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Prairie provinces' bilingual program: Soviets "rehabilitate" Holoborodko, its successes and significance Ukrainian poet of the '60s Following is part I of a three-part grade 7 — are among the estimated by Bond an Nahaylo so far as to say he was confident that the series on the Ukrainian-English bilin­ 3.000 children in Alberta, Saskatche­ young Mr. Holoborodko would soon gual program — an education program wan and Manitoba who are enrolled in After almost two decades, the ban on become one of the "great figures" of unique to Canada that provides chil­ the government-funded program. the gifted Ukrainian poet Vasyl Holo­ Ukrainian poetry. dren with Ukrainian-language instruc­ borodko finally appears to have been But just as Mr. Holoborodko was Fifteen, years after the Alberta go­ lifted. A recent issue of the journal coming into his own, with the an­ tion/or up to 50 percent of the school vernment adopted legislation allowing day. Ukraina published 11 of his poems, but nouncement in 1965 that a collection of for Ukrainian immersion programs in •with no mention of the long hiatus. The his poems was being prepared for The first installment focuses on, the the province's schools, strikingly diffe­ introductory note even suggests that it is Ukrainian bilingual program in the publication, his literary path was sud­ rent approaches are being used across simply the latest of numerous selections denly blocked. In the summer of that wheat-growing province of Saskatche­ the prairies: in some, Ukrainian is the of his poems to appear in Soviet publi­ wan. ; year, his poetry was criticized in Mos­ only language spoken in the classroom cations. Mr. Holoborodko, it states, cow, and thereafter, without any ex­ • .'- by Michael Bodurklw throughout the morning; in others, the "has been publishing his poems, in the planation, no more of his work was instruction is partly in English and republic's newspapers and journals for a accepted for publication apart from a SASKATOON — In a ground-floor partly in Ukrainian in varying degrees. long time." few poems that appeared at the be­ classroom at St, Goretti School in While many factions dispute which In fact, Mr. Holoborodko has been ginning of 1968 in Poezia. Although Saskatoon, 20 students, all Canadian- approach is best, the non-Ukrainian published very little in Ukraine and-, as Mr. Holoborodko was not active in the born, were learning the Ukrainian enrollment of students grows larger and far as can be ascertained, the last Ukrainian dissident movement and was names of the days of the week. Though more diverse each year. It is not uncom­ occasion was in 1968. Nevertheless, on never publicly denounced, in the eyes of most of the students come from families mon, for instance, to see among the the basis of his appearances at poetry the authorities he has remained until where only one parent is of Ukrainian pupils children from families where readings and of unpublished works that now a "non-poet" origin, and some from families! where. t both pace.Qjs arc,, of East Jovian or jonie circulated in ^amvydav,. he was hailed ; It appears that the real reason for the neither parent is Ukrainian, no lan­ other Sisible minority" group as they by leading representatives of the Ukrai­ ban on Mr. Holoborodko was not so guage other than Ukrainian was spoken are called in Canada. nian literary elite as one of the most much his poetry as what he represented, at anytime. promising young poets to emerge and this makes his "rehabilitation" all The program at St. Goretti in Saska­ the rrtore significant. The 1960s were a toon is modelled on the approach during the exciting first half of the 1960s. Ukrainian literary critic Ivan period of resurgent Ukrainian national utilized by Manitoba schools: after 100 awareness that was spearheaded by the percent immersion in Ukrainian in Dzyuba, who played a leading role in the revival of public and cultural life in young generation of poets, writers and kindergarten, the children are taught in (Continued on page 2) Ukrainian for up to 50 percent of the Ukraine during that decade, even went school day. • - The enrollment for kindergarten has Knesset member tells Ukrainians been so heavy this year that the class had to be split in two to accommodate alt of the pupils. to ask forgiveness for crimes JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A deputy tion of hundreds of thousands of Jews. Language of communication speaker of the Knesset. Israel's parlia­ He also stated: ment, has stated that Ukrainians as a "During more than four decades, not In almost every Ukrainian bilingual nation are collectively responsible for a single word was heard from your classroom across the prairies, teachers the crimes of individuals against Jews. organization in favor of the human report that the majority of their pupils Deputy Speaker Dov B. Ben-Meir rights of Ukrainians of the Jewish faith now come from homes in which English wrote, in a letter to Americans for who were shot, burned, gassed by your is the principal language of communica­ Human Rights in Ukraine,"... since the fellow countrymen. And it js only the tion. days of Bogdan Chelmenitzky [sic; the 'worry' whether the Israeli press will by reference is to Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Indeed, a study commissioned by the its publicity prejudice the objectivity of Pupils at St. Goretti School. hetman of Ukraine, 1648-1657], the Israeli justice that keeps you awake at Ukrainian Canadian Committee shows Jewish people has a long score to settle Outside the classroom, the environ­ that only 15 percent of Ukrainians in nights!" ment evokes memories of Saturday with the Ukrainian people." Saskatchewan use the Ukrainian lan­ Mr. Ben-Meir then concluded his morning Ukrainian school: the walls are guage in the home. The letter, dated October 1986, was adorned with photographs of small written in response to a letter AHRU letter with the following: children in Ukrainian costumes per­ The Ukrainian Community Develop­ sent to all 120 Knesset members regard­ "To you and your friends, 1 suggest forming at the school's Ukrainian ment Committee — a subcommittee of ing the case of John Demjanjuk, the 66- that you go to church not only on Christmas concert; the haunting strains the Ukrainian Canadian Committee year-old former Cleveland autoworker Sunday, but also every day of the week. of Ukrainian folk songs drift out of the looking into ways to increase the accused of being "Ivan the Terrible." and that you kneel there until bleeding music room; and groups of children community involvement of Canadian- AHRU had expressed its concern at the knees in asking forgiveness for chat among themselves in seemingly born Ukrainians — says the survival of about whether Mr. Demjanjuk, who is what your people has done to ours." flawless Ukrainian as they remove the the Ukrainian community in western on trial in Israel for Nazi war crimes, In an effort to verify that the letter layers of clothing that protects them Canada depends on cultivating a large will receive a fair trial despite extensive had indeed been written by Mr. Ben- from the frigid blasts of a prairie winter. group of children fluent in Ukrainian. pre-trial publicity about the case. Meir, The Ukrainian Weekly tried for Schools among western Canada's French and English. AHRU received several responses two and a half weeks to contact the public and Catholic schools, like St. "Our main objective in educating our from members of the Knesset, but none Knesset member by phone. Finally, on Goretti. use the Ukrainian language in children is functional trilingualism - like that of Mr. Ben-Meir. Tuesday. January 6, (at 6 a.m. Eastern the classroom for up to 50 percent of the fluency in English. French and Ukrai­ The deputy speaker, who is a member time). The Weekly did reach Mr. Ben- school day. The students are from nian," says a report recently released by of the Labor Party, noted that anti- Meir in Israel. After the caller, editor diverse ethnic backgrounds. the UCDC group. "The Ukrainian Semitism in the USSR is concentrated Roma Hadzewycz, identified herself as The children in the Ukrainian bilin­ bilingual program {that includes French in Ukraine and that uncounted numbers phoning from The Ukrainian Weekly in gual program — which is offered at St. as a suhject) is the only viable method of of Ukrainians collaborated with the the United States, Mr. Ben-Meirstated, Goretti this year from kindergarten to {Continued on page 8) Nazi regime, especially in the annihila- (Continued on page 3) January 12 — DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS THEUKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11.1987 No. 2

