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Vol. LXX No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 $1/$2 in Ukraine HE KRAINIANKuchma andEEKLY Putin agree UnitedT Ukrainian AmericanU Relief Committee W to end trade restrictions aimsb yits Roman quick-response Woronowycz eeffortsven received at letters grassroots written on behalf of Kyiv Press Bureau entire villages asking for help in specific projects, including several that have KYIV – The United Ukrainian asked for aid in building churches, which American Relief Committee does not the UUARC has referred to the have any large or extensive programs in Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Ukraine. It has not developed an eco- The UUARC is a Philadelphia-based nomic reform program or a democracy organization begun in 1944, during development initiative for turning World War II, by the Ukrainian émigré Ukraine westward, expansive and expen- community of the United States to help sive projects that other foreign non-gov- with war relief for Ukraine. In the 58 ernmental agencies have undertaken years of its existence, the UUARC has because funding organizations and gov- shifted its accent to fill various needs of ernments are eager to provide the money, the Ukrainian nation, in country and much of which can then be used to pay abroad. high salaries and cover internal costs. In the post-war years it helped resettle The financial morsels then thrown at thousands of displaced persons from Ukraine too often end up in the wrong camps in Germany and fought to stop hands anyway. forced Soviet repatriation of Ukrainians. The UUARC has found its niche away In the 1960s it provided humanitarian from the crowded field and has posi- relief to Ukrainians living in Yugoslavia tioned itself for mobility and quick after a massive earthquake shook the response. Its efforts are directed at the country. In the 1970s it turned to helping individual and small groups with specific political dissidents in the Soviet Union needs and requests. The UUARC and their families, aid that also was attempts to get right down to the grass- extended to Poland and political refugees AP Photo/ ITAR-TASS/ Presidential Press Service roots in Ukraine and give aid in a very living there. Then in 1985 it began a The Putins greet the Kuchmas during the Ukrainian president’s visit to Moscow. concrete way. land-purchasing program for poor “We try to help needy people,” is the Ukrainians living in Brazil. by Roman Woronowycz importation of 19 Russian commodities. succint description of the UUARC’s mis- Since Ukraine’s independence, the sion given by Larissa Kyj, president. Kyiv Press Bureau Notably, the two sides did not touch organization has increasingly directed its the matter of the recent placement of It does this through its two representa- efforts toward that country. Last year it KYIV – The presidents of Ukraine Ukrainian tariffs on imports of Russian tives in Ukraine, one in Lviv and another collected some $900,000 from various and Russia, meeting in Moscow on short automobiles, which Russian Vice Prime one in Kyiv, who pass along requests sources in the United States for aid to notice, agreed to end a series of trade Minister Viktor Khristenko called a mis- from individuals, while also coordinating Ukrainians across the globe – 90 percent restrictions that some experts had pre- the several ongoing projects the NGO understanding, a “statistical error” in his of which went to the Ukrainian home- dicted could eventually lead to economic has developed here, including support for land. The UUARC was officially regis- war if not curtailed. They also indicated (Continued on page 15) orphanages, summer children’s camps, a tered as an NGO in Ukraine in 1993. they were ready to sign a formal agree- grandmother/grandfather aid program, a Strikingly, and most important to ment on the formation of a gas trading soup kitchen in Lviv, and assistance to donors, only 9 percent of UUARC consortium during the Commonwealth of schools and medical facilities in general. resources go to administrative costs, Independent States summit scheduled for It also helps in disaster relief – which which put it near the very top of a recent October 7 in Moscow. is considered its primary mandate. In U.S. Agency for International Ukraine’s harvest 1999 it donated $60,000 in humanitarian Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma Development (USAID) report on the effi- flew to Moscow on August 8 at the relief to Transcarpathian flood victims ciency of NGO expenditures in Ukraine. and in 2000 it extended another $30,000 behest of his Russian counterpart, exceeds expectations In comparison, some large multinational President Vladimir Putin, who the week by Roman Woronowycz to the families of the 80 victims of the NGOs spend well over 50 percent of Barakova mine disaster in Krasnodon. before had invited the Ukrainian leader Kyiv Press Bureau their resources on administrative costs. for a series of informal economic talks The simplicity and minimalism KYIV – Ukraine’s 2002 harvest Perhaps the UUARC’s greatest com- and to celebrate Mr. Kuchma’s 64th involved in its Ukrainian operation also should exceed expectations but will not mitment is to Ukraine’s orphanages. Its birthday. allows it to address and react to specific break the record set the previous year first foray into Ukraine came with a Mr. Kuchma said that while he was requests from individuals and families when farmers collected nearly 40 million $475,000 USAID grant for developing not completely satisfied with the results strapped for cash and facing unexpected tons of grain, the most since the country machine shops for skills development for of the trade talks, he was happy the dis- tragedies, such as a funeral or a medical declared independence. Even with some children living at 13 orphanages. This cussions had produced some progress. operation. reforms, however, the country’s agricul- year the agency has decided to help five “It is better to have a bad peace [than “We just get so many different types tural sector continues to harbor deep- orphanages, located in Ivano-Frankivsk, economic war], but it is even better to of requests,” said Dr. Kyi, who explained seated problems. Lviv, Chernivtsi and Kyiv, modernize kill the fire of mutual recriminations that her two representatives, Andrii Duda their sanitary facilities. This may seem By August 5 Ukraine had collected while it is still smoldering,” said the in Lviv and Vira Prynko in Kyiv, sort like a minor matter to some, but while 33 million tons of wheat, barley, corn, Ukrainian president in Moscow, accord- through the appeals and investigate the Ukraine’s orphanages, though still under- oats and rye, with experts predicting a ing to Interfax-Ukraine. circumstances before making recommen- funded, at least have the minimum total approaching 35 million tons before The discussions led to a breakthrough dations. requirements of food and clothing, their the harvest season ends in two weeks – in easing tariffs and restrictions on trade Ms. Kyj said her agency received 378 infrastructures – buildings, plumbing, a considerable achievement given a between the two countries, which were requests last year, half of which were electricity and the like continue to disin- very dry summer season. While yields approved by the standing committee in tegrate because these are secondary con- increasingly being levied by both sides. of corn, which requires rain, are down Philadelphia that oversees aid donations. siderations at governmental budget time. Moscow agreed to lift trade quotas on some, sunflower production has benefit- The average donation was $500. The UUARC also helps the orphan- Ukrainian steel pipes, a move that ed. Ten oblasts have finished harvest “Sometimes it is simply difficult not to ages, as well as hospitals and specific Ukraine had vehemently opposed when work, with six of them having collected help,” added Dr. Kyi. the limits were introduced in 2000, while The UUARC president said she has (Continued on page 3) Kyiv agreed to lift restrictions on the (Continued on page 19) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Rada approves new procurator general, Defense Ministry sued over airshow crash expires on September 3, the UNIAN news agency reported on August 7, quot- LVIV – The parents of Hryhorii ing an official IMF statement. The IMF as president targets the opposition Kozak, a 23-year-old man killed in the said Ukraine has failed to fulfill a number by Taras Kuzio opening any cases against oligarchs would disastrous airshow crash near Lviv on of IMF conditions to qualify for the RFE/RL Newsline be impossible now that Mr. Medvedchuk July 27, have sued the Defense Ministry tranche. In particular, the government has is head of the presidential administration. of Ukraine, demanding 350,000 hrv failed to reduce the number of tax breaks The Ukrainian Parliament on July 4 As for the Gongadze case, President ($66,000) in compensation for the death and the volume of value-added tax refund approved by 347 votes President Leonid Kuchma said in a BBC Television docu- of their son, UNIAN reported on August Kuchma’s candidate for procurator gener- debts. Kyiv has thus far received some mentary aired in April, “Killing the 12, quoting Deutsche Welle. (RFE/RL $1.5 billion of the planned $2.2 billion. al, Sviatoslav Piskun. Less than a month Story,” that he is interested above all in Newsline) into his new position, Mr. Piskun’s first Ukraine expected to receive $550 million resolving the murder. The most con- Kuchma decrees more funds for military this year, but negotiations with the IMF major move was to reopen the case tentious issue will be whether Mr. Piskun against anti-Kuchma oppositionist Yulia brought no result. Meanwhile, the utilizes the tapes made illicitly by securi- KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has Tymoshenko, accusing her of violating Financial Times reported on August 8 that ty guard Mykola Melnychenko in signed a decree obliging the government eight articles of the Criminal Code. This the Ukrainian government has persuaded President Kuchma’s office, the FBI to nearly double budget allocations for follows the arrest in Turkey on June 1 of the National Bank to issue an additional experts’ reports on the tapes and the testi- the armed forces in 2003 compared with four of her former colleagues from United $500 million. Vice Prime Minister Vasyl mony Mr. Melnychenko has offered to those in 2002, the UNIAN news service Energy Systems, which she headed in the Rohovyi said the money will be issued to give in the United States in the investiga- reported on August 13, quoting presiden- mid-1990s. The Ukrainian authorities are commercial banks to fund investment tion. Mr. Piskun has created a new inves- tial spokeswoman Olena Hromnytska. demanding their extradition to Ukraine. projects, but analysts claim most of the tigative group on Gongadze and has hint- Mr. Kuchma appointed Col. Gen. Mr. Piskun is a former lieutenant gen- money will be funneled back to govern- ed at undertaking a fifth autopsy on the Oleksander Zatynaiko as chief of the ment coffers to patch up a growing rev- eral in the State Tax Administration headless corpse found in November 2000. (STA) and served since May as that orga- General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed enue shortfall. (RFE/RL Newsline) Why is Mr. Piskun in such a hurry to Forces, UNIAN reported the same day. nization’s deputy head. His appointment deal with this case, which is not the only Bilozir’s killers have sentences reduced consolidates the growing power of the The president fired the previous chief of example of political repression or intimida- the General Staff, Petro Shuliak, follow- Social Democratic Party of Ukraine- tion of journalists? And why is Mr. Piskun LVIV – The Lviv Oblast Appeals United (SDPU), whose leader, Viktor ing the airshow accident near Lviv. Court on August 7 reduced the prison in such a hurry to establish his credentials (RFE/RL Newsline) Medvedchuk, is now head of the presi- as an “anti-corruption” fighter? Two factors terms of two men convicted of beating to dential administration. Mr. Piskun and may have a bearing on this urgency. Investigator cites airshow’s shortcomings death popular composer Ihor Bilozir in Prime Minister Anatolii Kinakh have The first is the presidential elections Lviv in May 2000, which subsequently close ties to Mr. Medvedchuk’s SDPU KYIV – National Defense and due in October 2004. The Gongadze fueled Russian-Ukrainian tensions in the clan. Security Council Secretary Yevhen scandal is one of the main reasons that city, the UNIAN news service reported. The Procurator General’s Office had Marchuk, who heads the commission President Kuchma is so discredited The court cut the sentences of Dmytro long been discredited under its previous investigating the tragic crash in Lviv on domestically. The “Kuchmagate” affair Voronov and Yurii Kalinin to 10 and head, Mykhailo Potebenko, who was July 27, said on August 12 that air force that erupted after November 2000 led to eight years in prison, respectively. The elected to Parliament on the Communist commanders, pilots and city authorities the creation of Ukraine’s largest protest Lviv Oblast Court had sentenced the two Party of Ukraine (CPU) list. As must share the blame for the death of 85 movements and the defeat of the pro- men to 15 and 12 years for premeditated Ukraine’s top prosecutor, Mr. Potebenko spectators, Ukrainian media reported. Kuchma For a United Ukraine bloc in the murder but the Supreme Court, following failed to reduce the extent of oligarchic Mr. Marchuk reportedly told President March elections. Any candidate proposed an appeal, sent the case for review. and executive corruption, and he also Leonid Kuchma that “numerous viola- by Mr. Kuchma to replace him as his cho- (RFE/RL Newsline) failed to make any progress in solving tions and shortcomings by the show’s sen successor would stand little chance of the murder of opposition journalist organizers, servicemen, Lviv city author- Schaffer proposes program for Ukraine being elected, unless Mr. Kuchma suc- Heorhii Gongadze. ities, and the pilots’ deviation from the ceeds in salvaging his image. WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Mr. Piskun promised shortly after his flight plan” caused the crash. President Ukraine’s political spectrum is now even- Bob Schaffer (R-Colo.), co-chairman of appointment to rid Ukraine of corruption Leonid Kuchma ordered Mr. Marchuk to ly divided into two camps. Four ideological- the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, has and resolve the Gongadze murder. But, prepare a final conclusion regarding the ly driven opposition groups on the left and sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary as a Kuchma appointee, Mr. Piskun is reasons for the crash by September 15. right (the Socialists, Yulia Tymoshenko Paul O’Neill urging him to implement in unlikely to succeed in eradicating corrup- (RFE/RL Newsline) Bloc, Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine Ukraine a pilot program of the Millennium tion, which has always been targeted in a Challenge Account (MCA), which was highly selective manner. Corrupt oli- Bloc and the Communists) are pitted against Ukraine’s international reserves rise announced by U.S. President George W. garchs who have supported President an ideologically amorphous, pro-Kuchma, oligarchic center that has grown out of For a KYIV – The international reserves of Bush in March, Mr. Schaffer’s website Kuchma financially or politically have the National Bank of Ukraine increased never been investigated. United Ukraine and the SDPU. The latter is (http://wwwa.house.gov) reported on July working with Mr. Kuchma to ensure stage- by 14 percent in July and amounted to 25. In his letter Rep. Schaffer called Ms. Tymoshenko and, after he was the equivalent of $3.8 billion, UNIAN allowed to flee Ukraine, former Prime managed presidential elections that would Ukraine a “premier candidate” for the lead to a victory by the president’s hand- reported on August 12, quoting a govern- president’s MCA program. “Ukraine’s Minister Pavlo Lazarenko were accused ment memo. International reserves com- of corruption charges only after they picked successor and Mr. Kuchma’s immu- potential for wealth creation is underdevel- nity, from prosecution. The former seeks to prise a country’s monetary gold, foreign- oped, but it will respond very positively to went into political opposition to Mr. currency reserves and reserves allocated Kuchma. A Kyiv court ruled on April 30 push for early elections, and most want Mr. significant Western interest and invest- Kuchma impeached. Each side has 218 within the International Monetary Fund. ment,” Rep. Schaffer wrote. “Ukraine’s that criminal charges against Ms. (RFE/RL Newsline) Tymoshenko and her husband, deputies in the Verkhovna Rada, a factor that agricultural sector, having once supplied Oleksander, who was arrested in August may make it difficult for Mr. Piskun to IMF refuses to disburse loan tranche one-quarter of the entire Soviet Union’s 2000, were “groundless.” obtain the required 226 votes to remove Ms. demand, is now floundering and is in des- In reopening the case against Ms. Tymoshenko’s immunity unless the KYIV – The International Monetary perate need of Western financial and tech- Tymoshenko, Mr. Piskun is continuing Communists switch sides and back the Fund (IMF) has refused to disburse the nical investment,” the congressman added. his predecessor’s policy of accusing of move. last of a $2.2 billion loan program that (RFE/RL Newsline) “corruption” only those individuals who Second, Mr. Piskun was heavily are in opposition to the executive. 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attended church because in the Crimea PPll aasstt ii nn UUkkrraaii nnee ppll aayyss hhoosstt United Ukrainian... only grandmothers do.” (Continued from page 1) Nor has the organization forgotten ttoo ii ttss ffii rrsstt ii nntteerrnnaattii oonnaall jj aammbboorreeee Ukrainian organizations, such as the Ukraine’s elderly. It runs an “Adopt a Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Grandparent” program that identifies Ukrainian Women’s League, with ship- needy elderly persons and supports them by Andrew Nynka ments of clothing, medical supplies and with monthly stipends of $15 a month, books. This year already five such con- which does not cover all a pensioner’s PARSIPPANY, N.J. – As August 24 tainers of aid have been sent. The ship- needs but in many cases nearly doubles nears, Ukrainian officials prepare to cele- ments are distributed according to where their monthly income. Currently 130 eld- brate the country’s 11th anniversary as the need seems most acute. It can also be erly individuals receive aid, most of them an independent state. This year, however, directed to support individual requests. former dissidents and repressed individu- that day also looks to mark the comple- als, as well as people forced to migrate for The UUARC funds summer camps for tion of Plast’s historic international jam- political reasons under the Soviet regime. children in orphanages and orphans liv- boree and the reburial of the organiza- The grandparents project is related to a ing with relatives as well. Earlier this tion’s founder in Ukraine. The jamboree, similar program in which relatives of summer Mr. Duda sent 130 kids from which begun in Ukraine on August 10, deceased dissidents are given financial western Ukraine for relaxation and spe- will also mark the first time in Plast support. Twenty-two people, including cial treatment for ailments and illnesses Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s 91- Vasyl Symonenko’s mother and Yurii at special camps in the Carpathian year history that the country in which the Lytvyn’s mother, have received $20 a Mountains and on the Black Sea coast in organization was founded will host the month since the program’s inception nine Odesa. Meanwhile, another 90 kids from international jamboree. years ago. Liuba Franko, the grand- Ukraine’s eastern oblasts are currently at Petro Matiaszek, vice-chair of Plast’s daughter of the renowned poet and writer camps in Crimea. The cost to the National Council in Ukraine, said during Ivan Franko, also benefits from the aid. UUARC: about $15,000. an interview with The Ukrainian Weekly In Lviv the UUARC funds a “Holodna There are camps run by Plast and that he expects to see over 1,500 partici- Kukhnia” (hungry kitchen), which feeds SUM that the UUARC supports in order pants representing nine national Plast 25 adults and five children once a day, branches, including such foreign coun- to promote the development of Ukrainian five times a week. Those who participate consciousness. In addition, the charitable tries as Australia and Argentina. He said are allowed a meal a day at designated the jamboree would be “a bit larger than organization coordinates a twice-annual Roman Woronowycz cafeterias in the city, which the we expected it would be – but we’re very cultural awareness program called “Get Philadelphia organization then reimburs- Petro Matiaszek to Know Your Country” (Piznai Svii pleased with that.” es. Plans to rebury Plast’s founder, Krai). At Christmas and Easter, some Finally, looking at the success of its But, Mr. Matiaszek added, the council just schoolchildren in the more Russified Oleksander Tysovsky, in Lviv’s historic Brazilian land purchase initiative, which Lychakiv Cemetery on August 24 have recently began its work and its responsibil- eastern and southern parts of Ukraine are in the 1980s helped poor Brazilians of been long in the making, according to indi- ities have not yet been clearly defined. invited to spend the holidays with fami- Ukrainian ancestry purchase land, the viduals close to the event. Mr. Matiaszek The council is currently chaired by lies in the western oblasts, where UUARC has begun a similar effort in called the possibility of the reburial “a sig- Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, chairman of the Ukrainian cultural and religious tradi- Ukraine to help finance the purchase of nificant symbolic event” and said that Dr. International Center for Policy Studies at tions are deeper and more keenly farm machinery for Ukrainian farmers Tysovsky would be reburied along with his the International Management Institute in observed. Up to 150 kids annually make and to extend loans to assist them in wife, Anna (née Studynska), and son, Yurii. Kyiv, and includes Ukraine’s first president, the trek at a cost to the UUARC of about beginning agricultural projects. The first The Ukrainian government’s plans to com- Leonid Kravchuk, former Defense Minister $10,000. loan of $10,000 was recently extended memorate the event are not known. Oleksander Kuzmuk, and Verkhovna Rada “The letters we get afterwards are for the development of a pig farm in Dr. Tysovsky founded Plast in western National Deputies Ihor Yukhnovskyi and incredible,” explained Mrs. Prynko, the western Ukraine. Ukraine based on universal Boy Scout Stepan Havrysh, among others. Kyiv coordinator. “One child wrote that principles introduced by Lord Baden- Mr. Matiaszek, a native of the United she had never known that young people (Continued on page 14) Powell but adapted to the needs and States who has resided in Ukraine for the interests of Ukraine’s youth. Dr. past eight years, said that preparations Tysovsky, known as “Drot,” died on for Ukraine’s first international jamboree March 29, 1968, in Vienna, Austria. had been time-consuming and difficult Mr. Matiaszek also noted the develop- because of Ukrainian regulations on ment of what he called a Council of Elders scouting organizations. By law, two- in Ukraine’s national Plast structure. thirds of Ukraine’s national Plast board Members of the Council, according to Mr. must be made up of individuals under Matiaszek, would act as Plast ambassadors age 30. Also, unlike other countries, in and would spread information on the Ukraine the Plast national board must organization to Ukraine’s non-Plast youth. report to the Ministry of Justice.

