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Albany boy, 2, needs new liver; Millennium committee formed; special fund created in New York Starosolsky elected president
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A fund to Pittsburgh making arrangements for a PHILADELPHIA - One hundred cover the medical expenses of a two- transplant which, if and when an organ sixty-five representatives of 74 year-old Albany.boy in need of a liver is found, will take place at the Ukrainian community organizations transplant was recently established in University of Pittsburgh Children's and institutions in the United States New York. Clinic. Two of the couple's three other gathered here at the Ukrainian The boy, Jaroslaw Shumylo, was children, Natalie, 5. and Lessia, 4, are in Educational and Cultural Center on born with an underdeveloped liver and, Pittsburgh with their parents, and their Saturday, March 23. to establish the according to his doctors at the Albany oldest child, Roman. 12, is staying with National Committee on the Millennium Medical Center where he is currently his grandmother in upstate New York. of Christianity in Ukraine. Dr. Yuriy hospitalized, will have an 80 percent In the meantime, Jaroslaw, who is Starosolsky, a noted Ukrainian chance to live if a suitable donor organ nearing his third birthday and weighs a community activist who is best known is found. However, the tremendous mere 11 pounds, is being constantly as the chief "plastun" of the Plast costs of the operation will not be monitored at the Albany Medical Ukrainian Youth Organization, was covered by insurance companies, Center. His grandmother told The elected to head the ad hoc committee. because liver transplants are still Weekly that his skin is brown, he is The 1,000th anniversary of Ukrainian considered to be experimental being intravenously fed and requires 20 Christianity is in 1988. procedures. hours of dialysis a day. He recently had The special meeting had been Maria Shumylo, the boy's a series of blood transfusions in order to convened by the hierarchs of the grandmother, estimated that by the time build his strength in preparation for a Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Jaroslaw is recovering from the transplant. Churches, respectively. Metropolitan operation, medical fees will amount to Local radio, television and Mstyslav and Metropolitan Stephen between 5250,000 and 5300,000. newspapers have reported on his Sulyk. The hierarchs had invited all "My son is already completely condition, and NBC News is standing by Ukrainian organizations and broke," she said. "Now we just pray to in case of any new developments, added institutions to send their representatives God." Mrs. Shumylo. to the meeting. Jaroslaw's parents. Anton and The special fund was set up at the Both metropolitans, as well as Bishop Christine Shumylo, were unavailable Self-Reliance Credit Union in New Robert - Moskal of the Ukrainian for comment because they were in (Continued on page 12) Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma. Ohio, attended the meeting. Dr. Yuriy Starosolsky The meeting was called to order by committee. Metropolitan Sulyk, and the The following arc members of the UCC concludes annual conference invocation was offered by Metropolitan National Committee on the Millennium by Mykhailo Bociurkiw on Saturday, March 16. Mstyslav. The Catholic metropolitan of Christianity in Ukraine, as adopted The Ukrainian Canadian Committee then delivered an opening address in at the special meeting. WINNIPEG - Two days of is the national umbrella organization of which he exhorted all present ю forget Honorary presidium: metropolitans lobbying, grandstanding, voting and Canada's 600,000-member Ukrainian past grievances, to forgive one another, of the Ukrainian Catholic and behind-the-scenes wrangling ended here community. Besides coordinating the and to testify before God and the enure Orthodox Churches in the United as the annual conference of the work of its member clubs and world that Ukrainians are a mature States, all bishops of Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian Committee closed subcommittees, the UCC prepares nation united in purpose. Churches in the United States, pastors briefs and position papers, listens to Both metropolitans then spoke about of Evangelical denominations (groups grievances from groups and individuals their expectations regarding the ad hoc that do not recognize the baptism ol in the community, and hands out committee, and Metropolitan Sulyk Ukraine in the name of the Holy Spirit New UCC committee money from grants and donations for stressed that the committee should not (Continued on page II) various cultural and academic projects. interfere with Church celebrations of will deal with The UCC holds a conference each year the millennium and that it should clear and a congress every three years in any planned events with the leaders of D'Amato now heads war criminals issue Winnipeg, where the organization is Ukrainian Catholic, Orthodox and headquartered. Evangelical denominations. Helsinki Commission by Mykhailo Bociurkiw Delegates to this year's conference The meeting was then taken ever by a came from places as diverse as Toronto, presidium proposed by Metropolitan WINNIPEG - The national which Statistics Canada says has about Sulyk and composed of the Rev. WASHINGTON - Sen. Alfonse executive of the Ukrainian Canadian 80,000 Ukrainians, to St. Catharines, Martin Canavan and the Rev. Michael D'Amato (R-N.Y.) was named on Committee (UCC), responding to Ont., with about 500 Ukrainians, and Borysenko, co-chairmen; Bohdan March 27 to head the Congressional pressure from its members, announced from Vancouver, which has over 12,000 Katamay and Bohdan Futey, vice- Commission on Security and here on Saturday, March 16, that it Ukrainians. chairmen; and Ihor Koszman and Cooperation in Europe, a group of would establish a special committee to And yet, in some ways, this two-day Ulana Diachuk. secretaries. senators and congressmen that prepare a major submission to the gathering of Ukrainian community Ivan Skoczylas, a representative of monitors Soviet human-rights abuses in Canadian government's Royal leaders is like conferences of other the Philadelphia Ukrainian Catholic the Soviet bloc, reported The New York Commission on War Criminals. groups. Participants come to see old Archeparchy, proposed a list of Times, The committee, called the Civil friends, look for new ideas to revitalize members of the millennium committee, Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kansas), the Liberties Committee of the UCC, held their communities, keep up with the noting that his proposal was based on Senate majority leader and former co- its first major meeting on Monday, latest news and share stories of success discussions with representatives of chairman of the CSCE, announced that March 26. in Toronto. The unit is to be and defeat. many community organizations and Sen. D'Amato would replace Rep. headed by John B. Gregorovich. a But even as the some 75 delegates to institutions. He stressed, however, that Dante Fascell (D-Fla.) as chairman. 1 oronto lawyer and a national director the conference prepared to depart the committee membership was open President Ronald Reagan signed of the Ukrainian Professional and Busi Winnipeg after spending an exhausting for discussion and amendment. A long legislation on March 27 requiring that ness Federation. The`executive of the 18 hours in a meeting room in the discussion and a recess followed, after the head of the commission alternate Toronto branch of the UCC will Marlborough Hotel, critics aimed shots which the delegates returned to vote on between House and Senate members (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 13) the composition of the millennium every two years. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, МЖСН 31,1985 ,. Np. 13 Baptist leader, sentenced
FRAMINGH AM, Mass. - A leader of unregistered Baptists in the Soviet Chronicle of Union who was due to complete a five- year labor camp term in January was the Catholic Church instead sentenced to an additional two years, for presumably violating camp regulations, reported Keston News. in Ukraine Mikhail Khorev, a 53-year-old leader of the unregistered Baptist Council of Churches in the USSR, was arrested last November in`a labor camp near Omsk and apparentlv charged under The following excerpts are from Religious Affairs of the Council of Article 188-3 of the Russian SFSR Issue So. 4 of і he Chronicle of the Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR`Y.Y. Criminal Code, a new law that allows Catholic Church in Ukraine, an Reshetylo. All the speakers smeared labor camp authorities to extend the underground publication which the Ukrainian Catholic Church and terms ol inmates who have broken made its appearance in January 1984 its hierarchs with furious hatred. camp rules or are considered especially nut has onl\ recently reached the And this at a time when the dangerous recidivists. Hew. Thus far, eight issues have authorities are supposedly seeking He was due to be released on January much their way out of Ukraine. The some sort of "dialogue" with 27. but was sentenced the next day to Chronicle is published in samvydav representatives of the Ukrainian the additional term. In 1980, Mr. Mikhail Khorev form by the Initiative Group for the Catholic Church. Comment, as they Khorev was given a five-year term after Defense of Believers and the Church, say. would be superfluous... The being convicted on several charges, disrupting the public order. which was founded in 1982 to pro- newspaper Victory was sprinkled including violating laws on the According to Keston. the new case molt the legalization of the Ukrai` with an article about the meeting separation of Church and state, began in November, when Mr. Khorev таї Catholic Church, which has described above, where there took defaming the Soviet state and was arrested after money was been'outlawed since 1946. place a "condemnation" of the participating in group actions (Continued on page 15) ' Піе authorities in Ukraine are Ukrainian Catholic Church and a hinung at the idea of the creation of. vote of the villagers on whether the an 'autocephalous Ukrainian Church was to exist in the village or C atnolic Church." What is this? For not. This is what the newspaper says: Orthodox activist reported ill it is well known to all that the "Village residents Kateryna JERSEY CITY. N.J. - Russian Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Olenchuk. Maria Marych, Hanna Orthodox activist Natalia Lazareva, Church is forbidden... Then why has Hvozdyk and Kateryna Marmuhak who is serving a four-year term in a the Communist regime in Ukraine spoke at the village meeting. Those labor camp for women political become so enthusiastic about the present were indignant at the prisoners in Mordovia, is reportedly idea of creating a so-called remarks of individual citizens who seriously ill with a variety of ailments, "autocephalous Ukrainian Catholic unfoundedly demanded that the reported Keston News. Church"? Simultaneously the KGB is church function. Shamed by the Ms. Lazareva, 37, who was involved spreading rumors that the Initiative audience. Mykhailyna Kostiv, with the publication of an underground Group for the Defense of the Rights Kateryna Zelinska, Kateryna women's anthology before her arrest in of Believers and the Church was Kaday, Yevdokia Shykh, Kateryna 1982, is said to be suffering from high created by instructions of the KGB, Protsyshyna and other unenlighten blood pressure, heart spasms and that supposedly the head of the ed elements quickly fell silent..." inflammation of the gall bladder and Central Committee of Ukrainian Thus the newspaper, contradicting intestines. Despite her illnesses, she Catholics. Yosyp Terelia, is an agent itself, describes legalized Soviet has spent time in solitary confinement oi the KGB Simultaneously there destruction. and punishment cells. Пал begun a raging campaign to " The following persons have It is known that she has been intimidate the rank-and-file been entered in the lists of criminals members ol the Church, persecutions responsible for crimes committed against the Ukrainian nation: in the press, at meetings, etc. Natalia Lazareva And .on March 14, 1984. a Butkevych, Nelia Mykhailivna. Warsaw workers delegation composed of official born 1936: N. Butkevych was born in hospitalized on several occasions, but is representatives of the government Mongolia into the family of a stage stoppage still forced to workV and the Communist Party of the concentration camp director. She Prior to her ar^es
