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by Roma Hadzewycz ronto's lakefront, delegates approved by acclamation a message to fellow TORONTO - Yuri Shymko, 48, was Ukrainians in Ukraine (see page 6) Yuri Shymko: WCFU's youngest president elected president of the World Congress which pledged Ukrainians in the free of Free Ukrainians during an extra world to help their-brethren maintain ordinary evening session of the world the more than 1,000-year-old Ukrainian wide conclave held Saturday, Novem culture and nurture the Ukrainian ber 26, language that forms the basis of the Ukrainian national identity; support Mr. Shymko, a former member of attempts to restore the Ukrainian Parliament (see story on right), and an Autocephalous Orthodox and Ukrai entire slate of members of the WCFU nian CathoUc Churches; strive to re Presidium, Secretariat and Auditing move the threat of ecological disaster in Committee were unanimously elected Ukraine; support the institutionalization once a deadlock on the Nominations of democratic principles; promote the Committee had been resolved. (For a development of a cooperative move complete listing, as read by the No ment in Ukraine; and continue to serve minations Committee, see page 3.) as spokespersons for the Ukrainian The deadlock arose when members of nation's struggle for human dignity and the Nominations Committee, chaired for the ideal of an independent and by Yuriy Hvozdulych, could not reach a democratic Ukraine. consensus, as required by the WCFU The message to fellow Ukrainians by-laws, on candidates for the positions from the WCFU came in response to an of president and vice-presidents of the appeal sent to the world congress by Presidium and Secretariat. members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Also on the final day of the congress, Union gathered in Moscow on No which took place Wednesday through vember 17 for meetings with members Saturday, November 23-26, here at the of a U.S. congressional delegation led Harbour Castle Westin Hotel on To (Continued on page 10) Demjanjuk lawyer Eitan dies in apparent suicide; Sheftel injured in attack by Holocaust survivor JERSEY CITY, N.J.-A lawyer for news agency reported that the attacker John Demjanjuk, whose appeal of a told Mr. Sheftel, "Eitandied because of Nazi war crimes conviction was to have you," took a bottle out of his pocket and begun on Monday, December 5, died on threw the acid at the lawyer. November 29 after apparently hurling Police ruled Mr. Eitan's death a himself from a 15th floor window of an suicide. There was no suicide note, but office-hotel complex in downtown deputy police spokesman Alex Lapidot Jerusalem. was quoted by the Associated Press as Yuri Shymko, WCFU's newly elected president is congratulated by Yaroslav Dov Eitan, 53, a former district court saying that police were certain the death Skrypnyk, vke-president of the presidium. judge in Israel, who joined the Demja was a suicide. njuk defense team in July, died at 8:30 by Marta Kolomayets cannot get involved in individual "There was no note, none at all," he a.m. Jerusalem time. He was to have cases," but, he added, that Ukrai said. " We are trying to determine what argued between 40 and 60 percent of TORONTO - His energy seemed nians must defend their nation and was behind it. But there was no criminal Mr. Demjanjuk's appeal. boundless, his enthusiasm conta people. Pointing out that it would element. It was suicide 100 percent," As a result, Israeli Supreme Court gious, as Yuri Shymko, 48, the newly have been disastrous if the WCFU However, Ed Nishnic, president of President Meir Shamgar on November elected president of the World had gotten involved in the Fedorenko the John Demjanjuk Defense Fund, 30 allowed a postponement of the Congress of Free Ukrainians ad case, for example Mr. Shymko stated and a spokesman for the Demjanjuk appeal. It is now scheduled to begin dressed the 10,000 Ukrainians who that the congress could not interfere family, referred to the death as an May 4, 1989. gathered at Maple Leaf Gardens on with any court proceedings. "alleged suicide." During Mr. Eitan's funeral, two days Sunday, November 27, for a Millen Mr. Shymko emphasized the im later, on December 1, Mr. Demjanjuk's He told The Ukrainian Weekly, "I nium rally, marking the conclusion portance of WCFU's contacts with first Israeli attorney, Yoram Sheftel, think it's extremely fast to rule it a of the Fifth World Congress of Free Ukraine, during this critical time of had acid thrown in his face by an suicide within hours of the death — Ukrainians. progress and change, stressing the unidentified 70-year-old Holocaust especially considering the circumstan By Sunday evening, he was already need to listen and heed the call of our survivor. One of Mr. Sheftel's eyes was ces of this case." attending the first meeting of the countrymen. Excited about the new injured in the attack. Also injured was Mr. Nishnic insisted that Mr. Eitan, a new WCFU leadership at the opportunities in this era of glasnost, an Israeli reporter who was near the prominent attorney with 17 years of congress's headquarters in Toronto. he stated that recently the president attorney. experiwiicc on the district court, had no Discussing priority issues on the of the World Lithuanian Community Police took the attacker into custody; reason to commit suicide. "This makes agenda, Mr. Shymko pointed out the visited Kaunas, on the invitation of his name was not released. Mr. Sheftel no sense,'" he said, addmg that Cleve various concerns of the WCFU an unofficial association in this was rushed to the hospital, where a land attorney David Eisler, who is during a telephone interview on Baltic republic, adding that he would spokesman said his eye had "slightly handling the Demjanjuk defense's fraua Wednesday, November 30, among visit Ukraine, circumstances permit blurred vision and was shut, "the suit against the U.S. government, liatl them, the continued defamation of ting, if for example, a representa Associated Press reported. spoken with Mr. Eitan only 12 hours the Ukrainian name by various tive of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, The AP noted that, according to before the apparent suicide. Mr Nishnic groups who label Ukrainians as Nazi or the Ukrainian Culturological reporters who covered the Demjanjuk said, "hitan was m the best oi spinis, he war criminals. Club extended him an invitation. trial, the assailant was a frequent was on top of the world." "We condemn war criminals, and (Continued on page 7) spectator at the proceedings. Theltim (Cootinoed on page 4) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 - No. 49
A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Mass meeting in Kiev focuses on ecological issues, political situation by Dr. David Marples KIEV — A major demonstration was held here on Ghervonoarmiyska Street nsar the city center on November 13 with some 10,000 persons participating. (The Associated Press cited a figure of 20,000). Although ostensibly convened to express the concern of the public over the ecological situation in the Ukrainian republic, the meeting also made several direct political statements and attacked the Kiev party hierarchy, making spe cific reference to First Secretary Volo- dymyr Shcherbytsky of the Communist Party of Ukraine and what was des cribed as the ''Brezhnevite" party apparatus in Ukraine. Speakers interviewed have stated that they regard the demonstration as the first public step toward the formation of a Democratic Front to Promote Peres- troika in Ukraine.' The demonstration was organized by four groups: the Ukrainian cultural heritage group Spadshchyna; Hromada, a student group from the University of Kiev; the ecological group Zelenyi Svit Oles Shevchenko (reading at the itiicrophone) addresses ecological rally in Kiev. (Green World); and the informal eco logical group called Noosfera. Speakers at the meeting included well-known Ukrainian literary figures such as Yuriy Shcherbak and Dmytro Pavlychko, members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, such as Oles Shevchen ko and Ivan Makar, representatives of the "green movements" and movements to form democratic fronts from Latvia and Lithuania, and activists from other parts of Ukraine, including Rostyslav Bratun, a representative of the Lviv group called Lev Society (Tovarystvo Leva). The Ukrainian press reported on the meeting initially in only two daily news papers, neither of which is available in the West: Vechirnyi Kyiv and Prapor Komunizmu.2 In the former newspaper, which published iht most detailed of the two accounts, only selected speeches were publicized and the more contro versial statements made by the meeting were omitted. Its focus was on the The newly released Ivan Makar speaks before participants. speeches of Dr. Shcherbak and a re and economic problems. If they did not production of electricity and capacity, ' This account is based on a tape and an presentative of the Academy of Sciences work in close coordination with the Ukraine's share is around 34 percent of account of the entire meeting that were made of the USSR, F. Ya. Shipunov. Baits, however, then even if thousands the Soviet total. available to the author during a visit to Kiev. of such meetings were held, Ukrainians 2 Vechirnyi Kyiv, November 15; Prapor would be unable to have any influence Komunizmu, November 15. Ivan Makar speaks Resolutions presented 3 Interview with Oles Shevchenko, Kiev, on party First Secretary Shcherbytsky November 15. The following remarks are The most explosive remarks, however, or Ukrainian Minister of Health Ana- At the end of the meeting, one of the not mentioned in the account of Mr. were made by Mr. Makar, who had toliy Romanenko. organizers presented a series of re Shipunov's speech provided in Vechirny been released only five days earlier from solutions, which were not published in Kyiv. prison following his participation in a Ecological catastrophe (Continued on page 11) 4 Vechirny Kyiv, November 15. similar meeting in the city of Lviv this summer. Another controversial speech was When Mr. Makar stepped forward to made by Mr. Shipunov.^ He reportedly speak, the police, who were in at stated that the Ukrainian nation was FOUNDED 1933 tendance in the hundreds, switched off approaching an ecological catastrophe Ukrainian Weetn the microphones so that he was forced and was virtually living within a single to shout his speech. nuclear reactor (i.e., there are too many An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Mr. Makar stated that ecology nuclear reactors in the republic). He Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. should not be separated from social considered that the nuclear program for 07302. politics. He maintained that emphasis building reactors in the republic cons should be on "draconian laws" that the tituted a "horrible crime" against the Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. Supreme Soviet was about to pro Ukrainian nation. (ISSN - 0273-9348) nounce upon (presumably the amend He pointed out that dangerous ments to the USSR Constitution changes had been monitored in the Yearly subscription rate: (20; for UNA members - SIO. which, it was felt, would effectively ozone layer in the Kiev area, and that in Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. nullify the right of republics to secede the immediate future it was essential to from the union). He went on to com remove and dismantle all the Ukrainian The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: ment that coercion of Ukrainian ci nuclear power plants and hydroelectric (201) 434-0237. -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 tizens is continuing and that "our stations. He stated that although the republic will not be granted any so Postmaster, send address Ukrainian SSR constitutes 2.7 percent changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzowycz vereignty." of Soviet territory it produces 50 Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets He maintained that Ukrainians percent of Soviet nuclear-generated The Ukrainian Weekly P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychalc should align closely in their activities electricity. Jersey City, N.J. 07303 with the people of the Baltic republics Dr. Shcherbak was cited as stating and form a "truly national front." By that Ukraine accounts for 23 percent of The Ulcrainian Weekly, December 4, 1988, No. 49, Vol. LVi doing this, he continued, Ukrainians Soviet nuclear capacity.^ Neither figure Copyriglit 1988 by Tiie Ulcrainian Weekly v could resolve their cultural, language is accurate, however, as for both No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 Thousands gather at Maple Leaf Gardens to mark Millennium, conclusion of congress by Marta Koloimyets Church and their nation." He stressed that "beneath the banner of the which, a procession with both continued, stating that, a real Christian cross and the trident," with faith, love, Ukrainian and Canadian national flags TORONTO - The Fifth World is not one with a baptismal certificate, and charity, Ukrainians should leading the way, marched into the Congress of Free Ukrainians culminated but one whose life is guided by Christ's continue along the path mapped out by Garden. Flags representing all countries with an ecumenical moleben and mass teachings, in whose life these virtues are St. Volodymyr, one of the first taking part in the World Congress of rally to celebrate and commemorate the preserved. Christian monarchs of the Kievan State Free Ukrainians, as well as Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, Recalling the words of Prince and the ruler who introduced representatives from youth on Sunday, November 27, at Toronto's Yaroslav the Wise to his sons, as Christianity to his people. organizations — Plast, SUM, Youth for Maple Leaf Gardens. recorded by Nestor the Chronicler, the Responses to the moleben were sung Christ, veterans' and religious Close to 10,000 Ukrainians""among Catholic prelate stated that we must by Ukrainian youth ensembles, under brotherhoods and sisterhoods, also them many delegates to the four-day work in unity, live in peace. "My wish to the direction of Wasyl Kardash, Mary marched in with their banners and flags. conclave from countries outside the you," he said, "is to begin the second Kulyk and Roman Yasinsky, and a Everyone rose to sing the Canadian and iron curtain where Ukrainians reside - millennium in peace, love and separate chorus of four seminarians. Ukrainian national anthems, with the attended the five-hour event which solidarity." After the conclusion of the moleben, symphony orchestra providing honored the 1,000 year-old Ukrainian Metropolitan Wasyly, in a brief all faithful sang "Bozhe Velykyi." accompaniment and a combined chorus Christian heritage and lauded the message to the moleben participants. A 20-minute recess followed, after (Continued on page 12) congress'^ united conclusion and resolutions which pledged support to countrymen in Ukraine, as well as in every corner in the world where Ukrainians live. The program began at 11:30 a.m. with an ecumenical moleben served by 15 hierarchs of the Ukrainian Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Churches, as well as 24 clergy from all three denominations. Among the celebrants of the memorial service were Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, Metropolitans Maxim Hermaniuk and Stephen Sulyk pf the. Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada and the United States, respectively, as well as Pastor Olexa Harbuziuk of the All-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Fellowship, who read from the Acts of the Apostles. Bishop Isidore Borecky of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Toronto eparchy, read from the Gospel according to Matthew, and a homily was deliver(5d by Metropoitan Sulyk, who stressed that with the beginning of the second Millennium of our faith, "all Ukrainian people want to renew their feelings of responsibility toward their During the rally program St. Volodymyr blesses his people after accepting Christianity.
