INSIDE: • Ukrainian American cycles cross-country for a cause — page 9. • “An Artful Afternoon” highlights 14 artists — page 11. • Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus performs in New York — page 15. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine Sixty years after ethnocidal Akcja Wisla, With no end to the crisis in sight, Lemkos work to preserve their heritage the tide in Ukraine turns yet again by Zenon Zawada most patriotic part of the Ukrainian by Zenon Zawada Kyiv Press Bureau nation,” Mr. Pavlychko, a longtime Kyiv Press Bureau admirer of Lemko culture, said to exu- KYIV – The tide in Ukraine’s political This is the first of the two-part series. berant applause. “Where there are crisis appeared to turn in favor of the Lemkos, there is Ukraine.” coalition government led by Prime LVIV – For 60 years, hundreds of As more than 500 Lemko leaders repre- Minister Viktor Yanukovych after three thousands of Lemkos have thrived in the senting seven nations convened at the judges dismissed by President Viktor diaspora after being forced by the Polish Liudkevych Lviv Philharmonic between government from their ancestral home- Yushchenko took control of the May 4 and 6 to commemorate the 60th Constitutional Court, leading it to its first land, which would forever lose its anniversary of Akcja Wisla and celebrate Ukrainian character. verdict in at least nine months. The verdict their achievements since, they also con- happened to be in the coalition’s favor, as Wherever they settled, the Lemkos fronted an uncertain future for their people. fiercely preserved the Ukrainian lan- it questioned the president’s authority to Unable to re-establish a life in their appoint or dismiss top judges. guage, culture and traditions, with their native Lemkivschyna (currently the unique Lemko accent. More importantly, the constitutional southern parts of the Podkarpackie and court is expected to rule soon that the At the fourth Congress of the World Malopolskie voivodships in Poland), Federation of Ukrainian Lemko Unions April 26 presidential decree to dismiss Lemko leaders continue to work towards Parliament was unconstitutional, which held in Lviv May 5, perhaps no one bet- Official Website of the President of Ukraine finding ways to thrive in the diaspora, may give the coalition government a ter summed up Lemko contributions to whether in Ukraine, Europe, North firm upper hand when brokering a reso- President Viktor Yushchenko told for- the diaspora than Ukrainian World America or within Poland itself. lution to the conflict with the president. eign investors on May 23 that the work- Coordinating Council Chair Dmytro Even the speeches delivered at the Desperation within the Presidential ing group set up to overcome Ukraine’s Pavlychko, whose father served with congress revealed the Lemkos’ new sta- Secretariat became apparent when Mr. political crisis had “exhausted itself” Lemkos in the Austro-Hungarian army. and pledged that any further steps “Lemkos are the most suffering and (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 27) taken would be “based only on the law.” Cross blessed for student town of Ukrainian Catholic University by Oksana Shkodzinska blessed for UCU’s new “student town,” procession of the UCU community, A prayer service to the Most Holy which will include modern dormitories, a including students of Holy Spirit Mother of God was led before the cross LVIV – On May 22 the Ukrainian library, museum, classroom buildings, Seminary, together with Ukrainian by Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv chapel and conference center. The site of Catholic bishops and clergy, as well as Lviv Ihor Vozniak, joined by Ukrainian kicked off the next stage of its develop- the cross on Stryiska Street had been supporters the UCU. They walked from Catholic bishops and clergy and Roman ment, as in the presence of local repre- blessed by Pope John Paul II during his the university’s campus on Sventsitsky Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv sentatives of the church, government and visit to Ukraine in June 2001. Street through Stryiskyi Park on a warm Marian Buczek. Also participating were educational institutions, the cross was The May 22 ceremonies started with a and sunny day. members of various male and female religious orders. Afterwards Archbishop Vozniak blessed the cross. “We are standing in an extraordinary place, where the new cross was just blessed,” said Archbishop Vozniak in his greeting after the blessing ceremony. “In some time, buildings of the university town will stand here, where the youth of Ukraine will acquire knowledge and appropriate Christian spiritual formation.” The archbishop said that not only the UCU community and friends should be concerned about this planned building project for an academic and spiritual center, but also the people of Lviv, for whom this educational institution “is and should be a source of modest pride,” and all Ukrainians. “The university brings scholarly and spiritual change not only to those who study and teach at it, but to the whole society,” he added. Dr. Ivan Vakarchuk, rector of Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, also spoke at the gathering. The UCU’s rec- tor, the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, noted that Dr. Vakarchuk, also a member of the UCU Senate, is himself a co-builder of the UCU. Petro Oliinyk, head of the Lviv Region Oblast Administration, said in his speech before the crowd that the govern- Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Lviv Ihor Vozniak blesses the cross for the new “student town” of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. (Continued on page 27) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Ukraine’s “political tourism” President, PM fail to agree stopped attending parliamentary debates after the president issued a decree on April and managed civil society KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko 2 dissolving the Verkhovna Rada and call- and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on ing for snap elections. (RFE/RL Newsline) by Taras Kuzio when they participated in the blue maidan. May 21 talked for more than five hours Eurasia Daily Monitor A Tymoshenko bloc appeal to the behind closed doors but failed to set a date PM says Rada should pass bills prosecutor and Security Service of for early parliamentary elections, Ukrainian Parliamentary Assembly of the Council media reported. No statement was issued KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor Ukraine complained that students and Yanukovych said at a government meeting of Europe (PACE) experts on Ukraine high school pupils were both losing out following their talks. Meanwhile, the have pointed out that the ongoing “Blue Constitutional Court announced the same on May 23 that the Verkhovna Rada should on their studies and being placed in phys- urgently consider a number of bills on hold- maidan” demonstrations in downtown day that it has stopped assessing the validity ical danger. Earlier this month an illegal- ing early elections, Ukrainian media report- Kyiv’s Independence Square are incom- of Mr. Yushchenko’s April 2 decree dissolv- ly operating mini-bus organized by the ed. Mr. Yanukovych said he would meet patible with democracy. Although the ing the Verkhovna Rada and setting snap Party of the Regions crashed en route to with President Viktor Yushchenko later that maidan 2007 demonstrations are taking elections for May 27, and began considering Kyiv, putting the high school passengers day to press him to accept the adoption as place in the same location as those staged his decree of April 26, which invalidated the in the hospital (byut.com.ua, May 4). soon as possible of a “small package of bills by the “orange” supporters of then-presi- first one and rescheduled early polls for June There is a crucial difference between the to ensure honest and transparent elections.” dential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in 24. The previous week, presidential chief of 2004 Orange and 2007 Blue maidans: the Mr. Yanukovych reiterated his earlier stance 2004, today’s gatherings are not volun- staff Viktor Baloha said Mr. Yushchenko former was largely the work of sponta- that pre-term elections should be held in the tary. Rather, they are funded and managed neous, self-organized civil society, while the will ignore any Constitutional Court ruling by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s fall. “[Setting] the date of early elections is latter is the product of a managed civil soci- on his decrees. Previously, on May 16, now considered possible. If the elections Party of the Regions through the use of ety that has emerged out of the managed, Messrs. Yushchenko and Yanukovych also so-called political tourism. take place, they will be held in late one-party democracy still prevalent in Mr. failed to agree on a date for early parliamen- September or early October,” Mr. “It should be stressed that maidan Yanukovych’s home region of Donetsk. tary elections, when the working group they 2007 is not Maidan 2004. If the Orange Yanukovych noted. Presidential Secretariat The 2007 Blue maidan is discredited created a week earlier to deal with the crisis Chairman Viktor Baloha told journalists on Revolution was based on broad popular by reports of Blue supporters being paid failed to supply them with the unanimously support of faith in the improved running May 22 that the date set down in the presi- to travel to Ukraine; similar reports about approved package of bills needed for pre- dent’s second decree – June 24 – remains in of the country and a better future, today’s Orange voters in 2004 do not exist. The term elections. Later that same day, some force, but he added that Mr. Yushchenko is demonstrations, on the whole, are artifi- Guardian (April 5) wrote, “However, it 20,000 supporters of Yanukovych and the prepared to move back the date to enable cially managed by both sides” was clear that not all Mr. Yanukovych’s Verkhovna Rada rallied on Independence the adoption of necessary legislative (maidan.org.ua, April 18). protesters had willingly traveled to Kiev Square in Kyiv. (RFE/RL Newsline) changes. (RFE/RL Newsline) Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksander [sic]” and quoted “Lyosha” from Krivyi President rules out use of force Moroz, whose Socialist Party (SPU) is a Rih in eastern Ukraine: “I only came here PACE offers Ukraine help in crisis member of the Yanukovych’s ruling Anti- because I work at a metallurgical plant KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko KYIV – Rene van der Linden, head of Crisis Coalition, admitted, “All of the which belongs to an oligarch who sup- told a forum of foreign investors in Kyiv on coalitions, meetings and actions in the last the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council ports Yanukovych. ... They sent 40 of us May 23 that he will not take any decision to of Europe (PACE), said in Kyiv on May few weeks are the result of political tech- here in a bus and they’re giving us 100 resolve the ongoing conflict between him nology and not examples of civic action” 21 that the PACE is ready to provide assis- hrv [$20] per day,” she admitted. and Parliament by force, Ukrainian media tance to Ukraine in tackling the current (maidan.org.ua, April 16). Maidan.org.ua (March 28, 31, April 5) reported. “The only way to overcome the Paid political tourism was condemned political crisis, UNIAN reported. Mr. Van reprinted information distributed in east- parliamentary crisis ... is to hold pre-term der Linden was meeting with Verkhovna by President Yushchenko, who demanded ern Ukraine, offering the opportunity to elections. I want to say that every step I’m that the Procurator’s General Office inves- Rada Chairman Oleksander Moroz. Mr. undertake paid political tourism in Kyiv. going to take in the future will be based Moroz said he does not oppose early elec- tigate the tales of students and high school only on law,” Mr. Yushchenko said. The pupils pressured to give up their studies (Continued on page 18) tions, but added that they should only be Ukrainian president also said the working held following appropriate amendments to group that he and Prime Minister Viktor the Constitution of Ukraine and other legal Yanukovych set up earlier this month to changes. (RFE/RL Newsline) deal with the crisis has “exhausted itself,” Constitutional Court under pressure and is now being used to “drag out the Recalling Stalin’s victims in Bykivnia negotiation process.” Mr. Yushchenko KYIV – President Victor Yushchenko on by Pavel Korduban Yanukovych and President Yushchenko. promised that lawmakers from the opposi- Eurasia Daily Monitor As early as April 9, Parliament issued May 20 took part in a wreath-laying cere- tion Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our mony and attended a church service to a statement accusing Mr. Yushchenko of Ukraine will take part in a session of the On May 21, the Constitutional Court “putting unprecedented pressure” on honor the victims of the totalitarian regime of Ukraine (CC) closed proceedings Verkhovna Rada next week, following the buried in mass graves in Bykivnia. “We are Constitutional Court judges. The follow- expected announcement later this week of a related to President Viktor Yushchenko’s ing day, Mr. Yushchenko’s representative now standing in Ukraine’s biggest ceme- April 2 decree to disband Parliament. date for early parliamentary elections. The at the CC, Volodymyr Shapoval, said that Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine (Continued on page 20) This was a pure formality, as Mr. any verdict regarding Mr. Yushchenko’s Yushchenko had on April 26 invalidated April 2 decree would be purely political. his own decree by issuing another decree Mr. Shapoval made his comments even disbanding Parliament and rescheduling before the CC officially started looking FOUNDED 1933 an early parliamentary election for June into the presidential decree, which hap- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY 24. The CC launched proceedings on the pened on April 11. An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., April 26 decree on May 14. 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On April 16 the Security Service of The Ukrainian Weekly, May 27, 2007 No. 21, Vol. LXXV Correction Ukraine (SBU), which is loyal to Mr. Copyright © 2007 The Ukrainian Weekly Yushchenko, accused CC Judge Suzanna The story “Thirty years ago: Greetings Stanik of corruption, saying that some from Earth … in Ukrainian” (May 13) by property had been handed over to her Yaro Bihun contained two inaccuracies. close relative, apparently in return for ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA While Cornell University had active certain services. Mr. Stanik flatly denied Slavic and Ukrainian clubs, Andrij this, and her husband alleged, in an inter- Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 Cehelsky was a member only of the view with Channel 5 on April 24, that he e-mail: [email protected] Ukrainian Club. Similarly, while he was had been offered a “big sum of money” Maria Oscislawski, advertising manager (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 a member of a number of Ukrainian himself in return for influencing his wife. e-mail: [email protected] Kozak dancing groups inspired by the On April 18 representatives of Yulia Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 popular Kuban Cossaks of that period, he e-mail: [email protected] did not dance with the latter ensemble. (Continued on page 19) No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: Politicians’ views on media reveal divergent values by Marta Dyczok ed for Kyiv. A new tendency – noted by Olha on the news. It seems that the political RFE/RL Newsline Kuchma-era tactics such as legal Herasymyuk, a former television person- culture and professionalism of journalists actions, harassment and other forms of ality and current Our Ukraine national are improving, but to a large degree con- A look at Ukraine’s mass media pro- intimidation have been on the rise. The deputy – is that journalists are increas- tinue to reflect the major political divi- vides interesting insight into the ongoing pioneering Ukrayinska Pravda website ingly avoiding difficult topics relating to sions in society. political standoff in Ukraine. Because the has been sued six times during the last the coalition. “I am noticing that journal- Two final points concern the interna- country finally has a relatively free six months by Verkhovna Rada Chairman ists are refraining from critical tones tional dimension. Mr. Yanukovych and media, the behavior of the various politi- Oleksander Moroz. when reporting on the coalition or gov- his coalition partners are appealing to cal actors is reasonably visible. Their Rynat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest ernment activities,” she said during a Western public opinion, despite renewing actions toward the media, in turn, reveal man and an influential member of the recent interview. “It’s clear that they are pressures on the media at home. Mr. the divergence in political values that are Party of the Regions, recently launched becoming increasingly frightened.” Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party, pub- at the heart of the crisis. legal action against the popular website Given the renewed pressures they are lished his thoughts on the crisis on the The current situation is very much a Obozrevatel, after its reporter Tetyana facing, this return to self-censorship is pages of the International Herald continuation of the political struggle Chornovil found some of Mr. hardly surprising. Tribune, not Izvestiya – a huge change from 2004. One of the slogans of the Akhmetov’s old neighbors from his There is, nonetheless, some good news from 2004, when the focus was on Orange Revolution was “No More Lies!” hometown of Oktiabrskoye and pub- and reason for optimism. Great strides Moscow. (Ni Brekhni!), and since coming to lished a series of stories about his youth. have been made in developing investiga- The tone of Western reporting on Mr. power President Viktor Yushchenko has The newspaper in 2000 ran what tive journalism, a genre practically non- Yanukovych and the coalition has started to deliver on this promise. turned out to be a fabricated story, which existent in the era of former President changed, too. On April 22, a Daily However, after the Party of the Regions falsely quoted Renate Wohlwend, rappor- Leonid Kuchma. Channel 5, the website Telegraph article described the Ukrainian of Mr. Yushchenko’s rival, Viktor teur with the Parliamentary Assembly of Obozrevatel, and STB TV all conducted prime minister as “a former weightlifter Yanukovych, won at the parliamentary the Council of Europe (PACE), as saying independent investigations into allega- and onetime racing driver,” who speaks polls in the spring of 2006, they and their that Mr. Yushchenko’s April 2 decree dis- tions of corruption among Constitutional “in the soft baritone that accompanies his coalition partners have been enacting a solving Parliament was unconstitutional Court judges when the latest crisis broke. deceptively mild manner” when he creeping coup, slowly moving back into and he should resign. Analytical programs have also explains that “ ‘the Ukrainian people positions of power and reintroducing the Equally troubling was a remark to the improved, with two shows really stand- have an old democratic tradition.’ ” No old way of doing things. Nowhere is this press by Vadym Dolhanov, the husband ing out: “Ya Tak Dumayu” (This is What mention was made of his criminal record, more visible than in the media. of Constitutional Court Judge Suzanna I Think), hosted by Anna Bezulyk on the well-reported falsification of the 2004 So the real question is: What kind of Stanik, who was dismissed by Mr. Studio 1+1; and “Five Kopeks” (best election, or the creeping coup d’état that relationship does the government have Yushchenko as the court was considering translated as Your Two Cents) with precipitated the current crisis. with the media? Messrs. Yushchenko and the legality of the president’s April 2 Roman Chaika on Channel 5. The struggle between these two politi- Yanukovych appear to have very differ- decree. Responding to a question from a To some degree, innovation is also on cal blocs, and their very different politi- ent ideas about the relationship between female journalist about the couple’s prop- the rise. On April 13 a group of national cal cultures, is likely to continue. The the media and the state. erty holdings, Mr. Dolhanov responded and regional television stations staged a degree and nature of state intervention Since becoming president, Mr. by asking the journalist what kind of “Day Without Politicians on TV,” where into the work of the media will remain an Yushchenko has adopted a liberal underwear she was wearing. they deliberately avoided inviting the important indicator of just how far demo- approach to media policy, with minimal The Yanukovych team has also slowly usual talking heads and provided their cratic consolidation has progressed in state intervention beyond general regula- been trying to re-establish structural con- viewers with an alternative perspective Ukraine. tory measures and overseeing a slow trol over the media. After the 2006 par- process of removing the state from media liamentary elections, the majority coali- ownership. He has allowed the media to tion (the Communists, Socialists and the write, print, broadcast and post whatever Party of the Regions) appointed their IN THE PRESS: Commentary they wish, and this has allowed freedom own loyalists, Eduard Prutnik and Ihor of speech to flourish for the first time in Chaban, to head the State Committee for the country’s recent history. TV and Radio Broadcasting. on Ukraine’s political crisis Despite facing constant criticism from On March 20, the state-controlled Commentary by Tatiana Silina in Whatever is happening in Ukraine the media, Mr. Yushchenko has not taken Ukrainian National Television Channel 1 Dzerkalo Tyzhnia on the web, April today is no longer taken as a fight any steps to reintroduce state-sponsored canceled its only political debate pro- 7-13: between good and evil, between censorship, and this is the behavior of a gram, “Toloka,” one day after Yulia democracy and authoritarianism. democratic leader. Where Mr. Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine leader “It is no secret that many European “It is perfectly clear to everyone in Yushchenko falls short, as with so many Viacheslav Kyrylenko were guests on the politicians, who were gladly wearing the world that this is nothing but an other issues, is in doing little to introduce show and had positive comments from inane grasping after power – for per- or facilitate structural changes that would 80 percent of callers. orange scarves two years ago, are sigh- help consolidate these gains. There was also an attempt to circum- ing with relief today: how good that we sonal reasons, not as a means of serv- Prime Minister Yanukovych and his vent the parliamentary Freedom of didn’t go too far in our relations with ing this country.” coalition partners are taking advantage of Speech Committee, which is led by that unpredictable country! … Editorial in the Kyiv Post, April 12: this and gradually moving to re-establish Tymoshenko ally Andrii Shevchenko. “Europe is sick and tired of the control – the creeping coup. Their behav- Some members of the committee met Ukraine problem. This country is los- ior toward the media suggests that their without him and elected Party of the ing the last of their favorable attitudes “Analysts and pundits working for political culture remains stuck in pre- Regions lawmaker Olena Bondarenko and its last chances for fruitful cooper- both sides in the current political stand- 2004 semi-authoritarianism. acting chair on April 26. ation. Europe is fed up with Ukraine’s off agree that the timing of the crisis A telling incident occurred shortly How have journalists reacted to all of obscure problems. indicates that the real battle being after the Party of the Regions began its this? At best, their response can be “Europe has apprehensions that waged is first and foremost for the political comeback. On July 12, 2006, described as mixed. Although a truly even a successful settlement of the cur- country's economic resources. … only a few months after the elections, independent media does not exist any- rent crisis might be followed by anoth- “It is always easier to pass blame Party of the Regions National Deputy where, Ukraine’s media has further to go er crisis in a couple of months. and to assign responsibility for internal Oleh Kalashnikov assaulted two journal- toward this ideal than some. Despite the “Europe sees no guarantees that the problems to external forces. But there ists just outside Parliament. improvement in working conditions after appeased Ukrainian politicians will imme- are enough large and independent eco- The journalists, Marharyta Sytnyk and the end of state-sponsored censorship, diately start reforms and work day and nomic players within the country, who Volodymyr Novosad from STB televi- overall the professionalism of many jour- night for the good of this country. Europe have remained largely on the sidelines sion, had the audacity to film him near nalists remains woefully poor. sees no such leader at the moment. during the crisis. the Verkhovna Rada. Despite a major The basic elements of professionalism, “Europe has never had any illusions “Their voices have yet to be heard, outcry from journalists, Mr. Kalashnikov autonomy, distinct professional norms, about [Prime Minister Viktor] and their actions can help resolve the faced no consequences – he continues to and public-service orientation are largely Yanukovych, is disillusioned about standoff for the benefit of the country's sit in Parliament and make statements missing. Only one media outlet, maid- [president Viktor] Yushchenko, and is economy and democracy. about the importance of constitutional an.org.ua, bothered to check the source still mistrustful about [opposition leader “The first name to come to mind is that government and the rule of law. of the Strasbourg disinformation story. Yulia] Tymoshenko – an unknown enti- of the man who is reportedly the country's Most media outlets simply reprinted what Since the Kalashnikov incident, ty with strong populist and authoritarian richest: Rynat Akhmetov. It is up to peo- was fed to them. attacks on the media, some physical, inclinations. ple like him to take a clear, pro-Ukraine Many journalists still lack a clear have increased. A recent example took “More likely than not, few will vol- position in this political crisis. … understanding of the role the media play place on March 30, when Crimean jour- unteer to mediate between the conflict- “They cannot put their business in a democratic society and, despite nalists Olena Mekhanyk and Oleksander ing sides. By far, such statements of interests ahead of the country. They are improvements, the media are still not Khomenko of the Chornomorka televi- intent have only come from Polish most capable of telling Yanukovych to achieving their main purpose of provid- sion station were attacked as they filmed President Kaczynski (who would like back off. Doing so would ultimately ing clear, balanced and in-depth informa- coalition supporters boarding trains head- to make himself known in the eyes of benefit Ukraine and their businesses. tion and analysis of major events. Those the European community) and the “If they fail to do so, they will show who work for coalition-controlled media Russians (who are always ready to lend that they have not changed since the Marta Dyczok is an associate profes- outlets continue to print and broadcast their younger brother a helping hand). Orange Revolution. Their true colors will sor in history and political science at the what they are told. Ukraina TV’s “Big European leaders are in no surface and they will dispel any hopes University of Western Ontario. The views unflinching adherence to the Party of the hurry to soil their hands and reputa- that they are genuinely pro-Ukrainian expressed do not necessarily reflect those Regions party line is one demonstration tions in these dirty political squabbles. businessmen and politicians. …” of RFE/RL. of the extent of this problem. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Ukrainian Catholic University reception in Kyiv aims to build support base by Zenon Zawada master’s degrees in theology for the first Kyiv Press Bureau time. “In the name of the Holy See, I want KYIV – The Ukrainian Catholic to express sincere thanks to the University (UCU) hosted its first Kyiv Ukrainian government, which, taking reception on May 17 with the aim of into account the Church’s efforts, gave commemorating the fifth anniversary of the UCU the first state accreditation of its inauguration and beginning to build theological degrees in Ukraine,” Father its support base in the nation’s capital. Jurkovic said. “This step in a definite More than 150 guests arrived for the way helped to cardinally correct histori- evening reception at the Apostolic Nuncio’s cal injustice, born in a system that places residence, including Ukrainian and interna- ideological principles above the dignity tional businessmen, lawyers, government of the nation and its inviolable rights for officials and Ukrainian Catholic and spiritual self-determination.” Roman Catholic Church leaders. Since 1999 the UCU has graduated In a promising start to UCU’s fund- 400 students whose academic achieve- raising efforts in Kyiv, Apostolic Nuncio ments weren’t recognized by the to Ukraine Ivan Jurkovic presented Ukrainian government, Father Gudziak Patriarch Lubomyr Husar with a personal said. “It was a sign of witness on their donation from Pope Benedict XVI of part that they believed in the education 100,000 euros ($135,219) to support the the school had to give and they were will- university. ing to swim against the current,” he said. “It’s a very beautiful gesture,” said “What was noteworthy that I’d like to Father Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., the rector bring before you today is that many of Zenon Zawada of UCU. “In his statement addressed to those theology students were women. For Apostolic Nuncio Ivan Jurkovic, Ukrainian Catholic Church Patriarch Lubomyr Ukraine in April, he commended the gov- the first time in 1,000 years of Christian Husar and Ukrainian Catholic University Rector Borys Gudziak address a May 17 ernment for recognizing theology and history in Ukraine, women received a reception in support of the university at the Apostolic Nunciature in Kyiv. UCU. Now we have this beautiful sur- degree of theology in their own land. prise, which goes a long way for us.” Seven years later, this degree was recog- requesting, but wanting to share with who can follow the example of the Patriarch Husar, Father Gudziak and nized (in 2006),” Father Gudziak under- people the wealth of programs the UCU Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S. and start Apostolic Nuncio Jurkovic delivered scored. has to offer.” making fund-raising donations for the brief remarks on the UCU’s five years of The UCU is currently working with The change in plans didn’t affect the UCU in Ukraine.” growth, the successes of which include the National Academy of Sciences to interest or participation of the now bur- Also in attendance was Borys the new 59,000-square-foot Faculty of secure government recognition of the geoning UCU community in Kyiv. The Tarasyuk, the former foreign affairs min- Theology and Philosophy building and candidate of science and doctor of sci- Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation ister and leader of the Rukh-Ukrainian library. ence degrees in theology. (UCEF) was able to give information on Right Wing Bloc that will run in the pre- For Father Gudziak, the participation The May 17 reception was originally the UCU to the guests as they departed. term parliamentary elections. of UCU students in the Orange planned to be the official inauguration of Among those leading Kyiv’s UCU Father Gudziak said he discussed with Revolution was significant because they the UCU’s Kyiv office, with a possible community is Andrii Hunder, director of Mr. Tarasyuk the endangered status of defended principles of freedom and fund-raising component. corporate communications and public certain diaspora academic institutions democracy in Ukraine. However, the organizing committee affairs for Pleon Talan, an international that are in dire need of support from the Patriarch Husar told the guests, many decided to accept an offer from the private and public sector consulting firm. Ukrainian government because private of whom received their first exposure to Apostolic Nunciature to host the event, Born and raised in London, Mr. Hunder funds have been exhausted. In particular, the UCU, that it is the first Catholic uni- which doesn’t allow for fund-raising, said was a seminary student at UCU’s Rome the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, versity on the territory of the former Natalia Klymovska, the director of infor- campus for ten years before entering the Germany, and the Shevchenko Scientific Soviet Union. mation and external affairs for the UCU field of public relations. Society in Sarcelles, France, need help. “This is not a Lviv or Halychyna insti- who directed the committee’s efforts. “We want people to know the UCU,” Meanwhile, the UCU has its own con- tution exclusively, though the headquar- The decision was buttressed by Pope he said. “The main supporters of the struction plans, Father Gudziak said. ters and main place of activity is the city Benedict XVI’s April statement to UCU are the diaspora, especially in the On May 22, the UCU community will of Lviv today,” Patriarch Husar said. Ukraine’s new ambassador to the Holy U.S. However, there are many “But this is a Ukrainian Catholic See, Tetiana Izhevska, in which he Ukrainians and people living in Ukraine (Continued on page 18) University envisioned for Ukraine. We expressed support for the UCU and com- hope that within a very short time, this mended the Ukrainian government for university will be active in the capital recognizing its theology degrees. city Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine.” “We thought the first step would be a Kyiv City Council names street In its most significant academic very nice opportunity for people to meet accomplishment, the UCU leadership each other at the Nunciature,” Ms. successfully lobbied Ukraine’s Ministry Klymovska said. “Once we’ve made the in honor of Metropolitan Lypkivsky of Education to grant government recog- initial step introducing ourselves, then Ukrainian World Congress cations and meetings in Kyiv with vari- nition last year to bachelor’s degrees and we can cooperate further. We are not only ous deputy mayors, committee chairs and TORONTO – Back on August 26, faction leaders. 2006, the Kyiv City Council voted to Finally all the fractions in the Kyiv rename Uritsky Street in the center of City Council in whole or part, except the Kyiv Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky Immediate job opening Socialists, agreed to support the proposal Street. The Ukrainian World Congress and it was placed on the Kyiv City was most instrumental in this effort, via at direct communications and personal Council agenda for April 26. meetings at Kyiv’s City Hall. Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivskyj, one of The matter was initiated by the the founders and the primate of the THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukrainian Orthodox Brotherhood from Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Northport, Fla., in January 2003 but Church, lived on the subject street in received a negative response from Kyiv and served as pastor of the Full-time layout artist based at our office in Deputy Mayor M. Poshyvanov. In April Solomenska parish nearby beginning in Parsippany, N.J. 2004 the Brotherhood repeated its 1905. On May 9, 1919, he celebrated the request in a letter to Mayor Oleksander first Ukrainian-language liturgry in St. Omelchenko and again in August 2005. Michael Sobor in Kyiv, an act for which Position requires knowledge of QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, In February 2006, a member of the he was defrocked by the Russian Church. Microsoft Office, etc. for Macintosh systems. Knowledge of InDesign a Kyiv Commission on street naming and In 1921 he was elected metropolitan of plus. Bilingual (English/Ukrainian) skills a definite plus. site designation, Serhii Bilokin informed the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox the brotherhood that the commission had Church. Persecuted by the Soviets, he Position involves photo scanning and editing, advertising design, page decided unanimously on January 25, was arrested in 1938 and executed. design and layout, typesetting in English and Ukrainian, troubleshooting. 2006 to recommend the renaming. Moisei Uritsky was a Ukrainian-born Unfortunately, recommendations by secret police activist in Petrograd during the October Revolution. In the course of Those interested in an opportunity to join The Ukrainian Weekly’s pro- city commissions are non-binding on the Kyiv City Administration or the Kyiv proceedings involving the renaming, duction team are encouraged to send a resume and a cover letter City Council. No further action was UWC President Askold S. Lozynskyj met explaining their interest in the position, along with salary requirements, taken until the Ukrainian Orthodox with, among others, Deputy Mayor to: Editor-in-Chief, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box Brotherhood asked the UWC to take on Volodymyr Holovach, who proposed that 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; or to [email protected]. this project and the UWC sent its first the UWC compile a list of streets in Kyiv letter in December 2006 to current mayor it proposes should be renamed in future For information call 973-292-9800, ext. 3049 of Kyiv, Leonid Chernovetsky. The letter Kyiv City Council action. The UWC was followed up with personal communi- intends to pursue this proposal. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 5 Coalition for a Secure and Democratic Ukraine OSCE trains judges, prosecutors meets with Ukrainian national deputies in D.C. how to fight human trafficking WASHINGTON – Members of the to assist Ukraine. However, he said he Organization for Security Using a “train-the-trainers” Coalition for a Secure and Democratic believes that the progressive relationship and Cooperation in Europe methodology to develop the capacities Ukraine met with members of the Ukrainian paused once Ukraine ceased to be a nuclear of trainers, participants examined sev- Parliament’s Ukraine-U.S. Caucus on April power and behaved in questionable ways. KYIV – Twenty-five Ukrainian eral case studies. 27 to discuss Ukraine’s current political sit- Mr. Bilorus emphasized the need to judges and prosecutors are taking part The course was conducted by experts uation, economic development in Ukraine restore the status of a strategic partnership in an OSCE training course on ways from the Ukrainian Supreme Court, and the future of U.S.-Ukraine relations. with the U.S. He added that although to combat human trafficking that Academy of Judges, the Ministry for The three parliamentarians from Ukraine Ukraine is doing better in terms of econom- began in Kyiv on May 21. Family, Youth and Sport, the Internal were Oksana Bilozir (Our Ukraine), Oleh ic growth and high GDP levels, it still needs The three-day course focused on Affairs Ministry, the International Labor Bilorus (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) and Leonid assistance with crucial issues such as mem- prosecuting trafficking cases and Organization and its International Kozhara (Party of the Regions). The meeting bership in the World Trade Organization improving the protection of trafficking Program on the Elimination of Child took place at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s (WTO) and the North Atlantic Treaty victims. Participants discussed nation- Labor, the United Nations Office in office in Washington. Organization (NATO). Mr. Bilorus al and international regulations on traf- Ukraine, the European Court of Human The deputies agreed that Ukraine current- expressed optimism about the future of ficking for forced labor and trafficking Rights and the Italian Carabinieri ly faces a political crisis and that there is an Ukraine’s economy and reiterated the need in children, existing court practices General Headquarters, as well as spe- urgent need to resolve the stalemate in order for collective security for Ukraine to grow and ways to help child-victims. cialists from local NGOs. A children’s to focus on priorities that will move the as a prosperous and respected country. “Trafficking in human beings is one psychotherapist also tooking part in the country forward; however, they differed on The deputies also expressed their desire to of the worst crimes of our times. Men, course. the means to accomplish this. cooperate with members of Congress and women and children suffer from sexu- Participants of the course will be Mr. Bilorus and Ms. Bilozir agreed on the said they have already made significant al and labor exploitation, and are used able to offer two-day anti-trafficking need to have early elections to gain a new progress on determining specific issues to as donors for illegal organ and tissue training classes for their colleagues in mandate for government and supported address at this year’s meeting with the transplantations. This course will several regions of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. Issues up broaden the understanding of the The course was jointly organized second decree dissolving Parliament, while for discussion include energy security, eco- problem and help law enforcement by the Office of the OSCE Project Mr. Kozhara stated that both of the presi- nomic security, collective security (i.e., officials and the judiciary develop Coordinator, the Ukrainian Academy dent’s decrees were unconstitutional. NATO), WTO integration and economic skills urgently needed to ensure an of Judges and the Academy of Mr. Kozhara also said that the prime min- competitiveness. The Verkhovna Rada mem- effective fight against this crime,” said Prosecutors. It was financed by volun- ister’s government was most effective in bers declared their intensions of having such Iryna Voytuk, the president of the tary contributions from the Austrian moving Ukraine forward and warned of the meetings on a regular, three-month basis. Ukrainian Academy of Judges. Government. danger that would befall Ukraine in terms of A video of the event can be viewed stifling economic progress if the Yulia online on the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s Tymoshenko Bloc was elected into govern- website at www.usukraine.org. ment. He also said he did not believe that In addition to meeting with the Coalition FOR THE RECORD: Statement international mediation could effectively for a Secure and Democratic Ukraine, the assist in the resolution of the crisis. Verkhovna Rada delegation’s visit to the Addressing Ukraine’s relationship with the United States included meetings with the U.S. by Committee of Voters of Ukraine United States, Deputy Bilorus, who served as State Department, Congressional Ukrainian Following is the text of a statement dures established for regular elections. Ukraine’s first ambassador to the United Caucus, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council and on the social and political situation in • Prior to declaring the snap elec- States, explained that U.S.-Ukraine coopera- members of the Ukrainian community. Ukraine issued on April 25 by the tion, the national deputies should tion in the early 1990s was productive and For more information or to join the Committee of Voters of Ukraine. renew their activities and make that significant accomplishments were made, Coalition for a Secure and Democratic amendments to the Law on such as nuclear disarmament, a strategic part- Ukraine, readers may contact Marta The political crisis in Ukraine Elections. They should establish a nership between the two countries, economic Matselioukh at [email protected] or at came to a boil. Controversies proportional election system with cooperation, and the United States agreeing 202-223-2228. between political forces are so deep “open lists” of candidates for nation- that any further escalation would al deputies. The CVU believes that bring about disastrous consequences “open regional lists” would be the for the Ukrainian nation. At the best option for Ukraine. NNSA works with Ukrainian agency same time, the majority of decision- • If the “closed lists” are preserved, makers have realized that the only the Verkhovna Rada should amend the way to overcome the political crisis Law on Elections and the Law on to thwart nuclear smuggling at border is to hold snap elections of national Political Parties. Such acts should Embassy of the United States ing and proliferation of weapons of mass deputies in 2007. Ukrainian people secure secret rating voting of party destruction. We will continue to strengthen are of the same mind. According to a congresses for the priority of candi- KYIV – The Department of Energy’s our cooperation as we work together to survey of the Kyiv International dates on a party’s list. Parties and (DOE) National Nuclear Security complete installation of the NNSA radiation Institute of Sociology, about 80 per- blocs which have already nominated Administration (NNSA) and the detection equipment at the remaining sites cent of Ukrainians are going to take their candidates for a snap election Administration of the State Border Guard in Ukraine,” said NNSA’s Deputy part in the early election – the figure should publish data on their candidates Service of Ukraine (ASBGS) on May 21 Administrator for Defense Nuclear is unique even for regular elections. on official websites of such parties. commissioned a radiation detection check- Nonproliferation Will Tobey in Washington. At the same time, the CVU • As the unified register of voters point at the Kurchurgan vehicle crossing in believes that a campaign arranged in cannot be formed on a tight sched- Ukraine, near the border with Moldova. Attending the commissioning ceremony were U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William a rush, lack of funding and poor orga- ule, working groups for the forma- A joint ceremony was held at the crossing nizational efforts, violation of princi- tion of lists of voters should renew in Ukraine to highlight the installation and Taylor, NNSA Assistant Deputy Administrator for International Material ples of transparency and openness their activities as soon as possible. operation of radiation detection equipment would only exacerbate a crisis, let • In order to enforce responsibility provided by the NNSA. The ceremony also Protection and Cooperation David Huizenga, and Col. Gen. Mykola Lytvyn, alone solve the conflict. Voters will of national deputies before their con- recognized the ongoing cooperation be able to form their opinion about stituency, the Verkhovna Rada of between the United States and Ukraine in who is in charge of the ASBGS. The Second Line of Defense program political forces if a perfect and demo- Ukraine should pass the Law on preventing illicit trafficking of nuclear and cratic election process is organized. Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna radioactive material across Ukrainian bor- works with foreign governments at border crossings, airports and seaports to install The Committee of Voters of Rada immediately after unblocking ders. Ukraine initiates the following their activities. In particular, the law specialized radiation detection equipment Under the 2005 DOE and ASBGS measures to be taken for the should impose a ban on faction and train officials to detect smuggled Implementing Agreement, NNSA’s Second improvement of the election process switching, require personal voting of nuclear and other radioactive materials. To Line of Defense Program is providing assis- and rising responsibility of elected national deputies (no handing over of date, the program has installed equipment at tance to the Ukrainian border guard service officials before the voters: deputies’ cards) and implement mech- over 100 sites around the world. to conduct training, hold technical work- • Political forces should reach a anisms for cooperation of national shops, and provide and maintain radiation Established by Congress in 2000, the compromise and cancel their incon- deputies with their voters (monthly detection equipment at border crossings and NNSA is a separately organized agency sistent and contradictory resolu- reports, etc). The law should provide other points of entry. within the U.S. Department of Energy tions. Terms of compromise and for various penalties for violation of As part of this assistance, NNSA has responsible for enhancing national security obligations of parties should be set such norms, up to termination of a deployed radiation detection equipment at through the military application of nuclear forth in an open document. national deputy’s office. five sites in Ukraine on the Moldovan bor- science. The NNSA maintains and enhances • Compromise should include an The CVU expects political par- der, including Kuchurgan, where the com- the safety, security, reliability and perform- agreement on holding the snap parlia- ties to waive their personal claims missioning ceremony was held. The NNSA ance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile mentary election in October 2007 and reach a consensus, while taking will work with Ukraine to equip an addi- without nuclear testing; works to reduce upon voluntary dissolution of the into account the opinions of non- tional 25 sites. global danger from weapons of mass Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the affiliated Ukrainian NGOs. “Ukraine and the United States are work- destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with fifth convocation. The term of the ing closely together to stop nuclear smug- safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and campaign should be four months. All English-language text provided gling. This partnership plays a critical role responds to nuclear and radiological emer- counterparts should observe proce- by the press service of the CVU. in the global fight against the illicit traffick- gencies in the U.S. and abroad. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Yanukovych’s makeover Suffering honored: commemoration “Victor Yanukovich [sic], prime minister of this strategically important nation of the Holocaust and the Holodomor wedged between Russia and the West, has undergone one of the most extreme makeovers in global politics. Just two years ago, the Russian-backed machine by Alexandra Hawryluk said: “It is generally assumed, that politics, politician was a pariah in the West after he claimed victory in the 2004 presiden- warfare and economic activities are the Suffering creates a bond of understand- tial elections, which were marred by fraud and a brutal poisoning that left his subject matter of history. To the prophets, ing and compassion that can have the opponent disfigured. … God’s judgement of man’s conduct is the power to transcend social, national and reli- “[Today] He has positioned himself as a champion of rule of law and demo- main issue; everything else is marginal. gious boundaries. And it was this bond that cratic values, a visitor to Washington, Brussels and Davos, as well as Moscow.” Prophets do not mince words ... Isaiah brought the representatives of the Ukrainian Thus writes, Marc Champion from Kiev [sic] in the May 15 issue of The Wall writes (35: 7,8) ‘The envoys of peace and Jewish communities of Montreal to a Street Journal. weep bitterly, the highways lie waste ... joint ceremony – held at St. Mary the witnesses are despised, there is no regard The story, which ran on the eminent newspaper’s front page, noted how Mr. Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Yanukovych has changed his hairstyle, his advisers, his pronouncements (e.g., for man.’ There is nothing that we forget as Sunday, April 22, 2007 – honoring the vic- eagerly as the wickedness of man. The his previous anti-NATO and Russo-centric stands) and the company he keeps tims of the Holocaust and the Famine- (most notably Russian President Vladimir Putin, to whom he used to run, it earth holds such terrifying secrets. The Genocide. For the first time in Canadian dead are buried and the crimes, forgotten.” seemed, at each opportunity). Plus, Mr. Champion notes, “He even polished his history Jews and Ukrainians prayed togeth- Ukrainian, which he now speaks in public instead of his first language, Russian.” Yet in the face of war, torture, persecu- er for the loss both nations had endured at tion and genocide, it is all too easy to Similarly, Simon Bell, writing in the London-based Sunday Telegraph, notes: the hands of genocidal tyrants. “The pro-Moscow leader who was prevented from becoming president of Ukraine question not only the effectiveness of Every year for the last 25 years the humanity’s efforts at fighting evil, but to by the ‘Orange Revolution’ is attempting to reinvent himself as a Western-leaning Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Montreal has conciliator who defends democracy.” Now Mr. Yanukovych underlines that question God’s very existence. However, been organizing a memorial service for the to question “if not His existence, then His “Ukraine is not Russia,” claims that under his government “Ukraine-NATO rela- victims of the Shoah at various Protestant tions have been based on a deepening cooperation with the alliance,” and supports love and care for us” is precisely the goal and Catholic churches in the city as part of of evil, maintained Dr. Melnyk. So, how “gradual integration” with the West, the Telegraph reports. the permanent international inter-faith dia- How is it that these two newspapers (and others) have discovered a “new and do we deal with that? “We answer evil logue. For most of the pastors, priests, rab- through the practice of good, through improved” Viktor Yanukovych? The answer may be found in a series of articles pub- bis and invited guests, and members of the lished two months ago in Ukrayinska Pravda: spin-doctors, and from the United music, through poetry, through everything Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Montreal, that makes life richer and more meaning- States, no less. You see, Mr. Yanukovych’s Party of the Regions hired American spin- among them the National Chair of the doctors to advise the party on its elections campaign and to promote its leader, both in ful. We answer through gatherings like Canadian Jewish Congress, Dr. Victor today which keep the memory of those Ukraine and abroad. Paul Manafort and his team, according to Pravda, are running an Goldbloom, this year’s commemoration expensive PR operation that is meant to be kept out of the public eye. They come up who perished and raise their existence, was their introduction to the traditions of however brief or long it may have been ... with the messages that need to be delivered, and they keep their clients on message. both Eastern Christianity and the That is how, Ukrayinska Pravda writes, Mr. Yanukovych came to refer to Ukraine before God’s presence in prayer.” Ukrainian Orthodox Church. As the last evocative notes of “Vichnaya as a bridge between the West and the East, how Mr. Yanukovych told his U.S. listen- In his welcoming remarks, the chair of Pamiat” (Eternal Memory) drifted over the ers that he and President Viktor Yushchenko are not opponents, or even rivals – in the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Montreal solemn crowd of about 100 (sung by the St fact, they agree on the course Ukraine should take, though perhaps not its velocity. and parish priest of St. Mary the Mary the Protectress Church Choir under So, it must be asked: Are we seeing a case of a true makeover, or is it simply Protectress Church, the Very Rev. Dr. Ihor the direction of Claudia Melnyk), Hyman that Mr. Yanukovych’s advisers have taught him how to handle himself? Is it Mr. Kutash, quoting Romans 12:21 set the tone Gisser, cantor at the Congregation Beth-El, Yanukovych who is enjoying success as his ratings have improved, or is it his for the event: “ ‘Do not be overcome by began to sing the kadish, the ancient spin-masters who are the success story? evil, but overcome evil with Aramaic prayer for the repose of the dead. The proof, we say, is in the pudding – perhaps most notably in the prime minister’s good’...[because] it is not evil but goodness When his singing ended, Rabbi Elina actions leading up to and during Ukraine’s political crisis. Do Mr. Yanukovych and his and unity in diversity that has the last word Bykova, a native of Kyiv who is now work- team negotiate in good faith? Do they play fair? Does Mr. Yanukovych keep his in this world, which belongs to God.” ing in Temple Enamu-El-Beth Shalom in word? Do his words really mean anything at all? Recent developments in Ukraine In the church hall seven thick red can- Montreal, read her own beautifully poetic lead us to answer in the negative. Most pointedly, if the president and the prime minis- dles were set out on a long table covered Ukrainian translation of the kadish. ter agreed to pre-term parliamentary elections (on May 4) and then to a new date for with a crisp, floor-length snow white table- Where did this kind of inter-faith gath- those elections (on May 23), why then is Ukraine still going nowhere fast? cloth, decorated with one beautifully ering originate, one might ask? Basically At the end of the day, the question remains: Does a makeover re-make the man? embroidered runner. To the sound of spe- interfaith dialogue was inspired by a 1965 cial prayers read by the Parish Council Vatican Council document called “Nostra secretary, Victor Zwtekow, the candles Aetate.” This document radically changed were lit one by one by the representatives the Catholic Church’s teaching regarding June of the Israeli Consulate, Canadian Jewish the Jews by recognizing the validity of Turning the pages back... Congress, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Jewish covenant with God, by honor- Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center and ing their religious heritage, by banning the Embassy of Ukraine. prayers for the conversion of Jews to 1 As dignity-imbued as these moments Christianity and by inviting Catholics to were, it was the lighting of the sixth candle Four years ago, in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of engage in a dialogue with them. by the Holocaust survivor, Yehudi 2003 the Famine-genocide of 1932-1933, the Verkhovna Rada held At the same time, under the leadership Lindeman, and the lighting of the seventh its first parliamentary hearing dedicated to the subject, as of Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II, candle by the Famine survivor, Anna reported by The Ukrainian Weekly on June 1, 2003. ecumenical relations, that is relations Melnyk, that caught at people’s hearts. As Citing the conclusion of the congressionally mandated U.S. Commission on the between various Christian Churches in the striking photograph from last Ukraine Famine that the Great Famine was a genocide of the Ukrainian nation (whose blossomed: the Anglican, Catholic, September’s memorial service at Babyn report was released in 1988), Ukraine’s Parliament passed a resolution on May 15, Lutheran, Orthodox, Presbyterian Yar in Ukraine, here in Montreal a 2003, that declared “the Famine of 1932-1933 was an act of genocide against the Churches entered into dialogue via aca- Ukrainian and a Jew stood united in Ukrainian nation, based on the hellish plans of the Stalinist regime” demic conferences and community work. remembered pain, united in the need to Hennadii Udovenko, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, This facilitated the development of the honor all those who died. explained, “With this document we noted for the first time that we discussed openly Jewish-Christian dialogue because at In his homily, Dr. Alexander Melnyk, and condemned the politics of genocide.” chair of the Parish Council of St. Mary’s, (Continued on page 9) Pleased with the passing of the resolution, Mr. Udovenko said the he believed that a law firmly establishing Ukraine’s position on the Great Famine as genocide against the Ukrainian nation is needed. Another result of the debate, continued Mr. Udovenko, was that specific plans for a memorial museum complex on the Great Famine had been decided. The resolution stated that “in an independent Ukraine the terrible truth of those years must ACTION ITEM be publicized by the state, inasmuch as the Famine of 1932-1933 was organized by the Stalin regime and should be publicly condemned by the Ukrainian nation and the international Immaculate Conception Schools need help community as one of the largest genocides in history in terms of number of victims.” Recognition is needed, the resolution further stated, to help stabilize the country’s Immaculate Conception Schools in Warren, Mich., are seeking your help. internal social-political relations, correct the historical injustices and help the country We are appealing to the Ukrainian American communities for their help – financial avoid future “attempts at new dictatorships and violation of the most sacred of human assistance in solving an urgent situation at the Immaculate Conception Schools (ele- rights, the right to life.” mentary and high school). In order to sustain these outstanding schools, rated in the It also expressed the need for Ukraine to have the international community recog- top 100 of the United States (see U.S. News & World Report, January 18, 1999), it nize the Great Famine as genocide, in order that the country could finally “be consid- takes $600,000 per year, over and above tuition, to cover school expenses. ered a fully worthy, civilized nation.” The school is one of only two in the U.S. with a Ukrainian Catholic education cur- The voting was close, with just the minimum 226 votes for and 183 out of the 410 riculum and college preparatory program. That is why we are asking the Ukrainian lawmakers present abstaining. Surprisingly, no one voted against the resolution, and American community at large for help. Contributions can be made through the fol- there was no prior discussion or debate on the part of the Communists. Additionally, lowing Michigan Credit Unions: Ukrainian Selfreliance Credit Union, account No. 16615 and Ukrainian Future Credit Union, account No. 11777. (Continued on page 18) For more information, readers may call Boris Potapenko at 586-216-3798. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 7 TheThe thingsthings wewe do...do... PERSPECTIVES

