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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVIII HE KRAINIANNo. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 EEKLY$1/$2 in in Washington mark T U Presidents ofW , , Ukraine anniversary of Chornobyl disaster mark World War II victory in Belgorod by Yaro Bihun resolution of the Chornobyl problem and to by Roman Woronowycz states are part of one larger nation. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly urge its European partners to meet their Press Bureau “We met our enemies together and obligations as well.” achieved victory together,” said Mr. Putin, WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian Also speaking at the commemoration KYIV — While Ukraine celebrated a according to the Associated Press. “We American and Ukrainian diplomatic com- were Michael Sawkiw Jr., director of the three-day holiday after the Easter weekend, have a common fate, common culture and munities here marked the 14th anniversary Ukrainian National Information Service, which included two days off for May Day, religion. We are one family.” of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster with two who also heads the local chapter of the President Leonid Kuchma flew off to President Kuchma was far more events: a commemorative ceremony in front Ukrainian Congress Committee of America; Belgorod, Russia, for a one-day meeting restrained in giving any such endorsement of the White House and a literary/musical Ihor Kotlarchuk, president of the Ukrainian with the presidents of Belarus and Russia in and called only for the need for closer and evening at the Embassy of Ukraine. Association of Washington; and Laryssa a display of Slavic unity on the occasion of more open relations. He said that in today’s Some 50 Ukrainian diplomats and their Fontana, of the Chornobyl Committee of the 55th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi uncertain and changing world the three families, and members of the Greater Washington, who compared the “frailty” of Germany. countries must continue to seek mutual sup- Washington community gathered at The commemorations included a memo- port and cooperation. Lafayette Park on April 26 beside the Ukraine and other countries suffering from the affects of the nuclear disaster to the frail rial service during which the three leaders Mr. Lukashenka, the Belarusian strong Chornobyl Tree – planted there 12 years jointly rang a bell symbolizing their spiritu- condition of the Chornobyl tree itself, man, has long called for a reunion of the ago as a reminder of the tragedy that befell al unity and the unveiling of a monument to which, although planted in Lafayette Park three countries, which were the core of the Ukraine and its neighbors. those who fell during the Battle of Kurek – 12 years ago, “is still struggling.” and have not done very well The main speaker at the commemoration which some Russian historians consider the The Very Rev. Stefan Zencuch, rector of individually since they went their separate was Ukraine’s new ambassador to the defining battle of World War II. St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox ways with the USSR’s fall in 1991. He has United States, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, It was a meeting in which the varying Cathedral, officiated over the religious part led his own country back into formal union who honored “those who fought the fire, aims of the three leaders stood in contrast, of the service. with Russia, but Moscow has not pursued knowing that they were doomed and paying muted by affirmations of cooperation and The Chornobyl anniversary theme was the new partnership with vigor because it the ultimate price to save Kyiv, Ukraine and friendship. introduced a week earlier, April 19, during a would involve absorbing the stagnant Europe.” Belarusian President Alyaksandr literary and musical evening at the Belarusian economy, which would only fur- He also expressed his country’s gratitude Lukashenko took the opportunity to once Ukrainian Embassy. ther harm its own already moribund one. to all who helped Ukraine since the acci- again tout the need to form a great Slavic Sponsored jointly by the Embassy and The strong-armed tactics used by Mr. dent, and especially the Ukrainian commu- state and reunite the three countries – decla- The Washington Group Cultural Fund, the Lukashenka in redoing the Belarusian nities in the United States and Canada. rations that President Vladimir Putin fell evening featured writer Irene Zabytko, and stomping out opposition in The Ukrainian government has made the just short of making. The Russian president whose first novel, “The Sky Unwashed,” decision to close the Chornobyl power sta- merely implied that the three independent (Continued on page 3) tion this year, he said. “We are counting on about the aftermath of the Chornobyl acci- the international community to respond dent, was published recently by the appropriately during the planned pledging Algonquin Press. It has received strong pre- conference,” he said. He added that Ukraine publication reviews and has been nominat- also expects this will be a priority item on ed for the Barnes and Noble “Discover Changes in U.S. visa regulations the agenda of the planned visit of President Great New Authors” series. Bill Clinton to Ukraine in June. The musical part of the evening featured Following Ambassador Gryshchenko’s Taras Lazurkevych, a from , to simplify travel by Ukrainians remarks, Ihor Gawdiak, vice president of and flutist Daria Lassowsky Nebesh, who by Roman Woronowycz temporary work visas, could simply drop the Ukrainian World Congress and presi- performs, teaches and composes in the Kyiv Press Bureau off their applications and fees at the con- dent of the Ukrainian American Baltimore-Washington area. The program sular offices and in most cases pick up KYIV – The United States Consulate their visas the next day. Coordinating Council, called on the Clinton included duets and solo pieces by the artists, in Kyiv announced more changes in visa administration, the U.S. Congress and the including Ms. Lassowsky Nebesh’s compo- Now that privilege will be extended to application procedures on April 25 that all individuals 60 years of age or older American people to help Ukraine achieve sition “Elegy for Hanusia, a Chornobyl will make it still easier for Ukrainians “to the fullest extent possible the adequate Victim.” and to those who have been granted even wishing to travel to the United States to a single U.S. visa during the previous do so. year. The latest modifications, which follow Those who qualify for the drop-box a larger overhaul of the system that took service simply need to fill out the visa place last summer, will give more application form and submit it in person Ukrainians the ability to obtain visas by or through a courier to the U.S. consular utilizing a drop-box system and forego- offices in Kyiv on Mondays through ing what for many can be a nerve-wrack- Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ing visa interview. It also will speed up along with their passport, supporting the work of the consular section and documents, a passport photo and a $45 ostensibly reduce the waiting time for application fee. Visas for those who are those who still must go through an inter- approved can be picked up the following view, which today takes anywhere from day during the same hours after the pay- six to eight weeks. ment of an issuance fee, if it applies. “It is a procedure that enables quali- Those who do not qualify for the drop fied applicants a greater chance of box should send a request for an appoint- obtaining a visa without having to go ment for an interview by mail, telegram, through an interview,” said Kyiv’s fax or e-mail to the consular section of Consul General Lauren Hueber Marcott. the U.S. Embassy at least two weeks in In July 1999, the consular division advance of their desired interview date. instituted a drop box procedure, whereby Yaro Bihun The information should include their people who previously had been granted name, date and place of birth, passport Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Kostyantyn Gryshchenko addresses a three-year multiple-entry visa or two number, a return address or fax number. the 14th anniversary commemoration of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in front single-entry visas, or those who were of the Chornobyl Tree near the White House. Standing beside him is Very Rev. renewing student, exchange, visitor or (Continued on page 3) Stefan Zencuch of St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Courting strategic partnership in Kyiv Top officers fired over stray missile people, adopted a resolution calling on the government to break all ties between by Jan Maksymiuk ened” when Mr. Kuchma reaffirmed his KYIV – Defense Minister Oleksander RFE/RL Newsline intention to close the Chornobyl nuclear Ukraine and the International Monetary Kuzmuk has dismissed Missile Forces Fund, and on the Constitutional Court to power plant this year. And she expressed and Artillery Commander Lt. Gen. President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine support for the constitutional referen- declare the results of the April 16 constitu- scored several impressive political victo- Volodymyr Tereschenko and Col. tional referendum illegal. (RFE/RL dum, which is, however, regarded by the Heorhii Korneyev, head of the control ries in the past two weeks. Council of Europe as dangerous to Newsline) The major one was of course the group for the missile forces, Reuters Ukraine’s fledgling democracy. reported on April 30. Gen. Kuzmuk said Symferopol leftists show unified front overwhelming approval of all four There was no mention, at least in offi- questions in the April 16 constitutional they were responsible for the accident in cial pronouncements, of what is believed SYMFEROPOL – “Many thousands” referendum, which is widely expected which a missile fired from a training to be a thorn in U.S.-Ukrainian relations, took part in a May Day march and meet- to give him considerable additional ground in Oblast hit an apart- namely, Ukraine’s pervasive corruption ing in Symferopol, Interfax reported. The levers of control over the Parliament as ment block in Kyiv and killed three peo- that hinders both the Ukrainian govern- meeting was organized by Crimean trade soon as the will of the people is reflect- ple. He also demoted the first deputy ment and U.S. investors in promoting commander of Ukraine’s Northern unions, the Communist Party and other ed in appropriate constitutional amend- market reforms and generating economic ments. Operational Command, Lt. Gen. Valerii leftist organizations on the peninsula. growth in the country. The National Pashynskyi, for “the poor organization of The participants pledged in a resolution However, the two high-level visits to Bank of Ukraine has recently been Kyiv shortly before and after the referen- the exercises and for deceiving the to spare no effort to create a “single eco- checked by international auditors in con- Defense Ministry.” The missile forces nomic area” on the entire post-Soviet ter- dum – one by U.S. Secretary of State nection with the charges of misuse of Madeleine K. Albright on April 14 and initially reported that the missile had hit ritory and to give Russian the status of an International Monetary Fund loans. its target, located at another training official language in Ukraine. The cele- another by Russian President-elect Some commentators concluded that the Vladimir Putin on April 18 – turned out ground near Kyiv. (RFE/RL Newsline) brations were attended by Crimea’s audit, whose results are purportedly prime minister, the chairman of Crimea’s to be no lesser successes for the known to Washington, is not expected to Experts urge ban on missile tests Ukrainian leader than the plebiscite. Parliament and other officials. (RFE/RL do much damage to Kyiv. Newsline) Secretary Albright moved up her trip On the other hand, Mr. Putin’s visit KYIV – A group of non-government to Kyiv, which originally had been promised a lot of unpleasant moments experts appealed to the Ukrainian govern- World Bank warns of renationalization planned for April 20-21, thus giving rise for Mr. Kuchma. In contrast to lumpish ment to ban the testing of any missiles to much speculation in the Ukrainian and and jovial Boris Yeltsin, who was guided near nuclear and other power stations, KYIV – A group of World Bank Russian media that she wanted to be in primarily by Moscow’s Soviet-era large bodies of water and major cities, experts have concluded that a Ukrainian Kyiv before President-elect Putin in patronage in “no neckties” contacts with ITAR-TASS reported on April 26. The plan to reform the country’s energy sector order to prevent President Kuchma from his “younger brother” from Kyiv, Mr. appeal came after a missile veered off could lead to the renationalization of ener- making too many concessions to the Putin is believed to be a cold pragmatist. course and killed three people while gy companies there, Interfax reported on Kremlin’s energetic ruler. Ukraine’s gigantic gas debt to Russia wounding five others in the Kyiv suburb April 27. The plan, which the experts In particular, those media suggested was to be the main topic of the Kuchma- of Brovary. (RFE/RL Newsline) characterized as ineffective, could make that Ms. Albright would persuade Mr. these firms less profitable and thus less Putin talks in Kyiv. Some Russian and New visa requirements for Slovakia Kuchma to stop paying the Russian gas Ukrainian left-wing politicians expected attractive to outside investors. Vice Prime debt with strategic bombers and cruise that the Russian president-elect Putin KYIV – Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yulia Tymoshenko responded missiles. Also, Ms. Albright reportedly would use economic leverage to per- Ministry has notified Slovakia that, as of that Kyiv had improved its plan in informed Mr. Kuchma about suade Mr. Kuchma into making some June 28, Slovaks entering Ukraine will response to earlier World Bank criticism. Washington’s concern that he continue steps toward the “Slavic” union of need visas, the TASR news agency report- (RFE/RL Newsline) the course of reform and keep reformist Russia and Belarus. ed on May 2. Kyiv’s decision is in Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko in Ukraine’s energy debt restructured However, Mr. Putin’s visit turned out response to the previous week’s office as long as possible. In exchange to be a reconnoitering rather than an announcement by Bratislava that it will for Mr. Kuchma’s agreement, Ms. KYIV – Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s attack. Officially it was said that both demand visas from Ukrainians beginning Albright reportedly pledged U.S. mas- vice prime minister in charge of the ener- leaders discussed a variety of important June 28. Slovakia is coordinating its visa sive political and financial support to gy sector, told ITAR-TASS on April 27 bilateral issues, but no decision was policy with the Czech Republic, which is Kyiv. that Kyiv and Gazprom have agreed to taken and no document was signed. Mr. to cancel its visa-free arrangement with Secretary Albright did not spare praise restructure Ukraine’s debt for Russian gas Putin’s sharpest pronouncement with Russia and Belarus at the end of this for President Kuchma and his renewed over the next three years. She said Kyiv is regard to Kyiv was at a news conference month. (RFE/RL Newsline) pledges to put Ukraine on a reform path. exploring the possibility of extending that in , when he noted that Russia “I was very impressed by President restructuring period over five years. and Ukraine “should quit barter in mutu- Leftists hold separate May Day rallies Kuchma’s dedication to this [reform] (RFE/RL Newsline) al settlements and increase payments in process and his desire to move the KYIV – Some 2,500 people took part cash to one another.” Mr. Kuchma duly Yuschenko has no plans to resign reform process forward, and by the work in a May Day demonstration organized in responded that “tomorrow or the day the prime minister is undertaking,” she the Ukrainian capital by the Communist after tomorrow” he will see to this prob- KYIV – Vladimir Litvin, chief of the told journalists. Ukraine is expected to Party and the Peasants Party. Communist lem. Ukrainian presidential administration, told receive $219 million in U.S. aid this leader Petro Symonenko called on Some Russian media speculated that ITAR-TASS on April 27 that Prime year. Ukrainian workers to unite in the struggle Mr. Putin reiterated to Mr. Kuchma Minister Viktor Yuschenko has not sub- Ms. Albright also said she was “heart- against “the capitalist system that destroys Russia’s former demands that Ukraine mitted his resignation, despite rumors that Ukraine’s people, statehood and future,” he had done so. “No one knows where the pay its gas debt with shares in privatized Interfax reported. Some 4,000 people par- Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus, reports of this kind come from,” Mr. companies. ticipated in May Day celebrations organ- Ukraine and Poland specialist on the Litvin said, but he did not rule out the But others suggested that this plan has ized by the Social Democratic Party staff of RFE/RL Newsline. possibility that the rumors had been already been dropped because of Kyiv’s (United). And a third leftist rally to mark strong objection. A special bilateral com- spread by those who want to force the May Day in Kyiv was organized by the prime minister out. (RFE/RL Newsline) mission has to work out a mutually Progressive Socialist Party led by Natalia acceptable solution to the Ukrainian gas Vitrenko. The rally, which attracted 500 (Continued on page 25) debt dilemma by the end of May. 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700 attend Stamford Eparchy’s Jubilee Day for Women STAMFORD – More than 700 Bishop Losten Ukrainian Catholic women from New York and New filled the campus of the Ukrainian Catholic Seminary of St. Basil’s greets women College on Saturday, March 25, the Feast Below is the text of a statement of the Annunciation, to celebrate the by Bishop Basil H. Losten, Eparchy International Jubilee Day for Women. of Stamford, in his invitation to the The large number of attendees – repre- International Jubilee Day for senting 41 of the eparchy’s 49 parishes – Women. was a testament to the strength of the The contribution of women to the Ukrainian Church, organizers said. They Ukrainian Catholic Church in the had expected only 300 women to attend world, in the United States, in the the daylong event of prayer, lectures and Eparchy of Stamford and in its sharing. parishes could never be honestly cat- “The significance of such a large turnout egorized or weighed. From the earli- is that our women are truly dedicated to the est days of our Church in this coun- church, and they want the Church to serve try, women gave of their time, their them,” said the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Morse, talents and their treasures to secure director of the Religius Education the establishment of our Church. Department of the Stamford Eparchy. This contribution came through He stated that the Church often has not their efforts as mothers and wives done enough to recognize the importance Some of the participants of the Stamford Eparchy’s International Jubilee Day bringing the faith into the home. It of its women parishioners. for Women. Pope John Paul II had called on came as religious women who aban- Catholics around the world to celebrate of Obnova, the Ukrainian Catholic lay important because we believe in our doned home and sometimes country women and recognize their contributions to movement, used three icons of the Mother Church, we believe in His Holiness, and to minister here as educators and the Catholic Church, and designated the of God during her keynote address to talk we believe in our future.” ministers to the sick, orphaned and Feast of the Annunciation when the Angel about the meaning of being a Ukrainian Women at the event also heard a panel infirm. It came as young women Gabriel told the Blessed Virgin Mary that Catholic woman. discussion on the role of women in the who stood firm in their Church and she would bear the Son of God, as the day “The image of the Annunciation shows Church titled the “Life Cycle of a Woman,” did not abandon it when it was not of recognition. how Mary is accepted and honored by and a presentation on “A Woman’s Call to the popular place to be. The Rev. Morse said women deserve God,” Mrs. Hayda said. “The icon of Beauty” by Sister Helena Paskevich, It came through the hard work of the credit for sustaining the Ukrainian ‘Mary of the Sign’ shows her as the carrier SSMI, of Reading, Pa., editor of women who raised the funds Catholic Church during the 70 years it was of the Gospel, and the image of ‘Mary in “Awakening to Our Treasures,” a Jubilee through many varied efforts to build forced underground in Ukraine by the Eternal Prayer’ signifies that all of life is Year newsletter. A Ukrainian rendering of churches, schools and other reli- Soviet Union. Because women taught their worship to God,” she added. Sister Helena’s talk was delivered by Sister gious institutions. Many of our children about the customs and faith at “Mary is responsible to God and he is Natalya Stoczanyn, SSMI. parishes could honestly say that the home, the Ukrainian Catholic Church was the full definition of a human being, physi- Ksenia Dragan of St. Vladimir Parish, Church is built on pyrohy. It came able to emerge [from the underground] cally and spiritually, in being accepted by Stamford, introduced the moderator of the through the hours spent teaching with a base of 4 million members when God,” Mrs. Hayda said. panel, Martha Andriuk, also of St. others the traditions of our Church the Communists fell in 1991, he said. “She gets her dignity from God, her ori- Vladimir’s. Panelists speaking on “The and nation. It came through women “We have never had anything like this entation is to God, and that has helped Role of Women” included Dr. Marie keeping the faith and traditions of before,” said Olga Krohley of Stamford. women to survive through the centuries in Hilliard, executive director, Connecticut our Church and nation alive in their “It’s important to show that women have a the Ukrainian Catholic Church,” Mrs. Catholic Conference; Ann Marie Homicki, lives and in their hearts. lot to do with keeping the Church together Hayda added. Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Spring Valley, For this reason, the Eparchy of by raising families together and in solidari- Mrs. Hayda also said that she was heart- N.Y.; Orysia Yanovski, St. Mary’s Parish, Stamford wishes to publicly express ty. I’m amazed so many showed up, it’s ened to see the large crowd at the event. Bridgeport, Conn.; Myroslava Rozdolska, its gratitude to the self-sacrificing very gratifying.” “There is a tremendous interest, and The Sower; and women of St. Michael’s lives of its women. Roma Hayda of Easton, Conn., director women want to be involved,” she said. “It’s Parish, Hartford, Conn.

