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св ОБОДА A^SVOBODA УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОАІННИК ^Н^ UKRAINIAN DAIIV і; І віЛі-о x--x 1 MhCJ і З'СЛ І --ж. f а:ол І о ^ -tae Ото ж ^ "ч .:; ого О: ч vol. LXXXVIII ШNo. із THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 25 cents І Documents provide new information Archbishop Sulyk, Metropolitan Mstyslatf on plight of Sichko rainiafamily members nmee t aWeeklt Ukrainian Orthodox centeyr PUBLISHED BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC., A FRATERNAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Materials in response to the measures taken documenting Soviet repressions of the against him, on October 21, 1980, he Sichko family and, in particular, 20- renounced his Soviet citizenship, de– year-old volodymyr Sichko who was clared his refusal to serve in the army recentlysentenced to three years' impri– and expressed his desire to emigrate to sonment, have reached the West after the United States. circulating in the Ukrainian samvydav. As a result of these actions, he was According to Nina Strokata Kara– arrested on December 6, 1980, and vansky, a former Soviet political pri– charged, under Article 72 of the Cri– soner now residing in the United States, minal Code of the Ukrainian SSR, with the documented repressions of the refusing to do military service. His trial Sichkos are typical examples of the new took place on January 9, in Dolyna, forms of genocide used by the Soviet ivano-Frankivske oblast. He was sen–. regime against Ukrainians. tenced to three years' hard labor. Father and son Ukrainian Helsinki in a statement regarding the renun– Group members Petro and vasyl Sich– ciation of Soviet citizenship, Mr. Sichko ko had previously been sentenced for claims that he was "expelled not for their rights activity. Stefania Petrash academic failures, but rather because of Sichko is known for her appeals on his father and brother." behalf of her husband and sons. volodymyr's father, Petro Sichko The latest documents to be received was involved in the post–World War 11 here include a statement byYolodymyr Ukrainian national liberation move– Sichko in which he renounced his ment in western Ukraine. A survivor of Metropolitan Mstyslav Soviet citizenship (dated October 21, Stalin's concentration camps, he was BOUND BROOK, N.J. - Newly 1980), his appeal to students of the amnestied in 1957. consecrated Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, metropolitan-designate of Ukrainian world (late 1980), his statement at his volodymyr's brother, vasyl, was Metropolitan-designate Stephen Sulyk trial (January 9), and Mrs. Sichko's enrolled in the journalism department Catholics in the United States, paid an appeal on volodymyr's behalf (January of Kiev State University from which he official visit to his Ukrainian Orthodox Rev7Roman Dub"itsky, his successor at 11). was expelled in 1977. After his arrest, he counterpart. Metropolitan Mstyslav at the Assumption of the Blessed virgin The new documents reveal the fol– was held for two years in a psychiatric his official residence here on Monday Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in lowing information. hospital. afternoon, March 23. Perth Amboy, N.J. Both father and son were arrested Metropolitan Mstyslav attended by Following a brief, private meeting in volodymyr Sichko was expelled shortly after their appearance ot volo– his secretary, the Rev. Frank Estocin, the metropolitan's quarters, the two from Kiev State University on March dymyr ivasiuk's burial in Lviv in 1979.- who is also the dean of St. Sophia men moved to the study where they 21, 1980, after he refused to become a Seminary, warmly greeted Archbishop exchanged gifts. Metropolitan Msty– KGB informant. (Continucd on page 12) Sulyk, who was accompanied by the slav presented Archbishop Sulyk with a series of books, and the archbishop gave І the metropolitan some of his liturgical SUSTA holds weekend conference in New York works. Archbishop Sulyk disclosed that he by Roma Sochan Hadzewycz College, Rutgers University — Newark, tary; Roksolana Labinsky, financial had come to Bound Brook to formally City College of New York, University of director; ihor Zwarycz, educational invite Metropolitan Mstyslav to his NEW YORK - Representatives of Connecticut, Wayne State University, director; Julianna "Puni" Ratych, installation ceremony, due to be held in 14 Ukrainian student clubs participated as well as members of TUSM — The public relations director; and Roman Philadelphia on March 31 at the imma– in a SUSTA conference devoted to Ukrainian Student Organization of Juzeniw, Prism editor. culate Conception Cathedral. "developing and utilizing student po– Michnowsky, and representatives of Club reports Saying that he had already made tential" which was held here at the Rhode island's Ukrainian Student Reports covering the problems and plans to travel to Europe and Tunis to Ukrainian Liberation Front building Club, a Provrdence-based regional achievements of student clubs were recuperate from his heart condition. during the weekend of March 21-22. group which encompasses students at delivered by hromada representatives. Metropolitan Mstyslav announced that During the course this conference of several schools, including Brown Uni– The most pressing problem mentioned he planned to send Archbishop Con– the Federation of Ukrainian Student versity. Providence College, Rhode was also a perennial one: how to get (Continued on page 10) Organizations of America, the partici– island Junior College and the Univer– students to be active members of clubs, pants — students as well as guests — sity of Rhode island. not merely names on a membership discussed problems facing Ukrainian First on the agenda of the conference roster. (All clubs, it should be noted, student hromadas throughout the United was a meeting of the SUSTA Council of mentioned this difficulty. Save for St. 1NS1DE: States, the possibility of establishing a Presidents which comprises presidents John's University, that is, which, be– Ш Materials on the use of Soviet- chair of Ukrainian studies at Columbia of all U krainian student clubs across the sides reporting that it had "no pro– supplied evidence by the U.S. De– University and the case of volodymyr United States. blems," proudly stated that nearly 100 partment of Justice, the Demjanjuk Sichko, a 20-year-old Ukrainian stu– The meeting evolved into a round- percent of its members were active.) case and related stories — page 3. dent recently arrested and sentenced by table discussion and problem-solving Ш Media Action Coalition's Corn- the Soviets. Also discussed were ways to promote bat Correspondence — page 5. session in which all students present — activities of clubs and thus attract new Students also found time for enter– not only club presidents — participated. U Tips on collecting The Weekly tainment at a film night, and for a members, leadership qualities which and Svoboda by Roman Juzeniw - The session was chaired by Ronya make a club president effeotive, types of student art exhibit and talent show. Stojko-Lozynskyj, SUSTA president. page 6. Taking part in the weekend events student activity, and how to alleviate Ш Retrospective exhibit of art were students of Rutgers University — in additon to Ms. Stojko-Lozynskyj, poor turnout at club events. works by the late Damian Horniat– New Brunswick. Hunter College, New the following SUSTA executive board Students present agreed that Ukrai– kewych, as reviewed by Hilary Zary– York University, Pace University, members attended the weekend con– nian professionals and SUSTA should cky Jr. — page 7. ч establish mutually beneficial contacts. Columbia University, the Cooper ference: Michael Mulyk, vice president Ш Panorama — page 9. Union, St. John's University. Queens — East Coast; Marianna Hatala, secre– (Continued on page 16) У 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 No. 13 Moscow group appeals for Meshko Reagan administration planning NEW YORK - The Moscow Hel– apartment searches, detainment and vOA, RFEfRL budget hikes sinki Group issued a statement in surveillance). defense of Oksana Meshko, who was last Before her arrest on October 14, WASHINGTON - The Reagan moil in lran and - Afghanistan. sentenced in January to five years' 1980, Oksana Meshko was committed administration plans to increase budget The bulk of the vOA increases will exile. The statement, dated February 7, to a psychiatric hospital. She was outlays for voice of America and Radio probably be earmarked for construc– was released by the press service of the deprived of visitng rights, and corres– Free Europe Radio Liberty operations, tion of facilities to increase its trans- Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council pondence, and no parcels were forward– particularly in the area of broadcasts io mission range, in addition, one of its (abroad). ed to her. She was released from the the Central Asian regions of the Soviet new priorities will be to begin broad- The statement appears in translation hospital on August 25, 1980, but the Union, in an attempt to offset Soviet casts in the Azeri language to the Soviet below: investigation of her case continued. She propaganda advances in the Persian republic of Azerbaidjan, which borders The trial of Oksana Meshko, the well- was summoned for interrogation by the Gulf area, according to a story in the lran. the Post said. known Kievan human-rights activist KGB on October 13, never to return Washington PoSt by John M. Goshko. and founding member of the Ukrainian - home again. Once again, she was con- According to reports, the Reagan . Helsinki Group, was held in Kiev on fined to a psychiatric hospital. administration plans to boost gran,ts to Czech authorities January 5-6, 1981. Oksana Meshko was in December of that year, she was Radio Free Europe^ Radio Liberty by і sentenced to six months' strict-regimen found guilty and transferred to prison, 54 million and the УОА budget by some detain priest labor camp five years' exile, charged S87 million. Despite President Reagan's pending further investigation of her PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia - The under Article 62 of the Criminal Code case. budget-slashing policies, officials here feel that the president sees U.S. overseas Rev. vaclav Maly, a 30-year-old spokes- of the Ukrainian SSR (Article 70 of the We do not have at our disposal the broadcasting activities as a means of man for Charter 77, a Czech human- Criminal Code of the USSR). She has specific charges brought against Ok– bolstering America's image abroad and rights group, was recently seized in his - already served six months of strict- sana Meshko because the trial was held undercutting Soviet gains in Southwest Prague apartment and detained by regimen camp; she now faces her term in camera; not even close relatives and Asia. authorities for 48 hours, according to of exile. Oksana Meshko is 75; she has a friends were informed of the date and Mr. Goshko's sources give credit for. Keston News. During interrogation, heart condition, and during her last place of the trial. imprisonment, developed chronic pleu– the decision to increase the role of the he was reportedly beaten and tortured risy. it is well known that Oksana Meshko radio services to Richard Pipes, long an by his jailers. is a woman of principle and high advocate of increasing U.S. propaganda in a letter to the general military Her only son, upon completion of a morals. She is an honest, selfless person, aimed at national minorities in the procurator, the Rev. Maly formally seven-year term in camp (charged under known to oppose any kind of repression Soviet Union and a member of the protested his mistreatment, claiming Article 70 of the Criminal Code of the or violence — her only weapon being National Security Council staff, and that interrogators attempted to force USSR), is currently serving his sentence her fearlessness to speak out and her national security adviser Richard Allen. him to sign a statement saying that he of exile in the Khabarovsk region. good nature. Her activity was geared if Congress approves the proposed had not been pysically or psychologi– Oksana Meshko has no other remaining exclusively to document instances of the increases, much of the money will go cally pressured. When he refused to close relatives. violation of human rights in the USSR, toward upgrading Radio Liberty's sign, an infuriated officer reportedly The authorities have seen to it that this and thereby aiding her fellow man. ability to broadcast to Central Asia and shouted : "You're a bastard, just like ill, elderly women is condemned to on hiring language and research experts that Pope Wojtyla of yours." Oksana Meshko is still another to deal with the predominantly Moslem The Rev. Maly was ordained in solitary existence in the far reaches of victim of repression by the authorities exile. part of the Soviet Union. 1976, but in March 1979 he lost his for having attempted to put into prac– The Soviet government is known to right to work as a priest. He is a member For the past two years Oksana Mesh– tice the rights and freedoms guaranteed ko has been persistently harassed by the be restive about instances of religious of the Committee for the Defense of the authorities (she has been subjected to (Continued on pate 10) unrest in that region, particularly in Unjustly Prosecuted and served seven light of the political and religious tur– months in prison without a trial in 1979. Christian bimontly focuses on D.C. area Ukrainians stage persecuted Ukrainian Church demonstration at Soviet Embassy JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - A special Other persecuted clergymen men– WASH1NGTON - Ukrainian acti– The embassy employees turned away, 4 March 1981 issue of The Mirror, a tioned in the special edition, which is vists from several area organizations refusing to accept the literature, but bimonthly Christian periodical publish– titled "The Church of the Martyrs," picketed the Soviet Embassy here for several passers-by accepted the mate- ed in Konigstein, West Germany, is include Bishop MykolaCharnetsky,the three days on March 6-8 to protest rial. The Ukrainjan^demor^tratorewere„ devoted in its entirety to the plight of the apostolic visitor to volhynia, who was human-rights abuses and the Soviet later joined by a Jewish group protcst– Ukrainian Catholic Church. The issue arrested in 1945 and sent to Siberia practice of confining political prisoners ing Soviet treatment of Jews. in mental hospitals. where he was imprisoned and tortured; Among the organizations taking part Josafat Kotsylovsky. bishop of Per– The demonstration was scheduled to in the protest were the Committee for emyshl, who was arrested by Polish coincide with a holiday — international Solidary Actions, the Helsinki Guaran– authorities in 1945 and eventually Women's Day — which is celebrated in tees for Ukraine Committee, members extradited to the Soviet Union where he the Soviet Union on March 8. of the Baltimore branch of the Ukrai– died in a Kiev prison in 1947. As women employees emerged from nian National Women's League of the embassy carrying flowers to mark The magazine also contains pictures America, parishioners from the Ukrai– the holiday, they were confronted by of Gregor Khomyshyn, bishop of Stani– nian Orthodox church in Baltimore, as pickets who tried-to hand them leaflets slav, who was arrested in 1945 and died well as other Washington area activists. describing, among other things, the in 1947 in a Kiev prison, and Nykyta cases of Oksana Meshko and Hanna Budka, the auxiliary bishop of Lviv, The demonstration was covered by Mykhailenko. Ukrainian women impri– who was arrested in 1945 and died in the voice of America, whose corrcs– soned by Soviet authorities for their 1949 while serving a forced labor pondent interviewed several of the human-rights activities. sentenced at Karaganda. protesters. Other martyrs pictured are Gregor Lakota, auxiliary bishop of Peremyshl, Cover of a special issue of The Mirror Pavlo Hoydych, bishop of Priashiv which was devoted to the Ukrainian (Slovakia), vasyl Норко, auxiliary Catholic Church. bishop of Priashiv, ivan Latyshevsky, the auxiliary bishop of Stanislav, and Ukrainian Weel reprinted the full text of Patriarch Josyf Klemens Sheptytsky, the brother of FOUNDED 1933 Slipyj's report on the status of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. Church, which was read'at the 30th Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a Congress of Aid to the Church in Need fraternal non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. held in Konigstein last July. Along with Patriarch Josyf's re- CSCE members appointed Telephone: marks (The Ukrainian Weekly, Septem– WASHINGTON - The speaker of ber 28, 1980) the magazine is filled with the House, pursant to Public Law 94- Svoboda (201) 434-0237, 434 0807 UNA (201) 451-2200 photographs of Ukrainian clergymen 304, on March 5 appointed the follow– (212) 227-4125 (212) 227-5250 who were persecuted, imprisoned or mur– ing members of the House of Represen– dered by Soviet authorities during its tatives to the Commission on Security Yearly subsription rate - S8; UNA members - S5. campaign to stamp out the Ukrainian and Cooperation in Europe: Dante B. Catholic Church. Fascell (D-Fla.), chairman; Sidney R. Postmaster, send address changes to: Among those pictured is Teodor Yates (R-lll.); Jonathan B. Bingham THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Roma Sochan Hadzewycz Romzha, the bishop of Mukachiv– (D-N.Y.–); Timothy E. Wirth (D-Colo); P.O. Box 346 Assistant editors: lka Koznarska Casanova Uzhhorod, who was beaten by Red Millicent Fenwick (R-N.J.); and Don Jersey City, N.J. 07303 George Bohdan Zarycky Army soliders in, 1947 and was even– Rittcr (R-Pa.). Reps. Wirth and Rittcr tually poisoned while recovering in a replace Rep. Paul Simon (D-lll.) and Application to mail at second-class postage rates pending in Jersey City. N.J. hospital. , і' former Rep. John Bvuchanan. