ТаІИНPublishtd by tht Ukrainian National A5sociation Inc.. a fraternal non-profit associationу| Vol. LV No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1.1987 25 cent5 Treblinka survivors' testimony begins Gen. Petro Grigorenko dies NEW YORK - Petro Hryhorovych in Demjanjui( trial's second week Grigorenko, a founding member of Special to Svoboda and The Weekly said, wore black uniforms, while the both the Moscow and Ukrainian Hel­ Germans were dressed in green. He sinki monitoring groups, and a former JERUSALEM - Two survivors of recalled his experiences in the camp Red Army general, died here at Beth the Treblinka death camp testified this dramatically and emotionally as he had Israel Hospital on Saturday, February week at the war crimes trial of John done in German and American courts, 21. He was 79. Demjanjuk, and both identified the at legal proceedings against, among A tireless defender of human and retired autoworker as "Ivan of Tre­ others, Feodor Fedorenko and Mr. national rights until his death, Gen. blinka" in dramatic appearances. Demjanjuk. Grigorenko was confined for nearly six During cross-examination of both Mr. Epstein pointed at Mr. Demjan­ years (1963-1964, 1969-1974) in Soviet witnesses, the defense pointed out juk and shouted, "This is the man, the psychiatric hospitals in retaliation for inconsistencies in each witness's own man sitting over there," in identifying such activities. testimony given at various times as well him as a guard at Treblinka named In 1978, while in the United States for as discrepancies between the testimo­ Ivan. Some of the spectators at the trial medical treatment, he was stripped of nies of both men. rose and applauded as he pointed Mr. Soviet citizenship for "actions incom­ In addition, the line of questioning Demjanjuk out, and presiding Judge patible with citizenship of the USSR." pursued by the defense pointed to a DoV Levin, cautioned the audience He received political asylum in the possibility of collusion among Tre­ against such demonstrations. United States and vowed to "tell the blinka survivors who had traveled as a Under xross-examination by Mark wor1d what I know" about the Soviet group and testified at court proceedings O'Connor, the chief defense attorney, regime. in the United States in 1978 and 1980, Mr. Epstein said that a 1960deposition Gen. Grigorenko was also a founder and in West Germany in 1970. in which he said that Nikolai did not of the External Representation of the The first of the Treblinka survivors to wear a black uniform must have been Ukrainian Helsinki Group. He made testify was Pinhas Epstein, 62, formerly altered. Mr. O'Connor bfought out many public appearances and testified of Poland and since 1948 a resident of other inconsistencies in the witness's at countless forums, including Con­ Israel. Mr. Epstein was at the Treblinka testimony, including his statement at gressional hearings. He spoke also at camp for 11 months in 1942-1943 and this trial that he learned the name of his the Sakharov hearings at which he was a member of the work gang that was brother's killer at Treblinka an hour raised the issue of the persecution of charged with burning the bodies of after the murder, while at the Fedo­ non-Russian nationalities in the Soviet renko hearing he had stated that he Union although this was not on the those killed in the gas chambers. Mr. Gen. Petro Grigorenko Epstein escaped from the camp in 1943. learned this only one hour before the agenda. His parents and three siblings were proceedings. He was active in promoting the cause After he suffered a stroke in the fall of killed at the camp. Mr. Epstein also stated that he of human rights during the Madrid 1983, Gen. Grigorenko was forced to In his testimony for the prosecution immediately recognized Mr. Demjan- Conference (1980-1983), which review­ curtail his public appearances. He never on Monday, February 23, Mr. Epstein juk's gait as the accused stepped off the ed implementation of the 1975 Helsinki fully recovered from the stroke and he spoke for seven hours about the horrors jet when he arrived in Israel. Mr. Accords, and he met with many Wes­ suffered from a variety of other ail­ of Treblinka and about the particular O'Connor reminded the witness, how­ tern leaders, including President Jimmy ments. Since October 1986 he had been brutality of "the Ukrainian guards Ivan ever, that he had seen Mr. Demjanjuk Carter, to discuss Soviet human-rights in Beth Israel Hospital. and Nikolai." The Ukrainian guards, he (Continued on page 16) violations. (Continued on page 3)

Ukrainians, Jews, protest ABA agreement with Soviets News analysis: by Marianna Liss remain focused on family concerns." nuclear disaster." He added, "The ABA is focused on His remarks were reported in the Los ABA/ASL agreement NEW ORLEANS - Ukrainian, larger issues such as wor1d terrorism Angeles Daily Journal, a law news­ by Marianna Liss Jewish and human-rights groups pro­ and the implications of the Chornobyl (Continued on page 12) tested at the American Bar Associa­ tion's midyear meeting against its NEW ORLEANS - Pressure is Declaration of Cooperation with the building for the American Bar Asso­ Association of Soviet Lawyers. ciation to rescind its declaration of cooperation with the Association of The demonstrations were part of an Soviet Lawyers, and a member of the effort coordinated through the Task ABA'S board of governors, attending Force on ABA-Soviet Relations, which the organization's midyear meeting is co-chaired by Phoenix attorneys in New Orleans, conceded privately Patience Huntwork and 0rest Jejna, to that the ABA/ASL declaration will bring the issues regarding the agree­ be abrogated, sooner or later. ment to the attention of the ABA House of Delegates and the Board of Gover­ Asking to remain anonymous, the nors, who held meetings in New Orleans member went further, saying that it in February. was a fallacy to trust the Soviets, that Jewish groups, including !oca1 or­ the ABA will end up being used by ganizations such as the Jewish Federa­ the Soviets. tion of Greater Baton Rouge and the Coming from a board member, Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, as these attitudes are significant. It was well as human-rights groups took part some of the board members who in demonstrations Thursday, February pushed for a formal relationship 12, outside the New Orleans Marriott between the ABA and ASL in the Hotel first place. According to Patience Huntwork, an attorney and critic of Xbe ABA president, sneaking cf the the agreement, it was this handful of r^ 8 ^\ le.^oers wbo -/ЧЬ0"'іI pr1e rt%^^ і"2-Л:г xd ^n ^^^^-y rb^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY HeI freed after compIeting term JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Ukrainian pohtical prisoner 1van He1 was released from internal exile in the Komi ASSR Ukrainian writer Drach focuses in mid-January after comp1eting his term for "anti-Soviet agitation and attention on language issue propaganda," and returned to his by Roman Solchanyk Leninist nationalities policy, and the hometown of Lviv, Ukraine, according violation of its principles is very pain­ to the External Representation of the The Ukrainian intelligentsia, particu­ ful." Ukrainian Helsinki Group. larly writers, seems determined to carry More recently, prose writer V0I0- An active participant in the Ukrai­ on with the discussion about the need to dymyr Drozd raised he question of nian rights movement since the 1960s, enhance the ro1e and status of the native party and state intervention in support Mr. He1 was free after spending 15 years language in the republic. The latest issue of the Ukrainian language. Appeals to in incarceration (10 years in a Mordo­ of Literaturna Ukraina reported that respect the language, said Mr. Drozd, vian labor camp and five years in exile) the language question was raised by are insufficient: under Article 70 of the RSFSR crimi­ Ivan Drach, one of the best known "What is needed here are decisions by poets in Ukraine, at a recent session of nal code. He was arrested in January the state. The Ukrainian language must 1972 for dissemination of samvydav the presidium of the board of the, become fundamentally indispensable in literature. Ukrainian Writers' Union. The meeting everyday life, in the theater, in scholar­ was held to discuss "restructuring'' and ship, and in institutions of higher The 49-year-old dissident served a the work of the newspaper's editors in learning; then there will be no need for three-year term in labor camps in light of last year's party and writers' appeals, and even the Philistine will Mordovia in 1966-І969, also for dis­ congresses. draw the appropriate conclusions." seminating samvydav and participation Mr. Drach recalled that one of the The same kinds of demands, that is, in the Ukrainian national movement. problems that was discussed both at the the adoption of special legislation to On December 7, I970, Mr. He1 spoke at republican and all-union writers' con­ safeguard the native language have been the funeral of Ukrainian writer A1la gresses "is today the problem of the made in Byelorussia. Indeed, in Minsk Horska in Kiev. language, its teaching in the schools, the discussion about the status of Mr. He1 will reside with his wife, and the problem of elementary upbring­ Byelorussian in the republic's schools Maria, and 22-year-old daughter, Ok- ing in the kindergartens. It's time, it has gone so far as to accuse the local Ivan He1 in exile in 1982. sana, in Lviv. seems, to talk about this." He also Ministry of Education of consciously suggested that Literaturna Ukraina hampering the development of the should serve as the main forum for native language. publicizing the language issue, and Estonian and Latvian writers have urged the Ukrainian Writers' Union to also been forthright in discussing the Terelia release calleId olive tranch play a more active ro1e in this regard: problems of "coexistence" of the native "The time has also probably come to language and Russian in their republics. in Kremlin courtship of Vatican create a special commission of the Thus far, the policymakers in Mos­ [Ukrainian] Writers' Union that would cow have remained conspicuously silent WASH1NGTON - The release of nature, however. watch over the problems of learning the on the language question. The issues are Yosyp Terelia, a leader of the under­ The release of a major figure in the language and literature in the schools, being discussed in the press, including ground Catholic Church in Ukraine, in Ukrainian Catholic or Uniate Church, u: ЇХI tb^ pcQfessioii^l дд4 imhnicei\ such widely read newspapers as Litera- early February was interpreted in The whose estimated membership is over 4 sch0plS3^and in the institutiqns o1f higher turnaya Gazeta. Demands are being put Washington Times on February 12 as a million in Western Ukraine, appears to education." forth, and, in the case of Latvia, the peace offering to the Vatican in the be another olive branch from the Kremlin's continuous efforts to win a Kremlin, the Times claimed. In light of what several of his collea­ republic's ideological secretary has joined the fray by issuing pointed papal visit to the USSR in 1988 for the Mr. Terelia, 43, who has spent some gues have already said about the lan­ Millennium of Christianity in Kievan 20 years in Soviet prisons, labor camps guage question, Mr. Orach's proposals warnings to the effect that too much enthusiasm for the Latvian language Rus'. and psychiatric institutions, was serving appear quite modest. At the writers' The Times reported that the Kremlin a 12-year sentence (seven years'of labor congress in Kiev last June, Oles Hon- may lead to "nationalism." All of this is in tune with Mikhail Gorbachev's has been making overtures toward the camp and five years' exile) in the char spoke eloquently about the impor­ Vatican through the Italian Communist notorious Camp No. 36 near Kuchino tance of the native language for the insistence on thorough-going glasnost. But the other catchword of current Party, which recently revealed that in the Perm region, known as the "death survival of the nation and its culture, Soviet leaders do not consider a visit by camp." F0ur well-kn@wriUkraiRian and castigated those who were eager to Soviet politics - perestroika, or restruc­ turing — has yet to make its presence the pontiff "impossible, provided condi­ political pdsoners have died there since display their "internationalism" by tions mentioned previously are fi1led." May 1984 - Helsinki Monitoring abandoning the Ukrainian language. felt in the area of nationalities policy. Indeed, Mr, Gorbachev's remarks on Published last September by the Group members Vasyl Stus, Yuriy In the process, Mr. Honchar referred the national question in his address at Italian Communist Party Unita, these Lytvyn and Oleks1y Tykhy, and journa­ to the 19th century tsarist edicts banning the recent plenum of the Central Com­ conditions ask that the Vatican halt its list Va1ery Marchenko. the use of Ukrainian in print, empha­ mittee of the Communist Party of the support for the underground Ukrainian Mr. Terelia, who in 1982 founded the sizing the language's *'right to live." Soviet Union revealed little if anything Catholic Church and officially recog­ Central Committee of Ukrainian Ca­ Several weeks later, Borys Oliynyk, in the way of "bold new initiatives." nize Soviet sovereignty over the Baltic tholics and headed the Initiative Group addressing the all-union writers' con­ This, in spite of the fact that the plenum states of Lithuania and Latvia, annexed for the Defense of the Rights of Be­ gress in Moscow, went further by convened several weeks after the riots in by the Soviets in 1940. lievers and the Church in Ukraine until denouncing the phenomenon of so­ Alma-Ata. But the Vatican has generally viewed his arrest in February 1985, was re­ called home-grown Russifiers and On the contrary, the repetition of these conditions as "unacceptable," the leased under pardons granted some I50 speaking openly about "great-power worn phrases about sociaUsm's success­ Times said. They did consider the Unita Soviet prisoners in accordance with two chauvinism." Mr. Oliynyk presented es in guaranteeing the economic and articles to be of an "exploratory" (Continued on page 15) the language issue in unmistakable spiritual progress of all the nations of political terms, asserting that the "pro­ the Soviet Union coupled with the blem of the native language in the demand for "strengthening interna­ school, in the theater, in the kinder­ tional upbringing" point to more of the gartens is already a question of our same. UIkrainian Weey У FOUNDED 1933

An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. Lithuanian priest sent back 07302. Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. to labor camp in Perm (ISSN - 0273-9348) NEW YORK - As scores of Soviet Patackas, who was arrested last July. dissidents are being reported released Since the prosecution has purportedly Yearly subscription rate: S8; for UNA members - S5. and more releases are expected, the collected evidence implicating Mr. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. Rev. Sigitas Tamkevicius, a Catholic Patackas in the production of the priest, was being returned to labor Chronicle of the Catholic Church in The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: camp, after refusing to sign a confession Lithuania, it was feared that new (201)434-0237,-0807,-3036 (201)451-2200 of guilt. Father Tamkevicius, a Lithua­ proceedings might be opened against Postmaster, send address nian priest, had been brought from the Rev. Tamkevicius in connection changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz jPvm, where many of the releases have with this information. The prosecution Assistant Editors:. Natalia A. Feduschak been reported, to Vilnius, Lithuanian The Ukrainian W/eekly failed to prove his involvement with the P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna N. Lapychak Information Center based in Brooklyn. Chronicle at the Rev. Tamkevicius' Jersey City. N.J. 07303 Canadian Correspondent: Michael B. Bociurkiw Another source recently reported trial in 1983. that the Rev. Tamkevicius was ques­ Brought to Lithuania in civilian garb The Ukrainian Weekly, Marcli 1, 1987, No. 9, Vol. LV tioned in Kaunas, at the same time, in in order not to attract attention, the Copyriglit 1987 by The Ukrainian Weekly connection with the case of Algirdas (Continued on page І5) No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987