Immigration and Nationality Act, which mainly to begin celebrations of the the Changes in U.S. visa... places the burden of proof of a potential vis- Presidents... 55th anniversary of the fall of Nazi (Continued from page 1) itor to the United States to show that he or (Continued from page 1) Berlin and the end of World War II, Applicants also should state their preferred she has no intention of immigrating. his country, as well as his continued insis- which occurred on , 1945. For interview date, time of travel, along with an “We have to assume that everyone is tence that Ukraine join in the union with Ukrainians it is a Soviet holiday “Victory explanation of the reason for the visit. guilty, that everyone is a potential immi- Moscow has led to a chill in relations over Fascism Day,” that continues to be The consulate suggests that, due to heavy grant,” said Ms. Marcott. “They must then between Miensk and Kyiv. celebrated nine years after the Soviet demand during the summer season, those prove that they are not.” Although it is not certain what President empires demise and this year will again wishing to travel anytime through the end Even though neither Ms. Marcott nor Mr. Kuchma hoped to achieve in a symbolic include a government decreed two-day of September begin the process now. Taylor directly stated that Ukrainians tend display of unity with his fellow Slavic lead- vacation for the populace. Since the initiation of the drop-box pro- to overstay their allocated time in the ers, one political analyst cited by the The event took place at a chapel in a cedure some 25,000 Ukrainians have United States moreso than other foreign Associated Press said that it was a symbolic field outside Belgorod (once known as applied for non-immigrant visas to the nationals, it is evident that nearly anywhere act aimed at World War II veterans in Bilhorod), near the village of United States – 16,000 of them for visitors you find clusters of Ukrainian immigrants Ukraine who have showed little support for Prokhorovka. In July 1943 it was the site visas, which includes travel for business or in the United States today you will find a their president. of the largest tank battles of World War pleasure. Vice Consul General Landon good number of illegals among them. “It was a bow to [World War II] veterans II, where 1,200 Red Army and German Taylor said the Consulate had approved Addressing an associated problem, in and that is why Kuchma agreed to do it,” armored clad vehicles engaged in com- travel for 64 percent of those applying for which Ukrainians increasingly are turning said Yevgeny Volk, director of the Heritage bat. The Red Army’s victory broke the non-immigration visas and 50 percent of to questionable travel agencies and similar Foundations’s Moscow office. “But sym- Kursk Line and the spine of the German visitors visas. He said that the last year saw companies that claim they can smooth the bolic acts will not affect Ukraine’s foreign army, whose defeat at Stalingrad months a 22 percent increase in the number of visa way or even assure a person a travel visa, policy. before finally had stopped its unrelenting applications. Ms. Marcott said such claims are bogus. What Mr. Kuchma did accent in his forward advance. Statistics show that, for whatever reason, She explained that the U.S. Consulate does address before his two fellow presidents The region and the city were once con- Ukrainians have less luck obtaining non- not use any intermediaries in the visa and invited guests is that the moment sidered a part of the Slobozhanschyna immigrant visas to the United States than process. should be used as a catalyst for the develop- region of Ukraine. Today the territory ethni- their Polish and Russian neighbors. Figures “If any group says that it can get a visa ment of equal and open economic and cally is largely Russian. obtained from those consular posts show for somebody, it is misrepresenting itself,” political relations. that around 75 percent of Russians applying said Ms. Marcott. “Here is what I believe we owe those for non-immigrant visas are successful, She said that these agencies, whose serv- who fought and died here,” said Mr. while about 70 percent of Poles who request ices include coaching individuals on how to Kuchma. “Less politics and more specific Kuchma appoints such visas in Warsaw are accommodated. reply to visa interview questions and filling action; we should not look for what sepa- The numbers support assertions and per- out applications for them, more often harm rates us, but rather for common ground and two ambassadors ceptions by many Ukrainians that the rather than help their clients. to take more steps to meet each other Eastern Economist screening process in Ukraine is stricter than Applicants who are coached by these halfway. We need to think less about tem- elsewhere and that it is more difficult for the firms too often tell the interviewer what porary, momentary benefits and more about KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma average Ukrainian to travel to the United they think he wants to hear, rather than the the future and the prospects that will deter- issued a decree appointing Kostiantyn States. truth, which brings into question the sinceri- mine the destiny of our peoples.” Morozov as ambassador to Iran. But Ms. Marcott underscored that U.S. ty of the applicant. If the answers are out- The meeting of the leaders was largely The decree also appointed Oleksander visa policy in Ukraine is no different than in right lies, that is not only grounds for denial symbolic, with only a short private dis- Taranenko as ambassador to Spain and as all the other countries its U.S. consulates of an application but can lead to a near per- cussion among them at the Belgorod air- Ukraine’s representative to the World serve and is based on section 214(b) of the manent ban on entry to the United States. port after they arrived. They were there Tourist Organization. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000” The myth of the “Great Patriotic War” by Dr. Roman Serbyn may be constructed for a good or an evil The first volume of our two-volume publication called “The Ukrainian Weekly cause, but they are always fashioned with As capitulated to the 2000” – a compilation of the most significant news stories and commentaries pub- the interest of the mythmakers in mind. lished by The Ukrainian Weekly during the newspaper’s 66-plus years of existence – Allies on May 8, 1945, a wave of celebra- “The Great Patriotic War” was always is now being delivered via mail to our all subscribers. The 288-page book covers tions swept across the Western world, and bad history, but as myth it proved an effec- events between 1933, when The Weekly was founded, through the 1960s. Volume II, the date became known as V-E Day, for tive tool in the hands of the Soviet propa- to be completed later this year, will cover the 1970s through the 1990s. Victory in Europe. In the East, the Soviet gandists and educators. It bound genera- Our hope is that these volumes become a resource for researchers (indicating just government ordered official festivities for tions of Soviet citizens to the empire and how much is available in our newspaper’s archives, as well as the intrinsic value of May 9, and it was this subsequent date that mezmerized the subjected nations to such newspapers), and a keepsake for readers of The Ukrainian Weekly. It is sure to please entered the Soviet calendar as “Victory an extent that they were unable to perceive history buffs and community activists interested in seeing where our community has Day.” Under Leonid Brezhnev, on this the empire’s inherent hostility to them. been, what its primary problems and concerns were, and how it reacted to events, both pseudo-anniversary of their pseudo-victory, Since the myth is Russocentric it can near and far, that affected our community. Ukrainian citizens of the Soviet Union still be useful to present-day Russia, but Volume I contains contemporaneous reports on topics such as: the Great Famine of commemorated their participation in the what benefits can Ukraine gain by adhering 1932-1933; the first Congress of Americans Ukrainians (1940), the German invasion 1 pseudo- “Great Patriotic War.” Ironically, to it? In the hope of strengthening its frag- of Ukraine during World War II (1941), the arrival of displaced persons in the United the old holiday survived the collapse of the ile independence, Ukraine has opportunisti- States (beginning in 1949), the first major tour of North America by the Taras “Evil Empire,” and the government of cally and quite unwisely latched on to a Shevchenko Choir (1950), Ukrainian Americans’ protests against Soviet independent Ukraine continues to honor cult that by its very nature is inimical to Premier Nikita Khrushchev as he visited the U.S. (1960), the unveiling of the this leftover from the country’s colonial Ukraine’s existence as a free state. Shevchenko monument in Washington (1964), the elevation of former Soviet political past as part of its own national celebrations. Contrary to what generations of Soviet prisoner Metropolitan Josyf Slipyj to cardinal (1965), the first World Congress of Free President Leonid Kuchma is particularly Ukrainians (1967), and much, much more. The articles are published in sections that children were taught, the slogan of the attentive to this year’s 55th anniversary of “Great Patriotic War” was not of popular begin with an overview of each decade’s major news developments. We draw our the Soviet Union’s first Victory Day cele- readers’ attention to the “Editors’ Note” on page 11 of the book, which explains that origin. One day after Hitler invaded the brations. Veterans will be issued special Soviet Union, Pravda published a long arti- the historic news stories, features and commentaries are reproduced as they were pub- medals with inscriptions “For Bravery,” lished. All spellings, transliterations, capitalizations, abbreviations, etc. were left intact, cle under the title “The Great Patriotic War “” and “Defender of of the Soviet People.” In that piece we also thus, there will be inconsistencies in spellings of place names and proper names. In the Fatherland.” Scholarships set up in addition, the editors explain that readers will notice differences in style from today’s find references to the country’s “liberation” honor of war heroes will be made available and “victory” over the enemy. To achieve Weekly – these reflect the usage and accepted journalistic practice of the time. to students of military establishments. A This book was prepared in response to the inquiries of numerous readers who have that victory, each Soviet citizen is asked to new Memorial Book will list the names of sacrifice “his energy, his will, his knowl- asked why there isn’t an English-language almanac-type publication akin to the war combattants, their military units and Ukrainian-language UNA Almanac. “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000” is a trial balloon. edge, and, if necessary, his life.” The article awards; preparatory work will begin for the concluded: “Victory will come all that If the response to this project is solid, we will try to publish more compilations of construction of a memorial complex to materials on diverse topics. But, to be totally honest, we must admit that we have faster and will be all the more complete, honor the victors, and a prize will be undertaken this project for yet another reason: to raise funds for The Weekly. We hope the tighter we bind the great family of the awarded for the best historical work on the to make a profit on this venture and thereby support the work of our newspaper and peoples of the USSR around our Soviet war. A contingent of Ukrainian veterans guarantee its existence into the future. Though each copy of Volume I of “The government, our great and famous will be sent to join in a united Victory Ukrainian Weekly 2000” costs $15, we will be sincerely grateful for any additional Communist Party, and our wise leader, the Parade in Moscow. Since Ukraine has donations to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. head of the Soviet government – Comrade Readers will notice the advertisements published in the concluding section of the 500,000 combattants of World War II and Stalin.” From the very start, it was not the book. Income from these ads was used to defray the costs of this significant undertak- another 5.5 million veterans of non-mili- Soviet people but the Party and the “Red ing; that is why all our advertisers, especially UNA districts, branches and individual tary war service, the cost of the medals Führer” who led, inspired and drove their UNA leaders, deserve a special note of thanks in this space. alone is estimated at some 90 million hrv subjects to inhuman sacrifices, in order to Our thanks, then, go out to all our readers and patrons who support the work of The (roughly $10 million). In view of the eco- save the Eurasian empire. Ukrainian Weekly. With your help we will continue to serve our community. nomic difficulties in which Ukrainian vet- The notion of a Russian “patriotic war” erans find themselves today, one wonders was not invented by the Communists – why the government didn’t deem it more they borrowed it from Napoleon’s 1812 beneficial to spend the money and energy attack on Alexander. The Party only May on improving their living standards rather added the adjective “great” and applied it Turning the pages back... than on commemorations built on myths – to Stalin’s struggle with Hitler. The patriot- and on anti-Ukrainian myths, to boot? ic character of the war allegedly revealed The second world war gave rise to many itself in the fervor supposedly expressed by 15 political myths, three of which have sur- the Soviet citizens in defense of their vived the collapse of Communism and the fatherland. How strange for a people – Among the commemorations in 1983 of the 50th anniversary 1983 Soviet Empire and continue to be revered abused and brutalized like no other – to of the Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine was a special com- in Ukraine to the present day. The terms display so much enthusiasm to save the memoration during “Providna Nedilia.” Following is an excerpt “Great Patriotic War,” “Liberation” and Communist paradise for their persecutors. from The Ukrainian Weekly’s report of the event. “Victory” appeared in the Communist Could a true Fatherland treat its children * * * party newspaper Pravda in the first days of like slaves and cannon fodder, and con- the Germano-Soviet conflict, and were SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Nearly 13,000 persons, according to police estimates, demn them as “traitors” when they fell into used as propaganda slogans until the war gathered here at the Ukrainian Orthodox Center of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle on enemy hands, as Stalin’s empire did? Even ended. The accompanying battle cry – “For May 15, St. Thomas Sunday according to the Julian calendar, to pay their respects and Hitler did not dare go that far. Fatherland, for Stalin” – was discarded mourn the 7 million men, women and children, who died 50 years ago in the Great Famine During the war, Ukrainians could have of 1932-33 – Stalin’s planned genocide of the Ukrainian nation. St. Thomas Sunday, known after Stalin’s death, but the other three slo- hardly considered as their fatherland a as “Providna Nedilia” (Seeing-Off Sunday) to Ukrainians, is traditionally set aside as a day gans became the main pillars of a new con- country that threw hundreds of thousands to honor the dead. solidating myth. of Ukrainian teenagers, untrained and often The memorial services ... this year specially dedicated to the famine victims, began with Under Brezhnev the cult of the “Great unarmed, against a seasoned and well- a 9 a.m. archpastoral divine liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan Mstyslav of the Ukrainian Patriotic War” was promoted as a means of armed enemy. This is precisely what the Orthodox Church with the assistance of Archbishop Mark of the Ukrainian Orthodox propping up the fading founding myth of Soviets did when they returned to Ukraine Church and Bishop Iziaslav of the Byelorussian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. ... the “Great ” and the in 1944, telling the youngsters: “acquire Following the liturgy, thousands congregated before the steps of St. Andrew’s Memorial waning interest in Lenin. Gradually, “the your weapons from the enemy with your Church for the outdoor ecumenical requiem service that was conducted by clergy of the Great Patriotic War” acquired a new stereo- hands.” Did Ukrainians consider as a “war Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant faiths. typed image and this engineered vision of for the fatherland” the defense of an empire Metropolitan Mstyslav ... delivered the sermon. He said: “This year’s Pascha in the life the war was passed to the Soviet people as that starved to death millions of their rela- of the Ukrainian nation and the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is marked with their compulsory “collective memory.” It tives and kept the rest of the nation in slav- the inexpressible painful remembrance of that which occurred only 50 years ago. In 1932 constituted obligatory axioms for Soviet history books and became a focus for the and 1933, Moscow, crimson with the human blood which it shed through the ages and (Continued on page 27) totally brutal in its treatment of the nations which it enslaved, ... resolved to erase from the annual celebrations during the work-free face of the earth the Ukrainian nation as a separate, independent nation-state ... , confiscated Victory Day. by force from the Ukrainian farmer his ancestral land, a land made holy by his bitter sweat, The American political scientist John 1 The usual translation of the Russian a land which through the ages was the strongest fortress of the Ukrainian nation and, at the Girling defines myths as “emotionally expression “Velikaia Otechestvennaia Voina” end of the year 1932, robbed from him everything which the generous Ukrainian earth had charged beliefs, expressing the way people (Ukrainian: “Velyka Vitchyzniana Viina”) as borne him during that very abundant year of harvest. ... As a consequence of this ... during experience formative periods in their histo- “The Great Patriotic War” can be misleading. the Easter of 1933 black banners already flew over Ukrainian villages, announcing that the ry.” These beliefs can be derived from a “Otechestvennaia” is an adjective derived ‘village had died out.’ In the torments of death by starvation, that winter almost 7 million combination of facts and fantasies, they from “otets” (father), through “otechestvo” Ukrainians perished.” (native land, fatherland, i.e. motherland). A more accurate translation would be “the great Source: “13,000 attend Great Famine memorial service” by Roma Sochan Hadzewycz, The Dr. Roman Serbyn is professor of histo- fatherland war” or “the great war in defense of Ukrainian Weekly, May 22, 1983, No. 21, Vol. LI. ry at the University of Quebec in Montreal. the fatherland.” No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

