INSIDE:• Were newborns in Kharkiv killed for stem cells? — page 3. • Ukrainian Canadians at the Liberal Party convention — page 4. • Prominent Ukrainians earn honors, accolades — pages 10-11.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIV HE No.KRAINIAN 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Party of the Regions wages TheT Ukrainian MuseumU celebrates W aggressive campaign for power 30th anniversary, thanks supporters by Zenon Zawada that his Our Ukraine bloc would unite Kyiv Press Bureau with the Party of the Regions in a broad parliamentary coalition based on the The following is the first article in a Universal of National Unity. two-part series about the Party of the As foreseen by many political observers, Regions’ aggressive campaign of usurp- the declaration was short-lived as Mr. ing power in the Ukrainian government. Yanukovych and the Party of the Regions began to subtly, then flagrantly, disregard KYIV – Ever since its ascent to power its conditions in a quest for expanding their in August, the Party of the Regions led by power, while simultaneously curtailing Mr. Viktor Yanukovych has waged an aggres- Yushchenko’s influence. sive campaign of usurping power within In fact, political experts said the Party Ukraine’s government to advance the of the Regions never had genuine inten- Russian-oriented policies of its wealthy tions regarding the unity declaration, Donbas financiers and businessmen. which was supposed to unite four of the Their latest gambit, the attempted Parliament’s five political parties. sacking of pro-Western Minister of When signing it, President Yushchenko Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk, was a billed the universal as a historic moment to direct attack against President Viktor unite a deeply divided nation. Five months Yushchenko, orchestrated to further later, Ukraine is ever more divided. L.Kulynych/©2006 The Ukrainian Museum diminish the president’s authority, which “It’s been clear to almost everyone that Olha Hnateyko (left), president of the board of trustees of The Ukrainian had already been limited by the January 1 this national unity pact was just a piece of Museum, and John Luchechko, past president, present a plaque to Iryna constitutional changes. paper,” said Ivan Lozowy, president of the Kurowycky, president of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, the In his trademark boss man demeanor, Kyiv-based Institute of Statehood and organization that founded the museum. Prime Minister Yanukovych revealed he Democracy, which is exclusively financed isn’t bothered at all by accusations of by Ukrainian business donations. by Helen Smindak Hnateyko, who presided with charm and usurping power, saying it’s necessary to “In a normally functioning society, it good humor over luncheon ceremonies, restore stability in a country that has been would have some weight. But even in a NEW YORK – Anniversaries and past President John Luchechko obligingly mired in crisis. birthdays call for congratulations, com- democratically developed society, read out the names of donors and the mes- “We are going to instill order in the nobody would bring to power a group of pliments and gifts, and the custom was sages of gratitude inscribed on the plaques. nation, no matter what they call that followed to the letter at a gala luncheon bandits just because they signed a paper Acknowledging the plaque presented process,” Mr. Yanukovych said on to work in Ukraine’s interests,” he added. celebrating the 30th anniversary of The to the UNWLA, Mrs. Kurowycky singled December 1. “If it’s ‘usurpation,’ then let it Ukrainian Museum in New York. out three Soyuz Ukrayinok members for be ‘usurpation.’ You can hold us back, but Foreign policy siege It was hats off and a deep bow to the special recognition. They were Ms. to what benefit? I wouldn’t advise that, Since the very first days of the Anti- Ukrainian National Women’s League of Rozankowskyj, who promoted the cre- neither to politicians nor the president.” America, which founded the museum in Crisis Coalition, the Party of the Regions ation of a Ukrainian museum; Alexandra Mr. Yushchenko had approved Mr. began asserting itself in Ukrainian for- 1976, and to Iwanna Rozankowskyj, then Riznyk, the first president board of Yanukovych’s nomination on August 4 president of the UNWLA, who was in trustees who brought many Ukrainian as prime minister with the understanding (Continued on page 22) the forefront of a group of members women from the first immigration into eager to develop a museum, using as a the fold; and Mrs. Hnateyko, for “all of nucleus a collection of Ukrainian folk art her accomplishments” as board president. materials purchased for display at the Awards of recognition went to Julian 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. and Maria Baczynsky, Myron and Olha Yushchenko threatens second veto Thanks and gratitude – an exuberant Hnateyko, Dr. Wolodymyr and Anna refrain that echoed through luncheon pro- Rak, and Wasyl Sosiak, as donors of over of government’s budget for 2007 ceedings at Manhattan’s Essex House on $100,000. Donors in this category who by Zenon Zawada receive pensions that meet the minimum November 19 – went to leading benefactors were not present to receive their awards Kyiv Press Bureau cost of living. Eugene and Daymel Shklar of California were Dr. Omelan Antonovych, Jaroslawa “To take $4 to $6 a month away from KYIV – For the second time, and the Selfreliance Ukrainian Federal Gudziak, Borys Halahan, Dr. Yar W. pensions is unacceptable, both morally Ukraine’s Parliament sent President Credit Union in New York, as well as to all Mociuk, Arkadi Mulak-Yatzkivsky, and and financially,” the president said. Viktor Yushchenko the 2007 government contributors, executive board members, the Dr. Stephan and Tamara Tymkiw. To meet this condition, Mr. Yushchenko budget to approve. For the second time, museum director, curators, administrative It was announced that donors of over asked Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych staffers and volunteers. They were hailed $100,000 who have passed away and will Mr. Yushchenko may veto it. and Minister of Finance Mykola Azarov for an incredible achievement: the creation be recognized for their generosity are Dr. The 2007 budget, re-approved by the to find an additional $160 million out of of a Ukrainian cultural center in a world Mary Beck, Prof. Michael Kuczer, Drs. Verkhovna Rada on December 19, fails the $32 billion budget, he said. center of culture. Julian and Myloslawa Salisnjak, Dr. to set a minimum pension that meets the For example, the president said, funds Plaques were presented to Mr. and Oksana Folwarkiw, Ostap and Ursula minimum cost of living standard in allocated to build three airports can be Mrs. Shklar for their generous contribu- Balaban, and the SPK Trust Fund. Ukraine, which is $81 a month, the presi- redirected toward increasing pensions. tion of $2.5 million to the building fund Tatiana Tershakovec received an award dent said on December 21. In response, Mr. Yanukovych said he and a $1 million Challenge Grant; of recogition for many years of service on “I am not backing down from this believed delaying the budget’s approval Selfreliance President Bohdan Kekish, the executive board of trustees. Maria position,” Mr. Yushchenko said. “The will create instability and unpredictability for a $500,000 financial endorsement Shust, the museum’s administrative direc- poorest Ukrainian’s pension should equal in Ukraine’s economic and social spheres. from the credit union; and Iryna tor since 1976, and her hard-working staff the minimal cost of living. This is a sub- In passing the 2007 budget the second Kurowycky, president since 1999 of the were honored with floral tributes. ject not up for discussion.” time, the Verkhovna Rada took into maxi- organization that founded the museum. The 2007 budget sets a minimum pen- mum account the president’s suggestions, In the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Shklar, An influential guardian sion of $77 a month. Currently, more Mr. Yanukovych said on December 21. “I their plaque was accepted on their behalf by Guest speaker Dr. Oleh Shamshur, than 2 million Ukrainians pensioners are hope that today we will spend as much time Olha Hnateyko, president of the museum’s receiving pensions below the minimum as necessary to approve the budget,” he board of trustees. At the request of Mrs. (Continued on page 14) cost of living. More than 8 million said. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Yushchenko regains control of his party Lutsenko launches public movement Tarasyuk kept out of Cabinet meeting by Pavel Korduban Yushchenko had even threatened to leave Eurasia Daily Monitor the meeting if his proposal was rejected. KYIV – Yurii Lutsenko, who was dis- KYIV – A scuffle occurred on Nobody in the party dared to challenge the missed from the post of internal affairs December 20 between the Party of the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko moral authority of its founder. minister earlier this month, announced the Regions and Our Ukraine deputies, when has replaced the leadership of his party, the Mr. Baloha was elected chairman after creation of a new public movement called Regions deputies prevented Foreign Our Ukraine People’s Union (OUPU). The three consecutive ballots, as internal party the People’s Self-Defense in Kyiv on Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk from OUPU’s business wing, the “dear friends” opposition to him was apparently quite December 20, Ukrainian media reported. entering the session hall of the Cabinet of who controlled the party since its founding strong, despite Mr. Yushchenko’s backing. Mr. Lutsenko said the basic goal of the Ministers. Deputies from the Regions in spring 2005, have been banished from Mr. Yushchenko’s side eventually won: movement will be to counter a comeback Party barred entrance to the foreign minis- the leadership. Mr. Yushchenko apparently 112 members of the council voted in Mr. of “Kuchmism” in Ukraine, that is, the ter, demanding that he follow them for a holds them responsible for the party’s defeat Baloha’s favor, with three votes against, authoritarian system of power that was “talk.” Mr. Tarasyuk argued that he should characteristic of the era of President in the March 2006 parliamentary election. and 24 abstained. Mr. Yushchenko said be allowed at the meeting because a court Leonid Kuchma (1994-2004). “[We see] a Now the party will be steered directly from that Mr. Baloha would chair the council ruling had suspended the Verkhovna Rada massive comeback of the [power] system Mr. Yushchenko’s office, as its new chair- temporarily, until the OUPU’s next con- resolution on his dismissal, and the presi- and comrades-in-arms of Mr. Kuchma,” man, Viktor Baloha, also heads the gress, scheduled for February. In the inter- dent had decreed that he remains in his Mr. Lutsenko said, accusing the ruling Presidential Secretariat. Many local im, Mr. Baloha will apparently have to post. Nevertheless, the minister was not coalition and the Cabinet of Prime observers believe that Mr. Yushchenko purge the top of the party of internal oppo- admitted to the session hall. Mr. Tarasyuk Minister Viktor Yanukovych of the plans radical changes at the OUPU to beef it sition and prepare it for a new leader. told journalists that would challenge these “usurpation of power.” He added, “The up for an early parliamentary election. Purges began the same day. moves via the Procurator General’s Office At the party’s third congress on usurper is not an individual, as Kuchma and added that he will come to the next Simultaneously with Mr. Baloha’s elec- was, but a collective – the Anti-Crisis November 11, the “dear friends” ignored tion, Mr. Bezsmertnyi was elected head session in the company of officers of the Mr. Yushchenko’s call for change. Coalition.” Mr. Lutsenko, who was an court. (Ukrinform) of the party’s executive committee, iconic leader of the 2004 Orange Yushchenko did not attend then, and the which is the third-most important posi- Revolution, is widely seen as a staunch Yatseniuk walks out in protest party rejected his nomination for new tion after honorary chairman and council party council chairman. At the meeting of supporter of President Viktor Yushchenko. chairman. The council also elected a new (RFE/RL Newsline) K YIV – The first deputy head of the the OUPU’s 150-member council on 14-member presidium. For the first time, December 7, Mr. Yushchenko, who is Presidential Secretariat, Arsenii Yatseniuk, the presidium did not include any of the Rada amends 2007 budget left a Cabinet of Ministers meeting in OUPU’s honorary chairman, chose radi- “dear friends.” Along with Messrs. cally different tactics, showing that he can protest to the barring of Foreign Affairs Baloha and Bezsmertnyi, it included Mr. KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on Minister Borys Tarasyuk. “I tried to per- rule with an iron fist. Yekhanurov, Mr. Baloha’s deputy at the December 19 amended the 2007 budget It had been expected that Roman suade the government to admit Tarasyuk Presidential Secretariat Viktor Bondar, bill that was vetoed by President Viktor to the Cabinet session, but I failed,” Mr. Bezsmertnyi’s bid for re-election as OUPU Yushchenko last week, Ukrainian media Yushchenko aides Ivan Vasiunyk and Yatseniuk said. He emphasized that the council chairman would be challenged by reported. Mr. Yushchenko refused to sign Yurii Pavlenko, Kyiv Oblast government is obliged to adhere to court former Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov the budget bill, demanding increases in Administration Chair Vira Ulianchenko rulings. (Ukrinform) and Petro Poroshenko, who is the most (Mr. Yushchenko’s close aide for many minimum monthly wages and pensions. prominent of the “dear friends.” Mr. years), Kharkiv Oblast Administration The amended bill reportedly does not PM says regions will adopt budget Yushchenko, however, fielded Mr. Baloha, Chair Arsen Avakov and several senior take into account most suggestions made surprising many observers. Instead of an parliamentarians. by Mr. Yushchenko. Arsenii Yatseniuk, KYIV – “If President Viktor anticipated secret ballot, Mr. Yushchenko Zerkalo Nedeli deplored President first deputy head of the Presidential Yushchenko does not sign the state budg- insisted on an open election for council Yushchenko’s “tough” style at the meet- Secretariat and the presidential represen- et for 2007 that the Parliament approved chairman, and the knowledgeable weekly tative in the government, said the presi- on Tuesday, the budgetary document will (Continued on page 16) Zerkalo Nedeli reported that Mr. dent could veto the amended budget be initiated by regions,” Prime Minister again. “If the budget today exceeds 160 Viktor Yanukovych said in Chernivtsi on billion hrv ($32 billion) and we cannot December 19. “The process of adopting U.S. company vies for oil contract find 800 million [hrv] by redistributing the budget will most likely start in the expenditures from other programs that regions, and a full stop can be put to it,” by Nikola Krastev tender and you’ve heard what the minis- are not socially oriented at all, then the he added, stressing that certain regions RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Report ter [Boiko] said. We’re negotiating con- question is, what does the country work even dreamt of the budget first being structively to finish an agreement within for and what does the economy work adopted on the local level and then con- Negotiations are continuing between the the time allowed,” Mr. Van Dyke said. for? The president’s proposals to help the solidated in the center. He said the state Ukrainian government and the Houston- Vanco itself does not have the capacity least protected strata of the population budget that the Parliament adopted on based Vanco Energy Co. for the right to to conduct seismic-exploration drilling at were not considered. This budget should December 19 is a compromise budget. drill for oil in the Black Sea. a depth of over 600 meters below sea not be signed,” Mr. Yatseniuk told jour- Talks on the tender, which would be the level. Instead, it will hire subcontractors nalists. (RFE/RL Newsline) (Continued on page 17) first granted to a Western investor in for the job. 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Ukrainian Catholic University BBC reports Kharkiv maternity hospital launches its bureau in Kyiv may have killed newborns for stem cells by Olena Labunka activity, working with the mass media, by Zenon Zawada Ms. Nazarenko said she provided Special to The Ukrainian Weekly establishing contacts with international Kyiv Press Bureau “objective data received from those who organizations and the diplomatic commu- were present during the birth” for Ms. KYIV – The Ukrainian Catholic nity, strengthening contacts with higher KYIV – Healthy newborn babies may Vermot-Mangold, the BBC reported. “We University (UCU) has launched a Kyiv educational institutions and appropriate have been killed at a Kharkiv maternity tried to prove there is nothing to this bureau to handle public relations, aca- government institutions, as well as coor- hospital in order to harness and sell their problem apart from lies and acts of demic affairs and fund-raising, among dinating and establishing UCU’s educa- adult stem cells, according to a British provocation,” Ms. Nazarenko said. other functions. tional programs in Kyiv, he said. Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) report Ms. Vermot-Mangold didn’t disclose the Kyiv Bishop Dionizii Liakhovych “Gradually, we will achieve more and released on December 12. details of her visit or her findings, which she blessed the UCU Kyiv bureau during a more authority in the academic environ- Ample evidence exists to indicate the said she would present to the Parliamentary November 29 service attended by local ment,” Mr. Dobko said. “We want to use horrific crime took place, according to Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). clergy, UCU officials, staff and supporters. that authority for God’s glory and the the BBC, which has already interviewed The BBC interviewed several Kharkiv Following the August 2005 transfer of good of our Church.” numerous Kharkiv mothers who gave women who said their babies were stolen the Ukrainian Catholic Church’s head- The Kyiv bureau will also coordinate birth to healthy babies, only to have them from them in 2001 and 2002. quarters from Lviv to Kyiv, UCU made fund-raising in Ukraine’s capital on snatched away by maternity staff. In November 2002 Svitlana Puzikova the strategic decision to establish a Kyiv behalf of the Ukrainian Catholic About 30 corpses of fetuses and full- arrived in labor at Maternity Hospital No. office, said Taras Dobko, UCU’s vice- Education Foundation. term babies were exhumed from a ceme- 6, in her 40th week of pregnancy. rector for academic affairs. UCU’s main academic goal at the tery used by Kharkiv’s Maternity Only the midwife and a woman not “His Beatitude is in Kyiv,” said Mr. moment is to lobby Ukraine’s National Hospital No. 6 during a 2003 autopsy introduced to her were present for the Dobko, referring to Archbishop Lubomyr Academy of Sciences to recognize theology that was recorded on video given to the birth, citizen activist Tetiana Zakharova Husar. “At the September blessing of new as an academic subject that qualifies for the BBC and the Council of Europe. of the National Ukrainian Federation of philosophy-theological department build- nation’s highest degrees: candidate of sci- Since Ukrainian independence, Kharkiv Multiple Child Families told the BBC. ing, he said the university is for the entire ence and doctor of science, Mr. Dobko said. has become a world-renowned hub of stem The last Ms. Puzikova saw of her baby Church. That would be hard to compre- Currently, Ukrainian theology stu- cell therapy, conducted at the city’s was it being passed to the stranger, the hend not only generally, but within the uni- dents cannot earn government recogni- Institute of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine BBC reported. She was later told it died versity itself, without a presence in Kyiv.” tion for earning these academic degrees, and attracting patients from the U.S. at birth. Among the bureau’s functions will be he said. Earlier this year, UCU succeed- However, no relationship has been However, the hospital issued no birth disseminating information about UCU’s ed in obtaining recognition from established between the institute and or death certificates, only suspiciously Ukraine’s Ministry of Maternity Hospital No. 6. Patients under- reporting it as an abortion, and officials Education for its going stem cell therapy sometimes obtain told Ms. Puzikova’s family that the bachelor’s and mas- them from their own bone marrow. baby’s remains were buried in a commu- ter’s degrees in theol- Legendary boxing referee and former nal grave with 27 other fetuses as “bio ogy, he added. county judge Mills Lane traveled to the waste,” the BBC reported. “We need to put institute in June 2004 to receive injections The autopsy revealed 30 sets of forth difficult questions of adult stem cells removed from his own remains, and Ms. Puzikova’s baby’s to Ukraine’s Ministry bone marrow to recover from a stroke. remains were not among them. of Education, such as A culture of snatching newborn chil- The next month, Lena Zakharova (no when will the neces- dren and trafficking them emerged at relation to Tetiana) gave birth to a baby sary reforms finally Maternity Hospital No. 6, according to a that was declared dead by Maternity occur, when imitations Council of Europe report, as well as a Hospital No. 6, the BBC reported. of such reforms will “wall of silence from hospital staff A third mother, Tetiana Dormidontova, upwards about their fate.” end and when universi- gave birth at a maternity ward of another The autopsy revealed removed organs, ties will breathe with Kharkiv hospital in her 32nd week of including brains, and dismembered bodies, full lungs academic pregnancy in July 2001, the BBC report- the BBC reported. Dismembering bodies is freedom and honesty,” ed. Her baby was declared dead and the not standard post-mortem practice, the BBC Mr. Dobko said. mother died soon after birth. reported, and could have resulted from har- The official inaugu- All three women, according to Tetiana vesting adult stem cells from bone marrow. Zakharova, were first-time mothers in ration of UCU’s Kyiv During an August 2005 visit by excellent health. bureau is scheduled Council of Europe envoy Ruth-Gaby Stem cell therapy involves using either for May. Vermot-Mangold, Maternity Hospital embryonic or adult stem cells and transfer- UCU Director of Chair Larissa Nazarenko denied the baby ring them into muscles or nerves through Olena Labunka Information and theft and organ removal accusations. cell culture or controlled conditions. UCU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Taras Dobko External Affairs Natalia speaks at UCU’s Kyiv office after Ukrainian Catholic Klymovska will direct Bishop Dionizii Liakhovych blessed it on November 29. the UCU Kyiv bureau. IN THE PRESS: Yanukovych in the U.S.

