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ENGL1SH-LANGUAGE WEEKLY EDlTlON VOL.LXXXIV ШNo. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 v 25 CENTS Soviets AttemproinianWeet to Blackmail Rudenko: "You khav e Brought Ukrainian American Diplomat To Trial the Word" US. Says incident Could "Retard" Relations Report Witnesses Gave False Testimonies MOSCOW, USSR.— A KGB agent Mykola Rudenko, the imprisoned ate in the Ukrainian Helsinki monitor– attempted to blackmail an American head of the Kiev Public Group to Pro- ing committee. diplomat of Ukrainian descent into mote the implementation of the Hel– Rudenko's final statement under- working as a Soviet spy, after he forced sinki Accords, charged in his final lined the necessity of freedom of his way into the U.S. official's hotel statement before the Druzhkivka speech. He prefaced his remarks by room and accused him of being a for– judges that they have brought to trial quoting the Bible's "in the beginning mer Nazi collaborator, reported Wes– the word. there was the word, and the word was tern news services Saturday, October "You are not judging me, you have in God, and the word was God." brought to trial the written word," said 29. . t "Citizen judges, today before you Two weeks after the initial accusa– Rudenko. "You are judging the uni– stands the written word," Rudenko tions by the Soviet officials surfaced, verse for not being what the KGB bravely declared. TASS repeated the Nazi atrocities would want it to be." in what turned out to be a lesson on charge against Mr. Warvariv. The The press service of the Ukrainian the basics of freedom of speech, Ru– accusations were expanded to include Supreme Liberation Council (abroad) denko said that one of the important his wife, Elena, who TASS said recently received the text of Rudenko's elements in life is the right to freely ex- worked as a Gestapo translator in final statement, in which the Ukrainian change ideas. Dnipropetrovkse. Helsinki advocate reasserted his inno– cence and scored the Soviet regime for "The universe has no boundaries. ''The competent Soviet authorities The word must be free to cross the have irrefutable materials to prove that suppressing rights in the USSR. Among the materials received by the boundaries of hearts and states. lnfor– Constantine Warvariv, who is now the mation, which is not allowed to eman– permanent United States representative press service was documentation that many of the witnesses provided false ate from the brain, self-destructs," to UNESCO, served with the Nazi SD said Rudenko. police and participated in mass execu– testimonies in order to convict both tions of peaceful Soviet citizens during Constantine Warvariv Rudenko and Oleksiy Tykhy, his associ– (Continued on page 11) World War 11," TASS charged on Monday, October 31. The Soviet news agency went on to claim that Mrs. Warvariv, whose Ukrainian Museum Opens Second Exhibit maiden name is Kozar, ' 'worked as a NEW YORK, N.Y.—Slightly over a translator for the German Gestapo in year to the day when it opened its Dnipropetrovkse, led a wild life and doors, the Ukrainian Museum unveiled was in close relations with officers of its second major exhibit Sunday. Oct– the Nazi Army." ober 29, showing again subtly blending Mr. Warvariv told UP1 in Paris that and intricately arranged samples of the the charges are a ''smear campaign." rich Ukrainian folk art. "What they want is to keep hound– ing us. it's smear, smear and nothing Some 80 pieces of embroidered, but smear. І believe that what the So– printed and woven articles, ranging viets want is to keep smearing us in the from "rushnyky" to bed and furniture hope that somebody will believe some- covers and items of clothing, strike the thing," said Mr. Warvariv. viewer in myriad colors and designs on The American Embassy in Moscow the upper floor of the museum. sent another statement to the Soviet Eighteen authentic costumes from Foreign Ministry late Monday, Oct– various regions of Ukraine, dating ober 31, after the most recent attack from the mid-nineteenth century on to on Mr. Warvariv. The statement reit– the 1930's, form a colorful piece de re– erated the American view that the War– sistance on the lower floor, eliciting variv case constitutes a serious violation gasps and "wows" from the visitors of the principles of diplomatic immu– who flocked to the UNWLA-initiated nity. Museum over the past weekend. The in Washington, D.C., the State De– exhibit's theme is "Traditional Design partment said the same day that it was in Ukrainian Textiles." not satisfied with the Kremlin's reply "This is really beautiful," said New Five of the life-size mannequins dressed in regional Ukrainian costumes, which to its "strong protest." York Councilwoman Mirriam Fried- "We are seeking a further reply will be on exhibit at the UNWLA Museum for one year. lander who dropped in on the exhibit (Photos by Нюг Dfaiboha) from the Soviet government," said during the preview Friday evening, Hodding Carter ill, a spokesman for the October 28. "You're doing fantastic building in the company of Atty. Mrs. Grabowiez, for putting in hours State Department. work in this area," she told UNWLA George Wolynetz. of work, in the last few days deep into Constantine Warvariv, 53, said in a president lvanna Rozankowsky and Representatives of the press and the night, to arrange the exhibit. telephone interview that a person who Museum curator Oksana Grabowiez, some 50 invited members also heard Alex– Congratulating the ladies of the identified himself as "ivan ivano– pledging assistance "in every way pos– andra Riznyk, chairman of the Muse– UNWLA and the Museum was livan vych" of the KGE forced his way into sible". um's board of directors, and Maria Bazarko, administrative director of the his hotel room and produced docu– Words of encouragement and a Shust, director of the Museum, ex- UCCA which shares the Second Ave– ments alleging that the American dip– pledge of assistance was also made by plain briefly the nature of the exhibit nue building with these organizations. lomat took part in Nazi atrocities in Robert Wagner, Jr., the Democratic and urge more people to join this insti– The project for this second exhibit Ukraine. Party's candidate for Manhattan bo- tution as members. Both credited the was designed by Zenon Feszczak, art (Continued on page 4) rough president, when he toured the wdrk of several volunteers, as well as (Continued on page 11) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244 Rename Ukrainian villages in Five Polish Provinces Soccer Match WARSAW, Poland.–The Polish The change was ordered by M. Mil– The renaming was conducted in the People's Republic has renamed scores czrik, minister of regional administra– provinces of Krosno, Nowy Sancz, ignites Riots of Ukrainian villages in five provinces tion and environmental protection. Przemsyl, Rzeszow and Tarnobrzeg. to Polish-sounding names, announced The new names of the villages, while in Lithuania "Monitor Polski", the official govern– in some cases are Polish translations of Below is the list of the renamed vil– ment organ, in its September 22, 1977 the original Ukrainian, frequently are lages as they appeared in the Septem– MOSCOW, USSR.—Thousands of edition. different from the Ukrainian meaning. ber 22nd edition of "Monitor Polski." Lithuanians shouted anti-Soviet and Current names Previous names Current names Previous names nationalist slogans at a recent soccer match and then went on a rampage Krosno Province Nowy Sancz Province through the streets of vilnius, the capi– Brxezina, wM Bereznica Wyina tal of Soviet Lithuania, dissident Bnetaicaka, WM4 Bereznica Nizna Skwierzyn, wiei Skwirtne sources said Sunday, October 30, re- Bnriki, wk4 Berezki ported the Associated Press. Bnrfzka, wiei Berezka Przemysl Province The sources reported that cars were Chlodnik, wiei Hhidno overturned, police vehicles set afire, Czech6w, wief Wobdz Bogusz6w, wiei Werchrata windows smashed and Soviet propa– D^browka, es. miasta Dabrowka Ruska Chmielowice, wiei Niemstow ganda banners torn down in the rioting Dabrowa, wieS Gorajec Dhigopole, wiei Dolzyca on the night of October 10. G6roa Wiei, wieS Czyetogarb Graniczne, wiei Hurko Groszowka, lefriiczowka Hroszowka Gruszowice, wiei Hruszowice The next morning, they said, troops Gr6dek, wie4 Horodek ignacow, wiei Hnatkowice armed with automatic weapons pa- Jabionica, wiei Jablonica Ruska Jaworowice, wiei Jawornik Ruski trolled the streets of vilnius, also Jankowa, wiei Wankowa Jaworzyna, wiei Dacbnow known as vilna and the scene of spora– Jasien, przystfiek Jahoiika Jodtowa, wiei Gruszowa dic violence since Lithuania was an– Jodl6wka, сж. wei Dwerniczek Kalinowice, wiei Sierakoice nexed by Soviet Union in 1940. The Kasimierzowo, cz. wsi Muczue Kopystno, wiei Kopysno 10th century city was heavily damaged Lis6wek, wiei Liekowate Kopytow Dolny, wiei Kobylnica Ruska by the Nazis, who occupied it from Laka, wiei Ulucz Kopytow Gorny, wiei Kobylnica Wo'oska 1941-44. ^Sgi–. Wie6 Lodyna Krowica Lubaczowska, wiei Krowica Hoiodowska Contacted by telephone, the duty of– Lukasiewicze, wiei Stuposiany Les?,no. wies Pozdziacz ficer at the interior Ministry in vilnius Mifdzygorze, wiei Kulaszne Lipowka, wiei Balaje said a minor, and unpolitical, distur– Mi^dzylesie, wiei Wer!as Lubice, wies Gbotylub bance had taken place after the soccer Miodowa, wiei Lachowa L')mniy, wiei Uiazow match. "As often happens, several Mroczkow, wiei Morochow vlied^ygorze, wiei Drohobyczka teenagers got into a fight after the Nowa Wiei wiei Uherce Mineralne 4iedzylesie, wiei Zohatyn game," he said. "Four of them were Okrezna, wiei Hohiczk6w vitudzice, wies Mofodyca detained, spoken to and let go." Olszanka, wiei Wilsznia Nadbrzezna, wiei Cbolowice Alexander Podrabinek, an ambu– Olszyna, wiei Rosochate Nadsauie, wies Pralkowce lance corpsman who speaks out on hu– Orle, wie6 Hurcze Orelec Xiwiska, wiei man rights, told Western newsmen he Ostra, wiei Skorodue Niziny. wies Dusowce Owczary, wiei No winy, wiei Nowiny Horynieckie recently visited vilnius and gathered Lopienka the following account from residents: Podegrodzie, wiei Weremien" Oiszynka. wiei Dmytrowice Podgorze, wies Rabf Otetkowo, wiei Manasterz The troubles began at an evening soc– Podrzecze, wiei Niewistka Podgorze, wiei Rozubowice cer match between a vilnius team and a Podzamcze, wiei Huzele Podgorzyska, wiei Witoszynce Russian team from Smolensk, when Przedmieicie, wiei Czertez Podgrodzie, wiei Nebrybka members of the crowd began to shout Przel?cz, osada teina Prehiki Podlasek, przysiplek. Holubla "Russians go home" and "Katsapy", a Przetom, wiei Dwernik Podiesie., wiei Kniazyce derogatory term for Russians. Some of Przeemyk, wiei Ргоеівпе Pogon, wies iskan the shouting was heard during a live Przystan, wiei Chrewt Pograniczne, wiei . Hureczko television broadcast of the game before Roztoka, wiei Wolosata Polauka, wies Polanka Horyniecka it was cut off "for technical reasons." Raeczki, wiei Stankowa Rozdroze. wiei Radruz After the game, about 15,000 specta– Sady, wiei Krecow Smolinka Dolna, wiei Basznia Dolna tors streamed out into the streets and Sanniki, wiei Sianki Stuolinka Gorua, wiei Basznia G6rna some of them began turning over cars Sek6wka wiei Sukowate Sosiima, wies Futory and ripping down propaganda banners Sloneczna, wiei Tworylne Stawiska. wiei Starzawa Staois!aw6w, wiei which festooned the city to mark the Hulekie Tomczykow, wiei Brylince Stoczek, wiei upcoming 60th anniversary of the Rus– Hotzowczyb Walterow, wiei Mlodowice Studzienne, wiei sian revolution, according to the resi– Studenne Wiarska Wiei, wiei Huwniki Szybistow, wiet dents. Dudynce Witoldow, wiei Aksmanice Srednia Wiei, wiei Militiamen, Soviet security police Serednica Witoldowek, wiei Jaksmanice Swierkowa, wiei and auxiliary policemen tried to con– Smereczne Zagorze, wiei Kouiusza Swierkow, wiei trol the rioting, but when they made Smerek x Zaleze, wiei Zaluze awierzowa, wiei arrests, the crowd surged in and man- Swierzowa Ruska Zawada, wiei Budomierz Tkaczowa, wiei Rozpucie Zawodzie, wiei Bihale aged to free many of the prisonsers. An Uetrod, wiei Paniazczdw unknown number of persons were tak– Wietrzna, wiei WitryWw Rzeszow Province en in, however. Wola, wiei Wola Matiatzowe Podrabinek, who is regarded as a re- Wola Sadoweka, wiei Wola Krecowa Debiaki, wiei Chyki-Debiald liable source by other Moscow dissi– Zacieze, cz. wsi Dydiowa Jodlowka, wiei Przycbojee dents, said he was told of another dis– Zakole, wiei Dolzyca turbance four nights later, but he could Zalesie, wiei Leezczowate Tarnobrzeg Province not confirm this. Zawadka, wiei Zawadka Morochowska Lithuania has been the scene of sev– Zawadowka, wiei 2erdenka Cis^w, wiei Gie6w-Lai eral nationalist uprisings since it was Ztbiensko, wiei Zubensko Spokojna, przysi61ek Mordownia invaded by the Russians in June, 1940. Ukrainian Hierarchs Stress СВОБОДА^ SY0B0DA Firm Religious Liberty Stand УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ що At ними ^ЯИ^ UKRAINIAN D А І LV vATlCAN C1TY, italy.–Two Uk– tries, he said, should be cited by name. FOUNDED 1893 rainian Catholic hierarchs, who attend– Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, inc., at 30 Montgomery vatican Radio, he said, "should do Street. Jersey City, N.J. 07302. daily except Mondays and holidays. ed the World Synod of Bishops here, all it can to reach those countries, and TELEPHONES: urged that the assemblage should stress with better programs." Svoboda U.N.A. the defense of religious liberty, report– Archbishop-Metropolitan Maxim (201)434-0237 (201)451-2200 (201)434-0807 ed John Maher of the National Cath– Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, Man., said: from New York (212) 227-5250 olic News Service. "it seems that Christians who live in an from New York (212) 227-4125 (212)227-5251 Patriarch Josyf Cardinal Slipyj, pri– atmosphere of religious liberty do not mate of the Ukrainian Catholic concern themselves with practical Subscription rates for THE UKRA1N1AN WEEKLY S6.00 per year Church, criticized the synod for not action on behalf of brothers in various UNA Members S2.50 per year speaking sufficiently about those parts parts of the world who are partly or of the world in which catechesis of chil– completely deprived of religious THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Zenon Snylyk P O. Box346, Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Ass't Editor: ihor Dlaboha dren and the young is impeded, some- liberty. Editorial Ass't: RomaSochan times with violent methods. Such coun– (Continued on page 11) No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 Bohdan Fedorak Elected President Byrne Asks Goldberg to Raise Of American Friends of ABN Cases of 4 Ukrainians at CSCE CH1CAGO, ІІІ.—Bohdan Fedorak TRENTON, N.J.—New Jersey ' 'On behalf of Ukrainian Americans of Detroit, Mich., was elected presi– Governor Brendan T. Byrne appealed living in New Jersey 1 appeal to you on dent of the American Friends of the in a telegram dated October 31st to a matter of justice and compasssion. Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (AF– Ambassador Arthur Goldberg, head of The plight of Ukrainian political pri– ABN) at the organization's congress the U.S. delegation to the Belgrade soners in the USSR, namely Mykola held here at the Chicago Sheraton Ho– conference now in session, to bring up Rudenko, Oleksander Tykhy, valen– tel from Friday to Sunday, October the cases of Mykola Rudenko, Oleksa tyn Moroz and Oleksa Serhiyenko and 21-23. Tykhy, valentyn Moroz and Oleksa others, who are imprisoned for exerci– Mr. Fedorak, 44, is a noted local and Serhiyenko. sing their human rights as guaranteed national Ukrainian community partiei– The Governor promised to speak out by the Helsinki Accords and the Uni– pant. He is president of the Detroit on behalf of the four Ukrainian politi– versal Declaration of Human Rights, UCCA Branch, and also serves on the cal prisoners when he met with a group shocks the sensibilities of thinking peo– UCCA National Council. of Ukrainian community activists at ple around the world. We ask that you An economist by profession, Mr. the home of Atty. Myroslaw and Mrs. convey our appeal to this Soviet go– Fedorak graduated from Wayne State Camille Smorodsky in Rutherford, vernment and the Belgrade conference University in his, hometown. N.J., on October 23rd. if for no other than humanitarian rea– The purpose of the Belgrade confer– sons for the release of these gravely ill The congress was attended by repre– Bohdan Fedorak sentatives of the Ukrainian, Estonian, ence, which was convened October 4th, prisoners." octet, and Rumanian baritone P. is to review the implementation of the Copies of the telegram were sent to Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovak, Bulgari– Liukyliuz. an, Rumanian, Albanian, German, Helsinki Accords signed by 35 nations President Jimmy Carter, Leonid Two panels were held in the course in 1975. Brezhnev and Anatoly Dobrynin. ' Cuban, Croatian and vietnamese of the congress. communities in the United States. The full text of Gov. Byrne's tele- Gov. Byrne is campaigning for elec– Saturday's panel was entitled "U.S. gram to Amb. Goldberg follows. tion to a second four-year term. The assemblage was convened by Foreign Policy and the Captive Na– Dr. Anatoliy Bedriy, outgoing presi– tions." Panelists were: Dr. A.E. Ron– dent of the AF-ABN. After the report nett (Rumanian), Ernest Anderson submitted by Dr. Bedriy, a motion, (German), Olaf Tamark (Estonian), Dr. Stern: USSR is Prison of Nations proposed by a Cuban delegate was and Nestor Shcherbij (Ukrainian). The passed to cite the outgoing president moderator was Dr. N. Labrada PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - speaking a concentration camp near Kharkiv, for his work. (Cuban). at the Balch institute here Monday, Ukraine, can save other prisoners of conscience in the Soviet Union. On Saturday evening a banquet was The following day's panel dealt with October 24, Dr. Mikhail Stern, the for– "National Liberation Struggles and the mer Jewish Ukrainian political pri– He also urged that the United States held with the attendance of 450 per– remain firm in its human rights stand. sons. Principal speaker at the function Captive Nations." Panelists were Slava soner, charged the Soviet Union with Stetzko (Ukrainian), Dr. Nohemi La– being a' 'prison of nations.'' Dr. Stern believes that the "strpnger was Jaroslaw Stetzko, president of the the United States demands on behalf of Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations world brada Bernal, former Cuban ambassa– "it's a prison of nations, it's a con– dor to the United Nations, Dr. A. centration camp," said Dr. Stern. human rights, the better it will be." executive board in Munich, West Ger– Speaking through an interpreter, Dr. rnany. Bonifacic (Croatian), and Dr. Do Dr. Stern is in the United States with Dang Kong(vietnamese). Moderator Stern recounted his trial and imprison– Joining Mr. Stetzko at the dais were his wife, ida, by invitation of the was Dr. Y. Paprikoff (Bulgarian). Ukrainian Congress Committee of ment. He said that he was initially Archbishop Constantine of the Ukrai– Prior to the start of the congress a charged with poisoning his patients of nian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., America. His appearance here was press conference was held at the hotel. sponsored by the Philadelphia UCCA the Christian faith. Hug O-yang, general consul of the Na– Responding to reporters' questions were Dr. Stern worked at the Polyclinic of tional Republic of China, G.J. Dau– Branch, the local Committee for the Mr. Stetzko and Dr. A.E. Ronnett, Defense of Yalentyn Moroz, and the Provincial Endocrinologist Health vardis, general consul of Lithuania, president of the Rumanian Congress inter-religious Task Force on Soviet Center in vinnytsia. He said, however, and representatives of the nationality Committee. Jewry. that it was "truth that saved me." groups. Master of ceremonies was Mr. Fedorak is joined on the Dr. Stern likened the facts surround– "The KGB threatened 2,000 of my Atty. Boris Antonovych, Hlinois AF-ABN executive board by presidents ing his release to efforts that can be patients. But it was the peasants of Uk– Assemblyman from Chicago. of all nationality groups, with the made on behalf of other political pri– raine, the men and women that testi– Appearing in the concert program Rumanian representative serving as soners. He said that the international fied against the Russians," said Dr. Stern, were the SUMA "Chervona Ruta" vice-president. campaign in his defense while he was in (Continued on page 11) Human Rights, Detente Discussed at Columbia Parley by Roman Kudela "Yisti'1internationalNews Service NEW YORK, N.Y.— A conference Some of his major points were: 1) admittedly at very minor jobs. Nikolai yond Jewish immigration and that the entitled "Soviet Threat: Myth or Reali– the dissidents do not have the support Podgorny, the former President of the "dissidents are addressing universal ty" was held here at Columbia Univer– of the vast majority of the people and USSR, is an example. issues." sity Monday, October 17, in the uni– are an isolated force; 2) they are an Prof. Simes is opposed to the Soviet Prof. Bloch agreed with Prof. Simes versity's international Affairs Build– elite (within the historical tradition of Union because it is a totalitarian re– on the question of popular support. He ing, with about 150 persons in atten– Russian elitist radical movements) gime. He recognizes that our problem ended his presentation by expressing dance. whose main support comes from the li– is how to deal with it and that the dissi– his dislike for the word "detente" and beral arts intelligentsia and certain dent movement is a threat to dialogue his preference for "accommodation The conference, which was spon– and detente. sored by the Academy of Political scientific circles; and 3) they are fac– with reality." tionalized. if we want reforms, said Prof. Science and the Program of Continu– Simes, we should deal with those who in a later discussion, Prof. Bloch ob– ing Education at Columbia, examined He believes there is a great deal of jected to the narrow, pragmatic disagreement over future directions have the power to affect reforms. He the nature of the Soviet threat to Uni– voiced support for concrete foreign po– approach to the human rights issue, ted States national security, American and goals of the dissident movement in and asked why we are afraid that if we the USSR and little respect for oppo– licy steps, such as the Jackson amend– values and global stability. President ment, because it is modest and desires put a little pressure on the Soviets they Jimmy Carter's stand on human rights sing views. He used the example of the will not deal with us. emigre journal, "Kontinent", and only an increase in immigration, not a and strategic arms limitation were also change in Soviet society. Prof. Hough, the third speaker, was discussed. claimed that certain dissidents are not published because of their views. The The Helsinki Pact is another ex- introduced as the best of the American The panel was chaired by Henry W. main exception to this, he said, is ample. Prof. Simes takes seriously spe– Sovietologists. He expressed full agree– Morton of Queens College, City Uni– Andrei Sakharov "who is a saint, but a cific provisions in Basket Three, but ment with Prof. Simes's views. Prof. versity of New York. The main speaker lonely voice." views Principle vil (respect for human Hough's major points were that sup- was Dimitri K. Simes of the Center for Prof. Simes's conclusions are based rights and fundamental freedoms) as port of human rights has to be ba– Strategic and international Studies, on the fact that in 1968 people in the unreasonable because it would make lanced with other issues (arms limita– Georgetown University, and the dis– USSR had more reason to be scared the USSR a "democratic" country. He tion agreements), and that this support cussants were Alfred P. Bloch of the than in 1977. in the 1960's everyone re– concluded his presentation by saying is not really in line with U.S. national State University of New York at New membered Stalin, the "gulags" and the that "human rights are sacred, but interest. The crucial foreign policy Paltz and Jerry F. Hough of Duke and millions of victims. Ten years later, the diplomatic tools are not sacred, and we need "is for reasonable people on both Columbia Universities. Stalinist memory and fear faded. have to be pragmatic. Moral intentions sides." Prof. Hough sees democratiza– The first speaker, Prof. Simes, pre– The political climate changed, he said. are not enough." tion and possible loss of territories as sented his views on Soviet dissidents, Under Stalin people were destroyed The next speaker, Prof. Bloch, be– posing a serious problem for Soviet human rights and foreign policy. After physically; under Khrushchev they gan by congratulating Prof. Simes on Russian nationalists, and feels that reaffirming his support for the human were destroyed politically; under his courage in "criticizing those whom "we must tread with extreme gentleness rights struggle, he offered a "realistic" Brezhnev, however, people out of we consider heroes." He feels that the in the area between nationalism and view of Soviet dissidents. favor are alive and working, though question of human rights extends be– democratization." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244 Soviets Attempt to Blackmail... (Continued from page 1) Warvariv Describes KGB The incident was kept secret by the Novosti also charged that Mr. War– American embassy in Moscow until the variv later served with British and Harassment in Tbilisi Soviet press agency, Novosti, released American intelligence, "selecting peo– PAR1S, France.–Constantine War– According to Mr. Warvariv, the an article claiming that Mr. Warvariv ple for espionage and sabotage mis– variv, a 53-year-old United States dip– Russian replied, "Whether true or not was a Nazi collaborator. After the sionsintheUSSR." lomat, described in a telephone inter- is not important because we can pro– article was distributed, Ambassador The press agency did not distribute view here Saturday, October 29, the in– duce the witnesses and affidavits," Malcolm Toon authorized the release its article through normal channels, cident in which he said the Soviet secu– adding that he did not mean to be un– of the American protest which was sent but sent it by telex directly to the Reu– rity police attempted to press him into– pleasant but that he was there for "a to the Soviet Foreign Ministry on Wed– ters news agency in London. their service. businesslike discussion." nesday, October 19. The KGB agent wanted Mr. Warva– The reported blackmail attempt took The Russian was quoted as having in its release, Novosti wrote: "The riv to provide information on U.S. dip– place on October 16th, in Tbilisi, said that he understood Mr. Warvariv fact that a Nazi criminal holds so high lomats working at various American where Mr. Warvariv was attending a was a senior member of the Foreign a post in President Carter's Adminis– embassies. Mr. Warvariv was told that conference. He said that three persons Service with access to secret docu– tration clearly shows how much those he would be "provided for finan– had broken into his room at the Hotel ments; that he would be interested in who capitalize politically on human cially" if he cooperated. lveria, with one of them presenting such documents and in Mr. Warvariv's rights care for them in reality." The first agent was later joined by himself as a member of the. KGB the own interpretation of political develop– The American embassy's protest de– two others, and the three stayed for security police. He identified himself by ments; that Mr. Warvariv would be ciared that such incidents by the Soviet three hours, acting "in an insulting, the unlikely name of ivan ivanovych, "well provided for financially" and that KGB can "retard the growth of mut– peremptory and threatening fashion." the equivalent of John Doe, adding that "our people" would be able to keep ually beneficial relations." he had come "all the way from Mos– contact with him "anywhere in the "The Embassy of the United States cow" to see Mr. Warvariv. world." strongly protests this highly provoca– Worked at State Dept Then, dramatically, he opened a He was then said to have assured tive unacceptable treatment of a U.S. folder and extracted a photograph Mr. Warvariv that everything would be diplomat as a clear violation of the For 14 Years from it, "Do you know who this is?" handled with discretion and to have- vienna Conventions and an impermis– he asked. The photograph showed a warned him not to reveal anything sible abuse of the norms of behavior WASHINGTON, D.C.–constantine Ukrainian Orthodox minister and his about their meeting, or else his future which should govern relations between Warvariv, an American citizen since 1954 family, and Mr. Warvariv said, "Yes, well-being could not be guaranteed. our two nations," said the protest. and a State Department employee since indeed, 1 do." it was his own family, Mr. Warvariv said the Russian then "Such violations as this can only serve 1963, has been deputy delegate to the including himself as a boy of 7 or 8. left - the two other men had left earlier to retard the growth of mutually bene– United Nations Educational, Scientific Mr. Warvariv said ivan ivanovych — promising that he would keep in ficial relations." and Cultural Organization in Paris commented, "We are quite well docu– touch. The statement further requested that since January 1974. mented," then produced another pic– The diplomat has been back in Paris those responsible for the incident be He was born Nov. 4, 1924 in volhy– ture, showing bodies in an unidentified since October 20th. He said Paris was called to account for their actions. nia, a region then in eastern Poland mass grave. his first foreign assignment. At the Mr. Warvariv, who is based in Paris, that became part of the Soviet Ukraine "You participated in the execu– State Department he had specialized in France, is the deputy U.S. delegate to in 1939 and, in World War П, was tions," the Russian was quoted as hav– problems of international organiza– the United Nations Educational, Scien– occupied by German forces from 1941 ing said. tion. Without being asked the ques– tific and Cultural Organization. He to 1944. Mr. Warvariv denied the charge and tion, he said he never worked for the visited the Soviet Union in mid-Oct– According to the State Department, said it was "an outrage, not true." Central intelligence Agency. ober to attend a UNESCO-sponsored Mr. Warvariv was taken to a German conference on environmental educa– labor camp in Schweinfurt, Germany, tion in Tbilisi, Soviet Georgia. in 1943 and was transferred several UMl Holds 25th Anniversary Mr. Warvariv and the American times until he was freed by the Ameri– Embassy said that the Soviet secret can armed forces in 1945. Convention, Banquet agent knocked on the U.S. diplomat's After the war, he stayed in camps for room in the Soviet Georgian capital at displaced persons and was then admit– NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Ukrainian ist for even five years. The celebration about 1:00 a.m., on October 16th. ted to the University of Heidelberg, Music institute of America held its of a silver jubilee this year proves that After forcing himself into the room the where he studied from 1946 to 1949, jubilee convention and banquet here the organization has played an impor– KGB agent attempted to draft Mr. when he came to the United States. He Sunday, October 23. Melaftia Baylowa tant role in the music education of Uk– Warvariv into working for Soviet in– was awarded an M.A. in international was elected president of the organiza– rainian youths, she said. telligence. When that failed, he accused relations by Columbia University in tion. Prof. Bohdanska reminded those him of serving with the Nazi police in 1954, the year he became a citizen. Outgoing president Taisa Boh– present that jubilee concerts are sche– Ukraine during World War 11 and or– Mr. Warvariv worked in the Library danska reported on the activities of duled for November 27th in irvington, ganizing mass shootings of innocent of Congress from 1956 to 1963. He UMl and the work of the executive N.J., and December 18th at Carnegie persons. served in the Bureau of Educational board. Recital Hall in New York. At the con- The KGB agent said he would release and Cultural Affairs and in the Bureau Publications director Kalyna Chich– certs UMl alumni will perform works this information if Mr. Warvariv did of international Organization Affairs ka-Andrienko presented a new book by Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian com– not agree to comply with his request. before being appointed to his position for beginning piano students, which posers. Mr. Warvariv repeatedly identified with UNESCO. He won a State De– was published on the occasion of the 25th Dr. Stephan Woroch served as the himself as a American diplomat at– partment merit award in 1971. anniversary of the founding of UMl, master of ceremonies during the ban– tending the UNESCO conference and and dedicated to the late Prof. Roman quet. The program included an address insisted that "ivan ivanovych" leave Sawycky, the organization's founder. by Prof. Bohdan Lonchyna about the the room. Winnipeg Museum The book was prepared in manuscript contributions and importance of UMl, The Soviet secret agent did not, and form by Prof. Sawycky for his own and performances by irene Reshety– produced a dossier, allegedly contain– students. lovych and Larysa Diachok. ing incriminating evidence, both docu– Has Photo Show At noontime a Divine Liturgy and Three UMl alumni, Oles Kuzyshyn, ments and photos, against Mr. Warva– W1NN1PEG, Man.–The Oseredok requiem service in memory of deceased Martha Maczaj and Marko Lutzky, riv and his family. Museum here is featuring a display of UMl instructors were held at St. presented bouquets of flowers to the One of the documents revealed by photographs of Ukrainian churches in George Ukrainian Catholic Church. teachers and expressed their gratitude "ivan ivanovych" was a letter written Alberta by Dr. Orest Semchishen. The A banquet organized by the Parents on behalf of all alumni. by Mr. Warvariv's deceased father, show is being held at St. Andrew's Col– Committee of UMl began at 5:00 p.m. At the end of the banquet UMl stu– purportedly incriminating Mr. Warvariv lege on the University of Manitoba in her opening address Prof. Bohdans– dent Areta and Orest Harasymchuk, in Nazi war crimes. Mr. Warvariv im– campus and will continue through Jan– ka recalled how 25 years ago Prof. Bill, Anita and Marta Ayerbe and So– mediately refuted the letter as a for– иагуЗО, 1978. Sawycky doubted that UMl would ex– nia Shereg gave a recital. gery. Oseredok Museum is a component After showing Mr. Warvariv a photo of the Ukrainian Cultural and Educa– of a mass grave, and charging that he tional Centre at 184 Alexander Ave. E. SUSTA to Hold 17th Congress participated in the murders, the KGB The Centre is currently undergoing ex- Halyna Tarnawsky, eastern vice-pre– agent said that "whether it is true or tensive renovations. KERHONKSON, N. Y.—The Feder– not, is not important because we can ation of Ukrainian Student Organiza– sident of SUSTA, said that student produce the witnesses and affidavits." tions of America (SUSTA) will hold its hromadas sending delegates to the 17th congress here at Soyuzivka Friday congress must submit updated mem– Mr. Warvariv was born in Rivne in Phst Unit to Sunday, November 18-20. bership lists. Each hromada is alloted the volhynia region of western To Hold Dance Registration will begin Friday at 7:00 one delegate per 10 members. Ukraine in 1924. The Soviet press p.m., and will continue Saturday from Registration fee is S5.00, while room agency claimed that he participated in PASSA1C, N.J.—The "Orden 8:30-10:30 a.m. and board is S22.00. Miss Tarnawsky many mass slayings there while serving Khrestonostsiv" Plast unit is holding The weekend activities will include a advised that reservations should be on the Nazi police force. an "Oxtoberfest" dance here at the wine and cheese party Friday evening, made in advance by calling Soyuzivka Mr. Warvariv disputed the allega– Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave., Sat– banquet and dance, with music provid– at (914) 626-5641. tions saying that during the time in urday, November 5. ed by "iskra" Saturday evening, and a For further information contact the question he was imprisoned in a Ger– The "Jolly Holly" rock band will panel discussion on "SUSTA - Past, SUSTA executive board at 438 Denni– man labor camp and never held a gun provide the music. Tickets are S3.50, Present and Future," in addition to the son Street, Highland Park, N.J. 08904; in his hands during the war. and may be purchased at the door. congressional sessions. (201)246-1125. No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 UNA Passaic District Perth Amboy UNA'ers Reviews Organizing Progress Seek to Spur Drive PASSAlC, N.JL—Officers of the to help Soyuz achieve its goal of a plus PERTH AMBOY, N.J.—Ways and yuzivka is concluding yet another ban– Branches constituting the UNA Passaic in membership and for the District to means of stepping up the current pre– ner year. District held their organizing meeting earn a bonus for meeting its quota. She convention membership drive, the pro– Delivery of UNA publications have on Sunday, October 16, in the Ukraini– also stated that just as the UNA is sur– gress of Soyuz on the local and na– improved in some areas. Where such an National Home, here. ging ahead financially, it must do so in tional levels and its role in Ukrainian problems persist, Mr. Lesawyer urged District Committee chairman John membership growth in order to retain community life were the main topics of that subscribers complain to the local Chomko welcomed UNA vice-Presi– its impact as a leading force in the com– discussion at an organizing meeting of the post offices. The 1978 calendar-alma– dent Mary Dushnyck and representa– munity. in reviewing sources for new Perth Amboy District Committee held nac will be completed by the end of the tives of local Branches, following members, Mrs. Dushnyck mentioned here Sunday, October 23, at the Ukrai– year and will be mailed to Svoboda which the minutes of the previous the three new UNA plans to be issued, nian National Home. subscribers during the first week in meeting were read by District secretary which should help organizers in their Twelve officers, representing Bran– January of 1978. Wasyl Maruschak. work, it was suggested that UNA field ches 104 and 155 from Perth Amboy, The UNA District committee in Mr. Chomko, in his review of the organizer Wasyl Orichowsky could aid 342 from Carteret, 349 from Manville Pittsburgh, the site of the May 1978 District's progress in the membership secretaries with certain prospects. and 353 from New Brunswick, took part convention, has started working on drive, noted that Passaic Branch 42 The 1978 UNA wall calendars, old in the session. They heard UNA Supreme plans to welcome the delegates and secretary, Peter Holowachuk, was and new style, were distributed and President Joseph Lesawyer and field arrange for a comfortable and pleasant again the leading organizer and that may be ordered from the Home Office. organizer Wasyl Orichowsky as guest stay in their city. this performance should be an example in the ensuing discussion, several speakers. Bohdan Мак, chairman of the New- for all organizers to help the District points were broached regarding the The meeting was opened by Cornylo ark District Committee who also heads attain its quota. new certificates, greater rewards for Halushka, District chairman, who re- the UNA Day committee, brought Mrs. Dushnyck congratulated octo– secretaries and organizers, the UNA re– ported on the UNA Day in New Jersey, greetings from his District. He noted genarian Mr. Holowachuk for organi– taining the fraternal foundation upon noting that the event was a financial that problems faced by Perth Amboy zing 16 members to date, as well as which it was built, doctors' fees for ex– and organizational success and the Dis– were similar to those in Newark, in his Gregory Klymenko (Clifton Branch aminations of new members and other trict will share in the net proceeds that opinion, UNA District and Branch of– 182) for bringing in 8 members, and questions. Taking part in the discus– will be divided among the four Dis– ficers should be more active in commu– John Burney (Paterson Branch 64) for sion were Mrs. Anastasia Maruschak tricts staging it. nity affairs. He suggested that the New his 6 members. Two local Branches and Messrs. Chomko, Holowachuk, in reviewing the District's organizing Jersey Districts operate more closely had not organized any members but Zelynsky, Burney, voinov, Blyha, Ma– activity, Mr. Orichowsky said that with on a state-wide basis, in preparing for were expected to. ruschak, Klymenko and Tabachuk. 65 new members enrolled thus far it the convention the Districts should The speaker stressed the necessity Following a tasty collation prepared has attained 50 percent of its annual work closely to elect a representative for all Branches and all Branch offi– by Mr. and Mrs. Maruschak, Mrs. quota. Best organizers this year are M. on the Supreme Assembly. cers, not only secretaries, as well as Dushnyck related impressions of her Fedynyshyn of Branch 155 and J. Jare– The following took part in the dis– delegate-candidates, to exert every ef– trip to Europe this past summer espe– ma of Branch 372 of Plainfield, each cussion: M. Fedynyshyn, M. Yaniw, fort in the remaining weeks of the year cially concerning her Lemko roots. of whom has signed up 20 new mem– D. Stepash, M. Stepash, C. Halushka, bers. M. Zacharko and S. Mysak. Topics in– Four members each were organized cluded medical examination fees for Baltimore UNA'ers by the following secretaries: K. Maze- higher amounts of life insurance, mort– pa, Branch 332 of Raritan; Mrs. O. Ja– gage loans and interest rates, senior worska, Branch 344 of Bound Brook; citizens home, indigent payments, divi– Confer on Soyuz Activity M. Zacharko, Branch 349 of Manville; dends on paid-up life certificates. BALTIMORE, Md.–An organizing need of professional organizers, the and S. Mysak, Branch 104 of Perth meeting of the UNA Baltimore District need for a different image of the UNA, Amboy. Committee was held on Sunday, Oct– problems of organizing, more frater– Mr. Orichowsky urged all secretaries Olenska-Petryshyn ober 9, at the Selfreliance Home here. nalism between individuals and within and Branch officers to step up their ef– The new District chairman, Bohdan the UNA, printing more material forts so as to reach the District quota Exhibits in Toronto Yasinsky, invited immediate past about the UNA and outstanding peo– for the year. He briefly discussed the chairman Theodore Chay to the presi– ple, and more in English in order to new plans that will be offered to mem– TORONTO, Ont.–Recent paint– dium, together with secretary Ostap reach the third and fourth generations, bership before the end of the year. He ings and etchings of Arcadia Olenska- Zynjuk and treasurer John Malko, and try to reach "Ruthenians" and small stressed that he was available at all Petryshyn, an outstanding Ukrainian welcomed the 17 local Branch repre– communities, which should get more times to help the secretaries that want– artist from New Brunswick, N.J., are sentatives present, as well as UNA vice- attention, comparison of UNA's lower ed and needed assistance. going on display today at the gallery of rates with commercial firms, more President Mary Dushnyck and Advisor At the outset of his address Mr. the Ukrainian Canadian Art Founda– Eugene iwanciw. communication between the Home Of– tion, 2395 Bloor Street, West here. fice and Districts and Branches, pre– Lesawyer congratulated Messrs. Fedy– The chairman called on Mrs. Dush– The artist herself will be on hand for sentation of scholarships, UNA com– nyshyn and Jarema for their organi– nyck for the initial remarks, in a re- zing efforts thus far. He then went on the opening of the exhibit and will deli– view of the Baltimore District's organi– munity meetings to which the youth would be invited, and other questions. to review Soyuz progress over the past ver a lecture on New Realism. zing endeavors for 1977, the speaker nine months, noting that the new mem– The gallery hours are: Monday thanked Mr. Zynjuk secretary of Taking part in the discussions were: bership total of 2,400 was by 20 per– through Saturday, except Wednesday, Washington, D.C., Branch 15, for Messrs. Yasinsky, Cizdyn, Prytula, cent higher than for the same period bringing three applications. She from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. and Sun- Pisetsky, Basarab, Stelmach, Malko, last year. Assets and income were also days 1 :OO to 5:00 p.m. appealed for a concerted drive in the Zinjuk, Choma and Chay. The ani– ahead of last year and the rental from remaining weeks of 1977 to not only mated discussions continued at the re- the new headquarters building will ex– The exhibit will remain open help the District attain its quota but the past prepared by Mrs. Helen Malko. ceed Si.5 million for the full year. So– through November 19th. UNA as well. Mrs. Dushnyck reviewed possibilities for organizing members, noting that the three new certificates being issued by the UNA should help UNA'ers From 4 Penna Districts Attend Training Course organizers. She explained that courses will be held and brochures issued to LEH1GHTON, Pa.-Thirty-six familiarize organizers with the new UNA'ers from four Pennsylvania Dis– policies. The speaker reviewed briefly tricts took part in a special secretary- UNA finances, income from invest– organizer course arranged by the ments, dues, rents, and promissory Home Office and hosted by the Lehigh notes. valley District Sunday, October 23, at Mr. iwanciw stated that the UNA the " Natalia'' Motel here owned by must not rest on past achievements but Mr. and Mrs. Wyniawsky. must continue to growth and thus Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan maintain leadership in the community. and Supreme Organizer Stefan Haw– With its planned programs the UNA rysz alternated in presenting seven con– should set an example for the whole densed lectures on UNA life protection community to move ahead. The influ– plans and membership organization. ence that the UNA now wields must Officers from the Philadelphia, Sha– not be squandered; its continuation mokin, Lehigh valley and Wilkes– must be ensured with a steadily increa– Barre Districts, led by their respective chairmen, Petro Tarnawsky, Tymko sing UNA membership. As the number Participants of the courses at the Oleh Kandyba-Olzhych monument at the of professionals is growing constantly, Butrey, Supreme Advisor Anna Haras Ukrainian Homestead. the UNA must strive to reach this and Roman Diakiw, took part in the group and the youth through a better course. training and the qualifications and du– on the basics of life insurance, understanding of the UNA and its pro- After welcoming remarks by Mrs. ties of a UNA organizer. Mr. Hawrysz also lectured on: "Our grams. Haras, Mr. Hawrysz proceeded with He was followed by Mr. Sochan who Product; Classes of insurance", A lengthy discussion followed on the the first lecture on the importance of spoke in the first of his three lectures (Continued on page 11) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244