former Soviet bloc nations. The protracted The slave/forced labor settlement Not surprised silence of the “democratic” nations of the world is another. Where are the Nuremberg by Myroslaw Smorodsky ty, strict rules of evidence will be relaxed Trials for Gorbachev and his cronies? substantially. The German Foundation that Various organizations and individuals in by Matlock’s views Gorbachev, like Stalin, knew how to crack will be overseeing the distribution of the Dear Editor: the West have been soliciting former a few eggs in order to make omelets. He funds will establish the criteria. However, it slave/forced laborers requesting to represent The anti-Ukrainian views of Jack F. proved it, even to the Doubting Thomases, would be very beneficial if you retain any these victims in filing their claims to com- Matlock Jr., former U.S. ambassador to when he sent in troops to violate the Baltic papers such as work papers, passports, pho- pensation for their suffering as slave and the Soviet Union, are not surprising (April peoples in their determination to become tos, letters, etc., as well as other memorabil- forced laborers under Nazi rule. 2). In answering a question from the floor free of Russia. Gorbachev remains free and ia of your experience as a forced laborer. These organizations and individuals have in a session at a two-day conference on roams the corridors of power worldwide, You should also make a written record of demanded service fees ranging from 10 per- Eastern Europe and Russia presented by unrepentant, arrogant, fearless, and thumb- your impressions and memories, such as the cent to 40 percent of the ultimate payment the Council of World Affairs of Greater ing his nose at justice. names of the companies where you were to the victim. Some also require that the vic- Cincinnati about three or four years ago, The current organized crime, called gov- employed and other details of your experi- tims sign irrevocable proxies giving these he stated unequivocally that “Russia has ernment, is merely a continuation of the tra- ence. never attacked anybody.” ditional way of doing business. The boss, organizations the absolute right to act and In responding to his statement, I formerly addressed as “Commissar” and/or receive payments on the victims’ behalf. Who will pay the attorneys’ fees of the reminded him of a few examples of “Comrade,” is now called a “reformer” Implicit in these unauthorized solicita- class action lawyers, and how much? Russian aggressions: the 1940 attack on and/or “capitalist.” Whom and what do tions is a statement that, unless the former Rumania, the 1940 takeover of the Baltic these comrades-turned-capitalists have to slave laborers act immediately, they will In this case, 200 million DM have been countries in cooperation with Hitler, the fear? lose their rights. These organizations in their set aside for the German Foundation that 1939-1940 attack on Finland and, prior to Ukraine, as well as the other “emerging” solicitations also imply that they have the will supervise the distribution process as that, on Poland jointly with Germany, nations of the world, should be free of any approval of the parties and lawyers that administration costs, which includes attor- aggression against Ukraine in 1917-1920, foreign aid, in part for the exact reason Mr. negotiated the class action settlement and/or neys’ fees, worldwide notification and the and Russia’s participation in the partition Prochorenko gives in his commentary: “It the German government. registration process. The lawyers in all of of Poland in the 18th century. is a well-known fact, and one of human These solicitations are not approved by the 56 class action cases will be paid taking I asked him to explain how else the nature, that when one receives something the class action negotiators, the U.S. courts, into consideration the amount of time small 13th century principality of for nothing one appreciates it far less then or the German government, and run totally devoted to the case, the novelty of the Muscovy could have grown into a huge when one earns that something.” Let contrary to the underlying premise of the issues, and each lawyer’s contribution to the empire by the beginning of the 20th centu- Ukraine find its own way to “success” and settlement agreement that has been reached result. An attorney’s fees are never decided ry. Obviously unhappy, he did not attempt let it be free to define for itself the word by the victims’ lawyers and representatives or negotiated until the amount that the class to answer my question, although the chair- “success.” Let it be free and untethered to and German negotiators. In fact, the settle- is to receive is determined. Legal fees will man of that session – who was then also the demands that come along with aid ment agreement envisions that no fees will not come from the amount designated to be president of the council – was visibly “given” by the World Bank and the IMF. be charged to the individual victims, and no received by each individual victim. pleased with my comments. At the private If Ukraine truly wants to be a free nation organization has been authorized to make and not a client state of the latest organizers any applications on behalf of individual vic- What are the present categories of reception following the conference, Mr. slave/forced laborers? Matlock made every effort to avoid me. of the new world order; it must reject the tims. Of course, it is utterly disappointing to aid which comes, inevitably, with strings Before payments to victims can begin, The categories are: see such clearly biased people in the diplo- attached. Such “aid” never reaches the peo- the German Parliament must adopt the • concentration camp, death camp matic service of the United States. ple that could make a change, nor, if the appropriate legislation to fund the settle- inmates and residents of a ghetto; Moreover, while it was gratifying to read truth is to be told, is it intended to. It goes ment. In addition, a procedure for registra- • other camps’ inmates, deported per- Dr. David Marples’ excellent review and and is meant to go to the power brokers at tion and verification of claims, especially in sons who worked for an industrial establish- commentary, I wonder how many the top, as well as the so-called entrepre- the West, must be developed and imple- ment, persons who worked for governmen- Ukrainian American community leaders neurs who flood into the “emerging” coun- mented. tal entities; and especially historians, scholarly organi- tries looking for easy money. These “entre- There will be an official worldwide noti- • persons who worked for farmers or pri- zations and academic institutions – will preneurs” are the silent partners and benefi- fication and registration process during vate persons. write to Mr. Matlock, to The New York ciaries of the corrupt system they claim to which forced/slave labor victims must reg- Review of Books, to Anatol Lieven and to reject. ister their claims. This notification and How much will the forced laborers the publisher of his book to protest such There can no change in Ukraine because claims period is yet to begin. Optimistically, get? agrossly distorted presentation of histori- there remains too much “unfinished busi- payments can begin late this year or in early Slave laborers will receive up to 15,000 cal facts and events? ness.” No entrepreneur-turned-bureaucrat 2001. This entire process will be governed can be ever change this fact, nor can any by a foundation that will establish eligibility DM each. Forced laborers in industrial Z. Lew Melnyk “reform” ever come about until there exists rules and rules governing the entire claims establishments and the other camps will Cincinnati, Ohio the public will to execute justice for the procedure. receive up to 5,000 DM each; and farm many crimes committed by the tyrants that The victims’ negotiators and the German workers or persons who worked for private once ruled and continue conducting busi- government are presently establishing the persons will receive up to 1,000 DM each. Entrepreneurs ness as usual. official structure – the German Foundation The final amount will depend upon the Anna Anderson – that will be responsible for accepting all number of claimants who will register and vs. bureaucrats Berlin, Md. applications for victims in the West. Victims qualify. Dear Editor: who reside in Central and East European countries will receive the proceeds of the Will the heirs of the forced laborers An entrepreneur who is placed in charge Not everyone settlement from existing Reconciliation receive any compensation? of the distribution of public monies is not Foundations that already exist in each coun- Since most of the victims of forced/slave an “entrepreneur” – he is a bureaucrat. try. Jewish victims who reside in the West labor are dead, and since their heirs are so Instead of red foxes guarding the hen agrees with Kuropas will be paid through the Jewish Material Dear Editor: numerous, meaningful compensation to house, Walter Prochorenko (News and Claims Conference. each is not feasible. The settlement agree- Views, April 9) proposes gray-colored Week after week, I am barraged with Dr. Information from victims that is being ment includes plans to develop a “Future foxes. Myron Kuropas’ column touting his ultra gathered by class action lawyers such as Fund” that will give some meaningful assis- The most inane statement in Mr. right-wing conservative views. I wondered Myroslaw Smorodsky of Smorodsky & tance to the forced labor heirs through vari- Prochorenko’s letter is his misuse of if I was the only one in our community who Stawnychy will be given to the German ous programs and also initiate permanently Benjamin Franklin’s quote: “... when the does not agree with him. It was refreshing Foundation once it is established so that funded programs that will have as their goal people shall become so corrupted as to need to read Tatiana Durbak’s letter (March 26) these individuals can be notified directly of the prevention of a repetition of the atroci- despotic government, being incapable of voicing the way I thought no other the claims process once it is established. ties of World War II. any other.” In applying this to the people of Ukrainian but myself thinks. The following are answers to frequently Ukraine, he certainly reveals his ignorance Yes, Dr. Kuropas, we are a diverse com- asked questions that you may find helpful. If a forced laborer is receiving other of historical facts. It was despotism and cor- munity. We are “unabashed practicing” compensation in the form of a pension, ruption, in the form of Bolshevism, which Catholics and Orthodox who believe in gun will that amount be deducted from the came, uninvited, and forced itself upon How will a slave/forced laborer prove amount he/she will receive as a result of control, equal rights for gays and a that he/she was a forced laborer? Ukraine. woman’s right to choose. We wonder why this litigation settlement? Lacking support from the “democratic” our young people are leaving our churches nations of the West, as well as its own Everyone realizes that in the aftermath of Other payments, such as pension pay- and organizations, and yet we refuse to the war and after the passage of over 55 resources to resist, the hapless people of open our minds to the possibility that not ments, will not be deducted from the Ukraine required every skill they possessed years, the victims have lost many of their amount received by any member of the everyone in our community is a card-carry- valuable papers. Therefore, in all probabili- merely to survive under such a corrupt sys- ing Republican with ultra conservative class. tem. They are the victims of a vile, inhu- views. Myroslaw Smorodsky, of the law firm * * * mane system and not the cause of its exis- Perhaps if our people had a more open Smorodsky & Stawnycky, is one of the tence. mind and celebrated the individual diversity For further information, please contact attorneys representing Ukrainian The unwillingness of the current govern- of each person, our young people would Myroslaw Smorodsky at: telephone, Plaintiffs in a class action suit against ments of the former Soviet bloc nations to stop fleeing. (201) 939-1999; or e-mail, pursue and hold accountable in the courts German industry and government that [email protected]. Interested of justice the monsters of such a system is Ray Wihak employed forced and slave laborers dur- persons may also consult the website at one cause of the continued corruption in the Syracuse, N.Y. ing the Nazi period. http://www.smorodsky.com/. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

FFOOCCUUSS OONN PPHHIILLAATTEELLYY by Ingert Kuzych

Your chance to choose Prolific stamp output for 1999 makes for tough choices A lot of records and firsts were set ahead of myself. last year by Ukraine Post. To begin, a Let me describe last year’s stamp record number of issues were released – issues chronologically and allow you the 48, including 43 stamps and five sou- opportunity to vote for this year’s Narbut venir sheets (also a record). Six of the Prize competition for best stamp design stamp issues had non-denominated, of 1999. Last year’s balloting proved descriptive labels attached that further very popular with readers of The elaborated on the subjects being com- Ukrainian Weekly. The diversity of memorated. (The number of labels, too, choices this year should make the selec- broke a record.) tion even more interesting. A wonderfully diverse variety of top- ics was depicted: everything from bee- No. Description keeping to folk traditions, from miracu- lous icons to Millennium celebration. 222 Volodymyr Ivasiuk (1949-1975). Speaking of miraculous, one must Issued on the 50th anniversary comment on the transformation that has of the birth of the composer- occurred at Ukraine Post in regard to reli- songwriter, whose most famous gious topics on stamps. As little as two work was “Chervona Ruta.” years ago, hardly any religious topics were allowed to appear. True, some 223 Serhii Paradzhanov (1924- churches were shown, but they were pre- 1990), stamp with label. Issued on the 75th anniversary of the 250 sented under the guise of historic church architecture. birth of the famous cinematog- The 1997 icon stamp rapher. His most notable film seems to have broken the barrier to reli- was “Shadows of Forgotten gious themes on stamps. The following Ancestors.” year saw several more subjects depicted 224-227 Scythian Gold. Four different of a religious nature, and in 1999 the gold objects strikingly presented gates opened a bit wider still, with four stamps and a souvenir sheet. But I get (Continued on page 7)

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of Europe. Shown is the council Your chance... building. (Continued from page 6) 234 Alexander S. Pushkin (1799- on a deep red background: a 1837). Russian poet who spent pectoral, a gorytus (quiver-bow considerable time in Ukraine. case), a wild boar, and a steppe The non-denominated label antelope (saiga). attached to the stamp shows a self-portrait sketched by the poet. 228 Vesnianky and Hahilky. Dances celebrating the return of spring. 235-236 Ancient Shipbuilding in Ukraine. Dating back to pre-Christian Two types of watercraft from times, today they are performed Kozak times are depicted: a after Easter services on church baidak ferry boat (left) and a grounds. chaika war craft (right). 229-230Europa Series: National Parks 237 (978-1054), and Natural Reserves. Two ruler of the Kyivan-Rus’ adjoining stamps form a scene Empire. The souvenir sheet of Synovyr Lake National Park shows Yaroslav on the left hold- in the Carpathian Mountains; ing the Ruska Pravda, the first local carvings on the left and a collection of laws in Ukraine. grayling game fish on the On the right is Ilarion, the first right. non-Greek metropolitan of Kyiv. In the background is a 231 Panas Myrnyi (1849-1920). view of medieval Kyiv. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of this 238 800th Anniversary of the famous Ukrainian novelist. Galician-Volynian Kingdom. Depicted is a knight mounted on 232 Honore de Balzac (1799-1859). the heraldic lion of Galicia. Issued on the 200th anniversary of the famous French writer, 239-240 Centennial of the who lived for a time in Ukraine. National Art Museum of 233 50th Anniversary of the Council (Continued on page 8) 257

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244-245 Presidential Prizes and Medals of Ukraine (stamp and souvenir Your chance... sheet). The stamp is of the new (Continued from page 7) St. Olha Medal; the souvenir Ukraine (two stamps with a sheet shows the Order of the central label). The left stamp State (with trident emblem) and shows a 15th century icon of the order Golden Star. St. George the Dragon Slayer; 246 The Zymnenska Miraculous the right stamp reproduces the Icon of the Madonna from famous portrait “Girl in a Red Sviatohorsk. Issued for the Hat.” The label shows the clas- international year of the elderly. sical architecture of the main The souvenir sheet depicts the museum building. richly embellished icon support- 241 The Bee. Issued in honor of the ed by two angels. The Ukrainian apiary industry. Monastery of the Dormition at Shown is a bee on a flower. Sviatohorsk, where the icon is housed, can be seen in the back- 242 125th Anniversary of the ground. Universal Postal Union (gov- erning body that oversees mail 247-248 Nature Conservation, Polish- service around the world). The Ukrainian Cooperation in the scene is of the allegorical statue Border Area. (Joint issue with in front of the UPU headquar- Poland.) Shown are two animals ters in Berne, Switzerland. from the area: a red deer and a Ukraine joined the UPU in European wildcat. 1947. 249-250 National Bank of Ukraine, 243 1,100th Anniversary of the stamp and souvenir sheet. Founding of the City of . Illustrated is the bank’s crest. Depicted is the oblast capital’s 251 Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky (died coat of arms. 257 1664). On either side of the cen- tral portrait are scenes from the Battle of Konotop (1659), where the Kozak armies destroyed the forces of Muscovy. 252 Christmas Stamp I. Traditional Ukrainian carolers drawn in a humorous folk style. 253 Christmas Stamp II. This issue reproduces a nativity fresco from the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Barbara in Vienna, Austria. 254-256 Children’s Paintings. Three col- orful designs each show a space fantasy theme. 261 234 257 Mushrooms of Ukraine sou- venir sheet. Shown are various types of mushrooms growing out of a tree stump. 258-260 Fauna of Ukraine. Depicted are three types of animals: a mam- mal (the semi-aquatic desman), a bird (griffon vulture) and an insect (deer beetle). 261 St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle. According to legend, the (Continued on page 9) 265 251

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237 Fortress in St. Petersburg Your chance... (1723; left scene) and died the (Continued from page 8) following year. The Kozaks who supported him were also saint traveled to Ukraine and pre- transported north and forced to dicted that a mighty city would build the new capital of St. rise on the present site of Kyiv. Petersburg (right scene). The stamp shows the beautiful St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Kyiv, 266-267 Folk Artist Maria Pryimachenko enfolded by an angel. The label (born 1908). A label showing portion on the left shows St. the artist is flanked by stamps Andrew looking out over the reproducing two of her colorful River and pronouncing a animal representations. blessing. To subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, 268 Renowned Women of Ukraine Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 262-263 Ukrainian Motor Vehicles. On the Series: Yelyzaveta (Halshka) left is the KRAZ-65032 heavy Hulevychivna (1575-1642). A dump truck (made in generous benefactress, she Kremenchuk); on the right a donated to the Kyiv Epiphany Full Financial Services Tavria two-door coupe (manufac- Brotherhood land and a building tured in Zaporizhia). The back- for the establishment of a at our Jersey City Branch ground of each stamp shows pred- monastery, school, hostel and ecessor models of these vehicles. hospital. 558 Summit Ave., Jersey City, NJ (201) 795-4061 264 Happy New Year – 2000! A 269 Zoogeographic Endowment of woman in a Kozak-era costume Ukraine. Very charming and with a sailing ship coiffure stands colorful souvenir sheet of six in front of an illuminated town stamps showing animals in dif- where fireworks are going off. ferent regional nature preserves The legend on the label declares in Ukraine. that the New Year has been cele- SELFRELIANCE ìÍð‡ªÌҸ͇ î‰Âð‡Î¸Ì‡ brated on January 1 in Ukraine äÓÓÔÂð‡Ú˂̇ ä‡Ò‡ since the close of the 14th century. In the April edition of “Focus on Ukrainian Federal Philately,” which covered historic Credit Union "ëÄåéèéåßó" 265 Pavlo Polubotok (c. 1660- Ukrainian churches, mention was omit- 1724). Acting hetman, he was ted that a shorter version of that article imprisoned by Russian Tsar had previously appeared in the philatelic Main Location: 2351 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 Peter I in Ss. Peter and Paul journal Rossica. Tel (773) 489-0520 Toll Free: (888) 222-UKR1 (8571) Link to Chicagoland’s Ukrainian Community: www .selfreliance.com

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KYIV – The Batkivschyna, the 89- foot Ukrainian schooner that is the centerpiece of the Discover Ukraine project, left Kyiv for the United States on April 7 on the first leg of a planned journey to sail the globe and inform the world about Ukraine. The schooner, with its 12-person crew, will pass through the Mediterranean Sea before entering the Atlantic Ocean around May 1. The Discover Ukraine crew will take part in Operation Sail 2000, the largest gathering of sailing ships in history organized to celebrate the new millennium, which begins in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 25. During a two-month period some 400 historic tall ships and modern sailing vessels will cruise up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, stop- ping at the major port cities of Miami, Norfolk, Va., Wilmington, Del., Baltimore, New York and New London, Conn. The highlight of the trip will be a Fourth of July tall ship parade past the Statue of Liberty and into New York Harbor. After OpSail 2000, the Discover Ukraine expedition plans to sail on into the Great Lakes before returning to the Atlantic Ocean in early fall and traveling to South America to spend the winter. Some 200 well-wishers and friends gathered on the Dnipro River at the Kyiv Yacht Club on a cold and overcast day to see the crew off. The Batkivschyna will welcome vis- itors while it is in harbor at various ports in the United States.

