^^^^v^v^v^v^K^v^v^^t^^^c^x^i 1 Remember Ukraine ? ^^^^^^Ч?к^^'хг?'^^^^л^^ The Ukrainian Weekly Edition СВОБОДА SVOBODA УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДЕННИК UKRAINIAN DAILY VOL. LXXXIV No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 25 CENTS World Congress Proclaims May UNA Launches Petition Drive in Defense Political Prisoner Month Of Human Rights in Ukraine UCCA Joins Effort, Calls on Ukrainian Urge Contacting Congressmen Americans to intensify Defense Actions JERSEY C1TY, N.J.—The Supreme mittee, is of utmost importance in the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian light of the forthcoming conference in WINNIPEG, Man. - The world Since May is also designated as National Association, in an effort to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, set for early June Congress of Free Ukrainians, in a "WCFU Month," the supra-national abet the ongoing action in defense of this year, to review the progress made in special appeal, has proclaimed May as Ukrainian organization also outlined human rights in Ukraine, has called on the implementation of the Helsinki "Defense of Persecuted in Ukraine several other projects they intend to its membership to join in a nation-wide Accords. Efforts are being made to Month", and called for a series of conduct in the upcoming weeks and drive to bring the critical situation in ensure participation of Ukrainians in actions to be conducted by Ukrainian months. Ukraine to national and international this conference. communities in the free world. They propose: to continue the al– attention. "The signing of the Final Act by the in New York, in a separate statement ready initiated "Defense of Religion The drive will culminate with per– nations of Europe and North America to the Ukrainian American community, and Church in Ukraine" campaign; to sonal visits of U.S. legislators in Wash– in August of 1975 and the review the Ukrainian Congress Committee of commemorate next year the 60th anni– ington during the third week of May. conference in Belgrade in June of 1977 America called on its branches and versary of the Ukrainian National Also, efforts are being made to arrange offer a unique opportunity for the member organizations to heed the Revolution; to support Amnesty inter- a press conference on the Hill during exploration of Soviet violations of the WCFU appeal and intensify actions in national's "1977 Political Prisoner that week, with the participation of as human and national rights of Ukraine," defense of Ukrainian political pri– Year"; to cooperate with the Centre for many U.S. legislators as possible, said the Executive Committee. soners. the Study of Religion and Communism speaking out in public in defense of "Due to the critical nature of the "The defense actions, which are at Keston College in their "1977 Ukrain– human rights in Ukraine. situation in Ukraine, it is imperative to conducted by Ukrainians in the free ian Year" program; to help Ukrainians The. Committee requested that all mobilize all aspects of Ukrainian life in world, strengthen the hopes of those in South America; to step up efforts to UNA'ers send personal letters or mail- obtain accreditation with various U.N. grams, either in Ukrainian or in En– the West in order to bring to national persecuted in Ukraine," said the WCFU and international attention the Ukrain– appeal. "They mobilize public opinion organizations, and to prepare for a glish, to their respective two Senators decade-long observance of the mille– and to their Congressman, urging them ian situation." of the Western world and place the The Executive Committee appealed question of independence and state- nium of Christianity in Ukraine. to speak out in defense of Ukrainian The WCFU urges all Ukrainians in political prisoners, especially the recent– to all UNA members to join in such hood for Ukraine on the daily agenda of letter-writing and petition-gathering many international forums." the free world to intensify defense ly arrested M. Rudenko and O. Tykhy. actions in all sectors of their civic life, The Executive Committee, in calling drives that have been conducted since The UCCA statement said that Ukra– March of this year.and to initiate such inians behind the iron Curtain are and to disseminate more material about for the petition-gathering drive, urged the plight of Ukrainian political pri– its members to aid and supplement actions in communities that have not expecting help from Ukrainian Ameri– yet become involved in this effort. cans because "principally they, who are soners among non-Ukrainians. actions already underway, conducted citizens of the greatest democracy in the The WCFU said in the appeal, signed by various Ukrainian organizations The visits with the legislators and the world, have the full freedom to stand up by 11 members of the presidium, that created for that purpose. press conference in Washington have in defense of their brothers and sisters in 5150,000 are needed this year for the The thrust and the timing of the been tentatively scheduled for May 17th Ukraine." fulfillment of the plans. action, said the UNA Executive Com– through the 20th.

Philodelphians Mark Moroz's Birthday

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.–On Friday, April 15, outside independence Hall a gathering of 300 rallied to hear dignitaries deliver message of support to valentyn Moroz. The noontime ceremony was presided over by Sister Gloria Coleman, SHCJ, of the Cardinal's Commis– sion on Human Relations of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. She welcomed the assembled to the cremony and asked everyone to join Orysia Styn– Hewka and Marusia Styn in singing "America the Beautiful". Samuel Smith, Judge of the Court of Common Picas, who is the initiator of a group of judges concerned with the violation of human rights, spoke of the struggle and plight of valentyn Moroz. Mayor Frank L. Rizzo, who is no stranger to the cause of valentyn Moroz, delivered greetings to valentyn Moroz and once again demonstrated his concern on behalf of Ukrainians suffering in Soviet prisons. James Cavanaugh, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, who last January organized a group of concerned judges and lawyers to send letters of support to valentyn Moroz and a letter on his behalf to the Procurator General of Ukraine, again expressed concern Moroz. Atty. Esther Polen, president of the Jewish (Continued on page 16) Mayor Frank Rizzo addresses crowd at independence Hall. 2 ^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977^^^No. 93 Detain Berdnyk for 3 Days Barladicm Asks Keston ^3? ^ College for Help interpret Confinement as KGB Sacre-Tactic KESTON, England.–vasyl Barla– "Moreover, my 'hostility to the HELS1NK1, Finland.-Oles Berd– dian, the art historian from Odessa who regime' was aggravated by my belong– nyk, a member of the Kiev Public was arrested in March this year on ing to our Holy Catholic Church," said Group to Monitor the implementation charges of alleged nationalism, appeal– Barladian. "You know the religious and with the Helsinki Accords, was detained ed to the. Centre for the Study of political situation in the USSR, and, as and interrogated by KGB agents for Religion and Communism here at no one else, you understand the punish– three days before being released almost Keston College for help in his case. ments which await an educated man if two weeks ago, according to the "Smo– in a letter to Rev. Michael Bour– the powers that be suddenly discover he loskyp" Ukrainian information Ser– deaux, director of the Centre, Barladian loves his people and tires to serve God." vice. wrote: "1, vasyl viadimirovych Barla– dian, an Eastern Rite Catholic, turn to "1 know that you are fighting for Berdnyk, a poet, was arrested by you for help." freedom of conscience in every country three KGB agents, two of them dressed Barladian wrote the letter on Septem– and striving to defend the right of all in civilian clothes, on Monday, April ber 28, 1976, and Dr. Bourdeaux receiv– men, so 1 beg you to come to my 11. ed it in March. defense," wrote Barladian. According to former Red Army General Petro Hryhorenko, who re– ceived details of the detention from the Amnesty international Picks 50-year-old Ukrainian human rights activist after he was released Thursday, Berdnyk was taken by the secret police Marchenko as "Prisoner of Month" by train to Donetske where he was LONDON, England.–The April propaganda" under both the Ukrainian interrogated. 1977 issue of Amnesty international and the Azerbaijani criminal codes. The Newsletter reports that valery Mar– Kiev regional court found him guilty in Gen. Hryhorenko told western repor– chenko, a Ukrainian political prisoner, December that year of preparing and ters in Moscow that Berdnyk refused to will be one of its three "Prisoners of the disseminating "slanderous fabrications Oles Berdnyk answer any questions unless Mykola Month." aimed at undermining Soviet authority" Rudenko, head of the Kiev Group, was The other two are Muhammad bin and of ciiticizing Soviet policy towards After two days of unsuccessful inter- released. Abrullah bin Awadh Al Aulaqui of the Ukraine. rogations, Berdnyk was released on People's Democratic Republic of Ye– Several witnesses were called in Berdnyk was the third member of the Thursday, and he immediately returned men, and Liu Chen-Sung of Taiwan. connection with unpublished works Kiev Group to be arrested this year. to Kiev and informed Gen. Hryhorenko Marchenko was born in 1947 in written by Marchenko but none could of what had happened. Ukraine, and studied Ukrainian and recall anything "anti-Soviet" in them. Rudenko and Oleksa Tykhy, also a The U1S reported that Berdnyk was oriental languages at Kiev University Marchenko himself stated at his trial member of the Helsinki group, were also taken to Donteske for a face-to- from 1965 to 1970. For the next three that he had "wished only to express his arrested on Saturday, February 5. They face confrontation with Rudenko and years he published stories and articles in opinion in his writings." were also taken to Donetske where they possibly Tykhy, in hopes that he would a Kiev newspaper and, at the same time, Marchenko was sentenced to 6 years face criminal, not political, charges. testify against the two. taught Ukrainian language and litera– in a strict regime corrective labor colony ture. A number of his translations into and 2 years of internal exile. He is Berdnyk was finally allowed to send Sources in Moscow see the detention Ukrainian from Azerbaijanian literary serving his sentence in the Perm region, word to his wife about the arrest on of Berdnyk as a tactic aimed at scaring works were published by Ukrainian near the Ural Mountains, sewing bags Wednesday, but dissident sources said the Ukrainian human rights activist and publishing houses. six days a week. He suffers from a that the telegram was intercepted by the putting psychological pressure on his in 1973, Marchenko was arrested on kidney ailment requiring constant secret police. family. charges of "anti-Soviet agitation and medical treatment.