Empire State Building to fly Ukrainian flag by Tamara Galo Americans who tragically lost their lives as Ukrainian Congress Committee of America a result of the horrific events of September 11. As the first anniversary of the tragedy NEW YORK – On the initiative of the approaches, the Ukrainian flag will Ukrainian Congress Committee of demonstrate that their lives, as well as the America (UCCA), and in honor of the 11th lives of all the victims, have not been for- anniversary of Ukraine’s independence gotten. While remembering the innocent proclamation, the Ukrainian national flag victims of September 11 whose sacrifice will be raised on August 23-25 before one touched the whole world, the UCCA noted of the world’s most famous architectural that the community should also remember monuments – the Empire State building. those who lost their lives in order to make The blue-and-yellow 10 by 12-foot it possible for all of us to celebrate Ukrainian national flag will prominently Ukraine’s freedom and independence. fly at this central location in Manhattan on The Ukrainian Congress Committee of the corner of 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. America (UCCA) would like to After the tragic events of September 11, expressed its sincerest gratitude to the the Empire State Building has once again administration of the Plaza Hotel for its become New York City’s tallest building assistance in lending the UCCA the flag and this year the flying of the Ukrainian to be flown over the Empire State national flag will carry an additional spe- Building. The UCCA also urged every- cial meaning. It will celebrate the lives of one to visit the Empire State Building several Ukrainians and Ukrainian from August 23 through August 25.