Soviets... contemporary Ukrainian poets." Ac­ Kiev appeals court orders (Continued from page 1) cording to Mr. Stus, Mr. Holoborodko Hterary critics known as the "Shesty- had been "persecuted," expelled from desiatnyky," or "Sixtiers." They not Donetske University, and packed off probe of Protsenko case only brought a refreshing new spirit to for military service. In 1969, another by Bohdan Faryma works: a manuscript titled "The State of Ukrainian cultural life but also set an Ukrainian poet, Ivan Drach, confirmed the Russian Orthodox Church," dis- example of civic courage and commit­ that Mr. Holoborodko was serving in NEW YORK —The case of a Ukrai­ cribing the persecution of believers in ment to the national cause. One of their the army in the Soviet Far East. nian Christian activist is being recon­ the Soviet Union, and a 106-page rough - leading representatives was Mr. Although Mr. Holoborodko was no sidered after an appeals court recently draft titled "The Strength of Holiness Dzyuba, who, in the first half of 1965, longer published in his homeland, his repealed his three-year sentence, the and the Weakness of Evil," devoted to shortly before the crackdown on the works .circulated in samvydav. Four Second World Press (SWP) reported. the life of Bishop Barnaba, recently nationally minded Ukrainian intelli­ collections of his poems found their way On December 10, 1986, the appeals deceased in Kiev. gentsia, publicly singled out Mr. Holo- to the West and were published in 1970 court in Kiev, Ukraine, rejected Pavel During the searches that led to the borodko as a model poet whose works in a volume titled "Letiuche Vikontse" Protsenko's sentence and ordered a new activist's arrest, copies were found of an reflected both the Ukrainian literary (The Flying Window) by a Ukrainian investigation on grounds that the probe appeal calling for the reopening of the tradition and the new artistic and publishing house in France. After that, leading to his sentence was "not care­ Kiev-Pechersky (Caves) Monastery for aesthetic principles of the "Sixtiers." there was no further information about fully enough executed." the 1,000th anniversary, in 1988, of the the poet's fate other than that in Ja­ The court said it needed to re-eva­ Christianization of Kievan Rus'. Writing in Dnipro, Mr. Dzyuba nuary of 1972, when an even more luate whether Mr. Protsenko's writings Three Soviet authers•—Bulat Okud- praised Mr. Holoborodko as a dedi­ extensive purge took place in Ukraine, and the material he distributed are cated poet concerned with the essence of correspondence from Mr. Holobo­ zhava, Bazil lskander and Alexandr ""anti-Soviet." Kondratyev — came to the defense of life whose animistic poetic vision cut to rodko was confiscated during the search During the time of the new investiga­ the core of matters. He even hinted that that preceded the arrest of Mr. Stus. Mr. Protsenko. They sent a letter to the tion he will remain in the Lukianov- Central Committee of the Communist Mr. Holoborodko was in fact the sort In the mid-1970s, Ivan Svitlychny, a skaya Prison in the Ukrainian capital, of poet who was not all that interested literary critic and leading"Sixtier," who Party saying that one should not be where he has stayed since his sentence judged for one's thoughts and convic­ "in the searching that, to a large extent, was one of the dozens of Ukrainian on November 18, 1986, according to inspires civic-minded young poetry." intellectuals imprisoned in 1972-1973, tions, and calling the Christian activist's SWP, an international network that trial an "anachronism." Mr. Holoborodko s appearance on the wrote a spirited statement from inside a monitors human-rights abuses in the literary scene had already been wel­ labor camp explaining what the "Six- Soviet Union. On November,6, 1986, Yevgeny comed by such noted figures in Ukrai­ Yevtushenko, the poet and high-rank- tiers" represented and why they had Mr. Protsenko, a 32-year-old libra­ nian cultural life as the critics Mar- been placed "outside the law and ing member of the official Soviet haryta Malynovska and Volodymyr rian from Kiev, said the materials under Writers Union, sent a letter on the beyond the barrier of literature and investigation are not political but Pianov and the poets Andriy Malyshko public life." He argued that the line in Protsenko case to the procurator (attor­ exclusively of a philosophical and : and Dmytrd- Pavlycnkp. 'Nevertheless, Ukrainian poetry begun by Lina Kos - ney general) £f Ukraine:,' ' religious nature. J : at a time when-npn.we're' 'oVthe rise arriong" the Drach and Mykola Vinhranovsky, and In a concluding statement during his Vfo; $fo •g&niarea' frbMttetfofky younger generation and the atmosphere then by Mr. Holoborodko — whom he November 17 trial, Mr. Protsenko said liisti(utc of &««« in Ukraine was becoming highly described as a "star of the first magni­ that he had never taken part in political ^^ p^on. and th'aWthe'.iritbrma- charged, the fact that the leading tude" — and Mykola Vorofeyov, was activities. He said it is the duty of every tion about him which Mr. Yevtushenko Christian to obey the laws of the land, spokesman for the "Sixtiers" devoted not "just another" literary tendency. By (Continued on page 12) an entire article to Mr. Holoborodko's fundamentally altering themes, style but that when the government acts in poetical debut meant that the young and technique, it had "changed the very contradiction to Christian teachings, poet became earmarked for attention by notion of literature, its purpose, and its the devoted Christian should speak out Yuri Tarnopolsky the defenders of orthodoxy. possible social role." against this. On June 4, 1986, Mr. Protsenko was An attack on ;M^.: DzyubaVarticle, The "Sixtiers" had exposed the arrested and charged with the "fabrica­ about Mr. Holoborodko was not long "trasK"'wim which 'various nacks and to emigrate to Israel tion and dissemination of materials MONTREAL — Soviet Jewish dissi­ m^cmirig^-^^hlc^&'dy^w'fejiJutler c'onfofm'isls' had ^iftered'" Ukrainian discrediting the Soviet system," and on to Mr. Dzyuba by Igor Dzverin appear­ literature and, hardly surprisingly, had dent Yuri Tarnopolsky has received November 18, he was sentenced to three permission to emigrate to Israel, Mon­ ed not in a Ukrainian publication but in earned the ire of all those whom they years in labor camp. the Russian-language Literaturnaya had shown up. The latter had used every treal lawyer and human-rights advocate Gazeta oh May IS, 1965. The following weapon they could against the "Six- He was accused of distributing 10 Irwin Cotier said on January 2. month, the work of young Ukrainian tiers" and had resorted to pinning "all works, including "Essays on the His­ Mr. Tarnopolsky was told that his writers and poets was discussed at a sorts of frightening *isms* " on their tory of the Tribulations of the Russian request to emigrate had been granted meeting in the Soviet capital by repre­ literary opponents, ranging "from Orthodox Church" by Russian emigre and he will be free to leave on January sentatives of Moscow*s literary esta­ formalism to nationalism and revi­ philosopher Alexandr Levitin-Kras- 21 with his wife and daughter, Mr. nov, "The history of the Ukrainian Cbtlersaid.':-' •'•; (''•"" X™V ol ,""- blishment. Mr. Holoborodko, who was sionism." i J, o :i present at the session, came under fire Mr. Holoborodko's case illustrates Orthodox Church 1917-1945". and '•:Mr: 'Ta+n^o'ls*9, '50, iatefieVrri'stry from the literary critic Dmitriy Sedykh, the difficult fate that befell numerous "Essays on the Relativity .TBiciry and professorafla-pte^'frf'th'ffcyeafsln whose comments were reproduced on people who played a role in the post- the Authority of the Christian Scientist" a'-SlbeifoSi H»6r<'darrfff dfi'cWarges' of June 18 in Literaturna Ukraina. Among Stalin Ukrainian cultural revival. Ms. by Father loann Meyendorf, rector of "anti-Soviet agitation 'and propa­ other things, Mr. Sedykh criticized Mr. Kdstenko, for example, was only pub­ the St. Vladimir Theological Seminary ganda." He was releasedlas t March and Holoborodko's poems for their "pes­ lished again in 1977 after an enforced in New York State. allowed to return to his home in Khar- simism" and "narrowness." Further­ silence of more than a decade. Mr. Mr. Protsenko's wife, Irina Diakova, kiv, Ukraine. more, he stated that Mr. Holborodko Dzyuba was arrested in 1972 and translated Meyendorf's book at the He originally applied for an exit visa should "define his attitude to life — that sentenced to five years in confinement. request of the Moscow Patriarchate, for himself and his family in 1979'but is, finally define his view of the world." He was released after recanting, and but it was never published in the Soviet was refused. He lost his job at a poly­ At the time, it was not immediately since the mid-1970s has gradually been Union and the translation is kept in the technic institute and began a series of apparent that these negative responses rehabilitated. Mr. Stus died unbroken Patriarchate library. hunger strikes to press officials to'allow were going to cut short Mr. Holo­ in a labor camp in September 1985. Mr. Protsenko is the author of two Jews to emigrate. . borodko's literary career. At the end of What gives Mr. Holoborodko's "re­ his critique, Mr. Sedykh had even habilitation" a particular piquancy is wished him well. Moreover, a poem by that it comes at a time when Ukrainian Mr. Holoborodko was included in the writers are openly discussing the unsa­ collection Den' Poeziyi that wascleared tisfactory state of Ukrainian poetry in for printing at the end of September recent years and depicting the early I96S. But, following the wave of politi­ 1960s as the period when it was last at its cal arrests in Ukraine in the second half best. They are also beginning to draw of 1965 and the protests that they setoff, parallels between the hopes that were Mr. Holoborodko became one of the raised by 20th Congress of the Commu­ victims of official efforts to tighten nist Party of the Soviet Union and the political and cultural controls in the new "chance," as one author recently republic. The only other poems by Mr. put it, offered by the party in the wake Holoborodko known to have been of its 27th Congress. Just how far the published in Ukraine were the seven authorities will go in their reinstate­ that appeared in Poezia at the beginning ment of Mr. Holoborodko may serve as of 1968. a barometer of the cultural thaw that In the summer of 1968, the Ukrainian has recently seemed to be spreading to Ukraine from the Soviet metropolis. poet and dissident Vasyl Stus wrote a an Postmaster, send address open letter to the presidium of the Finally, it should be noted that even changes to: Editor: Roma Hadztwycz Writer's Union of Ukraine in which he now relatively little is known of Mr. The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant Editors: Michael B. Bociurkiw (Canada) listed examples of what he described as Holoborodko's biography. Ukraina has P.O. Box 346 Natalia A. Feduschak a wide-ranging "pogrom" of Ukrainian vouchsafed the information that he was Jersey City, NJ. 07303 Chrystyna N. Lapychak cultural life launched three years earlier; born in 1945 in the village of Adriano- Among the cases he mentioned was that pil in Voroshylovhrad Oblast. It has The Ukrainian Weekly, January 11,1987, No 2 Vol LV of Mr. Holoborodko, whom he des­ also stated that he is back in his native Copyright 1987 by The Ukrainian Weekly cribed as "one of-fhe most gifted village working on a state farm. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,1987 Marples: USSR to continue ambitious nuclear program WCFU issues appeal by Alvin Kapusta sions were related to personnel at the concrete sarcophagus to completely on Solidarity Day Chornobyl administration or the two encase the damaged plant is far ad­ WASHINGTON — Dr. David Mar­ ministries responsible for such nuclear vanced, it is not clear how effective this TORONTO — The. Human Rights ples, a specialist on Soviet nuclear plants. will be both immediately and over a Commission of the World Congress of power and its problems, made five longer period. The problem of deconta­ Free Ukrainians (WCFU), an umbrella organization based here, issued a plea in appearances in the nation's capital at Impact on future construction mination of soil, water and atmosphere two lectures, a symposium, a discussion is also being tackled but has become a December asking the Ukrainian com­ at the White House and a press confe­ massive and costly effort which is munity in the free world to solemnly Probably the largest impact will be on mark January 12 as the Day of Soli­ rence. the over-all nuclear plant construction complicated by the lack of sufficient special equipment, techniques and darity with Ukrainian Political Pri­ All events took place on December both in the Soviet Union and in the soners in the USSR. 10-11. 1986. Dr. Marples, who is a countries of Eastern Europe since such trained personnel. At present, the research associate at the Canadian construction'will be considerably de­ Soviets have been utilizing military Since 1976 political prisoners in the Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the layed (and in some cases completely reservists, primarily from the Baltic Soviet Union have commemorated University of Alberta in Edmonton, was cancelled) as the effects of Chornobyl countries, but because of the hazardous January 12 as the Day of the Ukrainian invited to the capital city by The become more apparent, he said. In aspects of this work, there have been Political Prisoner by declaring daylong Washington Group of Ukrainian Ame­ addition, there is considerable popular protests when the reservists were kept hunger strikes, the group said in its rican Professionals. discontent and fear among the popula­ longer than the originally planned 30 Ukrainian-language statement. "Persecution in Ukraine continues; Dr. Marples' latest book, "Chernobyl tions of both the Soviet Union and East days. European countries regarding the dan­ each year from Ukraine comes news and Nuclear Power in the USSR" (St. Other problems facing the Soviets about more persistent abuses, about Martin's Press, 1986) has just appeared gers to human life and the pollution of include an extreme shortage of housing the environment by such plants. At pre­ renewed and illegal trials of political and deals with the nature, of the Chor- for both the crews working at Chor­ prisoners and about the martyr-like nobyi disaster and its impact on the sent, both Armenia and Yugoslavia have nobyl and for those working with completely cancelled all plans for deaths of Ukrainians-dissidents," the Soviet nuclear power program. decontamination. The families of these statement said. further construction of nuclear power workers, many of whom had been In a noon appearance on December "We ask the organized Ukrainian 10 at the Smithsonian's Kennan Insti­ plants. Dr. Marples pointed out. evacuated to various areas of the USSR, are now clamoring to rejoin community in the free world to give its tute for Advanced Russian Studies, Dr. In conclusion. Dr. Marples indicated thorough support to our sisters and Marples outlined the history of nuclear that the Soviet Union will have to spend their husbands and will also need many new houses. The Soviet government is brothers — the Ukrainian political power in the USSR and emphasized additional funds to make new plants prisoners in the USSR," it concluded. that, in spite of Chornobyl, the Soviet more secure and to compensate the rushing to build entire new towns, such Union plans to continue with a very present victims of Chornobyl both in as Slavutych, which will accommodate ambitious program, of ,nu,c|ear .plant the Soviet Union and in neighboring 30,000 people, and to decontaminate TLTSM^rans" co,nstruc£j»n2$ejip^ East European countries. The USSR those cities or towns which were ori­ P/jm^ilj^d ^jf ^[ac^tjiat^ USSg has lost much international prestige ginally evacuated, such as Prypiat. vigil, prayers h^^w,,^^Jp^J^^liYes^prov.idTng from its rather cavalier handling of the Even more fundamental are such the^ty^oT energy, that will be needed in Chornobyl tragedy in the early days of problems as the need to monitor vast NEW YORK — The Ukrainian Stu­ the next two decades. Dr. Marples also the explosion, and is trying to make numbers of Soviet citizens who were dents Association of Mykola Michnow- indicated that few high-level officials in amends for this by being considerably exposed to various levels of radiation, sky in New York announced that it will either the central Soviet government or more forthright in its recent report to and to provide adequate medical assist­ observe Day of Solidarity with Ukrai­ at the Ukrainian republic level were the International Atomic Engery Asso­ ance to present victims, and to new nian Political Prisoners on Monday, purged and that the primary repercus- ciation (IAEA) in Vienna. victims in the future who begin to January 12, with a daylong candlelight --r.-y^r^ ^ :&\**&7>?ttr7Fzrr?ttttv^ indicate reactions to radiation. At the vigil one block west of the Soviet Mission on 67th Street between Lexing- State Department lecture present time, the Soviet Union has M Knesset memhet.i. neither the trained personnel nor'the, tort'and Park avemris.' • i Mtlb ">• equipment to,"handle ihe^^rmous * J-Ste.r)ntjteevening at.7^).wil,Bishop (Continued from page 1) In his lecture at the Department of > State, Dr. Marples reviewed the politi­ medical tasks. The cost for such moni­ Basil Losten will conduct special prayer "1 don't want to speak with you." and cal, economic and social consequences toring and health care programs — services for the Ukrainian nation and hung up. of the Chornobyl disaster and pointed which will have to continue for 10 to 20 especially its suffering political pri­ After re-dialing and again reaching out that the Soviet Union still faces two years — is staggering. soners who are being detained in con­ Mr. Ben-Meir, The Weekly editor said, main tasks: containment of the fallout Dr.. Marples pointed out that the centration or labor camps and in far­ "Mr. Ben-Meir, I just want to ask you from the damaged reactor; and decon­ Soviet government has appointed a away places of exile. one question." The Knesset member tamination of water, soil and atmos­ Special Commission on Chornobyl, but The public is invited to participate in interrupted, saying, "I told you I don't phere. Although the construction of a , (Continued on page 12) both events. want to speak with you, 1 don't, .want, to ans.w^Jagygue^iqn^,V.^p,the:jnthungup on,hj!sycaliej,t}^.^9n1dnt|rflei. :^ lc News analysis Americans for.Huniao Rights.* in Ukraine, headed by Bozhena Olshaniw- sky, has responded to what it termed Afghanistan's war: yearly rhetoric, and then silence Mr. Ben-Meir's "blatantly Ukraino- by Natalia A. Feduschak mudjahideen have countered with an groups similar to those operating in phobic views" with an open letter. offer to negotiate directly with Mos­ Afghanistan. AHRU sent copies of the open letter to JERSEY CITY, N.J. — As the cow for a truce and a withdrawal of "But there is one important diffe­ all members of the Knesset, along with a seventh anniversary of the Soviet Soviet troops. It remains to be seen if rence in the Afghan situation. The letter addressed to each Knesset mem­ invasion of Afghanistan has come the Soviets will accept the guerrillas* Afghan rebels are receiving tangible ber asking that the parliament censure and gone, and as governments and proposal. support from the United States and Mr. Ben-Meir for his statements. news organizations have voiced their In the past few years, however, it other non-Communist countries. Copies of all correspondence between anger at the still-unresolved conflict has been repeatedly stated in the They also enjoy the moral support of AHRU and Mr. Ben-Meir and mem­ in that country, there are hints from press that the Afghan insurgents the American people and of most bers of the Knesset were sent also to Moscow that the official attitude have garnered unprecedented moral non-Communist countries." major U.S. news media. toward the. war is changing. General and financial support from govern­ Unfortunately, this last point is [For the full texts of these letters, see Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev has ments throughout the world, both not supported by the facts. If, in fact, page 5.] repeatedly stated that he would like communist and non-communist. the American people do support the According to information provided to pull out the some 120,000 Soviet A news analysis that appeared in Afghan guerrillas, this is not evident by the Israeli Mission to the United troops in that country. He has also The Washington Post on December on the pages of the American press. Nations, Mr. Ben-Meir is one of many conceded that Afghanistan has be­ 27, 1986, written by correspondent The facts show that despite the deputy speakers of the Knesset, a title come a "bleeding wound." Dusko Doder, who spent several rhetoric that occurs annually on the that has little significance except on In a recent interview with The years reporting from the Soviet anniversary of the Soviet invasion, those occasions when a deputy speaker Washington Post, a senior Soviet Union, is, perhaps, typical of the type the war in Afghanistan has remained is in fact substituting for the speaker, or official, Yevgeny Primakov, said that of articles that appear in the press one of the least covered news events. chairman, of the Knesset. the Kremlin plans to withdraw its each year at the end of December. While a few newspapers, such as The Mr. Ben-Meir was born in Poland troops from combat in Afghanistaa In the article, Mr. Doder discussed Washington Post, the New York and is between 57 and 59 years old. He is even if current efforts to come to a the quagmire in which the Soviets City Tribune, and, at times. The an economist and author of pamphlets political solution fail. "We have have found themselves in Afgha­ Christian Science Monitor, have on social, economic and adminstrative always wanted to have Afghanistan nistan. He wrote: "Ideologically, the consistently run articles on Afghanis­ subjects,.and ts deputy mayor of Tel- be an independent, non-aligned and Soviets hold that socialism moves tan, most of the press, and especially Aviv. • neutral country," he added. only in one direction — forward. It the broadcast media, run relatively Mr. Ben-Meir is a member of.the Meanwhile, on January 1, Afghan would be a wrenching problem for few stories on the war there. Labor Party, one of Israel's two'major leader Najibullah declared a cease­ Moscow to give up a country it had A study was done recently by the parties. The Labor Party controls 43 fire in his government's fight against designated as socialist." Congressional Research Service of seats in the Knesset, while the other the country's Moslem guerrillas (mud- "Historically, the Soviets colo­ the Library of Congress for Sen. dominant party, the conservative jamaeenj aim anuuunceu measures nized and incorporated large parts of Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), which Likud, has 41. The remaining 36 seats designed to gradually bring an end to Moslem central Asia by hanging on to analyzed media coverage of the first are held by members of 13 other parties, the seven-year war. After initially the conquered real estate for decades, six years of the war. It found that some of which are so small that they rejecting the ceases-fire proposal, the wearing down guerrilla .resistance (Continued on page IS) occupy only one s'cai THEUKRAItttAtWEEKtY. ' SUNDAY. JANUARY 11,1987 No. 2

