Inside: l After Russian veto, good alternatives are few – page 4 l Exhibit on history of Ukrainian-Jewish encounter – page 9 l Community: Montreal, Whippany, Ellenville – page 14-15

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIII No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 $2.00 Russia’s veto of U.N. resolution Ukrainian American community continues on MH17 tribunal is condemned advocacy of stronger U.S.-Ukraine relations tional and national level... supported by a RFE/RL broad international coalition” because “the There has been widespread condemna- perpetrators... must not be allowed to tion of Russia’s decision to veto a United escape punishment.” Nations draft resolution to create an inter- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott national tribunal over the downing of a called Russia’s veto “outrageous.” He noted, Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine last “By its actions, Russia has shown complete year, with a number of countries pledging disregard for the families’ right to know to explore other ways to ensure justice. who was responsible and to see these crim- The tribunal would have been tasked inals face justice.” with investigating and trying those respon- The majority of those who died were sible for firing the missile that is believed to Dutch, and nearly 40 were Australian citi- have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 zens or residents. (MH17) over a region where pro-Russian Other options fighters were battling Ukrainian troops, killing all 298 people aboard. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said Russia’s The text also would have required all veto “does not mean there will be impunity countries to cooperate with the tribunal or for MH17,” adding, “We will consider and face sanctions. explore other viable options and prosecut- But Russia followed through on a vow to ing mechanisms.” use its veto power on the 15-member “The results of the vote on the MH17 tri- Security Council session during the July 29 bunal speak for themselves,” Ukrainian vote. President Petro Poroshenko’s press secre- Irene Rejent Saviano Eleven other Security Council members tary, Svyatoslav Tseholko, said. “But Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey (third from left), recipient of the Friend of backed the proposal by Malaysia, Australia, Ukraine will not stop there. Our goal is to UNIS award, with (from left): Michael Sawkiw Jr., Roksolana Lozynskyj, Tamara the Netherlands and Ukraine, while Angola, punish the guilty.” Olexy, Bishop John Bura and Kira Lozynskyj. China and Venezuela abstained. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said can fight alone – Ukraine must be support- [Editor’s note: The supporters of the res- Russia had “callously disregarded the pub- UNIS olution were three out of the five perma- lic outcry in the grieving nations.” She told ed vigorously by the United States.” nent members of the Security Council: the council that “no veto will stand in the WASHINGTON – More than two dozen Ukrainian Day on July 15 began with a France, the United Kingdom, the United way of this heinous crime being investigat- Ukrainian Americans from New Jersey, New morning briefing session that included pre- States; and eight of the 10 non-permanent ed and prosecuted.” York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington sentations by former U.S. Ambassador to members: Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, The European Union described Russia’s state and the District of Columbia met on Ukraine John Herbst, currently the director Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria and Spain.] veto as a “setback” that it regrets. Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 15, for the of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said European Commission spokeswoman second Ukrainian Day advocacy event to be Council; a senior policy analyst for Eurasia Russia had “failed to stand up and be Maja Kocijancic told reporters that “the held this year. at the Open Society Foundations, Jeff counted in the quest for international jus- work must continue so that those who are Ukrainian Day participants met with Goldstein; and the coordinator of the tice.” He said Russia’s veto was “exception- either directly or indirectly responsible for House and Senate members or their staff at Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Vasyl ally disappointing” but “not surprising.” the downing of MH17 are, indeed, held more than 20 congressional offices to press Myroshnychenko. Bishop John Bura of the Mr. Rutte added that countries involved accountable.” their case for more robust U.S.-Ukraine Ukrainian Catholic Church led the partici- in a Dutch-led investigation will now focus relations, including economic and military pants in a prayer for Ukraine and the wel- on other legal options “at both the interna- (Continued on page 4) assistance. They were joined by representa- fare of the Ukrainian American community. tives of groups that comprise the Central Each speaker underscored that Russia’s and East European Coalition (CEEC). actions threaten not only Ukraine, but also U.S., Ukraine on the veto “It’s incredibly important for Ukrainian the stability of the world. All acknowledged Americans from across the country to meet the seeming disconnect between the strong “...By vetoing this resolution, Russia has tried to deny justice to the 298 victims on personally with members of Congress and support for Ukraine in Congress and the that plane, and deny their families a chance to hold accountable those responsible. their staffs so that they realize how strongly Obama administration’s more tepid Russia has callously disregarded the public outcry in the grieving nations, the appeals we feel about the need to defend Ukraine’s response to the crisis. Briefing papers were of the families affected. democratic future,” said Katya Sedova, rep- distributed to participants that included “It is tragic that Russia has used the privilege entrusted to it in order to advance inter- resenting the Ukrainian Association of several main topics of advocacy: military national peace and security in order to frustrate international peace and security...” Washington State. assistance to Ukraine; “How Congress Can – U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power speaking on July 29, after Russia’s “Normally, Ukrainian Days is held once a Assist Ukraine” (which included an over- veto of the resolution regarding MH17. year and is a time during which members view of legislation for Ukraine); member- of the Ukrainian American community ship in the Congressional and Senate “…our duty before those who died and the families of the victims is to bring to jus- meet with our elected representatives to Ukraine caucuses; and information regard- tice those who have committed this barbarian act. ...We want the perpetrators speak on topics related to Ukraine,” noted ing the upcoming dedication of the revealed and tried by a public international court. There can be no reason to oppose event organizer Michael Sawkiw, director of Holodomor Memorial in Washington, this – unless you a perpetrator yourself. ... the Ukrainian National Information Service which is slated for November 7. “But our hope for justice is not lost. The Russian Federation, as the U.N. people would (UNIS), the public affairs office of the Among the offices visited by Ukrainian say, just killed the resolution. But this abuse of the veto power will not kill the hope of Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Day participants were those of Reps. Bill those who suffered. It will only make us stronger and more determined to elaborate (UCCA). “But the past 18 months have been Pascrell (D-N.J.), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and implement [an] effective and credible prosecution model to deliver justice.” extraordinarily difficult for Ukraine and, Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Charlie Dent – Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin, addressing the Security Council once again, Ukrainian Americans must send (R-Pa.), Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Suzan on July 29. the message that Ukraine’s fight for democ- racy and independence is not a battle that it (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

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Crimean government indicates it wants Lawyers say Savchenko has alibi Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution to KYIV – The lawyers of jailed Ukrainian create a tribunal for a trial of those suspect- pilot and Parliament member Nadiya greater autonomy from Moscow ed of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Savchenko said on July 28 that they have Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. by Valery Dzutsev become a convenient, but unstable, politi- proof she was already captive when the two Mr. Rutte’s office said he telephoned Mr. Eurasia Daily Monitor cal arrangement for both Moscow and Russian journalists she is accused of killing Chechnya, giving the former the illusion of died in shelling. Ms. Savchenko is accused of Putin ahead of the vote in New York later The puppet government of Crimea has control over the republic and the latter the direct participation in the killing of two on July 29 to seek his backing for setting up unexpectedly clashed with its bosses in illusion of self-rule. Russian reporters who died last year while the international tribunal and trial over the Moscow. On July 7, Crimea’s governor, Russia’s annexation of Crimea from covering the conflict in Ukraine. She has also downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet that Sergey Aksyonov, declared he would not Ukraine, in February-March 2014, created been charged with attempted murder and killed 298. Malaysia, the Netherlands, allow the Russian federal government to conditions for the Crimean government illegally entering Russian territory. Australia, Ukraine and Belgium have called force its own rules on the peninsula. His that are somewhat similar to Chechnya’s. Preliminary hearings were scheduled for July for such a tribunal. Malaysia circulated a comments came after Russia’s Federal Despite the annexation and the official 30 in Russia’s Rostov region. Ms. Savchenko’s draft resolution on the issue with the vote Security Service (FSB) at the end of June mantra about the “irrevocability” of lawyer Ilya Novikov said at a news confer- set for July 29 around 3 p.m. local time at briefly detained Crimea’s minister for Russia’s decisions, Crimea remains a spe- ence in Kyiv that he had phone billing data the United Nations headquarters in New industrial development, Andrei Skrynnik, cial territory within the country. Significant that shows she was already the prisoner of York. The resolution would require all on suspicions of embezzlement of govern- international attention is focused on the pro-Russian separatists when the journalists countries to cooperate with the special tri- ment funds. Mr. Aksyonov stated that he peninsula and Russian policies there, the were killed. However, he expressed doubt bunal or face sanctions. The Kremlin said would not allow the FSB to detain regional Ukrainian mainland is nearby, and some about the fairness of her trial. Ms. Savchenko Mr. Putin told Mr. Rutte he remains firmly officials for what he called “insignificant people who are loyal to Ukraine remain in says she was illegally brought into Russia opposed to such a tribunal. Russia later errors during the making of decisions.” Crimea. In these conditions, Moscow’s after being abducted by Russian-backed sep- vetoed the resolution. (RFE/RL, based on Mr. Skrynnik himself was present at the usual tools for twisting the arms of regional aratists in eastern Ukraine. (RFE/RL, based reporting by Reuters, the Associated Press, government meeting, and Mr. Aksyonov governors do not work, so it has to use a on reporting by Reuters) Agence France-Presse, Deutsche Presse- personally endorsed his subordinate. “I somewhat softer approach to the rebellious Agentur, TASS and Interfax) want to say that we have examined the regional leaders of Crimea. Interpol takes Yanukovych off list Russia denies political motives details of this situation: it was an absolutely Russian experts, however, doubt that the OTTAWA – On July 21, Interpol removed false material that had nothing to do with governor of Crimea will be able to acquire a the “red notice” from Viktor Yanukovych MOSCOW – Dutch flowers represent a reality,” Mr. Aksyonov asserted. The status equal to Chechnya’s governor. At the after the disgraced former president’s law- sanitary “threat” to Russia and could be Crimean governor expressed irritation same time, analysts say that Moscow can- yers filed an appeal. Ukraine vowed to fight banned, the Russian agricultural safety reg- with Moscow’s policies on the peninsula, not afford to allow Crimea’s governor to to ensure the return and trial of Mr. ulator said July 21. The agency said in a casting himself as the protector of Crimean challenge the federal authorities and Yanukovych after his name was unexpect- statement that a ban on flower deliveries remain unpunished, because this will cre- officials. “No one will dare to make fun of edly removed from Interpol’s international from the Netherlands – a country that takes you,” he said. “We have seen some people ate a dangerous precedent for other most wanted list. In January, Interpol pride in its tulips – was “highly probable.” who came from the mainland [the Russian Russian regions, in particular, the national placed Mr. Yanukovych on its red notice list The move came as Moscow’s relations with Federation] and said that all Crimeans are republics (Gazeta.ru, July 18). for “misappropriation, embezzlement or The Hague have reached a low point. stupid idiots” (Onkavkaz.com, July 13). Moscow appears to have been taken by conversion of property by malversation” Russian officials denied, however, that it No other regional governor would per- surprise by the small administrative “rebel- because it lacked the criminal authority to was politically motivated or aimed at pun- mit himself to be so critical of Moscow’s lion” in Crimea. After all, Moscow single- open the more severe charges sought by ishing the Netherlands for joining in policies apart from Chechnya’s ruler, handedly created the peninsula’s new, pro- Ukraine. An Interpol spokesman said that European sanctions or for identifying Ramzan Kadyrov. Thus, observers immedi- Russian administration only a year ago, and the “suspension means that the Red Notice Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine ately started speculating that Mr. Aksyonov its virtual puppets almost immediately is not accessible to any member country as the principal suspects in its investigation could manage to achieve the same level of started showing unwillingness to be as doc- searching Interpol’s databases, and has of the MH17 airline shootdown a year ago. autonomy from Moscow as Mr. Kadyrov, ile as the governors of other Russian been removed from the ‘wanted persons’ “This is not an agenda for the Kremlin,” who enjoys practically complete control regions. The chairwoman of the Federation section on the Interpol website for the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokes- over Chechnya, evoking constant resent- Council, Valentina Matvienko, attempted to duration of the review.” An Interpol red ment among neighboring regions and offi- calm tensions by saying that a “clean-up of man Dmitry Peskov said when asked notice requires member states to “seek the whether there was a link between the pos- cials in Moscow. corrupt officials” in Crimea was inevitable location and arrest of wanted persons with The rationale for Moscow’s willingness (Riafan.ru, July 17). Rumors spread that sible ban on imports of Dutch tulips and a view to extradition or similar lawful the Dutch initiative to form an international to cede power in restive Chechnya to Mr. Moscow was considering abolishing the action.” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) Kadyrov was that he would be more suc- Ministry for Development of Crimea, which tribunal at the United Nations to prosecute cessful in quelling the insurgency and was established in 2014 (RIA Novosti, July Dutch PM fails to dissuade Putin those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. ”I would divert international criticism for 14). The ministry apparently has failed to AMSTERDAM – Dutch Prime Minister Russia’s brutality in this secessionist terri- Mark Rutte made an “urgent” appeal to (Continued on page 12) tory. 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NEWS ANALYSIS The Ukraine conflict and its impact on morale in the Russian military