President Richard Nixon — Gen. Gri­ Gen. Grigorenko... gorenko resumed his human- and na­ Legislators support ancestry question (Continued from page 1) tional-rights activities. Gen. Grigorenko was born on a farm In May 1976 he became a founding WASHINGTON - Two congress­ adequately identify all members of the in Borysivka, Zaporizhzhia 0bIast, in member of the Moscow Helsinki men and a senator have urged the U.S. ethnic communities in the United Ukraine on October 16,1907. At the age Group, and in November was a found­ Census Bureau to include an ancestry States," they wrote. of 15 he settled in Donetske, where he ing member of the Ukrainian Helsinki question on the 1990 Census, and that "We are persuaded that a more worked as a machinist and locksmith. Group. He acted as the liaison person the question ask a person's ethnic comp1ete picture of our ethnic popula­ He became a member of the Communist between the two groups. ancestry rather than his parents' birth­ tion can be derived from a question Party in 1927 as a young man of 20. In November 1977 Gen. Grigorenko, place. focusing on ethnic ancestry. Unlike the He attended the Military Engineering his wife and son, 01eh, were given Reps. Don Ritter (R-Pa.)and Dennis parental birthplace question, the ances­ Academy in Leningrad and graduated six-month visas enabling them to travel Hertel (D-Mich.), and Sen. Donald try question more accurately measures in 1934. After being drafted into the to the United States where the general Riegle (D-Mich.) wrote on January 30 the size of this country's ethnic com­ Red Army, he fought in Mongolia was to undergo surgery for^ prostate to John Keane, director of the Bureau munities, and identifies the important against Japan in 1939 and was wound­ condition. of the Census. ro1e ethnic diversity plays in the United ed in battle. During Wor1d War II he Gen. Grigorenko was met on Novem­ "...we are concerned that the 1990 States beyond the first and second served in the Baltic and was twice ber 30 at New York's John F. Kennedy Census contain comp1ete and accurate generation," they noted. wounded. International Airport by his son, An­ data on the ethnic communities in this country. In addition, we share their After the war he became a lecturer at drew, with his wife, Maria, who had The three legislators are from two belief that the parental birthplace the Frunze Military Academy in Mos­ been allowed to emigrate from the states that have large groups of ethnic question on the 1980 Census did not cow and eventually became head of its USSR two and a half years earlier, as Americans. cybernetics department. In 1959 he well as by representatives of the Ukrai­ attained the rank of major-general. He nian and Crimean Tatar communities. Council of Europe asks Soviets was the author of over 60 articles Before the visa had expired, via a dealing with military science, and he February 13, 1978, decree, the Presi­ was decorated with four orders and dium of the Supreme Soviet of the to respect BaIts' human rights seven medals of the USSR. USSR revoked Gen. Grigorenko's ROCKVILLE, Md. -The21-nation problem be resolved in the larger Gen. Grigorenko first ran afoul of citizenship. The decree was made public on March 10. member Council of Europe on January context of East-West relations and Soviet officialdom when, in 1961 at the 28 unanimously adopted a resolution within the framework of the Helsinki Gen. Grigorenko asked for political 21st Communist Party Congress, he asking that the Soviet Union respect the Accords. accused Nikita Khrushchev of creating asylum in the United States and this was right of self-determination and human British Labor member Donald Cole- a class-divided society and called for granted a day after the request, on April rights in the Soviet-occupied Baltic mans said that Baltic peoples were "sold democratization of the party. 19. States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. into bondage" and now live under a Later that year, Gen. Grigorenko and As a result, he was transferred to the The Strasbourg-based council acts as government whose legality is contested. other Ukrainian dissidents now living in Far East and it was there that he an advisory body to its member-parlia­ Margaretha Ugglas, a Swedish Conser­ the West, formed the External Repre­ orgajni^^t|i^ Ч')І|)П of Sta|jggle for the ments in Western Europe and is active vative, said the West should be "shamed sentation of the Ukrainian Helsinki RevivlUA^I fcfeiilMsn^1 Me yiitributed in human-rights issues. by its silence on the Baltic situation." Group. leaflets calling for a return to Leninist The resolution was sponsored by British Conservative Stefan Terelezki, In 1982, Gen. Grigorenko's auto­ principles and for this was arrested in Dutch Labor parliamentarian Harry (who is a Ukrainian) called the forced biography, "Memoirs," was pub­ February 1964. Van Den Bergh. During debates prior Soviet incorporation of the Baltic lished by W.W. Norton and Co. He was sent to the notorious Serbsky to passage of the resolution, Mr. Van States "one of the gravest wrongs 0f0ur Gen. Grigorenko made many public Institute of Forensic Psychiatry in Den Bergh called the Soviet incorpora­ times." appearances throughout the United Moscow, where doctors pronounced tion of the Baltic States a "flagrant States, Canada and Europe, speaking The resolution was accompanied by a him mentally ill, and he was confined to violation of: the rights of self4ietermina- forcefully about human-rights issues -six-page explanatory^ met|ioitaiidum, a psychiatric hospital (psykhushka) for tion of peoples." He added that the fate and defending individual rights acti­ written by Mr. Van Den Bergh. The 14 months in 1964-1965. At the same of the Baltic peoples had been neglected vists as well as the Ukrainian and memorandum includes statenients ffom time he was demoted to the rank of for too long by Western Europe and Crimean Tatar nations. 11 Western European governments private, deprived of his military pen­ said that the rights of the Baltic peoples explaining their respective positions sion and expelled from the Communist One of his last public appearances must become a priority problem for the concerning recognition of the legality of Party. was at the 1983 dedication in Denver of West. He also urged that the Baltic Soviet rule in the Baltic States. After his release from the psykhushka, Babi Yar Park which is a memorial to the former general had to work as a Jewish and Ukrainian victims of a Nazi longshoreman and porter. He became massacre of the population in a ravine ^|)pa#t56f^i|^w^git(3^wMgAuman-rights near Kiev. While in Denver the general Andreychuk named Canadian ambassador 1^0VfeAi^nl wM lobk^p t?teeicausp^l the isuflered a stroke. OTTAWA - A. Raynell Andrey­ Wor1d Alliance (1977-1981); ,chairper- ?Ci^fcrMiahi^it^r^i^hoted5bqebtkiled to b. Sufi/4ving are Gen, Grigorenko's chuk, 42, born in Saskatoon of Ukrai­ sotT of the Internati6iiat "НШіа:гі Ri|hts Cerit^'al>Й^siia^^by'^Sti^in: In I9*69 he13ew iwife:, Zinaida; sons Andrew and 01eh, nian immigrant parents, was named Commissi6n(YMtA);n978-f9Sl); to Tashkent, where he testified in behalf who live on Long Island, Anatoly, Canada's high commissioner to Kenya national president of the YMCA of of several dissidents at their trial. Georgi and Viktor, who live in the with concurrent accreditation to Canada (1975-1977); chairperson of the He was arrested in May of that year Soviet Union; as well as seven grand­ Uganda and as ambassador to the Canadian delegation to the Soviet and examined by a psychiatric commis­ children. Comoros. Union with respect to sports activities sion which declared him mentally Funeral services were scheduled to (1974); and chairperson of the Consti­ sound. However, the Serbsky Institute take p1ace Saturday, February 28, with Miss Andreychuk was also appointed tution, Personnel Endowment and reversed the commission's diagnosis a liturgy at St. Volodimir's Ukrainian permanent representative of Canada to Wor1d Department Committees (1967­ and found Gen. Grigorenko insane. Orthodox Cathedral in New York, and the United Nations Environment Pro­ 1974). He stood trial in Tashkent in Fe-, interment at St. Andrew's Ukrainian gram and permanent representative of bruary 1970 and was then confined to a Orthodox Cemetery in South Bound Canada to the United Nations Center Since 1977, Miss Andreychuk has psychiatric hospital for more than four Brook, N.J. for Human Settlements (HAB1TAT) in also been the honorary patron to Match years. In lieu of flowers, memorial dona­ Nairobi, Kenya. international (Matching Women's Upon his release in June 1974 - in a tions may be made to the External Needs in Canada and the Third Wor1d). move apparently associated with the Representation of the Ukrainian Hel­ Miss Andreychuk (B.A., University 1n 1969, she was a Canadian delegate to upcoming visit to the Soviet Union by sinki Group. of Saskaichewan, 1966; L.LB^ Univer­ the United Nations Conference on sity of Saskatchewan. 1967) who was Women and Deve!c^^mem in New admitted to the Saskaichewan Bar in York; in 1979 ch,- , . ^ ^ of the First !9б8, has been J Saskatchewan Pro~ Canadian Con(e1 c ^^g ^:g non- vmcial Co'-'It j ad ge smce і9^г, and has governmeni іпгеі ]^ agencies served on the 50venkrig COUncils of together to discuss і\ in de\ clop- dozens of provincial and national mem (sponsored ' ' ^ Canadian c0mrounitv-servi4;f; 01 ga?i:jat:ons. 1nternationaI Dev'^- ' . r V Agency): and, in 1980, a тетЬс" зпа раг1ісіра"ґ Since 1983, she has been a ліетЬег of at the Unite0 Nat?e i^ Conference en the Senate at the Uni\crsity or Regma. Women in Copenna^en During the period I077-і983, she has held the foilowing positioi:. at thQ For Ihe pas^' ^0 years. Miss Andrey­ University\ of Regina: chancellor of the chuk has ga. jed a reputation a% г University: chairperson of the Senate; lectu^f^i and speaker on such 5opic^. as membei of the board of governors; fan1'' .oSues. women's issue' and the member of the Academic Appoint­ v0lu4^i су sector. Since 19F ]b has ments Committee" member '-^^ ' Ad­ bto^ 1 .ecturer at the Rovr .^dian .m:inistrative Appointmenis C a lee; Mounted Pclice Training Lc^ .Л, Re­ and member of thi Honor*1.^ i grees gina, Sask. Since 1985, Miss AndreV" Committee. chuR has been associate depute ти ' Ґ of S:iskatchewar Socta^ Servi(vs, Miss Andreychuk has aIs0 he'd /arious offices with the Your;, \fen's Ucr diplomatic i.ppointc i -^-^^ Chnstian Association (YMCA; 4:elud­ aunourxed Febraaiy 6 by S^ j:ar^ JJ Qen, Petio Grigorenko meets President Jimmy caner. ing іпЧт .:0"1a1 vice-president o^ ^^^e S:ate fof Exi^:n-d\ Affairs JG^ Ciaik. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

'Harvesr in third printing D.C. groups plan Chornobyl commemoration WASH1NGTON - An ad hoc group that the importance and magnitude o. CAMBRiDGE, Mass. - Robert According to Oxford University of representatives of several Washing­ the project required the involvement of Conquest N ''I he Harvest of Sorrow'' Press publicist Jeffrey Seroy. Ox­ ton-based Ukrainian organizations, as as many other Ukrainian organizations is the featured selection of the History ford will continue to print the book well as mcerested individuals, met on and individuals as possible. Book C1ub tor January 1987. In a for as long as it sells at the present February V 10 formulate plans for mailing to the C1ub's 100,000 mem­ rate, in a year's time, the book will be commemoratmg the first anniversary of Activities which the participants bers, ''Harvest" was featured in a printed in paperback, the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in agreed to put on in the days prior to, four-page CO: or spread which in­ "The book has been a fabulous Ukraine, which occurred on April 26 of and on, April 26, include: a symposium cluded phot05 of the famine, excerpts success for us. Our normal first run last year. with Dr. David Marples, author of from the book, and highlights from for an academic book is about 5.000. ''Chernobyl and Soviet Nuclear Power,'' reviews. And we expect that the exposure it is Present at this first meeting were and other experts, to be held in a public The book, sponsored by the Har­ receiving in the History Book Club's representatives of The Washington forum; a lecture in Ukrainian by noted vard Ukrainian Research 1nstitute mailing to 100,000 people interested Group, An Association of Ukrainian Ukrainian physicist Dr. 01exa Bilaniuk; and the Ukrainian National Associa­ in history will mean many more American Professionals; the Ukrainian an ecumenical memorial service; a black tion, is now in its third printing, orders and more word-of-mouth Association of Washington; the Wash­ ribbon motorcade; contacts with the bringing the total number of copies sales as people read it and recom­ ington branch of the Ukrainian Con­ press; and possible hearings on Chor­ printed to 31,500. mend it to others," Mr. Seroy said. gress Committee of America; the Ukrai­ nobyl in Congress. nian Engineers' Society of America; the Ukrainian Community Network; and In addition to ideas and manpower, the Chornobyl Education Trust. financial support from the community Detroit foundation offers grants will also be needed. For more informa­ by Stephen M. Wichar non-sectarian and non-partisan in tion interested persons may contact structure. The monies allocated will be The participants of the meeting Daria M. Stec, president, The Washing­ MT. CLEMENS, Mich. - Nine determined by the тлаxітит interest agreed that, during the short two ton Group, at (212) 362-6862, in the months ago, the Ukrainian American earned in an investment'program during months before the first anniversary of evenings. Financial contributions, Center membership, in a special meet­ a period of one year. For the year 1987, the Chornobyl disaster, they would plan which are greatly needed, may be sent ing, directed its executive board to the foundation will distribute S5,00O, and coordinate several activities for the to: Chornobyl Commemoration, c/o study, develop, and implement a foun­ but will only service students and press, the Ukrainian community and The Washington Group, P.O. Box dation progran). Formulated, incor­ organizations who can show a valid the public in general. It was also agreed I1248, Washington, D.C. 20008. porated and chartered in the State of need for financial assistance and reside Michigan, the Ukrainian American in the Michigan area. Center Foundation (UACF) of Detroit is now ready to launch its financial Financial stipends will be appro­ grants. priated by a board of trustees whose Chornobyl benefif concert held sole function will be to study and Based on an application (question­ evaluate submitted applications. Nine naire), the foundation will grant schc~ trustees have been named to select larships to worth) and needy sludenis of award recipients for !987, They are Ukrainian desccnL to activities such as Stephen M. Wichar, president; Chris­ special symDosia. iioaoraria for invked tian Shalay, vice-pre^idem: Mike Og- speakers, and ь^ ihe developnicnl ot rodnik, ireasuief WaUer Vlaifey. specialized ediical!0?ia! m-iterials In Bei-'iard Sol0veV. Anastasia Voiker, Z3-:MavyV. Bed;, ^ЬАг'Оп K-isev and '^?miTiKni: ^-^rr ^^г^-ііт-^тг-щ^ . Lomse Saks^^ ~ ' p6i-i-4-)iT-ga^u^a-ii.'a^. v;^r.. ^ %'iO'y- iadulgc in caltural and athletic activities for AppHcat^ons arid;c! additional in- Ukrainian yo'jtl lOrmatK)n mav' be secured bv wri*ingio' Dedicated lo -he ear1)' immigration UACF, 39182 Aynesiey Dri\e. Mt. who founded :he Ukrainian American Clemens, Mich. 48044. Calis may also Center 72 years ago, the foundation will be placed to (.313) 286-6490 or(313) 366- continue to remain non-commercial, 1580. 1|1PS Alberts arts council elects execs EDMONTON -^ The Alberta Coun­ Directors are: Nadia Kreptul, Dr. cil for the Ukrainian Arts (ACUA) has Roman Petryshyn, Michael Savaryn, elected its first regular executive. Irene Smihelsky, all from Edmonton, ACUA, which was organized as a and Sonia Skibo from Calgary. Daria Telizyn result of a provincial arts conference ACUA was the first such provicial WASHINGTON - Shortly after the tend to be forgotten or even covered up held here last May, is entrusted with the organization established in Canada. In magnitude of the Chornobyl disaster in our times, Ms. Telizyn began p1an­ goal of developing the arts sector in this December a Manitoba council was became known, concert pianist Daria ning a yearlong concert tour of the province. established using Alberta's mode1. Telizyn decided to do something for the United States with a concert-a-day Consisting of four arts areas - ACUA runs under the auspices of the victims. schedule. The proceeds of her marathon dance, music, visual and literary arts — Alberta Provincial Council of the tour would go to the American Cancer ACUA is planning a major Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian Committee. Two Bearing in mind how quickly disasters Society on behalf of the victims of music and arts festival for the summer other sectoral councils within the Alberta Chornobyl - present and future. of 1988, which is tentatively to be UCC's administrative framework in­ located at Edmonton's Northlands clude the Alberta Parents for Ukrainian To raise money for the tour she has Coliseum. Education and the Alberta Ukrainian Palm Beaches CIub been giving benefit concerts in audito­ ACUA is also in the process of Dance Association. riums of the Washington area. On establishing a Ukrainian arts resource elects officers Sunday, February 15, one such pre­ center which would provide profes­ paratory concert was held at the Holy sional instruction in fields of Ukrainian PALM SPRINGS, F1a. - Natalie Family Ukrainian Catholic Shrine. The arts. Tentative arrangements towards Alberta's UCC Matz has been elected president of the Washington Group of Ukrainian Ame­ the creation of a pilot project have been Ukrainian American Club of the Palm rican professionals took care of the established with Grant MacEwan Col­ holds annual meeting Beaches, succeeding 01ga Byk. concert arrangements: advertising, lege in Edmonton. EDMONTON - The Alberta Pro­ piano tuning, reception. The church "We're actually breaking new ground vincial Council of the Ukrainian Cana­ Also elected are Mrs. Byk, vice­ donated the use of the auditorium. in the development of the Ukrainian dian Committee elected its new execu­ president; Jean Nesgood, secretary; Ms. Telizyn presented an hourlong arts sector," said ACUA coordinator tive at its annual meeting here on Michael Vennett, treasurer; William program of Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Roman Brytan. January 17. Lypowy, assistant treasurer. The follow­ Chopin and Liszt. "We've got a dedicated and imagina­ Elected were: Zenon Wasarab, presi­ ing were elected to committees: publi­ tive group of people who are deter­ dent; Michael Kucher, first vice-presi­ city — Ann Vennett; program — Joseph The audience made contributions to mined to estabUsh new peaks for our dent (Edmonton); other vice-presidents Karas; hospitality — Jean Karas, Gloria the Chornobyl Education Trust, whose culture." are the representatives of the consti­ Yediinsky, Josephine Hedges and Ann goal is to collect and disseminate Elecfcd to the executive were: Rena tuent local UCC organizations; Ann Seibert; historian - Vera Pupa; wel­ information about the social, medical Harichuk, chairman; Ted McLeod, Biscoe secretary; Lena Sloboda, trea­ fare - Mary Gretchen and Gloria and economic repercussions of the vice-chairman; Jars Balan, recording surer; Andriy Semoiiuk, past-president; Yediinsky; membership — Fred Hin- nuclear disaster in Ukraine. The trust secretary; and H;;пупа Lazurko, trea­ Dr. Nicholas Suchowersky, honorary richs. also is raising money to help launch Ms. surer. Mr. McLeod lives in Ardmore, president. Telizyn's p1anned marathon ,,ricert tour. Aita., located 275 kilometers northeast Members of the board of auditors The club meets the first Monday of of Edmonton, while the rest are from are: Dr. Roman Petryshyn, Rosalia the month at the Lake Worth High The tax-exempt Chornobyl Trust is Edmonton. Faryna and Volodymyr Bahniuk. School. administered by publicist Andrij Bilyk. No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. MARCH 1,1987