THE І ?.SSHM4^?УРМOBODМA І І Update on the National Women's Conference Ukrolnlon Weekly byDoraRak The National Commission on the 35 states, but in order to become the Prefabricated Smear Observance of the international Wo– 27th Amendment, a ratification by men's Year has been authorized by three more states is required. The abor– Once again the KGB outdid itself in a crude attempt to entice a person into Congress to sponsor 56 state and terri– tion issue is currently narrowed to the its infamous web of undercover activity. Except that this time they got burned torial women's meetings and to con– question of the use of federal funds badly and to save their faces they are reverting to the old smear tactics. vene in conclusion the national confer– which is subject to prolonged disputes in what was a crassly illegal act, the KGB broke into the hotel room of ence in compliance with PL 94-167. All between House and Senate Commit– Constantine Warvariv, a high-ranking U.S. State Department official of state meetings have been held by the re– tees, all men. Ukrainian descent, and tried to blackmail him into spying for the Soviet spective siate coordinating committees The question is whether women will Union. When Mr. Warvariv objected to both the intrusion and the overtures, with the attendance of more than be able to overcome the differences of the KGB men, rather typically, threatened him that they will reveal 100,000 women. The final reports, opinions and unify in the support of "evidence" of his onetime "collaboration" with the Nazis. Upon denial, the which include the approved resolu– the feminist leaders. After all, the main KGB men, again rather typically, told Mr. Warvariv that they can make up tions, have been submitted to the na– purpose of federally funded state meet– any kind of evidence and obtain sworn testimony to substantiate it. tional Commission in Washington for ings and the national conference is to consolidation and subsequent intro– Despite protests of the U.S. Government, the KGB persists in its attacks on promote the elimination of discrimina– duction at the national conference for tion against women. Let the women de– Mr. Warvariv, who is back in Paris after participating in a conference on debate ^nd adoption. Only then the cide what they want, say the feminists. environmental education in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the incident took place, in National Commission shall present wo– However, some anti-feminist coalitions what appears to be an effort to cover up its brash crudeness, the KGB has now men's recommendations to the Presi– are being formed by conservative resorted to base smears of the American diplomat's wife and parents. dent of the United States and to the groups with the intention to influence Apart from demonstrating once again the highhandedness of the Soviet Congress "for the elimination of bar– and7or disturb the proceedings of the authorities in and out of their domain and the illegality of their actions, this riers that still prevent women's full conference and to "discredit interna– incident also shows what kind of "evidence" the Soviets try topalmoF on the participation in all areas and aspects of tional Women's Year through factually West in, say, preparing cases against the dissidents or in seeking out alleged American life" through appropriate inaccurate misrepresentation in the Nazi collaborators. Hopefully, the Western governments will draw legislation. press," as the Commission recently appropriate conclusions from this latest incident and will be doubly careful in The national women's conference stated. accepting what the Soviets say is "evidence". will convene in Houston on November All 56 elected delegations have been 17, with 1,442 elected delegates accredited by majority vote of the na– and with about 400 additional dele– tional commission, since no actual Rising Protests gates-at-large to be appointed by the fraud in any elections was evidenced. National Commission, participating to However, there seems to be imbalance The resistance movement in the Soviet Union is known to assume varied insure the balanced representation of forms at different points in time. The intellectuals protest through their in some state delegations due to their women from the whole country. Some unrepresentative composition. This writing, the workers with strikes, the students by staging gatherings that are 20,000 women are expected to gather in will be corrected through appointment not to the tastes of the authorities. On occasions the deeply ingrained dislike the Albert Thomas Convention Center of delegates-at-large, as the law calls for the Russian intruder in non-Russian republics comes to the fore in to observe the three days' sessions. The for a delegate balance according to ra– emotion-laden confrontations on the field of sports. conference is open to the public, al– cial, ethnic, religious and age groups. This was the case recently in vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, a nation though decisions will be made by dele- As a preview to the conference, a which, like Ukraine, has been forcibly incorporated into the Russo– gates only. A separate category, the 2,600-mile-long run started in Seneca Communist empire, but whose people are courageously resisting the "official observers" roster, will be Falls, N.Y., on September 28th. Thou– dominating heel of the Kremlin, it was during a soccer game between a composed of members of the state sands of women will relay the torch un– Lithuanian team and a Russian eleven from Smolensk, a televized set-to, that committees, non-delegates, who will be til they reach Houston on November the crowd gave vent to its anti-Russian sentiments. Anti-Russian slogans involved in various functions during 18th, to connect symbolically the place of the conference in Houston. surged during the match, which prompted the state-controlled television to the first National Women's Convention Special attractions are planned for in 1848 with the 1WY conference. break off the broadcast for "technical reasons." The protest later spilled on to non-delegates, observers, and visitors the streets, with the Lithuanians tearing off signs hailing the 60th anniversary in the form of sessions, speak-outs, The conference headquarters are lo– of the Bolshevik revolution and getting into physical confrontation with the cultural and athletic events, film festi– cated in Houston, Tex., 77002, 515 police and the KGB. vals, etc. A limited number of observers Rusk, Room 5124; the Housing Bureau it should be recalled that several years ago it was the Ukrainian "Karpaty" may attend sessions of the delegate at 1006 Main Street. Registration will team from Lviv which provided an outlet for Ukrainian pride when it won the business meetings, as space allows. open at noon on Friday, November 18, USSR soccer cup. Thousands of Ukrainian supporters traveled to Moscow The preceding 56 meetings revealed at Houston's Albert Thomas Conven– with the team for the final match and voiced their sense of national pride in that there is consensus on the majority tion Center, located on Capitol, be– song. of subjects, with only few being very tween Bagby and Smith Streets. Ad– These as well as other manifestations are yet another indication that the controversial, to name main issues: vance hotel and plane reservations are recommended. ferment in the Soviet Union persists and is spreading to the masses in ERA and abortion. The pro-ERA movement has its counterpart in the Delegate-at-large at the conference individual republics, averring that the struggle for human rights is essentially Eagle Forum; the Right to Choose and a struggle for national rights, in that sense it is no longer dissidentism but a will be Olya Stawnychy of Rutherford, Planned Parenthood (i.e. pro-abor– N.J., from the UNWLA executive resistance movement that is bound to grow. tionists) have their opponents in the board. Official observers will be Lidia Right to Life groups. The ERA amend– Diachenko of Pennsylvania and Dora ^^^^ ЩР -^я^^чв^^^^^чі^^^т ment to the constitution was ratified by Rak of New Jersey. News Quiz (The quiz covers the two previous issues of The Ukrainian Weekly. Answers to questions will appear with the next quiz). Re: A Matter of Transliteration 1. What two anniversaries did Patriarch Josyf 1 recently celebrate? To the Editor: Geographic Society in the printing of 2. What Ukrainian Adventist has managed to elude the KGB, while at in reference to Ms. Uliana Pasi– maps and by the Chemical Abstracts the same time preaching the Bible? cznyk's letter which appeared in your which transliterates from Cyrylic about issue of October 9.1 wish to make the t 3. Who was elected president of the Organization for the Defense of J 100,000 titles per year. Consequently, Lemkivshchyna? l following comments. the LC system is known to many in the 4. Who was elected president of the League of Ukrainian Catholics? І As long as the literary and scientific United States and Canada. How popu– 5. Who will be the keynote speaker at Manor Junior College's 30th anni– X activities of the Ukrainians abroad lar is the 1STS? versary banquet? J were centered in Austria, Germany and if the publications of Harvard Uk– 6. ihorZwaryczwas elected president of what Ukrainian student body? j Czecho-Slovakia, the international rainian Studies (HUS) are intended for 7. How long did the Ukrainian mayor of Winnipeg serve in that capac– l Standard Transliteration System the use limited to the HUS faculty, stu– ity? What is his name? J (1STS) was satisfactory. After World dents and some selected scholars, it is 8. What two Ukrainians developed a nature center for Baltimore ( War 11 the situation changed; these immaterial which transliteration sys– Schools? 1 activities have shifted to the United tem is used. However, 1 think such 9. What is the theme of the current UNWLA Museum exhibit? K States and Canada. With the general matters should be simplified, not com– 10. What is the goal of this year's UCCA Ukrainian National Fund cam– f acceptance of the transliteration intro– plicated. paign? ^ duced by the Library of Congress The form of a journal is not less im– (LC), the 1STS has become an anach– (Answers to previous quiz: Bishop Joseph Schmondiuk of the Stamford Eparchy; Assembly- portant than its substance. A nicely man Boris Antonovych of Chicago, ill.; Roman Rakotchyj; project to restore Ukrainian land-ronism. The LC system has been accep– wrapped gift is much more appre– marks; President Carter signed two international Covenants on Political and Civil Rights, and ted and popularized by Svoboda, in the ciated. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Atty. Serge Radchuk; Burton Hall; Bohdan Мак;translation s of many books from the Ukrainian Music institute; Frank Patrick). Ukrainian and Russian (e.g. Chornovil Mykhailo Dub v^^^^ ^ Papers, Solzhenitsyn), by the National St. Louis, Missouri No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977