Roman Olearchyk in Kyiv and ousting of Anatolii Hrytsenko, the Verkhovna Rada resolution Guy Dinmore in Washington, defense minister and Mr. Yushchenko’s “Ukraine: Battle Over Which Viktor last ally in the government. ...” Is in Charge,” Financial Times censures national deputy (London), December 7: Taras Kuzio, in a commentary published on December 8 in by Zenon Zawada ing the December 19 Verkhovna Rada ses- “V iktor Yanukovych, cast as the vil- Ukrainian in Focus (Kyiv) and on Kyiv Press Bureau sion, he denied he did anything wrong. lain in Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, December 11 in English in Action “I am in complete solidarity with this week tried to portray himself as a KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on Ukraine Report (Washington): President (Viktor) Yushchenko, the prime statesman on his first visit to December 19 passed a resolution declar- minister and the Rada chair who con- Washington since making a remarkable “...Ultimately, nobody in Washington ing the behavior of Party of the Regions demned these shameful acts,” Mr. return as prime minister this summer. really knows who Mr. Yanukovych is or National Deputy Oleh Kalashnikov Kalashnikov said. “But the situation is a bit “However, his visit was overshad- what he stands for? The unconstitution- “unacceptable and requiring censure.” different – I never committed these acts.” owed by an escalating power struggle al dismissal of Foreign Minister Borys On July 12 Mr. Kalashnikov had an Mr. Kalashnikov’s lack of repentance and with Viktor Yushchenko, the increasing- Tarasyuk on the eve of Mr. argument with a television journalist, withdrawal of admission drew loud chants ly marginalized pro-Western president. Yanukovych’s visit to the U.S. rein- whom he didn’t want interviewing Party of “Shame!” from the Verkhovna Rada “Their tussle over foreign and forces this view of doubt that what we of the Regions supporters living in a tent press corps after he stepped off the tribune. domestic policy has left many diplo- are seeing are merely Potemkin city in front of the Verkhovna Rada. Although Party of the Regions Chair mats unsure as to which Viktor is in changes, rather than a substantive evo- Mr. Kalashnikov noticed the reporter’s Viktor Yanukovych had suggested in July charge. ... lution away from the Kuchma era. cameraman recorded the sharp dialogue, the party would exclude Mr. Kalashnikov “…Mr. Yanukovych’s words cannot “It is up to Yanukovych to prove to and then began demanding the videotape from its parliamentary faction, the sug- conceal the deepening rift with Mr. skeptical Washingtonians if he really recording. gestion was never followed through. Yushchenko over control of foreign and has changed from that of the Kuchma When the cameraman refused, Mr. The parliamentary coalition voted to domestic policy. Last week, his govern- era and that he is committed to uphold- Kalashnikov grabbed him by the T-shirt and reject a proposed amendment requiring a ing coalition in Parliament fired Borys ing the democratic gains of the Orange pulled him closer. The politician’s accom- report on the incident from the Tarasyuk and Igor [sic] Lutsenko, Revolution. plices struck him on his head and managed Procurator General’s Office. Ukraine’s pro-Western foreign and inte- “Yanukovych’s U.S. visit will not to remove the videocassette and destroy it. “We had the opportunity to become con- rior [internal affairs] ministers, respec- make up the minds of Washingtonians. Though Mr. Kalashnikov expressed vinced that there is no limit to cynicism and tively, and both Yushchenko allies. This will only come about from his regret for his actions afterwards, admitting sacrilege that was demonstrated here by “A bill registered this week by Mr. future actions inside Ukraine. The onus to his superfluous emotions resulting from Mr. Kalashnikov,” said Olek Liashko, a Yanukovych’s camp called for the is on him.” mounting nervous tension, when address- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc national deputy. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52

Ukrainian Canadians help elect Dion as leader of Liberal Party by Oksana Zakydalsky members of the Ukrainian Canadian Liberal Association (UCLA). Delegates to MONTREAL – From November 28 to the convention had been selected in riding December 3, the main hall of the Palais des elections back in September, with each Congres in Montreal had the look of an riding able to send 14 elected delegates American party convention with its media plus three or four ex-officio delegates. pods high under the ceiling, its bobbing The elected delegates had to commit signs and 5,000 noisy delegates there to elect a new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. to one of eight candidates and most from The party, which had formed the govern- the Ukrainian group were in Montreal as ment under Paul Martin, had been trounced supporters of Gerard Kennedy. But the in the January 2006 elections by the committed delegates were required to Conservative Party led by Stephen Harper. vote for their declared choice only on the Mr. Martin resigned, so the new elect- first ballot. After the first ballot, the bot- ed leader would, at this point, become the tom candidates would be eliminated and leader of the opposition and assume the all delegates could vote as they chose. post of Prime Minister sometime in the So, the focus issue was less on who was next year when the current Conservative first at the beginning but on how the minority government was expected to election process would evolve. call the next election. The Ukrainian contingent had two nodes. There were an estimated 70 Ukrainian The Ontario group was gathered around delegates from the provinces of British Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Parliament from the Toronto Etobicoke Marco Levytsky, Ukrainian News, Edmonton Quebec and Ontario – many of them Centre riding, who had worked for Mr. Ukrainian Canadian bloc delegates rally behind Stephane Dion for the third ballot (from left): Jim Jacuta, 2006 Liberal candidate for Edmonton-Leduc; Mr. Dion; Gerard Kennedy; Etobicoke Center MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj; and Andy Wrzesnewskyj speaks on 15th anniversary Hladyshevsky, 2006 Liberal candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona. Kennedy since the beginning of the leader- dacy, backed by a powerful Liberal Party of recognition of Ukraine’s independence ship contest. elite, was based. When the convention start- OTTAWA – Borys Wrzesnewskyj, because of concerns that a majority in cer- This group had been energized by the ed, he was the front-runner based on the chair of the Canada-Poland Parliamentary tain parts of the South and East would not tricky way candidate Michael Ignatieff had number of committed delegates, although Friendship Group and vice-chair of the vote in favor of independence and this could been parachuted into Toronto Etobicoke he did not have a majority. Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship potentially set the stage for seccession and Lakeshore riding thick with Ukrainian vot- The other Ukrainian node was centred Group, joined the ambassadors of Poland civil war as happened in Moldova, Georgia ers a year ago. It was not only Mr. on Jim Jacuta and Andy Hladyshevsky and Ukraine, Canadian parliamentarians, and Tajikistan,” Mr. Wrzesnewskyj said. Ignatieff’s derision of Ukrainians, expressed from Edmonton, both of whom had run, and members of the Polish Canadian and Mr. Wrzesnewskyj also addressed the in his 1993 book “Blood and Belonging” but had been defeated, in the last elec- Ukrainian Canadian communities in cele- important role played by Poland during that (“Ukrainian independence conjures up tion. The Ukrainian group stood out in its brating the 15th anniversary of Canada’s historic period: “When I and the rest of the images of peasant embroidered shirts, the blue and yellow T-shirts in a sea of red and Poland’s recognition of Ukraine’s his- Ukrainian Canadian contingent working on nasal whine of ethnic instruments, phoney (the official Liberal color). toric independence declaration. the ground heard that Canada was the first Cossacks in cloaks and boots, nasty anti- In the end, four ballots were needed to December 1, 2006, marked the 15th country to recognize Ukraine, we were Semites [p.79] ... Somewhere inside, I’m choose the leader. After the second bal- anniversary of the historic independence ecstatic and unbelievably proud. However, also what Ukrainians would call a Great lot, it was obvious that Mr. Ignatieff was of Ukraine, the culmination of a cen- a short time later, we learned that it was Russian, and there is just a trace of old not building any momentum (the key turies-long path towards independence. Poland, in fact, that was the first country to Russian disdain for these ‘little Russians’ ” word of the convention) while Mr. Speaking at the event, Mr. Wrzesnewskyj recognize Ukraine’s independence. Poland [p.81]) and his absence of Canadian creden- Kennedy’s momentum was tepid. That underscored the important role played by recognized Ukraine some 20 minutes earlier tials (although born in Canada, he had lived was the point when the crucial decision Ukrainian Canadians in the lead-up to the than Canada. These events illustrated the in the U.K. and the U.S.A. in the previous was made – Mr. Kennedy decided to independence referendum, as well as the special relationship that existed and contin- 30 years). There was a natural distaste to the role played by the Canadian parliamentary ues to exist between Canada, Poland and “sense of entitlement” on which his candi- (Continued on page 16) delegation, headed by Patrick Boyer and Ukraine. For this reason, it’s no surprise that including Dr. Rey Pagtakhan and others, two years ago during the Orange which led to Canada’s recognition of Revolution Canada and Poland sent the Ukraine on December 2, 1991. largest contingent of election observers dur- Victoria Cross plaque stolen in Toronto “Fifteen years ago, a group of approxi- ing the rerun of the presidential election.” UCCLA the Ontario Provincial Command, with the mately 40 Ukrainian Canadians traveled to During the event Mr. Wrzesnewskyj sanction of Dominion Command of the OTTAWA – A trilingual bronze plaque Ukraine to work on the independence refer- introduced Piotr Ogrodzinski, Ph.D., Royal Canadian Legion, in June 2005. Polish ambassador to Canada. Ambassador honoring the World War I Ukrainian endum. We produced millions of leaflets and While this matter has yet to be resolved by posters that were distributed in southern and Ogrodzinski is a former political science Canadian hero Cpl. Filip Konowal has the courts, the fact is that our property is eastern regions of Ukraine. Also, we professor who served in various capacities been stolen from the facade of Branch currently in the charge of Ontario financed and produced a series of pro-inde- as a member of Solidarnosc, the broad- 360 of the Royal Canadian Legion, locat- Provincial Command. Their stewardship pendence television advertisements. We did based anti-Communist social movement ed at 326 Queen St. W. in Toronto. leaves much to be desired, for, on their this not because of doubts that a majority of that brought democracy to Poland and ush- The branch, popularly known as watch, a valuable bronze plaque honoring Ukrainians would vote ‘Tak,’ but rather ered in the downfall of the Iron Curtain. “CLUB 360” (Canadian Legion Ukrainian Branch), was particularly active in recall- a Canadian soldier has been stolen. ing the valor of this Canadian veteran, “When our branch was active that who was awarded the Victoria Cross by plaque was safe and sound. It was only King George V, installing similar histori- after Ontario Command padlocked our cal markers in places across Canada asso- premises and expelled us from our ciated with Cpl. Konowal’s life, including branch, over the protests of our members, Richmond, British Columbia (Royal that this outrage took place.” Westminster Regiment), Ottawa Mr. Gregorovich said the branch has (Governor General’s Foot Guards) and on called upon the Ontario and Dominion com- its own building in Toronto in 1996. mands to file a police report about this theft Plaques were also unveiled in and to contact their insurance providers to Kudkivtsi, Ukraine – Konowal's home arrange for an exact replica of the Konowal village – in 2000, and near the site of the plaque to be made and reinstalled. Battle for Hill 70, Lens, France, in 2005. “We expended considerable time and A trilingual booklet detailing Konowal’s resources in doing the good Legion work life was published by the branch and dis- of honoring Filip Konowal, one of our tributed widely across Canada to public Great War veterans, and now that effort libraries, schools and universities. is being undone because of the actions of Members of the group were likewise Ontario and Dominion commands,” Mr. instrumental in rescuing Konowal’s Gregorovich said. “They have a moral Victoria Cross which now stands perma- and legal duty to redress this situation.” nently on display in the new Canadian The branch is also asking anyone who War Museum. The VC was the British has any information about the theft of this Empire’s highest medal for bravery. plaque to come forward and help recover Member of Parliament Borys Wrzesnewskyj (left) with Ihor Ostash (center), Commenting on the theft, Branch 360 it. “It is a sad day indeed when memorials Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, and Andrew Robinson, former Canadian President John B. Gregorovich said: “Our to Canadian heroes become prey to petty ambassador to Ukraine. building was seized, without just cause, by thieves,” Mr. Gregorovich commented. No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 5