by Roger McDermott rather than the conscripts. He noted that, Yet, it is equally crucial to note the the soldiers, it is clear they are not unit Eurasia Daily Monitor after years of reform, the quality of contract unpopularity of the conflict among Russian commanders. They make no appeal to servicemen has not advanced much and contract personnel. The mother of Ivan Russian patriotism or nationalism. Rather, Evidence has emerged in Russia’s their terms and benefits of service appear Shevkunov, a 20-year-old contract soldier they appear to use bullying methods and Southern Military District (MD) that the exaggerated. Mr. Golts also noted the mis- in the Maykop brigade, told Ekho Moskvy offer near-ludicrous incentives to those conflict in Ukraine is not popular among treatment or lack of care for subordinates that her son submitted a resignation letter persuaded to volunteer. The offer is 8,000 Russian contract personnel (kontraktniki). on the part of Russian officers and left no three times as he did not want to fight in rubles ($142) per day plus veteran status Reportedly “dozens” of kontraktniki have doubt that the conflict in Ukraine is taking Ukraine, but his applications were denied on their return to Russia; according to absconded from or deserted their units on its toll on the Russian army (Yezhednevny (Ekho Moskvy, July 11). Moreover, the some of those who accepted the offer, the grounds of their opposition to being sent to Zhurnal, July 13). reporting of the cases offers insight into money is never paid. Surprisingly, the kon- fight in Donbas. After more than a year of According to the accused and some how “volunteers” are “recruited” from traktniki say there are also separatists bil- the Kremlin-spun official line that there are accounts by those convicted through the Russian army units and sent across the bor- leted at the Rostov training ground, which no Russian troops fighting in southeastern garrison tribunal, the kontraktniki experi- der to fight alongside separatist forces. It may indicate an early effort to mix such Ukraine, paradoxically the most striking enced harsh conditions at Kadamovskiy shows exactly how units are broken up and forces (Gazeta.ru, July 10). evidence to the contrary is from a garrison training ground. Bedding was in the form of prepared for deployment in Ukraine in Beneath the surface of Russia’s so-called tribunal in Maykop, in which Russian sol- a blanket thrown on the ground; at least addition to the role of Russian officers in “hybrid warfare” lies an ugly set of lies, diers are being prosecuted for absconding one soldier returned from Kadamovskiy this process (Novaya Gazeta, July 14). deceit and, effectively, a makeshift from their unit or for desertion. These men suffering from pneumonia. Aleksandr The movement of troops from the base approach to deconstruct and reconstruct face penalties of up to five to 10 years in Yenenko, a 22-year-old junior sergeant, in Maykop to the training ground in the military units. This method of conducting prison (Gazeta.ru, July 10). described his experience of the training Rostov region may serve as a model for warfare will certainly not prove popular The cases involve military personnel ground, saying that personnel spent days how the Russian army moves and prepares among either officers or enlisted personnel. accused of absconding or desertion from “pointlessly digging pits and immediately troops for deployment in southeastern Although these accounts provide a glimpse military unit 22179 of the 33rd Motorized filling them in again. They [officers] told Ukraine. According to the various accounts into how Russian units are deployed in the Rifle Brigade in Maykop. The personnel, all them [kontraktniki] that they wanted to offered by these kontraktniki, the following Donbas, it is still unclear how the units are kontraktniki, were taken to the send them to Ukraine, and they waited pattern emerges: First, troops receive legit- reassembled once across the border, Kadamovskiy training ground in the Rostov about a week for the order to cross the bor- imate orders to move out of their base and whether unit commanders then arrive and region in the Southern MD, from where der, but at the last moment they canceled go to the Kadamovskiy training ground. reconnect with their units, or precisely how they refused to be sent to the conflict in it.” Mr. Yenenko says that he also saw “some Sometime after arrival, “agitators” appear newly assembled units of “volunteers” Ukraine. As one of the accused stated, “I did guys in camouflage gear without identifica- at the training ground tasked with recruit- function in combat. not want to participate in combat opera- tion badges exhorting people to fight in the ing volunteers to fight in Ukraine. These tions on Ukrainian territory.” Donbas for money.” Another contract sol- agitators are described as anonymous, The article above is reprinted from According to official statistics from the dier added, “It was late October, there were dressed in camouflage with no insignia, Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from Maykop Garrison Tribunal, in the first half frosts at night, and everybody had a terri- only shoulder boards, thus identifying its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, of 2015 there were 62 rulings issued under ble cough. We would buy firewood at our them as officers. Since they are unknown to www.jamestown.org. Section 4 of Article 337 of the Russian own expense and light a bonfire by what Criminal Code (absconding from a unit), passed for a tent. The hardest thing was the lack of water; they would bring in one truck compared with a total of 35 cases in the losses of image for Moscow may ensue,” for the kitchen and allow only one cup of period 2010-2014 (Gazeta.ru, July 10). Crimean... one analyst said (Onkavkaz.com, July 13). These cases revolve around the unpopular- tea a day. Locals would come and sell us a Crimea repeatedly challenged the ity of being sent to fight in Donbas and the bottle of mineral water for 100 rubles each (Continued from page 2) authority of Kyiv in the past, so having a conditions of service and treatment experi- [in October 2014, approximately $2.40]” become an effective instrument for ensur- conflict with the central authorities is noth- enced at the training ground in Rostov (Gazeta.ru, July 10). ing Moscow’s control over its recent terri- ing new for the peninsula. However, unlike Region. While Mr. Golts highlights the serious torial grab. Ukraine, Russia has many regions that Aleksandr Golts assessed the implica- implications concerning the link between could claim rights for themselves similar to tions of the kontraktniki desertions in the AWOL kontraktniki and the results of The economy of the peninsula also does those of Crimea. If, along with Chechnya, Yezhednevny Zhurnal, concluding that the military reform, there are also important not appear to be improving, especially the Crimean government manages to wrest Serdyukov-era reforms (2008-2012, initiat- issues revealed as a result of such report- since the economic crisis is taking a toll on ed by former Russian Defense Minister ing. Mr. Golts notes that the military reform the Russian economy. Chechnya and special privileges for itself from Moscow, Anatoly Serdyukov) are rapidly disintegrat- of 2008 to 2012 was aimed at improving Crimea took the lead in Russia in terms of then more Russian regions could seek ing. Mr. Golts based his conclusion on the combat capabilities and readiness in order falling housing prices in the second quarter greater self-rule. shocking conditions experienced by the to achieve rapid victory in future conflicts; of 2015. Chechnya’s second-hand housing At a time when Moscow’s ability to deserters and highlighted the fact that this it was not designed to sustain the type of market fell by 11 percent, and Crimea’s sec- finance and discipline Russian regions is is occurring among contract personnel conflict experienced in the Donbas. ond-hand housing market has declined by steadily declining (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, 9 percent (Bfm.ru, July 15). Plummeting June 22), a process of decentralization may housing prices in Crimea – with its sizeable start in Russia spontaneously. Ironically, the resort industry – are an especially ominous Kremlin’s territorial grab of part of Ukraine sign for this territory. may have the opposite effect and lead to Business and community leaders “Crimea poses for the Kremlin a direct Russia’s own political decentralization. challenge – either the new region should become unconditionally loyal to Moscow The article above is reprinted from hold roundtables with Yatsenyuk with significant restrictions on the power Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from of the FSB in the region, or protracted its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, administrative warfare with enormous www.jamestown.org.

Quotable notes “…It has become a refrain of the Russian Federation to insist that the government of Ukraine must ‘engage in direct dialogue’ with ‘representatives’ of Donetsk and Luhansk. “It is important that everybody around this table here recognizes that there is no such thing right now as ‘representatives’ of Donetsk and Luhansk. There are only representatives of the Russian Federation who are perpetrating a reign of terror in Donetsk and Luhansk. “The reason why special local elections were first foreseen last September, before they were disrupted by Russia and their proxies, was to have legitimate representa- tives of Donetsk and Luhansk. And the Ukrainian government has made clear on multiple occasions, that at such time as there are free and fair local elections in spe- cific areas of Donetsk and Luhansk, there will be engagement with those who emerge OTTAWA – The Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, in coordination with the Canada from those local elections. But I would like to repeat: there is no such thing as ‘repre- Ukraine Chamber of Commerce and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, on July 14 sentatives’ of Donetsk and Luhansk today. There are only representatives of the organized a business leaders’ roundtable discussion with Prime Minister Arseniy Russian Federation who act violently and illegally in Donetsk and Luhansk. …” Yatsenyuk of Ukraine. The discussion coincided with the prime minister’s visit to Ottawa on July 14 to sign the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. A roundtable with com- – U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Baer addressing the Permanent Council of the munity leaders was held after the business roundtable. Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna on July 23. – Ukrainian Canadian Congress 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31 Andrew Fedynsky receives 2015 Freedom Award by Yurii Jaskiw UMA depends on the efforts of dozens of volunteers and friends and contributions CLEVELAND – On July 16, at the annual from hundreds of individuals. He acknowl- Captive Nations Dinner in Cleveland, the edged the presence of three tables full of American Nationalities Movement Ukrainian American friends and fellow bestowed its Freedom Award on Andrew activists who attended the dinner. Fedynsky citing his “magnificent lifetime Mr. Fedynsky also provided perspective achievements: …talent as a scribe publish- on the Captive Nations movement, which ing outstanding articles supporting human goes back to the late 1950s, noting how it rights for freedom loving people” and confronted the Soviet Union at its most vul- “exceptional sensitivity and efforts sup- nerable point. It’s no accident, he said, that porting his rich Ukrainian heritage as the Soviet Union fragmented along its his- director of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives toric fault lines. (UMA) and for support of the goals of the Closer to home, he noted the many polit- Nationalities Movement.” ical leaders whose careers were launched George Voinovich, a retired U.S. senator and sustained with the support of the who was also two-term governor of Ohio, American Nationalities Movement, includ- presented Mr. Fedynsky with the award. In ing Sen. Voinovich and Rep. Oakar. Echoing the words of his fellow-honor- his remarks, Sen. Voinovich related how, as American Nationalities Movement mayor of Cleveland in the 1980s, he and his ee, Latvian American leader Maris At the Captive Nations Dinner, American Nationalities Movement President Judge Mantenieks, Mr. Fedynsky underscored staff had worked closely with Mr. Fedynsky Ralph Perk Jr. (left), Sen. George Voinovich (second from left) and Retired when he was senior legislative assistant to Nationalities Movement President Irene Morrow (right) present Andrew Fedynsky that the work of the Captive Nations move- Cleveland Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar. with the 2015 Freedom Award. ment must continue in light of Russia’s He praised Mr. Fedynsky for his creative ongoing aggression in Ukraine and its pro- work bringing millions of federal dollars dur- worked in the U.S. House of not his alone to enjoy. He noted that previ- vocative actions targeted against the Baltic ing a time when the city was undergoing Representatives and prior to that as a legis- ous generations at the UMA had assembled states, Scandinavia and other NATO coun- severe economic difficulties. lative assistant to Sen. Bob Dole. a world-class collection of rare publications tries, including the United States. The senator also noted Mr. Fedynsky’s In his own remarks, Mr. Fedynsky and memorabilia which the government of [Editor’s note: Readers of The Ukrainian numerous initiatives on behalf of Ukraine thanked the American Nationalities Ukraine is now interested in having the Weekly know Mr. Fedynsky as a long-time and other oppressed peoples when he Movement for the honor noting that it was UMA digitize. Today, Mr. Fedynsky said, the columnist of this newspaper.]

Russia’s veto... Russian veto of MH17 tribunal leaves few good alternatives (Continued from page 1) by Charles Recknagel investigation has been unable to get. This way to overcome the resistance. Leaked details of the Dutch-led probe sug- RFE/RL includes information that could come from Prof. De Brabandere says that one rea- gest the plane was shot down by a Russian- questioning Russian officials or from offi- son the states who lost citizens in the supplied surface-to-air missile fired from Russia’s veto of a U.N. Security Council cial Russian files. MH17 downing have sought to try to estab- separatist-controlled territory. That investi- resolution to establish a criminal court for But following the Russian veto, these lish an international tribunal is to push for- gation’s conclusions are expected to be pub- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) has countries will have to look for other ward an investigation that to this point has lished in October. blocked the best chance the international options outside of the Security Council, largely been able to establish the facts of Moscow accuses Kyiv of shooting down community has of forcing states to cooper- even though they know in advance Moscow what happened but not who ordered and the airliner, but justified its veto by saying it ate in finding who was responsible for the can safely disregard any other tribunal as carried out the attack. was denied access to the crash site in territo- downing. nonbinding. “For now, they basically don’t have any ry under the control of pro-Russian separat- The reason is that all U.N. member states One option would be to establish a tribu- cooperation from Russia or from the rebels ists. are bound by the U.N. Charter to recognize nal through a joint treaty with other states. in Ukraine,” Prof. De Brabandere says. “The “What are the grounds to be assured of the the authority of tribunals created by the This would follow the example of the states sponsoring the Security Council res- impartiality of such an investigation?” Russian Security Council. But any other internation- International Criminal Court (ICC) at The olution seek this internationalized system Ambassador to the U.N. Vitaly Churkin asked al court can safely be ignored should a state Hague, which was established by a treaty to pursue the investigation and to try and in a speech to the council, lashing out at choose to do so. negotiated at the United Nations among identify the responsible individuals. That’s “aggressive... propaganda in the media.” Eric de Brabandere, a professor of inter- states supporting the creation of an inde- one of the main challenges – not just to Russia had proposed its own resolution national law at the University of Leiden in pendent judicial body to try persons know what happened but to find who was asking for a greater U.N. role in an investiga- the Netherlands, says that “if the Security charged with genocide, crimes against responsible for what happened.” tion into what caused the downing of MH17 Council creates a tribunal, based on its humanity and war crimes. Leaks from a draft investigatory report but stopping short of a call for a tribunal. Chapter 7 powers, which is Chapter 7 of the However, the experience of the ICC also by the Dutch-led investigative team suggest Mr. Churkin said that past international U.N. Charter, it is basically mandatory for all shows how easy it is for states that did not the evidence points at separatists and pos- tribunals, including to investigate the U.N. member states, which means that usu- sign the treaty to ignore it. Sudanese sibly a team of Russian soldiers using a Buk Rwandan genocide and violence in the for- ally it also includes an obligation to cooper- Presidenat Omar al-Bashir has been indict- surface-to-air missile to shoot down MH17 mer Yugoslavia, were “expensive.” ate with the court or tribunal.” ed by the ICC over his military’s bombing on July 17, 2014. Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Without this mandatory aspect, he and attacks on civilians in Darfur. Yet Mr. But Russia and the rebels deny any Belgium and Ukraine have undertaken a notes, any other international court risks Bashir remains Sudan’s head of state and responsibility, and Moscow has accused the criminal inquiry into the downing of MH17. being ineffectual. remains able to travel to any other country Ukrainian military of shooting down the That leaves the countries that sponsored that does not seek to arrest him and turn airliner. With reporting by Reuters, the Associated the U.N. resolution voted on July 29 in a dif- him over to The Hague. Press, Agence France-Presse and Deutsche ficult position. Another option could be for one of the Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted Presse-Agentur The Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia and states that lost citizens in the MH17 down- with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with Belgium – which all lost citizens in the ing to try to prosecute the case in its own Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio downing of MH17 – put forward the resolu- domestic court system. But this option, too, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, tion along with Ukraine in the hope of cre- is likely to prove unsatisfactory because the http://www.rferl.org/content/russia- Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see ating a tribunal that would have the power prosecutor could still get little cooperation ukraine-mh17-un-tribunal-few-alterna- http://www.rferl.org/content/australia-neth- to obtain information that the Dutch-led from Russian officials and would have no tives/27159538.html). erlands-lash-out-mh17-veto/27160367.html).

