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І^Ш by the Ukrainian National Association lnc.^ a fraternal non-prof it associationl S г- о ї" - - мок X Д) - -Xl) Zl– O -t О -ч z oo 4z -n "оП о о о -о О 2 П О Д1 Я - M П О rainian Weelcl о сл о No. Ш44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 v 39 cent^, Ritter wants an investigation Senate Agriculture Committee to hold into the OSl's practices hearings on collectivization in the USSR

WASHINGTON Rep.Don Ritter criminals as such, the government has WASHINGTON The u.s. senate (R-Pa.). in an October l91etterto Rep. sought to strip suspects of their U.S. Committee on Agriculture will hold a Peter Rodino. chairman of the House citizenship and deport them. hearing on November l5on the collect i– Judiciary Committee, called on the Much of the evidence and videotaped vization ol Soviet agriculture, its hu– committee to "begin an investigation witness testimony has been supplied by man cost and its.affect on agricultural into the methods" used by the Office of the Soviets under an informal agree– productivity. Special investigations in preparing ment reached between the procurator The announcement of the hearing cases against citizens suspected of general of the USSR and U.S. Justice was made by the Ukrainian American aiding the Germans during World War Department officials. Caucus (UAC). formerly the Con– 11. Citing what he called "the Soviet gressional Subcommittee of the Na– "While 1 wholeheartedly support any Union's ability to manufacture propa– tional Committee to Commemorate efforts at ferreting out Nazi war crimi– ganda and disinformation." Rep. Ritter 'Genocide victims in Ukraine. nals regardless of their ethnic back- said that he feared U.S. judicial prac– The hearing was approved by Sen. ground or age. І must express great tices and the right of due process could Jesse Helms (R-N.C), chairman of the concern about the methods invoked by not be guaranteed if Soviet-supplied Senate Agriculture Committee. Reprc– the Office of Special investigations in evidence is used. sentatives of the UAC met with staff obtaining this evidence." wrote Rep. ' Calling Soviet justice "a contradic– from both the office of Sen. Helms Ritter. tion in terms." Rep. Ritter went on to and the Agriculture Committee. The He said he was especially concerned cite the cases of several Soviet dissi– witnesses for the hearing will be selected about the OSl's use of Soviet-supplied dents who have been victimized by by the Agriculture Committee from a evidence and testimony in denaturaliza– Soyiet legal processes. list submitted by the UAC. which tion proceedings against A'rnericah "Why should we expect 'hem (the will be working with the Senate com– citizens, most of whom fled Soviet Soviets) to act differently with the rhittee to coordinate the hearing. oppression and came to this country United Slates, especially when they sec The Ukrainian American Caucus has after World War 11. the chance to split the Ukrainian. urged Ukrainian Americans whose The OS1. a branch of the Justice Estonian. Latvian. Lithuanian and senators serve on the Agriculture Com– Department, was formed in 1980 to Jewish communities with their role in mittec to write to them and urge their weed out war criminals and collabora– our seeking of justice'.'" he wrote. participation in this hearing. The mem– tors living in the United States. Since in asking lor an investigation, the bcrs of the committee arc: Sen. Helms. the U.S. government cannot try war (Continued on page 1) Robert Dole, (R-Kan.). Walter D. Sen. Jesse Helms Huddleston (D-Ky). Richard G. Lugar Former OUN members are targets of repression (R-lnd.), Patrick J. Leahy (D-vt). Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). Edward Zo– JERSEY C1TY. N.J. - Recent half years' imprisonment for his activi– Sources in Ukraine do report that the rinsky (D-Neb.), Rudy Boschwitz. (R– reports from Ukraine indicate that the ties with the OUN. Mr. Symchych, 60. government appears determined to Minn.). John Mclcher (D-Mont.), Kremlin, while intensifying its cam– had previously served a total of 30years eliminate OUN or UPA survivors either Roger W. Jepsen (R-lowa), David paign against the badly decimated in Soviet labor camps, from 1948 to by execution or by keeping them impri– Pryor (D-Ark.), Paula Hawkins (R– human-rights movement, has also' 1963 and 1963 to 1978. soncd or exiled. F!a.), David L. Borcn (D-Okla.), Mark stepped-up its repression of former in early 1982, vasyl Mazurak. 56. Unlike some of the better known Andrews (R-N.D.). Alan J. Dixon (D– members of the Organization of Ukrai– was arrested and sentenced to 15 years' human-rights activists, often little is 111.). Pete Wilson (R-Calif.). Howell nian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrai– imprisonment. He was first arrested in known about these men, sometimes' not Heflin(D-Ala.)andOrrinG.. Hat h(R- nian insurgent Army (UPA). 1946 and served eight years in a labor even their first names. Few photographs Utah). in March of this year the .Soviet camp. arc available and biographical data is Detailed information about the time, newspaper News From Ukraine report– The campaign against members ol either incomplete or unavailable. the room and the witness list will be ed that three former OUN members the OUN and UPA. many of whom Below is a partial list of former OUN provided by the UAC as this informa– were sentenced to death for belonging were imprisoned after World War 11 but and UPA members known to be in tion becomes available. to what the paper said were "bands of were amnestied in the mid-1950s, Soviet labor camps or mental hospitals. The Ukrainian American Caucus was Ukrainian bourgeoise nationalists." actually began in the early years of the Most were sentenced for "treason." formed by individuals professionally The paper, published only for export in Brezhnev era and corresponded with Some were scheduled to be released this employed in the Congress and congres– the West, identified the men as M. the crackdown against Ukrainian dissi– year, but no news about them has been sional relations to continue the work Ohorodnychyk; P. Shpachuk and v. dents and intellectuals. With the advent obtained, information about the cases initiated by the national famine com– Stasiv, and said they were tried in the of the human-rights movement in the appeared in USSR News Briefs, edited mittee's Congressional Subcommittee, volhynia region of Ukraine. 1970s, former OUN and UPA members by Cronid Lubarsky, a former political including this hearing and the passage The outcome of that trial marked the were re-arrested, some on fresh charges prisoner now in the West. The list that (Continued on pate 3) second time in less than two years that and others simply for once belonging to follows is current to May 1982. Ukrainian nationalist groups. former members of the OUN and the Yuriy Boichuk, now 63, was arrested UPA had been sentenced to death, in it is difficult to accurately determine in 1970 and sentenced to 15 years in a 1NS1DE: November 1981, five OUN members exactly how many former OUN and labor camp and five years' internal ш Amnesty international releases were executed, three of them following UPA members are currently impri– exile. He is from the Dnipropetrovske annual report on human rights - page 2. a trial in Lutske, also in the volhynia soned in the Soviet Union, or how many region of Ukraine. ш John 0. Flis continues his series region. Mykola Dufanets, Artem have been executed since the war. it is "13th Congress aftermath: our struggle Bubela and Pylyp R"bachuk, all in their known that a number were never am– volodymyr Cherkavsky, born in 1926, was sentenced to 15 years' impri– for unity and law and order" - page 5. 60s, were shot. The others, ivan nestied and have been incarcerated in ш Robert S. Sullivant on the politics Rumyha and Yuriy Butnytsky, were labor camps on psychiatric hospitals sonmentin 1968. He is said to be ill with a kidney ailment. of collectivization and famine, interview tried and later shot in the town of since the 1950s. Some of those who were by Marco Carynnyk - page 7. Horodenka in the lvano-Frankivske sentenced to 25 years in the early 1950s Pavlo Chuchman has been impri– ш Letters to the editor - p.-ge 8. oblast. were due to be released this year, but soned since 1947, and in 1969 was given a Panorama - page 9. More recently. Myroslav Symchych their whereabouts are impossible to an additional 15-year term. was sentenced in January to two and a confirm. (Continued on page 12) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 No. 44

