П$Ш by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! Шrainian Week! v No. 41 Vol. LIV THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 25 cents State Department paper focuses on Freed Orlov vows to help repression of Ukrainian Catholics persecuted colleagues in USSR by Marianna Liss history aside, he said, there are current CHICAGO — The State Depart- reports of new persecutions, repression ment presented a major paper, "Soviet and harassment that makes knowing Repression of the Ukrainian Catholic about these events relevant. Church" to a gathering of Ukrainian The persecutions involve beating, Catholic, Ruthenian Catholic and imprisonment, persecution in prison Roman Catholic bishops on September and murder. There are 10 known cases in 28 in Chicago. the 1980s. Roger Pilon, director of policy at Explaining the situation further, Dr. the Bureau of Human Rights and Pilon stated that by the latest counts Humanitarian Affairs of the State there are 300 to 500 priests, and three Department, discussed the paper and bishops, but no estimates on the requested input from the clergy. The number of faithful in the underground paper was presented at a private Ukrainian Catholic Church. luncheon held in conjunction with the The introduction to the paper states 25th anniversary celebration of the Chi- "During the nearly seven decades that cago Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy. have elapsed since the Bolsheviks seized power, the Communist Party of the One of a series of papers to be Soviet Union has spread its grasp over published by the State Department, the the nations of Eastern Europe, paper on the Ukrainian Catholic extending and tightening its control Church was to shed light on the repres- over the lives of individuals and sion of that Church in the Soviet Union, institutions alike. Because the Marxist- and to serve as resource material for Leninist theories that have fueled this senior State Department staff and elect- drive have called ultimately for the iLapychak ed officials. creation of a Communist world order Yuri Orlov and Robert Bernstein of Helsinki Watch at New York press conference. Meeting with reporters earlier that and a 'new Soviet man,' devoted by Chrystyna Lapychak week and arrived in New York on day, Dr. Pilon noted that the Ukrainian entirely to the building of communism, Catholic Church was an illegal institu- Sunday, October 5, talked to the press those non-Communist institutions that NEW YORK — "They are knights of about his fellow Soviet dissidents, tion in the Soviet Union and had been could claim the allegiance of individuals openness. They are like knights in officially disbanded in 1946. Official calling for their release and a stop to (Continued on page 4) shining armor, knights in the sense they further Soviet non-compliance with the were brave enough to speak...openly. humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki UNA Supreme Assembly convenes They are persecuted for this very open- Accords. ness, for speaking their mind," declared His wife, Irina Valitova, 44, who was Hewryk elected director for Canada newly released Yuri F. Orlov in re- also allowed to leave Moscow, was also ference to fellow Helsinki monitors and present at the press conference spon- JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Ukrai- seniors housing near the Soyuzivka humane-rights activists at a noon press sored by the U.S. Helsinki Watch nian National Association's Supreme resort in Kerhonkson, N.Y., and the conference here on October 7 at the Committee. Assembly, meeting at an extraordinary purchase of a building to serve as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Mr. Orlov mentioned three promi- session here at the fraternal organiza- UNA's headquarters in Canada. Mr. Orlov, who was released from nant human-rights activists in his tion's headquarters building, made a Present at the meeting, which was internal exile in Siberia only late last (Continued on page 2) number of important decisions affect- conducted by Supreme President John ing the organization's membership O. Flis, were: Supreme Vice-President throughout the United States and Myron B. Kuropas, Supreme Vice- Women's conference addresses issues Canada, and elected an officer to fill the Presidentess Gloria Paschen, Supreme post of supreme director for Canada Secretary Walter Sochan and Supreme that has been vacant since the death in Treasurer Ulana Diachuk. encountered in "two worlds" Supreme auditors present were: Mr. July of Sen. Paul Yuzyk. by Chrystyna Lapychak There were physicians, lawyers, Hewryk, Nestor Olesnycky, Anatole The October 4 meeting was the first college professors, pre-school teachers, Doroshenko, Stefan Hawrysz and the PRINCETON, N.J. — A group of for the Supreme Assembly that had secretaries, journalists, government Rev. Stephen Bilak. some 250 women and men from as far been elected at the UNA's 31st Conven- employees, counselors, librarians, mu- tion in May. Supreme advisors in attendance away as Colorado and Florida gathered here on October 3-5 to examine the sicians, writers, social workers as well as Supreme Auditor John Hewryk of were: William Pastuszek, Andrew Jula, full- and part-time community activists. Taras Maksymowich, Roman Tatarsky, problems facing many contemporary Winnipeg was elected the Canadian All gathered in the hotel conference Tekla Moroz, Taras Szmagala, Walter Ukrainian American women in the director. Meanwhile, his position on the rooms to listen to such panelists as Dr. . Kwas, Eugene Iwanciw, Walter Haw- second "Ukrainian Woman in Two Supreme Auditing Committee was James Mace, director of the U.S. rylak, Helen Olek Scott, Andrew Key- Worlds" conference sponsored by the filled by Leonid Fil, a newly elected Commission on the Ukraine Famine, bida, Wasyl Didiuk and Alex Chudolij. Ukrainian National Women's League supreme advisor from Etobicoke, Ont. Lubow Wolynetz of The Ukrainian Mr. Fil's position, in turn, was filled by Mr. Fil was absent due to illness. of America (UNWLA). The men and women, who were by far Museum in New York, and Bishop Basil Myron Spolsky, a young Ukrainian H. Losten of Stamford, Conn., and Canadian activist from Winnipeg. Election of Canadian director the majority, came to the Princeton Ramada Hotel to listen and discuss, in a exchange their views on such topics as Also discussed at the meeting were: Ukrainians in the political scene, preser- Before the elections of a new supreme series of panels and workshops, the vation of the Ukrainian heritage and director for Canada were held, Mr. Flis difficulties and rewards of belonging to care for aged parents. proclaimed a moment of silence in two distinct Ukrainian and American INSIDE: The purpose of this second "Ukrai- tribute to the late Sen. Yuzyk. communities, or "worlds." W Book notes: Robert Conquest's nian Woman in Two Worlds" confe- monograph on the terror-famine; Mr. Hewryk was nominated to fill the The variety of panels and workshops rence was, according to its organizers, catalogue of exhibit on the Great position of supreme director for Ca- which dotted the weekend reflected the to cover the topics that were either Famine — page 8. nada by the Rev. Bilak; the nomination variety of problems and aims shared by missed or only touched upon during the M Archipenko centennial exhibit — was seconded by Messrs. Pastuszek and the participants, which included college first conference held four years ago, on page 9. Keybida. Mr. Didiuk, citing the wishes students, homemakers, professionals October 2-3, 1982, at the Ukrainian (Continued on page 5) both young and old, as well as retirees. (Continued on page 11) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 No. 41

CHORNOBYL DISASTER: economic impact Freed Orlov... by David Marples ments and actions regarding the nuclear (Continued from page 1) power industry. opening remarks: Andrei Sakharov, CONCLUSION Despite promised safety reviews, Anatoly Marchenko and Dr. Anatoly acknowledged problems of design of the Koryagin. He spoke at length about Mr. The immediate impact of the Chor- RBMK reactors and an apparent will- Marchenko, who is currently in labor nobyl disaster was to pose a serious ingness to divulge information to the camp and has been on a hunger strike threat to the viability of the Soviet International Atomic Energy Agency since August 4 to bring attention to energy program. At the same time, the (IAEA) in Vienna, the reality is that no Soviet human-rights abuses before the impact on agriculture in the region was fundamental change is foreseen to the Vienna review conference on the Hel- less serious than believed by some nuclear energy program; moreover, it is sinki Accords opens in November. Mr. Western analysts. Chornobyl, insofar as considered by the Soviet authorities to be Orlov, a physicist, called Mr. Mar- it possesses agricultural significance, is unwise merely to strive to maintain the chenko "one of the most courageous a dairy-farming rather than a grain- existing output of electricity because of members of the Moscow Helsinki growing region. Indeed, the whole the increasing industrial and consumer Group." region has been something of a waste- demand. Instead, output must be raised Mr. Orlov, who appeared rather land for many years, on the fringe of as soon as possible, in spite of the weary and older than his 62 years, said ambitious plans for land improvement immense problems brought forward by he was declaring Sunday, October 12, from the 1960s onward, but with no real the disaster. "Anatoly MarchenkoDay." ^-ЙЬ _ ^ # Lapychak breakthroughs by 1986. "He also announced the day of the Irina Valitova, wife of Yuri Orlov. First the energy question, however. New town for workers conference, October 7, as "Anatoly have been witness to how the Jews are The temporary loss of Ukraine's largest Koryagin Day." Mr. Koryagin, a psy- prevented access to higher education, nuclear power plant has led to a short- One consequence is Zelenyi Myr, the chiatrist, was a member of the Working prevented from entering universities ... fall in nuclear-generated electricity by at new town for 10,000 Chornobyl plant Commission to Investigate the Use of and I saw the way in which Jews were least 40 percent in real capacity, and workers being built on the banks of the Psychiatry for Political Purposes, and is squeezed out of many of the profes- considerably more than this figure in Kiev Reservoir, which, as far as one can currently in labor camp No. 37 in Perm. sions." terms of potential capacity, i.e., the tell, is still within the designated 30- , Mr. Orlov vowed through an inter- The scientist and scholar also spoke amount of nuclear-generated electricity kilometer danger zone around the preter to continue working on behalf of of what he termed "the struggle" by the that would have been produced had the damaged reactor. Various senior offi- these and many other members of the Crimean Tatars in the Soviet Union uto annual planned targets been realized. cials have visited this town, including now-defunct Moscow Helsinki Moni- gain the right...to return to their home- Not only were all four Chornobyl Mr. Kachura, Ukrainian party chief toring Group, which he helped found in land." reactors shut down, but the presence in Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Soviet pre- May 1976, as well as other political the^ accident zone of so many leading mier Nikolai Ryzhkov and KGB chief prisoners and persecuted groups. "I can't understand why the Soviet specialists frqra r)uclear,power plants in , Viktor Chebrikoy. "I can't get accustomed to the fact government can't allow the Crimean botk Ukraine and "Byelorussia suggests Workers have been ordered to work that I'm here," he said, "because at the Tatar people to return to their home- that, other reactors, too, many have more quickly to complete the town. At same time there are people who are still land," he said. been temporarily disconnected from the the same time, the