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1 СВОБОДАХsvoВOD^ І І Ж В УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДЕННИК "ЩЩ^ UKRAINIAN DAILV Ж Щ Ukroinion Weekly ENGLISH^LANGUAGE WEEKLY EDITION Ш VOLГ. .LXXXI ІХХХГV No. 267 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 25 CENTS ODFFU, Women's Association Grigorenko Arrives in U.S. by ihor Dlaboha Hold Jubilee Congresses ^^ш^^^ш^шжшжй^тії^шт^шшш lgnatius Bi!linsky, Mrs. Ulana Celewych ^^^^^^^^^^^^Ш^^^^^^^^^^^Ш Re-elected Presidents of Respective Groups

Zynayida and Fyotr Grigorenko, seated, respond to reporters' questions during press conference at JFK international airport soon after they arrival. Leaning over Mrs. Grigorenko is son, Andrew. Standing next to Mr. Grigorenko is translator lgnatius M. Bi!linsky Ulana Celewych viadimir Koziovsky. in the background are memebers of the National Center of Crimean Tatars. NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Waldorf Both outgoing presidents underlined Astoria hotel here was the site of the the necessity of bringing the college NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Soviet Grigorenko, a Ukainian, who has jubilee congresses of the Organization graduate-aged youth into the ranks of Army Gen. Pyotr Grigorenko, an out- been associated with the Kiev Public for the Defense of Four Freedoms of the ODFFU and the Women's Associ– spoken critic of the Soviet government's Group to Promote the implementation Ukraine and the Women's Association ation. They also discussed their role in human rights policies, arrived in the of the Helsinki Accords and the Mos– for the Defense of Four Freedoms of the UCCA, the upcoming World Con– United States to an emotional and cow group, disembarked a Pan Am Ukraine Satruday and Sunday, Nov– gress of Free Ukrainians, and church jubilant welcome at New York's Ken– flight from Moscow via Frankfurt at ember 26-27. life. nedy Airport Wednesday, November 1:10 p.m., accompanied by his wife, ignatiurs M. Billinsky, editor of (Continued on page 10) 30. (Continued on page S) ' 'America'' and secretary of the execu– tive board of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, was re-elected UCCA information Service Opened in D.C. president of the ODFFU at its 30th anniversary conclave. WASHINGTON, D.C. (UCCA spe– cial).-Some 40 persons representing Mrs. Celewych of Chicago, ill., pro– various Ukrainian, American and eth– minent figure in the Ukrainian wo– nic organizations took part in the men's movement in the United States, official opening of the Ukrainian infor– was re-elected president of the Wo– mation bureau in Washington, D.C. men's Association at its 10th anniver– The bureau has been officially desig– sary congress. nated as the "Ukrainian National The assemblages convened jointly information Service" (UN1S) and is the with opening statements by Mr. Billin– agency of the Ukrainian. Congress sky and Mrs. Celewych. Both speakers Committee of America (UCCA). underscored the work in defense of na– The opening ceremony, held at the tional and human rights in Ukraine bureau premises, Suite 1241 at the conducted by the two organizations in National Press Building, 14th and F the past three years. Streets, N.W., on Friday, November 18, The opening prayer was delivered by at 2:00 p.m., included special prayers, Joseph Lesawyer, left, UCCA Executive vice-President, addresses UN1S opening. Standing, left to Rev. Dr. Wolodymyr Gavlich, pastor brief speeches on the occasion, intro– right, are: Mykola Liwycky, president of UNR-exile; Dr. Lev Dobriansky, UCCA President; George of St. George's Ukrainian Catholic duction of guests and a reception. Nesteczuk; Miss Nakonechna; Dr. Walter Dushnyck; representative of the Baltic community; and Church here, which was followed by a The formal program was opened by ivan Bazarko. moment's tribute for the deceased of George Nesterczuk, acting director of introduced Prof. Lev E. Dobriansky, fully warrant the establishment of the the two organizations and supporters UN1S, who welcomed the guests and President of the UCCA, for his re- information service. of the Organizations of the Ukrainian explained the background of the bu– marks. Among the especially invited guests Liberation Front, reau's establishment, and called on The UCCA President, who has many was the Hon. Mykola Liwycki, Presi– After the opening ceremonies, the Joseph Lesawyer, UCCA Executive outstanding achievements in Washington dent of the Ukrainian National Repub– membership of the ODFFU and the vice-President, to conduct the program.. to his credit, including his vital part in iic-in-exiL, whu ' із on a vhii iu ..be Women's Association broke up into who, in turn, asked Rev. J. Deny– the establishment oi the Shevchenko United States iroffl Munich, v ч separate sessions. shchuk, pastor of the Ukrainian Cath– Monument in 1964, spoke on the im– Germany. He said in his brief sp–. .? Reports of Mr. Billinsky and Mrs, olic Church in Washington, to deliver portance of such an information agenc v thai the opening of the Ukrai^^a Celewych, and the respective outgoing the invocation. in the world capital. He stated that the National information Service reflects executive boards focused on internal, After further explaining the signifi– vital significance of Ukraine in the further progress in the Ukrainian strug– external and community work of the cance of a Ukrainian information center USSR and that of the active Ukrainian gle for freedom and that the informa– groups. in the nation's capital, the chairman ethnic community in the United States (Contimied on page 4) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267 Raisa Rudenko Seeks Politburo: Destroy Ukrainian Dissidents Permission to Emigrate HELS1NK1, Finland. - The "Smoloskyp" Ukrainian information Service learned that the Soviet Politburo has ordered that Ukrainian dissidents NEW YORK, N.Y.—Raisa Ruden– should be liquidated. ko, the wife of the incarcerated leader The U1S received information about a special meeting of the Politburo, of the Kiev Public Group to Promote during which the fate of the dissident movement in the Soviet Union was the implementation of the Helsinki being discussed. Accords, Mykola Rudenko, has re- Two factions came to a head in the discussions. One group, the liberals, was quested Leonid Brezhnev to allow her lead by Leonid Brezhnev and viadimir Shcherbytsky, and the other wing, the and her husband to emigrate from the conservatives, consisted of Yuri Andropov, KGB chief; Suslov and Ustinov. Soviet Union, reported the press ser– The right wing faction prevailed, and the Politburo ruled, on a motion by vice of the Ukrainian Supreme Liber– Andropov, to exile Russian dissidents, and to destroy Ukrainian and other ation Council (abroad). dissidents. Mrs. Rudenko wrote that emigration The U1S said that the Soviet government has already exiled many leading from the USSR is essential to save the Soviet dissidents, while in Ukraine and other republics the KGB has initiated life of her husband. widespread repressions aimed at breaking the opposition movement. She previously sought permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union, but, according to her, she never received any reply. Medical Team Suggests Plakhotniuk's Release in her letter to the head of the Soviet Mykola Rudenko HELS1NK1, Finland.-A special Communist Party, Mrs. Rudenko also medical commission has recommended revealed for the first time that her hus– valid of World War 11 and a person who band is blind in one eye. has made many contributions to the that Dr. Mykola Plakhotniuk, a Ukrai– 4 nian dissident, be released from the 'Since being incarcerated, the sight Soviet Union, Mrs. Rudenko asked Dnipropetrovske psychiatric asylum, of my husband's only eye has catastro– Brezhnev to commute the sentence or reported the "Smoloskyp" Ukrainian phically decreased," wrote Mr. Ruden– allow them to emigrate. information Service. ko. "This is a great tragedy for a "in prison or concentration camp writer." my husband may die, and this forces us The commission made their recom– She stressed that her husband is very to ask you for permission to emi– mendations known in May 1977, and sick and he is suffering from several grate. Emigration may possibly pro- transmitted them to the Kiev oblast different ailments. long his life," she wrote. "1 ask you to court. No ruling has been made in the reply as soon as possible, because it is matter, said the U1S. "Without a proper diet and appro– priate treatment, he may die very essential to shorten my husband's pri– The service said that Ukrainian soon," she said. son sentence, in order to save him from dissidents in Kiev fear that even if Arguing that her husband is an in– death." Plakhotniuk is released from the mental asylum, he may be re-arrested and again tried on charges of anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. Meshko Fears Rudenko Mykola Plakhotniuk Plakhotniuk, a former laboratory supervisor at a Kiev children's tuber– indefinite term in a psychiatric asylum. is Under Pressure to Recant culosis sanitarium, was arrested in 1972 He is 39 years old and is suffering from HELS1NK1, Finland.–Oksana Me– into the case of Mykola Matusevych on those charges and sentenced to an tuberculosis. shko, a member of the Kiev Public and Myroslav Marynovych is com– Group to Promote the implementation pleted and the trial is set to begin soon. of the Helsinki Accords, said that On October 2, 1977, Meshko was Mykola Rudenko, the group's leader, is visited by an American lawyer, Burton Patriarch Josyf Slipyj under pressure to recant his views, Hall, who tried to get information reported the "Smoloskyp" Ukrainian about her son, Aleksander Serhiyenko. Testifies at Sakharov Hearing information Service. Meshko related that in about 30-40 Meshko wrote that in view of the minutes the militia broke into her current round of the. Conference on apartment, and told Hall that foreigners Security and Cooperation in Europe, are not allowed to meet privately with the KGB has intensified its efforts to Soviet citizens. have Rudenko renounce his positions. in the brief time that Meshko spoke She said that Rudenko's renouncement with Hall, she told him it was impossible would be a great victory for the KGB at to meet with her son's lawyer, Martysh, this time. and to see transcripts of the trial. Following his trial in Druzhkivka, Meshko said that eight days after her Meshko wrote in a new document from meeting with Hall she went to see her the Kiev Group, that Rudenko was to son in camp no. 38 in the Perm region. have been taken to one of the concentra– She said that her son is very ill and that tion camps in the Perm region. How– he is not receiving proper medical ever, she wrote, he was confined in a jail attention. in Donetske, and later taken to a KGB Meshko wrote that because she is a prison at 33 volodymyrsky Street in member of the Kiev group, harassment Kiev. against her son is severe. Serhiyenko, "1 know Mykola and 1 believe in his she said, joined a seven-day hunger courage and firmness," said Meshko, strike to mark the beginning of the adding that hope for his well being rests CSCE talks. with people of good will. She also said that Yevhen Proniuk Meshko wrote that the investigation and Yasyl Barladianu are sick, as well. СВОБОДА^ SY0B0DA УМАНСЬКИЙ ЩОАІННМК ^ИРР U Ж Я А І N І AN 0ДКУ FOUNDED 1893 Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, inc., at 30 Montgomery Street. Jersey City, N.J. 07302, daily except Mondays and holidays. TELEPHONES: During the second annual international Sakharov Hearings in Rome, italy, which Svoboda U.N.A. ended Monday, November 28, Patriarch Josyf Slipyj met Andrei Sakharov's (201)434-0237 (201)451-2200 grandson, Matvey. Standing, right, is Sakharov's stepdaughter, Tatyana. The (201)434-0807 from New York (212) 227-5250 Ukrainian Catholic primate condemned at the hearings "the new aggression from New York (212) 227-4125 (212)227-5251 against the dignity of man in states dominated by atheistic communism." The photo above is an Associated Press wirephoto. Subscription rates for THE UKRA1N1AN,;WEEKLY S6.00 per year UNA Members -–?– ROME, italy.–Patriarch Josyf Sakharov Hearings here Sunday, S2.50 per year Slipyj was among several churchmen November 27. