The Ukrainian Weekly 1940
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f THE UKRAINIAN WEESLT-1 English supplement of SVOBODA, Ukrainian daily, founded 1893.^^^^^ i Dedicated to the needs and interests of young Americans of Ukrainian descent. No. 18 JERSEY CITY, WM^ATVB^M^Sm 4, 1940 VOL. Vffl UYL-NA, TO HOLD RALLY CONGRESS CONCERT ! SCO i IN NEW YORK JUNE 8 A - SpPRISIN(^ITlATpN II If v PORTRAY UKRAINE'S Surprising though it. may be, our average young .per- Further plans for. the corning STRUGGLE, FQR Ukrainian-American Youth:; Rally son, in fact even one who is above .the average, knows FREEDOM in the East to be-held under the , very little about his Ukrainian background. Questions of auspices of the Ukrainian Youth's the most elementary nature concerning Ukrainian history, Judging by its rehearsals thus League of. North America, Satur- - far, the concert of Ukrainian songs day, June 8, at Hotel Edison, New culture, traditions, literature, language stump him nine mfcbp presenteiyra^e,specially se- ii-f ifrflfcc^. Jro^ - choruses York City^ were drawn up at. a times out of tenfMEven such a; universally acknowledged meeting last Wednesday night of poet as Taras Shevchenko is actually very little known to under Prof,^ipexarider Koshetz at Washington on May 24th at the approximately 45 representatives him. of 25 youth clubs in the New York close of the Congress of American Metropolitan Area, including New- The.most deplorable feature of this situation is its Ukrainians, will be the finest since ark, Elizabeth, and Raritan, N. J. the memorable time some eighteen ' total inexcusability. A decade ago or so there was some years ago when the world-famous Thoirally program will consist excuse for it. Then pur present younger generation was of an afternoon session devoted to Ukrainian National Chorus led by a discussion of a few of the most in its childhood days. ..More important ,still, there, was Koshetz toured America, vital problems . confronting young I a complete dearth then of printed material, in English, on 1 si An unusual feature of the com-. : ing concert will be its ^choral por- Ukrainian-Americans, and an op- the subject of its Ukrainian background. Since that time, tional-dress dance in the evening, i trayal of Ukraine's struggle, for in the grand ballroom.of the hotel, however, our younger generation has become quite mature;; freedom. That will be its dominant and enough such material has appeared mi. English iito tone, especially evident.hi the seleo which is located.on West 47th St., tions to be sung by the male chorus. ijn.the -Times Square district. The satisfy even the. most serious student-of Ukrainiana." The' Admission to the rally will be free, ? i-These . selections ofthemselves to the dance $1.00. Ukrainian Weekly alone during the past, seven years"=Jof will constitute a saga of this heroic its existence. has printed more .reliable information in 5 struggle. The first of them will por- Among the topics to-be dis- ' tray - the .opening, --'of. - the Kozak cussed will be one pertaining to English, about things Ukrainian than can be found any- period in Ukraine.history, when, the the role the younger generation where. Then there are the various books, and bppklets Kozaks were but turbulent yet . must now begin to play in I our (( which are inclusive enough to satisfy-the needs.of our knightly, warriors who fought for adult organizations. How. our young I honor and fame alone, -and cared people can .best foster the spirit young people. Spirit of Ukraine, The Ukrainian National I naught for wordly goods.'The next of- Americanism in these critical . Movement j Ukraine and American Democracy, and^^ras^ ^rfew songs will take in.the period {gomes, will be another topic to be j when the Kozaks had evolved into Shevchenko, are but few of the. many.^S 7 ?treated at the rally. Finally,.an j staunch -and nationally-conscious/ ) . examination will be made as to the 1 best methods available now to our Apparently, however, the younger generation has defenders of Ukraine herself, who made very little use of all this wealth of material.: For drove out ber enemies,' .brought younger generation to help Ukraine mighty Poland to her ;kneesV^end I win her national freedom. Besides if it had, it. certainly would be -better, informed on the llpe regular youth speakers several I estabUshed freedom for tthebr na- prominent American guests - will subject tthan it is at present. tion. rThe next historic period to 1 Various conjectures can be made relative tp, the reason be .presented wtil.be Ukraine's de- j also address the rally. cllne.asithe resufcvofjthe^machina?' Those attending the meeting .why our. young fplks have not: availed themselves,-of. all I tionsof enemies, and the oppression -constituted themselves as the gen- that has been published in the. language they can best and denationalization of her peo- eral rally committee,., which-will