The Ukrainian Weekly 1994

1NS1DE: e Rabbi Yaakov Bleich sets the record straight - page 3. ^ Continuing reaction to "60 Minutes" report - pages 4-5. ^ interview with George Soros - page 6. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association vol. LXII No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ІЗ, 1994 75 cents The case of Bohdan Koziy: Kuchma reflects on importance new revelations in Ukraine of visit to the United States by Marta Kolomayets involved in the Koziy defense since 1979. by Marta Kolomayets deferral program on monies Ukraine owes Kyyiv Press Bureau Soviet videotaped testimony was used Kyyiv Press Bureau Russia for gas and oil. And on November in the Koziy case and he was stripped of 2, with U.S. intervention, Ukraine was LYSETS - Bohdan Koziy wants to KYYiv - "The meaning of my visit his U.S. citizenship in 1984. Mr. Koziy able to reschedule payments on its foreign come home to Ukraine and live out the to the United States is tremendous and debt to Turkmenistan.! rest of his years on his native land, among was accused of concealing his wartime cannot be underestimated," President activities from immigration officials his own people. The World Jewish Leonid Kuchma told U.S. journalists on (Continued on page 17) Congress also wants Mr. Koziy to come when he entered the United States in November 10, just nine days before he home - and stand trial for war crimes 1949. Mr. Koziy contends that he was embarks on his state visit to Washington. only asked three questions during immi– against Jewish families in this region. "We have observed what influence the But currently, Bohdan Koziy, 71, can't gration proceedings: whether he was a CPU ban retained member of the Nazi Party, whether he United States has on other countries' come home. An exiled alleged war criminal relations with Ukraine, and this has been living in Costa Rica for nearly a decade, was a member of the Communist Party and whether he belonged to any army. both positive and negative," remarked by Parliament Mr. Koziy is a man without a passport, the 56-year-old Ukrainian leader, who without citizenship, without a country. During his hearing, Mr. Koziy admitted by Marta Kolomayets to sympathizing with the Organization of just returned from his first state visit to - However, a recantation this summer Canada. Kyyiv Press Bureau by Hanna Snigur, now 64, may pave the Ukrainian Nationalists. "We have seen what a great role the road for Mr. Koziy's return to his native Before he could be deported to the KYYiv - As The Weekly was going U.S. has played in helping resolve our ivano-Frankivske region. Soviet Union to stand trial, he fled to to press, on Thursday evening, November Costa Rica. Back in the 1980s, Costa Rica problems, beginning with Naples in the 10, a vote on lifting the ban on the activi– The Polish Catholic pensioner who summer and later in Madrid and ties of the Communist Party of Ukraine has lived her entire life in the small vil– refused a Soviet request for extradition, 8 Winnipeg, it has even influenced our did not get the necessary majority to pass lage of Lysets just a few kilometers out- and it was in this tiny country of 2.3 mil- lion that he thought Mr. Koziy thought he relations with Russia, and most recently in Parliament. side of ivano-Frankivske says she was Turkmenistan," he explained. told she would be sent to "see the polar would live out his days in peace. The vote - 189-49 with 14 abstentions fMr. Kuchma was referring to recent bears in Siberia" during a 1976 KGB But just a few months ago, the World and 45 not voting - was just nine votes pledges of foreign aid extended to Ukraine interrogation in ivano-Frankivske, if she Jewish Congress, under the executive short of the needed 198 to pass, but since early July, including a G-7 package did not testify that she saw Mr. Koziy, a directorship of Mr. Steinberg, began a proved to be a major victory for the promised in Naples, an 1MF recovery plan young Ukrainian militiaman in German- "global campaign to expel Mr. Koziy democrats in Parliament, who blocked the released in Madrid in September, and occupied Lysets, carrying off a 4-year- from Costa Rica, to bring this man to podium before the actual vote. another G-7 assistance plan pledged in old Jewish girl by the name of Monica justice for his heinous crimes," notes a Although Parliament Chairman Winnipeg just last week. The U.S. has also Singer in the autumn of 1943. (Continued on page 2) been instrumental in negotiating a debt (Continued on page 17) Later, she testified again, this time in Lviv in front of Americans from the Office of Special investigations, the Nazi-hunting arm of the U.S. Justice Department, who video-taped her testimony to use in Mr. Billionaire philanthropist honored by U1A Koziy's denaturalization case. by Roman Woronowycz