WCFU president addresses Chicagoans Lithuanian American youthsarrested on "state of Ukrainian nation" in front of Soviet Embassy^ j . well." by Marianne Liss meted — 30 percent of Catholics go to WASHINGTON - The United According to the Lithuanian World church, 20 percent of Orthodox. To add States Secret Service forced Lithuanian Youth Association, this harassment and CHICAGO *- Dr. Peter Savaryn, to the problem, the birth rate is also American Youth Association members threatened arrest of American citizens is president of the World Congress of Free down to 1.63 children per couple, i to cease singing religious hymns during inconsistent with police practices over Ukrainians, gave a "state of the Ukrai­ • Dr. Savaryn found simitar or worse a prayer service conducted December I. the past two years in dealing with public nian nation" address to a large audience situations in the United States, while in on the private property of the events across the street from the'1 Soviet of about 400 people at the Ss. Volodimir Europe Ukrainians are Tew in number 1UE/AFL-CIO building located direct­ Embassy. On May 10; T984, arid Sep­ and 01 ha Ukrainian-- Catholic Church and lack resources. '"• ly across the street from the Soviet tember 5, 1985, press conferencesco- hall, oiv Friday,['November 28. 1986. Two fairly strong communities are in Embassy. : sponsored by Congressman Barney HeirtveledtoCrocago^dshehasto Australia and South America. Austra­ "You are currently in violation of the Frank and trie Union of Councils for other cities throughout the world-— to lian Ukrainians, Dr. Savaryn noted, Washington. D.C. 500-foot law regard­ Soviet Jews were held in the same exchange ideas with the local commu­ are vigorous as* a community/ are ing demonstrations in front of foreign location as the December 1 prayer vigil. nity and to share insights into the in good condition financially and embassies. Once you started singing Numerous congressmen, .senators and conditions of the diaspora. culturally, but may face the same your hymn you became a demonstra­ private individuals spoke against the problems, including intermarriage, that tion and, therefore, I am forced to arrest Dr. Savaryn said his greatest concern unconscionable imprisonment of An­ the older communities of North Ame-_ all those present," stated Lt. James was the ongoing loss of identity within drei Sakharov, his wife, Elena Bonner, rica now experience. Luensnan of the U.S. Secret Service, most Ukrainian communities and the and other. Soviet dissidents and re - Uniformed Division. "According to the continued subjugation of the Ukrainian South American Ukrainians, despite fuseniks. The police did not interfere law you cannot put foreign embassies nation within the USSR. Summing up their poverty and some lack of leader­ with or threaten arrest against the and their employees in public disre­ the history of Soviet rule in Ukraine, ship, hold the most promise, according participants even though openly anti- pute." Another officer added, "If you from Stalin's terror-famine to-the to Dr. Savaryn. With large families, Soviet remarks were made. , Chornobyl nuclear accident. Dr. Sa­ they have a strong sense of community don't cooperate with us the Soviet varyn called for Ukraine to "divorce," and identification with the Ukrainian Embassy officials will come down on Prof. Tomas Venclova, one of the to secede from the Soviet Union. culture. He said he finds much hope in us." founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Monitoring Group, and mem­ He said he did not believe that the them, though he warns that with urba­ "This is a very dangerous interpre­ bers of the Lithuanian Americap com­ Soviet Union could be-reformed. "Re­ nization that could change. tation of the D.C. law to protect munity, held this, prayer vigil to com­ forms and rebellions have occurred embassies." explained Asia Banionis, Speaking in a general way about memorate the i'Oth anniversary,of the since the 1600s, but the Russian empire representative of the national executive problems he had encountered in his .Lithuanian Ifelsinjsj SrqSRfiThs.parii- rerrialns, consistentlyoppressive." 'board of the Lithuanian-American travels to 40 Ukrainian communities : cjf a«si pra»^ Jff ,| h6 Ce^assflfiyjt^ua- ^Ijftrahiiah "c^rnrhunitie'sTn; other' Community Inc. "It infringes not-only worldwide. Dr. Savaryn said that .riiafcoysaidenfSi.iV^cJBf^s^stS^ioBalys areas around the world' suffeV from on an American citizen's freedom, of institutions such as the Church and Gajauskas,;y.jitajrtag §^uQf(is,a,nd ,Dr assimilation and lack of unity, the speech, but his freedom of religion. The 1( schools, and cultural activities preserve Algirdas Statkevicius, .ajf .Lithuanian WCFU president stated. In Canada the police, pressured by the Soviets, have the nation, but indifference in training Helsinki monitors.. - . , • use of Ukrainian language in Ukrainian the young undercuts the community. decided that the singing of religious ; J( hymns brings officials of ihc Soviet families has dropped to 50 percent. On a.more concrete level, the WCFU Prof. Venclova later delivered a Embassy into 'public disrepute.' lt Church attendance, too, has plum­ (Continued on page 12) letter, on behalf of the Lithuanian appears thai the Soviets can punish World Youth Association, to Soviet people for ilieir religious views and Ambassador Yuri Dubinin asking him practices not only in Soviet-occupied to intercede with his government In: ' Lithuania, hul in Washington. D.C. a;. the release of. these.men from prison Obituaries Stephan Horak, historian, professor • JERSEY CITY. NJ. - Renowned many years, acted as vice-president ol professor and Ukrainian scholar. Dr. the society and was the first head of the Stephan M. Horak died unexpectedly Section on History of Ukraine. He of a heart attack on December 20, 1986. served in that capacity from 1972'to He was 66 years old. He was professor ,-974 • ••i:'1... nJtmttRtite oiv; ; of history at Eastern Illinois University 1 A: mt:rt)bcr ^ihc'^^iri^HI'^istor:- at the time of his death. •cal^cc&fr-'tybi' HttkV'WaVafco a Prof. Horak. who was a specialist on constant cOntrlbuidiWo (he Ukrainian Eastern Europe, received his doctorate Historian, the society's journal. in history from the University of Erlan- He was the organizer of the schoiarlv gen. West Germany, in 1949. Upon his sessions of the Shevchenko Scientific arrival in the United States, he taught Society within the conferences of the Eastern European history at several American Association for the Advance­ universities, including the University of ment of Slavic Studies. Kentucky and Vanderbilt University. He was also an active member of the Prof. Horak was the author of many Ukrainian American Association oi articles and books on Eastern Europe, University Professors and other scho­ and since 1968 was editor of the English- larly organizations. language periodical Nationalities Prof. Horak is survived by his wife, Papers, which he founded. The periodi­ Maria, and three children, Christina. WCFU President Peter Savaryn autographs books about the World Congress of cal is partially sponsored by the Shev- Julia and Arcadia. Free Ukrainians. chenko Scientific Society. Prof. Horak The funeral took place on December was an active member of the society for 23, 1986. in Charleston, 111. Ciuciura named UFU rector Michael Warchol, parish activist MUNICH — Theodore Ciuciura has This volume was reportedly publish­ been appointed rector of the Ukrainian ed in Paris by the National Institute of JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Michael church activities and participated in Free University (UFU) in Munich. Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Warchol, a founding member of the most of its fund-raising events. He then Dr. Ciuciura, a contributor to U- the Ukrainian Free University in Mu­ building fund for Ss. Peter and Paul helped the church purchase land when it kraine: A Concise Encyclopedia, as­ nich and the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Catholic Church, died De­ was determined a more spacious, tradi­ sumed office as rector at a ceremony in Ukrainian Studies at the University of cember 14, 1986, at St. Michael's tional church was needed. He was a Munich on September IS at which he Alberta. Medical Center in Newark of undis­ former president.of its Holy Name delivered an inaugural lecture. . Since he assumed office. Dr. Ciuciura closed causes. He was 64. Society and was accountant for the Dr. Ciuciura, who also assisted the has attended various state and Euro­ Ukrainian Community Center. editors of Ukraine: A Concise Encyclo­ pean functions as the UFU rector, The son of Ukrainian immigrants who established a butcher store in Mr. Warchol was also a member of pedia in the early stages of its prepara­ including an international conference in Jersey City, Mr. Warchol early de­ the American Institute of CPAs, the tion, gave an inaugural address on Munich commemorating the 60th anni­ veloped an interest in mathematics. He New Jersey Society of CPAs, the Ukrai­ September 27 at the University of Paris, versary of the Pan-European Union. attended Pace University in New York nian National Association and the The aim of i his union, according to Dr. with which the UFU is associated. This and became a certified public accoun­ Ukrainian National Home. He also Paris event also marked the presenta­ Ciuciura. is the formation of an undi­ tant. served as sergeant in the Army Signal tion of a volume called. "La Renais­ vided conk-deration of European states, Corps during World War 11. sance nationale et culturelle en Ukraine which would involve the reunion of Mr. Warchol's dream was to some­ Mr. Warchol is survived by his son. de 19I7auxannees 1930,"(The national western and eastern Europe. day build a church the Ukrainian Daniel, and daughter. Mary Jane Mc- and cultural renaissance in Ukraine Dr. Ciuciura is a member of UNA community, in Jersey City would be Conville. His wife, Mary, died six years from 1917 to the 1930s). Branch 19 in New York. '. proud of. He was very involved in ago...... -. .-.-•.. .. -,-•/,'.»y. •.-.' No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,19S7 For the record: correspondence between AHRU and Knesset Following Is the complete and unedited cor­ who-were shot, burned, gassed by your fellow of Jews." As a strictly factual matter, it is nowhere respondence between Americans for Human countrymen. And it is only the "worry" whether the near being well established that persons of Ukrai­ Rights In Ukraine and Dov B. Ben-Meir,deputy Israeli press will by its publicity prejudice the nian nationality did anything like kill "hundreds of speaker of the Knesset, and AHRU's two letters objectivity of Israeli justice, that keeps you awake thousands of Jews" during World War II. It is to all members of the Knesset. at nights. certainly true that there were some Ukrainian . 1 can reassure you: Israeli justice will hold fair individuals who collaborated. The Israeli War judgement! Crimes Investigations Office estimates that they To you and your friends, I suggest that you go to numbered about 11,000, a figure that heeds to be Text of AH RU letter, dated September 18,1986, church not only oh Sunday butalso every day of the compared to a total population of 36 million. As to all members of the Knesset. week, and that you kneel there until bleeding at the regards collaborators, they were to be found in, all The Honorable; j ''' -; '• ' knees in asking forgiveness for what your people of Europe, including France,, the. Netherlands, Knesset ' -; has done to ours. Poland and Russia. But of far greater significance is Jerusalem, Israel your failure to mention the fact that the number of Dov Ben-Meir, M.K. Ukrainian collaborators is positively dwarfed by the Dear Mr._ Deputy Speaker of the Knesset size of Ukraine's catastrophic losses resulting from We are grateful to have had the opportunity to the German invasion: over 7 million Ukrainians visit your most interesting country in July and for were killed in the war against facsicm. Why, then, having been granted, an audience with members of do you attempt to portray Ukrainians chiefly as Text of open letter, dated December 15, 1986, victimizers when in fact they were principally your government. jVc commend you on the sent to Mr. Ben-Meir by AHRU. democratic nature of-Israel and the spirit upon victims? And not only during World War II. In which it was built and defended. An Open Letter to Dov B. Ben-Meir 1932-33 we lost 6 to 7 million in the genocidal man- The1 primary concern during our visit was to learn Deputy Speaker of the Knesset made famine created by Stalin. more about the case of John Demjanjuk — accused Knesset Is there anti-Semitism in Ukraine today? Yes, of Nazi war crimes and crimes against humanity. Jerusalem, Israel there is, as there is in the United States, or France, or He is now being detained in Ayalon prison in Russia. However, it is a serious error to uncritically Ramie awaiting charges by the prosecution for his Dear Sir: equate anti-Semitism in Ukraine with Ukrainian alleged crimes. His trial has been postponed for the It is with profound sadness and pain that we read anti-Semitism. To cite a historical example: Was past six months because the prosecutors and the your letter to us dated October 1986, which we the murderous cry of the Black Hundreds "Kill the police say they are looking for further evidence and received at the end of November. It is simply Jews and Save Russia," which was heard during witnesses. astonishing that a person who holds such a high czarist times in Ukraine, insofar as that is where the Meanwhile, in light of the extensive pre-trial office as yourself — Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Jews had been forced to live because of Pale of publicity about John Demjanjuk in the Israeli press — subscribes to the odious intellectual position of a Settlement restriction, an example of Ukrainian we voiced ©ureohcerns to-representatives of your belief in collective guilt. And, the troubling anti-Semitism? Of course not, for although the government regarding these reports and how they question that naturally arises is, are the views Black Hundreds operated in Ukraine, they were could prejudice Demjanjuk's case. They assured us expressed in your letter merely your own or do they composed of Russians and supported by the that Demjanjuk's trial will be just and fair, and that represent the views of a portion or of the entire Russian czarist regime. the judges will not be influenced by the statements Knesset? You imply that contemporary anti-Semitism in quoted from government sources in the Israeli news In your letter you refer to Bohdan Khmelnytsky Ukraine is somehow the fault of the Ukrainians media. and World War II. It is beyond the scope of any themselves. Some of it may be, but how can you We have been monitoring Israeli newspapers and communication such as this to treat your specific ignore the fact that anti-Semitism is an official have noted an intensification of accusatory historical allegations in any detail, but at least a policy of the Soviet government directed from statements made by representatives of your brief reply is in order. It is a well-established fact Moscow. Are you not, for example, aware of books government regarding John Demjanjuk's guilt. We > that Jews, Poles and Ukrainian Uniates suffered such as ^Zjonism Counts on-Te^TOf*'-