by Orysia Paszczak Tracz BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY Being there – so at home in Ukraine One country, two tracks Have you ever come to a place you’ve and 1015) are visible. This is Kniaz Orange and blue; right bank/left bank; Ukrainian national psyche, reflecting the never been before and felt right at home? Volodymyr’s town, from which Kyiv pro-West/pro-Moscow; Ukrainian-speak- horrendous realities of Ukrainian history, That’s how I felt when I first arrived in expanded into Kniaz Yaroslav’s town (the ing/Russian-speaking: Ukraine is divid- where civil war occurred with disastrous Ukraine in 1993; over the years, that feel- areas of St. Sophia and Zoloti Vorota). ed, with a line drawn between one politi- frequency. That legacy defines bitter dif- ing hasn’t changed. Kniahynia Olha’s residence, a palace in- cal orientation and another, the closeness ferences today. Just look at the annual Other cities, other countries have beauty, the-round, was located on this hill. The in the popular vote for the respective confrontation taking place on the maidan interesting architecture and historic places. earthen rampart (val) that surrounded that positions reflecting the division in the (Independence Square) in Kyiv between But being in Ukraine, whether in Kyiv, first town is still there. The various histori- country. And the result has been stale- Red Army veterans and those from the Lviv or any small town or village, is so cal locations are clearly labeled. mate at the highest level of government. Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) – still much more fascinating to me. Even though Past the National Historical Museum on This is hardly new. The country has fighting battles from half a century ago – I am far removed from the place – my par- this hill is one of the ravines leading down been split since the death of Hetman one side cursing in Ukrainian and the ents left as young adults – I am so drawn to to the Podil, the old lower town along the Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 350 years ago this other in Russian. it. After all, it is my ancestral homeland, banks of the Dnipro River. This was the year. In 1648 he led a revolution against A free and independent Ukraine where my roots are found. I suppose if I did commercial port part of the medieval city. Polish rule and then three years before his allows them to do that and stations young not know much about the place, maybe it It still has two very closely parallel streets passing aligned his country with policemen between them, to make sure would be like any other tourist spot – old named Nyzhnii Val and Verkhnii Val (the Muscovy. Within a decade, Ukraine had the octogenarians who once aimed guns and interesting, and so what? low and the high ramparts). Khoryv and two hetmans at the same time: one on the and now wave canes at each other, don’t But, because it is the source of my Shchekavytska streets are there, too, and, left bank of the Dnipro River, the other hurt themselves or anyone else and get roots, it is so very special. I am so at home in another area, Lybidska Street is near the on the right; one tilting toward Moscow, home safely, where some of them, no in Ukraine! Yes, I know, to the people stream that still manages to flow within the the other toward Warsaw, with both play- doubt, will see their grandchildren off to there I am a foreigner, a curiosity; I might city. Talk about Ridna Shkola coming ing a side game with Istanbul. Both pur- school the next day, where the Ukrainian even be regarded as one of those (expletive alive, as one of my sons exclaimed. ported to lead the country as a whole and, language, happily, is gaining ground with at times deleted) diasporans. And yet, often In a few places, the original pink-hued riven by personal ambitions and animosi- every passing day. I am taken as being from another city or stonework of medieval Kyiv is purposely ties, turned on each with a vengeance. A And that’s the real story: the divisions the next province. They think I am a exposed, for example in the pavement on single word describes that period of that plagued the country for generations native, but just not from right there. Volodymyrska Street near Velyka Ukrainian History: “ruina” (ruin). still exist, but there’s a different reality in Thanks to my parents, I mastered the lan- Zhytomyrska. The same stones and bricks Not surprisingly, Ukraine’s neighbors Ukraine that bodes well for the future: guage, and only rarely does someone made from this local material are visible in took full advantage, partitioning the coun- • After being partitioned for close to notice that it is not quite what is spoken the walls of St. Sophia in Pecherska Lavra, try between Poland and later Austria- 300 years, Ukraine’s territory for the past there now. But that’s whole other story. the rebuilt Uspenskyi Sobor, and other Hungary in the west and Russia in the two generations has been unified and I love walking around, whether in the ancient buildings. east. It all culminated in catastrophe in consolidated. city, town or village – or the open coun- The names of the streets, city districts, 1914, when young Ukrainians were con- • After the 1991 referendum on inde- tryside. I feel such comfort and a deep hills and parks are testimony to the antiquity scripted into two armies, which clashed pendence, approved by a margin of better soul-nourishing satisfaction. It is home in of Ukrainian cities, towns and villages. For over issues that mattered not at all to the than 9-1 with every oblast and the a very deep sense, something that cannot example, below the ravine of old Kyiv Hill, soldiers who shivered with fear and cold Crimean Autonomous Republic voting in be explained in any logical way. the areas are called Honchari (potters), in the trenches that scarred their land. It favor, Ukraine’s status as a sovereign state The streets of Lviv, Kyiv, Kolomyia, Kozhumiaky (tanners – remember the story was heart-breaking when both sides of is no longer questioned. Just to make sure, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk have become of Kyrylo Kozhumiaka?) and Dihtiari (tar- No-Mans-Land sang Christmas carols on a professional military establishment so familiar to me that I rarely need to refer to burners and sellers). Yaroslaviv Val January 6, Christmas Eve for both repeatedly and quietly affirms its commit- the city maps. I just head off in the direction (Yaroslav’s Ramparts) is the street where ment to defend the country’s borders. I “know” I’m supposed to go. It’s spooky, the actual ramparts were raised around his Orthodox (right bank) and Greek-Catholic • Passions that once led to fratricide but I’m rarely wrong. Of course, there have expanding city. Volodymyrsky Uzviz is the (left bank) Ukrainians. On Christmas Day, are now channeled into a framework of been times where I have been completely, street along which – according to the chron- they went back to killing each other. political parties, the Central Election terribly, most embarrassingly wrong, with icles – people walked from the upper town Fratricide and internecine conflict Commission, the Verkhovna Rada my poor feet paying the price. On the other to the Dnipro River to be baptized in 988. have been a common subject in hand, quite a few times I have been asked Virmenska Street is where the Armenians Ukrainian literature. In Nikolai Gogol’s (Parliament), government ministries, a for directions, and have known what to say. settled and lived in Lviv from its earliest (Mykola Hohol to Ukrainians) “Terrible Supreme Court, etc. Their decisions are Once at the Zoloti Vorota (Golden times. The village of Pechenizhyn definitely Revenge” (1832), Ivan murders his contested, to be sure, but thus far, all Gates) in Kyiv on a Sunday morning, a has something to do with the Pechenihy brother, Petro. When God allows the vic- sides respect them. man with a young son asked me how to tribe of Volodymyr’s times. The stories tim to determine his brother’s punish- • Above all, Ukraine – unlike several get to a particular street. I thought it was behind the toponyms are endless and, if you ment, Petro is so overcome by hatred he other post-Soviet states – has a free down this way but, just in case, took out know even a shred of Ukrainian history, so condemns Ivan’s children, descendants press, free speech and freedom of assem- my guidebook to check, explaining that I much more interesting. and ancestors (and therefore his own, as bly – rights that were dramatically was from Canada. Well, he was from One place I must visit this summer is well) to a fate so monstrous that God demonstrated, defended and affirmed Zaporizhia. We enjoyed a laugh, talked for the site of the excavations by Vikentiy Himself is aghast and orders both broth- during the Orange Revolution. a bit, and then they went on their way – in Khvoika – the Paleolithic site on Frunze ers to share the horror. Ukraine has been independent for all the direction I had originally indicated. Street in the Podil. That’s about as far Nearly a century later, Volodymyr of 15 years and, like the United States To be in Ukraine’s shrines or on the actu- back as our human history goes. Talk Sosiura – best known for his World War with its blue and red states, is coping al sites of ancient history is quite moving. about Ukrainian antiquity, eh? II anthem, “Love Ukraine as you love the with a political divide defined to a great The first time I entered St. Sophia Sobor I am at home in Ukrainian churches, no sun,” – wrote a poem (1924) about a extent by a history of civil war. in Kyiv, I sensed this strange physical and matter which denomination. The atmos- Bolshevik who aims at the trident Candidates campaign behind blue-and- spiritual emotion, and was moved to tears. I phere, the reverence, the iconography, the (tryzub) on his brother’s uniform and yellow banners even as supporters wave did not expect this. Suddenly I felt all that people, the singing – it is mine, it is famil- then wonders how to tell their mother orange flags, blue flags, raspberry and antiquity and history and the souls from iar, it is what I grew up with. (The only when he comes home. black and the crimson of the Soviet those times surrounding me. Seeing the church that was foreign to me, I later Provided, that is, another brother had- Union. Hey, in the U.S. many still salute reconstructed St. Michael the Golden- learned, belonged to the Moscow n’t already killed her: in Mykola the stars and bars of the Confederacy. Domed Sobor is an emotion of another Patriarchate. Back in 1993 we came to a Khvyliovyi’s “Myself, A Romance” As in all politics, serious issues are at kind. The beauty and majesty of the mag- church in Chernivtsi during a service. What (1928), the narrator, “Me” – also a stake in Ukraine: careers, reputations, nificent cathedral is one thing, but knowing was very strange and uncomfortable to me Bolshevik – embraces his mother, even contracts and jobs. Above all, however, it how ancient it is and what had been done to was the way the women were scurrying as he shoots her in the temple, all is about reconciling two historical tracks it, and how it rose as a phoenix makes it so around, hunched over, heads down, ker- because her religious faith made her an and in the process defining a nation. It much more glorious. chiefs over their foreheads. It was as if they enemy of the people. He wonders if he looks tangled, unruly and, frankly, scary Walking along Virmenska (Armenian) were afraid to stand up straight, and face the did the right thing ... at times. Both sides have demonstrators Street and the other oldest streets of Lviv is priest, the altar and the icons directly.) On the other hand, there’s Mother camping out on the maidan. Still, even also fascinating. From the external buttress- And so, I will be back this August. Ukraine in Taras Shevchenko’s “Plundered high-stakes politics can get boring and so, es on the buildings, you just know how very Since 1993, I have been fortunate to lead Grave” (1843), who regrets she didn’t to pass the time while waiting for a deal old they are. I find photographing court- a folk art and culture tour to Ukraine each strangle her son, Bohdan, while he was to be cut, a soccer game broke out yards, gates, doors, and windows and win- year, during my vacation (oh, that day job still a baby. In Gogol’s “Taras Bulba” between Orange and Blue. Don’t know dowsills in Lviv to be especially satisfying. interferes). I enjoy showing off my other (1835), a father doesn’t hesitate. (I’ve read who lost, but as events move forward and One special spot for me is the old Kyiv “home” to those who join me. In the last the novel and seen the movie and, really, people absorb lessons from the past, it Hill, where Volodymyrska Street begins, at few years I have stayed for a bit after the the Kozak leader Taras had no choice. But looks more and more that Ukraine wins. the top of Andriyivskyi Uzviz, and where group leaves to wander the streets of Lviv my God! To kill your own son?) the remains of the Desiatynna Tserkva and Kyiv. And, as usual, I will be luxuri- I could go on ... Clearly this horren- Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is: (Church of the Tithes, built between 989 ating in the sheer pleasure of being there. dous theme speaks of deep trauma in the [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21