This issue of The Ukrainian Weekly is reaching all members of the U.S. Congress thanks to the generous sponsorship of Selfreliance Ukrainian American Campers funded by the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee in the Carpathian Mountains earlier this year as they prepare to climb Mount Hoverlia. Federal Credit Union of Chicago 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33 The Ukrainian Museum’s historic year is reviewed at annual meeting by Marta Baczynsky Museum members may exercise their a historic year for the museum. She sary for the construction of the building privilege to vote on important issues per- recounted the major events of the year, is in place, but that funds are still needed NEW YORK – The new museum taining to the institution and to elect new citing the museum’s celebration of its to furnish and equip the interior. The new building project was the focal point of members to the board of trustees. 25th anniversary and the beginning of museum building will need an efficient interest at The Ukrainian Museum’s This year the presidium included Dr. construction of its new facility. security system, as well as a communica- annual meeting. The project, which will Bohdan Terleckyj who conducted the The trend of singular events of 2001 tions system. culminate in the construction of a mod- continued into the early part of 2002, She went on to explain that museum ern, three-story facility, is currently being meeting, and Motria Milanytch, who recorded the proceedings. Participants when the welfare and the development of furnishings and equipment are special- developed on East Sixth Street in the The Ukrainian Museum in New York ized, such as exhibition display cases, East Village section of Manhattan. The received a copy of the institution’s 2001 annual report, a comprehensive publica- City drew enthusiastic interest and a special lighting, storage shelving and projected multi-million-dollar building, cabinetry, and audio/visual equipment, to tion that details the work of the museum, promise of support from the government which will house the museum’s expand- cite a few examples. The library, admin- lists members and donors, and provides of Ukraine, especially with reference to ing collections and become its base of istrative offices, workrooms, the gift financial accounting. The museum’s the museum’s work in its new building. operations, is slated to become a major Representatives of the Ukrainian shop need to be appropriately furnished Ukrainian American artistic and cultural treasurer, Dr. Yar Mociuk asked partici- to allow for maximum productivity and pants to review the financial statements diplomatic community in New York City, center. Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, perma- utilization. “These items must be made or in the annual report for information about About 80 people attended the meeting, nent representative of Ukraine to the ordered to our specifications and cost a the fiscal state of the institution. The held on June 3, at the Ukrainian National United Nations, offered his assistance great deal of money. We, therefore, look report will be mailed to the general mem- Home. This annual event invites mem- and that of the Mission, as did the Consul to the generosity of our community to bers of the museum and guests to partici- bership during the summer. General of Ukraine in New York City, support this important aspect of the pate in the review of the institution’s The president of the board of trustees, Serhiy Pohoreltzev. They offered to assist building project,” she concluded. activities during the previous year. Olha Hnateyko, said that 2001 was truly the museum’s future projects with the The board president also spoke about aim of promoting cooperative endeavors museum membership, emphasizing its OBITUARY with museums and the arts community in importance and necessity. Although the Ukraine. emphasis is always on the benefits for the A few days before the annual meeting, individual, she, however, focused on how the museum received a grant from the membership helps the museum. Dues pro- Office of the Manhattan Borough vide not only financial relief for the muse- John Teluk, former UNA vice-president, President, in the amount of $125,000. um, but membership itself is a strong The grant, from Borough President C. moral endorsement of the purpose and professor of economics and finance, 78 Virginia Fields, was designated specifi- agenda of the institution. Membership also NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Prof. John City Hall on January 22 to commemorate cally toward the new building project. plays a vital role in the area of grants. Teluk, a former supreme vice-president the independence of Ukraine declared on Mrs. Hnateyko said that the year 2001 Grantors – federal, state, municipal and private foundations – are more of the Ukrainian National Association, January 22, 1918. An official mayoral and the current year also brought inclined to support successful organiza- and a professor of economics and decree gave New Haven the distinction unprecedented generous support from the tions, and one of the success indicators finance for 28 years at the University of of being the first U.S. city to fly the community, encouraged by the $2.5 mil- that figures prominently on an applica- New Haven, died on July 13. He was 78. Ukrainian flag next to the American flag lion gift to the Building Fund from on what was proclaimed by the mayor as tions is the size of membership. Mrs. Prof. Teluk was born on August 25, Eugene and Daymel Shklar and their $1 Ukrainian Independence Day. The blue- Hnateyko urged both financial and mem- 1923, in Horodok, Ukraine, and attended million Challenge Grant. Although the and-yellow flag was flown every year on bership support of the museum, saying Lviv Technical School. He served with museum met the “challenge” and raised that date until after 1991, when Ukraine that, “the quality of work of our institu- the 1st Division of the Ukrainian over and above the $1 million required re-established its independence on tion will depend on the support we National Army in 1943-1945. He gradu- by the Challenge Grant, the board presi- August 24 of that year. receive from the community.” ated from the Ukrainian Economic dent made it very clear that it does not The original flag that flew over New Because the work of the museum and School in Munich in 1949, and held mean the museum has enough funding Haven City Hall was presented to its importance is to a great degree reflect- undergraduate and graduate degrees from for the total building project. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States the Ukrainian Free University and the She explained that the money neces- (Continued on page 13) University of New Haven. He studied and is on display in a museum in Kyiv. toward a Ph.D. at the New School for Prof. Teluk was very active in the Social Research. Ukrainian National Association. He was Prof. Teluk’s association with the the longtime secretary of Branch 414 and University of New Haven began while for many years headed the New Haven he was still a student there. He later District Committee. He served as the Trilingual historic plaque is unveiled UNA’s supreme vice-president in 1970- became an adjunct professor, moving up 1974, and as supreme auditor in 1978- to full professor and dean of the econom- 1982. at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village ics department. He retired from the uni- by Marko Preston-Horin sites and other locations to commemorate He was active as well in the Ukrainian versity in 1992. He was also a guest lec- the victims of this shameful operation,” Congress Committee of America, serving CALGARY, Alberta – On Sunday, said Borys Sydoruk, UCCLA director of turer at Albertus Magnus College. in many leadership positions on the August 11, the festivities at the annual special projects. He was the recipient of several note- local, state and national levels, including Ukrainian day celebrations at the worthy research grants, among them as national vice-president. He was chair- Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village were Other plaques and statues in Alberta grants offered by the G.E. Foundation man of Connecticut’s Ukrainian U.S. interrupted to unveil a trilingual memori- are located at internment sites in and the University of Chicago, and was Bicentennial Committee, and was a al plaque commemorating the unjust Lethbridge, Banff and Jasper national the author of many articles published in member of the Ukrainian community’s internment of Ukrainians and others dur- parks, and the Badlands Historical the Ukrainian press. national Bicentennial Committee. ing Canada’s first national internment Center in Drumheller. The memorial In 1955 Prof. Teluk proposed to New He served on the executive board of operations of 1914-1920. marker at the Ukrainian Cultural Haven Mayor Richard C. Lee that the the United Ukrainian American Relief The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Heritage Museum is intended to raise Ukrainian national flag be flown from Committee, and was a member of the Village, located in Alberta, 30 miles from public awareness of the injustice and Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Edmonton, Alberta, is an open-air museum suffering caused by these operations. Ukrainian American Association of replicating the pioneer experience of Similar markers have also been unveiled University Professors. Ukrainians in Canada. It houses the origi- in Victoria, British Columbia and Prof. Teluk was a founder of the nal homestead buildings of several pioneer Dauphin, Manitoba. Ukrainian Democratic Party of New families, including the Slemkos, who just a The latest unveiling was organized by Haven and was instrumental in having few years after their homestead had been the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties the group endorse many candidates for cleared and the buildings erected, had Association, in cooperation with the office. He also served on various city three family members unjustly interned at Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Alberta boards, such as the City Plan concentration camps in western Canada. Provincial Council and the Department Commission, and was a familiar figure at Deemed “enemy aliens” at the start of of Community Development, govern- the State Capitol, working with a series World War I in 1914, more than 8,000 ment of Alberta. There has been no sup- of the state’s governors. Ukrainian and other East European port to date from the government of Funeral services for Prof. Teluk took immigrants were held at 24 concentra- Canada, neither to acknowledge the place on July 17 in Kerhonkson. N.Y. tion camps across Canada and forced to internment operations nor to commemo- Surviving are his wife, Irene (née do heavy labor for the profit of the gov- rate its victims. Soroka); and children, Myroslaw, with his ernment and various business concerns. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has yet wife, Lidia; Christine, with her husband, Over 80,000 more were forced to report to keep his promise, made in 1993 while Bohdan; and Tetiana; as well as three to the police like common criminals and still leader of the Opposition, to support grandchildren and other family members lost the right to vote; some were deport- this initiative. With the recent appoint- in the United States, Ukraine and Poland. ed. The operations lasted until 1920 – ment of Jean Augustine as secretary of The family has requested that memo- two years after the war ended. state for multiculturalism, the UCCLA rial donations be made to the Ukrainian “Since 1994, the Ukrainian Canadian has new hope that he finally will. Congress Committee of America or the Civil Liberties Association and its sup- Speaking for the Ukrainian Canadian Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Cathedral in porters have been placing historical Prof. John Teluk Kyiv. markers across Canada at internment (Continued on page 17) No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 5 Chicago credit union is proof that selfreliance is a concept that works

by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas CHICAGO – It all began in the heart of the Ukrainian Village. The idea was born in a place called Besida, located in a dingy second-floor hall over what was once my grandfather’s tavern on the north side of the 2400 block of west Chicago Avenue. This was the first site of Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, a financial cooper- ative founded in 1951 by a group of visionaries headed by the late Roman Mycyk and Omelen Pleszkewycz. Supported primarily by third-wave immigrants, the so-called DPs, the tiny enterprise grew slowly. The displaced persons immigration had recently arrived and was yet to establish any financial stability. No one was making a lot of money; some people were still looking for work. They were not discouraged, however. After all, they had survived the Bolsheviks, the Nazis and forced repatri- ation. As much as they loved Ukraine, they realized that they would probably Members of the Chicago UNA Convention Committee with Bohdan Watral (first row, third from left), CEO of Selfreliance remain in the United States for a long Ukrainian American Credit Union, which hosted a reception for delegates to the recent convention of the Ukrainian time. As soon as they could, they began National Association. to save: for a car, for a house, for their children’s college education. And Selfreliance was there to help. Ukrainian Village was saved from the cooperation. Assisted by second-wave immigrants, ravages of urban blight. Confident in the Thanks to Mr. Watral and other credit UNA stalwarts like Taras Shpikula and future of the area, Selfreliance offered union activists, the cooperative move- Stephen Kuropas, who told them that in long-term loans to Ukrainians and others ment is making a comeback in Ukraine. America the maxim was “help yourself,” willing to invest in local real estate. This According to Michael Kos, chairman of the new immigrants decided to call their included personal as well as business the Selfreliance board of directors, there credit union “Samopomich,” or mortgages. are some 450 registered credit unions in Selfreliance. It was tough in the begin- The Ukrainian Village – officially des- Ukraine, 120 of which are members of ning. Don’t give up, they were told by ignated as such by Mayor Jane Byrne – the Ukrainian National Association of older immigrants. “Everyone who comes was saved. Because of its proximity to Savings and Credit Unions (UNASCU). to America suffers at first; but if you downtown Chicago, the Ukrainian The Selfreliance mission statement work hard, things will get better. You’ll Village is considered one of the most says it all: “Selfreliance Ukrainian see.” desirable neighborhoods in Chicago American Federal Credit Union is a The U.S. economy was booming. today. cooperative composed of members of a Manual labor was at a premium. And so Selfreliance continues to expand well common background and bond. It exists they went to work, any work, just to get beyond its humble beginnings. The 2001 for their benefit. It must provide varied started. In the beginning, attorneys Selfreliance Annual Report, informs types of financial services, at the highest worked in factories; doctors emptied bed readers that assets increased to a record professional levels and creating a caring pans in hospitals; engineers worked as $391,635,236. Loans increased to environment for its members. It must fos- janitors. It was humiliating, but they $199,656,060, while net income reached ter the ideals of cooperation, promote endured. $3,656,818. Significantly, Selfreliance ethnic strength and interest, and provide Cooperatives were nothing new to the spent $588,278 for promotional and edu- longterm stability to our Ukrainian com- third immigration. Most had lived in cational expenses in the community. munity.” Selfreliance CEO Bohdan Watral Galicia where the Ukrainian cooperative A recent educational expense was the Today there are credit unions through- addresses UNA convention delegates at movement was born during the 1870s. hosting of UNA delegates and guests at a out the United States and all of them are the reception hosted by the Chicago- The first such cooperatives were estab- reception in the newly constructed three- flourishing. Besides the churches, credit based credit union. lished by the Catholic clergy as self-help story Selfreliance building in the unions are the only institution that fourth Ukrainian Village. Bohdan Watral, wave Ukrainians trust. There is a mes- fraternal loan associations. The goal was a vision. They have professional leader- to alleviate misery among the peasants. Selfreliance CEO, was a gracious host sage here. ship. They are truly committed to the After Austria instituted a law regulating who welcomed all UNA convention par- One can well ask why credit unions commercial trade organizations, these ticipants, wishing them a successful con- are succeeding with the Fourth Wave, Ukrainian community. cooperatives began to thrive. The first vention. It was a wonderful demonstra- while other institutions are not. Four rea- Selfreliance is truly a concept that association of credit cooperatives, tion of Chicago hospitality and Ukrainian sons: Credit unions fill a need. They have works. Tsentrobank, was established in 1898. Soon there were agricultural coopera- tives such as Maslosoyuz, Silsky Hospodar and others. Following the first world war, these agricultural coopera- tives dominated the cooperative scene. Out of a total of 3,455 cooperatives in 1939, 2,360 were devoted to agriculture. The credit union network, headed by Tsentrobank, included 115 larger city Ukrainbanks, 573 smaller rural banks and other cooperatives. The Narodna Torhovlia had 18 branches. The second world war and the subsequent invasion of the Bolsheviks ended the cooperative movement in Ukraine. Many of the activists in the coopera- tive movement in Ukraine were involved in the cooperative movement in Chicago. They started with little more than a vision. When neighborhoods around what is called the Ukrainian Village began to decline, downtown banks sim- ply red-lined the Ukrainian Village, refusing to grant mortgages in the area. It looked as if the neighborhood would soon become a haven for slumlords. Thanks to Selfreliance, however, the UNA convention delegates from Pennsylvania pose for a group photo during the reception. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33

