily bad bit of the summer program and eventually got advice that condemned all of these coun- married, Vasyl Bodnar of Troy, N.Y, and tries to another year of disastrous inflation Kathleen Johnson Bodnar of Long Beach, that could have been nipped in the bud.” Calif., met at the summer program in He said it seems Ukraine has turned 1979. They were married in 1982 and 14 the corner on the economy, but that years later have four children (although at Ukraine’s new great task is creating a first Kathleen said it was three.)

“Sen. McConnell is one of the few, Ukrainian Americans... rare individuals who thinks that far ahead (Continued from page 5) and does something about it,” he said. Ukraine is lucky to have the Ukrainian Mr. Chopivsky expressed the apprecia- American diaspora that is willing to help it tion of the Ukrainian American community develop, he added. to Mr. McConnell for being one of the first It is hard to predict what U.S. policy in Congress to recognize the importance of toward Ukraine will be after the election, Ukraine’s independence, its potential role regardless of who wins. Both parties now in Europe and the world, and the impor- are courting — as they should be, although tance of U.S. support for Ukraine. the Democrats are more active here — the Mr. Iwanciw credited Sen. McConnell Ukrainian and other ethnic vote in New for “succeeding in shifting U.S. policy” Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio, he said. toward Ukraine. “And it’s not only for- “I’m going to be as intensely interested eign aid that’s important; it has provided in pursuing this approach (earmarking aid the opportunity for business, for invest- to Ukraine) no matter who’s in the White ment, for trade,” Mr. Iwanciw said. And House, because, typically, White Houses — in large part due to his efforts, he added, whether Republican or Democrat — don’t the administration and the Congress now like earmarks. They want a blank check, so understand the importance of Ukraine. they can make all of the decisions.” Sen. McConnell is running for his George Chopivsky Jr., a Washington third term this November. He is the only businessman, hosted the fund-raiser for Republican elected to national office Sen. McConnell at his home with the help from Kentucky, which has very few of Eugene Iwanciw, a consultant who was Ukrainian Americans. Re: Mail delivery of The Weekly director of the UNA’s Washington Office The senator pointed out that his wife, It has come to our attention that The Ukrainian Weekly is often delivered late, or irregularly, until it closed. Elaine, who accompanied him to the fund- or that our subscribers sometimes receive several issues at once. Introducing the senator, Mr. raiser, has her own connection to Ukraine We feel it is necessary to notify our subscribers that The Weekly is mailed out Friday mornings Chopivsky underscored his understand- — she was Peace Corps director during (before the Sunday date of issue) via second-class mail. ing of the world geopolitical situation the last year of the Bush administration, If you are not receiving regular delivery of The Weekly, we urge you to file a complaint at your and his vision of how the United States when the first contingent of Peace Corps local post office. This may be done by obtaining the U.S. Postal Service Consumer Card and fill- should react to it. volunteers was sent to Ukraine. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 No. 28

on July 5 the prime minister and the gov- Politically, the civil rights and free- Parliament approves... ernment ministers resigned. However, Ukrainian reforms... doms of individuals should be uncondi- (Continued from page 1) President Kuchma asked the ministers to (Continued from page 2) tionally protected by special constitution- defense minister is a new appointee. stay on until a new Cabinet is named. directly related to the level of popular trust al provisions. This would help the gov- Given the critical economic situation, Some ministers in the Cabinet, who are in the government. The greater the gap ernment reduce “neo-integrationist” and the fact that the legislative branch also deputies in the Parliament, will have between the deeds of the authorities and expectations stemming mostly from the breaks for a summer recess on July 12 and to make a choice very soon, given that in the public’s popular understanding, the public’s economic impoverishment and reconvenes on September 3, President accordance with the Constitution they can smaller the chance for social change. frustration with the government. Kuchma wasted no time in submitting his now only serve in one branch of power. Thus, relations between the people and the Socially, a thoroughly elaborated gov- candidate for the post of prime minister to Of the numerous politicians currently government in Ukraine should improve at ernmental program aimed at support and the Ukrainian Parliament. holding two seats, only two have formally all levels. development of the Ukrainian national In presenting Mr. Lazarenko, who has chosen one branch of power or another. The government now faces the crucial identity and statehood is needed. This served as prime minister since May 28, to These include Serhiy Holovaty, who has task of persuading the people that the program would include the development the deputies in Parliament on July 10, Mr. resigned as a deputy in Parliament and results of economic modernization could of values of a civil society as a mediator Kuchma said he found it “inadmissible and chosen to stay on as Ukraine’s minister of benefit