The Washington Connection Ukrainian Weekly from The Ukrainian American Caucus P.O. Box 23546, Washington, O.C. 20026 Victims of Nazism Statement update correspond with the commencement ol a meeting of experts in Ottawa to The week of April 14-21 has been set aside as "Days of On February 7, Rep. Christopher discuss the human-rights provisions of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust." Over the years, the Smith (R-NJ.) took to the floor of the the accords. term "Holocaust" has, through common usage, been accepted — and House to make his statement rightly so - to denote Nazi Germany's extermination of 6 million commemorating Ukrainian Indepen On February 7, Rep. Mario Biaggi Jews as part of Hitler's genocidal campaign to wipe the Jews from the dence Day. Recounting the indepen (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1019, a bill to face of Europe. The "Holocaust," then, is the Jews' national tragedy, dence proclamations. Rep. Smith authorize reduced postal rates during much in the same way the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-33), which stated: "With these significant acts, the fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for parcels of Ukrainian nation demonstrated to the killed 7 million Ukrainians, is our own. Arguing, as some ethnic food, medicine or clothing sent to world that Moscow and Kiev groups have done in the past, that their ordeal at the hands of the Nazis Poland or the Soviet Union. The represented two different nations, and purpose of the bill, according to Rep. should be included in the scope of the "Holocaust" is spurious if only two different mentalities. Kiev because only one group — the Jews — was targeted for total and final Biaggi, is "to encourage much-needed personified the democratic concept of personal assistance from Americans to annihilation as a people. government based on respect for human persons in Poland and the Soviet rights and the dignity of man, while Union." This, of course, is not meant to belittle the terrible sufferings Moscow represented totalitarianism." undergone by these other groups, particularly the Slavs, who by some estimates lost 9 to 10 million people to Nazi extermination. Many He concluded his remarks by stating: On February 28, Rep. Phillip Crane millions more were war casualties, and the Soviet Union alone claims "By their heroism, Mr. Speaker, the (R-III.) introduced H.R. 134S, a bill to over 20 million war dead. Ukrainian people have taught us a require the president to report quarterly valuable lesson. For, just as we rejoice in to the Congress on all loans, guarantees, Rather than argue that these staggering figures should somehow be Thomas Jefferson's proud sentiment, credits and grants to Communist melded into a broader definition of the "Holocaust," the various Slavic 'where freedom is, there is my country,' countries by the United States and by groups — Poles, Byelorussians and Ukrainians — should respect the so also do we have a sacred multilateral organizations of which the Jewish people's national tragedy and work instead to commemorate, responsibility to act upon Thomas United States is a member, jointly, to the Committees on Banking, Finance, document and publicize the terrible ordeals of their own nations. Paine's magnificent reply: `where freedom is not, there is my country.' " and Urban Affairs, and Foreign Affairs. Quoting Solzhenitsyn, Rep, Crane For Ukrainians, who lost an estimated 3 million civilians during the said: "I think, gentlemen, that we Nazi occupation, there is a litany of suffering to show the world. The That same day. Rep. H. James should at last permit this socialist history of the Nazi occupation of Ukraine is one of brutality, sadism, Saxton (R-N.J.) made his statement economy to prove its superiority. Let's massacres and atrocities. In eastern Ukraine, which became part of the regarding Ukrainian Independence allow it to show that it is advanced, that Reichskommissariat of Ukraine, the Nazi regime under Eric Koch was Day. Stating that "in this small way, I it is omnipotent, that it has defeated particularly brutal. At Babyn Yar, a ravine outside Kiev, tens of would like to let the people of Ukraine you, that it has overtaken you. Let us know that their struggle for freedom thousands of Ukrainians were massacred — including the city's mayor not interfere with it. Let us stop selling and their harsh oppression by the Soviet to it and giving it loans." and members of the Dynamo soccer team that refused to lose to the Union is not forgotten," he briefly Germans. The entire editorial staff of the Kievan newspaper. His purpose is clearly to focus recounted some of the oppression. attention "on how much-the Soviet Ukrainske Slovo was shot by the Gestapo in 1942, among them Olena Ukrainians have faced this century. Teliha, a well-known poet. Entire villages were wiped out. Between Union is dependent on U.S. credits and 1941 and 1942, the Nazis would hang 40 to 70 citizens of Kharkiv every loan guarantees. three or four days. On March 7, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) placed in the Congressional Rep. Eldon Rudd (R-Ariz.) Record a copy of the remarks of Rep. Tens and thousands of those not killed were sent to concentration on March 4 introduced H.Con.Res. camps or deported to Germany as slave labor. The poet Oleh Olzhych Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) to the Supreme Soviet delegation. In those 74, a concurrent resolution calling upon perished in Sachsenhausen. Two brothers of Stepan Bandera, leader remarks. Rep. Waxman said: "More the president to express to the Soviet of one faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), over, Soviet treatment of other groups Union the strong moral opposition of died in Auschwitz. has hardly been better. Ukrainian the United States to the forced labor human-rights activists, as usual, have policies of the Soviet Union by every In western Ukraine, which had been under brutal Soviet occupation suffered particularly badly, and means possible, including refusing to before the German invasion in 1941, any notions of the Nazis as although Ukrainians number less than permit the importation into the United liberators were soon dashed when Ukrainian nationalist leaders were 20 percent of the population of the States of any products made in whole or arrested and sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp shortly Soviet Union, they account for over 40 in part by such labor. The resolution after trying to declare an independent Ukrainian state in Lviv. percent of its political prisoners." was referred to the Committees on Although life under the Generalgouvernement, established by the Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Germans in western Ukraine, was somewhat better than that in the Means. The co-sponsors of the resolu Rep. Bruce Morrison (D-Conn.) rose tion are Reps. Philip Crane, Chris east under the Reichskommissariat, Ukrainians were still con on the floor of the Congress on March 6 topher Smith, Bob Livingston (R- temptuously looked upon as Slavic untermenschen (subhumans) and to condemn the death of Valeriy La.) and Mark Siljander (R-Mich.). subject to severe repressions. Thousands were forcibly shipped to Marchenko. Stating that he was joining The Arizona congressman pointed out Germany as manual laborers or to work in hospitals or farms. with his Connecticut colleagues in that current law prohibits the condemning the death of Marchenko, importation of goods made by slave There, is more than a modicum of irony in this terrible history of he said that "we are saddened and labor. However, the Department of persecution and suffering in light of the persistent attempts to paint enraged by the harshness of the Soviets Treasury continues to allow such Ukrainians as fascist sympathizers or collaborators who shared the toward human-rights activists like importation. The resolution is meant to Nazi ideology. And while it may be true that elements of the OUN tried Valeriy Marchenko." draw attention to this situation. at one point to negotiate with the Germans, is it really fair to brand as collaborationist, as some have tried to do, an organization whose Legislation update Since Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) leaders sat out most of the war in a Nazi concentration camp and one introduced S.J.Res. 32, calling for of whom lost two brothers at Auschwitz? designating September 15, as "Ethnic On February 6, 70 congressmen American Day," 15 senators have But this is another matter. The point here is that Ukrainians, rather joined with Rep. John Edward Porter joined as co-sponsors of the resolution. than, as some have suggested, trying to include their nation's suffering (R-Ill.) and Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) In an editorial on March 5, The as part of the "Holocaust," should undertake a project to immortalize in introducing H.J.Res. 132, a joint Washington Times blasted the visit of that suffering. Few nations suffered as much under the Nazis. Just as resolution to designate May 7 Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Stating we have gone to great lengths to document and publicize our nation's "Helsinki Human-Rights Day," to request the president to continue efforts that "He doesn't even make suffering at the hands of the Soviets and our own "holocaust" — the to achieve full implementation of the policy on the Ukraine," the Times Great Famine, so we ought to publicize Ukraine's ordeal under the Helsinki Accords, and for other went on to say that "The Soviets Nazis. Ukrainian museums should have permanent exhibits detailing purposes. The resolution was referred haven4 had a new Ukrainian policy in Nazi atrocities, including the names of those Ukrainians who died at to the House Committees on Post more than 60 years, and don't need one Babyn Yar, Dachau, Auschwitz and elsewhere. This is an integral part Office and Civil Service, and Foreign as long as they have Ukrainians left to of our national history that has been ignored for far too long by Affairs. Speaking about the resolution. murder and oppress." The concluding Ukrainians in the West. Rep. Porter pointed out that 1985 is the statement in the editorial was that 10th anniversary of the signing of the Shcherbytsky's visit serves "to insult accords and that May 7 was chosen to every Ukrainian American." No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1985 7