Chicago Girl Scores Book Editor Eye On Books Joanna Bayw: is a student at Lane Technical High School in Chicago, ill. She was distressed by the fact that the textbook used ir a world history course she was taking did not even acknow– by Dr. Aleksander Sokolyszyn ledge the existen ze of Ukraine, instead, the textbook e? it led "A World His– tory" referred У Ukraine as Russia and everything Ukrainian as Russian. "The New Jersey Ethnic Experience," it starts with a brief review of Ukrai– Joanna wrote tetter on her own initia– edited by Barbara Cunningham. Union nian history for better understanding of tive to Dr. Da e!Roselle, editor of the City, N.J., Wm. H. Wise Sc Co., 1977. the Ukrainian immigrants, of their textbook. She also enclosed a few in- culture, "national and political aspira– The New Jersey Bicentennial Cele– tions", the geographic location of formative brc hures on Ukraine. Be- bration. Commission, with Governor low is her k ter and Dr. Roselle"s Ukraine in Eastern Europe. After the Brendan T. Byrne as honorary chair- condensed history, the immigration of Reply. man and former Governor Robert B. Joanna Bayuk Ukrainians to the U.S. is presented Meyner as chairman, has published a divided into three periods, the first Dn Daniel R seller - Гт furious! So are the rest of my concise documentary on the history and covering 1870 until 1914, when the first This is a personal letter to you and people who are fighting for their iden– cultural traditions of New Jersey's priests arrived. At that time the first other authors WHO graduated from col– tity and freedom for our country. We ethnic communities. More than thirty organizations were established and the lege with degrees, but seem not to constantly write letters to tell you peo– ethnic groups, from American indians first newspaper was published, in the really know the truth of one existing ple about the truth. Evidently, it to Ukrainians have found their home in second period, from 1914-1939, Ukrai– country and it's history. The country doesn't work. І don't know, but per– this coastal state. Most of these ethnic nian immigrants sought political free– Гт talking about is Ukraine. Гт a haps you refuse to publish it the way it groups came from Europe, for various dom. At that time with the help of Ukrainian student at Lane Technical is. Yet by other means, we'll make reasons, economic, political, religious Congressman James A. Hamill of High School in Chicago, illinois, and sure that you and others will change and others. The Book Committee of the Jersey City, the U.S, Congress adopted don't approve of your "A World His– this, and put an end to this big confu– Bicentennial Ethnic Council, under the a resolution and President Woodrow tory" book. sion of history books today that to chairmanship of August J. Molnar, was Wilson proclaimed April 21, 1917, as Ukrainians are now under Commu– every Ukrainian is of great importance. able to collect 31 authors from each of "Ukrainian Day." A substantial nist rule, but Ukraine is an existing the respective ethnic groups. amount of money was collected arid Sincerely, country like Germany, Poland, or Rus– The chapter about Ukrainians sent as help to Ukraine. Congressman Joanna Bayuk sia. For the last time stop mentioning (pp. 435-459), with photos and biblio– Hamill and Dr. Kyrylo Bilyk of New our cities being Russian, or any of our graphy, was compiled by Mrs. Dora York were sent to the Paris Peace monuments or past rulers of our coun– Dear Ms. Bayuk: Rak, a native of western Ukraine, it Conference to help the cause of Ukrai– try as being Russian. No! Kiev is not a І want you to know how much І starts with a brief biography of the nian independence. The immigrants Russian city! it is Ukraine's capital and appreciate your letter concerning the author, with indication of her position supported their kin in Ukraine morally nothing else! Ukraine. Please be assured that, when as coordinator of an ad hoc committee and financially. І go to a Ukrainian school, church, І do the next revision of my book, "A of the Ukrainian Congress Committee The third period took place after and organizations. My parents are im– World History," 1 will seriously consi– of America, irvington Branch, and Wolrd War 11. President Harry S. Tru– migrants, and 1 know my country's his– der the suggestions that you make. acknowledgement of assistance by man's directives and the Displaced Per– tory very well! І don't understand why Once again, thank you very much Taissa Brown, Lydia Hlanda (Seton son Act of 1948 allowed 85,000 Ukrai– all you authors teach the young world for writing. Hall University Librarian), Andrew nians to come to the U.S. some 8,000 of wrong. Гт sure you have heard the Keybida, ivan Kostiuk, Mitchell Mar- these settled in New Jersey. After provi– truth of Ukraine, if you haven't, Pll Sincerely, tin, Bohdan Polansky, the very Rev. ding statistical data, this section enu– supply you with enough material that Daniel Roselle and Mrs. A. Selepyna, and Walter merates New Jersey's Ukrainian organi– you will, if you haven't noticed by now Editor Sochan, UNA Supreme Secretary. (Continued on page 10)