everybody, not only the new between the state and the individual, dangerous” to drag out the process. justice. He told reporters he was giving up elite. Otherwise the old Soviet dichoto- respect for written laws and constitution- “The economic situation is critical,” his mandate with regret, but that he hopes my between “us” and “them” will per- al principles, and promotion of the value said the Ukrainian leader two years to the to continue to cooperate with Parliament to sist, thus undermining any reformist of the social contract between the citizen day since he was elected president of put Ukrainian legislation in line with the attempts. and the state. Ukraine. He urged the lawmakers to Council of Europe’s standards. make a decision quickly, so that he may The second minister to make his choice known was Vasyl Yevtukhov, the deputy “acceptance and integration” – thinly instruct Mr. Lazarenko to have a govern- veiled euphemisms for assimilation. ment program ready by early September. prime minister for the fuel and energy com- Politicians... (Continued from page 8) These parties’ opposition to true multi- They obliged, with 344 deputies plex, who decided to keep his deputy’s seat culturalism can partly be explained by endorsing President Kuchma’s choice for representing Dnipropetrovske and give up the privileged status of English and budgetary constraints, but the underlying prime minister. Twenty-two voted his government post. French under the Constitution and the against, nine abstained, and 17 did not Valeriy Shmarov, Ukraine’s minister of law, neglecting minority cultures in causes are deeper. Fundamentally, there is a lack of will involved, or even an active vote. The decision was greeted with a defense since October 1994, resigned from terms of diminished budgetary appropria- his post on July 8; President Kuchma opposition to what is often derided as “the round of applause and a standing ova- tions, but also reducing government tion, as President Kuchma, Parliament accepted his resignation immediately. divisive aspects of multiculturalism” and For the past several months, Mr. spending on English and French culture. “Balkanization.” Chairman Oleksander Moroz and newly This would, at least, have the effect of approved Prime Minister Lazarenko Shmarov had been under attack by national Since the majority of new immigrants democratic forces for his incompetence in leveling the playing field a little bit. want to assimilate anyway, they are not smiled and posed for photos in the leg- The NDP and Liberal parties favor islative chambers. dealing with military matters. He has been really the targets of this policy. The poli- spending on multiculturalism, but not as Mr. Moroz noted that the Supreme criticized by military personnel within his cy of active assimilation paid for by Council’s vote was “an exceptionally own ministry who disapproved of the fact a means of preserving minority lan- everyone’s tax dollars is directed primar- responsible decision at a crucial juncture that he was a civilian minister. guages and cultures for the good of the ily against those immigrants who want to for Ukraine,” explaining that two years But President Kuchma told Volodymyr country, even if they do on occasion preserve their languages and cultures. have been spent on “overcoming intrigues Mukhin, chairman of the Parliament claim otherwise. Instead, the purpose of Ukrainian Canadians, take note: you are in the corridors of power. It is necessary Committee on Defense, that his decision to multiculturalism in their view is to foster probably the No. 1 target of government- for the government to be engaged not in dismiss Mr. Shmarov was due to the find- politics, but in the economy,” he said. ings during a review of the state of affairs in the Ukrainian Navy. President Kuchma shops indicate that some progress is Expressing gratitude to the lawmakers, indeed being made by Ukrainian NGOs Mr. Lazarenko said he clearly under- criticized Mr. Shmarov for neglecting “to USUF sponsors... play the role assigned to him,” and (Continued from page 9) in the area of policy advocacy and that stands the responsibility that comes with USUF’s NGO Project is having a positive explained that as a “political figure, he was long-lasting and short-term coalitions, how his appointment, and thanked them for effect. supposed to establish close links with man- they raise funds and the importance of a their vote of confidence. A change in the tenor of the work- agers of industrial enterprises, manufactur- balance of power in building coalitions. Having met with all the factions, groups shops was also evident in the most recent ers of weapons, and he failed to do this.” She explained the advantages that large and political parties in the Parliament prior workshop sponsored by USUF’s NGO [As The Weekly was going to press, groups have in lobbying their governments to the vote on his candidacy, Mr. Project, conducted by Thomas Gittins, reports had just come in that Mr. and the importance of perseverance in pur- Lazarenko once again assured the lawmak- president of Gittens & Associates Inc., a ers that his guidelines for choosing minis- Shmarov had won his libel case against suing policy advocacy. the newspaper Vechirniy Kyiv. Its editor, From the subsequent dialogue at these consulting firm specializing in interna- ters for a new government would be based tional programs, in April. The same on “professionalism, competence and Vitaliy Karpenko, is scheduled to pay workshops it became apparent that NGOs issues, a legal framework in which NGOs