Six Rumanians Detained for Human Rights Appeal

KESTON, England.–Six Rumanian and his fundamental rights and liber- that police and law courts cease to call vernment policy to reduce evangelical evanglicals were detained by the ties". Rumanian Baptists and other evangeli– believers to the lowest grades in so– Rumanian secret police (Securitate) on They see this new awareness as being cals parasites and anarchists." ciety, gradually removing them all Monday, April 4, according to the typified in the Final Act of the Helsinki The second area of human rights from positions of professional respon– Centre for the study of Religion and Conference, and with the forthcoming violations which the protesters docu– sibility. Communism here, it is feared that they review of that Agreement about to take ment in detail is that of employment. The brunt of their attack, however, have been arrested, states Keston place in Belgrade this summer they They list 50 cases in the past 4 years of is on discrimination against the young– College. wish to make their protest at the sorry evangelical Christians being demoted er generation. The document gives All of them were involved in the pre– way the Helsinki Agreement has been and dismissed from positions of re– names of schools where pupils have paration and signing of a 20-page applied in Rumania. sponsibility. They claim that this is dis– been discriminated against on account document calling for the respect of They quote the words of the crimination in work on religious of their faith, or the faith of their pa- human rights of evangelical believers in Rumanian President, Nicolae Ceauses– grounds. People in all the cases cited rents. They expose a secret order from Rumania. The document first arrived cu, when he reminded the delegates, were told that their demotion or dis– the state authorities which reveals that in the West on the day of the earth- that history would judge the partici– missal was because of their obvious in– in the past two years special files on the quake. At the request of the signatories pants of Helsinki not by their promises volvement with the church. Most of religious backgrounds of the children it was withheld from publication out of and words but by their application of those demoted are now employed as la- have been opened and that as a result respect for the Rumanian people. The those promises. borers. of these files children of evanglical fa– latest action of the Rumanian secret For evangelical believers in Ru– The fear of the signatories is that milies have been excluded from the police, however, has made it necessary mania, however, the problem of hu– these actions indicate a deliberate go– (Continued on paye 16) to release it. man rights has become more acute The first signatory, Baptist pastor since Helsinki, claim the signatories in Josif Ton, was arrested by secret police their document. They highlight three during a service at which he was ways in which believers' rights are in- preaching in the Baptist Church of fringed. The document lists people and CBOEOAAubSvOBODA lasi, northern Rumania. Police inter– places where Baptist, Pentecostal, Ad– rupted the service and took Ton away ventist and Brethren groups have been УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДІННИК 4PBJP UKRAINIAN DAILY to the Securitate building. The other heavily fined in the past two years for FOUNDED 1893 five signatories, Pavel Niculescu, Aurel holding meetings in private houses. Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, inc., at 30 Montgomei Popescu, Radu Dumitrescu, Constan– The major complaint is not that Street, Jersey City, N.J. 07302, daily except Mondays and holidays. tin Caraman and Dr. Silviu Cioata, TELEPHONES: these fines are imposed but that Chris– Svoboda U.N.A. were all taken for questioning by police tians are charged under a law which (201)434-0237 (201)451-2200 the following morning. Ton and deals with groups of hooligans, para- (201)434-0807 Cioata are from Ploiesti, the centre of from New York (212) 227-5250 sites and ancarchists. They protest that from New York (212) 227-4125 (212)227-5251 the recent earthquake, and the rest "today, when Baptists in many coun– come from Bucharest. tries in the world are placed in pre-emi– Subscription rates to THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY S6.00 per year in the introduction of the appeal nent positions in the state, and when UNA Members 52.50 per year they say: "The greatness of the era in certain countries, small and large, have THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Zenon Snylyk which we live lies in the awakening of Baptits leaders with whom our own P.O. Box 346, Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Ass't Editor: lhor Dlabo'ha the whole of mankind to the need to leaders maintain — to our joy friendly Editorial Ass't.: Roma Sochan affirm and uphold the dignity of man relations, it is particularly important No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 з Dr. Padoch Heads Bilandic wins Mayoral ShevchenkO Scientific Society Primary in Chicago the U.S., broader participation in American and international scholarly conferences, and called for greater in– flux of younger scholars into its ranks. These questions were also accentu– ated by Dr. Padoch in his acceptance speech. Joining Dr. Padoch on the society's governing organs are: Prof. Roman Maksymowych, Prof. Wasyl Lew, Prof. Stepan Horak, Rev. Prof. Mele– tius Wojnar, OSBM, ivan Kedryn– Rudnytsky, Prof. Bohdan Hnatiuk, Prof. Eugene Fedorenko, Dr. Wolody– myr Nesterczuk (vice-president and treasurer), vice-presidents; Prof. Nic– holas Chirovsky, scientific secretary; Prof. Roman Andrushkiw, Prof. Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch Olexa Bilaniuk, Dr. Nicholas Wacyk, NEW YORK, N.Y.—Dr. Jaroslaw Dr. Wasyl Werhan, Prof., ivan Holo– Padoch, noted Ukrainian jurist and winsky, Prof. Peter Goy, Anthony community activist, who served four Dragan, Dr. Edward Zarsky, Prof. four-year terms as Supreme Secretary Wasyl Lencyk, Prof. Gregory Luz– of the Ukrainian National Association, nycky, Atanas Milanych, Dr. iwan No– Mayor Michael Bilandic was welcomed in the traditional Ukrainian manner by a was elected president of the American wosiwsky, Prof, ivanna Ratych, Prof. group of young Ukrainian girs as he entered the SUMA Hall on March, 27th. branch of the Shevchenko Scientific Bohdan Romanenchuk, Dr, Leonid Society, at the scholarly organization's Rudnytzky, Dr. Aleksander Soko– CH1GAO, ill.— Acting Mayor Mi– be winning the 51 percent of the vote 10th general meeting held Saturday, lyszyn, Prof. Wolodymyr Stojko, chael A. Bilandic, who last month necessary to keep him out of a runoff. April 16, at the Ukrainian institute of Prof. Wolodymyr Trembicky, Prof. pledged his support for Ukrainian Mr. Bilandic was leading his nearest America here. Yurij Fedynskyj, Prof. Lew Shankow– community development, won the– challenger, Alderman Roman Pucinski, Dr. Padoch, who succeeded Prof. sky, Prof. Dmytro Shtohryn, mem– Democratic Party's mayoral primary by 337,670 to 214,983 votes. Joseph Andrushkiw, was elected for a bers; Prof. Oksana Asher, Dr. Frank Tuesday, April 19, by beating five in- Mr. Bilandic, a 55-year-old bache– three-year term in accordance with the B. Kortchmaryk, Dr. ihor Sonevytsky, dependent contenders. lor, will now face the Republican Society's by-laws. Prof. John Hvosda, Dr. Wasyl Kaly– Mr. Bilandic, who is of Croatian Party's choice, 29-year-old Dennis Attending the meeting were 58 man- nowych, Prof, vasyl Luchkiw, ajter– ancestry, became Mayor of Chicago Block, the sole GOP alderman on the dated members with a total of 136 nate members. after the death of longtime Windy City 50-member City Council, in the June votes. The auditing committee was elected Mayor Richard J. Daley lastf Decem– 7 th elections. Apart from elections, reports and as follows; Prof. Joseph Andrushkiw, ber. On Sunday, March 27, Mayor Bilan– debates over them, the session scruti– chairman, Rev. Prof. Athanasius With 2,838 of the city's 3,085 pre– dic met with some 850 representatives nized with special intensity the current Pekar, OSBM, vice-chairman, Dr. cints counted as of Wednesday morn– of the local Ukrainian community at situation in Ukraine, notably Mos– Peter Bohdansky, secretary, Ruman ing, April 20, Mr. Bilandic appeared to the SUMA Home to discuss plans for cow's onslaught on Ukrainian scholar- Kobrynsky, Dr. Watler Dushnyck, Dr. the development of the Ukrainian com– ship, language and culture. Wolodymyr Sawchak, Dr. Michael dium consisting of: 1. Kedryn-Rudnyt– munity. in a set of resolutions adopted at the Kushnir, Roman Huhlewych, mem– sky, chairman, Dr. Y. Starosolsky and Mayor Bilandic reaffirmed his sup- conclusion of the meeting, the Society bers. Dr. L. Rudnytzky, vice-chairmen, Dr. port for the development and improve– called for an all-out effort to develop Elected delegates to the Supreme 1. Ratych and Dr. N. Wacyk, secre– ment of the area where the Ukrainian free Ukrainian scholarship in the face Council are: Prof. J. Andrushkiw, taries. community is located and said he will of imperiling trends in Ukraine, urged chairman, Dr. Roman Osinchuk, Dr. The meeting honored with a mo– continue to work closely with the stronger cooperation with other Yuriy Starosolsky, Prof. Nicholas Bo– ment's silence those members who died federal government in securing funds branches of the Society and the Ukra– hatiuk, members. in the three-year period since the last for the renovation of the city and the Ukrainian neighborhood. inian Academy of Arts and Sciences in The session was chaired by a presi– session. ІШШ1ШНШІШ1Ш11ШІШІШ1ІІШШ ІІІНІШШІШІШШШШШНШІІШНІІІШШІІІІІШ Concern for Ukrainians in Poland is valid, Says State Department Plan Commemoration of Re-Settlement Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C.–The u.s. state Depart– ment has termed the concerns of the World Lemkos Federation for the Ukrainian minority in Poland as "valid". in a letter to Dr. John Hvozda, president of the Federation, and Nicholas Duplak, secretary, a State Department official wrote: "1 welcome opening up an exchange of views with you on your valid concerns for the Ukrainian minor– ity in Poland." Alan R. Thompson, Country Officer for Poland with the State Department, also wrote in the March 8, 1977 letter that the meeting he had with several members of the WLF and the Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna "was useful for me".

visited Polish Embassy Representatives of the World Lemkos Federation Harayda, Myron Mycio, Dr. John Hvozda, Wolo– and the Organization for the Defense of Lem– dymyr Lewenetz, Svoboda associate editor, Julian Last January, Dr. Hvozda, a professor of political kivshchyna meet with Svoboda and The Weekly edi– Kotliar, and ihor Dlaboha and Zenon Snylyk, The science at Auburn Community College in upstate tors, seated, left to right, are: Dmytro Barna, Petro Weekly assistant editor and editor, respectively. New York, led a six-member delegation to the Polish embassy here. Wiejacz, minister of the embassy, and Bronislaw "Four our part, we will do what we can in working informally with officials of the Polish Embassy in The group presented the Polish officials with a list Zych, embassy advisor. Washington as well as with the Polish government of demands regarding the Ukrainian community in The talks were arranged by Sen. Birch Bayh (D– through our Embassy in Warsaw to support your re- Poland. The memorandum also protested the dis– ind.) and Rep. William Walsh (R-N.Y.) and the State quests for meetings with the Polish authorities here in crimination against Ukrainians living in Poland. Department. the United States and in Poland," wrote Mr. Thomp– The meeting was prompted by the 30th anniversary Mr. Thompson said in his letter to the WLF repre– son. of the forced re-settlement of Ukrainians from Ukra– sentatives that he feels that a "useful dialogue" During a recent visit to the Svoboda and UNA inian lands in eastern Poland to western Poland by could be developed in time with the Polish govern– the Warsaw government offices Friday, April 15, Dr. Hvozda announced that ment. He also wrote that the State Department would (Continued on page 12) The Ukrainian delegation was received by Josef be willing to cooperate behind the scenes. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93 Ukrainians in Rutgers Students Argentina Mark Moroz's Birthday To Mark "80th"

With 24-Hour Yigil BUENOS A1RES, Argentina."Uk– NEW BRUNSWJCK, N.J.— Rutgers University Ukrainian rainians in this country are preparing students staged a 24-hour hunger strike here at the campus Thursday for observances of the 80th anniversary to Friday, April 14-15, to commemorate the birthday of one of the of their settlement which will be held in leading Ukrainian political prisoners today, valentyn Moroz. the main centers of Ukrainian com– Some 70 people, mostly youths and students who were joined by munity life. area adults and Ukrainian clergy, took part in the Hryhoriy Skovoroda Student Hromada sponsored action. The observances will culminate with The vigil commenced Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at the Commons on the dedication of the second Argentin– College Avenue, across from the Student Center. ian monument to Taras Shevchenko in That evening a candle-lit ceremony was held. Apostoles, the cradle of Ukrainian Roksolana Stojko, SUSTA public relations co-director and the settlement in Argentina. hromada's president, told the Newark Star-Ledger's reporter that the strike was "almost a birthday gift" for Moroz. (The first monument to Shevchenko Moroz, who turned 41 on Friday, is currently serving the second was dedicated in Buenos Aires in phase of his 15-year sentence, which calls for three years confinement December 1971.) in a concentration camp. "Moroz is a symbol of the Ukrainian political prisoner," said Miss The first Ukrainian settlers came to Stojko, a second year political science student at Rutgers. "He is Apostoles, located in the province of looked towards as a light in the Ukrainian dissident movement." Misiones, in August 1897. Today there During the Thursday night ceremony, Maria Burtej and Peter are 500 families in Apostoles and Radomskyj sat in a small chicken wire-enclosed cage, representing 30,000 Ukrainians in the whole pro– Soviet prisons. vince. in the 45 localities in Misiones The two, made up with white face powder and dark circles around where there is a considerable Ukrainian the eyes, remained in the cage for the duration of the vigil. population, fourth generation Ukrain– "With Carter being the new President, America has taken a pety ian children are growing up and success– realistic view of the Soviet Union," said Mr. Radomskyj. "We hope fully preserving their language, religion that our organization at Rutgers, which emphasizes the intellectual and traditions. and cultural nature of the struggle, will help our cause." Miss Stojko handed out candles to the participants as a speaker There are approximately 250,000 read a list of Ukrainian political prisoners and the offenses they were Ukrainian in Argentina — the largest accused of. The crowd sang several Ukrainian hymns at this time. Ukrainian settlement in South Ameri– "We are crying out to our brothers and sisters locked behind bars, ca. They immigrated here in three dis– 'You are not alone,' " said Miss Stojko. tinct phases: 1897 - 1919, the She described the candle as a symbol of unity. period of the first Ukrainian immigra– "Their struggle is our struggle," she said. tion lasting until the end of the first Among the clergy present at the vigil were very Rev. Franko World War; 1920 - 1930, the period of 'Estocin from St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in south post-war immigration which lasted un– Bound Brook, and Rev. David Chabin, a Ukrainian Catholic priest. Members of the Rutgers Student Hromada light j til immigration was curtailed because News of the hunger strike was reported in The Star-Ledger and the candles during the 24-hour solidarity vigil with j of a world-wide economic crisis, and New Brunswick Home News. valentyn Moroz. 1947-1950, the period of post-World War Two immigration.

