The Ukrainian Weekly 1941
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f·«· en — t** : - * SVOBOD• A Український Щоденник Ukrainian Daily РІК XLIX Ч. 266. VOL. XLIX. No. ОД SECTION II 4 Dedicated to the needs and interests of young Americans of Ukrainian descent. No. 45 JERSEY CITY, N. J., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1941 VOL. IX A UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASS'N WAGNER RE-ELECTED TO NEW PRYDATKEVYTCH IS HEARD IN RECITAL APPEAL JERSEY LEGISLATURE AT TOWN HALL v An appeal to U.N.A. branches to Marcel Б. Wagner, Ukrainian An enthusiastic audience of about| with the assistance at the piano of give as wide a circulation aa possible American attorney of Jersey City, was eight hundred persons heard Roman!Paolo Galileo. The accompanist for ¿o the recently published Hruahev- re-elected to the New Jersey House Prydatkevytch, Ukramian violinist, | the remainder of the program was Ot- jjky's 'History of Ukraine" and Ver- of Assembly last election day by a give a recital last Sunday evening at | to Gruenbaum. Among those present jUidaky's "Bohdan, Hetman of Uk· vote of 180,851 to 36,306. His major New York's famous musical center, was Mr. Hayvoronsky, who was called a¾ine," was made by the U.N.A. ity was almost 150,004). This is his the Town Hall. I upon by Mr. Prydatkevytch to receive ¡executive board last week in form of second term in office. He is the first The program was quite varied, be- the audience's plaudits for his Suite, "¾ircular letter sent to the branches of Ukrainian descent to be elected to ginning with Reger's Prelude and Mr. Prydatkevytch *s recital was by Dmytro ^Halychyn, Supreme Sec „the State Legislature in New Jersey. and Fugue in E minor for violin alone, well reported in most of the New retary. Mr. Wagner was bom in Ukraine then a first performance of the play- York press. Each branch is urged to purchase and brought to this country when er's own Sonata for violin and piano — ' = for its library at least one copy but a year old. He is the son of in F-sharp major, next ^ PITTSBIJROH TO HAVE LEAGUE apiece of these two books which were Marcel and the late Katherine Wag certo m A minor, followed by shorter, RALLY published for the U·NA, by the Yale ner, and a graduate af St. Peter's compositions consisting of Bloch's University Press. Likewise it is urged College in Jersey City and Fordham Melodic, Burleigh's Imps (Burlesque),! A Ukrainian Youth's League of to obtain additional copies to be pre University in New York. Mr. Wagner Barvinsky's Chanson triste, Akimen- North America Rally will be held sented as gifts to prominent persons has been practicing law in Jersey ko's Danse, then a Suite by Hayvoron- this Saturday and Sunday, November and institutions in its locality. Final City for past fourteen years, and has sky, Koliada's Variations, a Kolo- 22, 23 at Hotel Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh, ·ly the U·N.A. members themselves also taken an active prt in Ukrainian miyka by Hayvoronsky - Prydatke- Pa. The program will include a wel- are urged in the letter to, consider American activities of both the older vytcH, and finally two, pieces based come dance Saturday night, forum these two books as Christmas gifts. and younger generation. He is married on Ukrainian folk songs by Prydat- session Sunday afternoon, and ban- The publication costs of these books and has four children. kevytch, Homeless Cossack and His quet and dance Sunday night The were undertaken by the Ukrainian Steed (XVI century) and Ark an forum session will have as one of its National Association expressely for (dance of the Hutsuis, East Carpa- subjects the current attempts by vari- the purpose of making better known and therefore each member of the as thian). ous Communist and other un-Ameri- here in А—йл¾ the national and cul sociation should endorse this purpose Mr. Prydatkevytch's sonata is in can elements to besmirch the tradi- tural heritage of Americans of Uk by purchasing copies of the books three movements, all of which are tional democratic character of the rainian descent, the letter points out, either for himself or as a gift. in the pastoral vein. It was played Ukrainian people. "THE CROMWELL OF EASTERN EUROPE" 'JAKE a tip from us and read BOHDAN, HETMAN OF UK-|national conflagration, out of which arose a free, independent RAINE by George Vernadsky, published for the Ukrainian and democratic Ukrainian Kozak State, with Bohdan Khmel- National Association by the Yale University Press.