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UCCA members attend FOR THE RECORD Iftar with Crimean Tatar community in Brooklyn Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky: Remembering his legacy of love Following is a statement on the 150th sterling example for others of virtue, kind- Metropolitan Andrey died in Lviv in anniversary of the birth of Metropolitan ness and sacrifice. He served as an active 1944 as the Red Army occupied his city, Andrey Sheptytsky that was released by the pastor to his flock, used his personal never to know that his beloved Church Ukrainian Congress Committee of America wealth to help fund numerous philanthrop- would be forced into the catacombs and on July 27. ic programs, wrote prolifically and was a many of his flock persecuted by the gifted preacher. He traveled widely and Soviets. For nearly half a century the July 29 marks the 150th anniversary of maintained constant contact with his flock Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church the birth of an individual whose dedication, in Europe, and North and South America. remained outlawed and in hiding. Yet, sacrifice and deep religious faith trans- Most notably, Metropolitan Andrey led his with the fall of the Soviet Union, the formed the lives of countless Ukrainians people and his Church through two world Church came out of hiding with millions and non-Ukrainians alike. wars. of faithful, thousands of priests and par- Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was He himself was arrested by Russian tsar- ishes. Many believed the Church’s miracu- born in 1865 in the Ukrainian village of ist forces during the first world war, and lous survival can be attributed to Prylbychi into a wealthy family. At the age later was kept under house arrest by Nazi Metropolitan Andrey. It is for this miracle of 26, he entered the Ukrainian monastery authorities during the second world war. and his heroic virtues that the process of of the Order of St. Basil the Great and by He courageously risked his life to save his beautification and canonization is 1900 was made Bishop of Stanyslaviv. many Jews from the Nazis during World under way. Shortly afterwards, at the age of 36, he War II, particularly Jewish children, many Metropolitan Andrey believed in the became the ranking hierarch of the of whom were orphaned. He harbored principles of self-sacrifice, virtue and kind- Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, taking hundreds of Jews in his residence and in ness. He is an example to us all. On the upon himself the post of metropolitan until Ukrainian Catholic monasteries. He also 150th anniversary of his birth, let us pray Ayla Bakkalli (left), U.S. representative of his death in 1944. issued a pastoral letter titled “Thou Shalt for the repose of his soul and honor his the Crimean Tatar Mejlis; with Ivanna Metropolitan Andrey lived his life as a Not Kill” to protest Nazi atrocities. lasting and inspirational legacy. Bilych (right), Razom general counsel; and Pamela Edgar-Dobriansky (seated). UCCA NEW YORK – On Saturday, July 11, Check out America’s Brooklyn-based Crimean Tatar community invited members of the Ukrainian diaspora to join them for their Iftar at the American Association of Crimean Turks Mosque in New York City. Representatives of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), the nation’s largest representation of and its newly redesigned Americans of Ukrainian descent, attended the meal for the second consecutive year, along with members of Razom, a Ukrainian online edition at www.ukrweekly.com American human rights organization. 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WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly The Venerable Andrey Sheptytsky After Putin, Russians will claim they were deceived, Ukrainians around the globe were elated to hear that the beloved Metropolitan just as the Germans did after Hitler, says Gluzman Andrey Sheptytsky (1865-1944) was proclaimed by Pope Francis to be “venerable.” The news came in a papal decree of July 16 that recognized Sheptytsky’s heroic life by Paul Goble Moreover, “in Ukraine,” Mr. Gluzman of Christian virtue, a step in the beatification process that could lead to his canoniza- says, “civil society is the basis of the state. tion as a saint. (The next step involves the Vatican recognizing a miracle attributed to Not all, but “the overwhelming majority Hundreds of thousands, even millions of Sheptytsky’s intercession.) of Germans sincerely believed” what people, each in his or her own way, took As Bishop Borys Gudziak of Paris told Catholic News Service, “Metropolitan Adolph Hitler said, just as not all but the part in the protests of 2013-2014 because Sheptytsky lived in the house of the Lord and it had a high roof, open doors and open overwhelming majority of Russians sin- it turned out that this people deserved windows – he lived outside the box. …He reached out to the Orthodox when ecu- cerely believe what Vladimir Putin says, another leadership,” that they wanted to be menism was not official Church policy; he defended the Jews during the Holocaust; according to Semyon Gluzman. But when “part of a normal European nation” and and he was close to artists, poets, intellectuals and writers.” The Metropolitan the Kremlin leader falls, most Russians will were ready to sacrifice for that. Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at St. Paul University in say as the Germans did in 1945: “’We didn’t The clearest evidence of this, he argues, is Ottawa, in a statement reacting to the papal decree, underscored that “Sheptytsky know; they deceived us.’” that “when [he or anyone else] criticizes the demonstrated saintly courage when he sheltered more than 160 Jews during the In an interview with Tatyana Selezneva Ukrainian government, [they] understand Nazi Holocaust” and that he showed his commitment to the poor and the less fortu- of Kyiv’s Focus journal, the psychiatrist that this is not dangerous.” Unfortunately, it nate by establishing a free medical clinic, providing scholarships and helping victims who investigated the political use of psychi- is still dangerous to criticize one of the oli- of famine, war and natural disasters. atry against Gen. Petro Grigorenko and who garchs, but the fact that one can criticize Significantly, the Tablet – which describes itself as “a daily online magazine of spent time in the gulag as a result, says the government freely is real progress – Jewish news, ideas and culture” – notes that the process of Sheptytsky’s canoniza- that, despite his fears about Russia, he especially in comparison with the Soviet tion has been held up for many years due to “Cold War sensitivities” and did not remains an optimist about the future of past and the Russian present. begin in earnest until the collapse of the USSR. The author of the article, Vladislav Ukraine as a European country (focus.ua/ Ukrainians do not display any signs of Davidzon, points out that in some quarters Sheptytsky remains “a controversial fig- society/326571/). mass psychosis, Mr. Gluzman says. ure” because he “welcomed the Germans as liberators” during World War II, but Mr. Gluzman says that the foundation of “Concern and fear is growing, but this is a explains that the hoped-for liberation was from Soviet occupation. “Later, along with that optimism was laid by his experience in normal reaction to an abnormal situation.” his brother Klementiy, he personally hid more than a hundred Jewish children from the Soviet camps. “On the order of 40 per- Many now are far too quick to suggest that slaughter.” The correspondent goes on to say: “…despite concerted lobbying on his cent of the dissidents in them, young peo- someone or other is mentally ill when in behalf, Yad Vashem has consistently denied him the status of ‘Righteous’ among the ple who said that the king has no clothes fact they are quite normal and are acting nations, even though he is, in fact, likely the last great savior of Jews from the Nazis were Ukrainians. Philologists, historians, either out of fear or from evil intentions. to lack recognition (which is of course the secular Jewish equivalent of sainted). This people with independent thought,” like “A significant part of the Russian intelli- decision has perturbed many partisans the world over, including – to drop the mask Ivan Svitlychny, Ivan Dzyuba and Vasyl Stus, gentsia,” he suggests, knows the truth but is of journalistic impartiality – me, or someone who has researched the case files and all from eastern Ukraine. not speaking it out of fear. They will thus be combed through much of the extant scholarship.” Mr. Davidzon reports that, fortu- “There weren’t any Belarusians or in a position to help Russia overcome the nately, there are signs that Yad Vashem, the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Kyrgyz or Uzbeks,” he continues. And that Putin period after Putin is gone. And Putin Holocaust, is “realigning its position,” and he cites lobbying for Sheptytsky’s cause by speaks to the existence of “the ferment of is not mad as some suggest but rather a survivors and other Jewish activists. (You can read the full article here: http://www. resistance” within Ukrainian society that limited man who “has not read or thought tabletmag.com/scroll/192338/the-vatican-recognizes-heroic-virtue-of-andrey- meant that Viktor Yanukovych could not much” in the course of his life. He fully sheptytsky.) become a dictator and that the Maidan was understands the norms he is violating. Sheptytsky’s heroism in saving Jews during the Holocaust was movingly and inevitable. That does not mean that there Despite their reputation, most Soviet amply documented in the memoir “Lvov Ghetto Diary” (1990) by David Kahane, who aren’t problems, but there is hope. and Russian secret policemen are “indiffer- himself was saved by the metropolitan, as were his wife and young daughter. In fact, ent bureaucrats who understand every- the author, who later became chief rabbi in the Israeli Air Force, notes in the preface Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on thing very well indeed. There are very few to his book that he began writing it while hiding in the metropolitan’s palace in Lviv in ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia sadistically inclined among them,” Mr. 1943. In the foreword to the memoir, Erich Goldhagen of Harvard emphasizes that who has served in various capacities in the Gluzman notes. Those around Mr. Putin will Sheptytsky penned a pastoral letter “Thou Shalt Not Kill” addressed to the public and U.S. State Department, the Central be the first to say they were deceived or a personal letter to Himmler to protest the extermination of Jews. “No other ecclesias- Intelligence Agency and the International acted out of fear, but such claims must be tical figure of equal rank in the whole of Europe displayed such sorrow for the fate of Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice rejected in their case just as they were at the Jews and acted so boldly on their behalf,” Mr. Goldhagen asserts. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Nuremberg. Sheptytsky – who led the Ukrainian Catholic Church in 1900-1944 through two Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for Mr. Gluzman traces his current under- world wars and several occupations of western Ukraine – has long been revered by International Peace. Mr. Goble writes a blog standing to his upbringing and his own many Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike. Perhaps it is fitting that Sheptytsky’s called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- work. His father was a member of the recognition as venerable comes during the year when we are marking the 150th woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). The article anniversary of his birth on July 29, 1865. We hope that Metropolitan Andrey’s heroic above is reprinted with permission. (Continued on page 12) deeds will soon be recognized also by Yad Vashem, and we pray that this saintly leader will one day be canonized a saint of the Church. IN THE PRESS: Poroshenko asks August Turning the pages back... if the West is with Ukraine “The President of an invaded country asks the Obama administration has thus far Last year, on August 5, 2014, Switzerland and Japan extended the West: Are you with the barbarian or with refused to transfer to Kiev [sic] the antitank 5 their sanctions of Russian companies and individuals. Switzerland the free world?” by Sohrab Ahmari, The Wall system – or any other form of lethal aid. Mr. added 26 individuals to its list, which mirrored the European Street Journal, July 28: Poroshenko is thankful for American politi- 2014 Union (EU) sanctions list that went into effect in June 2014. cal support, loan guarantees and nonlethal The Swiss list included a total of 20 companies and 87 individ- “...Asked about the kind of weapons his assistance… Yet such assistance has so far uals, including the head of the Russian Federal Security Service armed forces would need to deter further failed to change Russian supreme leader (FSB), Aleksander Bortnikov; the Intelligence Service chief, Mikhail Fradkov; Chechen aggression by Russia and its separatist Vladimir Putin’s calculus in the war. leader Ramzan Kadyrov; the Deputy head of the Security Council, Rashid Nurgaliyev; and proxies in eastern Ukraine, [President “Rather than helping Kiev impose real others. Sanctioned individuals and companies were banned from traveling to Switzerland Petro] Poroshenko gets specific: ‘We’re costs on the aggressor, Washington and the or from transferring any assets from outside the EU to Swiss banks. looking for just 1,240 Javelin missiles, and European powers are pushing both sides to Japan’s government approved expanding its sanctions list against Russia, adding 40 this is absolutely fair.’ work through the Minsk process…. ‘We individuals and two companies. Japan’s undisclosed list mirrored moves made by the “The number 1,240 has special signifi- think Minsk is not working from the Group of Seven (G-7) that was approved in July 2014. A government statement said cance for Mr. Poroshenko. He says that was Russian side,’ says Mr. Poroshenko. …” “assets held in Japan by those directly involved in Russia’s annexation of Crimea or the the number of nuclear warheads Ukraine “Nor does Minsk II address Russia’s ille- instability in eastern Ukraine will be frozen,” adding that Japan would “limit imports of gave up under the 1994 Budapest gal annexation of Crimea. The concern in Crimea-made products.” Memorandum, jointly signed by the U.S., Kiev is that the West would be willing to On August 6, 2014, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced additional Britain and Russia. ‘Ukraine voluntarily gave trade away the peninsula in exchange for economic sanctions against 19 Russian and Ukrainian individuals, and economic sanc- up its nuclear arsenal,’ Mr. Poroshenko says, calm in eastern Ukraine. ‘If anybody pro- ‘and in exchange for that the United States of posed to the U.S. to give up the Florida pen- tions against 22 Russian and Ukrainian groups and economic entities. America and Great Britain… promised to insula,’ the Ukrainian president says, ‘some- “…These sanctions,” Mr. Harper stated, “imposed in close coordination with partners in guarantee our sovereignty and territorial thing like that would not work. This is our the United States and Europe, will further increase pressure on those responsible for the integrity.’ land… Whether it’s Donetsk, Luhansk or crisis in Ukraine.” “Compared with strategic weapons, Crimea, at the end of the day, they will be (Continued on page 9) 1,240 Javelin missiles are small beer. Yet freed.’ ” No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nebraska and Texas. These individuals The Ukrainian Weekly’s reside in areas that do not have Ukrainian centers. However, they are connected to the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States by lifeline connects us all The Ukrainian Weekly. Dear Editor: We are thankful for the generosity of the Ukrainian Language Society in Florida I applaud The Ukrainian Weekly for the under the leadership of Dr. Vira Bodnaruk work it does in bringing together the and the St. Olha Sisterhood of St. Andrew The UCCA at 75 Ukrainian community and its supporters. Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Maryland, When I first read Andrij Dobriansky’s Negotiations with the UCCA leadership, The Ukrainian Weekly has a very wide led by Olha Matula, as well as many indi- column of June 14 paying tribute to the including efforts spurred by Ukrainian reach, and I was pleasantly surprised when viduals who supported the volunteer bat- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Church leaders, continued well into 1983, my letter to the editor on helping the vol- talions. (UCCA) on its 75th anniversary, I read it all to no avail. In May of that year, the unteer battalions in Ukraine garnered a And we thank The Ukrainian Weekly for quickly, without much thought. Committee for Law and Order became the wide response of support. It was very mov- providing that lifeline that connects us all. Later, I read R.L. Chomiak’s letter in the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council ing to read the numerous letters that July 12 issue of The Weekly. Mr. Chomiak (UACC). The UNA then informed the WCFU expressed support for “our boys fighting Ulana Mazurkevich was critical of Andrij Dobriansky’s descrip- that the UCCA was no longer its representa- the war in the east.” Philadelphia tion of the UCCA as “the nation’s oldest tive. Hoping to be legally constituted by the Letters of support with donations came The letter-writer is president of the unifying assembly of Ukrainians and November convention of the WCFU, the from as far away as Wyoming, Oregon, Ukrainian Human Rights Committee. Ukrainian organizations.” Suddenly, memo- UACC convened a constitutional convention ries of the UCCA catastrophe of 1980 came on October 1 in Washington. A total of 122 flooding back to me. delegates representing 30 national organi- Founded in 1940, the UCCA stopped zations participated. All of the events lead- being “a unifying assembly” at its 13th ing up to the formal establishment of the Congress of Ukrainians of America in 1980 UACC were reviewed in a four-part series of when the Liberation Front (a.k.a. articles by John O. Flis that appeared in The “Banderivtsi”) decided to take over the Ukrainian Weekly, October 23 through organization and change its character. The November 20 of that year. coup was perfectly legal. The Liberation Both the UACC and the UCCA were repre- Front controlled the voting majority. They sented at the fourth World Congress of Free pushed through a list of candidates that did Ukrainians in Toronto in 1983. UCCA repre- not include an executive vice-president sentatives attempted, but failed, to block from any Ukrainian fraternal benefit soci- WCFU recognition of the UACC. The UCCA ety. According to a by-laws provision, the also tried to block UACC representatives from a September 17, 1984, meeting with UCCA executive vice-presidency was to be President Ronald Reagan on the occasion of rotated among the four fraternal organiza- the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the tions of the time, the Ukrainian National Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington. Association (UNA), Ukrainian Fraternal They failed again and Mr. Flis, Eugene Association (UFA), Ukrainian National Aid Iwanciw and I represented the UACC. Association (UNAA) and the Providence As mentioned earlier, the UNA had 11 Association of Ukrainian Catholics. members of the Liberation Front in the Delegates’ protests of this revision and Supreme Assembly. To many UNAers, it other convention irregularities were looked as if their next convention would Packing a shipment destined for volunteer battalions in Ukraine are (from left) ignored by the convention chair. After much Chrystia Senyk, Ulana Mazurkevich and Lesia Chmelko. result in a Liberation Front takeover. The turmoil, delegates associated with the UNA, behavior of the Banderivtsi at the 1980 UFA, Plast, Ukrainian National Women’s UCCA conclave awakened 1982 UNA con- church in tears. What a sight! At that League of America, Organization of vention delegates to the threat. The result A jubilant celebration panakhyda, tears filled my eyes and trick- Democratic Ukrainian Youth (ODUM), was the election or re-election of only four led down my face. To me, that is a very spe- Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine Liberation Front members to the Supreme and a sad farewell cial person who is serving God and His (ODWU), Zarevo, Ukrainian Gold Cross, Assembly: Tekla Moroz, Anna Haras, Askold people. Ukrainian Engineers’ Society of America Lozynskyj and Wasyl Didiuk. Askold Dear Editor: Three years ago, Halyna and I donated a and others walked out of the convention. Lozynskyj resigned in 1982 during the first On June 14, the Ukrainian community of “Ukrainian Festival” stage backdrop to the An October 26, 1980, editorial in The meeting of the new Supreme Assembly. Newark, N.J., held a dual ceremony for their parish. When we arrived at the festival, we Weekly titled “Democracy in Action?” com- What is the situation today? The ques- beloved priest, the Rev. Leonid Malkov: a saw Father Leonid being mesmerized by mented on the UCCA convention, con- tion of fraternal representation in the jubilant celebration of the 25th anniversary the beauty of that backdrop. I watched him demning the “intolerance of differing view- UCCA executive is now moot. The UNAA motionless for about five minutes. Then, as of his priesthood and, simultaneously, a sad points, as well as the rather crude political and the UFA were absorbed by the I touched him on the shoulder, I received a farewell after 20 years of service at St. John thinking of some delegates,” which “blind- Providence Association in the years 2000 big hug and a thank you that I will never the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. He ed them to such degree that they sought and 2010, respectively. Providence, then forget. Unfortunately, some people, includ- will surely be missed by most, if not all, the only victory for their own political group- under Banderite influence, remained in the ing clergy, do not know how to thank some- parishioners. ing... On the way to its ‘victory’ the majority UCCA all along. Today, the UACC is relative- one for a good deed. My wife, Halyna, and I met Father Leonid also approved congress rules that made it ly moribund. The UNA was welcomed back Father Leonid is a down-to-earth peo- five years ago, when he asked me join the all but impossible for delegates themselves into UCCA ranks following the election of ple’s priest – mixing with them, talking to parish’s festival committee. My initial obser- to ask for and obtain a secret-ballot vote.” Stefan Kaczaraj as UNA president. them and working with them. Every year, vation of his style of administration was Soon after the UCCA convention, the One needs to ask: Other than staving off at our annual parish picnic, he was con- favorable. He was not authoritarian. He was leadership of the UNA established the a Liberation Front takeover of the UNA, stantly helping and serving the parishio- a guide, like a good gentle shepherd. Committee for Law and Order in the UCCA, was the tumult of the 13th Congress of any ners. headed by UNA President John Flis. The value? Think about it. Today our communi- But I really found out how dedicated and The archdiocese lost a friend, too. On first public meeting of the committee was ty is fragmented. With fewer local branch- pious he is in his vocation when we went to numerous occasions, Father Leonid tried held on January 31, 1981, with 94 persons es, the UCCA, still dominated by the the parastas for a local young man and wit- very hard to intercede in a rift with the Liberation Front, is hardly representative nessed something that we have never wit- archbishop. Lord only knows how many representing 27 organizations in atten- of our community. And, as Mr. Chomiak nessed before. Here stood a humble person times he asked me to settle this rift with dance. During the meeting, Mr. Flis pointed out in his letter, attendance at who tearfully choked on his words during forgiveness. He asked me to pray and ask described his two earlier meetings with Dr. national UCCA functions is anemic. almost the entire service. Several years our Lord to give me strength to forgive. Lev Dobriansky, the UCCA president. Dr. So, what happens next? Will the UCCA later, he exhibited a similar posture when, So long, our friend, but not good-bye. ‘Til Dobriansky had been intractable. He ever return to its traditional role as a truly after the holy liturgy, during the panakhyda we meet again. insisted that the 13th Congress was legal for the Maidan’s Heavenly Brigade, his and legitimate. The matter was closed. representative alliance for all major emotional tears soon spread to the faces of Stan Jakubowycz As the impasse dragged on, the World Ukrainian organizations? Will the UNA all the parishioners. Imagine the entire Brick, N.J. Congress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU) once again play a leading and vital role in offered to mediate and on August 14 and UCCA affairs? October 9, 1981, representatives from Today, unfortunately, most Ukrainian both sides met. Dr. Dobriansky and the Americans seem indifferent to these ques- Opinions in The Ukrainian Weekly Liberation Front didn’t budge. tions and our overall domestic agenda. Not Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and Meanwhile, the 11 Liberation Front surprisingly, our focus is on events in members of the UNA Supreme Assembly Ukraine. The united future of our commu- letter-writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect created the Committee for Law and Order nity, meanwhile, hangs in the balance. the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its in the UNA, demanding that the UNA publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. return to UCCA and criticizing the UNA for Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is its involvement in politics. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