Faces and Places

by Myron B. Kuropas

Miracles do happen During his last liturgical homily of Browar, who had originally planned to 1986. our pastor asked us to reflect back make the Chicago weekend, and con­ on what had transpired in our lives vinced them to go to the Detroit area during the preceding year. with us. "Think about your joys and sor­ The next night we received a call from rows," he said. "What effect did they Stephen and Marusia Bida of Jenkin- have on your lives?" town. Pa. "We read about the Chicago After pausing for a moment, he went weekend in The Ukrainian Weekly." on. "Think also of your spiritual growth they said. "Is it still on?" We told them last year." he said. "Think about those we'd moved it to Detroit. "Great," they instances in 1986 when you felt closest replied. "Well drive in.** to God. What was it about those times That same night we called the Rev. that brought God into your hearts? Thomas Glynn of St. John the Baptist in My wife Lesia and 1 looked at each Detroit and told him about the week­ other knowingly. "The divine liturgies end. "Count me in," he said. on our Marriage Encounter weekends," And so it went. In addition to the she whispered in my ear. Czubatyjs, the Browars, the Bidas and "Amen." 1 replied, smiling. "God was the Rev. Glynn, the weekend included with us." Jerry and Louise Fecko, Walter and There were two Ukrainian Marriage Mary Pytiak, Myron and Darka Fedo- Encounter weekends in 1986. one in the riw, and Toby and Toma Tobianski. Chicago area, the other around Detroit. One of the "highs" for Lesia and me in The Detroit weekend almost didn't Detroit was the divine liturgy celebrated happen. . . ,, b,y .f.he .Rev CJiirpysky on Sunday. It The second Ukrainian Marriage .was ft!i*r^iotH^ib^4Wi

Participants in the Ukrainian Marriage Encounter Weekend held November 21-23, 1986, in Livonia, Mich. * , '" No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,1987

A tragic gallery VitaUy Kalynychenko: one of many From a series of biographical sketches dedicated to papers, hoping that these could be smuggled out of the memory of Yuriy Lytvyn, a Ukrainian publicist the USSR. But the Ghanian had already learned the who died in a present-day death camp in the USSR. art of informing and took Vitaliy's papers to where he was "supposed"to. Meanwhile Vitaliy continued by Nina Strokata to consider ways of escaping from Jhe USSR. He bought a backpack and a map of Tadzhikistan, and If we wish to acquaint ourselves with the fate of it is with such innocent preparations that he was Soviet political prisoners, we shall have to enter arrested by the KGB. into a world that arouses our surprise and. sym­ Vitaliy's first arrest was in September 1964. But pathy. The surprise results not only from acquain­ since he was not very open with the investigator, not tance with an oppressive social order, but also from enough evidence was produced and the case against the details of Soviet life which are known to us but him was dropped. In January 1965 he had his which we often prefer not to know. freedom. • Vitaliy Kalynychcnko's story is one that many In due course, Vitaliy left for Leningrad, where Soviet citizens have lived in silence, not wanting to he found work as a senior engineer in the All-Union reveal its indignities. Institute of Technological Projects. But the thought. Vitaliy is still relatively young. He was born in of escaping from a country where anyone can be j 1937 in the village of Vasylkivka in the Dnipro-« turned into an informer never, left him. petrdVske region. In 1966 Vitaliy asked to be released from his job, From I960 to 1964 Vitaliy studied at the Kiev and he disappeared. Later he was seized by Soviet Institute of National Economy. This educational guards on the border between 'Finland and the institution, as many othersin.the USSR, is attended USSR. The subsequent short pre-trial investigation by students from various parts of the world, in Leningrad and the criminal-psychiatric hearing especially from the Third World. These students are at the Serbsky Institute in Moscow was followed bya often kept under surveillance since they are, after trial and sentencing: 10 years of imprisonment for all, foreigners. "treason" in a camp of severe regimen. Vitaliy was one of those who was told to spy on But the court needed a reason for the sentence, students: one from Ghana and one from Kenya,and and such a reason was duly found by the judge. We Vitally Kalynychenko one American citizen. Like perhaps most Soviet can see this from the text of the sentence, which- decided to change bis tactics and give up the passive citizens, Vitali/'didrlbt jrefiise. He did not refuse, found.its way into the Ukrainian samvydav anticipation of his release: He 'began to pursue a but he suffered from taking part in this base action (literally, "self-publishing) organs: new course and set his hopes on a return to freedom — suffered' to the point of deciding to flee the "...led an improper mode of life, taught the through protesting the original pretext for his country that forced him into such a deed. reactionary philosophy of existentialism ... result­ arrest. Filled with hate for an ideology that is incapable ing in the appearance of anti-Soviet sentiments ... In a written appeal to the government of the of surviving without the support of police infor­ Destroyed his Komsomol membership card ... USSR and to the Human Rights Commission at the mers; Vitaliy turned to the very foreigners "as­ began to form a plan for escaping across the border United Nations, Vitaliy protested against the view signed" to him. To the American, Vitaliy wrote and ... Publicized faefs about certain instructions given that his distaste for life in the USSR was interpreted told of his desire to fight the Communist evil, if only to him in matters concerning the committee of state as a crime — a crime called treason. Vitaliy did not he could escape and receive political asylum. To the security [KGB] ..." deny that his views were different from those student from Ghana, Vitaliy gave his personal As a prisoner deprived of freedom in a labor allowed in the USSR. But what court can try camp, Vitaliy worked conscientiously and did not something like [that,? V;jaljv.de^^de^,^thoi|L Nina Strokata is a founding member of the wish to take part in any oppositional activities. He result, that his case be made known to appropriate Ukrainian Helsinki Group who has resided in the hoped that as a "model prisoner" he might be representatives of the United Nations. United States since 1979 when she and her husband, released after serving only half a term (after all, the During his term of imprisonment Vitaliy met Sviatoslav Karavansky, were forced by Soviet laws of the USSR make provision for such cases). fellow Ukrainians who constitute at least half of all authorities to emigrate. A briefer version of this But, as it turned out, mere obedience and hard work the prisoners in the political camps of the USSR. article appeared in the summer 1986 issue of were not enough to receive a reprieve under the laws The steady increase of the camp population with Smofoskyp, a quarterly newspaper that focuses on of the USSR. people from Ukraine made it possible to become human-rights issues. And so, sometime in the mid-1970s, Vitaliy (Continued on page 12)

LEnpflS^fWWITQR We strive to develop cooperation with exists in my hometown, the Trenton (The Ukrainian Weekly, November 30, AHRU provides our friends. We are informing the free community. 1986). world about the tragic situation in The Hromada Committee of Trenton Ukraine and about the plight of Ukrai­ and vicinity is sponsoring the annual Methinks His Worship Mayor De- chance for all core exaggerates a slight bit when he Dear Editor: nians, thereby bringing them the hope celebration of Ukrainian Independence and courage necessary to continue in Day of January 22nd. Unfortunately, says he was "scolded" by Ukrainian In the December 18 issue of The News for using the term "bullshit" in Weekly, Dr. Myron Kuropas bemoans their struggle to attain their God-given they-4*ave scheduled this event on rights. AHRU and the newly formed January 25, the date of Superbowl reference to the Deschenes Commis­ the sorry state of Ukrainian organiza­ sion. tions and our lack of direction in an UNCHAIN will upgrade this work into Sunday. article, "What we need in *87." a network of computerized centers for This creates a conflict of interest for The editorial of September 18, 1985, better efficiency and improved commu­ observation of events, which the immi­ which commented on Mayor Decore *s Do not fear, AHRU is here, Myron. nication. grant generation does not understand. Americans for Human Rights in speech, praised him for speaking out on This is evident in the question, "Where the issue. In fact it opened: 'jKudos to Ukraine (AHRU) was founded in 1980 Many people agree with us and is our youth?" on principles of democracy, openness, Mayor Laurence Decore for being the support us. This has resulted in our When 1 am presented with the choice first major politician to publicly ex­ creativity and progress. AHRU is open growth, rising from a modest body in of going to this "patriotic" event or to people of all ages, worshipping press what many in the Ukrainian 1980 to upwards of 4,000 members and spending time with my peers watching community have been feeling for a long according to their creed. AHRU's supporters with 22 branches in the the Superbowl at the Ukrainian Club, 1 members include the American-born, time —:that the Deschenes Commission United States and Canada. We are here would choose the latter. has gone far enough..." naturalized citizens, English-speaking, to stay and we are going forward. You Ukrainian-speaking, Catholics. Ortho­ 1 had pointed out this scheduling know this, Myron — after all, you are problem to the Hromada Committee in One sentence refered to the term dox and Protestants. AHRU encou­ one of us. "bullshit." This sentence read verbatim: rages creativity and does not stultify 1986, as they had created the same initiative. AHRU's doors are open to conflict last year. However, they chose "Though we feel the mayor could Bozhena Olshaniwsky to ignore my observation and have have made his point just as effectively all, young or not so young, who wish to President work and help to improve human rights committed the same error this year. I without using one particular word in and human dignity in Ukraine and in AHRU wonder how many other communities front of the clergy, the point neverthe­ the diaspora. Newark, N.J. have this problem, with the establish­ less had to be made, and it had to be ment later wondering, "where is our made forcefully." We, the members of AHRU, have set youth?" our direction. We are on course; our Superbowl vs. George A. Miziuk C'mon Laurence, if that's "scolding" accomplishments attest to that. We are Trenton, N.J. perhaps some of the Edmonton Jour­ informing members of our government, Independence Day nal's writers should scold you more other governments and the communi­ Dear Editor: often. ties in which we live who we are and In reference to Myron Kuropas' Don't complain, where we are going. In a professional, column "Faces and Places" in the Marco Levytsky scholarly manner we are endeavoring to December 28, 1986 issue of The Ukrai­ Laurence Decore Editor challenge and correct disinformation nian Weekly, 1 would like to point out Dear Editor: Ukrainian News campaigns directed against Ukrainians. an "acculturation" problem which Re: Interview with Laurence Decora Edmonton '•-"":>•—

THEUKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1987 No. 2

Prairie provinces'... (Continued from page 1) achieving our educational goaf." The UCDC wants the community to increase the enrollment in Ukrainian immersion programs by 50 percent (to 5,000'students) by 1991. According to several children in the Ukrainian program interviewed for this story, the fact that no Ukrainian is spoken in many of their homes does not prevent them from polishing up on Ukrainian'outside of the classr.oom. Most "of the students say they rely on their grandparents — "baba"and "dido" — tor some enthusiastic Ukrainian- language conversation.

