The Ukrainian Weekly 1985, No.44
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www.ukrweekly.com G U D DIVISION OF PERIODICALS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS UAfiHTNRTON ПГ OHSv–. Published by tht Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non-profit association! inian Weekly 4—voL un No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER З, 1985 25 centi vandals destroy Ukrainian sailor returned to Soviet custody Ukrainian monument JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - A Ukrainian wishes," the State Department said. Coast Guard cutter vigilant while the crew member of a Soviet freighter who The case, though considered closed two ships were anchored together for in Jerusalem last week twice jumped into the by the State Department, has the talks about violations of fishing Mississippi River to escape from his Ukrainian and Baltic communities in agreements. The Coast Guard allowed JERUSALEM - A monument to ship, will return to the Soviet Union of the United States up in arms over the Soviet crewmen to come aboard, where the Ukrainian and Jewish victims of the his own free will, the U.S. Department handling of the case. (See story below.) they beat up Mr. Kudirka and forcibly Nazi Holocaust and to those who of State said on Tuesday, October 29. Many observers noted that it was removed him from the ship. perished in the Soviet-orchestrated Myroslav Medvid, described as being reminiscent of the Simas Kudirka The seaman was subsequently Great Famine of 1932-33 was destroyed in his early 20s, was interviewed by U.S. incident in 1970, when the Lithuanian sentenced to 10 years in prison for" here by a group of vandals led by the officials who sought to ascertain sailor jumped ship off Martha's treason. After serving four years of the head of a World War 11 veterans whether he was attempting to defect vineyard, Mass. Mr. Kudirka, a radio term, Mr. Kudirka was allowed to organization. when he jumped ship on Thursday operator aboard a Soviet trawler, was emigrate to the United States when it The monument, located near the evening, October 24, and again early the turned away by U.S. Coast Guard was learned that his mother had been Tomb of King David on Mount Zion, next morning, when he was being taken officials and was forced to return to the born in Brooklyn and was a U.S. was shattered to pieces on September 26 back to the Soviet freighter, the Soviet Union. citizen. by sledge hammer-wielding vandals Marshal Koniev. He had jumped off his ship onto the (Continued on page 2) who have yet to be brought to justice or After twice being returned to Soviet arrested. The group was led by Stefan custody by U.S. border patrol agents Grayek. and having spent Fridav through Ukrainian community expresses outrage News of the monument's destruction Monday aboard the Marshal Koniev, by Roma Hadzewycz when the case first broke, has said that was reported by Yakiv Suslensky, Mr. Medvid was interviewed on with Mykhailo Bociurkiw Myroslav Medvid did indeed want chairman of the Society of Ukrainian- Monday evening and Tuesday morning, asylum in the United States, but that his Jewish Contacts, it was Mr. Suslensky October 28 and 29, on "neutral JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Ukrainian situation was misrepresented by the who unveiled the memorial at territory" by officials of the State Americans coast to coast — acting as immigration and Naturalization Ser– dedication ceremonies held earlier this Depar;mcnt and the immigration and representatives of national and local vice and the State Department. year on May 13 on property purchased ^.Naturalization Service. organizations, and as private citizens — by Yuriy Dyba of vancouver. He apparently signed a Russian- Many community activists have now expressed their unanimous outrage at begun to charge that a massive cover-up Mr. Suslensky told the Svoboda language statement indicating that he the U.S. government's handling of what is under way. And many agreed with a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper was not requesting asylum and had they strongly believe to be an attempted statement by Julian Kulas, attorney for that the veterans group headed by Mr. decided to return to the Soviet Union. defection by a Ukrainian sailor who "the littlest defector," Walter Polov– Grayek is known for its pro-Communist The decision to have Mr. Medvid sign twice jumped overboard to escape from chak, that Mr. Medvid is the first victim leanings. the statement was made by the White a Soviet freighter in the Mississippi of the upcoming U.S.