Lemkivschyna to Poland instead, he said, large scale, national problems related to Sixty years after... because they knew they stood to lose deportation and return of property, espe- (Continued from page 1) their Ukrainian identity. cially forest property, Lemkos feel at tus as a scattered, diaspora people, with “This is evidence that Lemkos felt them- home in Poland, and they feel comfort- each speaker having his own accent, selves part of the Ukrainian community, felt able in Poland, and I am joyful for that,” whether Polish, Serbian or just plain a Ukrainian spirit and wanted to be part of Mr. Zieniewicz said. Jersey. the greater Ukrainian nation, even when it Those remarks were met by mild They also demonstrated their unity by was Soviet,” Prof. Serhiichuk said. applause, though some Lemkos didn’t referring to each other as “Dorohi Documents prove the Polish totalitarian agree. krayany” (dear countrymen). government hatched Akcja Wisla far ahead “That is a blatant lie,” said Zenon “Before our generation stands one of of the assassination of Gen. Karol Halkowycz of New Jersey, president of the biggest goals of our life, that is to say Swierczewski in March 1947, which was the Organization for the Defense of the most important strategy for our exis- the official pretext used to carry out the Lemko Western Ukraine. “If the Lemkos tence: how to preserve our sub-ethnos; deportations, he said. “They planned on cre- how to preserve and revive a spiritual, ating a single-nation Poland, where there material and original culture of a high tra- weren’t supposed to be ethnic minority dition that was destroyed; and how to rights for Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Germans revive our Lemkivschyna,” said and others who populated the territory of Oleksander Venhrynovych, chair of the modern-day Poland,” Prof. Serhiichuk said. Lemkivschyna All-Ukrainian Association. From then on, Polish authorities care- “It’s the essential issue of why we gath- fully watched the activities of er as a world community gathers and why Ukrainians, preventing them from clus- we gather at congresses. It’s the most Zenon Zawada tering in any given town or village, pro- painful issue in our lives,” he stated. Oleksander Venhrynovych, chair of hibiting Ukrainian churches and schools, the Lemkivschyna All-Ukrainian and even going so far as to forbid the Akcja Wisla Association. singing of Ukrainian songs at marriages, Prof. Serhiichuk said. Just as the Nazi Holocaust savagely The Polish government ranked indi- persecuted the Jewish people and became Between 140,000 and 170,000 ethnic viduals perceived as threats on a scale of a defining episode in their modern histo- Ukrainians, ethnic Lemkos and those of A, B and C, indicating who needed to be ry, Akcja Wisla devastated the Lemko mixed marriages were forcibly deported watched more carefully. people like nothing else in their history. during Akcja Wisla’s second phase To prevent Ukrainians from illegally On April 28 and 29, Ukrainians and between April and July 1947, he said. returning to their native lands, the gov- Lemkos commemorated the 60th year More than half of them were Lemkos, ernment passed a decree in July 1949 anniversary of the forced deportations in said Volodymyr Nakonechnyi, a post- depriving them of their abandoned farms Drohobych, Stryi, Zymni Vody and Lviv, graduate student at Taras Shevchenko and equipment, even if they didn’t find where President Viktor Yushchenko State University in Kyiv who is writing Vice Consul of the Polish Consulate in new owners, Prof. Serhiichuk said. pledged his support for Lemko cultural his dissertation on Lemko history. Lviv Marcin Zieniewicz. “Only respecting the rights of the rebirth both in Ukraine and Poland. Prior to Akcja Wisla, Lemkos peti- Ukrainian people on Polish lands, only Akcja Wisla’s “essential goal of reset- tioned the Soviet Union’s government to the return of their property, only apolo- were comfortable, they would be allowed tling Ukrainians was assimilation into a include their lands in Soviet Ukraine, par- gizing to them for the crimes committed to migrate back to their ancestral home.” new Polish environment,” said Prof. ticularly when it became apparent the Red by the Polish government as the succes- Lemkos in Poland have financial and Volodymyr Serhiichuk, among Ukraine’s Army would win, said Prof. Serhiichuk, sor to the Polish Communist regime – legal obstacles in returning to their native most prominent historians, in a historical who directs the Center for Ukrainian only those things can to some extent lands, Mr. Halkowycz said, and the Polish assessment he presented to the Fourth Studies at Shevchenko State University. lessen that pain and heal that wound government doesn’t want it to happen. Congress of the World Federation of The Lemkos were very disappointed given to Ukrainians by Poland with that “The Polish government is happy as Ukrainian Lemko Unions. when the Soviets decided to surrender horrible deportation of 1947,” he said. long as the Ukrainian community in Poland is fragmented,” he said. “They “Comfortable” in Poland? are inserting ‘Rusynstvo’ into Ukraine so Sixty years after Akcja Wisla, Lemkos there is infighting, instead of one com- face their biggest challenges in precisely mon Lemko organization in America.” the country that had absorbed and Yet the situation is encouraging in forcibly assimilated them. those cities and towns where Lemkos have established communities and organ- ' , Currently, an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Lemkos live in Poland, a vague ized Ukrainian schools and cultural * & * & organizations, said Shtefan Hladyk, the - +! "+! estimate offered by researchers, of which only about 10,000 still reside in their chair of the Lemko Union in Poland. ancestral lands. Mr. Hladyk thanked Mr. Pavlychko Full reconciliation hasn’t occurred, as for supporting efforts to establish a mon- no Polish government authority has ument and museum for Lemko poet acknowledged Akcja Wisla as a genocide Bohdan Antonych in Horlycia. or ethnocide, Lemko leaders said. In the meantime, the Lemko commu- The closest thing to an official apolo- nity has been hosting annual “Antonych gy was in an April 2002 letter to the Days” and “Shevchenko Days” festivals Polish government-affiliated Institute for in honor of the great Ukrainian poets. National Remembrance, written by The Lemkivska Vatra in Zdynia President Aleksander Kwasniewski to (Malopolskie voivodship) remains the address an academic conference on main annual social event for Lemkos, Akcja Wisla. who arrive by the thousands from On behalf of the Polish government, throughout the world. he expressed regret to all those wronged Lemkos in Poland have also succeeded by Akcja Wisla, an event he described as in achieving financial compensation for an “a brutal pacification of Ukrainian vil- estimated 200 living victims of the lages and the expulsion of a populace” Jaworzno concentration camp, where that should have been condemned. more than 3,800 Ukrainians were interned. Yet, no Polish president has issued a Mr. Hladyk is a leading advocate for government decree apologizing or con- those who identify themselves as Rusyns demning Akcja Wisla, Lemko leaders said. but also feel part of the Lemko community. Only the upper chamber of the Polish While the Rusyn identity has largely Parliament, the Senat, officially con- diminished in North America, it is active demned Akcja Wisla in August 1990, an among Ukrainian communities in act not followed up by the Sejm, the Slovakia, Serbia and Croatia, he said. ' ( lower chamber. The organizations representing those Vice-Consul Marcin Zieniewicz of the three countries in the World Federation of   ÿ ) ! " !!   Polish Consulate in Lviv addressed the Ukrainian Lemko Unions refer to them- May 5 meeting of the Lemko world fed- selves as Rusyns instead of Lemkos in eration, telling the audience “it’s a very their titles. moving moment to see that Lemkos This has caused a slight rift within the endured amidst the violence of the community, because Rusyns have led a Communist regimes of central and campaign to distinguish themselves Eastern Europe, that they live and pass entirely from the Ukrainian nationality, their traditions and customs to future gen- much to the dismay of Lemkos, who "#$ %& % $ erations.” have steadfastly considered themselves a He later added: “Amidst problems of a Ukrainian sub-ethnic group. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 9 Ukrainian American cycles cross-country for a cause by Matthew Dubas “When I was a kid, much of our youth was spent convincing the world that there PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Natalie (Natalka) was a country called Ukraine and when Morawsky-Mudge, 43, is heading west to you look at the perseverance that it took, it undertake the challenge of cycling cross- really was a collective effort to make a dif- country in 93 days for her chosen charity, ference,” she explained, “I think this ride which runs youth centers. in many ways, encapsulates that spirit.” The 4,200-mile route follows the Ms. Morawsky-Mudge’s ride is dedicat- Transamerica Bicycle Trail, an established ed to the work of Middle Earth, which runs path that starts in Virginia with the tradition two community youth centers in New of dipping the rear wheel in the Atlantic Jersey that provide a safe, supervised envi- Ocean, continuing through Kentucky, ronment for over 500 children. Among Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, other things, their programs focus on Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and ending on career and education development, deci- the Oregon coast with the tradition of dip- sion-making skills, community service, ping the front tire in the Pacific Ocean. girls’ groups and music groups. Her goal “I’ve been cycling fairly seriously rough- of raising $25,000 is at over 80 percent ly five years or so, and that’s what kind of near completion, according to her website. spurred this dream,” said Ms. Morawsky- On working with Middle Earth, Ms. Mudge, “But, I really started training earlier this year. A lot of it entailed going to the Morawsky-Mudge said: “A couple of gym, spending a lot of time in spin class things came together for me regarding and just spending hours on the spin bike Middle Earth. My company runs a charita- ble foundation and I was in a good patch afterwards and over the past two months Dara Denysyk when it has gotten warmer, spending time in my life professionally and personally, so I wanted to get involved in some chari- Maintaining cross-country cycling tradition, Natalie Morawsky-Mudge begins outside and most recently riding 40- to 50- her journey by dipping her rear bicycle’s wheel in the Atlantic Ocean. miles a day, four days a week. For flexibili- table organization. I asked my company if there was any availability in the organiza- ty and core strength training, I started to When not enjoying the life of a free care industry. Three of the patents are take yoga lessons and I ended up loving it. tions that they deal with for board mem- bership. Middle Earth came up and it was spirit, Ms. Morawsky-Mudge is a senior for novel ingredients for hairsprays and It has this whole mind-body alignment business director at National Starch and formulations containing said ingredients, thing that really seemed to click for me.” a bit arbitrary, but the thing that I liked about it was that it was a smaller organiza- Chemical, which is sponsoring her effort while the fourth is for a unique thickener Bucking conventional wisdom of riding with a pledge of $2 per mile, or $8200. applicable in lotions, sunscreens and with the prevailing winds and weather pat- tion and I was kind of new to it. So I was allowed to step into the shallow end of the As indicated on her website, Ms. makeup. The patent that translated to the terns (west to east), Ms. Morawsky-Mudge Morawsky-Mudge is grateful to the greatest commercial success resulted in a will ride east to west. According to her web- pool in a charitable organization. I felt I organization for its progressive career product line of hair fixative ingredients site (www.3millionrevolutions.com), which was able to learn and make an impact.” break policy, which enabled her to take a that currently generates multi-millions of was named for the number of revolutions “And the last aspect that drew me in her wheels would make during the trek, Ms. was that it deals with kids,” she explained. one-year hiatus to pursue her goal. dollars annually. She also worked over- Morawsky-Mudge wrote, “There is some- “My husband and I don’t have kids, and a Ms. Morawsky-Mudge holds four U.S. seas for several years and is a YWCA thing about the head-west, pioneer spirit lot of people give back to their communi- patents in the cosmetics and personal Tribute to Women in Industry honoree. that appeals to me … that sense of adven- ties through their children, so that was a ture heightens further away from home.” very positive aspect of the organization.” logue with Sikh, Muslim, Bahai, Providing full-time support along Ms. Those interested in tracking the jour- Suffering honored... Buddhist and Aboriginal communities. Morawsky-Mudge’s the journey will be ney’s progress can follow along as the (Continued from page 6) For Ukrainians, involvement in this her husband Paul, driving a vehicle full pair keep an online travel log. Readers least all the Christians were now sitting peace-through-dialogue world movement of supplies. As the couple were looking can contact the Mudges by e-mail at is very important. [email protected] or at the same table. how to make this all happen, Paul, a As Ivan Dzyuba put it last year in his [email protected] or con- But by the end of 20th century the sit- Ph.D. chemist, qualified for the opportu- speech at Babyn Yar, “History willed that [email protected]. uation in the world changed. The politi- nity to retire, so he took it. the fate of the Ukrainian and the Jewish The couple have never driven cross- “I think that the most challenging leg cization of religion in the Middle East will be three to four weeks into it,” added and in the West, now make it necessary people is intertwined and it is up to them country. The closest thing, continued Ms. to answer the challenge of that history. To Morawsky-Mudge, was when she and her Ms. Morawsky-Mudge, “and the reason to rethink the terms of inter-faith dia- become for all of humanity an example of husband moved overseas for a few years. “A for that is the initial euphoria is going to logue. Therefore, the International how to respect each other to know each lot was unfamiliar, so we had to rely on each be over and you’re going to feel like Council of Christians and Jews, an other, to understand each other, and to other. That really cemented out relationship. you’ve been doing it forever, but there is umbrella organization consisting of 32- I see this as being a similar experience.” still a long way to go. But by week five, member countries, is now involved in a help each other – that would be our mutu- When asked where her pioneer spirit my sister Lesia should be joining me, dialogue with Muslims. For a better al good contribution to world history.” originates from, Ms. Morawsky-Mudge which will help me to get over that rough understanding of our society Christian And indeed, the first joint commemora- said: “I think my roots have something to do patch. My sister Sonia Haley will also be organizations like the Canadian Center tion of the Holodomor and the Holocaust in with it. From our Ukrainian backgrounds, joining for about a week.” for Ecumenism are now fostering dia- Canada is a good beginning of that process. we are taught two important things. One is Natalka and her sisters Sonia, 49, and that there is nothing you can’t do. Especially Lesia, 40, attended St. Nicholas Ukrainian when you look at what our parents had gone Catholic Church in Passaic, N.J., belonged through, coming with nothing and making to Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization something of themselves. And I think the in Passaic and worked for several years at bigger part comes from the power in believ- Soyuzivka, the estate of the Ukrainian ing you can make a difference.” National Association.