Ukrainian American... (Continued from page 1) DelBene (D-Wash.), Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), Patrick Meehan (D-Pa.), John Carney (D-Del.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), as well as Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Patrick Toomey (D-Pa.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) . Most members of Congress joined their staffers to acquaint themselves with the community representatives’ concerns regarding U.S.-Ukraine relations. Ms. Sedova of Washington state had the distinct honor of being invited to a constit- uent coffee meeting with Sen. Murray. She also briefed Sen. Catwell about the dynamic Ukrainian American community in Washington State. Rep. McMorris Rodgers, chairperson of the House Republican Conference, also met with Ms. Sedova and Ukrainian Day participants with Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko (center). Mr. Sawkiw in her Capitol office to discuss Subcommittee of the Appropriations and preserving its independence.” A bois- Ukraine in early August. the current situation in Ukraine and how Committee, who oversaw the passage of terous round of applause filled the room as Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) congratulat- Congress might be of greater assistance. the minister concluded her remarks. ed the Ukrainian community for its activ- The daytime advocacy activity was bol- HR 2685, the House Defense Afterwards, UCCA President Tamara ism and noted the effectiveness of previous stered by an evening congressional recep- Appropriations Bill, which included $200 Olexy expressed gratitude to the communi- advocacy events that turned the tables in tion in the House of Representatives million of security assistance for Ukraine. ty members who participated in this Congress, resulting in increased support for Natural Resources Committee hearing UNIS Director Sawkiw welcomed Ukrainian Day, and to members of Congress Ukraine. room. Ukrainian Days participants, and Bishop for hearing the community’s pleas for assis- Yaroslav Borsiuk, chargé d’affairs at the The Ukrainian National Information Bura delivered the invocation. Mr. Sawkiw then introduced a special guest, Natalie tance to Ukraine. Embassy of Ukraine, commented on Service (UNIS) presented the Friend of Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Ukrainian American activism and urged the UNIS award to the Congressional Ukrainian Jaresko, Ukraine’s minister of finance, who was in Washington for the first ever U.S.- Sander Levin (D-Mich.), co-chairs community to continue its involvement in Caucus co-chair Rep. Fitzpatrick for his Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, which Ukraine’s political process. “We have a Ukraine Investment Forum. Minister leadership at the helm of the Congressional was formed in 1997 as a bipartisan group common goal before us: we are all striving Jaresko spoke candidly about the situation Ukrainian Caucus and his sponsorship of of members of Congress dedicated to to integrate Ukraine into Euro-Atlantic in Ukraine and thanked “all the supporters House resolutions on Ukraine and support advancing U.S.-Ukraine bilateral relation- structures and return its former status of a of Ukraine-related initiatives in Congress, of Ukraine in Congress and especially the ship, also attended the congressional prominent European state. Together, I am and Rep. Frelinghuysen, chairman of the Ukrainian diaspora for not forgetting about reception. Each co-chair reiterated the confident we will successfully resolve our House of Representatives Defense a country which is fighting for its survival importance of Ukrainian American constit- issues,” stated Mr. Borsiuk. uents and their interaction with congres- Alice Kipel from the Belarusan- sional offices. American Association spoke on behalf of Reps. Kaptur and Levin spoke of the tre- the CEEC, a coalition of Central and East mendous sacrifices being waged in Ukraine European national ethnic organizations on behalf of freedom and democracy. Rep. that represent between 20 million and 22 Levin emphatically stated, “We will be with million Americans. The CEEC has been an Ukraine until the end. Ukraine’s struggle is ardent supporter of Ukraine and its strug- our struggle.” Rep. Kaptur spoke of her pre- gles against Russian aggression. vious travels to Ukraine and the impor- The day concluded with the singing of tance of engaging with the Ukrainian peo- the Ukrainian national anthem and a group ple. She announced that a congressional photo with the Minister Jaresko. delegation comprising mostly women The next Ukrainian Days advocacy event members of Congress will be heading to will be held on September 16-17.

Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko (center) thanks Members of Congress and the community for their support. The minister is seen with (from left) co-chairs of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), as well as UNIS Director Michael Sawkiw Jr. LIKE The Ukrainian Weekly on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheUkrainianWeekly No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 9 Exhibit chronicles history of the Ukrainian-Jewish encounter in Ukraine from antiquity to World War I