knowledge of the matter at hand.” He also Mr. Shmarov 15 million karbovantsi in in Ukraine face a difficult situation and can function and volunteer management stressed that when forming the govern- moral damages, while the newspaper will that much needs to be done before they and support, were still of major concern ment, he would take into account the have to dish out 300 million karbovantsi. can become influential in their society. as in the first workshop. However, Mr. “interests of all of Ukraine’s regions,” a It is expected that the newspaper will Information, even for such basic things as Gittins reported that one Ukrainian NGO statement lawmakers regarded as a way to appeal.] deputies’ telephone numbers, is difficult to at the meeting, the Association of Small calm their worries that the government On July 11 President Kuchma named obtain. Only persons with invitations can Enterprises, is actively working on leg- would be a “Dnipropetrovske clan.” Lt. Gen. Oleksander Kuzmuk to the post attend legislative hearings at the Supreme islative change to create a better environ- Lawmakers also saw it as a positive sign of defense minister. Gen. Kuzmuk, who Council and most lobbying is done “under that Mr. Lazarenko met with all forces in has served in the collegium of the the carpet.” Members of the Supreme ment in which NGOs can function. He Parliament, and thus proved he had no defense ministry, commanded the 32nd Council are not required to live in the recommended subsequent workshops in intention of making it “Lazarenko’s or Army Corps in the Crimea before he was region they represent, reducing the lever- this area to get other NGOs motivated Kuchma’s” government. appointed commander of the National age citizens can exercise over deputies. and involved and also recommended In keeping with the new Constitution, Guard. They also enjoy virtual immunity from workshops in recruitment, training, man- prosecution, even for criminal acts. agement and retention of volunteers. The public perception is that all govern- The presenters unanimously praised the ment officials take bribes as a matter of professionalism of the POID and NGO course. Participants felt that public opinion Project staff in Kyiv and Washington, as a tool for change was somewhat irrele- among whom were POID Director Markian vant in Ukraine, since it had never been a Bilynskyj, Assistant Directors Ivan factor in society, leaving many people apa- Kramarczuk and Valentyna Telychenko, thetic and unresponsive. But, judging from NGO Project Coordinator in Kyiv Svetlana the attitudes of the NGO representatives, Dobrosheva, and Coordinator of the Center people are beginning to realize that it is up for Pluralism at POID Natelie Belitzer. to them to monitor their elected officials Workshops, such as these being spon- and demand results on promises made sored by USUF’s NGO Project in Ukraine, before elections. provide a great opportunity for Ukrainian These assessments reflected an evolu- NGO representatives to meet, analyze their tionary change from a workshop held a situation in terms of comparative informa- year earlier in May 1995 led by Dr. Gerry tion, form alliances, renew their commit- Gray, vice-president for policy at ment to change and in the end, issue by American Forests. His presentation cen- issue, effect reforms that they want for tered on the legal, institutional and finan- themselves and their children. cial framework in which NGOs function The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is a not- and the voluntary or charitable spirit for-profit, non-governmental organization underlying their function. Dr. Gray whose goal is to foster democratic and free- reported that the Ukrainian NGO repre- market development in Ukraine. For more sentatives had a hard time relating to his information about the activities of the U.S.- message, since the kind of framework and Ukraine Foundation, write to 1511 K Street, spirit he described was largely lacking in NW, Suite 1100, Washington DC 20005 Ukraine. The more optimistic assess- (telephone, 202-347-4264; fax, 202-347- ments by presenters at the March work- 4267; e-mail, [email protected]). No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 17

to find people who we know committed Yoram Sheftel... crimes not guilty because of various rea- (Continued from page 12) sons. So, until I first met with Maria On Saturday, July 27, at 2:30 p.m. whole system. How did people look Dudek, I always had in the back of my upon you? Here you were age 37 tak- mind the thought that maybe there is Soyuzivka will host a meeting with ing on a huge system. Did your age something like a 3 to 5 percent chance factor into this situation? that I am wrong. former President and Member of Parliament But this changed when I met in March No, no. I was known to be a very expe- 1990 with Maria Dudek and it was certi- rienced criminal lawyer, and from that fied officially when we met with Judge point of view there was no surprise. I Oleh Tatunik in Symferopil in September Leonid M. Kravchuk mean, no one questioned my professional 1990, when he revealed to us the essence abilities to tackle the case. Everyone, of of the evidence which shows unequivo- who will speak on the topic course, questioned my true motives. cally that someone else was “Ivan the Everyone said that I had two motives Terrible.” And then, for the first time “Ukraine after the Constitution’s Adoption.” only: publicity and money. But, as far as ever in my life publicly I started to pre- professional ability to tackle this case, dict that