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 Memorandum to Justice Department Demjanjuk case: an update On the use of Soviet evidence "We're attempting to keep a CLEVELAND - As Federal The American Nationalities Movement of Ohio has expressed its deep concern dialogue and defuse any hostilities or J udge Frank Battisti ponders the fate about the use of Soviet-produced documents as evidence against A merican citizens friction between the Ukrainian and of John Demjanjuk, a decision that in U.S. courts. On March 12, the organization sent a memorandum to the U.S. Jewish communities because what could take months, Jewish and Uk– Department of Justice to Attorney General William French'Smith along with a the Soviets want us to do is start rainian community leaders are voic– request that Mr. French "review the contents of our memorandum and make fighting among each other instead of ing hope that the 15-day trial, which appropriate recommendations to protect the rights of all Americans so that the uniting," Bohdan Futey, president caused considerable tension between unscrupulous Soviet government does not play a role in our system of justice." of the United Ukrainian Organiza– the two groups, could ultimately The American Nationalities Movement of Ohio represents 21 ethnic groups: tions of Greater Cleveland, told The serve as a starting point for respon– Albanians, Bulgarians, Byelorussians, Croatians, Cubans. Czechs, Estonians, Cleveland Press. sible dialogue. Germans, Greeks, Hungarians, lrish, ltalians. Latvians, Lebanese, Lithuanians. Larry Bell, chairman of the Com– Mr. Demjanjuk, a 60-year-old Poles. Puerto Ricans. Rumanians. Russians, Russins, Serbians. Slovaks, munity Relations Committee of the assembly-line worker, was accused Slovenians, Spaniards, Syrians and Ukrainians. Jewish Community Federation ex- by the government of witholding Ralph J. Perk is the organization's president; vaclav Hyvnar is executive vice pressed much the same sentiment. ч information about his'service as a president. camp guard at Treblinka when apply– "The trial has galvanized the two ing for permission to enter the U nited communities to face each other and At a special executive board meeting of the Ohio Nationalities Movement, States in 1952. The prosecution to speak to one another in considered representing 21 American ethnic groups in Ohio, held on March 6,1981, a resolution further alleged that Mr. Demjanjuk and responsible dialogue," Mr. Bell was introduced and passed unanimously to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to was the notorious "ivan the Terrible," told The Cleveland Press. "The fact refuse acceptance of any document or documents produced by the Soviet a guard known for his cruelty. is, we do share common goals, in an government as evidence against American citizens in our courts, in support of this Throughout the trial, which ended age when terrorism is loose in the resolution we wish to bring to the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice the March 11, Mr. Demjanjuk main– world and single-issue politics is the following examples of Soviet "justice": tained that he was a German prisoner game of the day, all minority groups 1. Since 1918 the Soviet government executed over 20 million innocent Soviet of war, and never took part in any really need the strength of each other citizens on the basis of forged documents and false witnesses. Example: At the first atrocities. His testimony was sup- to foster and encourage pluralism, Moscow show trial held in August 1936, a leading member of the Bolshevik Party ported by Feodor Fedorenko, a the very basic tenet on which the named Holtzman testified that in November 1932, he met Sedov Trotsky's son in former guard, who testified that he nation is built." the hotel Bristol in Copenhagen on a certain day at 10 a.m., and then went to see had never seen the defendant at Alvin Gray, a former chairman of Leon Trotsky who instructed him how to kill Stalin. This testimony of Holtzman Treblinka. the committee, echoed Mr. Bell. was crucial to whole trial because the accusations against 16 other prominent if found guilty, Mr. Demjanjuk "This is not a case against the Ukrai– Bolshevik defendants were based on his testimony. The Soviet court sentenced all could lose his citizenship. nian community but against Mr. of them to death, and they were immediately executed. A few days later a Danish The trial has driven a wedge be– Demjanjuk, who is alleged to have newspaper reported that the hotel Bristol had been demolished in 1917. Stalin tween Ukrainians and Jews at a time lied to the government," said Mr. ordered the NKvD, the Soviet secret police, to identify, in the future, a railway the two groups were forging new Gray. station as meeting place, since railway stations are always there. bonds of cooperation around a Much of the controversy gene- 2. in 1937 on the basis of a forged Nazi German document, the celebrated Soviet common concern - human rights in rated by the case stems from the Marshall Tukhachevsky was arrested and accused of Nazi collaboration. Marshall the Soviet Union. Since 1978, when government's decision to use evi– Tukhachevsky and thousands of high-ranking Red Army officers were executed. Cleveland-area Jews and Ukrainians dence provided by the Soviet Union, 3. in 1953 after Stalin's death, L. Beria, the chief of the Soviet secret police, was rallied together to protest the sen– a sore point with most Ukrainians. executed on the basis of forged Soviet documents as an agent of British and tencing of Soviet dissident Anatoly Speaking at a March 8 rally in American imperialism. Most of the documentary evidence about Stalin's crimes, is Shcharansky, the two groups -joined support of Mr. Demjanjuk held at St. to be found in the special report presented by N. Khrushchev at the 20th by members of other East European viadimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Communist Party Congress held in February 1956. ethnic groups - have worked toge– Church in Parma, a Cleveland 4. Article 133 of the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ther to further the cause of human suburb, Zenon Krislaty, a spokes– reads: "it shall be the sacred duty of every citizen of the USSR to defend the rights in the Soviet Union. (Continued on page 11) country. Treason to the motherland - violation of the oath of allegiance, desertion to the enemy, impairing the military power over the state, espionage - shall be punishable with all the severity of the law as the most heinous of crimes."in light of Cleveland historian discusses this provision of the Soviet Constitution all Red Army soldiers who became, voluntary or involuntary, prisoners of war and survived the Nazi concentration Ukrainian-Jewish relations camps, were charged with desertion to the enemy, in Febraury 1945, on Stalin's demand, a secret agreement was signed at Yalta by the-governments ofthe Soviet CLEVELAND - As the recently Alluding to contention that the Union, Great Britain and the United States which made mandatory the repatriation completed Demjanjuk trial has manag– Soviet Union, by supplying evidence in of Soviet citizens found in the Western zones of occupation after World War H. The ed to dredge up animosities between the Demjanjuk and similar cases, is Western allies used force in order to accommodate Stalin's demand and returned Ukrainians and Jews, it has ironically, trying to drive a wedge between the over 2 million of these unfortunate people to face punishment at the hands of the also brought to light - and to the press Ukrainian and Jewish communities, Soviet government. - instances exposing the inaccuracy of Mr. Kulchycky said: "Ourenemies have 5. Not only were the Soviet citizens executed on the basis of forged documents, but the by-now stereotyped image of Ukrai– pitted one against the other, in the end, also some 500 Americans citizens who went to the Soviet Union in the early 1930s to nian anti-Semitism during the Holo– Moscow will be the winner." help build a new "just" society, lost their lives. For example: victor Herman, an caust. Looking at Ukrainian-Jewish rela– American citizen, went to the Soviet Union with his family in 1931 as a young boy. "My grandfather, who lived in vyn– tions from a historical perspective, Mr. in 1937 he was arrested and tried as an American spy on the basis of Soviet forged nyky, Ukraine, saved three Jewish Kulchycky traced many of the grie– documents. He spent 18 years in Soviet jails and Siberian slave labor camps - neighbors by handing them over to the vances to the 17th century, when Uk– beaten and tortured. During the Second World War, while the United States Ukrainian underground. The under- raine was ruled by the Poles who provided food and other economic and especially military aid to the Soviet Union, ground helped them to escape from the oppressed the Ukrainians religiously, victor Herman was eating raw rats to survive. At the same time his Soviet guards politically and economically. Nazis. He did this even though the (Continued on page 11) penalty for harboring Jews was death:" "The Jews served as tax collectors for the Poles, who would do none of the George Kulchycky, a Ukrainian-born dirty work themselves," Mr. Kulchy– historian and an observer^ interpreter at cky told the Press. "Also, the Jews alone Dissenting Supreme Court justice praised the denaturalization trial of John were licensed to run the taverns. Ukrai– Demjanjuk, recalled this incident from BALTIMORE - in a letter, to su– in his letter, Mr. Fenchak compared nians were merely peasants, serfs, the Supreme Court ruling to the in- his past in a feature article by Barbara slaves, who belonged to their masters, preme Court Justice Byron R? White Weiss of The Cleveland Press. dated March 15, Paul Fenchak, presi– famous Dred Scott Decision of 1857, much like the blacks were in this saying that the Fedorenko case was a "My grandfather used to dish out country. dent of the Ukrainian Education Asso– ciation of Maryland, praised the jurist similar example of "an exercise in soup to Jews as they were being led by "Being miserable as they were, Ukrai– bias against the equal rights of man." the German police to forced-labor sites. nians often turned to drink and became for his dissent in the case of Feodor Fedorenko. a 73-year-old former guard He was warned no to do this but he indebted to the Jews," he added. He commended Justice White, as well didn't listen and was arrested. The When Bohdan Khmelnytsky led a at Treblinka who was stripped of his citizenship by the Supreme Court on as Justice John Paul Stevens, who also mayor intervened and saved him. He struggle for Ukrainian liberation from dissented, for his "profundity" in ruling was typical of many Ukrainians who 1648 to 1654, Mr. Kulchycky related, January 21, even though he was earlier cleared of any war crimes. in favor of Mr. Fedorenko, and for aided Jews," said Mr. Kulchycky, who many Jews were killed. understanding the complex issues sur– was just a child then. When Ukraine fell to the Russians, in a 7-to-2 decision, the high court upheld an appellate court ruling which rounding the Ukrainian situation Mr. Kulchycky said, the Jews still during the Nazi occupation. A professor of history at the Univer– continued to run the taverns and collect convicted Mr. Fedorenko of misrepre– sity of Youngstown, Mr. Kulchycky taxes. "So the animosities between Jews senting his past when applying for entry specializes in Soviet and East European to the United States in 1949. Writingthe in his dissent. Justice Stevens wrote and Ukrainians continued," he noted. thaf the majority opinion "may jeopar– studies, in the feature piece, he talked at in the 1780s, when Catherine the majority opinion. Associate Justice length about 'he age-old hostilities Thurgood Marshall stated: "An indivi– dize the citizenship of countless sur– Great came to power, Jews were forced vivors of Nazi concentration camps" between Ukrainians and Jews, many of from the interior of Russia and were dual's service as a concentration camp them grounded in misunderstanding or guard, whether voluntary or involun– who had involuntarily assisted their historical circumstances. (Continued on page 16) tary. made him ineligible for a visa." captors. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 No. 13 Three Ukrainians return from UNA auditors complete annual review eight-day tour of lsrael JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Myron Kuro– kalian. Korean and Lithuanian com– pas, UNA supreme vice president, munities in Chicago arrived at Kennedy Airport here on March 24 after an eight-day visit to While in lsrael, the group met with lsrael. Mr. Kuropas was part of a group university professors,, members of the of 16 community and ethnic leaders Knesset, educators and military offi– from Chicago — including Ukrainians cers. Members also visited a number of Julian Kulas and Luba Markewych - cities and towns, including Tel Aviv, who went on the tour, which was Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Gaza as well as sponsored by the israeli Ministry of the israeli-occupied West Bank and Foreign Affairs and the American Golan Heights. Jewish Committee. Mr. Kuropas also had an opportunity Also on the trip, which was arranged to meet with members of the Public with the cooperation of Moshe Gabon, Committee for Jewish-Ukrainian Co- UNA auditors (from left) Prof. John Teluk, the Rev. Protopresbyter Stephen consul general of lsrael in the United operation, a group of Soviet Jewish Bilak, Bohdan Futey, ivan Hewryk and Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk. States, were Dr. Manford Byrd, deputy emigres organized to promote better superintendent of the Chicago board of relations between Ukrainians and Jews. JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The UNA presbyter Stephen Bilak and Dr. Boh– education, Mitchell Kobelinski, former Supreme Auditing Committee con- dan Hnatiuk. director of the Small Business Admini– The members included Jakov Suslen– ducted its annual review of UNA, the stration, as well as representatives of the sky, lsrael Kleiner, Josephina Oichman, Svoboda Press and Soyuzivka during At the conclusion of their review, the Black, Hispanic, Japanese, Polish, (Continued on page 10) the week beginning March 23. committee members met with the UNA supreme officers to discuss their find– The committee is composed of Boh– ings. The Auditing Committee's state– dan Futey (chairman), ivan Hewryk, ment will be published in The Weekly at Literary trends of non-Russian nations Prof. John Teluk, the Rt. Rev. Proto– a later date. to be discussed by language association UNA district committee meets QUEBEC C1TY - Literary trends Modern Soviet Ukrainian Literature": among several non-Russian nations in " llona Grazyte-Maziliauskas. Col– Mr. Orichowsky ascribed the slow- Northeastern Europe will be the topic of lege Ahuntsic - "The Broken Doll: A Perth Amboy, N.J. down in organizing new members to the a new session at the North-East Modern Few Dots on the Changing image of general economic condition extant in Language Association (NEMLA) con– Women in Contemporary Lithuanian PERTH AMBOY, N.J. - The an– the country, as well as to internal vention scheduled to take place here at Novels": nual meeting of the Perth Amboy UNA Le Chateau Frontenac on April 9-11. District Committee was held at the conflicts within the Ukrainian commu– The convention is being sponsored by "John Sadouski. Queen's University Ukrainian National Home on Sunday. nity. Laval University. - "Janka Bryl: A Soviet Byelorussian March 1. Writer"; Mr. Orichowsky went on to express The special literary session is sche– Michael Zacharko, district chairman, the hope that the latter was only a duled for April 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 ' Juta Kovamees Kitching. v"ancou– opened the meeting, welcoming Wasyl passing phase, and that under renewed p.m. in Room 3102, and will be chaired ver, B.C. -"An island of One's Own: A Orichowsky, UNA supreme organizer, conditions of unity the organizing by Prof. Oleh Mazur of villanova Recurring Symbol in Estonian Litera– and the various secretaries and district activity of branch secretaries will be University. Prof. Walter Karpinich of ture." officials. Mr. Zacharko extended a measurably facilitated and will bring Wilkes College will act as secretary. After the session, there will be an special welcome to Melanie Lorence, substantial results. The following papers will be pre– informal discussion on plans for future secretary of UNA Branch 155, and sented: conventions, and on continuing to Anne Deisenroth, secretary of the newly Mr. Orichowsky ended his address by ' Eleanora Karpinich Adams, Temple include neglected literatures in special founded UNA Branch 26. awarding Mrs. Deisenroth two plaques University "The Positive Hero in sessions at NEMLA conventions. in recognition of her work: one, for The meeting was conducted by a having organized 27 new members, and Jewish-Ukrainian student group presidium consisting of Wolodymyi– the other for having insured members Janiw, chairman, and ivan Rachynsky, for the sum of 547,500 of life insurance secretary. and thus, placing third in the fall holds seminar in Toronto organizing campaign. TORONTO - The Jewish and Uk– The Jewish-Ukrainian students' or– After the reading of the minutes of rainian Students' Diajogue. a group ganization was formed in September last year's meeting by Petro Jacuk, The meeting closed with a discussion co-sponsored by the Jewish Students' 1980 to foster better understanding and reports were given by the following: Mr. of matters related to the 13th Congress Union and the University of Toronto cooperation between the two groups. Zacharko, who reported on the pro– of the UCCA. Mr. Orichowsky, apart Ukrainian Students' Club, held a se– gress made in the organizing sector and from answering the specific questions Speaking about the Ukrainian dissi– minar in the medical sciences audito– on the district's participation in the addressed to him, promised to relay the dent movement, Ms. Svitlychna under- rium here on March 14. according to UNA Day held in South Bound Brook, various