LETTER TO THE EDITOR і agree with his statement that we will Americans concerned with this issue, people." I, ot course, do no such thing. Ryan comments probably never know what percentage will take the opportunity to read my Furthermore, in my review 1 neither of the population in any country book and draw their own conclusions. excused nor condemned Mr. on book review actively collaborated with the Nazis. Demjanjuk. for I don't know the facts of Dear Editor: Yet Prof. Hunczak does himself no Allan A. Ryan Jr. his particular case and the findings of credit by singling out John Demjanjuk Washington the OSI don't inspire confidence either. 1 read with great interest Prof. Taras as a mere victim of Nazi terror." It was somewhat amusingtoread Mr. Hunczak`s review of my book, "Quiet Demjanjuk operated the gas chamber Ryan's explanation for the initial Neighbors: Prosecuting Nazi War at Treblinka; in addition, he Editor's note: It must be noted that miscarriage ol justice in the case of Criminals in America," in the February demonstrated particular sadism in Mr. Demjanjuk has not been found Frank Walus on the grounds that he 17 issue of The Ukrainian Weekly. I individual atrocities against Treblinka guilty of war crimes. The United States had been prosecuted before the OSI had would be grateful if you would allow me inmates, all of which are detailed at has no jurisdiction to try war criminals; come into being. The truth of the matter the opportunity to reply in your pages. length in "Quiet Neighbors." instead, the Office of Special Investiga is that witnesses testified then as they do One might think from reading Prof. Demjanjuk is a disgrace. If one insists tions prosecutes persons suspected of now. i.e. the legal procedure is the same. Hunczak`s review that my book is a on identifying him with the Ukrainian lying about their wartime activity at the And yet, they were all wrong! Frankly, I history of the Nazi occupation of the people — which I do not but which lime they applied for entry into the am surprised that Mr. Walus has not Ukraine — and not a very accurate Prof. Hunczak, unfortunately, seems to United States. Mr. Demjanjuk is sued everybody involved in that sham of history at that. In fact, the bulk of the — then he becomes a disgrace to accused of concealing service as a con a trial, beginning with the Department book, as its title suggests, is devoted to Ukrainian people everywhere. centration camp guard. of Justice (U.S. government) and end an account of prosecuting Nazi war I do not understand why Prof. ing with Simon Wiesenthal, who pro criminals in America. Let me point out Hunczak — and other Ukrainian vided the court with false testimony. that of the six individuals whom I treat Americans to whom 1 have spoken in Prof. Hunczak Certainly the most crucial point in at length, two are German, one is a the past — feel it necessary to make Mr. Ryan's letter to the editor is the Croatian, one a Rumanian, one a excuses for John Demjanjuk in order to replies to Ryan question of "deliberate distortion of Hungarian — and one, John defend the good name of Ukrainians as historical evidence." In his letter Mr. Demjanjuk, is a Ukrainian. a whole. It would be far more effective, To do justice to Mr. Ryan's letter, I Ryan brings to my attention the fact Nonetheless, it was necessary to it seems to me, to acknowledge the would have to write a substantial that for the two sentences there were describe for American readers the obvious: that Demjanjuk was a hideous article. Unfortunately, I don't have the two sources quoted. Indeed, that is so German occupation of Eastern Europe, criminal, and that the fact reflects on time for that. Therefore. I shall respond and both of them are from Raul from the Baltic to the Black Sea, to Demjanjuk alone. only to several problems raised by Mr. Hilberg's book. In the firstsentenc e Mr. explain the central thesis of the book. When Prof. Hunczak expresses Ryan. Hilberg wrote that Einsatzkommando That thesis is that because the Displaced "skepticism as to whether justice is First, the paragraph that begins with 4a confined "itself to the shooting of Persons Act of 1948 gave an outright really rendered in our courts," he points "not every Ukrainian was a fascist..." is adults while commanding(myemphas\s) preference to Baltic nationals and to the case of Frank Walus, a Polish merely a footnote to a statement that its Ukrainian helpers to shoot children." Volksdeutsche — and indirect immigrant in Chicago who was reads: "Whatever their background, Mr. Ryan paraphrased Prof. Hilberg to assistance to Ukrainians through the wrongfully accused of Nazi crimes in an well-organized groups of Ukrainians read that the Einsatzkommando "..let preference for agriculturists - many of American court. Yet Prof. Hunczak not only cheered for the advancing the Ukrainian militia deal with Jewish the collaborators from those areas were omits the fact, as he must know, that the Germans but helped them in the children." Therefore, what Mr. Ryan able to enter the United States. prosecution of Walus was instituted slaughter." did was to substitute "let" for At several points in his review. Prof. before the Office of Special One might ask Mr. Ryan: who were "commanding" and added the militia. Hunczak strongly implies that I Investigations came into being and that these well-organized groups of Surely anybody with a rudimentary condemn the Ukrainian people or the it was I. as director of that office, who Ukrainians that helped the Nazis in the knowledge of the English language- Ukrainian nation. This is quite untrue. reviewed the evidence and withdrew the "slaughter"? While he's.at it. Mr. Rvan knows that to command is not the same Throughout my tenure at OSI. and charges, with a formal apology to Mr. might also explain the sentence: "not as to let. certainly in "Quiet Neighbors," I have Walus. every Ukrainian was a fascist..." The Mr. Ryan's attempt to explain hi`. made it clear that I do not generalize the Prof. Hunczak is also quite way the sentence is formulated, the distortion o! evidence is sophistry which guilt of individual criminals — be they irresponsible in accusing me of "a author seems to suggest that many, or doesn't even deserve a response. The Ukrainian. Latvian, Lithuanian or deliberate distortion of "historical perhaps most, Ukrainians were fascists. only thing I wilj say on that scorejsthaL others — to their nation as a whole. evidence." As a historian, he is surely That would make an interesting thesis. to take a sentence (as did Mr. Ryan), Those who attended my speech to the aware that this is the most serious for how can Mr. Ryan account for all which clearly and unequivocally is Ukrainian American Bar Association in charge one can level against one who' these "fascists" without there being any meant to characterize the German Newark on October 30,1982, may recall writes of history. Yet he gives only a fascist or Nazi party or organization? 1 colonists on the Black Sea coast, ana to my words then: "Your history and your single example, and that example is have studied the problems of World impute it to the Ukrainians is a culture and your national fabric are far wrong. War II for 25 years, and I can state that deliberate distortion. Mr. Ryan, for too rich to be equated in the eyes of the On page 10 of "Quiet Neighbors," I there is absolutely no evidence to reasons known only to himself, did just American public with Nazi describe an Einsatzkommando in support Mr. Ryan's position. that, and there is no way to explain it collaboration, as many of you believe it Radomyl that "let the Ukrainian militia The last part of Mr. Ryan's away. is. I believe that the Ukrainian people in deal with Jewish children." In the next paragraph, "there were enough In my review I did not deal with the this country... have seen too much of sentence, I quote a German officer as Ukrainian Nazis for the task." reflects sources used by Mr. Ryan and this led their family homelands stained with the saying, "We were actually frightened by Mr. Ryan's guessing attitude toward him to conclude that I did "not dispute blood of innocent people, and not only the bloodthirstiness of these people." numbers. What constitutes enough in the facts" concerning the alleged killing in this century, to give any sanctuary to Prof. Hunczak does not dispute the concrete terms? This kind of unfounded of Jewish children by the Ukrainian those who are guilty of any part of that facts or the accuracy of the quotations; speculation continues into the next militia In (act, I do question the bloodshed." his quarrel (as I understand it) is that the paragraph of Mr. Ryan's letter. What veracity of the account, since it is On this point, let me quote two quote comes fcom a German on the makes a small number of 400.000 "still a based on only one source, and there is statements from "Quiet Neighbors" Black Sea coast, not Radomyl. But, in large number"? Is it five, 50. 50,000 or no other evidence corroborating the which Prof. H unczak omitted from his my book, I cite one document for the 100,000? What evidence can Mr. Ryan report. To base such a damning story on review: Radomyl statement and a second for provide for any estimate? I have the one solitary report is, by my standards, "Not every Ukrainian was a fascist, of the quote - a fact that Professor distinct impression that all of Mr. an inexcusable methodology. course. Some detested the Nazis as Hunczak omits. Thus, for whatever it Ryan's speculations, or numbers- To bring this problem of much as they did the Bolsheviks, and is worth, there is no "distortion" on my games, are nothing more than a stab in methodology into sharper focus, let me many joined the partisans. But for the part. More importantly, the quote is the dark dressed up in the respectability cite a report of the German chief of the Jews, this made little difference. There made in reference to Ukrainian of would-be statistics. security police dated July 16, 1941. The were enough Ukrainian Nazis for the collaborators - and whether it refers to (, As I read the paragraph dealing with report deals with the city of Sambir, task." (p. 9) those on the Black Sea coast of the Mr. Demjanjuk it occurred to me that where on J une 26, 1941, the N KV D shot And: Ukraine or in the town of Radomyl (or Mr. Ryan does in his letter what he did 400 Ukrainians and on June 27, 1941, "It would be wrong to leave the Radomyshl) south of Lutsk is not in his book - he misrepresents. In my an additional 120 people were impression that the DP Act... was relevant to its accuracy. review of "Quiet Neighbors" I said: murdered. Referring to these murders, entirely misbegotten, or that a majority In short, I am quite disappointed that "...Mr. Demjanjuk, who whatever he the report reads: of Ukrainian, Baltic or Volksdeutsche Prof. Hunczak chose not to discuss at might or might not have done, was also "In the course of the murder the immigrants had taken part in Nazi any length the important issues і raised а лсііт of Nazi terror." Myjudgement Russians and the Jews acted in an atrocities. The number who had in "Quiet Neighbors": the deliberate is based on the fact that as a prisoner of extremely cruel (Tashionj... In women actually taken part in persecution... was policy of the U nited States to encourage war he faced the likely possibility of |4heyj cut off breasts and in men sex almost certainly a small part - the immigration, and then to ignore the death at the hands of the Germans, who organs. In addition the Jews nailed the although no one will ever know how presence, of Nazi war criminals among starved to death millions of prisoners of children to the walls and murdered small. Yet a small part of 400,000 us, the moral issues raised by this war. Mr. Ryan decided to perform tthemj..."' immigrants is still a large number." (p. neglect, and the complex legal issues minor surgery on my statement. He What is a historian to do with such a 26) raised by the investigation and replaced "also" with "mere," thereby report, uncorroborated by other To his credit, Prof. Hunc/ak prosecutions begun by OSI in 1979. He completely changing my intent. In his evidence? Should one-` accept it acknowledges that there were has instead chosen to sweep all misrepresentation he even goes one step uncritically, as did Prof. Hilberg ("The collaborators in the Ukraine, and. as my Ukrainians, good and bad, beneath the further when he says that I identify Mr. Destruction of the European Jews," p, just-quoted statement indicates. 1 quite same rug. I hope that Ukrainian Demjanjuk "with the Ukrainian (Continued on page 11) 8 " THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1985 No. 13