Ukrainianby Mariana Karapinka and Petro and Didula War Polish of 1918-1920 andpresidents are buried in honor UCUtime, vice-rectorfor almost 30 years, in the summer Lviv’s Lychakiv Cemetery. He also was a of 1977, when I first had university LVIV – Myroslav Marynovych, first co-initiator of meetings of leading experience at the Harvard Ukrainian vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian and Polish intellectuals, held Studies Summer School.” He added: University (UCU) in Lviv, has been hon- under the theme “Ukrainians and Poles: “Myroslav Marynovych was then sen- ored by the presidents of both Ukraine and What should we do with our history?” tenced for his human rights activities in Poland. A founding member of the During the awards ceremony, Mr. the Helsinki Group. The students of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and an initiator Marynovych said: “We cannot accept this Harvard Summer School created in the of efforts at Ukrainian-Polish reconciliation, decision from those who with one hand middle of the university campus a sym- Mr. Marynovych, along with other mem- honor the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, but bolic concentration camp, and the whole bers of the group, received the order “For with the other reject the resolution to student action in defense of political Courage” (first degree) from President honor the 100th anniversary of the birth prisoners was held under the slogan Viktor Yushchenko on November 9. On of one of the chief members of this ‘Freedom for Marynovych and November 10 he received the Equestrian group, Gen. Petro Grigorenko.” Matusevych.’ I never imagined, and at Cross of the Order “for Service” in the Addressing President Yushchenko and that time was not even able to dream, name of Polish President Lech Kaczynski other participants, he underscored: “We that this figure so heroic for me would from General Consul of the Republic of cannot accept this resolution from become my closest comrade.” Poland in Ukraine Wieslaw Osuchowski, Parliament, the majority of which still Mr. Marynovych has worked at the on the occasion of Polish Independence calls the members of OUN [Organization UCU (first known as the Lviv Day. of Ukrainian Nationalists] and the sol- Theological Academy) since 1997. He is The Ukrainian Helsinki Group recently diers of UPA [Ukrainian Insurgent Army] the founder and head of UCU’s Institute celebrated the 30th anniversary of its ‘bandits’ and ‘all dirty.’ ” of Religion and Society, and also is an founding. The group’s task was to monitor “However,” continued Mr. Marynovych, advisor on ecumenical issues to Cardinal human rights violations in Soviet Ukraine, “in your case, Mr. President, we accept this Myroslav Marynovych Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian and the members suffered repressions for sign from the hands of a person who, for Catholic Church. this. Mr. Marynovych, for example, was the first time in the history of Ukraine, in precisely this that freedom lies. For us, Mr. Marynovych will be featured at a in the gulag from 1977 to 1987. raised the honoring of the victims of the human rights defenders, this has decisive benefit luncheon for the UCU to be held Mr. Marynovych is also one of the ini- Holodomor to the national level, and is significance.” on Sunday, December 3, at the Ukrainian tiators of an annual joint prayer service demanding the honoring of the soldiers of Father Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., rector Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road, held at the graves of Ukrainian and Polish UPA. We accept this sign from the hands of of the UCU, said, “For me, Myroslav Warren, MI 48091. For further informa- soldiers who died in the Ukrainian-Polish a president whom we can criticize, and it is Marynovych has been a hero for a long tion readers may call 773-235-8462. Hewko family creates endowed scholarship at UCU in Lviv

by Andrew Nynka Halyna Teslyuk, and the couple’s 14- month-old son, Danylo, temporarily live. NEW YORK – When Lubomyr Hewko For Mr. Zaviyskyy, it means spending and his family gave $55,000 late last year the next year of his life, at minimum, to create an endowed scholarship at the commuting between three cities – Ukrainian Catholic University, the family Oxford, England; Lviv, Ukraine; and aimed to create a prestigious and competi- Berkeley, Calif. tive award for scholars at the university. “I’m commuting in a mad triangle,” In meeting the inaugural recipient of Mr. Zaviyskyy said of traveling between the Hewko Scholarship for the first time the three cities. during a benefit luncheon for the univer- Ms. Teslyuk also is an UCU graduate sity on December 3 in Warren, Mich., and something of a success story – she Mr. Hewko was impressed by the schol- earned degrees at the Pontifical Biblical ar’s credentials and his dedication to the Institute in Rome and is completing doc- Ukrainian university. toral work in biblical studies at the At age 31, Roman Zaviyskyy is com- Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. pleting work on a doctorate in theology The couple will return to teach at the from England’s Oxford University, where Ukrainian Catholic University in several he established the university’s Ukrainian years, Mr. Zaviyskyy said. Society and acted as its president in “I am very happy that there are people 2004-2006. His distinguished academic Andrew Nynka like the Hewkos who are willing to sup- résumé already includes stints at Harvard Roman Zaviyskyy, a graduate of the Ukrainian Catholic University who is working port such a program,” Mr. Zaviyskyy University and at the Catholic University on his doctorate at Oxford University, addresses an audience of UCU supporters in said. in Leuven, Belgium, where he earned a Detroit during a benefit luncheon on December 3, 2006, while his wife, Halyna Mr. Hewko, a retired General Motors licentiate in theology. He then worked for Teslyuk, looks on. research engineer, is now the president of two years as a member of the faculty at Hewko and Associates Consulting Co., the Ukrainian Catholic University. who have been exposed to Western educa- and her sister, Maria Osidach, as well as which specializes in automotive tech- A graduate of the Lviv Theological tion by providing funding for studies in Mr. Hewko’s parents, Dmytro and Maria nologies. Mrs. Hewko taught at a public Academy (now the Ukrainian Catholic Western Europe, the United States or Hewko, and his cousin Wasyl Hewko. school and then worked as a student University) in 1999, Mr. Zaviyskyy can Canada to outstanding seminarians or The couple, along with their children teacher supervisor at Oakland University. speak or read a variety of languages, Ukrainian Catholic priests enrolled at UCU. John, Marc and Annetta, created their But both have a history of supporting including Latin, Greek, Old Church Once the scholarship winners finish their own foundation in 2003 “to promote and Ukraine and hope the country can attain Slavonic and Hebrew, to name a few. studies, they must return to Ukraine and support charitable religious and scientific the expectations that many diaspora Mr. Zaviyskyy’s academic advisor at commit to serving as priests in the Ukrainian organizations in Ukraine or related to Ukrainians have of it. Oxford University is Dr. Rowan Williams, Catholic Church, Mr. Hewko said. Ukraine in the diaspora,” Mr. Hewko “We felt that Ukraine needed help in the archbishop of Canterbury, primate of “Ukraine was behind the Iron Curtain said. Their donation of $55,000 went to strengthening Christian morality because the Church of England and leader of the for so many years, and this Iron Curtain the Ukrainian Catholic Education of 70 years of Communist rule,” Mr. Anglican Communion. Oxford is the uni- prevented Ukrainians from experiencing Foundation late last year in order to cre- Hewko said. “That’s probably the versity that plays host to Rhodes Scholars. a Western education,” Mr. Hewko said, ate the endowment that will fund the biggest commodity the university has While the Rhodes Scholarship is the adding that Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, scholarship indefinitely. and the biggest demand in Ukraine, the world’s oldest and arguably most presti- head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, “I am very delighted to be the first need for moral leaders,” he said, adding gious international fellowship – it pro- touched on the issue when he spoke pre- recipient,” Mr. Zaviyskyy said, referring that the university is playing its own role vides scholars with two years of study at viously of Ukraine’s injured souls. to the Hewko Scholarship. “On the one in rebuilding the country. the University of Oxford in England – “We felt that the best way to heal these hand, it is a great responsibility, but on “They have a very good chance of the Hewko Scholarship lets students injured souls was to have well-educated the other hand it is a great blessing.” becoming a leading university in choose what and where to study, though priests that could reinforce the Christian Mr. Zaviyskyy said he will return to Ukraine, and they’re well on their way to there are stipulations with the award. morality that is greatly needed in the Ukrainian Catholic University after that,” Mr. Hewko said. Funded by the Hewko Family Ukraine,” said Mr. Hewko, whose wife, completing his doctorate, a feat he says Further information about the UCU in Endowment, the Hewko Scholarship Natalie, has a long tradition of priests in will be completed in less than two years. English and Ukrainian is available on the gives a priest or a prospective priest at her family. He hopes to become a full professor once university’s website at www.ucu.edu.ua. the Ukrainian Catholic University – cur- That tradition is among the reasons the he returns to the school, where he is cur- Readers may also contact the Ukrainian rently it will be one student per year – family decided to support the Ukrainian rently a junior member of the faculty. Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. the opportunity to study at a Western uni- Catholic University, Mr. Hewko said. “I really feel that I am needed there and Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, versity to broaden his educational experi- The endowed scholarship fund was cre- I am excited about my teaching career,” 773-235-8462; e-mail, [email protected]; ences. ated in memory of Natalie Hewko’s par- Mr. Zaviyskyy said of UCU, speaking website, www.ucef.org. The phone number The scholarship aims to support students ents, the Rev. Bohdan and Olena Osidach, from Berkeley, Calif., where his wife, of the UCEF in Canada is 416-239-2495. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T U W world to turn to for help. Our koliada The Holodomor-Genocide in Ukraine, A “moral victory,” like the Holocaust, is a unique historic It’s almost Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar as we write these but a hollow one event. It reminds us that human suffer- lines. Most of us have probably completed shopping for gifts for our loved ones, Dear Editor: ings are inseparable, regardless of ideol- our friends and colleagues, our kids’ teachers and all those others on our lists. Regarding your editorial of December ogy or nationality. Whew! Aren’t you glad THAT’S over? 3, The Verkhovna Rada’s passage of a But wait, are you really done with your gift-giving during this season of giving? bill describing the Holodomor as geno- Ivan Danylenko Have you considered, or even had the time to consider, a donation to your cide is indeed a “moral victory” but it is Somerdale, N.J. favorite causes and charities, whether in the field of education, or culture, or arts, a hollow one. or social services? We have the government of an osten- Many of our Ukrainian community groups, especially youth organizations, sibly free Ukraine confirming that (1) a follow the venerable tradition of the “koliada.” If you happen to reside in an area crime took place and that there were (2) Sound the alarm that is blessed with a Ukrainian community, some organizations will stop by many millions of victims, but then (3) your house – as carolers, or “koliadnyky” – to share the good news of this holy where are the criminals responsible? and save Soyuzivka season and to ask for your support for their worthwhile activities and good Who were the actual perpetrators of the Dear Editor: deeds. These enthusiastic young koliadnyky merit your generosity. Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Soviet I congratulate Taras Szmagala Jr. on Other organizations will mail fund-raising letters, or even send e-mails, seek- Ukraine? Why not name names, beyond an excellent column on how to save ing your contributions to their symbolic “koliada” during Christmastime. Why disparaging the conveniently long-gone Soyuzivka for us Ukrainians, “Teaching not consider giving them a little extra at Christmastime? Stalin? How many of the enablers of this Suzy-Q to fish” (November 19). To be sure, there are also activist groups that deserve our support. Take, for atrocity are still alive today? Where are Let’s sound the alarm before it’s too example, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which has been fight- they living? Certainly some of these late. Maybe a good way would be to start ing for redress for the first world war-era internment of Ukrainian Canadians and is now-elderly villains will be in Western a campaign to flood the management of in the process of placing historical markers at the sites of each and every internment Europe, the U.S., Israel and Russia. the Ukrainian National Association with camp in an effort to educate the public about a little-known chapter in history. We know that a few self-identified e-mails, and the Svoboda weekly with There are also the needy, and the deserving, in Ukraine. NKVD, Smersh and KGB veterans are letters to prod them into action, and The United Ukrainian American Relief Committee recently reported on the pages living in Canada. More unconscionable quickly. Find a developer and get a busi- of this newspaper that there is a real need for more soup kitchens in Ukraine to feed is that some of these mass murderers are ness plan now. Save Soyuzivka! the less fortunate, primarily elderly pensioners, in various regions of Ukraine. taking their pensions in Ukraine, unpun- The Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund is active as always ished and untroubled by Ukraine’s Jurij Baranowskyj in caring for the medical needs of Ukraine’s youngest generations – its future. Justice Department. Why is that? West Hartford, Conn. The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, meanwhile, seeks to provide If Ukraine really wants the world to for the education of future leaders who may one day steer Ukraine in a manner recognize the Holodomor as genocide it that will make all of us proud. needs to move beyond mere declarative And, of course, you can just look around your community – there are numer- statements and start bringing Soviet war A thank-you ous organizations and groups that would benefit from your generous donations, criminals and those responsible for whether that’s an entity like the newly built Ukrainian American Cultural Center Communist crimes against humanity to for UNA course of New Jersey that aims to serve the broader community of northern New Jersey, justice. Dear Editor: your local parish or the Ukrainian school in your area. Unlikely to have the skills needed to I recently attended a Ukrainian Khrystos Rodyvsia – Christ is born! Let us praise Him with our offerings. organize a “second Nuremberg,” the National Association secretaries’ review folks in Kyiv should at least be able to course in Hartford, Conn., organized by replicate a Ukrainian equivalent of the National Secretary Christine Kozak and Dec. “Eichmann in Jerusalem” project. They National Organizer Oksana Trytjak. Turning the pages back... might be treated seriously if they start The information was professionally acting that way. presented with printed materials and handouts, as well as a PowerPoint pres- 18 Lubomyr Luciuk, Ph.D. entation. The course was thorough, with Toronto opportunity to ask questions as we pro- 1971 Approximately 13,000 people attended the unveiling of the ceeded. We all left with the desire to Taras Shevchenko monument in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 35 The letter-writer is director of apply this knowledge and gain new UNA years ago on December 5, 1971, The Weekly reported. research for the Ukrainian Canadian members. Among the attendants were 500 Ukrainians from Canada, 150 Civil Liberties Association. Should anyone have the opportunity from the U.S. and 300 Ukrainians from Brazil. to attend this course in their area, please This was the fifth monument in the world to be erected to Shevchenko, with other do take the opportunity. The time is well statues in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Washington; Toulouse, France; and Curitiba, Brazil. worth it! The bronze sculpture by Leo Mol-Molodozhanyn, the Ukrainian sculptor who also Russia’s denial A special thank-you to our instructors created the Washington memorial, portrays Shevchenko in his youth, making a sweep- and to our host, UNA Branch 277 of ing motion across his chest with his right hand. Hartford, for their delicious hospitality, The statue sits atop a black granite base with a Spanish inscription that reads, of genocide Dear Editor: and especially to Mr. and Mrs. Myron “Taras Shevchenko, 1814-1861, Poeta Maximo de Ucrania, Bardo de la Lebertad,” During World War II, Hitler perpetrat- Kuzio. (the greatest poet of Ukraine, bard of freedom). Completing the inscription is a five- ed the Holocaust in “the name of the line quote from Shevchenko’s “Subotiv” translated into Spanish. On the right side of Third Reich.” Germany apologized for Gloria Paproski Horbaty the base is the Ukrainian inscription, and on the left is another excerpt from this, making the Holocaust universally Wallingford, Conn. Shevchenko’s works translated into Spanish. acknowledged. The monument complex, located in Third February Park, also includes a 12-foot- Ten years earlier, Stalin and compa- The letter-writer is financial secretary tall granite sculpture based on a theme from the poet’s “Haidamaky,” which stands on ny engineered the Holodomor- of UNA Branch 414 of New Haven, the left of the statue. Genocide. This was done supposedly in Conn., and an advisor on the UNA’s Among the dignitaries at the unveiling were John Davis Lodge, ambassador of the General Assembly. U.S.; Pierre Bissonet, ambassador of Canada; Metropolitan Mstyslav of the Ukrainian the name of Communist ideals such as Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.; Bishop Andrew Sapelak of the Ukrainian Catholic “class,” “enemy of the people,” Church; Bishop Iov of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Joseph Lesawyer, president of the “nationalism” and “struggle,” but in We welcome your opinion fact it was done in “the name of Ukrainian National Association; the Rev. Dr. Basil Kushnir, president of the Ukrainian The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters Canadian Committee; Dr. Eugene Wertyporoch, president of the supreme council of the Russia.” The inheritor of the USSR – Russia – never apologized for this and to the editor and commentaries on a variety Shevchenko Scientific Society; the Rev. Myroslaw Charyna, president of the Providence of topics of concern to the Ukrainian Association of Ukrainian Catholics; Anthony Batiuk, head of the Ukrainian Workingmen’s is stubbornly denying it. American and Ukrainian Canadian com- Association, and Omelan Kowal, president of the SUM World Council. This, perhaps, is the reason why munities. Opinions expressed by colum- Dr. Basillio Ivanyzky, president of the Shevchenko Memorial Committee, opened Victor Pinchuk and his spokesman Nikita nists, commentators and letter-writers are the program with the national anthems of Argentina and Ukraine, followed by Poturaev treated the subject of the their own and do not necessarily reflect the Shevchenko’s “Testament” led by the combined choruses of the Prosvita Society and Holodomor-Genocide in the article on opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian the Central Ukrainian Committee. Steven Spielberg’s “Holocaust Documentary” (October 29) evasively National Association. Ambassador Lodge greeted the audience in Ukrainian and Spanish, and noted that Letters should be typed and signed because of Shevchenko’s quest for a free Ukraine, it was appropriate that the statue of and without compassion. This is in spite of the undeniable documentary and sur- (anonymous letters are not published). Shevchenko point to the statue of George Washington in the same park. Concluding in Letters are accepted also via e-mail at Ukrainian with “Khay Zhyve Ukraina,” the ambassador elicited a thunderous ovation vivor evidence about the magnitude of [email protected]. The daytime phone from the festive crowd. horror caused by the planned 1932-1933 number and address of the letter-writer must Mr. Lesawyer, Yaroslaw Haywas, Roman Malaschuk and Eustachij Wasylyshyn catastrophe in Ukraine. be given for verification purposes. Please placed a metal urn containing soil from Kaniv, the final resting place of Taras Personally, my memory at age 7 to 10 note that a daytime phone number is essen- Shevchenko, at the foot of the monument. The monument was then blessed by in the rural area near Lubny (Poltava tial in order for editors to contact letter-writ- Metropolitan Mstyslav and Bishop Sapelak, assisted by clergy. region), was forever engraved with the ers regarding clarifications or questions. agony of a frightful solitude and realiza- Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERS (Continued on page 23) tion that there was no one in the entire CANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS. No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 7

Why not? Let’s talk Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas BY YARO BIHUN