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Zenon Snylyk and a number of atheists who testified on Patriarch Josyf, the 85-year-old pri– PO. BOY 346, Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Ass't Editor: 1 nor Dlaboha human rights violations in the Soviet Uni– mate of the "Pomisna" Ukrainian Editorial Ass't: Roma Sochan on before the second annual international (Continued on page 14) No, 267 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 Soviet Amnesty Disappointing For Christians Amnesty international Appeals KESTON, England.–The amnesty however, sentenced under article 142 passed by the Supreme Soviet of the are not. Yet none of the Christian pri– For Shumuk, Tereyla USSR Friday, November 4, in celebra– soners known to Keston College are by Roman Kudela tion of the 60th anniversary of the Bol– sentenced under article 142 alone: but shevik Revolution is carefully drafted are all either held as political prisoners "visti" international News Service to exclude virtually all Soviet religious or sentenced under article 227 as well NEW YORK, N.Y.—Amnesty inter- the Ukrainian insurgent Army (UPA) prisoners, according to the Centre for as 142. Conscientious objectors to mili– national in its current fall issue of which was fighting for Ukrainian inde– the Study of Religion and Communism tary service (nine Baptists and one Pen– "Matchbox" has selected two Ukrai– pendence from both the USSR and at Keston College here. Such amnesties tecostal are known) are also excluded, nian political prisoners as symbols of from Germany, in December 1944 he are customary on the anniversary of The majority of religious prisoners the universal struggle for justice and was arrested by Soviet security forces important events in Soviet history, but are men serving sentences of more than human rights. Danylo Lavrentiyevych and sentenced to death. The sentence generally release only petty criminals three years, and thus do not fit into any Shumuk is one of three persons from was commuted to 20 years' imprison– and not religious or political prisoners. of the categories to be released. around the world selected for Am– ment in a labor camp, of which Shumuk The amnesty in 1972 to mark the The two Baptist sisters, Larisa and nesty's Prisoner of the Month cam– has served 12 before being released in 50th anniversary of the formation of Lyudmila Zaitseva, however, arrested paign, and Yosyf Mykhaylovych Terel– 1956. the USSR included a detailed list of ex– in March of this year after the dis– ya (along with the Guatemalean farmer Throughout the following year Shu– ceptions which covered all political and covery of a printing press near Lenin– Antonio Ordonez and Matel Cardona muk was continually harassed by KGB religious prisoners side by side with ter– grad should be eligible for release, De La Cruz) is selected for the Appeals officials seeking to obtain information rorists, murderers and drug smugglers. though not the two men involved in the Campaign. about Ukrainian nationalists, in 1957 Prisoners sentenced under two arti– case, ivan Loewen and David Koop, Amnesty international won the 1977 he was again arrested and sentenced to cles of the criminal code dealing with who could be sentenced to four years Nobel Peace Prize and is a world-wide 10 years' imprisonment on political religious activities (articles 142 "viola– imprisonment. human rights movement which is inde– charges. tion of the laws on the separation of in three cases involving Baptists and pendent of any government, political After his release in 1967 Shumuk church and state" and 227 "infringe– in several cases involving Uniate priests faction or religious creed, it works, wrote his memoirs, which he circulated ment of the person and rights of citi– the articles under which they were con– irrespective of political considerations, to a few of his friends. A copy was found zens under the guise of performing reli– victed are not known. Again, if sen– for the release of men and women who by KGB officials late in 1971 and in gious rituals") were excluded. tenced under article 142 alone, they are in prison for their beliefs, race, January 1972 he was once again arrest– The present amnesty releases all pri– could be released. ethnic origin or religion, provided they ed; in July 1972 a Kiev court sentenced soners serving sentences of up to three Thus the amnesty to mark the Soviet have never used nor advocated violence. him to 10 years in a special regime years, women, juveniles, war veterans Union's "Jubilee Year" (as 1977 has Founded in 1961, Amnesty interna– corrective labor colony and five years' and winners of state awards and been proclaimed by the Soviet press) tional has consultative status with the internal exile for "anti-Soviet agitation medals with sentences of up to five fails to fulfill hopes raised earlier this United Nations, the Council of Europe, and propaganda". years and elderly men and women, in– year by Soviet Baptist leader Alexei the Organization of African Unity and АІ is concerned that Shumuk's health valids and women who are pregnant or Bychkov. Bychkov, general secretary the Organization of American States. is endagered by the chronic under– have children under 18, regardless of of the (official) AU-Union Council of The "Matchbox" articles had the nourishment and hard physical labor the length of sentence. However, none Evangelical Christians and Baptists in following information: characteristic of Soviet corrective labor of these categories of prisoners can be the USSR, had told the Assembly of Danylo Shumuk is currently serving institutions. He reportedly suffers from released if they have been convicted of the British Baptist Union in Notting– a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment for stomach ulcers. He has five years' political and certain other crimes. ham, England, in April that he hoped "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" corrective labor and five years' internal exile left to serve. For instance, prisoners sentenced 1977 would be the year in which all in a corrective labor colony in the under article 227 are excluded. Those, Baptist prisoners would be released. Mordorvian ASSR in the Soviet Union. Please write courteously worded He has already spent 34 years in impri– letters asking for Danylo Shumuk's sonment. release to: Mr. L.L Brezhnev, General Shumuk was born in Ukraine in 1914. Secretary of the Central Committee of Atheist Olympics for Youths in 1933 he was arrested in the then the SPSU and Chairman of the Presi– Polish-ruled part of Ukraine and sen– dium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Held in Latvia tenced to eight years' imprisonment (SSSR, RSFSR, Moskva; Kreml, Gen– because of his Communist Party mem– eralnomu Sekretaryu TsK KPPSSi KESTON, England.–As Moscow authors of atheist quotations and solv– bership. After his release under an Predsedatelyu Prezidiuma verkhov– prepares to hold the Olympic Games in ing crosswords with anti-religious amnesty in 1938 he enlisted in the Soviet nogo Soveta SSR L.L Brezhnevu). 1980, school authorities in Latvia have clues. army and was captured by German Ukrainian dissenter Yosef Mykhaylo– been organizing their own "Olympic For example, one clue read: "A con- occupation forces. Eighteen months vych Terelya, aged 33, who has served Games" in scientific atheism for pupils temporary religious modernist phil– later he escaped. 14 years in Soviet camps, prisons and aged 11-16 years old, reported the osophy which proclaims an alliance be– He returned to Ukraine and joined (Continued on page 15) Centre for the study of Religion and tween socialism and religions, although Communism at Keston College. De- such an alliance is impossible" tails of the competition were published (answer: Christian Socialism). in the weekly teachers' paper "Skolo– A second clue ran: "A sign of for– ACWF Commends Goldberg taju Avize", September 7,1977. giveness of sins, which the church The children who participated were issues to believers in return for a cer– For Belgrade Commitment to answer questions showing their "at– tain sum of money" (answer: indul– titude to the social and political pro– gence). WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amb. ACWF that '4he United States will be blems of life". They had to explain the in some of the schools where the Arthur Goldberg has been commended active, indeed a leader at this confer– government's attitude towards religion atheist competitions have been taking by the American, Council for World ence, and has been greatly assisted by and the difference between the reli– place teams of pupils were named after Freedom for his pledge that "the United the excellent, thorough data compiled gious and scientific point of view about favorite devils with participants States will be...a leader" at the Belgrade by private groups to buttress our creation, nature, the origins and deve– dressed up in horns and tails. Winners Conference now in progress in Yugo– presentations." slavia. lopment of man and the evolution of of the "Olympics" were treated to a "We are encouraged and heartened," society. They had to give reasons why special meeting with E. Rozkalns, a ACWF President Lev E. Dobriansky said Dr. Dobriansky, "by Amb. Gold- the religious view of life was wrong. lecturer at the Republican Palace of released the text of a cable from Amb. berg's forthright response to our cable Other games were included in the Knowledge, who gave them an illu– Goldberg in which the chairman of the expressing concern about the U.S. "Olympics", among them: naming strated talk on the conquest of space. U.S. delegation in Belgrade assured delegation's full commitment to human rights. We look forward to the presenta– tion of specific human rights cases before, to use President Carter's lan– Al Hopes to Help 92 Jailed Doctors guage, 'the court of world opinion.' " Germany, indonesia, israel, Mali, Mo– political activities and professional LONDON, England.–Amnesty in– Dr. Dobriansky sent Ambassador rocco, Paraguay, Rhodesia, Rumania, duties of medical personnel." ternational released on Monday, Nov– Goldberg a list of 13 political prison– ember 28, a list of 92 doctors impri– Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, According to Amnesty interna– tional, the following medical personnel ers. The list includes; Aleksandr Ginz– soned in 25 countries for political rea– Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay, burg, Yuri Orlov, igor Ogurtsov, vya– sons and appealed for assistance on vietnam, and Yugoslavia. are incarcerated in the Soviet Union: Dr. Dzhalat Magdasarovych Airape– cheslav. Chornovil, valentyn Moroz, their behalf, reported the Associated indonesia had the largest number of iryna Senyk, Stefania Shabatura, Yuriy Press. doctors in prison. tove; Arvydas Chechanavichius, a stu– dent; Lily Andreyevana Furman, a lab- Shukhevych, Paruyir Ayrikian, Jiri Amnesty international, which won With its "Prisoner of Conscience oratory assistant; Dr. Semyon Gluz– Muller, Yosyp Terelya, Mykola Ruden– the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, said that Year" drawing to a close. Amnesty in– man; Faina Nikiforovna Komarova, a koandOleksaTykhy. many of the doctors have been tortured ternational appealed to members of the nurse; Dr. Mykhaylo Kovtunenko; Dr. "We are asking the U.S. delegation in and many are being held without trial. medical profession to stand up in de– Mark Nashpits; Lyubov Nastusenko, a Belgrade to bring these cases to the fense of their imprisoned colleagues. Of the 92 doctors, eleven are incar– nurse; Dr. Mykola Hryhorovych Pla– attention of the full conference and cerated in the Soviet Union. Other Amnesty international said that the khotniuk; ivan Stepanovych Suk, press for remedial action in keeping countries jailing doctors on political list was undoubtedly incomplete, but lecturer at the Donetske Medical insti– with Ambassador Golberg's call for that the cases suggested "a high level tute; and Sharunas Zukauskas, a stu– better Final Act compliance in the charges are Argentina, Brazil, Bul– n garia, Cameroon, Chile, Egypt, East of interference by states in the peaceful dent. future,' said Dr. Dobriansky. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267 Soyuz Launches Fund Drive for UN1S UCCA information...