families of Chor- in prison, who are better than I am." grid. nobyl plant workers are to remain in On a general scale, Mr. Orlov said he Kiev and Chernihiv, a clear sign that the Among the political prisoners he wished the Soviet Union would allow New reactors delayed zone is still highly contaminated. Work vowed to speak for was Mykola Ru- "millions of Soviet citizens to visit the on the fifth and sixth reactors at denko, the leader of the Ukrainian United States" and follow a policy of Moreover, plans for bringing new Chornobyl is to continue. Helsinki Group now in internal exile. In openness and human contact in order to reactors into operation were delayed The drastic step — to revitalize the response to a question from The Weekly create "mutual understanding." He said considerably, and it is by no means clear; ChomobyL station sosoonafter a major about Mr. Rudenko, the human-rights the freedom to travel would benefit the that, the ^mtyUQus^с^діе. could ‚have disaster — js intended, partly to forestall leader said that he had received a letter Soviets, particularly because "it would been met even had Chornobyl riot a power shortage in Eastern Europe, from the Ukrainian dissident about raise the level of technology." occurred. The Rivne plant, for example, especially in Hungary and Poland. The eight months ago, which revealed that has had a work fulfillment rate of less former depends for somewhere between the conditions in which Mr. Rudenko In regard to his future plans, Mr, than 50 percent over the past year. 15 and 25 percent of its electricity was living in exile are precarious. Orlov said he would continue his Originally, the third reactor at the supply on the Chornobyl station, and in scientific research and work, would also station, a 1,000 megawatt water-pres- Poland, the accident has set back plants "He has many difficulties," said Mr. continue his efforts on behalf of'fellow surized type, was scheduled for May. to complete work on the country's first Orlov. "He is living in a dormitory, not Soviet dissidents and would like to Subsequently, TASS revealed that it reactor at Zarnowiec. in a separate house or an apartment. study life in America so that he could There are many people jammed in there, would come on-stream in the fall. To Poland has been relying largely on compare it to life in the Soviet Union. many people in one room. He also datev there has been namdication in the the expected completion of the Khmel- doesn't have any money to buy a Soviet Ukrainian press that this has nytsky nuclear power plant in western Later that day, Mr. Orlov met with occurred (in the past the authorities Ukraine for future power supplies. But house." President Ronald Reagan and other Cabinet members in the White House. have not been slow to announce such work on Khmelnytsky, in which the Mr. Orlov, who sat flanked on his left Some 25 persons were present at the events). Poles have both invested heavily and by Robert Bernstein, chairman of U.S. encounter in the Cabinet meeting room, participated directly, has been long Helsinki Watch, and on his right by his At Zaporizhzhia, where reactors are including three members of the Ukrai- delayed because of a variety of pro- interpreter, Cathy Fitzpatrick of the supposed to come on-line at yearly nian American community: Eugene blems. same group, also spoke of the plight of intervals, and where the nuclear station Iwanciw from the Ukrainian National Suddenly the impact of the disaster Soviet Jews, whose persecution he said has been held up as a model by Borys Association, Myron Wasylyk from the begins to loom larger. In short, theore- he had witnessed personally. Kachura, the secretary of the Central Ukrainian National Information Ser- tically (even logically), the repercus- Committee of the Communist Party of vice and the Rev. Martin Canavan from sions do not appear to be serious; in "I have been a witness to the way Jews Ukraine who is responsible for energy the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy in practice, they are considerable because have been persecuted in the Soviet questions, and others, there has been a Philadelphia. delay with the third reactor that may be of plan failures at other . :ations. Union starting in the 1940s," he said. "I directly attributable to Chornobyl. Ukraine will not meet its 1986-1990 five- Another possible reason is that specia- year target for nuclear-power genera- lists from the Zaporizhzhia plant are tion. Plans to build nuclear power and taking on a tolkachi role, supervising a heating plants at Odessa, Kharkiv and wide variety of construction work at Kiev are also in some doubt, especially Ukrainian Weekl FOUNDED 1933 plants in the USSR, Hungary, Bulgaria in the latter city, where no building and Poland. Nevertheless, the delay work has actually begun. An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National here and at Rivne means that even if the The alternatives to raising nuclear- Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. first two reactors at Chornobyl are power output are not attractive. Mr. 07302. brought into operation by October, as Kachura recently wrote a major article the Soviets have stated, a shortfall in in the monthly Uhol Ukrainy, pointing Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. electricity production will continue. out many of the shortcomings in the (ISSN.- 0273-9348) Over the next decade, it should be Ukrainian coal industry, particularly in stated, provided that there are no long- developing more advanced machinery Yearly subscription rate: $8; for UNA members — $5. term repercussions from the accident, to extract coal from their sloping Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. the Soviet power industry will enjoy a seams. The Ukrainian hydro-electric power stations, such as Trypilska, near The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: full recovery. In the meantime, there is (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 evidence of obstinacy in Soviet state- Kiev, have been working extensively to (201)451-2200 compensate for the non-functioning of Postmaster, send address This concludes Dr. David Marples' Chornobyl, but they will require exten- Editor: Roma Hadzewycz sive maintenance before winter. The changes to: five-part series on the Chornobyl disas- The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant Editors: Michael B. Bociurkiw (Canada) ter. Mis book "Chornobyl and Nuclear Siberian coal and oilfields have not Natalia A. Feduschak raised output to a degree that would P.O. Box 346 Power in the USSR,"published in Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Chrystyna N. Lapychak London by the Macmillan Press, will be enable increased deliveries to the Euro- available later this year in the United pean zones of the country. Chornobyl, The Ukrainian Weekly, October 12,1986, No. 41, Vol. UV States from St. Martin's Press, New therefore, has raised many questions for Copyright 1986 by The Weekly York. (Continued on page 15) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 3 Pennsylvania senator to Reagan: Cleveland area Ukrainians reveal raise cases of Ukrainian dissidents effects of Demjanjuk case WASHINGTON — Sen. John Heinz Recently, The Ukrainian Weekly's — was, in many instances, that the case (R-Pa.) on October 8 called on Midwest correspondent, Marianna Liss, hadn't affected them. But, a minute or President Ronald Reagan to raise the conducted telephone and face-to-face two into the conversation, it became cases of four Ukrainian human-rights interviews with Ukrainians in the Cleve- evident that there indeed had been an activists during his mini-summit with land area regarding the case of a fellow effect during the years the case has been General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev Cleveland-area Ukrainian, John Dem- in local, national and international this weekend. janjuk. They were asked to reflect upon headlines. The four prisoners of conscience are: how the case has affected them per- Following is a sampling of the opi- Mykola Rudenko, Lev Lukianenko, sonally. nions expressed. Mykola Horbal and Yuriy Shukhevych, Ms, Liss interviewed24persons in the all members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Cleveland-Parma area. They attend Monitoring Group. three churches, one Orthodox and two They "all have suffered imprisonment Catholic; their ages range from 20 to 70. ^ One young woman in her 20s said or internal exile for their activities on Many did not wish to be identified. she felt threatened by the Demjanjuk behalf of internationally recognized Following is our Midwest correspon- case. She stated that it had really concepts of human rights," wrote Sen. dents account of her interviews. saddened her, and made her aware that Heinz. "so many of us could be hurt by this." Mr. Rudenko, founding member and by Marianna Liss She also observed that the American first chairman of the Ukrainian public has been misinformed, that Helsinki Monitoring Group, is Sen. John Heinz At first, the reaction of Cleveland there's an impression that Ukrainians currently serving a term of internal exile been in and out of Soviet prisons, camps area Ukrainians to questions about the are "Jew-haters." in the Gorno-Altaiskaya Autonomous and internal exile since the age of 15. case of their neighbor, John Demjan- ^ A similar comment cropped up in Oblast. He had been sentenced in 1977 His most recent arrest was in 1972, after juk — especially in telephone interviews another interview. Asked if there had to seven years of a strict-regimen labor which he was sentenced to 10 years' been any negative comments about the camp and five years' exile for "anti- special-regimen labor camp and five case on the part of neighbors or co- Soviet agitation and propaganda." years' exile. He is in exile in the Tomsk Orthodox bishop workers, Mary Ann Sklar, replied that Mr. Lukianenko, a lawyer, was Oblast. leaves for Israel there were some at her husband's sentenced in 1978 for "anti-Soviet The full text of Sen. Heinz's letter workplace. "Someone mentioned Mew- agitation and propaganda" to 10 years' follows. SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. — killer' about Demjanjuk. Later when special-regimen camp and five years' Bishop Antony of the Ukrainian Ortho- my husband went to another depart- exile. He is reportedly incarcerated in a frit# dox Church left for Israel on September ment, he would not even mention that Perm labor camp. 29 in connection with the John Demjan- he was Ukrainian or that he went to St Mr. Horbal was sentenced in 1979 to Dear Mr. President: juk case. Vladimir's" (the Demjanjuks' parish). five years' strict-regimen labor camp on I would like to thank you for your During his pastoral visit to that She also mentioned that whenever trumped-up charges of rape and vigorous support of human rights in country, the bishop is expected to meet there was news regarding the Demjan- resisting an officer. He was rearrested your contacts with the Soviet with Israeli government officials, in- juk trial, reporters would run to St. in 1984 while in camp and sentenced to government. It is especially important eluding Justice Minister Avraham Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church an additional eight years of strict- that leaders of the Western democracies Sharir, according to an official commu- to tape their reports in front of the regimen camp and three years' exile. make a highly public commitment to nique released here at the headquarters building, so much so that people would improve the plight of prisoners of of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. comment to her husband, "Oh, I see Mr. Shukhevych, who has become conscience who languish in the darkness Bishop Antony held consultations your church was on the news, again." known as "the eternal prisoner," has (Continued on page 13) with the head of thd Church, Шіїв1-' politari Mstyslav, before his