The largest Ukrainian population Catholic anti-Communists Seek lives in and around Buenos Aires in some 65 localities, it is here that Ukra– inian organizations are the most active, Help for Work from Ukrainians in Buenos Aires alone there are 25 JERSEY. C1TY, N.J.—A staunch organizations, the most important of Catholic anti-Communist organization which are "Prosvita" and "vidrod– is seeking to the Ukrainian American zhennia". Eight publications, newspa– community's help in its efforts to make pers and magazines, are published by the world aware that the Christian various organizations. The Central Uk– civilization is in danger from Marxist rainian Representation, which is elect– philosophies. ed every three years at a congress, Members of the Society for the stands at the head of all these organiza– Defense of Tradition, Family and Pro– tions. perty have been visiting various Ukrain– ian. Catholic Churches in the area The provinces of Chako, Cordoba, recently to distribute their leaflets and Santa Fe, Mendoza, Formosa, and Rio magazine "Crusade for a Christian Negro are also areas of Ukrainian Civilization". The January-February settlement. edition of the magazine was devoted to the Ukrainian Catholic Church behind The Ukrainian Catholic Church in the iron Curtain. Argentina is headed by an Exarchate, During a visit here at the Svoboda Representatives of the TFP at the Svoboda office, left to right, Philip Calder, Mark in all there are 50 churches and cha– office, Philip. Calder said that one of Lucki and Antonio Czaja. pels, 20 priests and 89 nuns, here. their current efforts is to make the vatican understand that the policy of members of the TFP, with some 80 men The organization is circulating a The leader of the Ukrainian Aoto– detente it is pursuing is "not favorable belonging to it in the United States. petition among Ukrainian and non- cephalous Orthodox Church in Argen– to the Ukrainian faithful." Mark Lucki, vice-president, who also Ukrainian Catholics, entitled "Reverent tina, which includes parishes in the was present at the Svoboda office, along Petition to Pope Paul vi about the main centers of Ukrainian life, is Rev. "We want the help of the Ukrainian with Antonio. Czaja, said that some Outrageous Situation of the Persecuted Protopresbyter Borys Ariychuk. At people in this campaign," said Mr. Ukrainians in Brazil and Canada are Ukrainian Catholics', which raises, present a cathedral is being built in Calder. "We must petition the vatican members. among others, the question of the Buenos Aires. to recognize what it is doing." Among the organization's recent Ukrainian. Catholic Patriarchate and The TFP, said Mr. Calder, is in accomplishments was the publication the vatican's repeated refusal to grant in several cities there are groups of disagreement with many aspects of the of a documented book proving that the recognition to such an institution. Ukrainian Evangelists. They publish vatican's foreign policy. Catholic hierarchy in Chile supported Started in Toronto, Ont., said the their own magazine entitled, "Evange– "We do not plan to split from the Allende's coming to power. The book representatives of the group, the cam– licalStar". Catholic. Church," said Mr.. Calder. charged the Chilean Catholic hierarchy paign soon received the support of Pro "We have undertaken a filial resist– with schism and suspect of heresy. Libertate, the Society for the Freedom Schools of Ukrainian Subjects exist ance'. it is a peaceful resistance within Patriach Josyf Slipyj is among the of Nations under. Communism, an in many localities as affiliates of parish– the bosom of the Church." many Church leaders to voice support organization allied with the TFP. es and community organizations. The The TFP was founded in 1964 by for the work of the TFP. For more information about the Exarchate of the Catholic Church in– Prof. Plinio. Correa de Oliveira. its Patriach Josyf Slipyj is among the plans of the society write to: American cludes a division of Pope Clement Uk– American branch was established in many Church leaders to voice support TFP, Box 238, Wykagyl Station, New rainian Catholic University and a Uk– 1971. Between 2,000 and 3,000 men are for the work of the TFP. Rochelle, N.Y. 10804. rainian high school. No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 Dr. Anna Chopek Re-elected Dr. Hutnik Earns High Commendation Chairman of UNA'S Boston District At Army Medical Center BOSTON, Mass.–The UNA Dis– shooting their quota by 22. Dr. Flis WASH1NGTON, D.C. (LK.)- Dr. Hutnik has been active in the trict Committee of Boston held its presented the District with a check for Thursday, March 24, Dr. Julius Hut– Ukrainian Medical Association of annual meeting on Friday, March 27, Si 18 and an honorary plaque in recog– nik received the highest commendation North America and the Carpathian at Ukrainian Catholic Church hall in nition of exceeding its quota well above reserved for civilian workers employed Alliance, inc., while in New York and th^J Jamaica Plains sector of Boston. 100 percent. at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center presently in the capital. Last year, he The meeting was divided into two Dr. Chopek thanked Dr. Flis for the in Washington, D.C. At a special cere– founded a branch here of the Carpa– portions. The first was a meeting of presentations and urged all present to mony held in the auditorium of the thian Alliance. officers of the Committee and of indi– cooperate in the membership drive for Center's Research institute for out- He is also administrator of St. So– vidual Branches; the second, a meeting 1977 so that the District may again ex– standing civilian workers, Dr. Hutnik phia, which houses a branch of the Uk– of the Committee with members of the cel. was presented with a scroll by Major rainian Catholic University of Rome, a community. This portion enabled the in answer to the recommendation of General Robert Bernstein, M.D. who museum, and a library. committee to espouse the benefits of those present, the entire board of the praised as "excellent and superior" his Dr. Hutnik is married to Maria nee membership in the UNA and at the District was unanimously re-elected for proficiency on the College of American Kardashinetz and is the father of Oksa– same time enable the group to present another year. Those elected were: Dr. Pathologists and his efficiency in dis– na Rakowsky of Rutherford, N.J. and an educational segment with the help Chopek, chairman, William Mihovan, charging his duties. The General singl– son Bohdan of vienna, Austria. The of one of the Branch secretaries, Mrs. vice-chairman, Mychajlo Frankiwsky, ed out Dr. Hutnik as "the most out- family are members of UNA Branch Anna Remick. treasurer, Wolodymyr Hetmansky, standing civilian worker" at Walter 47. Dr. Anna Chopek, chairman, asked secretary. Reed during the past year. Father Ohirko, pastor of the Ukrainian The curtain was opened and those Dr. Hutnik, well-known in Ukrain– Catholic Parish for invocation. A taking part in the aforesaid meeting ian medical circles, came to this coun– minute of silence in honor of departed came down to the hall and joined try from Czecho-Slovakia in 1968. He Ukrainian Buys members was observed. Dr. Chopek approximately 80 UNA members and worked at the New York University then presented the agenda for the day guests for the second portion of the Medical Center in New York City as Folies Bergere and introduced Dr. John Flis who re- meeting. associate professor until 1973, subse– presented the UNA Executive Commit– Dr. Chopek stated the purpose of quently accepted employment with the PAR1S, France.–Next time you're tee at the meeting. the meeting to those assembled, which Army Research Laboratory at Fort in Paris, stop in and see the Folies Ber– Dr. Flis, who is Supreme vice-Presi– was to bring to the attention of all the Mead in Maryland, and since June gere — not only for its lavish and excit– dent, expressed pleasure at being pre– benefits of belonging to the UNA, both 1975 with Walter Reed Army Medical ing show, but maybe you'll be able to sent at this meeting and congratulated' to the members and to the Ukrainian Center in Washington, D.C. At Walter meet the owner. the Catholic parish of Boston for the community, and to present a slide pro- Reed he heads the Parasitological According to Arthur Higbee, a UP1 and Protozoological Department and spacious church grounds of approxi– gram by Mrs. Remick, secretary of reporter here, the newest owner of the mately 10 acres, the beautiful church Branch 238, on her recent visit to Uk– holds courses for aspiring doctors and biologists. 100-year-old world famous night club edifice and the facilities available for raine. is a Ukrainian woman. productive parish and community acti– Dr. Flis, in pointing to the benefits of vities. Dr. Flis was informed that the UNA membership, traced the develop– Helene Martini, 50, and an ex-Folies Orthodox community of Boston is ment of the UNA from its beginning (lo– perb. Mrs Remick's comments were in- showgirl herself, bought the club three similarly blessed with a beautiful cal aid associations to the present when formative and enjoyable. years ago for Si .6 million. church and various parish activities. benefits to the members are many and to The entire program was well received Miss Martini was born in Poland to Dr. Flis then spoke about the pro– the community most worthy. and Dr. Chopek thanked all for their A period of questions and answers attendance. a Ukrainian mother and a French gress of Soyuz during 1976, which father. overall proved to be a good year for followed, after which Mrs. Remick Other UNA District Committees growth of assets to S41,150,000; presented, with the help of her hus– should take note and emulate this While leaving most of the ingredi– growth of premiums to over band Michael Remick, approximately endeavor of the Boston to ensure wider ents of the show unchanged, Miss Mar– S3,000,000; and the successes enjoyed 200 slides of their recent voyage participation of the community in the tini only change the tempo. by the UNA at Soyuzivka, with its pub– through Ukraine. Some of the country programs of the Committee. A social scenes, especially of their visit to Mrs. mixed with informative presentations, "1 wanted a lighter, faster-paced lications, its new headquarters build– show," she said. ing, etc. He then countered that all of Remick's mother's village, were su– seems to bring out a wider attendance. these successes are overshadowed by the loss in membership in 1976 to the extent of 383 members. He warned that Atty. Konowal Honored At Philadelphia Banquet this is the third year in succession where losses have occurred and the PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Atty. Lou- UNA membership must do everything is Konowal was honored at a testimo– in its power to overcome this. He urged nial dinner here for being appointed to all secretaries and members to set goals the Tax Review Board by Mayor Frank on the number of members they wish L. Rizzo. to organize in 1977 and then, with pro– The fete, held Thursday, March 31 per motivation to go out, seek out, and at the Cathedral Hall, was attended by sign up new members. many local political leaders, including Dr. Flis congratulated the Boston Mayor Rizzo and Councilman Al District on its accomplishment in 1976. Pearlman, and some three dozen repre– in addition to organizing the new sentatives of area Ukrainian organiza– Branch 181 in Topshan, Maine, the tions. District organized 72 members, over– Atty. Konowal was recommended to the Tax Review Board by Mr. Pearl- man. Mr. Konowal also received a badge To Erect Ukrainian and certificate as honorary deputy sheriff of Philadelphia, Pa. County Heroes Monument from Sheriff Joseph Sullivan. in his brief remarks, Mayor Rizzo expressed his admiration for the Ukra– in Winnipeg inian community in the City of W1NN1PEG, Man.–The local Uk– Brotherly Love. rainian community is preparing to erect Also present at the ceremony were a monument to the Unknown Ukrain– Bishop Basil Losten, Apostolic Admin– ian Hero who died while serving in the istrator of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Canadian Armend Forces or was killed Catholic Archeparchy, Msgr. Robert in battle for Ukraine's independence. Moskal, Judge Lisa Richette, and Sheriff Joe Sullivan presents Atty. Konowal with the badge and certificate of The monument is a project of the Ss. others. honorary deputy sheriff. Judge Richette was also cited for her Wolodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Cath– ron Sotys, and tenor Bohdan Chaplyn– olic Cathedral and the local Ukrainian recent defense actions on behalf of va– Gov. Milton Shapp as a candidate to veterans Organizations. lentyn Moroz by the local branch of board of directors of the Eastern Penn– sky. it was designed by Ukrainian Cana– the Women's Association for the De– sylvania Psychiatric institute. Mr. Ben– Atty. Konowal, his wife, isabelle, dian sculptor Leo Mol-Moldozhanyn. fense of Four Freedoms of Ukraine. cal's confirmation is pending before and children are parishioners at the The monument will measure 18 feet tall, Representing that organization were the State Senate. Blessed virgin Mary Ukrainian Catho– and will be made of granit. Luba Siletsky and Anizia Mirchuk. Appearing in the entertainment por– lic Church in Roxborough. The monument will cost 540,000, and Acting as master of ceremony was tion of the program was the local His position is the highest a Ukrain– will be unveiled at the All Saints William Nezowy, who also announced -SUMA dance group, "Listening Plea- ian American has achieved in the local Cemetary on Pentecost Sunday, May 21. that Robert Bencal was suggested to sure" band under the direction of My– municipal government. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93 EDITORIALS A Matter of Name by Roman J. Lysniak in one of my earlier stories 1 described an event which May: Political Prisoner Month presented the late Rev. Lushpynsky, the priest of my na– tive village of Stetseva, as a great psychologist, in to- The World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Ukrainian Congress day's story 1 will tell you about an incident which will Committee of America, in separate appeals to the Ukrainian communities, show that Rev. Lushpynsky also possessed great wis– proclaimed May as the "Month of the Ukrainian Political Prisoner". dom. Apart from reminding the communities that a fund-drive will be conducted When the time came for naming their firstborn son, a in May to raise the sorely needed funds for the WCFU to enable young couple in our "kut" (corner, part) of the village implementation of its varied programs, the appeals provide general guidelines began to wrangle with each other. The husband wanted for actions to be conducted throughout the countries of our settlement in the to name him after his father and the wife wanted to free world in defense of Ukrainian political prisoners in the Soviet Union and name him after her fater. incidentally, both fathers in defense of national and human rights in Ukraine. were already deceased at the time. Unable to agree, they While many actions are already underway in the Ukrainian communities, it went to the village priest, as was the custom among is imperative that all of our people become involved in May in a concerted villagers. effort to spotlight the plight of the Ukrainian people in their native country "What was your father's name?!" asked Rev. Lush– and of those whose outspoken stand in defense of Ukraine, its human and pynsky of the husband, and then, suddenly, remember– national rights, has brought them incarceration and suffering in prisons and ed "Of course, how thoughtless of me, you are Theo– concentration camps outside the borders of Ukraine. dore'sson!" There are two valid reasons for the actions to be intensified in May. For one "That's right." thing, it is on the eve of the planned review conference in Begrade, "And your father's name," and here Rev. Lushpynsky turned toward the Yugoslavia, where the Soviets will certainly be asked to account for repeated young wife, "was also Theodore! Then Fm completely puzzled what is your violations of the human rights provisions contained in Basket Three of the whole argument about? Both fathers carried the same name." 1975 Helsinki Accords. Aprart from previous violations that resulted in the "Well, you see, Father," said the wife, "my father was a respectable farmer arrests of such men as Moroz, Svitlychny, Shukhevychr Chornovil and and a God-fearing man, but, as you probably remember, my husband's father hundreds, perhaps thousands of others, Moscow is guilty of having placed had an unsavory reputation not only in Stetseva but also in the surrounding vil– behind bars members of groups created especially to monitor violations of lages. How can 1 name my son after such a man. What will the people say?!" human rights in the USSR. Among them are Mykola Rudenko and Oleksiy Rev. Lushpynsky pondered the matter and pondered it some more. Knowing Tykhy, who are being held in Donetske without specific charges made against his parishioners well, it was indeed a ticklish matter at best. The reverend also them. didn't wish to hurt the feelings of the young husband, certainly not responsible Secondly, as far as the U.S. is concerned, President Carter and the State for the unsavory character and deeds of his departed father. After pondering still Department are on the record as having made human rights an integral part some more, Rev. Lushpynsky said: of America's foreign policy and have committed the nation to the pursuit of "My advice to both of you is that you name your son Theodore and leave the human rights the world over thus creating a climate conducive to focusing rest to time, if he becomes a respectable man, then you will know that he was attention on the critical situation in Ukraine as well. named after his mother's father, if, on the other hand, he becomes a scoundrel, it Letter-writing campaigns, petition to. Congressmen drives — as that will be undeniably clear that he was named after his father's father." currently promoted by the UNA — or any other actions initiated and pursued by our diverse organizations in defense of human rights in Ukraine and on behalf of Ukrainian political prisoners must have total support of our community, in May, it becomes our number one priority. The Weekly Student Page in line with our tradition of serving the Ukrainian community, and especially Ukrainian youth, by providing exposure and supplying information about current events of interest to them, we are planning the A Sad Anniversary periodic publication of a special page in The Ukrainian Weekly devoted to the activities of university and college students. As unfortunate as the lot of our kin in Ukraine is, that of our brothers and We are certain that your student hromada will be interested in having its sisters in Poland is not much better, as we know from those who have traveled activities publicized. We would appreciate receiving periodic fact sheets from there as well as those that have managed to find their way out of there. While your club on your plans, activities, participation in community events and the the people in Ukraine can at least console themselves with the fact that they like. Black and white photos will also be accepted. live on their own soil, an offshoot of our people, the Lemkos, have been even Please send all materials to Roma Sochan, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 deprived of that. Montgomery St. Jersey City, N.J. 07302. it was some 30 years ago that the Polish authorities launched the resettlement drive that uprooted hundreds of Lemko families as they were scattered across the swamplands of northwestern Poland. Apart from living in poverty, the Lemkos, as well as other Ukrainians in Poland, are being gradually deprived of any vestiges of Ukrainianism: schools are being closed, Through The Sunny Balkans the religious life slowly curtailed, books and newspapers phased out, and the Ukrainian language is spoken in hushed whispers only in homes. by irene M. Trotch The World Lemko Federation has taken some initial steps in alleviating the (Last summer a group of 42 Ukrainian youths from the United States embarked on a tour plight of their brothers in Poland in what we feel is a noble undertaking, it is of Western Europe, visiting places of general interest as well as some of the Ukrainian well worth recalling that among the first UNA'ers and builders of our centers. Tour organizer was Damian Lishchynsky of Newark, N.J. Some of the highlights of organized community life in this country the Lemkos constituted a large and the tour are given in this travelogue penned by Miss Trotch). sturdy lot. The Federation's efforts at assistance to our brothers in Poland 16 deserves our community's support. Later, Ukrainian per is made from corn and sunflower stalks), student organiza– meat factory, furniture manufacturer, sugar re- tions such as "Stu– finery, and a beer brewerey. Saw several homes dentska Hromada" with storks nesting on plateforms attached to the and "Dnipro" as roof. A thatch roof stabls. Passed an 18th well as the newspaper century Orthodox church with exceptionally low Philly, Newark Churches to Be "Dumka" appeared. doors - a precaution against the entrance of Particularly signifi– Turkish soldiers mounted on horseback. (Father cant was the repre– Pitka explained.) Also passed the recently excav– Sites of Religious Music Concertssentatio n in Zagreb ated ruins of a Roman emperor's palace; the mo– of the Mission of the saics of its unsheltered floor bared to the ele– Western Ukrainian ments after laying concealed for many centuries PHILADELPHIA, pa.- The verbytsky, Stanisiav Liudkevych and National Republic. under a cover of earth. immaculate Conception Cathedral other Ukrainian composers. Because Ukrain– Arrived at the Lacharak church of St. Mary - here and St. John the Baptist Ukrain– Andrij Dobriansky, bass-baritone ians not only formed Roman Catholic, but Ukrainians are permitted ian Catholic Church in Newark, N.J. a legion to fight the to celebrate a Liturgy in it on the first Sunday of with New York's Metropolitan Opera Bolsheviks on the will be the sites of two concerts of Uk– House, will render several solos, in– every month and holidays. Today, the members eastern front in W W irene M. Trotch of the parish, their Ukrainian relatives and rainian religious music next month. cluding verbytsky's "Khrystos vos– H, but the Germans friends from neiboring towns, and our tour The concerts will be staged by the kres" (Christ is Risen) and Liudke– in fighting Tito's Bosnian partisans, Ukrainians of group were invited to partake in the joyous occa– Metropolitan Choir, a chorus compos– vych's"Plotiyu". Bonia were subseuquently persecuted after 1945. sion of a feast in honor of Holy Mary - patron– ed of members of the Cathderal choir However, of the Ukrainians living in the Bach– ness of the church. The whole congregation en– Marta Kokolska, soprano with the ka-Shrem region, about 1,500, joined Tito's re– thusiastically joined the church choir in singin and Newark's choir. They number New York City Opera Company, will sistance movement. This action succeeded in the responses; two priests presided over the ser– some 270 singers, and are conducted by render Andrij Hnatyshyn's "Khrystos gaining sufficient governmental support to allow vice. Mychajlo Dobush of Newark, and voskres", among other religious Ukrainian as well as Ruthenian (the Ukrainian Father Petro Myroniuk delivered a very mov– Osyp Lupan of Philadelphia. hymns. dialect of Bachka) to be taught in schools. Edu– ing sermon: first welcoming the guests from so cational societies were organized, Ukrainian pro- far away, brought to this place by a common The Philadelphia program will be Miss Kokolska and Mr. Dobriansky grams broadcast on the radio, and Ukrainians bond. United here on this day as Ukrainians held Sunday, May 1, and the Newark will also render several duets. are permitted admission to the Greek Catholic scattered all over th world should be united - concert will be held Sunday, May 15. The Metropolitan Choir gained pro– seminary in Zagreb. but have been denied the right. He spoke with minence during the Eucharistic Con– We paused briefly at the Ukrainian church at great urgency to the young people in particular, The program will feature the works Sremska Mitrovitsa with its beautiful four tiered beseeching us to strive with perseverance in con– gress held here last summer when it had iconostas. This town is located on the river Sava tinuing to learn, speak, and teach in Ukrainian of Dmytro Bortniansky, Mykhailo its first appearance. and has several factories: paper mill (where pa– language; to support and participate in Ukrain– No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL24, 1977 7 influence in Washington Senior Citizens Corner by Eugene M. iwanciw by Marion Kushnir Bur bell a ('influence in Washington" is a series of articles which deal with ways Ukrainians can influence American politics, both domestic and foreign. The series will cover For the benefit of our Ukrainian senior citizens who may have been traveling different ways of writing letters to government officials.) during the Easter holidays and who may not had access to The Weekly of April 17th, which carried a special notice regarding a new date of the upcoming confer– Part 11: How to Write Letters ence, please note that the Third UNA Senior Citizens Conference that had been scheduled for the week of June 5th has been rescheduled for: Many Ukrainians are under the im– The second point, which pertains to pression that letters to Members of individual letters, petitions, and mass- The week beginning Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day) Congress must be perfectly written and produces letters, is to include your full Confirmation of rates has been obtained from Walter Kwas, manager of Soyu– beautifully typed. The fact of themat– name (add Mr., Miss, Mrs., or Ms. if zivka. They are as follows: ter is that most letters received in Con– the first name is not a common Ame– For full week's attendance at conference, gressional offices are not well-written rican name) and address, in most cases May 30- June3 S52.00per person; and about half are not typed. The im– (and almost always in the case of indi– portant point is to get your opinion or vidual letters) the Member of Congress This includes room accommodations and three (3) problem across to you Representative will want to write back to you and meals each day. A S10 deposit would be appreciated and not necessarily win the Pulitzer either explain his view on the issue or with each reservation submitted. prize. This is not to say that the letters tell you what he has done. For one (1) day's attendance S14.00 per person; should not be neat and as well-written The third point is to type the letter if Registration: Monday, May 30, 1977 3:00 p.m. as possible. you can. if you cannot, then write the The first point is to write your own letter legibly, if the Member of Con– Much has been written these past few months about the plans and hopes for the letter. While petitions and mass-pro– gress or his aide cannot read the letter, success of Conference ill. Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, as conference secretary, has duced letters do carry some weight, it is then it serves no purpose. With the great been collaborating with the Soyuz Senior Citizens Committee in the preparation preferable to write individual letters. volume of mail which each Congres– of the by-laws which he will present to the conference for adoption. Mass letters indicate that at least one sional office receives, any letter which UNA Supreme President Joseph Lesawyer and the Executive Committee have constituent is concerned enough to is difficult to read may be put aside been hard at work exploring several proposals regarding the construction of a undertake an enterprise of informing never to be seen again. senior citizens center at Soyuzivka. This subject-matter was the dominating issue his representative. They do not indicate Point four is to keepjthe letter short at the September 1976 conference. Without doubt the seniors will be anticipating how widespread this concern is. and to the point. Decidelvhat you want a report that finally the long-anticipated senior citizens complex at Soyuzivka individual letters indicate that each to say first and then keep to that topic. looms on the horizon. Hopefully, the horizon of '77. letter represents a constituent concern– A letter which covers two or more sub– As in the past two conferences, so this year too, the conference banquet high- ed with the issue. Again, as a generali– jects will not carry the impact of a lights the week's events. Unlike the past two years, this time the toastmaster will zation each individual letter is more va– letter which discusses only one subject, be a woman. A very special woman. She has spoken to audiences throughout the lued than twenty-five or even fifty in addition, that letter will take longer United States and has submitted articles to Svoboda and The Weekly on the De- form letters. to reach the Member of Congress and cade of international Women's Year (1975-1985). She has been named to the New Petitions and mass-produced letters his action will take longer, if you want Jersey State Coordinating Committee for international Women's Year and is at do, however, serve some function. to inform your Congressman about present writing the Ukrainian essay which will be incorporated in the publication They should be used to supplement two different issues, write two letters. "The People of New Jersey." in conjunction with this program, she is preparing rather than take the place of individual very often people feel that they must for the state conference to be held June 17-19 at the Princeton University campus. letters. One must be careful when cir– explain their concern in detail and Conference Hi is especially privileged and honored to have Mrs. Dora Rak as culating mass produced letters that the write two, three, or even four page let– its toastmaster for the June 2nd banquet. A former resident of Lviv, Ukraine, impression is not created that this ters. This not only does not help, but it both she and her husband, Yaroslaw, hold law degrees from Lviv University, in eliminates the obligation of the signers hinders any action. Again, with the 1948, they claimed Chicago as their new home in America and ten years ago they to send individual letters. great volume of mail received in Con– became residents of Maplewood, N.J. A glimpse into the crystal ball reveals that Petitions and mass-produced letters gressional offices, Members of Con– Mrs. Rak is preparing a very interesting program for the banquet. can also be used when it is found that gress and their aides cannot sit over You have hear it said, and you have certainly experienced it personally, that the getting individual letters is virtually im– any one letter for a long period of time. anticipation of a coming event generates progressive excitement with each passing possible. it is important, however, to Two or three paragraphs are sufficient day. This is especially true when an element of surprise is introduced. An active get as many mass-produced letters as to convey your concern. Be specific group of women in Kerhonkson, known as Marian Sodality have given of their possible since their value is consider- and to the point. time and effort to plan a surprise for the seniors. They have been busy making ably less than individual letters. The fifth point is to be courteous preparations for a Mystery Trip! Who doesn't like such a trip? No driving...just Finally, mass-produced letters are con– and understanding. Your representa– gazing at the scenic beauty and watching the world go by. A picnic will be held at siderably better than petitions. Peti– tive in Congress is there to serve you the point of destination and a day of sights and sounds has been planned. The day tions are most effective when they are and in most cases is more than willing will close with a dinner following return to Soyuzivka. One bus has already been hired; others will be added, as needed. A small contribution of S3 per person is going to include hundreds of signatures to do this. However, he is not your per– asked to defray the costs of the day. and will be delivered personally by a sonal representative but the representa– Please indicate your desire to participate in the Mystery Trip of June 1st when delegation. (Continued on page 10) sending in conference reservations to Soyuzivka so that by the deadline of May 23rd an adequate number of buses will have been reserved. And don't forget to ian organizations; to remember the literature, We were served an aboslutely delicious meal: bring your cameras so that your children and granchildren will enjoy reliving with dances, and customs of Ukraine; to look upon "rogil" with long thin noodles; stuffed pepers your Mystery Trip of June 1,1977. her present subjection with pain, but to dedicate covered with tomatoe sause; chicken; roasted Do Pobachennia Monday, May 30,1977, 3:00 p.m. at least a part of our future dreams to a vision of piglet; potatoes; cabbage salad, cherry juice mix– hope for Ukraine; to look to God to strengthen ed with carbonated mineral water; apple or blue- this hope - most readily recalled to my mind by berry pie, and pre-sweetened coffee served in tiny the words on the Saint Sophia medal: "unite and cups. The group's final leg of the tour is described Kennedy Airport — sighted at 4:55. The control liberate us.'' Then Mr. Kozak showed us the backyard below). tower kept us circling for about 15-20 minutes. After the Liturgy, we mingled with the town stable with one cow, pen with four black hogs, Most of the time the only thing visible through my Monday, August 30, 1976 residents who then one by one invited members outhouse, chickens, a small vegetables garden, window was the ocean rippling into shore. Chris an orchard of yellow plum trees and some addi– Up at 4:00 a.m. Onto the bus at 4:35. of our group to join their families in their homes said that it looks more like we are getting ready for tional land beyond. He told us that he hires farm Rain. for a holiday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Choma and І a splashdown instead of a landing! But we finally hands to work the land by machinery — not 6:30 -Frankfurt: 242 km. were invited by an elderly man named Kozak - did land at 5:20; were loaded into a ground horses. Passing around a list of "us" for Adolf: Danke WW1 veteran of Western Ukraine's struggle for transport bus; went through customs, and "ce Thanking this gracious family for their hospi– schoen, followed by all of our names. Yesterday fini!" The end of a wonderful trip. independence. We followed him as he walked tality, we walked back to the bus around which we had all pitched into buy a bottle of wine for slowly with the help of a cane down a couple of it's great to be back in the States; to understand the other members of our group slowly began him. quiet, very neat, grass lined residential streets the people around me, and to be understood. One gathering with their hosts and many young peo– "Sylvania lampen" billboard. completely deserted of any other people, very young man on our plane said that he couldn't wait ple from the town. We all just kept on talking A dismal, dreary morning. few cars. Homes of the same size and similar to drive his own car; another mentioned Big Macs and then everyone started singing Ukrainian . Canvas covers on several trucks being drawn construction. One farm wagon passed by on the and honest to goodness American pizzas. song, in spite of the chilly afternoon and the outward by the air suction force of our passing narrow stone paved street. Through a wooden І guess it's a relief not to have to face long Overcast dreariness of the sky - the festive bus. tedious bus rides; not to have to be awakened by gate and we greeted by the rest of his family: a group gathered round around our bus became Frankfurt. Airport at 9:30. Bye, good old people pounding on your door in the morning. handshake from his frail looking wife, a kiss on pervaded and enveloped by an aura of warmth Cristian Grahl Muenchen bus. Thank you, Adolf, But, it was a wonderful, well organized tour with each cheek from his divorced daughter, and a and friendship which worked invisibly to bind us - and congratulations for having survived a many great memories of people met, places seen, handshake from her 17-year-old son Aleksander together. Everyone was having such a good time whole month of our company! things done — reason enough to record such an or Sasha. that we really did not want to leave. Our plane was supposed to leave at 12:00, but of eventful experience in a journal. Usually, one may We walked through a curtained doorway and At 4:30 we reluctantly pulled out of Laharak course it didn't — due to the minor problem of a readily recall the main points of any experience — into a bedroom; through a doorway on the right - our whole group still singing and in very high fuel leak! So, for over an hour, we sat on the but the details, if not written down, reluctantly, and into the small dining room: blue and white spirits, in talking to each other about the carious staircase of gate C63 until a bus came to take us though inevitably, slip away... vertical striped wallpaper; couches against two homes we had been invited to, we discovered that out to the airplane. Boarded at 1:30. (1 have a walls, a cabinet on a third, and a table on the the same traditional holiday meal had been pre– window seat over the left wing again.) Take off at The mind fourth. We pulled out stools from under the pared and served in every house. approximately 2:20. discards the table and sat down. The grandmother - dressed Through thick stratus layers of grey. quantified value completely in black with a babushka on her head (After the group's stay in Yugoslavia, where 3:00 — reached the cruising altitude of 27,500 of memories, - first brought out a bottle of liqueur, but did they met with local Ukrainians, the journey took feet. committing not join us at the table. Neither did the daughter them back to West Germany for some more The engine outside my window really shakes one's episodic individuality who was running barefoot back and forth from sightseeing and a visit to the Ukrainian Free when there is aire turbulence. Doesn't look to the muddled whirlpool the kitchen to which she went by going outside University in Munich. They were hosted there by particularly stable - better be though! of timeless and then back into another door of this pale blue the faculty and students under the helm of Prof 7:44 equals 2:45 American time. Should be conformity. l stucco home with a brick linoleum covered floor. Wolodymyr Yaniw. After Bavaria, it was time to landing in 2 A hours. Going to be flying over Nova Sasha also kept his shoes off in the house. pack again for the flight back to the United States. Scotia. 33,000 feet. The End 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93