by Oksana Zakydalsky empires and states and demonstrates the transformation of two stateless peoples TORONTO – The Jewish presence in and how their modern identities were Ukraine dates back 2,000 years. A traveling formed.” exhibit highlighting and exploring the rela- The first panels show the beginnings of tionship between the two communities – “A the historical experience: when Jews came Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish as merchants to Crimea and settled in the Encounter from Antiquity to 1914” – was southern steppes and with the Greeks in the recently mounted by the Ukrainian-Jewish Black Sea colonies. Some had fled Encounter (UJE), which since 2008 has been Byzantium, and in the early medieval period studying and supporting this encounter. some settled in Hungaria, on lands that later The exhibit was shown on July 8-19, at the became Zakarpattia. In the Kyivan Rus’ peri- Ukrainian Museum of Canada at St. Vladimir od (960-1240) some Jews lived in Kyiv’s Institute in Toronto. It has already been to Jewish section – Zhidove. The Kyivan princ- the Jewish Schwartz/Reisman Community es welcomed the participation of Jews in Center, north of Toronto, and to Oseredok trade and finance. From the 11th to the 13th Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center in century, Kyiv became a refuge for Jews and Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is going next to the Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities. Edmonton, Alberta, and then to the Jewish After the fall of Kyiv, Prince Danylo came Public Library (UNF) in Montreal. to rule in Galicia-Volhynia and invited East Oksana Zakydalsky Europeans to participate; in the period The Ukrainian and Jewish communities James Temerty, chair of the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter (UJE). in Ukraine, as pointed out in the exhibit, 1240-1349, Jews helped to establish Lviv as lived through “long periods of normal co- a center of international trade between proprietary serfs under them. Some mag- overstated the number of Jewish victims existence and multi-faceted cultural cross- Europe and the East. In 1600 the Tatars – nates even had their own private towns. The tenfold and exaggerated the devastation of fertilization.” Yet, because Jewish-Ukrainian Turkish descendents of the Golden Horde – Jews become intermediaries between the the community. It also notes that his chron- relations have also had to bear stereotyp- established the Crimean Khanate and from Catholic landowners and the Orthodox icle is “not merely a chronicle of the events, ing, the exhibit focused on “an integrated 1475 ran a wide-ranging slave trade in the peasants. This was the birth of the “aren- it sets out a topology of martyrdom and narrative of these two peoples... presented southern steppes of Ukraine, in which the da”– a leasing system to Jews of economic archetypal Jewish responses to persecution in the belief that there is much to be gained Jews took part. functions via which the Jews were then and weaves stories attributed to various by viewing their historical experience In the 13th and 14th centuries, Polish caught between the landlords’ need for witnesses into a literary account in which together, in all its complexity.” kings assumed power over the western and profits and the collection of the burdens historical accuracy was not the primary The exhibit consists of 35 large panels, southern principalities of Kyivan Rus’ and placed on the peasants. When the Union of objective. Nevertheless, its impact in mem- each dedicated to one or more subjects – for brought Volhynia, Galicia and Podilia under Brest in 1596 created the Uniate Church, ory has been deep and enduring.” example, the 13th-16th centuries, Russian royal protection. They also welcomed the this exasperated religious divisions. The text describes the 1861 reforms in rule in the 1750-1790s, Hasidism, the 1861 Jews who were then being expelled from Whereas the Jews enjoyed a high degree of the Russian Empire as the “rise of official reforms, modernist Ukrainian writers. Western Europe. community autonomy, the cartographer le anti-Ukrainianism,” but in the panel on Where appropriate, two “sides” of the story Poland underwent territorial expansion, Vasseur de Beauplan – who produced the “Ukrainian National Awakening” it points are highlighted, for example, the city of Uman and the Treaty of Lublin in 1573 created the first maps of Ukraine – wrote that “the situ- out the anti-Semitic elements of the writers in Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish Memory. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The col- ation of the peasantry is pitiful.” Gogol and Kostomarov, and the ambivalent The exhibit “brings out the complex onizers were Polish landowners (or mag- Under the Polish-Lithuanian attitude toward Jews by Drahomanov. environment of successive dominating nates), and the rural population became Commonwealth, the Jewish communities – Under “Pogroms in the Russian Empire,” from 1569 to the 1640s, the Yiddish- the text clearly says, “During the turmoil of speaking Ashkenzi – grew 13-fold and pros- the first Russian revolution around 650 pered. They built synagogues – many in the pogroms occurred, mostly officially orches- vernacular architectural style of Ukrainian trated with the support of the police and wooden churches. The Jews settled in the army, and carried out by the Black shtetls (small market towns) where the Hundreds (monarchists, Orthodox, Russian Yiddish language developed and which gave nationalists, anti-revolutionary militants). birth to a Jewish folk culture. However, Pogroms are primarily associated with some major Polish cities under royal control attacks on Jews in the Russian Empire in obtained a decree forbidding Jews to live or 1881-1921.” trade there (Kyiv was one of these, receiving A panel on “Ukrainian-Jewish Cooperation” a decree in 1619). Because they worked in points out the modernist Ukrainian writers trade and small manufacturing, Jews were who were supportive of solidarity with Jews largely an urban population. At the end of (Khotkevych, Vynnychenko). Another on Alti Rodal, co-director of UJE. Canada’s Minister of Finance Joe Oliver. the 18th century, Lviv was 32 percent “Ukrainian-Jewish Political Cooperation” (dur- Jewish and only 15 percent Ukrainian. ing the period of the Central Rada) mentions As the Poles were responsible for pro- the “Jewish-friendly” governments of the tecting the Jewish settlements against the time, notes that Yiddish was accepted as an Tatars, they hired peasants to do this and official language and that there were Jewish the peasants thus acquired military members in the government. strength. In mid-17th century, the leader of The exhibit notes that there is much to the Kozaks who had fled the settlements to be gained by viewing the Ukrainian and the steppes, Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Jewish historical experience together, in all led an uprising against Polish rule. its complexity. Despite periods of crisis and The exhibit takes care to give both sto- intermittent violence, Ukrainians and Jews ries: Who was Khmelnytsky to Ukrainians? have lived as neighbors for centuries, creat- To Jews? In the historical memory of ing and sharing enduring cultures that con- Ukrainians, Khmelnytsky is a dominant fig- tinue to inform their identities today. ure in Ukrainian national history and is “A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish associated with freedom from oppression. Encounter: from Antiquity to 1914” includ- The picture of Khmelnytsky for the Jews is ed live music and a kosher sampling of based on the chronicle of Nathan Hanover Ukrainian and Jewish cuisine. (1653), which portrays the Kozaks as bar- The chair of the UJE is James Temerty, its baric perpetrators of anti-Jewish violence. principal funder. The exhibit was curated A panel of the exhibit “A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter from However, the text of the exhibit points out by Alti Rodal, a co-director of UJE. A special Antiquity to 1914.” that recent scholarship claims that Hanover guest was Minister of Finance Joe Oliver.

downing of MH17, Russia continues to pro- Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, expire on September 15 of this year, while Turning... vide logistical support and sophisticated Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, other sanctions against individuals are weapons to its agents in eastern Ukraine. Moldova, Albania, Montenegro, Ukraine, valid until March 6, 2016. Georgia, on July (Continued from page 6) Together with our allies and partners, we Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, 30 of this year, joined the list of countries Other areas of sanctions included export stand ready to take further actions if the France, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, sanctioning Russia, with measures in paral- restrictions on military and dual-use goods Putin regime’s military aggression contin- Belgium, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Italy, lel with the EU. destined for Russia, as well as export tech- ues.” Australia, French Guyana and New Zealand. Sources: “Switzerland expands sanctions,” nologies used in Russia’s gas and oil explo- Other countries that applied sanctions The sanctions that were extended by the “Japan sanctions 40 Russians, 2 companies,” ration and extraction. against Russia include: the United States, G-7 in June of this year are set for expira- “Harper announces new sanctions,” (RFE/ The Canadian statement added, “… Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, tion or renewal on January 31, 2016. Some RL, ITAR-TASS, Kyodo, The Washington Post), Reports indicate that, despite the criminal Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, measures regarding Crimea are set to The Ukrainian Weekly, August 10, 2014. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

ADVENTURES

Ulyana Horodyskyj with the Ukrainian flag, high on Himlung, The Khumbu Icefall, site of the April 2014 avalanche tragedy and gateway to the upper reaches of Mount Everest. central Nepal. Journeys to high places: Mount Everest and Himlung, Nepal On April 25 of this year, a massive earth- experienced on Everest when helicopters quake rocked Nepal, killing over 8,500 peo- were transporting bodies from the Icefall to ple. The quake had a magnitude of 7.8 and an improvised morgue near our tents. was so powerful, according to various news Immediately, I thought the worst had hap- media, that it physically shifted the world’s pened and it brought me to a standstill as I highest peak, Mount Everest, by 1.5 inches. A watched the helicopter make its way higher second quake, registering 7.5 on the Richter up, until it landed at our Camp 2. scale, struck in May, killing dozens more. We later found out that, the previous Below, researcher Ulyana Nadia day, John had fallen into a crevasse about Horodyskyj, who holds a Ph.D. in geological 70 feet down but managed to climb out sciences, recounts her journey to the volatile despite multiple broken bones. He made region a year earlier. his way to the tent, where he called for help using a satellite phone. That accident by Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj spelled the end of our expedition but fortu- nately not the end of John’s life. (He contin- April 18, 2014, started off like any other ued his recovery back in the States, where day in the Himalaya. As my team from the he underwent several surgeries.) Given the American Climber Science Program and I large amount of gear still up at Camp 2 and packed our bags at a village around 14,000 the slushy snow conditions where the snow feet and continued our trek to meet up with was darkening day-by-day, it was treacher- the rest of our support crew at Everest Base ous getting up and down safely to retrieve Camp, there was excitement in the air. Our everything, but somehow we managed to journey to the top of the world, to reach Collecting snow samples on Lobuche East (20,150 feet) – a training climb in finish this difficult task. new heights in science, was beginning. December 2013. Sitting at home now in Colorado, I am far But, unbeknownst to us, a tragedy was removed from the events that transpired unfolding at over 18,000 feet. Earlier that different altitudes, as we climbed higher and This year, over 800 people were slated to just a few months ago. But the memories morning, while groups of Sherpas, Nepalis higher up the mountain. At an advanced climb it from the Nepalese side. are still fresh. The grief lingers. During the and Westerners were on their way to a base camp (Camp 2), we would set up a After riding for over 16 hours in vans course of my Fulbright year, I trekked near- higher camp on Everest, a large ice serac (a weather station, to track real-time condi- and jeeps, and then trekking in for 25 miles, ly 1,000 miles through central and eastern block of glacial ice) collapsed, causing an tions (air temperature, humidity, snow we finally arrived at the base of the moun- Nepal, collecting data and training locals avalanche of snow and ice that buried 16 reflectivity) during our climb. tain. Given limited time (the monsoon sea- through my Sherpa-Scientist Initiative. I climbers. This occurred in the Icefall, the Sadly, we could not accomplish any of son was approaching) and lack of funds (no learned many hard lessons in the moun- gateway to the upper reaches of the moun- our goals. The magnitude of the tragedy refunds of climbing permit fees or deposits tains – even having my own brush with tain. At 10 feet per day of motion, this is an was great and left everyone in camp shell- were provided from Everest), we had to death earlier in the year, when I tipped a active and dangerous area, yet climbers shocked – to this day, I still have a hard time haul our gear relatively quickly to the higher kayak and fell into freezing cold water in a often have to make multiple passes through dealing with it. We lost one of our team altitude camps, without Sherpa support fast-flowing glacial river. here, while transporting gear and acclima- members, Asman Tamang, a young climber above base camp, as they did not have The Himalaya are an unforgiving place, tizing to the thinner air. going through the Icefall for the first time. insurance and we had no money for the pre- but also a place where I manage to find a Prior to this expedition, I had already As tensions over better treatment and pay- miums. Sometimes this meant 40-50 pound quantum of solace amongst the chaos and spent eight months in Nepal as a Fulbright ment rose between the Sherpas and the load carries. For me, as the only woman on hardships of modern life. Perhaps that is scholar conducting research on glacial lake Nepali government, it was no longer a safe the team and the smallest, at 110 pounds, why I keep returning. expansion, growth and flooding potential. I place to be, despite our best intentions to this proved very difficult. Progress was also dabbled in snow analysis at high alti- do science and conservation work towards slowed down even further when a few of us Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj recently earned tudes to determine amounts of pollution a greater understanding of how the moun- contracted food poisoning. a Ph.D. in geological sciences (focused on gla- (black carbon/soot) and dust present in tains and their glaciers are responding due Eventually, we established a Camp 1 and ciology) at the University of Colorado Boulder. snowpack on glaciers. This is important to to climate change. Camp 2, and we were on track to set up one In her dissertation titled “Contributing quantify, as dark particles falling on white After trekking 30 miles and flying back more camp before our summit push. Factors to Ice Mass Loss on Himalayan snow can lead to enhanced melting of that to Kathmandu, we regrouped and made a Samples were collected at the various alti- Debris-Covered Glaciers,” she investigated snow as the particles absorb more solar decision to try for another peak, Himlung, tudes along the way. While my rope-mate growth of glacial lakes, as well as impacts of radiation. Our expedition on Everest was to in central Nepal. It would provide us with Jake St. Pierre and I went down to base pollution and dust on snow melt. She lived in continue this important work, but at much another data point from a different location camp to rest and retrieve another tent and Nepal for 10 months as a Fulbright scholar higher altitudes. in Nepal. Himlung is nearly 23,400 feet and some more fuel for our highest camp, Dr. from August 2013 to June 2014. Prior to this, While most of my work was constrained rests on the border between Nepal and John All, the expedition leader, stayed higher she had already made three research trips to to below 22,000 feet from October 2013 to Tibet. The peak does not see much traffic. at Camp 2, to also rest and perhaps collect a the Himalaya. In the summer of 2013, she vol- February 2014, the question remained: how One of our team members, David Byrne, in few more samples. Early in the morning of unteered for the American Climber Science did glaciers fare higher up, in the “death fact, was part of the first American team to May 20, Jake and I were slowly making our Program in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, zone,” where the air is incredibly thin above climb it. This was only in 2008. Thus, the way to Camp 2 when a helicopter came up learning about snow collection techniques for 25,000 feet? To answer this, we were going peak would provide us with a nice contrast the valley and hovered nearby. It was a terri- black carbon (soot) analyses that she later to take a systematic sampling approach at to Everest, which sees very heavy traffic. fying moment, given what we had recently applied in Nepal. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 11

Christina Iwanik Lama performs for over 3,000 guests. UAYA’s Nadiya Ye Festival marks fi ve-year anniversary

Christina Iwanik Christina Iwanik Natalia Dzenkiv sings for the masses. Lama with UAYA campers.

by Christina Iwanik concert, showing Ukrainian American soli- liturgy celebrated by the bishop of the rently fighting against the Putin regime in darity, pride and honor for Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, the eastern lands of Ukraine. ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The Ukrainian The audience could not get enough and Bishop Paul Chomnycky. The afternoon then continued with live American Youth Association held its annual cheered on for several minutes, chanting Immediately thereafter, a memorial musical entertainment under the pavilion. Nadiya Ye Festival here at their camp- for an encore, with Lama obliging. After ceremony was organized by the Ukrainian The festival and concert weekend would grounds on July 3-5. This year marks the the performance, the audience was able to American Youth Association and the not have been possible without the help of five year anniversary of one of the most obtain autographs and purchase the Organization for the Defense of Four several volunteers and staff who dedicate musically acclaimed Ukrainian festivals in band’s CDs. The evening continued with Freedoms for Ukraine, in honor of the their time to the UAYA camp and resort. North America, as well as the 60th anniver- the amazing sounds of the Svitanok band, Ukrainian soldiers, past and present, who Overall, the weekend was a success and sary of the “Oselia,” as the campground is that kept guests dancing the night away. have given their lives in the pursuit of preparations are already under way for known, since its purchase in 1955. Sunday began with a solemn morning true freedom in Ukraine and who are cur- next year. Guests from all over enjoyed a fun filled weekend with music, dance and traditional food. General Manager Andrij Stasiw, along with festival committee members, assured guests that quality entertainment would be showcased throughout the weekend and that is exactly what was provided to all. Over 1,000 guests gathered on Friday night to listen and dance to Ukrainian tech- no music provided by DJ Stas, who has become a staple over the years with his high-energy mixes that captivate young audiences. On Saturday many vendors offered Ukrainian apparel, music, crafts and art- work. The afternoon showcased the awe- inspiring Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from New Jersey, as well as several other artists and talents. The evening festivities were the true cli- max of the weekend, whith over 3,000 in attendance for the performance of Lama from Kyiv. Lead singer Natalia Dzenkiv rocked the stage with her eclectic voice. This was the group’s first time performing on American soil. Ukrainian flags flew Christine Syzonenko proudly throughout the crowd during the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble performs “Bukovynski Kolomyiky.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