"Canada Will Continue to Uphold Human Rights'

(4) (Below is the full text of a speech given by Norman Cafik, Minister of State for human rights in Ukraine. But within exchanges. The Soviet Union must Multiculturalism, Saturday, October 8, during the congressional banquet at the those margins we will do what we canto realize that Canada's scientists and 12th Congress of Ukrainian Canadians) give substance to the commitments we academics of Ukrainian background collectively undertook at Helsinki, it is are an integral part of any exchange Whether a given course of action will mingly focused on human rights and we, after all, who introduced the whole program and can no longer be discrimi– be effective depends as well on our the re-unification of families. І agree human dimension into the Final Act hated against by the Soviet Union by ultimate goals, if we seek to rectify wholeheartedly with your concerns. and it remains central to our conception being denied acceptance without similar isolated abuses or aberrations in a The key issue at Belgrade must be of detente. We will leave no doubt as to and severe retaliation on our part. state's normal performance in the that of human rights, in general, our our determination to ensure the full The Belgrade Conference will not be human rights field, the task is generally government believes that human rights implementation of all the principles and an easy conference, it would be idle to manageable; but if we seek to alter a and fundamental freedoms in Eastern to our expectation that the Soviet look for miracles. Although we receive firm policy or the fundamental basis of Europe stand a better chance of being Union, as all countries, will be commit– numerous requests to take action in another state's society the issue is not observed in an international climate of ted to the same goals. cases of varied gravity, importance to likely to be resolved, at least easily or detente than they would if the Soviet The task of our representatives at Canada and humanitarian concern, we quickly. As the latter is the case for Union felt its system to be in jeopardy Belgrade, as 1 see it, is to make an must necessarily consider the possible Ukraine within the Soviet Union, from external forces. objective and dispassionate assessment consequences of our action of future Canada must explore every possibility What should Canada's course be in of how far we have come; to identify the cases, in the hope that we can continue of opening a consulate in Kiev. these circumstances? it is, 1 think to impediments that have stood in the way to be effective in human rights issues. continue to proclaim our own deep All of you here this evening are very of more even and more satisfactory We have a responsibility, to consider commitment to the cause of human concerned about the first post-Helsinki progress; and to lay down some guide- the long-term implications of our rights; to make it clear that the respon– meeting of the 35 signatories to the lines to ensure better performance in the representations, especially if they give sibility for ensuring respect for human Final Act being held in Belgrade. This is future. rise to hopes which we cannot fullfill. if, a highly political conference on which a rights is a responsibility that devolves, through our actions, we encourage Of course, even the more faithful good deal of public expectation is in the first instance, on each govern– unwarranted expectations, so that the implementation of the provisions of the focused not only in Canada but in ment on its own territory in accordance pressures generated by dissidents be– Final Act will not be enough to sustain other countries as well. with the obligations to which it has come intolerable to a given regime, the momentum of detente. We cannot lose sight of the fact that freely subscribed; to hold governments what guarantees can we provide for the Final Act is intimately linked to to those obligations and to maintain the The whole notion of the ideological their safety, or for the stability of their detente and derives its justification from general right of their own citizens to do struggle is an obstacle to detente. whole societies, in the event of massive it. The Final Act is a balanced docu– so. Finally, we must continue to lay Sooner or later it is bound to become upheavals in their states, such as oc– ment; it is a document based on give and stress, as we did at Helsinki, on the intervention in someone's internal curred in Hungary in 1956 and Czecho– take. relevance of respect for human rights to affairs, it is not that the notion as such Slovakia in 1968? Many of the views as expressed in "the peace, justice and well-being needs to give us grounds for undue Human rights are a central concern to telegrams, letters and briefs, indicate necessary to ensure the development of concern. Our ideas can stand on their Canada. You may rest assured that І that Canadians do not on the whole friendly relations and cooperation'' own merits. But we cannot and will not will continue to promote respect for take an overview of the Final Act. among tne states party to f He innai Act. accepi a set of ground rules by which the human rights not ^-niy in Canada hm hc"t^ ' : с'іи "м Jeaively tc"hose .de. l'.^i x tuiiggle vvaged in one airec– also abroad, in Canada, through multi– b',pctts of the Final л ct which are most Belgrade -yni be n delicate exercise. iioii h declared outside the bounds of culturalism, we are shaping a society likely to lring abotif real change in the There arc r,xpe.LUtioas ^'e cannot Jetetiie Tor the other side when we responsive to human aspirations in East-West relations "ф, ії not in the afford to arouse and there are maignis affirm our ideas. which people of differing cultures and situation of Ukraine itself. І am well of tolerance beyond which we might do This has especially been the case with (Continued en page 10) aware that your con:ern is overwhelm more harm than good to the cause of scientific, educational and cultural THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244

Ukrainian Museum Opens Second Successful Exhibit

Mrs. Lesia Riznyk, chairman of the museum's board, stands next to a display of woman's vest from the Lemkian region.

Councilwoman Miriam Friedlander, center, was among many of the guests at the opening of the museum's current exhibit. Flanking her are Mrs. ivanna Rozan– kowsky, right, UNWLA president, and Mrs. Oksana Grabowicz, museum curator.

Women's dresses from the Transcarpathian region, left, and the Ternopil region, right. Guests view the traditional motifs in Ukrainian folk dress and embroidery.

Three of the many samples of Ukrainian embroi– dery on display at the museum.

Male Hutsul costume. No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 9 UNWLA Branch 72 Has Anniversary Dinner-Dance at Soyuzivka

KERHONKSON, N.Y.—After three Music was provided by the 'Tempo" weekends of rain, Soyuzivka broke out orchestra. The lighthearted music filled into sunshine to welcome all the mem– the ballroom with familiar Ukrainian bers and guests of the Ukrainian Na– songs, old and new. tional Women's League of America Mrs. Anne Malan was chairlady of Branch 72 for a gala 15th anniversary the raffle, assisted by Mrs. Anastasia dinner-dance. The autumn foliage was Brodin, co-chairlady. Gifts were drawn at its height - brilliant yellows, oranges in the later part of the evening and the and reds. Twigs were also used to dec- winners were: orate the stage and murals of the large 1st prize - Surprise weekend for "veselka" hall, with pumpkins mak– two by Kobasniuk Travel, inc. (Shu– ing the atmosphere even more festive. meyko) won by Mrs. Kathy Kozulak, Mrs. Dorothy Chupa, chairlady of member of Branch 72; the dinner-dance, and her co-chairladies 2nd prize — S50 bond by Dorothy Mrs. Ann Bezkorowajny and Mrs. and William Chupa won by Mrs. Ellen irene Czarnecky can be proud of this Robillard of Uniondale, N.Y.; successful sell-out event. 3rd prize - Black and white 12" Branch 72 of the UNWLA has portable ТУ won by J. Mulick of West- reached a milestone since its founding bury, N.Y.; fifteen years ago. instrumental in 4th prize — Weekend at Soyuzivka founding Branch 72 were Mrs. Mary for two by Ukrainian National Asso– Lesawyer and Mrs. Mary Dushnyck. ciation won by M. Rascoll; The first meeting of the members was 5th prize — Painting by Norm Ena– held in Mrs. Lesawyer's home and the mel Arts Gallery artist K. Szonk– first elected president was Mrs. Mary Rusych won by W. Samboy of Jackson Dushnyck. The two co-founders were Heights, N.Y. honored with the presentation of plaques by Mrs. Chupa in appreciation Congeniality and warmth were very of their long and outstanding contri– much in evidence. The dinner-dance is butions to the growth of the branch. very much like a reunion where friends Mesdames Mary Dushnyck and Mary Lesawyer, center left, right, co-founders of A cocktail hour was followed with a meet at least once a year to renew old UNWLA Branch 72, receive commemorative plaques from Mrs. Olga Liteplo, left, fine dinner under the supervision of acquaintances and make new ones. All president, and Mrs. Dorothy Chupa. Walter Kwas, Soyuzivka manager. look forward to next year's affair. UNWLA Branch 72 13,000 Attend "Ukrainian Night" NEW YORK, N.Y.—"Ukrainian Night", a colorful blend of Ukrainian To Stage Annual Musica!e song and dance, was held late last sum– mer at the Lakeside Theatre in the Martha Maczaj, Andrew Jarosz to Perform Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, N.Y. The show included the internationally NEW YORK, RY. - UNWLA known opera singer Miss Alicia Andre– Branch 72 will hold its annual Musica!e adis, the talented "Dumka" Chorus, here at the Ukrainian institute of Ame– the lively Osenenko Dancers, the Ban- rica at 2 East 79th St., Sunday, Nov– dura Ensemble from Hempstead, ember 13. N.Y., and the "Tryzub" Orchestra. This year's Musica!e will feature the The festival was a great success, in performances of pianist Martha Ma– spite of the rainy weather in the morn– czaj and tenor Andrew Jarosz. The pro- ing and the possibility of cancellation, gram will begin at 3:00 p.m. there were about 13,000 spectators, Miss Maczaj was born in New York some of whom came as early as two City in 1959. She graduated from St. hours before the show to get the George Academy, and is now enrolled best seats near the stage. The apprecia– at New York University where she is tion of those present was evident studying music and biology. She throughout the entire performance. showed an interest in music at the age Each number was followed by gener– of 6, and at the age of 13 her parents ous applause, in the second half of the enrolled her in the Ukrainian Music in– show Miss Andreadis, the main attrac– stitute of America. She has been study– tion of the festival, received a standing ing piano with Prof. Melania Baylowa. ovation and a request for an encore. Miss Maczaj is preparing for final ex– "Ukrainian Night" was the last of Alicia Andreadis aminations leading to her graduation the season's international nights, all of of Recreation and Parks. The Ukraini– fromUMl. which had been sponsored by the Euro– an Congress Committee of America, Mr. Jarosz was born in 1953. He at– pean American Bank with the coopera– Nassau County Branch, promoted and tended Horace Mann School and tion of the Nassau County Department organized the show. Brown University in Providence, R.L, graduating with a B.A. in 1975. During summer 1974 he attended the Aspen Music School. He is now studying with Trenton Youths visit UNA, Svoboda Ruth Wolpert in New York City.Mr. Jarosz has appeared in operas, operet– tas and concerts in the Metropolitan area. He is particularly interested in the music of the 16th and 17th centuries. During the Musica!e Miss Maczaj will perform works by Lysenko, Ko– senko, Chopin and Liszt. Mr. Jarosz will sing works by Mo– zart, Bach, Handel, Dowland and arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs by A. Hnatyshyn. Andrew Jarosz