Women viP's visit Ukrainian Museum in New York NEW YORK, N.Y.– On Wednes– Women at Northwood institute as well day, April 13, the National Council of a.s the institute's special exhibits Women of the United State (NCW) held director, attended the reception with its "Careers for the Future" program at her husband. Dorothea Hopfer, the Waldorf Astoria here, with panelists membership chairman and an active including such notables as columnist community leader, was also in Dorothy Rodgers, Sue Cott, editorial attendance. director of WCBS-Tv news, and Nancy UNWLA's guests were treated to a Dussault of "Good Morning America," special program on the Easter breads the ABC-Tv program. Also on the presented by the UNWLA's cultural panel were poetess Nikki Giovanni and affairs chairman, Mrs. Lubov Anne L. Bryant, educational director of Wolynetz, and the film on "pysanka" by the National Association of Bank Slavko Nowytski. Women. The moderator was Charles Serving as hostesses were:. Camille Fredericks, president of Wells, Rich, At the UNWLA Museum, seated, left to right, are: ivanna Rozankosky, Huk-Smorodsky, NCW's secretary as and Greene. UNWLA President, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, Dorothea Hopfer, Mrs. Florence Ja– well as public relations chairwoman for This program, in which approxi– cobsen, Aleksandra Riznyk, Mrs. Belle Spafford, Mrs. Olya Stawnychy, and UNLWA; Mrs. Olga Stawnychy, vice- maltely 200 people participated, was Mrs. Betka Popanek. Standing in the background are, left to right, Mrs. Lubov president who attended the day's followed by the NCW "Woman of Wolynetz, Mrs. Maria Shusts, and Mrs. Maria Sawchak. programs on behalf of UNWLA and Conscience" luncheon at which Nancy UNWLA president, vice-president and Hanks, director of the National program at the Museum. UN ambassador from Free. Czecho– secretary, respectively, Mrs. ivanna Endowment on the Arts, was cited as Among those who attended were Slovakia. in addition, the UNWLA, Rozankowsky, Mrs. Alexandra Riznyk the "Woman of Conscience." Mrs. Belle Spafford, past president of host for the Museum reception, and Mrs. Maria Sawchak. Mrs. Maria After the luncheon, Mrs. Hope NCW and a long-time past president of welcomed Mrs. Florence Jacobsen, Shust, the Museum's administrator, Skillman Schary, president of NCW, the Relief Society of the. Church of honorary member, who is also the conducted a short tour for the guests, announced the opening of Ukrainian Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints; and curator of the Mormon Museum. while Ulana Liubowych interviewed the Museum and invited members of the Mrs. Betka Papaneck, first vice- Nancy Barker, second vice-president of guests for UNWLA's "Our Life" maga– audience to a small reception and faster president of NCW and wife of the last NCW and director for Careers for zine.