JERSEY C1TY, N.J.—The Supreme orary director of this Bureau is Mr. Executive Committee of the UNA George Nesterchuk, who is assisted by appealed to officers of branches in the over 10 persons as members of his Ad– U.S. to take up collections among visory Committee, some of whom are members and to make donations from employed by the American press, Branch treasuries to help pay for oper– others as experts in various govern– ating expenses of the newly opened of– mental agencies, or in business con– fice of the Ukrainian National infor– nected with the government. mation Service of the UCCA in Wash– ington, D.C. To meet the operating costs of this office, at least S25,000 will be needed The text of the letter sent to all annually. Since the modest UCCA Branch officers followes: budget does not include this consid– erable expense, the Executive Commit– On Friday, November 18, 1977, the tee of the UCCA appealed to the newly Ukrainian Congress Committee of created National Economic Council America formally opened the office of for financial assistance. The National Mrs. Warren Rogers, center, speeks at the opening of the UN1S. the Ukrainian National information Economic Council undertook the obli– tion office will serve the cause of all chuk, secretary ignatius M. Billinsky, Service in Washington, D.C. Other gation of raising S25,000 by the end of Ukrainians regardless of where they editor of America (Philadelphia); Dr. ethnic groups have been sponsoring 1977 for the upkeep of this Bureau. A may live. Walter Dushnyck, editor of "The Uk– similar offices for years. quota of S5,000 has been levied on Former president of the National rainian Quarterly," and Anthony Dra– each of the five Sectors comprising the Press Club, Warren Rogers, in his brief gan, Editor-in-Chief of Svoboda. The purpose of this information Ser– National Economic Council. The comments congratulated the UCCA for Present also at the program were vice is to seek and maintain contacts Sectors include: the four Ukrainian its achievement and said that the Na– Michael Terpak, deputy chief of the with the press, with Congress, the U.S. Fraternal Societies, the Ukrainian Na– tional Press, Club had hosted many Soviet section of the УОА; Mrs. Oksana ,tional Credit Union Association; the American Presidents and expressed a Federal Government and with various Dragan-Krawciw, acting chief of the League of Ukrainian Savings and hope that one day a president of a free Ukrainian service of the ЛЮА; governmental agencies for transmitting Loans Associations, the Ukrainian Ukraine would also be a guest of the the wishes of, and the information Roman Ferencevych and Dmytro Cor– Professional and Business Men's Asso– club. His wife, Mrs. Rogers, who is of bett, present and former editors of the about, our Ukrainian community to ciation and the Conference of Ukraini– Ukrainian birth, addressed the guests in them; to gather information from them Ukrainian УОА service, respectively; an Professional and Academic Ukrainian. The program concluded Oleh Zwadiuk, of Radio Liberty–Radio regarding the possibility of our sharing Societies. with the benediction delivered by Rev. in various governmental programs, or Free Europe; Eugene iwanciw, assistant D. Budny of the Ukrainian Orthodox to Sen. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt of New funds, for the financial support of the Church in Washington. cultural and educational activities of With this letter we are appealing to Mexico; Phil Yachmets, assistant to our community, or for charitable aid you to take up a collection among your Among other guests were represent– Congressman R. LeFante of New Jer– to the needy. members and also to make a donation atives of the Polish,, Czech, Slovak, sey; Dr. Roman Holiat, Ukrainian from your Branch treasury to launch Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian and Journalists Association of America; the operation of this extremely impor– Hungarian ethnic organizations. very Rev. Dr. W. Makuch, Rector of The information Service is housed in in addition to Messrs. Dobriansky the Ukrainian Catholic Seminary; Dr. the most appropriate location in Wash– tant and indispensable information Service. and Lesawyer, other members of the Starosolsky and Dr. Michael Kushnir, ington - in the National Press Build– UCCA Executive Board present in– as well as members of the Washington ing, which is the information center of cluded Administrative Director ivan UCCA Branch, who sponsored the the capital of this country. The temp– Supreme Executive Committee Bazarko, Treasurer Mrs. Ulana Dia– reception. Capacity Crowd Attends Manor's Jubilee Celebration JENK1NTOWN, Pa.-The more many laudable points of Manor, and ing the college, with an enrollment of saphat and Mother Marie, the first pre– than three hundred guests who shared especially, the effect her teachers at Man– eleven young ladies, and compared it sident of Manor. We thank you Mo– in the festivities of Manor's Thirtieth or had on her education, and in determin– with the 402 students in 1977, who pur- ther Marie, Sr. Euphrosyne, Sister Anniversary Banquet here on Satur– ing her whole approach to life, in extol– sue such new programs as dental assist– Jerome, Sister Olga, and we ask God's day, November 12, were pleasantly ling the merits of Manor as an education– ing, court reporting, real estate, in addi– continued blessings for each of you." surprised to see the multipurpose audi– al institution, Dr. Matejko concluded tion to the liberal arts and secretarial Mr. Newmaster, chairman of the torium converted into a tastefully with a prayerful wish that the future of programs offered by Manor. Mother Banquet Committee, followed with an decorated banquet hall, thanks to the the college, in accomplishing its unique Marie noted with evident satisfaction, acknowledgement to His Excellency, indefatigable efforts of the Banquet goal of a Ukrainian institution, in pre– the college's efforts in the development Bishop Losten, Senator Fleming, Dr. Committee, chaired by Thomas New- serving the culture and heritage of Uk– of the original desire of Mother Josa– Stercho, Monsignor Moskal, Dr. master. The tables in a deep blue decor raine, would be blessed with even phat to preserve the culture and herit– Matejko, the past presidents and the with tall white candelabra, adorned greater accomplishments. age of Ukraine, with the founding of current president, Sr. Miriam Claire, with a fall floral arrangement, lent an The keynote address was followed the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage to the representatives of the various air of festivity to the ceremonies of the by an introduction of the past presi– Center and Museum, by Sr. Miriam Ukrainian Organizations, to other evening. A cocktail hour, during which dents of Manor, by the master of cere- Claire, current President, Sr. Dia, Aca– delegates present, and to all the guests guests made new acquaintances and re– monies. His Excellency, the most Rev– demic Dean, and the Administration of who participated in the banquet festivi– newed old friendships, preceded the erend Basil H. Losten, Apostolic Manor Junior College. ties. dinner. Administrator, who presided as the Sr. Miriam Claire, President of Sr. Anthony Ann, member of the Mr. Newmaster welcomed the as– guest of honor, presented commemor– Manor, was then called on to present Banquet Committee, thanked all the sembled guests and announced the ative plaques to Mother Marie Dol– her concluding remarks, in which she guests, in English and in Ukrainian, in arrival of telegrams and congratulatory zycka, first president of Manor, Sr. extended the gratitude of the college to the name of the Sisters of St. Basil the messages from the Mother General and Mary Jerome Roman, Sr. Euphrosyne all the guests who shared in the festivi– Great, as well as, the Administration Curia in Rome, italy, U.S. Senator Gewetchka and Sr. Olga Kish, for the ties of the jubilee celebration, and of Manor Junior College, for their sup- Richard Schweiker, (R-Pa.), and A. years of dedicated service and leader- thanked God for "the people to whom port and attendance, and concluded Russell Parkerhouse, Chairman of the ship - Manor's gracious gesture in He gave the wisdom and foresight to with a tribute to Mr. Newmaster, with Montgomery County Commissioners. giving public recognition to those who build for the future of our Ukrainian whose help and dedicated efforts the Mr. Newmaster introduced Mon– served the college in the past. Mother community, and the community at banquet proved a tremendous success. signor Robert Moskal, the master of Theodosia, Provincial Superior, accep– large...and for all of our faithful The banquet ended on a joyous note ceremonies of the banquet, and Chan– ted the plaque for Sr. Olga, who was friends who, over these past 30 years, with the concluding remarks and bene– cellor of the Ukrainian Archeparchy in hospitalized and unable to be present. have so generously supported the diction offered by Monsignor Joseph Philadelphia. The master of ceremo– Mother Marie, who was tremend– growth of Manor...." Sr. Miriam Fedprek, chairman of the Advisory nies proposed the toast to Manor, for ously impressed with the festivities of Claire recognized the efforts of the Board of Manor. The ball followed its continued progress in the future. the day, rose to the occasion by deliv– past presidents with a touching tribute: with selections of lively and spirited At the close of the dinner, State Sen– ering a brief oration on her part in the 'Today, on this great feast of our dance music, rendered by the ismarahd aftor Wilmot E. Fleming, extended establishment of the college in colla– own Ukrainian Basilian martyred saint orchestra directed by Jurij Hirniak. greetings to Manor and the community boration with Mother Josaphata Theo– for unity, St. Josaphat, we remember The guests enjoyed a pleasant evening in English, and Dr. Peter G. Stercho, dorovych, the foundress of Manor, in with love and affection the foundress until the close of the Ball at one in the President of the Philadelphia branch of complying with the wishes of the late of Manor - Mother Josaphat Theo– morning. the Ukrainian Congress Committee of Metropolitan Constantine Bohachev– dorovych. We gratefully acknowledge Present at the festivities were the fol– America, in Ukrainian. The keynote sky, to found an institution of higher and recognize the solid foundations address of Dr. irene Pylypchak Matejko lowing noted and distinguished guests: learning for young ladies of Ukrainian laid for Manor by Mother Josaphat His Excellency, Bishop Losten Apos– followed. Dr. Matejko highlighted the ethnic background, Mother Josaphat and Mother Marie. We gratefully beginnings of Manor's history, and tolic Administrator; Representatives of realized her own desire for such an in– acknowledge the generous efforts and the Manor Junior College Board of traced the college's progress in the thirty stitution. Mother Marie emphasized dedicated leadership of the presidents years of its existence, emphasizing the Trustees: Mr. Thomas Lynch, newly the difficulties encountered in found– who continued the work of Mother Jo– (Continued on page 14) No. 267^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBERS 1977 ^ 5. Successful Social, Fraternal San Diego Ukrainians Support HURl SAN D1EGO, Calif. -On Friday, program and its assignment to the Event Held By UNA Branch 256 November 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the parish exclusive jurisdiction of the Ukrainian RivERHEAD, N.Y.—UNA Branch ethnic heritage, as well as others, all of hall of the. Church of Our Lady of program. 256 held its second annual dinner which contribute to the kaleidoscopic Perpetual Help, the Ukrainian commu– After the discussion, those present, dance Saturday, November 12, 1977, mosaic of American life. nity of San Diego met with Atty. Adrian led by members of the Skop family, at The Birchwood in Riverhead, Long Mrs. Dushnyck underscored the Slywotzky, a representative of the made their contributions to the growth island, with 150 in attendance, among necessity for the continued member- Ukrainian Studies Fund. of the Ukrainian scholarship, and whom were many non-Ukrainians. ship growth of the UNA if it is to con– Approximately 40 persons attended, promised San Diego community's con– including 10 students, some of whom - Following a period of inactivity, tinue its vital role. tinuing support of Ukrainian studies at Greeting the gathering was the Уега Skop, Yuriy Ritachka and Nadia Harvard. Branch 256 has been revitalized recent– Skop - took part in the Harvard Riverhead Town Supervisor, Allen M. During the second half of the pro- ly, due in great measure to the efforts Ukrainian Summer Program in July of Smith, who spoke of the poorly attend– gram, two young bandura players, of the youthful new secretary of the 1977. The meeting, organized by San ed veterans Day programs, which Roman Ritachka and Andriy Kytasty, branch, Cyril M. Bezkorowajny, who Diego's Ukrainian student community, points to a growing lack of patriotism gave an excellent performance of sev– is not only organizing members but is was led by Уега Skop. on the part of the citizenry. He con– eral Ukrainian "dumy". exerting tireless efforts to win friends Mr. Ritachka chaired the meeting for the UNA and the Ukrainian Ameri– gratulated Branch 256 officers and Among those who contributed to the members for their contributions to the and introduced the speaker, who dis– can community here. Active too and cussed the history and growth of Ukrai– Ukrainian Studies Fund at Harvard cooperating with Mr. Bezkorowajny Riverhead community. At the conclu– were the following: sion of his remarks, Mrs. Nedoszytko nian studies at Harvard, the program's are William Nedoszytko, president of impressive record of achievement in the S500: M.S. McCutchan; S150: Mr. Branch 256, and its treasurer, Roman presented Mr. Smith with two Ukraini– and Mrs. A. Skop; Si00: Mr. and Mrs. an "pysanky" for Mrs. Smith, who field of scholarship, and the vital Babij, as well as Mrs. Olga Nedo– function it performs in representing O. Gerega, Mr. and Mrs. W. Balas, v. was unable to be present. szytko, former longtime secretary of Ukrainians in high-level academic, Skop; 575: L. Romaniuk; 550: Mr. and the branch. Mr. Smith, together with the other publishing and government circles. Mrs. J. Sysyn, N. Skop, D. Mirshuk, guests, thoroughly enjoyed the colorful The evening began with a prayer of– After this presentation there followed a Mr. and Mrs. M. Hordiuk, Mr. and dances performed by the Oprysko Uk– discussion which covered such topics as Mrs. M. Harmash; 530: A. Yuriniak; fered by Rev. Wolodymyr Korczynsky, rainian Folk Dancers of Astoria, with pastor of St. John the Baptist Ukraini– the Ukrainian institute's publishing 510: P. Zapar, J. Lukiw; 55: S. Zelinsky; Peter Oprysko explaining the meanings program, the lack of financial resources 54: G. Ritachka, Jr.; 51: Dr. Sysyn, for a an Catholic Church of Riverhead. The of the various folk dances performed. main speaker of the evening was Mrs. which hinders futher progress in this total of 51,335. The director of this fine group is Mrs. important aspect of the program, and Pledges were made by Mr. and Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, UNA vice-President, Elaine Oprysko. whose theme was "The UNA As a the transfer of the subject-matter of B. Cham, Mr. and Mrs. W. Krewsun, Music for social dancing was fur– Kievan Rus' away from the Russian Dr. and Mrs. B. Bakay. Force in the Community.'' nished by Bernie Wyte (Witkowski), She expounded on the UNA role in who plays for the Harvest Moon polka Ukrainian American life and the bene– competitions. fits of belonging to the foremost Uk– Among those present at this enjoy– Prof. Rud пуску j Surveys rainian fraternal organization. She also able fraternal event were members of stressed the need for protecting the fa– other UNA branches from near and Ucrainica at Library Of Congress mily and for preserving the Ukrainian far. WASHINGTON, D.C.–Prof, ja– roslaw B. Rudnyckyj, a distinguished Ukrainian Slavicist who last year re- Carteret Cathedral Officers Elected tired as the head of the Department of . CARTERET, N.J.— The oath of the duties conscientiously and diligently. Slavic Studies at the University of newly elected officers of the board of Father Melech, after his report, Manitoba in Winnipeg, has been en- trustees and church committee of the St. elaborated on his work and thanked gaged by the U.S. Library of Congress Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathe– Archbishop Mark, the board of trustees here to survey the Library's collection dral, here was administered by and church committee, Dimitir Zaz– of Ucrainica in cooperation with the Archbishop Mark, pastor, on Sunday worsky, choir director, parish organiza– Slavic and Central European Division. November 27, during the 9:00 a.m. tions, parishioners and friends for their The announcement of Prof. Rud– Divine Liturgy. cooperation, assistance, understanding nyckyj's appointment for this task was The installation dinner of the newly and patience during the fiscal year. announced by the Library of Congress elected officers of the board of trustees Mr. Hedesh, delegate to the 9th information Bulletin in its November and church committee is scheduled for Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox 4th edition. Sunday, December 11. Church of the U.S.A., held in Philadel– This project, scheduled for comple– The annual meeting was held Sun- phia, Pa., October 7-9, gave a complete tion by September, 1979, will focus on day, November 20, starting with the report. the social sciences and humanities and Jaroslaw B. Rudnyckyj invocation by Archbishop Mark and After all reports were submitted and will include an analysis of the Library's official opening of the meeting by John approved, John Balasz praised the extensive collections of publications, strengthening of the collections. Lesky, president. John P. Wrublevski, church committee for its work and on both from Ukraine and from other The Library plans to publish the Uk– Jr., was elected chairman and Andrew behalf of the auditing committee he countries. Prof. Rudnyckyj will also rainian scholar's findings and recom– Hedesh vice-chairman for the meeting; offered the vote of confidence to all make recommendations for the further mendations. also Mrs. Helen Barashke and Mrs. involved. Anna Truch, secretaries. After mem– Newly elected officers are: Peter orial prayers by Archbishop Mark for Prokopiak, president; Robert Hedesh, the deceased members of the Cathedral vice-president; Anna Truch, secretary; Archbishop Hermaniuk during the year, Mr. Lesky presented Michael Magella, financial secretary; his report for 1976-77. Simon Deli, Jr., assistant financial Named to Synod Council He elaborated on the improvements secretary; George Tizio, treasurer; to the. Cathedral, such as the gold Ronald Ward, assistant treasurer; vATJCAN C1TY, italy. - Pope Conference of Catholic Bishops; and leafing of the coupolas and the new roof auditing committee: John Balasz, Lilli– Paul vi has named Archbishop Maxim Bishop Emmett Carter of London, for the St. Demetrius Community an Baran, Frank Cholowski, Michael Hermaniuk, Metropolitan of Ukrainian Ont., president of the, Canadian bi– Center. He assured the parishioners Muzyka, Jr.v Charles Stokes and Catholics in Canada, of Winnipeg, shops' conference. that he has been guided in his sevice for George Terebush; grievance committee: Man., to the permanent council of the the. Cathedral by the good of the Florence Bodnar, Marie Kubick and Synod of Bishops, reported the Natio– Cathedral and the Eparchy as a whole. Joann Mazan; church wardens: Theo– nal Catholic News. Ukrainian Language The financial report was submitted by dore Dobrowolski, Steven Hamersky, Michael Magella, financial secretary, Sr., Andrew Hedesh, Walter Konowka The council is the ongoing body At Pittsburgh U. who with pride underlined that this fiscal and Anthony Skrypocski; honorary which directs completion of the work of year was a good one. wardens: Paul Kawensky, John Kere– past synods and plans for upcoming PlTTSBURGH, Pa.-Ukrainian lan– Archbishop Mark, after his remarks liuk, Dimitri Litus, Stephen Melick, ones. guage courses will be taught here at the about the diocesan and Ukrainian Stephen Sipilchuk and Peter Terebet– Also named by the Pope to the University of Pittsburgh during the national life in general and his partici– ski. At the same time the outgoing council were. Cardinal Pericle Felici, spring 1978 semester. pation in it, expressed his gratitude to officers were commended for their head of the Apostolic Signature, the The Department, of Slavic Lan– his assistant, Father Peter Melech, to outstanding work. Church's highest court; and Cardinal guages and Literatures will offer Ele– the members of the board of trustees The meeting was closed with benedic– Raul Primatesta of Cordoba, Argen– mentary Ukrainian П (4 credits) and and church committee, organizations tion offered by Rev. Melech and arch- tina. intermediate Ukrainian iv (3 credits), and parishioners for their devotion, pastoral blessings of Archbishop Mark both taught by Prof. Kateryna Dow– cooperation and unity of working with the singing of "Mnohaya Lita." The Pope names three of the 15 benko. together in harmony for the Glory of A reception followed the meeting. council members. The others are elected information may be obtained by cal– God and the good of the Cathedral and Buffet was prepared and served by the by the world Synod of Bishops. ling the Department of Slavic Lan– the Eparchy. ladies of the parish which was appreci– Among others on the council are guages and Literatures at (412) Rev. Melech was lauded by Arch- ated and enjoyed by all who attended Archbishop Joseph vernardin of Cin– 624-5907, and the informal Program at bishop Mark for fulfilling his priestly the meeting. cinnati, president of the National 624-6829. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267