Dissident sketch Diplomat says Soviet troops vasyl Sp)inenk o massacred Afghan civilians NEW DELHl Soviet and Afghan capital. He said the town of lstalif. 15 BORN: September 19. 1947. government troops, backed by heavy air miles north of Kabul, had come undera OCCUPATlON: Student of philo– support, have reportedly"begun autumn live-day attack by M1G fighter-bom– sophy. ground offensives against Moslem bers. helicopter gunships. artillery LATEST ARREST: Sometime in freedom lighters in seven provinces ol batteries and tanks mid-1978, Mr. Spinenko was re– Afghanistan, reported The New York The diplomats said that the attack, manded to a psychiatric hospital. Times. which reportedlv left half the.town in SENTENCE: Terms in psychiatric ruins, took place on October 10 and 12, ; чі The inlormation was reported here hospitals are indefinite. рв - - Яс Я on October 18 by a Western diplomat The report from Kabii said the PREviOUS TERMS: Between 1971 on the basis of news receded from his boiT,bings were the worst in the area and 1978, Mr. Spinenko was held in country's embassy in Kabul, the Afghan since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ordinary and special psychiatric ^кь ""jl^r в began in 1979. hospitals after being charged with lstalif was apparentlv selected for the "anti-Soviet agitation and propa– Soviet editor assault because feuding there between ganda"and "participation in an anti- two insurgent groups over the last year Soviet organization." had caused a security lapse by the HOSP1TAL ADDRESS: defects to West freedom fighters. The diplomat said 339019 JU Ш LONDON The foreign editor of a that feuding had enabled informers for Donetskaya oblast the Afghan secret police to "collect g. Makeyevka Soviet literary publication, l.ileratur– naya Gazeta. who delected to the West more information than is possible in less Shakhta im. Bazhanova troubled areas." gorodskoi PND last month, said that the journal "has a direct link to the KGB"and is a favorite Two insurgent commanders were vehicle for attacks on foreign journa– said to have been killed in the attack, lists and dissidents, reported the Asso– but a majority of the partisans reported– ciated Press. ly escaped to nearby villages in the Amnesty international's annual report Oleg Bitov, 51, who defected at the Saland Pass. venice international Film Festival, was The diplomat reported that, during scores "deception" on rights issues granted permission to stay in Britain, lulls in the bombing, Soviet troops went the Home Office said on October 25. into the town and burned down houses NEW YORK - Amnesty lnterna– propaganda," the report said. Among The Daily Telegraph said Mr. Bitov they suspected belonged to insurgents. tional's worldwide annual report re- the examples cited by the report were was "smuggled" into England from leased on October 25, attacked efforts Soviet reporting on Poland; statements ltaly. The paper quoted unnamed by governments to manipulate public by U.S. officials on Central America; government officials as saying he "has Estonian Catholic placed opinion by covering up torture and and the sudden attention given in turned out to be the most significant killings while making political propa– Britain during its conflict with Argen– defector to Britain for a year." tina to torture and "disappearances" in in psychiatric hospital ganda about such abuses elsewhere. The paper added, "it is thought that that country. Governments had used "deception, he was in a position to know the names FRAM1NGHAM. Mass. - Ayoung distortion and disinformation on hu– "The concealment of facts, the dis– of KGB agents working abroad." Estonian Catholic was recently declared man-rights questions," Amnesty inter- semination of half-truths or lies and it said officials were comparing Mr. insane and placed in a mental hospital national said. They had jailed human- other forms of manipulation of public Bitov's defection to that of viadimir for trying to cross the Soviet-Finnish rights activists, stifled information and opinion by governments must be Kuzichkin, a diplomat at the Soviet border, reported Keston News Service. used different standards in reacting to challenged," the report said. Embassy in Teheran who fled to the Alan Alajaan, 25, reportedly tried to violations in different countries, the it stressed the need for accurate, West a year ago. it said Mr. Kuzichkin escape from the USSR in order to study human-rights group said. unbiased information and "a single, provided Western intelligence organiza– for the priesthood in Rome. He is The 351-page Amnesty international universal standard for the protection of tions with the names of KGB agents currently incarcerated in the Leningrad Report 1983, with detailed entries on rights everywhere, regardless of politics operating in Europe and with much Special Psychiatric Hospital, Keston or nationality." 117 countries, covers the calendar year other information. said. 1982. it describes Al's efforts to stop the Among the thousands of cases cited in the report are those of prisoners imprisonment of people for their ideas the first place and forced them to reported to have been tortured and or origins, and its campaigns against Ritter wants... emigrate to the United States...is now executed in Afghanistan, some 2,900 torture and the death penalty. (Continued from page 1) the government that is again the instru– Guineans still unaccounted for after they in a preface underlining ob– ment in removing their fieedom or disappeared in prison camps more than congressman said that he had met with stacles to protecting human rights, the worse — bringing a terrible stigma on six years ago, and political killings several groups of Ukrainians who, whiie report dealt with the reactions of them." under successive governments in El acknowledging that they support the governments of all types to the politi– Noting that the Judiciary Committee . Salvador and Guatemala. The report prosecution of war criminals to the cally explosive aspects of human rights. has budget authority over the OSL Rep. provides details of a wave of trials of fullest extent of the law, nevertheless "Statements about human rights Ritter said that an investigation should non-violent advocates of political re- questioned the advisability of using have been misused to make political be launched into methods employed by form in China, flogging of prisoners in materials provided by the Soviets in the agency. Pakistan and the continuing toll of proceedings against East" European torture and executions in lran. and Baltic defendants. He wrote: "1 ask this not because І 70 Soviet Pentecostals "For many, even the slightest men– believe any wrongdoing occurred or The report makes no comparisons or tion that they were being investigated, because the intent of the program is rankings of countries' human-rights stage hunger strike for war crimes brings on indignation at wrong but rather because 1 believe the records. Al said, because of the diffi– the hands of the community," wrote methods used may not fully account for culty of obtaining complete informa– FRAM1NGHAM. Mass. - Some 70 Rep. Ritter. "it is a sad situation made Soviet motivations and Soviet-supplied tion, as well as the impossibility of Soviet Pentecostals living in a small worse when one realizes that the govem– information may be in contravention to comparing types of repression or suffer– Siberian village began a hunger strike ment which took awav their freedom in the American judicial process." on September 5 to press theirdemand to ing. Any comparisons would be open to be allowed to emigrate, reported Keston political misuse, and could obscure the News service. principle that violations of human rights must be confronted wherever According to sources in Moscow, they occur, the group said. most of the Pentecostals, who live in the village of Chuguyevka, are ethnic Ukrainian WeeH Germans. Polish priest faces Y Keston reported that the Pentecostals FOUNDED 1933 have been the target of official perse– cution since their arrival in Siberia from three criminal charges Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal Uzbekistan in 1981. On June 10 of that non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. 07302. year, one of the leaders of the group, WARSAW - The Rev. Henryk (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870) viktor valter. received a warning from Jankowski, a close friend of Lech Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. a district official in which he was told Walesa, was told by prosecutors on that the group was engaged in "illegal October 18 that he faced three criminal The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: and anti-social activities." charges because of anti-state comments (201) 434-0237, 434-0807, 434-3036 (201) 451-2200 in an appeal that was reportedly in his sermons, reported United Press hand-carried from Chuguyevka, which international. Yearly subscription rate: 58, UNA members - S5. is some A0O0 miles east of Moscow, the Mr. Walesa, the bishop of Gdansk group appealed to "all international and some 700 supporters cheered the Postmaster, send address changes to: organizations" for "help and support," Rev. Jankowski when he emerged from THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Roma Hadzewycz Keston said, citing a report in the a 35-minute interrogation and an– P.O. Box 346 Associate editor George Bohdan Zarycky September 6 issue of the international nounced he had refused to answer any Jersey City, NJ. 07303 Assistant editor Marta Kotomayets Herald Tribune. questions. v No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 з President hosts ethnic, minority press Reagan scores Soviets on rights WAMihMjlU.N Some І(K)editor, ward J. uci winsKi. ,itate Department WASHINGTON President Ro– illegal and inhumane acts." the presi– and broadcasters representing the counselor: Secretary of the Treasury nald Reagan issued a statement on dent said that the U.S. government ethnic and minority media attended a Donald 1. Regan: Edwin Meese.coun– holds the Soviet Union accountable October 18 in which he accused the f White House briefing and noontime selor to the president: and Wendell Soviet Union of "launching a new "lor its violations o numerous inter- luncheon here on l"uesday, October 18. Wilkie Gunn, assistant director for campaign of repression against human- national agreements and accords on President Ronald Reagan hosted the commerce and trade in the Office of rights activists." human rights to which it is a party." specialised press at a luncheon in the Policy Development in the statement, which was released He called on the Soviets to reverse State Dining Room, briefly spoke and І he group was welcomed by Kama by the White House press office, the their politics and "to prove to the world ulterwards answered several questions. Small, deputy assistant to the president president cited the case of losif Begun, a they will back up their words with and director of media relations and in response to a question concerning Jewish refusenik who was recently action, and start living up to their planning, who explained that some 150 a statement made by vice President sentenced to seven years in a labor camp agreements." to 160 briefings for various press groups and live years' internal exile for con– George Bush in vienna. the president have already been held by the Reagan tinuing his demands to emigrate. stressed that "the ultimate goal of the administration. Mr. Reagan said that Soviet policy free world" is "to bring about a time More congressmen back toward Jewish emigration and dissident when all the people will have the very Among the ethnic editors and broad- casters present were representatives of movements "has sunk to a new low of basis of democracy, which is the right of brutality and repression." adding that famine commission bill self-determination." Russian. Polish, l,atvian and Armenian media. Ukrainian representatives we're the United States has received reports WASHINGTON - Eight more con– in the morning, the editors and Mstyslaw Dolnycky. editor of America, that a Lithuanian Catholic priest, the gressmen have joined 32 of their col- broadcasters were briefed by top ad– and Roma Hadzewycz. editor of The Rev. Sigitas Tamkevicius. is "facing a leagues in co-sponsoring a bill that would ministration officials, including Ed- Ukrainian Weekly. similar fate as losif Begun." establish a commission to study the The president also mentioned the 1932-33 famine engineered by Moscow recent trial of Oleg Radzinsky. a mem– in Ukraine. ber of an unofficial Soviet peace organi– The bill. HR 3993. was sponsored by AJC concerned about immigration bill zation. noting that' the Soviet govcrn– Rep. James Florio (D-N.J.). and has NEW YORK - The American Je– goes on for "effective and tair metnods ' ment's inability to tolerate any activities been referred to the House Committee wish Committee on October 6 express– to curb illegal inflow: how to deal with not sanctioned by authorities "illustrates on Foreign Affairs. The 32 congress- ed concern that the announcement by asylum seekers in ways "efficient and the hypocrisy of their statements." men, representing 12 states, were joined by D.C. Commissioner Walter E. Faun- House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. consonant with international law." "There is a night-and-day contrast troy. that Congress would not consider the between aggressive Soviet efforts to The eight new co-sponsors are: Eldon Simpson-Mazolli immigration bill this AJC statement encourage peace demonstrations in the Rudd (R-Ariz..), Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), year could have "a possible negative West and their brutal arrests and exile John Ed Porter (R-lll.), Peter Rodino effect" on "refugee and asylum policy." We hope that the annoucement by- of peace activists in the East." Presi– (D-N.J.), Joseph Minish (D-N.J.). House Speaker O'Neill that the U.S. dent Reagan said. Howard 1. Friedman. AJC president, Richard Ottinger (D-N.Y.), William Congress will not consider the Simp– commented in a statement: "While we in condemning what he called "these Grav Hi (D-Pa.)and Thomas Foglietta son-Mazolli immigration Reform and can understand and sympathize with (D-Pa.). some of the fears by a number of groups Control Act is not the final word. There that led to opposition to the bill, we are, outstanding serious concerns that regret that these serious issues may not must be addressed if the United States is Msgr. Chomko recovers Prof. Subtelny named now receive serious legislative consi– to maintain a fair and generous immi– deration in Congress." gration policy. after heart attack advisor on Mazepa film The frustration generated by failure Of primary concern to the American ROCKY HlLL. Conn. Dr. Orest to pass provisions to cut down on Jewish Committee is the possible nega– HARTFORD. Conn. Msgr. Ste– Subtelny, professor in the departments undocumented immigration. Mr. Fried- live effect that the setting aside of this phen Chomko. president of the Provi– of history and political science at York man added, "could produce a backlash legislation could have no refugee and oencc Association of Ukrainian Catho– University in Toronto, has been chosen that would demand a cutback in all legal asylum policy. A real danger exists that lics and pastor of St. Michael's Ukrai– as an adviser on the movie "Mazepa." inflow, including entry of refugees." frustration generated by the failure to nian Catholic Church here., suffered a pass provisions to cut down on undo– mild heart attack on Sundav. October the first major project planned by the Mr. Friedman pointed out that the newly established Mazepa Foundation refugee policy of the United States, eumented immigration could produce a 16. backlash that would demand a cutback After spending five days in intensive inc. He will be responsible for the which he said "aims to fescue people historical accuracy of the production. who must flee their homes because of 'in all legal inflow, including entry of care and undergoing a series of medical An internationally recognized autho– the threat of persecution." deserves to refugees, l'he refugee policy ol the tests, Msgr. Chomko's state of health rity on Ukrainian history. Dr. Subtelny be considered on its own merits. United States, which aims to rescue has improved, and he has been trans– was formerly on the faculty of Hamilton He pointed to other issues touched on people who must flee their home coun– ferred to a private room. tries because of the threat of persecu– He is expected to be released from College and Harvard University. He by the Simpson-Mazolli bill, including has authored numerous publications reunification of U.S. citizens and resi– tion. has served our humanitarian and Harvard Hospital on Sundav. October practical interests well and deserves to 30. about Ukraine and has lectured on the dent aliens with their families: how subject in the United States. Canada millions of undocumented aliens le– be considered on its own merits, it is Get-well wishes were sent to Msgr. important to protect our commitment Chomko by. among others, the Su– and in Europe. galize their status: how to end their The Cracow-born scholar received underground existence while the search to refugees from any disappointment preme Executive Committee of the arising from the postponing of the Ukrainian National Association. his doctorate from Harvard. He has Simpson-Mazolli Bill. done graduate work at the University of Senate... vienna, the University of Hamburg, the (Continued from page 1) Other issues the bill sought to address American University in Cairo. Jagiello– will not disappear and will continue to D.C. parishes of the Senate resolution (S.Con.Res. nian University in Cracow, and the demand attention and policy develop– American Research institute in Turkey. 70) addressing the famine. The UAC ment. U.S. citizens and resident aliens hold food drive will, in the future, handle other issues of will want to retain their ability to WASHINGTON - The sisterhoods concern to the Ukrainian American reunify their families through the of Washington's three parishes collect– Court rules community which require action by the immigration process. The United States ed over 1,000 pounds of food for federal government, includingthe had gained much from this family distribution to needy families in me– against Polovchak awarding of grants to Ukrainian Ame– unification program and we should mory of the 7, million victims of the rican organizations. The new group continue to uphold it. Millions of Great Famine in Ukraine. SPRINGFIELD, HI. - The ininois intends to cooperate with all local undocumented aliens remain in the On October 16, United Nations Supreme Court is standing by its ruling Washington and national Ukrainian country who will not now have the World Food Day, women's representa– that 15-year-old Walter Polovchak American organizations. means to legalize their status. We must tives of Holy Family Ukrainian Catho– belongs in the custody of his parents, The founders of the UAC are Eugene seek ways to end their underground lic Church, St. Andrew's Ukrainian who have returned to the Soviet Union, iwanciw of the Senate Select Commit– existence at the same time as we search Orthodox Church and Holy Trinity reported the Associated Press on tee on intelligence. Tania Demchuk of for effective and fair methods for Particular Ukrainian Catholic Church October 2. the National Association of indepen– curbing illegal inflow. We must also turned over the results of the month- The court issued a brief order on dent insurers, Nadia Komarnyckyj– find better mechanisms for assuring long food drive to the Capital Area October 1 denying requests by the McConnell of the Federal Emergency that asylum seekers in the U.S. are dealt Community Food Bank. youth's lawyers and attorneys for the Management Agency, Marta Cehelsky with in a way that is both efficient and According to the project coordinator. state to reconsider the ruling. of Sen. Hollings' office, Orest Dey– consonant with international law. Dr. Larissa Fontana, "This excellent in May, the high court ruled that a chakiwsky of the Commission on Se– While we can well understand and show of cooperative efforts by Ukrai– Cook County Circuit Court judge had curity and Cooperation in Europe, and sympathize with some of the fears by a nian women's church organizations erred in August 1980 when he removed Robert McConnell of the U.S. Depart– number of groups that led to opposition successfully foonsed public attention the youth from his parent's custody and rhent of Justice. to the bill, we regret that these serious not only on the Ukrainian famine of made him a ward of the state The group intends to present issues of issues may not now receive legislative 1932-33. but also on the continuing However, the Supreme Court noted concern to the Ukrainian community to consideration in Congress. The Ameri– problem of hunger and malnutrition." its ruling would have little practical the U.S. Congress. The UAC has in– can Jewish Committee will continue to in receiving the food collection, Lynn effect because the federal government vited other individuals professionally remain active ah immigration in support Bradley, director of the food bank, has granted asylum to Walter and employed with the U.S. Congress to of a generous, effective and fair entry thanked donors and coordinators from issued an order barring his removal join in these efforts: policy. each of the parishes. from the United States. - 4. - - ,. : -. . ..., ,. . . - - , ..-. -THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLT SUNDAY. OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 .–^- - - - -. .i^^^' . No. 44

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Obituaries Fraternally yours Theodore Kubarich, Rochester secretary by Marta Korduba ROCHESTER. N.Y. Theodore UNA fraternal activities coordinator Kubarich. who served as secretary of UNA Branch 217 for 17 years.died here on October 12 after a brief illness. He was 64. Mr. Kubarich joined the UNA in More on using 16mm films 1924. As secretary of Branch 217. he PART H about an adopted American who carries was successful in enrolling many new on old traditions in her new home. members into the UNA. and for five by George Schuter "Kurelek" (international Film Bu– years was a member of the Champions' reau). lOmin. - A series of paintings by Club, reserved for those who enroll 25 Probably the simplest use of 16mm renowned artist William Kurelek is used or more members in a given year. He films is as random entertainment at a to tell the story of his father's immigra– was a delegate to three UNA conven– social event, like a mixer or party. A tion from Ukraine to the prairies of tions. selection of lighthearted short films Canada. He was also an organizer of the local (cartoons, comedies, satire) geared to "My Mother is the Most Beautiful Bowling Club and a member of the the expected audience could serve not Woman in the World: A Ukrainian UNA Bowling Committee. only as an inducement for attendance, Folktale" (BFA Phoenix). 9 min. - A Mr. Kubarich was born in Youngs- but would also provide variety in the folktale from the book by Becky town, Ohio, on February 6, 1919. "A evening. For fun and maximum partici– Reyher and Ruth Gannet. Little Уагуа resident of Rochester for over 30 years, pation, let the audience decide on the is separated from her mother at harvest he was a parishioner of St. Josaphat order of films to be shown and when. time, and whenever she is asked what Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he Another type of entertainment pro- her mother looks like, she responds. Theodore Kubarich ' was a member of the Holy Name gram could be based on feature films. "My mother is the most beautiful Soci'ty. He was also president of the dent John Flis and UNA Supreme Many worthwhile feature films are woman in the world" if perhaps only in Ukrainian American Club. Advisor Walter Hawrylak. available from public libraries and her young daughter's eyes. Funeral services were held at St. Surviving are Mr. Kubarich's widow. through rental sources. A series of films "Pysanka: The Ukrainian Easter Josaphat's on October 15 after viewing Katherine, and two daughters. Yvonne could be organised and shown perhaps Egg" (Perspective), 14 min. — A stun– at the Harris Funeral Home. Attending Hood of Rochester and Patricia Bennett once a month in the fall and winter ningly produced and lovingly explained the funeral were UNA Supreme Presi– of Macedonia. Ohio. months. film of the delicate art of Ukrainian egg Groups within the Ukrainian com– decorating. Explains the myth and munity may enjoy films that cater to magic behind the craft as the camera John Antushak, Ambridge branch УР specific interests and activities (travel, reveals the steps in the process. Light– skiing, arts and crafts, culinary arts, ing, cinematography, narration and AMBR1DGE, Pa. Long-time fishing, nature study, etc.). Consider over-all mood are used to glorious UNA activist John ("Shorty") An– using them regularly in meetings. effect. A multi-award winner, pro– tushak was found dead here of a heart A more applied use of film would be duced directed, edited - by Slavko attack on Monday morning, October 3, in and by Ukrainian schools. Since few Nowytski. He was 71. have audio-visual media, non-ver– "Sheep in Wood" (Filmart), 10 min. , Friends of the deceased became bab non-narrative films shown to stu– - How is a classic woodcut created? concerned when they couldn't reach dents to elicit verbal and written res– The distinguished Ukrainian American Mr. Antushak, who was unmarried and ponses in the Ukrainian language would artist Jacques Hnizdovsky creates the lived alone. When they went to his be effective teaching tools. woodcut of "Two Rams," from prelimi– home, they found him dead. nary sketches to the artist's proof. Mr. Antushak was born in Ambridge Church groups might consider using "Teach Me to Dance"(Films inc.), 28 on July 18, 1912. He joined the UNA in films in their religious instruction min. — Lesia is a young girl who, with July 1946, becoming an active member classes and in after-liturgy gatherings. her Ukrainian immigrant parents living of Branch 161. He served as president of Open-ended and discussions films in Canada in the early 1900s, is trying to the branch for many years, and at the would be very appropriate for retreats. cope with a new language and new way time of his death he was branch vice Travelogues, Walt Disney films, and of life. Her story takes place at Christ– president. films on Ukrainian themes would lend themselves well to community suppers. mastime, when, despite the growing Mr. Antushak was a delegate to the hostility to Ukrainian settlers and the John Antushak 1954 UNA convention, and represented Films can also serve in a baby-sitting prejudices of their parents, Lesia's Branch 161 at a total of six conventions. nian Catholic Church. Burial was in the capacity by occupying children while friendship with Sarah, a Canadian girl, He was also one of the charter mem– family plot at the church cemetery. adults attend other functions. remains strong, in true Christmas spirit. bers of the League of Ukrainian Catho– Mr. Antushak is survived .by two Since each film source is unique, with A very touching film for all seasons. lics. and attended all the annual sessions. sisters. Mary Kosar. 73. of Lyndora, many titles that could fulfill a program Can also be used to reveal the racism The funeral service was held on Pa., and Helen Andrus, 62. of Freedom, need, specific titles have not been listed and prejudice faced by Ukrainian October 6 at Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrai– Pa., as well as a brother, Stephen. in this article. But the following is a immigrants. partial listing of films (and distributors) dealing with Ukrainian identity. They "The Helm of Destiny," 55 min. - UNA represented at Dauphin festival are found in various public libraries. Narrated by Jack Palance, this film "The Christmas Tree" (Walt Disney), outlines the historical development of 15 min. - Based on a Ukrainian the Ukrainian community in America. folktale, this tells the story of young Producer Slavko Nowytski juxtaposes lvanko's deep feeling for a Christmas the hardships endured by the Ukrainian tree that his father has sold to someone immigrants with success stories of else for badly needed money, it captures Ukrainians in almost very field, and the unique customs and symbols of presents a composite picture of Ukrai– Ukrainian culture as it conveys the nians in America today. At this time, universal spirit of Christmas. the film is available only through the "immortal image" (Filmart). 22 min. UNA main office. - A portrayal of Ukrainian Canadian One very useful film that covers the artist Leo Мої working in the ancient evolution and meaning of ethnic iden– "lost wax" method of bronze casting. As tity in the United States is "Lost and the camera reveals the painstaking Found: A Search for Our Ethnic Heri– process of producing a bust, he speaks tage," (Dick Roberts. 30 min.). it ex– about the relationship between the plores the basic American question - artist and the^commpnity. craftsman- who are we. and where do we come ship vs. the mystical act of artistic from? it seveals the ethnic experiences creation, and the importance of life and of three generations of Americans: the struggle. new immigrants, their children who "Jaraslava" (Dee Dee Halleck), 10 denied their heritage to pursue the UNA Sypreme Auditor John Hewryk is shown above while speaking at this min. — An affectionate film portrait of "American Dream." and today's youth summer's 18th annual National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin, Man. Mr. an elderly Ukrainian American woman, now searching for some sort of cul– Hewryk, who was the UNA'S representative at the festival, also manned a Jaraslava Tkach, as she goes about turaf ethnic identity. For young adult UNA booth featuring information about UNA insurance and benefits to preparing and baking breads and and adult audiences. .. 4 ...-w-. members. ' ..--. ,.–. pastries. A joyous, fast-paced film (Continued on pa(e 12) No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО. 1983 5