What a “lopukh”! “The vision thing” I first heard the term “lopukh” in the who are probably as grossly forgetful as I The vision thing. Leaders either have it show which was sold out. The month early 1970s from a Voice of America edi- (and there’s more than a handful just in or they don’t. George H.W. Bush didn’t ended with an Easter recollection featur- tor who would call himself that in a voice the Washington area alone) will read this have it in 1994. He lost his presidency to ing Father Vasyl Salkowsky. A choral loud enough to be heard by all when con- column and may well reach for their Bill Clinton. Ronald Reagan had it in 1980. rendition of Haydn’s “The Seven Last fronted with a stupid mistake he had checkbooks, and repeat the process next He won the presidency from Jimmy Carter. Words of Christ,” directed by Mykhailo made. Literally, a “lopukh” is a large-leaf year and the year after that. If not, I’ll Jonathan Swift called vision “the art of Holian, was performed in the Cathedral weed in Ukrainian; in familiar discourse, make it a point to remind them personally. seeing things invisible,” i.e., the ability to in April. The Jerusalem Matins were fea- however, it means a dolt or idiot. And, just maybe, graduates of other see things few others see. A vision is like tured the following day. A stewardship That’s the first word that came to mind Ukrainian elementary and high schools a dream, an imaginary picture of poten- recollection was held in May. last March as I was writing the two-part — St. George in New York, Immaculate tial, of what can happen but hasn’t as yet. A grand concert of liturgical music under Weekly feature about the “unidentified Conception in Warren, St. Nicholas in Vision, dreams and imagination are the direction of Mykhailo Holiat was the guest,” which focused in part on the Chicago, among others — who have but the first step to success. main feature in October. Six local Ukrainian Catholic parochial grade moved away to distant cities will be Implementing a vision is hard work. It Ukrainian choirs performed separately as school I went to in Parma, Ohio, in the equally moved to help their alma maters. requires focus, discipline, enthusiasm well as in a combined choral presentation 1950s. Then it was named Ss. Peter and While we’re on the subject of and energy. Fulfilling visions is not for which included Handels’ Halellujah Paul; now it's St. Josaphat. My exclama- Ukrainian schools, how about those the faint of heart or weak of mind. Chorus. Directed by Mr. Holian, soloists tion had nothing to do with what I had many Saturday Ukrainian schools. I’ve Ask anyone in the Ukrainian commu- included the ever-popular Deacon written; it had everything to do with what contributed to them in the past — both nity why many of our leaders are failing Mykhailo Horodysky, Myroslava Kuka, the I had not done over the past 37 years. the one in Cleveland and in Washington and the usual answer is “lack of vision.” well-known bass Stefan Szkafarowsky and Ever since I got my first decent-pay- — but it was infrequent and, as I recall, To quote Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky, some of Yaroslaw Lemishka. The cathedral, which ing job as a journalist in Washington in in response to an chance reminder or our leaders “run on automatic pilot.” The holds some 1,100 people, was packed. 1969, I have made it a point to give what request from someone. mantra seems to be “If it works today, it An exhibit of historic photographs and I judged to be a decent portion of my And when was the last time you will work tomorrow and the day after.” documents of St. Nicholas Parish opened income back to charitable organizations increased your contribution to our lead- It wasn’t always that way. Visionaries later in the month at the Ukrainian and other good causes, a majority of ing academic institutions here and laid the foundation for the Ukrainian National Museum. Special thanks belong them Ukrainian. (The first few months abroad, such as the Canadian Institute of Catholic, Orthodox and Baptist Churches to Lialia Kuchma, local artist, Maria after college are excluded because the Ukrainian Studies, the Kyiv Mohyla in America. The founders of the Ukrainian Klymchak, museum administrator, and minimum wage I was earning at the Foundation, Ukrainian studies at Harvard National Association and the Ukrainian Jaroslaw Hankevych, museum president. Geneva Free Press, a small-town daily and Columbia, and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America had The crowning achievement of the year- east of Cleveland, would often leave me Academy of Arts and Sciences in the vision. So did those individuals who long celebration was the jubilee banquet penniless a day or two before payday on U.S., to name a few; to our humanitarian founded the youth organizations MUN, at Navy Pier in which over 1,000 people Friday.) aid groups, such as the United Ukrainian Plast, SUM and ODUM. I could go on, from all over America paid $150 per plate As the years went by, these contribu- American Relief Committee, Children of but you get the picture. Most of our to participate. Among those in attendance tions grew and encompassed an ever- Chornobyl Relief and Development visionaries, one could reasonably argue, were Patriarch Lubomyr Husar, wider array of annual recipients, many Fund, Orphans Aid Society, St. Andrew’s lived in the past. Right? Chicago’s own Cardinal George and a educational institutions among them, Society; our museums in New York, No, not quite. If recent developments number of bishops, priests and nuns. including St. Ignatius High School and Chicago and Cleveland; the U.S.- in New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois are any A new cornerstone was blessed on John Carroll University, the two fine Ukraine Foundation with its multi- indication, organizational revivalism is on December 10, followed by a hierarchical Cleveland-area Jesuit schools I attended faceted programs of assistance to the rise. Visionaries are back in vogue. liturgy and the traditional parish praznyk. and to which I owe more than I can ever Ukraine; Smoloskyp, which provides Let’s look at the Illinois experience, In his remarks, Chairman Popowych repay. But through all these years, this stipends to needy students in Ukraine; Chicago to be exact, the 100th anniver- mentioned that some $600,000 had been raised towards the $1 million needed for lopukh has given nothing — not one our various cultural groups and funds, sary celebration of St. Nicholas Ukrainian the structural rehabilitation of the cathe- penny — to my grade school. such as the Yara Arts Group, the Music Catholic Cathedral parish to be precise. dral and the construction of a prayer gar- Anybody reading the “unidentified and Art Center of Greene County The celebration began formally with a den next to the church. “It is our goal,” he guest” feature in March can readily tell (Hunter) and The Washington Group’s hierarchical liturgy and a panakhyda in stated, “to make the cathedral more open, that I owe much to that school. Without Cultural Fund; our youth organizations? December 2005 honoring the parish pio- more inviting, and certainly more accessi- its positive atmosphere, the dedication of Oh, yes, and let’s not forget The neers of St. Nicholas. The liturgy was fol- ble to everyone, especially our elderly.” its teachers and the example of fellow Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. lowed immediately by a "praznyk" (feast Another piece of good news was students I doubt my life’s journey would Unlike financial planners, who suggest day) during which Nestor Popowych, Bishop Richard Seminack’s promise not have taken me through St. Ignatius, John we first put away a portion of our earn- chairman of the St. Nicholas Centennial Celebration Committee, presented a power- to close St. Nicholas School despite Carroll and on to everything else that fol- ings into some form of savings for our declining enrollment. lowed. own future, I recommend the first cut point explanation outlining the committee’s ambitious vision for the yearlong celebra- Selfreliance Ukrainian American Not one penny! Maybe if I had stayed should go to charity, for, as the Good Federal Credit Union came through with a in the Cleveland area it would have been Book says, “what does it profit a man ...” tion. I was there that day and, judging from the tepid response of the audience, I must donation of $25,000 for the church and different. I'm not so sure, however. It’s all And unlike doctors who prescribe pills to $50,000 for the school. In addition, changing as of this year, of course, but make you feel better, I highly recom- admit to some ho-hum skepticism. I was also at the last praznyk where Selfreliance workers donated a total of how can I make up for 37 years of inex- mend random acts of kindness to $5,000 from their earnings. It was also plicable ignorance and negligence? My strangers. Like mercy, they are twice Mr. Popowych and George Matwyshyn, head of the St. Nicholas Parish Council, mentioned that Selfreliance pays up to raising the issue here may well help. I blessed ... and, believe me, no amount of $1,000 of annual tuition for children of know that a number of fellow alumni/ae money can buy that feeling. reviewed the accomplishments of the previous year. I sat in awe. Every single employees enrolled at St. Nicholas School. one of the goals outlined a year earlier Julian E. Kulas came through with was met. Amazing. $100,000 for the cathedral from the The year kicked off in February with a Pevnist Heritage Foundation. And then, To The Weekly Contributors: day of recollection around the theme, surprise, surprise! Julian donated $50,000 We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clippings, letters “Be Different, Follow God’s Road.” from his own pocket for the St. Nicholas to the editor, etc. – we receive from our readers. In order to facilitate preparation of The Father Petro Galadza, a professor at St. School. What’s this? For years, represen- Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed below be followed. Paul University in Ottawa, and his wife, tatives of various Ukrainian financial Olena (former residents of Chicago), organizations – fraternals, banks and cred- • Persons who submit any materials must provide a complete mailing address and day- sponsored in part by the Ukrainian it unions – would make donations to great time phone number where they may be reached if any additional information is required. National Association, dazzled and audience applause in a way that led one to • News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a given event. enlightened their audience with sugges- think that it was their money, being ladled • All materials must be typed and double-spaced. out. Not everyone can afford $50,000 but • Photographs (originals only, no photocopies or computer printouts) submitted for publication tions for leading the good Christian life in today’s society. “We are victims of a an occasional something from the person- must be accompanied by captions. Photos will be returned only when so requested and al kitty would be welcome. Is this a new accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. culture which no longer supports our val- • Full names (i.e., no initials) and their correct English spellings must be provided. ues,” Father Galadza told us, but we trend in our community? If it is, remem- • Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the publication shouldn’t run away. “Church is not about ber this. It started in Chicago. and the date of the edition. fleeing the world; it is about transform- All in all, it was a great year for • Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the date of The ing the world,” he said. February ended Chicago. Why? The vision thing, dear Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. with a St. Nicholas School Alumni reader, the vision thing! • Unsolicited materials submitted for publication will be returned only when so requested Dance. Over 600 former students from and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. all corners of the United States attended. Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is March included a glamorous fashion [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52 NEWS AND VIEWS: La Ferme’s ignominious history by Lubomyr Luciuk MacPherson Station. Before World War I ment contracts – a fortune. of man-months of labor. Deposited with many wondered if the Clay Belt’s soils Before the end of 1915 over 1,200 more the Bank of Canada that booty still They call it La Ferme – the Farm. It’s an could produce crops sufficient to feed people arrived. For a time La Ferme’s pop- enriches their gaolers. innocuous name for a place that appears enough people to colonize the Canadian ulation was larger than the town’s. Most Among those held at La Ferme was a innocent enough, largely a flat field. Shield, so that they could, in turn, exploit were single men, who lived in the camp’s 6-year-old, Canadian-born girl, Mary Admittedly, its northern perimeter is a the region’s mineral and timber resources. 10 bunkhouses, 104 per barrack. A smaller Manko. Today 98, she is the last known little more intriguing, a terraced hill Before that could be tried, however, some- village, 1.5 kilometers away, was for fami- survivor of Canada’s first national intern- mounted by the Residence des Clercs body had to do the back-breaking work of lies, including 67 women and 114 children. ment operations. Mary’s sister Nellie Saint-Viateur du Canada, a place of clearing away the boreal forest and tilling Their religious needs were met, sporadical- died at The Farm. I would have prayed retreat for that Catholic order’s members. the land. Who would want such a job? ly, by Montreal priests, including Fathers over that grave if I could. But we do not And there is a church just to the west, the But then the war broke out and the Ivan Perepelytsia and Amvrozii know where she lies. Eglise Saint-Viateur de La Ferme, built needed workers became available. The Redkevych. In June 1915 the latter brought The Spirit Lake internment camp was in 1940. It sees little use now. At night first contingent of 109 men arrived on Bishop Nykyta Budka’s blessings, and closed on January 28, 1917. Its the only lights piercing the darkness January 13, 1915. heard 1,099 confessions at Spirit Lake and “Ruthenian” chapel burned in 1920. Yet come from a few pleasant-looking The Farm was set up to receive them. in similar centers near Brandon and the internees’ cemetery survived; it is homes, edging a compound that was once It was placed near Amos, where the Kapuskasing. The good father also made a unique in all of Canada. As late as 1999 also called an experimental farm. Transcontinental railway crosses the point of blessing La Ferme’s chapel and its cedar crosses mostly stood, its perime- Actually two such farms were created, Harricana River. Originally, the camp cemetery. ter was well-delineated with a white one here at Spirit Lake, in the Abitibi was supposed to be built 75 kilometers The Farm remained even after its orig- picket fence. Now this once sacred space region of northwestern Quebec, another further east, at Belcourt. But the Amos inal inhabitants left in the winter of 1917. is nearly expunged, hidden by the further west, at Kapuskasing, then elders and their Chamber of Commerce They departed as they had come, by rail. encroaching bush, buried even deeper by were astute. They lobbied Ottawa’s men You can still walk those tracks. I did. But bureaucratic ignorance and political Lubomyr Luciuk, Ph.D., recently paid and somehow secured a change in plans. 19 of their original number stayed indifference. his respects to the dead of La Ferme. He The Farm was relocated and local mer- behind, in the La Ferme cemetery – the Standing in this ruined boneyard all I is research director of the Ukrainian chants did well by that, earning over a only Ukrainian Canadians still there. As I could do was cry “J’accuse!” – an impre- Canadian Civil Liberties Union. quarter of a million dollars in govern- went to see them, I thought of how no cation of the federal power that com- one sent to Spirit Lake had ever wanted manded the transport of these unfortu- to be there. They were all prisoners under nates into the wilderness, to hold them AN OPEN INVITATION guard, dispatched into an archipelago of behind Canadian barbed wire, then batten 24 Canadian concentration camps spread off their forced labor. TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS across the Dominion, from Banff to Those who can never leave La Ferme Beauport and beyond. should at least rest in peace. Ottawa Would you like fellow Ukrainians to know about events in your community? They were also all civilians, not really should acquire, restore and preserve the Would you like to become one of The Ukrainian Weekly’s correspondents? prisoners of war, just simple people internees’ cemetery. And if we honor the Then what are you waiting for? branded “enemy aliens.” Stripped of last Canadian veteran of the “Great War” what little wealth they had, they were with a state funeral, we should also so The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes submissions forced to work, for others’ profits. At La dignify the last internee when her time from local community activists. Ferme they cleared, drained and cultivat- comes, recalling the innocence betrayed You may reach The Weekly by phone, (973) 292-9800; ed several hundred acres, and cut thou- on the day this country carted children fax, (973) 644-9510; e-mail, [email protected]; sands of cords of pulpwood. When the off into the woods – not because of any- or mail, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. internment operations ended on June 20, thing they had done, but only because of 1920, unpaid earnings of $9,510.17 were who they were, where they had come owed them, the equivalent of thousands from. No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 9 UCCLA protests state of Canadian internee cemetery OTTAWA – A small Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association – grounds of a large experimental farm,” Dr. date.” Dr. Luciuk noted that the UCCLA Catholic cemetery located near La Ferme, visited the cemetery, located in the adja- Luciuk explained. “Today only two cross- has written to Minister of Canadian Quebec, site of the Spirit Lake internment cent boreal forest at some distance from es still stand, the picket fence is down, the Heritage, Bev Oda, asking her to imme- camp from January 13, 1915, to January the main internment camp site. site is almost lost in the bush, and with it diately provide the group with the 28, 1917, is in danger of disappearing Dr. Luciuk commented: “In 1999, the memory of what happened here.” resources it needs to acquire, restore and entirely unless the federal government many of the internee crosses were still “While we endorse the work that the protect in perpetuity this hallowed takes immediate steps to protect and standing, and, while obviously neglected, Spirit Lake Camp Corp. has been doing ground. restore what many Ukrainian Canadians this cemetery was surrounded by a small to establish an interpretive center where “Innocents are buried there, far from regard as a sacred place, worthy of desig- picket fence and marked with a wooden the camp once stood, we are alarmed at their families and the communities they nation as a national historic site. sign describing it as the final resting the lack of any care being shown for the once knew. They are the only Ukrainian During a symposium on November 17 place of some of the men, and possibly cemetery,” he continued. “For years now Canadians left at La Ferme,” Dr. Luciuk organized by the Spirit Lake Camp children, held here during Canada's first we have been asking Ottawa to step in said. “They lie here only because of their Corp., representatives of the Ukrainian national internment operations.” and protect the site. They have ignored needless imprisonment as ‘enemy aliens.’ Canadian community – Andrew “Most were Ukrainians who had been our requests. We would do this ourselves Those who so branded them have a moral Hladyshevsky, president of the Ukrainian herded up from the St. Michael the if we had the resources but, unfortunate- duty to make sure that their final resting Canadian Foundation of Taras Archangel Parish in Montreal, then trans- ly, despite all the promises made to us place does not itself end up being buried Shevchenko, and Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, ported north by box car, here forced to over a year ago not a penny of the by the bush, neglected, forgotten and director of research for the Ukrainian labor for the profit of their gaolers on the pledged funding has been received to finally lost.” FOR THE RECORD: Speech at site of internment camp Following are excerpts of a speech by Beverley Oda. Following those prelimi- Recognition Program. It will not be other MPs as well, including Minister Andrew J. Hladyshevsky, president of the nary meetings the government, inexplica- accessed by anyone in any of the ethnic Oda. … We are taking the necessary Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of bly, cut off all discussions with the or cultural communities that were affect- steps to remind Minister Oda and the Taras Shevchenko, delivered on Ukrainian Canadian community. ed by past government actions but will government that we will not be dissuaded November 15 at La Ferme, Quebec, site This has been the case notwithstanding only be used to fund federal initiatives. from achieving the goals we have always of the Spirit Lake internment camp. specific letters written to the Minister of Ottawa has allocated $10 million for set before us – namely, recognition, resti- Canadian Heritage, specific letters writ- NHRP. Using those monies, we are told, tution and reconciliation. … The Shevchenko Foundation was ten to the Prime Minister of Canada, the federal bureaucrats will “help educate all Our community calls on all interested incorporated by a unanimous Act of Right Honorable Stephen Harper, and to Canadians, in particular youth, about the stakeholders … to contact every MP in Parliament on July 22, 1963, and from its other officials in the Prime Minister’s discrimination and hardship faced by the every constituency in the country, to humble beginnings it has contributed to Office with whom we were asked to deal. Chinese and other communities impacted inform and talk to each parliamentarian, hundreds of projects in Canada, both by None of our efforts have resulted in the by wartime measures and/or immigration regardless of what political party she or organizations and individuals, and has kinds of serious and conclusive discus- restrictions and the significance of these he belongs to, about the ongoing injustice become a well-known part of the sions that we anticipated, given Bill C experiences to the communities in ques- of there being no redress settlement. Ukrainian Canadian community, all in 331 and the AIP. tion. This program will be implemented Meanwhile, we shall not rest. We the name of Ukraine’s greatest poet and … let us remember that the by the federal government and include shall not slow down our efforts to patriarch, Taras Shevchenko. Government of Canada unilaterally apol- initiatives such as the development of achieve justice for we have an obligation The Shevchenko Foundation benefits ogized to the Chinese Canadian commu- public service announcements, educa- to those individuals who now sleep all Canadians by supporting the promo- nity on July 22, 2006. On the same date, tional tools and access to web-based silently in the graves not far from where I tion and advancement of Ukrainian cul- without consultation with the Ukrainian archival information.” now stand, here in central Quebec, and ture in Canada in the same way that all Canadian community, and certainly with- Again, our Ukrainian Canadian com- elsewhere throughout this land. The lives Canadians benefit from the support and out the Ukrainian Canadian community’s munity has not been invited to comment of many internees were mangled and advancement of Quebecois and consent, Ottawa announced that the ACE on this program nor would we, nor any wasted by a federal government that Francophone culture in Canada. … Program was being replaced with other ethnocultural community, be denied them basic human rights and civil The Ukrainian Canadian community “CHRP,” the Community Historical involved in overseeing the disbursement liberties. We strive to ensure that Canada asked for the participation of the Recognition Program, to provide funding of these funds for the kinds of commem- will become a country that respects our Shevchenko Foundation in seeking a for community-based projects linked to orative, educational and cultural projects Charter of Rights, respects linguistic mediated settlement and redress agree- wartime measures and immigration we feel are most significant to our com- duality and has a Constitution enshrining ment with the Government of Canada. restrictions. The government also said munity, given our historical experience. multicultural respect for its minorities. As Dr. [Lubomyr] Luciuk has already that it would be through CHRP that fund- We are, therefore, placed in a very dif- That is our chore because we know the indicated, decades of work have resulted ing commitments identified in agree- ficult position. As one of the designated high price paid for that goal not only by in the Agreement in Principle (AIP), ments signed with the Chinese, Italian spokesmen for the Ukrainian Canadian those who fought for Canada in wartime signed with the Government of Canada, and Ukrainian Canadian communities community I have joined my colleagues, but also by those who were wrongly August 24. That document pledged that would be met and, coincidentally, that the Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk and Paul Grod, in a interned, not because of anything they Ottawa would work with the Ukrainian $25 million allocated to ACE had there- process of ongoing consultations with had done, but only because of who they Canadian community towards a formal fore been allocated to CHRP. various stakeholders in our community, were, where they came from. agreement of settlement. An initial Unfortunately, the government has right across the country. We all agree that I have told numerous ministers of the pledge of $2.5 million was also made to said that finalizing all of this new pro- we will in no way be bound by any of crown that even if I do not live to see a us, those funds to be held by the gram’s details would take until late fall these federal initiatives if that means that settlement, one of my children will see to Shevchenko Foundation through the 2006. To date, November 15, 2006, the the contractual and legislative commit- it that a settlement is achieved and ulti- Acknowledgment, Commemoration and Ukrainian Canadian community has ments that were already made to us are in mately respected, and if not one of them Education Program (otherwise known as received no further details nor have we any way abrogated or denied. then it will be one of their sons or daugh- the ACE Program). The AIP also prom- been asked to participate in the process We continue to seek a final redress ters who will see this through. We have ised "further funding," and clearly stated of structuring an acceptable program. agreement that is both timely and honor- worked for decades and will continue that the Agreement in Principle would The government has also introduced able … and have already begun to active- doing so for decades yet, if we must. We not be a full and final agreement, that “NHRP” which is the National Historical ly lobby not only the prime minister but will not give up. … further agreements were anticipated. The passage into law shortly there- after, November 25, 2005, of Inky Mark’s Bill C 331 – The Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act, further confirmed that Ottawa would undertake negotiations with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko toward securing a final Ukrainian Canadian Reconciliation Settlement. It is with great regret that I must tell you today that more than a year after the signing of the Agreement in Principle, and almost a year since the passage of the statute, and some 10 months follow- ing the change of government, and despite all our efforts in between, all we have managed to do is have a few brief and inconclusive conversations with the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Ms. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52