* Here is nitsky as its Hetman. a book that will reveal even to our well-read young Ukrainian It was truly an epic revolution that led to Kozak Ukraine's Americans a hitherto little-known Bohdan liberation, and it was truly an epic leader Khmelnitsky—not only the valiant liberator that it had in the person of Bohdan Khmel of Ukraine in the 17th century and one of nitsky, "the Oliver Cromwell of Eastern Eu Europe's greatest men then, but also Bohdan rope" as he has been aptly called. "His period the man, with all his faults and foibles and — the seventeenth century," writes Ver passions, as well as strength of character, nadsky, "produced a number of outstanding high purpose, and great fighting, organizing statesmen, diplomats, and military leaders and negotiating abilities. in various countries. Bohdan would easily Professor Vernadsky, research associate stand comparison with most of them. As in Justorjr at Yale and author of "Lenin: a military leader he was at least equal to Re¿ Dictator" and "A History of Russia," Wallenetein. In diplomatic ability he was weaves his story of Bohdan with much skill hardly inferior to any statesman of his and with never a dull moment in it. He sets time. One must not forget that while a its stage by telling of Ukraine before the Richelieu or a Mazarin had all the strength coming of the Kozaks and then describing and prestige of the French monarchy be these "litsari" (knights) of the steppe, who hind him, Bohdan had in the beginning al brought a revival of the Ukrainian nation most nothing to lean upon. His very coun and with it, for awhile, freedom and inde try and nation he had first to liberate and pendence. Then ¾e begins his story of Boh organize, we may almost say, to create. And dan, and a fascinating story it is indeed, yet, in spite of these handicaps he was able starting with his boyhood, typical of any Ko by the end of his life not only to build up zak officer's son, as his father was assistant a second national government in Ukraine but governor of Chihirin, then continuing with conduct negotiations on equal footing with his service as a young man with the Kozaks HETMAN BOHDAN KHMELNITSKY old and mighty powers round about. There is in a cam pa in against the Turks and Tartars, (159S—1657) much in common between the position of 111 c» Ч*¾¿¾ ill »ra»»w <_»¢j v--.-~- his capture in battle by the latter and subsequent two year's Bohdan as a statesman and a revolutionary leader and that of captivity, his rise to the post of a Kozak captain, and then |Oliver Cromwell. Both started by leading a hard fight against retirement to the prosaic life of a well-to-do country squire, ¦royal privileges; each, at the end of his career, tried to keep It was at this point, when Bohdan had already attained his revolutionary forces within definite limits so as to build I the age of fifty, that Fate took Bohdan in hand, buffeted him¡up a strong army and an efficient national administration, about quite roughly, made him a victim of Polish oppression, Their international policies likewise had parallel objectives, and then set him at the head of a Kozak revolt that rapidly ¦si»ce each of them struggled with Roman Catholic powers; as spread throughout the entire country until it became a great we have seen (Chapter XI) there was even at one time thel suggestion of direct coordination between them." Such a man wan Bohdan Khmelnitsky. Read his absorbing • BOHDAN, HETMAN OF UKRAINE. By George Vernadsky. 150 pages. life story in Professor Vernadsky's book. Read it now when ¾BSdtM (18th century copies of H7th century paintings .by A. van _і,. їли^Р*«^ьК^ЬІ,^ Principle, фі**ш **М*»*У for which Bohdan Batata¿, M-83 Grud street, J«nez ¤t¾ N, J, $2-50. fought so valiantly are at stake again. the whole of Europe. In this respect tbe Stalin-Hitler < 1 nanksgiving "The Sufferings of Ukraine of today ш meat edueativei Tiwaaers roar oa distant shores, Here are few facts worth Don«trin¾ heat bo«b| whistle byf - Ukgb above p*ant< »re s·ea . і пірог t*or*· of t>i »іиііі и Problem j In the Kuban land*, north went of U» dots against dark sky. S Alms of Staiin aad Hitler A sentry marching to and fro, <·'· , . 0 th4U . JCaucasua, the Ukrainians ana nearly re p0rted patrols the city streets, A l º" T ESS»*g¾i¾ miltten. In America theiTa¡V week, an article under the^l*>a¾|^ тадюо persona of In 1939 the No heed of І a*s oa«t sa«t* re B heading appeared in the October,I¡¾g. m^Canada they are the third¦d·allenged the "old world," aiming],.. ¾" ¾ e "urrying feet ou. r hoor1 3941 issue of The Соа*еіщ»гагу Urge* nationality. In the Far Beat openly to overthrow the exist**:r*>f "¾ * |R¦f¾|¾!! ' view (London), written by a "Ukrain·, M W¢U _ m South America manyl gbnes, first in Europe, and then in ¦Save our homes and loved ones too, ian." Since this magazine is not gen- hundred thousand Ukrainian· are dis- the world.