departure.' visually ^ssocrariHg'Str Vladimir'sWith" The Metropolitan's Chancery also the war crimes issue. Senate and House pass resolutions announced that Bishop Antony would The same woman said she believes be the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Mr. Demjanjuk is innocent though she on Ukrainian Helsinki Group anniversary official representative at the trial of Mr. does not know him very well. She even Demjanjuk. went to the last day of the denaturaliza- WASHINGTON — The Senate and Rep. Yatron, chairman of the House On Sunday, September 28, Metropo- tion hearing, and came away with the House passed companion measures Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcom- litan Mstyslav, while on a visit to the sense that the man was being railroad- calling on the president and secretary of mittee on Human Rights and Interna- Cleveland area, met with family and ed, she said. state to press the government of the tional Operations, first introduced H. friends of Mr. Demjanjuk. (Continued on page 16) Soviet Union to release the Ukrainian Con. Res. 332 on May 6 on the floor of and other Helsinki monitoring group the House by stating: "Through intense members from incarceration and to Russification, ethnocide, repression Australian government receives Wo allow them to emigrate to countries of and imprisonment, the Soviets have their choice. The concurrent resolutions endeavored to smother all manifesta- also urged that the U.S. Consulate in tions of national identity." on suspected war criminals Kiev report on human-rights violations He went on to say that "the list of JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Simon with names of alleged war criminals in Ukraine, as well as commemorated abuses committed by the Kremlin is Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Stu- living in their countries. November 9, 1986, as the 10th anniver- appalling and the jails are filled with dies has given Australian Foreign The 40 on the Australian list were sary of the Ukrainian Helsinki Moni- political prisoners." Minister William Hayden the names allegedly either members of the SS or toring Group. Sponsoring the resolution with Rep. and addresses as well as evidence collaborators with Nazis who killed Senate Concurrent Resolution 154 Yatron was Rep. Broomfield, ranking against 40 people suspected of Nazi war Jews. was passed on October 1; House Con- minority member on the House Foreign crimes who are living in Australia, the In other news regarding alleged current Resolution 332 was adopted a Affairs Committee, who concurred with center's director said recently. Nazi war criminals living in Australian day earlier, according to Americans for the statement written into the Congres- "The names will be taken back to government inquiry into Nazi war Human Rights in Ukraine. sional Record. Australia and passed on to a tribunal " criminals has been extended until a Congressmen who spoke on the floor In all, 100 Democrats and 62 Re- that was assembled three months ago to similar investigation in Canada reports before voting for the Helsinki resolu- publicans were co-sponsors of the investigate if Nazis had slipped into its findings, an official said recently. tion were: Gus Yatron (D-Pa.), William measure. Australia, Michael Potts, a counselor According to the Associated Press, a Broomfield (R-Mich.), Dante Fascell An identical resolution was intro- for the Australian Mission to the United spokesman in the office of Special (D-Fla.) and Benjamin Gilman (R- duced on June 26 in the Senate as S. Nations, said. Minister of State Mich Young said N.Y.). Congressmen who inserted their Con. Res. 154 by the Helsinki Commis- Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Wiesenthal investigator Andrew Menzies will hold statements into the Congressional sion chairman, Alfonse M. D'Amato{R- Center's director, stated the 40 had been off reporting his findings until the Record were: Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), N. Y), with Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D- traced to addresses in Australia through Canadian Royal Commission presents C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.), John Porter Ariz.) concurring. Sen. D'Amato stated: newly available immigration records, as its discoveries sometime next month. (R-Ill.), Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) and "Of the 37 Ukrainian monitors, all but well as Australian telephone records "Canada has some similarities to the Ray McGrath (R-N.Y.). one have been subjected to long terms in and investigations in that country. The situation in Australia. In particular, the The passage of the resolutions is labor camp and internal exile...The rabbi would not disclose the names of postwar migration of Eastern Euro- timely because of the upcoming meeting work of the group underscores the the 40 suspects, reported The New York pearis," the official said. of the 35-state Conference on Security Ukrainian drive for individual freedom Times. The Australian inquiry began after a and Cooperation in Europe that com- and national self-determination." The suspects, all Latvian or Lithua- Labor Party lawyer obtained docu- mences on November 4 in Vienna. The The total number of sponsors in the nian, have been classified as suspected ments under Australia's Freedom of congressional resolutions are also Senate was 48 — 25 Democrats and 23 war criminals by the Wiesenthal Center. Information Act which asked the go- directed at the U.S. Department of Republicans. The suspicions are based on documents vernment to go easy on war criminals. State and the U.S. Helsinki Commis- The congressional resolutions will coming from European archives and The Australian Council of Jewry, sion, which will participate in the serve as a springboard for the U.S. witnesses' testimony. which represents the country's some Vienna meetings. delegation as well as the representatives Nearly 5,000 people have been classi- 100,000 Jews, has stated that 150 Nazi In addition, the resolutions come on of the Ukrainian community at the fied as suspected war criminals, and war criminals entered the country as the eve of the U.S -Soviet mini-summit Vienna review conference. Rabbi hier said several other Western displaced persons after World War II, in Iceland. (Continued on page 13) governments will soon be presented reported tlie АР. ` `"- ` V: v ч ; 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 No. 41 Full-page advertisement cautions Saskatchewan election brings out Americans on OSI deportations a dozen Ukrainian candidates NEW YORK — Americans for Due importance at this time. by Michael B. Bociurkiw Ukrainians will be fighting a fierce Process placed a full-page political Ukrainian ADP board member Ale- battle for votes. advertisement this week in one of the xandra Shwed recently said: "If Linnas OTTAV A — At least a dozen can- Roy Romanow, 44, the popular most influential newspapers in the goes, there will be no hope for other OSI didates running in Saskatchewan's attorney general and deputy premier country, The Christian Science Moni- targets. We must do all we can to stop long-anticipated general election are of under the previous NDPgovernment, is tor. this injustice." Ukrainian origin. fighting to regain the seat he held for 11 The Christian Science Monitor is a ADP plans to place ads in other Premier Grant Devine announced years from Joanne Zazelenchuk, a 27- highly respected daily national publica- publications to let more and more last week the province will go to the year-old backbencher who is the legisla- tion. The ad, which was prepared by Americans know about the OSI-KGB polls October 20, more than four years tive secretary to the culture and recrea- professionals, appeared on page 5 of the connection. ADP will continue to stress after his Progressive Conservatives tion minister. October 8 issue. that deportation to the USSR is not decimated the pro-labor New Democra- Mr. Romanow lost his seat in the The ad explains to those unfamiliar acceptable. tic Party in the last provincial election 1982 election by a mere 19 votes. The with the Office of Special Invest iga- ending 11 years of NDP rule. NDP lost 36 seats in the unexpected tions or its work, just how the OSI uses Rasa Razgaitis, vice-president of Recent surveys have placed the ruling Progressive Conservative sweep. ADP, said: "I simply do not under- KGB-produced "evidence" to strip Conservatives almost neck-and-neck The large Conservative majority has Americans of their citizenship and stand how the U.S. government can be with the NDP, and the political pundits so blind. Government officials blasted been whittled away by defections, deport them to the USSR. Readers of suggest Saskatchewan voters may be resignations and other events. The The Christian Science Monitor are the KGB for the way it grabbedjourna- ready to restore the NDP. list Nicholas Daniloff and treated him. standing in the Legislature at dissolu- asked to let President Ronald Reagan A majority of the candidates that are tion on September 19 was PCs 49, NDP know that they oppose any deporta- How can these same officials now say of Ukrainian origin are running under that sending OSI victims to the KGB is nine, two independents, and four va- tions to the Soviet Union. the banner of the Progressive Conserva- cant. perfectly all right?" tives, according to an informal survey Americans for Due Process, a multi- Mr. Romanow — who gained na- Contributions for ADP's project to conducted by The Ukrainian Weekly ethnic organization which has worked this summer. tional attention in 1982 as a key player on the OSI issue for four and one-half place more ads in American publica- in the federal-provincial constitutional years, considers the impending deporta- tions may be sent to: Americans for Due One of the most interesting races will talks — has told at least one reporter tion of Estonian Karl Linnas to the Process; ADS, P.O. Box 85, Wood- be in Saskatoon-Riversdale, a predo- that his political resurrection was USSR by the OSI to be of the utmost haven, N.Y. 11421. minantly Ukrainian riding, where two (Continued on page 13) State Department... the Church in section III. Unable to been released to the press or public. and the Soviet Union regarding the exist above ground, the Church moved proposed summit negotiations. (Continued from page 1) Sources for the State Department to the catacombs after 1946; Church life or inspire their opposition to Soviet rule paper include Soviet publications which On the other hand efforts to produce there is the subject of section IV. In have come in for particular repression. call for repressions of the Ukrainian such papers began early this year and section V the samizdat publication, Chief among these have been the Catholic Church, the underground are not consciously aiming to discredit Chronicle of the Catholic Church, is institutions of religion, and among journal Chronicle of the Ukrainian the Soviet Union before a summit, he discussed, followed by an account, in these, perhaps none has suffered more Catholic Church, the diplomatic corps said in answering another question section VI, of recent cases of than the Ukrainian Catholic Church of and emigre sources. regarding the timing of such a paper. persecution of the faithful. Finally, the Eastern Rite (the Uniate Church). The reason for having such a paper However, Dr. Pilon stated that he section VII offers a perspective on the Claiming the devotion of millions in published now, he stated, was to make could not say at that point whether sources of this repression." western Ukraine, the Church, leaders sure that, "Whatever moves are made to human rights would be on the summit and laity alike, has been brutally The paper concludes: "...the Soviet further discussions and better relations agenda. repressed by Soviet rule. Indeed, official regime is attempting to create a single (with the Soviets) we must do it with our He did say though that