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ublished by the Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non-profit association rainian Weekly vol. LVIII No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 50 cents U.S., USSR sign Faithful in U.S. celebrate Patriarch Mstyslav's return agreement on by Marta Kolomayets SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - consulates "A new joy has emerged" ("Nova radist stala"), proclaimed Patriarch Mstyslav WASHINGTON - The united І of Kiev and all Ukraine during his first States and the Soviet Union have an– patriarchal liturgy at St. Andrew's nounced an agreement to open a U.S. Memorial Church since his enthrone– consulate general in Kiev and a Soviet ment as prelate of the Ukrainian consulate general in New York, culmi– Autocephalous Orthodox Church in nating years of contacts about the issue. Kiev on Sunday, November 18. The two sides reached agreement Addressing hundreds of faithful who December 10, when Secretary of State filled this seat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy James Baker and Soviet Foreign Mi– on Sunday, December 16, Patriarch nister Eduard Shevardnadze met Mstyslav described his moving six– week in Houston. State Department pilgrimage to Ukraine, a triumphant Spokesman Margaret Tutwiler issued a return to his native land after an written joint statement on December 13 absence of 46 years. announcing the decision. There, thousands of believers, de– Consuls general and staff have al– nied freedom of worship for decades, ready been appointed, but they were not had greeted the 92-year-old primate named in the announcement. Both with the traditional welcome of bread missions are to begin operations in and salt. Children presented him with temporary facilities pending prepara– bouquets of flowers along his various tion of suitable permanent locations, stops in Kiev, Lviv, lvano-Frankivske, Ms. Tutwiler's statement said. Ternopil, Lutske, Rivne and Chernihiv. Opening the two consulates general During an afternoon banquet held in "represents an important step that will his honor here at the Ukrainian Ortho– і Yaroslav Kulynych facilitate the growth of tourism and dox Center, Patriarch Mstyslav empha– business contacts, as well as exchange sized: "Before us there is much work to Archbishop Constantine pays homage to Patriarch Mstyslav 1 during ceremonies and cooperation programs" between be done, it is time to conclude gala at St. Andrew's Memorial Ukrainian Orthodox Church. the two countries, the statement said. and symbolic events; it is time for real in the festivities had been witness to the Constantine of Chicago, the newly- U.S. officials said the American work." truly extraordinary ceremonies at St. elevated Archbishop Antony of New consulate general will be in operation in The solemnities in South Bound Sophia Sobor in Kiev in mid-Novem– York and Washington, Bishop Paisiy of Kiev by February at a temporary Brook, however, were more than sym– ber, for many of the 750 guests, this South America, as well as Metropolitan (Continued on page 13) bolic. They were a historic occasion as daylong event was an opportunity to izyaslav of the Byelorussian Orthodox the Ukrainian Orthodox faithful in the revere the nonagenarian patriarch. (Continued on page 5) The Demjanjuk case diaspora welcomed their spiritual lea– The day began with a patriarchal der upon his return to the United States. divine liturgy celebrated by Patriarch Although some of those participating Mstyslav and assisted by Archbishop Lviv students Evidence in Ukraine organize may hold key to CHRIST IS BORN - congregation "lvan's" KESTON, England - The Student - ХРИСТОС РОДИВСЯ Union of Lviv has recently registered a JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Evidence new church community, in an ecumeni– contained in the Soviet files of the cal effort to unite the many Christian Feodor Fedorenko case may prove that denominations under one roof and so John Demjanjuk, currently appealing put an end to the conflicts between the his 1988 conviction and death sentence different faiths, reported Keston College. on Nazi war crimes charges, is indeed a The initiative was originally support– victim of mistaken identity as his ed by 2,000 Lviv students. Markian defense team has argued. ivanchyshyn, speaking to a correspon– Testimony and depositions by several dent from the Soviet paper Komsomol– Treblinka death camp guards and skaya Pravda (December 9) said the maids - all part of the 1986 proceed– Student Union had been convinced the ings in Symferopil, Ukraine, against idea would work since priests from all Mr. Fedorenko, a denaturalized Ameri– the largest religious communities got can - bolsters the Demjanjuk defense's together last year in a service for the claim that the real "1 van the Terrible" of nation. Treblinka was one ivan Marchenko. Representatives from the Ukrainian Mr. Fedorenko was found guilty of war Autocephalous Orthodox and Ukrai– crimes and was executed in the USSR in nian Greek-Catholic Churches com– 1987. bined with the Student Union to form One of the depositions contained in the congregation, which was registered the Fedorenko file even provides a last week by the Lviv Regional Council. description of Marchenko. Work will be starting soon to renovate a "He was born in 1919 or 1920, 1 do church which is located on the univer– not know where, but he was Ukrainian, A Christmas card from Lviv by Liudmyla Loboda. sity grounds. (Continued on page 13) (Contin?'?d on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 .No. 51