Mykola Andruchiw (Ukrainian Liberation Front) New WCFU leadership Paul Dorozynsky (Ideologically Affiliated Nationalist Organizations) Lev Futala (Brotherhood of Ukrainian Insurgent Army Veterans) Vasyl Brukh (Association for the Liberation of Ukraine) PRESIDIUM Wasyl Omelchenko (Ukrainian Free Academy of Arts and Sciences) Vasylyna Petryshyn (World Federation of Hutsuls) Mykola Turetsky (Boykivshchyna Society) Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk (Ukrainian Catholic Church, Canada) Teodosiy Woloshyn (Ukrainian Free Kozaks) Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak (Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Canada) Walter Sochan (Ukrainian National Association) Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk (Ukrainian Catholic Church, U.S.) Wasyl Kolodchin (Ukrainian Patriarchal World Federation) Representative of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in U.S. still to be named. Yuriy Kurys (World Engineers Society) Pastor Josaphat Iwaskiw (All-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Fellowship) Wasyl Weresh (Carpathian Sich) President: Yuri Shymko Stepan Woroch (World Ukrainian Medical Association) Vice-president in the Secretariat: John 0. Flis (U.S.) Peter Salak (Ukrainian Fraternal Association) Vice-President in the Presidium: Yaroslav Skypnyk (Canada) Eugene Stakhiv (World Federation of Supporters of the Liberation Struggle) General Secretary: Wasyl Weryha (Canada) Luba Krupa (World Coordinating Educational Council) Financial Secretary: Leonid Fil (Canada) Michael Heretz (Olzhych Foundation) Treasurer: Frank Martyniuk (Canada) Bohdan Stebelsky (Association of Ukrainian Cultural Activists) Vice-Presidents: Maria Kwitkowsky (World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Iryna Wrzesnewsky, Natalia Iwaniw (World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations) Organizations) Ignatius Billinsky (U.S.) Andriy Slavych (Association of Veterans of the Ukrainian Resistance) Michael Moravski (Australia) Taras Jackiw (Youth of Ideologically Affiliated Nationalist Organizations) Bohdan Kowal (Argentina) Michael Halchuk (Zarevo Academic Society) !wan Rawliuk (Great Britain) Volodymyr Marko (Federation of Supporters of the Government Center) Volodymyr Maiynovych (France) Serhiy Naklovych (Austria) Stepan Mudryk (Coordinating Center of Ukrainian Community Michael Lawriwsky (Australia) and Territorial Organizations in Europe) Ivan Zhybak (Argentina) Alfonso Atoniuk (Brazil) Omelan Kowal, Petro Zeleny (Belgium) A. Yaselsky, Lubomyr Mazur (Great Britain) Members: Wolodymyr Kosyk (France) Mykola Kushpeta (Canada) Antin Melnyk, Wolodymyr Lenyk (West Germany) Oksana Sokolyk, Maria Savchak (World Federation of Ukrainian Oksana Borushenko (Brazil) Women's Organizations) (Not all organizations have named their representatives to the Secretariat.) Wolodymyr Masur, Askold Lozynskyj, Bohdan Shebunchak, John Oleksyn (U.S.) Osyp Rozhka (Conference of Ukrainian Youth Organizations) AUDITING COMMITTEE Iroida Wynnyckyj (World Coordinating Educational Council) Lida Czorny (Central Union of Ukrainian Students) Yuriy -Yurkiw, Alexander Neprel (U.S.) John Hewryk, the Rev. Ivan Washchuk (Canada) SECRETARIAT Yuriy Kovalchuk (Europe) Stepan Lysenko (Australia) Slava Rubel (Plast) Argentina to name a representative Teodoziy Buyniak (Ukrainian Youth Association SUM) Yaroslava Sheremeta (World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations) Jarosiaw Padoch (Shevchenko Scientific Soi:iety) , . , Alternate member: Yaroslav Sokolyk, (Canada) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 No. 49
Galo concert ot Roy Thomson Hall celebrates fifth convocation of WCFU
by Marta Kolomayets
TORONTO - The resonance and beauty of Ukrainian music filled To ronto's Roy Thomson Hall during a jubilee concert celebrating 4he Fifth World Congress of Free Ukrainians on Friday evening, November 25. Sponsored by the Ukrainian Ca nadian Committee Arts Council in Toronto, the concert featured pianist Roman Rudnytsky, the Dnipro Chorus of Edmonton under the direction of Maria Dytyniak, the Canadian Ukrai nian Opera Chorus and Orchestra with chorus master Zenoby Lawryshyn, tenor George V. Oryshkewych, and conductor Wolodymyr Kolesnyk. Mr. Rudnytsky, a Ukrainian Ameri can who is known in international circles as an accomplished pianist, performed the evening's first selection, Liatoshynsky's Slavonic Concerto for piano and orchestra with the Canadian Ukrainian Orchestra, under the di rection of Mr. Kolesnyk. The concerto, written in 1953, is founded on the folk music of various Slavic peoples. In the extensive and inforihative program notes issued at the concert, it is stated that the first movement is based on Ukrainian melodies, the second on George Oryshkewych sings "Lord of Heaven and Earth/'during evening concert celebratmg the ГіГШ^огІЛСч^йіг^^^^^^^ Slovak melodies, while the finial move Ukrainians. ment emphasizes Polish idiomatic rhythms, combined with themes heard and winner of the 1985 Goldern Sheaf Beyond the Danube." This final com former director of the State Opera and in previous movements. In the Award for best music in the documen position featured tenor Mr. Orysh Ballet Theater in Kiev. Since his arrival concerto, the program notes, Lia- tary film "Harvest of Despair." kewych, a member of the Ukrainian in the West, in 1972, Mr. Kolesnyk has toshynsky successfully combines the The Dnipro Chorus of Edmonton, Bandurist Capella which also is directed conducted the premieres of such bright, vivid colors of folkloric music under the leadership of conductor/ by Mr. Kolesnyk. productions as "Kupalo," "Natalka with the potential of a classical artistic director Ms. Dytyniak, has Mr. Kolesnyk, the conductor and Poltavka " and "Kozak Beyond the symphony. performed at the Multicultural Festival artistic director of the Canadian Ukrai Danube." The second selection on the evening's of Choirs in Ottawa on a number of nian Opera Association, and the sole^^ ^Recently^ Mr. Kobsn^nsucces^ilf^ concert program, featuring the Ca occasions. During this Millennium conductor of the evening's music; is the (ЄйіШшед cm tWHg^l3)^^ ^ ^ ' year, the chorus won acclaim for its nadian Ukrainian Orchestra, witnessed Mr. Eitan apparently entered the its Toronto premiere. Written in 1967 performance of Marian Kouzan's "The Neophytes," which was recorded and re- Demjanjuk lawyer... hotel lobby of the City Tower office- by contemporary Ukrainian composer hotel complex without the receptionist Valery Kykta, the Concerto for broadcast on a recent Canadian te (Continued from page 1) levision special. noticing him. His office was in the office Symphony Orchestra, Ukrainian Ko- "He was very analytical, a serious portion of the complex located on the liadky, Shchedrivky and Vesnianky, is The numbers on the program man, a health nut, he loved his family. building's lower floors. based on Christmas carols and spring performed jointly by the two He really believed he would succeed in choruses, included Lysenko's "The Israeli radio reported that police songs founded in the rich traditions of winning the case before the Supreme the oldest Ukrainian folk music. Hovering Fog," "Spring Ritual Song" found traces of shoe polish from Mr. from "Kupalo," Act I, by Vachnianyn, Court," said Mr. Nishnic, who is a son- Eitan's shoes on the sill of the window: After a brief intermission, the in-law of Mr. Demjanjuk. from which he apparently juiitped^':': program continued with the classic Arkas' "Vechornytsi," from "Kate- Lysenko overture from the opera ryna," Act I, as well as Zhukovsky's He added that in view of the "extreme Mr. Eitari is survived by his wife and "Taras Bulba." The composition was "Storm above the Steppes," the latter ly strange circumstances" of Mr. Eitan's two children. Speaking on behalf of performed by the symphony orchestra two were arranged by Mr. Lawryshyn. death, the incident must be investigated the Demjanjuk family, Mr. Nishnic and the combined 113 voices of the Ca Metius' "Village Scene" from the further. said, "Our hearts are bleeding for Mr. nadian Ukrainian Opera Chorus and opera "Stolen Happiness," written in According to Mr. Nishnic, Mr. Deni- Eitan's family." the Dnipro Chorus. 1959, based on Ivan Franko's socio- janjuk was very sorry to hear of his Meanwhile, the Demjanjuk Defense The Canadian Ukrainian Opera psychological drama, also was per lawyer's death. "He's very sorry for the Fund has scheduled meetings next Chorцs, made up of 65 singers, was formed during the two-hour and 15 Eitan family and feels Eitan did not week with its advisors in the Ukrainian founded in 1974. Part of the Canadian minute concert; commit suicide." According to his son- community to discuss the selection of Ukrainian Opera Association, the The concluding selection in the in-law, Mr. Demjanjuk also spoke another attorney for the defense team. group has as its chorus master Mr. concert program was "Lord of Heaven of Mr. Eitan as "a very good man who In addition, Israeli attorney Yorani/ Lawryshyn, a composer in his own right and Earth," from the opera "Kozak told me straight in the eyes that he Sheftel will travel to Cleveland, to believed 1 was innoceint."; consult with family rhembers. Greetings of Prime Minister Brian IMulroney Greetings of President Ronald Reagan I would like to extend to you my personal greetings on the occasion of the Fifth World Congress of Free Ukrainians. . ^ 1 am pleased and proud to extend warmest greetings to everyone gathered We share in your joy as you celebrate the Millennium of Ukraine s in Toronto, Canada, for the Fifth Congress of the World Congress of Free Christianization, and we share in your hope that this important anniversary Ukrainians. The importance of this gathering has been underscored by the thousands of serves as a point of departure for constructive change withm your native Ukrainians in attendance from all over the free world. For the first time since Ukraine. ^ t . A your organization's inception, you are meeting during a time when reforms in In recent months, we have seen evidence of a greater tolerance towards the Soviet Union have allowed some limited, but positive steps toward the national and religious minorities on the part of the Soviet authorities. The expression of national, religious and human rights in Ukraine. You are recent releases of Ukrainian activists, and the fact that a growing number of meeting during a time of change and hope. activists have received permission to go abroad attest to some change in The people of Ukraine have continually and courageously demonstrated official attitudes. This change, however, is still inadequate. The Ukrainian their strong commitment to liberty in the face of extreme hardship and people of the USSR continue to suffer from violations of their rights and suffering. All Americans share in the goals and aspirations of the World freedoms to pursue their national and religious aspirations. I hope that Congress of Free Ukrainians and pledge to you our continued support as you Ukraine will benefit from the type of reform taking place elsewhere withm the seek to reahze your right to self-determination and national expression. USS^ - that its people might enjoy freer and fuller live^. As you celebrate the Millennium of Christianity in Kievan Rus', we pray I г. aid like to make use of this opportunity to draw attention to the that your brothers and sisters in Ukraine may experience genuine reforms Ukr^iiaian people's essential contribution to the building of Canada. This which will inevitably lead to the triumph of the spirit over tyranny. сп:іп\гу has b^: ned from their ingenuity and labor, and their spirit forms :.n unmistakab.. ..art of Canada's spirit. Nancy joins me in sending best wishes for a successft: ingress. God bless Please accept my sincere best wishes. you all. ' K/Vv^-^.x r^;,:<'':?^^>'лi/A<