ІПІІІІІІІІИІЯМІШММІИІЦИІМІІІИЮІМІІІІІЯШМІІІШІІЛІІІІІМІІ ^ьатютшг -– - ^і^тшшштятшшшяштвшшшшятшяишшшш 13th Congress aftermath: our struggle for unity and law and order by John O. Klis іііііііііііііііііміііііиіімііііііііішіїїііиииіиііиіімімііиіііітіііііі ми і-шештишяишшшшнвт^, -тшшштютітжитжитшштшжтшмітмшшт PART 11 Liberation Front." people were ex– Mr. Oleksyn and 1 both knew why the accomplish just that. A bifurcation of pected to murmur. UCCA representatives .were so polite to our community effort would result. The second try, first meeting it was no secret, however, that all the us two at this meeting. We were being And this was what we all were afraid of. organizations in the Committee for Law soft-soaped. Take the UNA and UFA But haven't we been divided into two The Ukrainian American community and Order in the UCCA were kept fully away from the Committee for Law and camps all along? When the Liberation remained calm after the January 1, informed before'and during the entire Order - especially their official press Front was first brought over to the 1981. meeting of the Committee for negotiating process. There was no room organs. Svoboda, The Ukrainian Week– United States, it had to win, within its Law and Order in the UGCA with the left for suspicion regarding the conduct ly and Narodna volia - and how long own ranks, the battle over "blyskuche Ukrainian Congress Committee of of the two fraternals' representatives, would the committee last? At long last vidokremlennia" ("bright separation") America. І suffered a stroke on February who kept in constant contact with all our press organs were getting the credit of its operations from the operations of 3, 1981. and remained in the hospital members of the Committee for Law and due them for formulating Ukrainian the rest of the community. Limited co- until April. І had hoped that those who Order. public opinion. And who recognized operation with the rest of the Ukrainian were left behind in the Committee for Mr. Bazarko read the resolution of this? The very same people who claimed community followed. The annual dues Law and Order would continue the the Presidium of the Secretariat of the at the 13th Congress that the fraternals paid to the UCCA by the Liberation peace discussions while 1 was hospita– World Congress of Free Ukrainians no longer performed a useful service for Front for the Organization for the lized and perhaps that 1 would return which brought him to this peace meet– the UCCA. Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine after my illness to a once again united ing. He had been directed "to turn to the The four demands were taken by the was the minimal S250. The UNA, on the Ukrainian community. No such luck. Ukrainian Congress Committee and to UCCA representatives to their organi– other hand, paid a minimum of 52,000 zation. and their decision was to be annually, and all UNA branches paid Although our side was willing to talk, the executive committees of the interest– ed national organizations in the United reported at the next meeting with the their own dues. Limited community the powers that be at the UCCA pro– Committee for Law and Order sche– cooperation thrived — until the 13th bably regarded my illness as a major States, members of the WCFU, with an appeal to renew negotiations, the pur- duled for October 14. Congress when the Liberation Front, setback for the Committee for Law and believing that.it had mastered all the Order. The UCCA crowd probably pose of which would be to return unity to organized Ukrainian life in the The second meeting rudiments of leadership, determined to surmised that with Flis and the UNA seize the reins and drive the UCCA (mainly Svoboda) out of the way and United States, in one national commu– nity central organization, the UCCA." The second meeting in this second wagon pulled by the Ukrainian inactive, the rest of the opposition American community in the direction would soon fall into line, and, in no time Mr. Bazarko also submitted for series of meetings at the peace table took place as scheduled on October 14. and at the speed desired by the Libera– at all. the organizations which had consideration a proposal from the tion Front leaders. walked out of the infamous 13th Con– Council of UCCA Branches of New Messrs. Billinsky and Futala were gress would be begging for permission Jersey, which had previously been joined by Jaroslaw Sawka. Askold Was this not "bifurcation'? to return to the UCCA fold. considered a'nd discarded by the Com– Lozynskyj and Aleksander Kalynyk. in May 1982, May 20-2.5, to be exact, mittee for Law and Order because it had The Committee for Law and Order was the Ukrainian National Association The UCCA chose to wait. No meet– been poorly prepared and shallow. represented by, besides Mr. Oleksyn held its regular quadrennial conven– ings were set up while 1 was hospitalized, Since 1 was weak and still not fully and myself, lwanna Rozankowsky, Dr. tion in Rochester, N.Y. The importance lvan Oleksyn. president of Ukrainian recovered from my illness, Mr. Oleksyn Bohdan Wytwycky. Roman Danyluk of this convention could not be under- Fraternal Association, took over as agreed to be the standard-bearer and and George Soltys. estimated, if the Liberation Front could president of the Committee for Law and the spokesman for our side at this Discussions commenced. The four retain, or increase, its hold on the UNA Order for a number of months. Based meeting. І sat there and listened to both conditions submitted by Mr. Oleksyn at Supreme Assembly, in which it con- on the agreed-upon rotational system. sides. Only my eyeballs moved as 1 the first meeting were unacceptable. trolled 11 out of 26 votes, the UNA and Dr. Bohdan Shebunchak of the Or– followed the conversation. The UCCA representatives would not the Ukrainian community would then ganization for the Rebirth of Ukraine Mr. Oleksyn, UFA president, pre– budge an inch. "Come back to the have to listen to, and dance to, a (ODvU) succeeded Mr. Oleksyn. . sented a list of four demands of the UCCA and fight from inside," the different kind of tune. The entire The UNA had a visit in July 1981 Committee for Law and Order in the UCCA representatives would say time Ukrainian American world followed from the president of the World Con– UCCA. They were: and time again. The arguments used by the UNA convention like it never had gress of Free Ukrainians, lvan Bazarko. the UCCA representatives were identi– before, because the community's fate He had been directed by the Presidium 1. Full return to the by-laws and other cal to the arguments used at the first was inextricably linked to the conven– of the Secretariat of the World Con– resolutions which were in full force and series of meetings initiated some nine tion's outcome. gress of Free Ukrainians to explore effect after the 12th Congress. months earlier by Dr. Lev Dobriansky. A short time before the convention, possible avenues for the return of peace 2. Election of a committee, member- The two fraternals were again asked the Supreme Executive Committee in the Ukrainian American community. ship of which would be evenly divided to accept a rotational system of one year played its trump card, it issued a We believe that the entire process was between the UCCA and the Committee each, while the Liberation Front would decision finding the "Liberation Front initiated in the WCFU by Metropolitan for Law and Order in the UCCA. in enjoy a two-year term. Denials were 11" guilty on all counts of transgressions Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia, in this order to revise the by-laws and rules so again voiced that the UCCA By-laws against the Ukrainian National Asso– Metropolitan Sulyk was supported by that through this process they would be had been violated at the 13th Congress. ciation and its Supreme Executive Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk of accurately defined and, where neces– ODvU was again offered a place in the Committee. The "11" were those 11 Winnipeg and Metropolitan Mstyslav sary, proposals would be made for rotational system in the hope of driving members of the UNA Supreme As– Skrypnyk of the Ukrainian Orthodox changes, thus preventing actions such as a wedge between ODvU and the two sembly - two supreme auditors and Church. those before and during the 13th Con– fraternals. if you were, at this point, to nine supreme advisors - who were gress from being repeated in the future. During this entire negotiating process read the arguments used by the UCCA under the Liberation Front's "remote The committee was to complete its work, representatives at the first series of control" and during the annual Su– we were not overly impressed with Mr. within a six-month period. Bazarko's eagerness. We felt that, meetings, you could assume that they preme Assembly session in 1981 created although Mr. Bazarko acted in good 3. Prior to the completion of the were again voiced at this meeting. their own illegal committee and after- faith, he acted as though he was aware above-mentioned committee's assign– The meeting broke up; no date was wards publicly, in the Liberation Front from the very beginning of the impossi– ment, both organizations — the UCCA set for the next meeting. "We will press, made unfounded accusati ;ns bility of peace in the community if one and the Committee for Law and Order contact each other by phone and set up against the UNA and its leadership, of the opposing sides is unable to in the UCCA - would act freely and a date," the UCCA people said. thus joining in the anti-UNA propa– negotiate in earnest, knowing in ad– independently. Once the committee This was meant for Mr. Bazarko's ears ganda attacks of the Liberation Front. vance that it has orders not to swerve completed its work, a united 14th as well. To me, and to others on our Congress would be convened. Of course, the Supreme Executive from the "righteous course." We felt team, this meant that there would be no Committee, in accordance with the that the entire effort was for the purpose 4. Prior to the convening of the new third meeting in this series. UNA By-laws, could have meted out of satisfying our metropolitans. congress, all sanctions against those The Committee for Law and Order in punishment, but this would have result– On August 4, 1981, Mr. Oleksyn and UCCA branches that support the Com– the UCCA made no attempt to raise a ed in time-consuming procedural and 1 met Mr. Bazarko at the Ukrainian mittee for Law and Order in the UCCA treasury, being certain that peace was perhaps legal action, instead, the Su– institute of America, !gnatius Billinsky would be lifted. imminent between the two opposing preme Executive Committee asked the and Lev Futala were there from the A new proposal was made by the factions. Money kept coming in, how– convention to issue its own confirma– UCCA. UCCA representatives. They would not ever, from UCCA branches and from tion or reversal of the verdict, by re- We believe that Mr. Bazarko un– agree to any of the four demands of the branches of the Committee for Law and electing or not re-electing the guilty " 11" wittingly played into the-hands of the Committee for Law and Order, but the Order in Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, to their respective elective positions UCCA group by inviting to the nego– UCCA now mentioned something new. certain New Jersey UCCA branches, within the Supreme Assembly. This tiating table only the Ukrainian Na– The UCCA would give veto power to Rochester and other cities and towns, was the coup de grace to the existence tional Association and the Ukrainian representatives of organizations in the individuals throughout the United of the "11." The convention found the Fraternal Association^ The presence of Committee for Law and Order on the States also sent contributions. group guilty by not re-electing the great the two fraternals at the peace table with UCCA Presidium and Executive Board. With money in our hands, we none– majority of them to the Supreme As– the UCCA was expected to raise This was far-reaching. But, nothing was the!ess delayed forming a new central sembly. Only four of the 11 were re- eyebrows and create suspicion and said about the National Council. This organization, still hoping to hear from elected. The delegates were kept busy distrust on the part of the'member was where the trouble (i.e. the Gri– the UCCA faction, hoping to be asked every night telephoning home and organizations of the Committee for gorenko affair) had started. However, again to sit at the peace table. relating the day's proceedings. All of the Law and Order. "The UNA and UFA this veto power was not dwelled upon The Ukrainian people are basically Ukrainian American community was have abandoned the community and are and was not mentioned again at the fearful of division in their midst. Form– able to breathe easier when the conven– negotiating a separate peace with the meeting that followed. ing another central organization would (Contlnutd on pafe 13) ; : - 6: ,. - --: - -. . ...:. - .. ..-. . ,:THE UKRA1N1AN WEEKLY SUNi U (X -iR 30. 1983 . '- - - - " --. - : :--" --- '-- ' ------;Wp.44