1NTERV1EW: veniamin Sikora, Newsbriefs an economic advisor to Rukh from Ukraine Following is a condensed version of transition of Ukraine to a market an interview with veniamin Sikora, a economy has the advantage, when corn- ^ KlEv - Deputy head of the U– Chairman of the Ukrainian Council of doctor of economic sciences who is a pared to other countries in that our debt krainian Supreme Soviet volodymyr Ministers vitold Fokin, reported Radio leading member of the Socio– Economic is a lot smaller than in any other East Hryniov said in an interview that both vilnius on December 7. Collegium of the Popular Movement of European country with the exception of the conservative majority and the Ukraine imports machine tools, Ukraine, or Rukh. The interview was Romania. Secondly, the Soviet Union's opposition are "unanimous" in their precision instruments, building mate- released by the London-based Ukrai– main gas and oil pipelines to the West belief that the draft treaty recently rials, light and food industry products nian Press Agency. pass through the territory of Ukraine. drawn up by the USSR Supreme Soviet from Lithuania and accounts for some in your opinion, what was the most is incompatible with the Ukrainian 15 percent of that republic's trade, important aspect of Rukh's activities declaration of state sovereignty, report– sending coal, metals, machines, tractors, over the last year? ed Radio Kiev on December 9. vegetable oil and grain. (RFE^RL (RFE;RL Daily Report) Daily Report) І think that the most significant thing for Ukraine over the last five years was ^ KlEv — A new law on land 9 MUNICH - instruction No. 509 that in September 1989 Rukh put ownership, which allows the transfer of of the USSR Council of Ministers forward a program for a truly indepen– land to individuals for "perpetual" (dated May 24, 1990) provides for the dent, economically developed state. hereditary ownership for the purposes exemption of certain persons from Even one year ago the program which of maintaining subsidiary farms and Soviet customs inspection, according to was adopted by the congress outlined orchards and of building private the November 22 issue of Literaturna the transition of the republic to a housing, has finally been adopted by the Ukraina. market economy. Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, according it was also specified that if the market to Radio Kiev and TASS reports on Those exempt include the members economy were to be introduced then it December 7. The new law, however, of the Presidential Council, the USSR should have political, cultural and does not permit the sale of land. Council of Ministers, the USSR Su– historical limitations. The state would (RFE; RL Daily Report) preme Soviet, the CPSU CC, republi– undertake such tasks which the market can Communist Parties, party commit– was unable to fulfill. After all, the ^ КІ Ev - An economic and cultural tees at the regional level as well as those agreement for 1990-1995 was signed market can only guarantee the produc– of Moscow, Leningrad, and the capitals tion of material benefits and certain here recently by Lithuanian Prime of the Union republics. (RFE; RL Daily Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene and services. At the same time the market Report) cannot take care of say, education, health, culture and other non-produc– veniamin Sikora Rukh seeks help ^ MUN1CH —Deputy to the USSR tive spheres. Payments for the transit of energy Supreme Soviet Fyodor Burlatsky, who From what you have said, should would guarantee Ukraine a certain helped draw up the USSR's proposed Ukraine have its own program for the amount of convertible currency. of U.S. expert emigration law, has spoken out in favor transition to a market economy, sepa– it is also worth remembering that of delaying the law's implementation. rate from the union and the Shatalin Ukraine's market of 52 million people is WASHINGTON - Dr. Gregory plan? larger than Bulgaria's, Poland's and Stanton, a renowned advocate of hu– Speaking with tyovosti on December Hungary's. Even under the present dire man rights and an expert on inter^a– 7, Mr. Burlatsky cited overworked and І consider Ryzhkov's program politi– situation of our economy our republic tional law, received an invitation from understaffed visa office a, shortage of cally unworkable; it is an abstract plan has a fairly potent agricultural base the Secretariat of Rukh to come to train seats, and the general transport which doesn't take into account new which could become a strong lever for Kiev, Ukraine, as a consultant to the and operational problems that would be realities, in practice it is a program the transformation of the whole eco– defense team of Stepan Khmara. caused by the increased number of designed to preserve the command- nomy. Dr. Stanton, a graduate of Yale Law Soviet citizens traveling abroad as the administrative economy. it is also worth emphasizing that School, is a professor of law at Wash– reason for his recommendation that the The Shatalin plan is a great deal more almost one-quarter of the population ington and Lee University, and the emigration law not be put into effect realistic and well thought out from the (western Ukraine) of Ukraine lived for a author of many articles on law. until July 1, 1991. scientific point of view. For us, what is long time under a market economy and According to the Ukrainian National Mr. Burlatsky said he hopes the important is that it envisages the de– there still are many people for whom information Service, Dr. Stanton was USSR Supreme Soviet will discuss the velopment and formation of separate such concepts as private ownership of invited to Kiev on the request of Mr. bill later this month, the report noted. program by union republics for a land and the means of production have Khmara. (RFE;RL Daily Report) transition to a market economy. not lost their real meaning. At the And 1 would like to say here that in moment this population could become my opinion in Eastern Europe the most a catalyst for the acceleration of reforms conducive conditions for the transition in Ukraine on the basis of the market McDonald's exec promotes to market relations exists at the moment and democracy. in Ukraine. Therefore, if one is to talk about our contacts with Ukraine On what grounds do you base your own program of reforms, then it should conclusions? be clearly and unambiguously stated TORONTO - George A. Cohon, acquaint them with their contempora– that it will be impossible to solve the president and chief executive officer of ries in the United States and Canada. in view of the experience with re– problems of the transition to the market McDonald's Restaurants of Canada According to Mr. Cohon, glasnost has torms in Poland and Hungary, the (Continued on page 15) Limited and vice-chairman of Moscow- created a valuable opportunity for the McDonald's has supplied approxima– West to educate its children about the tely 35 students of St. Demetrius Catho– Soviets and their culture. THE І lic School in Etobicoke with pen-pal "These children are our future busi– letters which McDonald's officials ness and political leaders. 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Children's Fund and the Ronald Mc– Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. "You may not believe me, but 1 feel Donald House, would open restaurants that my roots are in this land," Mr. in Dnipropetrovske, Mr. Cohen re– The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Cohon, whose grandparents immi– sponded, "i'm optimistic, i'm sure that (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 grated to the United States from Ka– soon the policy of restructuring and terynoslav, present-day Dnipropetrov– openness will enable us to establish Postmaster, send address closer business contacts with many ske, in 1906, often repeated while visit– changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz ing with residents of Dnipropetrovske. cities in Ukraine." Mr. Cohon concluded, "Leaving for The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets "1 like this city on the Dnipro...people P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak are very friendly here, they smile much the USSR, 1 said to the mayor of Jersey City, NJ. 07303 more often than Muscovites." Toronto, 'if 1 don't come back, phone Dnipropetrovske. Now И1 tell him, '1 The Ukrainian Weekly, December 23, 1990, No. 51, vol. Lvill Mr. Cohon said that he had enjoyed have come back, but 1 left my heart Copyright 1990 by The Ukrainian Weekly meeting Soviet children and wanted to there.' " No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 з Baits: Bush gives On the beat in Ukraine wrong message Kiev activist details work of Ukrainian Language Society to Soviet leader by Chrystyna N. Lapychak stands Ukrainian doesn't need agitation Ukrainian announcement and few and whoever doesn't — for some it's too people heard it because it was time to NEW YORK - "George Bush has KlEv - While the fundamental late to learn, or even if they understand get off while others boarded. Once the given a clear, even deadly, message to reasons for the existence of a Ukrai– it's difficult for them to learn to speak it. train moved, the announcement in the Soviets that it is OK to crack down nian Language Society in Ukraine, However, such consciousness is formed Russian could be heard. Therefore the in the Baltics, as long as 'excessive rooted in decades of forced Russifica– while children are in school," said the Ukrainian was simply a formality. repressive measures' are not used," tion, have become popularly evident, tall activist, a mathematician by train– "Well, this summer during a single charged Mari-Ann Rikken of the - many people, particularly in the Ukrai– ing. meeting of our society and the City Estonian American National Council nian diaspora, have inquired about "This is why we are now working on Executive Committee with the Kiev based here. concrete activities by the society to organizing club of the Ukrainian Lan– transit service directors, the director of "1 can imagine the U.S. telling the reverse this tragic situation. guage Society in the schools in coopera– the metro, who came in complaining of Soviets: 'Here is your aid package. Do On the front lines of this daily battle tion with the municipal education his heavy workload and lack of time, what you have to do, but just don't have to return the Ukrainian language to division, the oblast education division walked out at the end of the meeting a Tiananmen Square.' it is outrageous popular usage is one Mykhailyna Boro– and the Ukrainian Ministry of Educa– convinced that the Ukrainian language to give the Soviets aid of any kind just as day, an energetic, resourceful Kiev tion," she said. The society also partici– was necessary in the metro. As you hear, they are about to end glasnost and roll resident and deputy head of the Kiev pated in citywide teachers' conferences it is all in Ukrainian now - everyone back perestroika in Estonia, Latvia and Oblast Organization of the Ukrainian held before the beginning of the school rejoiced and no one has complained." Lithuania!" Ms. Rikken was respond– Language Society. year, in August to determine the state of ing to СІА Director William Webster's During an interview in early Septem– "1 also have realized how unpleasant prediction of a crackdown in the Baltic ber in the Ukrainian capital, Ms. it is for visitors who come from Ame– States to Washington Post reporter Boroday spoke out about the growing rica or Canada when they hear only the David Hoffman. activity of the organization, recently Russian language in the intourist hotels. І have made a promise to do At a National Security Council renamed the Prosvita Ukrainian Lart– guage Society, in her region. something about this," asserted Ms. (NSC) briefing held December 14, Boroday. Baltic American leaders heard nothing "Many people originally were inte– rested in the question of why Ukraine "Halyna Menzherys and 1 have met encouraging about the current crisis. with the deputy director of the intou– "We just had our hands held," com– needed a Ukrainian Language Society, and this was indeed a strange question," rist Bureau and requested that intourist mented one participant. employees, especially in the hotels, Bush Cabinet member Edward Der– said Ms. Boroday. "However such a society was necessary in a situation, speak either Ukrainian, English, French winski sat in on the White House or German with tourists. We received meeting in an "unofficial" capacity, well-known to all, where few people actually used the language and it quick– such a promise from the deputy director assuring Baltic leaders of continued of the Dnipro Hotel." Bush Administration support through ly vanished from different spheres. The language vanished from scholarship, it "Practically speaking, there still is quiet diplomacy. some inertia" in many spheres toward (Continued on page 14) vanished from technology, and people stopped using it in their daily lives. implementation of the law on lan– "The Kiev regional society was or– guages. "But l'd like to make some Klymchak released ganized much later, December 1989, waves by the new year - that all the than the republican organization, it just banners be in Ukrainian, that all adver– from Perm camp so happens that the city of Kiev and tisements be in Ukrainian," said Ms. Kiev Oblast include many enterprises - Boroday. WASHINGTON - The washing– all the principal institutions, all the "Nearly everywhere we've turned ton-based Union of Councils for Soviet ministries, all the republican organs — with our observations and proposals... Jews confirmed that long-term Ukrai– all are located in the city of Kiev," said Mykhailyna Boroday we haven't encountered any hostile nian political prisoner Bohdan Klym– Ms. Boroday. the Ukrainian language among the opposition. To the contrary, people chak was released in mid-October from "in the beginning it seemed it would educators and within the schools. want this..." Perm camp No. 35 and is currently in be sufficient to form a single republican Ms. Boroday said her society coope– Among the Kiev society's plans are Ukraine, according to sources there. organization while groups in the oblasts rates closely with special commissions educational youth exchanges with Previously, at the second congress of could be registered as they were form– on the nationalities issue and on Ukrainians in the diaspora, beginning the Popular Movement of Ukraine ed," explained Ms. Boroday. The implementation of the new law on with a pen-pal program and leading up (Rukh), former political prisoner Hen– strength of the society currently, how– languages within the Kiev City Execu– to actual group exchanges. rikh Altunian had announced that Mr. ever, lies in the regional organizations, tive Committee to ensure that any new "We want children to write to one Klymchak was released prior to com– which have grown greatly in member- schools opening in the city are Ukrai– another so that the Ukrainian language pleting his term of imprisonment. Mr. ship and have been split into smaller nian-language. is the common language of socializing. І Altunian made the announcement on groups throughout any given oblast, she in early September representatives already have the address of Ridna October 26, noting that Mr. Klymchak said. from one commission and the society Shkola in New York to approach them had been released 10 days earlier. "At first we began with concerts, visited a new Ukrainian school in the about this," she said. Mr. Klymchak was convicted of debates and lectures, while we were in city, where some parents had requested treason and "anti-Soviet agitation and the organizational stage. We distributed some Russian-language classes. Ms. The organization has organized an propaganda" in 1978 and sentenced to books and organized evenings, say, Boroday said when approached ra– exchange of Ukrainian students in 15 years in a special-regimen labor dedicated to Shevchenko. Now 1 be– tionally there was no resistance among Poland who will visit д fflfcratinian camp plus exile. lieve, this period has passed. Before the parents to all-Ukrainian classes. school in Kiev ovef tr!e:-ЩШШmas there was a law on languages (in effect holidays. Some 40 school-age youngsters in November 1978, after years of "People simply don't have access to since January 1) this was the proper will stay with families for a week, taking planning, Mr. Klymchak fled the Soviet such information, it simply needs to be activity. But now that there is a law part in the school's vertep and carolling (Continued on page 16) discussed," she said. making Ukrainian the official language, with their peers. The exchange was while guaranteeing the rights of minori– "Recently we organized a joint meet– launched during the summer when a Democratic Party ties, we must now demand its imple– ing with the chairman of the commis– group of students from the Kiev school mentation," she said. sion on implementation of the law on attended a joint camp in Poland. languages within the City Executive "Kiev contains nearly all of Ukraine's Committee, Halyna Menzherys, whom founded in Ukraine scholarly institutes within the Academy A scholar with the 1 nstitute of Hydro- we asked to summon all her employees KlEv — The founding congress of of Sciences, nearly all of the service mechanics of the Ukrainian SSR Aca– to report their own efforts to imple– the Ukrainian Democratic Party was institutions — this is probably the demy of Sciences, Ms. Boroday began ment the law. This meeting showed that held in the Ukrainian capital city on widest network. Kiev is, after all, the her cultural rights activity as a found– they need directives, 1 realized that one December 15-16, with 523 delegates capital, and the instillment of the ing member of the Heritage (Spadsh– needs to do such things to get results," participating, reported the Respublika Ukrainian language in Kiev — the way chyna) Society some three years ago. she said. press agency. it resounds here in the chief institutions The Heritage Society was organized by Yuriy Badzio, a former political is how it will echo elsewhere, it has a "Let me give you another example: members of the technical intelligentsia, prisoner, was elected to head the party, magical effect on the oblast branches of our metro. Long ago it was totally many graduate students, who desired to while Dmytro Pavlychko, a leading these institutions." Ukrainian: everyone loved it — people learn more about Ukrainian history, Ukrainian writer, was elected deputy "it is our mission to re-introduce the used to come to Kiev from the villages culture and literature than their formal chairman and parliamentary leader. Ukrainian language into the city of and learn (in Ukrainian) 'Caution, the education offered, said Ms. Boroday. A series of party documents was Kiev. Up to this point we were occupied doors are closing...' And suddenly they Many of the Heritage Society's origi– approved, among them one expressing by the elections and politics. We are, heard the Ukrainian language vanished nal members are now at the forefront of opposition to the union treaty. As well, after all, a public organization," said Ms. from the metro, it was all in Russian - the Ukrainian independence move– the congress adopted statutes and a Boroday, who is also active in Rukh, the we were told it was because visitors ment, including Ukrainian SSR people's party program. Popular Movement of Ukraine. from other cities don't understand. deputy ivan Zayets, Kiev Deputy The party's goal is to build an inde– "The chief focus of our activity now "After a long struggle last year the Mayor Oleksander Mosiyuk, Rukh and pendent Ukraine on the principles of a should also be the education of the metro became bilingual — Ukrainian Ukrainian Language Society activist market economy, equality of all forms growing generation, because with the and Russian. However, it worked out viktor Kulynych and, of course, Ms. of ownership and political pluralism. older generation - whoever under– that the train would stop during the Boroday. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 No. 51