Clockwise from top right: The schooner Batkivschyna leaves its Kyiv dock on April 7, beginning a two-month journey to the United States for OpSail 2000; Captain Dymytrii Birioukovitch guides the Batkivschyna away from its moor- ings; the skipper (right) listens as his older brother Mykola bids the crew a bon voyage; two of the sail- ing ship’s 12-person crew in their foul weather gear bearing Ukraine’s national emblem, the tryzub (trident), and their coun- try’s name, Ukraina, in Ukrainian. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 11

ASupplement Ukrainian to The Ukrainian Weekly, May 7, 2000 Summer Here it is: May, again. Therefore, we’ve produced our fourth annual seasonal For those more cerebrally inclined there are course of all types – just check supplement titled “A Ukrainian Summer,” offering suggestions for camps, stud- out the offerings of the Sheptytsky Institute, Manor College, Harvard University ies, travels, cultural programs, sports and just plain fun. and the University of Manitoba. You can learn to play the Ukrainian national Our lead stories cover two major events of summer 2000: the Ukrainian instrument, the bandura, or dance Ukrainian folk dances, from the ever-popular Diaspora Olympiad to be held in July in the Philadelphia area, and Jamboree to more esoteric numbers. 2000, to take place in August in the Adirondacks of New York state, organized to If you’re traveling to Canada, you can find out how to take a self-guided tour mark the 50th anniversary of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in the U.S. of Lamont County in Alberta – “the church capital of North America.” There is In this special supplement we also focus attention on religious events marking plenty to do also in Ukraine: you can stop by an exhibit of art works by Andy the Jubilee Year 2000, time-tested summer camps and favorite summer resorts, as Warhol in Kyiv, or explore the historic city of Kamianets-Podilskyi. well as fun-filled festivals north, south, east and west. So, enjoy this issue in preparing for your Ukrainian Summer. Olympiad slated Jamboree 2000 marks Plast’s 50th anniversary in the U.S. for July 1-4

by Roman Stelmach PHILADELPHIA – The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad sched- uled for July 1-4 in the Philadelphia area aims to bring together young Ukrainian athletes, as well as specta- tors, at a sports meet and rally mark- ing the Jubilee Year 2000 and the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub of Philadelphia. The last such Olympiad was held in 1988, the year Ukrainians around the world marked the Millennium of Christianity in Rus’-Ukraine. The first Ukrainian Youth Olympiad was held in 1936 in Philadelphia, organ- ized by the Ukrainian Youth League of North America. The 2000 event is hosted by Tryzub and is held under the auspices of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK). Competition is open to all Ukrainian athletes, male and female; participants are expected to arrive from around the United States, Canada and throughout the world. Awards will be presented for the A group of Plast members from the organization’s 1998 Jamboree in the Winnipeg area. top three winners in each event in the ë‚flÚÍÛπÏÓ ‚Ò¥ ð‡ÁÓÏ ÌËÌ¥, including a jubilee bonfire, are planned for their own celebrations. (Several branches following sports: soccer, volleyball, ëÔÓ‚ÌËÎËÒfl Ï𥪠·‡Ú¸Í¥‚, basketball, softball, swimming, ten- jamboree participants and guests. have already marked the jubilee.) è·ÒÚ ÚÛÚ Ò̘ͥ˂ Ô¥‚ ÒÚÓÎ¥ÚÚfl, The site of the jamboree is the 2,300- In addition to the 2000 jamboree, sum- nis, golf, table tennis, and track and Ç ä‡ðÔ‡ÚË ÎÛ̇π ̇¯ ÒÔ¥‚! field, as well as chess. Competition acre Sabbatis Boy Scout Reservation mertime activities of Plast include the will take place at the Tryzub grounds near Lows Lake, located in the 6-million- regular complement of camps and coun- in Horsham, Pa., and at Horsham Together we celebrate this moment, acre Adirondack Park. The program is selors’ training courses. Senior High School. The dreams of our forefathers geared for several age groups and diffi- Camps for novatstvo and yunatstvo are To register, athletes are advised to have been fulfilled. culty levels, and encompasses hiking, being held in July at campsites in East contact their youth organization A half century has passed camping, canoeing and visits to area Chatham, N.Y. (Vovcha Tropa); North sports club, religious community or – Plast’s legacy lives on attractions, such as the Adirondack Collins, N.Y. (Novyi Sokil); and student organization to determine if And the Carpathian mountains Museum, located near Blue Mountain Middlefield, Ohio (Pysanyi Kamin). The they are official participants. (Among still embrace the echo of our song. Lake. Jamboree participants will camp in Detroit area’s Zelenyi Yar will host a the organizations that are represented groups organized by their local Plast camp for novatstvo. are Plast Ukrainian Scouting – refrain from “The First Plast branches. “Shkola Bulavnykh,” the training Organization and the Ukrainian Members in America,” the official 50th For additional information, readers course for camp counselors of Plast teens American Youth Association – anniversary song of Plast Ukrainian may consult the website at will take place on June 25-July 5 at SUM.) If not, the Olympiad Scouting Organization in the U.S.A. http://www.plast.org/jamboree2000, or Vovcha Tropa. The counselor training Committee may be contacted at: Lyrics and music by the IKA Trio (Inya call the New York-based National Plast course for leaders of “novatstvo” will take Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad, P.O. Chehade, Ksenia Kyzyk Salewycz and Command, (212) 475-6960. place at Novyi Sokil on June 24-July 6; Box 346, Horsham, Pa. Andrij Wowk.) The youth celebrations of Plast’s 50th the course for counselors of “yunatstvo” The executive committee of the anniversary in the United States kick off will be held at Vovcha Tropa on June 25- Olympiad comprises: Ihor by Andrea Roman on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, July 1. Chyzowych, chairman; Orest Lesiuk, with a special Sviato Vesny, the annual Specialized camps offered this sum- director of facilities; and Irenaeus NEW YORK – This year marks the 50th spring camporee, which this year is being mer include those for “Ptashata” at Isajiw, sports coordinator. anniversary of the Plast Ukrainian Youth held at the Pysanyi Kamin campground in Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian National Also on tap are two special events. Organization’s activity in the United States Middlefield, Ohio, for Plast members Association’s resort in Kerhonkson, N.Y.; The Olympiad Banquet will be held and the major celebration of this milestone from both the East Coast and the Midwest. Pysanyi Kamin, Zelenyi Yar and Novyi on Saturday, July 1, beginning at 7:30 will be in the form of a nationwide jam- The theme of the 2000 Sviato Vesny is Sokil, and a camp for first-time campers, p.m. at Williamson Restaurant, Route boree on August 12-19 in the Adirondack “Shukh will lead us” – a reference to i.e., 7-year-olds, at Vovcha Tropa. 611 and Blair Mill Road, Horsham, Mountains of upstate New York. Roman Shukhevych, the commander of The Chornomortsi Plast fraternity is Pa. Tickets are $35 per person. The The jamboree is geared for Plast mem- the known as holding its Sea Scouting Camp on August Olympiad Dance, featuring music by bers of all ages, from “novatstvo” (chil- Taras Chuprynka and a member of Plast’s 5-12 in the Adirondacks, not far from the Lviviany and Oberehy, is slated for dren age 7-11) and “yunatstvo” (youths Chornomortsi fraternity, whose pseudo- site of Plast’s anniversary jamboree. Sunday, July 2, at 8:30 p.m. also at age 11-17), to young adults “starshi plas- nym was “Shukh.” This year marks the (Participants of this camp who will be the Williamson Restaurant. Tickets tuny”) and senior members (“seniory”), 50th anniversary of Shukhevych’s death. attending the Jamboree 2000 will be are $15 per person. as well as parents organized in the Past For information on Sviato Vesny, readers transported to the jamboree site.) For additional details on the support group Plastpryiat and “Ptashata” may contact the event director, Andres For information about Plast summer Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad 2000, (children age 4-6). Durbak, at (773) 777-6440. camps, call the National Plast Command at readers are directed to the website Guests are welcome for the closing The 50th anniversary celebrations will the aforementioned number. Information www.ukienet.com. days of the jamboree, Friday and Saturday continue through the year as various Plast about camps is available also online on the August 18-19, when special activities, branches throughout the country hold Plast website: www.plast.org. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Two venues offer SUM summertime: an array of camps and activities bandura camps

by Anatoli W. Murha DETROIT – The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus has announced its summer program for all bandura enthusiasts. Bandura Camp Ukraina will be held Sunday, July 23, through Saturday, August 5, at the Ukraina Vacation Resort in London, Ontario, where the final concert will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 5. Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp will be held Sunday, August 6, through Sunday, August 20, at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Campgrounds in Emlenton, Pa., with a final concert at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 20. Participants at both camps will take part in a program that consists of training in bandura technique, singing, solo and ensemble playing, bandura history and, for advanced players, the style of playing. There is time also for recreational activi- ties such as swimming and sports. Enthusiasts of all proficiency and age lev- els are welcome and encouraged to partici- pate. Instruction is in both English and Ukrainian. This year Julian Kytasty of New York City will be the musical director at both Ukraina and Kobzarska Sich. Luba Kozak Ukrainian American Youth Association members at 1999 camp in Ellenville, N.Y. of Toronto will be the vocal instructor at by Peter Kosciolek vival camp will also be held at ). come and share the fun and excitement Ukraina. Participants at both camps will • Counselor-in-Training Camp is a of a SUM camp. For additional informa- also have the opportunity to meet Oleh ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – Summertime three-year program, that includes in-depth tion, contact local SUM branches or the Mahlay, artistic director and conductor of allows SUM youth to attend an array of studies of , history, cul- central office in New York: telephone, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. specialized camps designed to of fer young ture, current events and politics, while (212) 477-3084; e-mail, KY- To receive a registration packet and for Ukrainians opportunities for interpersonal stimulating social and cultural develop- [email protected]. For Baraboo camps more information on both camps, call or e- contact and mutual support, and to stimu- ment among 14- to 18-year-olds (at call: (773) 486-4204 or e-mail, mail Mykola Schidowka at (519) 652-3043, late their spiritual, intellectual, social, cul- Ellenville). [email protected]; for Kholodnyi Yar or [email protected]; or tural and physical development. • Sports Camp provides concentrated call (716) 872-1955 or e-mail Anatoli W. Murha at (734) 953-0305, or Campgrounds are located at SUM sites in instruction in soccer, basketball, volleyball, [email protected]; and for [email protected]. Baraboo, Wisc., Ellenville, N.Y., Khortytsia call (216) 328-0743. The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus was Kholodnyi Yar in Fillmore, N.Y., tennis, track and swimming, while empha- formed in Kyiv in 1918. It survived both Khortytsia in Huntington, Ohio; and Kyiv sizing sportsmanlike conduct and disci- Soviet and Nazi occupations, and since near Detroit. pline. The camp is open to children age 10 1949 has enjoyed freedom of artistic SUM camps this summer include the and up (at Ellenville). Lehighton to host expression in the United States. This male following. • Soccer Camp is an intensive one-week chorus is based in Detroit, but has mem- • SUMeniata Camp is a day camp with soccer clinic taught by trained profession- bers throughout North America: in Alberta, a complete Ukrainian preschool program als (at Baraboo). dance workshop Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New for children age 4-6 (at Ellenville and • Ukrainian Culture Camp is a unique program offering hands-on experience in York, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania. Baraboo). by Paula Duda The chorus has preserved and promoted • Overnight Recreational Camp offers a Ukrainian traditions, heritage and cul- the art of the bandura by amassing an full camping experience in the Ukrainian ture. Children learn , LEHIGHTON, Pa. – The Ukrainian extensive discography, and by touring spirit (at Ellenville, Baraboo, Kholodnyi bandura, songs, ceramics, embroidery, American Heritage Foundation of the North America, Europe and Australia. The Yar and Khortytsia). pysanky, woodcarving, gerdany and the- Lower Anthracite Regions will host its Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus is a laureate of • Survival Skills River Camp’s first atrical skills. Participants of this two- 11th annual folk dance workshop and the Shevchenko State Prize, Ukraine’s week is spent learning practical survival week camp being held at Ellenville, will camp, Monday, June 26, through Friday, highest cultural award. skills (in the woods at the Ellenville resort) perform at the annual Labor Day festivi- June 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily, For more information on the bandura, that are implemented during the second ties, “Zdvyh,” in front of thousands of here at the Ukrainian Homestead. the chorus and the camps, visit the website week on a canoe trip at Mount Tremblant spectators. The camp will conclude with a final at www.bandura.org. National Park in Quebec. (A hiking-sur- All Ukrainian children are invited to performance on Saturday, July 1, at 7 p.m., followed by a dance in the Schedule of Ukrainian Homestead ballroom. Several guest instructors from New Tennis Tournaments 2000 York City will provide folk dance instruction for beginners to advanced dancers. As in years past, the camp also July 1-4 features traditional crafts and music, Ukrainian Olympiad Tourney sports, swimming, lunch and a snack. Tryzubivka The camp is open to children who have completed kindergarten through August 5-6 high school. Due to increased enroll- ment, there will be no preschool class Doubles this year. Deadline for registrations is Soyuzivka Monday, June 12. For more information or registration September 2-4 forms, contact Dr. Paula Duda, (610) USCAK Nationals 262-5117; Joseph Zucofski, (570) 622- Soyuzivka 8056; or Sandra Duda, (610) 377-7750. The camp is partially funded by a grant September 30-October 1 from the Schuylkill County Commissioners through the Schuylkill Fall Tournament County Council for the Arts and through Tryzubivka a grant from the Pennsylvania Council A group of friends at SUM camp in Ellenville, N.Y. for the Arts. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 13

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Sitch announces 31st consecutive Sports School at Verkhovyna resort

by Omelan Twardowsky and Orest Popovych NEWARK, N.J. – In this Olympic year, the Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Association Chornomorska Sitch is organ- izing its 31st consecutive sports camp for Ukrainian boys and girls age 6-18. Each summer over the past 30 years the Sitch Sports School has conducted a successful sports training program for Ukrainian youth. In this respect, Sitch has become a leader not only among the Ukrainian American sports organiza- tions, but also among the best main- stream American sports camps – some of which have even adopted Sitch’s training methods. In the course of its history the Sitch Sports School has produced a number of outstanding athletes who have excelled in the American sports arena and even in Ukraine – among them, Bohdan Nedilsky of Wisconsin, who became a player for the Karpaty Soccer Club in Lviv; and Yaro Dachniwsky of Chicago, who first became an outstanding soccer player for the SUM Kryla club of Chicago and even- tually the goalie for the U.S. Olympic handball team that competed in the Atlanta Olympiad in 1996. Other noteworthy graduates of the Participants in the soccer training program at the Sitch Sports School in 1999. Sports School include Stephan Kachnij of Detroit, a successful soccer player; and Nestor was selected to the U.S. Kovalov, among others. passed all expectations.” Andrew and George Bakun, soccer stars National Team. In the last few years, the Sitch Sports The Sports School is continuing its of Newark’s Chornomorska Sitch, win- Based on its record of success, the School has attracted several youngsters tradition and in this Olympic year is ners of many league championships as Chornomorska Sitch Sports School in from Ukraine as well as Ukrainian ready to accept the next crop of students, well as gold medalists in the 1988 1973 was accorded the official sanction Americans. who will have every opportunity to learn Ukrainian Olympiad. Andrew Bakun of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the Maksym Hubsky from Kyiv spoke of and follow in the footsteps of their out- also became a two-time gold medalist as U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK), affirmed his experiences at the 1999 Sports School standing predecessors. The Sports School a member of Ukrainian all-star soccer at that time by USCAK President Roman in an interview with Our Sport magazine: of Chornomorska Sitch remains a recog- teams in the Free Olympiads of 1980 and Kucil and Secretary Yaroslav Chorostil. “The instructors were very good and nized leader in the athletic-educational 1984. Successful soccer careers have The athletic-educational programs of attentive. Discipline was maintained at a training of Ukrainian youth. been enjoyed also by Michael Hlushko the Sitch Sports School have earned high level appropriate for a sports camp – all This year’s sports training camp is and Bohdan Kucyna, both of Yonkers. grades in the press from such well-known as it should be at a sports school. Proper scheduled for a period of four weeks, from Excellence in volleyball also was sports activists and writers as Dr. Edward conditions were provided for the partici- July 23 to August 19, at the Verkhovyna achieved by Sitch graduates. Brothers Zarsky, Osyp Nowycky, Vasyl Kachmar, pants, so that they could learn sports. In estate in Glen Spey, N.Y. Nestor and Markian Paslawsky became as well as such outstanding coaches from comparison with youth camps in For an application write to: Ukrainian champions of many AA-class tourna- Ukraine as Ihor Chupenko, Mykhaylo Ukraine, my experience at the Sitch Sports School, 680 Sanford Ave., ments of the U.S. Volleyball Association, Rybak, Yuriy Kolb and Volodymyr Chornomorska Sitch Sports School sur- Newark, N J 07106. Ukrainian National Federation sponsors fifth Summer Youth Leadership Camp

by Mary Pidkowich HAWKESTONE, Ontario – From July 30 to August 13, the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada will host its fifth Summer Youth Leadership Camp here at UNF Camp Sokil. Camp Sokil is one of the most beautiful of all Ukrainian camps, offering nearly 300 acres of parkland and a sandy beach on Lake Simcoe. All teens of Ukrainian descent, age 13-18, are invited to attend this program. All instructions will be in Ukrainian and English. As in the past, this year’s program will include leadership skills, Ukrainian cultural activities and sports. Highly qualified staff members provide an environment that nurtures an ability to quick- ly learn playing the bandura, singing Ukrainian folk songs, Ukrainian dancing and folk arts. Besides lessons, there will be time to relax with new friends and participate in various sports activities such as swimming, beach volleyball, baseball, soccer and tennis. In addition, evening activi- ties include bonfires, social dances and games. Many participants return the next summer. (Could it be that some of these teens have finally met that nice Ukrainian boy or girl their mother has been hounding them about?) As in the past, a concert will end the two-week session, provid- ing participants the opportunity to show their proud parents and guests how well they learned singing, dancing and playing the ban- dura. It is amazing what the students can learn in only two weeks. In addition to the Youth Leadership Camp, the UNF also spon- sors a children’s camp at Camp Sokil. This year’s session is on July 9-29. To register and for more information contact the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada in Toronto: telephone, (416) 925- 2770; fax, (416) 925-2786; or call camp coordinator Mary Pidkowich at (416) 225-9845. Leadership Camp participants perform on the bandura during the concluding concert. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Voloshky organize second annual Performing Dance Academy in Pennsylvania