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Profiles: two new members UNA helps Stamford seminary of UNA Supreme Assembly Following are biographies of the new Mr. Chudolij is a member of St. members of the Ukrainian National MichaeFs Ukrainian Orthodox Church Association's Supreme Assembly. in Woonsocket, R.l. He is the youngest Alexander Chudolij was elected a UNA district chairman (Woonsocket supreme advisor at the UNA Conven­ District) and is a member of Branch 93. tion last May, while Myron J. Spolsky was elected in October by the Supreme Myron J. Spolsky Assembly to fill a vacancy among supreme advisors when Leonid Fil was elected the supreme director for Canada upon Sen. Paul Yuzyk*s death. Alex Chudolij

BJshop Basil Losten of the Stamford Eparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church greeted two visitors from the Ukrainian National Association at his Myron J. Spolsky is Manitoba's first chancery on January 15. Supreme President John 0. PIis and Supreme multicultural coordinator. In this capa­ Secretary Walter Sochan presented the bishop with the UNA's most recent city, he acts as an advisor and admi­ donation toward his Seminary Endowment Fund and the Ukrainian nistrative resource to Minister of Cul­ Museum in Stamford. ture, Heritage and Recreation Judy Wasylycia-Leis. Alexander Chudolij was born Ja­ Prior to this appointment, he was the National UNA bowIing tournament nuary 18, 1958 in, Pawtucket, R.I.,and executive director of the Ukrainian has been a resident of Rhode Island all Canadian Committee (UCC) Alberta of his life. He is the son of Tatiana and Provincial Council in Edmonton as well to be held May 23-25 the late Dr. Peter Chudolij; he has an as executive director of the Ukrainian by Helen 01ek Scott Saturday, May 23, while the team older brother, George, a physician. Community Development Committee events are scheduled for Sunday, May Being a first-generation Ukrainian (UCDC), Prairie Region in Winnipeg. PORT RICHEY, F1a. - The Derry 24. Ащегісап, Mr. Chudolij was raised in a He was also a member of the editorial UNA Bow1ing Committee chaired by An awards banquet and dance will be traditional Ukrainian household and at board of "Building the Future: Ukrai­ Frank Kozemchak Sr., reports that the held after the competition at the Derry a very early age was exposed to local nian Canadians in the 21st Century - A committee — consisting of George Ukrainian Society, 315 Dorothy St. Ukrainian commuriity activities. As a Blueprint for Action" which was pre­ Moxinchalk, Carol Kozemchak, Frank Accommodations for all out-of-town youngster he attended weekly Ukrai­ sented by the UCDC to the 15th Na­ Kozemchak, Jr., Mary Kozemchak, guests will be reserved at the Sheraton nian school, danced in a folk dance tional Congress of Ukrainian Cana­ Fay Kokaska, George PhilUppi, Jack Inn, which is about one mile from the ensemble, and became a loyal Soyu- dians on October 12, 1986, in Winni­ McFarland and Steve Vincze - has bow1ing lanes, or Knights Inn, which is zivka-goer since his first vacation there peg. scheduled the 19th National UNA about two miles from the lanes. at age 3. From 1983 to 1985 he was executive Bow1ing Tournament for Memorial Derry, Pa., is located about 40 miles At age 6 he opted to take up playing director of the Ukrainian Community Day Weekend, May 23-25. south of Pittsburgh, Pa. the accordion rather than the more Development Committee, Manitoba The tourney will take place at the 40­ For further information, please write traditional piano because of its close Section. This was concurrent with his lane Hi11 view Bow1ing Lanes, located at or call Carol Kozemchak at 326 Ridge association which ethnic and folk appointment as executive director of 827 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, Pa., Ave., Derry, Pa. 15627; (412) 694­ music. It is this musical association that Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Edu­ with singles and doubles rolling off on 2О67. has played such a large ro1e in Alex's cation and its various agencies, a acquaintance with thousands of Soyu- zivka-goers and his current name recog­ position which he held from 1980 to nition throughout the Ukrainian com­ 1985. Bociurkiw munities of the eastern and midwest The prior year, 1983 to 1984, he was a United States. At age 16 he took over as sessional instructor for Project Manage reassigned the musical director of the UNA's in the continuing education division of Catskill resort and remained a perma­ the University of Manitoba where he nent fixture there for six summers. taught courses on resource develop­ to Canada During his teenage years Mr. Chudo­ ment to members of the Board of Michael B. Bociurkiw, lij was captain of his high school tennis Directors and the staff of not-for-profit The Ukrainian WeekI/s team and also won a number of awards organizations. assistant editor for Ca­ in state and national accordion compe­ From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Spolsky was nada, who had divided titions. involved in the establishment of the his time between the Following his years with the Soyu- English-Ukrainian bilingual program in newspaper's office at zivka Band, he co-founded the Alex and Manitoba's public schools and the the UNA headquarters Dorko Band which has been one of the development of an endowment fund to building in Jersey City, most active Ukrainian orchestras in provide a permanent source for funds N.J., and Ottawa, has America for the past seven years. The for the program. During this period, he been reassigned. Ef­ band has two recordings on the market was also involved with Dzvin Pub­ fective February 6, Mr. including one that was just released last lishers 1nc. Bociurkiw was named year, titled "At the Zabava." Canadian correspon­ Aithough Mr. Chudolij is best known dent for The Weekly. in the Ukrainian community for his n-^iisical an і ji!ltiirai aciivilie^'' he is a chen\ica'e'lgiree^-by 7rcfc^s1c"i ha^ar,^^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

For the record AFL-CI0 on developments in USSR Following is the full text of a state­ suffering and prevent additional prison ment on the release of Andrei Sakha~ deaths, such as those of the dissident uLrainianWeel;ly worker Anatoly Marchenko and Ukrai­ rov and human rights in the USSR which was adopted on February 19 by nian rights advocate Vasyl Stus. the AFL-CI0 Executive Council, Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's publi­ Gen. Petro Grigorenko during its February 16-19 meeting in city campaign aimed at projecting an "To tell the wor1d what I know — this is now my main task, my Bal Harbour, FIa. The Executive Coun­ image of openness, Soviet society principal responsibility to my people and to God." With these words cil is the AFL-CIO's top deliberative remains closed, its citizens highly former Red Army Gen. Petro Grigorenko had summed up his plans in body; it is composed of 35 members, controlled and its fundamental totali­ March 1978 after he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship while in the including the presidents of its largest tarian structure unaltered. Total state United States for medical treatment. He had planned to return to the member-unions. control of trade unions, of religious Soviet Union where he felt he could effectively continue his fight for organizations and of the press con­ human and national rights for all citizens of the USSR, but a decree of The AFL-CIO welcomes the release tinues. Soviet workers are nowhere the Supreme Soviet forced him into exile. from forced exile of Nobel Peace Prize represented in deliberations over the The Soviet leadership could bear Gen, Grigorenko's rights activities winner and human-rights advocate "restructuring" of the economy. no longer. They had tried everything to silence him. He had been Andrei Sakharov. We wish this valiant Soviet citizens continue to be denied fighter for human rights, good health the right to travel freely or to emigrate. demoted from the rank of major general to private, deprived of his and strength in his struggle for justice Recent legislation on immigration is military pension, expelled from the Communist Party. Having been and dignity. more restrictive than the laws which has stripped of a11 his privileges and status as an honored war hero who Last year when he was under virtual been on the books. The number of had been decorated no less than 11 times and having been kicked out of house arrest in the city of Gorky, the Jewish and other immigrants from the the Communist Party, he had been forced to work as a longshoreman AFL-CIO invited Dr. Sakharov to USSR remains a small trickle. The and as a porter. come to the United States to receive the reunification of divided families is an He had served two terms — tota1ling nearly six years — in special George Meany Human Rights Award. issue the Kremlin refuses to address psychiatric hospitals where dissenters were kept until cured of their We renew the invitation today, and we seriously. Jamming of Radio Liberty "delusions" about the Soviet system, until they recovered from call upon the Soviet authorities to broadcasts into the USSR has intensi­ "sluggish schizophrenia," a designation developed by Soviet respect his right to travel and to speak fied in clear violation of international psychiatrists and conveniently used in diagnosing dissidents, freely, in accordance with the Helsinki law. Accords. Mikhail Gorbachev's stated intention What had the former general done to deserve such treatment? A Despite the release of Dr. Sakharov to introduce greater "openness" must be loyal Communist Party member, a Soviet patriot — who admitted in and other prominent dissidents, thou­ measur(ed by the step3 he takes to reduce his "Memoirs" that "I believed in communist ideas and later served sands of prisoners of conscience lan­ the suffering of the great masses of men them fanatically" — he had seen the truth. And then, he dared to be guish inside Soviet prisons, forced labor and women -- Rus^iails,tWrainians, honest. camps and psychiatric hospitals. Their the Baltic peoples, Kazakhs and Jews~ He saw the shortcomings and injustices in Soviet society, and he unconditional release would end great (Continued on page 16) spoke up about them, attempted to correct them. He formed the Union of Struggle for the Revival of Leninism, he took up the cause of the exiled Crimean Tatars, and he became a founding member of the ACTION ITEMS Helsinki monitoring groups in Moscow and Ukraine and then acted as A virulently anti-Ukrainian movie made for television is to be shown by liaison between the two. CBS on April 12. The TV movie, titled "Escape From Sobibor," deals with a The final piinisiimeTit was his forced exile; thus, he became the only mass escape of Jewish prisoners from a Nazi death camp located in Poland S'0?i6! pft^f^lever to"bl? exiled. He saw only one option upon learning during Wor1d War IL that he would never return to his homeland: to continue his struggle According to the Edmonton Journal of January 20, the movie: "emphasizes Ukrainian complicity in the running of a Nazi death camp at for human and national rights for the peoples of the USSR from the ^obibor in eastern Poland during the second wor1d war ... Ukrainian outside. involvement is stressed so repeatedly throughout that'Escape From Sobibor' Gen. Grigorenko used countless opportunities to draw attention to is likely to stir some controversy." the fates of individuals and nations repressed by Soviet authorities. He The UALF is asking the Ukrainian community to write to the CBS met with Western heads of state, testified before Congress and spoke at Programming Division, 524 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019, (212) 975- * various hearings. He attended the Madrid Conference held to review 3247, and demand that a Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian community board be implementation of the Helsinki Accords. allowed to preview the film before airing. He wrote a book of "Memoirs," to which referred as his If the allegations raised in the Edmonton Journal are correct, then it is "confession," and through it attempted to explain his evolution from fitting that the community protest such a defamatdry presentation of loyal Communist to political dissident. He addressed audiences 0faII Ukrainians. types — ranging from Ukrainian communities to U.S. military The UALF does not dispute the fact that some Ukrainians were forced to officers. work as guards in Sobibor and other Nazi death camps, some even volunteered to work in these camps along with Poles, Jews and Russians. But his message was always the same: "The defense of human rights However, the UALF wants to ensure that the entire Ukrainian nation not be is not just an internal cause, but the most important international held responsible for these acts. 1n a previous film on Nazi atrocities, "The cause." Holocaust," Ukrainians were presented as being greater victimizers of Jews This was clearly spelled out in his autobiography: "The West must than the Nazis, despite the fact that 7 million Ukrainians were killed during never forget the Soviet Union's goal — wor1d domination. It must at the war by the Nazis. all times attempt to pull the teeth from the beast of prey. Without war This is an urgent action and the UALF urges all its supporters to respondas there is only one way to do this, and that is to stand firmly in defense of soon as possible. Please send copies of protest letters to the UALF, P.O. Box the human rights defenders in communist countries, not surrendering 221, South Orange, N.J. 07079. to demagogic appeals to detente or to provocatory screams of non­ interference in internal affairs." Submitted by Ukrainian Anti-Libel Fund South Orange, N.J. Gen. Petro Grigorenko is no longer with us to convey his wisdom and experience, but he has left this earth having accomplished what he With the passing of the 1986 November general election, the number of had pledged to do: "To tell the wor1d what I know." congressmen on the Ad Hoc Committee on the Baltic States and Ukraine has May God grant him everlasting peace. decreased. Currently, the membership total is 109. An effective campaign is needed in order to increase the membership and activity of the Ad Hoc Committee. The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), has sent a letter to invite all members of Congress and the Senate to join the committee. However, the Congressmen must receive Notice regarding mail delivery encouragement and support from their constituents before deciding this matter. Therefore, JBANC would like to urge all Baltic and Ukrainian of The Weekly Americans to take up their typewriters or pens and ask their congressman to join the Ad Hoc Committee on the Baltic States and Ukraine. It has come to our attention that The Ukrainian Weekly is often One letter sent by a constituent accounts for nearly 75 votes. If four to six, delivered late,0r irregularly, or that our subscribers sometimes receive or more letters reach the congressman on this issue, then Ba1ts and Ukrainians several issues at once. will have gained a new and informed supporter in Congress. We feel it is necessary to notify our subscribers that The Weekly is Show your support and write a short and simple letter to; The Honorable mailed out Friday mornings (before the Sunday date of issue) via (full name), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. 3ec0nd-class mail. Please let JBANC know which congressmen have been contacted, by If you are not receiving regular delivery of The Weekly, we urge you sending a copy to JBANC, P.O. Box 4578, Rockville, Md. 20850. This will to file a complaint at your local post office. This may be done by enable us to follow up. obtaining the U.S. Postal Service Consumer Service Card and filling out the appropriate sections. Submitted by Joint Baltic American National Committee Rockville, Md. No.9 r THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

