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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXI No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 $1/$2 in Ukraine Holodomor Education Conference Ukraine signs memorandum discusses methodologies, resources on deeper cooperation with Moscow Conference is the first dedicated to the teaching of the Famine-Genocide by Zenon Zawada Customs Union, but not even criticizing it. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly In exchange, Russia didn’t give Ukraine any- thing, even the right to be present at KYIV – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov of Customs Union meetings, which can only Ukraine signed a memorandum on May 31 occur at the consent of officials and all with the Moscow-based Eurasian Economic member states,” he explained. Commission – the executive organ of the EU leaders said they weren’t aware of Customs Union – that will deepen coopera- the Ukrainian government’s plans to sign a tion between that supranational structure memorandum, which occurred in Minsk at and the Ukrainian government. the meeting of the council of the heads of It will enable Ukrainian officials to attend governments of the Commonwealth of certain meetings, observe decision-making Independent States (CIS). They sent a letter and become familiar with the content of cer- to the Ukrainian government requesting a tain rulings, though without any voting meeting to discuss Ukraine’s obligations to power. The memorandum explicitly states the Customs Union, reported the Dzerkalo that it’s not an international agreement and Tyzhnia newspaper. doesn’t establish rights or responsibilities Besides interfering with conditions of that are governed by international law. the EU Association Agreement, critics said At the same time, Ukrainian officials the memorandum could interfere with need an official invitation from the commis- Kyiv’s obligations to the World Trade sion, as well as consent from all member Organization, in which Ukraine is a member. HREC states to attend its meetings. A particularly Since becoming president, Viktor Survivor Mykola Latyshko speaks with conference participants Natalia Onyschuk troubling phrase calls for officials “to Yanukovych has advocated a 3+1 format of and Oksana Kulynych. refrain from actions or statements against relations between Ukraine and the three the interests of the Customs Union and the countries of the Customs Union (the Russian by Marta Baziuk and resources, as well as ways to ensure the Single Economic Space.” Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan). inclusion of the Holodomor in curricula. “This memorandum is fully in the inter- The memorandum is virtually a fulfill- TORONTO – Educators, community The conference was organized by the ests of Russia, in essence creating a public ment of that goal, which succeeded in get- activists and students gathered on May Holodomor Research and Education platform to scold the Ukrainian leadership ting the Kremlin to back down from its 10-12 in Toronto for the Holodomor Consortium (HREC) of the Canadian if it suddenly decides to defend its national zero-sum game of repeatedly insisting that Education Conference – the first conference Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of interests,” said Oleksandr Palii, a leading Ukraine join the Customs Union entirely or in North America devoted to the teaching of Alberta, together with the National Ukrainian expert on NATO based in Kyiv. not at all. the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. Holodomor Education Committee (NHEC), “It creates problems for Ukraine in its The Ukrainian government had been Approximately 50 participants from Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Ukrainian relations with the European Union, takes a calling for the creation of an observer sta- step towards changing the foreign policy Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Canadian Research and Documentation tus. Russian First Vice Prime Minister Igor Saskatchewan, New York, Illinois and vector, ties Ukraine to unprecedented Michigan, discussed new methodologies (Continued on page 8) promises of not only not opposing the (Continued on page 3) Groundbreaking is held for UAV National Monument by Anna Krawczuk national vice-commander of the Ukrainian American Veterans Inc., in the presence of and Bernard W. Krawczuk clergy, guests and UAV members. SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The Designed by Ukrainian Canadian artist groundbreaking ceremony for the UAV John Jaciw, the UAV National Monument National Monument took place on St. will feature the seals of the five branches of Thomas Sunday, here on the grounds of St. the U.S. Armed Forces as well as the UAV Andrew Memorial Church and Cemetery, logo, engraved on the Constantine Cross where the monument is to be erected on a that will be placed atop both pillars. An site donated by the Ukrainian Orthodox octagonal stone at the base between the Church of the U.S.A. two pillars will be engraved with the Metropolitan Antony of the UOC-USA American eagle. The inscription will read: officiated at the May 12 service, briefly “Dedicated to all Ukrainian American men underscoring the importance of memorial- and women who served in the United izing all American veterans of Ukrainian States Armed Forces.” heritage who served with honor and digni- UAV leaders expressed indebtedness to ty in the U.S. Armed Forces, especially those Metropolitan Antony for his support of the who made the ultimate sacrifice on the bat- UAV National Monument project, his guid- tlefields of the 20th and 21st centuries. ance and especially his service as a mem- The ceremonial groundbreaking ­– the ber of the UAV National Monument first official step of erecting the monument Committee since its establishment in 2004. M. Orysia Jacus – was performed by William Szozda, (Continued on page 8) After the groundbreaking ceremony in front of St. Andrew Memorial Church. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23 Event marks 69th anniversary of Crimean Tatar deportations Ukraine signs memorandum on Customs Union through hard and well-thought-out work and through unity, rather than discord, will KYIV – Ukraine has signed a memoran- such a policy contribute to the develop- dum on deepening cooperation with the ment of our country,” he noted. (Ukrinform) Eurasian Economic Commission, a regula- tory body of the Eurasian Customs Union. Lithuanian minister on EU and Ukraine The document was signed in Minsk on May 31 by Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola KYIV – The Council of the European Azarov and the head of the Eurasian Union will make a final decision regarding the signing of the Association Agreement Economic Commission, Viktor Khristenko. with Ukraine in October or early November, Mr. Azarov said the memorandum will open just before the Eastern Partnership summit the way for Ukraine to attend meetings of in Vilnius, Lithuanian Foreign Minister the Customs Union’s member-states as an Linas Linkevicius said in an interview with observer. Also in Minsk, Mr. Khristenko said Kommersant-Ukraine. “The EU Council will that a road map on Kyrgyzstan’s accession make a decision on the possibility of sign- to the Customs Union should be created by ing the agreement with Ukraine in October the end of 2014. The Customs Union was or, perhaps, even in early November,” he launched in 2011 and now consists of said according to June 4 news reports. At Volodymyr Prytula/Radio Svoboda (RFE/RL) Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. Russian the same time, the diplomat said that officials say the eventual goal is to create a SYMFEROPOL, Ukraine – More than 30,000 people took part in a rally in Ukraine still has plenty of time to resolve Eurasian economic union modeled after the Symferopol, Crimea, on May 18 to mourn the victims of the deportation of any issues that may prevent the signing of European Union by 2015. (RFE/RL, based Crimean Tatars at the end of World War II. Organizers conducted a “minute of the Association Agreement at the summit on reporting by UNIAN, Interfax and ITAR- grief and unity” and a Muslim prayer for those who never returned from the expul- in Vilnius. “I want to emphasize that you TASS) sion, ordered by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. There were some calls for Crimean still have time – almost by the summit Tatar autonomy at the event. (RFE/RL Ukrainian Service) Yanukovych comments on memorandum itself,” Mr. Linkevicius said. The Eastern Partnership summit, at which Ukraine KYIV – The signing of a memorandum plans to sign the Association Agreement ANALYSIS on deepening cooperation between the with the EU, will be held in the Lithuanian Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and capital in November. (Ukrinform) Ukraine will not influence European inte- Growing sense of polarization gration goals in Ukraine’s foreign policy. UGCC surprised by Moscow celebration Speaking on June 4 during a visit to Sumy, KYIV – Not only the Ukrainian Greek- President Viktor Yanukovych said, Catholic Church (UGCC) but also other is noted on Crimean peninsula “European development is outlined in our Christians in Ukraine are surprised that the law on the principles of domestic and for- government has not made public the pro- by Idil P. Izmirli attack peacefully protesting Crimean Tatar eign policy, and we’ve already got used to business owners in the Ai Petri hills in 2007 gram to mark the 1,025th anniversary of Eurasia Daily Monitor the speculation created by some political the Baptism of Kyivan Rus’, the head of the while he was a police chief, and his subse- parties.” He said the signing of the memo- Each year on May 18, around 25,000 to UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, said quent Krymskaya Pravda article (2008) in randum is an important step determined 30,000 Crimean Tatars gather in Crimea’s which he praised the Stalin–era deportation on June 4 at a press conference. “Although by the geographical location of the country capital, Symferopol, to commemorate the of the Crimean Tatars (http://www.unpo. the president met with us, encouraged us and the volume of its trade with the mem- 1944 deportation of their parents and org/article/10968). to participate actively, he has not released ber states of the Customs Union. The presi- grandparents from their historical home- On February 25, under Mr. Mogilev’s the state program of celebrations marking dent added that he believes Ukraine should land. They come to Symferopol from all cit- leadership, the Crimean authorities the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism,” in no case abandon the traditional markets ies and towns and conduct a peaceful meet- announced that the May 18 event needed said the head of the UGCC. “Last year all the for its products and should develop the ing organized by the Mejlis — the executive to be approved by the Crimean Council of Churches expressed their desire to have a body representing the Crimean Tatars — in Ministers. Consequently, the Symferopol existing relations. “Our trade with the common prayer for Ukraine at the time of front of the Crimean Musical Drama City Council declared that they were going Customs Union countries stands at $63 bil- the Baptism. Yet we see that this is also not Theater in the city’s Central Square and to ban the annual May 18 gathering that lion. We have to understand how to pre- yet planned. The fact that the state celebra- remember the victims of the mass deporta- has been organized by the Crimean Tatar serve it, how to build these relations and tions will ‘blend’ with the celebrations that tion on guarded and sealed cattle-trains. Mejlis since the early 1990s. how to build a model that would create the will start in Moscow is incomprehensible. Of the total Crimean Tatar population at This decision of the Crimean authorities conditions for economic growth. And we This shows that a scenario that was devel- that time, 46.2 percent perished during this was not received well by Mustafa Jemilev, are focusing on this,” he said. Mr. oped in Soviet times, 25 years ago, is being forced exile (http://www.kyivpost.com/ the head of the Mejlis, who stated that Yanukovych also said that unity is impor- content/ukraine/ex-dissident-tatar- Crimean Tatars will come to the Central tant for the development of the state. “Only (Continued on page 12) reflects-on-a-life-of-fighting--12498.html). Square in Symferopol as a large collective Crimea differs from the rest of Ukraine regardless of the ban, and if they are not because it is the only autonomous republic allowed to hold their Remembrance Day, with its own unicameral Parliament (with then they will block the roads, paralyze he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 100 members) and Council of Ministers, traffic and take their protests to other T U W thus having a similar institutional structure regions of Crimea (http://www.radiosvo- to that of the Ukrainian state. 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Insisting that he was ill, he opted out On March 12, in an interview with the ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA of the May 18 gatherings in 2012, marking Russian-based news site Noviy Region, Mr. the first time a Crimean leader did not par- Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 Mogilev stated that he did not recognize the and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 ticipate in this event. Even before his Mejlis, referred to it as an entity outside the e-mail: [email protected] appointment, Mr. Mogilev was well-known legal framework of Ukraine, and wanted to Subscription Department (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 in Crimea for his anti-Tatar sentiments, his e-mail: [email protected] brutal order of police units (Berkut) to (Continued on page 14) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 3