Several dozen smiling-faced youths from the Trenton School of Ukrainian Sub– Rutgers to Offer Lit in Spring jects and Plast branch in the Garden State capital visited the UNA's Ukrainian Building Saturday, October 15. The youths were accompanied to the Soyuz Main NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Rut– the 20th century The course provides 3 credits and is Office by Nicholas Weremijenko, president of the Parents Association, and tea– gers University at New Brunswick is chers: Ha!yna Kostiuk, Pavlyna Skremeta, and Liuboroyra Onyshkevych. now holding pre-registration for the going to be taught by Prof. Larissa Onyshkevych Tuesdays 4:30 to 5:50 Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan told the group about the UNA and its role m spring 1978 semester during which Uk– the Ukrainian community, while Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dragan gave rainian Literature in Translation will p.m. and Fridays 11:30 to 12:50 p.m. For further information, contact the the youths and their teachers a tour of the editorial offices and print shop. Photo be offered. The course will deal with above shows the group seated in the UNA's main conference room. prose works by Ukrainian writers of Slavic Department at (201) 932-7366. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244 10 Manor Junior College to Kick Off 30th Anniversary Celebrations aspect of the school that caught her JENK1NTOWN, Pa.–Manor Junior eye. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Miss College, the sole accredited Ukrainian Pastrick performed with the famous Catholic institution of higher learning "Tamburitzans" of Duquesne Univer– in the United States, operated by the sity. The group specializes in Slavic Sisters of St. Basil the Great, will kick and East European dances. off its 30th anniversary celebrations Saturday, November 12, with a jubilee "The Ukrainian at Manor was up banquet and ball. my ally," said the Manor freshman. The banquet and ball will be held in The girls said that Manor's student the college's auditorium, beginning body calls many diverse American with cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and dinner communities home. They said that the at 6:00-p.m. farthest traveling student is Komiko Principal speaker at the banquet will Sato, who hails from Japan. be Dr. irene Pylypchak-Matejko, an With festivities being the centerpiece alumna of Manor Junior College who of the 30th anniversary observances, is currently a professor of biology at Mr. Tozzi said that a fund-raising Jersey City State College. campaign will also be included. Also during the repast, a tribute will be given to the past presidents of the He said that for the various new and college. expanding programs to be instituted at During the visit by Manor representatives to Svoboda, seated, left to right, are: Manor, the school needs Si25,000. Providing music for dancing after Joseph Tozzi, Sister Dia, Sister Miriam Claire, Diane Leahan, Zenon Snylyk, the banquet will be George Hirniak's The Weekly editor, and Merle Pastrick. The funds, said Sister Dia, will be "izmarahd" band. earmarked for increasing the number Tickets for the banquet and ball are parents-faculty dinner, an art exhibit Both nuns agreed that over the years of courses, revitalizing the Ukrainian priced at S20.00 for adults and Si5.00 and an open house. Manor did not keep close contact with Heritage Studies Center. for students. They can be ordered by After the banquet and ball, the re– major Ukrainian community and maining event this semester will be a youth organizations, but they hope The college has already sent out letters telephoning (215) 885-2360. in this respect to Ukrainians across Ame– Recently three members of the Ukrainian Christmas Holy Supper that this 30th anniversary year will help Wednesday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. restore tight relations with the UCCA rica, as well as to pastors to announce Manor staff and faculty, and two stu– the fund drive in church. dents visited Svoboda in Jersey City, Sister Dia, who was well versed in and youth and student groups. N. J., to outline their plans for the 30th the statistics of the college, said that The college has three full-time re– The Ukrainian Center at Manor, anniversary observances. The group this semester there are some 400 stu– cruiters, who will visit Ukrainian high which was established last spring, will consisted of Sister Miriam Claire, pre– dents at Manor. Of that number there schools in the East to explain to Ukrai– include a Folk Arts Museum, a Ukrai– sident of Manor; Sister Dia, academic are 200 full-time students, including nian youths, particularly girls, the nian Library, an archives division, and dean; Joseph H. Tozzi, director of some 20 of Ukrainian heritage. benefits of attending Manor. more courses on Ukrainian language development; Diane Leahan, an allied While Manor is a Ukrainian Catholic Miss Leahan added her comments and culture. on the benefits of Manor. She said it health transfer student, and Merle Pas- institution of higher education, Sister A separate appeal went out to Ukrai– trick, a library technical assistant stu– Claire said that the student body corner was the "intimacy of a small school that appealed to me." nians to donate their artifacts to the dent. from all faiths and national origins. Museum. The observances began early this This semester's student population She was also impressed with the semester with a Pontifical Divine Lit– represents an increase of 10 percent policy that Manor is geared toward After talks with Svoboda editors, the urgy, celebrated by Bishop Basil H. over last year's enrollment, said Sister education. Manor representatives toured the new Losten. Other events so far commem– Dia. She added that this has been the Miss Pastrick, who is of Slovak an– editorial premises and were treated to a orating the 30th anniversary included a trend for the last few years. cestry, said that it was the Ukrainian luncheon. Manor to Honor Past Presidents Canada Will Continue... (Continued f rom page 7) heritages can live side by side in peace tions is delicate and difficult and is At Anniversary Banquet and justice. subject to numerous considerations. This example must be well reflected The question of human rights is one of JENK1NTOWN, Pa.–The presi– her field of endeavor the works and in our foreign policy. We must continue the most complex issues in foreign dent and the 30th anniversary banquet needs of the Order. Mother Eusebia to press for a world responsive to policy because it strikes to the root of and ball committee have scheduled, as died while opening a mission in Brazil human aspirations in which nations of our traditions and therefore constitutes a special feature of the program, on in 1972. differing cultures and histories can live a potential challenge to other societies Saturday, November 12, the honoring Sr. Jerome Roman was president side by side in peace and justice. whose traditions may essentially be of the past presidents of the college. from 1951 to 1954, until her appoint– І have spoken frankly this evening different. The courage demonstrated by the ment to the Generalate in Rome, italy. about the problems and the types of Despite the need for delicacy and noble women who assumed the presi– She returned for a six-year term (1964- considerations that govern our attitude balanced judgement, Canada will con– dency of the college, despite tremen– 70), as president of Manor. During her to human rights issues. As most of you tinue to uphold internationally the dous odds and obstacles, is note- administration, Manor received the consider human rights a matter of course of human rights, in the legitimate worthy. The foundress of the college, Middle States Association accredita– utmost priority, 1 hope, nevertheless, hope that we can eventually ameliorate Mother Josaphata Teodorovych, laid tion in 1967, the Board of Trustees was you will agree that the way in which we the conditions of our fellow man. the foundation of Manor and forged modified to include members outside seek to deal with human rights viola– The End the chain, link by link, of what is today of the religious community in 1967, the college complex of Manor Junior and the Basileiad Library-Administra– College. She nurtured her college with tion Unit was built in 1969. Sr. Jerome Eye On Books great care and total dedication from its holds the B.S. in Education and M.A. (Continued from page 7) establishment in 1947 until 1950. Her degrees from Fordham University, a zations. it mentions that Jersey City is the English-language Ukrainian Week– untimely death in 1954 was a great loss Ph.D. from the Catholic University of the seat of the Ukrainian National As– ly and the children's monthly, "vesel– to both the college and religious com– America, and has pursued theological sociation, the largest and oldest frater– ka". Activity of three other Ukrainian munities. studies at the Pontifical institute Re– nal society, established in 1894 in Sha– fraternals is also noted. Among political Mother Marie Dolzycka, the cap- gina Mundi in Rome. Currently, Sr. mokin, Pa., now in its new headquarters organizations, the UCCA with its able assistant of Mother Josaphata, be– Jerome is the public relations officer at building, a skyscraper overlooking the branches is included, indicating its came the first president when Manor Manor. Hudson River. This Ukrainian fraternal various endeavors including the Bi-Cen College opened its doors to 11 young Mother Euphrosyne Gewetchka, organization, pursuing also cultural, so– observances in 1976. Ukrainian wo– women in September of 1947. Mother president of Manor from 1954 to 1964, cial and educational objectives, is pub– men's activities are described in a Marie was president from 1947 to undertook the erection of two build– lishing the Ukrainian daily Svoboda separate section, another deals with 1950. An educator of note in Europe, ings which grace Manor's complex to- religious life, mentioning the Ukrainian having received degrees from the finest day — the academic building, Our Josaphat Hall. She holds a B.S. from Orthodox Church of America with its European universities - Berlin, Ger– Lady of Perpetual Help hall in 1961, the Catholic University, an M.S. from seat in South Bound Brook. many, vienna, Austria, and Lviv. Mo– and St. Josaphat residence hall in 1964. Fordham University, an M.A. from A special section is devoted to Ukrai– ther Marie was active as a teacher and She finalized the approval of Manor villanova University and has pursued nian culture, notably folk art, wood- administrator in the U.S. She was the as a non-profit organization by the advanced studies toward the Doctor of carving, embroidery, ceramics, "ky– first principal of St. Basil Academy, State Council, in 1964. Currently, Mo– Education Degree at Columbia Univer– lyms", "pysanky" and the like. The prior to becoming president of Manor. ther Euphrosyne serves on the Board sity Teacher's College. Currently, she section on education deals with schools, Nearing her nineties, Mother Marie is of Trustees of Manor, and directs the is a Provincial Councillor, and school libraries, publications. still quite active today and directs the , 'Mirations in the printing house at St. counselor at St, Basil Academy. At the end of this essay on Ukrainians „aaea Heart Home :n Astoria, Long Basil Home, North Philadelphia. The administration of Manor Junior a list of some 25 selective sources and island, in New York. Sr. M. Olga Kish, president of College is deeply indebted to the va– suggestions for further reading is in– Mother M. Eusebia Bilas, president Manor from 1970 to 1976, assisted Mo– liant women who gave of themselves to cluded. This essay deserves to be ex– from 1950-51, until her appointment as ther Euphrosyne in the erection of Our make Manor one of the finest institu– panded, and published as a separate General Superior of the Order made Lady of Perpetual Help Hall and St. tions in higher education. publication. No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 11 Rudenko... Prof. Stepan Lenkawsky, (Continued from page 1) To appraise society, said Rudenko, aimed at liquidating them, and not des– it is essential that the word be free. troying the Soviet government," said Former OUN Head, Dies Quoting from Tykhy, Rudenko said: Rudenko. MUN1CH, West Germany.–Prof. 'The language of the people is the peo– Stepan Lenkawsky, former head of the pie." False Testimonies Foreign Branches of the Organization of Rudenko said that freedom of Ukrainian Nationalists and a key per– speech is guaranteed by article 19 of Transcripts of the trial revealed that son in the nationalist movement in Uk– the United Nations Universal Declara– at least one witness purposely testified raine, died here Saturday, October 29. tion of Human Rights. Since this docu– against Rudenko. He was 72 years old. ment was signed by the Soviet govern– illya Stebun, a member of the Union Prof. Lenkawsky was a participant ment, then this principle was to be law of Soviet Writers, said that both Ru– of the first congress of the Organiza– in the USSR, he said. denko's and Tykhy's works could be tion of Ukrainian Nationalists in 1929, The Ukrainian writer said that for considered anti-Soviet. and one of the co-founders of OUN. philosophers and writers the word is in cross-examining him, Rudenko He was also a leading figure in the the most important vehicle of action. asked if Stebun remembered when in formulation of the Ukrainian liber– "Millions of Soviet citizens, writers, 1949 he was accused of cosmopolit– ation struggle before World War 11 and and scholars were sentenced for saying anism and Rudenko was the only one during it. Prof. Lenkawsky served on that democracy does not exist in the to defend him. Stebun denied any as– the OUN national executive board in USSR. For this they were thrown be– sistance from Rudenko. western Ukraine, and was also the hind a barbed wire . The Soviet go– When Rudenko ^sked him why ideologist of the Union of Ukrainian vernment cannot convince them other- he pours salt into open wounds of those Nationalist Youth. wise in this manner,'' he said. who suffer, Stebun replied that "there He was a prisoner of Polish and Ger– Stepan Lenkawsky Rudenko tauntingly asked the KGB is no suffering in our nation, and man prisons and concentration camps, Many of his writings on Ukrainian to prove that it did not violate article spreading such talk is a crime against and after the murder of Stepan Ban– nationalism were published extensively 19 of the Universal Declaration by the Soviet state." dera in 1959, Prof. Lenkawsky became in the free world Ukrainian press. arresting him for freely expressing his Tykhy questioned Stebun about head of the Foreign Branches of the Prof. Lenkawsky was buried in views. critiques he had written about OUN. Munich Friday, November 4. He compared the current Kremlin re– Tykhy's works. Stebun replied that the gime to Tsar Mykola 1, who, he said KGB asked him to review the works. being the most despotic of all Russian Stebun testified that during a con– tsars, did not dare to incarcerate dissi– versation he had with Tykhy the ques– World War 11 vets Gather at Church dents, but today's government does tion of Russification emerged. Tykhy KERHONKSON, N.Y.—On Sun- church altar permanently. imprison certain writers. responded that while he did meet with day, September 11, a Divine Liturgy Peter Woynowsky, who built this Warning the Soviet Union against Stebun, the topic of Russification did was held in Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrai– church, stood outside with his fellow continuing with this policy, Rudenko not enter into their talks. nian Orthodox Church here which was comrades in formation, bedecked with declared: "Nothing shatters despotism Tykhy concluded his remarks by filled to capacity. This service was a medals, as the services took place. as much as prisons.'' charging Stebun with slanderously in- special tribute in commemoration of Rev. Kalinowskyj was given a docu– "1 did not commit any crime against forming on him to the KGB. all the Ukrainian war veterans, de- ment to be placed in the cornerstone of the Soviet government. All my activi– The press service reported that an– ceased and living, who fought courage– the church to remain there forever. ties were directed against bureaucratic other witness, Bakhayev, supported ously in World War П in Europe to All who attended these services were distortions. All my social passions were Stebun's remarks. preserve peace and freedom. invited to Soyuzivka for a banquet. The first donation to the church was On the dais were seated Ukrainian a Gold Chalice by the family Muzika. war veterans, including Mr. Woynow– Shevchenko Society to Participate The second donation was the red sky, Rev. Kalinowskyj and his wife carpeting by Dr. Myhichuk. Anna, and Prof. Wolodymyr Bakum, in Ethnic Conference After the service, a special prayer choir leader and master of ceremonies NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Shevchen– ІХ of the Elementary and Secondary was held outside the church, under during the banquet. ko Scientific Society will exhibit its re- Education Act of 1965, as amended in beautiful sunny skies and crisp, clear Entertaining were soloists, Hanna cent publications here at Columbia 1972 and 1974. air. Scherey and Tamara Lycholaj, and a University Teachers College during the During this brief ceremony a 7-light group of bandurists. The banquet Ethnic Heritage Conference, Friday Dr. Aleksander Sokolyszyn, assis– candelabra was blessed by Rev. Kon– ended with various veterans recalling and Saturday, November 11-12. tant secretary of the Shevchenko Scien– stantyn Kalinowskyj, which was their hardships during the war years. The purpose of the two-day confer– tific Society and senior librarian at the donated to the church by Mrs. irena After prayers by Rev. Kalinowskyj, all ence is to assist participants in develop– Brooklyn Public Library, will be in venke in honor of her late husband. present sang the Ukrainian national ing programs for funding under the charge of the exhibit and will represent This candelabra will be placed on the anthem. Ethnic Heritage Studies Program, Title the Society at the conference. To Hold Chess Championships in Philly Dr. Stern... (Continued from page 3) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The the men's group. A prize of S50 will go He said that the Ukrainians he treat– area of the Soviet Union," he said. annual USCAK chess championships to the junior group winner. ed saved him. The Jewish Ukrainian dissident re- will be held Friday through Sunday, The format of the tournament calls "We categorically deny that Ukraine minded Americans of their well being November 25-27, at the "Tryzub" for two rounds each Friday and Sat– is a nation of anti-Semites, it's a lie in this country, but emphasized that Home here, announced Bohdan Myn– urday at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and and a fabrication by the Soviet Union "in this world there are entire countries diuk, chairman of USCAK's chess Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to divide and conquer," he added. that are enslaved.'' committee. Registration fees of S15.00 (men) and Dr. Stern said there are eight con– Dr. Stern's appearance here was re- The Swiss system will be employed in S7.50 (juniors) should be sent to: Sydir Nowakiwsky, 1331 Rascomb St., centration camps around Kharkiv ported by the Philadelphia inquirer, the tourney which is open to men and the Philadelphia Daily News, and The juniors. Cash prizes in the amounts of Philadelphia, Pa., 19141, tel.: (215) alone. "You can just imagine how 455-9789. many of these camps are in the whole Evening Bulletin. S250, S125 and S75 will be awarded in