the paper will Soviet historiography claims the Uniate Soviet people. Standing in the way is eyes wide open as to the nature of the be used in the Helsinki Accords review Church liquidated itself in 1946, that Ukrainian Catholicism, which is seen as Soviet system." meeting in Vienna beginning in its followers 'voluntarily joined' the the strongest and most representative Asked if considerations for the November. Russian Orthodox Church. exponent of cultural and spiritual ties summit and Nicholas Daniloff s release The paper is not, however, a policy "But the Uniate Church lives on, in with the West. For this, it has had to be would hamper the dissemination of statement. "It is not so much a position the catacombs, as witness repeated officially liquidated and. if possible, information in the paper, Dr. Pilon as it is a 'going public,' " he said. "We discussions in Soviet publications of the erased from the nation's historical responded that he did not think they have come to the conclusion that quiet need still to repress it. This paper sets memory. To enable Moscow to achieve would. diplomacy is going nowhere," he added. fourthnan account of that repression; It its goals, all signs of the religion's "We've made it very clear that The State Department's undersecre- begitts, in section II, with a brief history ongoing revival must continuously be human-rights concerns are very tary of human affairs, Richard M. of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, then repressed." important to us," he said, referring to Schifter, had met with the Roman discusses the official liquidation' of The full text of the paper has not yet recent talks between the United States Catholic pro nuncio in Washington, who had mentioned the persecution of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Soviet Union. This meeting plus a formal request from Christina Isajiw, executive director of the Human Rights Commission of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, that the State Department address the issue at the 25th anniversary of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago brought about the writing of the paper. At a luncheon with Dr. Pilon the bishops received him warmly. Arch- bishop-Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, leader of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States, expressed his apprecia- tion, saying that it was the first time the Ukrainian Catholic Church has received such attention. Also present wasthehead of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada, Archbishop- Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk of the Winnipeg Archeparchy, Among other Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs present at the luncheon were: Bishop Innocent Lotocky of the St. Nicholas Eparchy in Chicago; Bishop Basil Losten of Stamford, Conn.; Bishop Robert Moskal of the St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma, Ohio; Bishop Jerome Chimy of New Westminster, B.C.; Bishop Basil Filevich of Saskatoon; Bishop Andrew Sapelak of Buenos Aires, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Argen- Roger Pilon of the State Department address Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs. Also present is Christina- Isajiw of the tina; and Auxiliary Bishop Myron World Congress oi Free Ukrainians Daciuk of Winnipeg. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Mr. Hawrysz then took the floor to The following resolution was adopt- UNA Supreme Assembly... state that he would continue to serve as ed by the Supreme Assembly. (Continued from page 1) supported by Messrs. Hewryk and supreme auditor and would relinquish of several branch secretaries, announced Keybida. Mr. Spolsky won by a vote of his salaried position as national or- his own candidacy for the position. His 14 to eight for his opponent. ganizer for the UNA. He also stated that nomination was seconded by Messrs. he would continue to work for the good Be it resolved: Olesnycky and Kuropas. In the voting Conflict of interest of the UNA as he has done for the past 1. That the, Supreme Assembly of Mr. Hewryk received 13 votes to Mr. 30 years. the Ukrainian National Association Didiuk's seven. Next on the agenda was a discussion supports the purchase of real estate in Mr. Fil was nominated for the now to determine whether a conflict of Canadian building Toronto, Canada. vacated supreme auditor's position by interest situation exists when an em- 2. That the purpose of such property Mr. Doroshenko; Messrs. Kuropas and ployee of the UNA is also a supreme Supreme Assembly members next be the conduct of business and frater- Hewryk seconded the motion. Mr. auditor. This situation arose when Mr. considered the purchase of a building in nal activities for the UNA's Canadian Tatarsky, in turn, nominated Mr. Hawrysz, who was elected at the most Toronto to serve as the headquarters for membership and potential membership. Didiuk, and was supported by Mr. recent UNA convention to the position the UNA's operations in Canada. As- 3. That the Supreme Executive Com- Hawrysz. The voting results were: Mr. of supreme auditor, also was hired to sembly members voted that such a mittee, in consultation with the Cana- Fil, 17; Mr. Didiuk, five. stay on at the UNA Main Office as the building should indeed be purchased, dian members of the Supreme As^ In the elections for the vacant su- national organizer. After a lengthy and they directed the Supreme Execu- sembly, is authorized to actively pursue preme advisor's position, Mr. Spolsky discussion, the Supreme Assembly tive Committee to work along with the the purchase of such property. That was supported by Messrs. Olesnycky voted 19 to 1, with one abstention, that five Canadian members of the Supreme property will be solicited by our Cana- and Didiuk; while Peter Diakiw, a the situation was indeed a conflict of Assembly in studying potential sites for dian members. longtime UNA activist in Canada, was interest. the headquarters. 4. That the Supreme Executive Com- mittee shall present a comprehensive proposal and plan of operation to the members of the Supreme Assembly and 14 days after such written proposal the Supreme Executive Committee is au- thorized to consummate such purchase. 5. That if not resolved prior to the annual Supreme Assembly meeting in r- 1987, a report will be presented at the 1987 annuaPMefefifig? '^^ьУ, 6. That an appropriate budget be allocated for this effort by the Supreme Executive Committee. Seniors housing near Soyuzivka

It was with particular dismay that the participants of the Supreme Assembly sessiaruaccepted the,$еррхРpf Mr, Fljs-,, — with addenda by Messrs^ Pastuszek, Kwab;Ш4bOlesiiyeky, -and^Mfќ ^Dm^ ; chuk — on senior citizens housing near the UNA resort, Soyuzivka. Scene of Supreme Assembly meeting at the UNA headquarters. It was reported that following a two- day meeting of the ad hoc committee for the project with local lawyers and New Jersey Fraternal Congress meets in Atlantic City engineers, it was determined that be- by Andrew Keybida provided the audience with an all- cation by the Rev. De Leo, a memorial cause of the anti-discrimination laws of embracing understanding of fraternal service was conducted by Alfreda New York state, the UNA has no way of ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The 53rd life and brotherhood. He stated that Plocha of the Union of Polish Women, ensuring that: ownership of units within; ` annual convention of the New Jersey President Ronald Reagan had addressed and greetings were tendered by officers what was conceived as a condominium : Fraternal Congress was held at the the national convention, asking the of the New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio development would be retained in the Ceasar's Hotel-Casino here on October fraternals for complete support of the and New England fraternal congresses. hands of UNA members — this, despite 2-3. implementation of the anti-drug Robert J. Rasmussen, Lutheran the fact that the project sought no The annual meeting makes it possible program which is devasting American Brotherhood, was the moderator for a government funds, but was to be fi- for fellow fraternalists to congregate for youth and the entire nation. panel discussion relative to "1980-1986 nanced solely by the UNA. discussions of new programs as well as Andrew Keybida, supreme advisor, — Changing Times" and a spirited The Supreme Assembly then resolved the myriad problems of their own represented the Ukrainian National group of panel members, Peter Bauer, to further study the situation and societies. To date, 43 fraternal societies Association. Kenneth J. Soderstrom, William consider other possible solutions to the housing matter. Following is the Su- are active members of the congress. The regular business meeting began Farrell and Nicholas Boyko, gave preme Assembly's resolution. The banquet on October 2 was at 9 a.m. on October 3 with a call to varied examples of the many changes attended by 120 delegates and friends. order by Ms. Versusky. After the invo- which have occurred during this period. Magdalena Versusky, president of the New Jersey Fraternal Congress, After the luncheon, the business welcomed the large gathering, session was resumed, and Clayton The Supreme Assembly of the Ukrai- expressing her gratitude for their Cardinal, assistant commissioner, State nian National Association is committed interest and participation. Hilary of New Jersey Insurance Department, to providing housing for the UNA's Czaplicki, cenzor, Polish National spoke on the "Future of Fraternal Life senior citizens. The concurrent project Alliance of the U.S. of N.A., served as Insurance" in New Jersey. A question- has encountered technical and legal master of ceremonies. The invocation and-answer forum followed. problems including the protection of was given by the Rev. Roy James De After the various committee reports the UNA investment. The Supreme Leo of Union Catholic High School of were completed, the following officers Executive Committee is actively review- Scotch Plains, N.J. were elected for the coming year: ing options which would provide Greetings were also extended by Christine J. McMulian, Polish National housing for UNA senior citizens, would Mayor James L. Usry of Atlantic City, Alliance of Brooklyn, U.S. A, president; protect the investment of the UNA, and who expressed his appreciation to the Allan Berger, Royal Arcanum, first would comply with all applicable fe- fraternal congress for holding its third vice-president; Elmer E. Vargo, deral and state laws. convention in his city. He noted that William Penn Association, second vice- funds have been allocated for new president; Leopold S. Malinowski, public housing as well as recreational Polish National Alliance of Brooklyn, projects, and that he was grateful for the U.S.A, secretary-treasurer. What was evident in the discussions support received from the federal, state Mr. Keybida of the UNA was re- about senior citizens housing was, first and local governments. elected to the executive board as and foremost, the Supreme Assembly Louis B. Engelke, president of the chairman of the proclamation-social members' determination to proceed National Fraternal Congress of activity committee. with the project, albeit in a different America, expressed his appreciation for Also attending the business session conception, and to provide the sorely the invitation and gave a comprehensive were officers of the Providence Associa- needed seniors housing. report on the activities of the tion of Ukrainian Catholics in America: Once the agenda was exhausted, Mr. organization. He spoke of the excellent Ihor Smoliy, Bohdan Todoriw, John Flis brought the meeting to a close with cooperation among all the societies and Andrew Keybida Dubil and Myroslav Petriw. wishes of safe return trips home. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 No. 41