Michigan health center gives American peace-walker helps mammogram machine to CCRF ailing Kharkiv youth CLARKSTON, Mich. - Thanks to of Clarkston, located at 7650 Dixie the community spirit of charity and Highway, in Clarkston, when a new JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Konstan– looked me straight in the eye and cooperation a badly needed raammo– mammogram machine was installed at tin Golub of Kharkiv, Ukraine, was said, 4 want to live,' " Ms. Garwood gram machine is on its way from the center to replace a well-functioning born with a congenital heart defect recalled. She agreed to arrange for Clarkston, Mich., to Lviv, Ukraine, to but older machine. The Clarkston known as tricuspid artesia, a condi– the operation. aid in the urgent treatment of victims of Rotary Club joined in the effort by tion in which the tricuspid valve, Ms. Garwood returned to Nebra– the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. providing the funds to help defray the located between the right atrium and ska and contacted Drs. Philip Hofs– The machine was donated to the cost of shipping the mammogram the right ventricle, does not develop chire and William Fleming at the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund machine to Ukraine. properly. Children's Hospital in Omaha, who (CCRF) by the Women's Health Center (Continued on page 15) This summer, he had the good agreed to donate their time for the fortune to meet an American visiting surgery and tests and to waive the Ukraine. cost of the operation and hospital Nebraskan Susan Garwood, a fees. Pan American World Airways nurse at Lincoln veterans Ad mi- will fly Konstantin and Elena Golub ministration Medical Center, and 50 from Moscow to Chicago, and John other Americans joined nearly 100 Breslow, a Lincoln businessman and Soviet citizens ages 5 - 72, in an humanitarian, and LinAire will international Peace Walk from cover the cost of their flight from Kharkiv to Kiev organized by Cali– Chicago to Nebraska. fornia-based international Peace "(Nebraska Senators) Bob Kerrey Walks and the Ukrainian Peace and Jim Exon have sent cables to the Committee. American ambassador there to expe– For three weeks Ms. Garwood and diate the visas," said Ms. Garwood. her daughter Amy, a graduate stu– Konstantin and Elena, who will dent in international affairs and arrive before the New Year, will stay conflict resolution at the University with Ms. Garwood while Konstan– of Minnesota, walked up to 15 miles tin recovers. a day, lived in tent communities, Ms. Garwood recently received a participated in programs in towns letter from Konstantin addressed to and nearby villages and "shook the herself and George Bush. "We are the hands of about 3,000 people." only people he knows in America," While in Kharkiv Ms. Garwood Ms. Garwood explains. was approached by Elena Golub and her 10-year-old son Konstantin, who Says Ms. Garwood, "1 believe, like had heard that Ms. Garwood was an Allen Allfelt, the founder of the American nurse. Mrs. Golub said she international Peace Walks, that we has been approaching foreigners like save civilization one person at a time. Ms. Garwood with her desperate Please cross your fingers for the story for the past 10 years. success of this one-on-one citizen Soviet doctors have given Kon– diplomacy, and for Konstantin's stantin two years to live. He spends good health!" most of his time in a wheelchair, as he Susan Garwood invites Americans is weak from lack of oxygen. He has everywhere to send Konstantin get- never attended a day of school. well cards or donations to: Konstan– Mrs. Golub told Ms. Garwood tin Golub, c^o Susan Garwood, 10 that Konstantin required surgery Camden Place, Lincoln, NE 68506. unavailable to him in the Soviet Union "1 already have over a hundred Seen above with the mammogram machine donated to the Children of Chornobyl and asked Ms. Garwood to arrange cards waiting for him," Ms. Gar- Relief Fund are (from left) Lubomyr Hewko of the Detroit area CCRF, Michael for it in the United States. "The child wood added. Mosharo and Dr. Susan Coleman of the Women's Health Center of Clarkston, Mich., and Richard Beardsley of the Rotary Club of Clarkston. Blinded 12-year-old from Ukraine Businessman donates computer to Kiev U. arrives in U.S. for treatment JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Stefan Dwo– CLEvELAND - Twelve-year-old Through the efforts of Drs. Za– jak, the owner of Superior Supply Taras Dorotskyj, who has suffered a chary and Thomas Rice, an ophthal– Corp. of Marion, ind., recently total loss of vision in August 1989, as a mological surgeon and one of the best donated an ІВМ 34 system that his firm result of trauma, recently arrived in the specialists in the field in the world, will has outgrown to the Kiev State Uni– United States for surgery, treatment, perform the surgery at St. Luke's versity. and rehabilitation. Hospital in Cleveland. All services will This computer system, valued conser– During the first congress of the be gratis. vatively at S50,000 and weighing nearly World Federation of Ukrainian Medi– Myroslava Oryshkewych, president a ton, together with some work stations, cal Associations, which was held in of the Social Services Committee, has a printer with a supply of paper, appro– Ukraine this past August, ophthalmo– secured a commitment from the Cleve– priate manuals and cables was sent by logists ihor Zachary, from Cleveland land Sight Center and its executive the Rukh Fund for Democratization of and Andrij Lewicky from Chicago director, Michael E. Grady, to provide Ukraine, one of the branches of the examined numerous patients who daily Taras with a four-to-six–week-long National Fund to Aid Ukraine(NFAU), crowded the eye clinic both in Kiev and rehabilitation program. on a plane taking medicines sent by the in Lviv. One of them was young Taras. The committee has established a Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, Since August 1989, he had undergone special fund not only to help Taras cope another branch of NFAU. several surgeries both in Ukraine and in with his everyday life, but also to purchase diagnostic instruments for an While in Kiev, Drs. Taras Hunczak Moscow. Unfortunately, his loss of eye clinic in Ukraine. This will enable and Roman Уогопка of the NFAU met sight remains total. both local ophthalmologists and visit– with the rector of the Kiev State Due to the severity of his condition, ing specialists from the United States University, Dr. A. Skopenko, and Stefan Dwojak his chances even of partial vision examine patients more thoroughly, negotiated the terms under which this restoration in one eye remain limited. diagnose their conditions more accu– large system is being donated by Mr. 5291-2. The system can also support Yet because of remote possibility does rately, prescribe more effective treat– Dwojak to the Mech-Math Department additional printers of the ІВМ model exist, the Social Services Committee of ment, increase their chances for quick at the university, a department headed types 5256 and 5225. the United Ukrainian Organizations of recovery, and prevent unnecessary by the mathematician Dr. My kola Pe– Mr. Dwojak encorages readers of Greater Cleveland decided to bring visual impairment or loss of vision. restiuk. The Ukrainian Weekly who know where such equipment can be obtained Taras to Cleveland for surgery — his Donations may be sent to: Fight for Mr. Dwojak pointed out that this to call him at (317) 662-9922. final fight for sight. Nadia Matkiwsky, Sight Fund (Social Services Commit– computer system can support many "Ukraine is awaking, it needs our executive director of the Children of tee), account number 6425, Cleveland more work stations. He is actively help. І feel that it is the obligation of Chornobyl Relief Fund, was helpful Self Reliance Credit Union ind., 6108 engaged in the collection of funds for every conscientious Ukrainian to help with expediting the visa. State ^Road, Parma, Ohio 44134. additional terminals. Some of the ІВМ in this hour of need,"said Mr. Dwojak in On Thanksgiving Day, Taras arrived A financial report of donations and work stations that are compatible with contacting NFAU to make this contri– in Cleveland in the company of his disbursement of funds will be published this system are model 5251, 5291-1 and bution. mother. every January. No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 5

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Patriarch Mstyslav responds to applause from the audience during a banquet, honoring his return from Ukraine. He is flanked by Gennadiy Y. Udovenko (left) and Yurij Krywolap. presidents, Ulana Diachuk and John People's Deputy to the USSR Supreme Oleksyn, respectively. Both leaders Soviet Yuriy Sorochyk, who led a delivered warm wishes and donations to campaign in the Soviet Union to have the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on this that government make possible Metro– festive occasion. politan Mstyslav's return to Ukraine Assisting Patriarch Mstyslav during a patriarchal liturgy at St. Andrew's Memorial after five decades of banishment, as a Church are (from left) Archbishop Antony, the Rev. Protodeacon volodymyr General Assemblymen from New "person non grata." Mr. Sorochyk, who Polischuk and Archbishop Constantine. Jersey Joseph Patero and Skip Samino delivered a copy of the resolution is from Lviv, arrived in the United passed in the State of New Jersey on the States to greet Patriarch Mstyslav on Church and Bishop vasiliy of New Also delivering heartfelt greetings occasion of Patriarch Mstyslav's en– this celebration of his return to the seat York representing the Free Serbian were the patriarch's two U.S.-based thronement,saluting himas the leader of of his Church in South Bound Brook. Orthodox Church. archbishops, Constantine and Antony, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Ortho– The Rev. Protodeacon volodymyr both of whom took part in the moving Also seated at the head table were dox Church, as it enters a new era of Polischuk also concelebrated this ser– ceremonies at the historic St. Sophia Ambassador Gennadiy Y. Udovenko, rebirth. vice, assisted by two deacons; the Sobor on November 18. Both hierarchs of the Permanent Mission of the Ukrai– Highlighting the list of greetings church choir of St. Andrew's Memorial conveyed the solemn atmosphere of the nian SSR to the United Nations and his bestowed upon Patriarch Mstyslav was Church under the able direction of enthronement and offered prayers for wife, Dina, as well as Patriarch Msty– a message from Cardinal John O'Con– Taras Pavlovsky sang the responses to the patriarch's health. Archbishop slav's daughter, Tamara Yerevenko. nor, head of the New York diocese of the liturgy. The three-hour liturgy was Constantine spoke of the great historic Patriarch Mstyslav extended warm followed by a solemn moleben on behalf mission bestowed upon His Holiness by the Roman Catholic Church. Presented thanks to the ambassador for inviting of the patriarch, and concluded with the Almighty God and hoped for the full by Prof. Thomas Bird of Queens him to meet with Ukrainian Prime members of the congregation going to sovereignty and complete independence College, the message read: "1 pray that it Minister vitold Fokin, who recently the leader to ask for his blessing. of the Ukrainian nation which would will be рошНсІРГ an understanding to visited New York. stretch from the "blue Don to the gray evolve between the икгаіщаїї Autoce– The mayor of South Bound Brook, A banquet began at 1 p.m. at the Carpathians." phalous Orthodox Church and the N.J., Russell Reynolds, was also seated Ukrainian Orthodox Center hall, fes– Ukrainian Catholic Church and lead to with numerous other dignitaries at the Archbishop Antony, who was ele– tively decorated for the fast approach– prosperity and strengthening of Ukrai– head table, among them Metropolitan vated to that rank at the ceremonies in ing Christmas season. nian Christianity." izyaslav, the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Kiev, spoke of great spiritual joy as Mykola Plawiuk, president of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in As Patriarch Mstyslav walked into Ukraine rises from decades of oppres– Ukrainian National Republic in exile, the United States, the Rev. Artemy the hall, escorted by the hierarchs of his sion — today it has a patriarch of the also presented greetings to the patriarch, Selepyna, and his wife, Lesia, the Rev. Church, he was saluted with a standing Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox stating that 1990 has truly been a Diakiw and his wife, and Dr. Zenon ovation. The Rt. Rev. William Diakiw, Church. momentous year for Ukraine, culmi– president of the Consistory of the Matkiwsky, chairman of the Children Bishop Paisiy of the Ukrainian Auto– nating with the enthronement of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the of Chornobyl Relief Fund. cephalous Orthodox Church in South patriarch of the Ukrainian Autocepha– U.S.A., welcomed the newly enthroned America also offered greetings on this lous Orthodox Church. He said: "All of The afternoon affair also included a church leader and directed the au– solemn occasion. successes of this year would not have musical program, featuring violinist dience's attention to the stage, where a been complete - its cultural, educa– Kyrylo Stetsenko, accompanied by group of schoolchildren honored the The Rev. vasyl Makarenko, presi– tional, political, life would not been full Adelina Kryvoshyina and the Dumka patriarch with a prayer and presented dent of the Consistory of the Ukrainian — if freedom of worship, if the rebirth Women's vocal Ensemble, directed and him with a bouquet of flowers. Orthodox Church in Canada, which only recently pledged its allegiance to of Ukraine's religious life had not accompanied by Mychailo Lev. Dr. Yurij Krywolap then took his the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Con– occurred." in conclusion, Dr. Krywolap read a place at the microphone, assuming the stantinople, was also present to greet He wished that the patriarch would list of almost 50 organizations that had duties of master of ceremonies for the Patriarch Mstyslav on his elevation to be the one who celebrates the moleben sent representatives and^ or greetings to five-hour-plus affair. leader of the Ukrainian Autocephalous of thanksgiving in Kiev when Ukraine the patriarch upon his return to the Among the well-wishers who deli– Orthodox Church worldwide. On be- once again becomes a free, independent United States and praised his dedica– vered greetings to the patriarch were half of Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak, he democratic state. tion to the rebirth of the Ukrainian Metropolitan izyaslav of the Byelorus– greeted Patriarch Mstyslav and ex- Among the dignitaries seated at the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in sian Orthodox Church who stated: pressed hope that the two Churches head table during this affair were Ukraine. "Through God's will, you were able to could live in harmony as sister Churches. lead your Church to independence." Other greetings were delivered by Ukrainian Orthodox Church organiza– Lvw students... tions, including the United Women's (Continued from page 1) Sisterhoods of the Ukrainian Orthodox Mr. ivanchyshyn explained in detail Church, headed by valentyna Kuz– about the new church: "You won't neeH mych, and the Ukrainian Orthodox a Student Union card to come to League, represented by Jack Roditski,a church. The church will be open to member of that organization's board. everyone, regardless of age or denomi– Greetings were also delivered by nation. But we would, of course, like to leading members of two important see lots of student attending. The academic organizations in the diaspora, church will not only be a place for the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and services but basically a meeting-place Sciences in the U.S., represented by its and a point of contact." president, Dr. Mykola Borecky, and the With this in mind there will be Shevchenko Scientific Society, repre– various clubs and activities for young sented by Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, former people, a library and video-room, he president and current honorary mem– added. ber, of that institution. The student leader said he hopes that Marta Kolomayets next year, if God is willing, this new Two Ukrainian fraternal organi– church will be the basis for the opening zations, the UKraiman National ASSO– Patriarch Mstyslav proceeds to the banquet table. Also pictured (from left) are the of a Theological Faculty in the Lviv ciation and the Ukrainian Fraternal Rev. vasyl Makarenko, valentyna Kuzmych, the Rev. Nestor Kowal, Mykola State University. Association, were represented by their Plawiuk and Yuriy Sorochyk. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 No. 51