NEWS ANALYSIS Kyiv seeks both association with EU and observer status in Customs Union by Oleg Varfolomeyev still far from qualifying for visa-free travel, Eurasia Daily Monitor but the deal encourages certain EU coun- tries to make travel for Ukrainians less dif- Ukraine has been moving closer to both ficult. The document approved in Brussels an association and free trade deal with the on May 15 is a necessary preparatory step, European Union, as well as observer status without which the association and free in the Russian-led Customs Union of trade deal signing would have been impos- Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Neither of sible later this year as scheduled. the two statuses promises full integration. In spite of its technical character, the Because of this, Kyiv believes they are not step is seen as recognition of the progress mutually exclusive. Ukrainian Foreign made by Ukraine since the announcement www.president.gov.ua Affairs Minister Leonid Kozhara said by the EU last December that the During their meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, (from left) are: Presidents Alyaksandr Ukraine sought to join all the Customs Association Agreement could be signed in Lukashenka of Belarus, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Union agreements that do not contradict November, according to Ukraine’s newly Kazakhstan, Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine and Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyzstan. its obligations to the EU (UNIAN, May 27). appointed foreign relations and integration After the release from prison of promi- commissioner, Kostyantyn Yeliseyev ily go for further concessions closer to nent oppositionist and former Internal (Interfax-Ukraine, May 15). 2015 in order to remain in power. If the Ukraine signs... Affairs Minister Yurii Lutsenko in April, At the same time, the EU is making it government maintains its unstable posi- (Continued from page 1) Ukraine started to receive positive signals clear that Ukraine has no time to rest on its tion in its own country and won’t be able to from the European Union (see Eurasia laurels. Brussels expects Kyiv to promptly count on Western support, then it will obvi- Shuvalov told journalists at the Supreme Daily Monitor, April 26). This culminated in address the problem of selective justice, ously look for it in the East.” Eurasian Economic Commission summit in the approval by the European Council, pass laws to adapt Ukraine’s legal system to Observers were critical of the memoran- Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29 that the which is the union’s collective presidency, EU norms, in particular related to corrup- dum in terms of Ukraine’s national inter- observer status could be created in the of a visa facilitation agreement on May 13 tion and the justice system, and improve the ests, which they said are better served by a future but said it wouldn’t be worthwhile. and of proposals for European Council election system. While Ukrainian and EU full commitment to integrating with the Yet the memorandum makes Ukraine an decisions on the association deal signing officials agree that Ukraine has made some European Union. The EU leadership is still observer on a de facto basis, observers on May 15. Although both decisions are progress in all three areas, this is not waiting for the Ukrainian government to said, which shows the administration of technical, their approval is important as it enough. satisfy its remaining requirements for sign- Russian President Vladimir Putin has shows that Ukraine is on the right track. EU envoy Jan Tombinski told a confer- ing the Association Agreement at the decided to adjust its approach to Ukraine. The two steps would have been unthink- ence in Kyiv on May 16 that if he were to Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in “Russian policy is reorienting itself from able last year, when Ukraine-EU relations decide now whether the Association late November. direct pressure and frontal attacks to a were in a deep freeze. Agreement would be signed, he would say “European-oriented Ukrainians should more thoughtful and careful approach,” The visa facilitation deal should make it “no.” He called on both the opposition and be concerned only because the Ukrainian said Petro Oleshchuk, a political science easier for Ukrainian journalists, politicians the ruling party to respect legal rules and leadership is allowing itself to undermine lecturer at Taras Shevchenko State and businessmen to apply for EU travel Ukraine’s reputation in the world and risk University in Kyiv. “Now, obviously, the visas (Interfax-Ukraine, May 13). Ukraine is Kremlin plans to pull Ukraine in step-by- its weakening from within for the sake of (Continued on page 14) step, not so much forcing its leadership as fulfilling its own political intrigues,” said much as getting it interested.” Sergiy Kudelia, assistant professor of politi- Indeed, the Customs Union is scheduled cal science at Baylor University in Texas. to morph into the Eurasian Economic The memorandum has no significance Union by 2015, which is Moscow’s attempt for Ukraine’s geopolitical future, he said, The Globe and Mail wins to rival the EU. After the memorandum and “needs to be viewed only in the context signing, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry of the political intrigues of the Ukrainian Syrnick Journalism Award Medvedev said he stressed the memoran- leadership.” dum is only the first step towards Ukraine’s Besides Mr. Yanukovych playing the EU integration. against Russia, another suspected intrigue “We welcome this step, but we under- is that he reached some agreements with stand that if our partners want to partici- Mr. Putin unknown to the public during the pate in our Eurasian Economic Union, they Astana summit. For instance, observers are are supposed to approve a whole series of certain the two leaders continued their dis- very complex, sometimes unpopular deci- cussion on creating a natural gas consor- sions. All decisions at that, not just part of tium to manage Ukraine’s gas transit sys- them,” he said on May 31. tem, excluding the involvement of the EU. Political observers said the memoran- “It’s understood that the real obligations dum can be considered a success for the aren’t fixed in the memorandum, but in interests of President Yanukovych and his verbal agreements between the two presi- entourage, who have adopted a foreign pol- dents behind closed doors,” said Oleksiy icy of playing the West against Russia in Melnyk, the co-director of foreign relations order to achieve their goal of staying in and international security programs for the power and accumulating more wealth. Razumkov Center, a leading Kyiv think tank. A. Lahodynskyj With the memorandum, the Yanukovych “If only to analyze the document and if At the Syrnick Award ceremonies (from left) are: Dr. Christine Turkewych, Andrew administration has created another lever to believe the sincerity of official state- Hladyshevsky, Globe and Mail editor John Stackhouse, Globe and Mail journalist with which to hedge against the West and ments about the inalterability of the strate- John Doyle, Sen. Raynell Andreychuk, and Selection Committee members Irene Bell, its demands, observers said. Mr. gic course towards Euro-integration, then Christine Isajiw and Roman Senkus. Yanukovych could also find the Russian the memorandum isn’t worth the paper it’s Committee included nine Canadian aca- government a valuable ally in his attempt by Oksana Zakydalsky printed on,” he commented. “But it’s only a demics and leaders of the Ukrainian to remain in power beyond 2015, Mr. screen, a distracting maneuver. And that’s TORONTO – The Globe and Mail became Canadian community from across Canada. Oleshchuk said. its main mission. The people of Ukraine, the fifth recipient of the John Syrnick Award The Syrnick Award was presented on “Yanukovych is ready to look for support our independence and the country’s future for Journalism. The Toronto newspaper – April 24 at Massey College at the University in the East,” he said. “In the context of his once again have become hostage to the also known as Canada’s national newspaper of Toronto by Sen. Raynell Andreychuk and steadily falling approval ratings, he can eas- interests of a single person.” – was chosen for providing illuminating Andrew Hladyshevsky, president of the coverage of an issue significant to Ukrainian Shevchenko Foundation. The journalism Canadians: the 2012 elections in Ukraine. award, given biennially, is named after John According to the Selection Committee Syrnick, the editor (1947-1970) of chair, Dr. Christine Turkewych, “The com- Ukrainian Voice, Canada’s oldest Ukrainian LIKE mittee selected The Globe and Mail for cov- newspaper. It is sponsored by the erage of the 2012 elections in Ukraine, with Ukrainian-Canadian Foundation of Taras well-researched and thoroughly written Shevchenko. The Ukrainian Weekly articles of importance and relevance to all The presentation was led by Irene Canadians, by Brian Bonner, John Doyle, Mycak, with musical accompaniment pro- on Facebook! the Honorable Derek Fraser and John vided by violinist Stefanie Hutka of Strings Stackhouse.” The 2013 award Selection in Motion Inc. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

What to expect at Soyuzivka’s 7th Ukrainian Cultural Festival PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The seventh annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center on July 12-14 promises guests more than five concerts over three days, featuring headliner Vika Vasilevych (top left), a singer/songwriter from Ukraine; violin virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk and his Papa Duke Band (above); the Dunai dancers from Canada (left), as well as the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop (below, right). In addition, two well-known choirs will perform in concert: the Dumka Chorus of New York (below, left) and the male chorus Dzvin of Philadelphia (bottom, right). Other artists who will grace the Soyuzivka stage will include the duo of bandurist Alla Kutsevych and singer Ludmyla Hrabovska. Among the young performers appearing over the course of the weekend will be singer Xenia Kaczurak. Festival shows will be emceed by Yarko Dobriansky, Anya Tomko and Alexandra Zawadiwsky. In the evenings, there will be dances to the music of the popular Hrim band (bottom left). In addition, on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon there will be special screenings of a film from the Lviv concert honoring the late Ukrainian American singer Kvitka Cisyk on the 60th anniversary of her birth. Stay tuned for updates in upcoming festival ads. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 5

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At the UNA information table during the St. Thomas Sunday pilgrimage at the Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolia Center (from left) are: Lubomira Szeremeta, UNA Auditor Wasyl Szeremeta, Maria Oscislawski and UNA Second Vice-President Eugene Oscislawski. It was decided by the district that any that amount for a total of $500 donated money raised from the coffee hour would toward this worthy cause. be donated to the St. John’s Charitable On May 11-12 in South Bound Brook, Fund, which has been able to help many UNA Second Vice-President Eugene less fortunate people in Ukraine. For exam- Oscislawski and his wife, Maria, as well as ple, in the past, wheelchairs were pur- Mr. and Mrs. Bohdan were present for the chased here in the U.S. and shipped to Providna Nedilia (St. Thomas Sunday) pil- Ukraine to help handicapped people. The grimage. They provided information about current project is the purchase of talking the UNA, its two newspapers, Svoboda and wristwatches for the blind. The Ukrainian Weekly, and Soyuzivka. At St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, N.J., (from left) are: the Rev. Leonid Through the coffee and cake sold, $250 In both Newark and Sounth Bound Malkov, pastor; Ksenia Hapij, St. John’s Church office administrator; and Yuriy Symczyk, Northern New Jersey District Committee chairman. The UNA donated funds was raised; the UNA’s charitable arm, the Brook, the UNA sponsored a raffle for all in in support of a parish project to purchase talking wristwatches for the blind. Ukrainian National Foundation, matched attendance. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