Szmagala honored by Pittsburgh society as Ukrainian of the Year PITTSBURGH – The 2006 Ukrainian Dr. Mary Efremov and sons from New of the Year Award was presented to Taras York City; and Stefan Kaczaraj, president G. Szmagala of Brecksville, Ohio, by the of the Ukrainian National Association. Ukrainian Technological Society at its UTS Treasurer Daria B. Jakubowycz 37th annual dinner-dance on Saturday, nominated Mr. Szmagala for the November 25, at the Pittsburgh Athletic Ukrainian of the Year Award, noting his Club in the city of Oakland section. 24 years of service in the General Members and guests were welcomed Assembly of the Ukrainian National by President George Honchar, who then Association; his presidency of the introduced previous Ukrainian of the Ukrainian Youth League of North Year awardees and past presidents of the America; his current leadership as chair- society who were present, executive man of the board of the Ukrainian committee members who planned the Museum-Archives of Cleveland; and his dinner-dance and special guests, includ- service in many other Ukrainian, civic, ing the Rev. Msgr. George Appleyard, social and political organizations in the dean of the Central Deanery of the Cleveland area. Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. In his acceptance remarks, Mr. Josaphat in Parma; Judge Bohdan A. Szmagala noted his family’s willing serv- Futey; Marina K. Morari Switzerland; ice to the UNA, including that of his Mark Jakubowycz During the awards ceremony (from left) are: UTS Board Member Debra Walenchok, Brig. Gen. Andrew Farley, Friendship Award recipient, Marta Farley, Katherine Szmagala, Taras G. Szmagala and UTS President George Honchar.

father, his own and now that of his son, the United States to the World Affairs Taras Jr. He was especially proud of his Council of Pittsburgh; and for his hospi- current work with the Ukrainian tality to Ukrainian visitors to Pittsburgh, Museum-Archives, which he urged all to with whom he energetically discussed visit to see its world-renowned collec- current events in Ukraine. tions. The museum recently added a new In his acceptance remarks, Mr. Farley building and hired a professional curator. urged his listeners to enter into the cul- UTS Secretary Nickolas C. Kotow tural, economic and political spheres of nominated Brig. Gen. Andrew N. Farley present-day Ukraine. (U.S. Army Reserves), an attorney now Each of the awardees was then pre- of The Woodlands, Texas, for the soci- sented a colorful plaque created by ety’s Friendship Award given to non- graphic artist Kathy Boykowycz and a Ukrainians. Mr. Farley, formerly of proclamation from Mayor Luke Pittsburgh, was honored for his financial Ravenstahl of Pittsburgh, recognizing underwriting of the five-volume their award. Encyclopedia of Ukraine and “Festive UTS President Honchar and Msgr. Ukrainian Cooking,” written by his wife, Appleyard led the singing of “Mnohaya Marta Pisetska Farley, and published by Lita” for Messrs. Szmagala and Farley. Ukrainian of the Year Taras G. Szmagala (second from right) with officers of the the University of Pittsburgh Press. In After dinner, the guests enjoyed danc- Ukrainian Technological Society, (from left) Michael Korchynsky, Debra Walenchok addition he was recognized for arranging ing to the music of the Ostap Stahiv and George Honchar. talks by two Ukrainian ambassadors to Orchestra from Cleveland.

FOR THE RECORD: Rep. Christopher Smith cites Orest Deychakiwsky’s 25 years of service Following is the text of remarks recog- pay off for families, including some with nizing Orest Deychakiwsky’s 25 years of American spouses, who were finally service on the Commission on Security allowed to leave the Soviet Union after a and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki decade or more of waiting. Join our Commission) which were delivered on With a passion for Ukraine, his famil- Growing Family November 15 by Rep. Christopher H. ial homeland, Orest helped document Smith (R-N.J.). modern Soviet repression in that country, including imprisonment of human rights Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to pay activists, suppression of Ukrainian cul- tribute to Orest Deychakiwsky for his 25 ture and language, as well as harsh We Meet years of faithful service to the Commission actions against the Ukrainian Catholic the on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Church. He was at the forefront of efforts the the Helsinki Commission. Orest began his in support of the restoration of Ukrainian On-Line Banking work as a member of the professional staff independence and the consolidation of financial on November 15, 1981, just six years after democracy in that country following the needs Bill Payment the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, a demise of the Soviet empire. Despite set- needs period marked by ruthless Soviet repres- backs, Orest was optimistic that the peo- of Business & Commercial sion and widespread violations of human ple of Ukraine would insist on a demo- Accounts and Loans rights and fundamental freedoms. cratic future for their country. On a cold UkrainianUkrainian Driven by a deep commitment to aid the November night in 2004, he witnessed Credit/Debit/ATM cards victims of Communist oppression, Orest firsthand their determination as he stood Communities devoted himself to documenting the in Kyiv’s Independence Square where Scholarships human rights cases, particularly those tens of thousands of Ukrainians gathered involving divided families, an especially to protest fraudulent elections. Coast to Coast Community and poignant task given his own family’s histo- Fifteen years earlier he had stood in Library Services ry under Soviet domination and repression. the main square in Sofia, Bulgaria, as He was responsible for compiling and peaceful demonstrators stood up to tyran- maintaining the lengthy lists of individuals ny, ushering in the demise of Eastern seeking to emigrate from the Soviet Union Europe’s longest standing dictatorship. In and Romania. Each spring would bring an recent years, he has been active in con- opportunity to secure the exit of some of fronting the repressive regime of Rochester, NY Main Branch: Tel: (585) 544-9518 the thousands effectively held hostage in Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Belarus, Romania by the Ceausescu regime. Orest Europe’s last dictatorship. Albany, NY Tel: (518) 266-0791 Boston, MA Tel: (781) 493-6733 was faithful in making representations to Mr. Speaker, in this year when we Sacramento, CA Tel: (916) 721-1188 Portland, OR Tel: (877) 968-7828 the Romanian Embassy on behalf of all observe the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Syracuse, NY Tel: (315) 471-4074 those seeking to exercise their right to Commission, as a long serving commis- leave their country. When Moscow began sioner and co-chairman, I am pleased to rec- to accept emigration lists from the com- ognize and commend Orest Deychakiwsky mission in the mid-80s, Orest’s diligent for his faithful service and tireless defense efforts on behalf of refuseniks began to of human rights and dignity. No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 11 FDA’s Boris Lushniak receives American Medical Association award WASHINGTON – Dr. Boris D. Century U.S. Army physician and scien- Lushniak’s performance as a leader of address multiple public health issues and Lushniak, assistant commissioner for tist, is presented each year to a physician the Department of Health and Human establish evacuation shelters where counterterrorism policy in the U.S. Food under the age of 50 in recognition of an Services’ (DHHS) Team San Antonio fol- Katrina victims received primary health and Drug Administration (FDA), has outstanding professional or scientific lowing last year’s hurricanes in the Gulf, care. He also convened a Medical been honored by the American Medical achievement. including his “leadership to address pub- Manpower Committee to align local Association (AMA) as the 2006 recipient The award was presented on lic health issues following Hurricane needs and resources and resolve issues of the Dr. William Beaumont Award in November 11 at the AMA’s semi-annual Katrina, assisting more than 12,000 related to shortages of medical supplies. Medicine. policy-making meeting in Las Vegas. Katrina evacuees.” “This is the second time this year that The distinction, named after a 19th The AMA award citation praised Dr. “Dr. Boris D. Lushniak reached thou- I have the occasion to congratulate Dr. sands of Katrina victims through his Lushniak on his formidable accomplish- leadership of Team San Antonio, a truly ments,” said Dr. Andrew C. von honorable feat during such a chaotic time Eschenbach, acting commissioner of the for our nation,” said AMA Board Chair FDA. “He is an example of the high Lushniak addresses Illinois Branch Cecil B. Wilson, M.D. “We’re delighted skill, dedication and quest for excellence to honor him with the Dr. William that is the hallmark of FDA’s work to of Ukrainian Medical Association Beaumont Award in Medicine, awarded protect the public health.” to a distinguished younger physician for Dr. Lushniak, who is 47, was in April his or her work in medical sciences.” promoted to the rank of assistant surgeon Under Dr. Lushniak’s leadership, general/rear admiral in the Team San Antonio, made up of U.S. Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Public Health Service officers, served as Health Service (PHS). Health and Human Services liaisons for Dr. Lushniak was nominated for the all public health issues related to 12,000 distinction by then-U. S. Surgeon Katrina victims. Dr. Lushniak established General Vice-Admiral Richard H. the HHS Secretary’s Response Team, working with state and local officials to (Continued on page 25)

Futey receives James Madison Award for promoting democratization, rule of law WASHINGTON – Judge Bohdan A. Futey was awarded the James Madison Award at the 19th Judicial Conference of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on October 25. The award is given to a member of the Maria Hrycelak court’s family who has contributed Assistant Surgeon General Dr. Boris Lushniak (right) accepts a commemorative notably to the advancement of justice UMANA pin from Illinois Branch President Dr. George Kuritza in recognition of and the rule of law. Judge Futey has been his professional achievement. actively involved for years with democ- ratization of law programs organized by by George Hrycelak Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard the Judicial Conference of the United and National Oceanic and Atmospheric States, the Department of State and the CHICAGO – Newly named assistant Administration (hurricane hunters). American Bar Association in Ukraine surgeon general of the United States, Dr. Lushniak graciously answered and Russia. Rear Adm. Boris Lushniak, spoke at a questions from the attendees, and min- Judge Futey also serves as an advisor meeting of the Illinois Branch of the gled with the respectful crowd, meeting to the International Foundation for Ukrainian Medical Association of North with members and their families for Electoral Systems. During parliamentary America (UMANA) on Sunday, some time after the conclusion of his and presidential elections in Ukraine, he November 5, at the Signature Room in presentation. Dr. Kuritza awarded Dr. has served as an official observer. Chicago’s distinctive John Hancock Lushniak a historical ceremonial In presenting the James Madison Center. Award and introducing the honoree, UMANA 50th anniversary emblem for Judge Bohdan A. Futey UMANA Illinois President Dr. George his professional achievements, pinning it Chief Judge Edward J. Damich said the Kuritza introduced Chicago-raised Dr. honor was bestowed on Judge Futey onto his already well-adorned uniform. Europe and, in particular, in his home Lushniak to over 115 health care profes- At the initiative of member Irene “in recognition of his work to advance the rule of law throughout Eastern sionals, spouses and guests gathered 95 Stasula, R.N., and the University of country of Ukraine.” stories above the Windy City’s Illinois Hospital in Chicago, a number of Magnificent Mile. Dr. Lushniak warmly doses of the current flu vaccine were greeted his colleagues, presenting a fas- made available to those in need of aug- cinating history of the U.S. Public Health menting their immune system in prepara- Service (USPHS) and its vigilant efforts tion for the upcoming flu season. The in preparation for a possible influenza restaurant kindly set aside a private cor- pandemic that could occur at an ner for the administering of the injec- unknown time in the future. tions to those taking advantage of this Dr. Lushniak reviewed the effects of service for a nominal fee. the last great worldwide flu pandemic in Dr. Kuritza also introduced a number 1918, summarized the current state of of colleagues newly approved to mem- medical knowledge regarding the H5N1 bership from Illinois by the board of strain of bird flu, and examined the directors the prior day. Eighteen new impact such an event might have in applicants were accepted from around the today’s health and economic environ- United States and Canada, with eight ments. Surprisingly, despite technologi- members present at that day’s gathering. cal advances in anti-viral medications New member Dr. Liza Pilch, director of and vaccine developments, some of the the Education Division in the Emergency simplest but strongest advice echoes Medicine Department of Rush University from 1918: stay home if you are sick, Medical Center, brought 10 guest stu- avoid crowds, don’t sneeze or cough on dents and residents from her program to your neighbor, and wash your hands. meet the assistant surgeon general. Dr. Lushniak, who is a physician and Its growing, active and participating holds a Master’s of Public Health, deliv- membership positions UMANA for con- ered an interesting historical overview of tinued expansion in this early decade of the USPHS from its beginning in the the new century. The caliber of members 1780s through its involvement with the personified by Dr. Lushniak reflects the Hurricane Katrina disaster as well as the evolution and integration of Ukrainian Indonesian tsunami. He informed his lis- American health care professionals into teners that the USPHS is the seventh mainstream medicine. For further infor- commissioned uniformed service in the mation, readers may call UMANA at U.S. government, along with the Army, 773-278-6262. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52