may not even take their school-age area near the Chornobyl nuclear power Estonians celebrate children to church. Church member­ plant disaster. When some of these Prepare together ship, although technically permitted, conscriptees revolted against the inhu­ independenee day may result in loss of employment. mane working conditions and the lack for millennium Dear Editor: Barely 50 percent of the people in of the most elemental safety gear at the Dear Editor: On February 24, 1987, Estonian Tallinn, the capital, are Estonians. site, a number of them were shot to As a member of the Millennium Americans and people of Estonian The fate of Estonia serves as an death by the Soviets, committee in the San Francisco Bay ancestry everywhere in the wor1d — important lesson. Afghanistan is but a The Soviet Union continues to en­ area, I am struck by the fact that each except in their own native homeland — recent example that the Soviet Union gage in cultural genocide with its Ukrainian community in the U.S. is solemnly and publicly commemorate has not changed its ways since its troops Russification and Sovietization pro­ going through the same exercise as we the 69th anniversary of the declaration first marched into the peaceful, demo­ grams; the Soviets are doing everything are in planning activities for 1988. of independence of the Republic of cratic and neutral Republic of Estonia in their power to destroy the identity of We all want: editorial opinions in our Estonia in 1918. In Estonia itself, the in June 1940. The night of June 13-14, the Estonian people^ as individuals and local papers; letters to the editor; events people can celebrate only in their hearts, 1941, remains indelibly etched on the as a group. On July 30, 1940, President which will bring out the TV cameras; ahhough some individuals nevertheless minds of Estonians — it was then that Konstantin Pats was taken to parts support from other religious groups in defiantly engage in acts of patriotism more than 10,000 men, women and unknown by Soviet forces. Nearly 40 the form of pastoral letters, sermons, and incur the wrath of the Soviet secret children were herded into boxcars and years later, three messages, written by him mention in church bulletins; semi­ police, the KGB. shipped to Soviet slave labor camps in while imprisoned in a gulag concentra­ nars/ lectures at universities; proclama­ In Estonia today, the freedom to the gulag. The Soviets carried out other tion camp, finally reached the Consu­ tions from governors, mayors; li­ communicate is severely restricted; such mass deportations in the Baltic late General of Estonia in New York. brary/city hall displays. even the mail is censored. There are no States during and after Wor1d War II. So that each Ukrainian community President Pats wrote, "1 am ... being free and open elections. Trials are The horrible memory of these mass doesn't have to "reinvent the wheel," subjected to degradation in every way mostly for show, as evidenced by the deportations was rekindled only this could this paper serve as a forum for an and my life threatened... All my personal occasions when verdicts and sentences past summer, as reports filtered out that exchange of ideas? Or perhaps some belongings which I had along with me are inadvertently published before the Soviet authorities had forcibly con­ individual or organization could serve have been taken away, I have even been trials are even comp1eted. Religious scripted hundreds of Estonians, often in as a clearinghouse between committees refused to use my own name. Here I am expression is harshly restricted; parents the middle of the night, to clean up the throughout the country. only No. 12." President Pats' words For example, if a person in one have been echoed recently by leading community wrote a good editorial Estonian dissident Mart Niklus, who NEWS AND VIEWS article, perhaps he/she would be willing was sentenced to 10 years in a labor to let others use it as a basis for an article camp plus five years, exile for demand­ to be sent to other newspapers. One set ing independence for the Baltic States of religious-oriented material could be Re: historical development of Eastern Europe on August 23, 1979, the 40th anniver­ prepared and shared by the entire sary of StaUn's secret protocol with country, and so on. by Alexander Dombrowsky time of the Trypilian settlers on (i.e., the Hitler. Despite being championed by Is anyone interested in working Neolithic Age). Andrei Sakharov, Мш-t Niklus has not together? The development of the supportive As mentioned in Herodotus's writ­ been heard from since an April 1986 disciplines of history — archeology, ings about the Scythians, the agricul­ letter to his mother which he signed, Tamara Horodysky ethnography, ethnology, anthropology, tural and probably, pre-Slavic, tribes "From your son, who is buried alive." Berkeley, Calif. linguistics, etc. — broadens appreciably were the descendants of the ancient the scope of research of the early Trypilian settlers on the territories of While under Soviet Subjugati6ri, the historical processes of Eastern Europe, Ukraine. Due to the latest archeological entire Estonian nation is "buried alive." Anatfrer response ' as well as that of Ukraine, as compared excavafions on the territories of U- Creative freedoms in all fields of arfistic to the status of historical science toward kraine, growth of ethno-genetic re­ endeavor are severely curtailed. Rus­ to Epstein the end of last and the beginning of the search, sociological and ethnological sian language encroachment at all Dear Editor: educational levels, in the mass media, current century. Studies, as well as the application of An interesting thought occurred to and in pubHc affairs threatens to under­ Already at that time, there were microanalytical methods to source me as I was reading the discussion mine the Estonian national idendty. visible signs of progress in the field of materials, opens up to us, in great between Alexander Epstein and other historical research, which evidenced measure, the consequential develop­ The historical record of the Republic Weekly readers. itself, by the way, in the excellent work ment of ethnogenesis in the territories of of Estonia during its brief period of As far as John Demjanjuk is concern­ of Michael Hrushevsky, \у1ш,,.in ,the .Ukraine, and at the same time, gives the independence was a proud one — ed, if he is guilty he will and should be j third edition of his first.vxxiume ,of historian the chance to delve deeper into including universal suffrage, eight-hour found guilty. My only concern is the f ''History of Ukraine-Rus\" began the historic past of our ancestors, i.e., work days, land reform, laws protecfing source of evidence being used. The tracing our historical past from the the indigenous inhabitants of the early the rights of religious and cultural Soviet Union has produced an ID card Stone Age on, and not from Kievan historic era, from whom stem the Rus'- minorities, and significant contribu- purportedly issued to the accused. Is fions in the fields of art, music, litera­ times, as heretofore had been done. Ukrainian tribes, mentioned in our this authentic? ture, science and sports. Today, a half century or so after early chronicles. Now, the Jewish population of the Hrushevsky, historical research has And that is exactly the most impor­ Today that record of achievement is Soviet Union has been repressed and made much headway. tant task of the researcher today: to continually attacked and denied by persecuted for years. The Israeli nation Hrushevsky made the proper start by explore the history of the indigenous Soviet historical revisionism and disin­ is, I hope, aware of this fact. If this is questioning the old imperial Russian peoples concurrently with the history of formation, much of this aimed also at true, then why would the Israeli govern­ method of East European history and the migratory tribes which kept coming political refugees from communism ment turn to the Soviet Union for evi­ presenting to the historians of his time a to and going from the territories of who fled to the West. Estonian Ameri­ dence that may or may not be truth? new methodology of the history of East Ukraine, as they were being pushed out cans, therefore, are very concerned that If the Soviet Union can discredit Europe: taking note of nationalistic by other Nomad tribes. Some segments, the United States government continue anyone it deems dangerous, all it would aspects of Ukrainian and Byelorussian however, settled down and were ab­ to maintain a steadfast, consistent and have to do is produce an ID card, and peoples, and stressing the factors of sorbed into the pre-Rus'-Ukrainian logical position regarding the status of then have the person deported to Israel a distinct historical develop­ substrata. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as coun­ to stand trial for war crimes. I truly ment of Ukrainian south vs. the deve­ 1n the south, Rus'-Ukraine was tries occupied illegally, in blatant hope that the Israeli nation, in its lopment of the Finno-Moscow north. exposed to the Black Sea and the violation of international law. Most fervent and just cause to bring to justice In the first volume of his historical Mediterranean wor1d with its Hellenic Western nations continue to refuse to war criminals, is not being used. work he concerns himself mainly with culture, and in the north it was shielded accord de jure recognition to Soviet rule Note this Mr. Epstein: if the Israehs the Nomad tribes, who came from the by dense forests from the Finno-Musco- in the Baltic States. find that they hung an innocent man, the East to the Ukrainian territories (Kim- vite wor1d with its primitive ways 0fIife, fault will lay not with the Soviets, but merians, Scythians, Sarmatians), as which was due at its non-productive and In marking Estonian Independence with the Israeli nation. The Israelis, not had been recorded in the historical unyielding natural terrain. Therefore, Day, Estonian Americans, Estonians in the Soviets, will be the recipients of records of his time. because of these anthropo-geographical their occupied homeland — indeed, hate. Today, because of great progress in conditions, the early history of the two Estonians and their friends a11 over the George Stecyna the field of research of early historical areas developed along different lines in wor1d — reaffirm the dream of restora­ Irvington, N.J. development in Eastern Europe (in­ the economic, social, cultural and tion of sovereignty, of political and cluding the territories of Ukraine), the anthropological aspects. It is for this human rights, of freedom from Soviet The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes historian has many mor^ resources at reason that there is such a vast diffe­ oppression, and of the universal right of letters to the editor. Letters should be his disposal to trace the economic-social rence between the characters of a self-determination. These aspirations typed (double-spaced) and signed; they and cultural development of the indi­ Ukrainian and a Muscovite, including are shared by freedom-loving people must be originals, not photocopies. The genous agricultural peoples of the cultural development, as well as man­ and their governments everywhere. daytime phone number and address of Ukrainian territories, who had been ners and customs. Elagu Vaba Eesti - Long Live Free the letter-writer must be given for settled there from, perhaps, the times of Therefore, to be scientifically objec­ EsiOiila. verification purposes. Anonymous the Stone Age, but definitely from the tive, a researcher of early European letters or letters signed by fictitious history should take into consideration Juhan Simonson persons will not be published. Please Dr, Alexander Dombrowsky is a the above discussed facts concerning President keep letters concise and to the p0i11t. historian, author and member of several early historical process-as-that toak Estonian American National Council The Weekly reserves the right to edit Ukrainian scholarly societies. place in Eastern Europe. New York and/or shorten letters. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9 The Ukrainian bandura trail leads to South America by Nick Czorny

The start of our I6-day South Ameri­ can tour on January 15 was unsure — unsure because, traveling from New York to South America, we had more banduras than tourists, and this did not even include the ^'baby'' banduras, tsymbaly, electronic tuners and various bandura materials we were transport­ ing. It was our second trip to Ukrainian communities there; the first was in August of last year. At the airport, I bo1d1y introduced our tour group as a musical ensemble going to perform, in South America. To our surprise, the supervisor of Argenti­ nian Airlines was extremely cordial and helpful Our instruments were safely packed away into an aluminum con­ tainer for the f]ight under my supervi­ sion, while the group members were invited to the first-class lounge for complimentary cocktails, coffee, tea, snacks. We were all pleasantly taken aback by such a warm reception. But this was not the end of our "privileged'' treatment. Up'on arrival in Buenos Aires, we were whisked through bag­ gage pick-up and customs, foregoing all formalities and lines. That first evening the combined forces of our Astro Travel tour - the Toronto group and our New York contingent -- traveled to the nearby SUM resort, Veselka, where we were treated to a traditional Argentinian cookout. Our winter is Argentinian A group of young bandurists from Prudentopolis with Nick Czorny and Father Tsymbalisty. summer, and most of the children and go to Oberra and Brazil. reminded me very much of the villages Ukrainian Catholic church. When I youth flock to summer camps. The 1n writing these words, 1 would like to back in Ukraine. mentioned that his name does not resort itself is beautiful, with lush sorrowfully add that Vasyl Kaczurak, Today, Apost0les is the headquarters sound Ukrainian, he told me he is a vegetation. We later 1earned that the the musical director of the Taras Shev- of the Basilian Fathers — they run an German from Cologne, who became in­ previous owner had sold the property at chenko Bandurist Ensemble of Buenos internat, their monastery, and even have terested in our rite and in our heritage; a great deal, on the condition that the Aires who delivered the welcoming their own Ukrainian street names. he travels each year to collect money, new owners would not destroy any of address at the reception, passed away While visiting the Rev. Dmytro Kas- returning to Argentina to help build our the trees, all of which he himself had only two weeks after our departure. This chuk, і found out that due to a tremen­ churches. He also promised to send found and planted with care through was a person of tremendous dedication dous interest among the young, he was bandura enthusiasts to the already the years. After having a tour of the and sacrifice, spending most of his organizing a bandura group, his only tents of the youngest and older "yunat- existing nearby group. He also asked difficult life trying to preserve and obstacle being a lack of instruments. me to organize six banduras for those stvo," the campers entertained us by nurture our Ukrainian culture through singing songs and Christmas carols. Guided by the Rev. 0rest Karpliuk, who could not afford them. our national instrument, the bandura. Late at night we returned to our hotel we crossed the wide river of Parana In translation, Oberra is the city of He was a tireless man, who, although in for a well-deserved rest. which serves as a boundary between trees. The pastor here is the giving, poor health, traveled eight miles on his Argentina and Paraguay. Without any caring, tireless, energetic Father 0rest After a free morning and afternoon, bicycle with his bandura on his back, to difficulty, we crossed the border to the Karpliuk. He spent three days driving we set out for another reception, this rehearsals. Even though he had several town of Encarnacion, a small town with me around Missiones. One day, as we time at the main "Prosvita." However, accidents and spent some time in the a large population of Ukrainians. We drove up to the cathedral, I heard the 1his was not just another reception — this hospital, he would always recuperate visited the beautiful Ukrainian Ortho­ sounds of banduras. As I hurried out of was "Holodna Kutia." Clergy, tourists, and continue his lifelong trek. May he dox and Catholic churches, where I the car, under the spreading branches of representatives of various community rest in peace in the Argentinian soil on met with a small group (since this was a large tree, I found two groups of organizations and area residents sat which he led such a productive, self­ during a severe heat wave, and many had bandurists practicing— beginners and together for a true "family meal." The sacrificing life. f1ed to the outskirts of town to escape intermediates — who share a common next day, a Sunday, we took a bus tour After my first trip to Argentina, a the heat). love and desire to learn and participate to Ukrainian churches in the area. Our friend of mine who had lived there for Having set the foundation for a in their common cultural heritage. The first stop was the Ukrainian Orthodox many years said that if 1 had not visited bandura group here, we returned to bandura camp they were all attending Church, where more than half of our Missiones, 1 hadn't seen Argentina. So Pasados, where we met with the Rev. had already been running three weeks tour group remained, while the rest rode on the next day, while the rest of the Г \ .. r^i.vll^^. Ihe раьюг of the (Continued on page 14) on to the Ukrainian Catholic Church. tour went to the famous Iguassu Falls, I Those who stayed witnessed the dedica­ flew to Missiones, the "cradle of Ukrai­ tion of the pastor, who, having lost his nian settlement in Argentina." 1t was leg, now served liturgy from a wheel­ here that at the end of the last century, chair and after the service even blessed Ukrainians from Galicia emigrated, at the water. a time when Argentina began to colo­ Afterwards our bus took us to the nize its open, vacant land. At that time, Kalyna resort. This vacation resort is a there were dense forests here, and the bit smaller than Veselka, but very town was known as a hideout for quaint. Once again, we were treated to a criminals. The lands given to our traditional barbecue, and after a few Ukrainians were infested by poisonous hours of merriment, returned to our snakes. Despite these obstacles, how­ hotel for the night. Although we all ever, the Ukrainian settlers toiled, wanted to also visit the PIast resort transforming this land into plantations during our stay, it was located quite a of all sorts. distance from Buenos Aires, and time did not^allow for such a long trip. The scenery here was incredible — The following day was most interest­ mountainous views, some covered by ing for me personally, for I attended a wooded areas. The land is bright red, very warm meeting with some very probably why this area is referred to as enthusiastic bandurists. First, we drove the "Red Province." The capital of the to Lavashol, a suburban area where we province is Pasados, where a great transported all the instruments. Here number of Ukrainians reside. However, we divided the banduras up — 10 to be the bulk of the Ukrainian community left here, while the rest were supposed to lives in Apost0les. The first settlers came here in 1897, building chapels, Nick Czorny is the administrator of then churches, national homes, and a the New York School of Bandura. home for catechists. The colonies I saw Ivan Boiko in his workshop where he builds banduras. No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987