INSIGHTS The Ukrainian Weekly Honoring our veterans’ service Lviv conference addresses issue On May 12, the Ukrainian American Veterans Inc. marked a new milestone in of differing versions of historical memory their activity. On that day, ground was broken for the UAV National Monument that Religious Information Service of Ukraine 20th century, which is when World War II will be erected in a prominent location on the grounds of St. Andrew Ukrainian is interpreted as an extension of World War Orthodox Memorial Church and Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J. Fittingly, the LVIV – Memory is at war in Ukraine as I. “This is rarely spoken about in Ukraine, ceremony took place on Providna Nedilia (St. Thomas Sunday), when the two opposing camps believe only in the but British and German historians include Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. is visited by veracity of their thoughts and ignore every- in the concept of the 30-year war the first thousands of pilgrims who come to remember their deceased loved ones, hier- thing the opponent has to say. The dissemi- and second world wars and all the wars archs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and those who fought for the indepen- nation of such a “truth” is only true for a that took place between them – the dence of Ukraine, as well as victims of Soviet repression and the millions killed in certain community. Its value lies not in its Spanish, Soviet-Ukrainian, Polish-Soviet, the Holodomor. relationship to the facts but in its ability to Ukrainian-Polish and the separate The installation of the first brick at the UAV monument site was the beginning of maintain the existence of this community Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine,” he the fulfillment of the decades-long dream of American veterans of Ukrainian and mobilize it for certain actions. This said in his presentation. descent to build a monument to honor the service and sacrifice of their fellow leads to the creation of historical myths Prof. Hrytsak also stressed that, since comrades in arms, servicemen and servicewomen of the U.S. Armed Forces. As the that replace historical facts, and each of the Ukraine is a frontier area with slightly dif- UAV website notes, there are “hundreds of thousands of Americans of Ukrainian camps makes itself the victim of its oppo- ferent rules, “the idea of victory” in the war ancestry who gave so much – in far too many cases their very lives – in service to nent’s aggression. does not apply to it, as it typically does for the United States.” This view was expressed by an associate Russia. Moreover, in Ukraine there were It was back in October 2004 that the Ukrainian American Veterans National professor of the modern and contemporary various genocides of different peoples, so Monument Committee was established; it comprises veterans and clergy of the history of Ukraine at the Ukrainian Catholic first of all we need to reconcile the memory Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic Churches. Metropolitan Antony of the University (UCU), Oleksandr Zaiets, during among all participants in history – we UOC-U.S.A. is a member of the committee – the UAV leadership recently referred to the national conference “World War II or should forgive and ask for forgiveness. him as “the pivotal force behind this great undertaking” – while Metropolitan- the Great Patriotic War? Versions of During the conference Prof. Maksym Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Catholic Church is its honorary chair- Historical Memory,” which took place Hon of the Rivne State Humanitarian man. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church provided the land on which the memorial is recently at UCU. The participants were his- Institute spoke about the historical memo- to be built. torians from different regions of Ukraine. ry of one of the worst pages of the history The UOC-U.S.A. website reported that, speaking at the dedication service, As noted by Prof. Zaiets, participants did of World War II – the Holocaust. “While the Metropolitan Antony – whose own father, John Scharba of Sharon, Pa., was a veter- not intend to create a single version of the countries of Eastern Europe, freed from the an of World War II – recalled the ultimate sacrifice that the men and women of history of World War II, “for in a free, dem- Socialist and Communist authorities, try to Ukrainian descent had made for the United States of America, and he expressed ocratic, and pluralistic society, creating one honor the Jewish communities that lived the gratitude of all Americans to the veterans present. true history is irrelevant.” He added, “But on their territories and were destroyed Designed by artist John Jaciw of Windsor, Ontario, the UAV National Monument we believe that historians must help soci- during World War II, in Ukraine the issue is will feature the seals of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as the ety achieve a minimum consensus on the marginalized. Only in a few cities are there UAV logo. It will be dedicated to all veterans (not only UAV members) who have meaning of key events of World War II.” memorial plaques marking the locations of served, and are serving, the U.S. with honor. The memorial’s total cost is estimated Speaking at the conference, according to the Jewish ghettos,” he noted. at $250,000, and thus far nearly $100,000 has been raised. Prof. Zaiets, was a new generation of schol- The participants of the conference, held We encourage our readers to help make our veterans’ dream a reality. Isn’t pro- ars who are capable of changing the on April 26-27, agreed that today it is nec- viding a little financial support for the UAV monument the least we can do to honor research paradigm of history, and therefore essary to desacralize, demythologize and their service? Donations may be mailed to: UAV National Monument, P.O. Box the state of historical memory. depoliticize historical memory in order for 5058, Somerset, NJ 08875-5058. (The UAV is a not-for-profit 501(c)19 organiza- Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak of UCU empha- historians to be able to work with facts tion.) sized the concept of the 30-year war of the instead of dealing with historical myths. * * * A relevant postscript: We should also note that since 1998, the UAV has been working on a project to compile the names of men and women of Ukrainian Quotable notes descent who served in the U.S. military into a computerized database. The intent is to make such data available as a historical record to researchers and all who are “…In order to stay in power, [Viktor] Yanukovych will almost certainly do the fol- interested in this information. One book of registration data has already been pub- lowing: first, transform Ukraine into a country consisting of two irreconcilable parts, lished as “Volume I of UAV Registration Project Report (1998-2003)” and was ded- thereby guaranteeing that it is unstable and ungovernable. And, second, he’ll support icated to World War II veterans. Work on Volume II, which will be dedicated to vet- one side against the other with coercion and, in effect, attempt to rule with martial erans of the Korean and Vietnam wars, is under way. (See page 8 for more informa- law….. tion on how to register yourself or a family member.) “I have no doubt that Yanukovych and the Regionnaires don’t care about Ukraine’s continued existence as a country several years from now. By then, they will have accumulated enough lucre to be able to live comfortably in Europe. Once le déluge begins, they’ll just board their private jets and abandon the country to its fate. “So how is such a dreadful outcome to be avoided? If one can no longer rely on Yanukovych and the Regionnaires to act in the country’s interests, then everything June Turning the pages back... will depend on the population, the opposition, and the West. Ukrainians will have to resist Regionnaire calls to split into two warring factions and, instead, recognize that, if they don’t hang together, they’ll hang separately. The opposition will be able to pro- 10 Two years ago, on June 10, 2011, Yevhen Zakharov, a mem- mote consolidation if it presents itself as a serious democratic alternative with con- ber of the Ukrainian Human Rights Union, told RFE/RL’s crete proposals for improving people’s everyday lives. Europe can reduce the likeli- 2011 Ukrainian Service that a refusal by “democratic countries” to hood of violence by holding its nose and signing an Association Agreement with issue visas to Ukrainian officials implicated in infringing on Yanukovych. Finally, both Europe and America can make sure Yanukovych leaves human rights, as well as freezing their assets abroad, could help before the deluge by giving him a place to hang his hat. The West has provided refuge end what he called “human rights violations” and “political persecution” in Ukraine. for dictators in the past. Why not for a sullied sultan in the future? “One has to understand that in order to introduce such sanctions it is necessary to have clear evidence that political persecution took place,” Mr. Zakharov said. – Alexander Motyl, writing in “Yanukovych Could Divide and Destroy Ukraine” posted Opposition factions in the Ukrainian Parliament were preparing their own appeal to on May 24 on his blog “Ukraine’s Orange Blues,” on the World Affairs website ( see Western countries regarding sanctions against Ukrainian government officials. http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blogs/alexander-j-motyl). Hanna Herman, an advisor to President Viktor Yanukovych and former head of the presidential administration’s humanitarian department, compared the opposition initia- tive to tactics used during “fascist times.” In her blog post on June 10, 2011, titled “Segregation?” Ms. Herman called the preparation of “blacklists” of officials who she said Log on to www.ukrweekly.com displease opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko reminded her of “fascist methods” of segregation for different ethnic groups such as Jews and Roma. Our unique archival website – which is open to the public – contains the National Deputy Taras Steskiv of the Our Ukraine/People’s Self-Defense faction told full texts of all issues published between 1933 and 2012. RFE/RL on June 10, 2011, that the final decision on the appeal would be made that week. Included in the draft list of officials that the opposition wanted sanctions brought Also available – to paid online subscribers only – are the full texts of each against were the procurator-general, several of his subordinates and a number of judges. week’s issues published during the current year. (The online version of The European Parliament issued a resolution on June 9, 2011, that warned Ukraine to each week’s issue appears on or before the issue date.) stop using criminal law as an instrument of pressure on the opposition. To subscribe to the online edition of The Ukrainian Weekly call our Source: “Ukrainian activists want sanctions against officials for rights violations,” (RFE/ Subscription Department at 973-292-9800, x 3042. RL), The Ukrainian Weekly, June 19, 2011. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 7

A brief history of the village of Rusynivka A triumph to cherish! There once was a village called agreed. But soon they lost their enthusi- Rusynivka. The villagers worked and asm for work. Others left for the city, played, loved and prayed. They tilled their where there were better jobs. Still others fields and plied their trades. They raised went abroad, where wages were even children, helped their neighbors and wor- higher. shipped God. On the whole, they were A couple of years later, some university happy. students arrived to study the village of One day, a horde of yellow men Rusynivka. They were interested in race, appeared. They raped and killed, pillaged class and gender. Unfortunately, everyone and burned. Later they sent a tax collector, in the village was white except for one suc- who returned every year. Otherwise the cessful farmer from Korea. The villagers yellow men left them alone. wryly remarked that the class problem Then came pagan white men from the had been solved 65 years earlier. True, north, who drove away the yellow men. there was a gender imbalance: the women They, too, collected taxes but otherwise lived longer, outnumbered the men and left the villagers alone. Later came men managed the households. The students speaking a language the villagers could did find one wife-beater, whom they duly understand. They made the villagers work reported to the authorities. Then they for the landlord three days a week. They returned to the city. told the priest to honor the pope instead After a few decades, the villagers of the patriarch. Not having met either learned that their country had joined gentleman, he cheerfully complied. Europe. A commissioner arrived to ensure Cover of the jubilee book of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in After several generations, new men compliance with European law. The farm- Baltimore. arrived from the north. They forbade the ers who had not sold their land to the for- I have read many parish jubilee books of North America are all part of this book. A villagers to leave the land. The landlord eign businessman were warned not to over the years. Some were informative, easy unique 1946 group photo of some 50 surviv- could sell them like cattle. The new men genetically modify their grain or inject to read, lovingly prepared. Others were rath- ing St. Michael’s World War II veterans is fea- changed the church dome to look like an hormones into their cows. Although they er dull and colorless. All were filled with tured on page 160. onion, and told the priest to commemo- had only the foggiest notion of what these local and national ads. A chapter titled “Those Who Created the rate the patriarch. After a few more gener- things meant, they dutifully filled out the Recently I received a jubilee book that Past and Made the Present Possible...” includes ations, the villagers were told they were requisite forms. was totally and remarkably different. It cele- dozens of cemetery headstones of the depart- free and could have their land back. Then one day a visiting commissioner brated the centennial anniversary of St. ed, an extraordinary feature of this commem- However, they had to pay the landlord. So noticed that all the doors in the village Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic orative publication. Here we find the final they stayed in debt for the rest of their were designed for right-handed people. Church in Baltimore. Amazingly, there were resting place of Ukrainians with names like lives. He found three left-handers, who agreed no ads, not even from Selfreliance or Meest. Bodnar, Evachiw, Hankewycz and Zuk. A couple of decades later, earnest young to sign a formal protest. Soon, several Meticulously planned and beautifully ren- There’s more. Interviews with significant men and women in spectacles and right-handed villagers declared that they dered, this 348-page jubilee book is a won- individuals were conducted by Mr. embroidered shirts arrived, speaking the had been born left-handed, but had been der to behold, and a joy to peruse and read. Chornodolsky. Nadia Evanowicz Schiable, same language as the villagers. They forced to become right-handed. At a public This hard-covered volume is a triumph to be one of the oldest continuous parishioners of taught them to read and write. They told meeting, parents and schoolteachers con- cherished, not only by Ukrainians in St. Michael’s, recalled her childhood memo- them they were Ukrainians, and that they fessed that they had “re-oriented” their Baltimore, but by Ukrainians everywhere. ries of “going to church with my parents and should rule themselves. This seemed rea- left-handed children. The village council Edited by Andrij W. Chornodolsky, the cel- grandparents.” She also sadly remembered sonable enough, as all the foreigners who passed a resolution prohibiting discrimi- ebratory book is the product of many con- the “families that left our church over trite had come to the village only wanted to nation against left-handers. “Dexterism” tributors, which the editor acknowledges in matters and in anger,” concluding, “We may take something from them. was condemned. Phrases like “livyi the opening pages. Much credit belongs to all be different, but we must stay with our Irene Baranyk, who designed the book, and One winter’s day, armed men with red nomer” were crossed out in library books, church and community.” to Natalie Nadozirny and Jamie Suthard, stars on their caps arrived promising land, and a Jewish family named Livshyts Ivan Boiko, another long-time parishio- who were responsible for the deliciously col- ner, recalled how the Rev. Petro Poniatyshyn, bread and freedom. They drove away the changed their name to Ambidext. To orful photos that are a hallmark of the book, landlord. The villagers welcomed them. ensure equal rights for left-handed people, who assumed the eparchial reins following especially the story of the new church, from the death of Bishop Soter Ortynsky in 1916, After a while, however, the armed men Brussels sent instructions that all the sin- the groundbreaking ceremony to the instal- asked him to hold vesper services until a took the land for the state, and the bread gle doors be replaced with double doors. lation of the five cupolas. Marika priest could be assigned to the parish. Other for the army. Then the men with red stars Although this nearly drained their trea- Chmilewsky-Ulanowicz is responsible for interviews are those with the Rev. Vasyl shot the priest, tore down the church and sury, the villagers were glad that justice many of the translations from Ukrainian into Sivinskyi, the current pastor who grew up in declared there was no God. Next they was being done. When, however, a mem- English that appear in the book. Soviet Ukraine; Stephen Polischuk, longtime divided the villagers into two groups, the ber of the Radical Sinister Party proposed Color photos of the iconostas and the parish cantor; choir director Dr. Nazar “rich” and the “poor.” They arrested the an amendment to the village charter interior of the new church are breathtaking. Kalivoshko; and architect Zen Mazurkevich. “rich” and carted them away. Then, saying declaring that “left equals right,” the farm- Every one of the icons, the work of renowned Histories featured in this jubilee book the factory workers needed food, they ers balked, pointing out that it might con- iconographer Mykola Holodyk, is worthy of include those of the Ukrainian Catholic par- took away the grain from the “poor.” Soon fuse the horses. separate attention, including the smaller ishes of Baltimore by Ivan Boyko (along with famine broke out. After a couple of years After a while, the commissioners’ visits ones on the royal doors and those above the an historic time chart); the heroic struggle more men arrived and took the bread and became less and less frequent. The foreign iconostas. All of the larger icons are lovingly and development of Ukrainian Catholicism the seed. Famine broke out again, and half businessman declared bankruptcy and reproduced and explained to the reader. (by Stephen Basarab and the Rev. Dr. Ivan the village died. returned the land to the villagers. Then Of necessity, black and white photos dom- Kaszczak); the choirs of St. Michael; and Late one summer, soldiers speaking a one morning, all the television and com- inate the historical sections of the book. The “From 15 Cents a Dozen,” the art of vare- strange language appeared with trucks puter screens went blank. Something ter- photos of all of the 24 pastors, from Father nyky-making making that provided much of and tanks. They took whatever they could rible had happened. Presently a horde of Zachary Orun (1910-1914) to Father Vasyl the financing for the church construction. find, and sent the best workers off to dis- yellow men arrived. But this time they did Sinvinskyi who has served since 2004, are Especially poignant was the biographical highlighted. And what would any parish do tant factories. They rounded up the Jews not rape, kill, pillage or burn. They simply tribute to Father Vasyl Maniosky, who served without its cantors? Their names and photos and shot them in a nearby ravine. But after installed a new commissioner, who collect- the parish for an amazing 33 years. For those are inscribed within. Historic photos of bap- ed taxes every year but otherwise left interested in the many different rites of the two or three years, the soldiers with red tisms, marriages, banquets, first holy com- them alone. universal Catholic church, an explanatory stars returned, announcing victory. munions, altar boys, Christmas carolers, As the years passed, the villagers got And so the villagers of Rusynivka went listing is provided in the addendum. Ukrainian Saturday school children, church Ukrainian Americans will be publishing electricity, and some even got televisions. back to working and playing, loving and choirs and funerals are found throughout. One day, the radio and television told them praying. They tilled their fields and plied many parish jubilee books in the near future. Nor is Ukrainian organizational life neglect- Hopefully, St. Michael’s commemorative book that they were independent. Blue-and- their trades. They raised children, helped ed. Early photos of the Baltimore chapters of will serve as a beautiful model for all of them. yellow flags appeared. Families got their their neighbors and worshipped God. And various national Ukrainian organizations such Ukrainians in Baltimore must be very proud. land back. Not long after, a foreign gentle- on the whole, they were happy. as the Ukrainian National Women’s League of man appeared and offered to buy their America, Organization for the Defense of Four land and pay them for working on it. This Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at Freedoms for Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is seemed like a good deal, so most of them [email protected]. Youth League and the Ukrainian Youth League [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