Courses for parents , In an effort to help-parents adjust to their children's newly acquired Ian- I guage skills, some school districts and parents' groups on the prairies offer § evening Ukrainian language courses to the parents, of pupils enrolled in the Ukrainian bilingual program. J -. Kindergarten class at St. Goretti School. In the rear is Ed Werbicki, principal. The child ren arc invited each summer have to_go that extra mile" to be a it — do as well or belter than a unilin- also difficult, since the government by the schools and parents' groups to . Ukrainian bilingual instructor, she says, gual child." requires a minimum of 20 students in a attend Ukrainian immersion camps, a referring to the added work of prepar­ bilingual classroom — a quota which few of which are held in the Saskatoon ing learning materials in Ukrainian and Multiculturalism a factor recruiters say is difficult to achieve in area. constantly thinking in two languages. areas where Ukrainian families arc The government-subsidized camps Mrs. Kachkowsky says several of her Ms. Sembaliuk believes that changes isolated by miles of farmland. *'hejij^to;%eep the;4cids speaking Ukrai- pupils over the years have come from in Canadian society, particularly an Teachers and, community feaders say ;n^^fo^ghoui'wesur4lher,"-s«id Ed mixed marriages where one of the increased emphasis on multicultura­ it is difficult to'predfc'f with any accu­ Werbicki, principal of St. Gorctti. parents is from a non-Ukrainian back­ lism, are prompting more interest in racy what effect the children,will have Providing children with opportuni­ ground. learning Ukrainian. "People realize on the community after graduating ties to speak Ukrainian outside of the "We have many children with non- they can maintain their (ethnic) identity from the Ukrainian bilingual program. classroom and during the summer Ukrainian names, but the family usually and still be a part of mainstream," she months is crucial to the children's grasp has some Ukrainian connection," ex­ said in an interview in Edmonton. "It's really a question of whether the of the Ukrainian language, says Patricia plains Mrs. Kachkowsky during a lunch Ukrainian bilingual programs, Ms. community is going to make special Scmbaliuk. a former Ukrainian lan­ break in the staff-room. "These families Sembaliuk volunteered, arc particularly efforts to involve these children," said guage consultant with the Edmonton are caught up in the search for their appealing to parents who do not want to Bohdan Krawchenko, director of the Public School Board. Ukrainian roots." send their children to Saturday morning Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Stu­ Said^s^rab&liuk..who.teaches .a, Mt v ,,. Mr. Werbicki says he is happy that Ukrainian schools. dies. "The children are an important ^kfainlrn^ftin^aTcfassIn tiniottM/ *Rnf£scr?6ol wks given'the oppoYtuHity to "People do not want to go to Satur­ pool, and it is really a challenge to the "Learning a language is like learning an offer the Ukrainian bilingual program day schools any more," she said. "There community to see how they can orient instrument. If you don't practice every­ to residents of Saskatoon. The medium- are too many other societal factors that towards this pool." day and very frequently — you're not sized school is the only one in the their children are involved in for Satur­ Dr. Krawchenko, whose children arc going to be able to keep it up, and you're province with the Ukrainian program. day morning schools. enrolled in the Ukrainian bilingual not going to be able to extend your "It took three years of hard work to "The kids in the Ukrainian bilingual program in Edmonton, predicts gra­ experiences." establish the program," said Mr. Wer­ program say: *I belong to something duates from the program will be more bicki, adding that various local Ukrai­ that is part of mainstream and part of inclined to sign up for Ukrainian studies Ukrainian in the morning nian groups came together to lobby the everyday life. Learning Ukrainian isjust courses at Canadian universities. government for funding for the pro­ not an appendage or something extra Some people say there are so many Mornings at St. Goretti'sarereserved gram. that 1 do.* Ukrainians on the prairies that Ukrai­ for instruction in the Ukrainian lan­ The hard work paid off, however, and "So the mainstream thing has really nian should be made an official lan­ guage. The English-language instruc­ by the mid-1970s, legislation was passed done a lot to build up self-esteem and guage in Alberta, Saskatchewan and tion for the remainder of the school day by the government allowing for Ukrai­ self-worth in the kids as far as being Manitoba. is used for English language arts, nian to be taught in the classrooms. Ukrainian is being concerned." As ludicrous as it may seem, this idea mathematics and science. Critics of bilingual education see the Mr. Werbicki remembers that it would likely find many supporters in Easter and Christmas are important program as an affront to the building of wasn't easy convincing Ukrainian pa­ the major prairie cities — all of which times of the year at the school: the Canadian unity. Others see its emphasis rents to send their children to the have large Ukrainian neighborhoods. children learn about the Ukrainian on cultural pride as fostering a'separa­ program. In Saskatchewan alone, there are traditions associated with, the two tist mentality. Still others believe it Said Mr. Werbicki: "We had to close to 70,000 Ukrainians, most ol celebrations, and they take part in prevents a student from becoming truly alleviate the parents* apprehensions whom are located in Saskatoon. The concerts in which they show off their proficient in either language. about whether the program will harm city has a distinct Ukrainian district Ukrainian costumes and singing-skills. Asked about these arguments, Mr. their children's mastery of English. We with a host of Ukrainian businesses, Cecilia Kachkowsky teaches the Werbicki responds simply: "Our chil­ had to prove to them — using statistics credit unions, churches and community kindergarten class at St. Goretti. "You dren — and there are statistics to prove from the Ukrainian bilingual programs halls. Ukrainian politicians represent in Alberta and Manitoba — that it's a the district on the municipal, provincial worthy program." and federal levels of government. Recruiting new students still requires Large provincial grants have gone to a lot of arm-twisting, says Veronica the provincial office of the Ukrainian Churchman, a Ukrainian language Canadian Committee, which has used officer for the Saskatchewan Ukrainian the money to purchase modern office Canadian Committee. space and computers. The government "It's unfortunate." said Ms. Chuch- also found more than $100,000 to help man, "but a lot of Ukrainians in pay for the publication of the Ukrainian Saskatchewan don't always understand Encyclopedia. the importance of bilingual education." In Saskatchewan, it appears that finding money toexpand the program is French competition not a problem. The impediment to growth, officials agree, is convincing She added that attempts to expand parents to send their children to a the Ukrainian program have been Ukrainian bilingual program: stymied by competition from the popu­ Said Dr. Krawchenko: "Parents will lar French immersion programs, also not send their kids to the bilingual offered, but with more ubiquity, in program if they fear it may affect the Saskatchewan schools. children's career possibilities. French is an official language in He added. "We just have to do a Canada, and knowledge of the language much better job in convincing the is more often than not a prerequisite for parents of the benefits of it. We're employment in the lederal civil service. selling a very good commodity. We "re Two St. Goretti kindergarten students discuss the harvest with their teachers, Ms. Chuchman added that achieving not selling an inferior education: we're Cecilia Kachkowsky. growth ol the program in rural areas is selling a superior education." No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11. 1987

Record 788 youths participate in Plast Ski Camp in Adirondacks by Yaro Bihun Jakubowycz, Mark's 15-year-old bro­ ther, (15.1). GLENS FALLS. N.Y. - A record In thegirls'ranking, Marta Lewyckyj, 188 young skiers and 44 counselors took a counselor from Philadelphia, had the part in this year's Plast ski camp held fastest time of 16.2, beating out Motrija here between the Christmas and New Makarewycz, 14, of San Mateo, Calif., Year holidays. The youngsters — "yu- (16.9), and Christina Ratycz, 17, of naky*' and "yunachky" — came from Edison, N.J.. (17.2). across.the United States, from Massa­ chusetts to California. A small group In addition. 35 skiers earned merit also came from Canada, both as partici­ badges in skiing during the week. pants and counselors. In one of the two important non- It was the 33rd such winter outing skiing contests, Olexa Hewryk of Phila­ organized annually by Plasi's Burlaky delphia, and Yarynka Ferencevych. of fraternity, the ninth in this ski resort Jersey City, N.J., took top honors in the area just south of I.ake George in New oratory competition. The 12-year-old York's Adirondack Mountains. The Philadelphia youth had the whole camp weeklong camp was headquartered at rolling in the aisles with a comical the Landmark Motel and used the description of a chance meeting with a slopes of West Mountain for skiing. The Ukrainian immigrant "babtsia," while program included daylong skiing with Miss Ferencevych, 14, won the top two professional lessons per day and a prize, by discussing a more serious Taking a break between ski runs are (from left), Vera Kaminsky, of Richboro, Pa.; wide array of non-skiing activities to subject, building friendships. The win­ Tania Kihiczak, of Short Hills, N J.; Natalie Ussy, of Glen Mills, Pa.; and Tamara occupy the evenings. ners' prize is next year's camp at half- Cyhan, of Pottstown, Pa. cost. 'W-k^'-^M'-'' •&•'-.. ••T^f-^ "' _ '•.'.- The counselor and administrative cadre were headed by Andrew Jaciw of In the other major competition. Toronto, as commandant, and Juriy Alexandra Holubcc, 13, of Parma Ferencevych, of Jersey City, N.J., as Heights, Ohio, and Adrian Levitsky, 16, chief adminstrator. Wolodymyr Hnat- of Toronto, were elected the "sniz- kiwsky, of Bayside, N.Y., was the hynka" (snowflake) and "snihovy did" organizer, and Dr. George ,Saj,. of (snowman) — the most popular cam­ Montclair, N^J^prOvide'd W^lcalcare. pers. The largest contingent of partici­ Following five full days of lessons pants, 41, came from the Newark Plast and practice, the young skiers tested branch. New York sent 27 skiers; their skills in a final-day slalom race. Philadelphia, 23; Washington. 15; (Skiing lessons and races were grouped Cleveland and Hartford, Conn., 10 according to one's ability, regardless of each. Smaller groups came from Bos- age or rank.) ion, Passaic, N.J., Detroit. Chicago, Constanline Voyevidka, a 14-year- New Brunswick, N.J., Baltimore, Al­ old from Reno, Nev., had the best time bany, N.Y., Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse, of 14.5 seconds. He was followed by N.Y., and Los Angeles. There were also Mark Jakubowycz. a counselor from a number of "loners" from cities with­ Awaiting the result^ of the final races, M^^^^^M^i^^n&^U\e Schenectady, N.Y., (14.8) and Roman out an organized Plast presence. winners are announced.

Plast Ski ( amp participants assemble beneath the Ukrainian flag at the foot of W est Mountain. This years ou ting, run by the Burlak> Plast fraternity, attracted 188 young skiers from across the nation. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,1987 No. 2