in observance of The Weekly's 50th Ukrainian WeeHv From our pages in 1934 The Weekly's issue of October 23 was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO's brave new world founding of the Ukrainian Weekly in 1933. in last week's issue we published quotes from the Weekly's premiere issue, as Well as excerpts from other issues published Back in early 1981. UNESCO (the United Nations Educational. Scientific that first year. 1933. This week, in continued observance of The Ukrainian Weekly's and Cultural Organization) created an uproar in Western journalism circles 50lh jubilee, we publish excerpts of editorials from the year 1934. when it began drafting proposals aimed at regulating the flow of news and information around the world. Supported by the Soviet Union and its allies, the scheme called for the "licensing" of journalists and for greatly restricted January 26, 1934: press freedoms. The justification for what came to be called a "new world information order" was that it would promote"a more balanced flow of news, ...During this month of January, the Ukrainians scattered throughout the far–, particularly from Third World and Communist countries. The proposals flung corners of this earth are observing the anniversary of January 22. 1919, when were greeted in the West by conclamant voices of outrage, with the Western the two component parts of Ukraine flowed into one. Let us also, young American press community accusing UNESCO of trying to establish an international Ukrainians, observe this anniversary of this memorable day: the day when the code of journalistic ethics which would have the practical effect of whole world saw the realization of the famous Wilsonian "self-determination" legitimizing individual government's control over the news. principle, which gave a new lease upon life for oppressed nations and which caused At the time, we strongly criticized the Soviet-backed plan while noting that the Ukrainians to arise, rend their chains of bondage and create their own free and UNESCO had become, in effect, little more than a forum for Third–World independent commonwealth. Let this observance, however, be tempered by the and anti-Western sentiment. We suggested that the "new world information knowledge that the countries who were most bound to uphold this cry of "self- order" should be. in our words, "junked to the nearest slag heap where it determination" - the Allies themselves, were among the first to help dismember belongs." the Ukrainian newly arisen republic, leading many disillusioned people to believe Well, sad to say. it hasn't been. On October 25. the first day of the 22nd that perhaps this "self-determination" principle was nothing more than a General Conference of UNESCO r.ieeting in Paris, the Soviet Union revived propaganda tool used to win the war for the Allies. For, were it not for the its call for the "new world information order." The proposal came in a draft hindrances placed by the Allies in the way of Ukraine's newly won freedom, were it resolution circulated at the conference, and urged U N ESCO to draw up a list not for the Allied economic blockade which prevented even medicines from of "mass media organs" whose reporting has violated guidelines laid down in reaching our typhus-stricken soldiers, were it not for the French equipped and a 1978 UNESCO declaration, guidelines that were tailored to hamper the armed Gen. Halter's armv which turned the scales for the Poles it is certain that press. Ukraine would have been able to defend itself successfully against its many The language of the proposal was vintage Soviet, with unctuous requests enemies. asking member countries to "ban the mass media for building up world tensions and disseminating tendentious and slanderous messages that sow the All of this our youth in America should know. By knowing it. it shall be able to seeds of alienation and enmity. There was also the perfunctory reference to successfully spread among the American people knowledge of Ukraine's fight for the "special responsibility" ol the press for promoting "peace and the progress freedom, and bf the great wrong committed upon Ukraine: a wrong which has of peoples." resulted in millions of Ukrainians starving to death in one of the most fertile The fact that the Soviet Union, rather than one ol its cognate vassals, countries in the world Ukraine; while across its borders, in Western Ukraine introduced the proposals, appears to indicate the Kremlin's determination to under Poland, countless young Ukrainians die on the gallows merely for upholding push through the "new world information order." Although UNESCO itself their traditions, institutions, and for using their native Ukrainian tongue openly..-.. has no legal power to regulate newspapers and broadcasting stations. Communist and Third World countries would apparently feel justified in discriminating against news organizations they disapproved of by banning their correspondents, refusing to distribute newspapers and jamming August 24, 1934: broadcasts. We have at all limes urged and will continue urging our youth to take an active The kicker in all this is that the Soviets want UNESCOtospend nearly S30 interest in American life. America is to us the land of our birth and upbringing, that million over the next two years to work on the new information order, land which will undoubtedly be our final resting place. Our life is inextricably tied ironically, it is the United States and its Western allies, though in the with American life. American history, traditions and ideals are as much ours as of minority, that finance most of UNESCO's costs. those whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower. Despotic regimes have always feared scrutiny by the free press because they fear the truth. Totalitarianism of all stripes is grounded in the lie. The Soviet And yet we have never failed to urge our youth to dedicate a portion of their time leaders and their satraps would dearly like to hide the gulags. the trials of towards the learning of the history, tradition, culture and language of the country political dissidents, the repression of citizens, the abject failure of their from whence came our parents, the land of our ancestors - Ukraine. This in no economic and political system, behind a veil of silence. They don't like their way conflicts with American life and demands. American ideals do not demand sanitized reports extolling the "miracle of socialism"to be challenged at every that we become so insular and so narrow-minded as to ignore everything but that turn by the unvarnished truth. which is American. On the contrary. America urges us to become familiar with the Clearly, the "new world information order" is nothing more than a blatant best that other nations offer. For America is sufficiently fair-minded to realize that attempt to muzzle a tree world press, it's a lousy idea whose time should never the main roots of its civ ilization are buried in the old world soil of Europe and that come, if UN ESCO persists in its efforts, we suggest that the United States and its culture is principally a combination of European tradition and American its allies who are footing the bill seriously reassess their budgetary obligations environment. ... to an organization that has run amok. Moscow's missile games June 8, 1934: Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr. introduced in Congress last week a resolution On October 24. the Soviet Union announced, to no one's great surprise, relative to.the famine in Ukraine ...which was referred to the Committee on that preparations were under way in Czechoslovakia and East Germany for Foreign Affairs. ... the stationing of tactical nuclear weapons if the United States and its allies deploy missiles in Western Europe. Two days later, Soviet leader Yuri it is clear to all of us that this resolution will cause no radical change for the better Andropov said in an interview with the Communist Party newspaper. to appear in the destructive policy that the Soviet dictatorship is waging so callously Pravda. that the deployment of the new Pershing 2and land-based missiles by against the Ukrainian nation in an effort to prevent the Ukrainian people from NATO would jeopardize the Geneva talks on medium-range nuclear missiles. gaining their national, political, economic and cultural freedom. Neither will the Mr. Andropov also proposed what were, at best, cosmetic refinements to the resolution be instrumental in solving the problem of the irreconcilably divergent Soviet position on its SS-20 missiles. aims ol Ukrainian nationalism and of Moscow's imperialism (masking under the Although the United States prudently said it wanted time to study Mr. cloak of communism), nor bring peace to the resultant unceasing conflict thereof. Andropov's latest proposals and needed further clarification on some of the points, what is clear is that the latest Soviet pronouncements arc aimed For. despite all our efforts here in America, the final, ultimate outcome of this directly at anti-deployment forces in Western Europe and the United States. conflict will be settled only on the Ukrainian lands themselves. ... in reality the Soviets have been modernizing their tactical weapons in Nevertheless, in spite of the incontrovertible truth of these facts, such a Eastern Europe for some time. By tying in the modernization with the resolution as presented in Congress last week, before the largest parliamentary impending Western deployment, the 'Soviets are hoping to create the body in the world, cannot fail but have an important psychological effect upon the impression that the West has forced their hand. Mr. Andropov's proposals, Ukrainian people in their homeland, upon the thousands upon thousands of them coming on the heels of the earlier announcement, were meant to show Soviet languishing in Communist Russian and Polish prisons, or upon the millions of flexibility and suggest that Moscow was ready to reach an agreement at them suffering undescribable torments in the grip of the terrible famine. To them Geneva if only Washington postponed its deployments. the news of this resolution presented in the American Congress will be like a ray of The truth of the matter, of course, is that it has been Soviet intransigence sunshine, a shining shaft of hope and courage piercing and dispelling the clouds of that has stalled the talks, it has been the Kremlin that has categorically suffering and despair, giving new life and vigor to their unceasing endeavors to gain rejected U.S. peace initiatives, most notably President Reagan's so-called that most cherished of all human possessions - freedom. "zero option" and the subsequent offer of cutting back the number ol missiles to be deployed in Europe, if the Soviets truly want genuine arms reductions; Furthermore, the sympathetic reception of this resolution by the chief then they should stop posturing for Western peace groups and get down to the representative body of the great liberty-loving American people will give the business of serious negotiations at Geneva. To date they seem more interested Ukrainian people an assurance that their fight for independence is not going on in propagandistic gamesmanship than constructive dialogue. unseen, but that it has a steadily growing number of sympathizers throughout the , world, particularly here in America. ... No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО. 1983 Sullivant on politics of collectivization and famine THE GREAT FAM1NE by Marco C arvnnvk discovered that the culture there was Russian or Jewish. The language was Russian. These people PART І tended to become Russified over time, to lose their Ukrainian roots, and :haf was to become one of the Thanks to the recent spate of conferences, television major issues in Soviet policy toward Ukraine. programs and publications, the facts of the Great Famine of 1933 in Ukraine are slowly becoming l'm tempted to see the history of this whole period, known, at least in broad outline. Yet only a few ' in fact, of the entire 20th century in Ukraine, as a scholars are informed about the political and history of conflict between the city and the country- economic developments that led to the famine. side. І see the urban-rural dichotomy as being an The two most important antecedents of the essential one. ' unprecedented catastrophe that visited Ukraine that This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of year are Soviet nationalities and agricultural policies. history 's most horrifying cases of genocide - the І think it is. You can't understand the battle in How did the Bolsheviks attempt to deal with Ukraine, Soviet-made Great Famine of 1932-33, in which Ukraine except as a battle of a traditionally peasant a large, fertile land possessing a language, history and some 7 million Ukrainians perished. society confronted with the very rapid press for culture that it has fought for centuries to, preserve in Relying on news from Svoboda and, later, urbanization and proletarization after the revolution, the face of often overwhelming opposition by The Ukrainian Weekly (which began publica– phenomena which were new for Ukrainians and with covetous neighbors? And how did the famine result tion in October 1933), this column hopes to which they could not grapple. from the policies that they adopted toward the remind and inform Americans and Canadians of Ukrainian peasantry? this terrible crime against humanity. You've written about 1920 as a turning point, the By bringing other events worldwide into the Robert Sullivant, whose book "Soviet Politics and point at which the Bolsheviks began to make picture as well, the column hopes to give a the Ukraine, 1917-1957" was published in 1962 and concessions to Ukrainian aspirations by encouraging perspective on the state of the world in the years who now teaches political science at the University of the Ukrainian language and at the same lime of Ukraine's Great Famine. Toledo in Ohio, has spent many years studying discouraging Russian chauvinism. Communist policies in Ukraine. І put my questions to Prof. Sullivant last July in One of Lenin's unique characteristics was that, March 1934 New York for a documentary film on the famine of however much he may have been a Marxist, he was 1933 that is scheduled to be released late this year. very much concerned with achieving and holding PART xxxvu power. This meant power for himself and his small On March 2, Svoboda reported on a meeting band of followers, it wasn't necessarily power for the of the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, during proletariat. What were the Bolsheviks' attitudes toward the which the president of the Ukrainian Club spoke Consequently, when he found alter the revolution out against the abusive treatment of Ukrainians peasantry and the various nationalities of the Russian that the regime was failing to win support in Ukraine, empire before the revolution? under Soviet rule as well as in territories under Lenin cast about for resolutions. How do you get Polish occupation. He stated that in Soviet- Ukrainians to support this new regime in Moscow? occupied Ukraine, famine ravaged the country- For both Marx and Lenin the nationality question His reaction was to say that the revolution had to be side. To date, he reported, over 5 million people was not an essential one. The most critical question moved into the Ukrainian population, it had to be had died. was the question of the class struggle, the revolution, drawn into supporting positions. The fact that the modes of production in society. Nationalities were According to news printed in Svoboda on the chief revolutionary forces in Ukraine were Russian same day, a special commission was being viewed as secondary in importance, as growing out of and Jewish, not Ukrainian, had to be turned around. failures in the capitalist system. formed in Kiev to prepare the city for its new role Ways had to be found to draw Ukrainian nationalists as capital of Soviet Ukraine. Over 20,000 people The only positive element was that neither Marx nor into the Communist Party. would be thrown out of buildings which were Lenin saw any particular virtue in any nationality. The Lenin found one group that he was able to do that scheduled to become government facilities, the Russians were no better than, the Ukrainians, the with, the Borotbists, a Ukrainian Communist group reports said. The Soviet reports stated that the English than the lrish. And Lenin, particularly as time which over a period of negotiations was encouraged to government would resettle Soviet citizens from went on, came to view the major imperial nationalities join the Communist Party in Ukraine. The Borotbists the north in Kiev, thereby reducing the Ukrai– as more oppressive than the minority nationalities brought into the party the first significant element of nian nationalistic flavor of the city. and consequently began to explore possibilities for Ukrainian revolutionaries. They won some con- building an alliance with them in order to attack the in the March 5 issue of Svoboda, a news item cessions, which marked the beginning of the policy of datelined Berlin appeared. According to the tsarist system. Ukrainianization. story, over 140,000 Germans in Ukraine had So, on the eve of the revolution, although the in exchange for supporting the regime they vvould died of starvation in 1933. Bolsheviks gave no particular support to the Ukrai– be allowed to press the use of the Ukrainian language, On March 9, Svoboda printed a news item nian. Finnish or Polish nationalist movements, Lenin to encourage schools to teach children in Ukrainian did see them as somewhat progressive because they datelined Moscow. According to the story, rather than Russian, to develop a Ukrainian literature much of the harvested grain had not been were rebelling against the tsar in the same sense that he and the like. ground, and. therefore, there was no bread to be was. distributed to the people. There was perhaps one other factor which was that You see the next turning point as being 19І5, the On March 10. a story about hunger in Ukraine he felt that if the minority nationalities were given formation of the USSR as a federal state. Why was it appeared on the pages of Svoboda. The article some freedom, self-determination, they might esta– established as a federal rather than a unitary state which was translated into Ukrainian, was blish a proletarian alliance with the Russian workers when the party was thoroughly centralistic and written by Whiting Williams, an American and then rejoin with Russia in the kind of interna– unitary? journalist who had spent time in Ukraine tional community of workers' states that he talked observing the famine. He said that in the course about before the revolution. І suspect that suggests part of the answer. Because of 20 months, famine has engulfed Ukraine. the party was very carefully maintained as a centra,– People had fallen like flies; they were dying in a What was the political composition, the relative lized unitary party and because Lenin and Stalin saw it country which was once known as one of the strength of the various forces in Ukraine before the as the principal power center in the Soviet Union, the richest lands of Europe. revolution? question of federalism versus centralized government The journalist stated that at the beginning, did not mean all that much. The party was going to when he first heard such stories of famine, he One of the intriguing elements in Ukraine was that it assure that whatever government there wasat Kharkiv thought they had to be fantasy and lies. Yet ,.e brought together the peasant question and the or Kiev would not step out of line, would do what the came and saw for himself that all the horror nationality question in a way that was somewhat party in Moscow wanted it to do. Consequently some stories he heard were indeed true. different than in other areas, because the traditional concessions could be made. Ukrainian national feelings had been historic and On March 15 Svoboda published a news brief On ,the other hand, the federal system as it was about a recently released French-language literary and based largely on the Ukrainian peasant. established did not make sufficient concessions to the Ukrainians tended to concentrate in rural areas, and in brochure about the famine. The news came from Ukrainians who were part of the political structure in Brussels. The brochure was printed by the the cities, particularly in Eastern Ukraine, Russian Ukraine, and there was a good deal of grumbling and and Jewish populations dominated. European United Ukrainian Organizations and discontent on their part. Once again the answer that featured many protests and appeals about the Consequently, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Stalin came up with was that additional guarantees famine. Ukrainians saw the cities as alien, and the cities saw would be made in the direction of Ukrainianization to Svoboda printed news from London on Ukrainian peasants as'alien. So there was a combina–. accommodate the Ukrainian nationalists who felt that March 17. Many English organizations were tion of Russian and Jewish city culture on the one the federal structure was drawing them under Russian joining an action to help the hungry in Ukraine, hand and Ukrainian peasant culture on the other. authority. among them, the Society of Friends - Quakers, Thus, any policies that the Bolsheviks adopted toward Save the Children Fund and the Federation of the peasants had a very direct impact on Ukrainians, What did this policy mean in effect? What,impact Jewish Relief Organizations, individual dona– and that tended to serve as the focus for the difficulties did it have on the cities and the countryside? tions were also very generous in this campaign. that emerged during and after the revolution. On March 23, a headline in Svoboda read There were, of course, some Ukrainian groups, Stalin began with two points. One was an extension "Lavish Dinners in the Famine Country." chiefly intellectuals and students, who were trying to of Lenin's notion that if wide support was to be According to a story by New York Times develop a Ukrainian culture which was not as strongly established among the nationalities in the Russian correspondent Walter Duranty, the Soviets oriented toward the countryside as it had been empire, steps needed to be taken against the Russian hosted an extraordinary party for members of traditionally, but that was very slow-going, because chauvinists, who had been perceived by the nationali– United Press and Associated Press, complete the environment of the cities was not Ukrainian. When ties as oppressive. . f (Continued on page 10) they moved to the cities, Ukrainians frequently (Continued on jmtt 10) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNUAV, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 No. 44