ular military units. This will bring the total is trying to find savings of $15.3 billion dur- advised Moscow’s deputy mayor in 2012- NEWSBRIEFS cost of a security assistance package for the ing the coming four years. That target is 2013. Mr. Saakashvili said when he embattled country – locked in a conflict part of a $40 billion global package the announced her appointment on July 17 (Continued from page 2) with pro-Russian separatists – to $244 mil- International Monetary Fund (IMF) that he had asked Ukrainian President am not a supporter of politicizing this lion since 2014. But a spokesman said the patched together to help Ukraine avoid an Petro Poroshenko to grant Ms. Gaidar somehow,” Mr. Peskov said. The training would take place in the west of the economic implosion exasperated by the Ukrainian citizenship. A prominent activist Netherlands has been leading an interna- country, far from the front line in the rebel- war with pro-Russian separatists in the and vocal critic of Russian President tional investigation into the incident that lious east, and did not mark a major change eastern part of the country. The IMF sig- Vladimir Putin, Ms. Gaidar said she took has identified pro-Russian rebels armed in U.S. strategy. “This is going to be small naled on July 23 that it could release $1.7 part in opposition demonstrations when with Russian-made missiles as the likely unit training... to help strengthen Ukraine’s billion in fresh funds next week even if not many people protested against the gov- culprits. Russia has staunchly opposed the internal defense capabilities,” Mark Toner Ukraine failed to reach the private-sector ernment. Her appointment has been criti- creation of a United Nations tribunal to said. “This training is part of our long-run- debt-relief deal. (RFE/RL, based on report- cized in Russia as a betrayal. (RFE/RL) adjudicate the matter, as the Netherlands ning defense cooperation with Ukraine.” ing by Agence France-Presse, the has proposed, and has denied any involve- Mr. Toner said the United States would not Associated Press and Reuters) Rada passes laws for next IMF loan ment in the incident. Rosselkhoznadzor, the be providing new equipment or new weap- Russian Agriculture Ministry, said Dutch onry. “Our focus is on... nonlethal aid. And Russia blocks Tatars from congress KYIV – Ukraine’s parliament has passed flowers could be banned because the harm- all the laws necessary to receive a second there is no plan to change that.” (RFE/RL, KYIV – Russian officials have blocked ful organisms they contain “pose a serious based on reporting by Agence France- tranche of financial aid from the Crimean Tatar leaders from leaving Crimea threat to the country’s economy and agri- Presse, Reuters and the Associated Press) International Monetary Fund, Ukraine’s on the eve of a major world congress sched- cultural production.” Any ban likely would deputy minister announced on July 16. The uled in Ankara this weekend. The chairman cause millions of dollars in losses for Dutch Kyiv makes crucial Eurobond payment IMF tranche is worth $1.7 billion, Artem of the Central Election Commission of the tulip growers. The Netherlands is the Shevalev said in a Facebook post. National KYIV – Ukraine has made a crucial Crimean Tatar Assembly (Qurultai), Zair world’s biggest flower exporter, with 10 bil- deputies in the Verkhovna Rada voted for a Eurobond interest payment that kept the Smedlyaev, told RFE/RL that he and lion Dutch tulip bulbs produced every year series of laws, including legislative changes war-torn country from slipping into techni- Nariman Celal, the first deputy of the – 70 percent of total world yield. (RFE/RL to the banking system and energy sector. cal default and potential isolation from Crimean Tatars’ self-governing body, the with reporting by Agence France-Presse, global credit markets. Agence France- Earlier that week, Prime Minister Arseniy Interfax and TASS) Mejlis, were handed subpoenas by the Yatsenyuk had dismissed legislation in the Presse reported that money to cover the Russian investigative committee’s director- $120 million debt was transferred as soon Rada that would have watered down eco- U.S. to start training Ukraine’s troops ate in Crimea on July 28. According to the nomic reforms demanded by the West in as business hours began in Kyiv on July 24. subpoenas, Messrs. Smedlyaev and Celal exchange for loans, saying it was sponsored WASHINGTON – The United States will Cash-strapped Ukraine now has two more must report to the investigative committee by “lunatics.” (RFE/RL, based on reporting begin training Ukrainian army troops this months to negotiate a debt-restructuring on August 1 for questioning about clashes by Reuters) fall in an expansion of its military involve- deal before it faces a tougher deadline to in February 2014 that pitted Crimean ment in the divided country, the State make principal and interest payments of Tatars and pro-Ukrainian activists against Ukraine blacklists actor Depardieu Department has said. U.S. troops have more than $500 million on another note on pro-Russian activists near the regional par- already deployed in small numbers to September 23. Franklin Templeton and liament. The World Congress of Crimean KYIV – Ukraine has blacklisted the Ukraine to train National Guard forces, but three other U.S. financial giants own about Tatars is scheduled for August 1-2. Some French film star, now Russian national, under the new plan would also take on reg- two-thirds of the debt upon which Ukraine 200 Crimean Tatar groups from several Gerard Depardieu, barring him from enter- countries are expected to attend the gather- ing the country for five years, a spokes- ing. Mr. Smedlyaev says the subpoenas woman for the National Security Service of were handed to prevent his and other Ukraine said on July 28. Ukraine’s Culture Crimean Tatar leaders’ participation at the Ministry has identified Mr. Depardieu and international event in Turkey. (Crimean other Russia-friendly international film TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Desk, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) stars as national security threats whose or e-mail [email protected] movies should be banned. Mr. Depardieu Gaidar’s daughter to serve in Odesa first exasperated Kyiv’s new pro-Western SERVICES PROFESSIONALS ODESA – Maria Gaidar, the 32-year-old leaders thanks to his friendship with daughter of late former acting Russian Russian President Vladimir Putin. He once Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, was chosen to reportedly even denied the very existence СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ serve as a deputy governor of Odesa Oblast of an independent Ukraine. “I love Russia Ліцензований Продавець last week by former Georgian President and Ukraine, which is part of Russia,” the Страхування Життя Mikheil Saakashvili, who was himself actor was widely quoted as saying last year. STEPHAN J. WELHASCH tapped by Kyiv in late May to govern the Mr. Depardieu never denied making the Licensed Life Insurance Agent comments or enjoying warm relations with Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. oblast. Ms. Gaidar told RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service on the sidelines of a Kyiv press con- Mr. Putin, who backed the rule of corrup- 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 ference on July 20 that she would work tion-tainted Ukrainian President Viktor Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 under Saakashvili to oversee the social Yanukovych ousted by pro-European pro- e-mail: [email protected] sphere, where the biggest challenges are tests last year. The acclaimed but contro- “corruption and a lack of openness.” She versial French actor left Paris in protest noted, “We would like to open a citizen’s over a proposed tax on the super-rich and office, where people could come to discuss was handed a Russian passport by Mr. corruption, make suggestions or com- Putin in January 2013. (RFE/RL, based on plaints so we could talk with them, analyze reporting by the Associated Press and their situation, and work to effectively Agence France-Presse) resolve their problems.” She pledged to work to improve the lives of displaced per- U.S. slams Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ actions sons who come to Odesa from conflict KYIV – The United States says Russia zones in eastern Ukraine, saying their situ- “continues to fuel the conflict” in Ukraine ation is “the most acute issue.” The despite a cease-fire agreement signed in Harvard-educated Ms. Gaidar, who is both PERSONAL February in Minsk. The U.S. ambassador to an economist and a lawyer by profession, Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, said during a July previously worked as deputy governor of American cowboy, Russia’s Kirov region in 2009-2011 and (Continued on page 13) white, 28 years old, 150 pounds, 6 feet tall, live on a small chief executioner, how can a Gluzman stay horse ranch in South- After Putin... silent?” When he began to collect information Eastern Tennessee, (Continued from page 6) OPPORTUNITIES wishes to nd about this horrific abuse, Mr. Gluzman says, unattached Ukrainian Communist Party from 1924, “hated Soviet he “became convinced that Lunts wasn’t an girl without children who loves country power but was deathly afraid of it.” He told ideologue or a judge.” He was simply some- Earn extra income! and animals, would like to ride with his son that before World War II, many one who was following orders from those The Ukrainian Weekly is looking me to the altar and raise Ukrainian- Jews had been part of state security, and above him. But that didn’t make the situa- for advertising sales agents. American family. Well educated and that was the beginning of Mr. Gluzman’s tion better; it only meant that the problem For additional information contact nancially secure. Send picture and a own odyssey. was broader and more systemic. Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, letter to [email protected] or PO He decided he wanted to be a psychia- Eventually he took up the case of Gen. The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. BOX 203, Ethridge TN 38456. trist and, at the end of his training, he Grigorenko, who took up the cause of the learned from the Voice of America or Radio Crimean Tatars and then was subjected to Liberty that the Soviet psychiatrist who the punitive use of Soviet psychiatry as a Run your advertisement here, used his field to punish dissidents was result. And that became the basis of his in The Ukrainian Weekly’s CLASSIFIEDS section. Daniil Romanovich Lunts, a Jew like him- resistance to the Soviets in the camps and self. And he concluded that “if Lunts is the his fight for a better society in Ukraine. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 13