Ukrainian WeeUv Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas It's our heritage "To Preserve a Heritage," to borrow the title of one of The Ukrainian Museum's most successful exhibits, has always been the Time for educators to shine goal of this small ethnic museum in New York City that is one of the Ukrainian American and Canadian France. most professionally run Ukrainian institutions we've ever seen. educators have a golden opportunity to Surveys have also demonstrated that This month The Ukrainian Museum turns 10. It's hard to believe shine on November 8. 95 percent of the students at an Indiana that 10 years have passed so quickly; it seems like just yesterday that They can come to Chicago and College could not locate Vietnam on a the newly revamped Ukrainian Weekly covered the musr urn's participate in the first Ukrainian Fa- map; one in five North Dakota 12-year- opening. And yet, so much has happened at The Ukrainian Museum in mine Institute for Educators in North olds misidentified Brazil as the United that remarkably brief span of time. America. States. Though the museum was officially opened in 1976, it is decades While we are primarily interested in American students — and American earlier that one finds the seeds from which it grew. The Ukrainian having non-Ukrainian educators from teachers I must add — appear to be National Women's League of America, the museum's parent the Chicago area attend the institute, we especially ignorant of the USSR. This organization, began to collect Ukrainian folk artifacts back in the are encouraging Ukrainian educators fact was confirmed by Colorado State 1920s; it displayed many of these at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago. from outside of Illinois to participate as University Prof. James Long in an Through the years the collection grew, and in 1976 The Ukrainian observers so that they can organize article titled "Putting the Soviet Union Museum opened with 700 artifacts in its folk art collection. Today that similar institutes in their home areas in Perspective" which appeared in the collection — which is only one of several owned by the museum — later. May;June 1982 issue of The Social Our community needs to have the Studies. includes over 3,000 items. Ukrainian famine become part of the "Classroom study of the Soviet The Ukrainian Museum's history and archives collection encom- history and social studies curriculum in Union is one of the best means to passes historic photographs (over 4,000 in all), a numismatics North American schools. eradicate misconceptions and to pro- collection and a genealogy section. The department of fine arts.now One way to accomplish this end is to mote a better understanding of the includes nearly 300 paintings and drawings, ranging from works by have state and provincial legislatures Soviet Union," writes Prof. Long. Nikifor, the primitive painter of Krynytsia, and the world renowned mandate the teaching of a Ukrainian American students, Prof. Long points Alexander Archipenko, whose genius is celebrated for his many famine unit in schools under their out, "often have an exaggerated notion innovations, including the use of negative space in sculpture. influence. of the richness, power and size of the To date, the museum has staged 25 exhibits covering the wealth of Another way to achieve the same end Soviet Union" and Americans as a Ukrainian culture: pysanky, ritual breads, textiles, ceramics, is by pushing for formal state and local whole tend to "diminish the role of embroidery, folk costumes, Carpathian folk art, kylyms and folk school board development of Ukrainian history in explaining the profound famine units. instruments are among the facets of the Ukrainian ethos that have been value differences between the American Still another way is to develop stan- and Soviet peoples." highlighted thanks to the museum's diligent efforts. Many of these dard curriculum materials, organize an exhibits were accompanied by excellent catalogues — works that Prof. Long also emphasizes that institute for educators with local public American teachers should be wary of could stand alone in informing the public at large about the particular and private school support, and work- aspect of Ukrainian culture presented. Soviet disinformation. "Contrasts shop the educators in the use of the between Soviet claims and Soviet The history of the annihilated architecture of Kiev was told in the materials. That is the approach of the reality are enormous," Prof. Long exhibit and catalogue called "Lost Architecture of Kiev," while the Chicago endeavor. continues. "It is unfortunate that Ame- history of Ukrainian immigration to his country was subject of the Now that a Ukrainian Association of ricans often accept Soviet propaganda exhibit and catalogue titled "To Preserve a Heritage: The Story of the Professional Educators (UAPE) has statements as the truth; what should be Ukrainian Immigration in the United States." been formed, perhaps our own school emphasized is that the Soviet govern- In addition, The Ukrainian Museum has two traveling exhibitions: teachers and administrators can play a ment exercises all its propaganda skill more visible role in our community. We to convey the impression of power and "Ukrainian Folk Art" and "Lost Architecture of Kiev." The latter has need our educators. They are know- traveled from the rotunda of the U.S. Senate's Russell Building to progress to the world, covering up any ledgeable, articulate and experienced weakness." Dayton, Ohio, from Chicago to Winnipeg, to Toronto, Philadelphia, in working with people either in groups Edmonton and Saskatoon. or on a one-to-one basis. With just a As a major topic of study in units Of course, the museum also offers countless workshops in little more aggressiveness, our pedago- devoted to the Soviet Union, Prof. Ukrainian folk arts and crafts, including annual pysanky-decorating gues could play a crucial role in the Long suggests "The USSR: Land of sessions. future development of our community Many Peoples." Rejecting the idea of a And, if all this were not enough, the museum's plans for the future in North America. monolithic "Russian state" — a fiction are even more ambitious. In the works are exhibitions detailing the Although teaching their American still accepted by many American jour- Ukrainian experience: the famine of 1932-33, the Ukrainian Insurgent and Canadian colleagues about the nalists — Prof. Long argues that "all the Army, the dissident movement of the 1960s and on, as well as Ukrainian famine would be of great people of the USSR retain their ethnic exhibits on wooden architecture, oil paintings by William Kurelek of benefit to our community, it would be identity." The "peoples of the USSR are of even greater benefit to Americans really very different," concludes Prof. Canada, and ex libris. and Canadians. Long, "and their differentness is still Its goal for the future years, as expressed by The Ukrainian Museum quite apparent..." Development Committee, is "to preserve the best examnles of American high school and college students have become notorious for Prof. Long is not all that unique Ukrainian culture and tokens of our historical past..., (to serve as) an what a recent National Endowment for among American college professors in institution which not only unites contemporaries, but binds past, the Humanities (NEH) sponsored study his approach to the Soviet Union. present and future generations into one spiritual community." has termed a "devastating" lack of American universities have come a long In order to be able to do all it would like — in order to reach its information regarding history and way during the past few decades in their potential — The Ukrainian Museum recently purchased a site in New geography. Among other things, the understanding of the USSR. They York City where a totally new museum facility, designed from the NEH study found that in three-fourths appear to be more sophisticated every ground up, can be built. The project's cost: an estimated $6 million. of the student test results it surveyed, day. The problem, of course, is that the But what are millions when one speaks of preserving a heritage — our students could not find Great Britain on ideas people like Prof. Long are pro- a man; six of seven students could not moting have not trickled down to the heritage? senior and junior high school levels. Our culture, our history, our experience in toto deserve the modern identify the Soviet Union on a map. and enlarged showcase that The Ukrainian Museum plans. In an article titled "Social Studies: Professional Ukrainian educators in Are We Off Course?" which appeared in the United States and Canada now have By financially supporting this endeavor, we can make it become a the December 1986;January 1987 an opportunity to help change all of reality. issue of American Teacher, a publica- that. It is significant, I believe, that the tion of the American Federation of UAPE convention expressed concern Teachers (AFT), it was reported that in that "efforts to incorporate materials on a nationwide survey of high school the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 and seniors, two-thirds of those sampled Ukrainian victims of Nazi and Soviet Attention, students! could not place the U.S. Civil War in the atrocities into social studies curricula correct half-century; half could not have met with resistance from various Throughout the year, Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. The identify Winston Churchill or Joseph boards of education." The UAPE is on Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian community know about і Stalin. record as fully supporting "implementa- upcoming events. A U.S. News Si World Report tion of such teaching units." The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be glad to print review of various national tests of social Having spoken with UAPE president ..timely news storjes about events that have already taken place, Black.and white photos studies knowledge revealed that only a Zenowij Kwit, 1 am confident that the ,.'.^ cotorrwjtygood^cpntrast) will also be accepted. .^. ^ third of 1,875 North Carolina college UAPE will respond to our call. btudeins K.nevv 4iit,2S-ffir^ River was in It is time for our educators to shine. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