Letters to the editor and agricultural machinery parts, and balloons which flew over our massed are already within our gates. mined products in particular gold, strength came from the Ukrainian Thank you again Tor making me and uranium, asbestos and limestone. Famine Committee of Delaware. The my son "feel" Ukrainian again. May Enforce law barring According to the Treasury Depan– credit for the balloons' usage and the . God bless you as the work continues in ment. the United States imported person responsible for the idea is unity and purpose for the freedom for forced-labor products S227.6 million worth of goods from the Anthony MurowanyJr. Ukraine. Soviet Union in .1982. Eight of the -13 Mark A. Murowany lgor P. Petrenko Dear Editor: categories of products listed by the Springfield, Ya. The president and the Congress have Treasury Department dovetail with the chairman expressed in eloquent language the ClA's list of industries and products in Ukrainian Famine Committee horror and revulsion we all feel about which forced labor is used "extensive– of Delaware Conspicuous absences the cold-blooded and senseless murder iy." by the Soviet Union of the 269 innocent Enforcement of 19 U.S.C. 1307 as it at D.C. observances men, women and children aboard applies to the Soviet Union would have Disunity in face of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. But 1 fear little impact on the U.S. economy. Total 7 million deaths Dear Editor: that our failure to follow up our stern imports from the Soviet. Union amount– The Ukrainian Weekly editors and words with punitive sanctions of any ed to less than one-tenth of 1 percent of Dear Editor: staff deserve heartfelt thanks and com– kind .may be sending to the Soviet the S2S4 billion worth of goods the 1 have some comments on the de– mendation on the outstanding coverage leaders a quite different message than United States imported in 1982. But monstration in Washington that com– of the Ukrainian famine. Especially what we intended. enforcement of the law could have a memorated and protested the artificial meritorious was the extensive and І share President Reagan's view that profound impact on the Soviets, who famine in Ukraine of 1932-33.1 was one timely coverage of the commemoration the United States should not overreact, depend heavily on sales to the United of the people from Canada who parti– activities in Washington. The October and that it is the responsibility of the States to acquire foreign exchange. cipated, and l'm glad that there were 9. issue was unique in that it appeared a entire community of free nations, and l have discussed this law with William about 18,000 people participating. few days after the activities. This not just of the United States, to re– von Raab, the commissioner of customs. My closest experience of death has displays the great efforts of the staff in spond to this latest Soviet atrocity. But Commissioner von Raab believes he has been that of my younger brother. developing a periodical on par with although there is danger in overreac– not only the right, but the duty, to Anyone who has experienced even one such giants as The New York Times, tion, there may be even greater danger enforce the law. But others in the or two deaths, let alone millions knows Washington Post and others with their in undcrreaction. At present, the gover– administration are not as eager to how sorrowful death is. in the context large resources and staffs. nors of 16 states - and bartenders enforce the law as he is. You and 1 need of a death, it is my experience that it is throughout the country who have to help. absurd for a family to continue to Regrettably your October 9 editorial poured Russian vodka into the gutters І plan to offer an amendment to the quarrel over petty little hang-ups. was mild and perhaps ultra-cautious in — have responded in a more concrete Export Administration Act Amend– Death is so overwhelming that we need reflecting upon the poor turnout. Only fashion to the KAL massacre than has ments of 1983 (S.979) that would, in all the unity we can give one another. the letter on October 16 reflected upon the poor attendance. І concur with the covernment of the United States, in effect, direct the enforcement of the Yet, 7 million Ukrainians werecrush– the KAL massacre and in so many- anti-forced labor law. My amendment Halyna M. Balaban and the comments ed, and there is no unity among Ukrai– in her letter. A little more than 20 years atrocities past, the leaders of the Soviet calls for barring imports from the nians 50 years later. І address my Union have demonstrated that they do Soviet Union unless the secretary of the ago there were 100,000 people in the complaint to those groups that thought nation's capital for the unveiling of the not share the Western regard for human treasury certifies that the goods were so much of their differences with other life and basic human rights, and that not produced, in whole or in part, by Shevchenko Monument. This makes Ukrainian groups that rallying for the one ponder if our Ukrainian American they will not be constrained from forced labor." cause of 7 million deaths wasn't im– behaving brutally by words alone. population has so vastly diminished in І would be very grateful if you and portant enough for them to come two decades that only 18,000 attended Words are fine, but actions speak members of your organization would together in unity in Washington. louder. By failing to back up our words - an 80 percent decrease, if this write to your senators and representa– in the light of death, their idiosyn– with actions of any kind, the message we population decrease were indeed a fact, tives and urge them to support my cracies are selfish and ridiculous. Have may in fact be sending to the Soviets, then the Ukrainians, may have faced a amendment, it also would be very none of them experienced the crush and and to other nations throughout the greater holocaust in the United States helpful if you would write to Com– pain of death? Come on Ukrainians, let world, is that they can get away with than in the USSR. missioner von Raab and urge him to us get our priorities straight. murder, that there is virtually no enforce 19 U.S.C. 1307 as it applies to Conspicuously absent from the outrage the Soviets can commit that will the Soviet Union. His address is: Hono– Jeffrey Stephaniuk Washington ceremonies were a number interrupt business as usual. That would rable William von Raab, Commissioner Toronto of our pronounced leaders and spokes- be a very dangerous message indeed to of Customs, United States Customs persons. Perhaps many could not tole– send in the tense world we live in today. Service, 1301 Constitution Ave., N.W., rate the 250-mile (or less) trip from the Washington, D.C. 20229. New England, New York and Penn– One concrete step that the United Commendation for sylvania areas. But then what about States could take in response to the famine rally organizers many of the locals within the 35-milc KAL massacre would be to enforce as it William L. Armstrong Washington-Baltimore corridor. applies to the Soviet Union an existing U.S. senator from Colorado Dear Editor: law which prohibits the importation , Washington І was dismayed by the absence of our into the United States of goods pro– І have just completed reading, for Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy. Under– duced in whole or in part by forced perhaps the fourth time,the October 9 standably. Metropolitan Sulyk was labor. There is nothing we can do to Famine special issue: edition of The Ukrainian Weekly which called to Rome for a Synod. However, bring back to life the 269 innocents ca rried t he events of the 50t h anniversary the archbishop was ably represented by murdered aboard KAL Right 007, but a real education of the Great Ukrainian famine-holo– a notable Catholic University professor this reasonable, measured step not caust commemorated in Washington. І and rector of– St. Josaphat Seminary, only would impose a real punishment Dear Editor: participated in the activities together Msgr. Walter Paska. One may ask what on the Soviet leaders for their crime, but Yesterday (October 9). when 1 at– with my son, Gregory, and we were both happened to our other U.S. bishops as perhaps also would ease the plight of the tended the 50-year memorial service for amazed and proud to see such unified they were not called to the vatican. estimated 4 million souls who labor in the Ukrainian famine in Pittsburgh. І support, it calls to my attention that Although the commemoration was well the "gulag archipelago." was given a copy of the March 20 issue Ukrainians can work in unity and that publicized and planned for about one they can be effective as a united body. Federal law 19U.S.C. 1307, prohibits of your paper. Thank you for this year, conflicts did prevail. What pur- the importation into the United States important piece of historical reporting. As you know, our history reflects much pose was served by conducting a tour at of "all goods, wares, articles and mer– The issue was done excellently and disorder and in-fighting, and this mani– the same time to Jordan, israel, Turkey chandise , mined, produced or manu– provided a real education to one who festation is proving otherwise. and ltaly. The Holy Land, Constanti– had been (like so many other Ameri– factured wholly or in part in any foreign І must commend the 'organizers of nople and Rome,with their religious and country by convict labor and;'or forced cans) ignorant of this Stalin-inspired historic sites,have existed for some tragedy. this particular event in Washington, labor." Although it's been on the books specifically Natalie Sluzar and Andrij 2,000 years. No doubt these sites would for more than 50 years, this law never For the victims of 1932-33: "vich– Bilyk. І cannot remember another such still be remaining had the pilgrimage has been enforced with regard to im– naya Pamiat." masterful event by the Ukrainian com– been delayed a week or so or.held ports from the Soviet Union or any Pastor Leander J. Ecola munity other than the one we attended earlier. Perhaps similar conflicting other totalitarian country. Springdale. Pa. as a family in the 1964 dedication of the scheduling may have occurred else– There is little doubt that the Soviet Taras Shevchenko Memorial. where, thus distracting a number of Union has grossly violated this law. The І had to write to let you know that as people from being in Washington. State Department, in its Report to first– and second-generation Ukrainians it also would have been appropriate Congress on Forced Labor in the USSR Delaware group took we felt proud and honored to be a part and fitting if our distinguished diplomat (February. 1983) stated that forced of this demonstration. The unity was could have attended to represent Presi– labor is used "to produce large amounts black balloons to D.C. tremendous, the speakers outstanding, dent Ronald Reagan. Timewise a trip of primary and manufactured goods for Dear Editor: and the workers organized. from the Caribbean area is less than an both domestic and Western export І would like to commend your co– Let's have more of the same type of auto ride from New York or Philadel– markets." The C1A has compiled a list verage of the Washington famine me– high quality demonstrations in this phia. Certainly, both in time and of industries and products in the USSR morial events. capital city. Congress must be kept distance, it is far shorter from the in which forced labor is used "cxten– constantly apprised of the Ukrainian Caribbean than many of the diplomat's sively." These include wood products 1 was among the thousands of Ukrai– situation, and the ball rnqst be kept often and well-noted trips to the Far such as lumber, furniture, wooden nian Americans who participated in this rolling. The political leaders and the East. , , . souvenirs and toys; cathode ray tube great event. Over 150,'of my fellow American communities will realize — All this makes one wonder where the components and resistors; camera Delawareans also took part. and recognize - that the real enemy is Ukrainians in the free world, and lenses, ulassware and chandeliers; auto For the public record, the black Soviet mentality and attitude and they (Continued on paft 13) No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WELKLV SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО. ШЗ 9

Panorama of Ukrainian culture in the Big Apple by Helen Perozak Smindak

Where do 1 begin to tell the story of moviegoers in England. New Yorkers Streamers easy to s"pot in any gathering, was easily all the events and personalities that rate Nusha Mart)nukand Carter McAdams, recognizable when she appeared with attention in Panorama? Where do І now in the second year of a four-year George Dzundza, whose career spans the American Symphony Orchestra in a start? artists' residency at Trinity College in the Broadway stage, television and concert directed by James Levinc, on With thanks to songwriter Carl Hartford, Conn., presented their dances motion pictures, stars as Cokes, an August 28. Sigman, whose lyrics to the popular at the college's Austin Arts Center on army sergeant, in Robert Altman's " On radio: Heard in recent weeks on tune "Love Story" provided me with a two successive evenings. New York latest film "Streamers," now showing at WQXR-FM - Janacek's "Taras Bulba" catchy opening, 1 can only conclude gallery owner Olha Sonevytsky, mark– the Sutton Theatre at 57th Street and symphony, played by the vienna Phil- that 1 will tell you what 1 can this week. ing her 20th anniversary, was a special Third Avenue. . ' harmonic, and Maurice Ravel's or– The rest will have to wait for the next guest at an art exhibit and bazaar The movie, winner of six Golden chestration of Moussorgsky's "Pictures Panorama. sponsored by Branch 43 of the Ukrai– Lion Awards for Best Acting (entire at an Exhibition" with its majestic The story includes last weekend's nian National Women's League of principal cast) at this year's venice Film "Great Gates of Kiev" finale, played by marathons - the Met Opera Centennial America in Philadelphia. Festival, has been described by critics as the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Gala on Saturday with Paul Plishka in startling, daring, controversial, stunning, Loren Maazei. the line-up of'nearly 100 soloists who "an engrossing and harrowing film" gave performances that lasted for eight Homeless (Judith Crist) and "a masterful accom– The changing scene and a half hours, and the New York City plishmcnt" (Rex Reed). 26-mile road race on Sunday, with While Ukrainian performing en– "Streamers," which opened on Octo– Walter Tkaczuk, an outstanding Ukrainian runners from New York and sembles and schools bustle about their ber 14, is said to make a strong anti- member of the New York Rangers' out of town among the 15,193 competi– business, holding classes and rehearsals, militarist statement about violence. hockey team until an injury to his eye a tors (including irish American James a highly respected institution with 20 Along with Mr. Dzundza, it stars few years ago forced him to retire from O'Connell, wearing a T-shirt embla– years' community service has lost its Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, active play and take up assistant coach– zoned with the word Ukraine and a home and is now inactive. Roma Pryma– Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan ing, has left' the New York Rangers and trident emblem). Bohachevsky's dance studio has been Grier and Guy Boyd. returned to Canada. Mr. Tkaczuk Philadelphia's Prometheus Male located for years in the basement explained that he wished to give more Choir and conductor Michael Dlaboha auditorium of the Franciscan Fathers' Media exposure attention to the hockey camp for were in town on October 22 to give a Church of St. Cyril at 62 E. Eighth St., youngsters which he operates in the 20th anniversary concert at Cooper but the parish gave notice in September ^ in the press: Holly Palance, who town of St. Mary's, Ont. Union, while the Lydia Krusheinytsky that the hall was no longer available has been co-hosting ABC's weekly Drama Studio of New York traveled to since it was to undergo renovation. The television series "Ripley's Believe it or This weekend Toronto to offer two dramatic presenta– school has turned out hundreds of Not!," got the job on her own, without dancers, some of whom went on to join tions on the 22nd and the 23rd. any help from her dad. Jack Palance, ' This weekend's agenda calls for a professional ballet troupes (Roma the show's host. She won the role over George Bohachevsky is vocalizing at Sosenko of the New York City Ballet is poetry reading by Lilia Dlaboha and the New York City Opera during the fall five other women who were tested on two other poets at the New York one example), and has also offered camera, including Tv's Jane Kennedy season, and actor;'dancer George de la training for young people in Ukrainian Theatre Ensemble, 62 E. Fourth St.,at 8 Pena is on his toes at the virginia and actress Joanna Pettit. Writer p.m. on October 28. Ms. Dlaboha, who folk dance and custorns. Mrs. Bohachev– vernon Scott tells all about it in a Theater on Broadway. sky, who teaches folk dance groups in is on the editorial board of an indepen– A class in Ukrainian history has been United Press international feature dent literary magazine. The Little Albany, N.Y., Hempstead, L.1., and carried recently by the New York added to the fall curriculum of Colum– irvington, N.J.. and recently began to Magazine, will appear with poet-actor bia University, thanks to the 56,000 Tribune. Mr. Scott said that although Jackie Curtis and Tom Wcigel, publisher teach ballet classes at the YM-YWHA Miss Palance and her father are the only raised by the Ukrainian Students' Club on East 14th Street, has scoured the of the New York literary magazine, of Barnard College and Columbia. regular members of the cast, they rarely Tangerine, reading works that offer an entire East village and beyond. She has see one another - one may be in Members of the New York School of knocked on the door of all Ukrainian example of the vanguard in contempo– Bandura have begun work on the music mainland China wnile the other is in rary literature. institutions in her search for studio Mexico, for instance, as they report on e they will perform with a 150-piece space, but to no avail. Temporary Ukrainian dancers are scheduled to bandura ensemble at the World Con– the oddities, wonders and abnormali– rehearsal space was found earlier this ties of nature and humankind. Miss participate in today's Folk Dance gress of Free Ukrainians conclave in month at All Saints Ukrainian Ortho– Festival which launches Slavic Ethnic Toronto in early December. Palance. who married movie dox Church on East llth Street, enabl– director Roger Spottiswoode several Heritage Week. The concert will be held The Ukrainian Museum's exhibit of ing the school's Syzokryli dancers to months ago. told Mr. Scott she predicts at 2:30 p.m. at the New York Fashion antique Ukrainian kylyms continues to prepare for a performance at the Kobas– a long run for the hourlong show institute of Technology, 227 W. 27th St. November 13. A three-week exhibit of niuk Travel tour reunion at Soyuzivka because new and weird wonders keep " The annual commemoration of the work by artist Myroslav Radysch closes on October 15. Since then, the studio cropping up. "Ripley's Believe it or November І, 1918, proclamation of this weekend at the Ukrainian institute remains homeless, a state of affairs that Not!," which is putting a dent in the Western Ukraine's independence will of America, clearing the way for special does not bode well for the school's ratings of the popular CBS show "60 take place at 2:30 p.m. at events and exhibits connected with future nor reflect favorably on the Minutes," was renewed by АВС-ТУ for Washington lrving High School, 40 Slavic Ethnic Heritage Week. Alexander Ukrainian community's insistence that 22 months this season instead of the lrving Place at 17th Street. The concert Archipenko's sculpture is on view at the the preservation of our Qulture depends usual 13. The show is seen in the New will feature the Homin bandurist en– Perls Gallery on upper Madison Avenue. on Ukrainian young people. Anyone York viewing area on Channel 7 on scmble directed by volodymyr Yurke– At local movie theaters, George who may know of suitable quarters for a Sundays at 7 p.m. wich of New Jersey, soprano Marta Dzundza appears as an army sergeant in dance studio is asked to call Mrs. Mandziy-Wolansky,. bass-baritone the film "Streamers." Jack Palanceand Bohachevsky at (212) 676-7187. " On ТУ: violinist Helen Strilec, Stephen Szkafarowsky of Yonkcrs, his daughter. Holly, co-host the "Ripley^ whose sleek blonde hairdo makes her N.Y., and Olya Szkafarowska-Rudick, Believe it or Not!" series on АВС-ТУ. who will deliver a recitation. A telephone repairman named Ge– rald Pylypchuk has come home to Coming up Brooklyn after finishing in the top 10 in the archery world championships in " A three-day exhibit ot oil paintings California. with French and Parisian themes by There's more, much more — the Luboslav Hutsaliuk will be held at the Bulgarian Male Chorus from Sofia Ukrainian Educational and Cultural performing Church Slavonic and U– Center. 700 Cedar Road, Abington, Pa. krainian music, the Tamburitzans from The exhibit of 35 paintings, never Pittsburgh's Duquesne University tour– shown before, will be opened on No– ing with two Ukrainian cast members vembcr 4 at 7:30 p.m. and will be on (Timothy Haritan and John Fechu– view on November 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. shak), tour manager Michael E. Haritan and on November 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 and a lively dance portraying a celebra– p.m. tion in Bukovina, the Dumka Chorus " Pianist Juliana Osinchuk has prc– and Andrij Dobriansky in top form at pared a new program for her November the Kennedy Center in Washington, a 5 solo recital at St. Paul United Metho– church picnic in Astoria in 101-degree dist Church, South Broadway and heat, and a Ukrainian festival in "Little Division Street, South Nyack, N.Y. Ukraine" in sunny fall weather. Michael Part of an ongoing series, the concert Cimino's 1980 movie. "Heaven's Gate," will begin at 8 p.m. Miss Osinchuk, now whose actors include Stephen Shcherby teaching privately, has had a busy year, of New York, was recently shown on what with a spring-summer engagement WHT cable television and is now on a cruise ship, nine concerts at finding favor — in its unexpurgated, George Dzundza (left) and Guy Boyd appear in the new movie "Streamers," which Mohonk Resort in upstate New York in four-and-a-half-hour version — with opened on October 14. . (Continued on page 14) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 No. 44