by Peggy Leiby and Ret Turner heat and lengthy sessions he always wore a smile and was a hit with the young dancers, who would gather LEHIGHTON, Pa. – Ukrainian folk dance will come around him in delight. alive for a new generation of dancers this summer in the The first annual academy in 1999 proved to be an mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania at the Voloshky invaluable experience for the young dancers, who Performing Dance Academy. Some 40 young people will ranged in age from 8 to 18. These motivated youngsters, be exposed to the finest that Ukrainian folk dance can who hailed from all over the northeastern United States, offer, with instruction by highly regarded performers and came with previous training, and were prepared to work teachers visiting from Ukraine. hard for two weeks. Many of them have already indicat- The two-week camp, which is sponsored by the ed that they want to return this year. Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Jenkintown, Pa., The various choreographies taught at the camp were will run August 6-19, and will be an intensive, full-time technically difficult and artistically challenging. But the program of classes in dance character, choreography and instructors’ boundless energy and enthusiasm proved infec- general technique, including ballet training. The camp will tious, and the group was raised to a level that the students culminate with a performance by the academy participants themselves didn’t realize they were capable of attaining. at the Lehighton Ukrainian Festival on August 19. Viewing the studio during any class, one would find the As an adjunct to the academy there will be a two-day students held rapt, hanging on the teacher’s every word Instructors’ Methodology Seminar. This seminar is for and move. Even though all classes were conducted entirely dance professionals looking to further their knowledge in Ukrainian, those who didn’t speak Ukrainian had no in Ukrainian dance and teaching techniques. trouble following, proving the adage that dance is the uni- Returning as instructors this year are some of the top versal language. The students thrived on the exhausting performers from Ukraine. Natalka Yumasheva is a lead schedule of eight hours of classes daily, with the teachers soloist with the Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company of and students seeming to feed off each other for inspiration Kyiv. She has toured worldwide with the company, most and energy. (Photographs from the 1999 program can be recently in the United States. She has been honored with seen on the website at www.voloshky.com.) the prestigious title of National Artist of Ukraine. At the The academy will be held at the Ukrainian camp, her instructing duties will include ballet, barre and Homestead, located in the Pocono Mountains, a few technique class. hours’ drive from Philadelphia and New York City. The Stepan Zabredowsky is an instructor at the National Homestead, set in the hills near Lehighton, Pa., is a cross Cultural Institute in Kyiv and specializes in the method- between a campground and a summer resort, and has a ology of teaching techniques for Ukrainian dance at the large swimming pool and recreational fields. A poster of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. professional level. At the camp he will teach classes in Based on a survey taken earlier this year to gauge the character and choreography. interest level, Voloshky expects full attendance for this includes room and board. Deadline for registration is Victor Gyzeyev is a concertmaster with the Virsky summer’s academy. Early registration is recommended to July 14, and a $50 deposit is required to hold the spot. Symphony Orchestra. Playing the accordion, he will pro- ensure a spot. Applicants must be at least 8 years old, and The Instructor Methodology Seminar will take place on vide musical accompaniment for all classes and perform- have a minimum of two years’ dance experience. Classes August 12-13 and will cost $165 (tuition only). ances. Last year he displayed amazing stamina, appear- will be arranged according to age and ability level. For more information, contact Luba Kalyta, (215) ing capable of playing all day long. Through the August The cost of the two-week academy is $500, which 969-1392, or e-mail [email protected]. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 15

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Orthodox camps slated for Emlenton Young Ukrainian Catholics plan

by Victor Bucharew Eparchy of the UOC/U.S.A. According to Charissa Martin, coordinator of this August pilgrimage to Rome HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Archdiocesan year’s conference, special emphasis will Church School Camp of the Ukrainian be placed on acknowledging the millen- by Kvitka Thompson ence on August 15 – for which about 2,000 Orthodox Church will be held this summer nium of the birth of Christ. participants are expected – that will discuss at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pa. The theme for this year’s youth STAMFORD, Conn. – Among the the role and responsibilities of young peo- Registration for campers age 9 through 13 numerous activities celebrating the camp/conference, which will be held July ple in the life of the Ukrainian Catholic begins at 3 p.m. on July 23. The encamp- Jubilee Year 2000, special emphasis has 30 - August 5, is “The Millennium 2000 Church at the beginning of the third mil- ment departure will be on Saturday, July 29, been placed upon celebrations for youth. Experience: A Changeless Christ in a lennium, as well a discussion of the teach- at 1 p.m. Throughout the world Orthodox, Changing Age.” ings of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky This year’s theme, “Entering the New Catholics and Protestants are organizing The Rev. Michael Zak from Canada Millenium with Christ,” will be taught in youth summer camps, pilgrimages, youth and Patriarch Josyf Slipyj. will hold a seminar for the youth, “Let a camp atmosphere that promotes good days, concerts and days of prayer focused For further information about traveling the Millennium Come and Go, Jesus Christian growth and principles. on giving young believers a special place to Rome with the youth delegation, please Campers will swim, play soccer, vol- Remains Changeless,” to discuss how to among the events of the Jubilee Year. contact the Rev. Ihor Midzak of the leyball, basketball, etc., as well as dance hold steadfast to the teachings of Christ In his “Message to the Youth of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, like Kozaks and write pysanky – all in in a rapidly changing age. World,” Pope John Paul II wrote: “Fifteen Conn., at (203) 324- 7698. addition to learning about their Ukrainian The weeklong event, which focuses on years ago ... I entrusted to you [youth of heritage, language, culture and faith. instruction about the Ukrainian heritage the world] a great wooden cross, asking The skills, knowledge, and patience of and Orthodox faith, will also include reli- you to carry it across the world as a sign UOC/U.S.A. to hold the staff are outstanding. They are solid in gious workshops, including explanations of the love which the Lord Jesus has for their faith and responsibly enjoy camping. and demonstrations of the Orthodox tra- mankind ... After spanning the continents, For more information contact the Rev. dition of a special prayer corner in the that cross now returns to Rome, bringing millennium event Timothy Tomson, (724) 287-4448. home, as well as cultural demonstrations, with it the commitment of millions of including a bandura workshop by Nadia young people ... I invite you, therefore, to * * * by Halyna Makar Tarnawsky, basic Ukrainian dance undertake with joy the pilgrimage to After the church school camp, the instruction and lessons in traditional Rome for this important ecclesial appoint- PITTSBURGH – The Ukrainian Emlenton site will host the Teenage Ukrainian folk arts. ment ... the Youth Jubilee.” Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. will cele- Conference for youths age 12-18, an For further information, please contact To coincide with the 15th World Youth brate the millennium of the birth of Jesus event organized annually by the Central Mrs. Martin at (718) 858-7545. Day and the returning of the cross, the Christ with a two-day event here August Ukrainian Catholic Church is organizing 12-13. Ukrainian Orthodox bishops from young people to travel to Rome for the around the world, members of the celebrations on August 15-20. Youth trips Permanent Council of Bishops of the are being organized from Ukraine, as well Ukrainian Orthodox Church Beyond the as all from the countries of the diaspora. Borders of Ukraine, will travel to the From North America chartered planes will United States to participate in the bring youth delegations to Rome, while in UOC/U.S.A. event, “Celebration of the Ukraine, organizers are negotiating with 2000th Anniversary of the Birth of government officials for a special “char- Christ,” which will be held at the David tered” train to transport the young pil- Lawrence Conference Center and grims. Doubletree Hotel in downtown Youth from the town of Stryi in west- Pittsburgh. ern Ukraine have organized a walking pil- Included in the program will be a hier- grimage to Rome. Thirty young people archical divine liturgy, presentations on are scheduled to leave Stryi by foot on such topics as iconography, Christian May 10 – walking the entire distance to morality, monasticism and the role of Rome. Their organizer, the Rev. Ivan women in the Church. Barabash, has estimated that it will take A concert of liturgical choral music the young pilgrims 120 days to walk to will be performed Sunday afternoon by Rome. the Ukrainian Cultural Trust Choir of The program in Rome includes events Pittsburgh, and a special program for in which all Catholic youth from around young adults is being planned as part of the world will participate, as well as an the two-day celebration. Youths at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pa. additional program for Ukrainian Catholic For further information, contact the youth. Among the events will be a confer- Rev. Michael Kochis at (724) 266-8330. A camper’s experience: great fun Minersville hosts Seminary Day by Cathy Bucharew night when we have the campfire. At the campfire we sing songs, roast marshmal- by Peter Yaroshak At 11 a.m., a divine liturgy will be HARRISBURG, Pa. – Ukrainian lows and talk. Orthodox Church School Camp has been celebrated by the Metropolitan- You think this sounds like fun? Well MINERSVILLE, Pa. – The a great experience for me. When I look Archbishop Stephen Sulyk of wait until you have a camp meal. Man, Shamokin Deanery, with 14 back at the memories of camp, many dif- Philadelphia and clergy of the deanery it’ll knock your socks off. The camp food Ukrainian Catholic churches of ferent activities come to mind. in St. Nicholas Hall on the grove is great! The cooks do a marvelous job. Schuylkill, Luzerne, Columbia and grounds. In the morning, there are three classes: Northumberland counties comprising Ukrainian dance, Ukrainian language and Are you concerned that you’re not Starting at 1:30 p.m., St. Michael’s, going to see any one you know? Well, the South Anthracite Deanery of the Ukrainian Dancers and the Kazka Orthodox religion class. Before the class- Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of es, we have warm-ups and exercises to that’s exactly how I was the first year I Ukrainian Troupe of Lehighton, Pa., Philadelphia, will sponsor the 66th get us ready for the new day. went to camp, but I made some great will perform, followed by the music annual Ukrainian Seminary Day on At camp you can play sports: volley- friendships. All the people at camp are of the Shoreliners orchestra at 4-8 Sunday, July 30, here at St. Nicholas ball, tennis, kickball, soccer, football, wonderful. Also, they are all just like you p.m. Picnic Grove. basketball and more. To cool us down – Ukrainian. So, on Sunday, July 30, forget about All funds raised are given to sup- from the hot sun, we have fun in the pool If you are age 9-13, you should go to cooking and entertaining at home and port St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic or we can go on canoe rides. One All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church come to the 66th Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Washington, for the edu- evening out of the week, we go on a School Camp where you will make Seminary Day at St. Nicholas Picnic cation of seminarians. Since 1985 this hayride during which we sing songs as friendships that will last a lifetime and Grove off Route 901 in Primrose, annual one-day event has raised over a we ride through the beautiful camp- return home with wonderful memories. Minersville, Pa. There is free admis- grounds. P.S.: I hope to see you at camp this quarter of a million dollars for the sion and free parking (no food or bev- Most campers look forward to the summer! seminary. erages may be brought from the out- This year’s event begins at noon side). and runs until 8 p.m. There will be To raise additional funds in support plenty of delicious Ukrainian and of the seminary, an advertising book is Slavic foods, as well as coal-region being prepared for individuals, church- delicacies, displays and sales of es or businesses. The deadline date for THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukrainian crafts, and diverse ads is June 15; contact Paul Spotts at Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ exhibits. (570) 874-3777. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... A trip to historic Kamianets-Podilskyi: crossroads of many cultures

by Roman Woronowycz influence in Kamianets still remain today, Kyiv Press Bureau most of what you see in the old city are the results of Polish occupation. KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI, Ukraine While Poles and Ukrainians were the — Don’t expect to be overwhelmed by major inhabitants of the city through the the sites of historic Kamianets-Podilskyi 18th century, by the late 19th century as you enter it from the train station. At Jews predominated. They were forced to first you may even think that you got off the region, then held by Russia, by a at the wrong stop. Russian resettlement policy that did not The only history that confronts the allow Jews to live in major cities. By eye from that vantage point is the drab 1880 Jews made up nearly 70 percent of and bleak Soviet architecture in a city the population of Kamianets. whose past was considered irrelevant to In the old Armenian section, which is the building of a Communist society. in the midst of renovation, the extent to It is not until you get to the bridge which culture and history mixed in that spans the mighty gorge of the mean- medieval Kamianets is most obvious. dering River, which loops the Today that mix is represented by dozens old city and surrounds it almost com- of churches and temples of many faiths pletely, and view the remains of a and confessions. medieval watchtower of the fortress The most striking historic monument around which the town grew, that the is the 13th century St. Nicholas true magic of Kamianets-Podilskyi and Armenian Orthodox Church – the oldest its diverse ethnic past becomes evident. Armenian church in Ukraine. What By the time you have walked the cob- remains of the church are its walls and blestone streets and passed the ruins of columns and a scattering of grave mark- the ancient Armenian church and the ers found in a cemetery alongside the recently restored Polish Catholic Church rubble. Its bell tower, which avoided the with its unusual Muslim minaret on your fate of the main structure, today is the way to the restored 16th century fortress chapel of St. Stefan Ukrainian Orthodox held at varying times by the Turks, the Church – Kyiv Patriarchate. Poles and the Russians, you will come to A stone’s throw from it one finds the understand that Kamianets-Podilskyi – first Ukrainian Orthodox Church in its very soul – is the old city, and not the Kamianets, built in the 13th century and gray and faceless new section. also named in honor of St. Nicholas. The What Kamianets-Podilskyi, located in churchyard offers an exhilarating view the , offers is a of the Smotrych river gorge. look into the history of a region of Down the road from St. Nicholas’ Ukraine in which several cultures con- stands the Church of the Blessed Virgin, verged, most often in peace, but also in built by the Dominican Order of the violent conflict. Polish Roman Catholic Church. Today it Through the ages, the city was inhab- is run by the Paulus monks. The church ited by Armenians, Ukrainians, Poles, Roman Woronowycz Turks and Jews, with most of them mak- (Continued on page 17) An entrance into the old city of Kamianets-Podilskyi built in the 18th century. ing up the majority of inhabitants at one time or another. It was where the Turkish and Polish empires collided and where the Ukrainian Kozak armies Church capital of North America: Lamont County, Alberta attempted to carve out a niche for them- selves. by Tina Hunt velous opportunity for historical and cul- ally every part of the municipality. Kamianets (as the residents call it) is tural enthusiasts, and for those who would Embracing several Eastern Rite con- named for the rock formations upon LAMONT, Alberta – Summer 2000 just like to do something, to explore the fessions as well as an array of other which it was built and the stone archi- heralds the long-awaited publication of countryside, gaze in wonder at the onion Christian denominations, the churches tecture that predominated during the Lamont County’s Church Tours Booklet. domes that so magnificently dominate the of Lamont County include both sanctu- city’s heyday in the 15th through 18th With four different, self-guided tours cov- skyline, and rediscover their roots. aries of historical significance, as well centuries. The Smotrych River makes a ering all 44 county churches, this is a mar- Lamont County, situated approximate- as uniquely beautiful structures that are tight loop around the city as it embraces ly 32 miles northeast of Edmonton in representative of the ancient architectural it, leaving only a finger connected to the Alberta, has a proud legacy as the birth- traditions imported to the New World by mainland. Old Kamianets is essentially a place of the oldest and largest agricultural turn-of-the-century immigrants from stone island upon which stone structures settlement of Ukrainians in Canada. Europe. were constructed The nucleus of the pioneer Ukrainian Especially renowned are the Orthodox A walk through the historic city colony was in the vicinity of Star, some and Catholic churches built by Ukrainian begins at the Novo-Planivskyi bridge, seven miles (11.6 kilometers) northeast of pioneers in the Byzantine style. With their the main road across the Smotrych the modern-day town of Lamont. There, distinctive domes and free-standing bell River. The river that cut through the in 1894, four immigrant families filed for towers, these churches have an iconic limestone to form the gorge that made adjacent homesteads at what became the presence on the Canadian prairies akin to for such a superb military location dur- center of a thriving bloc settlement that that of the celebrated grain elevators that ing the late Middle Ages is neither large eventually encompassed the region that once were a familiar sight on every hori- nor powerful today, but the canyon it left now comprises the Kalyna Country zon. is wide with limestone walls climbing Ecomuseum. Unfortunately, like the latter, the future for nearly 100 feet on one side. A 16th Not surprisingly, the historic Star dis- of many of these spiritual treasures is century lookout tower rises from the trict was also the site where organized increasingly under threat due to the relent- less tide of changes transforming the steep far slopes of the canyon. On the Christian life first took root among the Canadian countryside at the dawn of the other side of the bridge a delicate water- Ukrainians of Alberta – at about the same third Christian millennium. fall tumbles over the limestone, aside time that the sod huts originally put up as It is partly to help preserve these which run a set of steps upon which visi- temporary shelters by the pioneers began inspiring monuments to the faith of the tors can descend to the floor of the to be replaced by modest, thatched-roofed early settlers that Lamont County has canyon. houses. prepared these self-guided driving tours Until the latter half of the 18th century Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in As more and more newcomers from to the churches and shrines bequeathed Kamianets consisted of three separate Kysylew: Orthodox congregational life Europe made East Central Alberta their by previous generations for all to cher- ethnic enclaves quartered in their own was initiated here in 1898-1899 by home, Lamont County experienced a ish as part of the religious inheritance sections of the city. The Armenian section Ukrainian settlers from the village of remarkable church-building boom expres- of Alberta. was the richest and the oldest until the Kyseliv, Bukovyna, who had only sive of the deep Christian faith brought middle of the 15th century, when the recently homesteaded the district. over from the Old World by the settlers. Tina Hunt is acting tourism coordinator Poles absorbed the area and made the city Work on a church was begun in 1902. This rich spiritual heritage is still very for Lamont County. She may be contacted the capital of the Podillia voievodstvo. This church served the Kysylew faith- much in evidence today, in the numerous for further information at: telephone, (780) During the 14th and 15th centuries ful until it was destroyed by fire at the churches that can be found in the towns 895-2233; fax, (780) 895-7404; or e-mail, almost 1,200 Armenian families resided end of the 1940s. and villages and on country roads in virtu- [email protected]. here. Although traces of the Armenian No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 17