analysis of the various Holodomor curricu- Holodomor... la that have been developed; Valentina Kuryliw, director of education at HREC and (Continued from page 1) chair of the National Holodomor Education Center (UCRDC) and St. Vladimir Institute, Committee of the Ukrainian Canadian with generous support from the BCU Congress, provided an assessment of the Foundation and the Ukrainian Credit Union. state of Holodomor education in Canada; A line-up of experts shared knowledge and Valentina Noseworthy, middle years and experience on the following topics: consultant at the Instruction, Curriculum “Promoting Inclusion of the Holodomor in and Assessment Branch of Manitoba Curricula,” “Teaching Methodologies and Education, described how the Holodomor Approaches,” “Commemorating Holodomor is incorporated in Manitoba curricula. Memorial Day,” “New Resources and Later in the day, the presentation by Introduction to the Holodomor Workbook award-winning teacher Mark Melnyk and Teaching Kit” and “The Holodomor and explored strategies for including the Emerging Technologies.” Holodomor in a course on genocide and The conference was designed to encour- featured presentations by three of his stu- age the active exchange of ideas, with dents, whose knowledge and passion for numerous small group discussions that human rights greatly impressed partici- HREC allowed participants to build on what pants. In a session dedicated to approaches At the Holodomor Education Conference (from left) are: Lana Babij, Marta Baziuk, speakers had presented at each session. for the elementary grades, teachers Natalia Valentina Kuryliw and Oksana Kulynych. On day one, in the session on promoting Onyschuk and Halia Sawycka-Dmytryshyn inclusion of the Holodomor in curricula shared methods in conveying this difficult the Department of Curriculum, Teaching great take-home, ‘hands on’ activities and moderated by Andrew Melnyk, Oksana subject to elementary students, particular- and Learning at the Faculty of Education, ideas, something every busy teacher Kulynych, chair of the U.S. Holodomor ly through the arts. University of Manitoba, made a presenta- appreciates.” Another participant said, “I Education Committee, described the ongo- In a session on the second day, Ms. tion, co-authored with Dr. Denis Hlynka, on learned that many inroads have been made ing process of increasing awareness in that Kuryliw explained how teachers can use teaching the Holodomor using emerging to boards of educations and ministries. country; Lana Babij, a librarian with many the “Holodomor Workbook and Teaching technologies. Learning about how school boards work- years of service at the University of Kit” she has developed, as well as other key Dr. Oksana Kuryliw facilitated the final was also an eye opener for me.” Still anoth- Connecticut, provided a comprehensive resources; and Dr. Orest Cap, professor in session of the conference, devoted to next er said, “The Holodomor Education confer- steps in promoting Holodomor education. ence was truly inspirational. It was won- A conference highlight was the keynote derful to see such a varied group of people address on Saturday evening by Dr. Roman (from students to retired) who are work- Serbyn, professor emeritus of history, ing to further the cause of raising aware- University of Quebec at Montreal, on “The ness.” Genocide We Now Call the Holodomor,” in In her concluding remarks, Valentina which he outlined the case for the Kuryliw, director of education for the Holodomor as genocide, according to the Holodomor Research and Education criteria developed by the father of the term, Consortium, thanked the volunteers and Raphael Lemkin. The evening began with facilitators who helped make the confer- the lighting of candles by two Holodomor ence a success. “It is gratifying to see par- survivors, Mykola Latyshko and Stefan ticipants from across North America mak- Horlatsch. ing connections and exchanging ideas as it Assessing the conference, participants has long been my dream to bring together emphasized its importance as a network- those active in Holodomor education to ing forum and stressed the invaluable sup- share successes and plan coordinated port they felt in meeting others dedicated actions for the future,” she commented. to this work. They also praised the materi- For more information about HREC, als they received. readers may contact Marta Baziuk at Roman Serbyn speaks during a conference session. One said, “The workshops provided [email protected] or 416-923-4732.

UAV Registration Project lies are encouraged to register their loved Ukrainian Americans served in World War Groundbreaking... ones if veterans are unable to register II alone; thousand of others served in sub- Related to the UAV National Monument themselves. sequent wars and military conflicts. The (Continued from page 1) is the UAV Registration Project whose goal Registration is simple: All that is needed UAV Registration Project is ongoing, and is to register, honor and publish the names is the UAV Registration Form, a copy of DD the long-term plan is to continue publish- The committee’s honorary chair, of men and women of Ukrainian descent Form 214 (or equivalent) and a photo of ing future volumes and compile additional Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka of who have honorably served or are serving the Ukrainian Catholic Church; committee in the U. S. Armed Forces, to establish an the registrant in uniform, if one is available. materials for already published volumes. co-chairs and UAV members Bishop Daniel accurate demographic profile of these indi- For additional information or to download The UAV leadership is appealing to of the UOC-U.S.A. and Mathew Koziak; as viduals, and especially to emphasize their the UAV Registration Form, readers may members of the Ukrainian American com- well as all committee members were also contribution to U. S. military history. visit www.uavets.org and click on the link munity to provide additional documents thanked for devoting their time and effort The Ukrainian American Veterans to UAV Registration Project. Readers can and artifacts that can be used to pay tribute to the project. Registration Project was launched in 1998 also e-mail [email protected] or to those who served. Personal stories and Many individuals made generous dona- and UAV members continue the work of send mail to: UAV Registration Project, P.O. archival materials (such as newspaper clip- tions for the monument, and the fund-rais- compiling the names of servicemen and Box 172, Holmdel, NJ 07733-0172. pings, Honor Rolls, plaques, photos of mon- ing drive continues. (Donations may be for- servicewomen of Ukrainian descent into a It is estimated that more than 200,000 uments, grave markers, etc.) are welcome. warded to: UAV National Monument, P.O. computerized database. Box 5058, Somerset, NJ 08875-5058.) The overarching plan is to make the Historic cemetery research available to military scholars and other interested groups and individuals at Many monuments honoring prominent the future UAV Educational Center that will Ukrainians – including the many individuals complement the UAV National Monument. who fought for the freedom of Ukraine dur- “Volume I of UAV Registration Project ing the wars and occupations of Ukraine Report (1998-2003)” was published in during the 20th century – already stand on 2004 to coincide with the 60th anniversary the grounds of St. Andrew Cemetery. of World War II and is dedicated to World The cemetery itself is distinctive because War II veterans. The volume contains 3,115 it blends two histories, American and names compiled through registration and Ukrainian, dating back to the American from archival material. Limited copies are Revolution. The original owner of the prop- still available. erty was American patriot Hendrick Fisher, Information is currently being compiled who represented New Jersey in the First for “Volume II of UAV Registration Project and Second Continental Congress and was Report (2004-2013),” which is scheduled present at the signing of the Declaration of for publication in the near future and will Independence on July 4, 1776, and publicly be dedicated to Korean War and Vietnam read it in Bound Brook the next day. The War veterans. building known as the Fisher House still The UAV registration project is open to all American veterans of Ukrainian heritage stands on the cemetery grounds, and M. Orysia Jacus who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Hendrick Fisher and members of his family Ukrainian American Veterans in procession, led by UAV National Vice-Commander are buried in the family plot. Forces. There is no fee to register, and fami- William Szozda. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 9

BOOK REVIEW: “The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan” “The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and from this study is that Ukrainian youth, compared to young Azerbaijan: Youth, Politics, Identity, and Change,” by people in Azerbaijan and Russia, have much less pride in Nadia M. Diuk. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield their home country (p. 64). The results from the recent Publishers Inc., 2012. 209 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7425-4945-6. $70. survey indicate that 27 percent of Ukrainians, 62.8 percent by Olena Nikolayenko of Russians and 83.4 percent of Azerbaijanis had some pride in their country (p. 150). Dr. Diuk suggests that low Dr. Nadia Diuk’s “The Next Generation in Russia, levels of pride among Ukrainian youth may be attributed to Ukraine, and Azerbaijan: Youth, Politics, Identity, and disenchantment with the lackluster performance of Change” provides a rich description of youth’s political atti- President Viktor Yushchenko and divided national unity. tudes in three former Soviet republics. Specifically, the The divergent conceptions of national identity also book analyzes how youth defined democracy, felt about seem to affect the foreign policy preferences of Ukrainian political institutions and assessed the level of corruption in youth. Thirty-four percent of Ukrainian respondents polled the country. Furthermore, the study examines youth life- in 2009 agreed that close ties with European states would styles, including language use, access to the Internet and give the country the best opportunities for development, church (or mosque) attendance. This well-written book while 49.3 percent of respondents named Russia as a pre- makes a significant contribution to the study of youth and ferred ally (p. 168). politics in post-Communist societies, and it will be of inter- Another cross-national difference is related to language est to a wide range of readers outside academia. use. In contrast to 85.6 percent of young Azerbaijanis, only The book is divided into seven chapters, beginning with 29.9 percent of Ukrainians speak the national language at the general profile of the young generation, zeroing in on home (p. 147). In fact, this study finds that the percentage youth in the selected post-Communist states, and conclud- of Ukrainian youths speaking solely Ukrainian at home ing with the comparative analysis of youth attitudes and decreased from 41.4 percent in 2003 to 29.9 percent in behavior. The main objective of the book is to analyze ways 2009. Instead, there was an increasing use of both in which “youth respond to the political environment, their Ukrainian and Russian depending on social circumstances, values and beliefs, and the way governments try to control, ranging from 20 percent in 2003 to 34.7 percent in 2009. co-opt, and exploit youth for their own ends” (p. xiii). These findings have important implications for the These issues are addressed from the comparative per- development of civic education programs and training a spective using Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan as case stud- future generation of leaders in the region. As shown in this ies. Russia is the largest former Soviet republic and one of study, the issue of national identity remains divisive in the largest countries in the world, with a population of Ukrainian society. The young generation needs to agree approximately 142 million people. Since the Kremlin still upon a common definition of national identity in order to has a lot of political and economic clout in the region, it is build a viable democratic state. For this purpose, local non- important to understand what the future generation of between the ages of 16 and 34 participated in the first governmental organizations and international actors Russian leaders thinks. The case of Ukraine can provide wave of the survey (1,264 in Russia, 519 in Ukraine and should promote a genuine dialogue among Ukrainian helpful insights into the antecedents of the Orange 500 in Azerbaijan). With 500 respondents per country, a youth from different parts of the country. Revolution and obstacles to democratization in the wake of total of 1,500 respondents age 18-34 were surveyed in the 2004 presidential elections. Finally, Azerbaijan merits 2009-2010. In addition, Dr. Diuk conducted numerous in- Olena Nikolayenko is assistant professor of political sci- attention because it is an oil-rich state located between depth interviews with young people and civic activists ence at Fordham University in New York City. Her research Iran and Russia with a predominantly Muslim population. over the course of her frequent travels to the region, which interests include comparative democratization, social move- The empirical basis for this extensive analysis of youth’s informed her understanding of youth development and ment, and youth, with a regional focus on Eastern Europe political attitudes is a cross-national survey conducted in state policies. and the former Soviet Union. Her book “Citizens in the 2002-2003 and 2009-2010. A total of 2,283 respondents One of the stark cross-country differences that emerges Making in Post-Soviet States” was published in 2011.