matters brought up at this scored the grave consequences facing all New Perspectives, a supplement to The N.J.; and ivan Babyna. district trea– session to the executive board. political, religious and social activists in New Pathway. The meeting featured surer, who reported on the district's A reception followed the meeting. the Soviet Union, and stressed the presentations by former Soviet dissi– finances for that year. importance of the Ukrainian Helsinki dents Nadia Svitlychna and Edward A short discussion on the reports Group - which has Jewish representa– K uz'netsov. followed, after which Kornylo Hal– tion - as a disseminator of information institute seeks ushka, head of the auditing committee, concerning the human-rights move– moved that the outgoing board be given Obituary ment. nominations for award a vote of confidence. The proposal was Dementiy Melnyk, Mr. Kuznetzov. an outspoken ad– passed unanimously. JERSEY C1TY. N.J. - The lnter– vocate of Jewish emigration rights in Elected to the executive committee national institute, a local non-profit political leader the USSR before his expulsion, con– for 1981 were: Mr. Zacharko, presi– organization, is receiving nominations demned Soviet ideology and explained dent; Petro Lytvyn, vice-president: for its 1981 Golden Door Award, which NEW YORK '– Dementiy how the USSR generates its own inter– Daria Orichowsky, secretary; Mr. honors a distinguished citizen of foreign Sydorovych Melnyk, president of the nal enemies. He described how his Babyn, treasurer; Mr. Janiw, social birth who has made an outstanding Association of the Territory of Sove– sentencing and imprisonment helped activities director; Sophia Lonyshyn, contribution to the community. reign Ukraine, died here after a long focus international attention on the Mr. Jacuk, Mrs. Deisenroth, ivan The winner of the award will be illness on March 22. He was 76 years problem of Jewish emigration in the Rachynsky, members. announced at the institute's Golden old. Soviet Union, and how that attention Mr. Halushka was re-elected head of Door Dinner at St. Peter's College on Mr. Melnyk was born in Uman, pressured the Soviets into hiking the the auditing committee and Joseph and May 31. Ukraine. He was persecuted during number of exit visas available to Jews. George Lonyshyn were elected mem- The dinner will also spotlight one of Stalin's regime, spending a major part be rs. New Jersey's ethnic groups with a of his life in Soviet prisons and concen– Both speakers stressed the coopcra– Main speaker at the meeting was M r. program of ethnic music and dance. tration camps. tion and fraternity among Ukrainians Orichowsky was reported on the ge– Nominations should include at least Upon emigrating, he was active in and Jews, both within Soviet penal neral state of the UNA and on the three references and, if possible, a Ukrainian political and community life. camps and the organized opposition organizing campaign in particular, in resume, and may be sent to the Golden A requiem service was held here March movement, and emphasized the positive his address. Mr. Orichowsky expressed.' Door Award Committee, c^o inter- 25 at the Jarema Funeral Home. The aspects brought about by uniting in the satisfaction with the financial develop– national institute. 880 Bergen Ave.. burial was held on March 26 at the free world within organized groups such ment of the UNA but noted that it was Jersey City. N.J. 07306. cemetery of St. Mary's Protectress as the Jewish and Ukrainian Students' the organizing sector which is currently Deadline for submission of nomina– Orthodox Monastery in New Jersey. Dialogue. of primary concern. tions is March 20. - - v No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,198? 5

Post Office Box 134 Whippany, New Jersey 07981 MEDIA ACTION COALITION S "The reporter's confusing terminology detracts COMBAT CORRESPONDENCE from an otherwise good report. Court records indicate that the boy is of U krainian origin and that his parents in 1972, Dr. Yurij D. Knysh published a selection of his Jack Murphy, editor, DuPont Magazine. would like to return him to Ukraine, not Russia. correspondence with various publishers on the subject, as he В " A major newspaper in the Los Angeles area. The "Moreover, Americans of Ukrainian heritage findi t stated, "...ol truth as it pertains to the Ukrainian: people and Daily News, ran a syndicated article on February 1 on a offensive when persons, events or places involving their indubitable right to fair and equal treatment in this 'Russian teenager' named Walter Polovchak, who Ukraine are referred to as Russian instead of world." The title of his collection is "Combat Correspon– came from'Russian Ukraine.'The article was by UPl's Ukrainian." - The Board of Directors, Ukrai– dence." ft is in this same spirit of truth and the right to fair senior editor in Chicago, David Smothers. nian Culture Center, Los Angeles, in a letter published and equal treatment for Ukraine that we have adopted the "Enclosed are copies of the article, my letter to the in the Daily News, Los Angeles. above title. editor and the published version of this letter, my letter We are encouraged hy the number of letters we have to Mr. Smothers at UP1 and, most interesting, his В "Lars-Erik Nelson does a good job reporting the received on the subject of inaccuracies in the print and reply. deleterious, effects of secrecy in and on Soviet society broadcast media about Ukraine and the USSR. "Hope you can use this material and add it to your in his article 'Why Are the Russians More Scared of We regret that space limitations prevent us from files. The work you are doing seems to be excellent — the Bomb Than We?' (January). However, when he printing all these letters in full. Below are excerpts keep it up!!!" — Lidia Wasylyn, Encino, Calif., in a mentions 'Russia's' 260 million citizens," he is in- from some of the correspondence received. ' letter to MAC. correct. The Soviet Union, not Russia, has 260million В "One of your articles was published in'The Daily citizens. The Soviet Union includes the News. Los Angleles's third largest newspaper, on non-Russian republics. Ukrainians and other non- Ш "Most theatrical dramas have a limited engage– Russian nationalities comprise about 50 percent of the ment. This is the way to the stage! However, there is February 1. it is in response to that article, titled 'Russian teenager's desire to stay in U.S. spurs Soviet population." - Walter J. Lesiuk, Ukrainian one ongoing drama that appears to be breaking all Culture Center of Los Angeles, in a letter published in records. ... international bickering,' that 1 am writing to you today. Dial Magazine. "The drama 1 refer to is the act of naked inhumane– В "Mayor Robert H. Grasmere issued a proclama– ness by the government of the USSR in incarcerating "Your article was interesting, but only partially informative, and you actually made some shocking tion designating January 22 as Ukrainian indepen– Yuriy Shukhevych. dence Day... "Yurko's 'crime' was that he was the son of Gen. misstatements which 1 would like to correct. "First of all, Walter Polovchak is not Russian. He is "Despite these many years of subjugation, liquida– Roman Shukhevych (Taras Chuprynka). the com– tions, systematic starvation, deportations to labor mander-in-chief of the Ukrainian insurgent Army Ukrainian. Although you do mention that he came'... from Russian Ukraine'and that he is living with foster camps in Siberia, religious persecutions and destruc– which fought against Soviet domination of tion of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Ukraine during World War 11 and after. ... parents of Ukrainian origin, you very successfully confuse your readers as to whether there is any Churches, ethnocide, systematic Russification of the "When will this sadistic drama end? When will Mr. Ukrainian language and educational system, oblitera– Shukhevych be released?... difference between being Ukrainian and being Russian. Because facts about Ukraine and Ukrainians are not tion of the Ukrainian national identity, suppression of "Be it known that the Ukrainian Students of Ukrainian culture and distortion of Ukrainian history Michnowsky (TUSM) is prepared to sponsor Mr. common knowledge your careless use of'Russian'and 'Ukrainian' only serves to perpetuate disinformation and literature... the Ukrainian people continue to gain Shukhevych and his immediate family to Canada and inspiration and strength in their struggle to free their will bear the full financial responsibility for their well about Ukraine. "The Ukrainian nation has a long history and native land from oppressive alien rule. ... being..." — J. Mazur, Ukrainian Students of Mich– "Let us, therefore, not forget that the true nature of nowsky, Winnipeg, in a letter published in The distinct cultural and linguistic development, just like any other nation or national group. To say that Communist Soviet Union is predatory tyranny and the Winnipeg Sun. enemy of humanity. This concept should be a matter В "1 have a few questions in regard to Steve Ukraine is some kind of a'sub-culture'to Russia is to obliterate the distinctions that make every nation of universal concern to all fellow Americans who Leininger's 'The Official Ukrainian Joke Book' should realize now that the Soviet Union's notion to (published by Pinnacle Books inc. of Los Angeles). unique. To say that there is no difference between the two countries is analogous to saying that there is no dominate the world no longer sounds like an extremist "Would it be appropriate to lodge a complaint notion even to the most liberal American."— Andrew against this book to the author and^or publisher? difference between israel and her Arab neighbors - after all, they do live in the same continuous desert and Keybida, Maplewood, N.J., in a letter published in the Overall. І found the book to be in extremely poor taste News-Record. and quite offensive. And 1 can only describe Mr. many of them have dark hair? Don't they? "Perhaps it seems silly to you to spend so much a "The Library of Congress is the most widely used Leininger's so-called humor as sick. І fail to see reference source for indexing subject headings, anything funny about such matters as abortion, effort on proving a point. And no matter where you personally stand on the issue of Walter Polovchak's "it came to my attention that the subject of'History miscarriage, wife-beating and so forth. - Ukraine to 1648' is listed as 'same as Russia — "1 feel that if people would protest the writing and quest for freedom, 1 hope you are a proponent of truth and will attempt to spread truth and not disinforma– History - Kievan period.' TheTollowing listings are marketing of ethnic joke books (especially those in included under the heading of Russian History: poor taste), perhaps writers like Mr.Leininger might tion.–..."- Lidia M. Wasylyn, Encino, Calif, in a letter to David Smothers, senior editor, UP1. Kievan Period 862-1237; Kievan Russia; Ukraine — then direct their energy toward promoting good will History - to 1648; viadimir 972-1015. among men rather than polarizing people solely on the В "Thank you for your letter. І am afraid the matter basis of ethnic background. ..." - Pearl Bartkiw, of whether Walter Polovchak should be considered "Such listings, Mr. Howard, are unfair to the Fenton, Mich., in a letter to MAC. Russian or Ukrainian has not become a factor in the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian nation, for they В "The choice of the term 'Russia' in the headline case. are obviously misleading.... in the name of accuracy, 'Russia grapples with problems of sprawl'(Planners "What is a factor is that his parents, who are science and justice, would you please make the factual Library. September) is incorrect. The book reviewed Ukrainians, wish to return to the Ukraine with him. distinction between the history of Kievan Rus' and deals with all 15 republics of the USSR and not just the And that he does not wish to do so. 1 have talked with Russia , for the Library of Congress is valuable only if Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Such an lawyers on both sides of the case and the fact of his it is accurate. Thank you." - Nicholas Duplak, obvious error detracts from the credibility of the Ukrainian origin never came up. Camillus, N.Y., in a letter to І.Н. Howard, assistant АРА." - Raymond Zabihach, principal planner, "Nor can 1 accept that a person from the Ukraine is librarian. Library of Congress. Morris County Planning Board, Morristown, N.J., in not a Russian, in this case Russia certainly thinks В "Enclosed is a copy of a letter that we have sent to a letter published in Planning. Walter is a Russian." — David Smothers, in a letter to the Library of Congress. Our letter is not a formal Lidia Wasylyn. protest but it is an informal complaint about several В "in your review of Alligator on January 14, you В "it's incredible what terrible inaccuracies are inaccurate listings in the library's 1980 edition of stated that Mike Mazurki is a Magyar. This is to perpetuated by our media. A shocking example of this subject headings. ... inform you that Mr. Mazurki is a Ukrainian. 1 have is your February 1 news agency article on 13-year-old "We would appreciate it if a member of your staff known Mr. Mazurki personally for many years. І am Walter Polovchak titled: 'Russian teenager's desire to will check into this matter and follow up with the quite sure many of his fans — in this area --will be stay in U.S. spurs international bickering.' library regarding our request. We don't claim to be the grateful when you rectify this error." - Walter "Walter is not Russian, nor does he pretend to be, final authority on history. We do recommend consult– Chopyk. He is Ukrainian, by birth and by nationality. He was ing the Encyclopedia Americana and Harvard Univer– Jeff Simon replies: one of the very few and extremely fortunate non- sity's Ukrainian Research institute." - Board ol "As a Mazurki fan (in Dmytryk's 'Murder My Jewish citizens of Soviet Ukraine allowed to emigrate Directors, Ukrainian Culture Center of Los Angeles, Sweet' and any number of John Ford movies), i'm with his family to the U.S. for some unknown reason, in a letter to Rep. Lucien Nedzi, chairman. Joint grateful you rectified it for me." - Exchange publish– his parents want to return, but he and his sister prefer Committee on the Library. ed in the Buffalo News. to remain in the U.S." - Lidia M. Wasylyn, Encino. В "in the 1980 edition. Library of Congress subject В "1 wish to bring to your attention an error in Calif., in a letter published in the Daily News, Los headings, the subject of'History -Ukraine to 1648'is geography, which was made in the article 'A Tough Angeles. unfortunately listed as 'same as Russia - History - Answer to a Gritty Problem.' Kievan Period.' "it was incorrectly stated: 'Out of the area north of В "On Sunday, February 1, the Daily News published a story about Walter Polovchak... Although "The following listings are included under the the Black Sea in the Carpathian Mountains of Russia.' heading of Russian History: Kievan Period 862-1237; The area north of the Black Sea is Ukraine. The the story by UP1 reporter David Smothers is basically 0 accurate, his story contains misleading remarks and Kievan Russia: Ukraine - History - to 1648; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic lies between 44 viadimir 972-1015. 20' and 52020' north latitude and 2205'and 400l5'east terminology that will confuse many readers. "Although Walter Polovchak is of Ukrainian origin "As the .official agency of the U.S. Congress, it is the longitude. responsibility of the Library of Congress to be he is referred to as a 'Russian teenager' in the story's "The Carpathian Mountains are northwest of the accurate. Therefore, the factual distinction between Black Sea; Russia is located northeast of the Black headline and that his parents brought him from the Sea." - Helene Kozak, Philadelphia, in a letter to 'Russian Ukraine.'... (Continued on page 13) . 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, i98i No., 13