THE 1 СВОБОДА 4,SVOBODA First Step in Musicland

byHalya Klym UkroimanWeel (2) First Steps everyday life of children, demonstrat– information Service in D.C. "The types of tempos and their ing that music is not to exist by itself Ever since its inception in 1940, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of names," Mrs. Sawycky continues, alone, as if something separated and America has sought the implementation of one of its major projects, namely, "the children learn to recognize in the frozen. On the contrary, music is eter– the establishment of an information center in Washington, D.C. The main relative speeds of walking, running, nal life, originating with the universe deterrent was lack of funds. jumping, or in the riding of cardboard and with people, so it must therefore be an organic part of human life. On To be sure, the president of the UCCA lives in Washington and has done a cars. By brief rests in their motions they catch the meaning of musical that premise an imaginative "musical commendable job in channeling the interests and concerns of the Ukrainian rests, phrases, and a concept of musi– day" is born in Mrs. Sawycky's class: community to the executive and legislative branches of the American cal structure is born. Terms in dyna– an alarm clock sounds, the children get government. He has done this virtually singlehandedly, often under very mics such as "forte," "piano," "cres– up from their "beds" and following difficult circumstances. cendo," "diminuendo," are learned the rhythm of music they wash their On November 18th of this year, however, the UCCA came through: a by recognizing these gradations on faces, brush teeth and comb their hair. Ukrainian National information Service was officially opened, housed, as it sight in writing and also by associating A march summons them to school, but will be, in the National Press Building, the hub of political activity of national them with appropriate sounds of the to cross the streets safely one must pay and international scope. children's own speech or singing. The attention to green and red traffic The benefits of such a service for the Ukrainian community are too self- youngsters particularly enjoy recogni– lights, again indicated by appropriate evident to discuss. Suffice it to say that the service is designed as a two-way zing names of famous composers by music. At school everything gets along channel of communication: while disseminating information about questions learning to associate them with cor– well with music and then there's musi– and issues of concern to us, it will also sensitize our own community as to the responding sounds, i.e. with styles or cal homework. Thus passes a child's feelings. day at the end of which a scarsely various programs effectuated on the federal, state and cky levels, from which heard melody lulls to sleep. our people can benefit. "1 have to make sure," Mrs. Sawycky continues, "the children's im– And so even the most tender sounds The operating costs of the service are estimated at 525,000 annually. This agination is constantly at work. To of music can be made to teach order money can not come from the meager UCCA budget accrued from the hold their attention, lessons have to be and obedience in childhood making Ukrainian National Fund. Thanks to the initiative of the National Economic made interesting every step of the way. harsh words unnecessary. Council, established this year, five member groups, among them our Soyuz and the three other fraternals, the needed funds have been assured for this year. But how the Washington bureau functions in the years ahead will depend on our community. The UNA has already issued an appeal to its Branches and individual members to contribute whatever they can to sustain the bureau. We know that our people will want to maintain their outstanding record of responding to a challenge when a given situation calls for it. We think that the maintenance of a bureau in Washington rates to be high on the list of our priorities and that our community should respond accordingly. Programs Worth Exploring A recent news story in a Long island, N.Y., paper reported that a local school district requested a S90,000 federal grant to establish a program to improve the English language of students who come from homes where a second language prevails. it is a fact that in many cities and states federally funded bilingual education in public schools is a reality. But not for our kids, many of whom Children listen attentively to a talk on music. speak little English before they enter kindergarten or the first grade. To accomplish this my own imagi– Special Children it is equally true that for over 25 years now we have maintained Saturday nation is always called for. І cannot ex- "it may happen," Mrs. Sawycky Schools of Ukrainian Subjects in virtually every center of Ukrainian life on plain musical concepts to 3-year old says, "especially during the initial les– kids in the formal way it is done with this continent. While our kin in Canada have made a brakthrough in some sons, that a child does not want to do school students, but the youngsters are provinces in obtaining funds from the federal and provincial governments to anything and stands obstinately and partially sustain our educational programs, in the United States we are still very receptive when the instruction is apparently uninterested at a distance babes in the woods. Our community in this country is not even fully cognizant geared to their level." from the others, in such cases 1 do not of the existing programs which in many cases are applicable to us as well. Discovering Musicland compel, or force the child to take part Shortly before his re-election as New Jersey Governor, Brendan Byrne in the activities, because 1 know some pledged to the state's Ukrainian Americans that he will explore the possibility "Basics of music notation," Mrs. children need more time to observe. І Sawycky goes on, "are sometimes of giving both accreditation and funds to our Saturday schools. This would only invite the youngster and try to illustrated, for example, by fairy tale make the program so enjoyable and in– not be unprecedented since in some states this has been done, in New Jersey characters personifying that which І and in other states our educators should press for such action. We are paying teresting that in time the child will have want to introduce. To explain the value a mind to join the group on its own. our dues. We should get a piece of the pie. of organization in music, 1 give the Let's compare this thoroughly con– children's imagination a picture of two sidered approach to music instruction at boys, called "Good Rhythm" and school level. How different that in– "Bad Rhythm." The first lad is always c–" struction is. At that age the child is ex– neat, clean and on time, while the News Quiz pected to sit by the piano (or with an– second...Well, you know the type. Of other instrument) for an hour and (The quiz covers the two previous issues of The Ukrainian Weekly. course, music has the power to trans- learn the music from its printed form, Answers to questions will appear with the next quiz). form bad boys into good ones. Notes from finger exercises and from list– themselves become a family of mice ening to the monotonous beat counting 1. Who was re-elected president of SUMA? living on the five little paths (staff). by the teacher or the mechanical 2. What well-known Ukrainian dissident is scheduled to arrive in the There is "father mouse", round and rhythm of the metronome. Naturally, United States? very slow (whole-note), "mother it cannot be otherwise. But then there 3. What action was initiated recently by Rep. Christopher Dodd (D– t mouse" — handling a broom and is eagerness for music which can Conn.)? J therefore livelier, and finally the rest- always and will be born in the atmo– 4. What is the class of the new UNA policy? f less and dark "children mice" (quar– sphere of pre-school training. Such 5. Who was called to the U.S. men's national volleyball team? 1 ter-notes). early acquired readiness to study music 6. What organization is planning a 1,000,000-signature petition? 4 "Because of the short attention or to remain interested in it is so much 7. Who Was elected president of SUSTA? І spans, activities tend to be short but the stronger and more selfunderstood 8. What Ukrainian political prisoner was told by the KGB to emigrate 1 varied and during the two-hour lesson than that acquire from later starts. from the Soviet Union? include fun drawing and playing time. 9. What title did a Ukrainian American team in Cleveland recently win? The children enjoy working with color Using Musical Language 10. Who are Mark Suzor, vie venasky and Dennis Owchar? paper pre-cut into various shapes, for example, musical instruments. Pasting As we have seen, the Pre-School Mu– (Answers to previous quiz: Constantine Warvariv; Bohdan Fedorak; Federation ofUkraini–thes e onto sheets of papers is lots of sic Hour teaches that musicland has a an Student Organizations of America (SUSTA); Stepan Lenkawsky, former head of the OUN, fun and helps learning the names and special language one can understand by and Oleh Shlul-Zhdanovych, head of the Command of Ukrainian Nationalists; House Concur– subdivisions of the pieces.'' learning to listen to it. Once the young– rent Resolution 387 in defense of Yalentyn Moroz, Mykola Rudenko, Yuriy Shukhevych, sters appreciate rudiments of musical Oleksiy Tykhy, GunarsRodet Sergei Kovalev and Anatoli Shcharansky; Ted Dusanenko; Wil– Ham Kurelek; SUMA Bandurist Capella from Detroit, Mich.; George Nesterczuk; and Kent Living Music language they are quite capable of re- State University.) mt ш it was very interesting for me to see acting appropriately to various tonal U 0^J how Mrs. Sawycky applies music to (Continued on page 10) No. 267 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 7

SUSTA Congress: Eye On Books A Delegate's Reflections by Yuriy M. Bohatiuk With enthusiasm, we the students of night. And it wasn't long before some- by Dr. Aleksander Sokolyszyn the newly formed LeMoyne College thing in that genuine Ukrainian air hit Ukrainian Club awaited the com– us, and as if by some mass hypnosis, we mencement of the 17th Congress of did that which Ukrainians always do SUSTA on the weekend of November when in the company of other Ukraini– Memoirs of the Shevchenko Scienti– and international scholarly congresses 18-20. The site of the Congress was a ans — sing Ukrainian songs. We went fic Society, vol. 192, Papers delivered at emphasizes the role of this oldest place known to every Ukrainian in through x-number of "kolomyikas", the Congress of Ukrainian Scholars Ukrainian scholarly society in the America - Soyuzivka. Being the most "Na Dolyni Tuman", etc., on that marking the Centennial of the Shev– formulation of modern Ukrainian popular Ukrainian resort in the United otherwise quiet Soyuzivka night. chenko Scientific Society, New York- historiography. The scholarly works of States, Soyuzivka was frequently visit– But soon it got cold. We anxiously Par is– Sidney-Toronto, 1976, 33 pp. the society are prohibited in Ukraine, now under the Russo-Communist rule. ed by us in the past, as well as by thou– made our way back to the Main House We can only welcome the publication sands of other Ukrainians. But this where we bumped into a stumbling His second paper deals with "The Role of the first major work of the newly of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in time the atmosphere would be diff– figure who emerged from the shadows. created Shevchenko Scientific Society erent, a bit more refined and much At first we thought it was Napoleon, the Formation of National Unity, 1873- Section on the History of Ukraine 1914". Prof. Horak praises the monu– more solemn than the Labor Day for this person stood straight and under the leadership of Prof. Matthew weekend, for which the resort is so well noble. He politely said "excuse me," mental work of Academician Prof. Stachiw and with the help of the So– . Michael Hrushevksy, entitled "istoriia known. and identified himself only as Prynada, ciety's secretary Prof. Nivholas Chirov– after which he again disappeared into Ukrainy-Rusy", which is readied for We arrived at Soyuzivka at 7:00 sky. it sustains the tradition of the publication in English. p.m. on Friday and were greeted by the shadows. Who was this mysterious Society's "Zapysky" (Proceedings), Dr. Stachiw, from the Ukrainian two familiar SUSTA faces: Ronia Stoj– person, we asked ourselves, and after a much needed in the free world today. ko and Halya Tarnawsky to whom we while we gave up. Little did we know Free University in Munich, Germany, Published in Ukrainian, there brief who is director of the Shevchenko as immediately surrendered our registra– that we didn't stumble onto just any resumes of each paper in English. The part of the USSR from Historical and tion fee, officially registering our Uk– person that night. Ukrainian language editors were Leo– Sociological Aspects", He states that on rainian club and receiving our due The light of the new day shone upon nid Poltava and viacheslav Davyden– June 12, 1918, a treaty was signed number of delegate votes. us. As we made our way down the steps ko. The books also has the Library of between Soviet Russia and Ukraine, The wine and cheese party took up towards the lobby, a bit tired from the Congress catalogue card no. 77-70041. recognizing Ukraine's sovereignty and most of Friday night, during which night before, we were struck with The work is divided into two parts: independence, and establishing con– time more students from areas of New amazement. Whereas the night before the first includes the papers of the sulates in both countries. He proves York, Toronto, Syracuse and Newark the lobby was practically empty except Shevchenko Scientific Society's Section that Ukraine formally became a mem– came. We were delighted to see fami– for a handful of students, Saturday on the History of Ukraine, and the ber of the USSR by means of conquest liar faces, with whom we recalled old morning the place was full of eager second contains the papers of the not voluntarily as Moscow claims. times. And it wasn't hard to strike up a faces: delegates ready to vote, visitors members of the Shevchenko Scientific Dr. Peter Stercho, from Drexel conversation with those whom we met ready to observe, and the editor of The Society's Section on Philosophy and University's Department of Economics, for the first time. After all, being Uk– Ukrainian Weekly, ihor Dlaboha, History. The first contains nine papers writes "On the Question Proclamation rainians, we shared a common heritage anxious to take pictures of the cele– presented by eight Ukrainian scholars, of independence of. Carpathian Uk– of over 1,000 years. Was that not rea– brated event. and part two has eight papers presented raine", issued March, 14, 1939, in son enough to converse? The SUSTA congress opened around by eight scholars. Khust, the capital of this land. Rev. Dr. Alas at midnight the lobby lights 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, and in the first part the two first papers Meletius Wojnar, from the. Cahtolic went dark, for this was the administra– was led by the able guidance of attorney were presented by Professor Stephan University of America in Washington, tion's polite way of informing its ihor Rakowsky. Also at the presiding M. Horak, of the Department of His– D.C., Department of Philosophy, guests that it was time to go to sleep. table sat Bohdan Harhay, president of tory of Eastern illinois University in writes about "Basilians: Their Role in But we were not tired. So long had we CeSUS, and ihor Zwarycz, president Charleston, ill., dealing with "The the Union of the Kievan Metropoli– waked for this SUSTA congress that of TUSM. Though all of us were born Contribution of the Shevchenko Scien– tanate." Dr. Michael Kushnir, of Silver we would gladly sacrifice a few hours in America and never saw Ukraine, tific Society to Ukrainian Historiogra– Spring, Md., describes "The General of sleep. Some of us decided to take a phy". Prof. Horak, a well-known scho– Character of the Human Spirit", and stroll in the serenity of the Soyuzivka (Continued on page 10) lar and participant of many American (Continued on page 13)