nothing would help the prosecu- nobody questioned it. tion and Demjanjuk is going to be exon- The distinguished guest will be in the U.S. attending You were convinced that John erated, found not guilty and sent back to the Olympic Games in Atlanta, and he will visit Demjanjuk was innocent. How did you his home. Nothing in the world can stop become convinced in speaking with this. And I said it as early as the end of Ukrainian communities before returning to Ukraine. him? I mean, you hadn’t even seen all 1990 and I didn’t stop saying it for one The meeting at Soyuzivka is planned the documents yet at that point. moment. And I was laughed at by every- one. I was considered kind of an unstable as one of these public meetings. You see, in this case, like almost person to come out with such ridiculous, everything in life, there is a ratio which stupid, foolish declarations. sums up everything. And the entire Demjanjuk case, as complex as it is, is on There are many people who, though All are invited to attend this extraordinary event. this page [points to a page in his book]. they will now admit that John Demjanjuk was not “Ivan the The photo spread. Terrible,” nonetheless continue to That’s it. And this was right from the insist that he was someone somewhere beginning until the very end the sole evi- — a Terrible Ivan of some other camp. dence against Demjanjuk. I was fully I would like to ask you, with all you convinced right from the moment I saw know about this case, who do you these pictures. But I was convinced even think is John Demjanjuk? before, because I realized before that At this stage, we must take at face there must be pictures of that kind — value his statement that he was a Soviet impermissibly suggestive. When I saw it soldier, which is not in dispute by anyone; [the spread], I knew this was a fact, and that he fled to German captivity in spring I’m astonished that the Israeli court, the 1942, which is not disputed by anybody; NEW YORK • LVIV • NEW YORK Supreme Court as well, ruled that there and that he stayed for two years in via was nothing wrong with this photo German hands as a POW — this is disput- spread. This is shameful. ed by the Israeli prosecution and others. AIR UKRAINE So, from the positive point of view, But, then the moment of truth came, and there was never a case against the Israeli prosecutor, actually the Israeli TUESDAYS — Effective 23 JULY Demjanjuk to start with. Then I met with attorney general himself, had to make his $893.00 including taxes him; I spoke with him for about two and stand on whether he did or did not have a half hours with no body language proof against Demjanjuk. The attorney (212) 254-8779 or (800) 535-5587 because I speak fluent Russian. And I general stated unequivocally that he was very much impressed by his protest doesn’t have any reliable piece of evi- of innocence. I felt deeply that he was dence to implicate Demjanjuk in any not lying to me. Not only that he never alternative charges, and therefore he was set foot in the Treblinka death camp, but set completely free by the Israeli Supreme Well-established dental office seeking partner that he heard the name “Treblinka” for Court, which backed the decision, the dec- the first time in his life in 1976. Now, if laration of the attorney general. And I Office: (201) 762-3100; Home: (201) 731-1050 there would have been convincing evi- quote the Supreme Court decision about it dence against him, I’m not sure personal- in my book word by word. ly, you see I most probably wouldn’t After this, the smear campaign against believe him. But the combination of lack Demjanjuk continued — that Demjanjuk of any substantial evidence on the one is not “Ivan the Terrible,” so he is anoth- HURYN MEMORIALS hand, plus the impression I got from him, er Terrible Ivan. This is a disgrace, this is For the finest in custom made memorials installed in all cemeteries in the and the third very important fact, that without foundation, this is unfair. And it New York Metropolitan area including Holy Spirit in Hamptonburgh, N.Y., nothing concerning Treblinka, or even is not suitable, really it is not suitable for specifically “Ivan the Terrible” would be any government or serious public organi- St. Andrew’s in South Bound Brook, N.J., Pine Bush in Kerhonkson and contested by the defense, made it totally zation to pursue this evil road. Glen Spey Cemetery, Glen Spey. possible for me to step in without any I mean, after all, we must bear in mind We offer personal service and guidance in your home. For a bilingual rep- hesitation. that for 17-18 years we all pointed our resentative call: Although, I must admit that until finger at Demjanjuk and said: You are spring 1990 all the time I thought that “Ivan the Terrible.” And he said: No, I HURYN MEMORIALS maybe there is a 3 to 5 percent chance am Ivan Demjanjuk, and between Ivan P.O. Box 121 that I am mistaken. Because you can Demjanjuk and “Ivan the Terrible” there Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 10916 always be mistaken trying to evaluate if is no connection whatsoever. Nobody Tel. (914) 427-2684 someone else is telling the truth or not. disputes now that he was right and every- Fax. (914) 427-5443 And the fact by itself that the photo one else was wrong. So, people must spread is suggestive is not proof that have a bit more modesty and more fair- Demjanjuk is not “Ivan the Terrible.” It ness before they dare accuse Demjanjuk would prevent his conviction, but we of other charges. Which, unfortunately, know very well that sometimes we have they don’t.