THEl Collectors' corner :гаїшап WeeH Y Read this Weekly carefully - Poland: push comes to shove it may be worth S5,000 by Roman A. Juzeniw M1SPR1NTS: The August 9, 1976, in an obvious move to placate an increasingly churlish comrade For some time now, readers of The issue of The Ukrainian Weekly is worth Brezhnev, Polish party overlords have abruptly chosen billy clubs over Ukrainian Weekly have been wonder– over 54,000 because in a front-page bargaining as a means of dealing with the broadening trade-union ing why they haven4 seen my byline on story it was incorrectly stated that movement. By bashing heads in Bydgoszcz, officials hoped to show these pages. The fact of the matter is Khrushchev was the current premier in their edgy counterparts in Moscow, Prague and East Berlin that they that ІЧе spentrthe past several months the USSR (over 10 years after Khru– were willing and able to draw the line as to how far they would be in Europe gathering material for stories, shchev had been overthrown). pushed by the unionists. But in thus deciding to play hard ball with the rubbing elbows with royalty, avoiding There was also the March 7,1977, issue unions, the government only succeeded in martyring the 23 injured the 13th UCCA Congress controversy (unfortunately, 1 don't have a copy) the first copies of which were printed with farmers, and bringing to an end a period of relative clam on the labor and dining in the poshest and most expensive (or tres expensive; as the completely blank pages! it's price: front. French would put it) restaurants. 55,000. Enraged by the Bydgoszcz incident, militant members of Solidarity How did 1 come to afford such a A tip for those now tempted to take have^ignored Lech Walesa's plea to avoid being provoked into rash luxurious lifestyle? Nope, it,wasn4 the up The Ukrainian Weekly or Svoboda actions, and have called for a general strike on Tuesday, March 31. As money 1 earned from writing for The collecting as a hobby: read through these of this writing, talks between Mr. Walesa and Deputy Prime Minister Ukrainian Weekly - my hobby paid newspapers carefully — if you spot a Mieczyslaw Rakowski have broken down. The union is not only for my year in Europe. misprint in one of them, get your hands demanding that those responsible for the Bydgoszcz bloodshed be Yes, hobbies not only bring you on extra copies. Twenty-five cents spent punished, but that all legal action against dissidents between 1976 and hours of enjoyment and fun, but in many for an extra copy today may bring you 1980 be cancelled; in effect, a complete overhaul of the Polish legal cases they can also be financially thousands of dollars in the future. rewarding. system. PR1NT RUN: The less copies printed in today's volatile marketplace, As a result of continued instability, the Polish economy is a of a particular issue, the higher the "collectibles," i.e. antiques, coins, old shambles. Some officials fear that food stocks will virtually disappear in collector's price will be. books, rare lithographs, stamps, comics, 12 days. Rationing of essential food items has already begun in even beer cans, draw high prices. several cities, as Poles queue up to buy meat, butter and eggs. People (hobbyists, dealers, nuts, etc.) mi K)temAit'tKbdni8-fr'(qqiiH jm So what is the government up to, and why? Besides trying to appease buy collectibles as a hedge against ever- поШЬЯ jbbaW шзіпкгШ згіТ the Kremlin, two possible explanations for the government's spiralling inflation, and investing in, мрару?^щаоаз intransigence come readily to mind. for example, antiques often brings a Since taking the helm of the Communist Party following the ouster bigger profit than investing in stocks —folnnot лозів otDido!eD q!oH гЬлогиогП" of Edward Gierek eight months ago, Stanislaw Kania has shown and bonds or the gold and silver lottqoD г'поіїоИ ni loinnotnaD himself to be incapable of silencing the constant dithering within the markets. party, and reaching a consensus on how to implement the Gdansk A few shocking examples of high agreement and get Poland's reeling economy firmly on its feet. The prices recently paid for collectibles: indian head pennies (minted in the issue: whether to adhere to an inflexible central-planning system, with early part of this century) now cost minor adjustments, or shift some economic decision-making power to hundreds of dollars each. A copy of the factory floor. The former formula, which events have proved Superman Comics No. 1 now com– unworkable, is still adhered to by some influential members of the mands a price of over 54,000! President Politburo who claim that the latter system, proposed by the Abraham Lincoln's autograph would government's own commission, would jeopardize the political cost you over 59,000! "leading role" of the Communist Party. But getting back to my story: for Unable to rally the party around a workable solution, Mr. Kania has years now i"ve been collecting UNA SSggggs^jgS been split between reform and do-nothingness. First, he chose the memorabilia — buttons, pens, certifi– їїй!1й- niT—".j S3EїS latter option. With no clearly defined policy, the government lurched cates and newspapers, in the last year from crisis to crisis, promising concessions but dragging its feet on the prices for rare copies of Svoboda The July 4,1976, issue of The Ukrainian and The Ukrainian Weekly have doubled implementation. Weekly is worth 519,500. Do you have a and tripled. Seeing the opportunity to copy? But recent political developments may have forced Mr. Kania's sell at the right moment, 1 sold my mint- hand, compelling the government to try a show of force. A crisis is condition copy of the June 5,1976, issue looming among the rank and file of the Polish Communist Party. With The very first tabloid-format issue of for 56,500. (Today, what with prices The Ukrainian Weekly was^rinted on their bosses bickering in Warsaw, several local party organizations, rapidly rising, it would cost me over July 4,1976, (before that it was a section most notably in Torun, Radom and Poznan, have begun pressing for 58,000 to buy that issue back!) of Svoboda). The fact that it was a first political reforms, better grass-roots party-labor relations, access to the Yes, you read correctly — 56,500 for issue coupled with the fact that the first media, direct elections and democratization of party life, in other that particular Weekly, if you look into few copies were printed backwards - words, a parallel Communist Party structure is beginning to evolve in your "Svoboda and The Ukrainian that is, the type appeared in reverse and many Polish cities. Weekly Collector's Price Guide" (4th could be read only by holding the paper This reform movement in the party itself is seen as a greater threat edition), it's noted that the price for this up to a mirror - has made this the most than the economic unrest by Mr. Kania and particularly by the particular Weekly is so high because of valuable Weekly issue a collector could the misprint on the front page where a Soviets. By getting tough with the labor movement, the government is hope to own. it's worth 519,500. wrong telephone number for the UNA І could write forever on tips for the hoping to send a clear signal to the reformers and to M r. Brezhnev that offices is printed on the masthead, it's it will go to any means to avoid the disintegration of the primacy of the beginning collector of The Ukrainian little-noticed misprints and printing Weekly: particularly valuable are the Communist Party as it exists. errors like this that decide the high issues that run the supreme president's A second aim of this sudden show of recalcitrance and muscle may prices that the copies fetch. annual report; issues with the first be to goad the union into rash and ill-conceived disruptions, a What determines the high price of a Lysniak humor column and the Senior tactic the cagey Mr. Walesa is surely aware of. if a general strike were particular issue of The Ukrainian Citizens Corner are extremely rare and to occur, Mr. Kania could conveniently blame the unions for all the Weekly? Basically, four things: con- valuable; and now that the subscription country's economic woes, thus stirring up popular resentment toward tents, condition of the issue (collectors system for The Ukrainian Weekly has the union. By thus eroding the union's popular base, Mr. Kania could use four classifications: mint, good, fair been altered, fewer copies are printed, conceivably crack-down with impunity. and poor), misprints and the number of leading to a concomitant rise in their But the strategy may not work. By now, about 1 million of the copies printed.jTo illustrate: value. i'm sure there are many of you Communist Party's 3 million members also belong to Solidarity, and CONTENTS: The June 14, 1975, the reform impulse has quietly spread to the party rank and file, in our reading this right now and laughing. issue of The Ukrainian Weekly (or The But remember - when antique collect– view, Mr. Kania has little choice but to sit and talk with the unions, Ukrainian Weekly Section, as it was ing was in its infancy, many people resolve the party's internal problems and lead Poland firmly towards known then) is worth 5700 at this said, "Why pay good money for this old reform. Forcing the struggle into the streets, or calling the party writing, because it was the only Ukrai– chair when you can get a dozen new reformer "counter-revolutionaries" (something Mr. Kania has, thus nian periodical (out of the dozens chairs for the same price?" Think about far, wisely restrained from doing) would only invite the dreaded published) to print a story on "New it. fraternal assistance from the Soviet Union, all too eager to end any Jersey Mayors Sign Fraternal Week perceived anarchy on its borders. Proclamations." This exclusive re- Good luck and have fun! portage increased the value of the issue. On Mr. Walesa's part, we suggest that he try and cool the hotheads Roman Juzeniw is editor of Prism, in his ranks and carry on the fight at the bargaining table, if he does CONDlTlON: The condition of the SUSTA's newsletter, and has contri– not, Solidarity will fall into the trap set by the government's latest particular issue is a very important buted to The Ukrainian Weekly in the provocation, and this time, the consequence may well be bloodletting factor in determining the price. A mint- past. This is his first "April Fool's Day" on a wider scale. condition copy is worth lots more than story. But then you probably knew that just a fair-condition copy. already, didn't vou? No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 7

Art review Damian Horniatkewych: understanding nature's forms by Hilary Zarycky Jr. kewych, who died last year,'was he'd last week at the Ukrainian Artists' Association Gallery here in New York. Although portraits, interiors and religious works were among the 68 pieces shown, the exhibition was domi– nated by Mr. Homiatkewych's land- scapes.

Since its rebirth in the 19th century, landscape painting has attracted more than its fair share of dilettantes and charlatans. Weekend watercolorists searching out the picturesque and cynical dealers of "natural beauty" (autumn scenes to match our furniture) Hilary Zarycky Jr. "Khata za Selom" (1931) have made us cautious and apprehen– sive when approaching this venerable Damian Horniatkewych certainly did The color is alive and imaginative, and art form. Mr. Horniatkewych reminds not take any shortcuts. never sinks into the banality of "local us what landscape painting can be. in Born in 1892 in the town of Lisko in color." ', . his paintings, observed reality is skill– the Lemko region of western Ukraine, Mr. Horniatkewych went on to study at Here, the artist masterfully plays off fully transformed into art. the cool blues and violets of his shadows Damian Horniatkewych the famous Cracow Academy of Art in 1917. While studying at Cracow, he was with warm greens and oranges. The sky A major retrospective exhibition of Jean Baptiste Corot was fond of is radiant and airy, with a small line of the work of the late Damiaa Horniat– saying "an artist isn't made in a day." exposed to the work of the Barbizon painters, still quite popular in central yellow towards the bottom betraying a Europe. The two student landscape deep painterly sophistication. Letter ta the editor studies dating from 1920 clearly illustrate Flecks of orange set off by blue on the this influence. roof of the house, and the almost violet The Lefever appointment it was in Cracow as a young man that patch of water at the very front of the Mr. Horniatkewych began working composition, prove just what a remark- Dear Editor: dom; etc. These groups, in their news outdoors, painting directly from nature, able colorist Mr. Horniatkewych was. Your editorial titled "The Lefever release attacking Dr. Lefever, empha– it was a practice he would continue for But just as color gives this painting its Enigma" is truly an enigma. You make sized that their opposition is based on six decades. airiness and light, so the painter's sense reference, for example to Dr. Lefever's Dr. Lefever's "worldview" (and 1 quote On completing his studies in Cracow of tone gives the work that deep, "contradictory" and "opaque" -state– from their news release): in 1922, Mr. Horniatkewych went to illusionistic space for which so many ments, calling for clarification on "Ernest Lefever's opposition to the study portrait painting in Dresden and painters strive, yet few achieve. "precisely which tack Dr. Lefever will 'human-rights standard' rests on his ^ґ-::Ш'Ш -- take with his dealings with the Soviet conviction that the greatest threat to Union." The enigma is that you had in peace and freedom in the world today front of you the packet of material comes from Soviet-backed totalitaria– which included a statement by Dr. nism." Lefever issued on March 6 that pro– Clearly, Dr. Lefever's "worldview" is vided in concise, crystal-clear language consistent with that of 95 percent of the exactly what his position is on "deal– Ukrainian community, and, in itself, ings with the Soviet Union." in case you should be cause for our full support of may have overlooked it, here is the his candidacy. exact text: We have a right to expect The Ukrai– "1 am committed to pursue a vigorous nian Weekly to be an active vehicle of and humane foreign policy. Human support for causes and persons that are rights are an inescapable concern in all responsive and in agreement with the our foreign policy deliberations. Hu– aspirations of the vast majority of man freedom and dignity are most Ukrainians. But at the very least, we seriously violated by direct and indirect have a right to expect The Weekly to aggression, the imposition of foreign report fairly and objectively on these control on other peoples, external issues, not to discard pertinent and subversion, genocide and terror. Totali– critically important facts. tarian Communist states are the greatest violators of the full range of human While 1 dislike any restrictions to be rights. Soviet-bloc regimes not only imposed on free speech and the press, І brutalize their own people, but some of think that the tendentiousness of your them are exporting their repressive coverage of Dr. Lefever goes beyond the system by subversion and terrorism. limits of free expression, and becomes, "Yyd na Daleki Ногу" (1960s) "The U.S. government should use all biased reporting. then landscape painting in Munich. As if all that were not enough, appropriate means needed to defend in closing, 1 would strongly urge Among the most successful of the underneath the glittering surface lies the and extend freedom, including private every Ukrainian who desires a powerful paintings from the 1920s are two beauti– drawing and design of a careful and persuasion, public condemnation and State Department voice on behalf of ful lake scenes painted in the village of refined draftsman. withholding of trade, which may be Ukrainian human and national rights to Kryvenke, Ukraine in 1928. in them we "Prylisok vorokhivka," ("Woods necessary and consistent with our send a mailgram or telegram in support can see the tonal clarity, solid drawing near vorokhivka") dating from the security and that of our allies. of Dr. Lefever for the position of and sophisticated understanding of early 1940s, again illustrates just how "We Americans may not always agree assistant secretary of state for human color that would mark the artist's work adept the artist was at capturing a little on methods, but we are united in our rights. Send them to Sen. Charles for years to come. piece of reality, presenting us with a box commitment to enlarging the frontiers Percy, Dirksen Senate Building-Room Although, judging from the exhibi– of air and light, it is a painting any lover of freedom and respect for human rights 4321, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. tion, Mr. Horniatkewych spent much of nature would gladly step into. around the world." 20510. time in the 1930s working on church Above what seems to be the outskirts Another disturbing point in your George Woloshyn ornamentation, he never seems to have of a village, looms a majestic cloudscape editorial is the omission of some of the Falls Church, Ya. strayed too far from the course he set for in an intense, blue sky. The painter has main "groups who are opposed^to Dr. himself as a student in Cracow. not only captured an impression of Lefever. Among the list of seemingly As the remarkable "Khata za Selom" reality; he has also understood its form. respectable organizations you men– " Unfortunately we cannot share Mr. ("House on the village Outskirts") The clouds are not only right as far as tioned, you forgot to include a large Woloshyn's optimism about Dr. Le– (1931) shows, his already substantial tone and color are concerned; they are number that have a history of leftist fever's stand on the human and national power as a landscapist– developed still also drawn correctly. orientation: Democratic Socia– rights of Ukraine. We stand by our further, in this beautiful painting we On reaching the United States as a list Organizing Committee; American editorial - Dr. Lefever still has to confront the work of a mature, self- displaced person after World War H, Friends Service Committee; War Re- clarify his position vis a vis the Soviet confident artist. Although the painting Mr. Horniatkewych continued paint– sister's League; SANE; Women's Strike Union, the rights issue and the Helsinki abounds in detail, it is never of the ing, now mostly in the mountains of for Peace; Women's lnter– Accords in light of other statements he picky, primitive sort. The brush strokes national League for Peace and Free– has made. — Ed. are laid on with confidence and energy. (Сооїівшгі on і.