The Ukrainian Weekly 1984

Published by thi Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly VoLUI No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1984 25 cents Luke Luciw, noted author, Four Ukrainian nationalists receive literary critic, dies at 89 death sentences from Soviet court PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Luke JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Four men Although the article did not provide Luciw, noted literary critic and author, identified as former members of the detailed biographies of the four died here on Saturday, December 1, at Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists defendants. Mr. Levytsky. was the age of 89. were sentenced to death by a Soviet described as the oldest ofthegroupat73 Dr. Luciw was a member of the court for alleged atrocities committed and having the code name "Zhuravel." Shevchenko Scientific Society, and a against civilians during World War II, Mr. Yakulchuk's nickname was"Niklo" long-time editorial staff member of according to a recent issue of News while his code name was "Maliy." the Svoboda, the Ukrainian-language daily from Ukraine, a Soviet paper available paper said, adding that he was tracked newspaper published by the Ukrainian only outside the Soviet Union. down in the Siberian city of Sverdlovsk. National Association. The four - Oleksandcr Palyha. 1.300 miles west of the Volhynia region. He was born October 30, 1895, in the Mykhailo Levytsky. Nil Yakulchuk and Mr. Bondar was said to be 61 years old. village of Hrushova, western Ukraine. Vasyl Bondar - were identified by the Upon graduating from secondary paper as "Banderite bandits." The exccuiion of former OUN school, he studied at the University of specifically a reference to OUN units members, though not very common, Prague and eventually earned a Ph.D. loyal to nationalist leader Stepan has occurred with increased frequency in Slavic philology. He also studied at Bandera but often used in the Soviet over the past four years. At least 12 the Ukrainian Free University. press to refer to 'all Ukrainian former OUN members and former He returned to Ukraine and taught at nationalist groups. The men were to be soldiers of the underground Ukrainian gymnasiums (high schools) in Galicia in shot. Insurgent Army (UPA) have been 1927-37 and in teachers' schools in -The paper did not say when the men sentenced to death for wartime 1937-39. Later he taught at Ukrainian were tried or the date the sentences activities since 1981. gymnasiums in the displaced persons would be carried out. However, the trial camps in Germany. was said to have lasted three weeks in Both the OUN and the UPA fought Dr. Luciw arrived in the United the village of Marianivtsi in the against Soviet and Nazi forces during States in 1949 along with other World Luke Luciw Horokhiv area of the Volhynia oblast and after the war. The Soviets have War II refugees from Ukraine. He an area where the OUN was especially always maintained that group members began working at Svoboda in 1952 and kevych, Olha Kobylianska, Taras Shev active during World War II. were bandits, and not freedom worked there until 1970. chenko and Vasyl Stefanyk. He wrote The men were accused of fighters despite the popular support He was the author of several books, numerous literary reviews and essays, independently killing some 200civilians thai the OUN and UPA enjoyed among including monographs on Ukrainian and these were published in various in the villages of Zahai, Kopovaltse and the villagers in the. areas where they literary greats such as Markian Shash- (Continued on page 3) others. operated. Three-day scholarly conference focuses on Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky by Marta Kolomayets personality and the genius of his spirit" minutes in length. Many papers were nation rather an organization, so in had an unquestionably profound in longer than this and, thus, although the finitely unlike a natural organism, so TORONTO - A highly significant fluence on the people, and this influence entire conference was tape recorded, the that our society is more like a heap of three-day conference focusing on the continues to this day. full texts of the papers will not be sand whose individual grains are not life and works of Metropolitan Andrey The conference, which coincided with available until the collected works are bound by anything, than a vigorous Sheptytsky of the Ukrainian Catholic the 40th anniversary year of the death of edited and published. According to Dr. tree in which life is unfolding in full Church was held here at the University the metropolitan, was also part of a Magocsi, who will serve as editor of this strength and health." of Toronto on November 22-24. decadelong celebration marking the collection, the book will be published "We measure patriotism not by The international conference, which millennium of Christianity in Rus'- within the next two years. reason, but by the heart. Its temperature was organized by Prof. Paul