Orchestra Op. 48 and some other com positions. In his letter Kabalevsky also remembered the motion picture "Shchors." authored and directed by Alexander Dovzhenko (1938-39). The composer, who wrote the music for this film, stated in his letter that in "Shchors" he used intonations of Ukrainian songs and also longer quotations of complete Ukrainian songs. "Shchors" was considered by Shevchenko's fame in music Dovzhenko himself as his best film. It is a lyrico-epic film-poem about the CONCLUSION many years in the city of his birth, he fighters of the Ukrainian civil war at the became a leader of Kiev's music conclusion of World War I. The film We now turn to major non-Ukrainian education. He wrote new orchestral has a Ukrainian national character, a composers of the Soviet era who were versions of such Lysenko works as pathetic style, i.e. strong emotions close inspired by Shevchenko's "Zapovit" "Natalka Poltavka" and "Chorno- to the pathos of Ukrainian historical (The Testament) which has been mortsi." One should also mention his "dumas." As was said. Ukrainian songs translated into most major languages. symphonic picture "The Zaporozhians" permeate the film in Kabalevsky`s Concentrated in its few verses is a legacy and ballet "Taras Bulba," based on settings. most cherished by Ukrainians: a Ukrainian folk melodies. Here Kabalevsky turns to dramatic will to sunder the homeland's Gliere's affinity for such folk material Shevchenko's "Testament." while chains and a prophesy of a free and was profound. According to composer composing a folk requiem for the new life. It is important to realize that Serge Prokofiev, Gliere's was a gift to Bozhenko funeral scene. Like Gliere, "Testament" was a written will and at improvise all over the piano keyboard Kabalevsky used the traditional melody the same time an indomitable spiritual on a Ukrainian folk melody. Students created for "Testament" by Hladky, will to triumph. flocked to him, and among them were amplifying the work for chorus and Serge Prokofiev Here is a translation by Vera Rich: such Ukrainians as Lev Revutsky and orchestra. When I die, then make my grave Brois Liatoshynsky, later to achieve It is interesting that Gliere. Prokofiev High on an ancient mound. prominence. nor ignored by the new Soviet order, and Kabalevsky all worked on In my own beloved Ukraine, Glicre's contributions and influence and in this new ideology the bard is "Testament" almost at the same time, in steppeland without bound: explained and interpreted as precursor in Kiev and in other Ukrainian locales namely in the years 1938-41. Whence one may see wide-skirted were such that the prestigious reference of new socialist times — a curious wheatland, work Larousse Encyclopedia of Music function for a writer who died in 1861 Alexandrov Dnipro`s steep-cliffecWiorc. (1971) did not hesitate to designate and whose writings do not exactly There whence onx ttfay hear the Gliere the "greatest musician from propose Russo-Ukrainian political A temperamental recording of a blustering Ukraine." cooperation. Prokofiev's new opera on "Ukrainian Poem" for chorus and River Vjldly roaV Gliere`s thorough knowledge of the Soviet themes advanced its own idea of orchestra exists, as performed by the "Til fronvtHHW" ` to the blue sea Ukrainian scene led him to create a very a new man and the use of Shevchenko's Soviet Army Chorus and Band It bears in fierc ndeavor successful work, the symphonic poem text forced it into a new context. conducted by Boris Alexandrov (Angel The blood of f- men — then I'll "Testament" (1939-41), written after Prokofiev's music to "Testament" 35411. first issued in late 1950's). leavc Shevchenko's own poem and dedicated features a male chorus and symphony- Written in 1943.by Russian composer Wheatland and hills forever: to his memory. The symphonic poem is orchestra. The music is an anti-thesis of Alexander Alexandrov (1883-1946). Leave all behind, soar up until based on several themes or pictures, the the lush romantic style and it offers father of Boris, and recorded in Before the throne of God leading one being the traditional angular (remember the cantata London, this highly dramatic tour de ПІ таке my prayer. For. 'til that melody to "Testament" by the "Alexander Nevsky"?). lean, force uses a famous Shevchenko poem hour aforementioned Hladky. This melody declamatory manner with textures filled "Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyi" (The I shall know naught of God. starts the work and later is exploited with dissonance but complete, however, Wide Dnieper Roars and Moans) Make my grave there - and arise. fully in the central episode of the poem, with resonant basses. The rhythmic evoking t hexojnaniiciim and^hatiering Sundering your chains. which Gliere designed as a mighty and patterns frequently suggest some dark, power of Ukraine's mightiest river. Bless your ireedom with the blood festive culmination of the theme. underlying ritual or mystique. There is The popular melody for this verse Of foeman's evil veins! Gliere`s "Testament" was printed in an outstanding dramatic finale to the was originally written by a Ukrainian Then in that great family, full orchestral score in his life-time as words "arise, sundering your chains." teacher, Danylo Kryzhanivsky, and it A family new and free his Op. 73 (Moscow, 1946, 88 pp.), but Years ago Prokofiev's "Testament" was his music that Alexandrov ar Do not forget, with good intent thus far no recordings have appeared. caused a sharp controversy, on whether ranged for chorus and band. Speak quietly of me. Noted musicologist Igor Belza wrote of his music was suitable. Some argued Sometime after 1917, a Russian the contents of the work and gave an that there was a break between the composer Vasiliy Kalafati (1869-1942), "Testament" has been set to music by evaluation of Gliere's "Testament" in singing strophes of Shevchenko and created a musical picture based on this a multitude of Ukrainians. Possibly the his biography of the composer.5 Prokofiev's dry choral declamation. song for. chorus and orchestra in first one to do so was Hordiy Hladky But others pointed out that in Ukraine but it remained obscure. (1849-94), teacher and an amateur Prokofiev Prokofiev's male chorus one discerns musician from Poltava. His melody not only one poet, but national anger later became famous in the choral Born in Ukraine,6 Serge Prokofiev and protest while the composer Also rans arrangement by Kyrylo Stetsenko and (1891-1953), one of the most supplied an example of new music with others. distinguished of modern Russian modern, pointed beauty.7 Shevchenko's poetry attracted many composers, heard Ukrainian folksongs The opera "Semyon Kotko" was other, lesser composers. Armenian composer Alexander Spendiaroff Gliere from infacy and, according to Gliere, published in Moscow in 1960 (vocal his teacher, was influenced by them. score). There is a satisfying recording (1871-1928) and the Russian Anatoliy Alexandroff (b. 1888) turned to Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956), a Soviet Prokofiev also showed influences of with chorus and orchestra of the USSR composer of Belgian ancestry, was born Gliere himself, whose Ukrainian works State Radio under Mikhayil Zhukov`s "Testament." Both composers set in Kiev. It is not enough to say Gliere we mentioned above. As a result, direction which appeared on Melodiya Shevchenko's text for chorus using the has accomplished much for Ukrainian Prokofiev's ballet "On the Dnieper," (D-07305/12). Here "Testament" is traditional melodv of the Ukrainian musical culture. First of all, working for and his Concerto for Violin and located in Act 4, Scene 5. Hladky. Orchestra No. 2 are close to Ukrainian Out pf his opera the composer also The Russian Vasiliy Zolotareff( 1873- folk intonations. fashioned a Symphonic Suite Op. 81b 1964), composed an entire "Shevchenko In 1939 Prokoiicv wrote an opera (1941) which includes "Testament." Suite" to texts of the bard (1929) for "Semyon Kotko" Op. 81, which was This was published in 1947 by the chorus and orchestra. "Testament" premiered in 1940 in Moscow. The USSR State Music Publishers but never appears there as the final movement of opera depicts the struggle of Ukrainian recorded. the work. The Azerbaijanian peasants with Germans at the end of composer. V. Adigezalov, wrote his World War I and the compo ci used Kabalevsky (Continued on page IS) Shevchenko's "Testament"(in a Russian translation) to underline the patriotism Important Soviet Russian composer 5. See the book "Reinhold M. Gliere" of the villagers in the scene of the Dmitriy Kabalevsky (b. 1904) is not a (Moscow 1955). pp. 43-45. funeral. Many of the themes of this s'ranger to Ukrainian themes, a fact he 6. Musicologist Kenneth Thompson opera contain elements of Ukrainian made public in the influential Soviet considers Prokofiev Ukrainian. See his folk songs, always bearing, of course, journal "Sovietskaya muzyka" (No. I "Dictionary of Twentieth-Century the stamp of Prokofiev's individual 1961). Queried also by a letter from me. Composers. 191 1-1971. (New York. 1973). p. 371. style. Kabalevsky answered from Moscow on June 27. 1973. and supplied detailed 7. l-or further reading sec Wasyl Shevchenko's "Testament" was used Wytwycky, "Slidamy u-krayinskoyi for years as a national anthem in the information about Ukrainian elements tematyky u tvorchosti Serhiya Prokofieva" central part of Ukraine. This must be in a number of his works. Among these (Tracking Ukrainian Themes in ihe Work' mentioned at this time for Shevchenko's were two sets of variations for piano of Scree Prokofiev). N6vi Dni. November Reinhold Gliere unique popularity could not be checked solo, the Concerto for Violin and 1973. pp. 9-11. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1985 9 Taras Shevchenko: are we, his heirs, worthy of his legacy?