-age 11) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, i98i No. 13 Opera stars, musicians to perform at museum benefit jian, won the Baltimore Opera Audi– net and "Gemma di vergy" by Doni– 1967, won the gold medal at the Geneva tions at age 23; this led to his engage– zetti. Competition. He received the National ment by the Metropolitan Opera Com– Music Teachers Association Prize and pany in New York. Previously a mem– in the 1978-79 season Mr. Plishka grants from the international institute ber of the Metropolitan Opera's Na– expanded his repertoire with renditions for Education. tional Company, he was one of the few of Ukrainian songs. His record of these singers to be accepted by Rudolph Bing has been called "quite imposing" and He has since played concerts in major into the parent company. He made his "excellent" by the American Record cities throughout Europe and in Central debut in "La Gioconda" in 1967 and has Guide. and South America, in the United since appeared in over 40 roles at the States, Mr. Hrynkiw has appeared at Met — among them Ramfis in "Aida," The Ukrainian-born Mr. Dobriansky the virginia Festival for the Performing Pimen in "Boris Godunov," Procida in made his operatic debut with the Arts, Mount Gretna, Sitka Music "Les vepres Sicilliennes" and Sarastro Philadelphia Lyric Opera as Jack Festival and the well-known Newport in "Die Zauberflote." Jtertlec in the "Girl of the Golden West" Music Festival. in 1964. Among his credits are perfor– Mr. Plishka has performed in mances as Wotan in "Walkuere" with Besides being an established concert Europe's major theaters including La the Connecticut Opera Company and as pianist, Mr. Hrynkiw is one of the most Scala, the vienna State Opera and Pizarro in "Fidelio" with the Seattle sought-after chamber music players in Covent Garden. His recordings include Opera Company. For two seasons he America, performing with the Hillyer– major parts in "Anna Bolena," "Nor– toured the United States, Canada and Lucarelli-Hrynkiw Trio, the New Ame– ma," "Turandot" and the world pre– Mexico with the Metropolitan Opera rican Trio and the Audubon Quartet. miere recordings of "Le.Cid" by Masse– National Company. Thereafter he Mr. Hrynkiw has recorded for Lyri– performed with many leading sym– chord, Laurel-Protone, Golden Age Paul Plishka phony orchestras and opera com– and Musical Heritage Society, in re- panies in Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, viewing his recording, Mysical America NEW YORK. - A benefit concert for San Antonio, Tex., and Mobile, Ala. called him "a real discovery." The Ukrainian Museum will be held Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m. in the Eisner Since the 1969-70 season, Mr. Do– Ms. Strilec, born in Munich, Ger– and Lubin Auditorium, New York briansky has been with the Metropoli– many, began studying the violin at age 6 University, 566 La Guardia' Place and tan Opera Company in New York. at the Ukrainian Music institute in Washington Square South here. Recently he staged the opera "Noc– Cleveland, where she was raised. At 14 turne" by Mykola Lysenko at the she studied with Georgio Ciompi and The concert will feature: Paul Plish– Newport Music Festival, in the 1980- William Kroll at the Cleveland institute ka, basso-cantante with the Metropoli– 81 season he implemented the Ukrai– of Music. After receiving her B.M. from tan Opera Company; Andriy Dobrian– nian Composers Series at the Ukrainian the Eastman School of Music where she sky, bass-baritone with the Metropoli– institute of America in New York City. tan Opera Company; Thomas Hryn– worked with Millard Taylor, she spent kiw, pianist; and Halyna Strike, violi– Mr. Hrynkiw, the pianist for the three years at the Juilliard School of nist. All the performers are contributing evening, has been making professional Music with Dorothy De Lay and Joseph their talents to The Ukrainian Museum. concert appearances since age 13. He Fuchs. The program will consist of works by received his M.A. from the Manhattan such major Ukrainian composers as School of Music, where he also received Her orchestral experience has been Dankevych, Barvinsky, Lysenko, Ny– the Frank Huntington Beebe Award with the Syracuse Philharmonic, the zhankivsky, Liudkevych and Kosenko. and the Harold Bauer Award. He was Rochester Philharmonic, the New the unanimous choice as the winner of Jersey Symphony, the American Sym– Mr. Plishka, through the guidance of the Hour of Music Competition and, in phony, the New York Philharmonic his teacher and mentor, Armen Boya– Andriy Dobriansky and the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater orchestras. Ms. Strilec was soloist with the Ukrai– nian String Orchestra of Toronto under Artist criticizes federal arts funding the direction of ivan Kovaliw. DENvER - Calling most federal Moshinsky added that he believes fund funding for the arts "an artificial life- administrators should forsake their role Tickets for the concert are priced Si2, support system."'Denver-based artist of underwriting works yet to be created S10 and S8 and may be purchased at the George Moshinsky went on to criticize and should begin to sell artists'services Ukrainian Museum, 203 Second Ave., the practice of doling out government and artworks to the public sector. New York City, or at the door. A money to artists who cannot make it in "There is the whole open world which reception will be held following the the marketplace. Mr. Moshinsky's awaits the product of our artists, it is concert in the PhilipPrieeiMemorial observations were made in a letter not too late to start working. But if these Lounge. Tickets for theSreception are which appeared in the March 14 issue of administrators, the supposed financial S10. The Denver Post. specialists, cannot produce, then they Claiming that federal funding can should step aside and let the artists take The Ukrainian Museum, now in its "psychologically do a great damage" to their destinies into their own hands." fifth year of existence, was established the artist by setting up an incentive Mr. Moshinsky feels that the law of with the aim of preserving the rich other than the artist's need to sell his survival of the fittest should also apply cultural heritage of the large Ukrainian work, Mr. Moshinsky went on to say to artists. Those artists who. deserve American community in the United that artists should be paid for their recognition will find a buyer, and those States. The museum's collection covers work, not merely because they are "who don4 deserve it will die a natural the major crafts of Ukrainian folk art: artists. death." Thomas Hrynkiw woven and embroidered textiles (in– "Throughout the history of art, we cluding costumes), woodwork, metal- will find that artists produced art not work, ceramics and Ukrainian Easter because they wanted 'just to express Kouzan's compositions to be performed eggs. themselves,' but because they were meeting a general need,"wrote Mr. PAR1S - The works of Paris-based posers, and later the compositions of Moshinsky. "They produced and were composer Marian Kouzan will be per– Edgar varese, Arnold Schoenberg, paid for their products." formed on April 5 at the Church of St. Bartok, Berg and Stravinsky. Another problem, in Mr. Moshin– Marie here. Mr. Kouzan's music was sky's view, is that much of the Si52 performed on March 5 at the Church of Among the new works composed by million budget for the arts last year went St. Julien le Pauvre. Mr. Kouzan during 1980-81 are: "Sup– to cover administrative expenses. Mr. Mr. Kouzan studied violin at the plique" (for violin and organ); a quartet Paris Conservatory of Music under (for clarinette, violin, saxophone and Association slates meetings Olivier Messian, subsequently studying piano) for the conservatory of Stras– conducting and composition, in 1966 he bourg; a book of "24 Airs varies" (for BALT1MORE - The Ukrainian organized and conducted the Alpha- cymblas); "Cantata pour Г Amour des Education Association of Maryland, Omega Orchestra of Paris and later Hommes" a work played at the music inc.. has slated its meetings to be held became the music director of the Com– festival at Chartres Cathedral, as well as the first Friday of each month. , pagnie Luxembourgeoise de Telediffu– new orchestrations of the works of Friday meetings will begin at 7:30 sion, conducting medieval and renais– Debussy and Wagner for the American p.m. and will be held in the Ukrainian sance music. tour of the Ballet de Marseilles of Rolan Citizens Club at 3101 O'Donnell St.. Mr. Kouzan attributes his music Petrit. He is presently working on a new Baltimore. development to the following major orchestration of Offenbach's "Lavie visitors and prospective members are factors: Ukrainian folk music, the Parisienne" for the Theatre du Chatelet welcome to attend all meetings. works of the 19th century Slavic com– in Paris. Halyna Strilec

' No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 9 Panorama of Ukrainian culture in the Big Apple by Helen Perozak Smindak

At the movies has been described as "an intense exploration of brush stroke, scale, " "Fantasia," the Walt Disney value, duration, direction and color... technicolor spectacular hailed as the (it) demonstrates poetically, forcefully, ultimate experience in stereophonic a profound way of orchestrating episte– - sound when it was released several years mological and neurophysiological po– ago, is currently running at the Ziegfeld tential." Winner of several awards and Theatre in Manhattan and in selected prizes, Mr. Cunningham has given a theatres in Nassau, Westchester and large number of one-man shows and has Rockland counties, in New Jersey and exhibited his work in selected group Connecticut. Among Disney animators exhibitions across the country. Since who worked on the film was the late graduation in 1971 with an MFA degree Y'ladimir Tytla. Word has just come from the University of California, he that the part played by Mr. Tytla and 16 has been an art instructor, artist-in– other animators in Disney films will be residence and assistant professor of art examined in an exhibition exploring the at educational and cultural institutions "special characteristics of Disney ani– in Texas, in the fall of 1980 he was mation drawings and films,"whic h will visiting artist in painting at the Univer– run at the Whitney Museum of Art sity of Texas. The show runs through from June 24 to September 6. The show April 4 and can be viewed Tuesday will include some feature films, drawing through Friday noon to 5 p.m. and sequences, character sketches, layouts, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. scale models, test reels and a rarely seen " A retrospective exhibit of art work series of seminal films. by the late Prof. Damian Horniat– " A re-edited version of Michael kewych, artist, scholar, teacher and Cimino's film "Heaven's Gate," pulled author, closes today at the Ukrainian from New York and Toronto theatres Artists'Association gallery, 136 Second last November after being ravaged by Ave. included in the show are some 70 critics, is due to be released on April 24 landscapes, portraits and churches, in at least 800 theatres nationwide. executed from the 20s through the 70s. Previews of the picture will begin Ranging in price from S200 to S500, showing soon in 2,000 theatres around most are in oil, some are in watercolor the country. According to Wall Street or tempera, and a few are pencil sket– Journal staff reporter Laurel Leff, ches. Different from the main body of the three-hour 40-minute film has been work are two tempera works done in chopped down to two hours and 18 1931, depicting the projected painting minutes, and the emphasis has been of polychromes in a church in Uhniv, shifted from a Western theme with Ukraine, which the artist has left for the plenty of violence to a love triangle Ukrainian Orthodox Consistory in between the lead characters, played by Bound Brook, N.J. Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Born in 1892 in Lisko, western Uk– Walken and isablelle Huppert, set in raine, Prof. Horniatkewych studied at frontier Wyoming. The original film, the Academy of Arts in Cracow and in ballyhooed in advance publicity as a Dresden and Munich. During the early saga of rapacious cattle barons and years of his career, he worked as a their East European immigrant victims, portrait and landscape artist and as a was too long (in my estimation) simply painter of church interiors in western because it gave equal time to the Ukraine. Following the occupation of Antsa H. Sawyckyi immigrant theme and the love triangle. Ukraine, he fled to Germany with his Olena Heimur (left) and Priscilla Magdamo, as the crickets, are seen in the closing For Ukrainians, "Heaven's Gate" had wife, Daria Brykowytch Horniatke– moments of Mykola Lysenko's opera of folklore and fantasy "Nocturne," with much to commend it; in addition to eye- wych, and son Andrij (now a professor Andriy Dobriansky resuming bis pose as an officer in a portrait now that the clock filling scenes filmed with splendor and - of Ukrainian language at the University has struck 12. vigor, there were Ukrainian melodies of Alberta), and came to the United on the sound track and several Ukrai– States in 1950. spring theme. Ukrainian spring songs, An impressive setting nians on the screen in secondary roles or "vesnianky," were sung by Hunter (Stephan Sheherby of New York, An authority on Ukrainian art, College student Lavrentia Turkewicz, There can be no setting more fitting and Luba Dmytryk, Oresta Ka– especially that of the Middle Ages, Prof. who warbled about periwinkle, cucum– for Mykola Lysenko's opera "Noc– chala, Bohdanna Kachala and lrene Horniatkewych was the author of ber planting, garden gates and the turne," a one-act opera set in the 1830s, Wisoff of New Jersey), it will be books on Ukrainian art history and a beetle (the Ukrainian "zuchok," no than the French-Renaissance-styled interesting to see how much of the contributor on folk arts to The Ukrai– relative of the British Beatles) as she ballroom of the Ukrainian institute of Ukrainian contribution remains in the nian Encyclopedia. He was a vice played the bandura. Miss Turkewicz America. And the three 12-foot-high re-edited film. president of the Ukrainian Academy of found the words and melodies for the window arches just behind the stage, set Arts and Sciences in the U.S.A. Over traditional spring songs in Zenowij deep into the building's west wall in the galleries the years, he gathered a noted folk art Lysko's "Ukrainian Folk Melodies" overlooking Fifth Avenue, were "absc– collection, particularly embroidery and and transposed the music for the ban- lutely perfect" for the picture frames " Four New York galleries have Easter eggs, and a gallery of photos dura. (She followed the same procedure required for portraits which come to life expressed an interest in the work of depicting old Ukrainian statues, build– last month when called on to perform in the opera, according to Met Opera Laryssa Luhovy since an exhibit of ings and other works of art. Ukrainian wedding songs at a lecture on bass-baritone Andriy Dobriansky, who her recent paintings opened on March Ukrainian wedding traditions given at directed the production and sang the 17 at the Barbara Walter Gallery, At the exhibit opening on March 15, Manor Junior College in Pennsylvania role of the officer. 1015 Madison Ave. (78th Street). The Prof. Horniatkewych's contributions to by her mother, sculptress^ artist Slava The opera, the final offering in the exhibit, Miss Luhovy's first show in Ukrainian culture were outlined by Gerulak.) The Mayana exhibit, not sferies of four concerts of music of New-York, includes her figurative Mychajlo Czereszniowskyj, UAApresi– viewed at the time of this writing, Ukrainian composers, drew one of the paintings, such as acrylics on canvas. dent, Petro Andrusiw and Lubomyr includes a large percentage of work by largest audiences ever to attend an event Some 150 persons attended the open– Kuzma, vice-presidents, and Theodore Ukrainian female artists. The gallery is at the institute - some 200 persons, ing, among them woodcut artist Caryk. Among those present were Mrs. open on weekdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and with close to another 50 turned away at Jacques Hnizdovsky. The gallery is Horniatkewych, who resides in Ker– on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. the door. open Tuesdays through Saturdays and honkson. N.Y.; her cousin, Luba to 3 p.m. Though 1 heard only the closing Brykowytch, of Montreal; nephew ivan minutes of the 35-minute work, having by appointment (212)249-8518. " Works by world-famous sculptor Brykowytch of Mahopac, N.Y.; niece been delayed by Sunday traffic while Alexander Archipenko, innovator of " The Soho Center for visual Katria Czerwoniak of Jackson Heights, returning from an overnight trip to cubism, constructivism, expressionism Artists, 114 Prince St., is showing Queens; and a large turnout of New Connecticut, it was impossible to miss and surrealism, are on view at the Perls paintings by Bruce Cunningham, an Yorkers. the feeling of pure satisfaction and Gallery, 1016 Madison Ave. (79th abstract artist listed since 1976 in delight that filled the ballroom, hall- Street). The exhibit, which includes "Who's Who in American Art." The 9 Unveiling a new show on March 22 ways and reception areas that after- work by Modigliani, Utrillo and others, work of Mr. Cunningham, a nephew of at the Mayana Gallery, 21 E. Seventh noon. Lysenko's music, the impressive St., gallery owner Michael Dzvinka runs through April 25. The gallery is UNA supreme vice-President Mary closed on Mondays. Dushnyck and a member of Br. 293, added music to illustrate the show's (Continued on page 10) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1981 No. 13