Kaganovich resolved these problems in a relatively Sullivant... sensitive way where Ukrainians were concerned March 1934 (Continued from page 7) because, he insisted on support for the Ukrainianiza– (Continued from page 7) Beyond that, he was concerned to build strength in tion policy. Nevertheless, he was very careful to assure with champagne, making it dillicull to believe Ukraine for the sake of his own political career. He that key positions in Ukraine were in the hands of there was a famine in the country. could build that strength bv attacking some of his people who were not suspect as Ukrainian nationa– A news report from Manchukuo was printed lists. in the March 26 issue of Svoboda. it stated that enemies in Moscow who were identified as Russian in the January demonstration against the chauvinists Bukharin. Zinoviev. Trotsky - all of Soviets the Japanese, Manchurians and L'krai– whom were perceived by Ukrainians as being far more You say that the Ukrainian Communists were nians of the area protested against the Soviet centralizing and Russifying than Stalin. Perhaps the deceived. Would it be correct to say that they regime. Slogans carried on posterboards during Ukrainians even felt that as a Georgian Stalin would supported Stalin because they thought that as a the demonstrations included: "Where there are naturally be sympathetic to the ethnic minorities. Georgian he would be sympathetic to non– Russian Soviets, there is death and famine!," "Gel out And in that critical period between 1922 or l923and cultural aspirations and thafthis was what led to their Red Dogs" and "Unite against the Soviets." 1925 or 1927 Stalin used the Ukrainians as a basis of tragedy? They had gone along with Stalin on all questions and then found themselves stripped of That same day. Svoboda reported that on support. He struck into the Communist Party in power and their people being starved to death. news from Komsomolska Pravda, which stated Ukraine to remove from positions of p'ower some of that many "farm social clubs" in Soviet Ukraine those who had been more closely associated with existed only on paper. Trotsky or Zinoviev than with himself and replaced They clearly wanted to be deceived in the sense that they did not have alternatives. They hoped for a Also on March 26. Svoboda reported that them with others who were sympathetic to him. By genuine revival of Ukrainian culture and society, and once again, as happens every year, the Soviets 1925, he had pretty well accomph'shed that, and once Stalin gave them enough concessions that they could reported to the world that the spring harvest again the accommodation that he was willing to make hold that hope. Some of them felt that in time all promised to be better. That same day, under the was to provide greater guarantees for the Ukrainians Ukraine would become Ukrainianized, particularly column heading "Press Reports on Ukraine and to develop their own national culture. the cities, which had traditionally been Russian and Ukrainians." Svoboda quoted the Whiting Jewish, and they anticipated the time when all the Williams article previously mentioned: What was the impact of Ukrainianization? To what extent did Ukrainian-language schools become a political forces in Ukraine would be Ukrainian. That "l saw with my own eyes the victims of famine. reality, to what extent was the traditional linguistic was something that Stalin had never agreed to, and it Men and women who were literally dying of situation affected by this policy? became the real focus for disagreement in the mid-and hunger.in the gutter. Have you ever seen a later 1920s, leading gradually to the ending of human being in the last stages of starvation? if it was a very exciting period for Ukrainians in Ukrainianization. you have done so once, you can never mistake positions of power, because for the first time the the signs. The swollen faces and ankles which regime had said: "We will support the use of the follow the breakdown of the body's normal How do you date the end of that policy, and what Ukrainian language, the establishment of Ukrainian functioning set the final seal of famine upon the were the reasons for ending it? schools in areas where they didn't exist previously. We emaciation of long-continued want. will support the development of Ukrainian literature." The first and most critical issue was how far "'Withgood luck І hope to get through the So there began to develop rather rapidly a small but Ukrainianization would be Carried in the cities. There coming winter,' a Donets railway laborer told significant group of Ukrainians who were excited by was no concern on the part of the Soviets that the me. 'But in my village, just over that hill. І have the possibilities for developing Ukrainian literature Ukrainian countryside would have Ukrainian schools often seen my neighbors lying dead in the streets. under Soviet aegis. And in the period time 1923 to and would use the Ukrainian language. The real issue l've counted 25 of them in one morning.' 1927 they pressed ahead as rapidly as they could, came when the Ukrainians said, "We must move that "Dead people in the streets! І found it difficult transforming some schools, developing new journals same Ukrainian culture into the cities," because there to believe. At last 1 mentioned it to a young and newspapers, encouraging Ukrainians to continue the culture was Russian, and it meant a tremendous, woman who had given me information on other in higher education, it was a renaissance of Ukrainian wrench to say to Russians and Jews, "You must learn subjects. culture. the Ukrainian language and use it in state and cultural "'Theymakeone last effort to get outside.'she activities." explained, 'in the hope offindingorbeinggivena What effect did the policy of "indigenization, " of crumb of bread. And then they are too weak and From time to time the Ukrainians were sufficiently encouragement for native cultures, have on the just drop.' strong to win small battles in moving into the cities, minorities in Ukraine? and more Ukrainian schools were established there. "A day or so later 1 saw an old man lying in the But the more successful they were the more they road on the outskirts of one of the steel towns. 1 it became right away a major issue that was fastened aroused the opposition of the Russians and Jews who have sufficient medical knowledge to know that on particularly by the Russian minority in Ukraine. saw this as oppressive of their rights. he was dying, and that there was nothing which They very quickly began to say that Ukrainians were 1, or anyone else, could do for him. But the worst The Russians and Jews became more and more taking advantage of the policy of Ukrainianization to memory 1 have brought out of Russia is the distressed with what the Ukrainians were accomplish– children. There was one youngster 1 saw in be oppressive of Jews, Russians. Poles, any minority ing. They told stories of Russian films brought to Kharkiv. Half naked, he had sunk, exhausted, group in Ukraine. Kharkiv which could not be shown until they were on the carriage-way. with the curbstone as a At the same time Stalin saw Ukrainianization as a dubbed into Ukrainian. pillow, and his pipe-stem legs sprawled out. policy that could be played up abroad, particularly in ^omeofthe Ukrainians involved in Ukrainianization regardless of danger from passing wheels." western Ukraine. Perhaps he could demonstrate to began to question the links between Ukraine and the these Ukrainians that conditions were much freer, Soviet Union. The economist Mykhailo volobuyev On March 27, Svoboda printed news about more liberal in the Soviet Union than in Poland and argued that the Russians were exploiting the Ukrai– the Ukrainian Aid Committee in London. The could demonstrate to peoples throughout the world nian economy and that if it wasevertobefree.it would committee's actions^ were to gather money and have to move away from its links with the Soviet send it to aid the needy in Ukraine and in other that the Communists were supportive of local national Union toward links with Western economies. parts of the Soviet Union. The appeal was signed groups in their battle against England, the United by a few notable Englishmen. States and other capitalist countries which Stalin The Ukrainian writer Mykola Khvyliovy argued hoped to embarrass and perhaps weaken with their that if Ukrainian literature was to develop, it needed to On March 31, Svoboda printed an article colonial holdings. So the two together gave him an take its models from the West rather than from the headlined: "Ukraine Continues its Struggle added incentive to pursue Ukrainianization. Soviet Union. Against Moscow." it related the terms Pavel Postyshev used in describing Ukrainians, So that as Ukrainianization went along it became including the "class enemy of the Soviets." He What was the relative strength of the Ukrainian increasingly threatening not only to the Russians and stated that counterrevolutionaries, the nationa– Communists, first within the Ukrainian party and then Jews in Ukraine, but also to Moscow, which saw lists that would work against the Soviet plan, within the all-union party? What forces did they face disturbing elements of separation and independence. were still active in Ukraine. within the party, and what forces outside the party could they rely on? Was this then the reason for ending Ukrainianiza– tion and resuming Russification? There's a natural inclination to exaggerate their effectiveness both in the Ukrainian party and in the all- There was clearly a feeling that Ukrainianization Around the world: union party, because they were a vocal and aggressive had gone too far, was beginning to pose new problems President Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged group which was quite outspoken on Ukrainian in keeping Ukraine a loyal part of the Soviet Union, shortening the work week and raising the questions. However, they never moved into positions but more important than that was the basic decision workers' pay. where important political decisions were being made. made on agriculture and collectivization, a decision They themselves were somewhat deceived because which the Russians adopted in 1927 for a variety of ; ГФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФІ, of the freedom that they had in such areas as reasons, one of them being simply the persuasion that education, literature and publishing. Stalin very agriculture iri Ukraine was not as efficient as it should A UNA insurance policy carefully assured that control in the Ukrainian party be. was in the hands of his lieutenants rather than in the The Russian leaders were shaken up in 1927 when is an investment in the hands of Ukrainian nationalists. the percentage of the crop available for marketing fell from 17 to 14 percent, and although they were always Ukrainian community Who were Stalin's lieutenants? What kind of people concerned with the total harvest, they were more did he place his trust in? concerned with the part of the harvest that was available for the cities or for export. They were also These were friends who had supported him in his concerned that the number of small private farms in struggles against the opposition in the 1920s. Ukraine was growing too rapidly. Consequently more Kaganovich was a classic example. He was sent to of the produce was being kept on the farms rather than Ukraine in 1925,1 think, because Stalin was concerned being sent to the cities. Something had to be done both that some elements of Ukrainianization and party to increase productivity and, more importantly, to : ^ФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФІ organizational work were getting out of hand. make more of the crop available for the cities. No- 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. OCTOBER ЗО. 1983' п

and community activities, a written Becomes M.P.'s assistant essay, and,a .personal interview by prominent Stamford citizens. He spent OTTAWA Mykhailo Bociurkiw. a week in July in Washington, to national president of the Ukrainian observe the workings of our federal Canadian Students' Union (SUSK). has government. arrangements for radio and Tv rro– accepted a position as research assistant The scholarship program, begun in grams; and coordination ol media Selected for internship for Jesse Flis. M.P. (Parkdale-High 1971, is the only program of its kind in coverage. Mr. Bociurkiw will also Park) and parliamentary secretary to the United States at the present time. conduct research on such issues as STAMFORD. Conn. - Andrew the minister of transport. Open to all juniors in the Fairfield human ights, multiculturalism and Lencyk,a member of the class of 1984 at County area, the internship allows Mr. Bociurkiw assumed his new transportation problems and will assist St. Basil College Prep School, was approximately 190 students each year position on September 26. and will be Mr. Flis with constituency work. selected as the recipient of the Summer Congressional intern Program Scholar- to participate in a series of lectures, based in Mr. Flis's parliamentary office. Mr. Bociurkiw was born in Edmon– ship, it is sponsored by the Fourth tours and seminars designed to intro– ton in 1961. He moved to Ottawa in Congressional District Rep'ublican duce them to the functions of the federal As research assistant. Mr. Bociurkiw's 1970 and is currently pursuing a degree Women's Association. Sen. Lowell government. duties will include: preparation of the in mass communications at Carleton Weicker, and Reps. Stewart McKinney quarterly constituency magazine, Par– University. Last summer, Mr. Bociurkiw The judges for the Stamford con– and Nancy Johnson. liamentary Report: preparation of was editorial assistant for The Ukrai– testant were: Jean Cass of Darien. Carol background notes for speeches, news- nian Weekly, in August he was re– Mr. Lencyk was chosen on the b^sis Couch of New Canaan, and the former paper articles, motions in the House of electednational president of the Ukrai– of his academic record, extracurricular mayor of Stamford, Julius Wilensky. Commons and private mcmfw" hills; nian Canadian Students' Union.

Mr. East Coast is fourth in Mr. U.S.A. contest

Andrew Lencyk is presented the summer Congressional intern Program Scholarship by Barbara Mclncmey, president of the Fourth Congressional District Republican Women's Association. Runs for city office PHILADELPHIA Michael Eiko, a local Ukrainian activist, is a Republi– can candidate lor City Council in the 1st District, here in the City of Brotherly Love. Mr. Elk о is a member of UNA Branch 45. He is a recipient of the certificate award from the Ukrainian Youth League of North America, a citation from the Chapel of Four Chaplains in Philadelphia and a cita– tion from the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. City Council candidate Michael Klko