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She won the 200-meter backstroke with a Joanne Malar... time of 2:15.33, the 200-meter freestyle (Continued from page 10) in a personal best of 2:01.36, the 200- she also had to discontinue being a meter in 2:15.49, and the 400-meter in a Air Ukraine spokesperson for the Canadian Lung Canadian record time of 4:43.39. She has Association, a volunteer job. the option of representing Canada in Starting July 23, 1996 by popular demand these events as well as the 4 x 200-meter Ms. Malar’s life has always been busy. relay. There are indications, however, Air Ukraine proudly introduces While sports have occupied much of her that she will not compete in the back- time, she has also studied piano, done stroke because of a scheduling conflict. ballet, danced with the Ukrainian troupe When Ms. Malar steps onto the start- Chaika of Hamilton and sang with the ing blocks at the 1996 Olympic Games, Chaika choir. nearly 20 years of swimming – of prepar- NON-STOP FLIGHT At the 1996 Canadian Olympic ing for Atlanta – will be on the line. Swimming Trials held on March 30- Watching from the stands will be her par- April 4 at Montreal’s Olympic pool, Ms. ents, no doubt, reflecting on a day 17 Malar won four gold medals, established years back when little Joanne first proved NEW YORKevery Tuesday - LVIV one Canadian record and qualified for the she could power her way across a swim- Atlanta Olympic Games in five events. ming pool using four different strokes. flight time to Lviv - 8 hours with continuing service to Kyiv, stop at Lviv - 45 min. period involving international play.” Even Coach Burchuk... at this critical time, Mr. Burchuk was able The most convenient schedule: (Continued from page 11) to indirectly highlight some aspects of his Canadian team and the ability of their coaching philosophy: opportunity, partici- Arrival/Departure New York 19:00 / 21:00 coach to read the opposition. The margin pation, sharing and unity. Arrival to Lviv 13:00 of victory for the Ukrainians diminished The match against the Dominican Departure/Arrival Kyiv 13:00 / 14:30 with each game. Republic was one-sided. Canada easily A day prior to the match against the defeated its opponent, 15-0, 15-3 and 15-0, Dominican Republic, the Canadian team and advanced to the 1996 Olympic Games. For detailed information or reservation, please call: went out to a restaurant for dinner. A proud Mr. Burchuk spoke highly of the Invited to join the team were family dedication and hard work of his players: members and close friends. Mr. Burchuk “... we paid a big price to be part of this wanted everyone involved to be part of program. We’ve gone through a lot togeth- 1-800-UKRAINE the pre-Olympic experience. er, and that’s the strength I talked about, (1-800-857-2463) A day earlier, after defeating Puerto and it showed on the court today.” Rico in the semi-finals, Mr. Burchuk com- Perhaps setter Michele Sawatzky best as well as to Air Ukraine offices: mented on the fact that all of the players summed up the team that Mr. Burchuk on the team had contributed in the quest assembled and is about to coach in the 1996 New York - (212) 557-3077 for an Olympic berth: “It’s incredible Olympic Games: “Compared to other coun- New York - (212) 599-0555 when you think of it, but all 13 athletes on tries, we don’t have the same backing, we Chicago - (312) 640-0222 this team have started for the national team don’t have all the 6-foot-5-inch players. But at one point, and I’m not talking about for we have some guts and some real team or call your travel agent a weekend. I’m talking about an extended unity, and that’s what brought us this far.

TEL: (718) 376-8804 - DIRECT CARGO TRANSPORTATION - FAX: (718) 376-1073 year later the team rebounded with a win- Coach Liskevych... ning season and a sixth-place finish at the (Continued from page 11) World Championships. Mr. Liskevych pre- and in 1986 won the Canada Cup and dicted: “This team will be good in 1995, placed third at the Goodwill Games. and very good in 1996.” In 1987 the U.S. team won the bronze As predicted, the U.S. team continued to Come One... Come ALL to the medal at the Pan-American Games. A sec- improve in 1995. It won 78 percent of its ond-place finish at the NORCECA Zone games – the best ever under Coach Championships that year qualified the long- Liskevych. The Americans captured the “VERKHOVYNA” shot U.S. team for the 1989 Seoul Olympic Canada Cup (defeating among others, the Ukrainian Youth Games. In Seoul, the team placed seventh. Ukrainian national team), the Coca-Cola After those Olympic Games, the U.S. Cup and the $2 Million World Grand Prix team underwent its second major transi- Final defeating Cuba, China and Brazil, FESTIVAL tion in four years. Once again the objec- perhaps the strongest contenders for tive was to build a team what would Olympic gold in 1996. The Americans July 19, 20, 21, 1996 qualify for the Olympics and possibly placed second at the Pan-American Games challenge for a medal. By 1990 Mr. and a disappointing seventh at the World Liskevych had established the American Cup. In both tournaments, the Americans UFA Resort and Youth