Text of an address by Alvin Kapusta. special because of his outstanding artistic and poetic talent he and that though the oppressions have changed and assistant for Soviet nationalities at the U.S. was bought out of slavery by strangers in St. tsars no longer reign over Ukraine, the new Department of State, delivered March 9 to a rally- Petersburg and allowed to pursue his artistic studies - Communist oppressors are even more inhuman and organized by the Ukrainian Association of a period of six short years, undoubtedly the happiest vicious than were their predecessors. He would find Washington near the Taras Shevchenko statue. period of his tortured life. In 1840, "when he again that hundreds of young Taras Shevchenkos now called visited his native Ukraine, he was devasted by the Marchenkos, Shumuks, Berdnyks andShukhevyches Respected ladies and gentlemen, I greet all of you on appalling conditions which had brought a rich land are being arrested, tortured and jailed for nothing the 171st birthday of our great Taras Shevchenko. and a talented people to poverty and ruin through the more than their impassioned pleas for elementary Many thanks for your invitation to say a few words shortsighted policies of their tsarist oppressors. It was human, religious and political rights. His poem today about our poet and prophet Taras Shevchenko. this visit which reinforced his childhood recollections would be very much like this poem which he wrou Although I am able to speak in Ukrainian, I will give of the oppression of Ukraine and led to some of his during his lifetime about oppression in Ukraine. This my talk in English in order that those here who do not most impassioned pleas against man's inhumanity to poem I would like to play for you. (Tape recording of know the Ukrainian language can also understand my man, which we find`in the "Kobzar," as well as in his Shevchenko poem titled "I grew up in a foreign land.") talk. later works. During the last few years, I have been privileged to Seventy-five years ago, my father came to this Should Taras Shevchenko return to Ukraine today work with many Americans of different nationalities country in the steerage hold of a cargo ship. He had left — 145 years after his firsttri p — he would find that the who themselves or their parents have come from his native Chaplynka in the Kiev gubernia of eastern same oppression, the same inhumanity and lack of tsarist Russia or the Soviet Union. They, like Ukraine for religious and political reasons. His was a political and religious freedoms exist now as did then; (Continued on page 13) pioneer family of Ukrainian .religious dissidents known as Stundists (today their descendants are known as Evangelical Christian-Baptists), who were , persecuted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for their religious beliefs by both the Russian Orthodox Church and by the mighty imperial Russian government. On his.arrival at Ellis Island, my father had among his meager possessions two items which he prized above all else. One was the Bible and the other was this J volume of Taras Shevchenko's collection of poems, the "Kobzar." When he arrived in America, my father did not expect a handout or any type of welfare (something which today's emigrants somehow seem to consider their right). He only asked for two things - freedom to work and freedom to be left alone to worship as he pleased. America generously gave him these two freedoms and allowed him to raise his children as Americans — Americans equal to the sons of thdse who came to this country on the Mayflower or who settled in Jamestown in the 17th century. He instilled in us the love for freedom and the importance of hard work. By the same token, 1 would like to pay tribute to a remarkable woman, my mother, Tena Remarenko, who spent the first 12 years of her life under Tsar Nicholas 11, the next seven years under the benevolent regime of Comrade Lenin, during which time she and her family lost all their meager personal possessions. Then, by the grace of God and the fact that her father (my grandfather) had migrated to Canada in 1910, she and her mother, two brothers and a sister were able to leave the Communist hell that Ukraine had become in the mid- 1920s and spent the next three years under King George V in Canada. When my father married her and brought her to the United States, Calvin Coolidge was president; from then until her death in 1983 she lived in North Dakota through the presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. She was the one who relayed to us children the heritage of Ukraine, read to us the Bible, Shevchenko and Gogol. She instilled in us the love for literature and learning. Finally, my maternal grandmother was a Shevchenko. Family legend has it that they were related to the great Taras Shevchenko, but whether this is so, I have not been able to establish up to now. But after all, it is possible. My grandmother's native town, Bohuslav, is not that far from Kyrylivka. In any case, the Shevchenko family also became early converts of the Stundist faith, and my great grandfather Simeon Shevchenko spent decades in exile before he was finally allowed to return to his native town of Bohuslav in 1905. 1 myself was born on the prairies of North Dakota and spoke no English until I began American public school at age 6. This year, I have completed 30 years of service with the U.S. government, including the last several years as a special assistant for Soviet nationali ties in the Department of State. Even today it is difficult for me to believe, that I - a grandson of a serf - had been given the opportunity to serve my country in responsible positions in this country and abroad. AH this is possible only through the miracle which is America. In all this time, no one has asked me who my father or grandfather was, what their creed, religious or political beliefs were, or what beliefs I subscribed to. The only question asked of me has been whether 1 was willing to learn, to work and to serve my country. Is this not the paradise that Taras Shevchenko talked about in his poems? Enough of personal matters. Let us talk about Shevchenko - he. too. was born in serfdom, but The majestic monument to Taras Shevchenko in Washington. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1985 No. 13
EDUCATIONAL Notes on people LOANS Ohio musicians tour Europe A fraternal service CLEVELAND — Ukrainian violinist. Eugene Gratovich and pianist Sylvia Golmon were invited to perform, lecture to UNA members and offer master classes in Austria and northern Italy during the period of December 13-23. 1984. Their tour took them to the Innsbruck Conservatory of The loan will bear a modest Music, the Vorarlberg Conservatory in Feldkirsch and the interest rate of З”/о a year only Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano. Italy. In attendance at on loans made. Interest will these sessions were conservatory students arid teachers, as accumulate during the period well as private teachers and their students from the entire Tvrolian province. The duo has already been invited back for of schooling and be paid during 1986. ` - repayment period. They will perform in Chicago on Sunday morning, April 28. on the WFMT Radio program "Beethoven Live."Both Mr. Gratovich and Ms. Golmon teach at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Violinist Eugene Gratovich and pianist Sylvia Golmon.
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LEONID PLYUSHCH HISTORY'S CARNIVAL A DISSIDENT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
EDITED AND FRANSLATtO BY MARCO CARYNNYK
S1495 Some of the members of South Florida's first Ukrainian volleyball team: (from left) Hanya Maksymowich, Rich Waskiewicz, Victor Krawec, Zenon Yaremko and Myron Lu/niak. HOLLYWOOD. Fla. - South first competition. Florida's first Ukrainian volleyball The team members are: Hanya Here is an etceotionally able and attractive personality whose open dissent over a decade involved team took third place in a weekend him m ti.c jttairs ol human rights activists. Ukrainian patriots. Jewish emigrantsand Crimean Tatars Here is Maksymowich, Rich Waskiewicz. Ihe same man punished by tour years ot captivity tirsl m tails, then in the toils ol the KGB's corrupt tournament on February 23. Victor Krawec, Zenon Yaremko. psychiatr, And here is Ihe heroic resistance ot his wile and Inends - ffte sine qua non lor the Western Myron Luzniak. Irene Palkaninec. campaign thai eventually springs him Irom a Ompropelrovske prison - and soor afterward from the Soviet The tournament, sponsored by the Donna Maksymowich, Eugene Krawec Union Hollywood YMCA, was the new team's and Zenko Luzniak. Mr Plyushch letls this whole remarkable story with striking but not false modesty He constantly digresses lo etcmind his views on a multitude ol related topics cybernetics, psycnoiogy. psychiatry, polihcs. history sociology anthropology, nationalism language literature, ethics and - perhaps his ultimate concern - philosophy Sometimes his thoughts are conventional, or tantalne one by not being developed Seniors honor Taras Shevchenko More often thev art highly intelligent and stimulating - as when he discusses Ihe Soviet elite's trend toward making itself hereditary or the need lor the democratic movement to widen its platform
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On March 8, the senior citizens of Ascension Manor in Philadelphia honored the bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko, on the 171st anniversary of his birth. Seated (from left to right) are: B. Chubatyj, W. Mychajliw, W. Hirniak, N. Stefahiw and M. Bilozor. Standing are: L. Fedoriw, N. Pawlyszyn, I. Hawryliw, O. Blyzniuk, A. Iwanciw, A. Szaczko and H. Krochmaluk.