Wins art award ORLANDO. Fla. James Merlin Bojarzuk. a Ukrainian American artist, recently won top awards at the 1983 Annual Juried Exhibition held at Or– lando's Museum of Art. After receiving the honor. Mr. Bojar– zuk and twx) other area artists. George Lorio and Dennis Jenkins; presented their works in an exhibit titled "Artists Three." held at the museum's Loch Haven Art Center. The exhibit ran from August 21 through September 25. Mr. Bojarzuk is a native Chicagoan John Hnatyschak who holds a bachelor of fine arts degree JERSEY C1TY. N.J. - John Hnaty– nian folk dancer, won the Mr. East (1977) from the School of the Art schak. a native of Jersey City, recently Coast title in mid-May of this year. institute of Chicago, where he studied captured fourth place in the Mr. U.S.A. Previously he competed and won the drawing and sculpture. He moved to contest held in Atlanta on July 30. He Mr. New Jersey title. central Florida in 1978, and has partici– competed against over 130 "incredible pated in numerous art shows. Mr. hulks." Future plans for the body builder Bojarzuk says that he likes living in this ;.-sJ 'Ш'"-' Mr. Hnatyschak, 26, a Hudson include competing in the Mr. area of the country, for he enjoys the County policeman and a former Ukrai– America contest in 1984. boom-town spirit. James M. Bojarzuk THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 No. 44 institute sponsors outing for elderly Kylym exhibit opens in N.Y.C. NEW YORK - The Ukrainian lnsti– the renowned former actor and humo– NEW YORK - A capacity audience Wolynetz, authored the exhibit cata– tute of America inaugurated its 1983-84 rist. read Zoya Kohut's well-known greeted the opening of The Ukrainian logue which details the evolution of "Programs for the Elderly" series with satire on the problems of immigrants in Museum's new exhibit titled "Ukrai– kylyms in Ukraine and discusses both an all-day outing at St. Josaphat's America. nian Kylyms" on Saturday. September weaving techniques and kylym orna– Monastery in Glen Cove, N.Y., on At the conclusion of the program, a 17. mentation. The catalogue, printed in Saturday, September 10. Over 100 moleben was held; in the beautiful Months of intensive work on the part Ukrainian and English, was designed by elderly Ukrainian Americans partici– modern main chapel ol the monastery of the museum staff and its volunteers Areta Buk. pated. with the large and appreciative atten– resulted in the mounting'of this exhibi– The exhibit also includesacontinuous Favored by sunny late summer dees joining loudly in the chanting of tion. Fifteen kylyms are on display, slide presentation, prepared by Ms. weather, three busloads of senior citi– the responses. many of them recently donated to the Wolynetz. which not only illustrates different kylym designs, but also shows zens left St. George Ukrainian Catholic Among those who helped Miss museum's collection. Church on East Seventh Street at 9:30 weaving equipment and techniques. Savoyka and contributed to the day's in his welcoming remarks. Or. Boh– a.m. and rode to the magnificent estate success were: Bogdan Lastowecky. who dan Cymbalisty. chairman of the board The exhibition opening received on the North Shore of Long island, registered the people for the trip at Self- of The Ukrainian Museum, noted that press coverage from the following where the monastery is located. Follow– Reliance; Olha Sonevytsky. who help– kylym weaving, an age-old art, was first ing a walking tour of the grounds, newspapers: The New York Times, New ed in making arrangements for the documented in Ukraine in the Kievan everyone gathered for an outdoor picnic York Post, village voice, Staten island outing; Osip and Maria Serna. who Chronicles of the first millennium. barbeque featuring both traditional Advance and Park East. assisted and served at the barbeque; Kylym weaving's golden age came in the Ukrainian and American foods. The exhibit will run through Novem– Nana Sochynsky. who provided general 17th and 18th centuries, and the art ber 13 and is open to the public Wed– After the luncheon, people were given assistance and help to the senior citizens experienced a revival in the 1900s. The both on the buses and at the monastery; nesday through Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The the opportunity to swim in the Long exhibit -is an excellent representative Olha Liss. who assisted with.the food sampling of this Jatter period. museum is located at 203 Second Ave. island Sound, walk around the stately arrangements; and Marvin L. J. Sch– (at 12th street). New York. N.Y. 10003: grounds, or just visit with old friends rank. who also provided general as– The curator of the exhibit. Lubow (212)228-0110. and neighbors. sistance on the buses and at the A short formal program was held monastery. Pavlo Lazarchuk, in his 50s, was under shaded trees overlooking the Great help was also given by the Former OUN... arrested in 1980 arid sentenced to serve three years of a previous 15-year term. Srfund. At that time. Lydia Savoyka. clergy of St. Josaphat's Monastery, (Continued from pagt 1) chairman of community services of the without whose help this event could hot Stepan Chuchman, who is related to He was previously imprisoned from Ukrainian institute of America and have taken place and also the young Pavlo, has also been imprisoned since 1945 to 1957. and released three years coordinator of the trip, welcomed those seminarians who helped in the prepara– 1947. Both men are from the Lviv early. attending, thanked those who helped in tion of the food as well as the serving, region of western Ukraine. Mykola Levytsky, born in 1922, was the planning and arrangement of the and who made themselves available Bohdan Chuiko, born in 1919, was arrested in 1957 and sentenced to 25 outing, and introduced the speakers. throughout the day to help the many arrested for the third time in 1980 and years in a labor damp. He was due to be released late last year. The very Rev. Alexander Hawkaluk. elderly visitors to St. Josaphat's. sentenced to six years in a labor camp. superior of St. Josaphat's Monastery, The next function of the Ukrainian He was imprisoned from 1947 to 1955 Hryhory Nychyporenko, an engineer talked about the 20 years he spent in institute of America's "Programs for and from 1961 to 1978. from Dnipropetrovske. was arrested in Brazil and apprised his audience of the the Elderly" series will be an all-day Andriy Demchyshyn, now 75, was 1981 for nationalist activities. He life of the Ukrainian community in that outing to St. Basil's College in Stam– arrested in 1969 and sentenced to 15 previously served a term in the late country. He also spoke of his forth– ford. Conn. years. He is serving his term in camp 1940s and early 1950s. coming„trip to Brazil to arrange for the No. 35 in the Perm region. volodymyr Oliynyk was arrested in departure of young Brazilian Ukrai– Andriy Demchuk was sentenced to 15 1969 and sentenced to 15 years in a nians who will be coming to the United More on... years in a labor camp in 1970. labor camp. He is from Lviv. States within the next few weeks in Hryhory Demchuk, now 53, was sen– preparation for their studies for the (Continued from page 4) tenced in 1958 to 25 years in a labor Mykhailo Osadchy, born in 1921, priesthood in the Ukrainian Catholic Film's diversity makes it ideal for the camp. He was due to be released this was arrested in 1973 and sentenced to 15 Church. many program needs and interests year. years' imprisonment for "treason." He is from Rivne. within a Ukrainian community, it Tykhon Demjanchuk,born in 1922in The Rev. Meletius Wojnar. professor should be considered a means to an end. Zaporizhzhia. was sentenced in 1972 to Myron Ostrovsky from the Lviv of canon law at St. Josaphat's. spoke whether in revitalizing Ukrainian 15 years in a labor camp. region was sentenced in 1968 to l5years imprisonment for "treason." about the Ukrainian experience in groups, encouraging over-all Ukrai– ivan Fabryshevsky was arrested in Canada and the many contributions the nian community cohesiveness. or re– 1967 and sentenced to 15 years in a Mykola Potapchuk, 63. was arrested Ukrainian community has made to vealing and perpetuating a sense of labor camp. He served his sentence in Canadian society. Stefan Kryzaniwsky. in early 1974 and charged with "trea– pride, identity and tradition. ' Mordovia and was due to be released son." The Rivne native is reportedly last year. extremely ill. volodymyr Handziuk, 51, an electri– Leontiy Potseluiko, born in 1921, J The UNA: cian from the lvano-Frankivske region, was arrested in 1969 and sentenced to 15 was arrested for "hooliganism" in 1981 years for "treason" and belonging to an g more than an insurance company and sentenced to three years in. a labor "anti-Soviet organization." He is from camp, in 1970, he was sentenced to eight the Lviv region. years'imprisonment for nationalist Petro Saranchuk, 57. was arrested in activities. He is reportedly suffering 1980 and sentenced to five years in a from tuberculosis. labor camp. He previously served terms volodymyr Havryliuk, now 67, was from 1945 to 1957 and 1957 to 1967. sentenced to 15 years in a labor camp in 1968 for nationalist activities. He was Danylo Shumuk, 69, a member of the Now held in labor camp No. 36 in Perm and Ukrainian Helsinki Group, was sen– available: was scheduled to be released this year. tenced in 1972 to 10 years in a labor camp and five years' internal exile. He Petro Hudyma, 68, was arrested in served labor-camp terms in 1945-1956 1974 and charged with "treason" for his and 1957-1967. additional copies of nationalist activities. The Ukrainian Weekly's Mykola Hutsul, 58, was arrested in Petro Sichko, also a member of the special issue on the 1974 a,nd .sentenced to six years in a Ukrainian Helsinki Group, was sen– labor camp and three years' exile. He tenced this year while completing a was due to be released this year. The previous three-year term. He served a native of lvano-Frankivske was pre– 10-year term from 1947 to 1957 for his viously imprisoned from 1944 to 1955. nationalist activities. GREAT S. Huzey, born in 1928, was tried in Myroslav Symchych was sentenced 1974 along with Z. Karpach and sen– in January to two and a half years' tenced to 10 years'imprisonment. He is imprisonment. Now 60. he had pre– FAMINE. from Rivne, Ukraine. viously served 30 years in Soviet labor ivan Khomiak, now 59, has been camps from 1948 to 1978. imprisoned since 1954 or 1956. He is ivan Tovkach, born in 1920, was reportedly being held in a ordinary or arrested in 1972 and sentenced to 12 special psychiatric hospital. years in a labor camp for "treason." Order by writing v.N. Korol of Uzhhorod, now 56, v.S. vorozhko, 63, was sentenced in or calling was arrested in the mid-1950s. He is 1974 to 15 years in a labor camp and five 'The Weekly currently incarcerated in a psychiatric years' internal exile for "treason." He is hospital. from the Odessa region. at (201) 434-0237. Pavlo Kryshtal, 61, was arrested in vasyl Zhukovsky is currently serving 1971 and sentenced to 15 years in a a 25-year term for nationalist activities. labor camp. He is from Dnipropetrov– The exact date of his arrest is not ske. known.' . .; No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 ІЗ

to the Ukrainian American community But let us return to the situation at bitterness be laid aside and that unity 13th Congress... some of the spoils with which the hand. The Committee for Law and once again be restored to the Ukrainian (Continued from page S) Liberation Front had walked away Order in the UCCA had reconciled itself American community. tion was ov"er. The leaders of the from the 13th Congress. to the fact that it was being forced to go The appeal shook the rafters of the Liberation Front had at long last bitten There is nothing that the UNA would through with the formation of a na– Ukrainian American community struc– into a nut they could not crack. like more than to Ьаче community tional central organisation. The interests ture. Lor weeks the appeal was the topic peace. The UNA wants its members and of American Ukrainians had to be taken As the representatives of the Liberation of conversation at home and at the those that are not members of the UNA care of and represented betore the Front went home licking their wounds, meetings ol all societies and organiza– but are members of the Ukrainian American world by a central organisa– most of us at the Ukrainian National tions. "At long last the clergy will see to American community, to be fairly and tion. composed of Ukrainian Ameri– Association and at the Committee for it that peace is returned to the Ukrai– democratically treated. Listening to and cans from all walks of life, of all Law and Order rejoiced. Perhaps now nian American community." everyone having to execute the commands of an religions, inclined to act in a democratic- the Liberation Front would be more was saying. "artificial" majority is not lair or unison in protection of Ukrainian willing to talk peace and offer better On October 6. the Committee for democratic, in our opinion. national interests and cultural inheri– terms to the community. Law and Order in the UCCA met and tancc. Time was fleeting. Our supporters The Ukrainian Congress Committee immediately published its decisions, it kept clamoring for formation of a of America as it exists today is not the it was a matter of months before such thanked the hierarchs for their appeal, national organisation. Believing that UCCA of old. when every community- an organisation would be formed, we which the committee agreed to heed and enough time had been wasted, that the minded Ukrainian American and every thought. it cancelled its plans for a national UCCA had been given more than Ukrainian American organisation vied in September 1982 the Ukrainian convention, its willingness to meet to adequate time to come to terms with the to become and remain a member of the Catholic hierarchs. Metropolitan discuss the return of community peace Committee for Law and Order and UCCA by supporting it financially and Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia. Bishop was unequivocal. allow revamping of the UCCA By-laws by taking an active part in its programs innocent Lotocky of Chicago. Bishop We waited for a favorable response in accordance with the community's on the local, national and international Basil Losten of Stamford and Bishop from the UCCA. expectations, preparations were re– levels. Robert Moskal of Philadelphia, issued Next week: The third attempt at luctantly commenced by the Committee The UCCA as it exists today is a an appeal to all faithful, especially to all negotiations in response to the appeal of for Law and Order for a national horse of a different color. Although the leaders of organisations, asking that all Ukrainian Catholie hierarchs. convention. A by-laws committee was UCCA claims to represent all Ukrai– called to life to propose a set of by-laws nian Americans and although it still for the new central (Organisation, and a has some Ukrainian Americans con– LEHIGH VALLEY, PENNA. DISTRICT COMMITTEE more active organisational plan was put vinced that this is so it actually Ukrainian National Association into motion. The treasury kept growing. represents no one other than the Libera– A hotel was reserved in Philadelphia for tion Front organisation, which for all ANNOUNCES a convention on November 19-21. 1982. intents and purposes is only a political it began to look like a new permanent partv. ORGANIZING MEETING central organization of our Ukrainian Since the present UCCA represents American community was beginning to only one faction of our community, of the shape up. and a small one at that numerically Perhaps some of us still thought that speaking, it is no longer a question of DISTRICT COMMITTEE the Liberation Front — when it forming another central organisation, W1LL BE HELD "realised that a convention of the Com– but of forming a central organisation mittee for Law and Order was finally which would fairly and democratically on Saturday, November 5, 1983, at 3:00 p.m. shaping up - would offer more accept– represent the Ukrainian American at the Mall of St. Joseph Ukrainain Catholic Church able terms for settlement of this commu– community on the local and national Union a Kennmore Ave., BETLEHEM. Pa. level in America.. nity calamity and be willing to give back PROGRAM: 1 Opening Remarks knows that quality and not quantity is 2. Review of the organizational work of the District during the past monthb Conspicuous... what counts in the long run. Perhaps in 3. Address by UNA Supreme Organizer STEFAN HAWRYSZ (Continued from page 8) applying this philosophy we should 4. Adoption of membership campaign plan for balance of 1983 have fewer weakling organisations especially in the United States, are 5. Questions and answers, adiournment heading. We do not seem to profit from which serve only as platforms for chest- All members of the District Committee, Convention Delegates, Branch Officers our mistakes or learn from history. A pounding patriots. A few large organi– of the following Branches are requested to attend without fail: sations with responsive leaders who good illustration is the fiasco developed Branch 44, 46, 47, 48. 124, 137. 143. 144, 147, 151. 288. withi,n the UCCA. The sad events practice what they preach, especially 318, 369, and 438 culminating at and since the last UCCA unity, would ensure a more harmonious Meeting will be attended by. congress are exactly the same which and prosperous future. Maybe by the created the demise of a forerunner next major event in 1988, the millen– Stefan HawrySZ, UNA Supreme Organizer organization and the birth of the UCCA. nium of Ukrainian Christianity.we will Anna Haras, UNA Supreme Advisor it is not idiotic to predict that if a new see a change. Time and tide wait for no one. We cannot afford to tarry in АІІСЄ Orlan, UNA Field Organizer and stronger organisation is created ш after the passing of the UCCA, the same changing our ways if we expect to see a can be in store for the future, it does not free and united Ukrainian people in our AFTER THE MEET1NG UNA F1LM take a Jimmy the Greek to set the odds lifetime. To delay would create a situa– "HELM OF DESTINY- that the same dickering, bickering and tion similar to a boat stranded oh the beach when the tide ebbs. WILL BE SHOWN power plays could be anticipated in the All UNA members and guests are invited to the showing of the film. future if do not mend our ways. Bohdan Chumak ADM1SS10N FREE 1 have often heard that the worst Fairfax, Уа. FOR THE D1STR1CT C0MM1TTEE: enemy the Ukrainians have is them– Michael Kolodrub Anna Haras Stefan Mucha selves. We often appear as united as the Honorary Chairman President Secretary Ukrainian unfortunate people in Lebanon. Our Anna Strot Dmytro Mushastyj Ukrainian community perhaps should Join the UNA Secretary English Treasurer take the role of a good consumer who

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N.J. 07302 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, ОСТОЬЕЯ зо, 1983 No. 44 Plast's Pershi Stezhi sorority holds annual meeting Baptist youth elects officers CH1CAGO The Ukrainian Baptist Youth Association ol the l nitcd States elected a new slate ol officers on September 3 to serve lor .i two-yeai term. Leonid Maruschak ol Minneapolis uas re-elected to his second term as president. Others ehosen elected were; lgoi Domashoveix of Chicago, vice presi– dent: Diane Woznj of Chicago, trea– surer: Walter Patrun ol (rum l.ynne. l'a.. assistant treasurer: l.illia Marus– ch;ik ol Minneapolis, secretary; 1 ill Shulgach ol lrenton. N.J.. assistant secretary: Dan Pasiecznik ol Minnea– polis. member at large: Janet Berkutaol Philadelphia, magazine editor. Die elections were conducted during the .'Xth annual conference ol the Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Conven– lion ol Churches in the United States held on September 2-4. Піе conference uas hosted bj the The Pershi Stezhi Plast Unit held its annual meeting evening, the Plast Unit participated in a memoria 1 irst Ukrainian Baptist Church ol September 24-25 at the Lathrop and Smith Environ– service to commemorate the victims of the famine Chicago. mental Education Center in Rockville, Md. The meeting conducted by the Rev. Taras Lonchyna of Holy Trinity ^ was highlighted by eyewitness recollections of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Rev. Mykola Churak гЗПОґЗІТІЗ.. Great Famine in Ukraine presented by Katya Dowbenko, of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, both in (Continued from page 9) a member of the unit, who currently teaches Ukrainian Washington. July and August, and appearances at courses at the University of Pittsburgh. On Saturday Soyuziv ka during the Labor Day week- end. ' The prize-winning Ukrainian Pobratymy Plast fraternity meets at Detroit area camp Dancers of Fresh Meadows,directed by Olga and Ed Wojcik, will give a perfor– mance at 4:30 p.m. during the Ukrai– nian Arts and Crafts Festival at the Annunication of the BWl Ukrainian Catholic Church. 171-21 Underhill Ave.. in Queens. Planned lor November 6 bv the Ladies' Guild, the festival will offer Ukrainian cuisine as well as unusual ceramics from Boston, em– broidered items and family heirlooms. " The Ukrainian institute ol Ame– rica will host several events during Slavic Ethnic Heritage Week, including the official opening on October 3 1 at 7 p.m.. a Ukrainian evening on Novem– ber 2 at 7 p.m.. a dialogue on Slavs and fine arts on November 4 at 7 p.m.. and a fine arts exhibit from November І through 5 irom 2 to 6 p.m. The Heritage Week аім) takes in an exhibit of Bibles of Slavic nations at the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, as well as a Slavic Folk Fair, to be held November 5 from noon to ! 1 .p.m. and November 6 from noon Over 40 members of the Pobratymy Plast Unit attended giving banquet and dance in Chicago as well as to 6 p.m. at the Slovak Hall of St. John their annual meeting at Detroit's Plast camp, Dibrova, continued counselors' work with the Plast youth, Nepomucene. 406 E. 67th St. during the Columbus Day weekend. Their plans for the including a two-week ski camp in the Rockies in March " Highlights of the Ukrainian lnsti– year include observances in honor of the unit's patron, 1984. The group also elected a new executive board for tute's calendar from now to mid-No– vasyl Symonenko, fund-raising drives for the Chicago both seniors and "starshi plastuny," consisting of Oleh vembcr include the annual musicale for and Jersey City-New York Plast chapters, a Thanks- Sajewych, Oleh Skybiak and Roman Marushka. young talent, sponsored by UNWLA Branch 72 (November 6 at 3 p.m.), the opening of .an exhibit of surrealistic Дентист work by artist volodymyr Makarenko ОЛЬГА ОЛЄНКО Woonsocket, R.l. (S vicinity (November 12, 5 p.m.). a testimonial for Профілактика хооріб Ікай 1 іубіа. Л1ку- UNA DlSTRlCT СОММІТТЕЕ ваиия 1 протезування. Косметична CTOMO– the late iwanna Pryma, a renowned Tonorta. Ukrainian singer and pianist who was ANNOUNCES THAT Приймаємо тільки за попереднім домов- concertmaster of the Lviv Opera пенням. Говоримо також по-польськи. Theater (November 12 at 6:30 p.m.), ORGANIZING MEETING Адреса and a panel discussion on "Perception у МанготтенІ: Адреса у КоїнсІ: of Ukraine and Ukrainians in America's WILL BE HELD news media" presented by the Ukrai– ЗО Central Park So. 105-37 64th Avenue nian Journalists' Association of Ame– Sunday. November 6, 1983, at 1:00 p.m. 2nd Floor Forest HUs. N.Y. 11375 rica and the institute (November 13, at 4 New York. N.Y. 10019 (212) 459-0111 at St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall p.m.). 74 Harris Avenue. WOONSOCKET. R.l. All members of the District Committee. Convention Delegates and Branch Officers and Delegates of the following Branches are requested to attend 73, 177 in Providence. 93 in Central Falls, 122 in Taunton, The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund 206 and 241 in Woonsocket. R.l. Prof. Z. Markowycz. Philadelphia, Pa Я0 PROGRAM Andre Polishuk. Smyrna, Ga 55 1 Opening Remarks J.M.R. Maziak A Romanchuk, Chicago, ill. S5 2 Review of the organizational work of the District during the past months Alana Bojarzuk, Orlando. Fla S4- 3 Adoption of membership campaign plan tor balance ol 1983 Jaroslaw Hura. Bridgeport. Conn , S4 4 Questions and answers, adiournment John Nykoluk. Chicago, ill S3 UNA DlSTRlCT СОММІТТЕЕ A. Baranchuk. Ajax, Ont '. S2 No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО. 1983 15