Center team as a dominant force in women’s were unable to keep pace with the eventual volleyball. A third-place finish at the winner, Cuba. GLEN SPEY, N.Y. World Championship and fifth at the Mr. Liskevych is considered by many to Location: Rt. 41 - 5 mi. off Rt. 97 Goodwill Games confirmed the fact. be an innovative coach. For the 1986 The following year the team placed World Championships he installed a new Sponsored by fourth at the World Cup and qualified for tactical system of play. Prior to the 1988 the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Mr. Olympics, he had men dressed as women Ukrainian Fraternal Association Liskevych gained personal recognition that helping the team in its Olympic prepara- year when he was asked to coach the World tion. The starting six players from countries > > > FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA EXHIBITS VENDOR BOOTHS All-Stars in a match against the defending in the same opening pool as the U.S. were > > World Champion USSR at the World Gala. videotaped. Former members of the U.S. 4 GRAND STAND SHOWS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT men’s team were then recruited, asked to > > Mr. Liskevych’s squad won 2-0. 3 BANDS SATURDAY NIGHT 1 BAND FRIDAY NIGHT At the Barcelona Olympics, Mr. study an opposing player and then play > > > > CAMPING BY THE LAKE FISHING HIKING SWIMMING POOL Liskevych guided the U.S. team to the exactly like her in scrimmages against the bronze medal. Later that year, the U.S. Assembled into teams, the men were also asked to duplicate the style of play of Festival Parking - $5.00/car/day; $8.00/2 days; $10.00/weekend Americans placed third at the Super Four Tournament. entire teams. Eventually a fake Olympic General Gate Admission - $5.00/person With the United States being the host tournament was staged. The opposing Bus Groups - $2/person admission nation for the Centennial Olympics, all teams were even dressed in authentic uni- Camping by the Lake - $25.00/vehicle or tent (weekend rate) American teams gained automatic berths in forms with correct player numbers. the games. While this eliminated the pres- On July 20, Mr. Liskevych and the ASK FOR OUR WEEKEND BARGAIN RATES sures involved with qualifying, it neverthe- United States women’s volleyball team less created new challenges. But the pres- begin their quest for an Olympic gold sure to do well at home is always present. medal. Should they succeed, it will be Admission to Dances - FREE!!! As a result, the task of preparing for these another milestone for the coach and Handicapped Parking Available games took on a new dimension. team. Ironically, the opponent of the The results at first were disappoining. In United States in the first match, and the 1993, the team won only 36 percent of its first barrier in the quest, will be Ukraine games – the worst record since it came – a land to which Mr. Liskevych traces under the tutelage of Mr. Liskevych. A his roots. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1996 19

Soviet and post-Soviet systems, and Eurasia Foundation... serves as a trustee of the National (Continued from page 9) Council of Soviet and East European ing, the EERC Ukraine Program will Research. These people will not only raise teaching standards for other institu- provide highly qualified guidance and tions in Ukraine. direction to the program, but will also In addition to creating an attractive establish its international profile, help work environment for Ukrainian scholars, attract outstanding Western faculty, and the program will include funds for assist in finding sound Ph.D. study research which will allow Ukrainian schol- opportunities for program graduates. ars to continue to progress professionally The University of Kyiv-Mohyla Summer programs 1996 Academy (UKMA) has been selected as and maintain contact with their academic Saturday, July 20 counterparts abroad. Moreover, the pro- the host institution of the EERC Ukraine Program through a competitive process. 08:30 pm 0CONCERT — Vocalist Yaroslav Hnatiuk gram’s research activities will make rele- 08:30 pm 0CONCERT — Pianist — Svitlana Hnatiuk vant contemporary economic information UKMA was one of Ukraine’s first higher 10:00 pm 0DANCE — music provided by VODOHRAI, LUBA and MYKOLA educational institutions, established as an available to public and private-sector econ- Saturday, July 27 omists throughout Ukraine. academy in the mid-17th century, but was closed down almost two centuries later by 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — DUMKA CHOIR, New York The Advisory Board of the EERC 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — VASYL HRECHYNSKY, conductor Ukraine Program includes internationally tsarist Russia. It was newly re-established 10:00 pm 0DANCE — music provided by LUNA prominent economists with experience in shortly after Ukrainian independence in Saturday, August 3 working with economies in transition, 1991. Today, UKMA is considered to be in the forefront of liberal arts and sciences 08:30 pm 0CONCERT — Dance Ensemble CHAIKA such as Anders Aslund (Carnegie 08:30 pm 0CONCERT — Vocal Duet TODASCHUK SISTERS Endowment for International Peace), education in post-Soviet Ukraine. 