Happy birthday Thusday, April 2 Toronto will speak on "The Genera– " The Ukrainian Club at St. John's WEEKEND PREviEW tion of 1917: The Political Education University has invited New York Lt. of Ukrainian Social Democrats Gov. Mario Cuomo to speak about torium, 566 La Guardia Place Wash– before the Revolution" at St. via– the captive nations and specifically ington Square South. New York, dimir's institute. 620 Spadina Ave.. about the situation -in Ukraine. For lickets: S12. S10 and 58. Toronto. further information contact Lydia There will he a reception following Wednesday, April 8 Semuschak, club president, at (212) the concert at 5 p.m. at the Phillip " The Ukrainian Club of Hunter 898-2257. Price Memorial Lounge, lickets: college in New York is holding a Friday, April 3 S10. Ukrainian Day from 1-3 p.m. in " Opening of a weekend exhibit of " A literary evening will be held at Room 919. Featured will be: a py– paintings by Liuboslav Hutsaliuk, the Ukrainian Cultural-Educational sanka demonstration; Ukrainian comprising 28 oils and four water- Center near Philadelphia at 3 p.m. contemporary music; Ukrainian colors, to be held at the Cleveland - under the sponsorship of the Slovo ' dishes; and literature on the political, Self Reliance Credit Union, 6108 Association of Ukrainian Writers social and economic situation in State Road, Parma, Ohio. Exhibit and Smoloskyp Publishers. The Ukraine. There will also be a showing hours: Friday, April 3: 7-9 p.m.; event will mark the appearances of as will as selling of Roksolana leather Saturday, April 4: noon — 9 p.m., the second volume of works by goods of Seventh Street. with a demonstration of the artist's Mykola Khylovy. The program will, painting technique at 7 p.m.; Sun- feature addresses by Slovo and Friday, April 10 day, April 5: 11 a.m. — 5 p.m. The Smoloskyp representatives, readings " Beginning of the two-day Penn exhibit is sponsored by Branch 8 of of Khvylovy's works and musical State Slavic Folk Festival, sponsored Yasile A vramenko, father of Ukrainian the Ukrainian National Women's performances. Participants of the by the department of Slavic lan– choreography in the United States, League of America. evening will be able to purchase the guages, to be held in the Robeson during his traditional visit to the main о Opening of a group exhibition of newly released volume at a discount Cultural Center on the University office of the UNA and the editorial staff sculpture produced by Chicago-area price of S10 (regular price: Я5). Park campus; Friday - 9 a.m. - 10 of Svoboda on the occasion of his artists at the Ukrainian institute of Refreshments will be served after the p.m.; Saturday - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The birthday. Mr. A vramenko turned 86 on Modern Art. A reception will be held program. festival will feature folk arts and March 22. at 7 p.m. Taking part in the "selected artifacts. There will be a demonstra– sculpture"exhibit are: Arlene Becker, " Opening of a joint exhibit of tion of painting Ukrainian Easter Margot Bergman, James Fuller, works by Уака Peryma (drawings, eggs by Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Three Ukrainians... Dean Langworthy, Diane Simpson lithographs and ceramic tiles) and Miskovsky; a Ukrainian choral and irma Osadca (oils, watercolors and (Continued from page 4) and Andrew Weiner. Guest curator dance group as well as individual for the exhibition is Edward Bania, drawings) at the Ukrainian Artists' vocalists and instrumentalists. A viktor Kagan, Ala Licht and Esidor director of the Evanston Art Center Association Gallery, (fourth floor), series of films will be shown in Goldenberg. in Evanston, ill. The exhibit runs 136 Second Ave., New York. Gallery conjunction with the festival. A Upon his arrival at Kennedy Airport, through May 17. hours: weekdays, 6-8 p.m.; week- dance is planned for Friday evening. Mr. Kuropas revealed that Mr. Suslen– Saturday, April 4 ends, l-в p.m. sky is scheduled to come to the United о Opening of a pysanka exhibit in a Ukrainian fine and folk art will Saturday, April 11 States on April 10 and plans to visit the Ukrainian Folk Art Museum at be on display at the Firehouse Re- " A concert featuring tenor vasyl New York City, Philadelphia, Miami, Manor Junior College, Jenkintown, creation Center, on Broadway, be– Mclnychyn will be held at 8 p.m. on Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Mil– Pa. Exhibit hours: Saturdays — 10 tween 27th and 28th streets, Ba– the campus of Western Kentucky waukee and Cleveland. a.m. — 1 p.m.; Sundays — 1 — 4 yonne, N.J., from noon to 4:30 p.m. University. Bowling Green. p.m.; Tuesday and Thursdays - 10 The exhibit is sponsored by the "1 was deeply moved by deep patrio– Mayor's Council on the Arts. Re– Sunday, April 12 tism and devotion of the lsraeli people," a.m. — 2 p.m. The exhibit runs through April 26. freshments will be served. For fur– " The Philadelphia branch of Mr. Kuropas told an interviewer at the ther information call Richard Mo– United Ukrainian Academic Socie– airport, adding that his meeting with Sunday, April 5 roz-Jendras at (201) 437-2833. ties "Zarevo" is holding a panel Ukrainian Jews in israel was produc– " A benefit concert for the Ukrai– discussion on "Travel to Ukraine." tive, and that he and the other Ukrai– " The Ukrainian Festival Dance nian Museum, featuring bass Paul Company appears at the Ryerson Members of the panel are Nadia nians on the trip "agreed that ties with Plishka. baritone Andriy Dobrian– Svitlychna, Dora Horbachewska our Ukrainian brethren in israel are Theatre, 33 Gerald St. E., Toronto. and valentyn Mordz-Jr.. The panel sky, violinist Halyna Strike and Shows are at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. worth exploring because in the Soviet pianist Thomas Hrynkiw, will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Union, we have a common enemy." will be held at 3 p.m. at New York Monday, April 6 Center, 700 Cedar Road, Abington, University Eisner and Lubin Audi– " Yurv Boshvk of the University of Pa. Time: 4 p.m. Moscow group... collected stage props), were irka Wel– sessions, the singers raised the roof with (Continued from page 2) Panorama... hasch of Winnipeg, Laryssa Magun– the cantata "The Rapids Roar" under (Continued from page 9) Huryn, Marichka Sochan, O!ena Hei– the vigorous direction of Semen Ko– by the Constitution of the USSR. For mur and Priscilla Magdamo. Stefa mirnyj. Marta Kokolska-Musiychuk - this she has undergone inhuman, harsh setting, the professional work of the Nazarkewicz had a speaking role as a and Andrij Dobriansky will be the treatment which poses a threat to her singers and musicians who donated maid, and singer Ed Evanko had been featured soloists in the concert, and the very life. their talents for the benefit of the recruited for a small role. Roksolana program will include a lively "vechor– We draw the attention of participants institute - and no doubt, the know- Babiuk-Kramarchuk, Motria Slup– nytsi" presented with the assistance of of the Madrid Conference and of public ledge that the institute had survived a chynskyj and Orysia Zarytsky per– Roma Pryma Bohachevsky's Syzo– opinion in general, to the tragic plight of financial crisis and stood on the thres– formed a ballet sequence choreograph– kryli Dancers. Oksana Meshko in the hope that there is hold of a renaissance — all contributed ed by Roma Pry ma Bohachevsky. in " Ukrainian Easter egg decorating a response in protest to her latest trial. to an enthusiasm long absent from the "orchestra pit" were pianist Thomas will be taught during one-day lecture- Signed by members of the Moscow Ukrainian gatherings. Hrynkiw and violinist Helen Strilec. demonstration workshops at the New Helsinki Group: Yelena Bonner, So– Participants in the opera, besides Mr. Among those who worked behind the York Botancial Garden in the Bronx on phia Kalistratova, lvan Kovalov Dobriahsky (who not only sang and April 3 and 4. Marta Jacuszko will and Naum Meiman. directed but also selected costumes and scenes were Stephanie Dobriansky, whose "embroidered" tortes attracted teach the traditions, history and art of After Archbishop Sulyk signed the many compliments, TaniajTershakovec this craft. A supply kit is provided so Archbishop... museum guestbook, the two men made and Andrew Paschuk. that participants can perfect their their way to St. Andrew's Memorial technique at home. For information or (Continued from page 1) Church. Standing before the altar, the Upcoming events travel instructions, call (212) 220-8747. siantine of Chicago, the Rev. Proto– two hierarchs donned kamelaukions. " Graphics, oil and aquarelles by the white, brimless hats worn by Ortho– " You can look forward to new irma Osadca of Toronto and sketches, presbyter Artemy Selepyna, head of the costumes and a new record as well as Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox dox prelates, it was a symbolic moment, lithographs and ceramics by Yalta some great singing when you attend the Pereyma of Ohio will be exhibited at the Church of the United States, and the as Archbishop Sulyk became one of the few Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs. other 30th anniversary concert of the Dumka Ukrainian Artists' Association gallery very Rev. Protopresbyter Stephen Chorus at the Cooper Union on April 4 from April 5 to 12. The show will be Bilak of Philadelphia, as his official than Patriarch Josyf. to ever put on a kamelaukion. at 6 p.m. The women will be in stylized opened at 1 p.m. on April 5. representatives to the ceremony. Ukrainian costumes, and the men will As the two men kissed the Holy о Laryssa Magun-Huryn will be one don embroidered shirts for the second Gospel. Metropolitan Mstyslav said, of the three featured soloists appearing Metropolitan Mstyslav promised to half of the program. The record, the "Christ is among us," to which Archbi– with the Kent Singers and the Shepaug visit the archbishop in Philadelphia group's second, is titled "Kliustyna" shop Sulyk responded; "He is and will valley High School Chorus in a presen– upon his return from overseas. after a folk song that is included on the be." tation of an oratorio by Theodore LP disc. As for the singing, it promises Dubois "Seven Last Words of Christ." Metropolitan Mstyslav then took The two men then embraced and, to be grand. Heard at a recent rehearsal Archbishop Sulyk on-a tour of St. joined by their parties, left the church. The oratorio will be presented on April in the Ukrainian Sports Club, where 5 at 4 p.m. at the Kent School for Boys Andrew's Musuem. pausing frequently Back at the metropolitan's residence, Dumka now gathers for its practice to explain the history of some of the the two spoke informally about Church in New Preston, Conn.„,„„„^^, icons and artifacts. The two hierarchs and community affairs during a brief Your child is Ukrainian. Let him discover what that means through the were joined by the Rev. Protopresbyter repast. Both pledged to continue to Selepyna. work together in the future. colorful and captivating pages of the veselkafThe Rainbow. No. ізтттшштт^^^щ-^ - ^^„^^^^^^^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, i98i 11

Palm Beach area Ukrainians meet examiner never had a chance to run Demjanjuk case... his tests. LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Ukrainian and Jean Maggiore and Myroslav Byk (Continued from page 3) Prosecution witnesses had testified Americans in the Palm Beach area held accordion. Ann Hendrichs performed man for the ad hoc Ukrainian Com– that the card was authentic. a get-acquainted meeting here at the various Ukrainian and American songs, mittee against the Use of Soviet To further becloud the issue, a Pickwick Club on February 28. and concluded the program with the Evidence (CAUSE), told a gathering letter in the March 16 issue of The Ukrainian and American national Cleveland Press, stated that Mr. John Blus, president of the newly of 450: "We protest that to this day anthems. Demjanjuk could not be the in- formed club, delivered a welcoming nothing has been done to investigate famous "lvan the Terrible" because address, and turned over the program, The clubhouse was decorated by the hows and whys of Soviet evidence the latter was killed in 1943 during a — also held to honor Ukrainian poet Joseph Storozynsky, and the chairlady in U.S. courts." prisoner rebellion at Treblinka. Taras Shevchenko — to Natalie Metz. of the event was Natalie Rudko. Mr. Futey's group also vigorously opposes the use of Soviet evidence. Citing a 1967 book Jitjed "Tre– Olga Byk read a brief autobiography Aside from Mr. Blus, other officers of but believes that each case "has to be blinka" be Jean-Francois Steiner, a of the poet, and Olena Kusy recited the the club include Mr. Wangerchuk, vice judged on its own merits." French Jew, Fran Hunstinger wrote poem, "Rozryta Mohyla." president; Ms. Matz, secretary; Eugene One piece of Soviet-supplied evi– that the book, whose preface says Supryn, treasurer; Mr. Byk, publicity dehce that has caused concern was an that each fact in the story is substan– Maria Kukiz, who emigrated from director; Mrs. Rudko, hospitality; and original German training camp card tiated by the author, contains a Ukraine in the early 1900s, recalled Sophie Kedo and Amelia Wangerchuk, purportedly issued to an iwan Dem– paragraph dealing with the murder some of the problems faced by the early membership. immigrants upon their arrival in the janjuk. The defense, which question– by rebelling Jews of lvan, a sadistic United States. Anyone interested in joining the club ed the card's validity, told reporters Ukrainian guard. The letter con- The musical part of the program is asked to call Sophie Kedo (793-0025) on March 11 that it was unable to eludes that if "lvan the Terrible" did featured Ostap Wengerchuk on guitar. or Amelia Wangerchuk (732-5036). have a documents examiner inspect die in 1943, as the book claims, then the original card. the U.S. government is conspiring to Soviet authorities had made the deprive Mr. Demjanjuk of his civil his chief source of inspiration. Nature, card available in Cleveland one day rights.' with its infinite variety, supplied him Damian Horniatkewych... during the trial but the defense had Still, the primary concern of Uk– (Continued from p(ge 7) with motifs and subjects right up to the time of his death at age 88. not yet hired an expert. On March 6, rainian and Jewish community Mr. Demjanjuk's attorneys went to leaders is to maintain the infant upstate New York, in the 1950s and Washington where they were to meet For all the piety and reverence to– coalition of the two groups and to 1960s, far from his native land in what with an examiner so that the card wards nature we feel in the artist's work, prevent the Demjanjuk case from must have been difficult economic could be tested for authenticity at the there is one thing Damian Horniat– causing a permanent rift between circumstances, he produced some of his Soviet Embassy. However, the exa– kewych loved more than nature; he them. Mr. Futey told The Cleveland most successful work. miner said that he would need a loved art. Surely, when viewing his Press that he hopes the dialouge Among the best of these is "vyd na couple of days to carry out his tests. work one can see that this was a man stemming from the Demjanjuk trial Daleki Hory." ("view of Faraway The card was to have been returned who loved color, form, tone and value. will be beneficial for Ukrainians and Mountains"), in this painting, done to the Soviet Union that day, and the Jews. when the artist was already in his 70s, These are, after all, the things a painter we see the work of a man not in decline, sees in nature. When Mr. Horniat– but at the very height of his powers. The kewych worked on a motif (and he composition reminds one immediately revisited a site many times before he was Share The Weekly with a friend of Constable. The overgrown, stone satisfied with the results), he clearly wall leading us back into space with its painted what he saw. violet rocks and yellowish brush, is But he did much more. He translated painted so deliberately, and with such his visual impressions into the formal commitment, the clouds and distant language of painting. All representa– UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION mountains with such finesse and self- tional painters do this, but Mr. Horniat– assurance, as to leave one breathless. kewych made painting art, and at that not everyone succeeds. SIXTEENTH As Mr. Horniatkewych developed as NATIONAL BOWLING a painter, his paint-handling became With a strong revival of representa– looser, his color more vibrant. Much of tional painting currently under way in what he worked so long and hard to New York and Europe, certainly more TOURNAMENT learn, became second nature. Other attention will be paid to painters of Mr. artists at that age often begin repro– Horniatkewych's generation — painters Saturday-Sunday, May 23 and 24,1981 ducing (or mass producing) a product who stayed true t6 their convictions. they've long ago mastered. But Mr. How difficult it must have been to work Chicago, Hi. 