Michael Philip Polansky. son of Wasyl and Katherine (nee Woznik) Polansky New UNA member Siegfried David of Dearborn Heights, Mich., is the Kreusel 11 nestles in the arms of big newest member of UNA Branch 292. sister Julianna Michelle, also a member Mis mother is the granddaughter of of UNA Branch 156 in Chester, Pa. UNA pioneer Walter Woznik, and Their parents are Siegfried and Helen Michael is a founh-generation UNA'er. Kreusel. One-year-old Justin Ceorgacatis (right) and his brother Jason, 2, are the newest members of UNA Branch 22 in Chicago. Fourth generation UN A'ers, they are the greatgrandchildren of the late Thomas Kurko and grandchildren of Chester and Mildred Siek. Their parents are John and Jody (nee Siek) Ceorgacatis. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DiSTRlCT COMMlTTEE of WlLKES BARRE, Pa. ANNOUNCES THAT ORGANIZING MEETING

will be held Sunday. November 6, 1983 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hall of St. volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Church Zerbey Avenue. EDWARDSviLLE. Pa. PROGRAM 1 Opening Remarks 2 Review ol the organizational work of the District during the past months 3 Address by UNA Supreme Advisor ANNA HARAS 4 Adoption ol membership campaign plan lor balance ol 1983 5 Questions and answers, adjournment The following Branch officers, convenlion delegates and members are invited to attend the meeting Nanticoke - 29. 319: Breslaw - 30; Wilkes Barre - 99. 223, 278. 282; Michael P. Kosciw, 3, looks in on his Edwardsville - 169: Sayre - 236 sleeping sister, Kimberly Ann, the Meeting will be attended by youngest member of UNA Branch 15 in Washington. Both are third-generation Anna Haras, UNA Supreme Advisor UNA'ers, who were enrolled by their АІІСЄ Orlan, UNA Field Organizer grandparents, Elizabeth and Michael Little Michael Peter Stylianou, born DISTRICT COMM!TTEt і Kosciw of Arlington, Y'a. March 20 of this year, is the newest Roman Diakiw John Hrencecin Katherine Lukacz Wasyl Stefuryn member of UNA Branch 327 in Hemp- Chairman AudiUne Committee Treasurer Secrera-i stead, N.Y. The son of Dmitri and lrene Ch;timun (nee Petryha) Stylianou, Michael was enrolled in the UNA by his grand- parents, Mykhailo and Kateryna Petryha. The entire Petryha family PENNA. ANTHRAC1TE REG10N UNA BRANCHES belongs to the UNA. WILL HOLD AN

VOLODY– ORGANIZING DISTRICT MYRSKY COMMITTEE MEETING TRIDENT Sunday, November 6, 1983 at 2:00 p.m. St. Michael's Club Hall Route 122. FRACKviLLE Pa Officers, Convenlion Delegales and Representatives of the following UNA Branch? are invited'to attend Berwick, 164. 333 Lehinghton, 389 Centralia. 90 McAdoo, 7 Frackville. 242, 382 Minersville, 78, 129, 265 Freeland. 429 Mt. Carmel. 2 Hazleton. 85 Shamokin, 1 Mahanoy City. 305 Shenandoah, 98 ЗЕНО ТЕХНІКА! Clair. 9. 31, 228 The future is here... PROGRAM 1 Opening Rpmarks UKRAINIAN-ENGLISH 2 Review of lhe organizational work of the District during the past months 3 Address by LJNA Supreme Organizer STEFAN HAWRYSZ COMPUTER SYSTEMS 4- Adoption of membership campaign plan lor balance of 1983 Melissa Joy Reft became one of the for the serious Ukrainian 5 QueMions and answers, adjournment youngest members of UNA Branch 120 Meeting will be attended by in Aliquippa, Pa., when insurance ^ organizations, educators, parents Mr. Stefan HawrySZ. UNA Supreme Organizer policies were purchased for her by her XenoTechnix, inc. parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Reft, and AH UNA mpmber and an Ukrainians of the Anthracite Area are invited to attend (215)382-2970 ^ P.O,Box 102 her grandmother, Mrs. Walter Reft, the , this meeting Cheltenham, PA 19012 branch secretary. Melissa is the grand- BUTREY A SLOviK H SLOviK daughter of the late Walter Reft, long- Ukrainians Working for You! time secretary of Branch 120. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER ЗО, 1983 No. 44 School of Bandura PREVIEW OF EVENTS slates workshop Sunday, October 30 additional information please call banv District is sponsoring an ecu– lrena Lahola–Wallace at (614) 873- menical sv,ivice including, a panak– NEW YORK lhe New York NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Aca– 8902. hyda as its final 50th anniversary School of Bandura will host its fourth demy of Acts and Sciences will event in commemorating the Soviet- Thanksgiving Bandura Workshop. sponsor a lecture by Eugene l,ash– ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: The Epi– made genocide in Ukraine during November 24-27. under the auspices of chyk. professor of philosophy at phany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catho– 1932-33. it is scheduled for 4 p.m., at the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. The La Salic College in Philadelphia. He lic Church here will hold a Ukrai– St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic program will include special classes for will speak on "'Science and Religion: nian Autumnfest this weekend from Church. Participating in the service students at all levels, beginners to Conflict or Harmony?" The program noon to 9 p.m. on both Saturday and will be Bishops Howard Hubbard of advanced players, under the direction of will begin at 2 p.m. at the academy's Sunday. The admission is free, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of highly qualified instructors. building. 206 W. 100th St. the festival will include Ukrainian Albany and Wilbur Hogg of the arts and crafts. Ukrainian foods, Episcopal Diocese of Albany, as well This year, a special emphasis will be Thursday, November 3 refreshments, games. Ukrainian folk as area clergy and political digni– placed on beginners, children under the dances and songs and a raffle. The taries. Following the service there age of 12. Children's banduras will be ALBANY, N.Y.: The Ukrainian church is located at 434 90th Ave. will be a meeting and reception with available for use during the'workshop Famine Committee of the Albany Bishop Hubbard in the church hall. as well as for sale. Other highlights will Capital District will sponsor an Saturday, November 5 Food donated by members of area include a class for those wishing to learn appearance by Dr. James Mace of parishes during ihe October food the technique of playing Poltava-style Harvard on a local radio talk show, LYNDORA, Pa.: The Western drive, initiated by the Famine Com– instruments, a solo repertoire and WGY, 81 on the AM dial, it will be Pennsylvania Region o( the Ukrai– mittce, will be distributed amongst performance workshop, as well as aired at 10 p.m. Dr. Mace will discuss nian Orthodox League will sponsor a the hungry and poor living in the regular ensemble work, lectures and a the Ukrainian famine. Listeners may "Harvest Moon Dinner and Dance" Albany area in memory of all those run-through of the repertoire for those call in with questions during the at Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian hall. who starved as a result of the 1932-33 participating in lhe December 4 joint program at (518) .182-8100. Lhe buffet dinner begins at 7 p.m. Ukrainian Famine. ensemble performance in Toronto followed by a dance to the music of All area Ukrainians arc urged to organized by the Society of Ukrainian JENK1NTOWN, Pa.: A hard-facts the Terry Winslow Orchestra. Spe– attend this event. Bandurists for the World Congress of seminar on word-processing equip– cial door prizes include four tickets Free Ukrainians. menl for business management and to the Pittsburgh Steelers game. Monday, November 7 Donation is S7.50 for adults and S5 Participants will have the opportu– supervision stall who,need guidelines nity to see various bandura displays and for determining office automation for students. For reservations and ROCHESTER, N.Y.: Dr. James additional information please call Mace from the Harvard Ukrainian archives set up by the School of Ban- needs with respect to the secretarial dura, as well as pictures from past function will be offered bv Manor the Rev. William Diakiw at (412) Research institute will present a 287-4448. lecture on the Ukrainian famine in workshops. Sightseeing and social Junior College. activities will also be planned for those 1932-33 titled: "The Crime of the The four-hour seminar will begin out-of-town students who are interested at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Fee Sunday, November 6 Century That Nobody's Ever Heard in seeing New York. Overnight accomo– for the seminar is S40. Of." at 8 p.m. at St. John Fisher dations will be available, if requested І о register for this seminar, write М1АМІ: The Assumption of the College. beforehand. or visit the Office of Continuing Blessed virgin Mary Ukrainian The event was organized by Dr. Education, Manor Junior College. Catholic Church will sponsor its Roman Tratch, associate professor The cost of the workshop if S50 for Fox Chase Road and Forrest Ave., second annual Ukrainian Festival of psychology at Fisher, as part of early registration with a S25 deposit .lenkintown. Pa. 19046. or call (215) from noon to 9 p.m. at the church this year's commemorative obser– before the deadline. S40 per person for 884-2218 or 884-2219. grounds, 38 N.W. 57th Ave. The day vances of the 50th anniversary of the groups of 8 or more, and 560 for at-thc– will include entertainment by Ukrai– Ukrainian famine'in Rochester's door late registration. The deadline is Friday, November 4 nian dancers and musicians. There Ukrainian'American community. November 15. Please make checks will also be plenty of delicious Ukrai– Jointly sponsored by the depart– payable to the New York School of NEW YORK: fhe'second in a series nian food and booths with Ukrainian ments of history and psychology, the Bandura. For more information call or of Friday evening forums will be crafts. The highlight of the festival lecture is free and open to the public write the New York School of Bandura will be a dance to the tunes of the presented by the Young Professionals at St. Basil Hall. Room 135. St. Basil at 84-82 164th St.. Jamaica. N.Y. 11432. McKays at 5 p.m. Admission is free. ol the Ukrainian institute of America Hall is most easily accessible by the (212) 658-7449. at 8 p.m. filled "Networking - Fairport Road entrance to the Strategies lor Developing Better NEW YORK: Ukrainian National college. Free and ample parking is Business Communication," the talk Women's League of America Branch available in an adjacent parking lot. Slavic Heritage will be given by Alina Novak, a 72 will sponsor its annual Musicalc at PREviEW OF EvENTS, a listing specialist in developing networking the Ukrainian institute of America. 2 of Ukrainian community events open and communications channels, it E. 79th St..,at 3 p.m. All members to the public, is a service provided Week begins will be held at the institute. 2 E. 79th and guests are cordially invited to free of charge by The Weekly to the attend. A buffet will follow. Ukrainian community. To have an NEW YORK - The sixth annual St. A donation of S6 is suggested. Slavic Ethnic Heritage Festival, repre– event listed in this column, please senting the city's Bulgarian, Byelorus– FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y.: The Weekend of November 5-6 send information (type of event, sian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Annunciation of the Blessed virgin date, time, place, admission, spon– Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian COLUMBUS, Ohio: The newly Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church sor, etc.), along with the phone and Ukrainian communities will be held lormed Ukrainian Cultural Associa– will hold a Ukrainian Arts and Crafts number of a person who may be from October 30 to November 6. tion of Ohio will take part in the Festival and sale today from noon to reached during daytime hours for annual United Nations international 6 p.m. The church is located at 171- additional information, to: PRE– The festival will begin with a Folk Festival at New vets Memorial, 300 21 Underhill Ave. Admission is free. viEW OF EvENTS, The Ukrainian Dance Festival on Sunday, October 30, W. Broad St. Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey at 2:30 p.m. at the New York Fashion HARTFORD, Conn.: The Ukrai– City, N.J. 07302. institute of Technology. 227 W. 27th St. Two booths will be featured, one nian National Home here will hold PLEASE NOTE: Preview items Hundreds of dancers, singers and with a cultural art exhibit and the its annual dinner-dance at 1 p.m. at other with arts, crafts and pastries. must be received one week before musicians in authentic folk costumes 961 Wethersfield Ave. For reserva– will present an exciting and colorful Bandurist Taras Mahlay along with tions please call (203) 524-5702. desired date of publication. No other Ohio State University students information will be taken over the performance. Admission is 58; students Admission is S15 per person. and senior citizens, S5. will perform at 1:30 p.m. both days. Dancing music will be provided by phone. Preview items will be publish– Demonstrations on how to make the Kalyna Orchestra. ed only once (please note desired date Fine arts will be exhibited at the pysanky. ceramics and embroidery of publication). All items are publish– Ukrainian institute of America. 2 E. will also be featured. ed at the discretion of the editorial 79th St. from November 1 to 5, from 2 Admission to the festival is S 1.50 WATERvLlET, N.Y.: The Ukrai– staff and in accordance with available to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. for persons over 12 years of age. For nian Famine Committee of the Al– space. The gala opening of the Slavic Heritage Week will be held at the U1A on Monday, October 31,at 7p.m. with city and state representatives as guests of A Ukrainian perspective on the news... honor, followed by a musical program and a reception, in addition there will І would like to subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly be a Slavic Book Exhibit at the New for year(s). York Public Library, Slavonic Divi– (Subscription rates: S5 per year for UNA members, Ukrainian Weekly sion, located on 42nd Street arid Fifth S8 for non– members.) Avenue, Monday through Saturday, Name 30 Montgomery St. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Slavs and Fine Address r– Arts: A Dialogue, will take place on City State Zip Jersey City, N.J. 07302 Friday. November 4, at 7 p.m. at the UNA member: D yes П Payment enclosed UJA. For more information, please call О no D Bill me (212) 846-0682 or 794-5974.