UNA'ers... Ukrainian Museum... (Continued from page 5) (Continued from page 1) "Selection of Proper Classes of insur– During the break, all participants director of the Civic Center Museum in from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Admission is ance" and "How to Obtain New Mem– joined in a luncheon and then visited Philadelphia, informative literature Si.00; senior citizens, students, chil– dren under 12 - S.50. Special group bers (Psychology of Selling insur– the nearby Ukrainian Homestead about the Museum and the exhibit was where last July a monument to Oleh designed by Oksana Kushnir, a profes– visits can be arranged at reduced rates ance)". by calling (212) 228-0110. Mr. Sochan dealt with the "Proces– Kandyba-Olzhych was unveiled. The sional book designer who is employed sing of Applications and insurance statue of the late Ukrainian revolution– by New York publishing firms. The tri– Service to Members" and "New ary here is the work of sculptor angularly elongated glass display cases for the costumes were executed by Ukrainian Hierarchs... Classes of insurance''. Mychajlo Czereshniowskyj. in his . concluding remarks, Mr. Wolodymyr Papuha. (Continued from page 2) Each lecture was followed by a ques– "Often many Christians," the Ukrai– tion-and-answer period in the course of Hawrysz called on the activists to make The New York Historical Society certain that all of Pennsylvania's Bran– donated nine mannequins for the exhi– nian Canadian prelate said, "do not which specific aspects were discussed in know how to make proper use of religious detail. ches have delegates at the forthcoming bit's costumes. The New York State convention which will be held in Pitts- Council on the Arts provided public freedom nor to protect the freedom of The participants voiced satisfaction their brothers, while those who fight at having acquired broader and more burgh next May. He thanked them for funds to partially fund the exhibit. detailed knowledge about Soyuz busi– cooperation and for the 14 new mem– viewing hours at the Museum are: against the rights of man and above all ness and the methods of membership bership applications that they handed Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays against religious freedom are very organization. over to him. from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays active." 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244

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Garden State Gubernatorial Candidates Respond to Ukrainian Questions

The following questions, preparedlby the staffofThe Ukrainian Weekly, were submitted to two major party candidates for governor of New Jersey, incumbent Gov. Brendan T. Byrne, Democrat, and State Sen. Raymond H. Bateman, Re– pulican. Below are their responses, which are being published for the benefit of Ukrainian American voters on the eve of this year's elections.

Gov. Brendan T. Byrne State Sen. Raymond H. Bateman Question: High on the list of priorities of Ukrainian Americans in the State of cultural heritage. These schools, while fostering the American mosaic and contri– New Jersey, as well as in other parts of the country, has been the concern over the buting substantially to the total education process of our children, have been plight of their kin in Moscow-dominated Ukraine. Repeated violations of human totally devoid of attention on the state level. Would you consider giving some rights by the Soviet authorities in Ukraine and elsewhere in the USSR have been accreditation to these schools and subsidizing them through the State Education in the limelight of world public opinion. Granted that state governors do not di– Commission? rectly formulate foreign policy, they can have an impact on it by voicing the con– Gov. Byrne Through the Departments of Higher cerns of their citizenry. What is your stand on the question of human rights and Education and Education, including how would you reflect the concerns of your constituents in this respect? This administration is committed to the State Library, the State Archives Gov. Byrne continues. І hope that my friendship the continued promotion and streng– and the State Historical Commission, This administration has been com– with President Carter will provide me thening of ethnic education with the more intensified efforts must be made mitted to supporting the human rights with opportunities to address your con– State of New Jersey. Rutgers, the State to place materials regarding cultural of your brothers and sisters in your na– cerns at the highest levels of govern– University has already begun this type heritage before the students of our tive countries, and that commitment ment. of program which can be expanded, in state. the graduate department of education І will direct the Commissioner of the inter-Cultural Relations and Ethnic Education to meet with leaders of your State Sen. Bateman sentiment that "as long as there is a Studies institute has made a positive community to discuss mechanisms for A large part of my answer to this man unjustly imprisoned, 1 am not start in maintaining ties with the vari– incorporating ethnic studies into public question rests on my conception of the free." The history of the United States ous ethnic organizations in the state school curriculum and for state recog– role of a Governor, it is not enough for has shown an increasing tendency to– and providing information for the nition of your language, history, and a Governor merely to administer the ward expansion of civil rights to all study of ethnic cultures. cultural "Saturday Schools'' state and pay attention to the daily segments of our population, it is my pressing concerns of government. The hope that during the rest of this cen– election 1 will call together a group to Governor is the focal point in the state State Sen. Bateman tury, world history will demonstrate examine all educational areas in the and his articulation of broad issues can expansion of human rights to citizens І appreciate the efforts of ethnic State and will ask they look into the serve to raise the consciousness of citi– of all oppressed countries and 1 believe zens who otherwise might not concern groups to transmit their heritage. No feasibility of some form of state that, at least in a small way, public of– other vehicle is better suited for this ef– accreditation for foreign language pro- themselves with certain topics. Human ficials who voice their concern over rights violated are a concern to all citi– fort than teaching new generations the grams sponsored by groups such as the such rights can contribute to such a his– language of their forefathers. After my Ukrainian American community. zens, for 1 am in agreement with the torical development.

Question: What are your views on affirmative action programs and to what ex- Question: Urban blight is one of the most crucial problems that pesters the tent wouldyou consider applying them to white ethnic minorities in the State? State and our nation, for that matter. One of the most effective preventive mea– Gov. Byrne Commission which will have 11 mem– sures to arrest urban decay is the preservation and development of ethnic neigh– І have taken a very strong stand on bers. borhoods. To what extent would you strive to channel federal, state and city Affirmative Action through Executive І am now soliciting names for that funds to foster the development of these neighborhoods? Order No. 14 and No. 61. Executive commission. І plan to appoint a repre– Gov. Byrne Order No. 61 provides for the creation sentative of the Eastern European Our record in attracting federal of an Affirmative Action Advisory Community to this Commission. The maintenance of our ethnic com– monies has been excellent. We have in- munities is a difficult but vital task. creased urban aid by 50 percent from State Sen. Bateman While the number and size of ethnic S24 million in FY 1974 to the current sentative of New Jersey's ethnic and While 1 believe in affirmative action, neighborhoods have decreased, this S39 million level and added four racial composition. The failure of the administration has been able to stabi– more communities for a total of 28 ur– І do not advocate a quota system, present administration to pay attention lize working class and middle class ban aid cities. We enacted the Quali– which in any event is illegal in New Jer– to certain ethnic groups for top level neighborhoods through two major fied Bond Act which strengthened the sey. І strongly feel positions in my ad- positions is inexcusable and will not be programs. marketability of municipal and district ministration must be broadly repre– tolerated after 1 take office. First, my administration and the De– bonds by pledging state aid on their re- mocratic Legislature have enacted payment. Already S6 million has been tough anti-redlining legislation to pro– saved by Newark and S3 million by Jer– Question: One of the perennial problems, as seen from the vantage point of the tect urban neighborhoods from decay. sey City in interest charges. ethnic communities, has been the lack of communication between them and the State Capitol. What procedures would you devise for two-way communication By making available S100 million dol– We have become the national leader between your office and the white ethnic communities to be constantly apprised lars in urban mortgage money through in housing construction under the Sec– of the latters9 needs, interests and concerns? the neighborhood loan program, resi– tion 8 program. We enacted legislation dents of transitional neighborhoods requiring that at least 20 percent of Gov. Byrne for applicants from within your com– can obtain loans for housing improve– Mortgage Finance Agency lower-inter– During the past four years, increased munities for civil service positions and ments or rehabilitation. est mortgage loans go to urban aid accessibility and better recognition has then inform them fully of the State's Second, my program of tax reform communities. We also created a special been afforded to the ethnic leadership examination procedures. through homestead rebates and in- MFA bond series, sold specifically for of our state. More of this leadership To accomplish this goal, 1 am going creased state aid to public schools has use for home purchases in urban aid should be channeled into government to designate one member of my staff to decreased the total property tax burden communities. This administration is service. This is an educational process work with the leadership of ethnic in every municipality but one. This committed to the continuation of sup– for both state officials and for com– communities to enhance ethnic partici– property tax relief is enabling senior pqrt for our urban areas and our ethnic munity groups on how to identify and pation with government. І am also wil– citizens and other hard-pressed home- communities to the greatest extent recommend possible appointees. The ling to meet regularly with the leaders owners to remain in their homes. possible. State has a responsibility to reach out of our ethnic groups.

State Sen. Bateman moved to preserve the neighborhood's State Sen. Bateman vernor has been particularly remiss in І strongly favor preservation of eth– historic physical structure. Such efforts paying attention to ethnic groups, par– nic neighborhoods. New York City, serve to keep us ід contact with ethnic One of the perennial problems of the ticularly those of Eastern Europe for example, when faced with the traditions which can broaden the out- Byrne administration has been the Go– which he has ignored. І will not give deterioration of its italian section, look and views of all citizens. vernor's lack of communication not more lip service to communicating with only with ethnic communities but with all segments of New Jersey. І intend all groups in the state. The Governor early in my administration to have a Question: For 25 years now the Ukrainian American community has supported has erected a wall between himself and conference of all ethnic organizations with its own monies the so-called Saturday Schools of Ukrainian Subjects, where New Jersey's citizens. І intend to tear in the state to identify their problems children and youth are exposed to bilingual programs of learning the Ukrainianthi s wall down immediately. The Go– and suggets solutions. No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977

^^^rk^rkirk^irk^ Campaign '77 ^kkkk Myskiw Motorcade Tours 28th District Kwas Winds Down Campaign For Ulster County Legislature

(November 2, 1977) An "Elect Oleh Myskiw Assemblyman" motorcade will be touring the 28th Assembly District in New Jersey Saturday, November 5. The motorcade will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Myskiw Campaign headquarters at 1255 Springfield Avenue. The procession of cars will traverse throughout the 28th Dis– trict, which includes the communities of Newark, lrvington, Yaiisburg, and South Orange. Robert Miller, mayor of lrvington, who is supporting Mr. My– skiw's candidacy, is slated to join the motorcade, in the course of the day, the Myskiw motorcade is scheduled to join the Bateman motorcade and make cam– Walter Kwas, the longtime manager of Soyuzivka, the UNA Estate in Kerhonk– paign stops throughout Essex County. Rep. Matthew Rinaldo (R-N.J.) and John son, N.Y., and area civic activist, is winding down his campaign for the Ulster Renner, Essex County GOP chairman, are scheduled to be present. Bohdan Wy– County Legislature. Mr. Kwas received the endorsement of The EUenville Press, shotycky, a spokesman for the Myskiw campaign, in a separate statement, urged The EUenville Journal, and the Middletown Record. Writing in its Wednesday, all local Ukrainian Americans to take part in the motorcade. Mr. Myskiw, a October 26th edition, The EUenville Press wrote that Mr. Kwas "will bring a re- young lrvington businessman, is making his maiden attempt for a seat in the As– freshing attitude to the hallowed halls of big-time politics in Kingston, where his sembly. He is active in local GOP politics, the Ukrainian Federation of Republi– experience as a businessman coupled with his overall sincerity, should make Mm a can Nationalities Division, and other civic organizations. He is also a member of potential success." Also throwing his support for Mr. Kwas was Sen. Edwyn Ma- SUMA, TUSM, the Newark Division veterans bandura chorus, branch 76 of the son (R-48th District), a close friend of Ukrainian Americans in Ulster County, Ukrainian National Association, and other Ukrainian organizations. Photo and a frequent visitor at Soyuzivka and other Ukrainian camps and estates in the above, shows Mr. Myskiw, center, with two of his campaign co-workers, Osyp area. Sen. Mason wrote: "He (Mr. Kwas) sincerely believes in service to the peo– Kormylo, left, and Mr. Wyshotycky, standing in front of the campaign car. ple and the community, and, in my judgement, he would be an outstanding mem– ber of the County Legislature, a devoted public servant, and a great credit to the people of his district." Photo above shows Mr. Kwas stepping into his car to Ukrainian Dems Endorse Wagner embark on his campaign trail. For Manhattan Boro President Cleveland Committee Endorses Feighan for Mayor

Ukrainian Democrats in New York City endorsed Robert Wagner, Jr., for Man– hattan Borough President. Mr. Wagner, Jr., is the son of the former longtime mayor of New York City, Robert Wagner. The photo above shows a group of Ukrainian Americans meeting with the two Wagners at a reception on behalf of the candidate Friday, October 21. Standing, left to right,ar e Yladimer Atlas, Ro– bert Wagner, Jr., Robert Wagner, Sr., George Wolynetz and Walter Bacad.