Celebrates 40th Writes Ukrainian anniversary Notes on people children's books by Lavrentia TurkeWicz DENVER — Since moving here in 1944. Marie Halun Bloch has written 22 NEW YORK — The" Ukrainian children's books set in her first home­ School of Bandura in New York on land^ Ukraine. September 21 organized a banquet Ms. Bloch's stories are stimulated by jubilee to celebrate the 40th anniversary the memories of the Ukrainian folklore of the musical artistry of Volodymyr and history described by her parents. Tysovsky, former member, of the Her tales have appeared in 20 antho­ Taras Shevchenko Capella of Baridu- logies and have been translated into rists in Detroit. French. Ms. Bloch says her stories are The banquet took'place in the Ukrai­ intended for "middle-aged children" — nian Restaurant, located in the Ukrai­ that is ages 8 to 12. nian National Home. Nick Czorny, After completing high school, Ms. administrator of the bandura school, Bloch attended Northwestern Univer­ led the program. sity where she fell in love with her The Rev. Taras Prokopiw from St. English professor. Don Bloch. After George Church opened this gathering Mr. Bloch was given a pink slip for with a prayer,after which Mr. Czorny romanticizing with a student, the introduced the persons seated at the couple moved to Alabama, where he table of honor: Ostap Gatz. Mykola taught at'Auburn Polytechnic. Ms. Haliv, Dr. Ihor Sonevytsky. the Rev. Bloch studied economics at Auburn in Dmytro Savka. Father Taras, Mr. order to understand what caused the Tysovsky, the Rev. Volodymyr Bazy- Depression that was taking place levsky. Dr. Andriy Szul and Vsevolod around her. Sylenko. Ms. Bloch's spare time was taken up Mr. Czorny,also read the letters and During the banquet honoring basso profund o Volodymyr Tysovsky, from left are: with writing and free-lancing for news­ telegrams which .Mr: Tysovsky had Mykola Halfv, the Rev. Dmytro Savka, the Rev. Taras Prokopiw, Mr. Tysovsky, papers and magazines. received on this occasion from Canada, Nick Czorny, the Rev. Volodymyr Bazylevsky, Dr. Andrij Szul and Vsevolod Jack and Jill, a children's magazine the U.S. and Europe. Sylenko. published some of her manuscripts, and The Rev. Bazylevsky, Mykola Turet- of the Steppes bandura ensemble (My- Detroit Capella of Bandurists. the her first hook appeared under the title sky, the Rev. Savka, Julian Kytasty, kola Newmerzytsky, Ivan Lechitzky, School of Bandura in New York, from of "baljpQbffer f&i&&?$$$£: and Mr. Gatz expressed words of Darka Leshchuk, Olha Choddba, Lida all bandurists at large — in the U.S. and Since moving to Ttenyer in the mid- congratulations to the guest of honor. Czorny, Xenia Jowyk); bandurist Ro­ Canada, and from himself. 19405, Ms. Bloch .has turned out a man Levy'tzky and Lavrentia Turke- published book every other year. Her Dr. Szul and Dr. Sonevytsky briefly wicz (bandura and song). Mr. Czorny then presented Mr. drawer contains an unprinted 1,000- lectured on the musical biography of the Tysovsky with a miniature bandura. page adult novel about medieval Kiev. honoree and gave analyses of his vocal Mr. Czorny thanked Mr. Zalipsky Mr. Tysovsky expressed his thanks and Currently, Ms. Bloch is in the middle technique. for his technical help, as well as Mrs. gratitude to the guests and organizers of of a non-fiction adult book about the The following musicians appeared in Czorny and the photographers. He also this fete. All present then stood and Dnipro River. live performance: CNena Heimur (so­ extended congratulations from the sang a jubilant "Mnohaya Lita" in A decade ago, Ms. Bloch founded the prano) and Mr. Kytasty (bandura World Association of Bandurists; the honor of the distinguished Ukrainian Rocky Mountain Chapter of the So­ accompaniment); members of'4he- Echo Echo; of the Steppes ensemble, the basso profundo. ciety of Children's Book Writers. Every second week, members of the society Awarded prize come to her home for critique sessions. Wins spelling Elected director One of Ms. Bloch's works, "Maria of championship for poetry Clark Avenue," is about a Ukrainian of Canadian firm girl going through the growing pains of GREENPORT, NY. — Knowing EDMONTON — John Zaozirny, the SLOATSBURG, NY. — Sister Ro­ living in the United States. It became a how to spell the word "describe"landed former minister of energy and natural salie Chornoby, a member of the order best-seller. seventh grader Andrea Kulish the resources for the province of Alberta, of Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate "A lot of my work is about the so- Columbia County spelling champion­ has been elected a director of Conoco in Sloatsburg, N.Y., was presented a called 'melting ngt'; oft.Anierica,rs-Ms. ship this summer. Canada Ltd., a Calgary-based firm Gold Poet's Award by editor and Bloch said'miaVtt^v^<h'The The voting representative of the engaged in the exploration and develop­ publisher John Campbell, during the Denver Post^fEyar^s-a child,1 dreaded Hudson City, N.Y., School District is ment of oil and gas in Canada. annual Poetry Convention at Marriott's the whole concept.! didrW want to get the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. John Orlando World Center, in Orlando. melted up in the whole pot. I feel the Kulish, of St. Michael's Ukrainian A partner with the Vancouver law Fla., on August 31. same way today. 1 feel at home with Orthodox Church. firm of Russell and DuMoulin, Mr. Ukrainian people in Denver and go to a The contest was held in Greenport Zaozirny was one of the key ministers in Ukrainian church. I'm comfortable in School. Miss Kulish spelled "accurate," the Cabinet of former Alberta Premier Chosen secretary both worlds." Peter Loughced. "alcohol," "anchor," "aviator," "be­ of youth council Before his death in 1984, Mr. Bloch neath." "blossom." "calcium," "cho­ Conoco Canada Ltd. is wholly owned operated a chain of Denver bookstores rus." "compositijon," and "cultivate," by Conoco, a subsidiary of E.I.du Pont NEWARK, N.J. — Deborah Diakiw specializing in Western Americana and before being declared the winner. de Nemours and Co. of Lyndora, Pa., was recently elected the writings of his wife. national secretary of the Council of D'Amato honored by New York heritage council Eastern Orthodox Youth Leagues of America (CEOYLA) at the annual Named assistant meeting held at the Marriott Hotel in vice-president Newark, N.J. CEOYLA is dedicated to promoting TAMPA - Anne Czujko. a senior cooperation and understanding be­ express agent tor the Wells Fargo tween the various ethnic lay organiza­ Credit Corp.. has been named the tions that have developed within the assistant vice-president for sales of the Eastern Orthodox faith in the United company's Tampa office. States. Georgia Regional Vice-Presidcni Miss Diakiw is the representative of Bob Gooding said Ms. Czujko was the Ukrainian Orthodox League of the selected for the position because of her USA to CEOYLA. She is a national work in establishing and expanding auditor for the Ukrainian Orthodox silent partner relationships in Florida League and is a parishioner of Ss. Peter over the past year. and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Lyndora. "She has a good working knowledge Besides her national duties she serves of our products and processes, and the Seen at a recent dinner honoring Sen. Alfonse D'Amato sponsored by the as financial secretary of the All Saints importance of volume in the over-all Republican Heritage Groups Council of New York (RHGCNY), shown is Ukrainian Orthodox Camp Founda­ scheme of things at WFCC," Mr. part of the Ukrainian group. The senator is flanked, on his left, by Mary tion,secretary of her local chapter of the Gooding said. "I believe she will be a Dushnyck, vice-president' of the RHGCNY, and on his right by soprano Ukrainian Orthodox League and a very effective leader of the new satellite Elena Heimur, who delighted all with her songs. First on the right is Walter member of the parish choir. office." Pisniuk; on the left are Vincent Gaudioso, who accompanied Miss Heimur Miss Diakiw is a social worker for Ms. Czujko predicted the office she on the piano, and Mary Pressey. The October 25,1986, event was attended emotionally disturbed children in Butler heads will do well. "Few lenders are in by many local candidates, including New York State Sen. Roy Goodman. County and is the daughter of the Very the market at the present time and we Also present was Councilwoman Sue Molinari, who is the minority leader of Rev. William and Pani-Malka Sonya want to capitalize on that opportunity." the New York City Council. Diakiw! she said. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11,1987

Receives award day," she was quoted as saying. The children of the Fedoryka family for journalism are: Melanie, 4; Larissa, 6; Danylo, 8; Notes on people Halyna, 10; Alexander. ll;Damian, 13; OTTAWA — Globe and Mail report­ Sofia. 15; Maria, 16; Teresa. 18; and er Victor Malarek received an award Kaieryna, 19. from Governor-General Jeanne Sauve "1 like children," Mr. Surmach was here November 7 for "meritorious and quoted as saying in the Ridgewood distinguished public service in journa­ News. "They come here and 1 teach Appointed to lism." them about bees." Mr. Malarek, a native of Montreal Mr. Surmach, who insists honey engineers' group who is of Ukrainian origin-, was named a helps people stay healthy, sells three EDMONTON - Chrys Dmytruk. joint winner with Toronto Star reporter types of the sticky substance — clover, P.Eng., of Edmonton, has been named Olivia Ward for the 1985 Michener raspberry and buckwheat. to the Association of Professional Award. Said Mr. Surmach: "I suggest people Engineers, Geologists and Geophysics The award was given to the Globe take honey for breakfast so they will be of Alberta. and Mail for three sets of stories written strong all day long. I eat at least half a Mr. Dmytruk is the executive direc­ pound1 of honey a day. I believe anyone by Mr. Malarek on the special problems tor of process industries with the who takes three tablespoons of honey a of the unseen immigrants — those who Alberta Department of Economic De­ day will not die of a heart attack." velopment, where over the past I3years Although he admits that beekeeping he has worked closely with the pro­ won't make him a millionnaire, Mr. vince's process industries and petroche­ Surmach says he would not prefer to be mical industry. doing anything else. The Alberta native received a B.S. in "I don't make much money and 1 chemical engineering from the Univer­ don't want to spend. I'm never going to sity of Alberta and a M.B.A. from the W'^'^tih^.. {"5H quit because this is my pleasure." Dr. Myron B. Harmaty University of Western Ontario. occupational medicine, minor emer­ Mr. Dmytruk has been a member of 1 Kr M.D. joins local gency care, podiatry, x-ray, lab and the APEGGA since 1962. nutritional services. 1^. *l3 medical facility Awarded medal ^H ^H^VL^LJ *.* v'3^^1 HILLSIDE. N.J. — Dr. Myron B. Fedorykas: family for research Harmaty. has joined the staff of Hillside ] ^nf'J Health Stop here. of musicians PRINCETON. N.J. - At, a cere­ ^^ Dr. Harmaty, a specialist in internal FRONT ROYAL. Va. - The Fe­ mony held on September, 24 at the : World Trade Center in New York City. • iTO Drii mC lyieag Bpa^ M,Krekl " ^fc' -•*'•:.'i and emergency medicine, received his dorykas are a family of lOchildren who medical education at the University of perform classical, semi-classical and Lubomyr Stepan Onyshkevych re­ entered Canada illegally, refugees Munich Faculty of Medicine in West pop music on the violin, viola, cello and ceived the David Sarnoff Gold Medal. seeking a homeland and the wealthy Germany. He served his internship at bass. This is the highest award with which trying to buy their way in. United Hospital Medical Center in All fluent in Ukrainian, the children the RCA Corp. honors its scientists. There were 54 entrants in the award Newark, N.J. and his residency at St. learned to play their instruments from This award was presented to Dr. Onysh­ named after former Governor-General Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, their parents. Irene and Damian Fe­ kevych for outstanding technical Rolland Michener. The awards were Conn. doryka. achievements and accomplishments presented to the winners at a special Board certified by the American The children picked up their musical which included inventing, developing ceremony at Government House. Board of Internal Medicine and the skills through the Japanese Suzuki processes, and constructing new high- Mr. Malarek has written a book American Board of Emeegency Medi­ method -of-tearning'by ear. Mrs.fiF*- (VMemorial Hospital and John again," said Mrs. Fedoryka who often F. Kennedy Medical Center. pipes music into the children's rooms as ing, •He resides in Chatham Township they sleep. .with his wife, Margaritha.and his three Mrs. Fedoryka says her children SADDLE RIVER. NJ. — Honey children. •' hone their musical skills for at least two bees are very important to 93-year-old Hillside Health Stop is a walk-in hours a day. "You're not a real Suzuki Myron Surmach. medical facility which offers family and student unless you practice two hours a Ever since the native of Ukraine moved to Saddle River. N.J.. Mr. Sisters honored for years of service Surmach has been sharing his yard with tens of thousands of bees. The 50-100 pounds of honey that the bees produce each year is given by Mr. Surmach to neighbors, friends and the school chil­ dren that drop in from time to time to visit this spry bee master. As a 3-year-old child growing up in Ukraine, Mr. Surmach started to take a liking to the swarms of bees residing in his grandfather's apiary. He came to Dr. Lubomyr Onyshkevych America at 17 years of age. and later Achievement Awards and several other opened the Surma Book and Music Co. awards, including the prestigious na­ on New York's Lower East Side. tional IR-I00 award for his research These days. Mr. Surmach doesn't RCA. spend much time in the store, leaving Dr. Onyshkevych is an author or co­ the upkeep of one of North America's author of 98 scientific publications and largest Ukrainian bookstores to his son. holds 30 U.S. and international patents. Myron Jr. He is an IEEE follow and member of Mr. Surmach's daughter. Yaroslava, number of other professional organiza­ is renowned lor her colorful Ukrainian tions. paintings, which cover most oi the wails in the Surmach's Saddle River home. Dr. Onyshkevych is also very active Mr. Surmach gets his bees from a in the Ukrainian community asa mem­ Georgia company, which provides ber of Plast. He is member of the about 20,000 of the hones-making Four Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate were honored recently at St. Siromantsi Fraternity, has been found­ creatures for only S25. Mary's Villa in Sloatsburg, NY., for their 165 combined years of service. On ing editor of Molode Zhyttia and editor In his spare time. Mr. Surmach likes the feast of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, Msgr. Michael of Plastovy Shliakh. to play the bandura and entertain the Fedorowich led a concelebrated divine liturgy, which was followed by children that come to his apiary. Main greetings and a buffet. The sisters.who were photographed with Sister Currently he is a contributing science of the children come to his farm after Jonathan Ducnensky, provincial superior (in the middle), honored were, editor of the Ukrainian Encyclopedia reading a chapter on beekeeping he (from left): Sister Rita Winnitoy. 65 years; Sisters Helena Paskevich, 25years; and is active in the Shevchenko Scienti­ wrote for alTfih-gfade school textbook. Sister Anne Homan, 2b years; and sister Rosalie Chornoby, 50 years. fic Society, 12 THEUKRAINFSNWEEKLT'•'"•- SUNDAY,JANUARYII,\9i1 No. 2