Albany boy... 1000.4. . Natalie. Roman and their grand (Continued from page 1) mother are all UNA members. York because the Albany branch of A letter appealing to the Ukrainian Marine Midland Bank was refusing community to make contributions to checks that were made out to variations the fund appeared in the March 27 issue of the boy's name, such as Jaroslaw. of Svoboda. It was written by the Rev. Jerry and Slavko. Donations should be Evhen Harabach of St. John the Baptist sent to: Self-Reliancc, Jaroslaw Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hunter. Shumylo Fund - Account No. 11750, N.Y.. where Jaroslaw. his brother and 108 Second Ave.. New York, N.Y. sisters were baptized.
THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1985/86 The scholarships are available to students at an accredited college or university, WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. Applicants are judged on the basis of scholastic record, fi nancial need and involvement in Ukrainian community and Student life. Applica tions are to be submitted no later than APRIL 1,1985. For application form write to: V UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. 30 Montgomery Street ш Jersey City, N. J. 07302 ATTENTIONS! APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ATTACHED WILL NOT BE PROCESSED BY THE С0ММІПЕЕ. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1985 W established Royal Commission of the Ukrainian community, the UCC`s on the problems young people UCC concludes... Inquiry on War Criminals relations with the federal governmeni experience within the Ukrainian (Continued from page 1) Headed by former Quebec Justice and the over-all state of the Ukrainian community. at the leaders of the UCC for what they Minister Jules Deschenes. the community in Canada. The speakers Irom MUNO anc say is a less than impressive government commission is to file a SUSK. who spoke in English, assailed performance. Once the envy of all report before the end of the year Community development the established groups in the Ukrainian ethnocultural organizations in Canada, outlining what action should be community for what they said was an they say. the UCC has become an undertaken by the federal government One of the more controversial archaic way of dealing with young inefficient, archaic and inflexible to bring to justice alleged warcriminals.,, sessions focused on the role of the people. organization. Last week, the commission placed Ukrainian Community Developmem Kristin D.o b г о w о 1 s k і, the Some of the criticism reflects the advertisements in newspapers across Committee (UCDC) within the UCC spokesperson lor MUNO and a UCC`s apparent inability to respond Canada asking for submissions from The UCDC. a subcommittee of the Winnipeg student, told the audience quickly to recently published attacks groups and individuals. UCC. was established two years ago to that she had chosen to speak in English against Ukrainian Canadians for In response to its mernbers'demands. develop new ways of attracting rather than Ukrainian because "then alleged collaboration with the Nazis the UCC announced on Saturday. government funding and groups ot you would concentrate on the conlem during World War II. March 16. that it would set up a unorganized Ukrainians. Recently, the of my speech and not my pronunciation committee to draft a submission to the UCDC has been criticized by the older of Ukrainian words." A session dealing with this problem Deschenes' Commission. The members in the UCC, who say, the Other members of the youth panel was held during the conference after it committee is to be headed by John B. UCDC has taken too much of an attacked the UCC for failing toconsuli was learned that many local UCC Gregorovich, a Toronto lawyer and a independent and progressive approach young people on issues of concern to presidents had received an national director of the Ukrainian Ca to things. them. It was pointed out that the UCC unprecedented number of telephone nadian Professional and Business Fe The presence of older and long-time should make a more serious effort to calls from the media requesting deration. members of the Ukrainian community involve young people in the decision- responses to allegations by renowned A UCC official said later that he was has been a common sight at UCC- making process of the communit\ Nazi hunter Simon Wiesentha^ that pleased that the UCC had moved on the sponsored conferences and congresses. during 1985, International Youth Year almost 280 Ukrainians living in Canada Nazi war criminal issue and that the But a new phenomenon was evident at The UCC executive was asked to hold had worked in Nazi concentration creation of the special committee was this conterence: the presence of young more panels, meetings and conferences camps. "probably the most important people who were invited by UCC or involving youth. Delegates to the conference development of this conference." Most ganizers to speak on the role of youth in Throughout the youth panel session, demanded that something be done to delegates said they would not comment the Ukrainian communjty. senior members of the UCC executive vindicate the Ukrainian community on the UCC's decision to set up a Four young people, representing the maintained a low profile or kept silent from damaging media reports committee until after they had had an Ukrainian youth organizations SUM on several vital issues. However, an published across Canada over the past opportunity to study the concept more and Plasi, the Ukrainian National Ontario member of the UCC later com few weeks. Some delegates also told the closely. ` Youth Federation (MUNO) and the mented that the youth panel had been a UCC that it must prepare to present Besides Saturday morning's session Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union success because "not one member of the written and oral submissions to the on the war criminals issue; there were (SUSK), delivered 15-minute panel was afraid to take a smart-alec Canadian 'government's newly sessions on such subjects as education in presentations late Saturday afternoon approach to things." і crimes. On September 25. 1950, the Cabinet of the division's history. Regrettably, Soviet misinfor The Galicia Division... reaffirmed its earlier decision to admit the division's, mation continues to fuel controversy about an issue (Continued from page 5) members to Canada. that was resolved by 1951. interesting to note that no specific charges of war Furthermore, a wealth of documentary and oral crimes have been made against any member of this No evidence has since been produced to suggest the evidence shows the division cannot be linked to crimes group." Cabinet's decision was inappropriate. against humanity. For example. Dr. Wasyl Veryha, a Understandably, the Canadian Jewish Congress The major, and highly dubious, source of veteran and author of several books on`this formation, (CJC) was concerned about the admission of allegations against the division is the Soviet says^ "The^ Ukrainian Bivision 'GaircTa^heVeF took individuals allegedly guilty of "war crimes" to Canada. propaganda machine. Since the war's end. Soviet part in the extermination of the Jews or in the Its representations to the Canadian government, authorities have generated a stream of undocumented suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It was however,'were based on misinformation. brochures associating the division with the Holocaust. strictly a military, front-line unit of the Waffen or The CJC claimed that it possessed "actual The most recent of these was titled "The . SS Armed SS, and never a concentratioo camp-guard documentary proofs" of the division's involvement in Werewolvcs"by V. Styrkul. No scholarly work has formation." war crimes. When asked to produce these by the substantiated any of the Soviet claims. One may refer Ukrainian Canadian Committee during August and to the following non-Ukrainian historians — John Those concerned with identifying and prosecuting September 1950, it failed todoso. Nonetheless, the stir Armstrong. "Ukrainian Nationalism": Nikolai war criminals should make full use of the material created prompted the Cabinet once again to consult Tolstoy, "Victims of Yalta"; Alexander Dallin, "Ger readily available in Canadian archives and libraries thf` British Foreign Office to make certain the division man Rule in Russia, 1941-1945"; or David Littlejohn. before making charges. To ignore the evidence is to fall was not a Nazi formation. The British confirmed that "The Patriotic Traitors" - for objective descriptions prey to propagandistic distortions. the group was neither anti-Semitic nor guilty of war
to the oppressors of these nations that, like the opportunity to work with all other nationality groups Taras Shevchenko... Romanovs, they, too, will be overcome. Taras to: (Continued from page 9) Shevchenko would indeed be proud that his great- a develop and establish Soviet nationality courses Ukrainians, have a burning desire to see their former grandsons finally learned that in unity there is in our high schools, colleges and universities, where homelands or ancestral lands freed from Communist strength. the truth about the oppressed nations and nationalities oppression. And like Ukrainians, many of them are of the Soviet Union can be learned;. waging a lonely fight with little or no cooperation with But indulging in mass meetings and manifestations , ' protest through letters to the editor, phone calls other nationality groups due to misunderstandings, is not enough. We must each pledge ourseives to and personal delegations, all errors and age-old enmities or sheer lack of knowledge of the continue the truly formidable task of educating our misinformation about the Soviet Union published in other groups. We are now in 1985, and it is time to fellow Americans and our leaders that: our newspapers, radio, television, textbooks and forget these ancient feuds and to unite together to a Ukraine is not Russia, but a nation of 50 million - educational materials; magnify our talents and financial means in this great that should have the right of national self- a educate ourselves about the other nationality fight. determination. The same is true of all the republics in groups and take every opportunity to work with and It is my dream to see the next rally before the Shev the USSR — they are nations dominated and support the common fight against Communist chenko monument be one in which representatives of oppressed by a larger neighbor and should have the oppression; all the oppressed peoples of the Soviet Union co right to choose their own government as can the mini- a and finally, stop being professional Ukrainians operate in this fight'— Latvians, Lithuanians, Ester states of Europe, Africa and Asia. with narrow nationalistic outlooks, but instead all nians, Jews, Moldavians, Byelorussians, Georgians, Ar " The Soviet Union and Russia are not the same, work to widen our horizons until we encompass all menians, Azerbaidjani, Turkmens, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, but, in fact, the Soviet Union is, as Lenin said, "a oppressed peoples wherever they may be in this .Tadzhiks, Kirghiz, Ukrainians and, yes, Russians, for prisonhouse of nations," a multi-national state - country or around the world. they, too, are victims of Communist oppression. Such consisting of some 20 conquered nations and some 100 Then and only then will we be worthy to be called a manifestation could not help but impress the Ame other national groups. heirs of Taras Shevchenko, who fought oppression rican people and government, and send a mighty signal In order to achieve these goals, we must take every wherever and whenever it raised its ugly head.