Newark Archdiocese celebrates 1,000 years of Ukrainian Christianity by Andrew Keybida EWARK, NJ - The Archdiocese і Newark hosted a celebration of the M) anniversary of Ukrainian Chris- aniTv here at the majestic Cathedral of -e Sacred Hearc on Sunday. Vovem- ^er 6 ai і p.m. ixnoishop TYieodore H. \lcCarncic 'jfiLeienrated litirgy in :ne Lkramian -'vzamine Rue J^iih Metropolitan lenhen Suiyk, archbishoo of Phiiadei- ?ma ana primate of Ukrainian Caiho- ics in the U.S.: Bishop John M. Smith, Bishop Jerome Pechillo, Msgr. Joseph Fedorek, Dean of New Jersey, the Rev. Roman Mirchuk, the Rev. Roman Dubitsky, the Rev. Raphael Turko- niak, the Very Rev. Bohdan Lukie and other Roman and Ukrainian Catholic priests from both archdiocese. An impressive procession, comprised of members of church organizations, carried crosses and church banners, while parish children, attired in Ukrai nian costumes, carried 12 large icons, draped with embroidered ritual cloths, led the hierarchy to the ornate altar at the cathedral. Msgr. Fedorek welcomed the 2,000 Archbishop Theodore McCarrick and Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk celebrate liturgy with bishops and clergy. assembled faithful and warmly thanked Archbishop McCarrick for hosting the Archbishop McCarrick delivered a tianity in Ukraine in the Cathedral of their Ukrainian Byzantine Rite; that celebration of the Ukrainian Millen deeply moving homily stressing the the Sacred Heart, the seat of the arch they were profoundly aware that tbey nium in such a magnificent house of unique nature of the Ukrainian Catho diocese. were united in a faith which finds its god. lic Church as it stands on the threshold Archbishop McCarrick recounted his roots and source in the teaching of the ^ The solemn pontifical divine litur^ of the next 1,000 years. The prelate friendship with Metropolitan Sulyk apostles and the verification in the was conducted in English and Ukrai began his sermon by expressing how since 1981 when their churches were in Church as it is verified by the Apostolic nian so that all worshippers could deeply the entire Archdiocese of Ne Perth Amboy and Metuchen. He ob See. In 988 she noted, when the Kievan appreciate the richness of the liturgy wark is honored and graced by the served that the Ukrainian Catholic paid Rus' turned to the wonders of God's and its deep spirituality. celebration of the Millennium of Chris special attention to the preservation of (Continued on page 14) New York concert of religious music commemorates Christian jubilee by Marta Kolomayets repeat performance from the October 8 Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto will celebrate its 40th anniversary next. Washington program of Lyseirko's Cen- began the two-hour concert with three year, under the direction of Mr. Ko NEW YORK - The New York tata, "Rejoice, Unwatered Field," with selections, Bortniansky's "Ave Maria," mirny, sang two selections by Vedel, Metropolitan Committee Commemo soloist Elena Heimur, Marusia Domb- Fomenko's "Divo Mariye," featuring "Open the Doors of Repentance" and rating the Millennium of Christianity in chewsky, Bohdan Chaplynsky and Mr. soloist Luba Kozak, and Kuzmenko/ "On the Waters of Baylon." They were Ukraine concluded its yearlong ce Szkafarowsky. The Metropolitan Choir Antonych's "Prayer." The Vesnivka (Continued on page 14) lebrations of this jubilee with a concert of Philadelphia also sang at the New Choir under the direction of Ms. Kond- of Ukrainian religious music at New York City concert. racka most recently performed at York's prestigious Carnegie Hall on The 2:30 p.m. concert, under the Rome Millennium celebrations this Demonstrators denounce Sunday afternoon, November 20. musical direction of Edward Kamins- past summer. The girls were ac The concert, which featured perfor kyj, also brought together four choirs companied by Larysa Kuzmenko on the mances by Metropolitan Opera bass — 225 voices strong — Vesnivka, piano. Rumanian government's Paul Plishka, the Vesnivka Girls Choir Prometheus, Dumka and the Metro The 25-year-old Prometheus Male of Toronto, Prometheus Male Chorus politan Choir of Philadelpia for three Chorus performed Stetsenko's "Pray, destruction of villages of Philadelphia with soloist Stefan selections: Bortniansky's "Glory to God Brother," from Shevchenko's "Hai- NEW YORK - More than 200 con Szkafarowsky and the Dumka Ukrai in the Highest," (Concert VI), directed damaky"; the chorus featured Mr. cerned Hungarians, Ukrainians, Ger nian Chorus of New York, was at by Simon Komirny of Dumka; Lysen- Szkafarowsky, a bass who has sung with mans, Jews and others, gathered on tended by 1,400 guests from all around ko's "Rejoice Unwatered Field," di the Chicago Lyric Opera, as a soloist. Tuesday evening, November 15, in front the tri-state area, who, despite in rected by Mykhaylo Dlaboha of Pro The chorus, under the direction of Mr. of the Rumanian Mission to the United clement weather, journeyed to Manhat metheus; and "Prayer for Ukraine," Dlaboha and accompanied by Irene Nations to denounce the Communist tan to attend perhaps the last of the conducted by Kvitka Zorych-Kondrac- Pelech-Zwarych, also performed Rumanian government's plans for the Millennium year's festive events. ka of Vesnivka. "David's Psalm." destruction of nearly 8,000 ethnic Also highlighted at the concert was a The Vesnivka Choir of St. Nicholas New York's Dumka Chorus, which Hungarian and Ukrainian villages now under Rumanian occupation. The Rumanian regime's program, known as ''sistematizarea,"isdesignedto replace the centuries-old villages with "agro-industrial centers." Hungarians, Ukrainians, and others, however, see the program as a further assault on their already quickly diminishing opportuni ties to preserve and transmit their national cultures on their Rumanian- occupied territories. Petro Matiaszek, national vice-presi^ dent of TUSM, the Ukrainian Students' Association of Mykola Mikhnovsky, represented the Ukrainian American community at the demonstration. In his address to the demonstrators he read excerpts from a young, Ukrainian mother's letter received from Rumania. She appealed to the free world to come to the aid of the nationally and economically deprived Ukrainians, writing: ""There is hardly anything left to hold onto ... We fear that the children will grow to be foreigners to their own Mykhaylo Dhiboha conducts the combined Vesnivka, Prometheus, Dumka and Metropolitan choirs at the New York Ukraiiiittil mittdn, that they wiU be ^MiiiittilyVMIII^^ tflBBliiiiiiolifiiirM^ ' THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 No. 49
Ukrainian He Is in Id Union message to WCFU
Ukrainian Weelcly Following is the full text of an appeal to the World Congress of Free Ukrainians sent by Ukrdinian Helsinki Union members gathered in Moscow on November 17 The ties that bind for a meeting; with members of a US. congressional delegation led by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. (Translatedfrom the original Since its inception in 1967, the World Congress of Free Ukrainians has Ukrainian by The Ukrainian Weekly.) never witnessed such direct and forthright contact with Ukraine, with its outspoken national and religious rights activists. As representatives of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, which strives to unite Never have contacts with Ukraine been such a primary focus during this around the idea of a national renaissance all the democratic forces of the Ukrainian conclave of delegates representing 14 countries, where Ukrainians, displaced nation in our homeland, we greet this congress of the World Congress of Free from their homeland, reside. Ukrainians in Toronto and we nurture the hope that it will become an important The lines of communication were open at the recently concluded congress landmark on the road to the consolidation of Ukrainians in the diaspora in the and the delegates heard the message from members of the Ukrainian Helsinki struggle to reach our common national ideal. Union, loud and clear: In the face of the national catastrophe which threatens us, the unity of all ..."the unity of all Ukrainians - with no regard to political, religious and Ukrainians - with no regard to political, religious and social distinctions as well as social distinctions as well as place of residence — has today become an utmost place of residence - has today become an utmost necessity. For we only have one necessity. For we only have one homeland. There is no other Ukraine, in this homeland. "There is no other Ukraine, in this world there is no other Dnieper." For world there is no other Dnieper,' " write members of the All-Ukrainian if we are consumed in a radioactive flame, or if we fall asleep forever, rocked to Coordinating Council of the UHU. sleep by chauvinistic songs about 'internationalism' and the 'sacred friendship of And it was like getting a letter from a long-lost, yet loyal soul-brother, who fraternal nations,' any patriotic work beyond the borders of the homeland would due to circumstances beyond his control kept a quiet vigil, behind the scenes. lose all sense. The realization that such a danger is a possible should drive us closer But now, the UHU members comment on WCFU's role in the past, stating: together. The responsibility for the future of this nation of 50 million should give us "During those difficult times, when Ukraine was isolated from the world by strength to overcome ideological and party differences, personal ambitions and an iron curtain, you, the nationally conscious Ukrainian emigration, focused group interests. world attention to her plight, and for this we are sincerely grateful. - Although for decades our enemies sowed enmity and mistrust among us and "We have n6 doubt that your are fully aware of the importance of the yourselves, their practice did not bear abundant fruit. We in Ukraine are well aware processes which have currently begun in Ukraine, and that you understand of the importance and meaning of the Ukrainian emigration for the fate of our that our common fate is being determined primarily here on Ukrainian lands, nation. Exiled due to social calamity or political circumstances outside your that realistic steps toward re-awakening and political activity amid the masses homeland, scattered among foreign nations, you managed to hold out, to preserve in the homeland are occasionally more important than the loudest slogans yourself from denationalization and the national nihilism of the younger and most radical program. Therefore we can farther expect more of your generation, to form scholarly, socio-political and cultural centers which have increasing support for joint cooperation wittt all Ше healthy forces in preserved historical memory, spiritual valuesandjthenatiQn^iide^l of ^^^ Ukrainian society in the homeland — cooperation; whSch we remind you, will such difficult times when in the homeland all was in the process of being ruined; reap a bountiful harvest." destroyed, undermined by false values. Therefore the scattering of a part of our The World Congress of Free Ukrainians responded immediately, issuing a nation, which at the beginning was perceived as a real drama, instead turned into a' message, passed by acclamation, which pledges to mainitain the Ukrainian godsend and helped save the nation from spiritual decay. The role of the Ukrainian culture, defend and nurture the Ukrainian language, serve as a support system emigration grew particularly after World War II, when not a single plot of in the rebirth of national and religious rights, speak out on ecological Ukrainian land was left with independent national institutions, which had not only concerns, support the institutionalization of democratic principles of social preserved our national values and ideals, but continuously served as a reminder for life, promote the development of the cooperative movement in Ukraine and a worid indifferent to others' woes about the situation of Ukraine and Ukrainian continue to be spokespersons for the realization of a common ideal — an problems. independent and democratic Ukraine. During the new wave of national re-awakening in the 1960s and the consequent With the newly elected president Yuri Shymko at the helm of a nationally . pogrom against the national-democratic movement in Ukraine, we continoq^Jy fe^| conscious and spiritually determined leadership of the World Congress 6f your understanding and support. Уоиг outspokenness in^defeai^se of UJcrainiait Free Ukrainians, there is no doubt that the Ukrainian community stands rights activists, your struggle to win freedom for Ukrainian