Ukrainians provide three-bass hit at Metropolitan Opera by Helen Smindak of the Slovak National Theatre's opera in Bratislava since 1974. He made his NEW YORK - Bass-baritone An- Metropolitan Opera debut as Prince drij Dobriansky, who has been singing Gremin in the 1984 season premiere of at the Metropolitan Opera for almost 20 "Eugene Onegin." years, starts the ball roiling. As Nikitich, As Dosifei in the Met's 1985 produc­ a police officer, he is the first vocal tion of Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina," character in this season's Met produc~ he was commended by critics for his t1on of Modest Mussorgsky's "Boris "dramatic power and vocal presence" Godunov." and for his firm grip on Dosifei's Mr. Dobriansky is quite active in the humanity and mysticism. opera's first two scenes, at first in the Mr. Kopchak has sung with the courtyard of the Novodievichy Mo­ Royal Opera, Covent Garden, the Paris nastery, then amidst cheering crowds Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the during the coronation scene in the Zurich Opera and others. He has also Kremlin in Moscow. been heard in "D0m Sebastian" with the Met star Paul Plishka, with his Opera Orchestra of New York and as sonorous basso cantante voice, takes Varlaam in "Boris Godunov" with the the spotlight in the third scene as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. aged monk, Pimen. Chatting in Ukrainian during a photo And in the fourth scene of Act 1, session in Mr. Plishka's dressing room Sergei Kopchak, the Slovak-born U- at the Met during the "Boris" dress krainian basso who has made occa­ rehearsal, Mr. Kopchak said he has sional appearances at the Met in recent been signed to appear in the Met years, sings the ro1e of the boisterous production of "Macbeth" next season. vagabond, Varlaam. Mr. Kopchak and Mr. Plishka appear again later in the Born In Ukraine opera, in Act 1I1. Performing in the cast of ''Boris Mr. Dobriansky, who has been heard Godunov," the three artists are making in more than 30 ro1es at the Met since great music at the Met. Though Mr. his debut there in 1970, was born in Dobriansky and Mr. Plishka have Ukraine and studied at the Lysenko appeared in a "triple Ukrainian bill" at Music 1nstitute in Lviv. He was a the Metropolitan Opera before (in 1979, soloist with the Dumka Chorus before with baritone Yuri Mazurok in "Eugene making his operatic debut with the Onegin"), this is the first time that three Philadelphia Lyric Opera in 1964. Ukrainian bassos have been featured in Considered to be the longest con­ the same Met production. tinuously running Ukrainian artist at With James ConI0n conducting the the Met, Mr. Dobriansky has never orchestra, and with the three Ukrainian cancelled a performance. He often singers plus a large cast and the Met serves as a "cover" for Met singers, is a ensemble, "Boris Godunov" had its first popular guest artist on the Ukrainian performance of the season on Monday, scene, has many private teaching com­ February 23. It was repeated on Friday, mitments and directs the choir during February 27, with six performances the noontime liturgy at St. George's scheduled for March - March 2, 6, 9, Ukrainian Catholic Church in New 14, 19 and 23. York. The March 14 performance, a mati­ Mr. Dobriansky appeared recently nee, will be broadcast on radio as part of with the Berkshire Opera Company as the Texaco-Metropolitan Opera radio Don Pippo, the familiar old fool from broadcasts. It will be heard in the New Italian comedy, in Mozart's "L'Oca del York area on WQXR (96.3 on the FM Taking a break from final dress rehearsal on Friday, February 20, are (from left) Sergei Kopchak, Andrij Dobriansky and Paul Plishka. Cairo" ("The Goose of Cairo"), draw­ dial, 1560 on AM), beginning at 1:30 ing praise from several critics. Among p.m. great deal of maturity," he told this Mr. Kopchak will take on the ro1e of them was Ron Emery of Musical Ame­ Mussorgsky's opera, "Boris Godu­ reporter during a recent backstage Pimen the monk when Mr. Plishka rica, who wrote that Mr. Dobriansky nov," based on the drama of the same interview at the Met. sheds his monk's habit for Boris's sang effectively "with a dark, lustrous name by Alexander Pushkin, combines Mr. Plishka is well acqiiainted with imperial robes. Mr. Kopchak made his tone and virile ring to his voice." brilliant pageantry and magnificent the opera, since he has sung the ro1es of first appearances with the Met during Tickets for performances of "Boris choruses. The action is carried forward Pimen and Varlaam. in previous Met the 1983 spring tour, when he sang the Godunov" may be purchased at the through the meditim of recitative and seasons. The year he did Boris on tour title ro1e in "Boris." Metropolitan Opera box office at Lin­ musical dialogue, supported by a com­ he also sang Pimen and Varlaam at the A native of the predominantly Ukrai­ coln Center, Broadway and 64th Street plex orchestra1 accompaniment. The Metropolitan Opera house. nian Priashiv region of eastern Slo­ in Manhattan. For telephone sales, the opera is sung in Russian. Earlier this season, Mr. Plishka vakia, Mr. Kopchak has been a member number to call is (212) 362-6000. Set in Russia and Poland between appeared at the Met as Friar Lawrence 1598 and I605, the opera tells the tragic in "Romeo and Juliette" and Ramfis Manitoba which have an interest in in "Aida," and sang the ro1e of Alvise in Profiles... heritage language and cultural heritage story of Boris Godunov, an ambitious (Continued from page 5) minister in the court of Tsar Feodor, the Chicago Lyric Opera Company's programs. nian community activities in Canada. who becomes tsar after Feodor's death production of "La Gioconda." From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Spolsky was Among them are chairperson of the and the murder of Dimitri, the last On March 12, during the Met's run of a member of the executive board for the Manitoba Action Group, Civil Liber­ legitimate offspring of the reigning "Boris Godunov," he is scheduled to Manitoba Association for Multicultu­ ties Commission of the UCC in 1985. family. Boris rules well for six years, but perform the ro1e of Timur, an exiled ral Education. He has also been a During this period he helped launch a hearing of the activities of a young Tatar king, in the Met's premiere member of the National Council, Cana­ concerted lobbying effort with members monk who has won popular support as performance of Puccini's "Turandot." dian Council for Multicultural and of parliament from Manitoba and the pretender to the throne, he suc­ He has a full calendar of engagements Intercultural Education, Manitoba 23, organized a seminar about the possible cumbs to a guilty conscience. Half-mad through the spring and summer in the the planning and 1mplementation Com­ effects on the Ukrainian Canadian and consumed with remorse, Boris dies United States and Europe. mittee of the Department of Cultural community because of the Commission and the pretender becomes tsar. Born in 01d Forge, Pa., Mr. Plishka . Affairs and Historical Resources of the of 1nquiry into Nazi War Crimes. came to the Met in 1967 and has sung Government of Manitoba, the Mayor's Debut as Boris more than 30 ro1es with the company, In 1985 he was also a member of the Arts Policy Review Committee for including Banquo in "Macbeth," Le- Board of Governors of the University of Winnipeg and, Audience and Program Mr. Plishka, who sang the title ro1e in porello in "Don Giovanni," Fiesco in Manitoba and an alternate member of Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony "Boris Godunov" several times during "Simon Boccanegra" and Prince Gre- the executive in 1986. He was also a Orchestra. min in "Eugene Onegin." He has sung in member of the advisory committee to the Met touring company's 1983 spring He has been active in the Ukrainian four operas which have been telecast: the certificate program of Nonprofit 'tour, will make his official Met debut as Canadian Students Union, serving as its Boris in the last two performances of the "La Boheme" (the ro1e of C0IIine), Organization Management, Manage­ "Rise and Fall of the City of Maha- ment Studies Branch of the continuing national president in 1974-1975, P1ast season, on March 19 and 23. He will and other Ukrainian organizations. replace the Finnish basso, Martti Та1~ gonny" (Alaska Joe Wolf), "Don Carlo" education division of the University of vela. (King Philip) and "Les Troyens" (Nar­ Manitoba in 1985. Mr. Spolsky received his bachelor of Although he has sung Boris on tour, va1). From 1983 to 1984 he was founding arts in political science from Glendon Mr. Plishka maintained that he would president of the Manitoba Association College at York University. He was not do the ro1e at the Met itself until he Native of Slovakia for the Promotion of Ancestral Lan­ born and raised in Toronto, and now was 45 (he will be 46 this summer|, '*1t's a guages. The organization is a coalition lives in Winnipeg. He is a member of ro1e for an older person, it requires a Cast as Varlaam in "Boris Godunov," of over 30 ethnocultural communities in UNA Branch 440. 1в THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

Cooperative spirit: an overview IN THE PRESS

of the credit union movement that ethnic Russians will constitute a by Tamara Denysenko savings and 4 percent on regular shares. N.Y. Times letters minority in the Soviet Union by the year Loans were given at 9 and 10 percent. 2000.­ Part I of a four-part series By 1908 the credit union had 12,000 about dissidents 'is this not merely a label of con­ members and served 25 villages. NEW YORK - Two letters to the venience for Americans who do not The historical origins of cooperative In the 1870s more consumer and editor of The New York Times were want to be bothered with the complex credit can be traced to the early 19th credit cooperatives were organized by published in response to an article by particulars of a multinational state, century in England, but the first true the nationally conscious landowners in Serge Schmemann that stated Anatoly consisting of more than 100 distinct credit cooperatives were organized in Kiev, Kherson and Kharkiv regions to Marchenko was "the first well-known national groups and languages, 15 Germany, where in 1864 Friedrich serve the needs of the villagers, farmers, dissident to die in prison" in the USSR. union republics, 20 autonomous re­ Wilhelm Raiffeisen started the first townspeople and craftsmen. They were George Zarycky, research director of publics, eight autonomous regions, credit union society. He believed that later joined by the local intelligentsia, the A. Philip Randolph Institute in New etc.?" self-help was a much superior solution clergy, doctors, teachers, agronomists York, noted that "over the last three But Mr. Zaplatynsky also does not to the financial and social problems of and others. years, five prominent Soviet human­ entirely blame the press. He continues: the poor than reliance on the rich. His However, both the consumer and rights activists have died in prisons and "Yes, it is a label of convenience for credit society was based on some of the credit cooperative movement stagnated labor camps: three Ukrainian Helsinki the West — but an even greater con­ same fundanientals as the cooperative in central and eastern Ukraine because Group Members, Yuri Lytvyn, 50, a venience for the Kremlin. Mere con­ credit society organized for urban of restrictive government policies, suicide in September 1984; Oleksy venience pales beside the mountains of craftsmen and shopkeepers by another tsarist anti-Ukrainian decrees, as well as Tykhy, teacher, died of medical neglect bodies and rivers of blood that have German, F. Hermann Schulze-De- apathy and mismanagement. The first May 6, 1984, and Vasyl Stus, 47, poet, been shed by those fighting to retain litzsch, in 1852. organizers were idealists and had little died September 9, 1985, from illnesses their national and cultural identity. Both societies followed a democratic practical experience in running co­ exacerbated by incarceration; Va1ery 'Russification' has not been a gentle structure with each member having only operatives. No new associations were Marchenko, 37, died of kidney failure in process of persuasion. 1t has been one vote regardless of the number of organized until the late 1890s. a labor camp October 6, 1984, and implemented by brutal measures, and it shares owned. Loans were granted for In western Ukraine, under Austro- Aleksei Nikitin, an independent trade did not end with the death of Josef productive purposes and granted on the Hungarian and Polish rule, the coope­ union activist, died in 1983. Yuri Kukk, Stalin." basis of the borrower's character. This rative movement was initiated by the an Estonian historian and dissident, Mr. Zaplatynsky goes on to mention was considered the most important Ukrainian clergy in the mid-1870s. They died in 1981." Yuriy Lytvyn, Mykhailo Melnyk, Vasyl security for a loan. were seen as a means of economic self­ Mr. Zarycky also pointed out: "One Stus, 01eksiy Tykhy and Danylo Shu- 1n Ukraine the cooperative ideals and help and self-preservation in the midst reason these men are not 'well-known'is muk, Ukrainians who have died for self-help associations first began in of an economic depression. The first that Western press coverage is too often ''human dignity ancj national rights" in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, with the cooperatives were organized by Moscow-centered. Scores of Soviet the Soviet Union. churches and later by reading societies dissidents, including p6ets, writers and organization of a consumer cooperative "Outside of occasional communiques in 1868. Mykola Ba11in and Victor called Prosvita. historians, seriously ill in the Soviet Prosvita was organized in 1868 in penal system, will continue to suffer in from the State Department and efforts Kozlow, the pioneers of the Ukrainian by Amnesty 1nternational, the plight of cooperative movement, helped to popu­ Lviv. Its goal was to "aid the people in obscurity if Western journalists fail to reaching national, moral, material and look beyond Moscow at the other these prisoners of conscience is ignored larize the ideas of West European by the Western media. On the rare associations in Ukraine. political enlightenment; to circulate Soviet republics." inexpensive publications on historical Another letter published was that of occasion that a Ukrainian dissident is The first charter was ratified in allowed to emigrate to the West, that Kharkiv on October 6, 1868. The and economic themes,... on how to Richard Schifter, assistant secretary for cambat usury, organize lending associa­ human rights and humanitarian affairs individual is promptly dubbed 'Soviet' cooperative ha[tf 64^nifeinbfers Ч^іШ ІЇЇП or 'Russian\.." shares of 50 rubles each and 292 mem­ tions, shops, etc." In 1874 it published at the U.S. State Department. As bers with incomplete shares. Besides several examples of statutes and by­ quoted in The Times, Mr. Schifter "There can be no doubt that Soviet conducting trade in consumer products, laws for use in organizing worker and pointed out the deaths in the last two authorities view Ukrainians as a serious it ran its own dining facilities, bakery farm cooperatives. These served as years of "Mark Morozov, a labor threat to Russian control of the Soviet and fruit juice factory. A cooperative blueprints for the establishment of activist who died last August in the Union. While Ukrainians constitute 20 school and publishing firm were also numerous co-ops in western Ukraine same Chistopol prison where Anatoly percent of the Soviet population, they planned. until Wor1d War L Marchenko died, and the Armenian constitute 40 percent of all Soviet The earliest Ukrainian credit co­ In the 1870s the Rev. Andrij Voye- activist Iskhan Mkrtychyan and the political prisoners," he noted. operative was organized in 1869 in the vidka organized one of the first success­ Estonian activist Johannes Hint, both town of Hadiach, Poltava region. Scant ful farm cooperatives in Karliv, near of whom died in 1985." ^ documentation exists as to the initiator, Sniatyn, the Pokuttia region of Galicia. "Not to recall the many other Soviet Шгаіпіш featured but the first leaders were Khochlowskyj, First organizing a Temperance Brother­ citizens who have given their lives for Boyko, H. Shevchenko and Makayuda. hood, he encouraged villagers to learn human rights and dignity in their home­ in Gournfiet The most successful credit union was community cooperation and thrift. land would be a disservice to the cause NEW YORK - The internationally founded in the town of Sokoryntsi, in Under his direction, a portion of public Mr. Marchenko fought so long to renowned magazine, Gourmet, pub­ the Poltava region also. Its operations grazing lands was set aside for village defend," he stated. lished an article featuring the food of and ideals served as examples for other profit. Half of these were used to However, in editing Mr. Schifter's New York's Lower East Side in its financial cooperatives until it was establish a savings fund, the other, to letter, The New York Times deleted his October issue, in which Ukrainians and liquidated by the Soviet collectivization repay villagers' debts, in particular, to mention of "Vasyl Stus, a leader of the their various foods were highlighted. policies in the 1930s. repurchase land used as collateral in Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group Reporter Fred Ferretti wrote of the The Sokoryntsi credit union was village taverns. (who) died in prison," as well as "three Lower East Side: "The area is a shtetl organized by Hryhorij Halahan, a An exemplary credit cooperative was Ukrainian human-rights activists — where Eastern European Jews create jurist. Born in 1819, he was a descen­ founded in 1894 in Peremyshl by Dr. OleksIy Tykhy, Yuriy Lytvyn and a shopping bazaar out of a street named dant of several generations of Kozak Teophil Kormosh, a well-known pio­ Valeriy Marchenko — (who) died while Orchard; where Italian and Sicilian leaders. He worked for the betterment neer of the Ukrainian coo.perative in Soviet prisons." immigrants keep the caffe and pastic~ of the Ukrainian peasant and was a movement. Based on the ideals of A copy of Mr. Schifter's original eerie of the grandfathers open...where benefactor of Ukrainian folk culture. Schulze-Delitzsch and adapted to the letter was sent to The Ukrainian Weekly Ukrainians patiently paint their eggs at Wishing to improve the lot of the needs of the Ukrainian population, it to point out the difference between what Easter, those exquisite pysanky, as Ukrainian "folk," Halahan organized not only provided a savings and loan Mr. Schifter wrote and what was pub­ intricately as if they were designing for and supervised the first meetings, service for the towns[people, local lished in The New York Times. Faberge, and pray only in the language prepared the charter and by-laws, intelligentsia and farmers, but also gave of their old country among the icons in obtained the necessary permission from financial support to many Ukrainian St. George's Church on East Seventh St. Petersburg and donated the first social and cultural community endea­ 'Soviet/'Russian' Street on Sundays." 3,000 rubles for working capital. Mem­ vors. Mr. Ferretti stated that the Lower bers received 6 percent on fixed term At the turn of the 20th century, not иі(гаіпіап East Side uniquely mixed the galleries consumer, trade and farm cooperatives SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In his article of avant-garde artists and the head­ Tamara Denysenko is editor of Cre­ were most popular in western Ukraine. "Don4 Call Ukrainians 'Russians,' " quarters of the Ukrainian Liberation dit Union Opinion (Kooperatyvna The most prominent being the dairy prmted in The Post-Standard, Andrew Front and the Ukrainian Sports Club. Try bunaX ^ magazine published by the cooperatives — the Maslosoyuz. The Zaplatynsky reprimands the American Among the gourmet shops featured Rochester Ukrainian Federal Credit first one was organized in 1904 by the press for using "Soviet" and "Russian"as was Kurowycky Meat Products where Union. Rev. Ostap Niszankiwskyj in Stryi. A mterchangable terms when, m fact they "you will usually find two generations This overview is based on documen­ dedicated priest, a renowned composer are not. of Kurowyckys behind the counter of tation compiled by: IIlia Vytanovych, and choirmaster, he decided to set aside He writes: one of the finest meat purveyors around. Ph,D, in the History of Ukrainian Co­ his music and serve his people's cultural "The USSR stands for Union of The shop, which produces more than a operative Movement/* published by and national needs through the better­ Soviet Socialist Republics - note the dozen varieties of cured and smoked the Ukrainian Economic Advisory ment of their economic position. plural in 'republics.' The dominant meats, was begun by Erast Kurowycky, Association, New York, 1964; J. Carroll During the Ukrainian independence entity, the Russian Soviet Federated who escaped from Ukraine after it was Moody, Gilbert C. Fite, "The Credit struggle (1918-I921) many cooperatives Socialist Republic, is only one of 15 overrun successively by the Nazis and Union Movement Origins and Develop­ helped in rebuilding the Ukrainian constituent republics --- consequently, the Soviets. НІ5 son, Jaroslaw, was ment, 1850-1970,/'published by Univer­ economy, trade and industry, fulfilled 'Soviet Union' and -R-ussia' are not brought into the business, and Jaroslaw sity of Nebraska, 1971. (Continued on page 12) interchangeable terms. 1t is predicted (Continued on page 15) No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1', 1987 Ц