FROM THE UNA PRESIDENT THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The 11th anniversary OnWe are the aware thatroad our vacation to resort,Soyuzivka’slished at the UNA convention, renewal as well as On August 24, 1991, we witnessed an unprecedented event that brought about the Soyuzivka, requires great efforts to over- with the help of other supporters of realization of an age-old dream and the culmination of Ukraine’s decades of hope and come the economic difficulties in which Soyuzivka, intends to conduct a multi- struggle under the Soviet regime. Citing “the mortal danger surrounding Ukraine in it finds itself. However, this did not hap- faceted review of the resort’s problems connection with the state coup in the USSR on August 19, 1991,” the “thousand-year pen today, but many years ago. and to reach appropriate conclusions on tradition of state-building in Ukraine,” a nation’s right to self-determination and the This issue was the subject of much how to foster Soyuzivka’s rebirth so that Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine, the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian attention during the recent 35th it may continue to serve us and succeed- SSR declared “the independence of Ukraine and the creation of an independent Convention of the UNA, during the 28th ing generations. Ukrainian state – Ukraine.” It was a risky step at a dangerous and uncertain time. annual conference of UNA Seniors, as A plan for the renewal of Soyuzivka Eleven years later we continue to celebrate that bold act of August 24, 1991. As well as during a meeting convened at will soon be presented to the Ukrainian we mark another Ukrainian Independence Day, we are pleased to note that the mor- Soyuzivka by individual members of the community at large. tal danger to Ukraine from external forces appears to have dissipated. Instead, how- UNA and conducted by Ihor Hayda. ever, the danger today is internal. The Soyuzivka management, with the Stefan Kaczaraj To be sure, there have been a number of major positive developments just in the assistance of the special committee estab- President year since Ukraine marked its 10th anniversary of independence. Most noteworthy among them were (in chronological order): the destruction of the last SS-24 ICBM missile silo in Ukraine; the adoption of a new land code that legalizes private own- ership of land and permits its sale; the end of the Soviet-era internal passport sys- tem after the Constitutional Court ruled it was a violation of an individuals’ right to ACTION ITEM freedom of movement; the reduction of the Communist Party’s power when, for the first time since the creation of the USSR, that party did not win the most votes Ukrainian Famine-Genocide memorial in Washington in an election; Kyiv’s newly proclaimed policy of “European Choice” aimed at bringing Ukraine into the ranks of the European Union; Ukraine’s announcement As the Ukrainian community prepares to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the that it will seek NATO membership; and the continued growth of the economy. Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, the office of Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) has concen- But there are major problems. trated its efforts on the future. In cooperation with the Ukrainian National Information Ukraine continues to suffer from a sullied image of its own making. NATO and the Service (UNIS), Rep. Levin has initiated a bill to erect a memorial in Washington to European Union, as well as Ukraine’s other Western partners, all have stated that how the victims of the Great Famine of 1932-1933. The memorial would be dedicated to the far Ukraine progresses in its “return to Europe” and its quest for recognition on the 75th anniversary of the Famine-Genocide which will be marked in 2008. H.R. 5289 world scene depends primarily on Ukraine itself – on whether words are transformed has been introduced in the House of Representatives with 29 original co-sponsors. into reality and whether long-promised reforms are effected. Two salient examples are The Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) urges Ukrainian American the machinations during the March elections, and the still unresolved Gongadze case. community members to contact their representatives in Congress and bring this initia- There is also the matter of Ukraine playing follow the leader with Russia. tive to their attention. Let us do our part to remember the victims of the Ukrainian Examples of this abound: Ukraine’s oligarchs support the turn toward Europe, but Famine-Genocide with a permanent memorial in our nation’s capital. Please write, only in concert with Russia – “to Europe with Russia” is their catch phrase; fax, call, or e-mail your representatives, asking them to co-sponsor the Ukrainian Ukraine’s leaders announce steps to join NATO, but only after the establishment of Famine Memorial Bill. A sample letter is provided below for your assistance. Please the NATO-Russia Council; Ukraine and Russia agree to a joint review of textbooks; refer to www.house.gov/writerep to contact your member of Congress via e-mail. and a presidential decree announces that Ukraine will observe the 350th anniversary Should you have any further questions, please contact UNIS: telephone, (202) 547- of the ill-fated Pereiaslav Treaty that resulted in Ukraine’s subjugation by Russia. 0018, e-mail, [email protected]. Above all, there is the neglected welfare of the people of Ukraine: a coal mining industry racked by accidents and deaths; a military that is responsible for the acci- SAMPLE LETTER dental downing of a passenger jetliner and a fighter jet’s crash at an airshow; a workforce that must travel abroad to earn a living, etc. The Honorable (name) Nonetheless, the people of Ukraine simply cannot afford to lose hope. They must U.S. House of Representatives believe in themselves – in their talents and abilities, in their experience and hard Washington, DC 20515 work. They must shed the notion that things should be accepted as they are – that Dear Rep. (name): those in charge, almost of necessity, are a bunch of thieves. Above all, they must real- ize their own power, the power of their voices and their votes. I am writing to request your support of H.R. 5289, a bill calling for a memorial in Writing on September 1, 1991, in The Ukrainian Weekly, Ihor Yukhnovsky, a Washington to the victims of the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. The horrific member of the Parliament’s Presidium and leader of the parliamentary opposition events that resulted in the deaths of more than 7 million innocent Ukrainian men, women grouped in the National Council, stated: “Independence for us means that we finally and children were deliberately planned by the Soviet government in an effort to suppress have a chance to establish a free and open society.” the Ukrainians’ struggle for freedom and independence. For nearly seven decades this Eleven years later we celebrate the fact that Ukraine was given that chance and that tragic page of Ukrainian history has been overlooked from the annals of world history. the opportunity seized in 1991 is one that still exists. As a Ukrainian American, I strongly support the erection of the Ukrainian Famine- Genocide Memorial. It is our historical responsibility to create a permanent memorial to remember the atrocities of the past and ensure that such tragedies are not repeated in the future. Construction of this memorial in our nation’s capital will serve as a August reminder of the horrors inflicted by totalitarian governments on its own citizens and will encourage the promotion of democracy throughout the world. Turning the pages back... This worthwhile endeavor of erecting a memorial directly relates to the U.S. values and strategic interests around the world. As your constituent, I ask you to support this 22 bill. Thank you in advance for your support. 1982 On Sunday, August 22, 1982, nearly 1,500 Plast members Sincerely, attended the official closing ceremonies of the International Plast (your name) Jamboree at the Vovcha Tropa campground in East Chatham, N.Y. The nine-day jamboree was the sixth international jamboree held in North America, and was one of four jamborees held in commemoration of Plast’s 70th anniversary. Australia hosted the first jamboree in December 1981, and the final two were held in West Germany and Argentina in the summer of 1983. To The Weekly Contributors: Plast scouts from the United States, Canada, Argentina, West Germany, Great Britain, We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clippings, let- Australia and Italy were present at the opening ceremonies on August 15, during which a ters to the editor, etc. – we receive from our readers. In order to facilitate preparation of symbolic eternal flame was re-lit by scouts, who used embers brought from the Australian The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed below be followed. Plast jamboree of the previous year. Lubomyr Romankiw, president of the World Plast ® Command, presided over the ceremonies, and an ecumenical moleben service was deliv- News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a given event. ered by Plast’s international chaplains, Metropolitans Stephen Sulyk and Mstyslav ® All materials must be typed and double-spaced. Skrypnyk of the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches, respectively. ® While the camps for Plast children and teens had their own schedule of structured activi- Photographs (originals only, no photocopies or computer printouts) submitted for ty during the week, adult members, Plast-Pryiat and guests occupied their time by attending publication must be accompanied by captions. Photos will be returned only when so requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. seminars on the problems of Ukrainian language in Plast, the future goals of Plast, the cul- ® Full names (i.e., no initials) and their correct English spellings must be provided. ture of the Scythians, the 1,500th anniversary of Kyiv, and the efforts of the World ® Congress of Free Ukrainians to form a youth congress. Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the publi- cation and the date of the edition. The final evening of the jamboree saw all the Plast units assembled for a big bonfire ® attended by nearly 2,000 people, among them Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian and Hungarian Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the date of The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. scout troops. The closing ceremony was marked by a divine liturgy followed by a parade of ® all jamboree participants and the lowering of flags representing the various countries where Persons who submit any materials must provide a daytime phone number where they may be reached if any additional information is required. Plast exists. Lastly, the jamboree’s eternal flame was extinguished. ® Unsolicited materials submitted for publication will be returned only when so request- Source: “International Plast Jamboree opens,” The Ukrainian Weekly, August 22, ed and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. 1982. “Plast concludes international jamboree,” The Ukrainian Weekly, August 29, 1982. No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PERSPECTIVES Filmmaker reacts No such entity BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY to writer’s review as “OUN-UPA” Dear Editor: Dear Editor: In her solipsistic review (July 27) of In reference to recent articles pub- my film “My Mother’s Village,” Orysia lished in The Ukrainian Weekly (July 28 News from Ukraine Tracz, a graduate of the Baba School of and August 4) about the rehabilitation of Ukraine has been in the news a lot this that is. Nearly a thousand Ukrainians and Criticism uses plotky (gossip) and vstyd the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the summer, most of it involving tragedy and two Jewish girls were annihilated. It (shame) to try to silence the film’s sub- Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, death. In July more than 60 coal miners turned out the informer, of all things, was jects when they express a point of view it is necessary to clarify references by the died in three separate methane gas explo- Jewish. that differs from her own. In so doing, writers, Dr. Taras Kuzio and Ivan sions nearly a mile underground in the What about the grisly discovery in the she perfectly personifies an attitude that Poltavets, to the “OUN-UPA.” Donetsk Basin. Then there was the SU-27 Zhovkva monastery? “After the war, has alienated so many diaspora In fact, there was no such thing as Soviet-era fighter jet that crashed into a Ukrainian partisans who had battled the Ukrainians from their community. OUN-UPA, as these were two separate huge crowd at a Lviv airshow, killing fascists refused to lay down their arms Ms. Tracz complains that the film is entities. Though the UPA, or the close to a hundred spectators and injuring and fought the Soviets into the 1950s,” not her story. Who ever said it was? The Ukrainian Insurgent Army, was under the hundreds more. These disasters, though, the Post reported. Those murdered were irony, of course, is that the film is about ideological influence of the Organization paled in comparison to the discovery of victims of the Soviet campaign to “paci- her more than she realizes or maybe she of Ukrainian Nationalists, it is incorrect 225 murder victims – 80 of them children fy” western Ukraine after the defeat of realizes it only too well but, can’t bear to refer to them as if they were one. – in the cellar of a 17th century the Nazis. In all likelihood, the Ukrainian to admit it for fear of feeling “uneasy,” Furthermore, the resolution now being monastery in Zhovkva, also near Lviv. partisans the Soviets sought to destroy as she puts it. Now that Ukraine is free, discussed in Ukraine refers specifically According to a front-page article in were elements of the same army that had perhaps Ms. Tracz should work on free- to recognizing veterans of the UPA as the July 23 issue of The Washington sheltered Mr. Mendlesohn’s relatives just ing herself from some of her own delu- fighters for the freedom of Ukraine. Post, “Some of the skulls have single, a few years before. sions about what defines a proper small bullet holes in the back others have It’s interesting how these 60-year-old Ukrainian. Eugene Stakhiv cracks down the front, apparently from events are news, as relevant in 2002 as any Ms. Tracz is correct, however, when Waldwick, N.J. an ax, or have been crushed on top, pos- coal mine explosion or air show catastro- she points out the UPA was incorrectly sibly by a hammer.” Then, a few days phe. And why? Because they confound translated as Ukrainian Patriotic Army. It The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters later, in a cover story in its Sunday accepted wisdom. For more than 50 years should, of course, be Ukrainian Insurgent to the editor. Letters should be typed (dou- Magazine, The New York Times reported Ukraine was isolated behind the Iron Army. ble-spaced) and signed; they must be origi- that an informant betrayed the location of Curtain. During that time Soviet propagan- nals, not photocopies. The daytime phone a battalion of Ukrainian guerrillas. All dists drummed a constant message that John Paskievich number and address of the letter-writer but four were killed in a massive tank, much of the world accepted – indeed, Winnipeg must be given for verification purposes. artillery and air assault, once again just many Ukrainians started believing it: that outside of Lviv. those who worked for Ukraine’s independ- Astute readers will note, of course, ence were fascists and Nazi collaborators. that I mix tragedies from a few weeks In a particularly perverse twist, the Soviets Iowa program needs community support ago with those from more than half a charged the UPA with collaboration. The Dear Editor: Ukrainian American community for our century past. The guerrillas were killed fact that there were Ukrainians who helped program. They have also personally in a Nazi assault in 1943. The massacre the Nazis gave the charge an element of Since Ukrainian independence, Iowa donated over $20,000 of their own in Zhovkva happened in the late 1940s, believability. Only this one was false. In State University has been intensively money to this program for this school apparently perpetrated by psychopaths World War II and afterward the UPA involved in numerous projects all over year. We are extremely grateful to Mr. from the NKVD, the secret police organ- fought the Soviets, to be sure, but first they Ukraine. They have tremendous impact and Mrs. Dwojak for their leadership in ization that morphed into the KGB. turned their guns against the Nazis. on U.S.-Ukraine relations. Now, if you this fund-raising campaign and for their Although the Post and the Times sto- As for the secret police, Soviet propa- ask people from lowa about Ukraine, personal commitment and contribu- ries were totally separate from each ganda depicted them as the heroic van- they would recall not only its geo- tions. They ask that anyone who would other, it’s interesting to note the common guard of a revolutionary movement that graphic position and Chornobyl, but like to join them in supporting this pro- thread between the annihilation of the had to act firmly, but only to build the also friendly, self-motivated and hard- gram please send checks made out to guerrillas and the monastery massacre. It perfect society. Many accepted this mes- working Ukrainians. lowa State University, either through goes back to before World War II, when sage at face value as well, while rejecting Keeping this impact in mind and the Dwojaks or directly to the College the Soviets killed millions of Ukrainians stories from Ukrainian refugees about believing that the development of a sta- of Agriculture, 104 Curtiss Hall, Iowa in the artificial Famine and Terror. Not unspeakable cruelties and massacres of ble and prosperous Ukraine begins State University, Ames, IA 50011-1050. surprisingly, the population hated Stalin. genocidal proportions. with the development of young peo- Currently we have over 40 This was particularly true in western On the eve of Ukraine’s 11th anniver- ple’s technical and leadership skills, we Ukraine, which became part of the Soviet (Continued on page 12) sary of independence, the past still casts an continue our Exchange Program with Union in 1939, 20 years after the rest of enormous shadow over contemporary Ukrainian universities. The Ukrainian the country. When the Germans invaded Ukraine. In responding to the tragedies of American community actively sup- in 1941 and Hitler started matching July, President Leonid Kuchma pointed the ports this effort to bring talented young Stalin atrocity for atrocity, people in the finger at “the incomplete reform process.” people to the United States for training. central and eastern regions rallied to the That’s shorthand for blaming Soviet-era We work with exchange students to Soviet Union. In the west, where Soviet attitudes and management practices. help them to identify their potential, to rule was still weak, tens of thousands Indeed, the Communists were notorious for discover relations among nations, to joined the Ukrainian Insurgent Army cutting corners, ignoring safety considera- understand how to improve their lives (UPA). tions and human decency, even common for a stronger Ukraine. The Times story about the World War sense itself. Millions were sacrificed – “liq- I personally became convinced of the II partisan group was related by Daniel uidated as a class” – to serve some larger impact of this program after a trip to Mendelsohn, in his article “What purpose. Just as the Cheka morphed into Kyiv earlier this spring. While I was in Happened to Uncle Schmiel?” Mr. the NKVD and then the KGB, you can Kyiv, four young men who had partici- Mendelsohn, a descendant of Holocaust draw a straight line from Lenin to Stalin’s pated in an exchange program with lowa victims, went to Ukraine to discover how Famine, to the mass murder at the Zhovkva State University hosted me for dinner. I his relatives had died. He also wanted to monastery, to Chornobyl, to the “incom- was so impressed with the way they had confirm a lifelong conviction, which he plete reform process.” used their training in the U.S. to bring used as a recurring refrain: “the In the midst of such tragedy, articles needed skills to the private sector of Ukrainians were the worst.” about the receding past are welcome Ukraine. These serious, hard-working Ultimately, Mr. Mendelsohn was frus- news, not because they make for pleasant young people are now an important part trated: “All during our trip, I had been reading, but because they help to dispel of the backbone of successful business disappointed because we didn’t find any- illusions, starting with the one that looks ventures in Ukraine, providing a real thing to confirm the stories I had been with nostalgia to the Soviet Union for benefit to the economy of Ukraine. told.” Instead, he found contemporary solutions to Ukraine’s problems today. Thanks to the generosity of the Ukrainians to be welcoming and friendly. The horrors at Zhovkva show what a Ukrainian American community we Mr. Mendelsohn also failed to learn dead end that would be. As for those have been able to host well over 500 how his relatives died. Then unexpected- seeking confirmation that “Ukrainians Ukrainian students, scholars and ly, half a year later, a stranger from were the worst,” Mr. Mendelsohn discov- trainees in lowa. One family stands out Australia who grew up alongside Uncle ered that reality was much more com- as having done a tremendous job in Schmiel and his family called with plex, compelling and heroic than the oft- raising money for this program. Stefan details about their fate. Four were arrest- repeated stereotype. and Kateryna Dwojak of Venice, Fla., ed and either shot or gassed. Two others Sixty years ago Ukrainians of many have worked very hard for years as vol- escaped to the woods, where the different backgrounds were forced to pick unteers to raise money within the Stefan and Kateryna Dwojak Ukrainian guerrillas sheltered them from the Nazis; until they were all betrayed, (Continued on page 12) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33 No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 9