New volume is published BOOK NOTE: Immigrant groups of Vynnychenko diary and Canadian multiculturalism EDMONTON – The Smoloskyp publishing house in Kyiv “Ethnic Elites and Canadian Identity: Japanese, has published the next volume of the diary (342 pp.) of the Ukrainians, and Scots, 1919-1971,” by Aya Fujiwara. prominent Ukrainian political figure, prose writer, play- Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba Press, 2012. wright and painter Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880-1951). 256 pp. ISBN: 978-088755-737-8. $27.95 CDN / $31.95 This is a cooperative effort on the part of the U.S. Shevchenko Institute of Literature at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Vynnychenko Starting with the arrival of British explorers in the Commission of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and 18th century and continuing through the post-World War Sciences in the U.S.A., and the Canadian Institute of II period, Canada has been one of the world’s foremost Ukrainian Studies. It was prepared by Dr. Alexander Motyl, immigrant-receiving countries. Over time, Canadian professor of political science at Rutgers University; and identity has shifted from Anglo-conformity to ethnic plu- was edited by the late Hryhorii Kostiuk, with a foreword ralism, and with the adoption of its multiculturalism poli- by Serhii Halchenko of the Shevchenko Institute of cy in 1971, Canada became the first country to officially Literature. implement a policy of protecting and promoting diversi- The new volume contains systematic daily notes made ty. Canadian multiculturalism grew out of the bilingual- by Vynnychenko during the years 1929-1931 and is a con- ism and biculturalism movement of the 1960s, and is tinuation of three previous volumes published by CIUS generally regarded as having been implemented by Press in 1980 (1911-1920), 1983 (1921-1925) and 2010 “mainstream” Canadians. (1926-1928). In “Ethnic Elites and Canadian Identity,” Aya Fujiwara, Volume 4 of Vynnychenko’s diary is an excellent prima- Ph.D., posits that multiculturalism in Canada developed ry source for the study of the life and thought of this major much sooner than the 1960s and that its initiators and Ukrainian figure as well as of the cultural climate of proponents were the “ethnic elite” of immigrant groups. Eastern and Western Europe from 1929 to 1931. Living in Ethnic elite – business owners, teachers and newspaper exile in France, Vynnychenko recorded his interaction with editors – played an important role in bridging their eth- Western European cultural figures, as well as his relations nic communities and “mainstream” society. with the Ukrainian intelligentsia and émigré politicians. “Ethnic Elites and Canadian Identity” studies three This volume contains many of his theories and musings distinct ethnic groups, Japanese, Scots and Ukrainians, on political, cultural, and philosophical issues. In particu- during the years between 1919 and 1971, during which lar, Vynnychenko comments extensively on the growing time the paradigm of Canadian identity shifted from Stalinist repressions in the Ukrainian SSR and on the glob- Anglo-conformity to multiculturalism. Dr. Fujiwara con- al economic crisis. This unique document, full of intimate trasts and compares these groups in terms of their ethnic reflections, political visions, and philosophical and psycho- community-building and maintenance and the role that logical contemplations, will be of interest to a broad audi- each group played in the development of Canadian multi- ence concerned with Ukrainian and world literature, cul- culturalism. ing. She was appointed a L.R. Wilson Postdoctoral Fellow ture, and history. Dr. Fujiwara is a graduate of both Tsukuba University at McMaster University for 2009-2011. “Ethnic Elites in Japan and the University of Alberta, where she com- and Canadian Identity” is a product of her Wilson (Continued on page 17) pleted a Ph.D. in Canadian history and is currently teach- Fellowship. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23 No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 11

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mass transit, highway and aviation safety, ing that the victims of terror achieve some Frankivsk Oblast Council have sent the rel- NEWSBRIEFS seaport and chemical plant security, gun sense of justice.” Ukrainians living under evant motion to the appropriate committee control, organized labor and veterans bene- Soviet rule – Evangelical Christians, of the Verkhovna Rada, Mr. Skrypnychuk (Continued from page 2) fits. He was an ardent supporter of Israel, Ukrainian Catholics and Ukrainian added. Plans call for the extraction of shale implemented. We must not forget, howev- and an opponent of the Iraq War in 2003. Orthodox – also benefited from Sen. gas in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast districts of Horodenka, Rohatyn, Halych and er, that the Moscow Church is a subsidiary But perhaps the legislation he was proudest Lautenberg’s legislation. Indeed, under the Tlumach. The Oblast Council is scheduled of the Kyivan Church. It is therefore logical of encompassed the laws that brought an Lautenberg Amendment to the Foreign to consider the issue of shale gas produc- to hold all central celebrations here, where end to smoking on domestic airline flights, Operations Appropriations Act for fiscal raised the legal drinking age to 21 from 18, tion in the region at its session on June 21. 1,025 years ago the baptism took place,” year 1990, thousands of Christians and and prevented those convicted of domestic Chevron representatives also are expected said Patriarch Sviatoslav. (Religious Jews who faced religious persecution in the violence from owning firearms, despite stiff to participate in the debate. (Ukrinform) Information Service of Ukraine) USSR were allowed to come live in the opposition from the gun lobby.” Secretary of United States on a humanitarian basis. In Almost 3M have left Ukraine Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies State John Kerry underscored that Sen. 2003, when the same problem occurred Lautenberg “was someone who fought and with Jews, Baha’i and Christians in Iran, KYIV – According to official statistics, 2.7 PARSIPPANY, N.J. – U.S. Sen. Frank R. won a lot of battles that today people just Congress expanded the protection of the million citizens have left the country since Ukraine’s independence, Olena Malynovska, Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, died take for granted, like …laws that have Lautenberg Amendment to Iranian religious chief researcher at the National Institute for on June 3 of complications from pneumo- helped allow Jews and Christians and minorities. Mr. Lautenberg, who served five Strategic Studies, announced during a May nia, his office said. He was 89. The oldest sit- Baha’is and so many others escape persecu- terms in the U.S. Senate was first elected in ting U.S. senator, he had a consistently liber- tion, laws banning foreign aid to state spon- 23 conference about the project “Effective 1982, serving three terms, and then was Management of Labor Migration and its al voting record in office. According to sors of terrorism, laws bolstering security of elected to another two terms beginning in nj.com, “He stood up for abortion rights, ports and chemical plants, and laws ensur- Qualification Aspects.” She said, “Over the 2002. (nj.com, U.S. Department of State, years of independence, according to the www.lautenberg.senate.gov) official statistics, 2.7 million people have left Districts OK shale gas production abroad, of which about 2 million moved to the CIS countries and more than 700,000 to KYIV – Local communities in the the rest of the world. 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We received no appeal Ukraine amounted to 4 percent of the salary with people’s protests from this district. in Germany, 6 percent in Italy, 7 percent in Horodenka district authorities are also Spain, and 20 percent in Poland and Russia. These data do not require any comments,” ready to give their consent,” Mr. Ms. Malynovska added. (Ukrinform) Skrypnychuk noted. He said the only worri- some thing is that guarantees of environ- MPs fail to cancel officials’ benefits mental safety and preferences have to be KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada did not given to the local communities “for the peo- have enough votes to cancel benefits for СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ ple under whose houses shale gas extrac- Ліцензований Продавець tion is planned.” Deputies of Ivano- (Continued on page 13) Страхування Життя STEPHAN J. WELHASCH Licensed Life Insurance Agent Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 e-mail: [email protected]