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Sponsored by: íhe Ukrainian Medical Association of North America ïïïßß Ässembly of Delegates & ïXXIX Scientific Conference ______Soyuzivka (845) 626 -5641 Kerhonkson, New York 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Ukrainian Heritage Day celebrated by Florida community by Christyna Bodnar Sheldon Gene Tomashosky, Vladimier Szpiczka and Paul Wosny helped to set up the exhibits, PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The which included embroideries, weavings, newly constructed public library here woodcarvings, ceramics, icons and was festooned on a brilliantly sunny pysanky. Nancy Wosny and Ludmila Saturday, March 31, with Ukrainian ban- Kostyk organized the buffet offerings with ners and blue and yellow balloons, filled the help of Bob Copie and Zena Ferenc. with sounds of Ukrainian music, and The menu included borsch, tortes and pas- crowded with people dressed in tries. Ukrainian embroideries. Visitors who came to the Ukrainian Ukrainian Heritage Day was celebrated Heritage Day had a chance to observe from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drawing hundreds of Maria Hirniak writing pysanky. Plus, visitors and engaging dozens of volunteers they were able to join Easter egg work- who were proud to present samples of shops led by Irene Copie and Chrystia Ukrainian culture to the larger American Lazor Stecyk. Meanwhile, in Children’s community of southwest Florida. Library, Neonillia Lechman set up a table This festive event was organized by with interesting books about Ukraine and the Ukrainian American Club, which is told young patrons about the country centered in North Port and led by Daria while she wrote their names in Tomashosky, president. The co-chairs of Ukrainian. the Ukrainian Heritage Day, Lieda There were two formal presentations Boyko and Klara Szpiczka, spent the of the embroidered fashions created by winter planning the event, collecting arti- Ivanna Martynetz, and the models circu- Models showing off fashions by Ivanna Martynetz. facts and items for display, and inviting lated among visitors all day, answering many members of the club to participate questions about the beautiful clothing And, in the best tradition of Ukrainian require each applicant to write an essay actively in the preparations. and explaining the origins of the designs gatherings, music resounded throughout on any topic dealing with Ukrainian cul- Odarka Horbachevsky, Halya Lisnyczyj, they were showing. the exhibit spaces. Roma Steckiw Long ture or experience. In the next few presented a brief but highly admired pro- months the scholarship committee will gram of bandura playing. Mr. Szpiczka, a outline plans for several additional fund- former member of the band Ruta, played raising activities that will result in an Ukrainian melodies on the accordion, endowment fund to support this scholar- entertained visitors and volunteers alike. ship into the future. His spirited playing made people sing The Ukrainian American Club was and dance with joy and exuberance. founded in 1997 for the purpose of creat- American visitors expressed great admi- ing opportunities for Ukrainian ration for the music and for the enthusi- Americans and other persons interested asm of Ukrainians for their culture and in Ukrainian culture to learn about and traditions. participate in various aspects of the The success of the Heritage Day was Ukrainian experience. gratifying to members of the Ukrainian The club also promotes an interest in American Club, especially since all pro- Ukrainian culture among the American ceeds were dedicated to a newly created public. All meetings and business are scholarship fund. In the fall of 2006 conducted in English so that members members of the club had overwhelming- and guests who are not fluent in ly approved a resolution to create an Ukrainian can comprehend discussions annual scholarship for a North Port High and issues, and feel comfortable at club School senior planning to pursue further and public events. studies. Persons interested in learning more To nurture an interest in Ukrainian about the Ukrainian American Club are matters, the scholarship committee, head- invited to call Ms. Tomashosky at 941- Impromptu kolomyika accompanied by Vladimier Szpiczka. ed by Victor Lisnyczyj, decided to 423-3948. “A Night in Montenegro” benefits Ukrainian Institute of America by Justyn Makarewycz The event was made possible by the generous support of over 50 community NEW YORK – On the warm evening and corporate sponsors, and was the of April 21, the Ukrainian Institute of brainchild of an organizing committee America was transformed into an elegant comprising Christine Hanifin, Justyn casino for a gala dubbed “A Night in Makarewycz, Kathy Nalywajko, Roma Montenegro” – a fund-raiser benefiting Slobodian-Odulak, Darka Temnycky, the institute’s redesign and installation of Melaniya Temnycky and Olenka an updated electrical system. Terleckyj. Inspired by the latest James Bond All of the event’s proceeds will direct- movie “Casino Royale,” the beautifully ly benefit the upgrade of the Institute’s decorated institute building became the over 80-year-old electrical system, which venue for guests in black tie and breath- will begin its next major phase in early taking gowns to place their bets on real 2008. The upgrade is being partly fund- casino tables and play black jack, craps, ed via a matching-grant program by the poker and roulette. National Park Service and the National The institute’s grand ballroom was Trust for Historic Preservation called turned into a casino gallery run by a pro- “Save America’s Treasures” (SAT). In fessional dealer organization. Guests did 2004, the institute received a $270,000 not play for real money, instead compet- matching grant from SAT, through which ing for the biggest amount of chips, with each dollar raised up to $270,000 by the the top winners receiving their choice of institute will be equally matched by SAT, prizes, such as an 18-carat white gold allotting the institute a spending capacity and amethyst pendant from the Woesky of $540,000 for use toward upgrading its Collection; two nights’ accommodation electrical system. packages at Hudson Valley Resort & Spa, Over the years, many generous sup- the Winwood Mountain Inn, and the porters have donated to the Ukrainian Kaatskill Mountain Club; and an original Institute’s electrical upgrade project that oil painting by Marko Shuhan. will now bring the building’s electrical Throughout the evening, guests system up to modern standards of service enjoyed the beautiful music of Slavko and safety. Halatyn, as well as culinary creations of Individuals who would like more Andrey Sonevytsky served by the staff of information about the institute’s electri- Soyuzivka. In addition to a martini bar, cal-upgrade project and would like to Guests betting at the tables during the Ukrainian Institute of America’s casino Zyr Vodka also featured the distiller’s make a donation should call the institute fund-raiser “A Night in Montenegro.” premium vodka and a caviar bar. at 212-288-8660. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 11 “An Artful Afternoon” in New Jersey highlights the work of 14 artists by Bozhena Olshaniwsky WHIPPANY, N.J. – On the sunny spring afternoon of Sunday, April 29, art lovers were treated to an exceptional event – a group showing of works by 14 artists. This exhibit – dubbed “An Artful Afternoon” – took place here in the new Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey. The sponsor of this event was the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 75, under the chairman- ship of Bozena Polanskyj. Olha Lukiw, the branch’s art chairwoman opened the event, invited all to look, admire and purchase the objects of art, and partake of refreshments. The purpose of the art show was to support the artists, who exhibited and sold their works, and to raise funds for The Ukrainian Museum in New York. Olha Lukiw, art chairwoman of The variety of styles and media of the UNWLA Branch 75, welcomes guests artwork on display provided a wide Mykhaylo Barabash with his paintings and a new album of his works. to the art exhibit. choice for art aficionados – from stark realism to impressionism, expression- opportunity to converse with acquain- young ladies – members of the sponsor- Barabash – landscapes, floral still life ism and cubism. In addition to admiring tances and sample the delectables and ing branch. (oil and acrylic); Bohdan Borzemsky – the art on exhibit, the guests had an mimosas served by embroidery-clad The exhibitors were: Mykhaylo still life, landscapes, depictions of

Sculptor Ivan Bratko (right) discusses his work with Prof. Taras Hunczak and Christine Demidowich. Dora Homann (right) speaks with Roma Lisovich and Michael Koziupa.