55thby annualHieromonk Daniel Ukrainian Orthodox League convention held in Boston BOSTON – St. Andrew Senior and Junior Chapters of the Ukrainian Orthodox League (UOL) in Boston host- ed the 55th annual UOL Convention on July 17-21. Representatives of UOL chapters from all over the country gath- ered in this historic city to share faith, fel- lowship and fun. Mayor Thomas Menino, greeted the delegates and encouraged them “to take advantage of America’s first city and all it has to offer – excitement, warmth and hospitality of the people of Boston.” Numerous greetings from other digni- taries of the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts ensured every visitor- delegate of the sincerity and hospitality of this northeastern state. One of the greatest joys was to see the reunion of friends, handshakes, new acquaintances and pride of membership in an organization that is founded on Gospel teachings of Christ. Junior delegates of the Ukrainian Orthodox League at the organization’s 55th convention. The events of the five-day meeting began with common prayer by those who arrived in the early evening on Wednesday, July 17. With prayer on their lips and a moment of silence, the numer- ous clergy and faithful of the UOC of the U.S.A. remembered those who perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Being in Boston, one of the great- est and oldest cities of the United States and one of the cities involved in the trag- ic events of September 11 renewed the spirit and courage of every delegate. After the singing of the national anthem of the United States of America, the convention body proceeded with its usual agenda. Warm welcoming remarks were extended by Senior UOL President Daria Pishko; Junior UOL President John D. Meschisen; Archimandrite Andriy, the spiritual father to the convention commit- tee and the pastor of St. Andrew Ukrainian Parish; Sandra Kondratiuk, senior convention committee chairman, and Valentina Geba, Julia Nary and Taisa Priester, the junior convention co-chairs. Senior delegates of the UOL’s 55th annual convention held in Boston. The welcoming session would not have been the same without the presence of the were present to offer their spiritual guid- The third day of the senior convention juniors, who almost seemed to be in the and scholarships were presented to UOL ance during the entire convention. again began with common prayer and a majority for this first session – a fact that members and chapters during the banquet The participants of the Junior powerful evangelical lecture by speaks strongly of the quality and dedica- program. Convention sang the responses during the Hieromonk Joshua, who spoke on the tion of the youth of the Ukrainian Archbishop Antony delivered greet- meaning of evangelization and the role of Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. The first divine liturgy under the skillful direction ings on behalf of Metropolitan day ended with prayer, which was at the of Larissa Sadoway from Boston’s Senior the true Orthodox Christian in the daily Constantine. Greetings were read from center of all of the meetings and gives evi- UOL Chapter. life of the given community. Nadiya Mirchuk, president of the United dence of the UOL living up to its motto: Thursday was a most productive and During the plenary sessions that fol- Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods, who “Dedicated to our Church and devoted to joyful day of the convention as delegates lowed, the various convention commit- called upon UOL members to join togeth- her youth.” broke into various convention commit- tees made their reports to the full conven- er in their efforts toward the development A Hospitality Reception sponsored by tees, such as: Clergy Candidate, tion body for approval. Plans were of a Historical and Educational Cultural the convention committee followed the Education, Nominations, Constitution, approved for the next full year for the Complex in South Bound Brook, N.J. first session, giving all the delegates the Christian Care-Giving and Missions, development of all UOL projects, such as The grand ball followed the banquet, and opportunity to socialize and renew friend- Youth, and Ways and Means, which were scholarship funds, publications, youth entertainment was provided by Burya, a ships and acquaintances. able to positively reflect upon the present activities, mission activities, educational band well known throughout the United The second day of the convention state of the UOL and the UOC of the seminars and programs. The resolutions States and Canada. began with the holy mystery of repen- U.S.A. by developing a number of resolu- of the convention were adopted, express- Archbishop Antony and Archbishop tance and a divine liturgy, at which tions and suggestions to contribute to the ing the UOL’s concerns about the issues Vsevolod and several clergy concelebrat- Archbishop Antony addressed the dele- development of the league and the of the day. ed a hierarchal divine liturgy on Sunday. gates of the convention, conveying the Church. Even though the official business ses- The delegates enjoyed a farewell lunch- most sincere greetings of Metropolitan The evening social events included a sions had concluded, the convention pro- eon and musical concert by “Barabolya” Constantine, who for the first time in most interesting tour of the USS gram continued through the weekend. that drew the youths into joyful participa- decades was not able to attend the UOL Constitution – “Old Ironsides” – located Saturday, July 20, began with the Akathist tion and at the same time was an educa- Convention due to his recent hospitaliza- in the Charlestown Navy Yard and to the Mother of God of Pochayiv fol- tional experience for them – enabling tion for open heart surgery. The archbish- manned by an active duty U.S. Navy lowed by another presentation by many of the fourth-generation delegates op called upon the delegates to reflect crew. After a thorough security check by Hieromonk Joshua, who stressed the to further their Ukrainian language skills. upon the glorious Transfiguration of our the crew, the convention delegates visited importance of bearing witness to Christ’s As the sun was spreading its last rays Lord, which tells us that “Our world is the oldest active commissioned U.S. message in our daily lives. At the end of of the summer heat that day, the activities enveloped in the wonder of divine mys- Navy vessel, which remains a powerful the presentation delegates presented of the UOL’s 55th convention were com- tery. Ours is to enter into the great mys- symbol of American freedom. The Father Joshua with gifts to assist him in ing to an end. Youths were leaving for the tery of love in faith. Ours is to lovingly evening ended with a buffet dinner and a his missionary pastoral work in North and Teenage Conference that was to open its embrace the mystery of the kingdom of dance at the local Officers’ Club. South Carolina. 2002 session, while senior delegates were God within us so that it shines through in On Friday, July 19, junior convention The evening brought one of the most going home. Everyone said, not “good- our lives of loving service.” participants visited and toured Holy anticipated events of any convention, the bye” but “so long” because the 56th The delegates to the convention were Transfiguration Monastery, where they annual UOL convention banquet and ball. Annual UOL Convention hosted by the obviously moved to share in the presence were able to reflect on the daily life of a The banquet began with the introduction Senior and Junior UOL Chapters of Ss. and spiritual leadership of their hierarchs monastic community that unceasingly of the newly elected Junior and Senior Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox – Metropolitan Constantine and intercedes in prayer to the merciful Lord UOL boards by the master of ceremonies, parish of Palos Park, Ill., is only 11 Archbishops Antony and Vsevolod’ who on behalf of all humanity. Dr. Alec Danylevych. Numerous awards months away. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33 The Ukrainian diaspora, East and West: an analysis

Ukrainians in the village of Novorozdevensk, Tomsk Oblast of The Ukrainian World Congress president (center) during an April visit to a Ukrainian school in the Russian Federation, welcome UWC President Askold Yerevan, Armenia. Lozynskyj.