Winnipeg’s Oseredok appoints executive director/chief of collections WINNIPEG – The board of directors of appointment of Ms. Kachor, her particu- Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and lar knowledge, background and experi- Educational Center announced the appoint- ence will serve the needs of Oseredok ment as of October 31 of Sophia Kachor as well, ” commented Ken Romaniuk, presi- executive director and chief of collections. dent of the board of directors. Ms. Kachor brings a wealth of experi- Oseredok is a community-based national „ˆ Š–ІЯ ‹А‘’О‚Оº ”У„А–Іº ‚ ЬЮ-‰ОŠУ ence in the curatorial and administrative cultural institution, whose mandate is to fields, having served as curator and exec- preserve Ukrainian heritage in Canada by б а ж а є utive director of Oseredok in the past. She operating a museum, archives, library and has held executive positions with the art gallery. It was founded in 1944 and своїм —ленам, ”ундаторам, „обродіям, †ертводавцям, Association of Manitoba Museums, the among its many leaders over the years were ачальному ластунові, ластовим роводам, роводам Manitoba Multicultural Museums prominent individuals such as Tetiana Committee and the Manitoba Heritage Koshetz (spouse of Alexander Koshetz), ласт-рияту, ластункам і ластунам Federation. Dr. Paul Macenko, Sen. Paul Yuzyk, Walter та всій українській ƒромаді She maintains a high profile in the Klymkiw and Prof. Jarolav Rozumnyj. Ukrainian Canadian community having “Oseredok performs a valuable function served on numerous volunteer boards at the in the community by being a keeper of its national and local levels, notably the past,” continued Mr. Romaniuk. The past ‚ ‘ ‹ˆ• ‘‚Я’ Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Plast is represented by cultural objects that range Ukrainian Scouting Organization of from the 18th to the 20th centuries, papers ІІ‡„‚А •ˆ‘’О‚ОƒО Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress of many community organizations and awarded Ms. Kachor its Shevchenko Medal community leaders, as well as rare books та ŠІІŠОƒО,, ™А‘‹ˆ‚ОƒО О‚ОƒО for her contribution to community develop- and periodicals, photographs and, increas- ment. Ms. Kachor is currently chair of the ingly, audio and visual material. Oseredok ОŠУ!! board of North Winnipeg Credit Union and provides research services, and delivers a a director of the Ukrainian Canadian variety of programs, including exhibitions, Foundation of Taras Shevchenko. cultural workshops and language classes. „ˆ Š–ІЯ “Oseredok has worked hard to estab- For additional information readers can lish itself as the pre-eminent center of visit Oseredok’s website at www.osere- Ukrainian culture outside Ukraine. The dok.org.

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The Ukrainian Museum... (Continued from page 1) Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, described The Ukrainian Museum as “an influential guardian of artistic and cultural treasures representing the past and contemporary Ukraine, which are so important and so dear to millions of Ukrainians, no matter where they live.” He noted that the museum’s activities and exhibitions are especially important since world interest in Ukraine, its culture and people increased so dramatically over the span of a few years. Dr. Shamshur said the museum’s location in New York provides it with excellent opportunities to carry the voice of Ukraine across many borders through the United Nations and scores of visitors. “Your work is known and treasured in Ukraine,” Dr. Shamshur said, pointing to important expositions which have won the attention of the public and press outside the Ukrainian community – the museum’s inaugural exhibi- tion of works by acclaimed artist/sculptor Alexander Dr. Wolodymyr and Anna Rak Maria and Julian Baczynsky Archipenko, and its current exhibition, “Modernism in Ukraine 1910-1930,” with over 70 exponents that include works by world-famous artists Konstantin Malevich, Alexandra Exter and David Burliuk. Ukraine’s enduring spirit of liberty, justice and demo- cratic values has prevailed to a great extent, Dr. Shamshur opined, thanks to the efforts of Ukrainian communities abroad, who have preserved Ukrainian cul- ture and traditions, and have established and developed institutions like the Ukrainian Museum outside Ukraine. This spirit inspired the creation and continues to live in The Ukrainian Museum, he said. “I am sure this very spirit will guide us into the future, where Ukraine will affirm itself as a democratic, prosperous nation, a reli- able and important partner of the United States and other freedom-loving nations.” At the conclusion of his remarks, Dr. Shamshur pre- sented an Award of Recognition plaque to The Ukrainian Museum from the Embassy of Ukraine to the United States which expressed the ambassador’s special recog- nition and grateful appreciation “for The Ukrainian Museum’s outstanding work in bringing the best of Ukrainian art and culture to the American people.” Three decades of change

In her welcoming address, Mrs. Hnateyko called L.Kulynych/©2006 The Ukrainian Museum attention to the changes that the museum has enjoyed in Staff of The Ukrainian Museum (from left): Marta Baczynsky, Daria Bajko, Romana Labrosse, Lubow Wolynetz, Lydia Hajduczok, Hanya Krill-Pyziur, Chrystyna Pevny and Maria Shust.

the past three decades – it has grown considerably, its Mr. Stetch also performed a ballad, introducing it as a collections and programs have expanded, and it has a piece he composed in honor of the 90th birthday of his First lady hosts beautiful new home. grandmother, Savella Stechishin, author of the classic book What has not changed is its mission to preserve and on Ukrainian cooking, “Traditional Ukrainian Cookery.” nationwide telethon protect the cultural legacy of the Ukrainian community His final work was a Kolomyika fantasy, an arrangement by Zenon Zawada for Ukrainians today and for future generations, she said. of folk songs played at dances and similar events, suggest- Kyiv Press Bureau “On that we are focused more than ever,” Mrs. ing a futuristic Kolomyika that becomes faster, more dar- Hnateyko declared in her emotionally charged address. ing, more virtuosic and louder as it proceeds. KYIV – First Lady of Ukraine Kateryna “A review of our current exhibition in The New York Museum beginnings Yushchenko led Ukraine’s first telethon on Times refers to our museum as ‘ambitious.’ And that is December 17. The four-hour event was broadcast true – our ambition is to be the best possible representa- Thirty years ago, UNWLA executive officers and on 12 television channels to raise money to build a tive of the wealth and beauty of Ukrainian culture. Our members could not have foreseen that their initiative modern children’s hospital. ambition is to repeat our successes tenfold for the bene- would result in a museum that has become a cultural The telethon managed to raise an unprecedented fit of our community.” mecca for Ukrainians in the United States – an institu- $48.4 million (U.S.), more than a third of the need- She noted that the museum is looking forward to new tion that collects and preserves Ukrainian folk art and ed $120 million. Businessmen contributed millions, opportunities and meeting new challenges as it enters a fine arts (now embracing over 30,000 items); assembles while average Ukrainians sent $1 text messages. new decade, and will reach these goals “with your con- a collection of archival materials; organizes exhibits of “I know that there are many medical experts in tinued and generous support.” Ukrainian folk arts and exhibitions of work by famous our country who are forced to work in difficult con- In turn, Ms. Shust told the gathering that “our institu- Ukrainian artists; offers classes, workshops and lectures ditions, with poor equipment,” Ms. Yushchenko tion has been built on a strong foundation of the good on Ukrainian folk crafts; and publishes a bilingual, illus- said. “That’s why we need to create the necessary will of many people – our board members, curators, vol- trated catalogue with each major exhibition. conditions for their work.” unteers and contributors. An institution with such a Several museum exhibits have traveled throughout The Children’s Hospital of the Future will be strong foundation can only have a bright future.” located at Kyiv’s exclusive Feofaniya medical cen- the United States, and some have toured museums and ter and will treat seriously ill children from all During the afternoon, guests were inspired to con- cultural institutions in Canada and Ukraine. oblasts of Ukraine requiring the most urgent care. tribute or pledge donations to the museum that amount- For most of its existence, the museum shared quarters Construction is scheduled to begin this summer. ed to $150,000. with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in a During the telethon, Children’s Chief Orest Temnycky, handling emcee duties with aplomb, four-story building on Second Avenue in the East Hematologist Svitlana Donska of the Ministry of introduced Ukrainian government officials: Mykola Village of New York City. During those years, conscien- Health said only 17 out of 250 children were able to Kyrychenko, consul general of Ukraine in New York, tious work, perseverance, intensive planning and gener- receive medical treatment abroad this year for their and his wife, Olena; Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, for- ous community support enabled museum officials to illnesses. The average operation for a child with a mer Permanent representative of Ukraine to the United raise the $7.6 million needed to establish a new museum serious illness costs $100,000 in the West. Nations, and his wife, Alla; and Yurij Onischenko, coun- facility. “The nation needs to either allocate $50 million selor to the permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United The three-story museum that opened on East Sixth to send children to modern hospitals abroad, or Nations, and his wife, Natalia Slavynska. Street in 2005 provided space for treasured collections build a modern hospital in Kyiv,” Ms. Donska said. Adding a flourish to the afternoon’s exhilarating pro- of folk art, fine arts and archival material, as well as Though the government has set aside $20 mil- gram, Canadian-born jazz pianist John Stetch offered modern office facilities, galleries, workshops and a gift lion for the hospital, the Ukraine 3000 Fund led by inimitable interpretations of Ukrainian folk melodies – shop, heralding a new phase in the development of The Ms. Yushchenko still has a significant amount of “Zabava,” based on Ukrainian folk tunes and “some Ukrainian Museum. fund-raising ahead. melodies that I made up that sound Ukrainian” – and No Ukrainian celebration would be complete without the Another telethon is planned for June 1, hosted by “Famine,” a free improvisation dedicated to the millions traditional singing of “Mnohaya Lita.” Led by Mrs. the 1+1 TV network. of Ukrainians who died as a result of Stalin’s man-made Hnateyko, guests and hosts raised voices at the close of the Famine in 1933. afternoon in a resounding tribute to The Ukrainian Museum. 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NEWDETROIT – RELEASE: The all-male Ukrainian Bandurist “Bayda”Solo performances by bythe Andrew SorokaUkrainian as the Sultan and Bandurist Chorus Chorus (Kapelia Bandurystiv im. Tarasa Shevchenka) John Zinchuk as Bayda bring the story together. has announced the release of its newest and most Other selections from the recording include: “Song of anticipated recording – “Bayda.” With over 60 min- Kozak Nechay,” “Hamalia Suite,” “Medley of utes of music, this recording takes listeners on a musi- Ukrainian Dance Songs,” “Yatran,” “Song of the Gray cal journey of Ukraine from the historic kozak fortress Cuckoo,” “The Horn-Owl on the Grave” and “The of Prince Bayda to the banks of the mighty Dnipro Mighty Dnipro River.” Many solo performances by River. Teodozij Pryshlak, Ihor Kusznir, Ihor Stasiuk, Taras This recording is offered on compact disc only and is Zakordonski, Victor Sheweli and Mychail available for purchase as of December 6. Select com- Newmerzyckyj are highlighted on the recording, in posers on the recording include: Oleksandr Koshyts, addition to a bandura solo by Orest Sklierenko and Hnat Khotkevych, Mykola Mykhailov, Hryhory Kytasty, smaller bandura ensemble performances. The bandura is Mykola Lysenko and Oleh Mahlay. This recording is yet featured on two instrumental (bandura only) tracks – another example of the wide-ranging repertoire of the “Song Dance” and “The Kozak Road.” Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (UBC). This recording was made possible in part by many UBC Artistic Director and Conductor Oleh Mahlay supporters of the UBC. All sponsors are listed in the CD said: “This recording, probably more than any other in booklet. our discography, features the unique 60-stringed instru- Anatoli W. Murha, president of the UBC and execu- ment that is the backbone of the UBC – the bandura. tive producer of the project, stated: “The ‘Bayda’ 'Bayda,' with its rich and challenging bandura orchestra- recording has almost 200 sponsors from all over North tion, serves as the focus of this disc. At the same time, America and England. Individuals, foundations, gift there are also a variety of songs showcasing the male matching programs and the various Ukrainian credit choral sound of the ensemble. Through the performance unions helped make this project possible. We appreciate of these historic works and new arrangements, we are all of their support.” States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Ukraine since also paying homage to over 400 years of Kozak history The first public release was held in Parma, Ohio, on immigrating to North America from Europe in 1949. and bravery.” Saturday, December 9. The recording is available for They have also performed for such noted personali- The title song of the recording, “Bayda,” tells a story purchase online with a credit card at www.bandura.org. ties as former President Richard Nixon, former of Prince Dmytro “Bayda” Vyshnevetsky – the first To order by check, readers may call 734-953-0305. President Ronald Reagan, movie star Jack Palance and kozak otaman in the history of Ukraine and a founding Founded in 1918, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus has former President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk. Most member of the Kozak nobility. He was taken prisoner by a long and proud history of representing Ukrainian ban- recently, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus was featured the Turks and executed in Istanbul in 1563. dura and choral music on the international stage. at the internationally renowned Stratford Summer Khotkevych's orchestration sets the scene for the show- Boasting a repertoire of more than 500 songs, this inter- Music Festival, and presented “Bandura Christmas down between Bayda and the Turkish sultan. Ukrainian nationally celebrated and award-winning ensemble has International” with Metropolitan Opera soloist Paul and Turkish musical themes appear throughout the song. captivated audiences in major concert halls in the United Plishka. Kobzar Vasyl Nechepa performs at Stanford University by Nestor Wolansky Studies Program, introduced the dashing today’s larger, big-sound bandura, which, er. To be a kobzar or a lirnyk, a person Mr. Nechepa, sporting a splashy and styl- many readers will be surprised to learn, had to be blind, and during a rigorous PALO ALTO, Calif. – Vasyl Nechepa, ized modern-day kobzar costume. He had is only some 100 years old. apprenticeship had to learrn his trade the well-known Ukrainian kobzar and no trouble charming and mesmerizing a Like a magician, Mr. Nechepa well. Each received musical training, recording artist from Chernihiv, gave a changed his instruments back and forth learned the songs, both the religious memorable performance at Stanford small but enthusiastic audience of some 50 people, with his dazzling display of as the particular song required. Most of psalms and the historical dumas, epic University on November 15. the audience has never seen either the songs about ancient wars with Turks and total command of the two instruments he Nancy Kollmann, the William H. kobza, which – unlike the Russian Tatars, about the uprising against the Bonsall Professor of History at the uni- used: the plaintive, crank-driven lira and national instrument, the three-stringed Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or the versity and the director of the Ukrainian the soulful kobza, the precursor of balalaika derived from the Mongol-Tatar oppressive Russian yoke, as well as the musical tradition – has its origins in secret kobzar language, which helped Europe and is close to the European min- them to communicate among themselves. strel-troubadour tradition, or the even The initiated minstrels had to obtain more rare lira, also known as the hurdy- the approval of the established perform- gurdy. ers in a special initiation ceremony. Mr. Nechepa commented briefly Seasonally, they toured the Ukrainian before each song in Ukrainian, and the countryside, the towns, markets and translation, sometimes as difficult to bazaars, the church grounds or private understand as the original, was provided homes, accompanied by a hired child by a volunteer from Odesa. According to guide. Mr. Nechepa, the Ukrainian kobzar tradi- In attendance at Mr. Nechepa’s concert tion is being revived throughout Ukraine were the two Ukrainian consuls from the today, and is achieving great popularity. Ukrainian Consulate in San Francisco, Natalie Kononenko, in her wonderful who could not hide their pleasure, despite book about the Ukrainian kobzars, the fact that the mischievous Mr. “Ukrainian Minstels, and the Blind Shall Nechepa took a well-meaning pot shot at Sing,” points out that the two kinds of their expense, reminding them that gov- minstrels, the “kobzari” and the “lirnyki” ernments in Ukraine were not always were much more than blind street per- sympathetic to Ukrainian kobzars and formers and beggars; they were the repos- their ancient traditions. itories of ancient Ukrainian traditions and Mr. Nechepa’s short tour in the United culture. Such traditional minstrels were States included Texas, Chicago and New active between 1850 and 1930, when York. He has returned to Ukraine, where most disappeared abruptly under the he is a senior scholar and researcher at Soviet regime. Many were imprisoned the Kyiv Institute of Ukrainian Studies. and executed on the orders from Stalin. His CD is available (and on sale) at the But the Ukrainian minstrel tradition Yevshan Ukrainian online store: goes back to the 15th century if not earli- www.yevshan.com/catalog.asp