Myron Staruch (right), of the "Ukrainians for Feighan Committee" shows may oral candidate Edward Feighan (center) a 1961 photo showing his uncle Michac Rev. Sharanevych Marks Feighan, then running for U.S. Congress, with a Ukrainian couple. Second left і Michael Migielicz, head of the Ukrainian committee which has endorsed youn 45 Years of Priesthood Feighan's candidacy for Cleveland mayoralty. CLEvELAND, O.–A "Ukrainians state assemblyman to the Mayoralty, for Feighan Committee", representing Formed on the initiative of the Unit a cross-section of the local community, ed Ukrainian Organizations of Greate was formed here last month and Cleveland, headed by Atty. Bohdai launched a drive to elect the young (Continued on page 14)

Rev. Emile Sharanevych, pastor of St. Yladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church і Hempstead, N.Y., recently marked his 45th anniversary in the priesthood. Мак Long island clergy and Ukrainian Americans attended a reception in his honor; the parish center. Also present was Francis Purcell, town supervisor of Hem stead and GOP candidate for Nassau County Executive. Mr. Purcell was e dorsed in his candidacy by Long island Ukrainians. Standing, left to right, a Yladimer Atlas, Rev. Lubomyr Mudry, pastor of St. Mary's Ukrainian Cathoi Church in Ozone Park, N.J., Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Skrincosky, Francis Parcel Rev. E. Sharanevych, Mrs. Barbara Purcell, Rev. Peter Fedorchuk, dean of tl Stamford Ukrainian Catholic Diocese and Stephen Chmil. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244 Sen. Ray Bateman's Statement Philly to Host Ethnic Festival PH1LADELPH1A, Pa.–The inter- by Roman Sawycky, presentation of On Human Rights national House here at 3701 Chestnut the award-winning film "Eye on Uk– Street will be the site of a three-day rainians'', demonstration of ' 'pysan– America is unique in many ways but perhaps nowhere more so than in having "Ethnic Folklife Festival" Friday to ka" decorating by Orysia and Peter created a multi-ethnic society. Over 200 years ago, at the founding of the Ameri– Sunday, November 11-13. Hewka, bandura playing by Mark Ban– can Republic, our society was largely homogeneous consisting of descendants of Taking part in the program will Uk– dera, viewing of Slavko Nowytski's English origin. Our history during the last two centuries is in large part the story film on the Ukrainian Easter egg , lec– of the addition of other national immigrants into American society. We can in– rainian , irish, Greek and African communities. ture by Halyna Kozak, and a film on deed say that every American has two heritages, his own and the country from the "Dancing Sopilka" ensemble. which his ancestors came. America is not a melting pot. A unique quality of our The Ukrainian segment will consist Sunday's concert will include history has been assimilation of diverse nationalities without those groups losing of workshops Sunday afternoon, and a appearances by the "Dancing Sopil– contact with their original national heritages. concert that same evening. ka," "Zelene Zhyto," and the "Chere– As a multi-ethnic society, we have a particular responsibility in the area of hu– Beginning at noon and lasting until mosh" ensemble. man rights. The ingredients of human rights can be traced in our own history 5:30 p.m., there will be demonstrations Daily workshop admission is S2.00, back to the Declaration of independence, our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. of Ukrainian embroidery by Tania and daily concert admission is also "Nothing is unchangeable in a free society," wrote Jefferson, "but the in– O'Neill, a lecture on Ukrainian music S2.00. herent and inalienable rights of man.99 Our moral sense, developed over the course of 200 years, dictates a clear-cut preference for those societies which share with us an abiding respect for indivi– dual human rights. While our own ideals in the area of human rights have not UNA Couple Weds always been attained in the United States, the American people have an abiding iRviNGTON, N.J.—Christina Bar– of the bride, both of irvington. Andrea commitment to the full recognition of these ideals. badyn of vailsburg, N.J. and Myron Sherman of irvington, also a niece of Yet it is not enough merely to restate these ideals. The truth is that human Bytz of Hamtramck, Mich., were mar– the bride, was flowergirl . Щ rights not constantly defended are rights instantly lost. One generation can never ried at St. John's Ukrainian Catholic George Smyk of Detroit served as protect another and thus each must continually maintain a constant vigilance. Church here Saturday, September 10. best man. Ushers were John Barbadyn, Government must use its powers, not merely to administer the state but to pro- Mr. and Mrs. Bytz are residing in brother of the bride, of Dover Air vide a climate of decency, compassion and moral strength to create a climate re– vailsburg following a honeymoon in Force Base, Del.; Paul Bytz and Steven sponsive to both human aspirations and human rights. Los Angeles, Hawaii and Las vegas. Bytz, the bridegroom's brothers, both New Jersey is in many respects a microcosm of America's ethnic heritage. We Mrs. Bytz is the daughter of Mr. and of Hamtramck; Dennis Grunyk of Ma- are not only the most densely populated state in the country but, because of im– Mrs. Walter Barbadyn of Sanford Pi., son, Mich., and Matthew Zacharchuk, migration patterns, one of the most ethnically diverse. For too long it has un– vailsburg. The bridegroom is the son nephew of the bridegroom, of Missas– fortunately been true that some ethnic minorities have been shut out of state go– of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bytz of Ham– sagua, Canada. Edward Whitaker of vernment, particularly in managerial positions. tramck,Mich. Randolph Township was ringbearer . You can depend on the Bateman administration to reverse this trend and see The couple was wed at an afternoon^ Mrs. Bytz, a graduate of vailsburg that the new administration represents a cross-section of New Jersey's popula– ceremony in St. John the Baptist Uk– High School and Berkeley Secretarial tion. You can also depend on the Bateman administration to be sensitive to your гаіціап Catholic Church, with the Rev. School, is employed by the irvington own concerns and aspirations, to welcome your advice and to resolve your pro- Michael Kuchmiak and the Rev. John law firm of Pitio, Olesnyckyj and sin a spirit of cooperation. Syrota officiating. A reception fol– Pitio. lowed at the Ukrainian Community Mr. Bytz, an alumnus of immacu– Cleveland Committee... Center, irvington. late Conception High School in Michi– The bride, given in marriage by her (Continued from page 13) gan, is employed by the Carteret Savings Futey, UNA Supreme Advisor, the ghan Committee' is Michael Migielicz. father, was attended by her sister, and Loan Association, Cranford. commitee informed Edward F. Fei– Serving as secretary is ihor Otijar, Anna Barbadyn of vailsburg, as maid The newlyweds are members of ghan on October 15th that it is endor– while Eugene Wasylow is treasurer. of honor. Bridesmaids were Romana UNA Branch 20. They also belong to sing his candidacy. Opposing Mr. Feighan in the Nov– Bilanych of Cedar Knolls; Stella Bucik SUMA, and during his student days Mr. Feighan is the nephew of former ember 8th elections will be Dennis Ko– of Union; Zirka Bytz, sister of the Mr. Bytz was a member of TUSM, sinic, a Republican. bridegroom, of Hamtramck; Lesia serving on several national executive Congressman Michael Feighan, a long- Bodniowycz and Kathy Sherman, niece time friend of the Ukrainians who was boards. instrumental in forging many projects and programs conducive to the inter– Syracuse Pair vies ests of Ukrainians and other ethnic De vbss Named groups in America. For Public Offices Quartet-in-Residence The young Feighan is equally at– SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Two local Uk– tuned to the interests of Cleveland area rainian Americans have also thrown GRAND RAP1DS, Mich. - The phony Orchestra. Ukrainians. He has spoken out in cfes their hats into the 1977 election cam– New World Quartet, formerly the De The New World Quartet will give feme of human rights and, like his pre– paign. voss Quartet, was named the quartet– four public performances at the college decessor Ralph Perk, is strongly in Helen Sobotka, a parishioner at St. in-residence at Grand Rapids Junior on October 13, November 17, January favor of neighborhood preservation John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic College here by its president, Richard 26 and March 9. it will also perform in and totalization programs. He has Church, is campaigning for a seat on Calkins. classes devoted to music theory and lit– pledged to channel funds into neigh– the Syracuse City Council from the The quartet consists of Yosef Yan– erature. borhood programs and to support second district. kelev and William Patterson, violins, The group has signed a contract with community initiatives in this respect. Atty. John Lishchak, ай active George Woshakiwsky, a Ukrainian vox Records and will record seven His close advisor is Congress woman member of the area Ukrainain commu– American, viola, and Ross Harbaugh, chamber works composed by foreign- Mary Rose Oakar. nity, is vying for the Onondaga County cello. They are former artists-in-resi– born artists who have lived and worked Heading the "Ukrainians for Fd– Legislature from the 17th district. dence with the Grand Rapids Sym– in the U.S. Paid pot. adv. Paid pot. adv. J^HHMMMMMHMW^

І New York can again be the greatest city in the world - MAR10 CUOMO і

і D0NT LET A FRACT10N OF THE EL1G1BLE YOTERS. РІСК YOUR MAYOR FOR YOU. Here are some of his thoughts on the issues: і EXERCISE YOUR FREE CHOICE, VOTE FOR THE BEST MAN, NOT THE PARTY "Our great City was built by the strength of people whose heritage and roots were in other lands. We are the LABEL. sons and daughters of giants, and we can restore our own City. і IT IS TIME FOR A CHANCE, NOT POLITICS AS USUAL. MAR10 CUOMO HAD HIS "We must take our City back from the politicians who are unable, or unwilling, to do the right thing. "Criminals, not the people, should be afraid to walk the streets. The police should be out on the streets, and START 1N PUBLIC L1FE AS A C1T1ZEN F1GHT1NG FOR OTHER C1T1ZENS the political clubhouse should be out of the Courts - Judges must be good lawyers, who are fair but firm, AGAINST THE POLITICIANS. selected on their merits. І HE WILL BE A MAYOR FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. "New York City has a budget of 14 B1LL10N dollars, if we can't manage on that someone isn't doing his job."

VOTE FOR MARlO CUOMO

Tuesday, November 8th, on the Neighborhood Preservation Line, Row G і Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. J ANNE W1NN1ZK1. Esq. - Chairperson. Ukrainians for Cuomo 1j ^MF^^MM^ No. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977

Easter Eggs for Christmas WORD JUMBLE NEW YORK, N.Y. - Several on to say that the puzzle features "au– The jumbled words below represent the names of heads of Ukrainian national orga– months ago, Hallmark introduced a thentic Ukrainian Easter eggs by nizations in the U.S. The names are spelled in the manner they themselves choose. gift ideal for the Ukrainian holiday Annette Hricko-Czupylo" and briefly They can be identified by rearranging the letters. Letters underlined with a double line season — a circular jigsaw puzzle fea– describes the process for making "py– form the mystery word. turing 11 Ukrainian Easter eggs on a sanky" and their symbolism. carved and encrusted wooden platter. Heads of Ukrainian national organizations in the U.S. The puzzle is copyrighted by Hall- The jigsaw puzzle, entitled "Ukrai– mark Cards, inc. (1977), is put out by nian Folk Art," contains over 500 HRLUTYC ^ ^ ^ - „ ^ - Springbok, and bears the stock number pieces, measures 20 378 inches in dia– PZL6507. meter, and sells for 55.50. STRAN1E „ ^ - - - - -. The package pictures the finished it makes an ideal gift for Ukrainians puzzle in actual size on the front and and non-Ukrainians on one's list, espe– relates the Ukrainian legend of Easter cially for shut-ins, the elderly, and the GHEMS1L - „– - - ^ - - eggs on the back. The description goes young.

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UCCA Washington News UKRAINIANS IN PENNSYLVANIA " On September 27th the UCCA heads, it covers the captive nations in A C0NTR1BUT10N Та THE GROWTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH President participated in the reorgani– the USSR and the other subjects dis– zation of the Committee For A Free cussed. The UCCA President chaired China. The meeting was held in Wash– the conference. The AFL-ClO, the Prise: S6.00 (hardbound), 14.00 (softbound). ington and presided over by the Hon– American Legion, the Jewish Rights Postage and handling SO.75. orable Walter Judd. Plans for the sup- Council and other organizations parti– New Jersey residents add 596 salex tax. port of our relations with anti-Com– cipated. munist China were mapped out in de- л On October 11th, the UCCA SVOBODA BOOKSTORE tail. President attended the celebration of 30 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ. 07303 " Over 12 weeks of reporting on the 66th Anniversary of the Republic the Hi Captive Nations Week was con- of China. 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The meeting was A CONC1SE ENCYCLOPAEDiA by volodymyr Kubijovyc held at the Statler-Capital Hotel and 53.00 SHEvCHENKO'S TESTAMENT by John Panchuk attended by UCCA representatives 53.00 ignatius Billinsky and Dr. Walter THE UKRAINIANS IN AMERICA by Myron в. fcuropas Dushnyck. Miss vera A. Dowhan re- 53.95 presented the National Captive Na– ENGUSH - UKRAINIAN Dictionary by M.L. Podvesko 510.00 tions Committee, in his capacity as THE1R LAND—An Anthology of Ukrainian President of ACWF, the UCCA Presi– Short Stories by Michael Luchkovich dent guided the preparation of the 53.00 ETHNOCIDE OF UKRAINIANS IN THE USSR The Ukrainian Herald isssue 7-8 meeting's agenda, which stressed the . by Olena Saciuk and Bohdan Yasen need for monitoring the performance FATHER AGAP1US HONCHARENKO—First Ukrainian introduction by ROBERT CONQUEST Priest in the United States by Theodore Luci^– Unbound 53.95 of the U.S. delegation at the Belgrade 57.50 Conference. This and a dozen other Bound 56.95 items were discussed and passed in the lvan Franko, POEMS from translations of one-day session. Percival Cundy by Clarence A. Manning SP1R1T OF UKRA1NE—Ukrainian contributions to world's culture by D. Snowyd л 53.50 On October 10th, the UCCA 51.50 President sent a message to the Most Reverend Joseph M. Schmondiuk, HETMAN OF UKRAINE-IVAN MAZEPPA D1PLOMACY of DOUBLE MORAL1TY Europe's Crossroads congratulating him on his election to by Clarence A. Manning in Carpatho-Ukraine 1919-1939 by Peter G. Stercho the Metropolitanate of the Ukrainian 52.50 515.00 Catholic Church in the U.S. He stated in part: "We are most fortunate to UKRAINE UNDER THE SOVIETS REvOLUTlONARY vOlCES–Ukrainian Political by Clarence A. Manning Prisoners condemn Russian colonialism have your leadership, and 1 know that 52.50 by Slava Stetsko despite many existing problems, the 56.50 course you will chart will beneficial to the Church and the community at GRANITE OBEL1SKS by vasyl Symonenko large." A STUDY OF vASYU STEFANYK: THE PA1N AT THE HEART OF EX1STENCE 55.00 ^ Released this month is the pub– by D. S. Struk, with foreword by G. S. N. Luekyj lished summary of the international UKRAINIANS IN PENNSYLVANIA - Conference held last January on "The a contribution to the growth of the commonwealth U.S. and the USSR After Detente." 54.00 (softbound) - The conference was sponsored by the 56.00 (hardbound) ACWF, which the UCCA President iNviNClBLE SP1R1T. Art and Poetry of Ukrainian Women Political Prisoners in the U.S.S.R. Poetry and text translated by: Bohdan Yasen; FOR A BETTER CANADA by Senator Paul Yuzyk Ukrainian text by: Bohdan Arey Bound 525.00 53.00

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