too late for an hourlong film and that yet, the Ukrainophobia (both latent and groups who cannot communicate with Action Item was "Firing Line" was not a proper format. overt) amongst certain elements in each other. First of all, PBS and the major net- North America is so acute that indivi- We must encourage and insist all new off the mark works all schedule major and widely duals like Christopher Hitchens feel it is comers learn and use English as soon as Dear Editor: viewed programs and specials at 10 p.m. permissible and acceptable to distort possible so the United States can more While the "Action Item" submitted Second, the reason "Firing Line" was historical reality by privileging certain quickly benefit from the strengths they by AHRU's Queens chapter (The such a good vehicle for the film is that it aspects to suit either his political have brought with them. Dr. Kuropas, Weekly, September 28) concerning the is one of the most popular shows on purposes or ideological framework. I you mention contributions of the likes recent PBS broadcast of "Harvest of PBS. Mr. Buckley, an internationally didn't hear him, for example, talk of the of Kosciusko, et al, and what they all Despair" does make some valid points, renowned columnist, thinker and no- millions of Ukrainians who died at the brought to this country. If they had not the overall thrust (and scope) of the velist, draws millions of viewers, both hands of the German Nazis (and thou- bothered to learn English, as so many recommendations are overreactive, liberal and conservative. sands of them did in the Babyn Yar he ethnic groups currently do, would they unrealistic and probably counterpro- I don't mean to imply that the broad- mentions as well.) have been able to make any contribu- ductive. cast was perfect. The discussion was What all this reveals to me is that tions at all? Example: Do we Ukrai- First, the main thing is that, thanks uninspired and, in some cases, contain- ultimately, Ukrainians and whatever nians have the right to keep Shevchenko largely to the efforts of William F. ed inaccuracies. But the fact remains they have suffered are valued very little. published only in Ukrainian? I think not Buckley, the National Review and that this important film was finally Of course it was good that the film was — the rest of the world deserves his Ukrainian activists, the documentary aired to a wide audience on a major shown. But let's face it, they didn't even thoughts as much as we do. was finally aired. It was, for the most network. Too often Ukrainians expect see fit to have a Ukrainian on the show. Your intentions are above reproach, part, favorably reviewed before it was too much. Sure, Salisbury and Hitchens Dr. Kuropas, but your lectures at the shown, and millions had an opportunity may not have been the best discussants, Nadia Sacristan university are still given in English, are to see it. It spoke with a poignancy and and sure they made some dumb points. Montreal North they not? This is no attempt to slight one eloquency that transcended the rather And, clearly, they should be brought to group or another but to communicate unfocused discussion that followed. task for this. And sure, PBS resisted with all of them. If we do not absolutely Perhaps millions of non-Ukrainians got showing this award-winning documen- Disagree with column insist (and in the United States this is to see this important film for the first tary for no sound reason. But show it accomplished through legislation) that time. The showing is a fait accompli. So, they did, and I see little point in rubbing on English language all newcomers learn and use English as does it really serve any constructive their noses in it after the fact, or Dear Editor: soon as possible we will continue to purpose to harp on what should have plaguing Mr. Buckley with too much I have known Dr. Myron Kuropas condemn Latins and other to picking been on a broadcast or who should have negative feedback. And while we must and respected his works for most of my grapes and tomatos. Our own fore- been on the panel? not be servile in being overly grateful, adult life. However, I strongly disagree fathers were condemned to the coul AHRU is quite correct in suggesting we must keep in mind that, it is hoped, with his August 24 article, "English — mines of Pennsylvania until they (or that viewers write to thank Mr. Buckley Ukrainians will make more documenta- love it or leave it...alone." their children) were able to "language" for his efforts. But it strains reason (and ries of this caliber on other issues, such We must adopt the concept and their way to a better life. Bilingual serves little purpose) to insist, after the as prisoners of conscience in Ukraine, reality of English becoming the official education serves only to prolong discri- fact, that a representative of the Ukrai- etc. There is little point in further language of this country as soon as mination and divide the peoples of this nian community should have been antagonizing PBS or haranguing a possible. We are the most unique nation country — only to provide employment included on the panel. And it is even friend like Mr. Buckley on a program in the history of man and cannot be for the bureaucrats who administer the worse to use the specious argument that that's already yesterday's news. We simply compared with Switzerland, system. The ghettos and barrios must a documentary about the Holocaust should be pleased that the film was which is half the size of Indiana with a have two-way streets of communication Ч)-ѓ^he-entire Wa%i6n-wiR ^ifffer the could not be shown without having a finally shown, and look ahead to similar population smaller than"New Y^irk f Jewish representative on a discussion meaningful and constructive projects. I City. Yes, Switzerland survives with its tbhsbqueHdesl^'Wfi^iif vve'i}rMgrft olir panel. Do we really want to suggest that think AHRU's Queens chapter is bark- trilingualism but here in California (at Ukrainian displaced persons here after it would somehow be unethical if three ing up the wrong tree on this one. latest count) we would have to print our World War II we immediately taught capable non-Jewish historians dis- ballots in 37 different languages. No them English — we did not insist cussed a film on the Holocaust? country can print ballots in that many America learn Ukrainian. We must George Zarycky have communication. And while it is true that the discussion New York languages. All citizens of this country following the famine film was weak, must be able to communicate easily if As an intelligence officer in the U.S. protests concerning Harrison Salis- we hope to retain our form of citizen- Air Force Reserve, I am well aware of bury's interchangeable use of the terms Insulted by remarks controlled government. the current problem in the Soviet Army "Russia," "Ukraine," and the Soviet because their conscripts come from the Union,and other misstatements should during "Firing Line" Although I am a great fan of Dr. S. I. 15 republics of the USSR and cannot be directed to him, not Mr. Buckley Hayakawa and one of my advanced understand their own officers. I am very who, at the end of the discussion, clearly Dear Editor: degrees is in his field of communication, happy this is a Soviet problem and do stated that "Ukraine" and "Russia" are What is most insulting and injurious I disagree with his view that we are a not want to see it happen here. not the same thing. Why burden a (at least to me) about the discussion "melting pot." The United States is the which followed the airing of "Harvest of most beautiful mosaic of every culture I take great pride in being a Ukrai- staunch ally of the project with the nian American. That's why I formed the misconceptions of his guests? The same Despair" on the special edition of the world has to offer. Therefore, it is "Firing Line" was the liberty and lack of incumbent upon us to do our very best "Flying Cossacks" squadron in our Air holds true for Chris Hitchens. Bother Force over 20 years ago. I wanted my him, not Mr. Buckley. sensitivity with which Ukrainians were to maintain these cultures and lan- guages — but not at the cost of dividing flying compatriots to learn the beauty of As to AHRU's demand that Mr. reminded and castigated for their "Nazi this nation into a hundred splinter (Continued on page 12) Buckley should be pressed to schedule a collaboration." (And I'm not suggesting follow-up program of American mis- here that there weren't some individuals conceptions about the Soviet Union, its who committed terrible things in the Letter to Buckley history and diverse nationalities, such a war.) Such generalizations and such program, while clearly desirable, is crudeness reveals the degree to which it Thank you for "Harvest" really not in keeping with the "Firing is open season on Ukrainians. Line" format, unless it can be put into the The subject of the program was the Following is the full text of Archbi- ground and its hierarchy, clergy, context of current Soviet policy and not Great Famine, which occurred at a shop- Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk's religious and faithful were "silenced" by merely Stalinist history. And sugges- specific time in history in a specific letter to William F. Buckley, host of Stalin in the 1940s,and the world finds tions for future. "Firing Line" topics historical context, and, therefore, has a "Firing Line," concerning the special this so much of an embarassment that it along these lines should be made inde- uniqueness and particularness all of its showing of "Harvest of Despair." prefers the cover of silence (as it did in pendent of the "Harvest of Despair" own. Yet, the discussants were being 1932-33) than to face the matter of program. constantly diverted and the focus shift- Dear Mr. Buckley: justice and the reoccurrence of genocide ed. Please accept the gratitude of the perpetrated by the Muscovites. The Finally, AHRU's suggestion that Imagine a program dealing with the clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian Ukrainians are a thorn in the side of viewers demand that PBS rebroadcast Jewish Holocaust where one of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia those who use those charming words of "Harvest of Despair" in the framework spokesmen constantly tried to divert the for bringing to the attention of the "detente" and "ecumenism." It, like the of a public affairs broadcast so that it conversation to the Israeli treatment of viewers of your program the plight of famine of 1932-33, makes a very can reach a wider audience is unrealistic Palestinians. Such crudity would be not the millions of victims of the holocaust interesting story. and ill-conceived. The implication only repulsive but also tantamount to in eastern Ukraine in 1932-33. Again, we can't find words sufficient seems to be that 10 p.m. was somehow intellectual and moral terrorism. And I am certain there are thousands more to express our thanks to you for who feel the way I do and who would displaying such honesty, perception and express their thanks to you were they courage. May God continue to bless you Urgent appeal able. Though those who comprise Please remember John Demjanjuk. In church, remember him. In the home, with health and happiness for many the make-up of this jurisdiction either years. remember him. In your personal prayer, remember him. Most of all, please came from western Ukraine or are the take a few moments to tell him that you do. Write to: Mr. John Demjanjuk, With every best wish, I am children of these emigrants, we stand as Sincerely yours in Christ, c^o Ayalon Prison, Ramla, Israel. one in the plight of our Ukrainian Thank you for your kindness and for all your prayers. Orthodox brethren in eastern Ukraine. The Most Rev. Stephen Sulyk Today the Ukrainian Catholic — Mrs. Vera Demjanjuk and family. Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Church in western Ukraine is under- of Philadelphia 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 No. 41