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the Central Election Commission, said the General Valerii Komarov and the head of ties on its territory,” Interfax-Kazakhstan NEWSBRIEFS same day that conducting a “public refer- the Verkhovna Rada Group for reported. After their meeting, Mr. (Continued from page 2) endum” constituted a political move with- Parliamentary Relations with South Nazarbaev announced that Ukraine will “It is the latest step by the government out legal grounds. The previous day, the Korea, National Deputy Serhii Larin. supply Kazakhstan with two AN-148s, a and the Parliament to reach a compro- office of the Ukrainian president in Two bipartite agreements were signed: new regional jet, in 2007, Interfax-AVN mise. If we again fail to receive a positive Crimea asked the Justice Ministry to pro- one on defense cooperation and another reported. Finally, Mr. Akhmetov said that response, we will think of what to do vide a legal assessment of the action. on peaceful exploration of space. The bilateral trade volume is set to total $1.5 next,” Mr. Yanukovych said. He added (RFE/RL Newsline) two presidents presided over talks focus- billion in 2006, after reaching just over ing on trade, investment, military, scien- $1 billion in 2005, ITAR-TASS reported. that local and regional authorities are sat- Zvarych: NATO action plan comes first isfied with the latest version of the state tific, space, transport, humanitarian, edu- (RFE/RL Newsline) cational and cultural issues. Both praised budget for 2007. “If it suits the regions KYIV – Roman Zvarych, the Ukrainian Yushchenko seeks dialogue on Constitution and suits the government, I believe there economic cooperation between Ukraine president’s representative in the Verkhovna and South Korea, noting that the turnover are no grounds not to sign it,” Mr. Rada, has said that any referendum on reached $851 million (U.S.) in 2005. The KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Yanukovych said. He noted that Mr. Ukraine joining NATO should be held parties agreed that a Korean delegation has suggested to the Parliament and the Yushchenko vetoed the state budget for after an Membership Action Plan for join- will soon visit Ukraine to reinforce mili- Cabinet to start an open constructive dia- 2007 on December 11 and returned it to ing NATO is signed, Interfax reported on tary ties between the two countries. The logue on improving the Constitution of the Parliament with his own proposed December 15. “Until the agreement is two leaders also agreed to start operating Ukraine. Otherwise, he said he could not changes. The Parliament failed in an signed, it’s impossible to determine what regularly scheduled flights between Kyiv rule out revocation of the constitutional attempt to override the veto on December requirements NATO will ask of us,” Mr. and Seoul. They also discussed ways to reform adopted on January 1 of this year. 15 and decided to redraft it. (Ukrinform) Zvarych said, adding that Ukrainian voters liberalize visa rules and recognize educa- Mr. Yushchenko, speaking at a press con- should understand what conditions NATO ference on December 14, said the consti- PM accuses president of not cooperating tional diplomas and scientific ranks, and is offering Ukraine. According to Mr. spoke about ethnic Koreans living in tutional amendments, which were passed KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Zvarych, there are as yet no procedures in Ukraine, especially on how to regulate in December 2004 and took effect at the place for holding such a referendum in Viktor Yanukovych said on December 18 their social status and improve their liv- start of this year, were not constructive Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) and aggravated relations among the that the Presidential Secretariat is avoid- ing standards. (Ukrinform) power branches, making them inefficient. ing working with the government on the President insists on retaining Tarasyuk “The situation needs immediate rectifica- state budget for 2007, Interfax reported. Chicago exhibition ‘reopens’ Ukraine tion. I stand for nationwide, open and President Viktor Yushchenko recently KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko K YIV – According to Vice Prime public initiative,” the president said. Mr. vetoed the 2007 budget bill and proposed told a news conference with foreign cor- Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, who led an Yushchenko said the current situation that the Verkhovna Rada amend it to respondents in Kyiv on December 14 that official delegation to the Ukrainian national runs the risk of Ukraine returning to an incorporate suggestions from the he does not recognize the dismissal of exhibition in Chicago on December 14 -16, authoritarian regime. The president also Presidential Secretariat. “Regretfully, Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk the exhibition has re-opened Ukraine to did not rule out holding a referendum on over the past weekend the Finance by Parliament on December 1, the American partners. In a December 18 inter- the political reform. (Ukrinform) Ministry was working without the partici- Ukrayinska Pravda website reported. view with Ukrinform’s correspondent in pation of the Presidential Secretariat,” “Any legal expert will tell you that if the Washington, Mr. Tabachnyk noted that he Rada rejects SBU chief’s dismissal Mr. Yanukovych said. “I don’t want us to president submits a candidate for foreign connects rising interest by investors toward build policy [based] on speculation about minister to Parliament for approval, it is the Ukrainian economy with the perspec- KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on who loves the people the most – I would also the president who initiates the dis- tive of ending the moratorium on agricul- December 13 failed to approve the dis- rather that we did proper work and then charge of this minister,” Mr. Yushchenko tural land sales in 2008. Mr. Tabachnyk missal of Ihor Drizhchanyi from the post the citizens appreciated it,” he added. said. The Constitution of Ukraine, while stressed that the private sector dominated at of chief of the Security Service of (RFE/RL Newsline) giving the president the right to nominate the exhibition’s computer and hi-tech areas, Ukraine (SBU), Interfax-Ukraine report- the foreign affairs minister, does not ed. The motion was supported by 184 Yulia offers help in resolving crisis while engineering was represented by such specify who should propose a motion to powerful corporations as public joint-stock deputies, with at least 226 votes neces- dismiss him/her from the post. “Borys sary for its approval. Raisa Bohatyriova, KYIV – Yulia Tymoshenko, the head companies Motor-Sich, Kyiv Radar Works, Ivanovych Tarasyuk is performing his head of the parliamentary caucus of the of the eponymous opposition bloc in the Burevestnik Works, KievPribor and the duties as foreign minister. I have rejected ruling Party of the Regions, denied the Verkhovna Rada, offered on December holding company Artem. These companies an initiative from Prime Minister [Viktor allegation from a journalist that the vote 18 to help resolve what she described as brought several interesting projects, in par- Yanukovych] to change [Tarasyuk],” on Mr. Drizhchanyi was the ruling coali- the “full-scale political crisis” in Ukraine, ticular a meteorological radar, which is far President Yushchenko stressed. (RFE/RL tion’s “revenge” on President Viktor Interfax reported the same day. “The better than British and American samples, Newsline) Yushchenko for his recent veto of the opposition wants to take a specific role – the Ukrainian delegation head said. 2007 budget bill. President Yushchenko to be the initiator of the settlement of the (Ukrinform) President accuses PM of provoking conflict dismissed Mr. Drizhchanyi last month crisis,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. She cited Yushchenko seeks resolution of his case and earlier this month appointed him the absence of a 2007 budget and “com- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko deputy secretary of the National Defense plete chaos in the law enforcement bod- also admitted to foreign correspondents KYIV – President Viktor Yuschenko and Security Council. Under the ies” as signs of a crisis, adding that the in Kyiv on December 14 that his relations has called on the Procurator General’s Constitution of Ukraine, the nomination Internal Affairs Ministry is “at war with with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Office to conclude its investigation of the and discharge of the SBU chief by the the Presidential Secretariat” over the are bad, Reuters reported. “I agree that case surrounding his poisoning in 2004, president must be approved by the positions of vice ministers. Ms. relations between the president and the when he was a presidential candidate. Mr. Verkhovna Rada. (RFE/RL Newsline) Tymoshenko urged Verkhovna Rada prime minister are becoming more of a Yushchenko told a press conference in Chairman Oleksander Moroz to call a conflict. But I want to stress that I was Kyiv on December 14 that there was suf- Socialists elect new faction leader meeting of caucus leaders where the not an author of this conflict,” Mr. ficient evidence to detain the suspects in opposition could suggest ways to resolve Yushchenko said. The president also the case. He promised to act “very cor- KYIV – At a December 12 session of the crisis. She also urged Prime Minister charged that his rivals in the government rectly” in “forcing this institution to do the parliamentary faction of the Socialist Viktor Yanukovych and President Viktor are trying to seize all executive power. what it should do by law.” He expressed Party of Ukraine, National Deputy Ivan Yushchenko to join the talks. (RFE/RL “A new team has come. The feeling is his personal desire to see the people Bokyi was elected the faction’s chairman. Newsline) that the entire world is under their feet, responsible punished. According to him, As reported on December 1 the that they can do whatever they want from expert examinations have concluded that Verkhovna Rada appointed Vasyl Crimea holds ‘referendum’ on NATO morning until night. There is a desire for the dioxin that was used to poison him Tsushko, former chief of the SPU faction, revenge, to see everybody defeated,” Mr. as internal affairs minister. (Ukrinform) SYMFEROPOL – The Ukrainian could only have been brought to Ukraine Yushchenko noted. “[But] they will not because only three laboratories in the Communist Party on December 16 organ- make the president change his position,” Yushchenko honors Canadians ized in Crimea a “public referendum” world are capable of producing it. As he added. (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukrinform earlier reported, international asking respondents “whether you agree OTTAWA – The Embassy of Ukraine experts have established that the dioxin with the political course of Ukrainian in Canada has announced that on the President visits South Korea that was used to poison Mr. Yuschenko President Viktor Yushchenko on joining occasion of the 15th anniversary of could have been produced only in the NATO,” Interfax reported. According to SEOUL – President Viktor Canada’s recognition of the independ- United States, Russia or Great Britain. Ukrayinska Pravda, around 900,000 Yushchenko arrived on December 18 on ence of Ukraine President Viktor (Ukrinform) Crimean voters took part in the referen- a state visit to the Republic of Korea. An Yushchenko, by Decree No. 1027/2006 dum, and 98 percent of them answered official meeting between President Yanukovych visits Kazakhstan dated December 4, awarded the former “no” to that question. According to organ- Yushchenko and his wife, Kateryna, with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney izers, voters were able to cast their ballots South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Prime the Order Yaroslav the Wise “for his at 1,200 polling stations in Crimea. The and First Lady Kwon Yang-sook was Minister Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine defining personal role in Canada’s recog- ballot papers were reportedly handed out held at Seoul’s Presidential Palace. visited Kazakhstan on December 14 and nition of the independence of Ukraine without conducting identity checks, and it Following the official ceremony, the two met with Kazakh President Nursultan and considerable contribution in the is also unclear how voters were regis- leaders opened Ukraine-South Korea Nazarbaev and Prime Minister Daniyal development of Ukrainian-Canadian rela- tered. “Communists are alarmed at what talks, involving Foreign Affairs Minister Akhmetov in Astana for talks focused on tions.” In addition, by Decree No. is going on in Ukraine,” said Leonid Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister joint projects, news agencies reported. 1028/2006 dated December 4, the presi- Hrach, the leader of the Crimean Anatolii Hrytsenko, Economy Minister Messrs. Akhmetov and Yanukovych said dent awarded the first vice-president of Communist Party. “Neither the president, Volodymyr Makukha, Ukraine’s the two countries will “study Ukrainian the Ukrainian World Congress, Eugene the defense minister nor the foreign min- Ambassador to South Korea Yurii companies’ possibilities that may help Czolij, the Order of Merit “for his con- ister have powers to set the course of for- Mushka, UkrSpetsExport Director implement Kazakhstan’s plans to build siderable personal contribution to the eign policy, especially concerning General Serhii Bondarchuk, National nuclear power plants and electricity-gen- development of Ukrainian-Canadian rela- NATO.” Yaroslav Davydovych, head of Space Agency First Deputy Director erating and transport infrastructure facili- tions.” (Embassy of Ukraine in Canada) 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 No. 52 Soyuzivka Malanka Sponsored by Ukrainian Engineer’s Society of America! Saturday January 27, 2007

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NEW YORK – “Senior Strollers” of received an award from the New York the Selfreliance Association of American City Commissioner of the Department Ukrainians (New York Branch) on for the Aging. October 4 participated in their second Helping members stay fit has been a pri- annual walk-a-thon, along with 1,500 ority at the Selfreliance Association for the other seniors from the five boroughs. last eight years, which has offered opportu- The New York City Department for nities for exercise classes and walking. The the Aging Health Promotion Unit spon- seniors are active members of the “Senior sored the event, which took place in Strollers” club, as well as the “Stay Well Coney Island. Despite the cool and Exercise” group that meets once a week, at windy weather, the seniors, sporting their the center at 98 Second Ave. The “Partner %   )% Selfreliance t-shirts, enjoyed strolling on to Partner” program, which consists of sen- *   $ Á the boardwalk, drinking hot chocolate ior volunteers who look out for the well- Â+ÄÄÄÄ and meeting other members. being of their peers, provides a valuable This event was the culmination of six service to the community. ,&  Á ÿ Á months of walking by the seniors, who The Selfreliance Association of *   $ Á were awarded the distinction of walking American Ukrainians always welcomes  +ÄÄÄÄÄ over 186,000 steps, which represents one new members and encourages them to walk around Manhattan. The group join in the activities of the organization.

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465 A174837 WYPRYSKY V 461 A182045 KUPCZYN JULIE A 116 J099406 YAWORSKI W 461 A188325 KUZYK STEPHANIE M 399 J102917 YAWORSKY GEORGE M 013 A172661 LABUNKA A M 414 A189822 ZAJAC JERRY 059 A189984 LABUNKA L M 414 A189820 ZAVIYSKY NATALIA 155 A188845 LAVADAY ALEXANDER 432 J097990 ZWARYCH J K 444 A148554 No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2006 21 Annual party in Los Alamos celebrates Ukrainian heritage by Anna Chopek origin. Most had either one Ukrainian parent, or perhaps a Ukrainian grandmother or grandfather, but they all L OS ALAMOS, N.M. – A gathering of about 30 remember the good Ukrainian food of their youth. Ukrainians came for their annual party here in the high They enjoy the sight of the costumes that some of the mountains of Los Alamos, N.M., on October 1. The guests wear, and the videos on Ukrainian subjects that party took place on the patio of Stephanie Chopek have been shown over the years. Displays have included Sydoriak’s home. The menu of borsch, paska, pyrohy, Easter eggs, embroidery and copies of The Ukrainian holubtsi, kovbasa, and xhrin has been the common bond Weekly and the Svoboda. in bringing this group together since 1978. Los Alamos, a scenic mountain town built around the Few of the attendees have both parents of Ukrainian National Scientific Laboratory, is a small one, home to only 18,000 people. However, it has more Ph.D.’s per capita than any other town in the United States. When this writer’s brother-in-law and sister, Dr. Stephen Sydoriak, and his wife, Stephanie, came here in 1948, they found only one other person of Ukrainian origin: Mary Jane Drozdiak. Over the years other Ukrainians came into the town, among them, me and our mother from Boston, and soon afterwards, Steve’s sister, Helene Sydoriak Haire. Soon a core group, including Dr. Ihor and Ulana Bohachevski, Dr. Peter Gary (Garanovich), Dr. Walter Lysenko, Dr. John Bzdil and Gloria (Evanitski) Sharp and Eugene Kovalenko, was formed and the annual party got under way. The search continued for other Ukrainians, with the Doug McDonald, Los Alamos fire chief, helps Anna phone book as an important tool. For example, when I Chopek with the pyrohy. saw the name Lissoway, I called and asked him the gen- tleman if he was Ukrainian. I thought it sounded like a helps me boil the pyrohy every year. Ukrainian word for forester or someone who worked in Ukrainians, like Andrew Rakoczi, came 40 miles the woods. He said yes, his father was Ukrainian, he from Santa Fe, while others like Dr. Dmytro worked with the Park Service and did indeed work in Bodnarczuk and Drs. Stephen and Theodore Mackiw the woods. came from Albuquerque, which is about 100 miles Others were found in a variety ways. Some called away. because of the annual Ukrainian Easter egg (pysanka) Though small in number, this little Ukrainian outpost classes at the senior center taught by my sister and me, in northern New Mexico continues to celebrate its rich and my niece, Katherin Lawrence. Others came to the and colorful heritage. Ukrainian Easter blessing of the baskets that Stephanie and I had initiated at the local Catholic Church. The most unlikely find of all was Doug MacDonald, Want to see your name in print? the fire chief in Los Alamos. I met him at a county meeting and, as people do in Los Alamos, I asked him Then why not become a correspondent of where he came from before he came here. Western Canada, he answered. I said there were lots of The Ukrainian Weekly in your community? Ukrainians there, and asked if he knew any. He said his We welcome submissions from all our Ukrainian communities, no mother was Ukrainian, and they had lived in his grand- matter where they are located. Let the rest of us know what you’re up mother's house. He had done Ukrainian dancing in his to in your corner of the Ukrainian diaspora! youth, and enjoyed his grandmother’s cooking, espe- Any questions? Call The Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext. 3049. Stephanie Chopek Sydoriak and Anna Chopek. cially pyrohy. He was very happy to join our group. He