Hutsuls (oil); Ivan Bratko – sculpture in marble and ceramics of human figures; Christina Debarry – floral still life (pas- tel); Dora Olshaniwsky Homann – por- traits, floral still life, winterscape (oil); Gregory Hywel – floral still life, winter landscapes (watercolor); Jerome (Yarema) Kozak – icons, fairytale pic- tures, landscapes (acrylic); Borys Patchowsky – woodcuts; Lydia Piaseckyj – icons (egg tempera); Taras Schumylowych – landscapes, depictions of churches (tempera, sepia, colored graphics); Bohdan Tytla – floral still life, landscapes (oil, watercolor); Halya Tytla – icons (acrylic); Michael Varshavsky – floral still life (oil, watercolor); and Wolodimira Wasiczko – floral still life (acrylic). The artful matinee was well-attended, with several luminaries of our communi- ty present, including Michael Koziupa, second vice-president of the Ukrainian National Association and president of the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine; Olha Hnateyko, president of The Ukrainian Museum’s board of trustees; Dr. Taras Hunczak, Rutgers University professor emeritus; and Walter Bodnar, national adjutant of the Ukrainian American Veterans. The event ended with a silent auction of items donated by benefactors. Mrs. Hnateyko offered expressions of grati- tude to UNWLA Branch 75 and the audi- Lev Khmelkovsky ence which so generously supported this Guests at the “Artful Afternoon” sponsored by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 75 at the fund-raising event for The Ukrainian Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey. Museum. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 TV meteorologist addresses young audience at UACCNJ by Andrew Nynka who once thought of being an actress or Special to The Ukrainian Weekly zoologist. Recalling her time at her grandparents’ WHIPPANY, N.J. – Janice Huff, the home, Ms. Huff said, “I would swing for weekday meteorologist for News hours and hours and look up at the sky all Channel 4, typically forecasts the weath- the time. I wanted to know what makes er for a television audience in the New the weather.” York metropolitan area. On May 5, how- Ms. Huff got her start in the television ever, Ukrainian children and their parents business in 1982 working as a weekend were treated to an informal gathering with the television celebrity. meteorologist at WTVC-TV in Ms. Huff, who delivers weather Chattanooga, Tenn. She graduated from reports for the station’s “Live at Five” Florida State University with a major in and “News Channel 4” newscasts, spent meteorology after leaving her childhood her day off at the Ukrainian American home in New York to attend college. Cultural Center of New Jersey. Ms. Huff joined NBC 4 in January During her hourlong visit, Ms. Huff 1995 as meteorologist for the weekend described her work and how she got editions of “Today in New York” and started in the business, and answered var- “News Channel 4” at 6 and 11 p.m. and ious questions from the audience of began her position as the weekday 6 p.m. about 100 children and their parents. and 11 p.m. meteorologist a year later. In For Ms. Huff, who typically ends her January 2000 she added “Live at Five” to Andrew Nynka her forecasting duties. work day at 2:30 a.m. and lives in nearby Alex Hatala (left) describes the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization to NBC In addition, Ms. Huff is meteorologist Denville, N.J., working six days a week meteorologist Janice Huff as Mark Zawadiwsky listens. has its own rewards, she said. for NBC’s Saturday edition of “Today,” “This is my passion. This is what I and she is host of “Wednesday’s Child,” But she decided to come to the com- went through a lot to get to this point in really love doing,” said Ms. Huff, who a weekly adoption feature that airs munity center here after a counselor of my career. But it’s incredibly fun doing first got interested in meteorology at age Wednesdays during “Live at Five” and Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, what I do,” Ms. Huff said. 4 while she was playing on a swing at her again on Sunday “Today in New York.” Christine Gnoy-Stasiuk, reached out to In addition to talking about how she grandparents’ home in South Carolina. For Ms. Huff, the idea of interacting the meteorologist. got started in the business, she explained “When I was growing up you never with the community is nothing new; she “I knew that Janice was active with chil- how she works together with other NBC saw people like me on television,” said has in the past received numerous honors dren’s organizations, so I wrote her a letter, employees to analyze meteorological Ms. Huff, an African American woman and awards for her work. and I was thrilled when she agreed to data in order to make predictions on the come,” Ms. Stasiuk said prior to the event. weather. While the event was open to the public “Projections can go months out, but and to various other Ukrainian organiza- they’re general predictions,” she said. tions, it was intended to help younger “The most accurate forecasts are within Plast members satisfy requirements 48 hours.” toward a merit badge in meteorology, She briefly touched on the debate over Ms. Stasiuk said. global warming, saying there is generally Two members of that group, Alex more warm air in the atmosphere now Hatala, 10, and Mark Zawadiwsky, 10, than three or four decades ago, which briefly described the scouting organiza- spawns longer hurricane seasons. “There tion to Ms. Huff. is little doubt that the climate throughout In turn, Ms. Huff gave the group some the world has warmed and affected the insight into the broadcast news business, weather,” she said. both its moments when things run smoothly Ms. Huff, who after her presentation and also when things don’t go as planned. stayed to chat briefly with a dozen kids, Ms. Huff remembered one instance said aspiring meteorologists or amateurs when a remote-controlled camera slowly interested in the business could find the began panning down during a live shot. same wealth of meteorological data she In order to keep her head in the camera’s uses at the National Oceanic and view she recalled having to keep crouch- Atmospheric Administration’s website ing until her head was near the floor. (www.noaa.gov). “You have to go with the flow, things Whether or not members of her audi- happen,” she said. ence are aspiring meteorologists, Ms. Despite the long days – Ms. Huff has Huff had one piece of advice for the worked six days a week over the past 10 group: “Find what interests you, what After her presentation, NBC meteorologist Janice Huff met with children, including years – and the occasional off-and on-air you love doing. And then read. Read Dan Maksymowych (right), who wants to be a meteorologist. mishaps, she continues to love her job. “I everything you can about it.” UCC-SPC members elect new board during weekend annual general meeting SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – The In his report to delegates, Mr. translates into a significant economic the UCC-SPC is composed of: President Ukrainian Canadian Congress Krenosky said the UCC is an organiza- impact to their home communities.” Lysyk (Regina); Vice-President Slawko Saskatchewan Provincial Council (UCC- tion steeped in tradition and one that, at While respecting and celebrating her- Kindrachuk (Saskatoon); Secretary Merle SPC) held its annual general meeting and the provincial level, has been growing in itage, the UCC-SPC accepts change and Maximiuk (Yorkton); Treasurer Elaine board elections on Saturday, May 12, here strength, visibility and recognition. “It growth as positive forces, Mr. Puderak said. Koshman (Saskatoon); Past President at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox continues to be dynamic, forward-look- Hundreds of immigrants from Ukraine are Krenosky (Regina); Directors-at-Large Cathedral Auditorium. In attendance were ing, in touch with today’s community, now choosing Saskatchewan as their home. Peter Abrametz (Prince Albert), Larry delegates from across Saskatchewan, while moving optimistically into the “These young families are some of the Balion (Saskatoon) and Orest Gawdyda including the communities of Canora, future,” said Mr. Krenosky. building blocks to our community’s (Regina). Completing the 15-member North Battleford, Regina, Saskatoon, UCC-SPC Executive Director Danylo future,” he noted. To this end, the council board are the presidents of UCC-SPC’s Prince Albert, Weyburn and Yorkton. Puderak presented the audited financial and a number of its branches have estab- seven branches: Paul Kardynal (Battlefords Delegates welcomed guests Sen. A. report for fiscal 2006. Mr. Puderak indi- lished immigration settlement committees Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council), Raynell Andreychuk and Christine cated that with controlled expenditures in to assist the newcomers with integration. Taras Korol (UCC-Canora), Elmer Malec Devrome, UCC-SPC’s first executive a number of administrative areas, the “We serve our community and strive (Prince Albert and District Veselka director, who was instrumental in the cre- council made strides in reversing past to provide a ‘place’ for all, young and Ukrainian Heritage Club); Orest Warnyca ation of the Saskatchewan Council of deficits, and is well on its way to imple- old, new Canadians as well as those with (UCC-Regina), Mr. Kindrachuk (UCC- Cultural Organizations. The council was menting a contingency plan to ensure fis- deep roots in our province,” Mr. Puderak Saskatoon), Stan Ganczar (Weyburn the forerunner to SaskCulture, of which cal stability for the future. underscored. Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council) and UCC-SPC is a founding member. The report of the executive director The newly elected UCC-SPC president Harry Kardynal (UCC-Yorkton). The proceedings were chaired by the focused on the cultural and economic thanked the delegates for their trust. After The UCC-SPC’s Vision Statement outgoing president, Eugene Krenosky, impact of the Ukrainian community on a brief description of his background and notes: “The Ukrainian Canadian Congress who concluded his third term as president the province of Saskatchewan. “It is not involvement in the community, Mr. Saskatchewan Provincial Council is an of the Saskatchewan Provincial Council. an overstatement to say tens of thousands Lysyk highlighted plans for the future inclusive, self-sustaining, vibrant organiza- He extended sincere gratitude to the dedi- of volunteers – a significant portion of work of the UCC-SPC on behalf of the tion that serves the Saskatchewan cated volunteers who served with him on which are youth – give their time to bring Ukrainian community and in the best Ukrainian community to maintain, develop the UCC-SPC board and particularly to to life the celebrations and expressions of interests of Saskatchewan. and share its Ukrainian Canadian identity, the newly elected president, Ed Lysyk. our culture,” said Mr. Puderak. “This also The newly elected board of directors of culture and aspirations.” No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 13 Archbishop-Metropolitan blesses foundation of St. Stephen Parish House in Toms River, N.J. TOMS RIVER, N.J – As if on cue, rain and clouds gave way to a gorgeous sunny day on April 22 to welcome the Archbishop-Metropolitan Stefan Soroka to St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, when he visited to bless the foundation of its new rectory building. The new parish house, to be complet- ed later this year, will serve as the home for the Rev. Ivan Turyk, the pastor for the last two years. The Rev. Turyk is a relative newcomer from Ukraine, whose youthful energy (he’s only 30) and dedi- cation to service have been the driving force behind this successful building project. Prior to the Sunday divine liturgy, the archbishop-metropolitan was welcomed at the entrance to the church by the Rev. Turyk and the parish trustees, John Dzera and Wasyl Chech. Little children dressed in Ukrainian attire presented the honored guest with the traditional Ukrainian bread and salt. Then, the anxiously waiting congrega- tion witnessed a unique event as the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia co-celebrated the divine litur- gy with Father Turyk for the first time. The St. Stephen Rectory Building Committee (from left): Ostap Jakubowycz, Vera Glowa, Stephen Dzubaty, Gerald Tchir, Following the liturgy, the congrega- Dolores Dzubaty, Jessie Kaciuba, John Dzera, Archbishop-Metropolitan Stefan Soroka, the Rev. Ivan Turyk, Walter Powzaniuk (chairman), Wasyl Chech, Ihor Dworjan, Marie Glowa, Peter Yurkowski and John Bortnyk. tion participated in an outdoor ceremony in which Metropolitan Soroka consecrat- ed the cornerstone of the future home of present Church Center of St. Stephen was and Anna Dzera, Wasyl and Daria Chech. of the Altar Rosary Society; and Mr. the parish priest. built and opened in 1993, but it comprised During the dinner, the audience was Dzera, representing the Ukrainian- The Ukrainian Catholic community of no rectory. Thus, all the priests serving this entertained by Ms. Dzera, who recited American Club and the “pyrohy team.” the Toms River area had to tread a long congregation have been commuters. the poem “Dzvoniat Dzvony Velykodni,” A moving address, appropriate to the and arduous path before arriving at this Following the cornerstone blessing on and by the duo of Ms. Dzera and Slava historic occasion, was delivered by Father joyous moment. St. Stephen Parish was April 22, the congregation and the hon- Kochman, who sang three Ukrainian folk Turyk. He first welcomed the metropoli- founded in March 1986, with the Rev. ored guest re-entered the church hall and songs. Later, two additional songs were tan and then referred to the history of St. Roman Dubitsky of the Ukrainian sat down to a festive dinner ceremony, performed by the quartet of Ms. Dzera, Stephen Parish that culminated in this joy- Assumption Church in Perth Amboy, which was emceed expertly and with Halyna Jakubowycz, Ms. Kochman and ful day. Almost 15 years ago, this same N.J., as its pastor. Father Dubitsky held humor by Ostap Jakubowycz. Mr. Maria Ryha. congregation embarked upon the project that post until about two years ago, Jakubowycz first asked the metropolian The high point of the entertainment to build the church “where today we are assisted since 1988 by the Rev. to bless the food and those assembled, was the piano rendition of Chopin’s worshipping because of their vision and Augustine Molodowitz, and later for a and then proposed a toast, in which he Nocturne in E-Minor and Kos- sacrifice,” said Father Ivan. Now we must short time by the Rev. Petro Semenych. prayed for a successful completion of the Anatolskyi’s Hutsul Toccata by Marta honor our predecessors by building a rec- For its first seven years, the fledgling rectory and for “Father Ivan to stay with Cybyk, music professor at Ocean County tory to house a full-time pastor here to St. Stephen Parish was granted permission us until we build a new Ukrainian College, private piano teacher and piano serve this community. “God is not calling to celebrate divine liturgies at the St. Catholic Church.” soloist. us to build just a building. He is calling us Andrew United Methodist Church of He then introduced those seated at the There were speeches by Mr. to build the community of people,” Father Toms River. Thanks to the efforts of a very head table: Metropolitan Soroka, Father Powzaniuk, chairman of the Building Turyk emphasized. active and generous congregation, the Turyk, Walter and Oksana Powzaniuk, John Committee; Dolores Dzubaty, president He thanked all the parishioners for their support, prayers and sacrifices in this building project. In particular, he praised the tireless efforts of the Building Committee, reserving special recognition for its chairman, Mr. Powzaniuk, to whom he referred as “my right arm.” Finally, he thanked Mr. and Mrs. Dzera, the Holy Name Society, the Altar Rosary Society and, last but not least, Mr. Jakubowycz. Mr. Jakubowycz called his wife, Halyna, to the podium to present a check for $500 for the rectory building fund. The Jakubowycz’s check (another one in a long series) triggered an avalanche of donations and pledges in the amount of $30,000 from the congregation at the dinner. To date, the donations for the fund had totaled $130,000, while the cost of the 2,500-square-foot ranch-style building is expected to be $325,000 plus $7,000 for permits. The raised money to build the rectory through donations and fund-raisers (pyrohy projects) will go toward a down payment on a 20-year mortgage of $200,000 from the Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in Philadelphia. Metropolitan Soroka closed the festive occasion with a prayer as well as words of confidence in a bright future for St. Stephen Parish based on the dedication and energy he had witnessed both from the parishioners and their young pastor. The church’s address is: St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1344 White Oak Bottom Road, Toms River, NJ 08755; phone 732-505-6293 or 856-825- Archbishop-Metropolian Stefan Soroka, joined by the Rev. Ivan Turyk and parishioners of St. Stephen Church, at the 4826; e-mail, [email protected]; blessing of the rectory foundation. website, www. ststephenchurch.us. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Radoslav Zuk lectures at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art by Irene Antonovych CHICAGO – Radoslav Zuk, professor emeritus at McGill University in Montreal and a recipient of the Faculty of Engineering Ida and Samuel Fromson Award for Outstanding Teaching, presented a lecture on “Style and Cultural Identity in Ukrainian Architecture” at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art on Saturday, April 14. In his lecture, illustrated with slides, Prof. Zuk traced not only Ukrainian, but also world architecture to Greek and Roman times. The audience included many distinguished guests. Among them were Consul General Vasyl Korzachenko with his wife, Olha; Consul Oleh Shevchenko with his wife, Iryna; the chairperson of the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee, Marta Farion; John David Mooney and Barbara Jones from the John David Mooney Art Foundation with their guests from the Czech Republic; and George Kawka and George Sambirsky, architects who have been working on remodelling the UIMA. Oleh Kowerko, president of the UIMA, welcomed the guests and Nicholas Sawicki, Art Committee chair- man, introduced the distinguished speaker. Prof. Zuk was born in Lubachiv. He studied music in Graz, Austria, but turned to architecture and graduated with honors in this field from McGill University with the B.Arch. degree. He earned his M.Arch. degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. He won many prizes, among them the Lieutenant Governor’s Bronze Medal, the Dunlop Travelling At the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago (from left) are: Ukraine’s Consul General in Chicago Scholarship and the highest award for a graduation Vasyl Korzachenko and his wife, Olha, Orysia Antonovych, Radoslav Zuk, Consul Oleh Shevchenko with his design project in Canada, the Pilkington Travelling wife, Iryna, Marta Farion and UIMA President Oleh Kowerko. Scholarship. Recently he was awarded an honorary doc- torate by the Ukrainian Academy of Art in Kyiv. of architectural competitions, and has published articles Ukrainian Canadian Congress Centennial Medal and the Among many other projects, Prof. Zuk has designed on design theory, cultural aspects of architecture and on Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Governor nine Ukrainian churches in North America and one in the relationship between architecture, music and other General’s Medal for Architecture (co-recipient). Ukraine. Most of his projects were recognized in the arts. During his brief visit to Chicago, Prof. Zuk took an international architectural press. He has served on juries Among the many honors bestowed upon him are the architectural tour of the city.

Ukrainian bass Stefan Szkafarowsky feels at home in Miami by Oksana Piaseckyj other voices, lifting the Sunday worship Ukrainian Catholic Church and the form in many operas throughout the to a higher level. For six weeks the con- Ukrainian American Youth Association he world. He has traveled all over the globe: MIAMI – Many major performing gregation was blessed with his extraordi- was raised on values that never left him. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, artists are enveloped by a grandiose aura nary vocal presence. Mr. Szkafarowsky enjoys talking about Japan, Chile, Canada and all the major that automatically creates a barrier, ren- After the liturgy Mr. Szkafarowsky his upbringing and what brought him to cities of the United States. dering the unapproachable. Stefan mingled with parishioners, chatting about his stature as a leading bass with many He has performed at the City and Szkafarowsky completely removes that his ties to the Ukrainian community. opera companies throughout the world. Metropolitan Opera in New York, image with his unassuming, warm and Mr. Szkafarowsky began singing in Washington Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, very approachable personality. The opera Unlike others who have gained fame and various Ukrainian community concerts West Palm Beach Opera and, most recent- singer recently performed at the new a lifestyle that gives them excuses not to while growing up in Yonkers. He was ly, here in Miami at the Florida Grand Carnival Center for the Arts in Miami attend Ukrainian organizations or mingle told that he had a beautiful voice. So, at Opera. In June Mr. Szkafarowsky will be and the Broward Performing Arts Center with local Ukrainians, he loves his roots age 12, after seeing an opera with his sis- performing in “La Boheme” at the Lake in the role of the Old Hebrew in Camille and always comes to the local Ukrainian ter, he decided that he “could do that” George Opera in upstate New York. He Saint-Saens’ “Samson Et Dalila.” church or group in the city where he is and began his vocal training with Evhen returns to Miami next year to do “La A few weeks before Easter, Mr. performing. He feels at home and enjoys Krachno. He had his first major recital at Boheme” with the Florida Grand Opera. Szkafarowsky came to divine liturgy at the warmth and hospitality of his Carnegie Hall at age 17, with reviews The Ukrainian community in Miami the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian surroundings. exclaiming that he was phenomenal. awaits his return next year and is plan- Church in Miami and joined the church This natural affinity comes from his choir in singing the liturgical responses. upbringing in the Ukrainian community of With such applause Mr. Szkafarowsky ning a special concert with Mr. His strong and beautiful bass joined the Yonkers, N.Y. As a member of St. Michael ventured into a career with training in all Szkafarowsky singing operatic arias and aspects of opera with Madame Julia Ukrainian songs. Details will be Drobner. Soon he was engaged to per- announced when they become available. National deputy chosen as Yale World Fellow NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale The 2007 winners were chosen from a University President Richard Levin on pool of 970 applicants. Since its first year May 2 announced his university’s in 2002 the program has accepted 107 annual Yale World Fellows. Among the candidates from 66 different countries. chosen few was Andriy Shevchenko, a The 18 honored guests of Yale will national deputy in the Verkhovna Rada take part in a specialized seminar pro- of Ukraine. gram taught and led by the members of This program, unique among top- the faculty, attend regular classes and tier universities in the United States, meet with distinguished speakers such seeks to build a worldwide association as U.S. and foreign leaders. The uni- of emerging leaders and to increase versity covers all costs associated with international understanding. Once a the four-month program, and grants a year, a select group of accomplished $30,000 living stipend. individuals attends a four-month lead- Mr. Shevchenko, 30, is chairman of ership program at Yale University. the Free Speech Committee in In addition to Mr. Shevchenko, Ukraine’s Parliament. One of his goals among the 2007 fellows is a member is to create a system of public broad- of Parliament from Singapore, a news casting in Ukraine. Himself a veteran broadcaster from China, a policy advi- television journalist, Mr. Shevchenko sor to the Russian president, the chief helped establish Ukraine’s first 24-hour operating officer of the BBC’s New television station and became the Media unit, and a dramatist from “face” of the 2004 Orange Revolution Southeast Asia. for the channel’s viewers. Stefan Szkafarowsky in Florida. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 15 CONCERT NOTES: Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus inspires pride by Helen Smindak eagles” to rise against the Polish gentry. Alternating with somber and martial NEW YORK – Take 14 stalwart ban- works were such light-hearted pieces as durists (seated, each with a 60-string ban- “The Ash Trees,” a romantic story in dura on his knees), and 18 tenors, eight waltz tempo about lovers who plant ash basses and eight baritones. Stir in the trees to symbolize their future happiness dashing garb of Kozak warriors – long and love, and Kytasty’s lively, humorous topcoats (zhupany) over embroidered “The Girl Who Sold Her Heart,” about a shirts, gold sashes and wide-legged shar- maiden who sells her belongings to buy avary tucked into red boots. Add a hand- gifts for the young man she loves. some director who conducts with vitality The chorus turned to English for two and impressive skill. Blend well. works that embody American ideals – There you have it, the Ukrainian “Amazing Grace,” a work that matches Bandurist Chorus, an all-male instrumen- bandurist ideals of God, truth, freedom tal-vocal ensemble that has been capti- and human dignity, and “America, the vating audiences for decades with its Beautiful,” the song Americans equate songs and the harp-like music of the ban- with their national anthem. dura, the national instrument of Ukraine that’s been the voice of the country for A rousing finale centuries. A joyful song and dance piece “Play, With over 450 pieces in its repertoire, Kobzar” and the martial “Ukraine the troupe has visited 13 countries and March,” both Kytasty works, brought presented over 600 concerts since settling the program to a rousing finale. The A. Balaban in the United States almost 60 years ago. audience would not let the chorus leave Stopping in New York on May 6 dur- the stage, and a medley of sprightly folk Live in concert at the Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. ing a spring tour in New York State and songs was presented as an encore, draw- Ontario, the chorus gave a superb per- ing amazement and laughter as the med- acclaim. the chorus developed into a professional formance at Cooper Union’s Great Hall, ley built up in speed to a tongue-tripping Hryhory Kytasty, born in Kobeliaky, touring troupe; the bandura was refined stirring national pride and exhilaration in conclusion. Ukraine, was a member of the State and transformed from a folk to a classi- the near-capacity audience. Solo roles were very capably sung by Bandurist Kapelle (capella) of the cal instrument. There were cries of “bravo” and “bis, Raymond Beley, Theodore Bodnar, Ukrainian SSR from its inception in Bandurists were among Ukrainian bis” and several standing ovations as the Volodymyr Brechun, Markian Gowda, 1935, serving as concertmaster and assis- artists and intellectuals who were arrest- audience responded to the magnetism of Borys Kekish, Ihor Krislaty, Ihor tant director. Conscripted into the Red ed, exiled or executed during Stalin’s Ukrainian classics, memorable folk Kusznir, Oleh Moroz, Lubomyr Army in 1941, he was captured by the move to eradicate every remnant of songs and humorous ditties. So overpow- Pastuszenko, Andrij and Orest Germans but managed to escape and Ukrainian culture. Persecuted by both ering was the appeal of the chorus that Sklierenko, Andrij Soroka, Ihor Stasiuk, returned to Kyiv, where he founded the the Soviets and the Nazis in the 1930s the audience was willing to overlook a Lyubomyr Yakimiv, Taras Zakordonski Shevchenko State Bandurist Kapelle, and 1940s, the chorus eventually found few small errors in pitch and synchro- and John Zinchuk. reuniting many original members of the help from the Allied forces, who assisted nization. Maestro Mahlay, 34, is the youngest earlier Kapelle. the group’s members to emigrate to the The 48-member chorus appeared on director in the history of the chorus and Interned for a time in a Nazi concen- United States. the stage where Abraham Lincoln, an possibly its most charismatic. Striding tration camp, the director and the The troupe settled in the Detroit area, aspiring politician from Illinois who on stage with proud Kozak bearing, coat- Kapelle were subsequently allowed to where most members had to learn new came within five votes of becoming the tails flying, he bows to the audience and tour Western Europe. Emigrating to the skills in order to support their families, Republican Senator from Illinois, deliv- turns to face the chorus. There are dra- United States in 1949 with the ensemble, and many joined Detroit’s automotive ered the address “Right Makes Might” matic moments of silence as he makes renamed the Ukrainian Bandurist industry labor force. in 1860. Lincoln addressed the issues of eye contact with all sections of the cho- Chorus, Maestro Kytasty served as con- In 1950 the chorus embarked on its slavery and freedom in America; the rus, his arms go up briskly, and the per- ductor and director to 1954, from 1958 first North American concert tour, per- bandurists extolled the virtues of an formance begins. to 1959, and from 1967 to his death. forming in Canada’s western provinces. equally proud nation. Mr. Mahlay became artistic director He wrote countless original works, Its numerous tours have included two in In commemoration of the 100th and conductor in 1996 at the age of 26. A including the haunting instrumental Ukraine, which honored the chorus in anniversary of the birth of Hryhory magna cum laude graduate of Case piece “Homin Stepiv” (Echo of the 1992 with the Taras Shevchenko State Kytasty, the ensemble’s original and Western University with Phi Beta Kappa Steppes), and arrangements of folk Prize – the highest award given by the longest-reigning artistic director, the con- honors, he holds a bachelor of arts degree songs, and set to music the works of var- Ukrainian government for artistic cert included several Kytasty composi- in music history and literature. He has ious Ukrainian poets, including achievement. tions. “Zaporizhian March” told the story served as concertmaster of the University Shevchenko. A tireless propagator of the The chorus shared the stage at a 1957 of Kozaks going into battle against the Circle Chamber Orchestra, was a mem- bandura art, he taught courses and semi- festival in Toronto with movie actor Jack Turks; the instrumental work “Song- ber of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth nars on the bandura and founded the Palance, has been featured at the interna- Dance” underscored the beauty of ban- Orchestra, and has held the posts of choir Kobzarska Sich Summer Camp in tionally renowned Stratford Summer dura music. director at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Emlenton, Pa. Music Festival, and presented Bandura Directed by Oleh Mahlay, the chorus Christmas International with Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, The first chorus led off the program with a reverent per- music director of the Summer Bandura Metropolitan Opera soloist Paul Plishka. formance of the majestic “Cherubic Camp, and assistant conductor of the The first Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Chorus members, volunteering their Hymn” by Dmytro Bortniansky, one of the Parma Symphony Orchestra. formed in 1918 under the direction of time, come together from California, great masters of Ukrainian sacred music. His five recordings with the chorus, bandura virtuoso Vasyl Yemetz, had 15 Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, “The Testament” (Zapovit), a heart- including some of his own compositions members. During the 1920s, a period of New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and wrenching composition set to the words and arrangements, have earned artistic resurgence of Ukrainian arts and culture, the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Nova of Ukraine’s beloved bard, Taras Scotia and Ontario. Members are sec- Shevchenko, beseeching the Ukrainian ond-, third-, fourth- and even fifth-gener- people to arise, break the shackles of ation Ukrainians, and many young mem- tyranny and become a free nation, was bers, such as 16-year-old Mykola interpreted by the chorus with profound Murskyi, are the product of the UBC emotion and sorrow. summer camp. Teodozij Pryshlak, 79, is Epic ballads resonating with intensity the chorus’ oldest member. Five recent told the story of Bayda (Dmytro immigrants from Ukraine are chorus Vyshnevetsky), the first Kozak otaman in members. Ukrainian history, and of Kozak Nechay. The New York performance was Bayda was captured by the Turks but assisted by donations from the Self outwitted his captors and shot the Reliance New York Federal Credit Turkish Sultan with a bow and arrow. Union, and the Ukrainian National Kozak leader Nechay protected the Federal Credit Union and SUMA Ukrainian peasantry from the Polish (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union. nobility. The stories were recounted Following intermission, concert narrator through remarkable instrumental pas- Zenon Krislaty, who made announce- sages and robust vocalizing. ments in impeccable Ukrainian and Reflecting the history of a nation torn English, informed the audience that apart by avaricious neighbors, the chorus Yaroslava Bilyk of New York City had lamented the Ukrainian people’s fate of just donated $5,000 to assist the chorus bondage and serfdom in the mournful in its endeavors. “The Clouds are Rising.” The triumphant After a June 2 concert in Chicago, the “Song of the Haydamaky” described the chorus will take a break until October liberation of the city of Chyhyryn by 19, when it kicks off a 10-day tour that Kozaks who gathered “with the speed of Maestro Oleh Mahlay and the bandurists acknowledge the audience’s applause. begins in Detroit. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Chornobyl as cited in North American popular songs is topic of Winnipeg lecture WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Is there a you a story that happened in April of 1986” Dr. Hlynka readily admitted that there out of control; it is synonymous with canon of Chornobyl songs in North as a Chornobyl narrative akin to Ukrainian is no evidence that any of the composers concern for the ecology of our planet. America? Making the case for its exis- “dumy.” He also found the Chornobyl and performers of popular music had any He argued nevertheless that the phe- tence was Dr. Denis Hlynka at a lecture motif in The Tea Merchants, a group from awareness of the importance of the geo- nomenon of creating songs about series sponsored by Oseredok Ukrainian the United Kingdom performing Celtic graphic and political dimension of the Chornobyl from the outside, from Cultural and Educational Center on April music and their song “Chernobyl” (1986), Chornobyl disaster to Ukraine and the beyond Ukraine, brings Ukraine into the 26, the 21st anniversary of the Chornobyl as well as the USA Klezmer group Brave Ukrainian nation. Chornobyl in these global village. That, surely, is a good nuclear disaster. Old World with its song “Chernobyl.” songs is a symbol for technology gone thing, he added. Dr. Hlynka, acting director of the Dr. Hlynka said he likes to identify Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at protest singers as “displaced bandurists,” the University of Manitoba, together with disbursing the story of Chornobyl. As Dr. Robert Klymasz, has been researching examples, he cited the Canadian CONCERT REVIEW: Solomiya Ivakhiv the impact of the Chornobyl nuclear dis- punk/grunge group Silent Scream and aster on North American music makers their song “Chornobyl Experience” writ- and the recording industry. Their findings ten by Andrew Dragan and William debuts in New York at Ukrainian Institute showed that Chornobyl resonates in many Lento, and the American thrash metal by Bohdan Markiw Ivakhiv produced an attractively soft different genres of Western music. group Screaming Headless Torsos and tone in the expositions, although she Using the image of Shevchenko’s “Chernobyl Firebirds.” NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Institute opted for powerful sound in obbligato “perebendia,” Dr. Hlynka drew an analogy Finally, Dr. Hlynka took a brief look at of America concluded its musical season segments, perhaps to highlight her debut. between the “kobzar” or “bandurist” as an jazz and classical music. In jazz he cited with a successful performance on April Next came Maurice Ravel’s Sonata entertainer and the teller of stories, docu- “Children of Chornobyl” by Ukrainian 14 by two women, Solomiya Ivakhiv (1927), which allowed Ms. Ivakhiv to menting social issues and historical events, Canadian John Stetch. He pointed out (violin) and Angelina Gadeliya (piano). establish herself as a virtuoso with a and American folk singers. His examples some depth of field in classical music They both belong to a new generation of wide variety of technical skills and to of the Chornobyl theme in folk ranges from with examples such as Dennis Eberhard’s highly educated young artists who give present a work of Gaelic (read: Spanish) Canadian Bruce Cockburn and “Radium “Prometheus Wept” (1998, for orchestra), hope for further development of Ukrainian sensuousness and African rhythm. The Rain” (1986) to American Richard Hayes Nancy Van de Vate’s “Chernobyl” (1987, musical life. Their concert included sonatas middle movement, “Blues,” is the most Phillips and his “Chernobyl” (1986) to Paul for orchestra) and Laryssa Kuzmenko’s by Mozart, Ravel and Liatoshynsky. challenging part to perform in terms of Simon (Rhythm of the Saints) and his “In Memoriam” (1997, for piano), among The program started with Mozart’s an ensemble. It is based on ragtime with “Can’t run but” (1990), among others. others. He mentioned in passing Roman Sonata in G major in two movements. It a characteristic rhythm-and-blues tone; Dr. Hlynka said he sees Kristin Lems’ Hurko’s “Liturgy” (2001) dedicated to is a favorable piece to start, allowing a free rhythm and loose melodies demand song that begins with the words “I’ll tell victims of Chornobyl. violinist an opportunity to warm up. Ms. from the performers simultaneous ease and tight command of their instruments. The violinist successfully achieved a melodic looseness with a rich blues sound. In the other two movements, she demonstrated her passionate tempera- ment through pizzicato “guitar chords,” produced a deep throaty sound with her bow, and finished all the elements in full control of the work’s fabric and the piano accompaniment. In the second part of the program, the audience heard a 1926 Sonata by Ukrainian Neoclassic Liatoshynsky. I have very little doubt that Ms. Gadeliya was instrumental in choosing this work, as she is known for propagating Liatoshynsky’s music. She interested Ms. Ivakhiv in the value of this work, which in conjunction with Trio and Second Quartet, had been performed since the 1930s in Europe and South America, sparkling the interest of various instrumentalists toward the Ukrainian composer’s chamber music. Liatoshynsky is perhaps the first Ukrainian composer to write music in the sound of the 20th century. His composi- tions are characterized by special emo- tional saturation, perfect form, interesting thematic content and richness of harmon- ic language. The part of the violin is addi- tionally enriched with double stops. Ms. Ivakhiv showed mature musicali- ty and performed the Sonata with rhap- sodic lyricism, confident and beautiful sound, and intoned double stops. She has technical skills, as well as an understand- ing of the composer’s style. The last item on the program was Schumann’s Piano Trio in D minor. Michael Haas, a reliable cellist, a gradu- ate of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute, joined the two women for this perform- ance. Their performance reflected strong romantic passion, and their efforts were revealed in the trio’s surmounting of the score’s technical difficulties. The performance was smooth, con- templative and sophisticated. The strings used wide vibrato to produce a warm, seductive sound. The clarity of the punc- tuated rhythm of Scherzo (the second movement labeled “lively, but not too fast,” in German) invariably enchanted the audience. The Finale, performed “with Fire” according to the composer’s directions, ran through the room with passion and excitement. In the end, the performers were rewarded by enthusias- tic applause and multiple calls of “Bravo!” from the audience. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21