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... A trip to historic... (Continued from page 16) was financed by the Polish Potocki fam- ily, who had vast territorial holdings in the region during the 18th cen- tury. Across from the Armenian Square, once the center of city commerce, stands the recently renovated St. Josaphat Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Walking the narrow, winding roads of the old city, one comes upon striking buildings and architecture at almost every step. The old Polish city hall, the Armenian central well and, most unusu- al of all, the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul, a mid-16th century Gothic struc- ture, which has a traditional Muslim minaret adjoining it. The minaret was built by the Turks after they and a Ukrainian Kozak army led by Hetman Petro Doroshenko chased the Polish armies from the territory in 1672 and transformed the church into a mosque. In 1699 the city and the region were returned to the Poles by the Treaty of Karlowitz. Legend has it that in the treaty the Turks stipulated that the Poles could not destroy the minaret, to which the Poles adhered. Instead, they capped it with a golden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The way the story is told today, Polish leaders pacified an out- A view of the historic Kamianets-Podilskyi fortress. raged Polish community, which wanted all vestiges of Turkish influence on the The fortress, for all its appeal, is still a bulk of the foreign tourists that now visit unlike other Ukrainian cities hot and city destroyed, by explaining that the work in progress, which city officials Kamianets-Podilskyi, about 10,000 last cold running water is always available, statute atop the minaret symbolized the admit. They acknowledge that the wood- year, come from Poland, either by train they still have a ways to go to reach dominance of Catholicism over Islam. en figures and the presentation of history or by bus. City officials are pushing the Western standards. For all of its varied history and archi- are still primitive and need to be refined. Ministry of Tourism to work with travel And even though 26 new cafes and tecture, the diamond of Kamianets But that is not the only problem that agencies for the return of a once-popular restaurants opened in the city in the last remains the fortress located just past the the city must confront if it wants to tour package by train from Lviv to year, there is no night life. (Those who Armenian section across the Turkish become a tourist mecca for Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi to Kyiv. prefer the neon and flash of discotheques Bridge. A wooden structure stood on the although its potential is obvious. Another problem is the lack of should spend their time in Kyiv.) location of the current stone castle as A more basic roadblock the city must Western-type hotels and service. There But if you are looking to find unique early as the when the terri- remove is its remoteness from a major currently are three mid-size hotels in the architecture steeped in history, and want tory belonged to the Halych principality. airport. The nearest airport capable of city, with two more in the works, offer- to glimpse Ukraine’s medieval past from The fortress and the city were destroyed handling international air traffic is in ing a total of 980 hotel rooms. Although a point from where several major cul- by Mongols on their rampage through Lviv, some 700 kilometers away. The the rooms are clean and cheap, and tures met – this is the place to go. Ukraine in 1240. The first stone citadel was erected in the 15th and 16th centuries, when the city came under Polish rule and became the center of international trade and arti- sanry in the area – second only to Lviv. The fortress that stands today is a magnificent work of restoration com- pleted last year by the city government, with funds from the Ukrainian govern- ment, at a cost of about $1 million. In addition to restoring the walls of the fortress and the interior grounds, city officials developed a museum that allows you to see and feel how it operat- ed in the late Middle Ages. As you wander through the rooms, hallways and underground tunnels, wooden replicas in period dress appear in historic scenes retelling the history of the place. To the right of the main gates you enter a room in which a soldier walks a large wheel to bring water up from the artesian well below the city. Another room features a rack on which prisoners were tortured. In the corner of the courtyard you peer into the deep debtor’s hole, where those unable to repay borrowed money were kept until the debt was covered. Many, especially during bleak financial times when the hole was filled, smothered in the lower levels where those with the largest debts were held. The citadel is the center of tourist attention twice a year: first in May, when the city celebrates Kamianets- Podilskyi Day, which features a hot air The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul and balloon festival; then in September, the Muslim minaret built by Turkish conquerors in the 16th The belltower of St. Nicholas Armenian Orthodox Church when an International Tournament of century. Atop the minaret: a statue of the Blessed Virgin which today houses the St. Stefan Ukrainian Orthodox Knights is held, with the accent on joust- Mary placed by the Poles, who retook the city at the end of Church – Kyiv Patriarchate. Also seen are the remains of ing, horsemanship and swordsmanship. the 17th century. the 16th century Armenian church. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Grazhda site of annual music festival Ukrainian Homestead beckons visitors

by Ihor Czenstuch weekend with a traditional dance, or “zabava,” followed by a huge picnic the LEHIGHTON, Pa. – Nestled in the next day. southern foothills of the Pocono Throughout the summer, the Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania, Homestead hosts four camps: the five miles from the Mahoning Valley exit Ukrainian Gold Cross Children’s Camp, of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (NE the Kazka Dance Camp, the Voloshky Extension), one finds a piece of Ukraine Performing Dance Academy, and the on 200 acres owned by the Organization Burlaky Plast Fraternity’s Mountain for the Rebirth of Ukraine (ODVU), Biking Camp. named The Ukrainian Homestead. Labor Day weekend features a dance, For over 40 years this “oselia” in and a conference of ODVU and the Lehighton, Pa., 75 miles north of Ukrainian Gold Cross. Philadelphia and 90 miles west of New The highlight of the summer is the York City, has been the summer home for Ukrainian Folk Festival, held annually Ukrainians of all ages from various states on the third weekend in August. Over a and countries. thousand spectators come from many In the last decade this Ukrainian regions of Pennsylvania, New York, resort has experienced a resurgence of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland to ika visitors. Adults who spent many sum- experience traditional songs and dance, A concert of a past summer season at the Grazhda with pianist Volodymyr mers at the Homestead are now bringing feast on Ukrainian foods, view arts and Vynnytsky, bass/baritone William Wildermann, soprano Oksana Krovytska, their children; third- and fourth-genera- crafts offered many vendors, and enjoy tenor Oleh Chmyr and Dr. Ihor Sonevytsky. tion Ukrainians from the coal mining the dance on Saturday night. This year’s regions of Pennsylvania are revisiting festival will take place on August 19- by Ruta Novodvirska Volodymyr Vynnytsky, ; Alexander their roots, and the new wave of 20. Slobodyanik, piano; Roman Tsymbala, Ukrainians immigrants is finding a The summer season ends in September HUNTER, N.Y. – The highlight of the tenor; Anna Bachynska, soprano; Solomia 18th summer season of the Music and Art haven. with the traditional potato bake and Soroka, violin; Myroslav Skoryk, compos- Center of Greene County, with Dr. Ihor Now the Ukrainian Homestead is dance organized by veterans of the 1st er; and Anna Kovalko, soprano (see A Sonevytsky, music director, and Volodymyr occupied year-round by skiers, bikers, Division of the Ukrainian National Army. Ukrainian Summer Calendar on page 24 Vynnytsky, artist-in-residence, is the classi- campers, rafting enthusiasts, conven- In addition to summer events, the cal music festival held in the Catskills at for performance dates). The concerts are tioneers, various groups for meetings, Ukrainian Homestead hosts a New Year’s the Grazhda in August. held on Saturdays at 8 p.m. and vacationers enjoying nearby Eve dance, a Mardi Gras dance, an Easter Also planned is a diverse program of The center also organizes workshops in attractions such as the quaint town of bazaar on Palm Sunday, an Easter Dinner talks and theater presentations for the Ukrainian folk arts such as ceramics, Jim Thorpe and the area’s many ski (“Sviachene”), a Thanksgiving dinner month of July, as well as workshops in pysanky-making, bead-stringing (gerdany), resorts. and a dinner (“Sviat Ukrainian folk arts. The Grazhda, part of as well as folk singing for children during The Ukrainian Homestead offers Vechir”). the landmark St. John the Baptist Ukrainian the last week of July and first week of motel rooms, bungalows, campsites, bar- For more information or to make Catholic Church complex, is located off August. becue areas, a swimming pool, a club and reservations, call The Ukrainian Route 23 A on Ukraine Road. For additional information contact Dr. a host of cultural events. A traditional Homestead at (610) 377-4621 or (215) Appearing in this summer’s concert Sonevytsky at (212) 674-6569 or (518) chapel also graces the grounds. The sum- 235-3709; or visit the website at series are: Natalia Khoma, cello; 989-6479. mer season opens on Memorial Day www.ukienet.com.

The non-profit House of Ukraine, Balboa Park, San Diego, California presents

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA’S UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL 2000

Labor Day Weekend September 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2000

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, September 1, 2000 Saturday, September 2, 2000 Vatra - Welcome Bonfire Troyanda Dance Ensemble Barbecue / Volleyball / Fireworks from Winnipeg, Canada Crown Point, Mission Bay, Casa Del Prado Theater Pacific Beach, San Diego Balboa Park, San Diego Sunday, September 3, 2000 Lawn Program / Ukrainian Food Cocktail Hour / Dinner Dance House of Pacific Relations Hanalei Hotel, Hotel Circle International Cottages, Inc. Mission Valley, San Diego Lawn Stage, Balboa Park, San Diego Music by Dunai of Toronto, Canada

Dancers perform on the Ukrainian Homestead’s outdoor stage.

UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP and WORKSHOP 2000 Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, Director at Verkhovyna, Glen Spey, NY

June 25 - July 16 Workshop for advanced dancers age 15 and up

July 23 - August 5 Beginners and intermediate age 8 - 16

Applications accepted until JUNE 15th. FOR MORE INFORMATION For information write or call PLEASE CONTACT THE HOUSE OF UKRAINE AT: ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY (619) 291-0661 (PHONE/FAX); E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://groups.sandiegoinsider.com/ukraine/ 523 East 14th Street, Apt. 3B, New York, NY 10009. Tel.: (212) 677-7187 No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Soyuzivka season offers camps, entertainment

by Sonia Semanyshyn KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Ukrainian National Association’s year-round resort, Soyuzivka, is lucky to have guests who have been coming here year after year. They have kept us going. But, believe it or not, there are people who have not heard of Soyuzivka, or have not visited us. Perhaps this year they will discover the beau- ty of this unique Ukrainian resort. Soyuzivka is able to provide a scenic and unparal- leled place to gather, to renew old friendships and make new ones – and especially to enlighten future genera- tions about their rich Ukrainian heritage. The summer traditionally begins with UNA Seniors Week, then comes the ever-popular Fathers’ Day pro- gram, followed by Tennis Camp, Plast’s Preschoolers Camp (Tabir Ptashat), Children’s Camp, Chemney’s Fun Center, Club Suzy-Q week, Dance Camp, Miss Soyuzivka weekend, the UNA secretaries course and Labor Day week. This summer’s cultural program promises to have something for everyone. The always popular art works A visiting dance troupe, Vohnetz of Edmonton, poses for a group picture at Soyuzivka. of Rem Bahautdyn, Daria “Dycia” Hanushevsky, Zenovia Huley, Jarko and Jarema Kozak, among others, will be featured during summertime exhibits at various venues on the resort’s grounds. The unparalleled sounds of Burya, Tempo, Zolota Bulava, as well as Soyuzivka’s own Midnight Bigus will be heard at dances every weekend. There are many diverse activities in the picturesque Hudson Valley. Tourists can cruise the Hudson, visit museums and historical mansions, walk a canal tow- path, ride a scenic railroad or visit a winery, the Woodstock Art Colony, the Catskill Game Farm and many antique shops. Sports enthusiasts will find lots of golf, rock climb- ing, mountain biking, horseback riding, tubing and, of course, hiking in the area. In addition to the many attractions available in this scenic region, Soyuzivka offers a place for guests and their children to meet others of Ukrainian descent. Guests can be as active as they wish, or simply sit and relax by the pool and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Remember: Soyuzivka is here to serve its guests – not just on the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends, but all summer and all year long. For additional information, rate schedules, reserva- tions and a fun time call Soyuzivka at (914) 626-5641; fax (914) 626-4638; e-mail [email protected]; or check out the resort’s website at www.soyuzivka.com. A group of winning swimmers at the 1999 Labor Day championships at Soyuzivka. SUM “oselia” is newly refurbished Verkhovyna schedules Youth Festival

by Peter Kosciolek and team work during the last two months undoubtedly shows how the ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – Situated in a “Oselia,” as it is known, can and will valley between the Catskill and thrive and continue to be the site for Shawangunk mountains of New York some of the best Ukrainian camps in the state lies the resort and camp center of United States as well as for festivals, the Ukrainian American Youth vacations, conventions, weddings and Association (SUM). The site has hosted other functions, and, of course, a place to SUM’s major U.S. events as well as such come and relax. gatherings as the SUM World Congress The newly refurbished resort offers and, most recently, the first World festivals, performances, dances/zabavy, SUMnet Conference. carnivals, sports events, parties, and spe- In the last 12 months SUM celebrated cial events such as the crab fest, wine its 50th anniversary on American soil, a tasting, and jewelry show and sale. new national executive board was elect- Guests are invited to stay the night, have ed, and a new management team was a bite to eat at the new restaurant, take a appointed to transport its Ellenville resort dip in the Olympic-sized pool or the into the 21st century. Comprised of refreshing mountain stream, make use of young professionals all raised in SUM, the tennis, basketball and volleyball the new management has been begun courts or the soccer field, enjoy lots of planning and preparing for the 2000 sum- open space, and catch a movie or bingo mer season. night. Renovating buildings, landscaping the The SUM resort is located on Route grounds and spring cleaning were the 209 in Ulster County, N.Y., two miles major projects for several planned work south of the village of Ellenville. For GLEN SPEY, N.Y. – The Verkhovyna resort of the Ukrainian Fraternal Association weekends, at which many volunteers, more information call (914) 647-7230, e- this year hosts its 25th annual Ukrainian Youth Festival. The festival is the highlight both SUM members and non-members, mail [email protected], or visit the of every summer season at the resort, which is located in the scenic mountains of dedicated many hours. Others have website www.cym.org. Also, look for New York on the border with Pennsylvania. This year’s jubilee festival is scheduled donated much-needed items and funds to updates on “oselia” happenings on the for July 14-16. As always, it will feature stage shows, folk arts and crafts, and plenty the Beautification Fund. The dedication pages of The Ukrainian Weekly. of Ukrainian food. For information call the UFA at (570) 342-0937. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Tourism in brief Sheptytsky Institute summer program to be held in Ontario

Kyiv plans to increase number of hotels by the Rev. Dr. Andrew T. Onuferko KYIV – Due to an increase in tourist OTTAWA – After 13 successful Summer activity in Kyiv, officials plan to increase Intensive Programs in Eastern Christian the number of hotels from 80 to 120, stat- Theology and Spirituality held at Holy ed the vice-chairman of the Tourism and Transfiguration (Mount Tabor) Monastery Hotel Department of the Kyiv State in California, the Metropolitan Andrey Administration, Mykola Hrytsyk. Sheptytsky Institute at St. Paul University is Construction of three or four five-star changing venues this year. hotels, about 20 four-star hotels and sev- The young and vibrant community of eral three-star hotels is planned by 2010. Studite monks at Mother of God Monastery Last year 12,000 tourists from Germany, in Orangeville, Ontario, has invited the 13,000 Americans and 14,000 Russians Sheptytsky Institute to offer its summer visited Kyiv, while the total number of programs there. The monastery is only an foreign tourists was 108,000. (Eastern hour northwest of Toronto, which allows Economist) for easy access to the many dynamic Eastern Christian communities of the Boryspil turned around 1.3 M passengers Greater Toronto Area. Visiting a wide vari- ety of Eastern Churches (such as Armenian, KYIV – Boryspil International Airport Coptic, Assyrian and other Byzantine com- served 1.3 million clients in 1999, said the munities) has always been one of the most acting general manager of the airport, exciting and acclaimed features of the Viktor Machutskyi. Some 41 percent of Sheptytsky Institute Summer Program. passengers flew on foreign airlines. The Offering the program in Ontario also revenues of the airport were $30 million makes it possible for the Sheptytsky (U.S.), while profits totaled 69 million hrv. Institute to reduce costs and lower fees to (Eastern Economist) $1,975 (Canadian), instead of $1,575 Odesa city airport rebuilding is planned (U.S.) as in previous years. This includes tuition for six university credits, as well as ODESA – The Odesa City room and board for four weeks and field Participants of the 1999 summer program at Mount Tabor in California. Administration and Vienna Airport trips. Travel to and from the program is Consulting have announced a project for separate. men and women, priests, religious and laity. For further information or application reconstruction of the Odesa airport in This year’s courses – offered June 24- As well, this summer the institute will forms contact: The Metropolitan Andrey 2001-2003, said Odesa Mayor Ruslan July 22 – include team-taught “Theology co-sponsor its fifth summer program in Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Bodelan. He added that the total cost of and Spirituality of Icons” under the leader- Univ, Ukraine, together with the Lviv Studies, St. Paul University, 223 Main St., the project is around $90 million (U.S.). ship of Institute Director the Rev. Andriy Theological Academy, with Prof. Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4; telephone, (613) The city airport will become a modern Chirovsky, as well as “Ecclesiology in East Volodymyr Mezentsev teaching “Byzantine 236-1393, ext. 2332; fax, (613) 782-3026; European facility as the result of the and West” taught by Prof. Jaroslav Skira. and East Slavic Architecture” and Prof. e-mail, [email protected]; reconstruction, said Mr. Bodelan. (Eastern Some bursaries are available for qualifying Andrew Sorokowski teaching “Eastern or visit the institute’s website at: Economist) Ontario residents. The program is open to Christian History.” http://www.ustpaul.ca/Sheptytsky.htm. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 21