BOOK NOTES Conquest's monograph on Stalin's terror-famine The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collects Harvest of Sorrow," Dr. Conquest only a mass terror throughout the body vization and the Terror-Famine by begins to reconstruct the events in of the nation — that is the peasantry — Robert Conquest. New York: Oxford history which led to the Great Ukrai- could really reduce the country to University Press, 1986. 412 pp. $19.95. nian Famine of 1932-33: the Ukrainian submission. In 1932-33, accompanied national struggle, the motives and by an attack on all Ukrainian cultural "The task of the historian is the methods of the Communist leadership, and intellectual centers and leaders, as notoriously difficult one of trying to the aspirations of the people. well as on the Ukrainian Churches, came represent clearly and truly in a few This 412-page book covers a variety what may be described as a terror- hundred pages events which cover years of topics during the period of collectivi- famine. of time and nations of men and women. zation. The 18 chapters are grouped into "...Nationalism was blamed explicitly We may perhaps put this in perspective four main parts: "The Protagonists: for the supposed contumacy of the in the present case by saying that in the Party, Peasants and Nation,'1 "To Ukrainian peasants in not surrendering actions here recorded about 20 human Crush the Peasantry," "The Terror- grain which they did not have, all of lives were lost for, not every word, but Famine" and "The Aftermath." which was in accord with Stalin's every letter, in this book." Between 1929 and 1932, according to dictum that the national problem was in This book, "The Harvest of Sorrow: Dr. Conquest, the Soviet Communist essence a peasant problem. In fact one Soviet Collectivization and the Terror- leadership "struck a double blow to the of the aims of collectivization in the Famine, " paints perhaps the most peasantry of the USSR as a whole: Ukraine had been stated officially as gruesome and telling picture of the true dekulakization, the dispossession and 4he destruction of Ukrainian nationa- cost of Joseph Stalin's collectivization deportation of millions of peasant lism's social base — the individual НІШ Є1 ItlEST policies between 1929 and 1932 — up to families, and collectivization, the aboli- landholding.' " 14.5 million peasants dead. tion of private property and the concen- In "The Harvest of Sorrow," Dr. question." "Fifty years ago as 1 write these tration of the remaining peasantry in Conquest states that the "sheer amount Dr. Conquest supports his thesis, that words," states author Robert Conquest Collective' farms under party control. of evidence" that this human tragedy this was a man-made famine, by supply- in the first chapter, "the Ukraine and the The result: millions of deaths." did indeed occur "is enormous." ing the evidence needed to make the Ukrainian, Cossack and others areas to In 1932-33 followed what can be "Almost every particular incident in assertion believable. In one of the last its east — a great stretch of territory termed the "terror-famine" in Ukraine the villages recounted here (in the book) chapters of the book titled "Responsi- with some 40 million inhabitants — was and the largely Ukrainian Kuban area could be matched by a dozen, some- bilities," Dr. Conquest writes of Stalin's like one vast Belsen. A quarter of the (together with the Don and Volga times even a hundred more," he as- knowledge of the famine, but also rural population, men, women and areas), Dr. Conquest writes. It consisted certains. shows that the problem lies in proving children, lay dead or dying, the rest in of setting grain quotas far above the "More important yet, the material is that it was he who ordered it. Dr. various stages of debilitation with no possible for the peasants, removing mutually confirmatory. The accounts of Conquest writes: strength to bury their families or neigh- every handful of food and preventing the emigre survivors, which might have "As to Stalin's personal guilt (and bors. At the same time (as at Belsen), any outside help, even within the been thought distorted by anti-Soviet that of Molotov, Kaganovich, Posty- well-fed squads of police or party borders of the USSR, in reaching the sentiment, are exactly paralleled in the shev and the others) it is true that, as officials supervised the victims. peasantry. This was accompanied by an other sources. Indeed, the reader will in with Hitler's responsibility in the Jewish "This was the climax of the 'revolu- attack on all Ukrainian cultural and many cases probably find it hard to Holocaust, we cannot document the tion from above,' as Stalin put it, in intellectual centers and leaders, and all guess whether testimony is Soviet or responsibility in the sense that any which he and his associates Crushed two Ukrainian Churches. emigre. decree exists in which Stalin orders that elements seen as irremediably hostile to In a commentary on his book pub- "This mutual reinforcement of evi- famine. the regime: the peasantry of the USSR lished in The Times of London, Dr. dence is clearly of the greatest value; "But the only possible defense, such as a whole, and the Ukrainian nation." Conquest wrote: and in general one can say that the as it is, would be to assume that Stalin In these beginning sentences of "The "Stalin seems to have realized that course of events is now put beyond (Continued on page 12) Exhibit catalogue on Great Famine of 1932-33 Famine in the Soviet Ukraine 1932-1933: Seizure of Power: Purges, Collectiviza- Interview Project, which was esta- A Memorial Exhibition, catalogue tion and Industrialization," "Scenes of blished in the early 1950s to conduct prepared by Oksana Procyk, Leonid the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33," interviews with newly arrived refugees Heretz, James E. Mace. Cambridge, "The Famine in the Contemporary from the Soviet Union. Ironically, "the FAMINE Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1986. Western Press," "The Famine in Me- interviewers (of the project) found 84pp. $12.95. moirs and Published Eyewitness Ac- accounts of the famine to be so nu- IN THE counts," "The Famine in Literature," merous that they did not bother to SOVIET In 1984, Harvard College Library, in "Scholarship on the Famine and on its record fully what the survivors told cooperation with the Ukrainian Re- Historical Context." them," write the catalogue's authors. UKRAINE search Institute and the Ukrainian A list of sources for illustrations and a Nonetheless, much valuable material on Studies Fund of Harvard University bibliography follow. the famine has been collected and is 19324933 sponsored an exhibition of photo- Thus, the reader is not only led housed at the Russian Research Center graphs and published accounts, with through the famine, but also through Library at Harvard. eyewitness testimony and scholarly the establishment, and subsequent The eyewitness account of a 40-year- studies, which commemorated the 50th destruction, of Ukraine's cultural life old worker, the son of a "kulak," reveals anniversary of the Great Famine in and the beginnings of Joseph Stalin's the following: Soviet Ukraine, 1932-33. Recently, the collectivization policies which ' :d to the catalogue of this exhibit — containing famine. The authors write about the key "I remember a case in 1933. I was in descriptions of over 250 items accom- players of the time, Pavel Postyshev, Kiev. 1 was at a bazaar then the bazaar panied by 120 rare illustrations — was who was "sent to Ukraine in 1933 to was called the Bessarabian market I tions, ignored by the Western press? published by Harvard University Press. take charge of the government, destroy saw a woman with a valise. She opened While the authors don't explore all the The catalogue, writes Yen-Tsai Fen, the nationally conscious wing of the the valise and put her goods out for sale. reasons, they do state that, predo- Roy E. Larsen Librarian of Harvard Communist Party, extract even more Her goods consisted of jellied meat, minantly, many Western journalists College, seeks "to recall the tragedy of grain from the starving countryside, frozen jellied meat, which she sold at 50 based in Moscow "were favorable to the famine...in both human and histori- and conduct a campaign of terror rubles a portion. I saw a man come over Stalin or feared losing their journalistic cal context." It is written by Oksana against the Ukrainian intelligentsia." to her - a man who bore all the marks privileges, were they to write unsympa- Procyk, Leonid Heretz and James E. (Mr. Postyshev later fell victim during of starvation. He bought himself a thetically about any official Soviet Mace. Stalin's purges of 1936-38.) They write portion and began eating. As he ate his policy." also of Mykola Skrypnyk and Mykola portion he noticed that a human finger Broken into 10 parts, starting with a The reporter who most set the tone description cf "The Ukrainian Revolu- Khvyliovy, both prominent Ukrainian was imbedded in the jelly. He began for Western press coverage of the tion 1917-1921" and ending with the Communists who committed suicide in shouting at the woman and yelling at famine, with authoritative denials of "Commemoration of the 50th Anniver- 1933 because of conflicts with Stalin's the top of his voice. People came starvation, was The New York Times sary of the Famine," the catalogue policies. running, gathered around her, and attempts to present to the reader the seeing what her food consisted of, took correspondent Walter Duranty, the political and cultural atmosphere in What proves especially harrowing, her to the militsia (police station). At authors state. They also report that only Ukraine and the Soviet Union which but extremely useful, are the accounts the militsia were two members of the a few major newspapers, most notably preceeded and followed the Great by survivors and eyewitnesses of the NVKD (secret police) who just the Christian Science Monitor and the Famine of 1932-33. famine which appear in the catalogue. happened to be there. They went over to Manchester Guardian carried stories on In almost dispassionate language, they her and instead of taking action against the tragedy. The bulk of these stories Other subsections are: "The Ukrai- tell of the starvation, of the canniba- her, they burst out laughing. 'What, were written after these newspapers' nian Socialist Soviet Republic and the lism, of the fiendish judicial penalties have you killed a kulak? Good for you!' correspondents, William Henry Cham- Policy of Ukrainization," "The Ukrai- imposed by the authorities. And they let her go. " berlin and Malcolm Muggeridge, re- nization," 'The Ukrainian Cultural Many of these accounts are taken Why was the period of human history spectively, left the Soviet Union. Renaissance of the 1920s," "Stalin's from the Harvard University Refugee so ignominiously, with a few excep- (Continued on page 15) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 National Gallery of Art to mark centennial of Archipenko's birth WASHINGTON — The National ture. Gallery of Art will commemorate the By the time he moved to the United 100th anniversary of the birth of Alex- States, he had already exhibited ander Archipenko (1887-1964) with an throughout Europe and in North Ame- exhibition containing 42 of his sculp- rica, and was considered by many to be tures, paintings and drawings, the the greatest living sculptor. majority of which have never been When Archipenko left Europe most shown in the United States. of the works from his French (1908- Many of the works are from the Tel- 1921) and German (1921-1923) periods Aviv Museum, which co-organized the remained in the hands of collectors. exhibition and holds the finest collec- When the Nazis assumed power, Archi- tion of the Ukrainian-born artist's early penko's art in Germany was officially works. The exhibition will be on view in declared "degenerate" and many works the National Gallery's East Building, on were subsequently seized and destroyed. November 16 through February 16, By the end of World War II only a 1987. limited number of early sculptures were Archipenko's status as a major figure still known to exist. in early 20th century sculpture is based Fortunately, a major collection of largely on the innovative works he works from Archipenko's early years produced during his years in France and was stored in the Tel-Aviv Museum. Germany (1909-1923). This exhibition The sculptures had been sent to the will bring together for the first time the museum in 1933 by the German collec- most significant of Archipenko's criti- tor Erich Goeritz, who had them cally acclaimed early works. shipped to Tel-Aviv for safekeeping. As a leading figure of the cubist The Goeritz collection now represents movement, Archipenko is recognized the largest and most important remain- for his revolutionary approach to form, ing group of Archipenko's early sculp- material and color. By merging painting ture. with three-dimensional construction, he Among the works in this exhibition produced works that embraced not only are "Woman at Her Toilet" (1916), a the visual influences of cubism, but also three-dimensional "sculpto-painting"; those of Italian futurism and classical 'Two Women" (1920), a work pre- sculpture. His method of opening up the viously assumed lost, now in the Na- plastic form with holes and concavities tional Museum, Belgrade; "Boxing" created a new idiom in modern sculp- (Continued on page 13)

"Leaning Woman," 1913-14 (polished bronze).