Canadian Pianist to Appear As Guest Artist

HAM1LTON, Ont.(HS)-Pianist played at the Hamilton Philharmonic won numerous awards and scholar- Katherine Sametz will appear as guest benefit concert featuring Ella Fitz– ships, most recently a grant from the artist with the Hamilton Philhamonic gerald. Other performances include Canada Council. She has been invited Orchestra on Wednesday, April 27 at apperances with trie Hamilton Youth to play in the Firkusny Master Classes 8:30 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathe– Orchestra and the Fort Worth Texas, in Lucerne, Switzerland, and to attend dral. J.C.U. Orchestra. Phillipe Entermont's master class at St. She will interpret Mozart's Piano Miss Sametz, who teaches privately, Jean de Luz in France. Concerto No. 9. recently recorded a recital for the Reviewing one of her recent perfor– Miss Sametz made her debut in April Canadian Broadcasting Corporation mances, Lome Betts of The Hamilton 1971 with the Hamilton Philharmonic which has been aired three times, Spectator said "Miss Sametz is young and renowned conductor of the Boston A student of the great Lili Kraus and and musically talented...as she played І Pops, Arthur Fiedler. the British pianist valerie Tryon, Miss had the feeling we were hearing an She has appeared in the orchestra's Sametz has studied at the Royal Con– artist with a future of considerable sta– "Mozart's Greatest Hits" concert and servatory of Music in Toronto and has ture." Katherine Sametz Fresh Meadows Group Landa is Directing visits UNA Headquarters nA Slight Case of Murder'

A group of some 20 adults and children from the Assumption of the Blessed vir– gin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Fresh Meadows, N.Y. visited the UNA Home Office Thursday, April 7. The group, most of whom are UNA members, were taken on a tour of the Soyuz office, Svoboda editorial office, print shop and Walter Landa, a native New Yorker born of Ukrainian immigrant parents, is press room by Supreme President Joseph Lesawyer. The children were given presently engaged in directing the 1930's comedy hit "A Slight Case of Murder" for copies of Yeselka–The Rainbow. Pastor of the Fresh Meadows parish is Rev. the All Souls Players. The play was presented at the Fellowship Hall, All Souls Peter Fedorchuk. Photo above shows the visitors with Mr. Lesawyer in the press Church, 80th Street and Lexington Ave. in New York, Friday and Saturday, April room. The visitors were led by Mrs. irene Czarnecky. She was assisted by some of 22-23. A matinee performance is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today. The play will be the teachers from the parish, irene Jadlicky, Olga Wojcik, Ann Barankewicz and repeated Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, at 4:00 irene Muc. Also present were: Tanya Demcio, Laura Staebler, Maria Jadlicky, p.m. Mr. Landa, his wife Marie, who is the play's producer, and their son Matthew Natalie Barankewicz, Daria Jadlicky, Stephen Barankewicz, Romana Gallo, Paul reside in Lower Manhattan. Photo above shows Mr. Landa (center) giving Sakowski, Larissa Wojcik, Georgine Muc, Suzy Sawchuk, Karen Gallo, Michael directions to the ingenue, Kathy Jeffries, who plays Mary, and Tim Kennedy who Muc, Clarette Muc, and Bill Wojcik. plays Mr. Whitelaw. NO. 93^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977^^^'

"Whispering Highlands" is Newest Ukrainian Film The latest Ukrainian motion picture to beflash– ed across the great silver screen is Walter Wasik's production of "Whispering Highlands" ("Zashu– mila Yerkhovyna"). With a storyline reminiscent of "Seven Samu– rai" and "The Magnificent Seven," the last Wa– sik film is set in a small Ukrainian village in the Carpathian mountains at the turn of the century. The village is being terrorized by five deserters from the Austro-Hungarian Army who demand the village's produce and riches. Coinciding with the appearance of the bandits, is the arrival of Marko, who is returning home from serving a seven-year sentence after being falsely accused of murder. Marko was unable to tell the authorities where he was at the time of the murder, because it would ruin the reputation of his lover, Nadia. Most of the villagers believe that Marko did in fact kill the village treasurer, but the mayor and elders feel that he is innocent and beg him to help The crew, right, films the appearance of the live bandits in the village for the Ukrainian motion defend the village. picture "Whispering Highlands". While working out a plan of action, Marko meets Nadia, who since has married his adversary, Starring in the 90-minute Ukrainian-language lvan, and had a child with him. movie are Paul Babrociak—Marko; Oleksandra Mikitenko—Nadia; and Lubomyr Mykytiuk— Marko and Nadia almost immediately re-kindle lvan. Co-starring with them are Wolodymyr Dow– their relationship, while lvan is suspicious that haniuk, Andrij ilkiw, Mychajlo Kadykalo, and Marko is the true father of the couple's daughter. Marta Nabereznyj. As the plot thickens, lvan betrays the village, Orest Kowalsky directed the movie, and and in a dramatic confrontation between the ban– Stephen Lubomyrsky wrote the screenplay. Asso– dits and the villagers, the true murderer's identity ciate producer was R. Lytwynchuk, and the music is revealed. was by Zenoby Lawryshyn. "Whispering Highlands" was filmed on Wasik English sub-titles are dubbed into the film. studio's 170 acre tract of land located some five miles from Oshawa, Ont. "Whispering Highlands" is the studio's sixth film. Among the past films which have been suc– Production costs totaled Si 75,000, and the film cessfully shown in Ukrainian communities around was completed in a record breaking time of 18 the U.S. and Canada are: "CruelDawn," "1 Shall days. Some S75,000 of the funds was spent to Never Forget, "and "Marichka." build a mock Ukrainian village, complete with a church, well and 10 houses. "Whispering Highlands" is currently being shown in Canada, and afterwards be released in Mr. Wasik's studio is a re-modeled barn, which the United States. Ontario newspapers have The three stars of "Whispering Highlands'9, left contains three separate studios and screening and shown great interest in the production and have to right, Paul Babrociak, Oleksandra Mikitenko, editing facilities. praised the movie. and Lubomyr Mykytiuk.