FOCUS ON THE ARTS

Kurelek work in New York Wirsto exhibit in Philodelphio NEW YORK - An exhibition of 32 traveling exhibit of Mr. Kurelek's PHILADELPHIA - On the week­ tive mode of artistic expression. Today paintings and drawings by William works in Canada. end of March 6-8 the Ukrainian Edu­ his works represent the essence, rather Kurelek, titled "The Wor1d of William The paintings on exhibit are on loan cational and Cultural Center of Phila­ than the outline of things, as if Mr. Kurelek," will open at The Ukrainian from the Art Collection Society of delphia will host an exhibition of the Wirsta were endowed with a special Museum on Sunday, March 8, and will Kingston, Ont.; Art Gallery of Greater works of Parisian artist Themistocles ability to perceive unknown things and be on view through May 3. Victoria, B.C.; Art Gallery of Toronto; Wirsta, an outstanding figure in con­ to convey feeling through the medium Canadian born of Ukrainian descent, Hirshhorn Museum in Washington; temporary art who has garnered many of poetic and artistic expression. He Mr. Kurelek (1927-1977) rose to be one Issacs Gallery of Toronto; Niagara - awards. frequently paints imagined landscapes of the most prominent and beloved Falls Art Gallery — "Passion of Christ" Foremost among them are the Medal and spaces, streams of energy and light, artists in Canada. Hailing from Whit­ Kurelek Collection; London Regional of the City of Paris (1968) and the Silver cosmic perspectives and bodies, matter ford, Alta., he studied art at the Univer­ Art Gallery of Ontario; Montreal Medal of Arts, Science and Letters in motion or in explosion. sity of Manitoba, graduating in 1949 Museum of Fine Arts; Museum of (1969), and the very coveted medal of As one critic wrote in "Arts Contem- with a bachelor of arts degree. He later Modern Art in New York; Pegurian the French Society of the Encourage­ porains": attended Toronto's Ontario College of Gallery of Toronto; The Robert Mc­ ment of Progress which Mr. Wirsta In Wirsta's unique technique, the Art. He had his first one-man show in Laughlin Gallery of Oshawa, as well as received together with co-recipient 1960 at the Isaacs Gallery in Toronto from private collections. various stages of his abstract creations undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau in call forth one another until they unite in which established him in the Canadian Accompanying the exhibit is an 80­ 1973. art wor1d. a final phase that suggests a lyrical page catalogue illustrated by 39 repro­ A painter of the New Parisian School, universe. As he views Wirsta's works, Mr. Kurelek is known for his unique ductions. The catalogue was written by Mr. Wirsta was born in Bukovina in paintings of Canadian landscapes and the spectator can easily translate the Ms. Murray with an introductory essay 1923. He studied painting, sculpture themes and adapt them to his own of many of the ethnic groups com­ by George Y. Shevelov, professor and architecture in Chernivtsi and at the prising the mossaic of Canada — imaginative universe. In his present emeritus of Columbia University. The Academy of Arts in Bucharest. compositions, which are animated by Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish, Eskimo, design of the catalogue and of the In 1951, escaping from the threat of Irish and French Canadian - as well as an upward or outward movement, exhibition poster was executed by concentration and labor camps, Mr. Wirsta overcomes the limitations of for his paintings dealing with religious Graphika Plus of New Jersey. It is Wirsta arrived in Paris via Trieste, and themes. canvas. Splintered forms, executed in published in the English and Ukrainian made the French capital his permanent primary colors, frequently evoke images The 32 paintings on exhibit are an languages. residence. There he comp1eted his of flora1 scenery sprung spontaneously attempt to show strong examples repre­ At the conclusion of its New York artistic training at the various art from the spirit." sentative of his work, ranging from run, the exhibit will travel to Chicago academies and gained particular gui­ nostalgic anecdotai scenes from his and will be on view at the Ukrainian dance from renowned master painter J. Mr. Wirsta displays his works in prairie childhood to strongly realistic 1nstitute of Modern Art on May 15 Aujame and sculptor Clement de La- exhibits and artistic events of Paris, depiction of sin and corruption. through June 30. 1n September of this peyriere. alone or in group exhibitions as well as His body of work numbers thousands year it is scheduled to open at the Mr. Wirsta also met with many in galleries throughout Europe, the of paintings and drawings, thereby con­ Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. emigre Ukrainian painters and in 1969 United States, Canada and Japan. tributing tremendously to the recorded hosted the visit of sculptor Alexander In 1983 he opened his own studio history and art of Canada. He was also The Ukrainian Museum is located at Archipenko in Montparnasse. It was near Montsouris Park, an area of Paris an author and illustrator. Films based 203 Second Ave. (at 12th Street), New this pioneer and genius in contempo­ inhabited by artists, where he periodi­ on his work were produced by the Na­ York, N.Y. 10003; telephone: (212)228­ rary art who encouraged Mr. Wirsta to cally informs the press and art enthu­ tional Film Board of Canada, Canadian 0110. 1t is open Wednesday through continue his own path in becoming a siasts of ,bis ,n;QW^]LV^kSu ^ Qv;ta4:^e?OOG Film-makers Distribution Centre and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. master of abstract painting. The Philadelphia showing of the others. This exhibit has been funded in part At first a figurative painter, Themis­ unique works of Mr. Wirsta will begin The awards bestowed on the artist in­ through public funds of the New York tocles Wirsta soon abandoned the con­ with an opening reception on Friday, clude the Order of Canada, 1976, and State Council on the Arts. crete form and created his own distinc­ March 6, at 8 p.m. the Christian Culture Award, 1977. 1n May of I978 the Pro-Life Award was re­ named the "William Kurelek Award." POSITION AVAILABLE LEHIGH VALLEY, PENNA. DISTRICT СОММІПЕЕ Mr. Kurelek's paintings are in many ^mail law firm needs secretary/paralegal, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION museums and private collections. full time, must be able to type 30 wpm, able to announces Organized by The Ukrainian Mu­ work with public. and capable of working seum, the Kurelek exhibit is^ curated by without close supen/ision. Knowledge of Joan Murray, director of the Robert Ukrainian language helpful. ANNUAL MEETING McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ont. (212) 477-3002 OF THE Ms. Murray has previously organized a

PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY - DISTRICT COMMITTEE DISTRICT COMMITTEE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION will be held announces that on Sunday, March 15, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. ANNUAL DISTRICT at the Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1826 Kenmore Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa. COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA FOR MEETING: 1. Opening of meeting will be held 2. Election of presidium on Sunday, March 29,1987 at 2:00 p.m. 3. Reading of Minutes of Prior Annual Meeting at the 4. Reports of outgoing officers and auditing Committee 5. Discussion of reports Church Hall, Alta vista Place, Perth Amboy, NJ. 6. Granting of vote of confidence to outgoing officers All members of the District Committee, Convention Delegates, Branch Officers 7. Election of Officers and auditing Committee for 1987 of the following Branches are requested to attend without fail: 8. Address by Supreme President DR. JOHN 0. FLIS 26, 104, 155,168, 209, 294, 312, 332, 342, 349, 353, 372 9. Acceptance of plan of work for 1987 PROGRAM: 10. Miscellaneous - Questions and discussion 11. Adjournment of meeting 1. Opening Invited & obligated to attend, are officers of the District Committee and convention 2. Election of presidium for annual meeting 3. Minutes of preceding meeting delegates of the following Branches 4. Reports of District Committee Officers 44, 46, 47, 48, 124, 137, 143, 147, 151, 288, 318, 369, and 438 5. Discussion on reports and acceptance Present at the meeting will be: 6. Election of District Committee Officers 7. Address of UNA Supreme Advisor WILLIAM PASTUSZEK Dr. John 0. FliS, UNA Supreme President 8. Question and answer Anna Haras, UNA supreme Advisor 9. Adoption of District Program for 1987 Reception will follow. 10. Discussion and Resolutions 11. Adjournment FOR THE DISTRICT СОММІПЕЕ: Meeting will be attended by: Michael Koiodrub Anna Haras Anna Pypiuk Honorary Chairman President Honorary Chairman William PaStUSZek, UNA supreme Advisor Anna 3trot Waiter Zagwodsky Stefan l\/lucha Michael Zacharlco, pres. - Sofia Lonyshyn, seer. - John Babyn, treas. Secretary-English Treasurer Secretary-Ukrainian 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

Human-rights concerns ignored preme Court, commemorating the dom and health, but they do not say, News analysis... Despite guarantees at last August's anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, 'Let us cooperate with our persecu­ (Continued from page 1) ABA general meeting, the leaders are spoke on February 16 to the ABA tors.' " notice to the membership of the ABA not placing human-rights concerns delegates reminding them of the ro1e Jewish community response signed the arrangement at the request on their primary agendas. At the first the legal profession has had in pre­ Yigal Bander, executive director of of the ASL. ABA/ASL joint seminar in Dart­ serving the constitutional rights of the Jewish Federation of Greater The Association of Soviet Lawyers mouth, little was said about human the American citizen. Baton Rouge, who took part in the has a tarnished reputation, and rights, contrary to officially pub­ "They (the framers of the Consti­ demonstration of Jewish and human­ having a formal relationship with lished reports. According to witness­ tution) reahzed," he said, "that an rights groups on Thursday, February this organization is increasingly es who were present, the human­ independent judiciary was essential 12, and joined in with Ukrainian difficult for the ABA to defend. The rights questions were deemed inap­ to give life to the conditional guaran­ groups who were picketing on Feb­ ABA has had to explain this relation­ propriate for a first meeting with the tees (of the Constitution), and they ruary 16-17, said he considered the ship to human-rights activists, plac­ Soviet organization. provided for one. During this year accord with the AS L a slap in the face ing the bar association in an embar­ Questions about human-rights we, as lawyers, should be in the front of those suffering for human-rights rassing position, since it has tradi­ abuses presented to the ABA by ranks of those who are celebrating in the USSR. tionally upheld human-rights con­ Ukrainian American attorney 0rest this great event." He said "It's a total abandonment cerns in the U.S. The ASL, in con­ Jejna were not forwarded, but re­ Demonstrators' counterpoint of morality and of those working for trast, has published an anti-Semitic, turned with a note a month later While ethics were discussed inside the advancement of human rights." libeious book and other literature saying that these concerns should be Furthermore, he characterized the defaming members of Helsinki moni­ the hotel, outside the building de­ directly addressed to the ASL, Soviet Union as, "the most repres­ toring groups and other human­ monstrators provided a visible coun­ though the ABA promised to be a sive regime on the face of the earth rights activists. terpoint to Justice Rehnquist's state­ conduit for such discussions. ment that the legal profession has and the number one oppressor of our ABA leadership's mistake Many delegates stii! unaware always defended the rule of law. (Jewish and Ukrainian) people, and Criiics of the agreement pomt out Delegates to the midyear meeting The fliers handed out bore the many other peoples/' that ti1e ABA leaders made a further in New Orleans still seem unaware of names of two Ukrainian attorneys, Mr. Bander also told The Weekly mistaKe by consenting to phrasing the issue. About half interviewed by Lev Lukianenko and Ivan Kandyba, that the Ukrainians' and Jews' de­ that equates the two organizations. The Weekly in front of the Marriott who were persecuted by Soviet au­ monstrations in New Orleans ''may The Declaration of Cooperation, Hotel denied knowing or having read thorities for acting on the Soviet be an historical beginning of coope­ which was initially signed on May 2. the ABA-ASL agreement. The rest Constitution's guarantees of free ration on issues of mutual concern 1985, states that the ABA and ASL seemed evenly divided pro and con. speech, human rights and the legal between the Ukrainian American are "mutually pledged to advance the Those for the agreement wanted to right of the Ukrainian SSR to secede and Jewish communities." rule of law in the wor1d," and it was have dialogue with the Soviets, and from the Soviet Union. He added, "I think that whatever signed by the executive director and those against the accord felt that the Serving as yet another tangible our past is, and whatever distances chief operating officer of the ABA. Soviets would only use the ABA. witness to the ABA's growing dilem­ from each other we have had in the Thomas Gonser, and the vice-presi­ One attorney was especially taken ma was Dr. Nina Strokata. The past, and whatever difficulties there dent of the ASL, Rafael Saakov. aback by what she felt was the extent former research microbiologist and were in the past, now, in 1987, we Morris Abram, a leader of the of the commitment the ABA had founding member of the Ukrainian have to look at the present problems established Jewish American com­ toward the ASL, expressed in the Helsinki Group was imprisoned and the issues of the present." munity, stated, "We need to give this declaration's opening phrase. for human-rights activities in the (agreement) a chance. We need to see Eventually, the rhetoric about the Soviet Union. She stood frail in the "We're on the same side, and we if it will work for human rights, but if it Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitu­ New Orlean winds, telling of her face a common enemy. We can work doesn't work for human rights then tion and the concept of the rule of law surprise at the pro-Soviet attitude in together against that common enemy we should not hesitate to terminate may force the ABA to reconsider the the West. and for human-rights for everyone," the agreement." exact nature of the declaration in he stressed. This statement may have led to an light of its traditional ro1e as a Dr. Strokata said she was appalled uncritical attempt on the part of the defender of human rights. at the ABA attitude that Moscow ABA to take credit for the Soviets' Secretary of State George Shultz must not be irritated by any demand highly touted new immigration law. found it appropriate to speak of the or by any action taken in the defense In the final analysis, however, In the West, however, this law has ethical concerns in the Nicaraguan of human rights. She explained, while it is significant that there are been criticized by noted former conflict to the delegates of the ABA, "Only those who have not expe­ influential critics on the ABA's Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky because such questions have always rienced the Soviet legal system, first board, the inability of such critics and Soviet Jewry activists who say it interested that organization. hand can talk this way. Prisoners to publicly step forward against the is more restrictive of Jewish emi­ In a similar vein, Chief Justice have an understanding of a different ABA-ASL agreement, as well as the gration. William H. Rehnquist of the Su- reality." fact that issues such as the rights of The difference between Soviet tabacco advertisers took precedence pronouncements and reality can only over human rights at the midyear be fully understood in their penal ABA meeting, may signal that it will take other kinds of pressures to bring ^ SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) system and legal system, she stressed. In contrast to the ABA's attitude of about abrogation of the agreement. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION not rocking the boat, she pointed out The real force behind any review of that it was the continued demand and the issues is the Task Force on ABA- 108 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10003 Telephone: (212) 473-7310 wor1d outcry to release losif Begun Soviet Relations, spearheaded by that had compelled the USSR to Attorneys Huntwork and Jejna with­ release him. "But people who should in the ABA. Meanwhile, public THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING defend Begun sign cooperative agree­ pressure of human-rights groups on ments with his persecutors," she the outside also has contributed OF THE MEMBERS commented. toward turning the tide against the of the "Our people," she concluded, "(in declaration of cooperation. Such order) to protest, give up their free­ pressure is gaining momentum. "SELF RELIANCE" (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION WHY TAX YOURSELF? Cooperative spirit... Let experience work for you. Michael Zaplitny, EA, CFP (Continued from page 10) FIRESIDE TAX CONSULTING the social needs of the populace, and 909 Union Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 supported many Ukrainian educational (718) 6221560 and cultural activities. Some prominent activists of the period were Borys Mart0s, Ch. Baranowskyj, M. Tuhan- Baranowskyj, K. Macijevych, M. Sta- PYSANKA: siuk and F. Kryzaniwskyj. THE UKRAINIAN EASTER EGG - Join the UNA Slavko Nowytski's HUCULKA Icon & Souvenir's Distribution 28SO Buhre Ave. #2R Вгог5x. N.Y. 10461 No.9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 13 Ukrainians, Jews... (Continued from page 1) paper, on February і7. Later, Ukrainian groups protested near the entrance to the hotel on Sunday. February 15, and held a de" monstraiion and prayer vigil on Mon­ day, February 16. Among the groups represented were the Ukrainian Na­ tional Association, The Washington Group of Ukrainian American Profes­ sionals, the Ukrainian National Center: History and 1nformation Network (UNCHAIN), Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Con­ gress Committee of America and others. Sunday brought heavy winds and rain in front of the hotel, and protesters and photographers had a hard time with picket signs and umbrellas. Undaunted Panelists (from left) Michael Tryson, Irina Grivnina, Yuri Yarim-Agaev, Martin Colman, Patience Huntwork, Ginte by the weather, however, they waited Damusis, Borys Antonovych and Nina Strokata. out the storm and displayed their signs calling for abrogation of the agreement and citing the persecution of Ukrainian aitorneys and human-rights activists Lev Lukianenko and \van Kandyba. Approximate]) 30 participants from Chicago, Boston, Detroit and various parts of New jersey formed an orderly group despite the discomforts of the weather In man-on-the-street interviews, ihey shared their feelin1gs about the issues. Mary Wojtechko of Chicago expIensed her frustration with the ABA, saying: *'I don'^ understand hov^ this agreement could be r.id*te Do they (ABA) know v^hc tne\ ^igaeo :he agree men: with'^'* Daniel M:-rcbisbm, a ci\"] eng'n*"Ci froir nv..-.d В'-олк N J ard i pubUc iie:nber ( 'i\v: V '^ Сод:.рльь^сп on ih^ III PI'K: F'-^n\nc ^7x\d t\it ^Ьг ^чге^-