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tion almost a year ago, whereas Kyiv City Ukrainian citizens – 74.8 percent – have his invitation to come to your hospitable NEWSBRIEFS Council deputies were elected in early elec- never visited EU countries, the United capital to mark the anniversary of Olympic tions in 2008, and their five-year term of States or Canada. (Ukrinform) Kyiv. After his distinguished career in ath- (Continued from page 12) office expired on June 2 of this year. letics, Bubka was a no less talented organiz- FINA to back Bubka for IOC presidency persons authorized to perform state func- (Ukrinform) er of the sports industry. He is committed to his business. And it’s very valuable. tions. A total of 203 members of Parliament Opposition insists on 2013 elections KYIV – The International Swimming (MPs) voted for the proposal on June 4, but Federation (FINA) will support the candi- Therefore, FINA will support his candidacy at least 226 votes required to enact the KYIV – The chairman of the dacy of Serhiy Bubka, president of the for post of IOC head in Buenos Aires,” Mr. measure. “The said law planned the cancel- Batkivshchyna faction in Parliament, National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Maglione said. “I have finally decided on my lation of benefits for the president, prime Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said that the elections and vice-president of the International choice in favor of Bubka, despite the fact minister, Verkhovna Rada chairman and of the Kyiv mayor and Kyiv City Council Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), that swimmers say swimming is a better national deputies,” Batkivshchyna faction deputies should be held in 2013. Speaking Olympic champion and world record hold- sport than athletics, and athletes believe leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk said, while intro- at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s con- er in pole vaulting, for president of otherwise,” the FINA president said. As ducing his bill, No. 2221. He added that the ciliatory council on June 2, he said, “The International Olympic Committee (IOC), reported, Mr. Bubka announced his inten- law also cancels special pensions: “The opposition is insisting that early elections which is to be held on September 10 at the tion to run for IOC president during his visit minimum pension, including bonuses, pro- for Kyiv mayor and Kyiv City Council depu- 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires. An IOC to St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 28. Mr. motions and an additional pension, should ties be scheduled for October 27, as stated member, FINA President Julio Cesar Bubka will join Germany’s Thomas Bach, not exceed 10 living wages.” The bill also in our decision.” Mr. Yatsenyuk expressed Maglione was visiting Ukraine when he Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang, Taiwan’s C.K. Wu, proposed banning the closure of roads dur- his opinion that, by its decision on the elec- spoke on May 29 with an Ukrinform report- Puerto Rico’s Richard Carrion and ing the passage of the motorcades of the tions the Constitutional Court had taken er. “Bubka is my longtime friend and reli- Switzerland’s Denis Oswald in a six-way Ukrainian president, Verkhovna Rada over the powers of the Verkhovna Rada. able companion in the Olympic movement. race for one of the biggest jobs in interna- chairman, prime minister and other senior “The Verkhovna Rada should schedule the By the way, I accepted without hesitation tional sports. (Ukrinform) officials. Mr. Yatsenyuk said he believes the elections, and we will insist on the consid- Ukrainian president should be provided eration of an opposition resolution, which with security during his term of office, deals with the early election of the mayor It is with deep sorrow that we wish to inform rather than for life. (Ukrinform) and Kyiv City Council.” (Ukrinform) our friends and the Ukrainian community that our loving Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, Ukraine seeks Security Council seat “Piano playing” in Rada eradicated KYIV – Ukraine wants to become a non- KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada has ceased Mychajlo Kukuruza permanent member of the United Nations to be a Parliament of “piano players,” and Security Council in 2016-2017, according this is largely thanks to journalists, passed away on May 16, 2013, in Hollywood, Florida. He to Foreign Affairs Minister Leonid Kozhara. Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr was born on September 13, 1924 in Budyliv, Ternopilska obl., Ukraine. Speaking on June 4 at a meeting with the Rybak said at a meeting with activists of Mychajlo was predeceased by his wife Katerina. ambassadors of African, Latin American the Chernihiv region. “The Ukrainian He remains in the memory of: and Middle East countries in Kyiv, he said, Parliament today is no longer a Parliament “A priority for Ukraine is also getting the of ‘piano players.’ This is in the first place son - Myron with wife Marijka seat of a non-permanent member of the thanks to journalists who are now watch- daughter - Jaroslawa Koniw with husband John U.N. Security Council in 2016-2017. In this ing over every national deputy and the grandchildren - Peter, Kristine, John and Adrienne issue we also count on support from the Verkhovna Rada chairman,” the speaker great-grandchildren - Michael, Omar, Peter, Myron, Caroline, countries that you represent.” The minister said, according to June 1 news reports. Mr. and Aiden promised that promoting peace on the Rybak said that, due to its increased effi- May His memory be eternal African continent would be one of the pri- ciency, the Parliament during its second orities of Ukraine if it temporarily joins the session had adopted about 200 laws and In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mychajlo’s name to U.N. Security Council. Mr. Kozhara noted regulations vitally necessary for the coun- the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, Whippany, NJ. that Ukraine had already been part of the try. At the same time, Mr. Rybak noted that Security Council three times. He also point- over 1,000 laws are being prepared for ed out that a repair battalion and helicop- consideration in the Verkhovna Rada and, Ділимось сумною вісткою, що ter detachment from Ukraine, which was to adopt them as soon as possible, mem- part of the U.N. mission in Sierra Leone, bers of Parliament (MPs) must rise above в суботу, 25 травня 2013 року, had contributed to resolving the conflict their party and personal interests, basing відійшла у Божу вічність and stabilizing the situation in the country. their activities “on meeting the needs of на 90-му році життя “Today the Ukrainian helicopter units, as Ukrainian society.” According to the Rada наша найдорожча part of U.N.-led peacekeeping operations, chair, the process of MPs’ realization of Мама, Бабця і Прабабця are making an important contribution to their mission has already begun. “I can see settling the conflicts in Liberia, Cote that many members of different factions св. п. d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the and political forces are beginning to realize Congo,” Minister Kozhara said. (Ukrinform) this truth, and therefore to act accordingly,” Евгенія Добчанська he said. (Ukrinform) Kyiv to elect mayor in October 2015 дочка Анни і Миколи Дмитерків, Over 40 percent want Ukraine to join EU KYIV – The Constitutional Court of дружина св. п. Василя Ukraine has decided to schedule elections KYIV – Ukraine’s integration into the for Kyiv mayor and Kyiv City Council depu- European Union is supported by 41.6 per- нар. 25 грудня 1923 року в Смолянці, біля Тернополя. ties for October 2015. The court ruling, cent of Ukrainian citizens. The Gorshenin which was issued on May 29, was read out Institute presented that information during Похоронні відправи відбулися в п’ятницю, 31 травня, by Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional a second expert forum titled “Ukraine в Українській католицькій церкві св. Архистратига Михаїла Court Serhiy Vynokurov on May 30. “All 2013. Agenda” in Kyiv on May 30. At the та на католицькому цвинтарі св. Лаврентія в Ню-Гейвені, regular elections for deputies of the same time, survey results revealed that Коннектикат. Verkhovna Rada, the Crimean Council of Ukraine’s integration into the Customs the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, vil- Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is У глибокому смутку залишилися: lage, town, city, district and regional coun- supported by 34.7 percent of respondents. cils and the heads of villages, towns and cit- Some 15 percent of those polled do not дочка - Христина Мельник з чоловіком Мироном ies elected in regular or special elections back Ukraine’s accession to the Customs син - Юрій з дружиною Оленою are conducted simultaneously throughout Union or the European Union, and 8.7 per- внуки - Адріянна Мельник-Ганкевич з чоловіком Ukraine on the last Sunday in October of cent were undecided which direction of Тарасом the fifth year of the term of office of coun- integration Ukraine should choose. In addi- - Дарія Мельник з нареченим Романом cils or heads elected in regular elections on tion, the survey participants were asked to Гевриком October 31, 2010,” reads the ruling. “The decide on how they would vote if a referen- - Маркіян і Роман Добчанські decision of the Constitutional Court of dum on Ukraine’s accession to the правнук - Денис Ганкевич Ukraine is binding on the territory of European Union were held soon. A total of Ukraine, final, and it cannot be appealed,” 45.5 percent of respondents supported свахи - Ольга Мельник he added. Forty-eight national deputies had Ukraine’s accession to the EU, and 35.1 per- - Ольга Курилас submitted a motion to the Constitutional cent spoke out against European integra- ближча й дальша родина в Америці й Україні. Court of Ukraine regarding local elections tion. Some 19.4 percent could not answer. „Блаженні, яких вибрав і прийняв Ти, Господи, in Kyiv. The authors of the motion said The majority of respondents (88.1 percent) there were different approaches to deter- expressed a positive attitude towards the і пам’ять їх з роду в рід. Алилуя!“ mining the constitutional and legal facilitation of the visa regime between Замість квітів просимо складати пожертви на Український grounds for the holding of the next local Ukraine and the EU. This is negatively seen Католицький Університет у Львові, Український Музей в Ню-Йорку, elections in the terms established by the by 5.7 percent of respondents, and 6.2 per- Церкву св. Михаїла в Ню-Гейвені (c/o C. Melnyk, 10 Alden Ave., New Constitution of Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Leonid cent were undecided. At the same time, the Haven, CT 06515) Chernovetskyi had tendered his resigna- study showed that the vast majority of 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23 Ukraine’s Embassy in U.S. holds Diplomatic Mini-Soccer Cup WASHINGTON – The Diplomatic Mini- Soccer Cup took place in Washington on May 25. Ten soccer teams representing dip- lomatic missions accredited in the U.S. par- ticipated in the tournament: Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The event was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. for the sec- ond year in a row and sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council. Last year’s championship was dedicated to the Euro- 2012 co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk started the champion- ship with greetings from the head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Olexander

Popov, and made the first symbolic ball Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. kick. Participants of the Diplomatic Mini-Soccer Cup tournament. The team of the Ukrainian Embassy emerged as the champion of the sports facilities near Washington, the soc- the winning teams medals to commemo- nament. Embassy guests watched the final Diplomatic Mini-Soccer Cup, winning the cer players were supported by fans from rate the 100th anniversary of the Soccer match of the UEFA Champions League Cup final match against the Russian Embassy’s their countries – family members and co- Federation of Kyiv. between Bayern of Munich and Borussia of team. Turkish Embassy players won a vic- workers, as well as students of local univer- The team of the British Embassy, which Dortmund while enjoying traditional tory over the team of the Embassy of Great sities, representatives of NGOs, the came in fourth, received a special prize – an Ukrainian cuisine. Britain, a soccer founding country, and Ukrainian community and friends of official soccer ball with the Euro-2012 logo. The mini-tournament proved the truth came in third. Ukraine’s Embassy. Following the Diplomatic Mini-Soccer that sports unite people, and became a During the tournament, which took Following the tournament, Ambassador Cup, all the attendees got together at the notable event among the diplomatic com- place at one of the most popular open-air Motsyk awarded every soccer player from Embassy of Ukraine to celebrate the tour- munity of the U.S. capital.

authorities and the Mejlis (http://qha.com. ?v=Z7J29C4qPcI&feature=share). tations approached, it was not clear how Growing sense... ua/kirim-hukumeti-ile-ktmm-arasindaki- On May 4 the Mejlis held an emergency the events were going to unfold. (Continued from page 2) sorunu-yatistirma-cagrisi). In an effort to meeting with Crimean Tatar diaspora orga- Nevertheless, the developments leading up avoid unnecessary conflict in Crimea, Mr. nizations from Europe, the United States to this year’s commemoration illustrate omit the word “Mejlis” from any conversa- Shevchenko asked President Yanukovych and Turkey. At the end of this meeting, 41 that, under President Yanukovych, Ukraine tion (http://qha.com.ua/mogilyov-meclis- to intervene in the conflict between the Crimean Tatar diaspora organizations in has regressed in terms of inter-ethnic rela- kelimesini-kaldirip-atalim). Consequently, Crimean government and the Crimean Turkey, as well as others from Romania, tions in Crimea. Conflict prevention on the Mr. Jemilev suggested that Mr. Mogilev Tatar Mejlis, but Kyiv remained unrespon- Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and the United peninsula is important, especially now, five should read the past rulings of the sive (http://www.khpg.org/en/index. states, jointly stated that, to show their soli- months prior to the Association Agreement Ukrainian state, reminding him that the php?id=1362775408). darity with the Mejlis, they were going to with the European Union, including a Deep Mejlis was approved by the president of Aggravated by Kyiv’s silence, while Mr. execute the same protest action in front of and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement Ukraine via a signed decree on May 18, Jemilev was visiting the Czech Republic and Ukrainian Embassies in their respective (DCFTA) due to be signed in November. 1999 (http://qha.com.ua/kirimoglu-ktmm- then Germany in April, he met with diaspo- countries (http://qha.com.ua/diaspora- These recent political intrigues in Crimea ukrayna-nin-hukuksal-alani-icindedir). ra members living in Europe and informed dernek-baskanlari-kirim-da-olaganustu- undoubtedly underscore the countless In April, the organizing committee them about the issues facing the May 18 toplaniyor-125716tr.html). Meanwhile 12 issues that still need the attention of under Mr. Mogilev’s chairmanship declared event in Crimea. Subsequently 38 members billboards dedicated to the victims of the Ukrainian and international policy-makers. that this year’s May 18 gathering was going of European diaspora organizations gave 1944 deportation were installed in to be held in two different locations in Mr. Jemilev their full support (http://qha. Symferopol and in other locations (http:// The article above is reprinted from Symferopol: one in the Central Square com.ua/kirim-tatar-milli-meclisine-tam- qha.com.ua/billboards-on-deportation- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from organized by the Mejlis, and the other, destek-125867tr.html) and declared that day-installed-in-aqmescit-photo- its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, organized by the members of the Milli they were going to hold peaceful protests 126221en.html). www.jamestown.org. Firqa hand-picked by Mr. Mogilev, in front in front of Ukrainian Embassies in Berlin, On May 10, Milli Firqa declared that they Follow-up of the Parliament of Crimea. Brussels, Paris and The Hague (http:// were not going to hold a gathering in front Rejecting the idea of this “divided” Day www.ulkuocaklari.org.tr/avrupada-18- of the Crimean Parliament, and that they On May 18, some 30,000 people gath- of Remembrance, the Mejlis still continued mayis-kirim-surgunu-protestolari-duzenle- were not going to participate in the rally ered at a rally in Crimea‘s capital Symferopol trying to construct a dialogue with the necek.html). They circulated online flyers organized by the leaders of the Mejlis in to honor the memory of the victims of the Crimean authorities and sent a letter to the about these protests with the addresses of Symferopol’s Central Square (http:// 1944 Crimean Tatar deportations and to chairperson of the Committee on Human those embassies in each country on social crimea24.info/2013/05/10/dvukh-kryms- demand the immediate resignation of Rights, National Minorities and Inter- media (Facebook and Twitter); they also kotatarskikh-mitingov-ne-budet-milli-fir- Anatoly Mogilev, the former Ukrainian inter- Ethnic Relations, Andrei Shevchenko, and posted a video on the 1944 deportation on ka-ustupila-medzhlisu/). nal affairs minister who is now the chair- asked him to mediate between the Crimean YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch As the anniversary of the May 18 depor- man of Crimea’s Council of Ministers.