understanc^about the land and people of Ukraine., Perhaps ple. '''Next will come the period, work in close cooperation with the when as in Stetsenko's. choral com- League officers. ,.leading them all has.been the general tendency among position -"Prometheus," t Ukraine ; The meeting was conducted by them to favor the so-called "light reading" and to ignore was enchained,-by imperial Russia, . Michael Piznak, president of the anything whose assimilation may require a little mental with - .,the" dpuble-headed., Russian - : League. Evelyn Kalakura and eagle gnawing away at her vitals, Helen Slobodian,League secretaries, effort. I and her;life ebbing away., !J!hea fulfilled their functions as such at pllphat is a dangerous tendency.- Those, who are un- will come a grpupvof songs telling j the.meeting. fprtunate enough to possess it, soon find,themselves in. a in, inspired tones of Ukraine's re-, SUCTectioni to. mdepehdehce .ati tiie' SDURRENT NUPTIALS position where their intellectual and Imaginative -powers close., of ..the first iWoyld War, and' Among, the better known ot^jjfaxiibecom e narrow, their personalities ishallow, and their ac-' of, her; gallant defendersiiithei^anie4 ^' young Ukrainian-Americans who complishments petty indeed. , Sifcchoyi St4^tsim worthy desoend- Ihjptve. decided to enter the state.of ants 'of the brave Kozaks of yore. marital bliss are Stephen Jarema, A little serious study of one's Ukrainian background Fuially, ,will come, a So)ag-. which, lijiember of the^fifeM York State will help to overcome this tendency, and at the same will. point but the way,,.to, ,per-. Assembly, ^fil^fobn.. V^IKosbin, time enrich one's personality and life. manent freedom for UHraine.j.Its an officeifof the Ukrainian Youth's unusually stirring xhythm will set League $f North America. All this is especially applicable to those of, pur hearts and minds athrobbing with Mr. Jarema became wedded. last . younger generation who have occasion to address, others an irr^iatible -desire to help Uk- Ppursday. His bride is Olga Bu- of their kind on Ukrainian and yet who despite their raine free herself of foreign mis- gera of Astoria. L. I...She studied education and position of leadership, .betray ,in the act rule and oppression. Jjjfll at N-Y.U. and Columbia University. ; s Hesides these- inspiring male The groom attended Columbia and their generallack ofknowledge iof. their Ukrainian back- chorus selections, there will be a pwas graduated from the Fordham ground and cultural heritage. i number of others, equally inspiring, Law School. Besides, practicing which will be presented by the law.andgserving in, the Assembly mixed group, of which the mala (8 A.D.) during the past few years, U.C.YJL, ?TO{ HOLD RALLY i BISHOP BUCHKO ARRIVES chorus is a part. he is . also a member of various .JNtfHJLLY ffMJBBE ^PfPhe concert will -ij^beld, ^pthe American benevolent and political The Ukrainian Catholic Youth evening, at Hotel Washington, site organizations. In addition, he is League i of NvA., will hold it's 4th Last Monday a delegation of Uk- of- the congress. a member-of the Board of Advisors annual rally in- Philadelphia on rainian Catholic dignitaries wel- of the Ukrainian. Youth's League Sunday, May 26, 1940 at the Hotel comed to these shores Bishop John TO DEDICATE .QLEVELAND of North , America, whose vice- Lorain, Broad and Fairmount Ave. CUJCTURAL GARDEN president he was at one. time. The From 2 o'clock to 5 P. M. there Buchko, former assistant to. Me- wedding took pjaijrt^^S^ George will be a afternoon session of tropolitan Andrew. Sheptitsky at On Sunday, June 2, 1.9.407 the Ukrainian CathoUc Church in. New speeches and discussions at j the Lviw, recently a Visitor j of the United Ukrainian Organizations of YorkJfCity. hotel. Among the speakers will be, Apostolic See to the, Ukrainian Cleveland, will; sponsor a cultural ^M^Psbin's entrance into matri- Miss M Klachko, who recently re- parishes throughout South Amer- program together i with, a formal mony will tak^lace this after- turned from Carpatho-Ukraine; ica, and now Coadjutor of the Uk- dedication and presentation to the noon, at the same church as, above. and also Michael J. Bradley, U. S. ; City of Cleveland of t the Ukrain- Congressman from Pennsylvania. rainian Catholic Diocese in Amer- ian Cultural iGardens ^ in i the ; His bride will be Elsie Hociy of ica under Bishop Const an tin Boha- 0$evr York City,, a graduate of The Rev. P. H. Tamavsky will de- Rockefeller Park, Construction ,rof r Hunter College, where she received liver the invocation and the closing chevsky. which, is how being completed a B.A. Active in Ukrainian-Ameri- prayers. In the evening, a gala The principal, speaker at ,the ex-. can. youth circles, she occupies at dance presided by a popular dance As reported in the February 3rd ercises will^p^-'Prof; ^Clai^ehce1 A; ^present the posts of secretary of.