Music Review xPopulist' Musicologist is Hit in Philadelphia by Andrij У. Szul, Ph.D.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Ukrainian . Curiously, one particular individual these same sources for inspiration this time he chose a subject semmingly music, that is, the field of professional who seems to be trying to counteract themselves. much more arcane: The "world jour– musicological scholarship in Ukrainian these bombastic proclamations of de– Even if some of the research offers by neys" of S. Klymowsky's song about subjects, has but a few champions left votion and mushroom-organizational Mr. Sawycky is not original, the greater "Kozak Beyond the Danube" (men– active today, it never really was a land- flair is not a musicologist by profession part of it is indeed. The story of Leonto– tioned above). sales-business, even in the past, when himself. But perhaps he is genuinely vych's "Carol of the Bells" as an inter- Now granted, one can reasonably great men of such stature, as Koshetz, prescient of the future; since, as they national musical commodity is known question whether the travels of a modest Kotessa, Liudkevych, Lysko and Rud– say, eventually all human knowledge to many. Yet how many of these same Ukrainian folkish song through Po– nytsky carved out some part of their shall be passed on by the hands of space- music lovers are familiar, for example, land, Germany, France, England and busy composer-perfomer lives to study age "informational Retrieval Scien– with the assorted thematic usuages in the United States is really just a matter and publish fundamental research. tists" (the future's relatives of today's the instrumental compositions by Be– of obscure interest? Depending, of Lamentably too rarely, none has ever professional librarians), if so, then ethoven or Gershwin of such a Ukrai– course, on where you're coming from succeeded in developing any memo– Roman Sawycky, Art and Music De– nian folk-type song as "The Kozak with your interest in some of the "roots" rabk professional progeny. partment Head at Elizabeth (N.J.) Beyond the Danube"? Or Liszt's adap– of Ukrainian music... probably not. Public Library, has been grooming tation of "The Winds are Blowing", or But it is this very sort of imaginative himself ably on point toward this "O, Hryts', Don't Go"? Or even singer Nearly without exception, currently delving into musicology that legitimizes this area of interest is dominated by emerging role. Dinah Shore's por-recording of the latter? The list could go on and on, it the intelligent (and productive) efforts well-meaning but sheerly avocational Within the past three months alone, of people such as Mr. Sawycky. Once a activists. Still living are several older Mr. Sawycky — originally a Philadel– seems: Rimsky-Korsakoff, Tchaikov– sky, Kabalevsky, Rachmaninoff, Mous– good pianist himself (and son of the authors with respectable musicological phian — has appeared as many times founder of the Ukrainian Music insti– credentials, to be sure. But the actual here with public lectures and recorded sorgsky, Bartok, Khachaturian, Lo– renz, Wilhousky, Bernstein... ture in America), Mr. Sawycky brings task of popularizing, both in general demonstrations of Ukrainian music. no mean credentials and commendable Resently, and for the fourth time in and music circles, of the rich Ukrainian His appearance at Temple University enthusiasm to his populist-musicolo– two years, Mr. Sawycky's respectable musical heritage is nearly squarely on last year in October (on the occasion of gical lecturing. the shoulders today of some piano Bi-Sen celebrations) regrettably failed brand of „populist" musicology was teachers, a choirmaster or two, and a to attract the deserved standing-room- brought to the large Ukrainian com– Even if it'll never become a land- coterie of rivaling musical organiza– only audience. Those who managed to munity in metropolitan Philadelphia. sales-business field, thanks to en– tions whose separete goals appear to attend were not disappointed. They Just as in the case of the program deavors like these a lot of invaluable duplicate themselves to the letter. heard recorded excerpts from a stun– presented on October 18, 1976, this information and hours of listening Fortunately, their nearly identical ning variety of repertoire that illus– event was sponsored by Branch 90 of enjoyment have been brought to many membership continues to profess trated both how world famous com– Soyuz Ukrainok, with Mrs. Daria new audiences, young and old. How "the" answers to questions concerning posers "borrowed" Ukrainian songs Shust presiding. But whereas Mr. often might we candidly state the same the very future of Ukrainian musical and dance tunes, and also how some Sawycky last October spoke about after lasting through one of our "typi– scholarship. Ukrainian composers have fared by "Ukrainian Melodies in World Music", cal" Akademia-type musicfests? THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267 Grigorenko Arrives in U.S. (Continued from page 1) Zynayida, and 37-year-old son, Oleh. free world surfaced when he exclaimed The tall, bald, 70-year-old Grigoren– upon learning that a Svoboda corres– ko was allowed to leave the Soviet pondent was present: "1 know Svoboda, Union by the Kremlin government for, the newspaper was denounced ands as he put it later, "humanitarian coursed during the Rudenko and Tykhy reasons." He has a six-month visa and is trial." expected to undergo a surgery for a Among the Ukrainians greeting Gri– prostate condition. gorenko and his family at the airport Grigorenko was met at the airport by were: Joseph Lesawyer, UCCA Execu– his son, Andrew, and daughter-in-law, tive vice-President and UNA Supreme Maria, who were allowed to emigrate President; ivan Bazarko, Administra– from the USSR two-and-a-half years tive Director of the UCCA; Dmytro ago, and some 150 local Ukrainians and Hryhorchuk, UCCA Executive Board; representatives of the Tatar community. Boris Potapenko, World Congress of The dissident is the third Ukrainian Free Ukrainians; Dmytro Bohaj, Orga– human rights activist to be given per– nizations of the Ukrainian Liberation mission to leave the Soviet Union. Front, ihor Olshaniwsky, his daughter, Leonid Plyushch, in January 1976, and Ulita, and Dan Marchisin, New Jersey Dr. Mikhail Stern, in early 1977, Moroz Defense, Committee; Dr. An– preceded him to the west. drew Zwarun, Helsinki Guarantees for At an impromptu press conference at Ukraine, Committee; Roman Kudeia, JFK's Pan Am terminal, organized by WCFU Ukrainian News Service; and the Committee for the Defense of Soviet Osyp Zinkewych, "Smoloskyp" Ukrai– Political Prisoners, Grigorenko de– nian information Service. clined from making political commen– The Grigorenko clan: Left to right, Zynayida Grigorenko, daughter-in-law, Maria, Also present were memebers of the taries for fear of endangering his im– son, Oleh, Gen. Pyotr Grigorenko, and son, Andrew. National Center of Crimean Tatars, led prisoned friends. by the president, Fikret Yurter. Grigorenko said in Russian with "essential to those remaining in the "excited" about seeing his father again. Mr. Yurter said that Grigorenko's simultaneous translations that he came Soviet Union", Grigorenko said that he "1 would like to see him stay here, but arrival in the United States was "our to the United States for three main declares "reasonable loyalty" to the he wants to return," said young Grigo– celebration day." He explained that reasons. Soviet government. renko. Tatars are grateful to Grigorenko His impending surgery and subse– Grigorenko's wife, also speaking in The 32-year-old son of the Ukrainian because he helped them in their rights quent convalescance, which is being Russian, said that her reason for dissident, who was told by the Soviet struggle. arranged by a group of Ukrainian coming is purely emotional. government to leave the USSR or face "We are thankful for what he did for physicians, was listed by him as his "My position is simple and inter- internal exile, feels that his father's our nation," said Mr. Yurter, who is a primary purpose in the U.S. national. The highest occupation is emigration was a result to all his relative of the incarcerated Tatar na– The second reason, which he des– motherhood," she said, beaming with activities, " tional rights advocate, Mustafa Dzhe– cribed as probably being the first deep joy that she is able to see her son. milev. down in his heart, was to see his son. Among the first Ukrainian American She said that being a mother is a to greet Grigorenko was an immigra– Mr. Yurter, who called Grigorenko Finally, Grigorenko said that he "fearsome thing". the "organizer" of his people's move– wanted to acquaint himself with Ameri– tion official. After introductions, the "1 bade farewell to my children when official said that he was from Lviv, to ment, said that without him the "strug– ca. He said that arriving in America І went to prison and when my son left gle would not be as strong." "was the fulfillment of a childhood which Grigorenko commented: "Only the Soviet Union, and now 1 am glad to from Lviv do clean winds blow." The Tatar leader said that his organi– dream." see them again," said Mrs. Grigorenko. zation has made arrangements for The former Soviet general, who "There is no higher joy than being with Following the press conference, Grigorenko's living quarters while he earned many military commendations your children." several Ukrainian Americans crowded and his family are in the United States. before falling into disgrace, said that She said since being a mother., she around the visibly tired Grigorenko and A spokesman for the Committee for ever since the age of seven he wanted to applies a motherly yardstick in charac– extended the community's felicitations the Defense of Soviet Political Pri– go to America. Grigorenko said at that terizing governments. to him. To a remark about his accentless soners said that no plans have been age he and his brother attempted to sail "if mothers and their sons live all Ukrainian, Grigorenko quoted Franko made for a wider meeting between to America, but the boat was too big, right, then the government is all right," saying: "How can you forget your Grigorenko and the Ukrainian com– and they were caught and beaten up. said Mrs. Grigorenko. mother tongue, which you learned as a munity. He said that everything is Displaying a good knowledge of When asked how she would catego– youth." contingent on his health and recupera– American literature, Grigorenko said rize the Soviet Union, Mrs. Grigorenko Grigorenko's familiarity with Ukrai– tion from surgery which may be done that this country's writers taught him said-stepped the question by saying: "1 nian institutions and newspapers in the within two weeks. "to respect strong, good leaders". His don't want to generalize. My children favorite character is Jack London's and 1 live well." "Martin Eden." "1 hope this reunification with my Grigorenko remembered his war days children will be the beginning of similar Denverites Seek U.S. Help on Rights by recalling that the Soviet Union was reunifications of all mothers with their denounce Soviet repressions and to comrade-in-arms with the United States separated children," said Mrs. Grigo– DENVER, Coio.–The UCCA appeal to the 35 signatories of the Hel– during World War 11. He said that the renko overcome with emotion. branch here recently published 2,000 sinki Accords to honor its human hopes of close friendship spawned then Before replying to questions, Grigo– copies of a pamphlet in defense of poli– rights provisions. were disrupted, "though not as a fault of renko repeated his desire not to answer tical prisoners in the USSR, and sent soldiers." political questions. Despite the request, them to Senators and Representatives He did say that he was pleased with several politically-oriented questions in Congress and other political leaders For the benefit of our readers who the new developments in relations today were posed. in the U.S. may wish to send such a letter to the between the two countries. Grigorenko said in reply to a question The pamphlet included a letter to President, we reprint the Denver His boldest political statement at the about the condition of dissidents in the President Jimmy Carter asking him to UCCA letter in full: press meeting was citing President Soviet Union, that the will not delve Dear Mr. President: Jimmy, Carter for his human rights into generalities, but "1 am well." 1, the undersigned, ask that you appeal, through Ambassador Arthur Gold- policy. About the repressions in Ukraine, berg, to the governments of the states that signed the Final Act of the Conference Grigorenko called it "praiseworthy," Grigorenko said in Ukrainian: "You on Security and Co-operation in Helsinki (August 1975) to honor the Human and said all human rights advocates in know what is happening in Ukraine. І Rights Provisions. the Soviet Union "support it." can't tell you more." І respectfully request that you denounce the repressions by the Soviet govern– He said that the reign of terrorism in Earlier his son, Andrew, said that he ment against vyacheslav Chornovil, Semen Gluzman, ihor Kalynets, valentyn the West and the "terrorism on the expected his father to bring some new Moroz, Yuri Orlov, vasyl Romaniuk, Mykola Rudenko, Oleksa Tykhy, and all government level" are the result of a information about the repressions in others imprisoned for insisting on the full implementation of the Helsinki Final "decline of morality." This decline, he Ukraine. said, "is far more dangerous than nu– Act's Human Rights Provisions. Such persecution constitutes a gross violation of Grigorenko said that Rudenko and the principles on which the Helsinki Accords are founded. clear weapons." Tykhy are his close friends, and his "However, 1 believe that mankind "heart bleeds for them." will emerge from this immoral abyss, "We wrote and begged the Supreme and that is why the human rights Soviet, but their status has not TEst European" Focuses on Ukrainians struggle is so important," said Grigo– changed," he said. PAR1S, France.-"L'Est Euro– members of the Kiev Group to Pro- renko„ Grigorenko said: "1 cannot and do pean", a bimonthly review of the pro– mote the implementation oi the Hel– Ke said that he is grateful to the not want to speak about the violations blems and history of Eastern Europe, sinki Accords, excerpts ft--y^ a rnern– Soviet government for allowing him to here, it might hurt them." published here, devoted its September- orandum of the Kiev u,uup, the leave the USSR for a brief period of "1 want to see America, feel it, and October issue almost entirely to Ukrai– Groups' declaration on the cases of time, and he said that he hopes to return know it," he said. nian dissidents and political prisoners. Rudenko and Tykhy, Heli Snehiriov's when his visa expires. Before his father cleared the customs critique of the Soviet constitution and Possibly in order to keep the door check point, Andrew was surrounded The issue contains an article about Rev. Yasyl Romaniuk's letter to the open for his return, which he said is by journalists, whom he told he was the arrests, trials and sentencing of Archbishop of Canterbury. No. 267 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, wn Ukrainian Museum Opens Christmas Program "Young Dumka" to Sing NEW YORK, N.Y. - A special shop, children will be encouraged to At White House Christmas Program Christmas program for children is being make at least one traditional Ukrainian presented at the Ukrainian Museum ornament which they may then take NEW YORK, N.Y.—The popular spruce in a special ceremony Thursday, here starting Friday, December 2. The home. Also, a concert of carols by a "Young Dumka" chorus, which has December 15, at 5:00 p.m. program, which is geared to school-age children's choir will culminate in a sing- branches throughout the metropolitan The Young Dumka chorus is slated children and youth, consists of a work– along during which participants will be area and as far away as Chicago, ill., to sing a medley of Ukrainian and non- shop on the making of Ukrainian taught the words and the melody of a has been selected to perform during the Ukrainian Christmas carols, such as Christmas decorations, a talk on Ukrai– Ukrainian Christmas carol. White House's Christmas pageant this "Oh Holy Night" and "Shchedryk" nian Christmas traditions, caroling, and There is a charge of .50 cents for year. (Carol of the Bells). a "vertep", the Ukrainian Christmas material. The chorus, directed by Semen Ko– The choir's appearance was arranged puppet theater. Dates for the program are: mirnyj, will appear Friday, December by the Ukrainian National Women's The program will be conducted in League of America (UNWLA). in a December 2 (Friday) 6:00- 8:00 p.m. 23, between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m., near both English and Ukrainian and will be letter to Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, December 3 (Saturday) 9:30 - 12:00 noon the National Christmas Tree on the repeated on nine times between Decem– 1:00- 4:00 p.m. Ellipse here. UNWLA president Mrs. І wanna Ro– ber 2nd and December 18th. The pro- December 4 (Sunday) 10:30 - 1:00 p.m. zankowsky suggested the youthful gram is designed not only to engage the 2:00- 4:30 p.m. President Jimmy Carter is scheduled group appear during the Christmas children as viewers, but also to involve December 6 (Tuesday) 9:30- 12:00 noon to light the 32-foot Colorado blue program. them as active, creative participants. December 7 (Wednesday) 9:30 - 12:00 noon During the program, a table depic– December 9 (Friday) 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ting the traditional Ukrainian Christ- Decemberr 11 (Sunday) 10:30 - 1:00 p.m. To Hold Christmas Supper at Manor mas Eve supper and a "vertep" will be 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. December 17 (Saturday) 9:30 - 12:00 noon on display. A short, in-depth illustrated JENK1NTOWN, Pa.-ln keeping Choir and selected members of the 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. talk will interpret for the children the with the beautiful Ukrainian tradition, December 18 (Sunday) 10:30 - 1:00 p.m. Prometheus Choir, directed by Manor will hold its annual Christmas symbolism and the meaning of the 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Michael Dlaboha. twelve traditional Christmas dishes and Holy Supper on Wednesday, Decem– The traditional Ukrainian Christmas the table setting, and will compare Workshops are conducted by reser– ber 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the college din– Holy Supper will then be served. Ukrainian, Christmas traditions with vation only. For individual or group ing hall. Tickets are at S5.00 per person, and those of other countries. reservations, call the Ukrainian Mu– Family, friends and the public are in– may be obtained directly from the col– in the Christmas decorations work- seum at (212) 228-0110. vited to share in this 30th anniversary lege at the following address: Manor Christmas celebration. Junior College, Christmas Holy The festivities will begin with a spe– Supper, Jenkintown, Pa. 19046, or by One-time Altar Boy, Now Hockey Pro, cial program of holiday music, pre– telephone: 885-2360. Please make re– sented by the Manor Junior College servations before December 5. Meets His Former Pastor Ukrainian-Coached Soccer Squad Captures League Title

NEW YORK, N.Y.— The United vich." We had a number of younger Nations international School (UN1S) players with fine offensive skills and Soccer Team, a perennial New York they showed it by setting a league re- City power, coached by Anatol 1. cord for goals scored." Popovich, a former Ukrainian soccer Popovich, who lives in vailsburg, player, has captured the independent N.J., has coached UN1S teams since Schools Athletic League (1SAL) Soccer 1970. He is a licensed U.S. Soccer Fed– Championship for 1977. eration coach and a former АН-Атегь UN1S squads have taken the 1SAL can soccer player from Pratt institute. league title 3 years out of the past 5. He also played for Newark's "Chorao– The team finished their season with a re- morskaSitch". cord of 13 wins, 1 loss, and compiled a record 91 goals while giving up only 4 Augustine Telia from Sierra Leone goals in 14 games, it also registered 11 and Augusto Silvany of Brazil were co- shut outs for the season. captains of the 20-member team. The "This year's squad was one of the team is made up of UN1S students best in recent years," said coach Popo– from 15 different countries.