^^^t.'м Чп ічг ^ - Л s.:c r*j И-.'с-;^тее K^tiv \'.V ; Svv Єї /::VVVЄї'; "n ' .ЛіО:м^с ''-J ic 0- ' ь no -i^'fna:^'!Ofht Scvi-. 1 eg ii - ^ ^' tv" -. Л ^ rn ь ^ Г ^^ 0і ate ^i \1'' sc ]h-^ ^-'-.,s*t^' ^уй"'. :n i^ noI і' s\sten: r JUSUCv ."' Ukrainian demonstrators and. on the right,Brother Ronald Specht witfi "prayer chain" members. Another Cbicas^oan, I\an Szalewa, paie Ш the debate on the ABA/ASL international was on the pane1 as were at Dr. Agaev pointed out that said he believed that if Americans were agreement. Of particular interest, to Ginte Damusis of the Lithuanian In­ no incentive for the Soviets to or j J exposed^o how the Sovietsystem really Mrs. Olshaniwsky is the plight of two formation Center; Dr. Nina Strokata, a everything they ask from А:яеі^саг opera'Us^ they л^юиМ have a.betiajr Ukrainian lawyers, Messrs. Lukianenko founding member of the Ukrainian organizations is -given .to them. Dr. understandmg t5f the situati(bn. - ^*" and K'andyba. She said she wants to Helsinki Group: Dr. Yuri Yarim-Agaev, Strokata advised the ABA to make On Monday, 'February 16, Brother publish articles and to press for their a member of the Moscow Helsinki demands on the ASL. Ronald Specht of the Roman Catholic defense through the ABA and the U.S. Monitoring Group; Irina Grivnina of There was a challenge from one of the Trinitarian Friars and founder of the Congress. the Monitoring Group on Soviet Abuse lawyers attending, who said that there "Chain of Prayer for Persecuted Be­ "It is a terribk situation,*' she said, of Psychiatry; and Michael Tryson of had been plenty of time at the ABA's lievers," a prayer league, and three "when an attorney (Lukianenko), an the South Florida Conference on Soviet August 1986 annual meeting to discuss members of the organization prayed honest human being,... expresses his Jewry. all these issues. Ms. Huntwork stated with Ukrainian groups in front of the opinion and gets arrested for it. He that it only seemed that the issues had hotel. They concluded that the agreement could not even defend himself properly had been an ill-p1anned one, with little been covered and that, in fact, the Task Msgr. William Bilinsky, a psycho­ — he was interrupted 49 times during concern for the consequences to human­ F'orce's presentation had been inter­ therapist and priest working in New his defense by the judge. He was not rights groups within the USSR. Mr. rupted at the August meeting. Orleans, stated that the Declaration of allowed to consult his notes when Colman contended that instead of The panel was summed up with a Cooperation is "ridiculous and showed defending himself in Soviet court." influencing the Soviets, the ABA was in suggestion that instead of there being one an incredible naivete - something akin Though not averse to personal con­ effect being compromised by having to formal agreement binding the ABA to to expecting to get a genuine Omega tacts and visits by private individuals, defend its signing of the agreement via certain actions, there should be infor­ watch on the streets of Naples for only such as those sought by VISA, an disinformation about various aspects of mal contacts with unofficial, not hand­ S1O." organization in California founded by a its talks with the ASL. Though the ABA ^ picked, attorneys from the Soviet He noted that the ABA seemed to Ukrainian coup1e, Danilo and Tamara promised to bring up human-rights Union as an alternate approach to have no historical perspective, rather, Horodysky, Mrs. Olshaniwsky express­ concerns and claims to have done so, communications with segments of the organization believed the Soviets, ed misgivings about official contacts there is hard evidence to the contrary. Soviet society. "Soviets don4 give up towards their between organizations. Trials which are goals,".he said, reminding people of set up for review by American lawyers Khrushchev's promise that the Soviets are no more than Potemkin Villages, THE UKRAINIAN NAnONAL ASSOCIATION will "bury" the Americans. propped up to mislead foreigners, she Msgr. Bilinsky led a minor litany for ANNOUNCES said. the participants, offered prayers and led In addition to the demonstrations, the singing. An icon of the Virgin of the Task Force on ABA-Soviet Rela­ Perpetual Help, a votive candle, pla­ SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS tions, with Ms. Huntwork, as modera­ cards and flags were held by demon­ FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1987/88 tor, held a forum to air critical views of strators. The scholarships are available to students at an accredited college or university, the ABA/ASL agreement. Participating in the demonstrations WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AT Held on the final day of the midyear was Bozhena Olshaniwsky, member LEAST TWO YEARS. Applicants are judged on the basis of scholastic record, fi­ ABA meeting, Tuesday, February 17, it and co-founder of UNCHAIN. Asked nancial need and involvement in Ukrainian community and student life, Applica" attempted to attract lawyers from the what the demonstration had accom­ ABA for a discussion of the issues. tIons are to be submitted no later than APRIL1, 1987. Forapplicationformwr le plished, she replied that the media was Though the ABA denied it advertising to: informed, the ABA was reached, much space, the forum did draw a few attor­ UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. literature was distributed, and many neys irom the general meetmg who 30 Montgomery Street ш Jersey City, N. J. 07302 new contacts with Ioca1 Jewish organi­ managed to find the room where it was zations were made. Plans have been ATTENTION! APPLICATIONS ЗиВМIПЕО WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED D0CUIiENTS ATTACHED WILL being held. formulated to contact Ukrainian law- i NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE. yers and to have them actively partici- Martin Colman from Resistance 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, І987 No.9

youth dressed in our traditional Ukrai­ The Ukrainian bandura... nian costumes. He told me to bring the banduras over, and added that although THE PRICE OF FREEDOM (Continued from page 8) and was scheduled to run three more so there were 120 students at the internat, that the youths will have the basics he had eyen more and all were waiting down pat by the time Julian Kytasty for bandura instruction. I gladly took 'WITHIN WEEKS OUR BROTHER IN CHRIST, OUR comes to work with them in a few pictures with his group and promised to FELLOW UKRAINIAN, JOHN DEMJANJUK WILL weeks. From afar, I recognized the find more banduras for his students as instructor as one of the more advanced well. BEGIN THE BATTLE FOR HIS LIFE. bandurists in the area. In his advanced Returing to Curitiba and the Poltava LIKE MANY OF YOU HE HAS SUFFERED THROUGH group are students of theology and Club, another group of bandurists was RELATED FORMS OF PERSECUTION. catechism who are also eager to learn to waiting to greet me as well as a group of play the bandura. HE LIVED THROUGH FORCED FAMINE IN UKRAINE . . . young flutists, Fla1ky, who are under the guidance of Bishop Krevey's youn­ HE LIVED THROUGH WORLD WAR II . . . At this point, I would like to tell you a little more about the Rev. Karpliuk. He ger sister, Isabel. I have already twice HE LIVED THROUGH FORCED REPATRIATION . . . is the guiding force behind Ukrainians delivered "s0piIky" to the children, but WE BELIEVE HIS ONLY CRIME IS . . . of Oberra and of Argentina. Having they still need at least 30 more -1 think I'll have no trouble finding them for the THAT HE LIVED. arrived in Brazil in 1938, he began missionary work throughout the coun­ children. It was really thrilling to see all of this youth actively involved in PLEASE HELP PRESERVE THE LIFE OF try, travelling by wagon, on horseback, and even by mule. In 1942, he travelled preserving their Ukrainian identity. AN 1NNOCENT MAN to Apost0les and oversaw the construc­ As feII0w Ukrainians, faring better Prayers and Financial Support Desperately Needed tion of a small seminary, while the here in the United States and Canada, we are obligated to help our South Please send donations to: parish center was transformed into a monastery. At the same time he had a American brothers preserve that iden­ THE JOHN DEMJANJUK building constructed in Encarnacion for tity. The work has already begun; many DEFENSE FUND the children of St. 01ha's Cathechism have adopted or financially support Ukrainian orphans from South Ame­ Р.О.Б0X92819 School. It was due to his initiative that a road in Oberra was named Ukraine rica. Мук0Iа Boychuk of Somerset, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44192 Avenue and a monument was built N.J., alone supports 60children. He has honoring the Ukrainian poet Taras also financed 10 banduras for Pruden­ The only family authorized fund in the UNITED 5ТА ТЕ5 topolis, while in Curitiba he has pur­ except for Churches Shevchenko. He also ordered banduras from the well-known woodcarver Cha- chased a building which is being reno­ ban, for which the Ukrainian bandurists vated for eventual use by Ukrainian are very grateful. ;' ^tMetttSf tt witI be caHed the Мук0Iа Bdychu^l^^dUGationHi ?Building;^ THE PERFECT GIFT this article would not be comp1ete \vithout mentioning the former cultural At this time I wbuld I1ke to thank all advisor for the Taras Shevchenko those who answered my p1ea for sup­ GOLD TRIDENT Bandura Ensemble of Buenos Aires and port. 1 believe that a benefactor will be artist, Kaplun, who is presently repaint­ found to donate the 12 banduras needed ing the Ukrainian cathedral there. He is for the Rev. Tsymbalisty in Prudento­ JEWELRY an instructor at the Ukrainian school, polis. He has so many talented youths, from and is now cultural advisor in Oberra. that an ensemble of 50 could easily be He was also editor of 0sa magazine. established. Often we are unable to help our own children because they don't n!Sf ІМЩ^ІЙ5 OF THE W0RLD After delivering five banduras to want to be helped. Here, however, is a Oberra; I expressed my gratitude to prime opportunity to help our feII0w P.fl. 4ox 2224 Vi&ntnor. N.l 08406 :! Father Karpliuk and bid him farewell, Ukrainians who are ready to represent Send for free brochure Toll free 1-800-872-3600 ;| as I left for Curitiba, Brazil. our nation before the wor1d. I recall the In Guritiba, I was welcomed by the saying, "A nation lives only as long as its familiar faces of bandurists whom I had culture thrives." 1here's no p\ace like met dufing my first trip here. 1 visited We should assure that this talented the workshop of Ivan В0ік0, who is the youth can flourish,. By securing educa- director of the GUritiba bandurists. He tion^for .(Ь^5П4^Щ^^88^ЛЄ;O14r ^ation a SOY UIIVK/\ has built a total of 38 bandu^a^, et^ch ,respect%b,be. fplaca. іц,; ,the; щоїЦг^ While unique in design and'Oon^tiia^tibA. the.situation of our youth in the United After lunch I met with Bishop Efraim States and Canada is declining, the Krevey who takes an active part in his youth of South America is ready to 1987 SUMMER/FALL community's cultural life, with special answer our call with hundreds of enthu­ interest in the bandurists. He is truly siastic bandurists and dancers, who are CAMPS & WORKSHOPS tireless in his efforts to preserve Ukrai­ ready to defend our Ukrainian culture nian culture in this Brazilian city. The and name. An investment in the Ukrai­ next morning, we left at 5:30 a.m. for nian community of South America is an at SOYUZIVKA Prudentopolis. Bishop Krevey ask^d investment in the future 0f0ur Ukraine. me who the banduras were for, so 1 told Banduras are needed for new ban­ TENNIS CAMP - June 21 - JuJy 2 him they were for Myf oslawa, his sister, dura groups in Prudentopolis, Pasados, (Boys and Girls ages 12-18). Food and lodging S180:0O (UNA members) - who is also the director of the iriternat. Ap6stoles, Encarnacion and in the S2100O (non-members). Tennis fee: S60.0O. The bishop informed me that there wa's Chako^ province near Buehos Aires. George Sawchak, Zenon Snylyk - instuctors going to be a problem since the Rev. 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is offered is traditional, cooked in the Lithuanian... Terelia release... Ukrainians featured... old-country manner, and especially (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 10) hearty." Rev. Tamkevicius was reported to have decrees issued by the Presidium of the subsequently brought Jaroslaw Jr." been pressured by the KGB at 1east Supreme Soviet in early February. He continued: "Go an avenue away, twice to confess and recant. Both times In a report issued last month titled to Second Avenue, and amble uptown HURYN MEMORIALS he refused on grounds that he did not "Soviet Repression of the Ukrainian past Veselka, past the Kiev Interna­ FOR THE FINEST IN CUSTOM MADE feel he was guilty of any criminal Catholic Church," the State Depart­ tional Coffee House Restaurant, which MEMORIALS INSTALLED IN ALL CEME­ offense. Subsequently, he was sent back ment stated that the independent Polish serves a tangy stuffed cabbage, past the TERIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA to prison camp in prison uniform, to the labor union Solidarity and the election Ukrainian Restaurant, where two of New York including Holy Spirit in of Pope John Paul II, a Slav, played "an Hamptonburgh, N.Y., St. Andrew's in South same cell in Perm Camp 37. people can dine, Ukraine-style, on a Bound Brook, Pine Bush Cemetery in important factor in the steady growth of platter that consists of stuffed cabbage, According to Soviet authorities, the interest in Catholicism in Ukraine," the Kerhonkson and Glen Spey Cemetery Rev. Tamkevicius engaged in "illegal four varieties of pierogies [varenyky], in Glen Spey, New York. Times said. and unlawful activity, the main purpose bigos, which is a mixture of sliced We offer personal service & guidance in your According to the Times, the report of which was to discredit the Soviet kielbasa and beef in sauerkraut, and ti0me. For a bilingual representatives call: also stated that Ukrainian Catholicism state and social system...and incited garlic-laced kielbasa [kovbasa]. On IWAN HURYN was "the strongest...exponent of cul­ young people to take part in anti-social second thought, don4 pass them; stop P.O. Box 121 acts." tural and religious ties with the West in. Little of what they serve even Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 10916 and that it "remains an obstacle to the vaguely resembles spa cuisine, but what Tel.:(914)427-2684 At his trial, the prosecution spent Soviet goal of creating a single Soviet BOHDAN REKSHYNSKYJ about two and half hours reading the people." a fraternal benefit 45 East 7th Street indictment against Father Tamkevicius. The pope's expressions of concern New York, N.Y. 10003 The offenses included: organizing the about the plight of Ukrainian Catho­ society helping you Tel.: (212) 477-6523 Catholic Committee for the Defense of lics have caused displeasure for the Believers' Rights; drafting its docu­ Kremlin, the Times said, as evident, for ments and sending them abroad and to example, by a 1982 article in the Ukrai­ the underground Chronicle of the nian anti-religious journal "Liudyna і KLK Ukrainian American Ski Club Catholic Church in Lithuania; deliver­ Svit," (Man and the Wor1d). In it the is sponsoring a ing sermons 0fan incriminating nature; Soviets warned that the pontiff "gives group instruction of children; orga­ his support to the emigre hierarchy of nizing an All Sou1s Day procession to the so-called Ukrainian Catholic WINTER TENNIS PARTY the cemetery; assistance to prisoners; Church and states that he is not only the Saturday, March 14th, 1987 from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. and organizing a Christmas party for first pope of Polish origin, but the first at the Columbia Racquet Club, Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, N.J. children. Slavic pope, and he will pay particular Players 18 years & over S15.0O One year before his arrest, Father attention to the Christianization of all Juniors under 18 years 5.00 Tamkevicius composed an open letter, Slavic nations." Non-pIaying adults 10.00 prompted by :threats of arrests, which "The Soviet leadership is concerned declared: "More and more often... I about both nationalist unrest in U- TENNIS m BUFFET m FRIENDS believe that the KGB threats can be­ kraine, scene of last year's nuclear All tennis Iovers invited. come a reality. disaster at Chornobyl, and a religious Register by March 9, 1987 "Perhaps the security organs will try upsurge coinciding with the 1,000th For information & registration write or call to force me, as they did the Orthodox anniversary of the arrival of Christia­ nity" in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, the Alexander Popovich, 251 Kingsland Terr., South Orange, N.J. 07079 priest, Dmitri Dudko, to recant my (201) 763-9331, (212) 269-6500 Ext. 2498 activities as a crime against the state and Times wrote. the people. Who can guarantee in "Mr. Gorbachev clearly would like to advance that he will be able to resist all defuse political unrest with a papal visit of the means available to the KGB, and approved by the Soviet leadership." FEBRUARY-MARCH -TUND-RArSING will not break? 1n the gulag hell, Enter Unita in Rome, which has been thousands have caved in! Therefore, publicizing Soviet religious policy reform, which it said, would allow the MONTHS FOR UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY FUND while I am free, 1 wish to express my Dear community members, Ukrainians in the U.S.: credo... publication of more religious texts and lift the ban on priests' baptizing chil­ The brutal repression and great suffering endured by our nation in "In prison, 1 will always pray for...the dren and distributing first communion Ukraine, including the horrible aftereffects of radiation following the nuclear struggle for the freedom of the Church, in church, the Times wrote. disaster in Chornobyl, as well as the mighty campaign of enemy forces, the and for basic human rights. Do not Vatican leaders are waiting to see if defamation of our name and accusations of alleged war crimes, demand from believe it when propagandists for go­ the Kremlin follows through. us a consolidation of all our national forces to counteract this slander. vernment atheism say that such activity The pope said in November that he In the face of such a hopeless situation, the Ukrainian American is political. It is not politics, but a matter would only consider a "spiritual visit" Coordinating Council has always stressed the need for one strong central of life and death for all of us. And if it is for meditation and prayer with Soviet organization of Ukrainians in the United States and has worked toward the politics, then it is Church politics, it is Catholics and never a "political visit." realization of this goal. Unfortunately, through no fault of the UACC, these papal politics." Arranging a "pastoral visit" would attempts have thus far been fruitless. Father Tamkevicius is serving a also pose difficulties because it would The UACC has studied the possibilities of establishing, on the basis of the sentence of six years' strict-regimen involve meeting the faithful, the Lithua­ Canadian experience, a special committee which would take charge of camp, which he is due to comp1ete in nians and the Catholic Ukrainians. The gathering materials and mustering the appropriate manpower to prepare an May 1989, to be followed by four years' pope said he did not see how he could do analysis of the Ukrainian immigration to the United States and publish its exile. it, the Times said. findings. The UACC cooperated in the efforts to gain New York State Education SENDING GREETINGS FOR EASTER, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, ETC? Department approval of a volume on genocide that contains information FIND THE CORRECT WORDING AND EXAMPLES IN: about the Great Famine in Ukraine, and which will be incorporated into the curriculum of schools in the state of New York. A UKRAINIAN GRAMMAR for BEGINNERS, The UACC executive committee actively participates in the work of the National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in SELF-TEACHING Ukraine. By Martha Wichorek In external political matters, the executive continued its contacts with A 338 page (8', x 11) introduction to the Ukrainian language, full of instruction and informa- government officials as well as ethnic organizations, and supported those tion.geared especially to those who know little or no Ukrainian, in easy-to-understand policies which benefitted the Captive Nations and especially Ukraine. English. Cost. S10.0O. The executive committee made interventions in regard to the U.S. The only truly beginners Grammar published so far. Consulate in Kiev and supported actions of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. A If it is not available in your local Ukrainian store. American customers, send S11.50; Canadian representative of the UACC participated, within the delegation led by the customers, send S12.0O in American funds, price includes postage and packing envelope Wor1d Congress of Free Ukrainians, in the Conference on Security and to: Cooperation in Europe that opened in November І986 in Vienna. Martha Wichorek, ї38ї4 vassar Dr.. Detroit, Mich. 48235 1n order to enable the UACC to continue fulfilling its goals, as well as its financial obligation toward the WCFU, which amounts to S37,50O, the executive committee thanks all its past supporters and appeals to the public to continue supporting the Ukrainian Community Fund established three years ago to help cover the costs of UACC activity. SOYUZIVKA TAKES A VACATION! The Ukrainian Community Fund dues are as follows: S25O from national DUE TO EMPLOYEES HOLIDAYS, organizations; S5O from their branches; S25 from employed persons; S15 from retired persons; S5 from students. THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ESTATE We ask that, if feasible,*you contribute more than these minimal sums. WILL BE CLOSED Checks should be made payable to Ukrainian American Coordinating DURING MARCH FROM MARCH 1 - APRIL 1, 1987 Council, and mailed to: UKRAINIAN AMERICAN COORDINATING COUNCIL SEE YOU IN APRIL 142 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10003 THE MANAGEMENT UACC Executive Committee 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 No.9