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adviser, Ihor Pukshyn, said in a commen- Constitutional Court... tary issued on April 17, that “The CC (Continued from page 2) does not exist as an institution in Tymoshenko Bloc, allied with Mr. Ukraine.” Mr. Pukshyn said there was no Yushchenko, tried to physically prevent quorum on the court after the dismissal CC judges from entering the court, and of three judges. Furthermore, he said, the judges managed to reach their work- four CC judges were on sick leave. One place only thanks to intervention from of those four, Dmytro Lylak, resigned riot police. Since then, crowds of from the CC on May 21. Ukraine’s main- Yanukovych supporters have been watch- stream media have interpreted this as the ing the entrances to the court, which beginning of an exodus of pro- Elaine Yurchak Ropke prompted their rivals to accuse them of Yushchenko judges from the CC. putting psychological pressure on the On May 18, the head of the judges. Presidential Secretariat, Viktor Baloha, March 31, 1915 – May 17, 2007 On May 1 Mr. Yushchenko issued a declared, “After the appointment of decree dismissing Judge Stanik. He also Pshenychnyi as acting chief judge of the dismissed two other CC judges, Valerii CC, no ruling of this court can be legiti- With deep sadness the family of Elaine Yurchak Ropke informs our Pshenychnyi and Volodymyr Ivaschenko, mate.” On the same day, Mr. community of her passing into eternity. She was born in Brooklyn, on April 30 and May 10, respectively, Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine party issued a N.Y. and passed away in Pittsburgh, PA. All her life she was active in “for breaching the oath” of office. The statement urging the Procurator General’s Ukrainian American organiztions and sang with the Combined Office to launch criminal proceedings CC issued a statement on May 10, com- Ukrainian Choir of New York and New Jersey as well as the Schola plaining of pressure. It expressed concern against the judges who had been dis- over the dismissal of the three judges, as missed by Mr. Yushchenko. Mr. Cantorm in New York City. Her parents, Nicholas and Mary Yurchak, well as over a bill registered in parlia- Pshenychnyi complained to journalists came to the U.S. in 1901 from Ukraine and were founding members of ment – dominated by Yanukovych sup- on May 21 that state guards, acting on St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City in 1905. Her porters on April 30 and May 10 respec- instructions from the Presidential father was the first cantor and choir director of that church. tively – providing for the dismissal of Secretariat, had tried to prevent him from five CC judges who are perceived to be entering the CC building. backing Mr. Yushchenko. Also on May 21, President Parastas was held Sunday, May 20, at Kunsak Funeral Home in On May 15-17 two courts located in Yushchenko turned to a district court in Pittsburgh. The funeral was held the next day at St. George Ukrainian Mr. Yanukovych’s Donbas stronghold Kyiv suggesting that the Constitutional Catholic Church in Pittsburgh with her son officiating. Burial was in invalidated the dismissals of the three Court should be banned from ruling on Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, N.Y. judges by the president. The Presidential legal cases. This may be the beginning of Secretariat has lodged appeals. But one the end of the current Constitutional She leaves behind in sorrow her of the three, Mr. Pshenychnyi, became Court of Ukraine. acting chief judge of the CC on May 17, sons Rev. Canon Dr. John Ropke of Pittsburgh when CC Chief Judge Ivan Dombrovsky Sources: Interfax-Ukraine, April 4, Richard Ropke of Tamarac and Port Charlotte, Florida finally resigned. (He had tendered his May 10; UNIAN, April 10; Channel 5, nieces Katherine Szmagala of Brecksville, Ohio resignation for the first time immediately April 18, 24, May 18; ITAR-TASS, May Marion Ford of Jacksonville, Florida after Mr. Yushchenko’s April 2 18; Ukrayinska Pravda, May 10, 17, 21. Parliament dissolution decree, complain- ing of pressure, but not specifying who The article above is reprinted from She is also survived by three grandchildren and three great grand- was pressuring him.) Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission children and family in Staryi Sambir, Ukraine This angered the Presidential from its publisher, the Jamestown Secretariat. Mr. Yushchenko’s legal Foundation, www.jamestown.org. May she rest in peace

Friends are invited to join his family in attending a mass, commemorating the Late

Maestro Jurij Solovij,

on the 40th day of his demise

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. at It is with great sadness we announce the death of our Beloved Wife, Mother, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Grandmother and Aunt, 219 President St. Passaic, NJ 07055, MARTA KOKOLSKA followed by a panakhda at 9:15 a.m. MUSIJTSCHUK, Masestro is survived by his beloved widow, Liselotte former soloist with New York City Opera and long-time performer at Ukrainian musical concerts. Son Jurij with wife Irene Marta Musijtschuk, 83, died on Monday, April 16, 2007. Born March 25, 1924 in Stryi, Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Mykola and Nadia and grandchildren Brandt and Alexis Kokolska.

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Valerii Pshenychnyi, Suzanna Stanik and Russian Orthodox Churches reunite Rice discussed delicate issues in the diffi- NEWSBRIEFS Volodymyr Ivaschenko – accusing them of cult relationship between the two countries MOSCOW – Russian Orthodox (Continued from page 2) a “breach of oath,” but they were reported- and agreed to soften the increasingly ly reinstated in their jobs by a court ruling Patriarch Aleksy II on May 17 signed a aggressive rhetoric between Moscow and tery of the victims of political repressions. Canonical Communion Act with the leader Commemorating that terrible tragedy, each last week. The 18-member Constitutional Washington. Speaking after the meeting, Court needs a quorum of 12 judges to hold of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of us remembers this sorrowful and holy Metropolitan Lavr, at a solemn ceremony place,” the president said, urging the nation legitimate sessions. Its rulings are legally said that Mr. Putin “supported the under- binding if they are endorsed by at least 10 in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, standing by the American side that rhetoric to learn its history, as “it is only possible to Russian and Western news agencies report- speak about the future through the prism of judges. The Constitutional Court is current- in public exchanges should be toned down, ly reviewing presidential decrees of April 2 ed. The ceremony, timed to coincide with and we should focus on concrete issues,” the historical truth.” The next day Mr. Ascension Day, reunited the Russian Yushchenko signed a decree proclaiming a and April 26 dissolving the Verkhovna Reuters reported. Interfax quoted Mr. Rada and calling for early elections. Orthodox Church with the Church that split Lavrov as stressing that Dr. Rice and Mr. Day of Memory for Victims of Political off following the Bolshevik Revolution, Repression to be marked on the third (RFE/RL Newsline) Putin agreed that Russian-U.S. relations after the leader of the Russian Orthodox “should not become an hostage of electoral Sunday of May. Victims of Stalin’s repres- President insists on early elections Church at the time, Patriarch Sergy, sion of the 1930s and 1940s were buried in cycles, that are about to start in both coun- declared the Church’s loyalty to the tries.” However, both refused to give any the woods in the vicinity of the village of KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Communist government. Patriarch Aleksy Bykivnia. In 2000-2004 it was established said at a forum of investors in Kyiv on May ground over some of the most delicate called the ceremony “a historic event that issues, including U.S. plans to build a mis- that the Bykivnia graves constitute the 18 that pre-term parliamentary elections will will liquidate the tragic consequences of largest burial place of victims of political be staged earlier than in October, UNIAN sile-defense shield in Central Europe. the civil war,” the Associated Press report- (RFE/RL Newsline) repression. Scholars estimate that 100,000 reported. The Party of the Regions, led by ed. Leaders of the New York-based Russian to 120,000 persons were buried there dur- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, has sug- Orthodox Church Abroad flew to Moscow U.S.: press freedom shrinks in Russia ing 1936-1941. (Ukrinform) gested October as the most probable period for the event. President Vladimir Putin for early polls. Mr. Yushchenko’s decree of MOSCOW – Two U.S.-based non- Constitutional Court chairman resigns attended the ceremony before leaving for April 26 scheduled snap elections for June Samara for a summit with European Union governmental organizations and the U.S. KYIV – Constitutional Court Chairman 24. “The elections will not be held in leaders. Patriarch Aleksy said Mr. Putin, an State Department have warned that press Ivan Dombrovskyi has resigned and his October, we should not play with this [idea]. Orthodox believer, has strongly supported freedom is diminishing in Russia, The duties have been entrusted to Judge Valerii We need a rapid and democratic reaction to the reconciliation and gave him a folding Moscow Times reported on May 3. In a Pshenychnyi, Ukrainian media reported on the crisis,” Mr. Yushchenko said. “[Ukraine] icon of the Trinity, Interfax reported. The report issued on May 2, the Committee to May 17, quoting the court’s press service. will surprise Europe and the world by how Russian Orthodox Church has recovered Protect Journalists put Russia on a list of Mr. Pshenychnyi was appointed to the wisely and correctly, with respect to the some of its old influence since the break-up 10 press-freedom backsliders that also Constitutional Court in January 2003 by political realities and without even a hint of a of the Soviet Union in 1991 and is a firm includes Azerbaijan, Cuba, Pakistan, former President Leonid Kuchma, and dis- forcible scenario, it can hold fair pre-term supporter of the new Russian state. The Egypt, Morocco, Thailand and several missed by President Viktor Yushchenko on parliamentary elections,” the Ukrainian pres- connection of the Russian Orthodox African countries. Russia ranked third- April 30. Earlier in May, Mr. Yushchenko ident added. Meanwhile, Verkhovna Rada Church with the state has been very strong worst, better than Ethiopia. A press-free- sacked two other judges of the Chairman Oleksander Moroz said at a con- historically. A spokesman for the Russian dom report released by Freedom House on Constitutional Court, Suzanna Stanik and ference of legal experts in Kyiv the same Orthodox Church Abroad, Archpriest May 1 placed Russia between Azerbaijan Volodymyr Ivaschenko. Ukrainian media day that early elections in Ukraine can be Aleksandr Lebedev, has likewise stressed and Brunei near the bottom of a list of 195 reported that earlier this week, a district staged no sooner than in November, and his Church’s devotion to “Russianness,” countries. Russia fell six places from last court in Donetsk ruled to suspend the presi- only after the introduction of amendments to Interfax reported. (RFE/RL Newsline) year to the 165th spot. The U.S. State dential decrees dismissing Judges the Constitution. (RFE/RL Newsline) Department issued a report on April 30 Pshenychnyi and Stanik. The presidential Ukraine’s government debt decreases calling Russia one of the worst violators of Belarus fails to win Rights Council seat administration subsequently challenged this media freedom, together with Afghanistan, KYIV – The government debt of Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, the Philippines ruling in a higher court and had it annulled. UNITED NATIONS – The United Ukraine as of March 31 decreased to But then another district court, in Luhansk Nations General Assembly on May 17 and Venezuela. The Moscow Times quoted $15.232 billion (U.S.) from $15.752 billion Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Oblast, reportedly passed a ruling suspend- elected Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as of the previous month. The Ministry of ing Mr. Yushchenko’s decrees on the dis- to the U.N. Human Rights Council, thus Political Studies, which is closely linked to Finance reported that the debt had the Kremlin, as saying that judgments of missal of Judges Pshenychnyi, Stanik, and blocking Belarus’s bid to obtain a seat on decreased because of a reduction in direct Ivaschenko, thus apparently reinstating the 47-member body, international media foreign organizations about press freedom foreign debt, which had decreased in March in Russia “are inadequate and based on a them as judges of the Constitutional Court. reported. International human rights groups to $9.377 billion from $9.772 billion, while “Just like any other Ukrainian citizen, I had campaigned for weeks to prevent the phobia of Russia as a superpower.” the internal debt decreased to $3.204 billion (RFE/RL Newsline) understand that Pshenychnyi, fired by a election of Belarus after the Eastern from $3.207 billion. (Ukrinform) decree of [President Yushchenko], can be European group submitted only Belarus Bush: Russia needs “better way” neither the chairman nor the acting chair- and Slovenia for the two seats from that Chornobyl shelter to be built man of the Constitutional Court,” said region. “Belarus has an appalling human WASHIINGTON – U.S. President KYIV – The building of a new shelter Viacheslav Kyrylenko, leader of the pro- rights record,” Urmi Shah, a spokeswoman George W. Bush said in an interview with over the stricken reactor at the Chornobyl presidential Our Ukraine bloc, told for the New York-based group Human Reuters in Washington on May 21 that his nuclear power plant will soon begin, it Interfax-Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) Rights Watch, told RFE/RL. “In January of “message to [Russian President] Vladimir was reported by Minister of Emergency this year, the [UN’s] special rapporteur on Putin is there’s a better way forward” Constitutional Court judge resigns Situations Nestor Shufrych on April 25. Belarus, Adrian Severin, noted that the toward democracy than what Russia is cur- He did not, however, provide an exact government had failed absolutely to coop- rently doing. Mr. Bush added that Mr. Putin KYIV – Constitutional Court Judge date for the beginning of the new con- erate with the UN’s human rights mecha- “thinks they’ve got a democracy emerging Dmytro Lylak has tendered his resignation, struction. The minister noted that the nisms,” Ms. Shah said. Western countries there in Russia. Obviously there’s a lot of Ukrainian media reported on May 21, quot- process of submitting tenders was under ing Presidential Secretariat Chairman persuaded Bosnia to enter the campaign suspicion [abroad] about that, and I look way and that he expected to make an Viktor Baloha. Mr. Lylak was appointed to earlier this week. “We were particularly forward to continuing to talk to him as to announcement soon. (Ukrinform) the Constitutional Court by President concerned about Belarus. Some have called why he thinks his country is on the path to Viktor Yushchenko in November 2006. it the last dictatorship in Europe,” said U.S. Rice sees no Cold War with Russia democracy. It looks like at times it’s not to Constitutional Court Chairman Ivan Ambassador to the U.N. Zalmay Khalilzad, me.” Mr. Bush said that he would also tell Dombrovskyi stepped down last week. speaking to journalists after Belarus lost the MOSCOW – U.S. Secretary of State the Russian president that “your interests Since April, Mr. Yushchenko has sacked seat to Bosnia in the second round of vot- Condoleezza Rice met on May 14 with lie in the West, and we ought to be working three other Constitutional Court judges – ing. (RFE/RL Newsline) Russian First Vice Prime Minister Sergei together in a collaborative way.” Mr. Bush Ivanov to discuss bilateral and international noted that “people in [the Russian] govern- issues; Mr. Ivanov’s secretariat described ment harbor suspicions about our intention those talks as “informal.” Arriving in [regarding missile defense], and I was try- ORTHODONTIST Moscow on May 14, Dr. Rice told journal- ing to allay those suspicions [by sending ists it is not an easy time for U.S.-Russian several top U.S. officials to Moscow relations, but she insisted that the tensions recently]. But there is a lot of tension with Dr. Daniel A. Kuncio do not amount to a new Cold War. “I don’t Russia, particularly with Europe now, that throw around terms like ‘new Cold War,’” Russia is using her energy and denying Ñ. чÌËÎÓ é. äÛ̈¸Ó she was quoted as saying by Russian and market access to different countries, for international news agencies. “It is a big, example, [to] Polish meat [exports].” He complicated relationship, but it is not one added that he still is close to Mr. Putin per- Specialist, Child and Adult Orthodontics that is anything like the implacable hostility sonally but described U.S.-Russian rela- Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics that really did lead to zero-sum politics tions as “complex.” Speaking at the May 9 between the United States and the Soviet Victory Day ceremonies, Mr. Putin com- Union. If you look at the actual facts on the pared the United States to Adolf Hitler’s • Certified and Published in Invisalign®• ground and you look at the level of cooper- Third Reich. Russian state-run television • Complimentary Consultation • ation that we have had on North Korea, on subsequently commented that “the victory Iran, if you look at the WTO agreement once again will be ours.” Britain’s The • Most Insurances Accepted • that we’ve signed with Russia ... it just Economist noted on May 18 that Russian • Three New York City locations • doesn’t accord with some of the rhetoric “hatred of America gives cover for growing that does sometimes come out,” she added. authoritarianism, nationalism, and concen-