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the government really moveJon the I feel that I should underline here that Canadian MPs... multicultural policy and helpVs not to Pastoral letter... the teaching of our heritage goes (Continued from page 3) tolerate one another or to be tolerated (Continued from page 5) beyond the Ukrainian language and Ukrainians who have served in the - but help us to respect one another For this purpose our first bishop, Soter .^literature, and that those children who Canadian Parliament. "To see so many and to have all the ethnic groups respect Ortynsky, brought the Basilian Sisters for some reason cannot study of our colleagues in the House of us," he added. to the United States and began found Ukrainian need more than any other to Commons who are of Ukrainian Federal Minister of Multiculturalism ing evening schools and reading rooms, be taught the glorious past of our ancestry gives us all a sense of pride and Jack Murta applauded at times during and planning for the Christian fathers. Also, those who unfortunately an indication that there is a great future Mr. Baryluk's speech, but sat education of our people. Following his will never learn the Ukrainian language in our country for all of us who have expressionless while listening to the farsighled plans, his successor, should have an opportunity to enrich come to this country to make it our UCC's list of concerns. Constantine Bohachevsky, the first themselves in English with the own," said Mr. Hnatyshyn. In the latter part of his address, Mr.. metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic knowledge of their past so that they, The banquet was held in the Center Baryluk told the invited Parliamenta Church in this country, endeavored too, may have roots and the security Block's historic Railway Committee rians that they must do something strenuously to encourage our parishes and pride of belonging to a glorious, Room. The large room, located next to about recent reports by the media con to start such schools. These same upright, Christian nation from which the House of Commons, features five cerning allegations of the collabora schools are now undergoing a crisis. they could derive their life forces and to large murals painted by the late tion of Ukrainians with the Naeis which they could contribute their Ukrainian Canadian artist William during World War II. An unhappy compromise creativity by their God-given talents. Kurelek. The colorful murals depict the "We are not against the investigation Dear parents, I urge you, with as experiences of Ukrainian immigration of individuals, but we are against the We accept as an indisputable fact that much fervor as 1 can muster: send your to Canada. The murals were purchased „blackening of the name of a whole our youth is our hope, our future, our children to our religious educational by "the Liberal government of former ethnic group," said Mr. Baryluk. "If pride, and although we speak much classes and to the Ukrainian heritage Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau more you've got a person that's targeted for about this, we write less, and do almost schools, whether conducted by your than two years ago. This event marked persecution on good evidence that's one nothing to support this, our firm belief. parish or by dedicated organizations the second time that the Ukrainian thing; but you do not target a whole Statistics show that the number of outside the Church. Not only should community has gathered in the community." children in our communities as well as our youth who attend public school Railway Committee Room. Mr. Baryluk vowed that the those enrolling in our schools is -^profit from these endeavors, but also The keynote speaker for the evening Ukrainian Canadian Committee and its decreasing frightfully each year. Too and especially those students who was Justice Michael Baryluk, a former subcommittees will continue to closely many parents refuse to entrust their attend parochial or private schools provincial judge in Manitoba and a monitor the federal government's children to our schools, even though outside of my jurisdiction, for they are national vice-president of the Ukrainian investigation of Nazi war criminals. He they have all the modern facilities and in danger of losing sight of the beauty of Canadian Committee (UCC). said that the UCC wants to ensure that educational tools necessary, including our rite and our Ukrainian spirituality Mr. Baryluk, who spoke on behalf of federal investigators proceed with the fully qualified personnel who/could to which God has called us and for the UCC, assailed the federal case "according to the Canada Evi provide their children not only with which gift he will call us to account on government's policies concerning dence Act and not according to the knowledge but with the moral the last day. The teaching of religion multiculturalism, broadcasting, human USSR evidence act." foundation, with the Ukrainian embraces not only the eternal truths of rights and the persecution of alleged At the conclusion of the evening, the Christian heritage and with faith. God, but also the expression of our Nazi war criminals living in Canada. organizers of the banquet presented Where else can our children form close worship of the Almighty in the Speaking directly to the Ukrainian their guests of honor with a recently ties, friendships and be part of our Ukrainian rite, the creation of the members of Parliament, Mr. Baryluk published book on Ukrainians in social milieu if not in our Church and Christian East from which cradle we ^reminded the lawmakers of the Canada titled "Salt and Braided Bread: school? received our faith, which was further 'Responsibilities that they have to the Ukrainian Life in Canada." The book Will we, both religious and patriotic developed by the Ukrainian people as a Ukrainian community. "From time to was edited by Jars Balan of Edmonton, Ukrainians, permit our schools to be unique expression of their love of God, time, we will call upon you to present and copies of the book were donated to silenced because of a lack of students? and which is a way of life leading to our views to government," he said. banquet organizers by the Ukrainian Surely not. Therefore, let us all together eternal happiness. "We're not asking you to play them a Professional and Business Club of strive to preserve our schools, that in Our Ukrainian Catholic Church and whole Ukrainian wedding in one shot; Toronto. \ them may resound the voices of our own so many local Ukrainian organizations we will give it to you piecemeal and you In addition to Mr. Hnatyshynr , the Ukrainian children, our own religious and individuals offer their services to will play them one song or one tune at a Ukrainian Parli mentarians who and ethnic songs, and our own your sons and daughters. Living in time." received recogrition included: Ukrainian prayers which, ascending to absolute freedom, you may reject them, The newly elected Progressive Harvie Andre, the federal minister of the throne of God, have obtained for us but only at the peril of coming undetthe Conservative government of Mr. supply and services; Sens. Paul Yuzyk innumerable blessings in'the past. Who judgement of God and that of your Mulroney came under fire in Mr. and Martha Bielish; and Members of will intercede for our suffering Church children, who will have been deprived of Baryluk's address, despite the presence Parliament Dr. Alex Kindy, William and its heroic martyrs and obtain the the priceless treasure of their heritage, of senior Cabinet ministers in the Lesick and Andrew Witer. special graces which have brought our of the joy and warmth which comes audience. Ottawa Alderman Howard Smith, a nation through the joys and sufferings from having a tradition and a ground in Mr. Baryluk told the audience that municipal politician of Ukrainian down the path of history to the present which they can sink their roots and the Ukrainian Canadian Committee origin from Winnipeg, represented day? For whom are we planning a grow and develop and draw strength does not give high marks to the present Ottawa Mayor Marian Dewar. future? from this soil enriched by the government for keeping election pro Among those warmly greeted at the contributions of generations of their mises. "They have been saying one thing reception was Sen. Stanley Haidasz, Preservation of our heritage forebearers throughout the millennium. and doing another," he said referring to who was introduced as the first minister the government's stand on of state tor multiculturalism. Sen. Our dear forefathers bequeathed to A time of rededication multiculturalism. "We would like to see Haidasz ig of Polish descent. us an ethnic heritage which they so fervently cherished and which is The bright day of our millennium, admired by so many. They entrusted us 1,000 years of Christianity and its with the riches of our Ukrainian inestimable blessings, is approaching. NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS religious, ethnic and cultural treasury. Let us, both religious and patriotic This is the purpose of our all-day paro Ukrainians, celebrate it by renewing chial schools, and also of our Saturday ourselves spiritually. Let us put aside AND AUTHORS and Sunday schools. Now we possess insignificant concerns and open our the educational materials to teach not eyes to the real needs of our families, It is The Ukrainian Weekly's policy to run news items and/or reviews only the Ukrainian language next to our children, our communities and our of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records religion, but also other aspects of nation. 