concealed his opinion about such matters as the Ukrainian samvydav organs by a group calling Viialiy... "Soviet patriotism," the excessive glorification of itself the Ukrainian National Liberation Move­ (Continued from page 7) the "older brother" — that is, the Russian nation — ment. The document was an appeal* to the United acquainted with the situation,in Ukraine. In the or the suppression of Ukrainian national con­ Nations, and Vitaliy Kalynychenko was one of the camp Vitaliy became sensitive to the problems of sciousness. ., signatories from this new and independent Ukrai- 1 - contemporary Ukraine.especially those linked with In the resulting atmosphere of threats and nian group. t.ntt' .' the liquidation of Ukrainian'schools and with ' intimidation. Vitally decided that renouncing his In November 1979, Vitaliy was arrested again — other phenomena known under the general name of Soviet'citizenship had become an act long overdue. for the fourth time. He was tried in May of the - Russification. ': He carried out His decision, sending the highest following year, found guilty of "anti-Soviet In March 1976, Vitaliy"s 10-year sentence came government'organs of the USSR a declaration agitation and propaganda," labelled an "especially to an end and only then was he finally released. He renouncing his citizenship. He included his Soviet dangerous recidivist," and sentenced to 10 years of returned to Ukraine and to the village in which he citizen's passport, his engineer's diploma, and a imprisonment in a special-regimen camp and five *' Valeriy Marchenko and Vasyl Stus died. restrictions. the drafting of a new constitution; in 1978 the We know from the camp notes of Vasyl Stus that At this time in Moscow and Ukraine, citizens' constitution was ratified. Vitaliy refused to take in 1981 Vitaliy Kalynychynko tried several times to groups began to be formed Jo monitor implementa- part in these campaigns which, having taken place - communicate with'the world beyond the camp's , {Km *of*-the ^Helsinkh^ccbrdi Vitaliy began to under the dictates of the party and the repressive barbed wire. These attempts proved to be in vain. ^provide information about, these groups to the organs, did not take into consideration the real will The ever-present KGB, in the meantime, got a hold people around him. When the"KGB learned of his of the people. This show of citizen indocility led to of one of Vitaliy's protest appeals with the result activities, it immediately organized a small meeting Vitaliy's third arrest. This time, however, the arrest that, for the ."violation of regimen," Vitaliy was of Vitaliy's co-workers in his place of employment was not of a long duration: he was sentenced to* 14 confined for a whole year to an isolation cell. in order to have his views condemned without too days in jail on trumped-up charges of "hooliga­ Viialiy has no family except for a sister, but she much publicity. During the meeting Vitaliy's views nism." maintains no contacts with a brother who has fallen - were, labelled nationalistic, since he had never At the end of 1979 a document was circulated in into disfavor. WeFU president... during his three years in office. Conference on Security and Coopera­ But as far as helping John Demjan- Lastly. Dr. Savaryn spoke of his tion in Europe, which began in Vienna in juk. the Ukrainian on trial in Israel for vision for the WCFU as center for November 1986, Dr. Savaryn expressed war jctrimesbthe WCRU —-.,though president encouraged the community to Ukrainian political life in the diaspora. his confidence in what the Ukrainian concerned.that justice be done for utilize the 1,000th anniversary of Chris­ He asked Ukrainians to let love be the delegation had accomplished. There purely humanitarian reasons — feels tianity in Ukraine as an occasion to inspiration for work in the community. was cooperation among all members that its mandate is to work for the good "place Ukraine on the map." Issues He said, "I am not against anyone. If i of the delegation and the local Ukrai­ of the entire Ukrainian community, other than the Millennium itself could am against anything it is against false­ nian community in Vienna. He further rather than to defend one individual. He be brought to the attention of the hood, aggression and totalitarianism." reported that the international press, did say he was not against collecting general public, he suggested, urging his He said he wants the organization to including the French, Dutch and Ger­ money for Mr. Demjanjuk's defense, audience to take every opportunity to be a political force, but not partisan. He man media, had covered the various but noted that this was not the work of tell the Ukrainian story. emphasized the serious nature of the Ukrainian actions. the WCFU. Reporting on the WCFU's work, he present struggle with the Soviet Union, As regards Canada's Deschenes Com­ Finally, Dr. Savaryn was asked why listed an increase in contributions, and again urged the community to be mission on war criminals. Dr. Savaryn the WCFU had chosen Toronto as its publication of a newsletter, the incor­ unified. stated that the commission is now headquarters. He answered that To­ poration of the WCFU foundation and During the question-and-answer looking into cases of 10 individuals as ronto is politically and geographically the Millennium of Christianity projects period, he briefed the audience about possible subjects of investigation. well situated — political leaders deal as some of the goals accomplished various issues. Regarding the ongoing Commenting on that issue, he said, "I with that office, and it is near the do not believe in collective guilt. In greatest concentrations of Ukrainians every nation there's a spectrum — from in the West. saint to the worst of criminals. Why During his stay in the Chicago area. NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS destroy the good name of a nation? If Dr. Savaryn also met with the local there are criminals, let them pay, but we Ukrainian leaders in a separate meeting. cannot take up the guilt of criminals They expressed many of the same AND AUTHORS upon the nation." concerns that the community at large It is The Ukrainian Weekly's policy to run news items and/or reviews Dr. Savaryn observed that Ukrai­ did during Dr. Savaryn's address. of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records nians have taken up the challenge of and premiere issues of periodicals, only after receipt by the editorial these events, consequently the commu­ offices of a copy of the material in question. nity is more united. He said he perceives Marples. News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be every event, even if harmful, as an (Continued from page 3) published. » opportunity that the Ukrainian com­ not enough details are available yet to Send new releases and information (where publication may be pur­ munity can utilize. In his analysis, as indicate the parameters of this body. He chased, cost, etc.) to: The Editor, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgo­ long as there is no independent Ukrai­ also pointed out that the Soviet govern­ mery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. nian state, problems will continue for ment has refused most external offers Ukrainians in the diaspora. for assistance with some exceptions, such as French medical aid to Hospital No. 6, and limited American aid. They have asked the IAEA to provide them with plans for building safe nuclear ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UKRAINE reactors, but have refused to agree to follow any international safety guide­ . -. Edited by Volodjinyr Kubijovyc lines, or use international safety devices. Dr Marples concluded by stating that the Soviet confidence in nuclear VOLUME L(A-F).First of Four Volumes power'has not been affected and a great expansion in-the construction of nu­ •S115(H) + shipping ^hiindlimz .5*4.so clear plants and use of nuclear power is stilt part of Soviet planning for the next decade with the concomitant result that First volume of a major work of Ukrainian scholarship in the diaspora future nuclear accidents may cause 968 pages containing apr roximatcly 2,800 entries further deaths and contamination. Illustrated ihroughout Over 450 illustrations in black and white; 5 color plates Kiev appeals... S3 maps. 6 of them in color (Continued from page 2) had received was true, then the trial was Large color fold-out map of Ukraine with J2-page gazetteer bound separately in same "an undesirable thing" since it provided binding as book additional ammunition "to the enemies of socialism." OK Dl K \<»\\ \\|) s| \|> \ { in ( K 1 t)K >! 1'iSii ;, Further on in his letter the poet said that the country is experiencing a S\()B()D\ HOOK STORE process of regeneration and democra- W Montgomery Strvef. Jerwy < in. S.J. 07.102 tication. In this situation, the Protsenko case might evoke an unwanted stir in the t= _ _ ._..,„_ New J^r_sey ;esjdenl$ ad(j_j} £4,!t;sja£..! West. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN,WEEKLY ; - SUNDAY, JANUARY U„1987- 13 P^sftszek named investor of year Catholte singles active irtanitoba bf Andrij Bflyk family — his wife. Theodosia. their two by Chris Guly Christian dimension in such in erec­ sons and daughter were on hand for the JENKTNTOW^. Pa. - Oriitrust tions. So the Church must get inv lived ceremonies. ' WINNIPEG — A group of predo­ in helping us reach these goals." CorpdrationV'a nationwide Ukrainian- Mr. Pastuszek seems to have found minantly Catholic single adults are tired owned estate and asset management that unjtjue balance qf'fulfilltng both his Apart from Archbishop Antoine of being labelled "social losers" and Hacault of St. Boniface, whose arch­ firm-that also provides financial sup-' Ukrainian and American civic duties, have, now done something about it.' port for emerging'growth companies in diocese witnessed the emergence of the the Unitrust president said, adding, r Singles of Manitoba, an exclusive the United Suites and'Canada, is seek- "tiere/isa man who^'can serve OJD the . group last fall, all Singles of Manitoba group of- professionals, was formed to has received thus far has been a "bless­ ing'nornmatiofls. forlts 1987 Ukrainian- Church 6T Bound Brook Committee to, counter society's emphasis on the Investor of thi; Year-award!'- CoihhYemOrate'the .Millennium.of U-._ ing." . . • ;' sensual rather than the emotional in . Mr. Kaluzniacky-is hoping that The deadline fof submission of no­ krainia'n Christianity.and to president ..terms of meeting members of the oppo­ J Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk willi minations is January 30,1987. Nomina­ of the Swarthrnore Rotary Club.', site sex. Havine recognized the "em'o- tion forms-are available from Unitrust provide the group with enough support; "Here is a man who can be president tjohal stagnation" of many single to give Ukrainian Catholics adequate at P.O, Box 362. Jenkimqwn, Pa. adults, the. group hopes to provide a 19046. ,:i . , ,.. - . .,.,.- of UNA Branch 23lupastprssident.of representation in the organization.,. ; the Delaware (County ^Chapter, of Jhc Christian atmosphere conducive to ^icklas B. Thomas; Unitrust presi­ Ukrainian Congress Committee, of fulfilling the call to married life ih the In the meantime, Singles of Mani­ dent, said trie., winner will be announced America and still find the.energy end,. spiritual context. toba continues to meet Sunday evenings in February, The traditional awards enthusiasm to lead's major^Delaware ., According to the organization's at various Catholic church halls banquet will beheld in early spring. County housing, rehabilitation project public relations spokesperson, Eugene throughout the city. Mr. Thomas said the qualities Uni­ (that earned him a plaque from the local Kaluzniacky, the group is hoping to trust seeks can best be found inthe most council of governments)." Mr. Thomas reach, put to university graduates recent (1986) award winner — William .said. . ., " i,./ ;r .'••'.' •... between the ages of 25 and 35 through J. Pastuszek of. Swarthmore, Pa. A licensed realtor and real estate both social and spiritually-oriented "Mr. Pas'tuszek. who garnered the appraiser for 36 years. Mr, Pastuszek is , events..... most votes .in. his recent reelection as also past director of the Delaware ,. Though the group has only 40 paid Ukrainian National Association su­ County Board of Realtorsand is former members, Mr.. Kaluzniacky estimated preme advisor, was the ideal choice for president of the Chester School Dis­ that about 200 have participated in at us because he exemplifies the true trict. ,. • . • •:','. least one activity over the past year. entrepreneurial spirit of America.-' the "If we seem to be 'promoting' Mr.- A lecturer in administrative studies at Unitrust president said. Pastuszek, it's because we see him as a the University of Manitoba, Mr. Kaluz­ niacky said he feels that many profes­ "Through:-prudcntunvesuitcnu and rplc,.mpde|, That's why we picked him to bestir;. JUrutrusl 1986 Investor.of the sionals spend so much time in school hardrtiKork-. JW.OWsruszefciHas-huilda during'their early adult life that 'the suictssfiH '.rdal'istaie bodihiftii! He'has Ypar'-'yVith Unitrust's help. Mr. Pastus- zek's success story can be duplicated social dimension is often neglected. also' builerHWseinvraiteitrBOfc^Tecord of Their alternative is to seek'companion­ giving'feaefc-Ws'timeand'expertisc to his many, times over by Ukrainians with vision and.,an entrepreneurial spirit," ship in bars, he said. community — his ceaseless work for the "We are sayifig that we need that UNA isjust'onc example'of his dedica­ Mr. Thomas said. , . .... tion." - ' *.- Mr, Paslus-zek was honored at the POSITION AVAILABLE annual Unitrust'Investors Dinner at 1st Security Federal Savings Bank is looking HUCULKA 1 ukin's Inn in Philadelphia last spring. for an individual to fill a- New Accounts i icon & Souvenir's DistribUuoh, In the -Unitrust tradition '-' the Inves­ position. 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Holy Transfiguration (Mount Tabor) in kedwood Valley, Calif., from June 13 The program is open to anyone to July II. possessing a bachelor's degree. CTU hopes to attract seminarians, religious, Sponsored by Chicago's Catholic priests and laypeople interested in a Theological Union, the largest Catholic deeper understanding of Eastern Chris­ graduate school of theology in North tianity. A special emphasis will be America, the summer institute offers placed on fostering an understanding of students the opportunity to study the millennial tradition of the Ukrai­ Eastern Christianity arid receive six nian Church. Open to both men and graduate credits for the monthlong women, the course will not be limited to experience. Ukrainian Catholic participants, but The program is dedicated to the applicants from this Church will be memory of the Servant of God Metro­ given special consideration. The num­ Discussing plans for the 1987 Sheptytsky Institute are (from left) Abbot Boniface of politan Andrey Sheptytsky, foremost ber of participants will, however, be Mount Tabor, Bishop Innocent Lotocky of Chicago, Cardinal Simon Lourdu- Ukrainian ecumenist and head of the limited to 14, as the program director samy, prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Eastern Churches, and the Rev. Ukrainian Catholic Church in the first does not want the number of partici­ Andriy Chirovsky of Catholic Theological Union, director of the summer program half of the 20th century. Metropolitan pants to exceed the number of monks. in Eastern Christian Studies. Sheptytsky is hailed as the father of the The cost of the monthlong institute is East," while the Rev. Boniface Luykx, ancient Eastern monastic practice. renewal of the pristine Eastern tradi­ S 1,300 including academic fees, room abbot of the monastery, will offer In the 14 years of its existence. Holy tion of the Ukrainian Gmrch. and board, and field trip. "Byzantine Liturgical Spirituality," TraitsfigflFatkm'Mbriastery'has -begun The Rev; Ahdriy: Chirovsky, who There will be two three-credit courses Abbot Boniface is a scholar of some to attract' international attention- as ai teaches patristic and Eastern Christian offered: the Rev. Chirovsky will teach repute. He wasa member of the Liturgi­ center for authentically Eastern Spiri­ theology at Catholic Theological Union, "Theology and Prayer in the Christian cal Commission of the Second Vatican tuality. Functioning within the St. Council. For many years a missionary Nicholas Eparchy in Chicago for Ukrai­ in the Belgian Congo, he founded a nian Catholics, the Monks of Mount Ukrainian National Association monastery there according to an Eas­ Tabor, as they are commonly called, are SEEKS TO HIRE tern monastic rule. under'the jurisdiction of Bishop Inno­ In addition to the course work, cent Lotocky. 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Afghanistan's war... the United States, have stated that — that the administration is not of whom don't get along, and no they have allocated large sums_pf interested in the fate of the Afghans Americans will be able to directly (Continued from page 3) money and used military supplies, for the Afghans* sake. "Reagan monitor the disbursement of supplies each of the networks on the average that are delivered covertly, to aid the should be made aware that Afghanis­ in the country. Thus, many Afghans devoted less than one hour a year to mudjahideen in their battle against tan should not be treated as a politi­ and Western aid officials are arguing stories that focused on Afghanistan. the Soviets. If money and supplies cal pawn. The plight of our country that "the structure of AlD's program Two thirds of the time logged was in have indeed been provided, they are should be the concern of everybody may put U.S. political goals ahead of the first year of the war, 1980. not evident in Afghanistan itself. in the West," he said. what is best for the resistance." In the following five years, each On December 24, 1986, The Chris­ Furthermore, the United States is Washington's basic political goal, network devoted only some 17 tian Science Monitor ran an inter­ undertaking measures which could Mr. Rupert continued, is to have a minutes a year. view, conducted in November, with inadvertently weaken the resistance by strong alliance between the seven Ahmed Shah Massoud, who is ''re­ fostering corruption and luring Af­ mudjahideen factions so it can score Networks and newspapers have garded as the most successful guer­ ghan guerrillas away from the front. - diplomatic points against Moscow. generally stated one of the reasons rilla commander fighting the Soviet In an October 20, 1986, article which However, the manner in which the they don't have reporters covering and Afghan government forces." In appeared in The Washington Post aid is distributeJ will actually work the war *is difficulty in getting re­ the interview, Mr. Massoud dismiss­ National Weekly Edition, correspon-, against unifying the mudjahideen, he porters into Afghanistan: the Soviets ed allegations made by some govern­ dent James Rupert discussed so-called said. won't let correspondents enter the ments that the mudjahideen are humanitarian aid which is to be The United Nations, an organiza­ country. But some correspondents losing their battle with the Soviets. distributed to the mudjahideen tion which has consistently tried to and free-lancers have produced a lot [The U.S. State Department, and through the U.S. Agency for Interna­ help find a solution to the war in of good materia] after having under­ other ^sources reported recently, that tional Development (AID). AID Afghanistan, also is not without taken dangerous missions into that the mudjahideen have inflicted heavy alloted $8 million to the guerrillas in blame. The author of a report on country. Reed Irvine, chairman of losses on Soviet and Afghan govern­ 1985; $15 million is proposed for human-rights abuses written for the the boardof Accuracy in Media, a ment aircraft, in the past three 1987., : U.N., Felix Ermacora, professor of news-monitoring agency in Wash­ months, by shooting down approxi­ "The project is regarded as unpre­ public law at the University of ington, stated in an article which was mately one a.dayj '*« cedented by some U.S. officials Vienna, has accused the organization published in November by the New He also discussed aid which the because the Agency for International of withholding key sections on atro­ York City Tribune that these free­ mudjahideen have'allegedly received Development will be used to send cities in Afghanistan before circu­ lancers "have not always found the from Western nations. He makes the funds to a guerrilla movement in a lating the report as an official docu­ networks "rushing to buy their foot­ point that the guerrillas, by and large, virtually ungoverned war zone," Mr. ment. The U.N. circulated the 27- age." % have fought this war with captured Rupert wrote. page text as an official document, but Soviet weapons, not with those "In the coming weeks, AID will did not translate 13 pages listing On the other hand, a recent study shipped to Afghanistan by the West. provide money and material to the atrocities, which appeared in the of Soviet television news by.Ellen Through . successful coordination, fragile alliance of Afghan resistance official English language edition, MjrckiflwiojiiflfKjBiPWK, University the mudjahideen have been able to parties based here in northwestern into the other official U.N. languages i showsj&afe; Afghanistan-was: one of capture several Soviet garrisons, the Pakistan, who are to distribute it to — Chinese, French^ Russian and1 the 16 most heavily covered countries most recent being a major unit at the fighting fronts in Afghanistan. Spanish. United: Nations officials in 1985. The battlefield aspects, Nahrin in Baghlan. The supplies will include 'non-lethal' said the decision was made in order however* have, been covered only Special correspondent Julian goods, such as U.S. military surplus , to save money and did not have since November 1985. Gearing asked Mr. Massoud if — boots and sleeping bags, and equip­ political connotations. Mr. Erma­ "with United States government offi­ ment for schools and clinics in areas cora also told The New York Times In his news analysis Mr. Doder of Afghanistan dominated by the that he had omitted some accounts of wrote: "Mickiewicz said that today cials disclosing that the Reagan administration is sending $400 mil­ resistance." Soviet atrocities because of space 'Afghanistan is clearly not a closet limitations imposed by the U.N. or war for the Soviets.' She attributes lion in covert military aid to the Although the idea sounds good on guerrillas this year, including Stinger the surface, officials are concerned because his information could not be the increasingly vigorous and vivid substantiated. In researching the coverage' of the war in part to the anti-aircraft missiles" — he is re­ that the aid may harm the resistance ceiving outside help. by enlarging different party bureau­ report, Mr. Ermacora spent two Kremlin's need for credibility with weeks in Pakistan in September 1986 the Soviet people as word of the war "To date, no Stinger missiles have cracies, most of which are based in Pa­ been sent," Mr. Massoud answered. kistan, .it the the expense of more inspecting refugee. camps and hos­ seeps back through returning soldiers pitals. He also consulted with Wes­ and through the death of soldiers. "As for the quantity of weapons we effective fighting units within Af­ have received, the amount is small ghanistan. First of all, most of the tern specialists and publications in "The study also shows that the war and mostly in the form of light real resistance to the Soviets is based the East and the West. is now treated "with high emotiona­ weapons. The reason for this is in Afghanistan itself, Mr. Rupert In essence, what can be said about lity with the intention to rally Soviets because they are supplied through noted. The leaders of the various the situation in Afghanistan is that around'patriotism.* This suggests the Pakistanis, and the Pakistani factions of the mudjahideen based the moral support which is tooted that th^waHhas become a domestic generals take the good weapons." in Pakistan and have little knowledge once a year.on the anniversary of the issutr rt6tJ;otfly arabha the political When commenting on General of what's going on in Afghanistan. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, is, in elites ^uta^atoOTgiarg^^grients1 • Secretary Gorbachev's expressed Thus, the questions exist of who is reality, quite questionable. News of the population, especially families desire to pull1 Soviet troops out of going to get what money and how media and government officials will of draftee-age sons who face the Afghanistan and the Reagan ad­ much, and whether it will be fairly express their avowed abhorrence at prospect of military service in Af­ ministration's involvement with the distributed. The money targeted for the situation in Afghanistan every ghanistan." . . issue, Mr. Massoud's response the mudjahideen will be given to each December. And then the rest of the Some Western nations, especially echoed the feeling of many Afghans of the seven resistance groups, many year, they'll remain virtually silent.