Begin Construction Of Detroits Cultural Center

Bern!e Federko, talented center of the St. Louis Blues, is shown after the game with Fr. John Syrota, with whom he once served as an altar boy, and the team's general manager Emile Francis.

NEWARK, NJ.—On Wednesday, it was interesting to watch during the October 26, Fr. John Syrota, CSsR, of hockey game how young Bernie, wear– the Newark Ukrainian Catholic Church, ing No. 24, faced-off with such celebra– had the occasion to meet after a hockey ties as Phil Esposito, and especially with game at Madison Square Garden in New Walt Tkaczuk. One Ukie trying to York with Bernie Federko, his former outdo the other. altar boy, who now plays with the St. Last year The Ukrainian Weekly Louis Blues. The Rangers beat the Blues carried a list of hockey players of by a score of 6-2. Ukrainian descent. There was a total of Bernie hails from Foam Lake, Cana– 59 players to be found in the major da, a successful farming community leagues playing professional hockey in witli a population of around 1,500 the U.S.A. and. Canada. This surely people. His parents, Nick and Natalie would be enough to form two separate Federko, are active in the local Ukraini– strong teams. They might be able to an. Catholic. Church and community The ground-breaking ceremony of the Detroit area Ukrainian Cultural Center WCE'– challenge any N.H.L. team, including affairs. Bernie learned his hockey in his held here Sunday, November 6. The center will be located across from St. Josephs the Flying Frenchmen from Montreal. hometown and as a junior played with Ukrainian Catholic Church in Warren, Mich, in the photo above are (left to right the Saskatoon Blades before being Perhaps this generation of NHL Rev. Protopresbyter Oleksander Bykovets of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthock drafted by St. Louis. He has older twin teams will develop a line, like the Church, Rev. Constantine Wysochanksy, pastor of St. Josaphaf s, Rev., Sergn.w brothers, and also a younger brother famed Ukrainian connection of old, Fedyniak of immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, Warreft О;л Kenny, who now plays junior hockey which consisted of Johnny Bucyk, vie Councilwoman Mrs. Sobo, Wayne County Judge John Hausner, building and is showing a lot of potential. Stasiuk and Bronco Horvath. committe chairman Bohdan Fedorak, and Rev. Taras Prokopiw of St. Josaphaf ь 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267

ODFFU, Women's Association... First Step... (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 6) Discussions also focused on cultural Michnowsky (TUSM) and the Central Slawa Kulish and Myroslawa Zoriy, stimuli and, in effect, tell stories of exchange, repressions in Ukraine, and Union of Ukrainian Students (CeSUS). press; Donia Magal, Maria Pendzola their own. Seated at the dais were repre– and Maria Kowal, economic directors; Ukrainian American actions in defense in fact, one of the main activities of of political prisoners there. sentatives of many Ukrainian com– and Maria Stelmach, Stefania Naum, munity, political, women's and youth Olha Fedak, Luba Goyanko, Slawa the class is the annual acting out of fairy tales thru movement against a back- Banquet organizations, among them Joseph Szczudluk, Nadia Mudrijchuk, and D. Lesawyer, Supreme President of Uk– Korchynska, members. ground of musical narrative. These Saturday evening, a joint banquet rainian National Association; Myro– The auditing committee consists of pantomimes in miniature (five thus was held with some 500 guests and slaw Shmiegel, SUMA; and spokesmen Ludmyla Kostiuk, Bohdanna Sydor– far), are usually based on folk material community representatives present. for Supporters of the Ukrainian Na– Czartorysky, Stephania Rudyk, Julia with narration and piano music illus– The invocation was delivered by tional Republic, the Ukrainian Medical Kopchynsky, and ivanna Kononiv. trations adapted and performed by Bishop Basil Losten, newly designated Association of North America, the The arbitration board includes Anizia Mrs. Sawycky. She also prepares the eparch of the Stamford Ukrainian Shevchenko Scientific Society, TUSM, Mirchuk, Kateryna Moroz, and Donna sets and directs the programs. The last Catholic Eparchy. American Friends of the Anti-Bolshe– Swidersky. two shows featured simply captivating vik Bloc of Nations, Society of UPA costumes by Lydia Marr. Principal speaker at the banquet was The ODFFU congress was con- veterans, New York UCCA branch, ducted by a presidium consisting of Dr. Like the rest of the instructional pro- Melon Henderson of the State Depart– and others. ment's Soviet affairs desk. Alexander Bilyk, chairman; Dr. My– gram, these tales are fun experiences, Written greetings came from Presi– kola Klymyshyn, assistant chairman; very beneficial for the children. The Since it was the Thanksgiving Holi– dent Jimmy Carter, Patriarch Josyf Ananiy Nykonchuk and 1. Krawchuk, pantomimes have become increasingly day, Mr. Henderson said it was a good Slipyj, Metropolitan Mstyslav secretaries. Honorary members of the popular in recent years especially when occasion to become spiritually united Skrypnyk, Bishops Joseph Schmon– presidium included Mr. Stetzko, Dr. the pre-schoolers performed at the with those persons who do not enjoy diuk and Jaroslaw Gabro, the Ukraini– Malashchuk, Bohdan Fedorak, Leonid Maplewood Memorial Library, and at the same rights as Americans do. He an National Women's League of Ame– Poltava, M. Kowalchyn, and Atty. the Garden State Arts Center, 1976 specifically pointed at the Soviet rica, Plast, Self-Reliance, Ukrainian Lozynskyj. Ukrainian Festival (both times in New Union. Gold Cross, Society for the Patriarchal The Women's Association conclave Jersey). Latest in the series, "The Most "The United States has always been System; "Brody-Lev" Society, and was conducted by a presidium consist– Beautiful Place in the World" (adapt– an attractive country, to which many others. ing of Sophia Radio, chairwoman; ed after 1. Sawycky and R. Zavado– people around the world have looked, Appearing in the concert portion of Nadia Stelmach, assistant chair- vych) was staged in May 1977. Let's especially those who do not have free– the evening's affair were mezzo-sopra– woman; Stephania Bernadyn and wish the Pre-School Music Hour and dom," said Mr. Henderson. no with the New York City Opera Dona Kulchycky, secretaries. Members its little students continued success and Turning his attention to the Confer– Marta Kokolska-Musijchuk and of the honorary presidium included good fortune in their wonderful and re- ence on Security and Cooperation in Andrij Dobriansky, bass-baritone with Mesdames Stetzko and Zawerucha. warding travels through musicland. Europe underway in Belgrade, Mr. the Metropolitan Opera Company. Henderson said that despite earlier Both of them were accompanied at the complaints against such talks, the piano by Thomas Hrynkiv. SUSTA Congress... CSCE is the sole forum at which rights violations could be reviewed. Second Day (Continued from page 7) nevertheless all proceedings of the shelter from the peaceful but cold "We do not have a tribunal which Early Sunday morning the final ses– 17th Congress of SUSTA were con- Soyuzivka wind. Zwarycz, head of could judge Moscow on its violations sions of the congresses began. The acti– ducted in Ukrainian and we were TUSM was there, and so was Prynada. of the Helsinki Accords. Belgrade is, vities included reports by the resolu– proud of it. Then someone started singing and be- therefore, the sole forum which can re- tions committee, which were read by fore you knew it, an informal SUSTA veal the truth," he said. The afternoon proceedings started at Dr. M. Kushnir. 2:00 p.m. with the representatives of choir was formed. Mr. Henderson also commented A speech by Mr. Stetzko was held in each of the "hromadas" giving their We must have gone through every about the trials of Mykola Rudenko the afternoon. individual reports. Especially com– song in the book, for most surely sev– and Oleksa Tykhy, saying that the Uni– The election of the new officers of mendable was the report from the repre– eral hours elapsed from the time we ted States reaction was too weak. He the ODFFU and the Women's Associ– sentatives of the Penn State Hromada, sang the first notes of a medley of added that the U.S. is now very inter– ation was held in a joint session. a club made up of second and third "kolomyikas" to the last refrain of "Nich ested in human rights violations in Uk– The executive board of the ODFFU generation Ukrainians, most of whom vzhe ide." We sang full-heartedly and raine and other iron Curtain countries. consists of: igantius Billinsky, presi– don't know the Ukrainian language, in loud. Someone said that manager Kwas dent; Lev Futala, Atty. Askold Lozyn– spite of this difficulty, theirs is a flour– He said that at the CSCE talks the was hidden — somewhere in our midst. skyj, and Ulana Celewych, vice-presi– ishing "students'ka– hromada." And Perhaps he didn't have the heart to in– United States delegation was the only dents; Andrij Sokolyk, general secre– we thought it was hard to set up a Uk– representation to raise the question of tervene and to tell us to go to sleep. He tary; Dr. Wolodymyr Nesterczuk, rainian club where there are Ukrainian- probably thought to himself that if Uk– self-determination for Eastern Euro– financial secretary; and Dr. Michael speaking students. pean countries. rainian students can get together once Kushnir, ivan Bazarko, Prof. Semen Finally the time came to elect a new every two years and have such a good Mr. Henderson concluded by expres– Woshakiwsky, vyacheslav Davyden– executive of SUSTA. Hearts were time, then why should he ruin it, sing hope that emigration from the So– ko, Lev Kokodynsky, Tymish Melnyk, pounding, palms were sweating, legs simply because we were a bit too loud. viet Union may be increased in upcom– Michael Kowalchyn, Wolodymyr were shaking, and when it was all over We continued singing with feeling and ing months. Mazur, Evhen Hanowsky, Wolodymyr iwan Prynada emerged as the new our hearts were lifted in thoughts for Lewenetz, Boris Potapenko, ihor SUSTA president. our brothers in Ukraine. A few more The State Department spokesman Dlaboha, Nicholas Hryckowian, Boh– was introduced by Dr. Lev Dobrian– Now that the formalities were over minutes passed. Some of us saw the dan Moroz, Even ivashkiv, Nicholas everyone proceeded to enjoy them– sun rise. Others had already fallen sky, who represented the UCCA at the Kawka, and Jaroslaw Zahorodny. congress. selves at the banquet. The ceremony asleep. The auditing board consists of iwan was again skillfully directed by Atty. By this time it was Sunday. The Also speaking at the banquet was Wynnyk, chairman, Nicholas Zacu– Rakowsky. Champagne and wine SUSTA congress seemed to have ended John Nobel, an American who was in– chny, Mykola Sydor, Bohdan Kaza– (courtesy of iwan Prynada and Soyu– almost as soon as it had started. Mr. carcerated in Soviet concentration niwsky, and Andrew Andriuk. The zivka manager Walter Kwas) were Prynada, as SUSTA's new president, camps. He said that he met many Uk– arbitration board consists of Jaroslaw poured into our glasses. We talked, ate thanked all those who attended the rainians in the penal colonies, and he Hrynewych, chairman; Dr. Mykola and enjoyed ourselves as only Ukraini– congress and promised to be a good learned then the true meaning and goal Klymyshyn, assistant chairman; Dr. ans know how, and one could not help and hard-working president. For us, of Russian communism. Alekander Sokolysyn, secretary; Peter believing that he was aboard some the three days at Soyuzivka were spent Shahaj, and Dr. Jaroslaw Bernadyn, luxury liner floating ashore in free Uk– in the constant company of Ukrainian He was introduced by Mrs. members. Celewych. raine, for in fact that was the way it students. What else could one wish The executive board of the Women's seemed. for? Though some of us brought books verbal greetings at the banquet were Association consists of: Ulana Cele– And then came the dance, "iskra" to the congress, because of an early delivered by Jaroslaw Stetzko, Organi– wych, president; Maria Nesterczuk and played superbly, and once again one Monday morning exam, the books re– zation of Ukrainian Nationalists; Mrs. Luba Silecky, vice-presidents; Maria could easily forget where he was and mained unopened and unnoticed, for Slava Stetzko, ABN Correspondence; Lozynskyj, Myroslawa Lasowska and think he was in the land of his fore- most certainly our thoughts were not in Dr. Roman Malashchuk, the world ex– Dasha Procyk, secretaries; Maria fathers. Beautiful songs, as only Ukrai– school. For three days we forgot the ecutive board of the Organizations of Twerdowsky and Maria Wasylyk, nian songs can be, set the atmosphere constant worry and competitive atmo– the Ukrainian Liberation Front; Prof. financial secretaries; Sophia Radio, and mood for the night. We danced sphere of the university. We were with W. Omelchenko, World Congress of Olha Kuzyk, Anna Haras, Maria Kar– and danced, and the music played on our own peers, and that's all that Free Ukrainians; Mrs. Lidia Burachyn– pyshyn, and Anna Procyk, organizing and on. mattered. ska, World Federation of Ukrainian chairwomen; Daria Stepaniak, external The "zabava" ended around 2:00 Alas, it came time to depart, it was Women's Organizations; Omelan Ko– affairs; Stefania Bernadyn, liaison to a.m. and we found ourselves outside nice meeting those whom we already wal, central board of the Ukrainian SFUZhO; Teofilia Hanushewsky, and the dance hall, again in the chilly knew and we promised to write and to Youth Association; Dr. Dobriansky, Jaroslawa Sawchak, cultural-affairs autumn Soyuzivka night. We sought keep in touch with them, but it was UCCA; Mrs. Olha Zawerucha, Wo– director; Maria Romanenchuk and shelter and found it in "Uzhhorod", Wolodymyra Charuk, archivers; Maria even nicer to get to know those stu– men's Association for the Liberation one of Soyuzivka's villas. dents whom we saw for the first time. of Ukraine (in Canada); and ihor Kulchycky and Dora Kulchycky, social There we met other tired but happy service; Alia Kosowska-Davydenko, Let us hope that we can meet more of– Zwarycz, Ukrainian Student Society of SUSTA delegates, who also had sought ten and not wait for November 1979. No. 267 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER A, 1977 ЛІ Jacques Hnizdovsky Talks About His Life, Works