10:00 pm 0DANCE — music provided by FATA MORGANA Daniel Kaufman (World Bank), Georges The Eurasia Foundation is a privately de Menil (DELTA), Michael Michaely managed, grant-making organization Saturday, August 10 dedicated to funding programs that build 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — YARA THEATRE GROUP (Hebrew University), Jeffrey Sachs 10:00 pm0 DANCE — music provided by VODOHRAI (Harvard University) and Adonis democratic and free market institutions in Yatchew (University of Toronto). the 12 new independent states (NIS) of Sunday, August 11 UNWLA DAY The program director is Dr. Robert the former Soviet Union. Programs are Saturday, August 17 Campbell, professor of economics at supported by a major grant from the U.S. 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — ROMAN TSYMBALA Indiana University. Dr. Campbell has Agency for International Development 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — LESIA HRABOVA had over 30 years experience in econom- and private contributors. 10:00 pm0 DANCE — music provided by BURLAKY ics education, with a focus on analysis of 11:45 pm0 Crowning of “MISS SOYUZIVKA 1997” Sunday, August 18 02:00 pm0 An afternoon with “EKO KOZAK” appointment, believing that an American coach would better understand American Saturday, August 24 UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Coach Oleksyk... afternoon0 UNA photo exhibit (Continued from page 11) athletes. 0afternoon Announcement of winners and presentation of awards Olympic Games, missing a berth by one Many would consider coaching a 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — SOYUZIVKA DANCE WORKSHOP RECITAL spot. At the 1995 Pan-American Games national and Olympic team a full-time 08:30 pm0 CONCERT — Director: ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY the U.S. team placed fourth. job. For Mr. Oleksyk though, there is 10:00 pm0 DANCE — music provided by BURYA During his competitive career, Mr. also a professional career. A graduate LABOR DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS Oleksyk played at the right-wing posi- with an M.B.A. from the University of CONCERT, DANCES, EXHIBITS, TENNIS TOURNAMENT, SWIMMING COMPETITION (Details TBA) tion, which suits him because of his West Florida (1993), Mr. Oleksyk is cur- quickness, good jumping ability, accurate rently employed as an assistant project throwing arm and the fact that he is left- manger with the marketing department of handed. At 6 foot, 1 inch and 180 pounds Kimberly-Clark. The company hired Mr. he is highly competitive and determined, Oleksyk under the Olympic Jobs refusing to concede anything. These Opportunity Program, and fully supports physical and mental traits made Mr. his Olympic dream by providing time for Oleksyk one of America’s top handball training, travel and competition. players. Mr. Oleksyk is a big promoter of team In May 1995, 32-year-old Mr. Oleksyk handball, a sport that he believes “encom- was named head coach of the U.S. Men’s passes the best of all the athleticisms.” It Handball Team. At the time, the U.S. Team has “the running and jumping of basket- Handball Federation gave Mr. Oleksyk, ball, the throwing of baseball, the foot- who was still a starter on the team, an work of soccer and the physical contact of opportunity to continue as a player. He [American] football. One has to be a well- nevertheless declined, suggesting that it rounded athlete to succeed in the sport.” would be impossible to do both jobs well. Mr. Oleksyk considers the prospects Mr. Oleksyk’s debut in coaching, in for this relatively unknown sport to be fact, had occurred a number of years ear- good in the United States. To that mem- lier. In 1989, he coached the U.S. junior bers of the U.S. Handball Team taught team; that same year, he was named the game to thousands of youngsters assistant playing coach of the national attending Atlanta’s middle schools over team. Over the years, he played and stud- the past year. ied under head coach Vojtec Mares, hired In one year, under the guidance of Mr. by the Americans after he led Czecho- Oleksyk, the United States Handball Slovakia to fifth place at the 1988 Team has surprised a lot of people. The Olympics. After Mr. Mares’ resignation team has improved its world ranking by in 1995, a Spaniard was appointed inter- some 30 positions. In the month of May, im coach. Two months later, the U.S. it defeated the eighth-ranked team and Team Handball Federation announced tied the 11th. The U.S. team may yet the appointment of Mr. Oleksyk as the again surprise in Atlanta. head coach. Rick Oleksyk believes that he will According to associate executive have succeeded as a coach, if at the director of the federation Don O’Shea: Olympics, “the [United States handball] “[Oleksyk] is a great analyst, not only of team plays as close to its potential as team play but individual play in the possible.” Interestingly, the last time this course of the game... He’s got them occurred was at the 1987 Pan-American uptempo, moving in a very positive Games where the Americans won the direction.” The players also liked the gold medal.