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Manor announces courses for adults and kids, too Summer at Harvard by Ihor J. Czenstuch promises much diversity JENKINTOWN, Pa. – This summer Manor College’s Part-Time Admissions and Professional Development by Patricia Coatswort Department offers adults and kids a variety of courses for h personal enjoyment, career enhancement or professional CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Ukrainian advancement. Summer Institute (HUSI) will celebrate its 30th year Computer training seminars, including special sessions this summer from June 26 to August 18. The only pro- for senior citizens, are being offered. Participants can regis- gram of its kind in North America, HUSI offers eight ter for introduction to computers, Windows ‘95/’98, Quick- weeks of intensive accredited university instruction in Books, or any of the Microsoft Office Suites such as Excel, Ukrainian studies. Access, Word and Powerpoint. First-time classes in Visual This summer’s faculty will include Prof. Yaroslav Basic 6.0 and webpage design are included in the summer Hrytsak of University in Lviv, who will line-up. teach Ukrainian history; Prof. Maxim Tarnawsky of the Dental professionals looking to advance in their field can University of Toronto, who will teach Ukrainian litera- enroll in a number of refresher classes to prepare for the ture; and Prof. Myroslava Mudrak of Ohio State Dental Assisting National Board Exam and the University, who will teach a course on modern Pennsylvania Radiological Examination or to fulfill Ukrainian art history. Ukrainian language will be taught requirements for the part-time expanded functions program by Natalia Shostak and Yuri Shevchuk on the beginning that is offered at Manor only at this time. and intermediate levels, and by Dr. Volodymyr Dibrova Many adults looking to finish what they started or to of Harvard on the advanced level. begin college classes can enroll in courses in allied health, The HUSI director will be Dr. James Clem, executive business computer science, English as a second language director of the Ukrainian Research Institute. (ESL) and liberal arts. Applicants are being accepted for the As in past years, a full schedule of extracurricular fall 2000 semester for those interested in obtaining an asso- ciate degree in one of Manor’s allied health, business, com- cultural and scholarly events is planned, including an puter science, education or psychology majors or transfer exhibit by internationally renowned photographer programs. Wilton Tifft; a reading by Irene Zabytko, author of “The Cover of Manor College’s Annual Review 2000 features Sky Unwashed”; a presentation on Ukraine and the Parents can sign their kids up for a weeklong computer the sign at the entrance to the campus. and math camp, a nature workshop and even a one-day Internet by the founders of Brama.com; and various babysitter’s training class taught by the American Red paralegals, dental assistants and medical office personnel, films and musical events. Cross. as well as classes in veterinary technology are held through- Students can still register for the program by June 1 On the lighter side of things, courses in art appreciation, out the year. without paying a late fee. After June 1, a $50 late fee stand-up comedy, real estate investment and debt-free liv- Students may register in person, by fax at (215) 576- will be charged. Tuition for the eight-week program is ing, to name a few, are being held this summer. 6564 or by mail at 700 Fox Chase Road, Jenkintown, PA $2,100 and covers eight to 12 credits. The Part-Time Admissions and Professional 19046. For more information or to set up an appointment For application materials, contact: Patricia Development department also handles corporate training call the Part-Time Admissions and Professional Coatsworth, Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, 1583 both for credit and non-credit, and can customize programs Development Department, (215) 884-2218. Manor is a Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; telephone, to meet the particular needs of companies. In addition, con- Catholic, coed, two-year college founded in 1947 by the (617) 495-7833; fax, (617) 495-8097; e-mail, tinuing education classes for professionals in real estate, Ukrainian Sisters of St. Basil the Great. [email protected].

Winnipeg center offers summer study Being Ukrainian means:

by Roman Yereniuk have a Ukrainian orientation, including J Malanka in January. churches, museums, libraries, archives, J WINNIPEG – The Summer Institute at offices of national organizations, gift shops Deb in February. the Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, and book stores. J University of Manitoba, provides a total Other special summer attractions include Sviato Vesny in May. immersion setting in which accredited the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and J Wedding of your roommate in June. courses in the Ukrainian language and Folklorama, known as Winnipeg’s “Festival Ukrainian heritage are enhanced by infor- J of Nations.” Tabir in July. mal cultural activities such as films, music, The Canadian National Ukrainian guest lectures and excursions. J Festival held at the Selo site in Dauphin – a Volleyball at Wildwood in August. The courses to be offered this summer three- to four-hour scenic and historic drive J are: Labor Day at Soyuzivka in September. from Winnipeg – takes place during the • Conversational Ukrainian, July 4- J Civic Holiday long weekend in August. Morskyi Bal in November. August 4 (six credit hours), Monday-Friday, For students interested in specializing in 9 a.m.-noon, instructor, Dr. Alexandra J in December. Pawlowsky. The course’s reading, dia- the area, the center offers interdisciplinary logues, speeches, dictations, etc., are programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage designed to help the student achieve oral Studies leading to a bachelor of arts degree If you checked off more than one of the above, fluency and correct pronunciation. with a general major, an advanced major or • Eastern Christianity in North America, a minor in the field. Several awards are then you know what you’re doing to your brain cells. July 4-21 (three credit hours), instructor, Dr. available for undergraduate and graduate Now, how about doing something for your mind? Roman Yereniuk. The course is a survey of study, as well as for highest standings in a the history and institutions of the major course. Eastern Christian bodies in North America. The Center for Ukrainian Canadian Subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly. Particular reference will be made to socio- Studies, established in 1981, provides logical and economic problems, the ques- undergraduate courses and interdisciplinary tion of identity and survival, the problem of programs of study in areas relating to unity. Ukraine and to the life of Ukrainians in SUBSCRIPTION • Ukrainian Canadian Folklore, July 24- Canada. The center also encourages and August 11, Monday-Friday 1-3 p.m. promotes research and scholarship in all NAME: ______(please type or print) instructor, Dr. Natalia Aponiuk. The course areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian NAME: will provide an overview of the folk songs, Heritage Studies. ADDRESS: ______stories, legends, beliefs, customs, traditions, For further information contact: The and namelore of Ukrainian Canadians in Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, St. relationship to folklore in Ukraine. Andrew’s College, University of Manitoba, CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP CODE: ______All these courses may be taken either as Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2; telephone, credit courses, audited courses or non- (204) 474-8906; fax, (204) 474-7624; e- PHONE (optional) ______degree courses. Students may register for all mail, [email protected]. the courses or for a single course. Credits For information about the Summer J J are transferable to other universities. Institute in Ukrainian Language and UNA member subscription price — $40.00/yr. Non-member subscription price — $50.00/yr. The Summer Institute is an excellent Culture call toll-free: Manitoba, 1-800- UNA Branch number ______way to study and learn the Ukrainian lan- 432-1960, ext. 8906; Canada, 1-888-216- guage and about the culture in a city with 7011, ext. 8906; or visit the center’s web- Mail to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 the highest concentration of Ukrainians in site at http://www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ Canada. Also, Winnipeg has attractions that ukrainian_canadian/. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... San Diego prepares Ukrainian Festival New York parish to hold street festival

by Taras Schumylowych sary with a gala concert at the Great Hall at The Cooper Union, will give a concert in NEW YORK – On Friday, Saturday and the Church on Sunday, May 21, at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 20 and 21, Seventh Street The Chorus performs under the (between Second and Third avenues) will direction of Maestro Vasyl Hrechynsky. be closed to traffic and open for a celebra- Festival-goers can enjoy the weekend tion by the Ukrainian community of New outdoors, listening to singers and watching York City. St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic those ever-popular Ukrainian dancers with Church is sponsoring its 24th annual street their boundless energy, amazing high jumps festival, which promises to be the biggest and spectacular steps performing the and best yet. The official opening will be on “Hopak” and other folk dances. Friday evening. All in all, this annual Ukrainian Festival There will be many booths featuring is an excellent opportunity to discover this Ukrainian food – varenyky, kovbasa, hol- fascinating ethnic neighborhood in the East ubtsi and home-baked goods – and selling Village and the thriving Ukrainian commu- Ukrainian arts and crafts – embroideries, nity that has blended its rich cultural tra- wood carvings, ceramics and traditional ditions into the fabric of New York City life. Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky. Festival hours are: Friday, 4-11 p.m.; The famous Ukrainian chorus Dumka, Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-10 which recently celebrated its 50th anniver- p.m. Torontonians plan Festival 2000

by Olya Odynsky-Grod which were so popular last year.” For the teens: a coffee shop, a climbing TORONTO – Building upon the success wall? “We’ll see,” said Olya Odynsky- Troyanda of Winnipeg, the featured dancers at San Diego’s festival. of the past three festivals, Committee Grod. “It all depends on how many volun- Chairman Jurij Klufas reports that bigger by Bill Loznycky tures the Troyanda Ukrainian Dance teers we can muster.” She noted that a fash- and even better plans are well under way for ion show during the dinner hour on Ensemble of Winnipeg. the fourth annual Bloor West Ukrainian SAN DIEGO – The House of Ukraine Saturday, prior to the cabaret gala, is already On Sunday at noon, at the House of Village Festival. in Balboa Park will sponsor its annual in the planning stages as a new addition to Pacific Relations International Cottages’ This year’s committee has been meeting Ukrainian Festival during Labor Day the festival line-up. lawn stage in Balboa Park, Ukrainian eth- since November 1999 and is awaiting city On top of his duties associated with plan- weekend, Friday Saturday and Sunday, nic food and refreshments will be available approval for a two-day festival. ning a possible golf tournament, Alex September 1, 2 and 3. for purchase. At 2 p.m. a short program of “We hope to have a Bloor Street closure Festivities start on Friday night at 5 Ukrainian song and dance will begin. between Runnymede and Durie on Friday, Maksymec is out looking for tents in order p.m. with a “vatra” (bonfire) and picnic Festivities end on Sunday night with a August 18, in order to host an International to give the festival more shade and on the bay at Crown Point in Mission Bay “zabava” (dance) and dinner at 6 p.m. at Polka Night,” said Mr. Klufas. ambiance. Petro Lopata is busily updating Park. A barbecue will begin at 5 p.m. and the Hanalei Hotel in Hotel Circle, with Saturday, August 19, will feature the tra- posters, while Marta Stangret is updating end at 6 p.m. Volleyball, Ukrainian music Ukrainian Dance music by Dunai of ditional parade, kiosks, afternoon entertain- the advertising and promotion data base. and a view of fireworks from across the Toronto. ment stage, children’s area, festival food Raya Shadursky is part of the advertising bay at Seaworld’s Aquatic Park at 10 p.m. For more information on San Diego’s and beverage garden, as well as the evening and promotion group; and Markian Swec are other highlights of the welcoming day. Ukrainian Festival 2000, part of a fun- cabaret show in an expanded area from and Slavko Semcesen are pulling together a On Saturday at 7 p.m. festivities con- filled weekend in sunny Califomia, please Runnymede to Armadale. Marika Lopata is budget. tinue with a Ukrainian dance performance contact the House of Ukraine at: busily preparing all paperwork regarding Stage, sound and lighting man Eugene at the Casa Del Prado Theater in Balboa phone/fax, (619) 291-0661; or e-mail, the street closures and making sure that the Iwasiuk is just shaking his head at the logis- Park, home of the world-famous San [email protected]; or visit the website at committee meets all regulations. We expect tics of such a huge undertaking as Festival Diego Zoo. This year’s performance fea- http://groups.sandieqoinsider.com/ukraine/ to have all permits in place shortly.” 2000. Lesia Korobaylo is heading up the Asked what is new for Festival 2000, information and sales booth once again, but Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. committee member Lida Kulish replied that this year with reinforcement from Winnipeger Nadia Maksymiw. ëÓ˛Á ìÍð‡ªÌÓÍ ÄÏÂðËÍË “Be Ukrainian for a Day” will be an excit- ing series of hands-on workshops. President Marika Szkambara announced New Jersey Regional Council Participants will be able to learn how to that this year marks the 100th anniversary make varenyky, paint Easter eggs, decorate of the first settlement of Ukrainians in cordially invites you with your family to the ceramics and much more. Toronto. “We hope to feature this event in UNWLA Inc. 75th Jubilee Celebration Also, she said, “We hope to introduce a some way during the festival. We’re open to UNWLA Inc. 75th Jubilee Celebration children’s stage to offer an opportunity for suggestions,” she added. on Sunday, May 21, 2000 younger performers to showcase their tal- The committee has grown in size to over ents. This year we hope to expand the chil- 20 enthusiastic people, but more volunteers Divine Liturgy – 11:30 a.m. dren’s area to include even more activities are welcome. Call the festival hotline at at St John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and intend to provide more inflatables (416) 323-4772. Sanford Avenue and Ivy Street, Newark, New Jersey Reception - 1 p.m. at Ukrainian National Home Houston showcases Slavic heritage 140 Prospect Street, Irvington, New Jersey $35.00 per person. RSVP by May 16, 2000 by Eugene Kuchta Cultural Club of Houston, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary (an Please make check payable to: UNWLA NJ Regional Council, and mail to: HOUSTON – Ukrainian folk dancing, anniversary banquet is scheduled for Mrs. Lidia Kramarchuk, 66 Charles Street, Clifton, NJ 07013 foods, crafts and other cultural and dis- Saturday, September 30.) Tel.: (201) 773-4548 plays will be among those featured at the The day’s events begin with a 10 a.m. 38th annual Ss. Cyril and Methodius liturgy at the festival location, offered by the Slavic Heritage Festival – Houston’s old- Rev. Svetozar Kraljevic of Medjugorije, est ethnic festival. location of the well-known Marian shrine Each year the festival spotlights one in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A special guest Ukrainian Sitch Sports School Slavic nationality, and the 2000 festival star at the 2000 festival will be Goran An Unforgetable Learning Experience will focus on the Croatians. Other nation- Visnjic, star of the highly rated TV program alities to be featured are the Czechs, LEARN SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS FROM AN OUTSTANDING STAFF “ER.” THAT HAS BEEN HAND-PICKED TO WORK WITH ALL AGES AND ABILITY GROUPS. Poles and Slovenians. The festival also offers guests the The festival will take place on Sunday, opportunity to win the grand prize: a 10- Place: “Verkhovyna” Resort, Glen Spey, N.Y. May 21, from noon to 6 p.m. at the day trip to Split, Croatia, for two, a pack- When: July 23 - August 19, 2000 University of Houston Athletics/Alumni Boys and girls ages 6-18 age of airfare, hotel accommodations and Center, 3100 Cullen Blvd. meals valued at $4,000. Register now — Capacity is limited — For information write to: The event is sponsored by the Slavic Admission to the festival is $3; free Ukrainian Sitch Sports School 680 Sandford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106 ethnic communities of the greater admission for children under age 12. For http://www.Oleh.net/sitch/ Houston area. Ukrainian participation is information call (281) 531-6450, or send coordinated by the Ukrainian American e-mail to [email protected]. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 23

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Summertime adventures Andy Warhol planned in Toronto artworks on view by St. Vladimir Institute at Kyiv art center by Maria Rypan by Peter Sawchyn TORONTO – St. Vladimir Institute is gearing up for another fun-filled two-week camp. This one is a refreshing break from KYIV – For the first time ever, the all the outdoor camps – the ones with the mosquitoes. It’s also a Ukrainian public in Kyiv will have change of pace for most who live in the suburbs. The institute the opportunity to see the famous is located in a vibrant neighborhood with day trips a walk away works of Andy Warhol – Pop Art per- or a streetcar/ferry ride to tranquil Centre Island at the foot of sonified – including “Campbell’s downtown Toronto. Soup Can I,” “Marilyn Monroe,” A fun and action-packed spring “Mystery Week” has just “Four Marilyns,” “Jackie,” “Three concluded at St. Vlad’s. Coca-Cola Bottles,” “Dollar Signs” Last year’s “Time Travelers of the Millennium” zipped back and others. through the centuries, allowing the children to experience some The exhibit is presented by the of the activities and challenges common in different time peri- Center for Contemporary Art at the ods. Games from the previous millennium were found to be the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla most fun because they offered lively interaction – a radical Academy and the U.S. Embassy in change from today’s solitary videogame phenomenon. Ukraine. When children themselves ask to come for the full week Besides his most popular works instead of taking a scheduled day or two off, you know it’s of the 1960s and 1970s, the exhibi- good! tion will include Warhol’s 1950s Spadina Summer Adventures 2000 will have more of the sketches on paper and paintings from the 1980s demonstrating the same – theme days full of activities, arts and crafts, storytelling, symbolism of artifacts and signs – games, treasure hunts, “incredible edibles,” day trips and more. from the series Crosses, Knives, The culmination will be the children’s participation in the Skulls, Dollar Signs, etc. Ukrainian Festival parade in Bloor West Village as St. Vlad’s Warhol depicted the most popular entry incorporating the camp theme – a very colorful and fun and most commonplace objects and activity. people of his era, and his portraits Youth counselors at St. Vladimir Institute put finishing To register children call the program director, Maria Rypan, represent a unique study of the touches on Kozak murals. (416) 923-3318. famous figures of the mid-20th cen- tury. The exhibition will also include Warhol’s portraits of Liza Kerhonkson parish to mark double anniversary Minnelli and Judy Garland, Chairman Mao, Jackie Kennedy and by Osyp Moroz wedding ceremonies and baptisms. National Association, located just up the Sonia Rykiel, as well as the artist’s All are welcome to attend the anniver- road from the church. Tickets are $50 for own self-portrait. KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Holy Trinity Warhol’s oeuvre is fascinating, sary celebrations. Participants will adults; $15 for children up to age 16; and Ukrainian Catholic Parish will celebrate free for children under age 4. not the least due to its variety. its 35th anniversary – as well as the 25th include Bishop of Kyiv, Besides paintings and installations, the parish’s founding pastor; and Bishop Holy Trinity Parish also plans to pub- anniversary of the construction of its lish a jubilee book; advertisers are now he was an expert designer, cine- Basil Losten of the Eparchy of Stamford, church – on Sunday, September 24. being solicited. To place an advertise- matographer, collectioner, musician The unique wooden church – designed Conn. The two hierarchs will begin the ment or message of congratulations, con- (collaborating with the “Velvet by renowned architect Radoslav Zuk and jubilee event by celebrating a liturgy at tact: Holy Trinity UCC Jubilee, P.O. Box Underground,” Nico and Lou Reed) featuring an iconostasis by noted artist 10 a.m. 712, Kerhonkson, NY 12446. For further and a publisher (Interview maga- Jacques Hnizdovsky – serves a small A banquet with a special entertainment information about the parish’s anniver- zine). All were related to “stardom” parish. However it has also served count- program will take place later in the day at sary plans call (800) 673-5150; or fax and the art business. Combined with less faithful outside the congregation for the Soyuzivka resort of the Ukrainian (914) 626-5831. his own artistic output, these activi- ties made Warhol a megastar among stars. The creative output of Andy Rochester Plast branch to hold jubilee reunion Warhol – particularly his endowment of commonplace objects with mean- ing and significance – forced a change in the idea of an artist’s man- date. Warhol used images from adver- tising posters, photographs, comics and film stills, which he transferred to canvas using silkscreening. He trans- formed pop-culture objects into refined art. Warhol as an art figure is all the more interesting for the Ukrainian public because he came from a Ruthenian (Ukrainian) immigrant family; his parents – Andrii Varkhola and Yulia Zavadska – emigrated to Pittsburgh after the first world war. Andy Warhol’s entire life can be seen as the “American Dream” come true for a Ukrainian immigrant child. The Kyiv exhibition, which will be on view May 5 through June 4, was created by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and is pre- sented as a window into American culture. Besides Kyiv, it will visit 12 other European cities. For more information contact Olesya Ostrovska, assistant director ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A 1969 photograph of Plast members from Rochester, N.Y., at the Novyi Sokil Plast Camp in North Collins, of the CCA, telephone, (380-44) N.Y. Seen front and center is camp counselor Christina Kowcz. The Rochester Plast branch will mark the 50th anniversary of 238-2446; fax, (380-44) 238-2448; Plast in the United States with a reunion bringing together current and former Rochester members of Plast for celebrations e-mail, [email protected]. planned on May 20-21. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do...