'^^?^Ш^М^Ш^М Ukrainian WeeUv Christmas pastoral letter of Metropolitan Stephen Hope for tomorrow

it was an incredible year. A year when students and young adults "The Light shines on in darkness." darkness still covers great areas upon throughout Ukraine showed what they are made of, proving that they indeed (John 1:5) this world. can make a difference. They have shown that they can bring about change to Our bishops urge us today to be like enrich their lives and ensure a brighter future for their children. To the Reverend Clergy, Religious, the shepherds of Bethlehem — people of And, in this season of hope - Christmastime - they have made us believe and our Godloving Faithful: Peace in peace. Peace is gentle and it bears that the best is yet to be. the Lord and my heartfelt greeting: malice to no one. "Know, О peoples, This was the year that introduced us to such leaders as Oles Doniy, a Christ is Born! and be appalled! Give ear, all you revolutionary who led the student hunger strikes this past October. These As we celebrate the Feast of Our distant lands ... for God is with us" actions not only united students throughout Ukraine, but also proved that Lord's birth this year we are, on the one isaiah (8:9-10). if only all nations in the their's is a voice to be reckoned with as their protests led to the resignation of hand, overjoyed because a year has world today would be aware of the vitaliy Masol, the prime minister of the Ukrainian SSR. " passed since the gloom of repression presence of God and His message, they Yet another more recent example of student foresight comes from the hovering over our church in Ukraine would come to know the great gift of religious sphere of life in Ukraine. With the Ukrainian Catholic and has all but disappeared. But, on the Christ's coming to us. Ukrainian Orthodox believers living in strained circumstances in western other hand, we are saddened because "For a Child is born to us, a son is Ukraine, the student leaders in Lviv have proposed and already registered a the hearts of many of our parents are given us," isaiah (9:5) teaches us, "and new church community, an ecumenical effort to unite the many Christian heavy with the thought of a possible they name Him... Prince of Peace." Our denominations under one roof and stop the conflicts between the various war, for then their young, in the flower Church has endured much suffering; yet - faiths. of their lives, might have to face military it is in the peaceful strength of forgive– Markian ivanchyshyn, familiar to many of our readers as one of the conscription, in both instances, there is ness that the Star of Bethlehem shines moving forces behind the Student Union of Lviv, and instrumental in the a need for true "peace from on high" with a special brightness for us this year. hunger strikes in Kiev, has once again taken the lead in promoting this action. and for the joy of Christmas; there is a Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord! This latest action in Lviv gives us faith in our students, our young people in reason for us to be both grateful and a Let us follow that star which will Lviv. in September, they took on a project, the Youth for Christ rally, which people of hope. brighten the path of our earthly so– brought together thousands of youths who wanted the opportunity to in the Christmas message of the journ. For "when the kindness and love acquaint themselves with Christianity in a system that had forbidden it for Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy, our of God appeared, He saved us... "(Tit us decades. bishops direct our hearts to the message 3:4). For this and every season, Christ is Yet, it is not only the students who have made a change in Ukraine. Manv of isaiah (9:1) given 700 years before the center, the reason of our hope and young activists, professionals in their late 20s and early 30s, from all walks of Christ — "the people who walked in joy. life have made a difference in Ukraine this year, inspired by hope for darkness have seen a great light; upon Come to Him. Kneel in adoration democratic change in all facets of life — educational, cultural, political, those who dwelt in the land of gloom a before the Christ Child. Accept the environmental — they have traveled to the West to talk of their vision for a light has shone." Because of the depth of Messiah, the King given to us from on free and independent Ukraine. Most recently, we have become acquainted with Taras Chornovil, son of former political prisoner and dissident, Lviv Oblast Chairman vyacheslav Chornovil, who is a. politician by his own right in theLviv Oblast Council; we have been acquainted with such -political thinkers as SerhiyHbtovatiy; a this prophecy; wofrdfc fail to Express otir high: Give Him your most precious gift, lawyer and outspoken demacratk reformer in the Parliament of the profound gratitude to the infant Jesus your heart, your love, your very self. Let Ukrainian SSR, and ihor Derkach, a parliamentarian in the Ukrainian SSR. Who accepted the adoration of all this mysterious encounter give voice to Oleh Kul, a miner from Chervonohrad has made great strides in alerting humanity in the persons of the poor our Ukrainian carol as you join the the West to mining conditions in the Soviet Union when he traveled to the shepherds of Bethlehem. choirs of heavenly hosts and sing: "to United States on an invitation from the AFL-СІО earlier this year. For truly, in the liberation of our join earth with heaven as one, Christ is Church after so many years of suffer– born. Praise Him!" Maksym Drach, a young doctor from Kiev, who is fluent in English, has ings in the catacombs, He has brought When the firststa r appears on Christ- traveled to the West with the Ukrainian Minister of Health Yuriy Spizhenko, "glad things to the poor" and proclaim– mas Eve and families share the holy to tell the world of the plight of so many victims of Chornobyl, after he ed "liberty to the captives" (Luke 4:18). meal, there will bea special place- himself took care of children suffering from the aftermath of that tragedy. For God has rewarded the quiet valor setting for the departed. The lighted During the summer, a city council member from the city of Rivne Yuriy of our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, candle will welcome the caroler. There Shevchuk, taught Ukrainian language classes at Harvard. He stated: "1 never their perseverance in faith and their will be great joy and celebration. imagined the possibility of running for, or holding a political post... But now І fidelity to His word. This gives us all the І will join you in spirit, my brothers have the opportunity to implement some of my views. We haven't yet more reason to be people of hope and and sisters, my spiritual family, so that І accomplished much, but at least we are moving, in my opinion, in the right joy, even in our darkest hours. may give you heartfelt fatherly greet– direction." Yet, after so many centuries, the ings of peace, health and heavenly mystery of salvation remains. We findi t blessings for the New Year. І join with During this Christmas season, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our difficult to understand why, before the you and our brothers and sisters Lord, Jesus Christ, we look to Ukraine, energized by its young people as our birth of Christ, the clear Messianic throughout the world at this very inspiration. messages of the prophets went unheed– special, sacred time and pray with you ed by so many. for "peace on earth to all men of good After the Nativity of Christ, not all will." emerged from the darkness to enter into May the warm glow of the Divine the True Light. Christ's preaching of the infant's love bless you today and remain Good News, the multitude of miracles with you throughout the new year. Turning the pages back... He performed, and especially His resurrection should have been more Christ is born! — Praise Him! than enough cause for all men to rejoice. fStephen Yet there remains the mystery of man's Metropolitan-Archbishop On December 19, 1978, Gen. Petro Grigorenko made a refusal to dispel the darkness of ini– historic appearance at the U.S. Military Academy in West quity, to accept the heavenly light that Given in Philadelphia Point, in a visit arranged by Prof. Lev E. Doriansky of emblazoned Bethlehem and our entire on the feast of St. Nicholas Georgetown University, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of planet on the firstChristma s night. The December 6, 1990 America, Gen. Grigorenko — a "special guest" at the academy — was enthusiastically greeted by some 4,200 cadets, who rose in unison and gave him a standing ovation. Gen. Grigorenko had the opportunity to address a large group of faculty members of the academy and later, to speak to some 300 future officers of the U.S. UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine Army who specialize in the study of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in general. The Home Office of the Ukrainian National The noted dissident spoke of the human rights movements in in the USSR and of Association reports that, as of December 20, reprisals by the Soviet government. He appealed to the free world to show ^o. uJ, the fraternal organization's newly established sympathy and understanding for the captive nations, whom he characterized as Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received "true allies of America." ' ^wwSlM 5,222 checks from its members with donations "Ukrainian intellectuals," said Gen. Grigorenko, "arrested for their defense of totalling Si32,538.90. The contributions human rights,th e right to use the Ukrainian language, and so on, are the flower of the Ukrainian nation, in any nation, in fact, they would be the pride of the people include individual members' donations, as well and would occupy prominent positions in government." ^Ws as returns of members' dividend checks and Gen. Grigorenkq's speech, translated simultaneously by Dr. Walter Dushayck, X Ar interest payments on promissory notes. editor of The Ukrairiikn Quarterly, was met with' thunderous applause from the ^OHJ^ cadets. No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 Stamford Diocese launches 'Project Koliada' STAMFORD, Conn. - Following tant cause, Bishop Losten granted the A western Canadian perspective his fact-finding trip to Ukraine this past exceptional permission for parishes October, Bishop Basil Losten of the themselves to set a prime example of by Orysia Paszczak Tracz Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stam– charity by matching 100 percent from ford prepared a report on the state of their own treasury the collective the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church amounts raised by parishioners. The x 7 in Ukraine. This report was presented to maximum limit placed on any parish My mother, she says... Cardinal Myroslav ivan Lubachivsky treasury was S25,000. sity after high school. She was picking in Rome. At the press conference that it is hoped that Project Koliada will by Orysia Paszczak Tracz day in Rome, Bishop Basil offered the up some Chinese from other residents of raise Si million for the Ukrai– The freak Manitoba December thaw financial assessment that S10 million their building, but her mother wanted nian Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine had left the supermarket parking lot an would be needed to assist the emerging her to learn English well, and to leave through the simple and familiar custom almost impassable lava-like field of ice. Mother Church in its ancestral territory Chinese alone. І suggested that it is of the koliada. The faithful of the І noticed the two of them as 1 was "get back on its feet." always better to know many languages Stamford Diocese, whose territorial pulling out of the lot: a dark-haired girl instead of just one or two. in a letter to the pastors of his diocese jurisdiction includes all Ukrainian of around 7 or 8 and a short, very round dated December 6, Bishop Basil an– At the entrance to their building, Catholics residing in New York state older woman, maybe the girl's grand- along with my good wishes and their nounced the launching of "Project and the New England area, are en– mother. They were struggling with their Koliada" in all 55 parishes of the profuse thanks, 1 helped them unload couraged to make their offering through full shopping cart, trying to push it their Christmas dinner goods - in– Stamford Diocese. Bishop Basil cited in their local parish. across the lot and onto the sidewalk. his letter the wonderful custom that cluding a small but heavy frozen turkey institutions, organizations, and indi– Because of the icy and extremely bumpy - and watched as a Chinese neighbor Ukrainian Christians have of carolling viduals outside the Stamford Diocese surface, this simple task was taking for charity or specific community needs. helped them carry their bags to the may join in the project by mailing their them so long that they were still in the elevator. Bishop Losten requested that all pa– offering to: Diocese of Stamford, P.O. lot as 1 drove out on the other side of the rishes conduct their koliada campaign І had driven them home via the Salter Box 2311, Stamford, CT 06906. street. Bridge (officially the Slaw Rebchuk this year to directly benefit the Ukrai– All funds raised by Project Koliada nian Catholic Church in Ukraine. І still do not know what made me turn Bridge) and isabel Avenue, showing will be presented to Cardinal Luba– toward them — the Christmas spirit, the As a motivating factor for the faithful them the grocery stores and markets so chivsky, primate of the Ukrainian sympathy for their victory over the cart to generously contribute to this impor– much closer to their home than the one Catholic Church. and the ice, or the vague sense of at which they had shopped, if anything, forlornness about them - but turn І my Christmas gift to them was not the For the record did. By this time, they were approach– ride, but the knowledge about the near- ing the corner of Main and inkster to by stores, saving them time and physical cross the street with their cart. І asked if exertion. Rep. Hertel on Khmara case they needed a ride, expecting to drive On the drive home, the phrase ttMy them a block or two. of your government to the principles mother, she says..." reverberated con– Following is the text of a letter sent The girl smiled instantly, then spoke of democracy and human rights. І stantly in my mind. That was my phrase by Rep. Dennis M. Hertel (D-Mich.) to the woman in Spanish. When the believe the position of your govern– too, some 40 years ago, when my to Leonid Kravchuk, chairman of the latter agreed to the translated invita– ment can and should be clarified in parents and 1 arrived as DPs from Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet, in tion, they piled their heavy bags and this matter. Your personal investiga– Germany. І was barely 4, but within a regard to the continued detention of themselves into the car eagerly. To my tion into the circumstances sur– few weeks 1 knew English, and soon was People's Deputy Stepan Khmara. innocent, "Where to?," came the reply, rounding the arrest and detention of interpreting for my parents at the stores, The letter is dated December 17. "King and St. James." My shock was Mr. Khmara and intervention on his to the neighbors, and wherever else Dear Mr. Chairman: not at the driving distance to their behalf will be viewed in this country necessary. And 1 also prefaced each As co-chairman of the Ad Hoc home, it was that these two were lugging as just such an indication. І urge you sentence with "My mother, she says... Congressional Committee on the five or six heavy grocery bags to the bus, act on this matter swiftly. My father, he says..." Baltic States and Ukraine, 1 am to take them those 20-some city blocks. Those of us who are committed to І never questioned why my parents distressed over recent developments didn't know English; they knew many in Ukraine, specifically the deten– human rights and justice believe that By this time 1 noticed that the girl was law is the protector of our liberties, doing all the talking, and then trans– languages, but this just wasn't one of tion of Mr. Stepan Khmara. them. English was a strange language to According to reports received here and not a tool used to persecute lating into Spanish for her companion, political opponents. 1, for one will be in our three-way conversation, 1 learn– them, with no declensions or conjuga– in the United States, Mr. Khmara tions to speak of and with the most has been arrested, his rights as a watching the developments in Ste– ed that the woman was her mother, that phen Khmara's situation closely. they had recently arrived from Nicara– confusing spelling, in time, they and І deputy have been revoked, and he learned. has not received any benefit of due gua, that the rest of the family was still there, and that they lived in the new For me, English was so easy that in process of law. These actions serious– Dennis M. Hertel high school and university 1 was doing ly call into question the commitment Chinese-style apartment block in Member of Congress Chinatown. For the past few months much better than those who had spoken they had been shopping at this super- it, and only it, from birth. My room- LETTER TO THE ED1TOR market, travelling back and forth by mates at college were frustrated that this bus, because they thought it was the "immigrant" didn't have to take Fresh- closest one. man English, and they did. kraine, is furthering the Russification of For my parents, the language remain– Our obligation the Ukrainian people. On the way, the mother had many questions for me — all passed on to me ed a means of communication, but even And while a few hundred thousand though the words were English, their as Ukrainians Bibles have been printed in the Ukrai– by Maria, the little girl, with the preface, "My mother, she says..." — Do 1 have a grammar and word order were usually Dear Editors: nian language it was only thanks to the Ukrainian. Americans who paid for it and the few family... where do 1 live... where do my While it was nice to hear how much children go to school... are we Chris– When 1 gave the mother and daughter John Shep has done for the Ukrainian Ukrainians who have argued, cajoled that ride a few Decembers ago, it was a and arm-twisted the Americans until tian... which church do we go to... do we people, he nevertheless failed to get the celebrate Christmas...? spontaneous gesture. There was nothing point which Taras Szmagala was trying they agreed to print some in Ukrainian. grand or self-sacrificing about it — it to make in his recent column. І believe The point is that Ukraine today is on There should have been simple just needed to be done, in restrospect, the point Mr. Szmagala was trying to the brink of national liberation,but in answers to these ordinary questions, but maybe subconsciously or serendipi– make was not that there weren't any order to succeed all of us need to pitch in as 1 replied, 1 realized how complicated tously 1 was repaying a bit of the Ukrainians doing anything — anyone and do our part. All Americans of this all seemed to a new immigrant with kindness we were shown after our own who reads The Weekly knows that there Ukrainian descent have an obligation to a fixed image of Canada. arrival here. are - but unfortunately there are far protest the foreign policy of the United Yes, we do go to church, to the Every time 1 pass the apartment too many Ukrainians who have done States when its supports Soviet dicta– Ukrainian Catholic one, the Cathedral building on King Street, 1 wonder about nothing at all. torship at the expense of the Soviet re- on McGregor, where we celebrate Maria and her mother. Are they well... For example, many of our large publics that are peacefully striving for Christmas not on December 25, but on are they still in Winnipeg... did the rest organizations that have resources have independence. January 7. in simple English, as simply of their family ever make it from done almost nothing in the way of All of us have an obligation to as 1 could think of it myself, 1 tried to Nicaragua... how is Maria doing in providing Bibles for their brethren demand that our local libraries have explain the reasons behind the Grego– school? in Maria 1 saw myself the way І in Ukraine who are so desperate for the books on Ukraine. All of us have an rian and Julian calendars, and the must have been so long ago. World of God in the Ukrainian lan– obligation to write letters to editors differences between our church and the She and 1 were fortunate that we guage. when Ukraine or Ukrainians are slan– Roman Catholic one. came to a land that welcomed new– Meanwhile, unbeknown to the vast dered, omitted or misrepresented. And The mother kept repeating that the majority of Ukrainians in the "Ukie all of us need to be informed and church must be very Christian, because ghetto," many American Christian demand that Ukraine gets its fair share І am such a kind person to have helped ministries arc printing literally millions of food, financial assistance, Bibles and them. of Bibles and Christian books for the all resources that the United States and І then asked them - does she go to Soviet Union almost exclusively in the the West are providing to the Soviet school... how was it... were they ready Russian language. And since the majo– Union. for a Manitoba winter... was she learn– rity of Christians in the Soviet Union ing Chinese along with English? are Ukrainian and in Ukraine, much of Bohdan Korolyshyn Mafia had caught on tp English this literature being Tunneled into U– Grafton, Ya. quickly, and had plans to go to univer– THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 No. 51