political prisoners was united, and pays heed to its brothers and sisters emerging from the catacombs and remains concrete help in the resolution of the acute problems of in Ukraine. democratization in our life. During those difficult times, when Ukraine was isolated from the world by an iron curtain, you, the nationally conscious Ukrainian emigration, focused world attention on her plight, and for this we are sincerely Human Rights Day grateful. Forty years ago, on December 10, the General Assembly of the United We have no doubt that you are fully aware of the importance of the processes, Nations adopted a landmark document called the Universal Declaration of which have currently begun in Ukraine, and that you understand that our common Human Rights. The declaration stated that "recognition of the inherent fate is being determined primarily here on Ukrainian lands, that realistic steps dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of this human toward re-awakening and political activity amid the masses in the homeland are family is the foundation of freeedom, justice and peace in the world." occasionally more important than the loudest slogans and niostradical program: It also noted that "disgregard and contempt for human rights have resulted Therefore we can further expect more of your increasing support for joint in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind," and cooperation with all the heahhy forces in Ukrainian society in the homeland - pledged United Nations member-states to promote "universal respect for and cooperation, which, we remind you, will reap a bountiful harvest. observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms." We wish the World Congress of Free Ukrainians success in its work, in the Among the rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, production of a constructive program of action and the means to its realization for which has served as a basis for other international covenants, are the right to the good of our common homeland, Ukraine, and, thus, for the triumph of ideals of freedom of thought, conscience and religion; the right to freedom of opinion freedom around the world. and expression; the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. Also enumerated are the right to freedom of movement and the right to a November 17, 1988 Members of the All-Ukrainian Coordinating Council nationality, the right to work and to free choice of employment, the right to Moscow of the UHU - participants of the meeting with the form and join trade unions and the right to education, among others. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe In short, then the Universal Declaration attempted to touch on all facets of of the U.S.; an individual's rights and in so doing to promote progress throughout the world via the universal understanding of the dignity and intrinsic worth of Mykola Horbal, Bohdan Horyn, Mykhailo Horyn, each and every human being. Mykola Muratov, Serhiy Naboka, Mykhailo Osadchy, Forty years after its adoption, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Stepan Khmara, Vyacheslav Chornovil, Oles Shev- continues to be cited by human rights activists around the globe — and surely chenko. this is proof of its timeless value. Forty years after the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that the declaration would serve as "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations" this noble document WCFU pledge to countrymen in Ukraine remains such a standard. Forty years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into Following is the full text (translated by The Ukrainian Weekly from the original being, however, violations of human rights continue to take place all around Ukrainian) of a message to Ukrainians in Ukraine from the World Congress of Free us, and among the most brutal deniers of these rights are member states of the Ukrainians. The message was approved by delegates to the Fifth WCFU by United Nations. acclamation. And that is why, among the various observances of the 40th anniversary of this document, there will be a demonstration on December 10 beginning at 2 Dear Brothers and Sisters: p.m. in Lviv, organized by that city's branch of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union. The Fifth World Congress of Free Ukraininas (WCFU) in Toronto greets you, In its statement issued to compatriots, the UHU stated: "The despotic our countrymen, and through you — our mother, Ukraine. Stalinist regime and the neo-Stalinist Brezhnev clique have completely Fate has dispersed us throughout the world, across the continents. The winds of ignored the international acts on human rights which they signed. Despite the this fate detached us, leaf by leaf, from our Ukrainian oak with its deep roots. We positive changes in recent years, the USSR has not yet become a state based on attempted to take root with our bare branches in various soils — along with the legal principles. However, today the voice of the people can already be Canadian maple and the Australian eucalyptus. Here, fed by the water of freedom, heard." we give birth to new leaves, nurture them so that they do not wilt on foreign soils On December 10, our hearts and spirits will be with our fellow Ukrainians and remember their roots left on the banks of the Dnieper River. in Lviv. In various languages we tried to tell the world about Ukraine, but in addition we On this anniversary, let us hope, that some day soon, the promise ol the are united among ourselves and with you by the language of our fathers, the faith of Universal Decliaration of Human Rights becomes reality fcT all nations. our fathers, the memory of our fathers. (Continued on page 7) No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988
AT VIENNA CONFERENCE: U.S. calls for 'zero option' for human rights Following are excerpts of a statement by Rep. because of their beliefs. Moreover, when the legal Moscow conference. Steny Hoyer (D'Md.X vice-chairman of the U.S, reforms about which weVe been hearing are We discussed the question of attendance and delegation to the ongoing Vienna Conference adopted, we would expect that there will be no access to such a conference, and he assured us that it reviewing implementation of the Helsinki Accords. further imprisonment of those who seek to exercise was the Soviet expectation that it would mirror the The statement was delivered on November 11. their rights in the future. openness of the proposed conferences in Paris and Calls for the release of political prisoners have Copenhagen — an item which Ambassador Kash- ...The question before the Vienna meeting now is not only come from the West. A large peaceful lev has just reiterated. We believe that would be a whether the conditions are right to end the meeting demonstration was held in the Ukrainian city of minimum threshold question. Hard cases should be and pass on to the activities which can be agreed to Lviv in early August in support of the release of explored to assure that all sides have a clear follow in its wake. To end the Vienna meeting, we prisoners. As a result one of the organizers, Ivan understanding of this basic issue. have always insisted on significantly improved Makar, has himself become a political prisoner. Beyond that, we believe that meetings within the performance. The best way to end the meeting Unlike the dozens of other participants who were human dimension ought to be held where per would be with the release of all political prisoners, arrested but were soon released, Makar remains in formance levels at the very least are at a minimum the.resolution of all bilateral cases, a significant an isolation cell. [He has since been released — ed.J considered commonplace in most of Europe. I increase in emigration, including long-term re- I think we all agree that barriers to the free flow believe our Soviet colleagues have an appreciation fuseniks, and cessation of radio jamming. of information and ideas must be removed. We of our more specific thoughts on this matter. I am Progress has undeniably been made in all these welcome the fact that today Soviet citizens are hopeful and optimistic that the Soviet leadership areas, but regrettably gaps remain. It is still our permitted to listen to broadcasts of the Voice of will respond positively to our concerns about the strong view that these gaps should be narrowed or America and the BBC without interference. Un Moscow conference. ... eliminated before we end our meeting. For fortunately, however, the jammers which once In late 1982, President Ronald Reagan suggested example, while there have been some positive blocked the direct and normal reception of these a zero option in his quest to rid the world of the developments in the area of freedom of movement, stations have been used to intensify the jamming of threat of nuclear holocaust. Many called him naive including increased levels of emigration and family Radio Liberty, Radio Israel, Deutsche Welle and or, on the other hand, accused him of cynically visits, many individuals continue to be denied a others. The time has come to switch off the jammers suggesting an option that the Soviets could not and basic human right — the right to leave their for good. would not accept. Five years later, President country. The time has come to clear away the During this year which marks the Millennium of Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev signed backlog of outstanding cases and abolish the Christianity in Kievan Rus', restrictions have been an historic arms reduction accord zeroing out an onerous requirement of having to obtain an exit eased and some religious prisoners have been entire class of nuclear weapons. visa. More than 50 U.S.-Soviet bilateral cases released. While we welcome these developments, Why should we expect any less here in Vienna? remain outstanding, including three cases which we much more remains to be done in the area of Let us ask for and expect and, indeed, demand in Were told were resolved at the end of the Bern religious freedom. The Ukrainian Catholic Church, the name of the Helsinki Final Act a zero option for riieietirig more than two and a half years ago. ... banned under Stalin, should be recognized, and human rights: The United States has sought, and continues to improvements in the treatment of individual ^ zero political prisoners; seek the release of all individuals imprisoned believers are needed. ... ^ zero divided spouses; because of their political or, religious beliefs, The candidacy of the Soviet Union for one of the ^ zero divided families; regardless of the article under which they were three human rights meetings poses a special issue. ^ zero refusals to requests to emigrate or to incarcerated. I might add that the U.S. CSCE We are not opposed in principle to a meeting in return; Commission has asked our Soviet colleagues to Moscow; in fact under certain circumstances, we ^ zero broadcasts jammed; submit a list of those they consider to be political would welcome it. However, the conditions on ^ zero restraints on religious observance and prisoners in my country. We do not believe that access and openness, and a list of specific teaching; such prisoners exist, but would welcome and review performance criteria are essential before my' ^ zero curbs on the right to communicate, to ^ ^^ovefnittent can agree to a Moscow myeeting on assemble^ to organize into free associations; ^^ ^'^^ґаІ^йпШШ" SBvib!^^^)iiticaf pti^oilers fiave huriiaii'rights/ ^ zero national efforts to undermine cultural been released during the course of the Vienna I had the opportunity on Wednesday morning to identities of minorities. meeting. We look forward to the actual release and have a very cordial breakfast with Ambassador The sum of all these zeroes would be millions of reintegration into society of all prisoners of Dubinin, the Soviet ambassador to my country. We lives enriched and scores of societies ennobled. conscience, including Helsinki monitors, as well as discussed the commission's expectations regarding Would any of us seek less here in Vienna? We those confined to psychiatric hospitals solely the consideration of the Soviet proposal for a think not. We hope not. Thank you very much.