A UKRAINIAN SUMMER CALENDAR May 19-21 Ukrainian Festival sponsored by St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, New York. August 12-13 Celebration of the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of Christ organized by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., Pittsburgh. May 21 Slavic Heritage Festival, University of Houston, Athletics/Alumni Center, Houston. August 17 Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival Golf Tournament, Toronto. May 27-28 Annual SUM Zlet youth jamboree and dance, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 18 Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival International Polka Night, Toronto.

June 11-16 Seniors Week, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 19 Celebrations of the ninth anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. June 18 Fathers’ Day concert, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 19 Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival, parade and cabaret, Toronto. June 30-July 3 Fourth of July weekend festival, dances, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 19 Concluding performance of the Voloshky Performing Dance Academy, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, Pa. July 1-2 Soyuzivka Season Opener, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 19 Concert by tenor Roman Tsymbala and soprano Anna Bachynska, July 1-4 Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad 2000, Horsham, Pa. the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y.

July 8 Talk by Marta Zielyk, U.S. State Department Ukrainian diplomatic interpreter, August 19 Wine-Tasting Reception, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y. August 19-20 Ukrainian Folk Festival, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, Pa. July 15 Singles tennis tournament, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 20 Final concert at Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp, Emlenton, Pa. July 14-16 Ukrainian Youth Festival, Verkhovyna resort, Glen Spey, N.Y. August 20 Celebration of the ninth anniversary of Ukrainian independence, July 22 Quad Grass Volleyball Tournament and Dance, SUM Camp Oakville, Ontario. and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 26 Concert by violinist Solomia Soroka and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, July 29 Children’s carnival, jewelry show and sale, “Christmas in July” pub party, the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y. SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 27 Ukrainian Independence Day Picnic sponsored by The Washington Group, July 29 Concert by pianist Vitaliy Samoshko, Festival International de Lanaudière, Fort Washington State Park, Maryland. Joliette, Quebec. September 1-3 Ukrainian Festival sponsored by the House of Ukraine, Balboa Park, San Diego. July 30 Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Day, St. Nicholas Picnic Grove, Minersville, Pa. September 1-4 Labor Day Weekend Festivities, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 5 Concert by cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y. September 1-4 Labor Day Weekend SUM “Zdvyh” festival and dances, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. August 5 First annual Maryland crabfest, jewelry show/sale, dance, SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. September 2 Final concert of the summer season with Maestro Myroslav Skoryk and soprano Anna Kovalko, the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y. August 5 Final concert at Bandura Camp Ukraina, London, Ontario. September 10 Picnic of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, Liberty Avenue August 12 Miss Soyuzivka Weekend, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. and Bloy Street, Hillside, N.J.

August 12 Concert by pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, the Grazhda, Hunter, N.Y. September 30 25th anniversary celebrations of Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston.

August 12 10th annual softball tournament, Hawaiian luau pub party, September 30 First annual indoor soccer tournament sponsored SUM Camp and Resort Center, Ellenville, N.Y. by the University of Waterloo Ukrainian Students’ Klub, Waterloo, Ontario.

Yiddishkayt! Los Angeles presents

West Coast Premiere Paris to Kyiv and Brave Old World Night Songs From A Neighboring Village Traditional & Ukrainian and New Jewish Music In this haunting concert, two rich musical traditions – Eastern European Jewish and Ukrainian – come together in an exploration of the complex relationships between two peoples that have existed side by side and Saturday, May 20 influenced each other for centuries. Taken from the title of a poem penned early in this century by the Ukrainian Yiddish poet Herts Rivkin, Night Songs from a Neighboring Village features the Canadian-Ukrainian group, Artist Talk 7 PM Paris to Kyiv and the renowned klezmer ensemble Brave Old World. The concert draws from the rich legacy of Ukrainian folk and liturgical Concert 8 PM song, the virtuosic art of the bandura, and three closely related Jewish musical genres that reached their greatest European flowering on the soil of Ukraine: klezmer music, Yiddish folk song, and the music of Hasidim. Led by Winnipeg-based Alexis Kochan and her musical collaborator bandurist Julian Kytasty, Paris to Kyiv and Brave Old World John Anson Ford Amphitheater explore the common threads that connect us through their innovative 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood approach to traditional and modern music. Tickets: $30, $20 Reservations & Information: 323/461-3673 323/GO1-FORD Ukrainian songs, hearty and fresh, Smelling of field and barn, They fill the air with precious warmth That streams from the fires of home – Herts Rivkin (1908-1951) No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 25

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belonged to Stalin and the party – and not The myth... to the Soviet citizenry, not even to the With deep sorrow we announce the passing away (Continued from page 4) Russian people, and certainly not to on Sunday, April 30, 2000, in Toronto of ery? The alleged upheaval of the Ukrainian Ukrainians. population in defense of their merciless Some 5 million to 6 million Ukrainians fought in the Soviet Army, and about half Soviet fatherland was a fabrication impart- Roman Andrii Maksymiw of them lost their lives in the struggle. (b. 1941 in Ukraine) ed into a collective memory, concocted by Many of them were honest, brave and barrister & solicitor, businessman. means of falsified history books and artful- patriotic; they may have wished to bring ly staged public holidays. Milovan Djilas, freedom to Ukraine, and they may have The panakhyda was held at 7:30 p.m. on May 3 Marshal Tito’s envoy to the USSR, gives been true heroes. But they did not liberate at the Turner & Porter Funeral Directors at 2333 Bloor St. W. us a more authentic picture of Ukraine dur- Ukraine, for that was beyond their power. and the funeral services at 10:00 a.m. on May 4 ing the war. Visiting Uman in 1944, after It is time that Ukrainians face the tragic at St. Nicholas Church at Queen & Bellwoods. the region was retaken by the Soviet fact that the Ukrainian military in the Red forces, Mr. Djilas observed: Army were only a cog in the great totalitar- Oksana (wife), Olenka (daughter), Oles (son) with wife Susanne, Roman (son), “It was not possible to conceal the pas- ian , and instruments cannot be Osypa (mother), Natalka (sister) with husband Georges Kalifa, and Maria (sister). sive attitude of the Ukrainians toward the victors. war and toward Soviet victories. 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Corrections An article about the Chicago area per- formance of the Arabesky drama troupe from Kharkiv submitted by the Ukrainian Language Society (April 30) neglected to mention that the Chicago performance was sponsored by the Chicago District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association. The U.S. tour of Arabesky was sponsored by the Ukrainian National Association with the cooperation of its local districts and branches. * * * In the announcement about its contin- uing fund drive for victims of the mining disaster in Krasnodon, Ukraine (April 23), the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation listed the wrong number on its street address. The correct address is 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1026, Washington DC 20005. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19 No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 29 Bryttan to conduct youth symphony in performance of Wagner’s “Ring” NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A com- woman who lives there, their first tenta- plete act from Richard Wagner’s “Der tive yearnings, the rage of the woman’s Ring des Nibelungen” has never before husband and the ecstatic conclusion are been realized by any youth orchestra and vividly portrayed in the most descriptive is rarely attempted even by professional and subtle orchestral colors. Wagner’s ensembles. Adrian Bryttan will lead the first truly mature work, it is in many New Jersey Youth Symphony in a unique ways also his most intimate and lyrical. performance of the entire Act I from “Die The immense orchestra is a full-fledged Walküre” on Saturday, May 13, at partner to the three vocal soloists. Nicholas Auditorium, on the Rutgers Appearing as Siegmund will be tenor University campus, at 8 p.m. Stefano Algieri, the Met’s second cast The quality and dedication of the 95 Tristan this season who has appeared in high school students who comprise the many of the major opera theaters in the orchestra have attracted not only the world, including Staatsoper Wien, Berlin, enthusiastic support of the Wagner Amsterdam, New York City Opera and oth- Society of New York but also the partici- ers. Gustavo Halley, in the role of Hunding, pation of the top professionals from the has also performed in numerous leading Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Four lead- theaters such as La Scala, Hamburg, Graz ing players, including Raymond and the Lviv Opera, and as soloist with the Gniewek, concertmaster for 40 years, Lviv Philharmonic. Bass roles he is noted have offered their time and services to for are Boris, King Marke, Falstaff, Don come down to New Jersey and help lead Giovanni and King Philip. The soprano master classes with the young musicians. will be 23-year-old award-winning GRAND STREET MEDICAL ASSOCIATES What particularly delighted the students Amanda Mace from Kansas City. is pleased to announce that was playing side by side with seasoned Maestro Bryttan has established the experts who shared their experience and NJYS as one of the most challenging and expertise. innovative ensembles in the nation. This MIKHAIL GUSMAN, M.D. And they also identify with the story. season it has already performed such Internal Medicine A saga of love, “Die Walküre” opens masterworks as Rachmaninoff’s Second has joined their practice at with a raging thunderstorm in a primeval Symphony and Richard Stauss’ “Death forest, where a wounded man desperately and Transfiguration.” 6360 Rt. 209 runs towards a secluded hut seeking shel- For tickets to the performance call Kerhonkson, New York ter. As he falls in love with the unhappy (908) 771-5544. (Next to Candlelight Inn Restaurant)

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 32) interfaces where traditional music meets the will perform songs and arias by Liudkevych, modern world, is part of the “YK2! The New Barvinsky, Liszt, Dvorak, Janacek, Giordano, Face of Yiddish Culture – A Festival for the Cilea and Puccini. Contribution: $125 per Next 1,000 Years” taking place throughout person; $200 per couple. Reception to follow. Southern California May 14-21. Seating capacity is limited; for reservation please call, (212) 288-8660. LAS VEGAS: The Ukrainian American Club of Las Vegas will hold a Memorial Day Friday, May 12 Party, with a pot luck dinner to be held at 7030 West Darby, starting at 5:30 p.m. The NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and club will furnish appetizers and desserts. Literary Club and the New York Bandura Please check with Jan or Steve on what is Ensemble invite the public for the fourth needed by calling (702) 434-1187. If no one event of the “Bandura Downtown” series, a answers please leave a message so the call “Meet the Composer” concert featuring the can be returned. Admission: $7 per person. compositions and arrangement of Michael Andrec. Mr. Andrec will be joined by Alla Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21 Kutsevych and the Experimental Bandura Trio (J. Kytasty, J. Fedynsky, M. Andrec) in Parma, Ohio: St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian works ranging from arrangements of Orthodox Cathedral and St. Josaphat’s Renaissance brass music to world premieres Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral are hosting of works in progress. Donation: $7. The “United Christ,” to celebrate the birth of evening will be held at the Mayana Gallery, Jesus Christ. There will be vespers will be at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7 p.m. 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at St. Vladimir’s For more information call (212) 955-2640 A PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR PARENTS, CHILDREN AND FRIENDS with Metropolitan Constantine and Bishop or (212) 777-8144. Website: Robert. A banquet and concert will be held at http://www.brama.com/mayana/, noon, Sunday, May 21 at St. Josaphat’s http://home.eartlink.net/~comrevgrd/. Astrodome Hall. Two Ukrainian choirs, one “èðÓÒÚÓ ìÍð‡ªÌ‡ – Simply Ukraine” adult and one youth, will sing liturgical ADVANCE NOTICE music. Sunday event tickets are $35, adults; 190 colored photographs from all over Ukraine $20, children, age 5 and under. Sales end Wednesday, May 24 May 7. For ticket information call Cornel Osadsa, (440) 526-5580. TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Ave., presents Lubomyra Tomchuk, (postage included) Sunday, May 21 renowned designer and embroiderer, who Simply Ukraine – $40.00 will share the secrets of her inspirational NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of Ukrainian stitches and designs. Ms. Tomchuk American (UIA) invites the Ukrainian com- will display many of her original embroi- Order from: munity to a concert benefiting the UIA dered shirts, or “sorochky,” including “Crown Jewel Endowment” and the “Daria Borschiv-style, white-on-white and beaded. Tania D’Avignon, 25 Church Street, Newton, MA 02458 Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts”. The con- This is a good introduction to a series of cert will take place at the institute, 2 E. 79 St., workshops on embroidery to be held at the (617) 964-1942; at 3 p.m. and will feature Oksana Krovytska, institute this fall. Time: 7 p.m. Fee: $10. For soprano, New York City Opera, accompanied further information and to register call (416) e-mail: [email protected] by Vyacheslav Bakis, pianist. Ms. Krovytska 923-3318. No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 31 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2000 No. 19

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Saturday, May 13 p.m. and the jubilee banquet at 7 p.m. There is free admission to the conference; tickets NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific for the banquet are $45 per person. For addi- Society is sponsoring two lectures to be tional information call UVAN in Canada, delivered by Prof. Volodymyr Panchenko (204) 942-5095. and Prof. Leonid Kucenko of the Vynnychenko Pedagogical University in Friday, May 19 Kirovohrad. Prof. Panchenko, chair, depart- ment of comparative literature, will speak on WASHINGTON: The Washington Group the topic “The Ukrainian Cultural Scene in (TWG) is holding its annual meeting for cur- Kirovohrad”; Leonid Kucenko, assistant pro- rent and prospective new members at the Van fessor, department of Ukrainian literature, Ness Social Room, 2939 Van Ness St., at 7 will speak about “Yevhen Malaniuk: The p.m. The meeting will include annual reports, Scope of His Creativity.” The presentations elections to the board of directors, a brief will be held at the society’s building, 63 presentation by Bohdan Budzan of the Fourth Ave., at 2 p.m. International Management Institute in Kyiv, and a video of the film “Reflections of the NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: The New Past”, where film-maker Slavko Nowytski Jersey Youth Symphony, under the direction will give some insights about his documen- of Adrian Bryttan, will perform Act I from tary of the first Ukrainian immigration to Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at Nicholas Canada. Snacks and refreshments will be Auditorium, Rutgers University, at 8 p.m. provided. For more information, call Marta For tickets call (908) 771-5544. Zielyk (202) 244-8836 or Orest Deychakiwsky (301) 937-0492 (evening); WINNIPEG, Man.: The Ukrainian check TWG’s website: Academy of Arts and Sciences in Canada is www.TheWashingtonGroup.org. celebrating its golden jubilee with a confer- Saturday, May 20 ence and banquet at The Lombard. The con- ference, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — HOLLYWOOD, Calif.: “Night Songs The Ukrainian Community in Canada” is From a Neighboring Village”, traditional and chaired by Prof. Jaroslav Rozumnyj with new Jewish and Ukrainian music, featuring speakers Dr. Roman Petryshyn and Dr. Oleh the renowned klezmer ensemble Brave New St. Vladimir’s College Inc. Wolowyna. Taking part in the round table of World and the Canadian-Ukrainian group scholars and community leaders concerning Paris to Kyiv – led by singer and producer the development and articulation of a vision Alexis Kochan and her musical collaborator, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL for the future of the Ukrainian community in bandurist Julian Kytasty – will appear in con- www.stvlads.net Canada will be: Nadia Kostyshyn-Bailey, cert in their West Coast premiere at the John Grade 9-10-11-12 moderator; Adrian Boyko, Dr. Jurij Anson Ford Amphitheater, 2580 Cahuenga Darewych, Andrew Hladyshevsky, and 2000 - 2001 Academic Year Blvd., at 8 p.m. The concert, which in bring- Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj, discussants. Guest ing together the Eastern European Jewish and speaker at the dinner will be Prof. Peter St. Vladimir’s College is an independent Ukrainian Catholic High School Ukrainian musical traditions explores the Potichnyj. The conference will be held unique in North America for young men. 1:30-5 p.m., followed by cocktails at 6:15 (Continued on page 30) St. Vladimir’s College has a limited number of vacancies available for next year in Grades Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve. PLEASE NOTE REQUIREMENTS: St. Vladimir’s College – High School provides: Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the • Small class sizes. Student-teacher ratio 10:1; public. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($10 per submission) by The • A disciplined, structured and safe learning environment; Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community. Payment must be received • A religious and moral climate; prior to publication. • A sports program committed to excellence; • A tradition in culture, music and the arts; • Dedicated, professional teachers and support staff; • An excellent boarding facility in a rural setting near Roblin, Manitoba (4 hours from Winnipeg); 5-Year Level Term Life Insurance • Cost: $9,000.00 CDN (includes room, board and education); • Obtain an admission package by contacting the school at Ukrainian National Association, the oldest and largest (204) 937-2173 or in writing: Ukrainian fraternal society, is proud to offer to its members, att: Headmaster, Mr. George Iwasechko readers of The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda St. Vladimir’s College Inc., P.O. Box 789, Roblin, Manitoba R0L 1P0 our new 5-Year Level Term Life Insurance Plan.

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