National Security and Defense Council Kazakhstan and Belarus agreed to give the EU, while 32.7 percent would prefer for Kyiv seeks... Secretary Andriy Kliuyev promised recent- Ukraine observer status in their Eurasian Ukraine to join the Customs Union; and ly that the Verkhovna Rada would pass all Economic Union (EEU) from January 1, 12.3 percent want both. Whereas the EU (Continued from page 3) the laws required by the EU by the end of 2015, when the EEU is to come into being. attracts Ukrainians by its social protection procedures and to take more responsibility May. Finally, regarding the election system, At the same time, he said, Ukraine could system, the rule of law, democracy develop- Kyiv is not hurrying to amend electoral leg- not become an observer in the Customs ment and financial resources, those who for their decisions (Zerkalo Nedeli, May islation, and the Verkhovna Rada has thus Union as that institution’s founding docu- prefer the Customs Union prioritize com- 17). far failed to schedule repeat elections in the ments did not provide for such a status mon history and culture with its other Mr. Tombinski’s skepticism is not sur- five constituencies where the results of last (UNIAN, May 27). members, the belief in a similar mentality prising. On selective justice, the Foreign year’s parliamentary elections were can- However, after meeting with the leaders and access to cheap natural resources Affairs Ministry made it clear recently that celled. of Russia and Kazakhstan in Astana on May (Interfax-Ukraine, May 20). former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko The situation with the Russia-Belarus- 29, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Thus, although in President would not be freed from prison; further- Kazakhstan Customs Union is less clear. said a memorandum on Ukraine’s observer Yanukovych’s stronghold, the southeast, the more, the ministry denies that there is a Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov status in the Customs Union would be Customs Union is more popular, the ruling problem of selective justice in Ukraine said on April 23 that an agreement had signed at the upcoming CIS summit in Party of Regions will have to take public (BBC Ukraine, May 14; Kommersant- been reached in principle that Ukraine Belarus on May 31 (Interfax, May 29). opinion into account if it wants its leader Ukraine, May 17). At the same time, would attain observer status in the When exactly Ukraine will become an to be re-elected as president in 2015. Foreign Afffairs Minister Kozhara admitted Customs Union. A month later, the observer remains unknown. that Ms. Tymoshenko’s imprisonment is Ukrainian government commissioner for Meanwhile, a poll conducted by the Kyiv- The article above is reprinted from the biggest problem in relations with the cooperation with Russia and the based think tank Razumkov Center on June Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from EU (Inter TV, May 17). Commonwealth of Independent States 20-25 showed that 41.7 percent of its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Regarding the legal system, Ukraine’s (CIS), Valery Muntyan, said Russia, Ukrainians would prefer membership in www.jamestown.org. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 15 TRADITIONS: The “korovai” and the circle of life by Olia Rudyk Flour. For decades that used to be a very scary word as far as I was concerned. Fear enveloped me at the thought of baking a cake or, even worse, making varenyky. Whenever that five-pound bag of flour came out of the pantry, all I saw was lots of clean-up. It never failed to get into every nook and cranny of the kitchen and floor. I confess that my children grew up deprived of home- baked birthday cakes, and I am grateful to Betty Crocker for helping me out when I had to save face on those rare occasions. Sometimes I had no choice and broke down to please my daughter and son. If it wasn’t for Baba’s (Grandma’s) varenyky, this traditional food would have been a foreign dish to them also. Don’t get me wrong, a good home-baked cake or yummy Ukrainian torte and potato-and-cheese varenyky are two of my favorite foods – but when someone else makes them. So you can imagine the astonishment and anxiety that overwhelmed me when one day my daughter, Adrianna, announced that she and I were going to learn how to make a “korovai.” What could I have possibly done to this won- derful child to deserve such agonizing payback? But I quickly calmed down when she explained that the lesson would take place at The Ukrainian Museum in New York. Whew! Someone else will have to worry about the flour in all those nooks and crannies. Off we went on a beautiful fall morning to spend a day with master korovai artists Larysa Zielyk and Lubow Wolynetz. Needless to say, the room was packed with eager Two examples of a “korovai,” a traditional Ukrainian wedding bread. students wanting to learn the technique, as well as the his- tory behind the tradition. Most importantly, the korovai is to be baked by happily Adrianna and I experienced it together. Ukrainian wedding bread, known as Korovai, symboliz- married women who pray for a perfect outcome. They But the good old BBC network (or better known in es community and the circle of life. To quote Ms. Wolynetz, then present their korovai to the bride and groom as a Ukrainian as Baba Babi Skazala) got wind of our attendance “Many cultures around the world include rituals associated blessing before the wedding, and it is shared by all of the at this workshop and heard about the extraordinary doves with the celebration of the cult of bread.” No different are wedding guests. Adrianna learned to make. No sooner did we get home than Ukrainians, with their rituals associated with bread. Man Back to our workshop at the museum. I was astounded Adrianna’s friend asked us to make her a korovai. How cultivates the earth, plows, sows and nourishes himself by the artistry of the students. The master “korovainytsi” could we refuse when it is such a beautiful Ukrainian tradi- with the fruits of the harvest. (korovai-makers) Mmes. Zielyk and Wolynetz, demonstrat- tion and today’s young 20-year-olds are so interested in Prior to Christianity, the gods were worshiped because ed the technique of making birds, doves, cones, flowers, preserving and including it at their wedding? So the first it was they who protected the farmer’s fields. Customs, rit- leaves, grapes, sun, moon, braids, and even a wedding tree korovai was created in the kitchen that had escaped flour uals and folklore developed to exalt each changing season (hiltse). The korovai stands apart from any other type of for so many years. Soon afterwards, Adrianna and her hus- and more importantly to commemorate major events in baked bread with intricate details and decorations. band, Robert Odomirok, were transferred to work in life. Songs, dances and myths were born from these ancient I did my best to keep up but my daughter, Adrianna, was Ireland, but the korovai orders kept coming. With the help beliefs. These customs evolved with the acceptance of putting me to shame. With lightning speed she began shap- of the postal system, Adrianna creates her birds and orna- Christianity and became intertwined with holy days such ing the various ornaments and creating works of art. ments, and ships them to me for our anxious customers. as Christmas and Easter. Personally, I was very proud of her accomplishment and It is an international endeavor: birds manufactured and It is understandable that the wedding ceremony would just plain happy to be with her and spend an enjoyable day flown in from Ireland, korovai baked and assembled in the have bread play a major role. The bride and groom cannot at the museum. U.S.A., but the end result is nothing less than 100 percent survive alone, and their life is “cultivated” just as the grain During the break, while our korovai was baking in the Ukrainian. of wheat. The korovai symbolizes a life filled with family, oven, Adrianna and I visited the museum’s wonderful exhi- friends, children, health and prosperity. The various com- bitions and talked to the many enthusiasts attending the Olia Rudyk, of Westchester, N.Y., may be reached at ponents adorning the korovai represent these elements. class. It was a fantastic workshop and I am so happy that [email protected]. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE UAV Post 30 participates in ceremony on Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day

by Anna Krawczuk HOLMDEL, N.J. – In 1991 the New Jersey Legislature designated May 7 as Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day to honor the men and women who served during the Vietnam Era. New Jersey is the only state to have set aside a day specifically for Vietnam veterans. Since 1995, commemorative ceremonies have been held on May 7 at the site of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel, N.J. The memorial lists 1,562 names of New Jersey residents (including one servicewoman) who made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefields in Vietnam. Since that time, members of the Anna Krawczuk Ukrainian American Veterans Post 30 Waiting for the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony to begin are based in Freehold, N.J., have participated in (top row, from left) Gerry Tchir, John Dzera, Peter Yurkowski, M. Orysia Jacus, Maria the wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Polanskyj, Bernard Krawczuk, Jurij Jacus, (bottom row) Stanley and Halyna Jakubowycz Vietnam-era fallen heroes, including their patron, Maj. Myron Diduryk, who was Their photograph and that of Stanley lery/2013_vet). killed in action on April 24, 1970. Jakubowycz and Bernard Krawczuk appear Other Ukrainian American names are Bohdan S. Polanskyj UAV Post 30 Commander Gerry Tchir in the gallery of 2013 Vietnam Veterans engraved in stone on the memorial. Thus Remembrance Day ceremony photos Seen during the wreath-laying ceremony and Vice-Commander John Dzera carried are John Dzera (left) and Gerry Tchir. the wreath during this year’s ceremony. (http://photos.nj.com/8002585/gal- (Continued on page 17) Yevshan Choir performs concerts Ukrainian American Club holds of Ukrainian music at Connecticut churches annual scholarship luncheon HARTFORD, Conn. – The Yevshan The concert ended with the host choir of Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble performed two South Church under the direction of Liz concerts of Ukrainian Easter hymns and Davis joining Yevshan in a rousing perfor- seasonal favorites for Congregational mance of Vedel’s “Christ is Risen” Churches in Glastonbury and Kensington, (Dzvonarske), which evokes the peal of Conn., in April. church bells, growing in intensity on Easter The first concert was hosted by South morning. Church Congregational prior to Sunday On the following Sunday, April 21, morning worship on April 14. Yevshan Yevshan introduced its Ukrainian reper- received a warm welcome and a standing toire to the Kensington Congregational ovation for its renditions of classic works Church in central Connecticut. The concert by Artem Vedel and Dmytro Bortniansky, was arranged by choir member Andrew Fal as well as chants from the Greek and and featured a longer program including Slavonic traditions. Bortniansky’s Cherubic Hymn No. 5 and a The mixed choir of 30 singers ranging in Connecticut premiere of Vedel’s age from 12 to 80 opened each concert “Voskreseniye Khrystove Vydivshy” with Makarov’s radiant “Zadostoinyk” – a (Having seen the Resurrection of Christ) hymn to the Theotokos – “Anhel from the Easter Matins service. Spovishchav” describing the moment when The choir took a respite from the mostly the Angel of the Lord announced to Virgin liturgical program with an interlude of Mary that Her Son had risen from the dead. three instrumental pieces featuring the At the luncheon (from left) are: Gene Tomashosky, Christyna Bodnar Sheldon, Daria This was followed by an Easter communion 50-string bandura, Ukraine’s national folk Tomashosky, scholarship recipient Katlyn Nau, Ann-Marie Susla and Commissioner chant “Receive the Body of Christ,” a rarely harp. The first was a solo arrangement of Jim Blucher. performed work that was rediscovered in a the English ballad “Scarborough Fair” per- Slovenian monastery. In deference to the formed by Irene Kytasty Kuzma. Next by Ann-Marie Susla Thomas and Rose Beach. Orthodox tradition and Julian Calendar, the Oksana Veres and Teryn Kuzma performed After a delicious lunch, Katlyn Nau read choir performed Vedel’s Lenten canticle a duet of the young girls’ lament “Tsvite NORTH PORT, Fla. – Members of the her winning essay. She spoke of those “Pokayaniya” in which the sinner yearns for Ukrainian American Club of Southwest stricken by cancer, especially the victims of penitence and reconciliation with God. (Continued on page 17) Florida under the leadership of Daria the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and the Tomashosky enjoyed their annual scholar- need for healing and hope after such a trag- ship luncheon meeting at Heron Creek Golf edy. Her participation in the Relay for Life, and Country Club in North Port on May 16. starting in early morning darkness and Guests were met by Vlad Szpiczka, who ending with the lighting of hundreds of played a musical medley of Ukrainian songs candles, signifies bringing the light of hope on the accordion before Ms. Tomashosky to cancer patients. Katlyn Nau will be opened the event with a prayer and a few attending the University of Florida this fall words covering the recent activities of the to study dietary sciences and humanities. club. She also introduced special guests: A $250 award was also given to last North Port Commissioner Jim Blucher; for- year’s scholarship winner, Kailey Taylor, mer Commissioner Fred Tower; the presi- now studying at the University of South dent-elect of the North Port Kiwanis, Ken Florida, and a $250 special student award Maturo; and Adam Hromiak, a financial con- was granted to Natalia Goncharuk. sultant at Edward Jones in Cape Coral. Commissioner Blucher briefly Christyna Bodnar Sheldon, co-chair of addressed the club members and congratu- the club’s scholarship committee, intro- lated Katlyn Nau and her parents on their duced the guest of honor, graduating senior daughter’s accomplishments. Katlyn Nau, this year’s recipient of the Mr. Thomas spoke of the need for volun- Ukrainian American Club’s $1,000 scholar- teers and mentors to work with students at ship award. Ms. Nau was accompanied by the high school, especially in their search Olha Veres her parents, Michael and Linda Nau, and for available funding and scholarships. Mr. Conductor Alexander Kuzma leads the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble in a ren- her sister Christina, as well as North Port Hromiak also spoke briefly and thanked dition of Vakhnianyn’s “Christ is Risen.” High School guidance counselors Lee the members for inviting him.

captions: Katlyn Nau, recipient of the Ukrainian American Club’s scholarship. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 17

UAV Post 30... (Continued from page 16) far, the UAV has learned about Bohdan Peter Brydun and Mikolaw (Nicholas) Melnyk. The Ukrainian American commu- nity is being asked to help provide bio- graphical information about Bohdan Kowal (killed in action on April 8, 1967), Julius Zaporozec (November 17, 1969), Nicholas Szawaluk (June 3, 1968) and others that may be unknown to the UAV (please con- tact [email protected]). The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center are located in Holmdel at Exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway. The memorial is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day; it is a very serene place that is illuminated at night and can be seen from the Garden State Parkway. The Museum and Educational Center hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by special appointment. It features a chronology of the Vietnam War, reflecting the activity in Vietnam as well as in the United States. For detailed information readers may visit www.njvvmf.org.