FOCUS ON THE ARTS MUS1C REviEW: U.S. debut ART REviEW: Halyna Nowakiwska of cellist Maria Tchaikovska pointings of Toronto foundation

by Oles Kuzyszyn by Christina Welyhorsky Senkiw vibrating movement. Even inanimate objects, such as wood ("Flowers"), Cellist Maria Tchai– Once again, Toronto artist Halyna tapestries ("irises") and pavement kovska is presently at the Nowakiwska has presented us with a ("Rain") when touched by her paint- peak of a career which treasure trove of visual delights. Her brush radiate energy. would be the envy of most show of 32 medium-sized oil paintings The forms created by this brush- musicians. While a stu– opened on October 8 at the Ukrainian stroke are variable and imperfect. Their dent of the famed Msti– Canadian Art Foundation in Toronto. frayed edges and patchy interiors slav Rostropovich at the The works in this exhibition are exe– ("Thistle") interact with and intensify Moscow Conservatory, cuted with the skill and confidence of a the emotional expressiveness of the line. she won second prize in mature, fully developed talent. Halyna The constant flux of their boundaries the 1966 Tchaikovsky Nowakiwska is an established artist ("Autumn") and doubtful solidity of Competition and first who brings to her art a lifetime of their surfaces ("Two venuses") reflect prize in the 1968 Pablo experience and dedication. the inherent instability of the natural Casals Competition, in Ms. Nowakiwska combines her per– government where the process of birth, 1969, she became the sonal interpretation of Expressionism life, death and rebirth is repeated into youngest recipient of the with an eclectic mix of influences from infinity. Honored Artist of U– Classical and Byzantine art of impres– Ms. Nowakiwska's compositions - kraine award. sionism and Ukrainian folk art. The still lifes, landscapes, cityscapes and Ten years later, she was result is a creation of a distinctive vision portraits — exist in a relatively shallow offered the cello chair at informed by the past, but totally con- pictorial space, reflecting her interest in the Moscow Conserva– temporary in tone and style. Expressionism as well as her training in tory, thus assuming the A striking characteristic of Ms. theater design. The apparent distances post formerly held by her Nowakiwska's paintings is her mean– between foreground, middleground and mentor. Since then she dering brushstroke, it is unique in that it background are dramatically reduced. has literally traversed the Maria Tchaikovska serves not only as an outline, but Flat surfaces, such as tabletops globe performing as a recitalist, and as viadimir Ashkenazy's sold-out house occasionally as a shadow modelling ("Cafe"), are tipped forward. Forms soloist with leading European orche– next door at Carnegie. Together with forms in three dimensions. Her curvili– and figures are pressed so closely to the stras. pianist Juliana Osinchuk, the cellist near brushstroke is perfectly suited for frontal plane ("Conversation H") that At times, such a rich resume can be a delivered a program as engaging in its depicting natural forms, such as flo– heads, arms and objects are often double-edged sword, raising expecta– content as in its rendition. wers ("Gladioli"), grasses ("Evening cropped. Landscapes ("Winter") and tions to unattainable heights, in this The Beethoven Sonata No. 3 for Grasses") and weeds ("Thistle"). cityscapes ("Rain") are arranged on a case, however, the only disappointing Piano and Cello, Op. 69 in A major Through the use of exaggerated curves, raked, stage-like surface. element in Maria Tchaikovska's De– proved to be a model of musical part– the leaves, stems and petals of her The illusion of space is created not by cember 14 debut at New York's Weill nership. Carefully planned tempo, well- subject matter acquire a heightened linear perspective but by line, form, Recital Hall was the rather small articulated phrasing and a sensitive emotional presence. color and texture. Thick lines, large audience, partially attributable to interaction between the two artists When used to describe human forms, forms and bright, warm colors advance, marked this performance. Ms. Osin– in portraits and crowd scenes, Ms. while thin lines, small forms and dark, chuk's hauntingly understated and Nowakiwska's line effectively recreates cool colors recede. Textures create meticulously pedaled passagework the irregular, unidealized shape of movement within the pictorial space - Bodnar-Balahutrak effectively underscored Ms. Tchaikov– everyday bodies and imbues them with (Continued on page 16) ska's delicately balanced playing. Seve– receives 1REX grant ral strident notes managed to escape in the Adagio cantabile section, making HOUSTON — This coming spring, one wonder whether this particular artist Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak of instrument is sufficiently responsive for Houston will be a visiting artist at the a cellist of Ms. Tchaikovska's expres– Lviv State institute of Fine and Applied sive capabilities. Arts. She has been awarded an І REX (international Research and Exchanges The British composer Benjamin Board) travel grant for this residency. Britten was a close collaborator of Ms. At the institute, through slide lectures Tchaikovska's teacher Mr. Rostropovich, and informal sessions, she plans to and as a result seems to have struck a present information to the academic^ art nerve in her as well. The Suite No. 1 for community about various aspects of Cello Solo, Op. 72 was performed with contemporary art in the U.S.A. all the passion and fire that the late She is especially interested in intro– composer could have hoped for. The ducing the artists in Ukraine to the work intensity of the pizzicato Serenata of artists of Ukrainian heritage outside section, the resolve of the Marcia, and of Ukraine. Such artists, who share an the haunting (and excruciatingly diffi– ancestral culture, Ms. Bodnar-Balahu– cult) pedal points in the Bordone, trak believes, need to enter or re-enter seemed to energize, rather than tax the the lexicon of the cultural history of cellist; she easily transmitted this energy Ukraine. to the audience, which rewarded her in order to gather together a substan– with thunderous applause. tial representative group of work by (Continued on page 16) Ukrainian artists living and working in the U.S.A. and Canada, the artist invites all artists who are interested in sharing their work with their peers in Hnizdovsky works Lviv, to send a one-page resume, one to three slides of artwork, and a brief in lvano-Frankivske artist's statement (optional) to the following address: Lydia Bodnar- JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The tra– Balahutrak, 2528 Dryden, Houston, velling exhibit of 50 works by the late TX 77030. (Material will not be return– Ukrainian American artist Jacques ed unless accompanied by an stamped Hnizdovsky that has been touring and addressed envelope. Any questions Ukraine since May, will be on view in can be directed to the same address.) lvano-Frankivske at the Ukrainian Through this guest artist residency, Artists' Union for one month beginning Ms. Bodnar-Balahutrak she said hopes on December 17. to become familiar with the needs and Previously the exhibit was on view in assets of the academic institution and Kiev, Lviv, Ternopil and Chernivtsi. the art community-at-large, and to act included in the show are 26 woodcuts, as a liaison between the art profes– 16 linocuts, eight etchings, as well as sionals of Lviv and their counterparts posters and books featuring Hnizdov– in the United States. sky works. "Rain," an oil by Halyna Nowakiwska. No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 9

but only partially and in a half-private setting.