in a rocket-artillery unit. “He had no docu- reporting by Agence France-Presse and the for support. His volunteer group, Black NEWSBRIEFS ments,” said border guards spokesman Kyiv Post) Tulip, announced at the end of July that it Oleksandr Tomchyshyn. “He is responsible was halting its casualty recovery effort due (Continued from page 12) Lenin out at soccer club for ammunition supply. He said that while to a lack of funds. As the government in 28 briefing in Kyiv with journalists that delivering the ammunition they had got MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Ukraine’s ban on Kyiv scrambles to stamp out the separatist Russia’s actions in Ukraine have been lost.” Another man also detained late on Soviet symbols has a soccer club in the city insurgency and avert economic collapse, “unpredictable and irresponsible.” He said: July 25 in the truck identified himself as a of Mariupol looking for a new name. the responsibility of retrieving the dead left “I would underline the stakes for what is pro-Russian separatist fighter. The two Illichivets Mariupol got its name from Illich, behind in eastern Ukraine has rested happening here. Our principles and shared men reportedly wore military uniforms the sprawling steelworks that was its initial squarely on Black Tulip’s 50 volunteers. trans-Atlantic values are at stake in the con- without insignia. The border guards service sponsor, which in turn is named after Black Tulip, named after a cargo plane that flict under way today in Ukraine. The cardi- said it found nearly 200 cases containing Bolshevik Revolution leader Vladimir Ilyich repatriated the remains of soldiers killed nal principle of respect for international grenades and ammunition, including rock- Lenin. Under decommunization laws during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, has borders and territorial integrity has been et-propelled shells, in the truck. The vehicle adopted in May amid severe tension with already enabled numerous families to lay jeopardized. Ukraine is the front line of was stopped about 45 kilometers south- Moscow and a war with Russian-backed their loved ones to rest. Mr. Zhilkin has sent freedom in Europe.” Mr. Pyatt urged Russia west of Donetsk. It was reportedly driving rebels who are at Mariupol’s doorstep, letters to ministers, deputies and even to and pro-Russian separatists in eastern from the direction of Olenivka, also held by that’s no good. The legislation bans Soviet President Petro Poroshenko, asking for Ukraine to implement the Minsk agree- the Russian-backed separatists, and halted symbols, so Illichivets is seeking a new help in recovering the bodies of 200 gov- ments, including provision on the with- only after Ukrainian border guards fired name – and asking fans to help choose one. ernment fighters still believed to be strewn drawal of Russian troops and equipment warning shots. “We can assume that they The Ukrainian Premier League club is offer- across the conflict zone. So far, his pleas from Ukrainian territory; the release of all took a wrong direction while driving, got ing a list of possible names in a survey have fallen on deaf ears. Through its newly “hostages,” including Ukrainian pilot Nadia lost and came on our checkpoint,” military posted on its website. More than 8,100 formed department overseeing coopera- Savchenko; and the restoration of spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanuk told people had voted by July 15, with just over tion between the military and civilians, the Ukrainian control over all its international journalists. There was no immediate com- 50 percent favoring Metallurg. Along with Ukrainian armed forces have helped estab- borders. The U.S. envoy conducted the ment from the Russian military, but the Metallurg, which means “steelworker” in lish a safety corridor for the volunteers. It briefing together with the European self-proclaimed Defense Ministry of the Russian, the simpler name FC Mariupol has has also provided fuel. For all the rest, from Union’s ambassador to Ukraine, Jan rebel forces in Donetsk rejected Ukraine’s also proved popular with the respondents. body bags to refrigerated trucks, Black Tombinski. Mr. Pyatt said developments on claim, saying it “provokes irony.” Ukrainian The list of seven possible names also Tulip has had to rely on private donations the ground in eastern Ukraine suggest “the state security agents have already ques- includes Lokomotiv and Novator. Both and on its volunteers’ own resources. Kremlin and its proxies are maintaining the tioned the alleged Russian major. (RFE/RL, names along with Metallurg and Metallurh Volunteers have since brought back hun- capability to continue seeking to grab terri- with reporting by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian (the same word in Ukrainian) are among dreds of bags filled with human remains. tory at a time and place of the Kremlin’s Service, Reuters and the Associated Press) the club’s former names. It is not clear Mr. Zhilkin, however, can’t say how many choosing.” He said, “Russian drones are when Illichivets will conclude the survey soldiers and other government forces have Communists barred from elections operating over Ukrainian territory every and announce its new name. The club has received a proper burial thanks to his single day” and “Russian-crewed surface- KYIV – Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has already missed the June 21 deadline group. “You can’t really talk of bodies,” he Ukrainian authorities had set to get rid of to-air missile systems are operating on barred communists from running in says. “We recovered 609 bags with bodies Soviet symbols. (RFE/RL, written by Ukrainian territory.” Mr. Pyatt noted that upcoming local elections after the passage and body parts. We have no feedback from Farangis Najibullah based on a report by Ukrainian forces on July 26 reported they of new legislation. Justice Minister Pavlo medical examiners, and most of the time RFE/RL’s Ukraine Service correspondent had detained a Russian military officer Petrenko said on July 24 that the the bodies we bring back are very difficult Yana Polyanska) driving a truck loaded with ammunition Communist Party of Ukraine, the to identify.” The remains of soldiers killed some 45 kilometers southwest of Donetsk. Communist Party of Ukraine’s Workers and Funds lacking for recovery of dead in action often lie for months before being The ambassador also rejected the notion of Peasants, and the Reformed Communist found. Many are too charred to be identi- any quid pro quo with Moscow on Ukraine Party of Ukraine will be barred from the KYIV – Since September 2014, Yaroslav fied. Due to the lack of dental records or in exchange for Russia’s recent support for October local elections. Mr. Petrenko also Zhilkin has relentlessly scoured eastern identification tags among government forc- a landmark international agreement to pledged to file a lawsuit to formally ban the Ukraine for the remains of soldiers killed in es, Ukraine’s military has been forced to restrict Iran’s nuclear program in exchange parties. The Communist Party has been an the conflict pitting government forces hold mass burials for unknown soldiers for the lifting of international sanctions important force in Ukrainian politics, poll- against pro-Russian separatists who con- who have died in combat. Mr. Zhilkin is against Tehran. Ambassador Pyatt said ing 13 percent in the 2012 parliamentary trol large swathes of the region. It’s a grim now in talks with officials in Kyiv to finally Russia supported the Iran agreement out of elections, but its popularity plummeted fol- and arduous task. But above all, Mr. Zhilkin obtain state funding for his group. (Andrei is weary of begging Ukrainian authorities “its own self-interest.” “In Ukraine, we con- lowing its support for pro-Russian ex-Presi- Shary and Claire Bigg, RFE/RL) tinue to have profound differences over dent Viktor Yanukovych, who was toppled Russia’s continued violation of Ukraine’s by pro-European protests last year and is territorial integrity,” he noted. “And under currently residing in Russia. In the 2014 Ділимося невимовно сумною вісткою з родиною, no circumstances are we going to dilute parliamentary elections, the Communist приятелями та знайомими, що в середу, 24 червня those concerns in furtherance of some Party of Ukraine received less than 4 per- 2015 року, з волі Всевишнього відійшов у Божу unrelated policy issue.” Ambassador Pyatt cent of the vote. In 2000, the Communist вічність на 96-му році життя наш найдорожчий also praised the Ukrainian government’s Party of Ukraine split and two new Чоловік, Батько, Дідусь, Шваґер і Стрийко reform efforts, describing them as “a sec- Communist parties were formed – the ond war” that Kyiv is fighting. He said the Reformed Communist Party of Ukraine св. п. Олег Омецінський government has made progress on police (also known as the Communist Party of reform, energy-sector reform, anticorrup- Ukraine Renewed) and the Ukrainian народжений 5 червня 1919 року в Тернополі, Україна. tion measures, and military reform, despite Communist Party of Workers and Peasants. Панахида була відслужена в понеділок, 29 червня, в похоронному having to simultaneously counter “Russian The two new Communist parties did not заведенні Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Cohoes, NY aggression” since the “invasion of Crimea” take part in parliamentary elections in in the spring of 2014. (RFE/RL) 2012 and 2014. Communist Party of Заупокійна св. Літургія і Панахида відбулися 30 червня о год. 10 Ukraine leader Petro Symonenko said on ранку в Українській католицькій церкві свв. Петра і Павла в Ко- Azov Battalion commander found dead July 24 that his party planned to take part говз, Н. Й. Тлінні останки спочили на Українському парафіяльному in the election despite the ministry’s deci- цвинтарі свв. Петра і Павла у Waterford, NY. KYIV – A high-ranking commander of sion. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by the Ukraine’s Azov Battalion has been found У глибокому смутку залишилися Associated Press, UNIAN, Interfax and prav- dead in his apartment in the town of Bucha, дружина - Уляна (з дому Кушнір) da.ua) outside Kyiv. The press service of the Azov сини - Володимир regiment, formerly a volunteer militia unit, - Олег з дружиною Катрусею Kyiv OKs museum of Soviet occupation донька - Галина з чоловіком Давидом said on Twitter on July 27 that Yaroslav KYIV – Kyiv on July 23 approved the con- внучки - Христя Стах з чоловіком Николою Babych, a deputy chief of Azov’s civil staff, struction of an open-air museum devoted - Леся і Михася Омецінські was found hanged in the morning of July 26. to seven decades of Soviet occupation of братова - Ольга з родиною в Україні No further details were immediately avail- Ukraine. The Kyiv City Council instructed племінники і племінниці з родинами в Америці та Україні. able. Investigations have been launched into authorities in the Ukrainian capital to agree Ласкаво просимо про молитви за спокій душі Покійного. the death. The Azov Battalion was formed in on a single location that could display all 2014 to fight Russian-backed separatists in remaining Communist-era symbols and Вічна Йому пам’ять! Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and monuments – now officially banned – after Luhansk. Azov is now part of the Internal being converted into a public park. A top Affairs Ministry’s National Guard. (RFE/RL, official of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture with reporting by UNIAN) had earlier said the controversial exhibit DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS Ukraine detains Russian officer in east would help various generations remember and learn about “the crimes committed by Death announcements should be sent to the Advertising Department by KYIV – Ukraine’s border guards service the totalitarian Soviet regime in Ukraine.” e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 973-644-9510. says it has detained a Russian officer who There was no immediate reaction from was driving in a military truck packed with Moscow about the move. In May, the Kyiv Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. ammunition in the country’s war-torn east. City Council had voted to remove all rem- The service said in a statement that the nants of Ukraine’s Soviet past from across For further information call 973-292-9800, ext. 3040. man acknowledged he was a Russian major the city by August 24. (RFE/RL, based on 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Montreal community marks centennial of Spirit Lake UCC Montreal MONTREAL – To mark the 100th anni- versary of the Spirit Lake internment site (1915-2015), members of the Montreal Ukrainian community visited the award- winning Spirit Lake Internment Interpretative Center, 600 kilometers north of Montreal on June 27-28. A first, two-day chartered bus excursion from Montreal was organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), Montreal branch/Quebec Provincial Council, for members from a cross-section of Montreal Ukrainian organizations, as well as from the churches of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Yurij, St. Sophia and Protection of the Mother of God, as well as St. Michael’s Parish in Iberville, from which 60 families were taken to Spirit Lake. Travelling by bus provided the partici- MML Inc. pants an opportunity to experience the dis- tance internees were transported by train, Montrealers in front of the entrance to the Spirit Lake museum with chairperson James Slobodian (top row, third from right) and in groups, to the unknown wilderness of UCC Montreal excursion organizer Zorianna Hrycenko-Luhova (top row, second from right). Spirit Lake to do forced labor beginning in taries “Ukrainians in Quebec 1891-1945” Once the bus arrived in Amos, Quebec, lowed by singer Charlene Todoschuk per- January 1915. and “Freedom Had A Price” were shown on James Slobodian, chair of Spirit Lake forming “Zeleneye Zhytto Zelene.” The sup- The visit created a better awareness of the bus, providing the historical back- Center, joined the Montreal group and per gave the Montreal group an opportuni- early Ukrainian immigration history and of ground to Canada’s First National escorted them to the Spirit Lake museum, ty to meet the team of hard-working volun- the unjust internment at Spirit Lake, which Internment Operations of 1914-1920, with pointing out the layout of the camp and teers at Spirit Lake, including Mary Kureluk resulted in the development of the city of Spirit Lake being the second largest of the explaining the work of the museum, which (treasurer of the board), Marcel Kurelo, Amos and the Ukrainian community in the 24 internment sites. The majority of the is in its fifth successful year of operation. Lucie Alarie and others. Abitibi region of Quebec. 1,200 prisoners at Spirit Lake were Waiting at the museum was military chap- Among those also present were On the way to Spirit Lake, the documen- Ukrainians, many from the Montreal area. lain Dany Perreault of the 9th Field Montrealers Yurij Luhovy and Volodymyr Engineer Squadron, who conducted a Hayduk, who first filmed and researched prayer service in remembrance of the the history of internment at Spirit Lake in internees, concluding with the singing of the mid 1970s. “Vichnaya Pamiat.” All the visitors said they were extremely In the evening, following tours of the pleased with the excursion, praising and museum and the city of Amos, a welcoming commenting on the work of the Spirit Lake supper was prepared downstairs in the Internment Interpretative Center. Among museum by the center’s volunteers. The the many remarks were these: Hryhorij Ukrainian dishes served included specially Kowryha stated, “excellent museum… wor- baked bread from Rouyn Noranda using an thy of our ongoing support”; Marusia original Ukrainian recipe, made by retired Wenger commented, “..it is important to go professor Léandre Bergeron, who grew up to Spirit Lake and support their excellent in Manitoba. work…”; Irena Gerych stated, “we must Brief remarks were given by Zorianna support this excellent museum, it is easy to Hrycenko-Luhova on behalf of UCC go there… when I went to school, nothing Montreal, Mr. Slobodian and Prof. Roman was taught about Ukrainian immigration to Serbyn, who was among those who had Quebec”; Lesia Prystupa-Shwec stated, Yurij Luhovy urged the federal government to provide Excursion participants at prayer service next to Spirit Lake Center. redress for the internment. This was fol- (Continued on page 15) Whippany UAYA holds elections by Christina I. Bytz Parents’ Committee all went above and beyond to make sure the membership was WHIPPANY, N.J. – Elections were held on busy and satisfied that their children’s Monday, June 22, for the upcoming 2015- peripheral Ukrainian education was ful- 2016 season of the Ukrainian American filled. Youth Association (UAYA) Whippany Mr. Bytz was re-elected as president; also branch, which is named in honor of August elected were Larissa Hrycyk Dannenberg 24, 1991. The meeting was held at the and Luba Mikula, co-vice-presidents; Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Solomia Pylypiw, secretary; Walter Jersey, and UAYA National President Yurij Honcharyk, treasurer; Ivan Leshchuk, Mykytyn was present as reports from the “bulavnyi” (activities director); Roksolana various chairpersons/directors were read. Leshchuk, head counselor, and Christina This past year was a very busy one for Bytz, organizing director. the Whippany branch, led by President Mr. Mykytyn greeted all of the newly Myron Bytz. Some of the activities included elected board members and wished them collecting money to purchase desperately success in the coming year, which will needed items for Ukrainian soldiers, col- include hosting the World Conference of lecting clothing and toys for the troops and the Ukrainian Youth Association and cele- their families, the annual varenyky dinner, brating the 25th anniversary of the a tricky tray, “Yalynka,” “Zlet,” trips to The Whippany branch, both to take place in Christina I. Bytz Ukrainian Museum in New York and St. June 2016 at the Ukrainian American Patrick’s Cathedral, as well as a fun outing Cultural Center of New Jersey. At the meeting of the Whippany, N.J., branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association are: (first row from left) Chrystia Woch, Luba Mikula, Myron Bytz, Yurij to see “Frozen on Ice.” The meeting was followed by refresh- Mykytyn, Roksolana Leshchuk, Larissa Hrycyk-Dannenberg, (second row) Walter As noted in reports delivered at the ments and a chance to chat with Mr. Honcharyk, Yaro Zajac, Andrij Lysiak, Lesia Krysyna, Michael Koziupa, Halyna meeting, the counselors, UAYA board and Mykytyn and the members of the board. Hrytsay, Sviatoslav Hrytsay and Ivan Leshchuk. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 15 Ukrainian American Youth Association camp prepares future leaders of Ukrainian community

ODFFU UAYA “Vyshkilnyi Tabir” during the tribute to Ukraine’s heroes.

by Dmitri Lenczuk raiser for humanitarian aid to Ukraine’s coming committee for the guest band from heroes, “Sviato Heroyiv,” held by the troops. The representatives in the council Ukraine, Lama, which performed at the Organization for the Defense of Four ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – “Our nation is. Our took leadership positions, sorting the camp- Nadiya Ye Festival and visited the UAYA Freedoms for Ukraine, Dr. Volodymyr nation will always be.” With these final ers into committees that organized all of the campers. Viatrovych, the head of the Ukrainian words of wisdom from the great Ukrainian camp’s main events and projects. Each The “Suspilnyky” created a competition Institute for National Memory, spoke to the poet of the 1960s, Vasyl Symonenko, the council member had a mentor from the among the campers that solved two major campers about the history of the Maidan Ukrainian American Youth Association’s camp’s Komanda (leaders), enabling them problems: how to help Ukraine from and the importance of Bandera in the cur- “Vyshkilnyi Tabir” (a member-only educa- to experiment in their style of leadership America and how to keep the campgrounds rent war in eastern Ukraine. tional-leadership camp) marked both the with help from experienced professionals. clean. The innovative solution included sev- Campers had the opportunity to view end of a two-week adventure and the The results of this project were spectac- eral modes of collecting plastic bottles, the documentary about the Ukrainian beginning of a journey in community lead- ular. The “Vykhovnyky” group of campers which were later recycled and exchanged for Bandurist Chorus, “Music of Survival,” along ership for many of its graduates. organized a video of support for Ukraine’s money. The funds raised were sent to the with a Q+A session with its award-winning As a camp held annually on the UAYA troops and a camp bonfire, which, despite Ukrainian humanitarian organization “Vilni director, Orest Sushko. Campers met and property in Ellenville, N.Y., the Vyshkilnyi the incessant rain, included a program of Liudy,” which runs out of Kharkiv, Ukraine, welcomed the Ukrainian rock band Lama Tabir aims to raise high school-aged UAYA skits, poems and songs that was easily and aids battalions in eastern Ukraine. with their own hit, “Z Dzherela,” and partic- members to become leaders and teachers in adapted to an indoor setting. The camp, officially named “Heroyi ipated in a Q+A session held exclusively for the Ukrainian community. In a span of two The “Kulturnyky,” among the largest Ukrainy imeni Ally Horskoyi” (“Heroes of the camp. weeks, from June 28 to July 11, campers sat groups in the camp, split up into subcom- Ukraine, in Memory of Alla Horska”), was Vyshkilnyi Tabir performed not only for in on lectures by renowned UAYA “vyk- mittees to organize a traditional Ivan structured in order to remember and Sviato Heroyiv, but also in the Nadiya Ye hovnyky” (educators) and took part in vari- Kupalo celebration and a masquerade honor a different Ukrainian hero each day Festival, presenting three songs and a ous leadership- and team-building activities. dance, in addition to creating a symbolic of the week. Ranging from Volodymyr the dance. Last, but not least, all campers had Led by “Kommendant” (camp director) camp flag and choreographing a traditional Great to Alla Horska and from Stepan front-row seats to performances by both DJ Crystyna Kobyleckyj and “Holovnyi folk dance for the Nadiya Ye Festival. Bandera to the Heavenly Brigade, each day Stas and Lama. Vykhovnyk” (chief instructor) Dmitri The “Ratnyky,” a rival group in terms of had a theme and a lesson in how Ukraine Over the course of two weeks, campers Lenczuk, campers were expected to learn size to the “Kulturnyky,” created a theme- was led in the past. By learning from previ- learned how to lead and how to teach, not diligently, but encouraged to have fun in the based “capture the flag” game for the camp ous successes and failures, these future only through standard lessons, but through process. The main camp project was an to take part in, along with a re-design of the leaders of the UAYA and the Ukrainian dias- experience and unique opportunities. It experimental “camp council” consisting of camp’s entry gate. This group also lent a pora are now better equipped to face the became increasingly evident as the camp all third-year campers and some second- helping hand in many other projects, challenges of two evolving Ukrainian soci- progressed that, through patience and year and first-year campers in between. including the building of the aforemen- eties: in America and in Ukraine. practice, these campers will not only This council took charge of organizing all tioned, though unfortunately unused, bon- Campers had many opportunities that become active members of the UAYA com- camp events, including, but not limited to, a fire. were unique to this camp. After being the munity, but an active part of the Ukrainian bonfire, a masquerade dance and a fund- The “Mizhnarodnyky” organized a wel- main speaker at the tribute to Ukraine’s diaspora as a whole.