(The following article, written by israel Amitai, was printed in the Sunday, and the fee for an animal in the zoo to On recognition: November 13th edition of The New Haven Register.) model for you is peanuts..." "There are two kinds of recognition: the Mozart, the very early one and the What do you say to a Master? small savings are disappearing fast. He On limitations: tries to collect unemployment and is Cezanne, the very late one. І think my І have always wondered how it would "No artist can claim he is free, there recognition came somewhere in be– feel to sit face to face with a Master. І refused because he had quit his job. are always limitations. Time is the most Now come four years of continuous tween." always wondered, for example, how obvious one. One is impressed with so On favorite art: would it have felt to sit and talk with crisis, despair, no means to survive. He much around him, but time limits his takes any job that provides an income. "My favorite art is black and white, Rodin, Degas, Modigliani. The closest ability to express everything." graphic or sculpture. І like the form we have ever come to a great Master was He also discovers to his great pain, that what he learned in school doesn't help rather than fluid painting." when we leaned on and touched the ivy On artists' national attachment: On the drive to get into the arts: him much, it is a second crisis, a dark "An artist, despite his pronounce– of Marc Chagall's garden fence at his "When 1 was a child, my neighbor, a home in St. Paul de Уапсе; or when we alley in his work. Trying to make a ment of universality or cosmopolitan living by doing ceramics, just to realize look, expresses himself in an identifi– boy slightly older than 1, was very good sat one afternoon in a sidewalk cafe in at drawing and 1 developed a desire to Montpellier, France, and while the that he could not compete with Japanese able way with his original culture. An and italian industrial imports. The artist should not over-emphasize his catch up with him," but my dream, my attractive waitress served the coffee a strong desire was to paint sounds. To friend whispered in our ears: "She used crisis is growing and with it the confu– national heritage, but he cannot escape sion. it." reproduce a picture of sound, to draw to model for Matisse..." sound. And, 1 therefore enrolled in art Now we are on a soft sofa and across His first exhibition at the Eggleston Gallery in New York gets good critique, On artists' goals: school. from us, face to face, is Jacques (Yakiv) Self definition: Hnizdovsky in the living room, his but no sale. The unrest is growing. To "The only goal of an artist should be sculpt, to paint, to do ceramics, or the truth. Truth in art, truth in life. "1 am a simplified realist, essential home. realist. І don't fantasize much. І don't We have just concluded a delicious what? And, then a trip to Paris. All Truth is multiple, but the ideal of truth kinds of jobs, some exhibitions, fairly does exist. Objective truth exists al– deform, 1 stick to realism. І believe in lunch; quiche lorraine, chicken cro– the method of elimination. Elimination quettes, cucumber salad, delightful good reviews but, again, hardly a sale. though sometimes in subjective ways." A return to New York and the first of surroundings. І am always beginning nectarrose wine, cake, cookies, coffee On contribution to society: the composition of my themes with an and fruits. (The Master is Ukrainian, light at the end of the tunnel. A gallery "Every human being, as an individual owner, Harry Saltpeter, opens the door abstract form. І believe in an inter- however, the lady of the house, Fanny, or as a group, has to contribute the best change between the abstract form and is French. - This explains. for him and his works hang alongside of which he is most capable and most other rather famous artists. His works the natural form." Jacques Hnizdovsky: A craftsman, a able to." Face to face with a great Master! wood cutter, a painter, a print-maker, a start to sell and travel through the sculptor, an essayist, a great artist. A country. But, this does not last long. wise man, intelligent, iron logic, very With the death of Saltpeter the source friendly, humble. Speaks slowly, a lot of dries up. Primitive dwellings, no heat in Announce New Contest for Youth common sense. the winter, no sale, an artist's depres– DETROlT, Mich.-Dr. Mary v. an in English language publications, Here is a wonderful story of the man: sion. He sends a woodcut to the Associ– Beck, the first woman to become a such as books, newspapers, magazines, Born in Ukraine. Attending the art ated American Artists Anniversary member of the Common Council of publicity pamphlets, almanacs and in academy in Warsaw, Poland, 1938. The Exhibition (1959) - 10 long years after Detroit, later its president and finally other printed media. war breaks out (September 1939). He is arriving in America. And, as in a fairy acting mayor of Detroit, well-known The funding of this contest has been able to make his way out and finds tale, one evening he gets a phone call community leader among the Ameri– from the President of the Association, undertaken by Dr. Beck who has depo– himself in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Enrolls cans as well as the Ukrainians, Director sited Si,OOO for this purpose. in the Academy of Fine Arts. He makes Sylvan Call, asking whether he would of the Ukrainian information Bureau one attempt to get to Rome, but very be willing to sell the woodcuts entire and the Director of External Affairs For the adequate preparation of the soon realizes he should return to Za– edition for S500. He almost falls off his with the Ukrainian National Council as groundwork for this contest as well as gretr. He falls in love with the city. The chair in disbelief and agrees. The largest well as the sponsor of the Ukrainian for the responsibility to conduct it to a head of the Art Academy is the famous amount ever offered to him for any Literary Contest of the World Fed– successful conclusion, a special com– sculptor, Mestrovic, and Jacques is single work. A great encouragement! eration of Ukrainian Women's Organi– mittee was created, whose membership impressed with the level of the school. He starts to work on woodcuts, zations for the past 16 years, has initi– is as follows: Mrs. Maria Harasevych, He concentrates in studying painting. neglects other areas and puts painting ated and has become the financial spon– philologist, chairman; Petro Stasiw, He graduates in 1942, the year the on the second level. The sun starts to sor of a new and unique contest for M.A., vice-chairman; Mrs. Christina Germans enter Yugoslavia and create rise. A gallery in Boston, a sale and Ukrainian youth, entitled: "in Quest Juzych, M.S., secretary; John J. Beck, the independent state of Croatia. Hold– another sale, the year 1961. Then comes of Ukraine in English Language Publi– A.B., financial secretary; and Stephen ing to a foreign passport (Polish) he is a great breakthrough; by a mere inci– cations." Wichar, M. Ed., Prof. Dmytro Kysly– exempt from army service by the Croa– dent he is discovered by a gallery in The object of the contest is to inter– cia, Mrs. Olena Klymyshyn, M.A., tians. Being exempt from the German London, England. Sales and exhibi– est and to motivate the Ukrainian Mrs. valentine Mushynska, M.S.L.Sc., labor force. tions (1967) and the road to success and youth in the free world to note and to Dr. Jurij Rozhin, Ph.D., members. His scores in painting are very high stability is open. follow closely the attention that is For details look to further announce– and he decides to continue his studies in . Currently the works of Jacques given to Ukraine and matters Ukraini– ments in the near future. sculpting. At the end of the war, when Hnizdovsky are in permanent collec– every one is going west, Jacques Hniz– tions in 22 American public institutions dovsky ends up in Germany, in Munich. in addition to many private collections Ukrainians to Appear Desperately looking for work he paints in the United States and museums very little. Here and there some graphic abroad. Today, in these very same days, work for immigrant Ukrainian publica– three exhibitions of his works are in Hall of Science Christmas Show tions. running simultaneously; Yale Univer– FLUSH1NG MEADOWS, N.Y. - Ukrainian. Christmas pastries and gi– in 1948 Professor Granovski, from sity, The Botanic Gardens in River- Area Ukrainians will take part in a ving out samples of "kutia" to festival the University of Minnesota, shows up dale and the international Botanic Art of Christmas festival here at the Hall of visitors. in Munich. He is on a quest for special– Hunt institute at the Mellon University, Science in Flushing Meadows Park, the On display during the entire "Holiday ists and, although Jacque's aspirations Pittsburgh. site of the 1964-65 World's Fair, Sun- Festival" from Thanksgiving weekend are to go to France, he accepts Profes– Jacques has illustrated numerous day, December 4. to December 18th is a table set for a sor Granovski's invitation, in 1949, he magazines and books and his woodcuts A large Christmas tree with decora– traditional Ukrainian. Christmas Eve finds himself in St. Paul, Minn. He gets and graphics are constanty sought after tions from many nations will be the supper, including "kolachi", hay under a job as a designer with Brown Sc by many institutions, publishers and centerpiece of this the first annual the cloth, coins and galic in the corners Bigelow, a local firm, and to his happi– galleries. He is being written about, "Holiday Festival". of the table, and a sheaf of wheat ness and content he earns 555 a week. analyzed, studied. His work is being Taking their places beside this tree nearby. Eight months later, by sheer accident, described in the most superlative lan– will be individual Christmas trees and Elsewhere in the exhibit area a glass he meets a woman in a restaurant who guage and in the most eloquent adjec– exhibits decorated by Ukrainian Ameri– case holds embroidered articles, en- turns out to be a painter herself. He has tives. He is referred to as one of a cans and representatives of various crusted wood items and ceramics. The his first chance to participate in an handful of contemporary American ethnics groups with ornaments, lights The table and exhibit were prepared exhibition at the Minneapolis institute Masters of woodcut. and figures indigenous to their country by the "Plastpryat" group under the of Art. He gets the red ribbon, second Some thoughts and beliefs on art and of origin. direction of senior Plast leader Oksana prize, for his woodcut. The hopes are life by Jacques Hnizdovsky: The "Holiday Festival" began No– Kuzyshyn, with the assistance of Mrs. growing. On originality: vember 26th and will last until Sunday, Laryssa Tomaselli and the support of His oil also gets a second prize at the "Everyone today is trying to be December 18. the New York branch of the Ukrainian Minnesota State Fair. Highly praised, original and so the one who lacks Congress Committee of America. newspaper writeups, ТУ interviews, the originality is actually the most original Ukrainian Participation The Hall of Science is open Wed– success shatters his first accomplish– one." nesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to ment of a secure, good job. He believes On painting people: Performances by the Ukrainian child– 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. he can now become independent, quits "1 did not paint or draw many people, ren's chorus "Young Dumka" and the and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. his job and, of course, very naively races in a big city like New York, one can feel Ukrainian Bandura Ensemble of New it is located at 108th Street and 48th to New York. very lonely and 1 found it hard to get York, between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Avenue in Corona, Queens, and can be New York is not impressed with the people to allow time to paint them. The December 4th. Members of "Plast– reached from the 111th Street station of paper clippings from Minneapolis. The plants and the trees are always available pryat" of New York will be selling the Flushing 1RT subway line. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267 Gets Degree Yonkers Parish Cites Dr. Sochan