WWW.KUNCIOORT HODONTICS.COM During an hourlong meeting at Russian tration of money and power in the hands of BAYSIDE • UPPER WEST SIDE • TRIBECA President Vladimir Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo former and present members of the security residence on May 15, Mr. Putin and Dr. services.” (RFE/RL Newsline) No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 21

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Artists donate work to UACCNJ Chicago Business and Professional Group visits University of Chicago Oriental Institute by George Hrycelak 10th century, written by a Khazarian- Jewish community and brought from CHICAGO – The Ukrainian Business Egypt. These documents contain texts and Professional Group of Chicago (UBPG) mentioning the word “Kyiv” and relating visited the Oriental Institute Museum at the certain names indicating Ukrainian ances- University of Chicago campus on Sunday, try. Dr. Golb related the fascinating detec- March 18, to hear Prof. Norman Golb dis- tive process in deciphering and validating cuss the state of Khazar scholarship and the texts, placing them in historical per- recent archeological finds in Ukraine. spective, and broadening the historical The UBPG, under the capable leader- diversity of 10th century Ukraine. ship of Anna Mostovych and her team, In concluding his presentation, Prof. holds regular meetings of interest to Golb described his recent trip to the entrepreneurs and professionals covering National University of Kyiv Mohyla a variety of intellectual and informative Academy, showing several photographs topics. On occasion, guest speakers are of the academy’s campus. invited from out-of-town, but local talent Prior to Prof. Golb’s lecture, the UBPG is not overlooked and is often found group of nearly 40 guests toured the presti- among the prestigious institutions of gious Oriental Institute Museum, observing business and higher learning in Chicago. the range of ancient Middle Eastern history Prof. Golb has studied and published with an eye to current developments in the numerous books and scholarly articles of area of today’s Tigris and Euphrates. Jewish history, including a book authored At the close of the tour and lecture, the WHIPPANY, N.J. – St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church held its annual jointly with the late Prof. Omeljan Pritsak group retired to Medici’s on East 57th Easter bazaar for the first time here at its new home: the Ukrainian American of Harvard University, titled “Khazarian Street for a well-deserved meal and Cultural Center of New Jersey. The event, held on April 1, attracted a variety of ven- Hebrew Documents of the Tenth Century.” opportunity to discuss the day’s academic dors who sold art works, pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), folk crafts, jewelry, pho- Prof. Golb informed the listeners about and historical ponderings amid a friendly tographs, baked goods, etc. Among the artists who came to display and sell their a collection of ancient documents from the and collegiate atmosphere. works were Myron and Maria Bokalo, with their Trypillian-style ceramics. They were approached by Christine Kryzaniwsky, head of the Campus and Building Design and Standards Committee at the UACCNJ, who asked if they were willing to donate one of their pieces to the center. “The idea was to have local artists donate their works to the UACCNJ, where they would be on display to the public,” explained Mrs. Kryzaniwsky. Above, Myron (left) and Maria Bokalo (right) present one of their creations to Mrs. Kryzaniwsky and Victor Hatala, chairman of the UACCNJ board of directors. The piece is to hang at the UACCNJ, facing the main entrance into the building. The Bokalos have been creating Trypillian-style ceramics for more than 30 years. (For more about the couple and their work, log on to www.trypillian.com.) Violinist Vasyl Popadiuk featured at Cabaret Night in Philadelphia by Andrea Porytko Zharovsky “Cranes,” “Somewhere,” ‘Real Gypsy,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Carpathian “… A three dimensional palate of Hoedown,” “Cloud” and “Those Were architecture and penitent mathematical the Days,” Vasyl Popadiuk and Papa precision, the violin is unique in its ability Duke provided expressive nuances and to influence emotion through sound. The harmonic subtleties with contrasts George Hrycelak promise of its haunting, perfectly played between slow and fast, high and low President Anna Mostovych of the Ukrainian Business and Professional Group of notes, echo somewhere in the deepest positions, pizzicato and arco. Chicago greets Prof. Norman Golb at the Oriental Institute.” chasms of the heart and soul. Within its In the second set, something truly mag- structure, the violin bears the inherent ical took place. With exaggerated vibrato, temperament of human emotion, yet with a heart-stopping chromatic runs and a rate longing no human voice, no pen, no of acceleration in songs like “Around the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art sweeping stroke of the brush could ever World,” “Dark Eyes,” “Tango,” “Sun,” produce…” (Violin Making, Will Sullivan) “Romance,” “Mina de Carnaval,” “Lark” holds successful fund-raising auction and “Czardash,” guests could close their JENKINTOWN, Pa. – Decorated to eyes and be transported to a gypsy camp CHICAGO – The third annual fund- auctioned items, attendees enjoyed live evoke a carefree gypsy spirit, the where they could almost smell their raising auction at the Ukrainian Institute entertainment and a buffet. Cocktails for the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural campfire and feel the music luring, tempt- of Modern Art in Chicago was held on event were provided by Charles Franco. Center set the mood for its April 21 ing and inviting them to dance. April 21. The event, originally conceived The auction committee members Cabaret Night featuring Vasyl Popadiuk Mr. Popadiuk energized the UECC by Olenka Pryma, UIMA’s vice-president, included Lialia Kuchma, Ms. Pryma, and his musical group Papa Duke. with his passionate performance. The had a very successful turnout with nearly Orysia Cardosso, Kalyna Pomirko, Dimmed lights, exotic layering of guests of the UECC, in turn, responded 100 attendees. Christine Sobol and Alla Ostapenko. The gypsy scarves, elaborate candle arrange- by stamping their feet and clapping their The auction is held in the spring of evening was generously supported by ments and coins scattered on each table hands hoping to influence and “bribe” each year at the UIMA and has gained a both members and friends of the institute. were a feast for the eyes. Gypsies Mr. Popadiuk and the members of Papa reputation as a venue for those seeking Proceeds from the event will support “worked” the room, greeting guests of the Duke by refueling them, and providing the opportunity to purchase modern art UIMA’s remodeling efforts in 2007. concert, one of many upcoming events them with yet more inspiration to return by well-known Ukrainian artists such as intended to benefit the UECC Building to the stage for two encores. Aka Pereyma, Jacques Hnizdovsky and * * * Renovation Fund. The cocktail hour gave Papa Duke comprises Stan Fomin on Evhen Prokopov. The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art guests an opportunity to mingle and buy keyboards, Victor Khomenko on bass, More traditional items such as appetizers or drinks at the bar. David West on guitar and Frank Botos on Ukrainian textiles, embroidery and was created to preserve and promote the Mr. Popadiuk became a storyteller on drums. ceramics were also auctioned. Local knowledge and appreciation of contempo- stage. Dark and brooding with the sorrow Playing key roles in the evening’s suc- businesses make donations to the auction rary Ukrainian art and culture. It has of displacement and prejudice, then sud- cess were: Laryssa Krywusha, chair of the as well, gift certificates for various serv- served as an artistic anchor in Chicago’s denly carefree and soaring with the love organizing committee; Marijka Cyhan, ices are offered for bidding. West Town community for more than 30 of unfettered life, he tantalized listeners master of ceremonies; Phil Forchelli of This years’ auction was conducted as years, providing world-class art exhibi- with his version of expressive lyricism of City Entertainment Systems; Loj Designs; both a silent and live auction with the tions, concerts, literary readings, and edu- gypsy world fusion music. Oksana Ivanowych Catering; and the col- live auction conducted by auction com- cational and cultural exchanges. He captured emotion as a narrative orful “Gypsy” Voloshky dancers. mittee chair Luba Markewycz, longtime The UIMA is located at 2320 W. bringing incredible intensity and techni- All proceeds from the April 21 UIMA executive committee member and Chicago Ave.; telephone, 773-227-5522. cal brilliance to each song. Performing Cabaret Night are designated for the chair of education. The institute is open Wednesday through such classics in the first set like “Hutsul,” UECC Building Renovation Fund. In addition to the opportunity to purchase Sunday, noon-4 p.m. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Ukrainian National Foundation in support of Soyuzivka presents the

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his father his biggest influence along retirement to race with her sister, first start- Son joins father with coaches Angelo Izzo and Fernando Sisters compete ed racing with the Ukrainian Carpathian Rossi. During the summer after his soph- Ski Club, as did her little sister Tania. in Hall of Fame omore year, Dr. Palydowycz was selected in skiing’s Bodefest Tania Ripnick placed second after the CLIFTON, N.J. – Dr. Severin B. to be one of two non-Italian citizens to BRETTON WOODS, N.H. – Olena first run, running 2/10ths of a second Palydowycz joined his father, Severin M. play on the Fraina Town Team in the and Tania Ripnick joined forces on April behind the leader. She overtook her com- Palydowycz, on April 15 as the first Province of Chieti Summer Tournament 14th at the third annual Bodefest, a chari- petitor in the second run and won the father and son to be inducted into the in Italy, which he said opened his eyes to ty fund-raiser run by Bode Miller, U.S. overall race by over a second. She is cur- Clifton High School Athletic Hall of that level of play. and world champion skier and Olympic rently on the University of Vermont ski Fame. Looking back, Dr. Palydowycz medalist, at Bretton Woods. team and trains in Austria. The younger Palydowycz, who was recalled the camaraderie that was built The sisters came to win and didn’t dis- Tania Ripnick has been accepted to honored for his achievements in Soccer amongst the players, the leadership role appoint. Their team of four included study slalom technique with Schild Race, and Golf, was the first freshman in CHS he played as senior captain and the Dave Chaffee, a former pro racer, and whose first student is Marlies Schild history to make varsity team. Other hon- responsibility that helped him grow Bryce Edwards, a former Junior World Cup winner and slalom-winning ors included being a three-time All beyond the sport as a person. Olympian. Team Greene from Windham record-breaker of all time in Austria. County and two-time All State winner, After playing for CHS, Dr. put in a strong showing and finished Tania Ripnick plans to continue her quest two-time leading scorer, team MVP, sen- Palydowycz played varsity soccer for third overrall. for personal best in the world of competi- ior captain, national scholar athlete and Brown University, becoming the only Olena Ripnick, who came out of race tive alpine ski racing. Star-Ledger Athlete of the Week. player of his generation to play every The elder Palydowycz, who was game of his four-year career. In that inducted into the CHS Hall of Fame in capacity, he earned All Ivy and All New 1972, started the soccer program at CHS England section honors, led the league in in the mid-1960s, coaching the team for scoring in 1984 and became captain in many years. 1985. Dr. Palydowycz learned the game of Currently, Dr. Palydowycz resides in soccer on the streets as he grew up in the Goshen, N.Y., and is a practicing oph- Athenia section of Clifton, with many thalmologist with offices in Middletown, other Ukrainians, Slovaks and Poles in N.Y., and Milford, Pa., and continues to the neighborhood. Dr. Palydowycz calls coach soccer and hockey.

The Ripnick sisters, Olena (left) and Tania (right) at the Bodefest ski races with (from left) Dave Chaffee, Bode Miller and Bryce Edwards.

The Ukrainian Weekly announces a special section Congratulations,Graduates!Congratulations,Graduates! Every year tens of thousands of students throughout North America receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at colleges and universities, Dr. Severin B. Palydowycz (center) is flanked by his father and his son, and sur- cresting a pinnacle of personal achievement. rounded by family and friends who attended his induction into the Clifton High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Ukrainian Weekly’s special section – Congratulations, Graduates! – offers readers of The Ukrainian Weekly the opportunity to place a note congratulating family members and dear friends on Wins long jump event for Rutgers team their recent achievements. This annual section will be published on July 8, 2007.

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Tennis Boxing Garry after a combination from Cycling Dzinziruk sent Nascimento across the • Ukrainian tennis player Tatiana • Over 280 boxers from 25 countries ring and through the ropes. • Over 1,200 cyclists participated in the Perebyinis and Russian Vera Dushevina attended the seventh international tourna- “All-Ukrainian Day of Bicycle” in down- beat Russians Elena Likhovtseva and ment at the Sports Palace in Kyiv on Weightlifting town Kyiv, according to Arina Elena Vesnina (7-5, 3-6, tiebreak 9-2) on April 23. The event was sponsored by the Ukrainian weightlifter Olha Korobka Kuropatkina, the organizer of the event. May 7 to win the doubles Women’s Klitschko brothers and was organized by won the over 75 kg division of the The event started at the Arch of the Tennis Association championship in the Family Youth and Sports Ministry, European Weightlifting Championship in Friendhip of Peoples and ended on St. Warsaw and claim a prize of $600,000. the Ministry of Defense, Kyiv City Strasbourg, France, with 133 kg (setting a Michael’s Square. The aim of the event is In singles, Olena Bodnarenko reached Administration, the Brothers Klitschko new record) in the snatch and 160 kg in to demonstrate the advantages of travel- the final against Belgian Justine Henin, Fund and the Volodymyr Zolotariov the clean and jerk, to win a gold medal, as ling by bicycle rather than by car and to but lost in two sets (6-1, 6-3). The Boxing Club, as reported by Ukrinform reported by Ukrinform on April 23. Yulia urge the authorities of Kyiv to create bet- Women’s Tennis Association ranked on April 23. Representing Ukraine were Dovhan won the bronze medal in the same ter conditions for cyclists. Event partici- Olena Bodnarenko 25th, Yulia Vakulenko Artem Dalakian, Heorhii Chahariev, category. Nataliya Trotsenko won gold in pants also called on their colleagues to get 34th, and Kateryna Bodnarenko 46th, as Oleksander Kliuchko, Ismail Silakh, the 53 kg division with 86 kg in the reported by Ukrinform on May 21. to their workplaces by bicycle on May 21. Serhii Pyvovarenko and Viacheslav snatch, third in the clean and jerk with 100 • Tatiana Perebyinis beat Petra On May 24, 2006, about 1,000 Kyiv bicy- Hlazkov, who collected six medals. kg; she won silver in the overall. In the 69 Cetkovska from the Czech Republic in clists held the fourth event called “To Honorable guests included Volodymyr kg division Nataliya Davydova won sec- the singles final of the International Work on a Bicycle” in downtown Kyiv and Valerii Sydorenko, Oleksander ond place in the snatch with 109 kg, and Tennis Federation tournament in France with the aim of drawing the attention of Yahubkin, Oleksander Tkachenko and third place in the clean and jerk with 132 on May 21 and collected $50,000 in prize the authorities and company owners to Viacheslav Yanovskyi. kg, winning bronze in the overall. Ukraine money. This is her fourth ITF prize in the lack of bicycling infrastructure in the • According to SportsIllustrated.com, finished third overall with four gold, three 2007, adding to a tournament she won Ukrainian heavyweight Vitali Klitschko silver and seven bronze medals. (Continued on page 28) two weeks prior in Warsaw. (37-2), will return to the ring in September. Citing an anonymous source Soccer close to Klitschko, the contract reported- • Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko ly stipulates that the winner of the Peter- Tryzubivka sports complex had surgery on a hernia he sustained during Maskaev fight will have 120 days to fight training, which forced him to sit out the Klitschko, but the site of the bout UEFA Champions League match between remains undetermined. Prior to his retire- hosts spring tennis tourney Manchester United and Chelsea. According ment in 2005 due to a knee injury, to the Associated Press, Shevchenko will Klitschko had the highest percentage miss Ukraine’s Euro Cup qualifier against knockout rate at 92 percent. Additionally, France in June. Also out with injury for Klitschko voiced his intention to run a Ukraine are Serhiy Rebrov with a hip injury second time for the post of mayor of and Artem Milevsky with a foot complaint. Kyiv, according to Zerkalo Nedeli. “I • The chief of the Dnipropetrovsk want to stay in Ukrainian politics and Regional Football Federation, Andriy become the mayor of Kyiv,” he said, Pavelko, said on May 11 that the adding that he would like to have the Association of Football Fans is to be opportunity to influence the current polit- established in Ukraine, becoming the ical situation in the country. first association of its kind in Ukraine. • Ukrainian southpaw and WBO Light The association will unite all fans and Middleweight champion Sergiy will aim at securing proper behavior at Dzinziruk (34-0, 22 KO), retained his stadiums. It will be established within the title on May 22 for the third time with an framework of gearing for Euro 2012, 11th round TKO of previously undefeat- which will run in Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv ed Carlos Nascimento (16-1, 13 KO). and Dnipropetrovsk. The bout was stopped by referee Brian

During the trophy presentations (standing, from left) are: Orest Wasyluk, Slava Lee, George Hrabec, Marijka Tatunchak, George Sawchak, Gene Serba and (kneeling) Greg Serba.

HORSHAM, Pa. – The first Ukrainian ment was Hrabec’s semifinal win over tennis tournament of the 2007 outdoor Gene Serba by the score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. season was held here at Ukrainian Sport Hrabec, who hails from Massachusetts, Center complex, Tryzubivka, during the in the had a three-set win quarterfinals weekend of April 28-29. against Orest Wasyluk from Maryland, 6- Known as Tryzub’s Spring Tournament, 7 (4), 6-1, 6-1. this annual event has been attracting Other good matches of the main tour- Ukrainian tennis players from all parts of nament were Wasyluk's first-round win the United States and at times, Canada and over George Popel, 6-4, 7-5, Walter Ukraine, for the past 20 years. They come Dziwak’s first-round win over young year after year to compete, enjoy cama- Greg Serba, 6-4, 6-0, and Gene Serba’s raderie and rekindle friendships despite the win over Dziwak, 6-3,7-6 (3). less than perfect playing conditions. Gene Serba gained third place in the This year the tournament was contested men’s group by winning a feed-in tourna- in the women’s and men’s open divisions. ment, defeating Wasyluk in the pro-set In the women’s group, past champion final 8-2. Also in the feed-in, Popel won Slava Pawlichka Lee defeated her sister, over Ihor Buhaj 8-4, Wasyluk beat 17- Marijka Pawlichka Tatunchak, 7-6 (5), 6- year-old Greg Serba 8-3, Dziwak outlast- 4 to win the championship. Both ladies ed Popel 10-8, and Gene Serba won over competed to honor the memory of their Dziwak 8-6 to reach the final feed-in. recently deceased father, Dr. Iwan Presenting trophies at the closing cere- Pawlichka, a great soccer player and ten- monies to winners and finalists of each nis enthusiast. group were Messrs. Sawchak, tourna- In the men’s group, George Sawchak ment and USCAK tennis director, and took the title by defeating George Hrabec Hrabec of USCAK’s Tennis Committee. 6-3, 6-1 in the final. In the semifinals The next Ukrainian tennis tournament Sawchak advanced when Jerry Tymkiw, will be the USCAK-East Championships, with the score at 7-5, 2-0 for Sawchak, which will be held on June 30-July 1 at retired due to a hand injury. the Ukrainian National Association One of the best matches of the tourna- estate, Soyuzivka, in Kerhonkson, N.Y. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 25 UACCNJ sponsors its first ping-pong tournament WHIPPANY, N.J – The Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) sponsored its first ping-pong tournament, held at the new gymnasium, on Saturday, April 28. Thirty-seven participants were entered into five different divisions, and after 74 matches and four hours of intense, yet fun, competition, five champions were crowned and trophies were hand- ed out to the first and second place fin- ishers. The age 13-18 division – one of the more competitive divisions with 16 par- ticipants – eventually saw Peter Lysiak defeat Sviat Lesko in a thrilling three game final. The tournament format for this division was double elimination, best two out of three, with games played to a score of 15. Lysiak took the first game 15-8 with Lesko bouncing back and taking the second game 15-10. Lysiak, showing consistency in his play all day, won the third game and the match 15-10. Dan Tylawsky took a very respectable third place. Katia Kucyna “I was pleasantly surprised at how Table tennis players of all ages who turned out to compete at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey. many good, young players there were in this division,” said tournament director a score of 21. Lysiak took the first game Bo Kucyna. in an extremely tight game, 21-18. In the 45 and over division, Jan Lysiak Chyzowych returned the favor with a 21- defeated Gene Chyzowych two games to 18 victory for himself in game 2 before one in a very well played and close final. Lysiak took control of the match, taking The tournament format for this division the championship with a 21-13 victory in also was double elimination, best two out game 3. Third place honors went to of three; however, games were played to Andy Semegen. In the open division (15 participants), Bo Kucyna defeated Karl Wilbur in a match fitting for an open final. The for- FINAL RESULTS mat was a double elimination, best two out of three, games to 15. This match 12 and under also went the full three games, with each 1. Marc Andrian game being decided by the slightest of 2. Oles Hatala margins. Game 1 went to Kucyna by a score of 15-13, with both players show- 13-18 ing their ability to play in long rallys. In 1. Peter Lysiak game 2 Wilbur went back to his aggres- 2. Sviat Lesko 3. Dan Tylawsky sive style and won the game by a score of 15-11. A highlight of the second A view of tournament action in the UACCNJ gymnasium. 45 and over game was Wilbur diving full stretch to 1. Jan Lysiak return a Kucyna smash. The third and 2. Gene Chyzowych final game went back and forth with 3. Andy Semegen both players having the opportunity to take the match. But it was Kucyna who Open hung on for the 17-15 victory in the end. 1. Bo Kucyna Third place honors went to a very 2. Karl Wilbur deserving Anna Tylawsky. 3. Anna Tylawsky The 12 and under division saw Marc Andrian defeat Oles Hatala in a close Doubles best-four-out-of-seven match to take 1. Karl Wilbur/Greg Serheev home the first place trophy. 2. Orest Kucyna/Bo Kucyna The tournament day ended with a dou- 3. Victor Hatala/Oles Hatala bles competition during which the team of Karl Wilbur/Greg Serheev defeated

Winners in the 13-18 age group, Sviat Lesko (left) and Peter Lysiak.

the team of Orest Kucyna/Bo Kucyna in success. The goal was to bring our the final. community together, both young and At the closing ceremonies, thanks old, to participate in an event such as were extended to Gene Chyzowych, who this at our Ukrainian American Cultural was able to loan six tables to the center Center of New Jersey. There was good for use in the tournament. Praise was competition, and most importantly, fun given to Myron Bytz and Orest Kucyna, for all participants and spectators who who handled most of the referee and attended.” scorekeeping responsibilities, and special In fact, the tournament was such a suc- thanks went to Kathy Kucyna and Maria cess that there are plans to form a Ping- Kucyna for handling the registration on Pong Club at the center. Those interested tournament day. in joining or receiving more information Winners in the 45 and over group, Gene Chyzowych (left) and Jan Lysiak (cen- Tournament director Bo Kucyna com- should contact Mr. Kucyna at ter) with tournament director Bo Kucyna. mented: “The tournament was a great [email protected]. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 27