Ed Evanko St. George's Parish Plans Performs in 2nd Ukrainian Street Fair Next Friday, Saturday and New York Sunday, April 29-30 and May 1, St. George's Ukra– Musical inian Catholic Church will hold the second annual Uk– NEW YORK, N.Y. (hs)-Ukrainian rainian Street Fair in New Canadian singer Ed Evanko is appear– York City on 7th Street. ing in ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' (the Last year, some 10,000- "September Song" musical) which 15,000 people visited the opened at Town Hall on Tuesday, three day fair, which was April 19, for a three-week engagement. then sponsored by the Uk– Mr. Evanko is performing with rainian Bicentennial Com– Richard Kiley, Maureen Brennan and mittee. Many local political Kurt Peterson in a full-length concert leaders attended the pro- version of the Kurt Weill-Maxwell gram, among them Reps. Anderson musical satire, directed by Mario Biaggi and Edward John Bowab. Koch. The program consists Performances are scheduled Tues– of Ukrainian music song day through Sunday at 8:00 p.m., Sat– and dance, rendered by area urday matinees at 2:00 p.m. and Sun- vocal, choral and dance day matinees at 3:00 p.m. Tickets at ensembles. Photo S10, 8, 6 and 5 are available from the right, are scenes from last Town Hall box office, 113 West 43 year's Street Fair. Street. The engagement ends May 8th. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93 influence in Washington Shevchenko Monument Unveiling (Continued from page 7) tive of everyone in your district or Tykhy by Soviet authorities. The only Remembered with Trawler Seizure state. Be understanding of what he can crime that these two men committed and cannot do. He is one of 435 Con– was their desire for the implementation (With one Taras Shevchenko moored in Boston harbor and another standing on gressmen or one of 100 Senators and he of the Helsinki Accords in Ukraine and a Washington, D.C. corner, a capital district reporter remembered the monument cannot change the system singlehand– throughout the Soviet Union. unveiling ceremony in 1964 in view of the Soviet trawler's seizure off the coast of edly. Tell him your concern and what І am aware of your concern for hu– Boston. The article, penned by David Braeten, appeared in the Monday, April 14th you would like him to do. Never de– man rights and your commitment to edition of The Washington Star. The newspaper also carried a photo of the mand anything. speak out against injustice. І ask for ceremony showing the late President Dwight Eisenhower, and Ukrainian clergy, Point six deals with writing to your your help for these two men. A number beneath the monument he just unveiled.) own Congressman and Senators, if of your colleagues in the Senate have you do not know who they are, you can contacted Soviet authorities and pro- The Coast Guard's seizure of a Soviet listed in the contemporary Encyclo– call your City Hall or the League of tested the imprisonment and torture of fishing trawler named the Taras Shev– pedia Americana then) hailed the long- Women voters. By giving your add– Rudenko and Tykhy. Perhaps your chenko is the second time the Ukrainian dead poet as a spiritual precursor of ress, they will tell you who represents joining with your colleagues in protest– national hero has figured posthumously anti-Soviet freedom fighters. you in Washington. ing this abridgement of human rights in the continuing ideological jousting The seventh point is to use the cor– would convice Soviet authorities of the between the United States and the What was not generally appreciated rect form of address and address. Be- commitment of the American Congress Soviet Union. at the time was that the Soviet govern– low are the two forms of address: and the American people to the defense ment, capitalizing on the troubles of human rights. The first occasion involved poaching Shevchenko had with the Tsarist go– The Honorable... of a different sort. vernment,, had embraced him as a United States Senate Your help will be deeply appreci– ated. spiritual precursor of Bolshevik revolu– Washington, D.C. 20510 Shevchenko (1814-1861) was a poet tionaries. There are more than 1,600 Dear Senator: whose Ukrainian nationalist fervor buildings, factories, streets, collective TUSM Slates earned him persercution by Ukraine's farms and other public facilities in the The Honorable... Russian overlords — and the fierce Soviet Union — including 190 towns devotion of his fellow countrymen to and villages — named for the Ukrainian House of Representatives Seminar Today the present day. Washington, D.C. 20515 hero. Dear Congressman: NEW YORK, N.Y.— The U.S. na– Ukrainian Americans, many of them tional executive board of the Ukrainian There is also, of course, a fishing refugees from communism, prevailed trawler. Lastly, 1 am including a sample letter Student Association of Michnowsky on Congress in the early 1960s to set to a Member of Congress to illustrate (TUSM) is holding a seminar-panel aside the tiny triangular park at 22nd Just as the United States claims the the type of approach and format. Sunday, April 24 beginning at 10:00 and P Streets NW as the site for a 14- Taras Shevchenko had no business Remember that the important point is a.m. at the SUM A Home, 136 Second feet statue of Shevchenko. Paid for by fishing in newly defined U.S. waters, so to write and to write as best as you can. Avenue here. privately collected funds, the statue was Ukrainian nationalists say, the Soviet No letter is written too well or tod The morning session, entitled "ideo– dedicated by President Eisenhower on government is guilty of literary poach– poorly if it is the best that you can logy," will include papers by Roman June 27, 1964, before a cheering crowd ing when it claims their anti-Russian do. Zwarycz, Dr. Wolodymyr Zarycky, and of nearly 100,000. poet as a Soviet hero. The Honorable John Doe Dr. Petro Mirchuk. United States Senate The afternoon session will deal with The statue was regarded as a symbol For its part, the Soviet Union, one of Washington, D.C.20510 an " Analysis of the Current Emigration of the anti-Soviet enthusiasm that was whose constituent republics is Ukraine, Dear Senator: from the USSR," and papers will be at its peak in those years. Congressmen can argue poetic license in its adoption І am concerned about the recent delivered by Wolodymyr Mykula, Gut– and other Americans who had never of Shevchenko as someone worthy of afrests of My kola Rudenko and Oleksa Kulchycky, and Dr. Anatole Bedrij. heard of Shevchenko (who wasn't even commemoration by a fishing trawler.

!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllfllfllfllflfllflllflflflllfllltllffltlltlllflllffllllfflllfffttl Their Fate is in Our Hands" (Statement of Andrew, A. Zwarun, right to bring up one's children in har– camp term and who has been trying to tion two sets of circumstances that President, the Helsinki Guarantees for mony with one's traditions. This is why emigrate with the help of a sponsor in shed a special light on the situation in Ukraine Committee, to the Commis– for Ukrainians, national rights are in- Canada, informed him by phone on Ukraine and the relationship between sion on Security and Cooperation in separable from human rights. The case February 7 that she has received none human and national rights. Europe, in Washington, D.C, Febru– of vasyl Fedorenko, cited in the Me– of the several packages, letters and ary24, 1977). The Ukrainian patriotism of the ten morandum, will serve as an example of notarized invitations he had sent her. members of the Kiev Group is all the That most Ukrainian political pri– how the nationality issue aggravates What has engendered and perpetu– more remarkable because none has any soners are forced to serve their terms the human rights problem, in Septem– ated the extreme situation in Ukraine ties with the traditional organized Uk– outside the territory of Ukraine, us– ber 1974, Fedorenko illegally crossed — in the past and at present — is its al– rainian nationalist movement; further- ually in remote areas of the Russian the Soviet border into Czecho-Slo– most total isolation, diplomatic and in more, most have backgrounds which SFSR such as the Mordovian ASSR, vakia, an act punishable by one to the area of communications, it is this seemingly would not have been condu– constitutes an added hardship for three years' imprisonment. But be– isolation that kept the world from cive to the development of strong na– them, as well as another blow against cause he had previously served a term knowing of the Ukrainian tragedy of tional feelings. Nina Strokata was the sovereignty of the Ukrainian Soviet for Ukrainian "nationalism," Fedo– 1933 - the great famine and the death brought up in a Russified family in Republic, "in the last half century," renko was sentenced to fifteen years of six million by starvation — that allow– Odessa; Oleksiy Tykhy comes from the states the Memorandum, "more Ukra– and is now on the brink of death in ed Ukraine to be excluded from the Donetsk Region, the most Russified inians have died in Mordovia than viadimir Prison, as a result of a hunger Helsinki Conference while not one of area in Ukraine; Rudenko and Hryho– Mordovians were born there." strike he began in December 1975. The the participants asked for the legal renko are both veterans of the Red The Memorandum of the Ukrainian New York Times recently published an justification of such a move against a Army and lifelong communists; Oles Public Group then cites examples of appeal on his behalf from viadimir Bu– fellow member of the U.N., that allow– Berdnyk also served in the Soviet genocide against the Ukrainian nation, kovsky and Leonid Pliushch; Fedoren– ed The New York Times to ignore the Army; Lukyanenko and Kandyba beginning with the artificial famine of ko was also on the list in the Sakharov arrests of Ukrainian Public Group completed their law educations in Mos– 1933, which killed over six million peo– letter to President Carter. members Rudenko and Tykhy, while cow; the young Matusevych is a resi– ple, the liquidation of the kulaks, Ukrainian activists for human and giving full coverage to the other arrests dent of heavily Russified Kiev. Yet ail which added another four million to national rights have been driven to and developments. We know that this are united in their defense of Ukraine's the toll, World War 11, which cost such despair that they are considering isolation is more the result of psycholo– constitutionally guaranteed sover– seven to eight million more Ukrainian the heretofore unthinkable alternative gical rather than geographical barriers, eignty and in their advocacy of na– lives, the destruction of the Ukrainian of emigration. The Moscow Helsinki- for the reports on the arrests of the Uk– tional rights for all Ukrainians. insurgent Army and the population of monitoring committee, in its Docu– rainians came from Moscow from Or– western Ukraine that supported it. Add ment No. 12, titled "On Ukrainian Re– lov's committee and were carried in the past, viadimir Bukovsky's to this the present-day Russification fugees," reports that of 26 political extensively by the wire services. statements of support for the national rights of the non-Russians of the USSR, policies of the Soviet government and prisoners that have renounced their So– The Ukrainian Public Group has you have the reasons for the very real viet citizenship and informed it of their which he has continued after coming to addressed the problem of Ukraine's the West, were echoed by few qther concern of nationally conscious Ukra– desire to emigrate, 19 are Ukrainians. isolation; in addition to its demand that inians over the danger that in a very Yet the only Ukrainian dissidents Russian dissidents, with the exception Ukraine be included in any future in– of Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn. But to- few generations! Ukraine will cease to allowed to leave the USSR in recent ternational conferences dealing with exist as a nation. years have been Leonid Pliushch and day, two developments deserve calling the implementation of the Helsinki attention to. One is the high degree of The point of all this is that in Uk– Andriy Hryhorenko, both of whom accords, it has cited the Helsinki provi– raine the human rights problem is mag– were members of the all-Union human cooperation between the predomi– sion for the "free flow of information nantly Russian Moscow Helsinki-moni– nified and severely aggravated by the rights movement, rather than being and ideas" in pressing for the accredi– Soviet government's violations of na– associated with Ukrainian national dis– toring group and the Ukrainian Public tation in Ukraine of foreign correspon– Group in Kiev. tional rights - of the right of a people sent. We know that Nadiya Svitlychna, dents. to a national culture, a language, the who just completed a four-year labor- Here 1 believe it necessary to men– (To be Continued) No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 11