first meeting of the newly WCFU pledge... Yuri Shymko,.. leadership included administrative \ (Continued from page 6) (Continued from page 1) concerns; it was decided that a study \ In our homeland, the climate has become inhospitable for the masters of the "Qr, I would speak at an unveiling of to detemine the need for land. And even the master is no longer the master in his own home "on this land a monument to the victims of Sta executive director for the Toronto: which is ours, yet not ours." He can only state with trepidation that our family tree offices, would be conducted. Many І linism in Ukraine," he concluded. is being destroyed by the parasites of national nihilism, loss of confidence and of the newly elected officers agree S Mr. Shymko, who extensively fatigue. This obligates us to redouble our efforts to save its roots. that this is a necessity in order for the | quotes such Ukrainian national The Ukrainian Helsinki Union, in its appeal to us said: "If we here in Ukraine are bureau to function in a highly profes-| rights activists as Yevhen Sverstiuk consumed in a radioactive flame, or if we fall asleep forever, rocked to sleep by sional, efficient manner. and the late poet Vasyl Stus, is chauvinistic songs about 'internationalism' and the 'sacred friendship of fraternal acutely aware of the changing po A public official for the past 10 j nations,' any patriotic work beyond the borders of our homeland would lose all litical climate, and seeks to take years, serving as a federal member oil sense." parliament for Toronto — Parkdale \ advantage of as many opportunities Therefore, we, participants of the Fifth WCFU state that we will continue to help (where he served on the Joint Par- \ as possible, predicting, with cautious you: hope that the day will come when the liamentary Committee on the Hel-i 1. maintain our more than 1,000-year-old cuhure, defend and nurture our WCFU will meet in the capital of sinki Accords), 1978-1979; and a( language which is the foundation of our national identity; Ukraine - Kiev. provincial legislator. High Park/1 2. serve as your support in attempts to bring about the rebirth of the scorned and Swansea; in 1981-1987, Mr. Shymko| As a matter of fact, another top destroyed religion of our nation, first of all the Ukrainian Autocephalous is currently a Toronto region board j priority on the WCFU's agenda is the Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Catholic Church; member of the Immigration andj International Commission of In 3. strive to remove the threat of ecological catastrophe that hangs over Ukraine; Refugee Board, a federally appointed! quiry into the 1932-33 Ukrainian 4. support the institutionahzation of democratic principles of social life; position. famine, which opened this past May 5. promote development of the cooperative movement in Ukraine, and free and in Brussels and held a second ses Quick-thinking, with the ability to I direct contacts with the rest of the world; sion in New York in November. get along with just about anybody, he | 6. continue to be spokespersons worldwide for our difficult struggle for human Composed of seven internationally says: "My constituency had every I dignity, for the reahzation of our common ideal -an independent and democratic known jurists, the tribunal seeks to race, ethnic background, personahty Ukraine. determine the validity of allegations imaginable. At WCFU we have Let us pray jointly for our suffering land! that the Soviet government deli commonality — our culture, our berately starved an estimated 7 to 10 heritage, our language," he said. milHon Ukrainians in a man-made He is no stranger to the WCFU, Conference of Free Byelorussians, ships with various leaders and bring famine. serving as general secretary in 1973- the World Federation of Free La WCFU into the international forum. "I would like to see eyewitnesses of 1978. Then 33 years old, he was the tvians, the Estonian World Council Mr. Shymko, who speaks three the famine from the Soviet Union youngest elected member of the and the Lithuanian; World Com languages fluently, also hopes to testify about the atrocities of this WCFU. It was during this time that munity submitted a resolution to the travel to various Ukrainian com Ukrainian holocaust," said Mr. he pursued obtaining non-govern U.N. pertaining to the decolonization munities in the free world, but due to Shymko. With accounts of this crime ment status for the WCFU as an of the USSR. budget limitations, these trips will against humanity currently ap observer at the United Nations. His contacts with the above- have to be subsidized by the com pearing in the Soviet press, Mr. Although the WCFU did not achieve mentioned groups, his friendships munities that invite him. ''1 think Shymko thinks it would be benefi this status, Mr. Shymko lists this and acquaintances made while communities m Australia or America cial to hear Soviet citizens testify project as an important issue to look holding public office, as well as his can afford to finance such trips. Of about the Stalinist terrors of the into as soon as possible. continued participation in interna course, the situation is different in 1930s. During his term as general secre tional societies of parlianientarians Brazil," he said, expressing concern Other details discussed during the tary, the WCFU along with the will enable him to develop relation (Continued on page 12) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1988 No. 49 The Fifth World Congress of Fi
Metropolitans Stephen Sulyk and Maxim Неї Delegates express their support of Yuri Shymko during a straw poll at the Fifth World Congress of Free Ukrainians. spectively,and Metropolitan Wasyly Fedakof t
B^.wten sessions of the congress. honorary doctorates from the Ukrainian Free University based in Munich. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 e Ukrainians: a photo aibum^
Nestor Olesnycky, UNA supreme advisor, poses a question to the presidium concerning the luk of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States and Canada, re- WCFU's by-laws. irainian Orthodox Church in Canadawere the main celebrants of the Sunday ben at Maple Leaf Gardens. All WCFU photos by Marta Kolomayets and Roma HadzewyczT^
кД notS'durino a plenty Zssion of the Fifth World Congress of Free Mykola Rudenko, Leonid Plyushch, Ores! Deychakiwsky and Bohdan Hawrylyshyii participate ш Ihe Ukrainians. Human Rights Commission's panel "Giasnost and the Ukrainian National Question. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 No. 49
Educational Council (Dr. Roman World congress... Drazniowsky). (Continued from page 1) by the U.S. Helsinki Commission. In Friday sessions that appeal (see page 6) the UHU members had called on Ukrainians in Reports of WCFU comMssions cont the free world to continue their efforts inued on Friday morning, November 25, to focus world attention on Ukraine's with those of the World Council on plight and to seek "cooperation with all Social Services (Zynoviy Duda), the the healthy forces in Ukrainian society Chornobyl Commission (Dr. I.O. Dan- in the homeland." kovych), the World Commission on the Four hundred seventy-eight delegates Decade of the Ukrainian Family (Ok representing Ukrainian communities sana Sokolyk), the Conference of throughout the free world - North and Ukrainian Youth Organizations (Dr. South America, Europe and Australia Lubomyr Romankiw) and the Press — and hundreds of guests participated and Information Commission (Yaroslav in the world congress, an event held Sokolyk). once every five years. The Auditing Committee report also During their stay in Toronto, de was delivered that morning by Mr. legates and guests heard reports by Wynnyk, who noted that there were 472 WCFU officers and commissions, list During the congress banquet (from left are) John O. Flis, Pastor Olexa Harbuziuk delegates at the congress, but that ened to panel discussions covering a and Dr. Frank Martyniuk. registration was continuing. ^ Once the reports were concluded, variety of topics ranging from "Life in bachivsky, was read by Metropolitan Ribbon Day," the anniversary of the Kiev after the Chornobyl Explosion" to delegates had the opportunity to pose Hermaniuk. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact,; sessions of questions. "Glasnost and the Ukrainian Question" Greetings were personally delivered the International Commission of In- and "Soviet Nationality Politics," and by Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak of the guiry into the Great Famine of 1932-33 in Final day's sessions attended a concert of music at Roy Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada Ukraine; reaction to the Chornobyl Thomson Hall and an ecumenical mo- and Mykola Rudenko of the External nuclear disaster; and the defense of On Saturday morning, November 26, leben followed by a rally at Maple Leaf Representation of the Ukrainian Helsinki John Demjanjuk. responses were provided by outgoing Gardens. (Stories about the concert and Union, who expressed his hope that the Financial Secretary Leonid Fil noted WCFU officers to delegates' questions. rally appear on pages 3 and 4 of this next WCFU conclave would take place in his report that the WCFU has a Afterwards, during a report of the issue.) in Kiev, in an independent Ukraine. contributors list with only 8,000 names Verifications Committee, it became Official opening of congress Oksana Meshko, a longtime partici and stressed that it is absolutely neces clear that there had been a mix-up with pants in the Ukrainian stuggle for sary for the worldwide body to have an the voting cards distributed to tl^e Nearly 1,2(Ю persons were present as human and national rights and a ve executive director to oversee day-to-day delegates, therefore, all delegates were the Fifth World'Congress of Free Ukrai teran political prisoner, read a message affairs. asked to re-register in order to obtain nians was officially convened on to the world congress prepared by Dr. Martyniuk, treasurer, spoke the proper voting cards. Wednesday evening, November 23. members of the Ukrainian Helsinki about the contributions to the WCFU As the delegates were doing so, a The hostess for the ceremonies was Union (see page 6.) submitted by various countries and budget of 5400,000 was adopted for the Maria Shkambara of the Ukrainian In turn, Nadia Svitlychna of the commended Canada for being in the next five years of the world congress's Women's Association of Canada. External Representation of the Ukrai vanguard of the organization's sup activity. Youths bearing the flags of countries nian Helsinki Union, read personal porters, contributing more than all the Following the luncheon break, the whose Ukrainian communities are greetings from Yevhen Sverstiuk and other countries combined- 53.34 By-Laws Committee delivered its represented in the world congress played a tape recording of the dissident percent of the budget. report. Mrs, Kwitkowsky noted that the marched into the hall, with the flags of writer's voice reading a portion^of the ' In Ms ret^^rtv Nfr? Skva^ jQommtt^jba4disi^u^i^ ^b|fi)gth^^9 Canada and Ukraine leading the poetic, profound message. After com focused on his trips to various countries amendipent tO(Artiab 22i^QttherWC^ procession. The Burlaka Choir then menting on the importance of the which were aimed at consolidating By-Laws, which requires consensus on sang the Canadian and Ukrainian concept of the native land as a form of support for and involvement in the all WCFU decisions. Because the national anthems. self-identification, Mr. Sverstiuk went World Congress of Free Ukrainians. He committee itself was unable to reach a WCFU President Peter Savaryn on to point out that Ukrainians tend to said he spent exactly one year traveling consensus on this issue, it could not declared the congress opened, noting become "secret sowers" spreading the to meet with Ukrainians in Argentina, propose a change, Dr. Kwitkowsky that it was taking place during the year spark of love and faith in their treasure Paraguay, Brazil, Australia, New Zea reported. in which Ukrainians are celebt;^ting the — their sense of nationhood. He then land, six countries in Europe, the The congress chairman then asked Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, thanked Ukrainians beyond the bound United States and Canada. the committee to meet again for another the 70th anniversary of the re-establish aries of Ukraine "for defending the half-hour to try and resplye the issue. ment of an independent Ukrainian state honor of the Ukrainian name through Last to report before the luncheon M^anwhile^i: thf VJN^^^ and the 50th anniversary of the death of their work and human value, ...for break was Zenia Kushpeta, chairperson Conimittee ddiver^ its report, listing Col. Yevhen Konovalets. maintaining the memory, spiritual of the Contact Commission created in its candidates for Presidium, During his address, the outgoing values and reHcs of the homeland, for 1987 within the World Council of Social Secretariat and Auditing Committee, WCFU president also noted that "free published books and the preservation of Services in order to: help needy Ukrai but noting that there was no agreement, dom is not given to anyone — it has to culture." nians, including children though a as required by WCFU By-Laws, on be attained." He also stressed that Mr. Sverstiuk concluded his message foster care plan; inform Ukrainian candidates for the positions of president Ukrainians in the free world will never with the hope that: "Let this work in the youths about Ukrainian political pri and the vice-presidents of the Presidium forget their "brothers in Ukraine." national sphere continue to unite us, let soners; and to encourage youths to and Secretariat. The invocation was delivered by our love - creative and inventive — become involved in charitable work and A proposal from the floor to allow Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk of the unite us." the establishment of local affiliates of the two candidates for president, Mr. Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada, After these moving words from the the Contact Commission. Shymko and Wasyl Kyryliuk, to and this was followed by a moment of Kiev philosopher, Mr. Savaryn turned Afterwards came the reports of the address the delegates was greeted with silence in memory of those members of the conduct of the congress over to the World Council on Cultural Affairs (Dr. loud applause, while numerous the WCFU leadership who had passed presidium: Julian Kulas, chairman; Bohdan Stebelsky), Ukrainian World delegates approached the microphones away during the previous five years, Yaroslav Bilak, Myroslav Boluch, Cooperative Council (Omelan Pleshke- to voice their opinions about how to including Myroslav Samoversky, Boh- Stepan Mudryk and Bohdan Kowal, wych) and the World Coordinating (Continued on page 13) dan Lonchyna, Walter Dushnyck, An- vice-chairmen; Dr. NataUa Pazuniak driy Bandera, Stepan Rosocha, Roman and Maria Savchak, secretaries. Danylevych, Sen. Paul Yuzyk, Dr. Petro Stercho and Stefania Savchuk, as Business sessions begin well as the late Ukrainian dissidents Vasyl Stus, Yuriy Lytvyn, Oleksa The session on Thursday morning, Tykhy, Valeriy Marchenko and Heli November 24, began with the adoption Snehiriov. In tribute, the Burlaka of the congress agenda and its rules of chorus sang the hymn "Pid Tvoyu order, as well as the selection of Mylist." congress committee including: by-laws Greetings from Canadian Prime (Dr. Maria Kwitkowsky), resolutions Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. (Olha Kuzmowycz), nominations (Mr. President Ronald Reagan were read, Hvozdulych), financial (Frank Marty respectively, by Minister of Finance niuk) and verifications (Iwan Wynnyk). Michael Wilson and George Nester- Next came the reports of WCFU cziik, executive director of the Ukrai officers. Because the reports were nian Congress Commmitte of America. published and distributed to all de Next came the introduction of mem legates, officers merely summarized or bers of the conclave's presidium as well expanded on their written reports. as its honorary members, and the Myron Barabash, the general secre extension of greetings to congress tary, spoke about the external activity participants. A message from the of the world congress, pointing to such primate of the Ukrainian Catholic actions as calHng for decolonization of Church, Cardinal Myroslav Ivan Lu- the USSR; commemorations of "Black Myron Barabash and Wasyl Kyryliuk confer during a congress session. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988
The key guy, though, is Hawerchuk. Winnipeg with Hawerchuk, and if the They used to have a saying about Jets ever win a Stanley Cup, he'll be Gordie Howe: As Howe goes, so go the front and center with the big trophy. Ukrainian pro /loc/cey update Detroit Red Wings. The sameappHes in At Portage and Maine, of course.