March5 Catholic Church School will sponsor PREVIEW OF EVENTS a service and goods auction at 7:30 MONTREAL: The Ukrainian Cana­ and work will follow the screening. A Mother of God. p.m. Admission is S3, which#ncludes dian Professional and Business Asso­ reception will also be held. Sug­ wine, cheese, coffee and desert. AH ciation and McGill University Ukrai­ gested donation: S5. The UIA is March 12 proceeds will go to the parish's nian Students' Club will sponsor a located at 2 E. 79th St. For more school. lecture on "The Internment of Ukrai­ information, please call the UIA, OTTAWA: A talk, discussion and nian Canadians in Wor1d War I" by (212) 288-8660. hands-on demonstration of an IBM­ NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Insti­ Prof. John Herd Thompson of the PC system will be given by Andrii tute of America in conjunction with history department, McGill Univer­ March 8 Monchak of Key-Co. Enterprises. the Ukrainian Engineer's Society will sity. The lecture will take place in The purpose of the talk, "Ukrainian­ present a symposium, "Chornobyl: Room 232, Leacock Building, Mc­ PERTH AMBOY, N J.: The Boyan English Bilingual Computer Sy­ One Year Later," at 5:30 p.m. Parti­ Gill University at 7:30 p.m. Dona­ Choir of the Ukrainian Catholic stem," is to create a Ukrainian cipants will include experts in their tion S3; students, free. For further Church of the Assumption (Alta computer users group in Ottawa. It field of nuclear engineering. A dona­ information contact Zorianna Hry- Vista Place and Merdith Street) and will be held at the Ukrainian Com­ tion is suggested. UIA is located at 2 cenko, (514) 481-5871, the students of Assumption School munity Center, 911A CarUng Ave. E. 79th St. will present a concert honoring the For more information call 0rest March 6 memory and literary works of Taras Dubas, (613) 224-6171, or Irena Bell, ONGOING: NEW YORK: The Young Profes­ Shevchenko, at 3 p.m. in the school (613) 236-4725. The event is spon­ sionals of the Ukrainian Institute of auditorium. Prof. Roman Lewycky, sored by the Ukrainian Canadian PHILADELPHIA: The Heritage America will screen actor-director director of the Boyan Choir, will also Professional and Business Associa­ School at the Ukrainian Educational Sergei Bondarchuk's moving cha­ perform musical selections of Shev­ tion, Ottawa Branch. and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Rd., racterization of "Taras Shevchenko" chenko's works with his own ban­ is offering courses in Ukrainian arts at 7:30 p.m. The 1951 Soviet-made dura accompaniment. The Assump­ March 14 and crafts, music (bandura) and film has English subtitles. All Shev- tion School students will be under language. For further information chenko poetry is read in Ukrainian. the direction of Miroslava Moriak NEWARK, N J.: The Mother's Club call (215) 635-5339 or (215) 379-0223 A discussion about Shevchenko's life and the Missionary Sisters of the of the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian (evenings.)

The judge nevertheless permitted the examination by presenting a plan of birth is listed in some documents as Treblinka survivors'... prosecution to proceed. Trebhnka recreated in 1964. Mr. Ro­ 1921 and in others as 1924, and that he (Continued from page 1) [Informed sources told The Weekly senberg responded by saying he did not was a member, under a different name, many times on television and in person that the ID card would not be intro­ want to discuss the physical layout of of an unnamed underground group in during proceedings in Cleveland. duced as evidence until March 15 unless the camp. Austria. The judge ruled that none of Under cross-examination Mr. Ep­ there is agreement from both the prose­ Mr. O'Connor brought out discre­ this was relevant to the case, however. stein could not recall who operated the cution and the defense. The court and pancies between the testimonies of the The defense is to continue its cross­ generators at Treblinka: Ivan, or Niko­ the prosecution are not opposed to a first eyewitness, Mr. Epstein, and Mr. examination of Mr. Rosenberg on lai, or a German named Schmidt. forensic examination of the card by Rosenberg. Among them were: Mr. Monday, March 2. Mr. O'Connor continued the cross­ internationally known expert Albert Epstein said the bodies were burned In other developments in the Dem­ examination on the next day, Tuesday, Leiter, however, the Israeli Foreign only during the day; Mr. Rosenberg janjuk case, the State of Israel Govern­ February 24. Mr. Epstein revealed that a Ministry continues to say this is not said they were burned night and day. ment Press Office issued a press bulletin group of Treblinka survivors was under permissible.] Mr. Epstein said the prisoners were on Monday afternoon, February 23, the constant supervision of Israeli Mr. Shaked also attempted to have assembled only at night; Mr. Rosenberg cautioning the press on use of the term police and that the chief police investi- Mr. Epstein state that the reason there is said this occurred in the morning and at "Ivan the Terrible." %цXщоіXЩ \)щі fprtjie Investigation pf a discrepancy between his 1960 deposi­ night. Mr. Epstein said the generator at After itself referring to "Ivan Dem­ Nazi Crimes, Martin Kolar, had told tion and his testimony in this case is that Treblinka was run by someone named janjuk who is known as 'Ivan the him two years before U.S. hearings Mr. Epstein had testified in Hebrew and Schmidt; Mr. Rosenberg said it was Terrible,' " the statement said: "As long against Mr. Demjanjuk that he would the statement was recorded in Polish. someone named Szlamek. Mr. Epstein as no judgement had been handed down be testifying for the prosecution. Only The judge rejected this argument and said two German guards, Mates and asserting that the accused is in fact 'Ivan then did Mr. Kolar show him a photo asked the witness to examine the ori­ Muentzberger were very similar in the Terrible,' whose deeds are being spread and ask him to identify Messrs. ginal and his own signature. Mr. Ep­ appearance, almost twins; Mr. Rosen­ described in the trial, it is neither just Demjanjuk and Fedorenko. stein decHned to do so. berg cited distinct differences. nor fair to refer to him by any other Also, it became evident during the At the conclusion of his testimony, The cross-examination continued on appellation than 4he accused.' The questioning that the same group of Mr. Epstein turned to the judge and Thursday, February 26, with Mr. media are requested and are obliged to Treblinka survivors participated in apologized for stating that the hair of O'Connor asking detailed questions follow this rule." legal proceedings against Franz Stangel 1van was similar to that of one of the about the visibiHty of the upper camp Of note also was a statement made in Germany in 1970; Mr. Fedorenko in judges. The judge responded, "If this from the lower camp, the voices of the the previous week by Holocaust histo­ Fort Lauderdale, F1a., in 1978, and Mr. were the only problem in this matter guards and the locations of various rian Yitzak Arad. At the end of the Demjanjuk in Cleveland in 1980. Mr. [the witness's testimony] we would be facilities. Once again, discrepancies first week's session, Dr. Arad had asked Epstein admitted that the group tra­ satisfied." were evident between the two survivors' the court's permission to make a state­ veled together, stayed at the same The Wednesday, February 25, ses­ recollections. ment, but this was not permitted. He hotels, dined together, compared notes sions were devoted to testimony by In addition, Mr. O'Connor's ques­ later told the press that he had wanted on their testimony and exchanged another Treblinka survivor, Ehyahu tioning pointed out inconsistencies in to stress that not all Ukrainians were as recollections of Treblinka. They also Rosenberg, 65, formerly of Poland and Mr. Rosenberg's own depositions given bad as "Ivan the Terrible." participated in reunions of Holocaust now an Israeli. He, too, was at Tre­ at various times. "Hundreds of thousands of Ukrai­ survivors. blinka for 11 months and had fled Mr. Rosenberg stated that a 1944 nians fought loyally in the Red Army to Mr. Epstein, who had been one of the during an uprising in 1943. deposition he had given to two women, defeat Nazism, and many gave their witnesses on the basis of whose testi­ Prosecutors asked the witness to one of them a Polish official, was later lives. Even in the camps there were mony in Dusseldorf a 1964 map of identify the accused. Mr. Demjanjuk used in war crimes trials in Poland. other Ukrainians, I feel that I have to say Treblinka had been drawn up, contra­ was asked to take off his glasses, and the However, he said he does not know this," he said. dicted some of the map's details. witness approached him. Mr. Demjan­ what happened to that deposition. In response to Mr. O'Connor's ques­ juk extended his hand and Mr. Rosen­ He was questioned at length about an This story is based on information tion about why he did not point out Mr. berg began shouting: "I have no shadow eight-page deposition he had given in provided over the telephone by Marta Demjanjuk as "Ivan of Treblinka" of a hesitation or a doubt. It is 1van 1947 to Tuviah Friedman, a Nazi hunter Skorupsky, who left Israel early on during proceedings in Cleveland, Mr. from Treblinka ... how dare you give me in Vienna, elements of which he had Wednesday, February 25, and by a Epstein said no one had asked him to do a hand, you murderer." Mr. Rosenberg refuted during his testimony the pre­ contact in Jerusalem who is attending so. Did anyone asks you to do so here? then cried for 10minutes, and his wife, vious day. In that deposition Mr. the trial. The contact requested anony­ Mr. O'Connor asked. Mr. Epstein who was seated in the audience, fainted. Rosenberg had said that Ivan of Tre­ mity. replied, no. Then why did you? the Judge Levin called for order. blinka was killed. defense attorney asked. Mr. Epstein, During six hours of testimony, Mr. replied, In Cleveland I did not dare to Rosenberg spoke of the 11 months he Under questioning by the defense, the ЛрI -'Сі0 look in his face; he was sitting to the spent in the upper camp of Treblinka witness revealed that he had recently (Continued from page 6) spoken to Mr. Friedman, had told him right of me. Here I dare, I am facing removing bodies from the gas chamber, who are denied the right to their own him. I am convinced he is "Ivan the burying them and throwing them into that he was lying about the 1947 depo­ sition, and had threatened Mr. Fried­ independent organizations and who are Terrible.*' an incinerator. He said he, his mother punished for simply expressing a desire During the procecution's redirect, and sisters were taken from the Warsaw man and asked him how much the defense was paying him. to live freely and in dignity. The threat Mikhail Shaked introduced into evi­ ghetto by ''Ukrainians who spoke of the gulag, where millions remain dence a photograph that was in the files Russian"; this was what his mother had Mr. O'Connor also pointed out that a trapped in slave labon continues to of the Immigration and Naturalization told him. copy of the 1947 deposition which Mr. hang over any who challenge the mono­ Service — the photo is the same as the The witness testified that although in Rosenberg now disputes was given in poly of power by the Communist Party. one on the cootroversial Trawniki ID a 1947 deposition he had said Ivan the 1983 in connection with the Fedorenko While^any relaxation of repression in card. Mr. O'Connor protested this guard was killed, this was not true. He case and in 1986 for the Demjanjuk the Soviet Union is to be welcomed, move, contending that the prosecution said he had only heard about the kiiling trial; both times it was given to Mr. there is still no evidence of structural was r.ticmpurig to ii\\iodiict the ID from others who were hiding in the '^olar. '^.hrxP2Q IP the Soviet іоіаIіИг!ал s^^stem. photo '*t!ire sigh '^^e b^ck door/' w^;i/^. forest where \v^, be-:' '"'ed