Peter Tchaikovsky

This year marks the 150th anniver– sary of the birth of Peter 1. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), composer and conductor of Ukrainian Kozak descent. His opera based on the Gogol story is titled "Kuznets vakula" (vakula the Blacksmith) with libretto by Yakov Polonsky. This was composed in 1874; it premiered on December 6,1876, in St. "Christmas Eve" Petersburg. Tchaikovsky later revised his work PART І Oksana demands a pair of little and titled it "Cherevichki" (Little slippers belonging to the empress (tsar– Slippers), the libretto again by Polon– Years ago, the late literary scholar ytsia), and vakula flies off on the sky with the collaboration of the com– Yuriy Stefanyk expressed the following Devil's back to St. Petersburg, where he poser himself. Remade in 1885, "Little about Gogol: "Should the entire Taras is granted the shoes. He returns in Slippers" premiered on January 31, Shevchenko legacy perish at the hands triumph to claim his beloved Oksana. 1887, in Moscow. of Russian chauvinists, Ukraine would v "vakula the Blacksmith" was one of still survive throughout the world in the Alexander Seroff Peter Tchaikovsky in 1875, the year he works of Gogol." the early opera projects of Tchaikovsky who simply adored Gogol. He would won first prize for his opera " vakula the in this survey we turn again to Alexander Seroff (1820-1871) was a read him constantly, and quoted Gogol Blacksmith." Nikolai Gogol (Ukrainian orthography: Russian composer, musicologist and all the time. Mykola Hohol, 1809-1852), most noted critic. He closely knew Mykhailo Sh– smith" remains one of the most loved of Tchaikovsky liked to visit Ukraine Tchaikovsky's operatic creations. representative of the "Ukrainian school" chepkin, distinguished actor of the almost every year, especially in the in Russian literature. He used Ukrai– Ukrainian and also Russian stage. As summertime. Mainly as a result of his The composer's revised version, titled nian vocabulary and favored Ukrainian composer, Seroff was no stranger to stays in Ukraine's countryside for long "Little Slippers," also known in the themes, one of which is "Night before Ukrainian themes. periods, there are approximately 30 of West as "Oxana's Caprices," was pro– Christmas," belonging to the cycle his works mostly on Ukrainian subjects duced at the Metropolitan Opera (New "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" or based on Ukrainian folk melodies. York) on May 26, 1922. (written 1831-1832). Gogol was the first to tell his readers about what may in 1875 (the year Tchaikovsky's it is fortunate that such a work as happen if the Devil steals the moon on Piano Concerto No. 1 premiered in "Little Slippers" merited two complete Christmas Eve. Boston) a contest was announced by the Soviet recordings. The earlier of these originated with a Bolshoi production My aim in this exploration is to show Russian Music Society (RMO) for the which premiered in 1941, was first chronologically the composers who best opera on the "Christmas Eve" story issued on LP discs in 1951 (mono D– made use of this story in their music and by Gogol. At that time the composer 01179784) with Nelepp, tenor, in the here we will deal with operas, operettas, was staying in the Ukrainian village of title role and A. Melik-Pashayev musical comedies, a ballet, even a Nyzy in the Sumy region, where the conducting. This issue was available in puppet show. As fate would decree, the country was particularly beautiful. He America for a time as Ultraphone(ULP majority of composers we will come wrote "vakula the Blacksmith" in a Hi;i3). across will be Russian, with three excep– single summer, feeling, in his own tions, one of these being Mykola Ly– words, a "genuine flow of inspiration." There was also a stereo version dating senko. (All dates cited are in accordance And, as it turned out, Tchaikovsky won from 1973 with K. Lisovsky in the title with the new calendar.) first prize at the competition. role, issued by the Melodiya label (S– As does Tchaikovsky's Symphony 04401;06) and featuring the USSR The story No. 2 (the "Ukrainian"), this opera is Radio Large Chorus and Large Sym– significant in his creative output. His phony Orchestra conducted by viadi– Before we start on our musical jour– was an important step away from the mir Fedoseyev. Both versions have ney, here is the gist of the story of "Night lingering "old opera," toward life's strong casts and, happily, both Yakulas before Christmas" as penned by Gogol. realism in portraying folk manners and are outstanding, although the older it seems, the witch Solokha is ap– customs, and the psychology of the mono version has an edge over the proached by the amorous Devil. As he main characters, in this the composer stereo issue in artistic terms. was aided by Gogol's lively portrayal of flies off he raises a storm and steals the Alexander Seroff Tchaikovsky's "Little Slippers" was moon to revenge himself on her son, Ukrainian national types and charac– even issued in the USSR as a motion vakula, who has made an ugly painting For solo voice he set six Ukrainian ters. picture with the title "Christmas Slip– of him. This hinders vakula, who is folk songs for his analytical article (one Tchaikovsky imbued his score with pers" (32 minutes running time), re- trying to make his way to court Ok– of the first of its type) "Muzyka Yuzhno– Ukrainian folk songs such as Christmas leased in 1946 in Russian, but with sana. Russkikh Pesen" (Music of South- carols, historical, lyrical and jocose English subtitles and featuring Bolshoi When her father, Chub, comes home Russian Songs) printed in the impor– songs. All-in-all "vakula the Black- Theater performers. with his friend, Panas, both drunk, tant Ukrainian monthly Osnova of St. vakula throws both of them out, but is Petersburg, in No. 3-4, 1861. Seroffs himself thrown out by Oksana, though article was written, it should be noted privately she admits she loves vakula. here, under the influence of Gogol's Manitoba exhibit features in Solokha's hut, the Devil hides in a own essay on Ukrainian folk songs. sack when the mayor, then the school- He left unfinished or undone several 43 artists from Ukraine master, and then Chub arrive; each in opera projects based on Gogol stories by Christopher Guly in watercolors, lithographs and en– turn hides in the sack, vakula staggers from the Dikanka cycle centering on gravings. off with the sack. Ukrainian themes: "May Night" (1852- WINNIPEG - The official ceiebra– There are enough religious motifs to 1853, destroyed), as well as "Taras tions marking the centennial of Ukrai– convince those who doubt the current Bulba." nian settlement in Canada begin next state of affairs concerning the resur– Still searching for a suitable libretto fall. However, a group of Manitoba gence of spirituality in the USSR. M. he noticed Gogol's "Night before Christ- Ukrainian artists have already spent the Nykolaichuk's 1988 watercolor honor– mas." At first he imagined a ballet, and last few months honoring this historic ing the Millennium of Christianity in two dances were actually written: event. Ukraine is one of many. "Hopak" and "Hrechanyky" (Buck- The Manitoba Ukrainian Arts Coun– Art under glasnost also has its share wheat Cakes). This took place in 1865- cil opened an exhibit of 86 works by 43 of creative openness and expression. O. 1867. Finally he decided to do an entire Ukrainian artists from Kiev, Lviv, Ovchynnikova's 1987 lithograph, "Hay- opera on the subject, but never deve– ivano-Frankivske and Ternopil at the making" illustrates bikini-clad women, loped his ideas and the project remained University of Winnipeg in September. a depiction that in earlier years would unrealized. Only some sketches sur– The show is currently on tour in rural not have been permissible. vived in his notebooks. Manitoba. O. Borodai's 1985 tempera "The After Seroff's death his widow, Titled "Synergos 1," the exhibit varies Threat Approaches," 1. Zilinko's 1989 valentina Bergman, herself an accom– in both itsmedium and message. (The etching, "Forgotten by God and Man" plished musician, constructed an or– catalogue defines "synergos" as the and M. Stratilat's 1989 engraving "Fate chestral suite titled "Christmas Eve" "cooperative action of discrete agencies of Ukraine..." all display the emotion, from her husband's sketches. such that the total effect is greater than fear and frustration associated with Petro Shchurovsky (1850-1908), the sum of the two effects taken inde– living in the post-Chornobyl Soviet Ukrainian pianist, conductor and com– pendently.") society of economic and political uncer– poser also was interested in the Gogol There are several illustrations to the tainty. story. His unfinished opera "Koval works of Taras Shevchenko, including According to Lionel Ditz, president Nikolai Gogol (Hohol). Portrait by F. vakula" (vakula the Blacksmith) was A. Chebykin's 1982 etching of the poet's of the Manitoba Ukrainian Arts Coun– Muller (1841). actually performed in Moscow in 1873 "Stone Breakers." Landscapes abound (Continued on page 14) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 No. 51

Conference examines women's role Toronfo care center to serve and significance in 'two worlds' diverse needs of seniors by Kristina Pavlak TORONTO - A brisk northerly monies for this event, welcomed every– wind and threatening rain clouds did one to St. Demetrius parish hall for P1SCATAWAY, N.J. - The third not dampen the enthusiasm of over refreshments. "Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds" 1,500 participants at the recent blessing Conference took place here at the and groundbreaking ceremony for the The Ukrainian Canadian Care Cen– Embassy Suites Hotel on October 13- Ukrainian Canadian Care Center here. ter will be a four-story 55,000-square– 14, with more than 150 persons partici– foot building erected on a 48,000-square Escorted by the Ukrainian vanguard foot site. An architectural firm has pating. Concert Marching Band, a procession The conference emphasized the im– already been selected and various of clergy, sisters and faithful, led by nursing homes in the Toronto area are portant role Ukrainian women must Bishop isidore Borecky, eparch of play in revitalizing the Ukrainian tree of being visited to determine the best Toronto and Eastern Canada for Ukrai– possible appointments for the center. life through their personal commit– nian Catholics, and the Rt. Rev. Petro ment. The conference theme, "in The center will be operated by a profes– Bublyk of the Ukrainian Orthodox sional staff under the direction of a non- unity — strength," — provided the key Church, made their way from St. to this revitalization. profit board of directors from the Demetrius Catholic School to the community. That theme was echoed throughout center site. the weekend; it was expressed in many The gathered Ukrainian community different ways by various speakers. The center will serve the needs of all offered sincere prayers to God for the Ukrainians, regardless of religious or Luba Siryj, chairperson of the con– protection of all who will labor during ference and vice-president of Ukrainian Roma Hadzewycz other affiliation, it will be a place where Dr. Oka Hrycak, chairperson of the the construction of this much-needed Ukrainian seniors can maintain their National Women's League of America nursing care facility. Branch 4 of New Brunswick, N.J., conference program committee. cherished language, traditions, diets welcomed everyone and introduced the ^ Ukrainian Artists' Discussion: A large cross was erected that day, and religious observances. A beautiful keynote speaker, Larysa Skoryk of Creation, Heritage, and Our Future - September 23, on the site of the care chapel will ensure that each resident will Kiev. Moderator: Oksana Borbycz-Korduba; center as a sign of hope that through the be able to spend time in private and Ms. Skoryk, a busy member of the panelists: Arcadia Olensica-Petryshyn, efforts of the community and with the community prayer. Ukrainian Parliament and its democra– Juliana Osinchuk and virlana Tkacz. blessing of God this facility will be tic bloc, the National Council, was The three panelists have successfully erected in the near future to look after Residents will be provided with gracious enough to share her time with incorporated the Ukrainian theme into the physical well-being of our frail professional care, continued personal development and the knowledge that the conference, although so much cried their work, in a wide-ranging dis– elderly. for her attention at home. Representatives from church and they remain a respected part of the cussion, they shared their experiences community. Ms. Skoryk's address focused on her and visions for the future. civic organizations took turns during concern for the student hunger strikers the ceremonial groundbreaking. ^ Mobilization of Aid to Ukraine in Since the care center forms an inte– in Kiev. A great worry was the fact that the Diaspora — Moderator: Zenia Over 43 founding donors of this some students had threatened self- gral part of the school-residence com– ;j: Kowalczyn Brozyna; panelists: Wolo– center were recognized during the plex, volunteer helpers and visitors immolation to call attention to their dymyr Bazarko, Natalka Kormeliuk ceremony. A donation of S30,000 or demands. from both the residence and school will and the Rev. Roman Mirchuk. more entitles an individual, family, be readily available. Ms. Skoryk, also expressed concern Ukrainians living in the U.S. have organization, parish or firm to asso– for women's issues. She decried the become involved in the Ukrainian cause ciate the name of its choice with a care it is hoped that the Ukrainian poor facilities for women's health care by providing both professional assis– center bed. Canadian Care Center will open its and child care, and lack of attention to tance and humanitarianaid. Presenters Morris Diakowsky, vice-president of doors in 1991 to commemorate the family problems. A great burden to discussed their roles in such assistance. the St. Demetrius Development Corp. centennial of Ukrainian settlement in women in Ukraine is forced military ^ Medicine and Ecology - Presen– board of directors and master of cere- Canada. conscription and hard physical labor, ters: Dr. Daniel Schmorhun, Dr. Jurij she added. Savyckij and Bozhena Olshaniwsky. Ms. Skoryk was to be the main Recently, Ukrainian American speaker also at the gala conference physicians journeyed to Kiev and Lviv dinner, however, her dedication to her for an international congress of Ukrai– constituency at home forced a hasty nian doctors. The highlights of this return to Kiev. She reported hearing experience were reviewed, as were that the situation was critical for the ecological themes, particularly as re– striking students and their supporters, lated to the activity of the Green World and she wanted to be with them. Ecological Association. ^ Self-Development for the Year Diverse topics 2001 - Moderator: Lydia Bazarko; panelists: Marika Helbig, Olha Hna– During the weekend, conference par– teyko and irene Skrybajlo. ticipants had an opportunity to choose Speakers shared their insights into from eight panels^ workshops. They the challenges facing the modern wo– were as follows. man and her role as family member, e Young Women's Panel — Modera– member of community organizations, tor: Nadia Ratycz; panelists: Christine entrepreneur, and pursuer of the world Bokab Dora Chomiak, Tania Cho– at large. miak and Odarka Polansky. 9 The Press: Making Contact with Young women of Ukrainian descent Ukraine - Moderator: Roma Had– have managed to pursue their education zewycz; panelists: Chrystyna Lapychak and to tit in successfully with the young and Nadia Svitlychna, plus a written adults of the larger society. Yet, they presentation by Sonya Hlutkowsky. have a ^ maintained a strong interest in How does the Western reporter have their Ukrainian community. Panelists access to information about events in discus eel their outstanding endeavors. Ukraine? Panelists addressed the pur- і Preservation of Ukrainian Cul– suit of such news in their various ture - Moderator: Natalka Dany– capacities as journalists, editors and lenko; panelists: Natalka Kormeliuk media specialists. and Maria Shust. A gala conference dinner, featuring a Preservation of Ukrainian culture is keynote address by Dr. Bohachevsky important at many levels. The speakers Chomiak, was held Saturday evening. discussed museums which display U– Dr. Oka Hrycak, program chairper– krainian art and artifacts, relevant son for the conference, brought the publications, and the personal study of weekend event to a close on Sunday Ukrainian art in Ukraine. afternoon by delineating the future ^ Roundtable Discussion: An Ana- needs of the Ukrainian people as she lysis of Current Events in Ukraine — gave a careful synopsis of each panel. Moderator: Dr. Martha Bohachevsky– She also expressed her hope that the Chomiak; panelists: Serhiy Buriak, next "Ukrainian Woman in Two Larysa Onyshkevych, Oksana Procyk World" Conference take place in the and Lubomyr Yurchak. Midwest, permitting a new group of The speakers reviewed their first- Ukrainian American women to take part. hand observations of political, econo– The principal organizer of this third mic, social and cultural activities in quadrennial conference was UNWLA Ukraine. Branch 4 of New Brunswick, N.J. Mykhailo Horyn turns sod at groundbreaking for care center. No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 11