done by James Slobodian and his team in Montreal... furthering awareness. We should all sup- port their work which benefits us all.” (Continued from page 14) The UCC Montreal bus excursion, orga- “Highly recommended…it is a part of our nized by Ms. Hrycenko-Luhova, Marika Ukrainian Canadian history, and we know Surzycia and Bohdanna Hawryluk, was par- so little…” tially funded by the Ukrainian National Mr. Hayduk remarked, “A great excur- Federation (Montreal branch) and Caisse sion, more should be organized… it is a hid- Populaire Desjardins Ukrainienne den history that must be better known … Montréal, and supported by the “Ukrainian now, 40 years later after Yurij, Zorianna Time” radio program. A special report on and I worked on the documentary, we the excursion prepared by Lina Hawryliw should be grateful for the enormous work was aired the following week. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31 No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 17 Marta Iwanek wins 2015 photojournalism award by Oksana Zakydalsky TORONTO – Marta Iwanek is this year’s winner of the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award presented by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and The Canadian Press. A graduate of the jour- nalism program at Ryerson University in Toronto in 2012, and of the photojournal- ism program at Loyalist College (Belleville) in 2014, Ms. Iwanek accepted the Hanson award at the CJF gala on June 3. Tom Hanson was an award-winning photojournalist for The Canadian Press who for 15 years travelled around the world shooting news and sports images. When Hanson died suddenly at age 41 in 2009, his family, friends and colleagues at The Canadian Press and the country’s pho- tojournalism community set up the award as an appropriate way to honor his memo- ry, talent and spirit. The Hanson Award is administered by The Canadian Journalism Foundation (founded in 1990) and offers a six-week paid internship at The Canadian Press head office in Toronto for a photojournalist in the early stages of his or her career. The annual internship is designed to give a pho- tographer trying to break into the business the chance to perform on the national stage. Marta Iwanek “I was impressed by the scope and depth Kyiv, January 27, 2014: Rows of Internal Affairs Ministry troops seen from the barricades of Hrushevsky Street. of Marta’s portfolio, and it was a privilege to get to know her through her photographs,” runs camps in the Carpathians for functioned, medical services were provid- her graduating class at Loyalist College said Heidi Glorieux-Kaspar, a jury member orphans). Although Ms. Iwanek had ed, people did things because they had to there were about 50-60 students at the and mother of the late photojournalist. “I planned to be in Kyiv for a week, she stayed be done. This was particularly noticed by start of the year-and-a-half course, some was very much touched by the understand- for three months as the events on the foreign journalists who had been to other 10-12 students completed the course, and ing and delicacy with which she approaches Maidan grew into a mammoth movement. places, for example Syria, where there had currently only four or five have jobs. sensitive subjects which, in turn, reminded While in Kyiv, she worked as a freelance been chaos and looting. Fortunately, this journalism award helped me of photos Tom would have taken dealing photographer and her photos were accept- Currently, Ms. Iwanek is working on con- Ms. Iwanek. But still, she said, “you just with the human condition.” ed by Maclean’s magazine and published as tract for the Toronto Star. She said that in have to work very hard.” “For young photojournalists starting “The Maidan Story.” For the Canadian their career, having this type of mentoring Journalism Foundation awards, Maclean’s opportunity is an incredible gift,” said Ms. made a video film of the issue, using Ms. Iwanek. “I hope to honor Tom’s legacy of Iwanek’s photos. storytelling images and aspire to the same What does Ms. Iwanek remember most passion, work ethic and journalistic integri- about the Maidan? The fact that most of the ty that shaped his work.” Ms. Iwanek is the participants were just ordinary people who sixth recipient of the award. had come to the Maidan not because they When asked why she chose photojour- were politicized or had some special nalism as a medium of reporting, Ms. resentments, but because they had reached Iwanek said that you don’t need language a point where they “couldn’t take it any for this – you can tell the story through sto- more” – couldn’t take the corruption, fraud, rytelling images. lies and insecurity in their daily lives. She In November 2013 Ms. Iwanek went to said she was most surprised by how well Ukraine to make a film with Nove everything was organized during the dem- Pokolinnia (the organization is known in onstrations. There was hot food for every- Canada as Help us Help the Children and one, a security system (samo-oborona)

Canadian Journalism Foundation Marta Iwanek receives the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award at the Canadian Journalism Foundation gala.

Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31 UCRDC continues project Canadian groups release publication on World War II in Ukraine “Holodomor: The Ukrainian Genocide” World War II. Recognizing the actions of UCRDC LUC such individuals would make salient their TORONTO – The Ukrainian Canadian personal heroism and will highlight the TORONTO – The Research and Documentation Center existence of positive interactions between League of Ukrainian (UCRDC), in partnership with the Christian and Jewish Ukrainians, even dur- Canadians and Ucrainica Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Initiative and ing a period of deep crisis and pervasive Research Institute the Judaica Institute in Kyiv Ukraine, is con- violence. recently published a print version of the tinuing work on an oral history project on Initiated in 2010 by Leonid Finberg of updated and expanded World War II in Ukraine. the Judaica Institute in Kyiv, the project is second edition of the The goal of this project is to identify and funded by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter exhibit titled recognize Ukrainians who took great per- Initiative and builds on existing research “Holodomor: The sonal risks in hiding or otherwise helping and cases that have already been docu- Ukrainian Genocide.” Jews to survive during the horrific years of mented in Ukraine and at the Shoah The large-format Foundation in Los Angeles, but also con- publication (8.5 by 13 ducts new research to identify cases not inches, 160 pages, illus- known or publicized to date. trated, color), which The UCRDC will focus on identifying and carries the same title as documenting cases that have a Canadian the exhibit, was pub- connection. More than 10 previously lished by Homin unknown cases have already been identi- Ukrainy (Ukrainian fied, recorded and posted on the UCRDC Echo) Publishing Co. website as a result of this project, and more The project was con- leads to additional interviews are being fol- ceived to convey the lowed. historical facts of the The UCRDC has appealed to the commu- genocide perpetrated nity to provide any information that might by the Stalin regime be helpful in identifying new cases – in par- against the Ukrainian ticular, suggestions regarding people who people in 1932-1933. should be interviewed about their own The material on the experiences or that of a family member. Famine-Genocide pre- If readers can provide any information sented in the book is or would like more information about this presented in the context project, they may contact Zoriana Kilyk, of Soviet empire-build- researcher, at: Ukrainian Canadian ing in the 1920s and Research and Documentation Center, 620 1930s, and the United Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 2H4; Oksana Zakydalsky Nations Convention on Zoriana Kilyk, researcher at the Ukrainian e-mail, [email protected] or z.kilyk@hot- the Prevention and numerous official pronouncements by Canadian Research and Documentation mail.com; telephone 416-996-1819 (office) Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Soviet leaders directly responsible for the Center in Toronto. or 647-456-5926 (cell). (1948). Holodomor. The publication comprehensively covers This user-friendly book can serve both the following key aspects of the as a teaching and learning tool, and as a Holodomor: communism and the national source of information for all who are inter- question in Ukraine; collectivization; ested in the subject. destruction of Ukrainian farmers and its All proceeds from the sale of the book consequences; resistance to collectivization are intended solely to cover production and Soviet rule; why, how and by whom the expenses and continued research on the Holodomor was organized; Holodomor Holodomor. losses; testimonies of eyewitnesses and The book may be ordered from the survivors; cover-up and denial of the Ucrainica Research Institute, 9 Plastics Ave., Holodomor; protests and attempts at relief; Toronto, ON M8Z 4B6 Canada; telephone, the issue of worldwide awareness of the 416-516-2443 or 416-516-8223; website, Holodomor; the Holodomor in publica- www.holodomoreducation.org. The price tions; Holodomor recognition and its legal of the book, including shipping, is $52.50 assessment as a crime of genocide. (Canadian) or $48.50 (U.S.). For bulk orders Presented are key Soviet documents and of 10 or more copies, call 416-516-8223.

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August 5 Divine liturgy sung by the choir of the Ukrainian August 15-16 Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Homestead, Philadelphia Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com or 610-377-4621 Pennsylvania Convention Center, www.ucns-holyfamily .org/orgs/choir August 15-16 Uketoberfest, St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Chicago Catholic Church, www.stjosephukr.com August 6 Film screening, “Generation Maidan: A Year of New York Revolution and War,” by Andrew Tkach, The Ukrainian August 14-16 Softball tournament, Ukrainian American Youth Museum, 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org Ellenville, NY Association camp, www.cym.org/us-ellenville

August 7-17 Ukrainian Choral Conductors’ Seminar, with Maestro August 16 Annual picnic and general meeting, League of Ukrainian Edmonton, AB Laurence Ewashko, Irena Szmihelsky and Dr. Melanie Berwick, PA Catholics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, Turgeon, Ukrainian Music Society of Alberta, St. John’s 570-822-5354 Institute, http://umscanada.com or 780-469-4890 August 21-22 Ukrainian festival “Chervona Ruta,” Ukrainian August 8 Children’s concert concluding the two-week course in Littleton, CO Cultural Center Chervona Ruta, Clement Park, Jewett, NY Ukrainian folk singing, Grazhda Music and Art Center, http://chervonaruta.org or 720-209-0337 www.grazhdamusicandart.org August 22 Ukrainian Day in the Park, Ukrainian Canadian Congress August 9 Ukrainian Day Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Branch, Victoria Park, Edmonton, AB Village, 780-662-3640 http://ucc-saskatoon.org/events.php

August 9 Ukrainian Independence Day picnic and festival, St. August 22 Ukrainian Day Festival, Ukrainian American Cultural Menlo Park, CA Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Flood County Park, Portland, OR Association of Oregon and Southwest Washington, www.stmichaeluocsf.org Lents Park, http://uacanw.org

August 2-8 Folklorama festival, Spirit of Ukraine Pavilion, August 22 Ukrainian Independence Day festival, Ukrainian Winnipeg, MB Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Soul Sanctuary, Toronto Canadian Congress – Toronto branch, Centennial Park, www.spiritofukraine.ca or www.folklorama.ca www.ucctoronto.ca August 9-15 Folklorama festival, Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion, August 22 Fund-raising concert, featuring violinist Marta Winnipeg, MB Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Maples Collegiate, Jewett, NY Krechkovsky, violist Randolph Kelly, cellist Natalia www.kyivpavilion.ca or www.folklorama.ca Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Grazhda Music and Art Center, www.grazhdamusicandart.org August 13-15 FolkFest, featuring the Ukrainian Carpathians Pavilion, Saskatoon, SK Ukrainian Tryzub Society, Exhibition Grounds, www.saskatoonfolkfest.com Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions August 13-16 St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival, St. Josaphat Ukrainian from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Rochester, NY Catholic Church, www.rochesterukrainianfestival.com and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, August 6 low the concert at 4:30 p.m. Delicious NEW YORK: Members of Ukraine’s “Maidan Ukrainian foods and baked goods, picnic fare, generation” overthrew an autocrat by putting cool beverages and refreshments will be plen- their lives on the line in Kyiv’s main square. tiful. Vendors are welcome. An arts and crafts But that was only the first battle. Now they bazaar and a children’s fun area will be open fight oligarchs and corrupt politicians in the all day. Admission: $15; $10 for students; free capital and pro Russian separatists in eastern for children under age 15; parking is free. For Ukraine. Director Andrew Tkach will present further information: 267-664-3857, info@ his film “Generation Maidan: A Year of tryzub.org, or www.tryzub.org. The sponsor Revolution & War” (2015, English voice-over is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit charita- and subtitles, 78 minutes) at 7 p.m. Admission ble organization; proceeds benefit youth and (includes gallery access and reception): $15; adult amateur sports and cultural, fraternal members and seniors, $10; students, $5. Order and community programs. tickets in advance online. Seating is limited. Friday, August 28 The Ukrainian Museum is located at 222 E. WILDWOOD CREST, N.J.: USCAK (Ukrainian Sixth St.; telephone, 212-228-0110; website, Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada) www.ukrainianmuseum.org. will be holding its fourth annual Beach Saturday, August 22 Volleyball Tournament during Ukrainian JEWETT, N.Y.: A fund-raising concert will take Week. Games will be played on the Beach at place at 8 p.m. featuring the Music at the 5901 Ocean Blvd. (Pan American Hotel). All Grazhda Chamber Ensemble with Marta USCAK-affiliated Ukrainian sports clubs are Krechkovsky, violin; Randolph Kelly, viola; invited to enter the following divisions: quads Natalia Choma, cello; and Volodymyr (4’s) adult (minimum of three on court) and Vynnytsky, piano. The program includes quads (4’s) youth (under 18, born in 1997 or works by Brahms, Beethoven and Piazzolla. later). Registration fees: adults, $25 per play- All tickets: $35. The concert is sponsored by er; youths, $20 per player. Pre-registration is the Music and Art Center of Greene County at requested. Registration forms and further the Grazhda Concert Hall on Ukraine Road. information can be found at www.soccer- For more information call 518-989-6479 or agency.net/lys. For further information con- go to www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org. tact Walt Syzonenko, wsyzo63@optonline. net. Sunday, August 23 HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian American WILDWOOD CREST, N.J.: The Sport Center Tryzub will host the 24th annual Khmelnychenky Plast fraternity is sponsoring Ukrainian Independence Folk Festival and an all-ages charity dance at the Wildwood Outdoor Summer Concert at Tryzubivka, Crest Pier Recreation Center. Doors open at 7 County Line and Lower State roads, Horsham, p.m. with dance music at 7-7:30 pm. The PA 19044. Doors will open at noon. The festi- Party Ptashat kids’ dance will be held at 7:30- val stage concert at 1:30 p.m. will feature: 9 p.m., hosted by “DJ the Kid” and the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (Whippany, “Bratchyks.” We are proud to present EMCK – N.J.), Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble live in concert – at 9-10:30 p.m., followed by (Jenkintown, Pa.), Prometheus Ukrainian the “vatra”/jam hosted by MCs Lewko Male Chorus (Philadelphia), violinist Innesa Wolansky and Andrij Tytla. Admission: kids Tymochko Dekajlo (Lviv) and the Vox Ethnika and students, $5; adults, age 23 and over, $10. orchestra (New York City). A public social For more information contact adrian@ dance to the live music of Vox Ethnika will fol- telligys.com. Proceeds go toward Plast camps.

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