by Askold S. Lozynskyj grés arrived following Ukrainian inde- Russian Federation, is indigenous, while very rich people, including Ukrainians, pendence, since Siberia with its vast one in Siberia is an émigré. Similarly, a but there is little middle class. Thus, even PART I resources and a vibrant economy offers Ukrainian in Brest, Belarus, is indige- Ukrainians in the Western diaspora economic opportunities. In between are nous, while one in Miensk is an émigré. (South America) seek rather than offer The Ukrainian diaspora as a clearly descendants of economic opportunities A Ukrainian in southern Bukovyna, assistance. defined phenomenon has been in exis- Romania, is indigenous while one in in the latter half of the 19th century and Cultural deficiences tence since the early 18th century after the early part of the 20th, as well as heirs Bucharest in an émigré. A Ukrainian in the battle of Poltava, although emigration of political enemies of the USSR from Przezow, Slovakia, is indigenous, while Cultural deficiencies are next in terms to foreign lands began even earlier. the 1930s through the 1950s sent to one in Bratislava is an émigré. A of needs that require attention. Again, However, numbers have been very diffi- Siberia for punishment and rehabilita- Ukrainian in Przemysl, Poland, is indige- Russia is a glaring example. Despite the cult to estimate in the past. With the fall tion. nous while one in Warsaw is an émigré. large number of Ukrainians, the Russian of the Iron Curtain, and, in particular, the Aside from a higher concentration in the government does not fund a single full- National awareness demise of the USSR, as well as the for- case of the indigenous populations, this time Ukrainian-language primary school. mation of an independent Ukrainian National awareness is often a result of distinction is becoming largely irrelevant Compare that with 3,500 Russian-lan- state, the diaspora has become much these two variables – time and cause of given the world community’s recognition guage full-time primary schools funded more viable as a separate entity and cer- emigration. For example, many descen- of existing borders as almost every coun- by the Ukrainian government in Ukraine. tainly, much easier to define. dants of the earliest economic settlers try includes lands formerly belonging to Russian law allows for Ukrainian lan- Today, Ukrainians residing outside of call themselves “khahly,” a term that we another. guage classes in Russian schools where Ukraine by relatively conservative esti- deem derogatory but which seems The differences between the various 25 parents sign a petition. As a result, mates number more than 18 million peo- acceptable to them. They define it as a Ukrainian diaspora communities are even several Ukrainian language classes have ple, with approximately 10 million with- term which merely means little Russian more palpable in terms of economic defi- sprouted in the Russian Federation, e.g., in the Russian Federation alone. Its most or Ukrainian, different from a great ciencies. This is true particularly, with in Moscow, Tomsk, etc. Unfortunately, striking characteristics are its lack of Russian within the context of a brother- communities in the Eastern diaspora, and that law is not promulgated widely and, homogeneity and the fact that it truly hood of peoples who trace their roots to more in the former USSR than the satel- therefore, Ukrainian communities do not encompasses the entire globe. Kyivan Rus’. On the other hand, descen- lites. avail themselves of this option. Aside from the Russian Federation dants of political settlers and new immi- Ukrainians in Kazakstan are at the bot- In any event, learning Ukrainian large numbers of Ukrainians populate grants erect community structures, estab- tom of the economic ladder. The average seems to be a dead end, as higher educa- Belarus – 1.5 million, the United States income for pensioners there is some- tion in Ukrainian is not possible in of America – 1 million, Canada – 1 mil- lish lines of communication with govern- where between $15 and $20 per month. Russia, and, continuing studies at higher lion, Kazakstan – 700,000, ment officials and attempt to avail them- This may appear surprising, given education institutions in Ukraine itself is Moldova/Trandniester – 650,000, Brazil selves of democratic processes, e.g., rais- Kazakstan’s potential energy and other not an alternative given Ukraine’s eco- – 500,000, Poland – 400,000, Argentina ing national awareness for the October natural resources. Unfortunately, poten- nomic malaise, its own struggle to devel- – 300,000, Uzbekistan – 300,000, and 2002 census in the Russia Federation. tial is overwhelmed by government cor- op Ukrainian scholarship and the lack of Portugal/Spain – 300,000. The city of Moscow is a phenomenon ruption at the highest levels. The demise programs for foreign students of The remainder are found in Western unto itself. It is not possible to compare of socialism and the introduction of a Ukrainian ethnicity. Europe (the United Kingdom, Germany, living conditions of people who reside in market economy has resulted in an oli- Similar problems exist in other coun- Greece, France, Scandinavia, the the capital with those almost anywhere garchic society with little attention paid tries where no funding is available and Benelux countries), Eastern Europe else in Russia, especially in villages. to the needs of the masses. (Romania, Slovakia, the Baltic states, the Some 75 percent of Russia’s wealth is Ukrainian is not an attractive option. While Ukraine has received much crit- Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, located in Moscow. Ukrainians in Even in Poland, which has manifested a icism in the West for being corrupt, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnia), Central Moscow tend to be better off economi- strong resolve to become democratic and Ukraine’s oligarchs are benign by com- Asia (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) and cally, more nationally astute and even despite the overwhelming support of parison with many of the Central Asian Australia. politically connected, with access to President Aleksander Kwasniewski, The lack of homogeneity is illustrated Russian ministries and Ukraine’s diplo- republics. Additionally, Ukraine does being Ukrainian is not an avenue towards best, perhaps, within the Russian matic missions. A Ukrainian cultural possess an anti-corruption program, how- career enhancement. In Belarus, govern- Federation. The federation is quite center funded by the government of ever ineffective it may be. Historically, ment policies are stifling and Ukrainians diverse and its Ukrainian element is a Ukraine is a prominent edifice in the corruption has inhibited real progress are viewed negatively as potential sepa- result of immigrations, forced settle- center of Moscow on the old Arbat over the long term. ratists. In the Slovak Republic the gov- ments and dislocations varied in time street, as well as a bookstore and restau- South America, despite its potential ernment attempts to play the and cause. rant. Additionally, the community boasts and even long-term democratic institu- Ukrainian/Rusyn dichotomy in order to A glaring example in this respect are a library and now a modest Ukrainian tions, has failed to achieve economic weaken both, assimilate the people and the three Siberian oblasts of Omsk, language class at the Linguistics prosperity because of corruption. In eliminate any potential separatism Tomsk and Novosibirsk. Some of the Lyceum. Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and involving the Priashivschyna region, Venezuela, South American countries although that is hardly a consideration earliest Ukrainians settled there some Indigenous vs. émigré time after the Treaty of Pereiaslav of inhabited by Ukrainians, one finds some for the Ukrainian or the Rusyn element. 1654. Most recently, a number of émi- Another distinction in diaspora com- munities deals with the indigenous versus Askold Lozynskyj, a New York attor- émigré phenomena. The Russian ney, has been president of the Ukrainian Federation, Belarus, Slovakia and World Congress since 1998. Prior to that Romania today include lands considered THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY he was president of the Ukrainian by Ukrainians, at least, ethnographically Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ Congress Committee of America. Ukrainian. Thus, a Ukrainian in Kuban, No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 11

DATELINE NEW YORK: Catching up with arts and entertainment by Helen Smindak

While “Dateline New York” did not Hall in May. Mr. Trebek, who’s done bitions, publications and acquisitions by appear on schedule in recent months guest appearances on “Cheers” and other many great museums, is currently repre- (this journalist needed a break), popular TV series, has appeared in sever- sented by Lepore Fine Arts in Ukrainians continued their activities in al films, including Robert Altman’s Newburyport, Mass. At a May 30 recep- the arts/entertainment sphere, so there’s “Short Cuts” and the newly revamped tion held in honor of Mr. Hnizdovsky much to tell you about. Though some of “Charlie’s Angels” (2000). He has been during a monthlong exhibit of the artist’s the events date back to the springtime, hosting “Jeopardy” since 1984. work at the Firehouse Center for the Arts they’re too exciting to keep to myself. New Jersey native Vera Farmiga co- in Newburyport, Mr. Smith read excerpts Let’s start with the television field, starred with Miranda Richardson and from the book of love poems (he is the where several Ukrainian actors have Kristin Kreuk in ABC’s springtime TV author of more than 50 books of poetry, been making news. movie “Snow White: The Fairest of children’s verse, literary criticism and On the TV screen Them All,” a dramatic new interpretation memoirs, and the editor of several influ- of the classic tale of good vs. evil. Ms. ential anthologies). Farmiga, whose film credits include the Stephanie Hnizdovsky, the artist’s Versatile character actor John Spencer, romantic drama “Autumn in New York” widow, and daughter, Mira, who have who plays Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (with Richard Gere), “The Opportunists” relocated from New York City to on the NBC drama series “The West (with Christopher Walken) and “Return Massachusetts, say they believe that Wing,” has been nominated for an Emmy to Paradise,” co-starred opposite Robert “The Girl in Glass” has been chosen by Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor De Niro and Edward Burns in the feature internationally famed designer Donna in a Drama Series. It’s the second Emmy film “Fifteen Minutes.” Most recently, Karan as the “Book of the Season” for nomination in two years for Mr. Spencer, she played undercover agent Alex Cross her boutiques. well-known to TV audiences as the in the NBC series “UC: Undercover.” Pace-MacGill Gallery on East 57th tough and quirky New York attorney Though some reporters and TV hosts Street in New York recently held a Tommy Mullaney on the hit series “L.A. still insist on referring to Ukraine as “the monthlong exhibit of grisly photos show- Law” (1990-1994). Ukraine” or make erroneous statements ing homeless people in Kharkiv, Interviewed on the television show about the country, many references to Ukraine. The first major gallery show in “ET” (Entertainment Tonight) shortly the U.S. for photographer Boris John Spencer Ukraine and Ukrainians seem to be more after the nominations were announced, benevolent than malicious. Take the June Mikhailov, the exhibit was drawn from Mr. Spencer stated: “The first reaction is 27 rerun of “Friends,” for instance, when two bodies of work: “Case History” joyous – because you know whatever is gent paths. Ross (David Schwimmer) tells his friend (1999) and “Salt Lake” (1986). A Pace- coming, (the nomination) is still there.” Interviewed at the time by this Joey (Matt LeBlanc): “There’s a MacGill press release describes the Winners will be announced on reporter following a “Glimmer, Glimmer Ukrainian film at the Anjelika (Theater) large-scale photographs of “Case September 22 at the 54th Prime Time and Shine” performance at City Center, that’s supposed to be very powerful.” Or History” as a document of the day-to-day Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium Mr. Spencer heartily endorsed his part- the scene in “Seinfeld” where Kramer activities and relationships of the home- in Los Angeles, airing on NBC. Ukrainian ancestry, which he attributes and Newman are playing the board game less in Mikhailov’s home town of Mr. Spencer’s nomination was one of to his mother. The only child of John and “Risk” during a subway ride; when Kharkiv (refered to as Kharkov in the 22 nominations received this year by Mildred (Bincarowski) Speshock of Kramer claims Ukraine as his prize and press release), revealing bruises, illness- “The West Wing.” The sophisticated one- Paterson, N.J., he changed his name to Newman contests that claim, a nearby es, squalor and substance abuse. Mr. hour drama series, which gives a behind- Spencer in his teens while attending the male passenger identifies himself as a Mikhailov’s series “Salt Lake” docu- the-scenes glimpse into the Oval Office Professional Children”s School in New native of Ukraine and declares they can- ments crowds socializing and sunning as seen through the eyes of an eclectic York. not fight over “my country.” themselves in a southern Ukrainian lake group of staffers and the First Family, At 82, Oscar-winning actor Jack The world of art into which untreated factory waste emp- won the best drama award last Palance is still at it, whether it’s raising ties. Vicki Goldberg, whose review of November, defeating its main rival, the cattle and ostriches on his California the exhibit appeared in The New York HBO hit “The Sopranos,” for the second ranch, riding horses on his Pennsylvania Woodcut prints by master woodcut Times, wrote that the raw images were year in a row. farm, writing poetry and fiction, painting artist Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985) “almost intensely painful.” Ms. Goldberg “The West Wing,” with Mr. Spencer in oils, or exercising to keep physically appear in a newly published book “The reported that Mr. Mikhailov has written as President Josiah Bartlet’s closest ally fit. And, of course, acting – something Girl in Glass, Love Poems” by the distin- that the homeless are either totally and confidant, debuted on NBC in he’s been involved in for more than 50 guished artist William Jay Smith, a ignored or randomly kicked or shoved September 1999. The show holds the years. Mr. Palance recently appeared in friend of the late artist and professor into the street. Claiming there are no record for most Emmys won by a series the two-part mystery drama “Living emeritus of English at Hollins College. photographs of the 1930s Famine in in a single season; other awards include a With the Dead,” with Ted Danson and Mr. Hnizdovsky’s enchanting, finely Ukraine, when millions died, and no Peabody Award for Excellence in Mary Steenburgen. The spellbinding etched woodcut prints of delicate plants photographs of Soviet losses in World Television, a Golden Globe nomination drama aired on CBS on April 28 and 30. and flowers, exotic birds and nude fig- War II, the photographer felt he could for Best Drama Series and three Nominated for an Academy Award for ures appear throughout the slim volume, not let another era go undocumented. Television Critics Association Awards. his supporting roles as a villain in providing a striking visual accompani- Operatic roles galore Mr. Spencer, who began his career as “Sudden Fear” (1952) and “Shane” ment. The book was published by Books an actor on “The Patty Duke Show,” (1953), the actor had to wait until much & Co., Turtle Point Press, in New York. During the Metropolitan Opera’s first appeared in the highly rated NBC movie later in his career to carry home an Mr. Hnizdovsky’s work, widely cele- production of Prokofiev’s “War and “The Tangled Web” and starred in Joseph Oscar. He received an Academy Award brated through prizes, fellowships, exhi- Peace,” probably the biggest thing put on Wambaugh’s “A Jury of One.” and a Golden Globe Award for his sup- by the Met in terms of cast numbers, Numerous guest-starring appearances porting role in the motion picture “City Ukrainian baritone Vassily Gerello tack- include NBC’s “Law & Order” and Slickers,” starring Billy Crystal. He has led the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and “Miami Vice,” as well as “Spenser: For also won an Emmy Award for Best came through successfully in all 10 per- Hire,” “Early Edition” and “Lois & Single Performance; that came in 1957 formances. A co-production with Valery Clark: The New Adventures of for his performance in a CBS Playhouse Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater of St. Superman.” 90 presentation of “Requiem for a Petersburg, the opera brought out 52 The actor has appeared in hit films Heavyweight.” soloists – headed by Dmitri with Kevin Spacey, Paul Newman, Susan Mr. Palance is currently involved with Hvorostovsky and Anna Netrebko – to Sarandon, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De the Hollywood Trident Foundation, sing the parts of 68 characters. Niro, Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery and formed in May of this year with the goal Mr. Gerello, a native of Ukraine’s Ed Harris. His comedy credits include of employing education and the arts to Chernivtsi district, not only sang well but the films “Forget Paris” with Billy encourage filmmakers to recognize the had no horse-riding mishaps on the Crystal, “Green Card” with Gerard Ukrainian contribution to modern civi- strongly bolstered floor built by the Met Depardieu and Andie McDowell, and lization worldwide and the film industry to hold a cast of hundreds. Back in 1993, “Albino Alligator” with Matt Dillon and in particular. In this respect, the founda- during a Mariinsky Theater production in Faye Dunaway. tion has just reached an agreement with St. Petersburg, the baritone was thrown In theater work, he has won an Obie the UCLA Film School and Film to the stage when Napoleon’s horse took Award for his performance in “A Still Archives to hold an Alexander a fatal stumble. Though he recently Life,” a New York Drama League honor Dovzhenko Film Festival on October 3- appeared as Napoleon with the Bastille for his portrayal of Dan White in the 8, including film showings, lectures and Opera of Paris, he was rather reluctant to Broadway production of “Execution of an opening reception. take on the role again, according to the Justice” and a Drama Desk nomination With Canadian-born Alex Trebek at Met’s general manager, Joseph Volpe. for his role in “The Day Room.” Other the helm, the popular ABC show The Ukrainian baritone, who made his Broadway and Off-Broadway appear- “Jeopardy” celebrated episode 4,000 on Met debut in 1997 as Alfio in “Cavalleria ances include last summer’s New York May 15. TV’s most serious IQ test, Rusticana” and returned to sing Tomsky in run of “Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine,” which began in 1964 with Art Fleming as “The Queen of Spades,” also appeared dur- in which he and David Schwimmer host and debuted as a syndicated pro- ing the past season as Rodrigo in “Don played long-estranged twin brothers and gram in 1985, enjoyed a two-week stint musicians who pursued radically diver- at New York’s famous Radio City Music Vassily Gerello as Napoleon. (Continued on page 13) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33