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UKRAINIAN PREVIEW OF EVENTS NATIONAL ONGOING - Friday, August 2 Sunday, July 21 - Saturday, August 3 UNION CITY, N.J.: Self-Reliance LONDON, Ontario: The Ukraina Bandura Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, New Camp invites all those age 7 and older to ASSOCIATION Jersey branch, invites the community to an attend the two-week bandura workshop- exhibit of oil and tempera works by Taras camp at the Ukraina Vacation Resort. Bilchuk, artist and monumentalist from Expand your horizons musically, emotionally Lviv. Mr. Bilchuk’s works are on display at and otherwise while in the company of other FOR PURCHASE the America Center Gallery, 35-10 bandurists. Learn to play Ukraine’s national HOME Bergenline Ave. instrument while meeting Ukrainians from Friday, July 19 throughout the globe. Bilingual (English and OR REFINANCE Ukrainian) instruction in bandura and vocals LOAN CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard provided at all levels. For more information SPECIAL FEATURES: Ukrainian Summer Institute invites scholars call Nick Schidowka, (416) 633-4196. PROGRAM* and the community to “An Oral History of • Available Nationwide Independent Ukraine,” presented by United Sunday, July 28 Call now for immediate service • Single-Family Residence or Condominium States Project Director Sara Sievers, at JERSEY CITY, N.J.: The Ukrainian Natio- and complete program details... • Conventional and Jumbo Loans Sever Hall Room 214, starting at 7 p.m. nal Home invites the public to its annual The presentation will include video and summer picnic at 90-96 Fleet St. The fun • Fixed or Adjustable Rates audio clips from a major project conducting starts at 1 p.m. and includes food, music and • Fast, Efficient Service interviews with political leaders, journal- all sorts of interesting entertainment. Admis- ists, businesspeople and other participants • Free Pre-Qualification sion: adults, $15 in advance; $20 at the door; (800) 253-9862 of the transformations of Ukraine in 1988- children (age 5-12), $5; under 5, free. For 1991. For additional information call the additional information call (201) 656-7755. institute at (617) 495-4053. CHICAGO-PALATINE, Ill.: Immaculate Saturday - Sunday, July 20-21 Conception Church, 745 South Benton St. in Field & Olesnycky BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.: St. Andrew Palatine, will sponsor its annual Ukrainian Attorneys at Law Ukrainian Orthodox Church will hold its parish picnic on the church grounds. The annual festival on Saturday from 3 p.m. and picnic will feature Ukrainian and American 11 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 100 Sunday from noon onwards. The event will food, music, bingo, games for adults and East Hanover, N.J. 07936 feature traditional foods, arts, crafts, song children, and a raffle. The picnic starts at and dance. For further information call noon. For more information call the Rev. (201) 386-1115 (708) 980-5796 or (708) 893-2827. Kuzma, (847) 991-0820. Fax (201) 884-1188 (Three Miles North of Ramada Hotel, at Ridgedale Ave.) Renovated cathedral to be dedicated Representation of Small Businesses, Wills, Estates and Asset Protection, Commercial and Corporate Law, PARMA, Ohio — Three bishops of the ioners and parish benefactors. This will Real Estate and Family Law. Ukrainian Orthodox Church will lead the be followed by the unveiling of a memo- celebration of dedication of the recently rial plaque in the vestibule. (By prior appointment, on selected Fridays, between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 7 P.M., Mr. Olesnycky renovated St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian On Sunday, a procession from the rec- will hold office hours at Self-Reliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, 558 Summit Ave., Jersey City, NJ. Orthodox Cathedral here on July 20-21. tory to the cathedral and the blessing of Metropolitan Constantine, Archbishop the new icons will precede the hierarchal Please call (201) 386-1115 to make such appointments in advence) Antony and Bishop Paisij, together with divine liturgy. Responses to all services the clergy of the cathedral and visiting will be sung by both parish choirs. Nestor L. Olesnycky Robert S. Field clergy, will begin the dedication with Following the liturgy, a banquet will be vespers on Saturday, July 20, at 6 p.m. held at the parish center. Tickets may be After vespers, a memorial service will reserved by calling the rectory at (216) take place for deceased pastors, parish- 886-1528. At Soyuzivka: July 19-21

KERHONKSON, N.Y. — The immersion in classical Ukrainian song, as Ukrainian National Association Estate vocalist Yaroslav Hnatiuk, accompanied Soyuzivka presents an enjoyable week- by Svitlana Hnatiuk on piano, entertains end of song, dancing and forest strolls for you with his solid repertoire. culture aficionados, floor stompers and Following the concert downstairs, nature lovers alike. party it up on the Veselka patio well into On Friday, July 19, swing to the the night as Vodohrai, and Luba and sounds of Soyuzivka’s very own (for the Mykola, keep you on your toes with their summertime, at least) Lvivyany, or catchy tunes. unload the past work-week’s inevitable On Sunday, July 21, relax, take a nature burden while communing with kindred walk and savor the thought of returning for spirits at the Trembita Lounge. another fun weekend at Soyuzivka. On Saturday, July 20, at 8:30 p.m. come For room reservations and additional to the Veselka pavilion for a 90-minute information call (914) 626-5641.