by Ihor Stelmach Babych deal no longer a laughing matter Nobody knows for sure the exact date the cackling stopped in Hartford over The past two seasons have seen the Hawerchuk cause for high hopes in Winnipeg the Ray Neufeld-for-Dave Babych Whalers also playing in yo-yo fashion. trade, but stop it finally has. The trade, Two years ago they won their division, It was hot and steamy, a typical Furthermore, young Dale is among in 1985, involved a tough-checking, 20- while last year they barely qualified for August afternoon in Winnipeg. Despite the NHL's most durable players. In fact, goal guy (Neufeld) for a big gentle post-season play. Babych has perfectly the sweltering heat, a crowd had begun he entered the 1988-89 season with the defenseman with a power-play touch exemplified this effort, scoring two to assemble at the busy intersection of second-longest consecutive game streak (Babych). goals in a win, then being barely present Portage and Main. among active players — 449. Only Steve When the Whalers acquired Babych, in his team's next encounter. As the noon hour approached, the Larmer of the Blackhawks (480 games) a 60-point defender, for Neufeld, a 60- This Ukrainian hockey star willingly gathering grew until it numbered in the has a longer streak. point winger, in a straight-up deal with admits he's been prone to sleepiness thousands. It was reminiscent of a day "He's very durable," Ferguson says of Winnipeg, general manager Emile during his pro career. "Maybe some in June 1972 when, at the very same Hawerchuk, who last missed a game on Francis was applauded far and wide. body took the blanket off me and I spot, the Winnipeg Jets — then a December 17, 1982, because of two bad The trade was a primary reason Francis woke up," Babych said. "I've been fledgling operative in the now-defunct ankles. "And he wants to win badly. I was voted executive of the year, among hitting everything with my shots except World Hockey Association — announ just love the fire in his eyes when he goes other post-season plaudits. the net. I think maybe now they'll finally ced to the world they had lured super to play." But, time has a way of balancing the start getting through." star Bobby Hull away from the Chicago Hawerchuk's talents were further books. Two years later, nobody is Neufeld, on the other hand, dazzles Blackhawks. recognized after his performance in last calling Francis a genius anymore for no one. This is part of his charm. He's a Hull was Winnipeg's first hockey year's Canada Cup. He scored four "stealing" Babych, while Winnipeg GM dedicated and hard-knocking physical savior. He had bolted from Chicago and goals, the second most of Team Canada, John Ferguson is no longer being player who gives you pretty much the the NHL for the WHA and its fast big and was chosen the top Canadian player looked upon in some quarters as a same thing game in and game out. There bucks. He was the man to whom the in the decisive game of the best-of-three numbskull. is nothing soft about Neufeld — new upstart league would hitch its final against the Soviets. In his first season with Hartford, including his hands, which is un wagon. "What he did in the Canada Cup," Babych was borderline terrific, leading fortunate from his perspective. Lord knows Hull was capable of says Ferguson, "was great for Dale a stationery defensive corps across the But, at 29, Neufeld will give you 80 carrying an entire league. He was born Hawerchuk and for the Winnipeg Jets." red line and into the offense. In his games, 25-or-so goals and 100 penalty \vith shbiilders an iicfe wide and a It is because of captain Hawerchuk second year, for myriad reasons, some minutes yar after year. And he will feputatioii as the fastest gunslinger that hope springs eternal in Winnipeg this of them personal, Babych struggled. never back down in the tough going. anywhere. And, although there was a season. The Jets, although outdistanced Last year, Dave's over-all performance Babych is 27, and what he will give nasty parting of the ways in the end, it is by Edmonton and Calgary in the Smythe was a combination of his first two years you every night is a matter of conjecture, agreed by most it was only because of Division last season, remain confident with the Whale. Somewhat great and one reason Ferguson traded him in the Hull the Jets reached the promised land: they can continue narrowing the gap somewhat disappointing. first place. the NHL. between themselves, the Stanley Cup Last year's coach. Jack Evans, was Still, Babych continues to be used as With Hull gone, however, and with champions and the multi-talented willing to give him the benefit of the if he'll be at the top of his game every the Jets in a much stronger league, Flames. doubt. night. He takes regular shifts, operates a Winnipeg soon became desperate for "You ask how we've improved, where "Over all, I've been pleased with point on the power play, and logs another hockey messiah. Which is why we've improved," says Ferguson. "It's a Babych's play, except for some of his mountains of time for the Whalers. Ihe^^ckiieit^ lathered at Portage and good question. First of all, I believe passes," Evans said. "We expect a lot But, nobody's even giggling about the Main oh )^ugusf IB^f981. These fans Dale Hawerchuk is a better ріяуег from him back there. He's a key guy for trade any more. witnessed the coming of a savior. having played in the Canada Cup last complex of South Ukraine (where a Dale Hawerchuk was his name. He year. And, he'll make the people around Mass meeting... nuclear power plant and hydroelectric him better players. We've also got some didn't really look the part — not like (Continued from page 2) station are being built in conjunction new guys, like Iain Duncan, Pat Bobby Hull. Hawerchuk seemed kind the accounts in the two newspapers or with each other on the South Buh River Elynuik (another Winnipeg Ukrainian), of scrawny. He also seemed shy, sort of indeed even cited. The resolutions are in Mykolayiv Oblast). The resolutions Brent Ashton and Randy Gilhen, who in awe of the show the Jets were putting intended to form the basis of a petition declared that no further work should be we believe will help us close the gap with on for him and the reaction it created in that is to be circulated around the undertaken on the complex until eco Winnipeg. Edmonton. Our penalty killing was republic and ultimately sent to the superior the last two seasons and our logical studies have been undertaken. But, John Ferguson, the club's former Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. Lift "veil of secrecy" general manager who had made Hawer defense was high up there, too." They embrace both ecological and chuk the first pick in the 1981 NHL And the goaltending? The two goalies political issues. Also on ecology, it was stressed that amateur draft, made it perfectly clear in '87-88 were Pokey Reddick and It is stated that the ecological si the "veil of secrecy" over ecological back then: this 18-year-old kid was the Daniel Berthiaume, both second-year tuation in the world, and especially in issues must be lifted. (Only two days one to whom the Jets would hitch their men. Ferguson and coach Dan Ukraine is menacing and requires social before the rally, it was reported that a wagon in the 1980s. Maloney have gambled the last two action. Also, it was pointed out that the chemical factory outside Kiev had "Looking back," Ferguson was years by going with two newcomers, party apparatus in Ukraine does not emitted poisonous gas into the atmo saying recently, "I can honestly say Dale hoping they could get the job done in represent the interests of the Ukrainian sphere. The only official account of this has been everything we expected when the NHL. The gamble paid off quite people and "thoughtlessly exploits incident was a newspaper report that we drafted him. He's our leader. He's well in '86-87, when both were rookies. natural resources." denied that there had been an accident.) the guy we rally around." Last year, Berthiaume rose to the top It was pointed out in the resolutions A special ecological bulletin is to be The year prior to Hawerchuk's (3.51 goals against) while Reddick sunk that the whole truth about the Chorno- established in the Ukrainian SSR. On arrival, the Jets were bad. How bad? to the bottom (4.12). Still, Ferguson byl disaster still has not been revealed matters pertaining to the ecology, Would you believe 48 games below .500? remains cautiously optimistic about his and that the authorities are continuing according to the resolutions, referenda They were the worst team in hockey. goaltending. to propagate the "myth" of the lack of must be held. But, in Hawerchuk's first year they The Jets are an enigmatic team. They energy alternatives to nuclear power. In The meeting was stopped by the finished 33-33-14 which was good have considerable talent but can't seem addition to the 12 nuclear reactors in authorities after two and a half hours enough for second place in the Norris to put two good seasons together. operation in the republic, a further 22 had transpired of the allotted four-hour Division. They're up one year, down the next. It's are planned. timespan, evidently triggered by Mr. The Jets have not finished out of the been this way for five seasons, and if the First and foremost, it was stated, the Makar's controversial speech. The fact playoffs since Hawerchuk's arrival from pattern continues, this would be an on demonstrators demanded that building that it was held and that speakers often the Cornwall Royals of the junior year. In hockey circles, the experts often work on the nuclear reactors at the departed from the officially sanctioned leagues. Twice Winnipeg advanced to refer to Winnipeg as the yo-yo team. Crimean and Chyhyryn stations be theme of the ecology to demand a the Smythe Division finals before losing "Yes, we've been on a bit of a roller halted and that no new reactors should Democratic Front in Ukraine and to to the Edmonton Oilers, traditional coaster ride," Ferguson concedes, "but be constructed in Ukraine. The ex attack Mr. Shcherbytsky personally Smythe champs. much of that depends on injuries." It's pansion of existing stations should also indicates a growing populist movement In terms of individual accomplish true a lengthy string of injuries can be brought to a halt, it was emphasized, in Ukraine and shows increasmg dis ments, only once has Hawerchuk failed influence a team's fortunes, and this is and the three reactors now functioning satisfaction with the current political to score 100 points. This happened his not a promising prospect for the Jets. at the Chornobyl plant should be situation. sophomore season, when he contributed The past two years have seen numerous switched off and the plant closed down The meeting was attended not only by only 91 points. He was named the NHL critical hurts cripple Winnipeg's bright completely. members of the four groups but by a Rookie of the Year in 1981-82, named chances for further advancement in The resolutions stated that reactors wide variety of officials, including some Winnipeg's team captain in 1984 (one of NHL ranks. currently in operation in Ukraine local party members. Conservative three Ukrainian team captains this If the Jets are to really make a push should be examined by experts to speeches defending the ecological si year), and chosen to the league's second toward the Oilers and perennial ascertain whether their safety techno tuation in the republic were roundly All-Star team in 1984-85. seconders Calgary Flames, much will logy meets international standards. In booed. He was also asked to play in Rendez depend on players such as Swedish other industries, it was felt that eco However, the absence of detailed and vous '87, the two-game set between the defenseman Fredrik Olausson, a bril logically damaging industries in densely accurate accounts in the press about the NHL All-Stars and the Soviets. He is, liant future All-Star, Ashton, winger populated regions must be liquidated meeting suggests that the progress of by far, Winnipeg's most decorated Andrew McBain, Duncan and rear with future construction curtailed. glasnost in Ukraine still has a long way player. guard Peter Taglianetti. Attention was focused on the energy to go. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988 No. 49