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nology to the fullest, resulting in substan- Ç ëéêéäéÇàâ ÑÖçú ÇßÑïéÑì ì Çßóçßëíú The Ukrainian Museum’s... tial savings, especially in such aspects of ̇¯Ó„Ó Ì‡È‰ÓðÓÊ˜Ó„Ó åìÜÄ ¥ ÅÄíúäÄ (Continued from page 4) work as the preparation of materials for ed in the quality of its collections, Mrs. publication. The museum’s webpage, cre- ·Î. Ô. Hnateyko explained that it is imperative to ated and monitored at no cost to the keep the collections growing. People who museum by BRAMA webmasters Hanya have artifacts that exemplify the Krill and Max Pyziur, gives the institu- ÅéÉÑÄçÄ Ukrainian culture are invited to donate tion unprecedented access to the world in paintings, folk art objects, photographs, terms of outreach, advertising and pro- historical documents, etc., to the museum. motion. üëßçëúäéÉé Currently, the museum has about 8,000 Both the board president and the direc- tor expressed their gratitude to The objects in the folk art collection, more ëÇüíß ãßíìêÉß∫ than 4,000 in the fine arts and over 28,000 Ukrainian museum’s members, support- in the photo/documentary collection. ers and friends in communities near and ·Û‰ÛÚ¸ ‚¥‰ÒÎÛÊÂÌ¥ Mrs. Hnateyko, Andrey Hankevych, distant, whose generosity has sustained 5 ‚ÂðÂÒÌfl 2002 ðÓÍÛ ÅÓÊÓ„Ó Û: former chair of the Building Committee, museum activities for the past 25 years and presently underwrites the construc- and Nicholas Andreadis, the current chair, ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚flÚÓª èÓÍðÓ‚Ë ‚ äÌfl„ËÌËÌ¥, ß‚‡ÌÓ-îð‡ÌÍ¥‚Ò¸Í; explained the status of the building proj- tion of the new building. Mrs. Hnateyko ͇ÔÎˈ¥ ̇ ÄÒÍÓθ‰Ó‚¥È åÓ„ËÎ¥ ‚ äËπ‚¥; ect since the signing of the contract with and Ms. Shust thanked supporters for the the construction company S. DiGiacomo generosity of their spirit, for caring and Ò‚flÚ¥È íðÓȈ¥ ‚ ëË΂Âð ëÔð¥Ì£, å‰., Ó „Ó‰. 7-¥È ‚˜. & Son in the summer of 2001. There helping in many ways to make the insti- è¥ÒÎfl ÔÓÏË̇θÌÓª ‚¥‰Ôð‡‚Ë ‚¥‰·Û‰ÛÚ¸Òfl èÓÏËÌÍË were some delays to contend with the tution strong, viable and able to carry out ‚ ˆÂðÍÓ‚Ì¥È Á‡Î¥. major one due to interruptions in city its goals. administrative functions in the aftermath The president of the Ukrainian èðÓ ÏÓÎËÚ‚Ë Á‡ ÛÔÓÍ¥È ‰Û¯¥ ÔÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ÅÓ„‰‡Ì‡ ÔðÓÒflÚ¸: of the September 11 attack, which held up National Women’s League of America, the issuance of the building permit. At Iryna Kurowyckyj, pledged that her ‰ðÛÊË̇ – íÖíüçÄ this juncture, the past and present chairs organization will continue to support the ‰¥ÚË – ßêàçÄ Á ÏÛÊÂÏ äÖççÖíéå noted, everything is proceeding according museum, as it has since the institution – êéåÄç Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ ïêàëíÖû to schedule with the completion of con- was founded in 1976. UNWLA branches – åÄêíÄ Á ÏÛÊÂÏ ßÇÄçéå struction projected for the summer of located throughout the country not only 2003. provide financial help, but promote the Due to the extensive coverage of work of the museum in their communi- museum programs and events for 2001 in ties. DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS the annual report, Director Maria Shust The chair of the Auditing Committee, to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian concentrated more on reporting activities Wasyl Sosiak, reported that his commit- or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. tee had conducted a satisfactory audit of in 2002. She said that preparatory work Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department had begun on inaugural exhibitions in the the museum’s books and noted that its and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 new building. Art historian Dr. Jaroslaw bookkeeping is conducted with compe- (NB: please do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; Leshko was engaged to curate the tence and excellence. fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; e-mail, [email protected]. Alexander Archipenko art exhibition. A The board of trustees welcomed two new members for the 2002-2003 term of concurrent inaugural exhibit, curated by The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Lubow Wolynetz, will be organized from office. They are Mykola Haliv and the museum’s folk art collection. Two Nicholas Andreadis. The museum’s informs its membership and the community at large scholars, Dr. Ludmyla Bulhakova from board is composed of 25 members, each that, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the the Museum of Ethnography in Lviv and with a three-year term of office. terrorist attacks on the United States, The new roster of the executive board Prof. Natalia Kononenko from the which resulted in the loss of thousands of lives University of Virginia, will consult on includes: Mrs. Hnateyko, president; Mrs. this project. For the year 2002 the muse- Kurowyckyj, Tatiana Tershakovec and in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, um received a $12,000 grant from the Maria Tomorug, vice-presidents; Dr. New York State Council on the Arts for Mociuk, treasurer; Katria Czerwoniak the planning of this exhibition. and Orysia Woloszyn, secretaries; Mr. a MOLEBEN will be offered Ms. Shust also informed the audience Andreadis, Orest Glut and Mr. on September 11, 2002, at 6 p.m. that historian Prof. Orest Subtelny has Hankevych, members-at-large. Board members are: Anna agreed to curate an exhibit that will detail at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, the cultural contributions of Ukrainian Alyskewycz, Ulana Baczynskyj, Mr. immigrants in America. The exhibit will Haliv, Sophia Hewryk, Ulana Kobzar, East Seventh Street, New York City. be organized from the museum’s archival Lidia Krushelnytsky, Andrew Lencyk, collection. Zenon Masnyj, Rostislav Milanytch, We call on UNWLA and community members In her report the director covered sev- Maria Pazuniak, Maria Polanskyj, Roma to participate in this solemn commemoration. eral other aspects of the institution’s Shuhan, Olga Stawnychy, Oksana activities, among them the newly mount- Trytjak and Irenaeus Yurchuk. For the Executive of the UNWLA, Auditing Committee members are: Mr. ed photographic exhibition from Ukraine, Iryna Kurowyckyj, President “Ornament is not a Crime,” which is cur- Sosiak, (chair), Donna Czechowycz, Ihor rently on view. She described the educa- Hayda, Yaroslawa Luchechko and tional programs, fund-raising endeavors Wolodymyr Magun. (such as the successful Malanka and the For information on how to support Stride & Ride event), press and public The Ukrainian Museum and its new relations efforts. building project call (212) 228-0110; e- She particularly underlined the fact mail [email protected]; or log that the museum utilizes computer tech- on to www.ukrainianmuseum.org.

Her performance in “War and Peace” Catching up... marked her debut at the Met; we shall have (Continued from page 11) to watch for her next appearance here and UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, Inc. Carlo.” A member of St. Petersburg’s try to pin down her ethnic heritage. Mariinsky Theater since 1990, Mr. Gerello Bass-baritone Paul Plishka, who com- The recent tragic events in Ukraine – accidents in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk has upcoming engagements with the Welsh pleted his 35th season with the Met this National Opera (“Rigoletto”), the Bavarian past spring, returns in the fall to perform mines left many children orphaned. The July 27th air show disaster in Lviv left State Opera (Yeletsky in “The Queen of Gretch in “Fedora” and Lodovico in at least one child orphaned and others in need of medical assistance. “Otello” on the opening night of the Spades”), Dallas Opera and Covent Garden 2002-2003 season. He is also scheduled (Tomsky), Bastille Opera (“Simon to appear as Benoir/Alcindoro in “La Boccanegra” and “Il Barbiere de Siviglia”), We appeal to our members and the Ukrainian-American community to come Boheme,” the Mayor in “Jenufa” and and Berlin’s Deutsche Opera (“Luisa forward with an open loving heart and a helping hand for the youngest Mathieu in “Andrea Chenier.” Although Miller”). In addition to an international and citizens of Ukraine. Please send your donation to: it’s been rumored that the coming season successful concert and recital career, he has will be his final one at the Metropolitan recorded Tchaikovsky’s “Moscow Cantata” Opera, the Met press office could not UNWLA Inc., Social Welfare, Donbas-Lviv with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. verify that information. 203 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Because the name Netrebko is so typi- Next week: News about films, ballet cally Ukrainian, Svoboda music critic dancers, drama and people in the news. Teodor Teren-Yuskiw theorizes that Ms. UNWLA is a non-profit organization – your donations are tax deductible. Netrebko – a beautiful woman with a mar- Helen Smindak’s e-mail address is velous voice – may be of Ukrainian stock. [email protected]. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33