LUC holds 52nd annual convention Winnipeg church choir: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - With the these discussions was to focus attention active participation of Bishop Robert on the state of the league with the window to parish history Moskal of the Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, intention of updating and renewing the constitution and by-laws of the organi– the League of Ukrainian Catholics held by Christopher Guly maintains is in large part due to the its 52nd annual convention. The con– zation. influence of the Basilians. Discussed on Friday afternoon were vention was hosted by the Johnstown W1NN1 PEG - Just as the stained Chapter of the LUC and took place the following topics: the purposes of the glass is a window to their faith, the "They have really been there October 5-7. league, format of future conventions St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic throughout our lives so much so that Registration began early on Friday, and elections. Saturday afternoon's Church Mixed Choir is a window to І can't imagine how they couldn't October 7, and continued throughout meeting continued with this format and the congregation's history. have influenced us," she explains. "1 the discussions centered around: fi– the day. Unlike past years in which a Founded two years after the first think their piety and their loyalty to closed business meeting was held on nances, membership and sports rallies. church was built in the city's North us, because some of them have been Friday afternoon, the league took a As a result of these discussions, six End, the 87-year-old,70-member here almost as long as we have, have bold step and decided to dispense with committees were formed to further choral group has been the thread that motivated us to remain involved." the usual format and instead held an develop the issues and ideas generated completes the parish fabric, it has opening meeting concentrating on six as a result of the discussions. The Current director Peter Kwasny sung at virtually every 10 a.m. Sun- agrees and adds that a major in– topics of vital importance to the future committees will offer recommendations day liturgy since its inception, given of the organization. The purpose of (Continued on page 16) fluence in the group's cohesion has warmth to every church celebration, been the late Rev. Boniface Sloboda, recorded albums and performed at who led the choir from 1958 to 1964, concerts that have contributed to the and again from 1974 until his death Heritage Foundation meets atSoyuzivkacity's multicultura l heritage. in 1985.,, "Father Boniface not only KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The U– Ohio; cultural director — Mr. Bacad of For the parishioners of St. Nick's, taught us the proper notes but krainian Heritage Foundation held its Fernandina Beach, Fla.; art director - the correct are more than familiar showed us that our prayerful lives annual meeting October 12-14 at Soyu– Marion Senyk of Largo, Fla. faces. They are family, and, as such, could take on new meaning through zivka. Guests from Ohio, New Jersey, Advisors are Dan Slobodian of bring a special bond to the congrega– music." New York, South Carolina, indiana, Kerhonkson, N.Y., William Polewchak tion at Christmas. Florida and Pennsylvania were in of Colts Neck, N.J., Steve Zenczak of This familiarity is nothing new to it worked, and beyond the concert attendance. Broadview Heights, Ohio, Tony Wo– St. Nick's. As the oldest Ukrainian halls and recording studios the Rev. Sloboda introduced them to, the St. Eugene Woloshyn, president, report– loch of Munster, ind., Yaroslava Mills Catholic Church in Winnipeg, it has of West Nyack, N.Y., and Elaine Wolo– distinguished itself by walking several Nick's Mixed Choir became the pied ed on the success of the "Avramenko pipers of their church. Using Christ- and His Dances" video, which was shyn of Kent, Ohio. generations through their lives. distributed to colleges, universities and The nominations committee was dance groups in the United States and made up of Judge Andrew Boyko, Canada. The response from former Mary Bobeczko and Helen Sederowitz. Avramenko pupils was outstanding. Resolutions proposed by Alice Sen– Two new projects discussed at the chy, Joseph Lesawyer, Steve Zenczak meeting were the reprinting of the and Dan Slobodian were approved at Ukrainian Youth League of North the annual meeting America's "Ukrainian Arts" book and a The foundation -v^olyed: seminar on Ukrainian folk dances to be ^ To endorse and support all demo– sponsored by the foundation. Efforts cratic efforts on the part of Ukraine for would be made to get the top authority full independence. 2 ; ^ in Ukraine to conduct a workshop with ^ To aid and support all children instructors and^oreographers from the who were victims of Chornobyl and any United States and Canada. other environmental disaster. Chairperson for the seminar is Walter ^ To re-publish the "Ukrainian Arts" Bacad, (cultural director), whose book first published by the UYL-NA. address is Box 32, Fernandina Beach, ^ To encourage cultural exchanges Fla. 32034. Chairperson for the "Ukrai– between North America and Ukraine in nian Arts" book project is Gene Ma– all fields of artistic endeavor. nasterski (vice-president), 1814 Sidney ^ To initiate and support the writing St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15203. of a complete history of Ukrainian Peter Kwasny directs St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Mixed Choir. New officers for the coming year are: immigration to North Americathis past president — Mr. Woloshyn, Poland, century. Ever since the Rev. John Polywka, mas as the perfect vehicle for their Ohio; vice-presidents — Helen Shipka, ^ To support all efforts of our go– a Basilian priest, built the first church contribution, they organized an Parma, Ohio, and Mr. Manasterski, vernment for peace and security in the in 1901 at the corner of Selkirk and activity which continues, in which ; Pittsburgh, Pa.; treasurer - Anne world with justice and freedom for all. McGregor, the St. Nicholas commu– several groups visit the homes of j Maksymowich of Miami Beach, Fla.; ^ To increase the membership of the nity has remained under the admi– parishioners and sing a selection of j secretary — Estelle Woloshyn, Poland, Ukrainian Heritage Foundation. nistration of that religious order. carols. These priests have not simply just The Christmas Eve midnight mass baptized and buried family members would not be the same without the TUSM votes to continue 'Action: Ukraine' there over the years, they have group singing the responses. Nor become part of their lives. would the New Year's Day noon BR1DGEWATER, N.J. - Ukrai– October 14 issue of The National liturgy in which the choir not only nian Student Association of Mykola Tribune. Through three different buildings, participates, in but retires to the Mikhnovsky held its 23rd congress here This editorial titled "Freedom to the present contemporary 24-year- priests' residence following mass to on October 13. Delegates representing Corps," stresses Ukraine's need for the old Byzantine structure, the Basilians spend the afternoon singing Christ- branches in New York, New Jersey, diaspora's personal participation in the have inspired and instilled a devotion mas songs with them. Philadelphia and others were present to liberation revolution. Ukraine needs and loyalty to St. Nick's not found in Throughout the yuletide season, elect a new National Board and to hands-on expertise in the fields of many other congregations. they will organize smaller ensembles discuss ideas and organize plans of science, business, management and From Saturday morning religious and bring the music of the Nativity to action for the upcoming year. finance, jurisprudence, education, tech– and Ukrainian-language instruction nursing homes and hospitals. Re– j The congress chose the following to nology, journalism and all the skills that to folk dancing, from Wednesday cently, they have also played host to a compose the new executive board: have been acquired by the diaspora. afternoon varenyky making for the larger festival of carols, consisting of Darka Nakonechna, president; Chris- it also stated that the time has come senior women parishioners to a Sun- several Winnipeg Ukrainian choirs, tine Pendzola, vice-president; Jessica for Ukrainians in the free world to rally day afternoon bowling league, it's which takes place at the church Bodniewicz, secretary; Sonia Patriak, cadres to help Ukraine on that basis. To hard to imagine a group not consi– between Christmas and New Year's financial director; ivan Makar, press help by mobilizing a Ukrainian Free– dered at the church. The community Day. director; Mykola Hryckowian, ideolo– dom Corps, which would work directly is also unique in its prayerful life, Although they would bristle at the gical and information director; Taras with the people in order to help the maintaining a special devotion to notion, they are more than the angels Hnatyshyn, publications director. Ukrainian nation in its independence Mary, through daily Marian mole- of music at St. Nick's. Many of them Controlling Committee members are: movement. bens (prayers) in May and the daily are also the unsung heroes and the Jurij Priatka, chairman; Eugene Soltys TUSM is going to act upon this idea recitation of the rosary throughout behind-the-seene workers who keep" and Mychajlo Roscishewsky, members; of a Freedom Corps which would assist the month of October. the church functioning. The Court of Colleagues consists of: the people of Ukraine in building a life Christine Jancew, chairman; Mychajlo that can be comparable to that of the Undoubtedly, it's this attractive This Christmas, like many others Hrechny and Ruslana Roscishewska, West. As expressed by Darka Nako– combination of the social and the in the past, they will put down their members. nechna, national president, "Right now spiritual that has kept the choir so songsheets and decorate the church, The congress decided that TUSM Ukraine is in a state of turmoil and now vibrant. Helen Goshlak, its president set up the outdoor and indoor man– would continue its work under the is the time for TUSM to stand in and longtime member, virtually gers and prepare their sacred concert slogan of "Action: Ukraine." This year solidarity with our brothers and sisters grew up singing with the group, in hall to properly celebrate the birth of however, TUSM is taking the initiative who are carrying on the fight for fact, so did most of the 70, a fact she Christ. that was put out in an editoHal in the Ukraine's independence." 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23,1990 No. 51 Lvlv student exhibits art Notes on people Art reviewer receives Ph.D.