Yevshan Choir... (Continued from page 16) Teren,” accompanied by Irene Kuzma. Finally, all three bandurists played the “Bukovynka,” a light-hearted spring dance. The bandura seemed to captivate the audi- ence, and following the concert many guests came up to hold the instrument and feel the resonance of the strings. Yevshan is currently planning its 2014 season with a heavier emphasis on secular music and new arrangements. In recent years the ensemble has performed in Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and Newport, R.I. Under the direction of Alexander Kuzma, Yevshan hopes to intro- duce more audiences to the unique beauty of Ukrainian music. (Anyone interested in reserving Yevshan for a wedding, liturgy, festival or concert may contact Christina Kowinko at 203-380-2892 or Romana Thibodeau at 203-265-2744.)

New volume... (Continued from page 9) The new volume broadens access to Vynnychenko’s rich legacy, a good deal of which still remains unpublished. After Vynnychenko’s death, with the consent of his wife, Rozaliia, his large archive was brought to Columbia University and recent- ly transferred to the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.A. Besides Vynnychenko’s diaries of 1932-1951, other works of his, including the philosophical treaties “Shchastia” (Happiness) and “Konkordyzm” (Concordism), the novel “Vichnyi Imperatyv” (Eternal Imperative), and his correspondence, have yet to be published. According to Vynnychenko’s will, his archive was to be transferred to Ukraine once it attained independence. The new volume is available in hardcov- er for $34.95. Readers may order all four volumes of Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s “Diary” for a total of $131.90, saving 20 percent of the cost of individual volumes. (Outside Canada, prices are in U.S. dollars.) The book can be purchased from CIUS Press online via credit card at www.cius- press.com; by e-mail, [email protected]; by telephone, 780-492-2973; by fax 780-492- 4967; or by mail at CIUS Press, 430 Pembina Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2H8. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

June 14 Performance, “Sprit of Ukraine,” Cheremosh Ukrainian June 21 Shrimp Feast, Baltimore Ukrainian Festival Committee, Minneapolis, MN Dance Ensemble, Cowles Center for Dance and the Perry Hall, MD Columbus Gardens Hall, 410-591-7566 or Performing Arts, www.thecowlescenter.org or [email protected] 612-206-3600 June 22 Golf tournament, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox June 14-16 Ukrainian Heritage Festival, St. Michael Ukrainian Hamilton, ON Cathedral, Chedoke Martin Golf Course, 905-561-3642 Yonkers, NY Catholic Church, www.yonkersukrainianfestival.org

June 14-16 Ukrainian Folklore Festival, Lviv Ukrainian Pavilion, June 22 Golf tournament, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Kingston, ON Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston, Regiopolis Notre Welland, ON Catholic Church. Ukrainian Black Sea Hall, Sparrow Lakes Dame Catholic High School. 613-549-5060 or Golf Club, 289-434-4250 or [email protected] [email protected] June 23 Ukrainian Music Night, Ukrainian Congress Committee of June 15 Golf tournament, Ukrainian American Sports Center East Meadow, NY America, Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater – Eisenhower Ambler, PA Tryzub, Limekiln Golf Club, 215-343-5412 or Park, 516-557-3003 www.tryzub.org June 25 Golf tournament, Buduchnist Credit Union Foundation, June 15 Plast Golf Classic tournament, fundraiser for Baturyn Flamborough ON Dragon’s Fire Golf Club, [email protected] Lorraine, QC camp, Club de Golf Lorraine, [email protected] or or 416-763-7027 514-744-9648 June 25 Film screening, “A Kingdom Reborn: Treasures from June 16 Father’s Day Ukrainian Fest and soccer championship, Ottawa Ukrainian Galicia,” Ukrainian National Federation – Horsham, PA Ukrainian American Sports Center – Tryzub, Ottawa-Gatineau Branch, Ukrainian Community Center, 215-362-5331 or www.tryzub.org 613-596-8188 or [email protected] June 17 Golf tournament, Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society, Sherwood Park, AB Broadmoor Public Golf Course, June 30-July 6 International Ukrainian Soccer Tournament (IUFT), [email protected] or Kingston and Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, www.friendsukrainianvillage.com Ellenville, NY www.iuft.net

June 18 Golf tournament, Fellowship of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, July 4-6 “Nadiya Ye!” festival, Ukrainian American Youth Burlington, ON St. Volodymyr Cultural Center, Indian Wells Golf Club, Ellenville, NY Association camp, www.cym.org/us-ellenville 416-766-9288 July 6 Golf tournament, Ukrainian Golf Association of Canada, June 19 Golf tournament, St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Caledon, ON Osprey Valley Resorts Golf Club, 519-927-9034 or Carlisle, ON Church, Dragon’s Fire Golf Club, 647-286-1720 or www.ospreyvalley.com [email protected]

June 20 Conference, “US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit I: Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events Washington Providing Ukraine with an Annual Report Card,” advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Center for U.S.-Ukrainian Relations, University Club of from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Washington, 917-476-1221 or [email protected] and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 19 UKELODEON For The Next Generation Iskra Dance Academy holds Mother’s Day recital

Andrij Wowk WHIPPANY, N.J. – Dancers from the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Academy, a school of almost 120 students, in a group photo from their spring recital pro- gram, held every year on the Saturday evening preceding Mother’s Day. A fund-raiser for the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany, N.J., this year’s concert raised almost $2,000 for the center. The artistic director of Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Academy is Andrij Cybyk.

UAYA Goshen gifts pysanky to Holy Trinity Church by Andrea Wasylyk KERHONKSON, N.Y. – If you’ve driven past Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, N.Y., in the past few weeks, you’ve seen the beautiful pysanky that adorn the lawn around the church. The members of the Ukrai- nian American Youth Association (UAYA) Goshen branch’s groups “Vovky” (Wolves) and “Vedmedi” (Bears) worked on these wooden and plaster pysanky as part of a church beautification project for Easter. We donated the pysanky to the Holy Trinity Church in gratitude for Members of the Ukrainian American Youth Association branch in Goshen, N.Y., in front of Holy Trinity Ukrainian the parish’s and the parishioners’ Catholic Church with the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ivan Kaszczak, and their pysanky.

support of our activities. the front lawn of the church on The inspiration for this project Palm Sunday (Holy Trinity Parish was the fiberglass pysanky found in celebrates according to the Julian front of the Stamford Ukrainian Mu- calendar). Many churchgoers ap- seum every year for Easter. Some proached us to express their grati- of the members of Vovky saw these tude for our efforts. pysanky when they visited the mu- On Holy Saturday the blessing seum a few years ago. We adapted of the Easter baskets took place on the idea to fit our purposes (and the front lawn among the pysanky. budget), making plywood and plas- Many parishioners and visitors ter pysanky, and decorating them incorporated our beautiful pysanky with various designs from different into their family Easter photos. corners of Ukraine using outdoor paint. Each pysanka was painted by Andrea Wasylyk, 16, is a member members of UAYA Goshen ranging of the Goshen branch of the Ukraini- in age from 7 to 16. an American Youth Association. She The pysanky, six plywood and is a junior at Rondout Valley High Pysanky in front of Holy Trinity Church in Kerhonkson, N.Y. three plaster, were arranged across School in Accord, N.Y. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 No. 23

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, June 7-Sunday, June 16 Friday-Sunday, June 14-16 NEW YORK: La MaMa Experimental YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Heritage Theater and Yara Arts Group present Festival in Yonkers, N.Y., is celebrating its “Fire. Water. Night.” – a new World Music 28th year this Father’s Day weekend and Theater Performance on the Move based extending a welcome to everyone within on “The Forest Song” by Lesia Ukrainka Westchester and the surrounding area to and Kupalo songs that explores our rela- sample Ukrainian customs, culture and tionship to water, trees, fields and our dig- cuisine. There will be three days of ital landscape. The production is created Ukrainian food (varenyky, holubtsi, kov- by Virlana Tkacz, with music by Alla basa, borshch, etc.) and American favor- Zagaykevich and the Lemon Bucket ites (hot dogs and hamburgers), music, Orkestra. Show times are Thursday, dance, carnival rides (on Saturday there Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday are one-price bracelets on sale for multi- at 2 p.m., plus Sunday, June 9, at 7 p.m. La ple rides at 1-4 p.m.), attractions and MaMa Experimental Theater is located at crafts sales. Entertainment includes live 66 E. Fourth St. Admission: $25; $20 for stage performances with dancers, singers, seniors and students; $10 for children. comedians and bands. For more informa- For tickets call 212-475-7710 or visit tion see http://www.yonkersukrainian- www.lamama.org. festival.org/.

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Tennis Camp Tabir Ptashat June 23-July 4 Session 1: June 23-29 2013 Summer Camp Kicks off the summer with 12 Session 2: June 30-July 6 days of intensive tennis instruction and competitive play, for boys and Ukrainian Plast tabir (camp) for children Information girls age 10-18. Attendance will be age 4-6 accompanied by their parents. Registration forms will also be appearing limited to 45 students. Room, board, in the Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly 24-hour supervision, expert lessons in March and April. For further information, and loads of fun are included. Camp please contact Neonila Sochan is under the direction of George at 973-984-7456. Sawchak.

Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Heritage Ukrainian Dance Academy Day Camp Workshop Session 1: July 14-19 June 30- July 13 Session 2: July 21-26 Vigorous 2-week dance training A returning favorite, in the form of a day for more intermediate and advanced camp. Children age 4-7 will be exposed to dancers age 16 and up under the Ukrainian heritage through daily activities direction of the Roma Pryma Boha- such as dance, song, crafts and games. chev sky Ukrainian Dance Children will walk away with an expanded Foundation, culminating with perfor- knowledge of Ukrainian folk culture and mances on stage during the language, as well as new and lasting Ukrainian Cultural Festival weekend. friendships with other children of Ukrainian Additional information http://www. heritage. Price includes kid’s lunch and syzokryli.com/ T-shirt and, unless noted, is based on in- house occupancy of parent/guardian. Discovery Camp July 14-20 Chornomorska Sitch Sports School Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Calling all nature lovers age 8-15 Session 1: July 21-27 • Session 2: July 28-August 3 Ukrainian Dance Camp for this sleep-over program filled with 44th annual sports camp run by the Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Association Session 1: July 21-August 3 outdoor crafts, hiking, swimming, Chornomorska Sitch for children ages 6-17. This camp will focus on soccer, tennis, volleyball organized sports and games, bon- and swimming, and is perfect for any sports enthusiast. Registration can be completed on- Session 2: August 4-August 17 fires, songs and much more. Room, line by clicking on the link found at Soyuzivka’s camp website - http://soyuzivka.com/Camps. Directed by Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych board, 24-hour supervision and a Requests for additional information and your questions or concerns should be emailed to (daughter of Roma Pryma Bohachevsky), this lifetime of memories are included. [email protected], or contact Roman Hirniak at (908) 625-3714. camp is for aspiring dancers age 8 -16, offering expert instruction for beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Room, board, 24-hour For applications or more info please call Soyuzivka, 845-626-5641, supervision, expert lessons and plenty of fun are included. Each camp ends with a grand recital. or check our website at www.soyuzivka.com Attendance will be limited to 60 students.