Ш)ШШШШІШ!ШШ!)ШШШІІШШШШІІІІІІШ ІІШІШІІШШ!ШШШІШІШІШШ!ІШШ!Ш!ІШ(ШШІІШ Myron Surmoch Keeps Young By Being Active SADDLE RivER, N.J.-Octogenarian bee- bees, nature and the land are adept in replenshing keeper and nature lover Myron Surmach keeps the ranks of lost creatures. himself young by never sitting down long enough He said that in a few months the bees will be to let age catch up with him. humming over his land in full force again, bring– With the coming of spring, Mr. Surmach begins ing the nectar for the clover, rasberry and buck- to tend to his 23 hives, tills his vegetables garden, wheat honey he loves. and in his spare time he plays the bandura. During the winter, while he wasn't trying to Mark Kissel of the Passaic Herald News found keep the bees alive, Mr. Surmach learned to play Mr. Surmach hard at work planting peas which he the bandura. uses for his soup or his special purple salad, As with all music lessons, teachers begin with already one week before spring. dull excercises, which for Mr. Surmach were too He told the news writer over a meal of his home- slow. So he taught himself how to play his favorite made chicken stew that peas are "delicious and Ukrainian folk songs. healthful." "1 hardly do those excercises at all," he said. 'Tm not a cook, but 1 do my best," said Mr. Growing old is nothing to be sad about, feels Surmach. Mr. Surmach. This winter was very bad for the bees, said Mr. "When you are old you sleep less, you have Surmach. more time to look at the birds and bees and smell "1 think half of the hives are dead. Frozen or the flowers, it is a reward," Mr. Surmach said. starved to death," he said. The secret of his longevity is activity. He said Mr. Surmach explained that New Jersey is nor– that inactivity is like death, and Mr. Surmach mally warmer, "but this winter there were six loves life, his land, and bees too much to become weeks the bees couldn't leave the hive." inactive. "1 left maybe 50 pounds of honey in each hive, "Pm going to stay and care for my flowers and but it wasn't enough this year." bees until they carry me out - feet first," declar– Mr. Surmach is not worried. He knows that the ed Mr. Surmach. Myron Surmach playing the "tsymbaly" ІЇІШШІІШШ1ШШШІШІШШШШИ Amy Carter Takes-ln Geographic Society Announces "Pysanka" Mini-Course Book on "Russia" WASHlNGTON, D.C.–Easter Egg rolling on the White House Lawn is as traditionally a part of the Easter season as WASHINGTON, D.C.–subscrib– "Pysanky" making for Ukrainians, and lately the two have ers to the National Georgraphic, a been united. prestigious magazine brought out by the National Geographic Society, have For the third year in a row, parishioners of St. Andrew's been informed in a form letter from the Ukrainian Orthodox. Church here, under the direction of office of its secretary that they can now Mrs. Maria Kulij, have set up "Pysanky" displays in travel to "Russia" via a color illustrated conjunction with the White House festivities. book and take in such sites as Kiev, "the Ukrainian Easter Egg making was just one segment of the mother of Russia". display, and one its participant was President Carter's 11- year-old daughter, Amy. Along with the letter, the subscribers Accompanied by her father and mother, Mrs. Rosalyn receive a neatly prepared brochure Carter, Amy worked on several phases of procedure for 20 showing the cover page of the book, minutes. entitled "Journey Across Russia: The The Ukrainian group presented to the First Family a basket Soviet Union Today," and several illustrations including a facsimile of a containing three Ukrainian Easter Eggs made by Mrs. Kulij. Ukrainian "pysanka" and the moon Also on display were embroderies, ceramics, woodcarv– rising above the Dnieper River, with ings, and other Ukrainian artifacts. Marta Kashuba displays a friendly smile as she greets visitors Kiev in the background and St. volody– Assisting at the exhibit were her son, Paul, and Taras to the Ukrainian Easter display on the White House lawn. On myr's statue in the foreground. Masnyk, both of whom drew the "pysanky", and George and the right is Oleh Kulij, while his mother, Mrs. Maria Kulij, Oleh Kulij, Marta Kashuba and Maria Sokcko, who lectured back facing camera, explains the "pysanka" making proce– The book was co-authored by Dean on the art and described the artifacts on display. dure to White House aide, Уіскі MacGraw. Conger, an assistant director of photo– graphy, and Bart McDowell, an assist– joeccoooofiocoooocceooeoccocooccoooooooccocoo^^ -k-klrk-k-k-k-trkirklrkirklrk-k-k-k ant editor. They traveled across the Soviet Union for two years, says the announcement, after the Society had l io?fit^u СШ Join The UNA completed "lengthy negotiations with діде, -їеапб залдясшш,затг^сатг^ J2ac 1Ш, Soviet representatives." And Read The book, says the announcement, has 368 pages and 345 illustrations. Pre– The Weekly publication price is S10.95, a saving of irkitititirkirkirHrMrkirkirkir S2.00 after publication. Ukrainian National Association, inc. P.O. Box 17 A - 30 Montgomery Street Jersey City, N.J. 07302 GENTLEMEN: ЗО кЗітяя 7977 рж?ґ Please send information on UNA insurance. S ЗТміаХнсггКяаіу Зиутбоаеигу іЮбигІ W Щг^а. Sfaot, Ж. 1L j СІ State Zip Code шаг, epscecsnsuz, „Жеиаш MY DATE OF B1RTH 1S:

^uzmc^c 9-00 Яслуа 5,00 day month year 5CCCOCOOCOOOCCCOOOOOOCOOOOC 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93 Youngsters Will Be First To Open Soyuzivka's 25th Anniversary Season

KERHONKSON, N.Y.—Like swal– lows heralding the onset of spring, youngsters will again be the forerunners of yet another summer season at Soyu– zivka as they converge on the UNA estate for tours of camping. But this year, it will be a special season for them and the thousands of guests who have already made plans to vacation at Soyuzivka: the estate, you see, is 25 years young. Manager Walter Kwas and his team of permanent employees — Marusia, Bohdan, Mykhaylo and others - are hard at work to make it a really special season. Joining them for the summer will be scores of young employees, with talent to boot. A group of campers is being introduced to the backhand drive. in its efforts to cater to the needs and The daily sessions will include two hania Hawryluk will again be in charge tion. Last year, the group staged M. tastes of its guests and vacationers, hours of tennis in the morning and in of the children's camps, assisted by Lysenko's one-act opera "Nocturne". Soyuzivka has added yet another phase the afternoon, special theory sessions, young male and female counsellors. it is also on August 7th that the to its summer program this year: in calisthenics, tournament preparation, The two-week folk dance workshop Ukrainian Cultural Courses open for a addition to the tennis camp, the chil– films, and the like. Youngsters, age 12 to follows the boy's tour, and then it's the three-week run. The successful program dren's, camps, the Ukrainian Cultural 18, can also avail themselves of all girl's turn for a two-week camp from of learning and enjoyment is directed by Courses, and the musical workshop other facilities at Soyuzivka and enjoy July 23rd through August 6th. Prof, volodymyr Bakum and Prof. (introduced last year), the estate will additional sports of their liking. The The musical workshop is next on the Christine Prynada-Demydenko. offer a folk dance workshop. swimming pool is always there for agenda, with Metropolitan Opera bass- indeed, come summer, there'll be To make room for the two-week cooling comfort. baritone Andrij Dobriansky and con- plenty going on at Soyuzivka, for both session from July 9th through July Saturday, June 25, is the day of cert pianist Thomas Hrynkiv providing young and old people. And for details, 23rd, to be conducted by noted choreo– arrival and unpacking for boys, age 7- instruction and capping the two-week write to Soyuzivka, UNA Estate Forcl– grapher and teacher-dancer Peter Ma– 12, and the start of a two-week tour of session, from August 7th through moore Rd., Kerhonkson, N.Y. 12446, runchak from Montreal, Que., the camping at the "Lviv" villa. Mrs, Step– August 20th, with an original produc– or call (914) 626-5641. children's camps have been re-schedul– ed for two two-week sessions, boys June 25th through July 9th and girls JUy Concern for Ukrainian. 23rd through August 6th. The folk (Continued from page 3) dance workshop is sandwiched between the World Lemkos Federation and the is as urgent as that of Ukrainians in the the "Annals of Lemkivshchyna'' will the two tours, offering the youngsters Organization for the Defense of Lem– Soviet Union. contain many tri-lingual materials and possibly willing adults an opport– kivshchyna will commemorate the 30th He feels that the Federation's inter- about the re-settlement. unity to learn this popular Ukrainian anniversary of the forced re-settlement cession on behalf of Ukrainians in Po– Dr. Hvozda said that the recently art. of Ukrainians this year. The depora– land "will lift the hopes of our people established Lemko Research Founda– First on the summer's agenda at tions began on April 28,1947. there.'' tion will form a permanent S 100,000 Soyuzivka is the seventh annual tennis Among the major concerns of Ukra– Dr. Hvozda was joined in his visit at fund to pay for the opening of a camp which will open Saturday, June inians in the West is that Ukrainians the UNA Home Office by Myron My– department or sub-division on Lem– 18, and run through Wednesday, June now residing in northwestern Poland, cio, president of the Organization for kian affairs at the Harvard Ukrainian 29, ending on the eve of the first consisting mostly of Lemkos, are the Defense of Lemkivshchyna, Julian Research institute. The second fund tournament here during the July 4th barred from returning to their ancest– Kotliar, Petro Harayda and Dmytro will be earmarked towards publishing weekend, instructors again will be ral lands. Barna, members. works relating to the Lemkian region George Sawchak and Zenon Snylyk, Dr. Hvozda said that more attention The representatives of the Ukrainian of Ukraine. assisted by Roman, Jr. and Areta should be given to the needs of Ukrain– Lemkian community in the U.S. also The members of the two organiza– Rakotchyj. ians in Poland. He said that their fate said that the upcoming third issue of tions also met with UNA Supreme Officers, with whom they discussed the possibility of housing a Lemko muse– in accordance with Par 33 of the By-Laws of the Ukrainian um in the UNA Ukrainian Building, National Association and erecting a monument to Lemkian poet Bohdan ihor Antonych at Soyu– the zivka. RKGCJLAR AivrviJAl. MEETUVG of the Г UKRAINIAN TENNIS VISORS Wear your heritage while playing tennis or for fun, with Handpaited sun-visors SUPREME ASSEMBLY available in two styles: of the Poppy and wheat flowers or Ukrainia "fryzub". 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SVOBODA BOOKSTORE 30 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ. 07303 No. 93 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 13 The importance of Martial Arts