in Chiropractics YONKERS, N.Y. — Dr. Oleh Sochan, a physician-pathologist by profession, with the unusual hobby of music, earned the designation "Pari– shioner of the Year" as St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Chestnut Street in this suburb of New York City celebrated its patron's day at the annual luncheon in the capacity filled school auditorium on Sunday, Nov– ember 20. A papal blessing, a mayoral procla– mation, a common council resolution and other gifts were presented to Dr. Sochan as tokens of appreciation for his more than 10 years of service to the parish as director of the parish choir. A member of the Pathology Depart– ment at St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonters for more than 25 years, and its Director since 1967, Dr. Sochan nevertheless has found time to lead the choir from 1955 to 1960 and from 1972 to the present. St. John's Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Jaroslaw Grod Westchester County. TORONTO, Ont. - Jaroslaw P. The luncheon was sponsored by the Grod, an active member of the Ukraini– members of St. Michael's Ukrainian an Youth Association of. Canada Catholic Brotherhood of Yonkers, (SUM), recently completed his studies which was organized in 1895 and Yonkers Mayor Angelo Martinelli (standing right) presents proclamation to Dr. here at Canadian Memorial Chiro– whose members were instrumental in Oleh Sochan, as the Rev.Msgr. Basil Feddish, pastor, looks on (lower right). practic College. Dr. Grod has already the founding of the parish in 1899. begun his practice of chiropractic William B. Choly, president of St. and their mother, Mrs. Olha Sochan. many as a displaced person. He resum– medicine here at the 2323 Bloor Street Michael's Brotherhood and senior pa– Yonkers Mayor Angelo Martinelli ed medical studies in 1946 at Ludwig West. rish trustee presented a desk set to Dr. presented a proclamation honoring the Maximilian University in Munich, Ger– Dr. Grod graduated from St. Mi– Sochan, which was suitably engraved recipient on "his day — November 20, many, and received diplomas as a chaePs. College School and the Yuriy with two figurines, one depicting his 1977," while Councilman Stephen Ku– physician in June 1950 and Doctor of Lypa School of Ukrainian Subjects. profession as a doctor and the other his basek presented a framed resolution Medicine, August 2,1951. After two years of study at York avocation as a musician, in the form of from the 13-member city council. Also in 1950 and 1951, Dr. Sochan worked University, he entered Canadian Mem– a caduceus and a musical note. present was State Senator John E. in the capacity of a surgeon in TRO orial Chiropractic College, in May he Rev. Msgr. Basil Feddish, pastor of Flynn, a former Yonkers mayor. Hospital, Muncih-Schwabing, under received a Doctor's degree from the the church opened the luncheon with a Mr. irving Howorth, executive di– the directorship of Prof. Dr. Borys college. prayer and then presented the papal rector of St. John's Hospital, represent– Andriyewsky. He is a longtime member of the blessing to Dr. Oleh and his wife Lubo– ed the staff and made a personal presenta– On January 9, 1949, he married Toronto SUM.branch, where he is the myra (Popyk) Sochan and family. Pre– tion. Also present was Dr. Constantine Lubomyra Popyk in Landshut, Ger– chairman of the "Baturyn" Brass Band sent at the luncheon were brothers Fluchos, the hospital's medical staff many. Dr. and Mrs. Oleh Sochan committee, a member of the branch Walter, who is Supreme Secretary of coordinator. Also speaking was Mrs. arrived in the United States on Decem– executive board and a youth counselor. the UNA and his wife Neonila; and ihor, Olena Tytla, president of the choir, ber31,1951. who made a presentation from that in February 1952 he started his in– aggregation. ternship and pathology training at St. Dr. Basil Kinal, a long-time associ– John's Riverside Hospital, continuing Ukrainian Student Works ate and a parish trustee, was the master until November 1962, when he was of ceremonies for the program. Walter certified by the American Board of Sochan was the principal speaker. Also Pathology. He is licensed to practice As Research Assistant at Seton Hall present was the Rev. Baslf Kraynak, medicine in the states of New York and pastor of St. Nicholas of Myra Byzan– SOUTH ORANGE, N.J.—At Seton past members have been published in Rhode island. Hall University undergraduate science tine Church, where the Ukrainians wor– He became assistant pathologist and the "Journal of Physical Chemistry shipped before the establishment of St. students have become involved in seri– and Macromolecules," both pub– supervisor of the clinical laboratory in ous high-quality research that gains na– Michael's Church. St. Nicholas 1962; assistant director of pathology lished by the American Chemical So– Church will be celebrating its 85th tionwide attention and recognition, it ciety, and several members have pre– and director of the clinical laboratory is not at all unusual for reports on their anniversary in early December. in 1965, and Director of Pathology in sented reports on their work at various The entertainment portion of the laboratory work to be published in scientific meetings. 1967, his present position with St. professional scientific journals and for program was filled by the parish choir, John's Hospital. their work to win top national prizes. Last year Mr. Kowblansky won first conducted by the guest of honor, Dr. He was Director of Pathology at prize in the nationwide Annual Under– Sochan. Yonkers Professional Hospital 1965 to As cases in point, consider the re- graduate Contest in Colloid and Sur– St. Michael's Brotherhood sponsors 1968; Director of the Bureau of Lab- search assistants of Dr. Paul Ander of face Chemistry sponsored by the Ame– St. Michael's Day Luncheons each year oratories, City of Yonkers, 1967 to Union, professor of chemistry. There rican Chemical Society for his project with the festivities culminating in the 1970, and Director of Pathology at are six of them: Lilian Leung of South entitled "interactions of Sodium, drawings for the annual parish raffle. Dobbs Ferry Hospital from 1967 to Orange, working toward her Ph.D., Chloride and Sulfate ions with Sodium The proceeds of this year's luncheon 1970. seniors Alexander Kowblansky of Liv– Alginate in Aqueous Solutions." will be presented to the new church Dr. Sochan is a member of scores of ingston, Glen Gangi of Clifton and building fund on behalf of the more professional American and Ukrainian Andrew Lubas of Lyndhurst, and in a previous year two other of Dr. than 250 parishioners and friends who organizations. juniors Fred Silvestri of Roselle and Ander's student researchers earned were present. For five and a half years he was Richard Triffletti of Park Ridge. second and third prizes in the same Born February 27, 1922, in Khod– chairman of the Parents Association of competition. A former student also re– oriv, Ukraine, Dr. Sochan attended the Saturday School of Ukrainian Stu– Their laboratory research under the ceived the outstanding award for her "Ridna Shkola" in his hometown dies. direction of Dr. Ander concerns the be– research paper at a symposium on from 1928 to 1934 and then from 1934 Dr. and Mrs. Sochan are the parents havior of large molecules containing chemical and biological research in the to 1940 went to the First Ukrainian of four children. Son Bohdan gradu– electrical charges called polyelectro– northeastern U.S. Gymnasium in Lviv. ated with a Bachelor of music degree in lytes. These molecules include such As a seven-year-old in 1929, he start– composition from the New England well-known ones as DNA, the basic "The students are very enthusiastic ed taking private violin lessons in Kho– Conservatory of Music in Boston, "life-secret" molecule containing the about the opportunity to perform ori– doriv. From 1934 to 1942 he attended Mass.; while Zoreslava Maria gradu– genetic code, and heparin, an anti– ginal research and the fruitful research classes at the Mykola Lysenko Music ated with a Bachelor of music de– thrombotic agent for blood clotting. results they obtain," said Dr. Ander. Conservatory, majoring in violin, with gree in piano performance from Ober– Seton Hall has many science students a second major in piano and music lin College and Conservatory in Ohio. This research project has been bound for medical school, and both conducting classes under Mykola Daughter vira Nadia is a freshman at awarded more than 580,000 in grant present and past members of Dr. An– Kolessa. the Nursing School of Columbia Uni– money from two prestigious sources, der's research group have been invited in 1942 he started his medical studies versity, while son Orest Sviatoslav is a the National Science Foundation and to interview for admission at the top at the University of Lviv, continuing sophomore in Sacred Heart High the National institute of Health. research-oriented medical schools in until 1944, when along with thpp?^n^s School. The entire family are members Findings of this grbiip arid of recent the country. of his countrymen he emigrated to Ger– of UNA Branch 287. No. 267 ^^^^^^^^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977„^...^, 13,

Eye On Books Gets Journalism Award

(Continued from page 7) CH1CAGO, ill.-Maria Kulczycky, Miss Kulczycky, a member of Plast associate editor of Savings 8c Loan Ukrainian Youth Organization, at– the late Dr. Michael Sosnowky, submit– News, was named one of two winners tended St. George Ukrainian Catholic ted a paper on "Mykola Mikhnovsky of the Award for Distinguished Jour– School in New York and St. Nicholas and Dmytro Dontzow as Representa– nalism, of the National Association of Ukrainian Catholic School in Chicago. tives of two Different Concepts of Bank Women. The winners, who will After graduating from immaculata Ukrainian Political Thought". An each receive S300 and a recognition High School, she received a scholar- interesting scholary paper on "The plaque, were announced at NABW's ship at Northwestern University in Science of Economics in Soviet Ukrai– annual convention in Atlanta, Ga., Evanston, ill. in 1967 she graduated ne" is presented by Prof. Nicholas G. September 11-14. with a B.S. in journalism. A scholar- Bohatiuk, of LeMoyne College's De– Miss Kulczycky was awarded the ship from Women in Communication, partment of Economics. This part a professional journalists' society, concludes with a paper by Prof. Chi– prize for her article ''Women at the top?", which included a historical an– awarded her a scholarship enabling rovsky, from the Seton Hall University, Miss Kulczycky to complete studies to- Department of Economics, dealing with alysis of job opportunities for women in banking and thrift institutions, a war d an M.S. in journalism at the same "The Soviet industrial Reform of 1973: university. its, Couses, Meaning and Prospects". guide for management in preparing women for high-level positions, a study She began her journalistic career as Each paper contains bibliographies, of salaries and a discussion of the atti– with some comments and explanations. tudes of male co-workers. assistant editor of Savings 8c Loan The NABW journalism award was News, a national banking industry Maria Kulczycky The second part of this work opens established in 1974 to recognize out- publication. Currently she is associate with the paper Dr. Jaroslaw Paroch, of standing interpretive writing about ex– editor of the magazine, and specializes the Ukrainian Free University in Mu– ecutive women bankers and their roles in marketing, operations, electronic nich, Germany, and current head of the and influence on the financial scene. funds transfer and peoples' problems. Society. He discusses "Selected Pro– blems of the History of Procedural Law of the Hetman State", touching on the procedural law of the 17th and 18th THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION і centuries in Ukraine. Dr. George Szu– mowsky, Long island University and announces the issuance of a new life insurance policy for children, namely: the Brooklyn. 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And, can у thinjk Society in America to publish two of its of a better gift, a more lasting expr don of main works, dealing with philology and BUT, THAT'S NOT ALL... literature of the Philological Section your love for the children in your w 1 than (Yol. 187) and of its Section on the The Plan–it's called "Single Premium the security of life insurance? History of Ukraine (vol. 192). These Juvenile Term Convertible to Life Paid Up Ask your Ukrainian National ;socia– publications are of great value to young at Age 65"—also offers other important be– tion representative for details or wi to the aspiring scholars and shoud be perused nefits including: Home Office. by those that specialize in the respective areas of study. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977 No. 267 Meet Newly Elected Mayor Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.. (Continued from page 2) Catholic Church, said that his church of thousands of believers were taken to is undergoing Soviet persecutions com– prison camps and the church was parable to the trials of the early Chris– forced after World War 11 to merge tian martyrs. with the Russian Orthodox Church. "All of our bishops, with the sole ex– He said that of the 3,040 Ukrainian ception of myself, died in prison or in Catholic parishes and 4,195 churches exile," said Patriarch Slipyj. "1 am and chapels that existed in territories still bearing the scars of that terror on annexed by the Soviet Union at the end my body." of the war, not one remains. Western wire services reported that Leonid Plyushch, the Ukrainian both believers and atheists joined in cyberneticist, who was allowed to emi– applause when the Ukrainian Catholic grate from the USSR in January 1976, leader made his surprise appearance testified that all dissidents supported during the debate on violations of reli– the rights of Ukrainian Catholics and gious liberty in Eastern Europe. other believers. Patriarch Josyf said that 1,500 Uk– "We all have the same goal of fight– rainian Catholic priests died, hundreds ing for a dignified life," said Plyushch.

Thomas F. X. Smith, newly elected mayor of Jersey City, and some key members of Manor's Jubilee Celebration.ee his administration met Wednesday, November 23, with members of the city's (Continued from page 4) Chamber of Commerce. Attending the session were also UNA supreme officers - elected chairman, Senior vice-Presi– Church; Andrij BoykoL Prometheus President Joseph Lesawyer, who is also chairman of the Chamber's governmental dent Lv.B. Bank; Mr. Michael Smylie, Choir; Michael Dlabdha, Director, affairs unit, Secretary Walter Sochan, Treasurer Ulana Diachuk and Svoboda General Security Systems; Sr. Ber– Prometheus Choir; ilarij Mazepa, Uk– Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dragan. Photo above, published in the November 25th narda, OSBM, Principal of St. Nich– rainian Federal Credit Union "Self-reli– edition of The Jersey Journal, shows Mayor Smith (first right) chatting with, left to olas School; Sr. Dorothy Ann, OSBM, ance"; Dr. W.W. Salak, Myron Bilas, right, Ed Mallaney, president of the Jersey City Chamber of Commerce, Paul Principal, St. Basil Academy; Sr. Dr. Alex Bily, Ukrainian Savings and Cuprowski, City Council president, and Mr. Lesawyer. Dolores Joachim, OSBM, Librarian, Loan Association; ivan Skalchuk, Su– St. Basil Academy; Sr. Paula, OSBM, preme Auditor of Ukrainian National Superior, St. Basil Convent. Present Association; Peter Choriw, Ukrainian also was Sr. Chrysantha, OSBM, Sports Society "Tryzub"; Dr. Natalia former member of Manor's Board of Pazuniak, Association of Ukrainian Г" ТШІЕІ "1 Trustees, now newly elected General University Professors; Mr. and Mrs. Councillor, Rome italy. Mykola Bojczuk, Ukrainian Working- men's Association and Narodna volia; Representatives of Manor Junior Dr. Roman Maksymowych, Shevchen– A CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA І College Advisory Board: Monsignor ko Scientific Society of Philadelphia; Joseph Fedorek, chairman, Dr. Tati– Mr. Baranetsky, Supreme Financial ana Cisyk, Dr. Michael Dymicky, Mrs. І volume 1 and 11 8 Secretary and Mrs. Stephanie Wo– Anne Kiczula, Mr. Leonard Mazur, chok, Supreme Secretary, Providence Mrs. Salome Mydlowec, Mr. Thomas І! The First volume: General information, Physical J Association of Ukrainian Catholics; Newmaster, Dr. Eli Pronchick, Dr. Mrs. Luba Siletsky, Women's Associ– g Geography and Natural History, Population, Ethno– ; Wasyl Salak. Present also was Mr. Eu– ation for the Defense of the Four Free– 1 graphy, Ukrainian Language, History of Ukraine, g gene Rohach, former member of the doms of Ukraine, inc. 1, Ukrainian Culture, and Ukrainian Literature. 2 Advisory Board, and Monsignor Stephen Chehansky, former chairman Other organizations represented of the Advisory Board. were: Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Cum– 1 Price: 945.00 І mings, St. Basil Academy Parents' Representatives of Ukrainian or– Club; Mrs. Judith Magnavita, Presi– І The Second volume: Law, The Ukrainian Church, v ganizations included: Reverend Taras dent, Manor Alumnae Association; І Scholarship, Education and Schools, Libraries, Ar– fi Lonchyna, Ukrainian Catholic Univer– Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin, І chives, and Museums, Book Printing, Publishing and sity, Rome, italy; Dr. Romana Naw– Beneficial Savings Fund; Srs. Servants 5 the Press, The Arts, Music and Choreography, rocky, St. Sophia Religious Associ– of Mary immaculate, Philadelphia, f Theater and Cinema, National Economy, Health ation of the Ukrainian Catholic Pa. f,. and Medical Services and Physical Culture, the Ar– ^^^^^^^^^^^^І^І^ІШ^ЗШ^^^^^ІШ f med Forces, Ukrainians Abroad. HOLIDAY SEASON AT SOYUZIVKA .3 tj І Price: 960.00 аЛ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1977 g HOLY SUPER a) including the traditional 12 courses щ Yon can obtain both volumes of the Ukrainian Christmas meal. Щ for only 994.50 During and after Supper–Caroling SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1977 NEW YEAR'S ЕУЕ Fill out the order blank below and mail it with your check or money order. WITH THE SPECIAL PROGRAM NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPER Щ USB TH1S COUPON! by reservations only. Щ DANCE to the tunes of SOYUZivKA 2 To;. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, inc. ORCHESTRA 2 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, N.J. 07302 І hereby order Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopaedia g Q volume 1 - W-00 FRIDAY, JANUARY6,1978 2 П volume П - S60.00 ft) D volumes І Д П - 894^0 Enclosed is (a check, M. O.) for the amount 1„.„. CHRISTMAS SUPPER Jj Please send the book (s) to the following address: CHRISTMAS SPIRIT and CAROLS ft! 9 This is the ideal way to give the Щ Name housewives a Christmas treat! Щ ft) No Street UKRAINIAN NA TIONAL ASSOCIA TION ESTA ТЕ Jj Kerhonkson, N.Y. m Tel.: (914) 626-5641 2 City State Zip Code to aA ^sssss ^H^– ' "i Й No Place Like Soyuzivka at Christmas Holidays 3 No,2j67 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,1977

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