by Oksana Zakydalsky

TORONTO - The family and friends of Daria Darewych, frequent' contributor to The Ukrainian Weekly of articles on Ukrainian art and artists, surprised her with a celebration on November 25, to mark her achievement of a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The celebration took the form of mock commencement exercises where a row of distinguished academics — Jurij Darewych, ihor Chuma, Taras Zaky– dalsky, Erast Huculak, Mykhailo Kon– Alexandra isaievych with her art work in Boston. dracky and Danylo Struk - members Applied Arts and finished her first year of the academy whose motto is "Stulti– CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - An works tia eludit omnes" conferred various by Alexandra isaievych of Lviv, includ– at the institute of Applied and Deco– rative Arts in Lviv. honors on the chosen graduate. Over 80 Dr. Daria Darewych with her hus– ing sketches of Boston architecture, oils friends assisted in the ceremony. and watercolors, were on view at the in June 1989, she came to the United band, Jurij. States to attend Harvard University's The topic of Dr. Darewych's thesis, Harvard Ukrainian Research institute written for University College at the that was subsequently published as a during the summer. " Ukrainian Summer School courses. book. Her father, Prof. Jaroslav isaievych University of London, was "New Direc– This was the second such exhibit for tions in Soviet Ukrainian Art." She Because of her acquaintance with the Ukrainian native, who is currently worked at the Harvard Ukrainian many artists in Ukraine, particularly Research institute that year and she was successfully defended her thesis in in her second year of studies at the October, in 1988 she had spent four since her period of study there, she has School of the Museum of Fine Arts in able to extend her stay in the United been instrumental in bringing to Cana– States and continue her studies. months in Ukraine, under the Canada- Boston. USSR Exchange Agreement, research– da many of the best contemporary Ms. isaievych completed her studies ing her topic. artists of Ukraine. She was responsible in Ukraine at the Trush School of Ms. isaievych's studies in Boston Dr. Darewych had previously com– for the first exhibit of works by Feodo– have been made possible due to the siy Humeniuk held in the West (To– generous support of the Ukrainian pleted her M. A. at York University with a thesis on the artist Myron Levytsky, ronto, January 1989) and has orga– National Association's scholarship nized, in the last year, exhibits for lvan Best Wishes for a program, the Ukrainian National Wo– Merry Christmas 1 Marchuk of Kiev, volodymyr Patyk of men's League of America, the Shev– Lviv and Mykhailo Popov of Kharkiv. and a chenko Scientific Society, various Happy New Year Ukrainian credit unions and indivi– Dr. Darewych is planning to publish duals. her thesis with a suitable art publisher, ^ Robert Paul Keybida, D.M.D.^ as it contains hundreds of reproduc– Ш Family Dentistry During the summer, Ms. isaievych, a tions. 1855 Springfield Avenue student at the Ukrainian Summer Maplewood, N J. 07040 Call for appointment (201) 761-4831 School designed the summer school T– shirts and the cover of the yearbook. Ms. isaievych is a member of UNA Й Wishing to all members with family g Branch 307. CHRISTMAS І Л and friends St. Nicholas Society U 1 U.N. Ass'n Branch 104 t ^^^^^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^S^^^m and Я 1 Perth Amboy, NJ. t NEW YEAR GREET1NGSж jj Merry Christmas g ft З РІЗДВОМ ХРИСТОВИМ ТА НОВИМ РОКОМ! 9 U to All Our Friends 4 1 and a І Z чг І MARY ft MARK fl І Happy Healthy New Year. S К НАШІ НАЙЩИРІШІ ПОБАЖАННЯ! ІЇ Л Wasyl Matkowsky Й І DUSHNYCK і g (secretary) З : ^ira^vmvi J^^^^Btf^^BX^^^^g?tf^ ПРОЛОГ - ДОСЛІДНА КОРПОРАЦІЯ І ВИДАВНИЦТВО

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nobyl radiation disaster. Adding to this it is stated that the republic is creating Michigan health... catastrophe is the fact that most Soviet veniamin Sikora... its own banking system. At the same hospitals, with the exception of a few time the president of the USSR has (Continued from page 4) larger ones in Kiev and Moscow, are (Continued from page 2) issued a decree on the retention of all- When the apparatus arrives in Lviv, considered primitive by American if the interests of Ukraine are ignored as union control over the entire banking around Christmas this year, it will be standards," said Mr. Hewko. they were ignored, for decades, if, at the system, in your opinion what will installed in a special hospital, which the This was when Dr. Susan Coleman, present time, Ukrainian state institu– happen in Ukraine: will it adopt its own Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund is medical director of the center, offered to tions with all their attributes are not law, or the president's decree? equipping with Western-style medical donate the mammogram machine which formed then the market will be of no facilities for diagnosis and treatment of was being replaced at the Women's benefit to Ukraine. І think it is obvious to most people cancer, leukemia and other radiation- Health Center of Clarkston. Promptly, that the president's decree reflects the induced diseases, which are rampant in Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky of the CCRF You mentioned the need to create interests of those political forces that the area. Genetic problems, caused by headquarters in New Jersey was con– state institutions. І think that even those are intent at preserving the unitary, high radiation, have also begun to tacted and it was determined that who are not experts in economics will indivisible state. І denounce fears that appear there. indeed the donated mammogram ma- understand that there can be no econo– the transformation of the USSR into a Most seriously affected were hun– chine would be most appreciated. Soon mic independence without our own union of sovereign states and the dreds of thousands of Ukrainians living thereafter, plans were set in motion for independent national bank, in the "Law creation of separate currencies and in the immediate area of Chornobyl, the transfer of the machine to Ukraine. on Economic Sovereignty of Ukraine" banks will lead to an economic crisis. explained Michael Mosharo, director That is when a serious concern arose of administrative services of the regarding the high cost of shipping the Women's Health Center of Clarkston. apparatus on such a long journey. 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Rev. John Ciurpita the LUC's national LUC holds... spiritual director, the Rev. Thomas PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 11) Sayuk, chancellor of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat; and the Rev. Anthony Ku– for changes to the constitution and by- December 29 special Ukrainian Christmas program on backi, pastor of St. John the Baptist laws to the national board by January Manhattan Cable channel 61, at 1 p.m. Parish hi Johnstown. A communion 26, 1991, after which amendments will NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Historical breakfast followed the liturgy. January 3 be offered to the 1991 convention to be Association invites the community to For those guests not participating in attend a special session, "Glasnost and SYRACUSE, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Song held in Stamford, Conn. the Saturday afternoon business ses– the Present State of Ukrainian Historio– and Dance Ensemble Cheremosh from One resolution was presented and sion, a tour of Johnstown was offered. graphy: Selective Topics," to be held Lviv will perform at the Fowler High adopted by the convention calling on After the Saturday business session, the during the annual meeting of the Ameri– School auditorium, 227 Magnolia St., at the league to support the revitalization Rev. Paul Guthrie of immaculate can Historical Association. Papers will 7:30 p.m. included in the program will be of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Conception Ukrainian Church in be presented by Taras Hunczak, George "Christmas in Ukraine," featuring a Church in Ukraine through specific Knysh, and Roman Serbyn and the Barnsboro gave an educational and traditional vertep (nativity scene), carols, projects coordinated by the national commentator will be Alexander Sydo– informative talk on prayer. and shchedrivky (Epiphany songs). board. renko. The session, chaired by Lubomyr Tickets may be purchased at the door. Saturday began with the celebration A gala dinner-dance was held Satur– Wynar, will be held at the New York January 4 day night. At the banquet Merrill Hilton at Rockefeller Center, the Petit of the divine liturgy followed by a Nowosiadly, national vice-president, Trianon Room, 1335 Avenue of the ROCHESTER, N.Y.: The Ukrainian panykhyda offered for all deceased Americans at West 53rd Street. Session Song and Dance Ensemble Cheremosh members of the league. Celebrating the presented the burse awards funded by begins at 2:30 p.m. For more information from Lviv will perform at the Eastridge liturgy with Bishop Moskal were the the league to support religious voca– call (216) 297-9854. High School auditorium, 2350 East tions and seminarians. Six burses were Ridge Road, at 7:30 p.m. included in the awarded in the amount of Si,000 each. NEW YORK: The Young Professionals program will be "Christmas in Ukraine," Klymchak... The main speaker at the dinner was of the Ukrainian institute of America featuring a traditional vertep (nativity (Continued from page 3) the mayor of Johnstown, Herb Pfuhl. cordially invites the community to their scene), carols, and shchedrivky annual New Year's Gala at the Ukrainian (Epiphany songs). Tickets may be Union, crossing the desert from Central institute, 2 E. 79th St., at 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. purchased at the Mosaica Gift Shop, Asia into 1 ran. He was held for nine Halyna Nowakiwska... days before iranian authorities corn- Featured will be dancing to the festive (716) 467-2377 and at the door. (Continued from page 8) plied with the Soviet request that this sounds of vodohray, hors d'ouevres and January 6 door prizes. Donation is S45. For further "dangerous criminal and murderer" be thickly painted areas move forward, information call (212) 288-8660. CH1CAGO: The choir of the Ukrainian extradited. while transparent washes remain in the Baptist Church of Chicago will present Mr. Klymchak, a native of western background. Ms. Nowakiwska also PHILADELPHIA: The "Roman its annual Christmas concert, under the Ukraine, has suffered years of harass– uses three-dimensional modelling in a Marynowych Ukrainian Melody Hour" direction of Alex Harbuziuk, at the ment at the hands of Soviet authorities. very generalized way to suggest broad will present a special Ukrainian church, 6751 Riverside Drive (corner of As a child, his family was forcibly areas of light and shadow. Oak Park Avenue), in Berwyn. Admis– Christmas segment on WTGl-Tv, transported to Siberia, in 1957, at age Ms. Nowakiwska has created a dis– channel 61, at 8:30 p.m. sion is free but an offering will be collect– ed. For more information call Pastor 20, Mr. Klymchak served a five-year tinct and sophisticated style by taking December 30 O.R. Harbuziuk, (708) 788-0999. term for "anti-Soviet agitation and lessons from the past and adapting them propaganda." to her unique and contemporary sensi– PHILADELPHIA: The "Roman BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.: The One of Mr. Klymchak's former fellow bility. The result is a personal artistic Marynowych Ukrainian Melody Hour" Ukrainian American Club of the Palm prisoners, Natan Sharansky, writes in vision that is enriched by both her will present a program on WTEL, 860 Beaches will hold a "Prosphora" (Holy his book, "Fear No Evil," that many of Ukrainian and Canadian backgrounds, AM, at 7 a.m. Super) at the Snug Harbor Condomi– the prisoners in Perm labor camp 36 it is a vision that strives to rise above nium, 631 Snug Harbor Drive, beginning went on hunger strikes to protest the the chaos of this century to create an at 1 p.m. Admission is S5. For more in– NEW YORK: The "Roman Marynowych severe and inhuman beatings of Mr. imaginary, internal world of harmony Ukrainian Melody Hour" will present a formation call (407) 641 -6434. Klymchak by the guards. and peace.

Rachmaninoff's popular Sonata for U.S. debuf... Cello and Piano, Op. 19 in G minor, like most of his ouevre, demands all the (Continued from page 8) technique and pathos a performer can possibly muster. The two artists were There was no letdown in the pre– short on neither, be it the searing miere of an exciting new work by virko melodies wrought out by Ms. Tchaikov– Baley which followed. Duo Concer– ska in the opening Lento, or Ms. tante (1990) for Cello and Piano afford– Osinchuk's sonorous chording in the ed both Ms. Tchaikovska and Ms. final movement. Both artists seemed to Osinchuk ample opportunity for ex– revel in this virtuosic, wild-eyed maze of pressive lyricism in the intrada move– a score, exploiting the full range of the ment, contrasted with the rhythmic dynamic and emotional pendulum that vitality of the Mobile: Dances. Both it represents. artists shifted gears effortlessly though– out the turbulent score, culminating in Responding to the unrelenting ap– the pulsating, almost primal-sounding plause, the artists offered Max Bruch's last few pages. "Kol Nidre" as an encore.

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