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Association. Elizabeth teacher Ms. Chaika also teaches math at Kean University and has been recognized as a cited for excellence model professor. She is currently affiliat- by Sister Mary Bernarda Arkatyn ed with Manor College in Jenkintown, Pa. Ms. Chaika is also a member of the PHILADELPHIA – Lilia Chaika, a board of directors of the historic Old teacher at Elizabeth High School in Bohemia, St. Francis Xavier Jesuit Elizabeth, N.J., has been nominated the Mission in Warwick, Md., shrine of colo- teacher of the year. She is a valued mem- nial Catholicism established in 1704. ber of the math department, having Ms. Chaika is a member of Branch taught the entire spectrum of math cours- 234 of the Ukrainian National es over many years. Association. Ms. Chaika makes the phrase “mathe- matics for all” come alive in her class- room, makes learning an enjoyable expe- rience and does everything possible to ensure that her students learn meaningful and important skills. “Who’s Who Among American Teachers” listed Ms. Chaika in 1991 and 2002. She has supervised student teach- The Carpathian Ski Club of New York ers for colleges and after a rigorous and under the auspices of the qualifying session was selected to assess Ukrainian Sports Association of USA and Canada (USCAK) candidate performances from throughout the country for the prestigious and inno- vative National Board Certification The annual offered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ZENON SNYLYK MEMORIAL Besides her teaching schedule Ms. Chaika has co-edited the EHS yearbook TENNIS TOURNAMENT for four years, during which time the yearbook has won the Partnership in at Soyuzivka Excellence award and the second place AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2002 (LABOR DAY WEEKEND) award of the American Scholastic Press Lilia Chaika for individual CHAMPIONSHIPS OF USCAK Notes on People is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of mem- and trophies of the bers of the Ukrainian National Association. All submissions should be concise due to Ukrainian National Association, Soyuzivka, (including the B. Rak, space limitations and must include the person’s UNA branch number. Items will be Dr. V. Huk, L. Rubel, and Dr. P. Charuk memorial trophies), Svoboda, published as soon as possible after their receipt, when space permits. The Ukrainian Weekly, the sportsmanship Trophy of Mrs. Mary Dushnyk, the Constantine Ben trophy and prize money, donated by John Hynansky, president of Winner Ford. our prime minster. Last April, she wrote Trilingual historic... to UCCLA’s director of research con- Qualifications: This competition is open to any player whose club is a member of (Continued from page 4) firming her personal support for a private USCAK. – Singles matches are scheduled in the following divisions: Men, Women, Women (35 and over), Junior Vets (35-44), Senior Men (45- 55), Junior (Boys and Girls). Civil Liberties Association, its chairman, member’s bill, Bill C-331, the Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act.” Juniors are persons, ages 18 and under, while seniors are those over 45 years of age. John B Gregorovich, said: First tendered by Inky Mark, member “Ms. Augustine has said she would of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River, Registration for tennis matches, including name, age divisions and the fee of $15.00 personally take up the case for redress to Bill C 331 calls for an official recogni- should be sent to: the Ukrainian Canadian community for tion of the injustice of the internment Mr. George Sawchak the wrongs done to us during Canada’s operations and an accounting of the con- 724 Forrest Ave., Rydal, PA 19046 first national internment operations, in fiscated wealth never returned to the her capacity as parliamentary secretary to internees. Registration should be received no later than August 26, 2002. No additional applica- tions will be accepted before the competitions, since the schedule of matches will be worked out ahead of time.

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE:

G. Sawchak, G. Popel, G. Hrabec.

Schedule of matches:

Saturday, August 31, Soyuzivka, 8:30 a.m. All players must contact the Tournament Committee. They will be informed of the time and place of their first matches, as well as matches in subsequent rounds. In case of rain, all players meet in the Main House.

Because of limited time and the large number of entries, players can compete in one group only. They must indicate their choice on the registration blank.

Players who fail to report for a scheduled match on time will be defaulted.

REGISTRATION FORM Please cut out and send in with registration fee of $15.00 Check payable to: K.L.K. American Ukrainian Sports Club

1. Name

2. Address

3. Phone

4. Date of birth

5. Event Age group

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20 million tons of grain annually, which Ukraine’s harvest... leaves 15 million to 17 million for (Continued from page 1) export. The problem lies in that mar- more than 2 million tons of grain each. keters, who have yet to develop confi- Ukrainian National Association Estate Yet, even with the continued recent dence in projected harvests, do not Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, New York 12446 success, Ukraine’s agricultural sector attempt to sell the product until the har- Tel.: (845) 626-5641 • Fax: (845) 626-4638 still has a ways to go to complete struc- vest begins. www.soyuzivka.com • e-mail: [email protected] tural reforms and reach a semblance of “We do not have access to large mar- Western standards kets in Africa and Asia, and even if we SUMMER PROGRAM “Things are proceeding as they do did, we wouldn’t be able to transport the 2002 grain there,” said the IFC consultant, every year, and while some things have Saturday, August 24 Music in the Trembita Lounge who explained that contracts for global changed the same cyclical problems Friday, August 30 Zabava Luna – 10 PM remain,” explained Roman Shynkarenko, export are generally made a year in advance, not right before the harvest Saturday, August 31 Concert Syzokryli 8:30 PM a consultant with the International Zabava Tempo 10 PM Finance Corp., a non-governmental begins to come in. Zabava Fata Morgana 10 PM He added that Ukraine has not made a organization that is working with Sunday, September 1 Zabava Montage 10 PM Ukraine on agricultural reform. commitment to developing transportation Mr. Shynkarenko explained that, con- infrastructures and that what it does trary to what the government likes to transport is small, ineffective amounts. say, there are still acute shortages of Mr. Shynkarenko blamed the govern- diesel fuel and harvest equipment, espe- ment for not understanding where to cially combines and tractors. He noted make the investment. also that farms are still inadequately “It is the system’s fault more than any FLORIDAFLORIDA funded and still use poor-quality seed single factor,” explained Mr. and insufficient amounts of good fertil- Shynkarenko, who blamed ever-chang- izer. ing legislation and unstable government “The problem here is that large struc- policies on the annual uncertainty on the tural reforms did not take place after part of farmers regarding what to expect some successful changes last year,” said and how much to plant. Mr. Shynkarenko. “We need a steady, consistent policy He identified a lack of government regarding agricultural markets,” said the will to stimulate the development of a IFC consultant. “Companies need to be financial support structure as the biggest certain about what they should expect, problem. The agro-consultant explained and farmers need to plan their plantings. that until banks are willing to provide But if, for example, the government pur- long-term loans at affordable interest chase price (for what it will buy) is not rates, the growth of the agricultural sec- established until May, how can farmers tor would remain stifled. accurately prepare their budgets?” Although there has been much talk Mr. Shynkarenko added that if farm- about establishing a land bank or a farm- ers received information on new types ers’ bank, that may not be the best of seeds, fertilizers and herbicides reg- approach, according to Mr. Shynkarenko, ularly, as American farmers are provid- who said he believes the current banking ed by the United States Department of system can support the needs of Agriculture (USDA) then they could Ukraine’s farmers if it provided normal also better prepare their plantings with Western-type loans. a higher degree of confidence that they He added that Ukrainian farmers would turn a profit on their yield. could help themselves to an extent by Mr. Shynkarenko agreed that pricing For the Magic of Central Florida’s learning to prepare proper business and is a gamble in all countries, including the Attractions or a relaxing stay marketing plans, which allow financial United States and Canada. 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Another problem that Ukraine’s agri- cultural sector must overcome is the lack of distribution networks and avenues of marketing by which to sell its products. Mr. Shynkarenko praised the develop- ment of the food processing industry in Ukraine as one of the few real accom- plishments in the agricultural sector. However, it is not strong enough to sop up excessive demand and is far from suf- ficiently developed to steer farmers to produce new, better or simply more crops. He unequivocally said Ukraine was again unprepared for a good harvest. “The fact that we will only collect 33 million to 35 million tons of grain is not such a bad thing – less will be wast- ed,” explained the agricultural expert, while admitting that a good portion of last year’s harvest simply rotted in stor- age. He said that the demand in the domes- tic Ukrainian market is for 18 million to 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 No. 33

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, August 23 Sunday, August 25

DID YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS TAKE A BIG BEATING SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The HORSHAM, Pa.: The Tryzub Ukrainian Central New Jersey Branch of the American Sports Center will celebrate IN THE RECENT MARKET? Committee for Aid to Ukraine will host a Ukrainian independence with its 11th ARE YOU TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE MARKET TO celebration of the 11th anniversary of annual Ukrainian Folk Festival at the REBOUND? Ukraine’s independence at the Ukrainian Tryzub Center on County Line and Lower WAIT NO LONGER... COME TO THE SAFE HARBOR Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., State roads in Horsham. The festival will Somerset, N.J. The program will begin at 7 feature Ukrainian folk music and dance OF UNA ANNUITIES. p.m. and will include a greeting from performances, including solo artist Ihor Ukraine’s Consul General in New York Bohdan, the Ridna Dusha trio, the Serhiy Pohoreltzev. Performances will fea- Voloshky and Obrij dance ensembles, the ture soprano Lesia Hrabova, baritone Harmonia Orchestra and Ukraine’s Oros Yaroslav Hnatiuk, pianist Svitlana Hnatiuk, Sisters. Vendors will sell traditional * actor Rostyslav Wasylenko, bandurist Ukrainian crafts and foods, as well as 1ST YEAR Halia Cechovska, actress Tamara Hajenko, favorite American picnic fare. The festival and the Yunist and Barvinok dance ensem- begins at noon and concludes with a zaba- 6% bles. The entrance fee is a $10 donation va (dance) at 4 p.m. As an alternative to UNA OFFERS: toward the betterment of education in dancing, guests are invited to watch the Ukraine. For more information about the Ukrainian Nationals amateur adult soccer TRADITIONAL IRA program or the cause it supports call team in an exhibition match. Admission is ROTH IRA Michael Shulha, (908) 534-6683, or the $10, children 13 or under are admitted free. Rev. John Lyszyk, (908) 253-0410. For more information call (215) 343-5412. ANNUITY NON-QUALIFIED ANNUITY

For further information call the UNA At Soyuzivka: August 23-25 at 800-253-9862, ext. 3013 e-mail: [email protected] KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Over the Soyuzivka, the upstate New York resort or call your local branch secretary weekend of August 23-25, Soyuzivka owned by the Ukrainian National will feature a special night of music in Association, or to make reservations for the Trembita Lounge on Saturday a getaway in the beautiful Shawangunk We guarantee 4% annually on our Qualified and Non-Qualified Five-Year evening, August 24. Mountains of the Catskill region, call Annuity rate. For information about events at (845) 626-5641. *Subject to change after first year.

KLK Fall Festival Ukrainian National Association Estate Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, New York 12446 Tel.: (845) 626-5641 • Fax: (845) 626-4638 September 13-15 www.soyuzivka.com • e-mail: [email protected] at Soyuzivka

Entertainment with social events CELEBRATING SOYUZIVKA’s Music by Lvivyany 50th ANNIVERSARY Open to all KLK members, families and friends 50th For further information call Vera Popel, (732) 272-0786. “SEARCHING FOR YOUR PHOTOS” For reservations call Soyuzivka, (845) 626-5641. In celebration of Soyuzivka’s 50th anniversary, the UNA will feature a photo exhibit. To participate, please abide by the following:

WHAT? RULES AND REGULATIONS: YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN 1. Photographers and photo buffs encouraged to participate 2. Photo must be taken at Soyuzivka SUBSCRIPTION? 3. Photos must have a ‘people theme’ a. Photo must be dated To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, b. If possible, people in photo should be identified on reverse of photo clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, c. Name, address, telephone number and e-mail of the entrant must be typed or 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. printed on a label on reverse of photo 4. Selected photos will be published in Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly 5. All photos will be displayed at Soyuzivka during the 50th anniversary banquet NAME: ______NAME: (please type or print) 6. Photos will be returned only upon request 7. Photos will become UNA property and will be filed in Soyuzivka’s photo ADDRESS: ______archives 8. All photos must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2002 CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP CODE: ______9. Prints only (no slides), color or black and white, at least 4 x 6 up to 11 x 14 10. Forward photos to: PHONE (optional): ______UNA – Soyuzivka Photos J J UNA member subscription price — $45.00/yr. Non-member subscription price — $55.00/yr. Att’n: Oksana Trytjak 2200 Route 10, UNA Branch number ______P.O. Box 280 Parsippany, NJ 07054