financing, the Hungarian-born, 64-year- "1 was a false witness, and 1 don't old said, "Bohdan Hawrylyshyn was one want to sin before God and to make an NEW YORK - Billionaire George of the people who encouraged and guided innocent person suffer," said the fragile Soros, who has donated millions of dol– me. lvan Dzyuba was another one." woman during an interview this summer lars toward the establishment of He made special mention of Prof. at her home in Lysets. She is the first Western-style democratic and economic Krawchenko: "He was a driving force Soviet witness to admit she was forced to institutions in Ukraine through his Soros in making it succeed," said Mr. Soros, testify during the days of the empire. Foundation, accepted the Ukrainian "very few people 1 run across in my Mrs. Snigur recalls the young Monica institute of America Achievement foundation network are as effective as being carried off by a uniformed man, Award at a November 6 luncheon in he, and 1 run into many competent peo– crying, "Mama, he's going to kill me and New York. He quickly deflected the ple in my organizations." acclaim from himself to his management І want to live," but contends that she did in a 10-minute acceptance speech, the team in Kyyiv. not know Mr. Koziy personally, and thus philanthropist also applauded Ukraine's could not be certain that he was the man "1 am tremendously impressed by President Leonid Kuchma and his eco– who carried Monica off to her death. The the Renaissance Foundation and what it nomic reform initiative. "1 would like to young girl was found dead near a well in is doing in Ukraine," said Mr. Soros. sound an optimistic note," said Mr. Lysets the next day. The philanthropist and financier Soros. "1 think that President Kuchma is Elan Steinberg, executive director of praised three individuals for making the fully aware of the pernicious and disas– the World Jewish Congress in New international Renaissance Foundation of trous situation in Ukraine. He gave a York, dismisses the recantation, calling it Ukraine, the Soros Foundation's courageous speech before the Rada "rubbish." Ukrainian arm, one of most successful of (Parliament!. Fie said that Ukraine is not He claims that region of Ukraine was his 23 foundations around the world. He here to stay unless it changes." George Soros a "hotbed of Nazi collaboration," and cited Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, chairman Referring to international financial dollar figure on help to Ukraine.' " now in independent Ukraine, people feel - of the board of directors of the support for Ukraine, specifically from Addressing Ukrainian American they can be more open with their lives. international Renaissance Foundation in the United States, Mr. Soros explained expatriate community activism, he hint– But, during the 1970s and 1980s, the Ukraine, Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, the that he finally sees dollars flowing to ed at disappointment. The billionaire OS1 relied heavily on Soviet evidence. chairman of the executive committee, and Ukraine and not simply promises. "1 said he thought the diaspora needed to "Despite the fact that the OS1 was heavily former Minister of Culture lvan Dzyuba. have been critical of U.S. policy better organize its financial assistance criticized by such noted American politi– Speaking at the Plaza Hotel before toward the former Soviet countries. So to Ukraine, and that with the exception cal commentators as Patrick Buchanan, nearly 200 Ukrainian Americans and a І want to give credit where credit is of a few people, he had not seen the Ramsey Clark, George Will and Bob handful of students from Ukraine study– due, he said, "it is the U.S. at the G-7 Novak, Soviet evidence was used," com– ing in the United States through Soros meeting that said, 'Let's put a specific (Continued on page 6) mented Askold Lozynskyj, a lawyer 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1994 No. 46 Ukrainian Nationalists, has asked that the The case of... Ukrainian government clear him of any (Continued from page 1) "German collaboration." NEWSBB1EFS WJC release issued in June. "1 also request that 1 be cleared of any charges of murdering Jews," he wrote in a "We hope that the Ukrainian govern– UkrainefMoldova renounce claims territory of the parties to the agreement. He ment will put Koziy on trial," Mr. letter to the Rebirth Association in June. "Conversely, 1 actively took part in the also said that Belarus is prepared to sign Steinberg told The Weekly recently, "it KYYiv - Ukraine and Moldova such an agreement. (RFE7RL Daily Report) would be most appropriate for Ukraine to struggle against Nazism, and was even signed a cooperation agreement on try him on war crimes charges, and we wounded by the Germans," he noted.

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