ecological and cultural problems. trident on blue billowy cloth, and a composed music and provided ac Thousands gather... Mr. Savaryn stressed that freedom, banner which read "With a cross and companiment for the narrators-singers; (Continued from page 3) like happiness is not giVen; it must be trident through the Millennium" — Daria Sawka and Raya Juchymenko, of over 500 singers beginning each struggled for and won. He concluded began with a musicalprologue featuring who designed and sewed historical hymn. his manifesto with a pledge to put the combined choirs of the Burlaka costumes; as well as Ona Jurenas, who Serving as mistress and master of Ukraine not only on the map of Europe, Ukrainian War Veterans' Association was the assistant director: Ivan Nabe- ceremonies were Christina Maciv and but on the world map. Choir, under the direction of 01eksan- reznij, stage manager, and his assistant, ": urij Darewych, who welcomed the Thanking the outgoing officers of the der Chmil: the Vesnivka Girls' Choir, Nestor Gula. kaests in Ukrainian, English, German, World Congress of Free Ukrainians, the directed by Kvitka Kondracka; the Sixty girls from various dance en ""ranch, Spanish. French and newiy elected president Yuri Shymko. Dibrova and Prometheus Choir of the sembles in the Toronto area, including Portuguese — ail the languages spoken expressed his gratitude or their trust in SUM Ensemble, both of Toronto and Vesmanka (ODUM. Torontpi, choreo b^ members of the World Congress of the new leadership. During his first directed by Mykhaylo Dlaboha; the St, grapher Mykola Baldecky: Verkho- Ґ '.te Ukrainians, representing 14 public address to the Ukrainian com Voiodymyr Ukrainian Millennium vyntsi (SUM, Toronto), choreographer . umries in the free world where munity, m his acceptance speech the Choir, with director Nestor Oliynyk; Yaroslav Moroch; Dunai (St. Catha rainians reside and the homeland - evening before, he had spoken only to the Yasmm Vocal ensemble, directed by rines), choreographer Orest Samitz; ^ raine. the delegates of the conclave and a few Chrystyna Harasovska-Shevchuk; and Yavir (St. Demetrius parish, Toronto, aroslav Sokolyk, chairman of the guests. At the rally, Mr. Shymko the Church Choir from St. Nicholas and choreographer Richard Hladio; Lviv I. чгаіпіап Canadian Committee, To underscored the importance of letting St. Mary the Protectress, with chorus- (St. George's Parish, Oshawa), choreo ronto branch, and head of the organi the rest of the world know about the master Zenoby Lawryshyn. Mr. Law- grapher Petro Marunchak; and Chay- zing committee for this extravagant plight of Ukrainians' brothers and ryshyn also conducted the symphony ka, choreographer Helen Senchyshak- production in Maple Leaf Gardens, sisters in Ukraine. Borrowing a phrase orchestra which performed throughout D'Assario; performed a "khorovid," delivered opening remarks, greeting from Yevhen Sverstiuk, he said that this the afternoon rally. dancing to three selections: "Pagan delegates gathered from four continents is a "critical time," Mr. Shymko stres The opening selection, from the Rites," "Marena" and "Kupalo na and expressing the hope that the WCFU sed that Ukrainians in the free world cantata "The Great Day," set the stage Ivana." will continue to work for the good of the are ready to assist both morally and for the mystery play, which began with The 500-voice combined choir per Ukrainian people, and do everything financially in their countrymen's strug story of a pre-Christian people and their formed the "Ode to Unity" cantata, possible to free Ukraine of the current gle for national self-determination. growth into a Christian nation. The featuring soloist Oksana Makohon, repressive Soviet regime. Delivering remarks in Ukrainian, play, written by Orest Pawliw and followed by Bortniansky's Concerto IX, Greetings from the Governor Ge English and French, Mr. Shymko stated directed by Andriy Pereklita, was "This Day, Created by God," with neral of Canada Jeane Sauve, were read that Ukrainians are 50 million strong interwoven between the musical se orchestration by Mr. Lawryshyn and by Ms. Maciv, Madame. Sauve under and no force can wipe Ukrainians off lections provided by the chorus and solos by Ms. Makohonv Luba Kozak, scored the great contributions made by the face of the earth. "We are a moral orchestra under Mr. Lawryshyn's di- Irene Szczurko, Adriana Dykovych^ Ukrainians to Canada, a people she and spiritual arsenal, whom no one has rection^and performances of various Oleksander Chmil, Andriy Soroka and referred to as full of ''vibrant color and been able to destroy, whom no one will dance ensembles. Stafan Kryweilky. energy." ever destroy,''he said. The mood-setting play, which in The choir and orchestra also per^ A former member of Canada's fe '^Today, we live in countries where we corporated a story line provided by a formed the world premiere of ""The deral Parliament, Andrew Witer, de are free, free in our religious worship, cappella singing, using the talents of Great Day" Cantata, written by Mr. livered greetings from newly re-elected our customs, our customs, traditions — soprano Tania Czarna, tenor Bohdan Lawryshyn with words by O. Tarnaw- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who in yet ironically, sadly, these freedoms are Madaj, alto Oksana Maryniak, ba skiy, with featured soloist Mr. SoroYa. his message expressed hope that cons not shared by the 50 million Ukrai ritone Zenko Washchuk and soprano The composition was written for the tructive changes ongoing in the Soviet nians" behind the iron curtain, said Beata Wujcik, also used such special Millennium Year, specifically for the Union will allow the Ukrainians to reap Mr. Shymko. He also commented on effects as dry ice and lighting to tell the Fifth World Congress of Free Ukrai those benefits, allowing for Ukrai the 8 million Ukrainians living in the story of the Christianization of a nians. "Lord of Heaven and Earth," nians to have freer and fuller lives. Soviet Union outside the territory of people. Calling upon such personas as from the opera "Kozak Beyond the Mr. Witer also supplied his own Ukraine, who have no Ukrainian- Nestor of Chronicler, St. Olha, Prince Danubie," was also perfbrrt^divith Ш words of greeting to the audience, language classrooms, media, even so Voiodymyr, and Andrew, the First- СЬтП"^'soloist!'"'' ^-rinm^.n -ju^ ^ adding that essential contributions of cial clubs. Called Apostle, from the pages of A marching performance of Ukrai Ukrainians to Canada are indeed an Stressing his Ukrainian Canadian Ukrainian history, the play's conclusion nian youth, including members of the unmistakable part of Canada's heritage, Mr. Shymko said that as heralded the Christian faith and Ukrai Plast, SUM and ODUM youth groups culture. Addressing the world congress Ukrainians celebrate their 100 years of nian heritage. in their organizations' uniforms, di and its newly elected officers, he expres emigration to Canada in the next few Acting in these roles were Andrij rected by Orest Haras with the as sed the hope that one day the WCFU years, he reflects on their contribution Ilkiw as St. Andrew and Michael Lalka sistance of by Iryna Haras and Yaroslav would hold its conclave in the capital of to the fabric of Canada, their progress as Prince Voiodymyr. A supporting cast Tkachuk, featured the youths marching Ukraine — Kiev. ^ and growth, a realization of their included: Alex Cholij, Ms. Czarna, in formation, holding multi-colored Katherine Chumachenko, associate potential, something one can echieve Anna Duvalko, John Fedorkiw, Taras ribbons. The youths, who were also director of the White House Office of only in a free country. "This cannot be Gula, Ihor Ilnyckyj, Jaroslaw Kerkosh, equipped with flashlights which thejr Public Liaison, delivered greetings from achieved by the law of force, the law of Steve Kuziv, Myroslav Lytovchenko, shined in the dark stadium, concluded President Ronald Reagan, who pledged tyranny," he sai(k Jaroslav Lytovchenko, Mr. Madaj, Ms. their program by forming a cross on the all Americans' continued support to the Quoting extensively from the wri Maryniak, Motria Onyschuk, Bill Pin- stage, which symbolized the Christiani right for self-determination and na tings of Mr. Sverstiuk, Mykola Ru- chak, Mike Pinchak, Ana Rewakowich, zation of Ukraine. tional expression, the triumph of spirit denko and the late Vasyl Stus, Mr. Oksana Smerechuk, Adrianna Stech, The program conclirded with the over tyranny. Shymko expressed his hope to set foot Mr. Washchuk and Andriy Wynnyckyj. singing of "Bozhe Velykyi Yedynyi" by Outgoing W^FU President Peter in a free Kiev — before the end of this The play was successful also due to all present. Savarjm then delivered a lengthy ma century. He stressed the importance of the work of Adrian Iwachiw, who nifesto, which echoed the sentiments working with representatives of the expressed in various resolutions set Ukrainian Helsinki Union, working in ing leadership skills, and encourages forth by the congress, among them the solidarity with brothers and sisters in Yuri Shymko... Ukrainian youth to get involyed in importance of contact with the Ukrai Ukraine and disseminating information (Continued from page 7) American or Canadian politics. "Our nian Helsinki Union and the people of to the rest of the world about the plight for the problems of poverty and community groups offer invaluable Ukraine, nof" the Soviet regime, the of Ukraine. overpopulation which plague Ukrai experience," he said. However, he continued need to combat Russification, In conclusion, he asked everyone to nians in Brazil. points out the blunder of getting too the importance of achieving state rise, and join him in singing, "Bozhe "What I would like to see is a kind caught up in any one group, whether language status for the Ukrainian vyslukhay blahannia, Bozhe nam yed- of Ukrainian peace corps set up by it be political, religious, or other. language, as well as concern about nist poday..." volunteers students, who would travel "Before you run for any office," he persecution of both Ukrainian Catho The artistic portion of the rally — to Brazil to help needv Ukrainians. I'd stated, " you better shed all your lics and Ukrainian Orthodox, and with a backdrop depicting a golden like to reawaken our responsibili biases, your attitudes; you have to ties to our community, and be careful become non-aligned, in words and in not to lose sight of certain set action," he said. tlements, such as those in South An optimist by nature, Mr. Shym America," he said. ko adds jokingly that he found it Involved in Ukrainian com easier to run for pubHc office in munity organizations since his Canada than for president of the youth, among them Plast, SUM and WCFU. But, he looks forward to the later, the Canadian League for the next five years, adding "I believe in With sorrow we announce the death of our husband and father: Liberation of Ukraine, and the Ukrai the integrity of my colleagues at the nian Businessi: and Professional WCFU, and think we can work JAKYM DANYLIW Club, Mr. Shymko feels that there is together — unified — for the good of bettertraining groundfordevelop- all Ukrainians." on Wednesday, November 9, 1988 in Philadelphia in his 85th year. Parastas services were held Friday evening, November 11, 1988, at the Nasevich Funeral Home, at 7 p.m. Requiem Liturgy was celebrated Saturday morning, November MteWoCstiiidentir 12, 1988, at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Philadelphia. Burial was in St. ihroughout the year, Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. The Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Fox Chase, PA. Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian community know about Sadly missed by: JUSTYNA, wife upcoming events. LUBA SCHMID. daughter and CARL Jr. The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be glad to print CARL III and ADAM SCHMID, emidtons timely news stories about e^N^nts that have already taken place. Black and white photos (orcotor with godd contrdj will H^bt айВеЙЙ^^^^^^ :^^ і. /Л No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988