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He made it clear that he had rrnounc– arrest, the difficulties she herself en- right to "choose" a book but should Documents provide.. ed his citizenship and refused to serve in countered in trying to find out the date take what was at hand — this was not the army in protest of the violations of of her son's trial, and to the travesty that something to be chosen, like a potato. (Continued from page 1) rights guaranteed by the Soviet Consti– the trial proved to be. The very fact of confinement and the tution. people with whom my brother is con- They were subsequently tried on charges The following is a separate statement fined, have an adverse effect on his of "slandering the Soviet state" and The young Sichko concluded his statement by saying: "it is not enough by volodymyr Sichko in which he general well-being. These are camps for were sentenced that year to three appeals to students throughout the criminals. Moreover, he is forced to do years each of strict-regimen labor camp. that 1 have been demeaned; you now demand that 1 demean myself by re– world to help him and his brother. hard labor outdoors in inclement it was soon after his father and weather, and this obviously takes its toll brother joined the Ukrainian Helsinki nouncing, in writing, the views held by my father. This is tantamount to re– Appeal to students on his health. He is not allowed to Group in 1978, that volodymyr Sichko received any parcels for the duration of began to feel pressure exerted on him by nouncing my father who, in bringing me І appeal to the students of the United the first half of his Дегт. the authorities. up, taught me to be open minded. You States, as well as to students throughout As for my case, 1 have appealed to the in a statement at his trial, volodymyr are hypocrites; you are the ones who the world, to listen to my plea and help ministries of both higher and secondary Sichko said he refused to recognize the should renounce your parents for me and my brother in our efforts to education regarding my expulsion from legality of the trial. He went on to having brought you up to be so indif– secure a higher education. the university. My appeals were met reiterate his claim that he was expelled ferent and callous to human suffering." My brother, vasyl Sichko, (born in with the reply: "the matter had been from the university because "he was his Soon after her son's trial, Stefania 1956), enrolled in the journalism de– reviewed and there is no reason to father's son." Furthermore he pointed Petrash Sichko; wrote an appeal on partment of Kiev State University in question any further the grounds for my out that the measures taken against him volodymyr's behalf to the Supreme 1975. І entered the university in 1977, expulsion." were in violation of the Soviet Constitu– Courts of the USSR and the Ukrainian studying in the mathematics depart– 1 then appealed to the Presidiums of tion which states that children are, not SSR. ment. the Supreme Soviet of the USSR as well held responsible for their parents' The appeal, dated January 11, refers as of the Ukrainian SSR. І hoped for a actions. to the specific circumstances of her son's Both my brother and 1 did well academically, but because our parents miracle, but it did not occur. As a result were prisoners in Stalin's camps, my on September 21,1980,1 renounced my Harvard professor returns from sabbatical brother was expelled from the univer– Soviet citizenship and expressed my CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - Dr. Frank tion his dissertation, "Adam Kysil: A sity after the second year; 1 was expelled desire to emigrate to the United States Sysyn. associate professor of history at Case Study of the Commonwealth's on the third year of my studies, allegedly in order to continue my studies. І also Harvard, recently returned to the Rule of Ukraine." Another grant made for "poor performance." declared my refusal to serve in the Red university after a yearlong sabbatical in it possible for Dr. Sysyn to further his We have been deprived not only of Army. This statement was sent to the Rome and England, reported the Har– research at the Jagellonian University in the opportunity to study, but also of the Presidiums of the Supreme Soviet of the vard Ukrainian Research institute. Poland and in the Soviet Union. right to lead normal lives in this USSR and of the Ukrainian SSR. While in Ukraine. Dr. Sysyn worked "democratic" land. My brother, after Pardon is unknown in our country. І During his sabbatical, made possible on "A History of Ukraine from 1569 to being held in a psychiatric hospital for am aware that 1 can be arrested any day by a Harvard grant and a grant from the 1648" at the Academy of Sciences in two years, was tried (charged under and realize the dire consequences this American Council of Learned Societies, Kiev and at the Stefaniuk Library of the Article 18771 of the Criminal Code of will have for the rest of my life. Dr. Sysyn conducted research for his Academy of Sciences in Lviv. the Ukrainian SSR) and sentenced to After my expulsion from the univer– book. "Political Culture, History and While in Kiev, he gave five lectures at three years' strict-regimen labor camp. sity, my classmates sent a telegram to National Consciousness in the Polish- Kiev University and at the institute of When my brother, who is fond of Brezhnev, pleading my case. The tele- Lithuanian Commonwealth." History on "Ukrainian Studies in the reading, went to the camp library, he gram, however, did not reach its desti– Dr. Sysyn also prepared for publica– West." was told that he could not exercise the nation, but was forwarded instead to the dean's office, whereupon the latter ІШІШІІІІІІІІІІІШІШІІШІІШШШШІІІІШІШШІШШІШІІШШШІІІІІІІШШІІІШШІШ summoned the students, with the inten– tion of finding the initiators of this act. і SHIPKA TRAVEL AGENCY, inc. The dean explained that 1 was expelled not for incompetence but because my parents were nationalists, noting that 11981 ESCORTED TOURS both my father and brother had already been sentenced. 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Foreign Relations Committee could name the premier COMBAT CORRESPONDENCE of the USSR or for that matter be able to differentiate between the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist (Continued from page 5) В "Thank you for your letter concerning Yaroslav, Republic and the Soviet Union? The USSR's role in the history of Kievan Rus' and Russia should be and your lengthy history of the Ukraine. world affairs is so much more consequential than that made." - Helena Kozak, Philadelphia, in a letter to "1 have passed along your information to the writer of Zimbabwe or South Africa. І.Н. Howard. Library of Congress. who prepared the copy about Yaroslav. І did not send "The November 1979 report by the President's Ш "in your story of November 7 on the sugar this information to the reader, whose mother came Commissibn on Foreign Language and international shortage in the USSR, you reported a sugar beet crop from Russia, if she has friends of Ukrainian extraction, Studies titled, 'Strength Through Wisdom' speaks directly to,this issue. The commission found Ameri– failure in 'Russian Ukraine.' perhaps they have told her. cans to be scandalously incompetent in foreign "However, Yaroslav as we mentioned it is identified "Please note that in the USSR there is a Ukrainian languages, with a dangerously inadequate understand– exactly the same way in the Encyclopedia Brittanica." Republic as well as a Russian Federated Republic; ing of world affairs and astonishingly misinformed. - Jeanne voltz, food editor. Woman's Day, in a letter there are also other republics and nationalities. There "Hopefully, the Clark incident will put pressure on to Walter J. Lesiuk, public relations director, is no such entity as a 'Russian Ukraine.'" - Helena our government officials to do more about this wholly Ukrainian Culture Center, Los Angeles. Kozak, Philadelphia, in a letter to Ray Brady, CBS loo pervasive situation." - Roman Zabihach,Media U "Thank you for your letter of January 15 which News. Action Coalition, in a letter to U.S. New. A World you wrote in response to our letter of December 19. Ш "1 would like to respond to your story about the Report. But we were a bit puzzled by your thanking us for sugar shortage in the USSR (CBS network evening a "During the recent Senate confirmation hearings 'your lengthy history of Ukraine.' Our letter, from news, November 7. 1980). on the nomination of deputy secretary of state, Mr. letterhead to signature block, fits comfortably on one "1 simply сапЧ understand it and it bothers me since William Clark attracted national and world attention page. Perhaps you were thinking of another letter. then why you have reported a sugar beet crop failure in due to his limited knowledge of foreign affairs and his "You mentioned the Encyclopedia Brittanica as an 'Russian Ukraine.' І am a social studies teacher and І difficulty in naming the foreign ministers of Zimbabwe authority on Yaroslav, the llth century prince of have never used the term like this. 'Soviet Ukraine' and South Africa. Kievan Rus. As you can see by the enclosed article, the would-be acceptable, 'Russian Ukraine' not. "Lamentable as it may be, 1 was terribly disappoint– Brittanica is an unfortunate choice. There are better "1 always cautioned my students to be careful using ed that in a recent interview in the U.S. News A World (accurate) sources regarding the history of Kievan Rus' terms regarding the USSR, Russia and Ukraine, it is Report you had no less difficulty in making the basic and Ukraine including the Encyclopedia Americana true that Ukraine is part of the Soviet Union, which in distinction between Russia (RSFSR) and the USSR and Harvard University's Ukrainian Research insti– turn is the R ussian empire, but U kraine is not in Russia - its people, leadership, geography and diversity. tute. ..." - Walter J. Lesiuk, in a letter to Ms. Jeanne and for this reason is not Russian. "1 am positive that you must appreciate that on voltz. sheer numerics alone, the difference between the ... 1 think, we should call them properly, otherwise we Ш "This is a response to your letter of January 5, USSR and Russia is nearly 130 million people. This is insult them. Besides, there is no reason to lobby for the 1981, regarding the National Geographic Society's a crucial fact for our defense program. Currenly. we Russian empire, is there? map of the Middle East which appeared in the are facing a military challenge from the Soviet Navy "Ukraine is Ukrainian, Mr. Brady. Please, do not September 1980 magazine. You state that on all four and not the Russian Navy which has not existed for 60 call it Russian. Thank you." — Nicholas Duplak, historical maps the area north of the Black Sea is years. Camillus, N.Y., in a letter to Ray Brady. identified as 'Russia' whereas it should be labelled "Considering the above, 1 would appreciate your Ш "1 can understand your concern about the 'Ukraine.'... feeling as to what could be done to bring the members Ukraine being labelled as the "Russian Ukraine." "The third map - 1920 - reflects the transition of our government up to date in their understanding of "Our authority for that, however, was Webster's from Tsarist empire to Bolshevik regime. The Ukraine the nature of the USSR, and especially their ability to New World Dictionary, which lists Russia as 'a had a brief period of independence after World Warl, differentiate between the USSR and Russia. ..." - popular name for the Union of Soviet Socialist but by 1920 it was in the hands of the Bolsheviks and Roman Zabihach, Media Action Coalition, in a letter Republics.' effectively in the sphere of the Moscow government. to Sen. John G. Tower. "There is no denying the Ukraine is a part of that However, it did continue its struggle to retain some U "1 am writing in reference to your article titled union, and it was in this sense that we used the degree of national sovereignty, and in view of this І 'Dessert Wines" in the January 1981 issue of Bon adjective 'Russian.' " -i Ray Brady, business believe it should have been separately labelled Appetit. Media Action Coalition is an organization correspondent, in a letter to Walter J. Lesiuk. public 'Ukraine' on this map. ..." - Mark Seidler, те- dedicated to ensuring accurate, detailed and balancfed relations director, Los Angeles. searcher. National Geographic, in a letter to Walter J. coverage of issues and events related to the Soviet Ш "Thank you for your letter of January 13 which Lesiuk, public relations director, Ukrainian Culture Union and Eastern Europe. you wrote in response to our letter of December 20 Center, Los Angeles. "in your description of Hungarian wines, you wherein we complained that using the term 'Russian Ш "in the above-referenced map the area north of the referred to the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains as Ukraine' is inaccurate and misleading. Black Sea is identified as Russia. being close to the Russian border. Unfortunately, this "Your letter mentions Webster's New World "Please note that although in 1920 the Soviet Union is an incorrect statement. The closest that the border of Dictionary which says Russia is 'a popular name of did not exist, the areas north of the Black Sea were not the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.' Maybe. Our Russia but Ukraine, a fact which can be readily comes to the Carpathian Mountains is a point at the federal establishment (e.g. the White House, State, verified. juncture with the Ukrainian SSR and the Byelorussian Agriculture, the СІ A) does not equate Russia with the "The National Geographic Magazine has a long- SSR. І think you. will agree that about 400 miles Soviet Union in its correspondence, news releases, or standing reputation of not being very accurate or very through Ukraine can hardly be described as being other communications. And the people of the 14 non- careful with the facts when it comes to the subject of 'close.' Please be more careful with geographic Russian Soviet republics have never shown any non-Russian nations now encompassed in the USSR, information in the future." - Roman Zabihach, enthusiasm or desire to be referred to as Russian. This "it is necessary to remind you of your written Media Action Coalition, in a letter to Anthony Dias is explained by the fact that 50 percent of the Soviet commitment to accuracy as a result of a court action Blue. Bon Appetit. population is not Russian. associated with the publication of the National Ш "Thank you for your recent letter addressed to "... Regarding Ukraine, two good sources of Geographic book, 'Journey Across Russia: The Soviet Mr. Blue. We appreciate you informing us of the information, both historical and recent, are the Union Today."" - Helena Kozak, Philadelphia, in a closeness of the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains Encyclopedia Americana and Harvard University's letter to G.M. Grosvenor, editor. National Geogra– to the Russian border." - Marilou vaughan, Ukrainian Research institute...."- Walter J. Lesiuk, phic Magazine. managing editor. Bon Appetit, in a letter to MAC,. in a letter to Ray Brady. U "We have a squawk about the.Reader's Guide to U "1 am extremely elated that The Ukrainian; Ш "According to Woman's Day (November 4, Periodical Literature that we are submitting to you in Weekly is getting more activistic and is devoting sb 1980), the 14th Woman's Day Silver Spoon Award the spirit of constructive input. The Reader's Guide much space to the Media Action Coalition. І have; went to a recipe for 'Yaroslav's Bread.' it was does not carry a separate entry for the USSR or the been writing letters to editors, publishers, magazines, explained that the bread was named for Yaroslav the Soviet Union, instead, all articles dealing with the etc.. for years now and have felt that what is needed is а і Wise 'an llth century grand prince of Kiev who Soviet Union are listed under the heading of'Russia.' continous effort by Ukrainians from all walks of life to І promoted the spread of Christianity and civilization in This is incorrect because the Soviet Union is a ceaselessly combat the vast amount of erroneous І Russia.' multinational, multilingual state. So, lumping information about Ukraine in the news media, travel "1 consider this explanation highly misleading. anything and everything under Russia or Russian is literature and educational materials. І believe and "The Prince Yaroslav the Wise was a prince of inaccurate. This procedure detracts from the useful– hope that the Media Action Coalition column will stir Kievan Rus'and not Russia. Russia did not even exist ness of the Reader's Guide. ... up more Ukrainians to take up the pen in defense 0f at that time. The old name for Russia was M uscovy, "Although the Ukrainian SSR and'13 other non- their heritage." - Bohdan Korolyshyn, Benicia Calif., ': and Rus' was the old name for Ukraine. ... Russian republics are not truly independent of the in a letter to MAC. "May 1 suggest, Ms. voltz, that you please research Kremlin, it is inaccurate and misleading to lump M "The Soviet Union is not a synonym for Russia as and verify historical facts as thoroughly as you do your subject matter regarding the Soviet Union under Mr. Pandolfe implies. On the contrary, it is the las!t food recipies. Thank you." - Nicholas Duplak, 'Russia.' A better method is to classify items under colonial system in the world today, and non-Russian Camillus. N:Y., in a letter to Ms. J. voltz, food 'Soviet Union' with sub-classifications by republic peoples are waiting for their chance to throw off the department. Woman's Day. where an item originates or if an item concerns a given Russian yoke. The Soviet people do not have 3 Ш "1 am looking forward to trying 'Yaroslav's republic." Board of Directors, Ukrainian Culture Russian heritage, only the Russian people do. and they Bread' , which won the 14th Woman's Day Silver Center of Los Angeles, in a letter to the Committee on comprise only 50 percent of the Soviet population) Spoon Award. Wilson indexes, Americarr Library Association, The Uzbeks, Latvians. Ukrainians, etc. are no more- "Please note, however, that Prince Yaroslav the Wise References and Adult Services Division. Russian than are the Afghans or Poles." - Bohdan! was a prince of Kievan Rus' and not of Russia. Ш "Mr. William P. Clark, during the confirmation Korolyshyn, Benicia. Calif., in a letter published inj Although the sound of their names is similar, they are hearings as the deputy secretary of state, demon– Proceedings. 1 actually separate and distinct entities. stratcd a remarkable unfamiliarity with foreign Ш "A real Christmas - one that is true, untinseledj "it would be recommended that Woman's Day affairs, including his inability to name the prime- and eternal will surely come, of that you may be sure, research its historical facts more thoroughly in ministers of Zimbabwe or South Africa. As lamen– but not until Jesus, the Christ, the one whose birthday the future." - Helena Kozak, Philadelphia, in a letter table as it may be. is his case so unique? we celebrate on Christmas, who also rose from the to Ms. J. voltz. Woman's Day. "1 wonder how many members of the Senate (Continued on page 15) ,,. ,. ,,,, -. - 14 . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, i98i. :" , - - лNo. із Rudnytsky to tour England, lreland U of T student club holds YOUNGSTOWN Concert pianist shadowed by the much better-known second annual Ukrainian Week Roman Rudnytsky will depart for a Concerto No. І in В Flat Minor. Mr. weeklong tour of England and lreland Rudnylsky's recording will be broad- toward the end of March. cast later over the BBC system. The high point of this tour will be an Other engagements on the tour in– engagement on March 26 to perform as clude a recital recording for the BBC's soloist with the BBC Northern Sym– Radio 3 series in London and a recital phony in Manchester. England, which recording for Radio Eireann in Dublin. is considered one of Britain's top orchestras. Preceding this tour, on March 9. Mr. Rudnytsky plays a recital in Olean. The BBC Northern Symphony has NY., under the sponsorship of the Civic invited Mr. Rudnytsky to record with it Music Association there. the rarely heard Tchaikovsky Concert Fanftasy in G. op. 56 for Piano and The above-mentioned Tchaikovsky Orchestra. This two-movement corn- Concert Fantasy will be heard in a live position, which is filled with Tchai– performance when Mr. Rudnytsky kovsky's typical melodic and pianistic performs it on April 25 as soloist with writing, has very seldom been he"ard in the Garden State Philharmonic Orchc– the concert hall due to its being over- stra in Toms River. N.J.