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Harvard announces summer program & PREVIEW OF EVENTS CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The 17th The fourth course in the 1987 pro­ January 17 annual pre-Epiphany Lenten dinner consecutive session of the Harvard gram is Dr. Donald Ostrowski^s Topics following the 5 p.m. Great Compline Ukrainian Summer Institute is set to in Ukrainian History to 1800," a popu­ UNIONDALE, N.Y.: St. Michael's service in the church. After the begin June 29. This year's session will lar history course now being offered for Ukrainian Orthodox Church will traditional meal, the parish choir will feature four accredited university the third year. Topics examined in this hold its annual "Malanka" dance at lead a sing-along of Ukrainian courses, in Ukrainian studies, including course include the Normanist contro­ the Orthodox Center at 236 Newport Christmas carols and "shenedrivky." a new language course and a new versy, the conversion to Christianity, Road at 7:30 p.m. A Ukrainian literature course! Kievan-Byzantine relations, Galician smorgasbord dinner will be served The new language course in 1987 is Rus', the Polish-Lithuanian period, the and music for dancing will be per­ MIAMI: The Assumption of the intensive Intermediate Ukrainian. Pre­ Kozak Hctmanate, and the Ukrainian formed by the Johnnie King Or­ Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Ca­ viously offered as a regular four-unit intellectual impact on the emergence of. chestra. Champagne will greet the tholic Church will observe its 30th course. Intermediate Ukrainian will the Russian-Empire. New Year. For reservations and anniversary with a solemn divine now be taught as a special eight-unit The Harvard Ukrainian Summer information call Millie Dackow at liturgy at 3 p.m. with Bishop Robert "immersion" class, including 10 hours institute is an eight-week academic and (516) 735-0940. Moskal as celebrant, and a ban­ per week of classroom instruction, daily extracurricular program organized by quet/program at 6:30 p.m. at the conversation sections and additional the Harvard Summer School and the SYRACUSE, N.Y.: St. Luke's U- Miami Airport Hilton Hotel. The work in the language laboratory. The Ukrainian Research Institute. The krainian Orthodox Church will hold church i» located at 39 N.W. 57th upgrading of Intermediate Ukrainian program is funded by the Ukrainian its annual "Malanka" dance at 6:30 Court. Tickets are $25 per person for follows the 1985 decision by the Ameri­ Studies Fund, with a partial subsidy by p.m. in the church hall at 3290 adults and $9.50 for children. For can Association for the Advancement the Slavic and East European Language Warners Road. The evening will reservations call (305) 264-3233. of Slavic Studies (AAASS) to designate Area Center (SEELAQ. feature a hot buffet dinner and Harvard University as the national Applicants must be at least 19 years music for dancing by the Johnny O. January 24 center for intensive summer study of of. age or have completed one year of Band. Donations of $10 per person Ukrainian language. Intensive Be­ college in order to be eligible for this for buffet, $7 for students, are re­ HILLSIDE, NJ.: The Holy Name ginning Ukrainian has been offered as program. Tuition scholarships are quested. Tickets for the dance only Society of the Immaculate Concep­ part of the Harvard program since 1982 available to individuals who are them­ are 55. For information and reserva­ tion Ukrainian Catholic Church will and will again be given this year. selves members of the Friends of the tions call (315) 468-1981 or (315) 672- hold its annual "Malanka" din­ Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute 5361. ner/dance at the church hall at For the first time, the Ukrainian or those who join by making a $300 Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street at 9 Summer Institute will also offer "Ukrai­ contribution. Harvard Summer School January 18 p.m.-1 a.m. Admission per couple is nian Literature in Translation." This catalogues and applications will be $35, music will be' provided by Bob course, to be taught by Dr. Maxim available in February 1987. Early MAPLEWOOD, NJ.: The Brother­ Konopadas Band. For tickets call Tarnawsky of Harvard University, is application is strongly Advised, since hood of Holy Ascension Ukrainian Ted Shatynski, (201) 688-8276, or designed to make modern Ukrainian enrollments in language courses are Orthodox Church will sponsor its Richard Urbanski, (201) 289-2363. literature accessible to a broader au­ limited. dience of students, but will include For further information, write to: UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMEMORATIONS separate reading for students whose Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, language skills will allow them to read, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, January 12 Maurice Hinchey, designating Ja­ literature in the original. Mass. 02138; or call (617) 495-4053. nuary 22 as Ukrainian Independence ALBANY, N.Y.: The annual Ukrai­ Day in New York State. The day's nian Independence Day program will ^activities are being organized by the Manor slates free workshops be. held, here, beginning with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, United Branches of the JENKINTOWN, Pa. — Manor Ju­ shop offered Tuesdays, January 20 to opening of an art exhibit at 10 a.m. nior Colleges Continuing Education Mrmbers of the New York State Capitol District. February 24, from 7 to 9 p,m. department will offer free workshops • Career Interest Investigation r— led Senate and Assembly will participate and seminars to adults who are consi­ in a noon program, featuring perfor­ January 18 by Marylou Delizia, director of coun­ dering a return to school or who have seling at MJC. The workshop will mances by the Zorepad Ukrainian never attended college. dance ensemble. In the afternoon, UNION, NJ.: There will be a cere­ include discussion to discover how legislative proclamations will be mony at 1 a.m. at the Union Munici­ Workshops offered beginning in career directions are affected by per­ introduced in the Senate by Majority pal Building on Morris Avenue to January include: sonal interests. The workshop is offered leader Warren Anderson and Sen. commemorate the 69th anniversary • Education Can Be For You — January 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Joseph Bruno, and in the Assembly of Ukrainian independence. The includes a financial aid segment by In addition to these workshops. by Assemblymen Neil Kelleher and public is encouraged to attend. 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