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He sent a shock through the Ukrainian December 3-7 trip to the U.S., Mr. access to its meeting, prompting a scuffle Party of the Regions... government by declaring on September Tarasyuk sent a message to the Cabinet between Mr. Tarasyuk, Our Ukraine (Continued from page 1) 14 that Ukraine would postpone any of Ministers requesting that Mr. National Deputy Mykola Katerynchuk eign policy and violating the tenets of the action toward NATO membership, derail- Yanukovych submit a list of his foreign and Party of the Regions National Universal of National unity. ing the president’s plan to sign a policy directives for the trip. Deputy Vladyslav Lykianov. It began with Mr. Yanukovych’s surprise Membership Action Plan at the alliance’s After receiving no response for several Mr. Tarasyuk’s letter to the U.S. announcement on August 8 that Ukraine November summit in Riga, Latvia. days, Mr. Tarasyuk sent a letter to U.S. ambassador was a mere pretext for a dis- would enter the World Trade Organization Though Mr. Yanukovych’s and the Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, missal the Party of the Regions had been (WTO) in 2007, instead of fall 2006, the Party of the Regions’ opposition to informing him that the prime minister’s itching to execute for months, Mr. target date that Mr. Yushchenko and Mr. NATO is well known, few expected that trip was canceled. Lozowy said. Tarasyuk had been aiming for. the prime minister would undermine Mr. Tarasyuk’s letter was the last straw “It is a deliberate strategy to remove a Political observers suspect the Party of President Yushchenko’s authority so for Mr. Yanukovych, who sent the order serious problem standing between the the Regions forced the delay in order to brazenly on the international stage. for his party to launch proceedings to dis- Donetsk clan and potential future busi- enable the Russian Federation to syn- The announcement disturbed Messrs. miss the foreign affairs minister for sub- ness agreements with Russia which go chronize WTO entry with Ukraine. Yushchenko and Tarasyuk, who were yet verting his authority. against Ukraine’s national interest,” he Should Ukraine enter first, it would again accusing Mr. Yanukovych of violat- In justifying Mr. Tarasyuk’s dismissal, said. “They phrase it as improving rela- gain significant leverage in trade negotia- ing a foreign policy goal set in the Party of the Regions National Deputy tions with Russia, but these people are accommodating Russia.” tions with its larger, eastern neighbor. National Unity Declaration. Vasyl Kyseliov accused him of poor per- Specifically, Russian businessmen will Incredibly, the Party of the Regions Some political experts speculated that formance, harming relations with the be looking to buy ownership in several seeks to use the levers of Ukrainian foreign Mr. Yushchenko had expected Mr. Russian Federation and, of all things, significant Ukrainian businesses, includ- policy to benefit the Russian Federation, Yanukovych to do exactly what he did in failing to implement Ukraine’s Euro-inte- ing Ukraine’s natural gas transport com- even at the expense of Ukraine’s national Brussels because he himself is aware gration course. Furthermore, Mr. panies, that are critical to Russian expan- interests, Mr. Lozowy said. Ukraine isn’t ready for NATO. Tarasyuk committed the unprecedented sionism, and Ukrtelekom, the national “Yanukovych is willing do deals of all However, the statement in Brussels act of complaining to a foreign govern- telephone network that may soon be pri- types from Russia,” he said. “In return, the marked a turning point in Mr. Yushchenko’s ment about the performance of his own vatized, Mr. Lozowy said. Party of the Regions gets money and con- relations with Mr. Yanukovych, which superior, he explained. “There are lots of areas Ukrainians can cessions for businesses in Russia. That’s began to worsen significantly. The Verkhovna Rada’s vote to dismiss give away to the Russians, and these are what the Donetsk clan is interested in.” Mr. Tarasyuk harmed relations with Mr. Tarasyuk on December 1 marked the people the Russians want to do business Incidentally, Mr. Yanukovych made Mr. Yanukovych when he neglected to transition from what had been dubbed a with,” he said. “For Russia to pay these his WTO announcement while presenting arrange a meeting between the prime “cold war” in the bipolar government to people a few billion dollars for a stran- Mr. Tarasyuk as his foreign affairs minis- minister and Council of Europe Secretary an overt battle between the two Viktors. glehold on the gas transport system is ter to the media. In his remarks at the General Terry Davis, who had visited Mr. Yushchenko viewed the dismissal very inexpensive.” same August 8 press conference, Mr. Kyiv in November. as Mr. Yanukovych’s attempt to seize Compared to Russia’s other demands, Tarasyuk stressed that the National Unity In his defense, Mr. Tarasyuk apolo- authority in a domain clearly designated including synchronized WTO member- Declaration made Ukraine’s WTO mem- gized but said the diplomatic protocol for the Ukrainian president – namely, for- ship and low prices for natural gas transit bership in 2006 a priority. services were to blame. eign policy. A Kyiv district court agreed through Ukraine, Mr. Tarasyuk’s firing Therefore, tension between Mr. It remained unclear whether the failed several days later, ruling that Mr. was an easy way to please the Kremlin, meeting was an intentional stunt by Mr. Tarasyuk’s dismissal violated the Yanukovych and Mr. Tarasyuk had been said Serhii Taran, chair of the Socio- Tarasyuk. Constitution of Ukraine. brewing since the very first days of the Vymir Center for Sociological and However, clearly stung by Mr. Nevertheless, the Cabinet of Ministers coalition government, when foreign poli- Political Research, which is financed by Yanukovych’s surprise in Brussels, Mr. led by First Vice Prime Minister Mykola cy differences were already apparent. Ukrainian private enterprises. Tarasyuk appeared determined not to Mr. Yanukovych would thwart Mr. Azarov denied Mr. Tarasyuk access to its “On natural gas prices, Yanukovych Yushchenko’s foreign policy goals a allow the prime minister to make another meeting the next day, and Ukraine’s for- has to keep his position because if prices month later while attending a North foreign visit and subvert Ukraine’s for- eign policy leadership remains unresolved. are too high, he won’t remain as prime Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) eign policy goals. On December 20 the Cabinet of conference in Brussels. In preparation for Mr. Yanukovych’s Ministers again denied Mr. Tarasyuk (Continued on page 23)

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nance, Mr. Lozowy noted. performance in the March 2006 parlia- them forward,” M. Lozowy observed. Party of the Regions... “During the last six or seven years mentary elections. Although their politicians say the right (Continued from page 22) they managed to wipe out everyone The Communists are bought off and things – calling for democracy, freedom minister,” Mr. Taran said. “But a cheap else,” he said. “This is a mini-Soviet act as a mouthpiece for the Donetsk clan, of speech and an end to corruption – the price such as Tarasyuk’s head was very Union where one business clan, in the Mr. Lozowy said, while the Socialists toe Party of the Regions’ actions and inten- comfortable for Yanukovych to buy form of a disciplined political structure, the coalition line in most instances. tions aren’t much different from before favors from the Kremlin.” completes all aspects of life for those liv- Unfortunately, Ukraine’s most domi- the Orange Revolution, said Mr. Taran of ing in the Donetsk Oblast.” nant political force is more committed to the Socio-Vymir Center. Driven by power and money From its stronghold in Donetsk, the Party defending and promoting the interests of After that humiliation, Mr. Akhmetov The Party of the Regions is a political of the Regions secured dominance in all of the Donetsk clan, than serving national hired Washington consultants Davis project originally launched in early 2001 Ukraine’s eastern and southern oblasts. interests, Mr. Lozowy said. Manafort to conduct a political and financed by Rynat Akhmetov, who Part of its strategy was the formation “The Party of the Regions by its makeover, which proved very successful became Ukraine’s wealthiest man by of a strict top-down hierarchy, in which nature is like a cancer,” he said. “This is and effective initially. viciously building his Donbas business orders given by its leaders are passed a huge pyramid that has to grow to stay However, the makeover has proven to empire during the 1990s. down and systematically carried out alive. They need to feed a huge amount be only skin deep. The party was created or the purpose of through an organizational pyramid. of people – the deputies, their families, “On the surface, they’ve learned to say promoting and defending the business inter- Unlike the Our Ukraine bloc, which SCM, their business structures.” the right things,” Mr. Taran said. “But ests of the Donetsk business clan, led and consists of a mix of political parties and “All of them have to be paid and make internally, they’re the same. They haven’t controlled by Mr. Akhmetov, political personalities that compete for attention and money. Plus they want to make money by learned how to think politically. They’ve sometimes clash, the Party of the Regions observers said. Given the enormous amount stealing, not by thinking up a new mouse- only learned to think along the lines of a is a single political entity that demands of business conducted by Mr. Akhmetov’s trap to sell to Japan. That’s what drives cave-like ‘Kuchmism.’ ” System Capital Management (SCM), a uniformity and unconditional loyalty. political party was a logical necessity. For example, when former Kharkiv Only it’s unclear whether anyone had Oblast Administration Chair Yevhen expected the Party of the Regions would Kushnariov opted to join the Party of the become as powerful and influential as it Regions, he had to sacrifice his New January 7, 2007 is today. Democracy political party. Though criminal authorities arose in Although the current coalition govern- Ukrainian Christmas Day all of Ukraine’s regions during the 1990s ment consists of three political parties, and controlled local economies, the including the Socialists and the Celebration in San Francisco Donetsk Oblast is the only region where Communists, the Party of the Regions a criminal clan attained political domi- calls all the shots because of its dominant Northern California Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar, January 7, 2007, at St. Michael’s exhibits, a press conference, a lecture on Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 345 Seventh St. (between Folsom Shevchenko by Prof. Battistessa, phila- Turning the pages... and Harrison Streets, south of Market), San Francisco, CA 94103; (Continued from page 6) telic exhibits, a student ball and two con- 415-861-4066. 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Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center holds annual meeting by Andrea Porytko-Zharovsky and extensive plan, in three phases for Committee for 2006-2007. Lyuba Kalyta, UECC membership, for active participa- building improvements and expansion. Bohdan Mizak and Vasyl Panczak were tion in programs, organizations and J ENKINTOWN, Pa. – The 27th annu- He thanked the many volunteers, elected and will serve on the Election events, and for meeting fund-raising al meeting of the Ukrainian Educational employees of the UECC and the UECC Committee for the same term. goals. and Cultural Center was held Sunday, board for their hard work, and expressed During the discussion at the meeting, The annual meeting ended with UECC October 29, in the UECC Gallery. confidence in the new board and future concerned UECC members raised many President Zacharczuk thanking members The meeting began promptly at 1 p.m. president. issues. They discussed the role of the and delegates of Ukrainian organizations with an opening prayer and a call to President Zacharczuk reminded those Ukrainian language in official publica- for their attendance and participation at order by UECC President Borys present that, “…We should forget about tions, voiced interest in creating a the meeting. He congratulated the new Zacharczuk. After a verification of the the ‘waves’ (of immigration) and main- Ukrainian-language television program and re-elected UECC board of directors quorum and approval of the agenda by tain the common patriotic unity in our in Philadelphia, and expressed the need and wished them well, challenging them the members and delegates of Ukrainian ‘hromada’ [community] keeping in mind, organizations with UECC membership, to reach and tap into the new Fourth to achieve new goals for the Ukrainian the words to the religious hymn…yed- Wave of Ukrainian immigrants for Educational and Cultural Center. Secretary Sophia Koropeckyj read the nosti syla narodu, Bozhe nam yednist minutes of the last annual meeting held poday’ (Unity is the strength of the on October 30, 2005. After the minutes nation; God grant us the unity).” were read, a vote was taken and the min- Stefan Makuch, representing the Audit Borys Pawluk elected president/CEO utes were approved unanimously. Committee, reported that the committee The outgoing UECC president read met on September 18 to review the by Andrea Porytko-Zharovsky stipulate that the board of directors shall his annual report. Mr. Zacharczuk has financial department of the UECC and meet within 10 days after the annual spent 21 years actively working for the all of its documents. They also discussed JENKINTOWN, Pa – The board of meeting of the corporation with the spe- UECC on the Finance, Building and the present financial system of operation directors of the Ukrainian Educational cific purpose of electing a new president Cultural Events committees, among oth- and decided that the system is effective. and Cultural Center elected a new presi- and executive board. The 27th annual ers, and has been UECC president for 13 The Audit Committee said it was satis- dent and executive board on November meeting of the UECC was held on years. He highlighted the year’s events, fied with its review and the UECC finan- 6. The 2006-2007 UECC Board unani- Sunday, October 29. including the Christmas Bazaar, New cial report for 2005-2006. mously elected Borys Pawluk to serve as Year’s Ball, “Schedryi Vechir,” the In the Nominating Committee Report, the new president and chief executive * * * UECC Christmas Party, the welcome of Natalie Firko stated that the Nominating officer of the corporation. The Ukrainian Educational and Ambassador Oleh Shamshur, the Taras Committee submitted Roman Kaczaj, The 2006-2007 UECC board also Cultural Center, founded in 1980, is a Shevchenko program, the UECC banquet through the co-opting process, to the elected unanimously the following offi- non-profit organization whose objective celebrating the repeal of the Jackson- UECC board during the 2005-2006 year, cers: Senior Vice-President Patricia is to preserve and promote awareness of Vanik Amendment, the photo exhibit and is recommending his confirmation at Sawchak, Secretary Sophia Koropeckyj the Ukrainian heritage throughout the commemorating the 20th anniversary of the annual meeting. Ms. Firko also sub- and Treasurer Edward Zetick, Esq. Philadelphia community. 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Sophia Koropeckyj, Sylvianne Nowak This unique documentary film guides the viewer from the very beginning He also gave short summaries of the and Alexander Tyshovnytsky. work of the UECC Radio Program, the of Ukraine’s history in the 20th century, through the Orange Revolution, The UECC board of directors consists to today’s current events. This documentary features rare, never before Ukrainian Library (noting that it is the of 24 members whose terms of service seen footage from the Orange Revolution and a symphonic musical only one of its kind in the United States), are staggered. All UECC board terms are score composed especially for the film. the Svitlychka, the Ukrainian Heritage for three years. All candidates are mem- School, Social Services, the Ukrainian bers of the UECC and represent a cross- American Senior Citizen Association, the section of the membership of the UECC. To purchase, please send a Soloveyko Gift Shop, the UECC Press Candidates are capable, willing and sin- check for $29.95 to Committee and the UECC website. cere individuals who possess the skills Mr. Zacharczuk spoke at length about necessary for the performance of the var- Educational Foundation Rukh the work of the UECC Building ious activities of the board. Committee, which has developed a new All candidates for the 2006-2007 30 South Crescent UECC board of directors were approved Maplewood, NJ 07040 Andrea Porytko-Zharovsky is a member by a unanimous vote. of the Press Committee of the Ukrainian Also elected were members of the Organizations and institutions, Educational and Cultural Center. Election Committee and the Nominating please visit: Committee, which both consist of UECC www.OrangeChronicles.com members and members of the UECC board. Lyuba Kalyta, Zorianna or contact FDA’s Lushniak... 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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Saturday-Sunday, January 6-7 Saturday, January 20 APOPKA, Fla.: St. Mary (Protectress) CARTERET, N.J.: St. Demetrius Ukrainian December 24, 2006 January 7, 2007 Ukrainian Catholic Church will host a Orthodox Cathedral and St. Mary’s Ukrainian Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve Christmas Day Brunch, 10 a.m.- Julian calendar Christmas Eve service and Catholic Church are co-sponsoring a Malanka Supper, $25, 6 p.m. 12 p.m., $12.95++ the traditional “Sviat Vechir” Christmas at the St. Demetrius Community Center, 681 Eve dinner on Saturday, January 6. Church Roosevelt Ave. Music will be by Fata December 25, 2006 January 19-21, 2007 services begin at 5 p.m. followed by the Morgana. Tickets are $50, which includes Christmas Day Brunch, $12.95++, Church of Annunciation, Flushing, NY 12-course dinner. For dinner reservations choice of sirloin beef or stuffed capon dinner, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Family Weekend contact Taissa Meleshko, 407-886-4803, open bar, midnight hors d’oeuvres and a [email protected]; or Helena Beach, champagne toast. The center is located just 407-298-5357. Christmas divine liturgy blocks from Exit 12 of the New Jersey December 29, 2006 January 20, 2007 Dinner served from 6-8 p.m. followed will be celebrated on Sunday, January 7, at Turnpike; there is a Holiday Inn right off the Kerhonkson Fire House Installation 11 a.m. (Liturgical services are also held exit. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; dinner will be by entertainment by ‘Zukie and Dinner Banquet every Saturday at 5 p.m. in English and served at 7 p.m.; and the music starts at 8:30 Mike’ Sunday at 11 a.m. in Ukrainian and p.m. For reservations call Peter Prociuk, 732- January 27, 2007 English). St. Mary’s Church is located at 541-5452. Tickets will not be sold at the door. December 30, 2006 Soyuzivka’s 2nd Annual Malanka 245 Lake McCoy Drive, Apopka (north of Outside liquor is prohibited. Deadline to pur- Dinner followed by Kozak Cabaret sponsored by the Ukrainian Orlando). chase tickets is January 15. with Ron Cahut and Engineers’ Society of America Ihor Bachynsky March 3-4, 2007 PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES: December 31, 2006 Plast Fraternity “Khmelnychenky” Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the public. New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, Annual Winter Rada Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per submission) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community. March 23-25, 2007 January 1, 2007 Plast Sorority “Chornomorski To have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English, New Year’s Day Brunch, $17++, Khvyli” Rada 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. written in Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, type of event, sponsor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations January 6, 2007 involved, and a phone number to be published for readers who may require addi- Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve tional information. Items should be no more than 100 words long; longer submis- Supper, 6 p.m., $25 per person sions are subject to editing. Items not written in Preview format or submitted with- out all required information will not be published.

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