-Soviet summit News about the vandals' act was House, the 1NS and the Departments of River near New Orleans. meeting. reported by Jerusalem newspapers, State and Justice. including the Russian-language paper, The statement did not clarify why The Ukrainian community's anger The Ukrainian community's con– Krug. Mr. Medvid had jumped ship. intensified when word quickly spread - cerns were shared by some members of The Society of Ukrainian-Jewish After signing the statement. Mr. and was confirmed by several indepen– Congress who called for investiga– Contacts in Jerusalem has issued a Medvid was released and returned to dent sources - that irene Padoch, the tions into the entire incident. (Continued on page 14) the Soviet vessel "in accordance with his Ukrainian-language interpreter used (Continued on page 11) Australians unveil monument to famine victims MELBOURNE, Australia - Dr. James E. Mace, research associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research institute, joined Australian Liberal Party leader John Howard in dedicating a monu– ment to the victims of the Great Ukrai– nian Famine of 1932-33 in Canberra, Australia, on October 10. Also while in Australia, Dr. Mace delivered a series of lectures on his research and introduced the film "Har– vest of Despair" in major Australian cities. The famine memorial, erected at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Turner, Australian Capital Territory, was offi– cialiy opened by Mr. Howard, leader of the opposition in the Australian Parlia– ment. who praised the contribution Ukrainian Australians had made to their adopted country and called it fitting to commemorate the 7 million (Continued on page 5) Monument to victims of the Great Famine is unveiled in Canberra, Australia. 2" ". - - THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER З, 1985^^ No. 44 lrina Grivnina arrives in West Yelena Bonner to travel JERSEY C1TY. N.J. -After a two- ment against dissidents, Ms. Grivnina, abroad for medical treatment year struggle to leave the Soviet Union, 40, and her family left Moscow after Soviet dissident lrina Grivnina arrived being allowed to renounce Soviet JERSEY,Cll Y, N.J. - Yelena Bon– tian Science Monitor reported. in Amsterdam on October 28 accom– citizenship, the Associated Press re- ner, the wife of Soviet dissident Andrei The State Department reacted cau^" panied by her husband and two chil– ported. D. Sakharov, has been granted permis– tiously to the unconfirmed report but dren. sion by the Soviet Union to go abroad said that it "welcomed" the news. Ms. Grivnina was convicted in 1981 Ms. Grivnina is a programming for medical treatment, a West German Bernard Kalb, the department of slandering the Soviet state and was engineer by profession and was in– publication says. spokesman, said the United States sentenced to a five-year prison term that volved in the publication of the lnfor– Ms. Bonner has been in internal exile believes that Dr. Sakharov's internal was later reduced to two years. mation Bulletin of the Working Corn- since May 1984. She was convicted of exile "should be ended" and he should Once a member of a commission to mission to investigate the Use of Psy– slandering the Soviet state, and her be permitted to "resume a normal life." investigate the use of psychiatric treai– chiatry for Political Purposes. husband. Dr. Sakharov, was banished The Times reported to the closed city of Gorky five years ago Yefrem Yankelcvich. the son-in-law after he had criticized Soviet policies of Ms. Bonner and Dr. Sakharov, was Monday evening, when Mr. Medvid and publicized his views through the quoted in The New York Times as Runaway Ukrainian... was taken into custody by U.S. officials Western press. saying that he believed she would go to ^ (Continued from page 1) and brought aboard a Coast Guard Boston for treatment of her eyes and Mr. Medvid's ordeal began on cutter. Meanwhile, a West German human- possibly a coronary by-pass operation. Thursday evening, October 24, when he interviews were conducted on rights organization reported that Dr. in the 1970s, Ms. Bonner had been jumped off the 102,000-ton grain ship, Monday aboard the Coast Guard Sakharov is near death. allowed by the Soviet authorities to go Marshal Koniev, then anchored at Belle cutter. Mr. Medvid reportedly refused The international Society for Human to italy three times for eye treatment. Chasse, 15 miles downriver from New to answer some questions, but Rights in Frankfurt attributed its Orleans. He swam ashore, but was repeatedly stated that he wanted to information to lrina Grivnina, a Soviet Mr. Yankelevich told reporters that picked up by U.S. Border Patrol agents, return to the USSR. dissident who is a close friend of Dr. he still had not received confirmation Sakharov. Ms. Grivnina arrived in the of Ms. Bonner being allowed to leave who apparently did not understand him Mr. Medvid was interviewed by a and thought he was a stowaway. West on Monday evening, October 28. the Soviet Union. State Department official who speaks The 1NS said that it had interviewed News of the announcement that Ms. A State Department official was Russian. Also present at the interview quoted as saying that the United States Mr. Medvid by telephone with the help were an American military doctor, a Bonner would be allowed to go abroad of a Ukrainian-speaking interpreter in appeared in the West German maga– has avoided directly seeking confirma– representative of the 1NS, two officers tion of the report because of the Soviet New York on Thursday night, shortly from the Soviet Embassy, a Soviet zine, Bild.