support for him. participants with a standing ovation, no Kulas, for his exceptional conduct of. World congress... At this point, the Nominations doubt in recognition of his work during the proceedings, his opponent, Mr. (Continued from page 10) Committee reconvened. the past five years at the helm of the Kyryliuk, for his dedication and resolve the deadlock on the Meanwhile, Mr. Kulas, the congress world congress. courage, and the chairman of the Nominations Committee. Among the chairman, reported that the two The invocation that evening was congress organizing committee, Mr. proposals were: divide the term of office candidates had agreed that if the delivered by Metropolitan Mstyslav of Sokolyk, for a job well done, Mr. among the two candidates, as had been Nominations Committee continued to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, while Shymko went on to express the done once in the past; reject both be deadlocked, the delegates should cast the benediction was offered by Pastor solidarity of Ukrainians in the free candidates and seek a third. Both their ballots in writing and whoever lost Olexa Harbuziuk of the All-Ukrainian world with the Ukrainian Helsinki proposals were negatively received by in the voting would withdraw his Evangelical Baptist Fellowship. Union. the delegates. candidacy, thus providing the Mr. Shymko also quoted Mr. At about this time, Mr. Shymko Nominations Committee with a way out Election of WCFU leadership Sverstiuk, a Ukrainian dissident stepped up to the mike to state that he of its dilemma. philosopher and writer, who once noted and Mr. Kyryliuk had agreed not to Ultimately, with a minute or two left After the banquet was concluded that "harmony builds, discord accept a compromise splitting the term before the session was to close, the delegates remained in the hall to comp destroys." This congress, the new of office. He also called on the congress Nominations Committee returned, lete the business of electing a new president continued, "represents chairman to conduct a straw poll saying there was a consensus that Mr. leadership for the next five years. They building because we have harmony, we among the delegates, saying that if he Shymko should be the candidate for also overwhelmingly approved a sense have unity." saw he did not have enough support WCFU president, however, the of the congress resolution stating that In his address Mr. Shymko also he would then withdraw his positions of first vice-presidents were Article 23 of the WCFU By-Laws which quoted the writings of the late poet candidacy and thus clear the way for the still in doubt because Mr. Kyryliuk had deals with the consensus issue, must be Vasyl Stus, as well as Mr. Rudenko, and Nominations Committee to select his declined to accept the nomination. amended. he mentioned recently released opponent. The chairman then ruled that the The secretary of the Nominations Ukrainian dissident Petro Ruban's call After some consideration, the vote session would have to reconvene after Committee, Ihor Dlaboha, then came for support of cooperatives in Ukraine. was taken and Mr. Shymko received the congress banquet in the banquet up to the podium to read the list of In conclusion, delegates prayed and 256 votes out of a possible 478 hall. nominees for WCFU Presidium, sang the Ukrainian national anthem. (according to the delegate count Congress banquet Secretariat and Auditing Committee, provided by the Verifications now that the positions of vice- HURYN MEMORIALS Committee). Mr. Kyryliuk did not seek Some 1,600 persons attended the presidents had been agreed upon: John FOR THE FINEST IN СШТОМ MADE a straw vote, therefore, delegates did O. Flis was nominated for Secretariat MEMORIALS INSTALLED IN ALL CEME not have a chance to express their congress banquet that evening with TERIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA master of ceremonies Dmytro Cipyw- VP, while Yaroslav Skrypnyk was proposed for Presidium VP. TTie entire of New York mciuding Holy Spirit m nyk, president of the Ukrainian Gana- Н^глріопЬигеЬ, NY St, Andrew'^ m South Ga/a conc^i;f.^. di^ar;Gommitteev;quip|)ing that the slate was unanimously elected by the congress delegates. Bound' Brook, Pine Bush Cernetery in '^'' ''^'^^^^^^^ event featured "the longest head table in Kerhonkson and Glen Spey Cerлetery the world'V- seating 42 persons. After some miscellaneous comments in Glen Spey, New York. cpj^certos wiiH the Miiienriiuni Choir Among the dignitaries were Church from delegates, the By-Laws Committee returned to report that it We offer personal service A guidance in your under the auspices of the Ukrainian hierarchs, WCFU leaders, former So fiome. For a bilingual representative call: Millennium Foundation, as well as had reached a consensus on amending viet political prisoners from Ukraine IWAN HURYN Fiala's Concerto Cantata for piano and and Member of Parliament Douglas Article 23, however, the congress chairman recommended that, due to P.O. Box 121 choir for CBC radio. Lewis, the minister of state for treasury Hamptonburgh. NY. 109І6 More than 2,000 people attended the baord, who delivered greetings on time constraints which would severely Tel.: (914) 427-2684 jubilee concert; the guests came from all behalf of Prime Minister Mulroney. limit discussion on this all-important issue, the proposed amendment be BOHDAN REKSHYNSKYJ corners of the world where free Ukrai Entertainment was provided by the 45 East 7th Street tabled. nians reside, including Austria, Argen- Verkhovyna Trio of Toronto, directed New York. NY. 10003 tipa, ДивЦдІіа, BeJgiuin, Brazil, by Oiena Hlibowych. Finally, the newly elected WCFU Tel.: (212) 477-6523 France^ fengiahd, (jrerniany, Switzer Remarks that evening were to be by president, Mr. Shymko, took the land, as well as the United States and Mr. Savaryn, outgoing WCFU presi podium to deliver brief remarks. After Canada. Most of the concert-goers were dent, and his newly elected successor. thanking the congress chairman, Mr. NEW RELEASE! in Toronto as delegates to the World Because the congress had not yet duly Fifth Congress of Free Ukrainians. elected a new WCFU leadership, Mr. JOIN CLUB SU2IE Q at TORONTO COLORATIONS The evening was made possible by the Savaryn was the only speaker. In his MALANKA - January 14, 1989 OF THE SOUL: Ukrainian Canadian Committee, To remarks he urged greater community ronto branch, under the chairmanship of involvement on the part of all Ukrai for info. Bi tickets contact: Reflections on the Bandura Oksana Sokolyk, and with the general Yakiv Krekhovetsky (416) 787-9333 nians. 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Church of Newark is happy to join our mains faithful to one Church, one Newark Archdiocese... Ukrainian sisters and brothers in their apostolic faith and one Apostolic See New York concert... (Continued from page 5) celebration of this joyous celebration so on which our faith is founded." (Continued from page 5) love, the people of Ukraine received that together with the Roman Catholic The Very Rev. Lukie presented Arch accompanied by Tatiana Potashko. that moment of grace and love which clergy we affirm our unity in faith in bishop McCarrick and two other The first part of the concert ended has endured for a thousand years. Jesus Christ and celebrate the richness bishops of the archdiocese with special with all the concert performers singing Despite religious persecution in U- of the Byzantine liturgical heritage." icons in appreciation for their partici Bortniansky's "Glory to God in the kraine, the Ukrainian people have Archbishop McCarrick concluded pation. Highest." placed their tTust in the Lord Jesus his homily with the Ukrainian greeting Music for the pontifical divine liturgy Part two of the concert began with a Christ, strengthened their faith and "Slava Isusu Khrystu." was provided by a combined choir from powerful performance by Mr. Plishka, have been inspired by the beauty of the At the conclusion of the pontifical the parishes - Г St. Nicholas, Passaic; St. ' who sang four selections among them Blessed Lady, divine liturgy. Metropolitan Sulyk Vladimir, Elizabeth; Ss. Peter and Paul, two with music by Ihor Sonevytsky, in Archbishop McCarrick stated that stated that he and all Ukrainian Catho Jersey City; St. John's, Newark; and cluding "Allyluia," and "Pid Tvoyu the Ukrainian Catholics have been lics are grateful for Archbishop Mc Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mylist." His last selection was "The encouraged to stand together in faith Carrick's powerful message and his Mary, Perth Amboy; under the direc^ Days Pass By," words by Shevchenko, and loyalty and that the spiritual sincere concern for the plight of the tion of Zirka Bereza. music by Lysenko. He was accompani triumph will be theirs in the future. He Ukrainian Church. While the choir intoned the "Millen ed by Thomas Hrynkiw. noted that they have been faithful to He said, "Though the Ukrainian nium Hymn," the celebrants were led The Lysenko cantata, with words by Mary, the patroness of Ukraine, and Church is systematically repressed, from the altar by the procession of Shevchenko, "Rejoice, Unwatered asked them to continue to pray to Mary liquidated and outlawed by the Soviet parish children and church organiza Field," rounded out the program. The for the granting of peace and freedom to Union, an underground Ukrainian tions. choirs were accompanied by Halia the persecuted Church in Ukraine. 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December 6 non-members. For information call Orysia Pylyshenko, (202) 671-1452. NEW YORK: A film about longtime Soviet political prisoner Danylo PREVIEW OF EVENTS December 17-18 Shumuk will be shown here as part of the first Human Rights Watch Film NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Mu December 10-11 CHICAGO: The Coalition of Ukrai Festival being held through De seum will hold a pre-Christmas nian Women's Organizations for the cember 9 at The Public Theater, 425 reception at the Ukrainian National PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian Greater Chicago Area will hold a Lafayette St. The film will be shown Home, 140 Second Ave., (second Educational and Cultural Center will bazaar featuring children's clothing, at 6:30 p.m. along with "Avital." The floor). The program will begin at 6 sponsor its annual Christmas bazaar toys and other distinctive items. All film festival commemorates the 10th p.m. and will feature the women's at 700 Cedar Road in Abington at 9 proceeds will go toward a fund to anniversary of Human Rights ensemble of the Dumka chorus with a.m.-5 p.m. For more information benefit the family of Ukrainian Watch. For information call the the accompaniment of Michael Lev. call (215) 663-8572. human and national rights activist theater, (212)598-7171. There will be a traditional buffet and Yevhen Sverstiuk. Bazaar hours are raffle drawing. Admission: museum December 11 and 17 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Location: Home of December 7 members free; non-members S5. For Ukrainian Seniors, 2357 W. Chicago more information please call (212) NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Mu Ave. For more information call (312) UNION, N.J.: Bandurist Roman 228-0110. seum will hold its annual Christmas 384-2628, or 969-1117. Lewycky will perform during the decorations workshop at 2-4 p.m. At fourth annual Madrigal Dinner at December 11 the same time, there will be a display December 18 Kean College beginning at 6:30 ot a traditional Ukrainian vertep p.m. Also on the program: the Kean PARMA, Ohio: The senior chapter with figures designed by Slava Ge- YONKERS, N.Y.: The School of College Choir accompanied by the of the Ukrainian Orthodox League rulak, as well as a Christmas tree Ukrainian Studies will present a Re;iaissance Consort. Tickets are at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Or decorated with traditional hand program honoring St. Nicholas at 1 S16 per person. For information call thodox Cathedral will hold its an made Ukrainian ornaments. Fee for p.m. at St. Michael's Ukrainian the college's music department, (201) nual Christmas craft fair in the parish each session: adults, S4; seniors and Catholic Church, 21 Shonnard 527-2337. center following the 8:30 a.m. divine students over age 12, S3.50; mem Place. 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For information nal Association Branch 214, Chorno- call the parish rectory, (216) 885- December 14 ONGOING morska Sitch, will hold at Nicholas 1509. party for its junior members and JENKINTOWN, Pa-: Manor Junior WINNIPEG: An exhibit of paintings friends at 3 p.m. in the gymnasium of YONKERS, N.Y.: The local branch College will hold walk-in registration by Natalka Husar titled "Milk and St. John the Baptist Ukrainian of the Women's Association for the for its spring semester classes at 6-8 Blood" is on view through January 10 Catholic School, Sandford Avenue Defense of Four Freedoms for U- p.m. at the Continuing Education at the Ukrainian Cultural and Edu and Ivy Street. kraine will hold an art exhibit fea Office on the college campus. Fox cational Center, 184 Alexander Ave. turing the works of Bohdan Bozems- Chase Road and Forrest Avenue. E. 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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Mikhail Gorbachev when they demons Not only will the rally focus on conti trated in Washington on December 7, nuing repressive measures and human WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS 1987, the day Mr. Gorbachev first rights abuses in Ukraine, but specific landed on American soil. This same demands for improvements will be at SOYUZIVKA question will be put to the general voiced. Come to Soyuzivka and celebrate Christmas with ussecretar y a year to the day - on These demands include: 1) the le December 24th to December 26th December 7 - at a rally planned by the galization of the Ukrainian Catholic UHRC for New York City, where the and Ukrainian Autocephalous Or or general secretary is scheduled to address thodox Churches, as well as all other January 6th to January 8th the General Assembly of the United churches; 2) the immediate release of The special rate of Я00.00 per person, Nations. 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