The president appointed Mr. Piskun, force to prevent the three judges from enter- Yulia Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine factions With no end... most recently a Party of the Regions ing the Court. will once and for all liquidate their parlia- (Continued from page 1) national deputy, presumably to conduct Nothing of the sort happened, however, mentary deputy lists by May 29 if a political Yushchenko fired Procurator General the Procurator General’s Office in defense as about 20 Party of the Regions and compromise hadn’t yet been reached. Sviatoslav Piskun on May 24, the day after of his presidency against the coalition Socialist Party national deputies formed a Doing so would force an immediate, def- the nation’s top prosecutor upheld the right government’s political assaults. human corridor on May 24 to ensure the inite dismissal of Parliament, which would of the three dismissed judges – Acting At the time, political observers were three judges would gain access to the court not offer the discussed possibility of re-con- Chair Valerii Pshenychnyi, Suzanna Stanik confused as to why the president would without possible interference from protes- vening for two days and passing legislation, select a procurator general with a history and Volodymyr Ivaschenko – to sit on the tors or opposition deputies. in a compromise with the coalition govern- of allying with his enemies. Constitutional Court. Nevertheless, the Constitutional Court ment, to prepare for pre-term elections. Mr. Piskun said on May 23 he believed Mr. Yushchenko had appointed Mr. couldn’t convene that day because eight Parliament is automatically dismissed if the Holosiyivskyi District Court reached the Piskun as procurator general just a month judges were either on sick leave or vaca- at least one-third of the deputies’ corps proper ruling in rejecting a legal complaint ago. tion, preventing a quorum. (150 members) surrenders their mandates from the Secretariat requesting that it deny “Yushchenko’s in trouble,” said Ivan Not all political observers believe the and resigns. the right of the three dismissed judges to Lozowy, president of the Kyiv-based coalition government has the upper hand. Ms. Tymoshenko said she knows for a participate in the court’s judicial activities. Institute of Statehood and Democracy, Even if the Constitutional Court rules that fact that Messrs. Yushchenko and Mr. The same day, Mr. Piskun dropped crim- which currently performs work for Yulia Mr. Yushchenko violated the Constitution, Yanukovych agreed to a date to hold pre- inal charges pursued by the Secretariat Tymoshenko Bloc politicians. “He’s some experts said the court has been so dis- term parliamentary elections during a against the three dismissed judges for forc- failed to bring the court to heel, and the credited, particularly after three dismissed May 23 meeting. “It was agreed that in ing their way into the Constitutional Court judges forced their way into the chamber on several hours following their meeting, chips have fallen in a bad way for him.” on May 17, and illegally assuming govern- Mr. Piskun’s dismissal provoked fights at May 17, that both the Ukrainian public and the parliamentary forces would sign all ment authority and official posts. international community will give its ruling the necessary documents, the election the Procurator General’s Office building Both these actions made it clear that between law enforcement authorities and little, if any credence. date would be announced and the regular Mr. Piskun was acting in the interests of “Whatever the Constitutional Court’s rul- process of preparing for elections would government officials – the second incident the coalition government, though the offi- of violence since the crisis began April 2 ing – it is most likely that there will be begin,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. cial reason Mr. Yushchenko offered for his attempts to deem the president’s decrees “Unfortunately, the entire process of dis- and the first sign that the battling sides are firing was that Mr. Piskun failed to resign willing to use armed forces at their disposal. unconstitutional – such rulings won’t be rec- cussions and signing documents disappeared as a national deputy, violating the law for- ognized by the president’s side and a signifi- at the same time the prime minister went to After leaving his office when notified bidding deputies from moonlighting in of his dismissal, Mr. Piskun decided to cant part of society,” said Volodymyr watch soccer,” she said, referring to Mr. other government posts. Fesenko, board chairman of the Kyiv-based Yanukovych’s decision to fly to Donetsk and stage a siege and returned with an However, this reasoning appeared to entourage of personal guards and Party Penta Center for Applied Political Research. watch a Shakhtar soccer match. “It’s sad that contradict the president’s position that It remains unclear how the internation- politicians at such a level, like the prime of the Regions deputies who fought with the Verkhovna Rada is inactive as of his al community will react to a ruling by a minister, can’t keep their word.” the state security officers allied with the April 26 re-dismissal decree. Constitutional Court tainted with so much On May 23 Mr. Yanukovych appeared to president; they eventually forced their During his more than two years as controversy. back away from his May 4 agreement with way back into his office. Ukrainian president, Mr. Yushchenko has When the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mr. Yushchenko, in which they agreed to Minutes later, Minister of Internal become notorious for making poor per- Council of Europe issued its April 19 resolu- hold pre-term parliamentary elections. In a Affairs Vasyl Tsushko arrived accompa- sonnel decisions, observers noted, and tion urging a reliance on the courts, the pres- videotaped statement, he said such elections nied by Berkut Special Forces, assuring the April 26 selection of Mr. Piskun has ident hadn’t yet dismissed three judges for should be held only on the condition they reporters that “the Ministry of Internal the potential to be most devastating. violations, the Security Service of Ukraine would benefit Ukrainians. Affairs will provide for the normal work “His appointment was one of hadn’t yet alleged that Suzanna Stanik The same day, Mr. Yushchenko of Procurator General Piskun.” Yushchenko’s biggest mistakes in recent obtained $12 million in bribes through her appointed Ms. Tymoshenko’s closest con- The special forces also fought with times,” said Oleh Riznyk, chair of the Pora mother and the three dismissed judges had- fidante, Oleksander Turchynov, as the state security officers, broke down doors Citizen’s Campaign in Ternopil. “I hope this n’t yet forced their way back into the court. vice-secretary of the National Security and entered Mr. Piskun’s office, where he becomes a lesson, and that after such a lapse After the chaotic events of May 24, and Defense Council. was accompanied by a swarm of journal- Yushchenko will finally turn his attention to Parliamentary opposition leader Yulia “Yushchenko’s trying to consolidate ists and deputies, including Party of the uncompromised, young and responsible Tymoshenko declared an ultimatum against the opposition so that they can push for- Regions Parliamentary Faction Chair officials in his personnel decisions, rather her coalition opponents, stating that both the ward together,” Mr. Lozowy commented. Raisa Bohatyriova and Communist Party than ‘the lesser evil’ principle.” of Ukraine leader Petro Symonenko. The three dismissed judges demon- In front of television cameras, coalition strated they are intent on issuing rulings. deputies shoved presidential ally and recent- When reviewing the Ukrainian law on ly appointed State Security Administration Ukraine’s judicial system, the Constitutional Chair Valerii Heletei from the office, Court on May 23 ruled the article giving the smashing the door in the process. president the authority to appoint or dismiss Mr. Heletei had arrived at the the Constitutional Court’s chair and assistant Procurator General’s Office to ensure the chair as unconstitutional. enforcement of the president’s decree to In reaction, presidential lawyer Ivan dismiss Mr. Piskun alongside the state Pukshyn said the ruling had no legitimacy security officers under his command. because it was issued by dismissed judges. Soon enough, the coalition forces had The same day, the Shevchenko District taken full control of the building that Court forbade the three dismissed judges houses the Procurator General’s Office from taking part in the Constitutional with the help of Berkut Special Forces. Court’s activity – a decision they duly Afterwards, the coalition and the opposi- ignored. tion forces accused each other of attempting Our Ukraine National Deputy Mykola rebellion and engaging in criminal acts. Onyschuk suggested police officers use

we see its mission in the consolidation of Cross blessed... the university environment of Lviv. Our (Continued from page 1) city has 120,000 students, but in daily life ment budget will provide funding toward the social weight of Lviv educational the building project; Myroslav Senyk, institutions is not felt. We hope that joint head of the Lviv Oblast Council, con- prayer and joint work will make clear the role of the academic community of Lviv.” firmed this. And Lviv Mayor Andrii At present the UCU has 1,200 students Sadovyi added that the deputies of the in its day, evening and extension pro- City Council had passed a decision to grams. The Rev. Guziak said that in five include funds for the development of the years the UCU will have 1,000 students UCU in the 2008 city budget. in the day program and another 1,000 in One of the first confirmed “major evening and extension courses. In addi- donors” for the building project is Pope tion to those from Lviv and other parts of Benedict XVI, who has given the UCU Ukraine, the UCU has students from the 100,000 euros ($135,000 U.S.) from the United States, Canada, Belarus, Russia money he received on the occasion of his and Argentina. recent 80th birthday. Further information about the UCU in “This event has significance not only English and Ukrainian is available on the for us,” said the Rev. Gudziak. “We are university's website at www.ucu.edu.ua. beginning the construction of a new stu- Readers may also contact the Ukrainian dent town, which should become a forge Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. for the spiritual and intellectual life not Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, only of Lviv but of all Ukraine. The UCU 773-235-8462; e-mail, [email protected]; will always remain a relatively small website, www.ucef.org. The phone number institution of higher education. However, of the UCEF in Canada is 416-239-2495. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 No. 21 Sheptytsky Institute prepares for 21st summer program OTTAWA – The Metropolitan Andrey Eastern monasticism or community life. Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian From 1996 this was achieved through the Studies (MASI) is inviting participants institute’s Summer Intensive Programs at for its 21st summer intensive program. Holy Transfiguration (Mount Tabor) This is a unique opportunity to earn six Monastery in Redwood Valley, Calif., and university credits while living and pray- at the Mother of God Monastery in ing in community. There is a daily litur- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. In 2005 the gical cycle ranging from matins, divine annual summer intensive program moved liturgy, hours, vespers and evening to Holy Spirit Seminary in Ottawa. This prayer. To complement class time, stu- has allowed students to take advantage of dents visit various area Eastern Christian the exceptional theological library at St. churches, centers and monasteries in the Paul University while working on their region. The program runs from June 30 class assignments. to July 28. Father Stephen Wojcichowsky, who Since 1987, MASI has offered students took over as director of the institute in the opportunity to integrate the study of February, will be the on-site program the theology, liturgy and spirituality of the administrator. This will be a different hat Christian East with a lived experience of from the one he wore in the late 1990s.

Anatoli Guydu to win gold at the European Sportsline Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship in (Continued from page 24) Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 22. Oleh Khvosch city. The Kyiv city administration called won third place overall in the 66 kg divi- on Kyiv bicyclists to form their own asso- sion. Serhiy Priadun won gold in the 120 ciation. The administration believes that kg freestyle competition. In the women’s On the last day of the 2006 program, students participate in a re-entry seminar bicyclists will be able to cooperate with division, Olha Kohut won gold in the 48 kg followed by some time for unwinding. The students ended the program by taking the authorities effectively and better division, Kateryna Burmistrova won a boat tour of the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence River. lobby for road ways for bicyclists. bronze in the 67 kg division. when he was a student in the program at including Ukrainians, Romanians and • Ukrainian cyclist Yaroslav Popovych, Archery 27, took on the lead of the Discovery Mount Tabor in California. Ruthenians, as well as Roman Catholics Channel Team for the May 12 to June 3 Ukrainian athletes have won gold, silver Father Maxym Lysack, a frequent ses- and Orthodox students. Once again, the Tour of Italy, replacing Ivan Basso after and four bronze medals at the European sional lecturer at MASI, will present a Catholic Near East Welfare Association ongoing suspicions of doping caused him Junior Cup of Archery in Limassol, course on the theology and spirituality of will sponsor four students from Ukraine. to quit on April 30. The 29-year old Basso Cyprus, on May 16-20. Ukraine won silver Paul Evdokimov. Father Michael The cost of the program is $1,695 (U.S.). is one of dozens of riders implicated in the in the junior men’s division with 214 Kwiatkowski, who is the spiritual direc- To receive an application package con- “Operation Puerto” doping affair last year, points. In the junior division, Ukraine’s tor of Holy Spirit Seminary, will lecture tact: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky which re-erupted in recent weeks. Basso women archers won bronze with 204 on lay participation and the Eastern Code Institute of Eastern Christian Studies St. maintains his innocence in the matter. points. In the men’s cadet category, of Canon Law. Paul University, 223 Main St., Ottawa, Students of all ages are welcome. ON K1S 1C4; telephone, 613-236-1393, Wrestling Ukraine tied for third with Belgium, each with 213 points, and again won third in the Previous participants have come from all ext. 2332; toll-free in North America: 1- Vasyl Fedoryshyn defeated Azeri Abil women’s cadet category with 197 points. over North America and Ukraine and 800-637-6859, ext. 2332; fax, 613-782- Ibragimov, Greek Themis Jakvidsa, In individual competition, Oleksander ranged in age from teenagers to seniors. 3026; e-mail, [email protected]; Hungarian Gergo Weller and Bulgarian Malushyn won gold with 106 points. They have included Eastern Catholics website, www.ustpaul.ca/sheptytsky.

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Photo by Pavlo Mulyk Kerhonkson, NY 12446  www.Soyuzivka.com  (845) 626-5641 No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007 29 Photography of Tania D’Avignon “Ancestral Voices” production to be on view at Chicago’s UIMA to be presented in Cleveland CHICAGO – “Tania D’Avignon: CLEVELAND – The construct of one’s songs are somber in nature as village life, Images from a Roma Tabor” comes to life is built on a path forged both by the especially for women, is arduous.” the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. choices one makes of one’s own volition For the production the songs are sung in The exhibit opens Sunday, June 3, at 1 and the choices made in response to events Ukrainian, but English translations of the p.m. with a talk given by the artist at 2 beyond one’s control. The disparate paths lyrics are spoken by actors to facilitate p.m. The exhibit of Ms. D’Avignon’s created by the decisions two sisters make understanding. Not only does the work photographs is co-sponsored by the are the focus of “Ancestral Voices,” an meld poetry and song lyrics to tell the story Ukrainian National Women’s League of original dance-theater piece presented by of these two women, but the tale itself is America, Branch 29, and will be shown MN2 Productions. This poignant tale draws presented through an amalgamation of through July 22. its text from the translated works of modern dance, puppetry and theater. The Roma are an ethnic group found Ukrainian poets Oleksander Oles, Lesia “Ancestral Voices” was the premiere all over the world. They are often Ukrainka, Taras Shevchenko and Mykhailo performance of MN2 Productions, and it referred to as Gypsies and sometimes Drai-Khmara, and Ukrainian folk songs. debuted in Cleveland in 2000. The 2007 still thought of as wandering nomads. “One of my folk-singing teachers told version of the work includes new folk The arrival of Gypsies to Ukraine dates me a story about a village woman in song arrangements composed by Ms. back to the 14th century. The world Ukraine,” said Nadia Tarnawsky, artistic Tarnawsky and performed by master Roma population is currently estimated director of MN2 Productions. “This woman musicians: Ms. Tarnawsky as vocalist and at 10 million to 12 million. taught her a song and prefaced it with the bandurist, Alexander Fedoriouk on cim- Ukraine officially estimates that it is words, ‘I will sing this song for you because balom (hammered dulcimer), Andrei home to 48,000 Roma, but unofficial this is my song. This is my life.’ At that Pidkivka on sopilka (wooden flute), Liesl sources put the figure at 400,000. In point, I noticed how many of these folk Hook-Langmack on violin and Don Transcarpathia there are officially 14,000 songs were tiny windows into a woman’s Safranek on percussion. Additional vocals Roma inhabitants, but unofficially the Tania D’Avignon life. When I began to place these songs side are provided by Divchata V Kukhni – The figure is closer to 50,000. It is difficult to by side, an arc of a story emerged. Often the Girls in the Kitchen Ukrainian folk trio. be accurate because many Roma lie Roma child, Berehove, Zakarpattia, November 2006. Originally choreo- about their heritage for economic, social graphed by Ms. and political reasons. Throughout their of Maryland Institute. Kapeluck and Beth history, Roma have been banished from Salemi, this production Ms. D’Avignon is a member of the many countries. features revised chore- Photographers Society of America (PSA) In Zakarpattia most Roma are settled ography by Natalie M. and Ukrainian Photographers Union. Her in 50 camps scattered throughout the Kapeluck and new photography has been shown at more region. Each camp (tabor) is home to dances created by Mark than 60 personal and international between 300 and several thousand Tomasic of Verb Ballets. Roma. Some of the camps are located exhibits. In 1998 she published “Simply “Ancestral Voices” will near or in the major towns of Uzhorod, Ukraine,” an album of photographs from be performed by Erin Mukachevo and Berehove. her numerous trips to Ukraine spanning Conway, Catherine Many of the Roma in these camps live some 35 years. Meredith, Anna Roberts on the edge of starvation. Houses are lit- In 1999 she was a semi-finalist for and Mr. Tomasic – tle more than mud huts; many are con- Ukraine’s Shevchenko Prize in photojour- dancers from Verb structed from scrap metal and whatever nalism. As a Fulbright Scholar to Ukraine Ballets of Cleveland. material the inhabitants have managed to (2002-2003) in photojournalism, she doc- Ms. Tarnawsky serves as salvage. These encampments tend to be umented Ukrainian women in transition. its director. very primitive, with no running water or Currently she is working on several proj- Excerpts of the piece sewage; few have electricity. As a result, ects; “Chornobyl – The Heartbreak will be performed at the illness and disease are endemic. Zone,” “Landscapes of Ukraine,” Resonance World Music Ms. Davignon has captured the “Ukrainian Women” and “Runaways.” Festival in Cleveland on tragedy of the Roma with vivid photo- The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art June 2, and the full graphs of their living conditions. More was created to preserve and promote the work will be performed importantly, she tells the story of a life of knowledge and appreciation of contem- at the Gordon Square poverty and injustice that exists within porary Ukrainian art and culture. It has Theater on June 29-July miles of metropolitan areas filled with served as an artistic anchor in Chicago’s 1. The company will modern conveniences. West Town community for more than 30 perform “Ancestral Ms. D’Avignon is a freelance photog- years, providing world-class art exhibi- Voices” as part of the rapher living in Newton, Mass., and part- tions, concerts, literary readings, and Cincinnati Fringe time in Kyiv. She graduated from educational and cultural exchanges. Festival and has been Maryland Institute, College of Art, in The UIMA is located at 2320 W. invited to perform the Baltimore with a degree in photography. Chicago Ave.; telephone, 773-227-5522. work at the New York From 1986 to 1994 she worked on con- The institute is open Wednesday through Dancers (from left) Anna Roberts, Catherine International Fringe tract, with National Geographic Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Meredith and Mark Tomasic in “Ancestral Voices.” Festival in August. Magazine. In 1994 she was recognized and honored as an Outstanding Alumna

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Sunday, June 3 concert in honor of Ihor Sonevytsky (1926-2006). Performers of the compos- MONDAYS, June 25-August 27, 2007 CHICAGO: Tania D’Avignon comes to the er’s works will include Anna Bachynska, Steak Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Veselka Patio Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art at 1 p.m. Oleh Chmyr, Thomas Hrynkiw, Yuri for an opening reception of her exhibit, Mazurkevich, Volodymyr Vynnytsky and “Images From A Roma Tabor,” which will be the Leontovych String Quartet (Yuri WEDNESDAYS, June 27-August 29, 2007 on display at the institute through July 22. Mazurkevich, Michael Lakerovich, Borys Hutsul Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Vorochta Lawn Ms. D’Avignon will give an artist’s talk start- Deviatov, Volodymyr Panteleyev). The ing at 2 p.m.. For further information visit program will begin at 8 p.m. at the FRIDAYS, June 29-August 31, 2007 www.uima-art.org or call 773-227-5522. Ukrainian Institute, 2 E. 79th St. A recep- Odesa Seafood Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Veselka Patio tion will follow the concert. Admission: Wednesday, June 6 $25; students, $20. To reserve a place call SATURDAYS, June 30-September 1, 2007 212-288-8660. Ukrainian zabavas (dances) featuring a live Ukrainian band MONTREAL: The Montreal premiere of the one-hour documentary film “Bereza SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The Kartuzka 1934-39,” produced and directed Ukrainian Cultural Center in cooperation May 25-27, 2007 July 1-15, 2007 by filmmaker Yurij Luhovy, will by present- with ArtEmes Entertainment Productions Memorial Day Weekend BBQ, Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian ed at the Ukrainian Youth Center at 7 p.m. is hosting Ukrainian Day in New Jersey Orchidia Patrons’ Reunion, Dance Workshop, Ages 16 and up The premiere is sponsored by the featuring dinner, entertainment and danc- Summer kick-off and zabava Shevchenko Scientific Society and the ing. Performers include Otaman Karpat July 2-6, 2007 Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Montreal Ivan Popovich, violin virtuoso June 1-3, 2007 Exploration Day Camp, Session #2, branch. Present will be Mr. A. Hladylovych, Volodymyr Popadiuk, award-winning one of the few remaining survivors of singer Ludmila Fesenko, the dance Ukrainian Language Immersion ages 7-10 Bereza-Kartuzka. All proceeds from the ensembles Yunist and Barvinok, and oth- Weekend offered at SUNY screening will go toward the English-version ers. Music for dancing will be provided New Paltz July 6-8, 2007 of the documentary. For further information by Vidlunnia. Also, the second Ukrainian Fourth of July Festivities: Tiki Bar call Marika Putko, 514-725-0812 or 514- Varenyky-Eating World Championship June 4-8, 2007 Entertainment, Concerts, Zabavas 4815871; or e-mail [email protected]. will be held, with the champions of Stamford Clergy Days – Canada and Ukraine participating. The Spring Seminar July 8-10, 2007 Saturday, June 9 event begins at 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Discount Days, 25% off all room rates Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave. June 9, 2007 NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of Tickets are $50. For tickets and informa- Wedding July 11-15, 2007 America invites the public to a memorial tion call Natalia, 732-356-0090. Ukrainian Film & Cultural Festival – June 10-15, 2007 featuring Roma Pryma UNA Seniors Week Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES Workshop, Ukrainian films Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to June 15, 2007 coordinated by Yuri Shevchuk, Wallkill High School Retirement Party founding director of UFCCU, the public. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by Ukrainian arts and crafts, and more The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community. 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