R. Magocsi Ukraine. It underscored Metro The first session, titled "Introduc substitutes, in our eyes, for all other under the auspices of the Chair of politan Andrey's commitment to ecu tion and Historiography," was chaired qualities. For some years we have not Ukrainian Studies at the university, menism and delved into his writings, by Edward Kasinec, the chief of the had a press which could be free of drew over 250 registered participants closely examining his plans for the Slavonic division of the New York incessant warfare with national adver from all over the world and featured 25 Ukrainian Church and the Ukrainian Public Library. It included "The His saries. These are all circumstances speakers from eight countries. The people during his 44 years as metropo toric Role of Greek Catholicism and which make self-criticism more diffi conference was highlighted by an ecu litan. Andrey Sheptytsky in Ukrainian Life," cult. In many instances we are still menical service of praise and thanks Prof. Magocsi also underlined the delivered by Prof. Omeljian Pritsak of primitive people, for whom demonstra giving for the life and works of historic significance of such a confe Harvard University, who called Metro tion, phrase and clamor often seem to Servant of God Andrey; a monthlong rence and ushered the speakers, regis politan Andrey the first Ukrainian be things more important than cool exhibit at Robarts Library, featuring tered participants and guests into the prelate to fully understand the crucial deliberation and constant work." documents, photographs and church Debates Room, where, for the next two importance of the triangle of religion- vestments; a Sunday afternoon concert; days, a wealth of information about the state-nation in maintaining national Next to speak was Bishop Michael and two evening dinners at the univer metropolitan, his life, his works, his life. Prof. Pritsak quoted the metro Hrynchyshyn, apostolic exarch for sity's Faculty Club. relationships with his and other nations politan's writings on the psyche of the Ukrainians in France. He presented a Peter Savaryn, chancellor of the was examined, Ukrainian people: paper on the state of Sheptytsky studies University of Alberta and president of "...We have to ask ourselves whence and commented on the fact that the the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, Six sessions and why man becomes the enemy of Polish episcopate twice was able to delivered opening remarks on Thursday man. Whence come discord, hatreds, suspend the initial process of the beatifi evening, November 22, applauding the The conference, presented entirely in disagreements, quarrels; whence come cation of the Metropolitan (1959-63), efforts of this "scholarly divulgence into the English language, was divided into partiality, difficulty in understanding reporting that it was not until 1963, the past of this great man and into his six sessions. Each session had a chair and those processes which can never be after Patriarch Josyf was released from works." Dr. Savaryn added that the person and three, four or five speakers, brought to conclusion. Whence comes Soviet concentration camps, that the "magic of his name, the power of his who presented papers limited to 20 all that which makes the Ukrainian (Continued on page 5) t 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1984 No. 50 Rally hopes to focus attention Solidarity activist beaten to death WARSAW - Sources in the banned Solidarity organizer whodied asa result on plight of Soviet dissidents Solidarity trade union said over the of a beating was Stanislaw Chac. 42. December 1-2 weekend that one of their A Roman Catholic priest hasalsosaid NEW YORK - A coalition of underground activists in Lublin died in that he'was tortured and beaten in his human-rights organizations, scientists, a hospital after he was attacked and parish near Lublin on October 19. The local and state political figures will hold beaten on the night of October 19. the priest, the Rev. Eugenius/ Kosciolko. a demonstration and medical briefing night that a pro-Solidarity priest, the leader of a group that is trying to put up on Monday, December 10, at noon to Rev. Jer/.y Popieluszko. was abducted a chapel at the Maidanek concentration call attention to the increasingly more than 100 miles away and then camp outside Lublin, said that he had desperate health status of a group of killed, reported The New York Times. complained to prosecutors about the Soviet political prisoners. The event attack. Union sources said another takes place on "Sakharov і Bonner According to a report made available Lublin area priest was attacked a few Corner" located at East 67th Street and to reporters on the weekend, the former weeks earlier. Third Avenue near the Soviet Mission to the United Nations. The co-sponsoring organizations - Freedom House, the Helsinki Watch Keston names Ukrainian researcher Committee, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry.

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