by Ostap Tatomyr

You are walking down a hazely lit cials, enough masters of the art were into deadly weapons, variations in the motion to the target. Stances, breath– street in the evening hours in your ur– able to escape to establish other arrangements of the fingers, knuckles, ing, and blocks are all very prominent ban residential area, maybe to your car schools which became the forerunners wrists and palms are the main points of skills which are of utmost importance or to a meeting, and suddenly out of for the Kung-Fu "art-of fists" which is consideration. Some of the more dead– for a system of defense. the dark an individual lunges at you a basic form of Karate. ly hand "tools" are called the forefist, Be Prepared with either a pistol, or a knife, or with inverted fist, spearhand and knife just plain physical force. You are Select Few hand. When executed with timing and Omelan sums up the total scope of shocked, stunned and confused, but coordination to certain parts of the learning the martials arts: "you read from the back of your mind an impulse The art prospered as a result of the body they can leave the attacker virtu- about it to get the basic concepts and stimulates your protective reactions to Shao-lin masters who were held in ally helpless. A rule to remember on ideas, but the only way to really learn thwart the attacker. Your impulsive re- great respect for one reason — they hand usage is that the power of the hit and become confident with the execu– action for the most part will determine were a select few. The process of selec– depends on the way you clench your tion is to physically experience the whether you are seriously injured or tion was very demanding. To become a fist, on power distribution, and on the movements in a class setting, or with killed, or whether you deter the attack– Shao-lin master or priest, the following correct thrusting methods. an instructor, in today's society the re- er with several well conditioned physi– tests had to be mastered. An oral exam Thursting is Karate itself, in thrusts, mote has a way of making itself a cal movements. on the history and theory was admin– the force should always flow in a reality. The best thing to do is to be istrated, then a competition of skills straight line from the shoulder to the prepared." Many victims within the class, and the ultimate exam point of contact. Speed of execution, Many YMCA's and YWCA's con- was the "Temple-Walk". Here the stu– body position and points of contact are duct classes in the self-defense martial Many Ukrainians, both young and dent had to walk down the temple hall the basics in thrusting. arts, plus several accredited Karate old, have been victims of physical at– which was lined with 108 mechanized Kicks are important. The legs are the schools have cropped up in the urban tacks, whether they reside in New dummies bearing swords, spears and strongest limbs of the human body. areas of most major cities to teach peo– York's Ukrainian sections, Philly's, axes which were triggered as the stu– They can pack five times as much des– ple to be self-defense conscious. Montreal's, Chicago's, Detroit's, etc. dent passed between them. At any one tructive force as a hand blow thrust. A Prior to checking into a course of it can happen to anyone. The heart of time as many as four attacker-dummies strong fast kicking motion is of im– this type consider the reputation of the Ukrainian life is usually centered with– could be activated and the student had portance, and here a balance is the key. establishment — YMCA's are very in what has now turned into the jungles to demonstrate his defensive know- You can loose three quarters of your good — and consider the price which of the city. Many people have moved ledge. efficiency when kicking in an un– instruction involves. When finally into suburbia, but return weekly for After passing this test, the final balanced form. On the front kick, for making a decision on the class of in– services or meetings within these envi– "hazing" for priesthood (which was example, the upper body and support– struction, by all means pay attention, ronments thus increasing their chances also considered mastering of the art) ing leg should be vertical while the as one day it may save a life, it could of being involved in some type of a was undertaken. The student was ex– kicking leg sweeps in a semi-circular be your own. hassle. The image of the little old lady pected to move with his forearms a red- swatting her assailant with a purse and hot, five-hundred pound urn a pre– repelling him has been a commonly uti– determined distance, then a symbolic lized scene in comedies for many years. brand sizzled into his skin a figure of a But it is an excellent example where a tiger and a dragon. Ukrainian National Association proper defensive response can deter a Having passed all the phases of the would-be attacker. test the master was then considered The ability, both physically and qualified to crusade throughout the TWELFTH mentally, to deter the attacker adds to world and preach the art. This style of an individual's confidence and can Shao-lin "Kung-Fu" was taught to NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT save his life. Karate is not only a valu– several practitioners of "Те" on the is– able system of self-defense and coun– land of Luchu, now known as Okina– Saturday-Sunday, May 28-29,1977 terattack, but it is also a valuable wa. The Luchans were conquered by means of physical conditioning which the Chinese and again by the Japanese in Aliquippa, Pa. emphaizes the mental and physical dis– in the 1600's. These people were not ciplines. allowed to carry weapons, so they developed this form of defensive fight– TOURNAMENT: Hands, Legs ing. When their masters returned from MUST BE ACTIVE UNA MEMBERS China with this newly attained Shao-lin Tournament governed by ABC and W1BC Moral Sanction One Ukrainian, Omelan Krych, be– Kung-Fu, they mingled the two styles came interested in this method of self- to form the present-day Karate. SHEFF1ELD LANES, Raccoon St. ALIQUIPPA, Pa. 15001 - (412)375-9881 The individual credited with being defense while on tour of duty in viet– Doubles and Singles Event - Saturday, May 28, 1977 the founder of modern day Karate was nam and the interest has remained with - 11:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. him ever since. Master Funikashi who was also the fa– " When your life is on the line every ther of Okinawan Karate. After pre– Team Event - Sunday, May 29, 1977 day, you become very conscious of senting and developing Okinawan Ka– - 11:00 AM. and 2:00 P.M. self-defense, if you drop your weapon rate, he journeyed to Japan where it GUARANTEED PR1ZES FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TEAMS or loose it in a battle your hands and was widely accepted, it also became a legs are the only weapons you have left form of self-defense in Mongolia, Tai– Men's Team $500 1st Prize - ?300 2nd Prize to protect yourself with against the wan, Korea, vietnam and several other Women's Team $200 1st Prize - ?100 2nd Prize enemy, in the asphalt jungle of the southeastern countries. The basic PLUS — one prize for each 10 entries in each event forms of Karate are all the same, only city, only the police and the crooks ф May 1, 1977 deadline for all entries. carry weapons. The average citizen the styles of execution vary throughout doesn't carry a 'piece', so his main reli– the different geographical regions of BANQUET: ance is or should be on his body, and the world. Є Awards will be made May 29, 1977 at the BANQUET, both the limbs can be trained to become An example, as Omelan pointed out, Aliquippa Ukrainian Club, 828 Brodhead Rd. Aliquippa, Pa. 15001 deadly defensive weapons. "in Korean Karate, they emphasize the According to Omelan, the movies elbow and head thrusts, while Mongo– ф Make your banquet reservations early - $15.00 - cocktails, dinner, and the Bruce Lee-type of books have lian Karate stresses knee-kicks. The dancing and all refreshments. Okinawan Те style became the official helped (through sensationalism) to BOWLERS FROM ALL UNA BRANCHES 1N THE UN1TED STATES AND form and was documented in 1923." promote the interest in Karate in the CANADA ARE CORD1ALLY iNviTED TO PART1C1PATE. western hemisphere. Karate, judo, jiujtsu are all twentieth ' 'Karate is not all breaking boards century offshoots of the basic O-T Bowlers Headquarters: and screaming. style. it is a scientifically applied martial SHERATON A1RPORT MOTOR 1NN 1160 Thorn Run Rd. Ext. Thrusts, Kicks, Blocks CORAOPOL1S, Pa. 15108 (412)262-2400. art. it originated as hand-to-hand com– For further information write to: The weapons of Karate are the hands bat in india and was carried into China and the feet, used for thrusts kicks and ANDREW JULA, Supreme Advisor and Chairman of National Sports by a Zen-sect follower, Bodhidharma, blocks. Stances and breathing are in– Committee - 15 Sands Ave., Ambridge, Pa. 15003; (412)266-2686. who promoted the art form within the tegral parts of the art which also re- RONALD EvUSHAK - Tournament Chairman; meditation schools of the Ch-an and quires strength, timing, coordination, Aliquippa Ukrainian Club, 828 Brodhead Rd. Aliquippa, Pa. 15001 Shao-lin monk monestaries around agility and speed. (412)375-9946. 520-35 A.D. The Shao-lin schools were or UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION created during the Manchu dynasty by Without getting into a complicated ex-officials of the Ming dynasty for the rendition of the fine points of advanc– P.O. Box 76 - 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07303; purpose of regaining control of the go– ed Karate, a few basics should be not– (201)451-2200; (212)227-5250. vernment. Although the first schools ed. As stated, the hands can be trained were destroyed by the Manchu offi– No. 93 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 ForOurChildren VESELKA oosooooooo JOOCOOOOOOOCOCOOOOOC0806005CCOCOW May - Month of Saints and Heroes Why There are Blizzards in May by ivan Kernytsky illustrated by Dmytrenko Old man April often invited his old friend March to his home for Easter. Easter came, and old man March harnessed his swift horses to a good cart. it was a glorious sprind day, the warm sun was shining, the buds were bursting open, the fresh grass was growing. The road was dry, the cartwheels rolled along quickly. "Hurry along there, you horses. We're going to my friend's place for the Easter feast." He had driven perhaps four miles or so when all of a sudden a big black cloud came up and hid the sun. Lo and behold, a snowstorm began, and soon During the month of May, Ukrainians observe several Taras Chuprynka was general of the Ukrainian everything was covered with deep snow. important religious holidays and commemorate fallen insurgent Army. When Ukrainians, who now live in the Up to his knees in snow was old man heroes of Ukraine. free world, fledfro m Ukraine, he remained and led heroic March with his cart and horses in the in the first place, May is the month of the Blessed Ukrainian soldiers against the Russians. He was killed in middle of the road. virgin Mary, and beautiful special services are held each battle деаг Lviv in 1950. "Look at this — my old friend April evening in all Ukrainian Catholic churches. Then the sixth of May brings the feast day of Saint asked me over for Easter and now he's Yuriy (St. George), once the patron saint of Ukrainian covered the roads with snow. І should Kozaks and now the patron of Ukrainian "Plastuny" have harnessed my horses to a sleigh." (scouts). Having no way out, old man March, The farmers in Ukraine celebrated St. Yuny's feast day the laughing-stock of many passers-by, with great festivity. Early on the morning of May 6th a turned his horses around and headed special kind of bread, called "korzh," was baked. After for home. the morning church services the villagers formed a The next year, as though nothing had procession to the fields where the new crops were happened, old man April again invited growing. After the priest had blessed the fields, the people his friend March for Easter: rolled the "korzh" among the growing crops, and then buried in the field"t o make the crops grow better." This "Do me a favor, come to my Easter custom dates back to pre-Christian times, when dinner. But look, don't stand me up as Ukrainians of long ago believed in a pagan god "Korzh," you did last year." who was responsible for an abundant harvest. "This year Г11 come for sure," replied Also in the month of May we commemorate three March. great Ukrainian leaders who lived and died for their That year the weather was strange for country: Simon Petliura, Evhen Konovalets and Taras Easter: the river were icebound, the Chuprynka. roads covered with snow. Simon Petliura was the Commander-in-Chief of the "Alright, friend April," thought Ukrainian Army in the period of Ukrainian March, and harnessing his horses to a independence following World War 1. in 1921 he was sleigh he put on a sheepskin coat and forced into exile, and was killed by a Russian agent in May, 1926, in Paris, France. warm mitten and rode off. Evhen Konovalets was the leader of the Ukrainian About four miles from home, the sun Nationalists. While living abroad, he directed a secret suddenly broke through the clouds, the youth group which strove to help Ukraine become free. snow and ice melted and all the roads He was assassinated by a Communist spy in Rotterdam, were flooded. Holland in May, 1938. (Continued on page 15)

HOW TO READ AND WR1TE1N UKRA1N1AN The Bunny Rabbit's New Coat By 1. KORYTSKY it was the month of May and Mommy Rabbit made Bunny Rabbit a beautiful new coat. Hippity-hoppity went Bunny Rabbit in his new coat about the woods. Over the snowdrops, under the bushes! The beautiful new coat of little Bunny жук Rabbit was caught by a thorn and a big hole was made. — Ax, ax, жук! "Oh me! Oh me!" cried Bunny — Лови жука! Жук: ж-ж-ж — у ліс. Rabbit. "My beautiful new coat is torn. illustration by W. Cymbal У жука лапки. У лісі пластуни. My mommy will beat me!" "Have you money to pay me for my Він там. Вони сіли на траву. Just then Hedgehog came by, and work?" asked Hughe Bear angrily. Ні, жук тут. І жук сів у траві. seeing a little rabbit crying, said: "1 have none," said Bunny Rabbit. "Don't cry, Bunny Rabbit, but hasten "So, take your coat and be gone!" to Huge Bear, the tailor. He will mend shouted Huge Bear. О) SD ОТО OVD 6Ю Ж Ж Ж. ШШ your coat." Hippity - hoppity went Bunny Rabbit J L X йіоиіа Ла Hippity - hoppity went Bunny Rabbit till he came upon Wolf. to Huge Bear, the tailor. "Good sir, good sir," said Bunny "Uncle Bear, Uncle Bear, could you Rabbit quietly, "could you mend my шука j ЗЖС Ж Жук mend my beautiful new coat?" - said beautiful new coat?" Bunny Rabbit in a timid voice. (Continued on page 15) NQ-93^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 ^^^^^^^^^^ 15 THE RA1NB0W гососоососсссоосоососососососооооо^ и^xx^oeooocoйoooo6eoDscoooccooooФOooooaaooooooooбOбoc Blizzards in May... (Continued from page 14) WORD JUMBLE The jumbled words below represent last names of some of the Ukrainian community leaders in Canada. They are spelled in the manner in which they themselves chose. They can be identified by rearranging the letters. Letters underlined with a double line form the mystery words.

Ukrainian Community Leaders in Canada

SORTYNALPOK

ZUYKY

SAKARUK

Stuck in the mud with his sleigh and He had driven some four miles when DURHACK horses in the middle of the road, old a black cloud covered the sun and a man March thought: snowstorm started. Unconcerned, old "Well, well, friend April so you man March pulled down his sleigh, K1DU1D invited me for Easter and flooded the harnessed the horses to it and rode on. roads. І should have taken a boat to row When he had driven another four ULLUP to you." miles, the sun began to shine again, the There was no way out. He turned his snow and ice melted and all the roads RARTS horses home. were flooded. Still unconcerned, old Again the next year, as if nothing had man March pulled his boat down and, happened, old man april invited his leaving his sleigh and horses behind, JORMYNUZ friend March to come over for Easter: rowed straight to old man April's house. "1 beg you sincerely, come to partake of my Easter egg. But look here, don't "Christ has risen," he greeted his KLA1WUP make me wait in vain for you at the crony. "Truly He has risen," answered old Easter table. SHINSHITEC "This year, dear friend, Г11 be there man April frowning. "What an old fox for sure," vowed old man March. you are - you've outwitted me." "Well, this was not my idea," "See that you keep your word," said Educational Establishment in Canada: old man April chuckling. confessed March. "My good neighbor May gave me this wonderful advice on Easter came, the church bells rang, how to reach you." people carried their Easter meal in baskets home from church. "So?" cried April, huffing and Old man March harnessed his horses puffing. "My friend May Г11 get even Answers to last week's jumble: Rozankowsky, Shmigel, Lesawyer, Kuropas, to a cart, put a sleigh on top, and he with you for this." Nawrocky, Dobriansky, Dushnyck, Charyna, Mycio, Diachuk. mounted a boat atop the sleigh. And from that time on, whenever Mystery words: Ukrainian Museum. there is a snowstorm in May, people say it is old man April's revenge on his HAVE AN INTERESTING JUMBLE? SEND IT IN. friend May for giving such excellent New Coat... advice to his friend March. (Continued from page 14) "Have you money?", growled Wolf. "1 have none!" "So, take your coat and be gone!" Then Groundhog came by, and as he was Bunny Rabbit's neighbor, Bunny Bohuta The Hero wiped his tears, and said: "Please, good neighbor, could you Story: Roman Zawadowycz mend my beautiful new coat?" illustrations: Myron Levytsky, Petro Cholodny "Have you money", asked Ground- hog. Translations: Josephine Gibajlo-Gibbons "1 have none!" "Without money it can't be done! Only mother does everything without money, my dear Bunny! So, don't cry, but hurry home. Keep away from dogs, and be not afraid of your mother!" So hippity - hoppity went Bunny Rabbit home to his mother. Mother Rabbit was waiting anxiously for Bunny Rabbit on the doorstep, it was getting dark, and Bunny Rabbit was away from home. "Oh, here you are!", cried Mother Rabbit upon seeing Bunny Rabbit. "And where did you tear your beautiful new coat?" The serpent heard a voice from On the shore of the Tar River, The serpent neared the edge "On a thorn," said Bunny weeping beyond the lake: "1 hear the voice while ivan was mowing the hay, of the Tar River and Bohuta calls quietly. of a warrior! Most likely there Bohuta was hewing a strong club out: ''Allow me, serpent, to cross "So, so," said Mother Rabbit taking will be a battle!" the serpent be– in preparation for the battle. your grove!" "1 will not!" hissed up a needle and thread. "You always gan sharpening its teeth. the angry serpent. give me some extra work! But don't cry. Eat your supper and go to bed. Next Почула Змія голос з-за озера: На березі Смоляної ріки Іван Вийшла змія над Смоляну річ- time remember! if your are in trouble „Чую голос багатирський! Не о- сіно косить, а Богу та довбню те- ку, а Богута й каже: „Пусти ме- не, Зміє, крізь твій гай!" — „Не come to me, and don't run about the бійдеться без бійки!" — і стала ше, до двобою готу т? ся. зуби гострити. пущу!" — сичить злюча Змія. woods 'till dark!" 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 24,1977 No. 93 Six Rumanians... (Continued from page 2) UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Young Communist Union. This action in this way you will no longer force will give immediate employment at very advantageous terms to has beeen accompanied by further or– believers, even if they are terrified ders barring access to 6 University and devoid of courage, to live a lie. faculties to anyone without a Young Perhaps it will mean that we will suf– Communist Union recommendation. fer more than we do today, even in- FIELD ORGANIZERS The document claims that this order open persecution, but at least you is to be extended to all university facul– will have obliged us — or some of us FOR vARlOUS DiSTRlCTS 1N THE U.S.A. and CANADA ties by next Autumn. At one school in at least — to be men of character, Sebis, in Arad county, the children of which is what we value more than Permanent employment. Guaranteed salary. Social Security. 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