THE UKRAINIAN NATK)NAL ASSOCIATION Prof. Magocsi at the opening ceremonies of Ukrainian Week together with club 1 members Nadia Skop and Motria Unyckyj. ANNOUNCES TORONTO The University of A series of seminar talks, art exhibits, Toronto Ukrainian Students Club held musical programs, and social gathcr– SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS its second annual Ukrainian Week be– ings filled the five days. As a result, the twecn February 9 and 14. students were able to present various FOR THE ACADEMiC YEAR 1981782 aspects of contemporary Ukrainian The scholarships are available to students at an accredited college or university. WHO FOR SALE culture to a larger university and HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AT LEAST community audience. TWO YEARS Applicants are iudgeri on the basis of scholastic record, financial need Ukrainian Week began on Monday and involvement in Ukrainian community and student life Applications are to be sub– FOR SALE evening. February 9. with an inaugural mitted no later than March 31. 1981. For applications form write to ceremony at the St. viadimir's institute A UKRAINIAN GIFT on the University of Toronto campus, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. SHOP where all of the events were being held. 30 Montgomery Street m Jersey City. N.J. 07302 in the beautiful Okanagan valley of B.C This is the largest shop of its kind in British The opening was begun by Dr. Paul L Columbia. The owner wants to retire. R. Magocsi. associate professor in the Write or phone: Chair of Ukrainian Studies, who Woonsocket, R.l. 8, vicinity followed remarks by Borys UKRAINIAN GIFTS a IMPORTS Wresnewskyj. president of the Ukrai– UNA DlSTRlCT СОММІТТЕЕ 2906 - 30th Avenue, vernon. B.C. У1Т 2B7. Canada. nian Students Club. Dr. Magocsi was announces that Phone: (604) 545-4116 introduced and welcomed by Michael Maryn. former president of the Club. ANNUAL DlSTRlCT СОММІТТЕЕ MEET1NG ^шівгиігагіпг^гжчіппгаяпгапипіпг^аппягачя^ will be held Looking for a second income? Sunday, April 5. 1981 at 1:00 p.m. Become at St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall 540 Blackstone Street ш Woonsocket. R.l. AN ORGANfZER All members ol the District Committee.Convention Delegates and Branch Officers and Delegates ol the following Branches are requested to attend 1 for Ukrainian National Association

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Ш "1 received your letter of February 15, and, believe COMBAT CORRESPONDENCE me, the kind sentiments you express in it are"matched by my own. (Continued from page 13) with their oppressors lor the sake of custom and "You know how delighted 1 was when you and your convenience. 1 findtha t abominable and inexcusable. colleagues pointed out to me that 1 am the first dead, returns to our planet to establish everlasting Moreover, your neglect to report about the dozens of Ukrainian mayor of the City of New York. You may righteousness with power. Ukrainian political, religious and artistic leaders that recall that both my mother and father were born in a small Ukrainian town which, in those days, was part of "But while we are awaiting that great and glorious have been incarcerated and murdered in the past Poland. lam not one to forget my roots. day what hinders you. your editors and writers from couple of years leads one to wonder to what devil have taking heed of those eloquent words which appear you sold your soul. , "1 know that there is a genuine feeling of mutual each year on the editor's page at Christmas time? When "1 hope the coming yearwill show that you are as affection between the Ukrainian community and me, are you. your editors and writers going to stop profound in deeds as you arc in high-sounding words. and, if you had not asked me, 1 would have asked you trespassing against the Ukrainian and other non- Bohdan Korolyshyn. Benicia. Calif., in a letter to to allow me to march in the Ukrainian Day Parade. 1 Russian peoples of the Soviet Union? When are you expect to have that pleasure as long as 1 am mayor - going to stop underinforming the American people U.S. News ft World Report. and beyond — if you want me. it will not be an official about the nature of Soviet Russian brutality in the duty, but an act of friendship and affection. non-Russian republics and especially in Ukraine Ш Enclosed is a copy of a letter sent to the editor of which has borne'the brunt of it? U.S. News ft World Report. 1 am sending you a copy because to a greater or lesser degree it is applicable to "All the best."– Mayor Edward Koch of New most American periodicals. York, in a second letter to Dr. ivan Pelech, president, "if 1 question your integrity and the integrity of your of the Morris County UCCA. associates of U.S. News ft Worjd Report 1 do so not without basis, having written and corrected you on "The Ukrainian people have suffered tremendous many occasions. And to me it is not hard to under– losses in this century in their struggle against Soviet stand when men speak in hypocrisy and distort the Russian colonialism. І hope that in the future the To err is human... truth in order to win an election or for political American press will be more sympathetic to their The quotation cited at the conclusion of "Toward expediency, but when men in a free country misreprc– struggle for liberty." - Bohdan Korolyshyn, in a letter accuracy in Holocaust accounts," should have been sent a people that is struggling for its basic human sent along with copies of the proceeding letter to a identified as coming from Midrash (not Mirdash as and national rights and spuriously identifies them number of newspapers and magazines. written): Exodus Rabbah, 31:9.

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of America. She explained that the SUSTA holds... panel, as originally conceived, was to have consisted of presentations by two (Continued from page 1) political parties, the Banderivtsi and in response to Columbia University's Melnykivtsi, but that since the Zarevo report that the club was now working Academic Society had declined to toward the establishment of a Ukrai– participate and present the latters' nian course which could evolve into a views, this had necessitated a change in chair of Ukrainian studies, several format. students proposed that SUSTA could First, lhor Zwarycz provided a his– take the initiative in fund-raising for the torical background of organized Ukrai– Columbia chair just as it did for Har– nian community life and the ideological vard's Ukrainian studies. The possibi– differences among parties. He then lity of SUSTA's educational director spoke of the events leading up to the taking charge of such a committee was 13th congress, explained what had also mentioned. transpired at the congress and exa– Ms. Stojko-Lozynskyj informed mined the issues involved. participants that SUSTA had received a copy ofan appeal by volodymy,rSichko The second panelist, Michael Hala– to students of the world asking for their tyn, said his remarks might best be titled help for himself and his brother vasyl, "Why Are We (students) Fighting?" He who wish to emigrate to the United observed that events surrounding the States and continue their studies. She UCCA congress had extended into the gave a brief background of Soviet student sphere and presented his analy– repressions of the Sichko family. sis of the issues dividing the Ukrainian (For further information on the community. Mr. Halatyn also noted Sichko appeal, see story beginning on that within New York's city wide Ukrai– page 1.) nian student hromada the issue of whether culture or politics should be the The SUSTA president suggested that focus of student activity had arisen. He students undertake a massive campaign said he believes a misunderstanding on the Sichkos' behalf. Two persons arose because many had a misconcep– volunteered for a committee which tion of what is meant by politics. will initiate the campaign. Following brief remarks by Dr. Jurij During the course of this first session, Savyckyj, acting secretary of the Ukrai– the Rev. Stephen Fabregas, a represen– Columbia7Barnard students demonstrated their acting7singing7dancing7set and nian institute of America board of tative of Stamford Bishop Basil Losten, costume design capabilities (pity there were no talent scouts present) by presenting directors, who greeted the SUSTA conveyed greetings to the students and an original operetta about the life of a Columbia University student. conference participants on the insti– noted that the Church is interested in generations are able to experience its working with Ukrainian youth. beauty. Panel on hromadas Marta Korduba spoke about some of her experiences in working with youth The first panel presentation of the in her capacity as fraternal activities conference's afternoon session covered coordinator for the Ukrainian National the topic "Hromadas as a Means for Association. She emphasized that it is individual Development." especially important to reach third– and Orysia Hanushevsky of the Rhode fourth-generation American-born Uk– island student hromada focused on rainians, many of whom feel alienated cultural development. She noted that from the mainstream Ukrainian com– the main goal of club activity, as she sees munity. it, is to "uncover closet Ukrainians who She pointed out that students must be hide behind the melting-pot theory of aware of the variety of perceptions of assimilation" and stressed that Ukrai– Ukrainianism and must plan activities nian students must see to it that Ukrai– keeping in mind the type of audience nian culture flourishes so that succeding being dealt with. Miss Korduba also "Both the Red and White armies Cleveland... were known for their anti-Semitic literature," Mr. Kulchycky noted, (Continued from page 3) adding that "pogroms were carried out, restricted to living in the borderline but not by the Ukrainian Army. Ukrai– Soprano Laryssa Magun-Huryn performs during the SUSTA entertainment areas of the Russian Empire, such as nians soldiers who participated in program. At the piano is Marichka Sochan. Ukraine. atrocities were executed." Because of the instability of the said -that Ukrainian publications are tute's behalf and spoke about its current "That's why Jews and Ukrainians helpful tools in sensitizing Ukrainian status, discussions continued on ways to today have so many things in common, region, he added, some peasants did attack Jews but not with the approval of Americans and in establishing a link promote the Ukrainian heritage and such as folk songs and borshch," Mr. with the community at large. spread the truth about Ukrainian his– Kulchycky told The Cleveland Press. the Ukrainian government under Sy– mon Petliura. Remarks by Lydia Semuschak, presi– tory, its people and political situation. That evening after a dinner break, During the Russo-Japanese War "Many young Jews joined the Bol– dent of the St. John's University Ukrai– students were treated to a special which began in 1905, Mr. Kulchycky sheviks — the Communists — and showing of the film "Taras Bulba"at the explained that the Russians, just as served as members of the Cheka, the The SUSTA executive board has Ukrainian Congress Committee of Hitler was to do later, used the Jews as secret police. Others served as com– asked all Ukrainian student clubs to America headquarters. (Sources say a scapegoats for their own failures during misars in the Red Army. This created the conflict. Anti-Semitic literature was send in. results of elections (names of rowdy time was had by all.) bad blood between Jews and Ukrai– new officers) and new membership disseminated, and Russian conserva– nians," Mr. Kuchycky said. Student talents tives formed units known as the Black lists - with addresses - to SUSTA's When Symon Petliura, then in exile, president, Ronya Stojko-Lozynskyj, Hundreds that rode into villages with was assassinated in 1926 by Solomon Sunday's agenda was devoted to a black flags and murdered Jews in the 69 E. Seventh St., Apt. 4A, New celebration of student talents in the Schwartzbard, a Jew, more hostilities York,N.Y. 10003; or to the secretary, name of saving Russia. between Jews and Ukrainians were form of an art exhibit and entertain– Marianna Hatala, 18 Brennig Place, ment-program. Photos by Michael Shortly after the Russian Revolution stirred up, according to Mr. Kulchycky. South River, N.J. 08882. broke out, Ukraine declared its inde– Mulyk, irene Wolowodiuk and Orest pendence from Russia. When the Germans occupied Ukraine nian Club, centered on student club Kyzyk, and drawings by Jerry Halatyn "During 1917 and 1918, relations during World War H, Mr. Kulchycky newsletters. The panelist said that such were featured. between Jews and Ukrainians were explained that many Ukrainians viewed periodic publications are important Performing during the program were good. The Ukrainian government creat– them as liberators, and Ukrainians because they maintain contacts among soprano Laryssa Magun-Huryn with ed a Ministry for Jewish Affairs and it proclaimed their independence on June club members, report on upcoming piano accompanist Marichka Sochan; issued money that was printed in Ukrai– 30, 1941. events and generate interest in club pianist Marta Maczaj; and pianist^sin– nian on one side and in Hebrew on the But independence was soon thwarted membership. ger Oles Kuzyszyn. After a lead-in other," Mr. Kulchycky said. by the Germans and many of the leaders performance of a humorous song, a of the movement were put into Nazi Perspective on UCCA group of students from Columbia^ During the war of liberation, Ukrai– concentration camps. The aim of the second panel discus– Barnard presented an operetta about nians were forced to fight against all the Mr. Kulchycky concluded the inter- sion - titled "Why Are Our Parents the life of a Columbia student. The various elements vying for control of view saying that he felt that Ukrainians Fighting?" - according to Ms. Stojko- group also performed a comedy skit the area, and there were 13 changes of were not collaborators, but victims of Lozynskyj, was to present a student about a fictional Ukrainian televison government.; it was a period of great Nazi terror and Hitler's virulent hatred perspective on the recent 13th Congress program. Piano accompaniment was instability. i. of the Slavs. of the Ukrainian Congress Committee provided by Mr. Kuzyszyn.