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our independence. This aroused anger in the rulers of Moscow, FUNNYTEARS (Continued from page 2) repressions immediately showered a collection of short stories Babenko. Mykola lvanovych: down upon this group of the by MYKOLA PONEDILOK colonel in the Ukrainian SSR intelligentsia. For the KGB they Ministry of Internal Affairs, director became "Judaizers." in English translation from the original Ukrainian. of the special prison in the city of A certain portion of the Russians Ilustrations by EKO (Edward Kozak) and Halyna Mazepa. Dnipropetrovske. has accepted the Catholic faith. I had To order send S 10.00 plus SI.00 postage to: a good friend from among the Bochkovska. Olena. born 1930: a Svoboda Book Store major in the Ukrainian SSR Russian Christians. Olena 30 Montgomery St. Ministry of Internal Affairs, director Sannikova. Today O. Sannikova is of department No. 7 of the under arrest; she is suffering in the Jersey City, N. J. 07302 KGB dungeons in Lefortovo Prison. Dnipropetrovske special hospital. INr-л Jerset residents add 6 sales lax The information center of the Faith is a gift of God. -\nd therefore let it not seem strange to you that a Ukrainian National Front has sincere and genuine Christian is scrupulously studied the materials arrested and put away in prison. This which relate to the persons indicated is the lot of all sincere and un- above. For every person a file has hypocritica! souls. How did О been opened and a photo of the ПАМ'ЯТАЙМО ПРО НАШЕ Sannikova arouse such anger in the criminal, his brief biography and the authorities'.' Her guilt is proven O. СЛАВНЕ МИНУЛЕ! principal crimes which the given Sannikova supports the Ukrainians criminal has committeed. and other capti\e nations of the Нарід, що не знає не For the month, of April, materials Communist empire. have been collected on 91 persons пам'ятає про своє мину– who are subject to trial for crimes 1 think that when a true brother or пе, не заспуговує на май committed against the nation. All the sister suffers misfortune, we should бутнє! above-indicated persons are in the all rise as one in his defense. As we category of the international can see. he who truly keeps the Здвигнення пам'ятника criminals who committed crimes teaching of Jesus Christ constantly Тарасові Шевченкові у against humanity during the last war. exposes himself to persecution on the Вашінґтоні 20 років тому Another 311 persons have been part of the Church's enemies. O. Sannikova is a true Christian - and належить до найспавні– entered in the lists of criminals on behold, threats and persecution have whom materials have not been ших діп і досягнень Укра rained down upon her. For this collected in full. їнської Америки за 100 reason a good Christian has nothing років її історії! to fear - neither a fool nor the devil. For when God is with us, who can be Ця славна– історія against us? And truly, what and why Appeal to the Ukrainian emigration документально описана should we fear? The great fear is loss of faith. And where there is no faith в 138-сторінковій книж Brothers and sisters! - there is no hope. ці Recently the repressions against Christians in the USSR have in А. Драгана: creased, especially in Ukraine. And Ukrainians! Let us stand up in this is not strange, for Ukraine has defense of the Russian Christian O. „ШЕВЧЕНКО У ВАШІНҐТОНІ" always been a cataract in Moscow's Sannikova. This is a matter of our eye. In recent times, namely, be Church as well. We are debtors. ginning with the end of the I970s.a Eternal debtors before our Father certain segment of the Russian Jesus Christ. intelligentsia has begun to take a Yosyp Terelia favorable attitude to our struagle for Januarv 2. 1984 Книжка надрукована у Видавництві Українського Народного Союзу ..Свобода." "O Dnieper, My Mighty Dnieper" Shevchenko's... (Song of Yarema from "Haydamaky") Передмову до книжки про ,,Другу Статую (Continued from page 8) Свободи" написав троф. д-р Ярослав Падох. Мис тецьку обкладинку і заголовну сторінку оформив own version of "Testament" (1964) for 8. All composers named above worked, chorus with bass solo. naturally, with translation:, and not with Богдан Титла. Three Russian composers of various Ukrainian originals. The material cited has Керуючись бажанням масового поширення цієї у periods wrote choruses to Shevchenko's been published in the USSR at \arious необхідної для кожного книжки, встановлено міні lines. They were: Edward Napravnik periods. In compiling composer names, (1839-1916), Dmitri Vasilieff-Buglay titles, publication data etc. for this survey I мальну ціну за неї в сумі тільки 6.00 доларів. Книжку (1888-1956) and Vladimir lvannikoff have used rather extensively an excellent можна замовити, виповняючи доданий цо цього (b. 1906). The Georgian composer reference book "Shevchcnko і mu?yka" формуляр та висилаючи його, разом із належністю, на GregorChkhikvadze(b. 1900) also con compiled by A.I. Kaspert (Kiev. 1964). now slightly out of date, but still invaluable for І подану на формулярі адресу. tributed a chorus. historical material. Мешканців стеиту Ню Джерзі зобов язує Another three Russians at various б”/о стейтового податку times wrote solo songs to miscellaneous texts: Konstantin Albrecht (1836-93), Georgiy Kreitner (1903-58), Leonid Baptist... Bakaloff (b. 1908). Uzbek composer До Видавництва ,,Свобода" Solomon Yudakoff (b. 1916) likewise (Continued from page 2) composed a solo song.8 supposedly found in his boot. Since "SVOBODA" Strangely enough, research indicates having money is a violation of labor 30 Montgomery Street that some nations of the Slavic group camp rules, Mr. Khorev was transferred Jersey City, N. J. 07302 did not contribute to this collection of to an investigative prison. Because he Shevchenkiana in music. Among these had spent several stretches in Прохаю переслати мені примірник книжки are Poland. Czechoslovakia and punishment cells, he was charged with Bulgaria. "malicious disobedience of the А. Драгана: ,,ШЕВЧЕНКО У ВАШІНҐТОНІ" corrective labor institution authorities." Epilogue Mr. Khorev previously served terms Н?- ^жність у сумі дол. залучую чеком(пбштовим He was born a serf, into a state that for his religious activities in 1966-68 and thrived on serfdom, in those now 1969-72. He is married and his family К ^жність платна лише в амер допярах переказом). distant days of the I9thcentury. Hedied lives in the Moldavian SSR. a free man. and Shevchenko's vision of free Ukraine continues to inspire our HELP WANTED Ім'я і прізвище own program of self-determination even as we approach the 21st century. "... And the Kozak shall rise again! Вулиця місто The hetmans will rise once more. MEDICAL SECRETARY wanted lor position in major Nate York Medical in і heir garments of cloth of gold. Center. Command of Ukrainian laniuafe de and liberty will be roused... sired. Typing, transcription experience nsccessary. Pray gram, dear Lord, thai the word processing helpful. Salary commensurate with стейт ЗІП ковд. experience. Contact Ms. Bishay at golden mace - 212-694-7870 may Hash to our eye;; once more!" 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1985 No. 13 Contest for students announced TOWSON, Md. - The Ukrainian participate in the 1985 Greater Balti PREVIEW OF EVENTS Education Association of Maryland more History Fair to be held at the ONGOING will be on display at the Ukrainian Inc., in cooperation with the Greater Student Union Building at Towson Artists Association Gallery, 136 Baltimore History Fair is sponsoring a State University on Saturday, April 27. ATLANTA, Ga.: Rich's Department Second Ave., fourth floor. April 6 - contest for high school students on where they will be able to explain their Stores have announced that their 14. There will bn an opening "Famine in Ukraine - 1932-33." famine projects to fair-goers. flagship store at Lennox Square will reception April 7 at 1 p.m. Gallery A SIOO U.S. Savings Bond will be Participants must be enrolled in feature, an Easter Exhibit of hours: Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 8 awarded to the winner and a S50 bond Maryland public or private high schools Ukrainian pysanky, embroideries p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 6-8 to the runner-up of the project which and must submit entries to their high and woodcarvings through April 8. p.m. will best inform Americans about the school social studies teachers by Friday, The exhibit will include items from 1932-33 famine. Students may submit April 12. All entries will be judged by a the personal collections of Gerri April 11 essays, organize exhibits or present board of historians. Hajduk, Irene Andreadis, Ireneus audio-visual dramatic presentations. For more information, those in Harasymiak, Orysia Fisher and TOMS RIVER, NJ.: Robert Entries will also be considered for a terested should contact their own high Laryssa Temple. Latorre of Ocean County College S350 scholarship for a local history school social studies teachers or call the will speak on "Good Things Happen project and a S250 scholarship for a Ukrainian Education Association of NEW YORK: A work by artist in New Jersey" at a Ukrainian- national or world history project. Maryland at (301) 252-3051 or (301) Anya Farion will be on display at American Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to 467-2050. The Pen and Brush Inc. Annual in the Dover Township Municipal Sculpture Exhibition, 16 E. 10th St., Building. The public is cordially from March 31 through April 14. invited. For more information call Speakers slated at Manor The gallery is open every day except (201) 349-1673 or (609) 693-9229. Monday at 1 - 4 p.m. Another work JENKINTOWN, Pa. - The Spring relations director for Witness for Peace, by the artist will be on display at the an organization concerned about U.S. Life Speaker Series at Manor Junior Brooklyn Arts and Culture Center, PLEASE NOTE: Preview items College, Fox Chase Road and Forrest involvement in Nicaragua and El Salva 111 Willoughby St. in Brooklyn, as must be received one week before Avenue, will feature speakers on Latin dor, will speak on United States policy part of the fifth annual Small Works desired date of publication. No America and world hunger. in Latin America and show slides of her Juried Exhibition through April 20. information will be taken over the Lectures will be given Tuesdays in the visit to Nicaragua. Gallery hours: Wednesday through phone. Preview items will be publish Academic Building, Room 8 at 9:30- " April 23: Joan Tomei of Bread for Saturday, 1 - 6 p.m. ed only once (please note desired date 10:45 a.m. and again at 12:30-1:45 p.m. the World, will speak about the present of publication). All items are publish The public is invited and all the lectures crisis of world hunger. TOMS RIVER, N.J.: Some 200 ed at the discretion of the editorial are free. For more information, call (2і 5) 885- pysanky by artist Edward Jadeck will - staff and in accordance with available Щ April 2: Sylvia Melt/er. public 2360, ext. 51. be on display at the Ocean County space. Library through April. The pysanky ?Ш AVAILABLE are lacquered with intricate PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing Ukrainian designs on various egg- of Ukrainian community events open j SAGA OF UKRAINE shaped products. to the public, is a service provided' AN OUTLINE HISTORY free of charge by The Weekly to the CLEVELAND: Works by painter Ukrainian community. To have an. Vol. 1 - The Age of Royalty Kateryna K. Rosandich will be on event listed in this column, please Vol. 2 - The Age of Heroism display at` the F.A,C. Gallery, 5244 send information (type of event, (in English) State Road, through April. Gallery date, time, place, admission, spon By Myron B. Kuropas hours: Monday through Friday. 4-9 sor, etc.), along with the phone p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For number of a person who may be Only S2.00 each at the: more information call (216) 351- reached during daytime hours for Svoboda Book Store 4534. additional information, to: PRE 30 Montgomery St. VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian Jersey City, N. J. 07302 NEW YORK: Photographs, prints Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey and sculptures by artist Stefan Tur City, N J. 07302. (New Jersey residents add 6 sales lai I
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