"Kneeling Woman," I9I6-!7 (painted wood; support; oi! on burlap mounted on burlap). "Collage: Two Figures," 1913 (gouache and pasted paper). 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. OCTOBER 12.1986 No. 41

FOCUS ON THE ARTS Canada's Luba thrice nominated Diachenko Kochman wins Governors Award uy Магіаппа Liss celebrated its 40th year in 1986. for 16th annual Juno Awards Ms. Kochman has taught at Rosary CHICAGO — Alexandra Diachenko Collage in River Forest, 111., as an Kochman has won the prestigious adjunct assistant professor of art. She is Governors Award for "Geisha Toy," a an art committee member and curates at clay sculpture, at the 1986 Professional the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Art Exhibition in Illinois. in Chicago, as well as exhibiting widely, She was honored during a special lecturing, writing articles for various art ceremony and showing on August 4 at journals and is active in the promotion the Herbert Georg Gallery in Spring- of the arts in the Ukrainian community. field, 111. Some 300 artists and invited Her studio is in the heart of Chicago v guests were present when Rod Buffing- Ukrainian Village district, where scu! ton, superintendent of the exhibition tures of earthy textures fill the roon. and president of the Springfield Art Trypillian suggestions, and hints of Association presented the award. Ukraine thread through her works. Ms. Kochman's work, in the form of She considers her works a blend of a fan, fired in the raku process and sculpture with painting techniques. measuring 4x2 feet was chosen out of a Since her background was in painting, field of 463 entires. There were 122 she uses glazes on her sculpted canvas, chosen for exhibition, and the best of as she phrases it, "in a painterly way." the show was selected from among these prize winners. Her philosophy of art is to give The best of the show was awarded the pleasure to the people buying her Governors Award, and sponsors of the works. She says, "I try to give satisfac- exhibit purchased the work and pre- tion, a mood of happiness. To me art is sented it to the State of Illinois as a gift. not only an embellishment of someone's It will be part of a permanent art house, but it is an inner expression of collection in the state The annual event the artist."

Luba performing at summer concert at Ontario Place. TORONTO — The Canadian rock da. band Luba — which includes lead The rest of the nominees are picked singer Lubomyra Kowalchuk and by panels of experts. Winners in the drummer Peter Marunczak, both composer of the year category are voted Ukrainians -^ received three nomina- on by the membership. tioiis for the 16th annual Juno awards, All 10 songs on "Between the Earth announced by the Canadian Academy and Sky" were written by Ms. Kowal- of Recording Arts and Science. chuk herself. The first single from the In the best female vocalist of the year album, "How Many (Rivers to Cross)," category, Ms. Kowalchuk, 28, is com- has topped the charts on most radio peting with Carroll Baker, Anne stations across Canada. A video of the Murray, Jane Siberry and Martine St- song was recently filmed in London. Alexandra Diachenko Koch man's clay sculpture "Geisha Toy." Clair. Formed in 1979 by founding mem- Luba, which has a newly released bers Ms. Kowalchuk, Mr. Marunczak album with the Capitol label called and guitarist Mark Lyman, the group Rudnytsky returns from world tour "Between the Earth and Sky," also Luba was completed in 1980 with the students in San Pedro Sula and San Sal- addition of Michael Bell on bass. The YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Concert garnered the best composer of the year pianist Roman Rudnytsky returned vador. He then proceeded back east- nomination. band burst onto the Canadian music home on September 24 from a far-flung wards across the Atlantic to the Spanish scene in 1982 with the evocatl e ballad island of Mallorca, where during the Luba is a 1985 winner of a Juno "Every Time I See Your Picture." This three-and-a-half-month concert tour Award for best female vocalist, and was which took him to most continents. He week of August 17 to 23 he played reci- single, taken from the mini album of the tals in Puerto Portales, Manacor,and in named 1985 best female entertainer by same name, became the No. 1 song on departed the United States on June 14 Deia. Canada's Black Music Association. most Canadian record charts, prompt- to begin this tour. The daugnter of a Ukrainian laborer, ing Capitol Records to release Luba's His tour began in Turkey where he The period from August 27 to Se Luba married Mr. Marunczak earlier first major album, "Secrets and Sins." played three recitals at the Hilton tember 22 was spent in India, which wa. this year. The band's most recent Ms. Kowalchuk's first visits to a International Hotel in Istanbul. Follow- Mr. Rudnytsky's fourth concert tour album, which was partially produced by recording studio were in the late 1970s ing that he spent most of July in Africa there. He gave nine recitals and several Narada Michael Walden, the Grammy- to record two Ukrainian albums. Later, and played recitals in Lusaka and Kitwe masterciasses here. These took place in nominee who has worked with Whitney she debuted in the mainstream rock (ZamHa) and Lilongwe and Blantyre the cities of Delhi, Darjeeling, Pune, Houston and Aretha Franklin, was music scene with an album called (Malawi). These recitals were sponsored Calicut, Kodaikanal, Pondicherry, Cal- released in the United States last month. "Chain Reaction." After the release of by the music societies of these respective cutta and Bombay. cities, the members of which consist The album's graphics, designed by the Luba mini album in 1982, and the The responses everywhere were very Heather Brown, Dean Motter and addition of singer^ guitarist Alain Cou- mostly of British and other expatriates living there. enthusiastic and Mr. Rudnytsky has Deborah Samuel, earned the group the ture in 1983, the band began major been reinvited back everywhere. The best album graphics Juno nomination. touring in Canada, opening for such The period from July 30 to August 15 United States Information Service The Juno awards will be presented artists as Christ De Burgh and Bryan was spent in Central America, where (USIS) was involved in the sponsoring November 10 at Toronto's Harbour Adams. Mr. Rudnytsky performed the Beeth- of the concerts in Honduras, El Salva- ovcn Concerto No. 4 in G with the Na- Castle Hilton. Nominees and winners Luba currently has two songs on the dor, and half of the ones in India. are determined by a variety of methods. Capitol soundtrack album of "9!^ tional Symphony Orchestra of Panama, Nominations in the female vocalist of Weeks." The first song, which opens the gave recitals in Tegucigalpa and San During this long tour, there were op- the year category, for example, are movie, is titled "The Best is Yet to Pedro Sula (Honduras), and gave a re- portunities for Mr. Rudnytsky to also determined by the largest number of Come." It was written by Terry Britten cital and played as soloist with the Na- visit such sites and places as the ruins of sales, but winners are voted on by the and Graham Lyle (who also wrote tional Symphony Orchestra (Saint- Troy and the battlefields of Gallipoli CAR AS membership, which represents "What's Love Got to do With It" and Saens Concerto No. 5 in F) in San Sal- (Turkey), Harare (Zimbabwe), the Vic- about 1,000 people involved in the "We Don't Need Another Вето" for vador (El Salvador). In addition, he toria Falls and Kariba Dam (Zambia- music and recording industry in Cana- Tina Turner). conducted masterciasses for local piano {Continued on page 13) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 11 Women's conference... (Continued from page 1) Worlds" conference in 1982. "The National Association's resort, Soyu- problem of contemporary Ukrainian zivka, in Kerhonkson, N.Y. women living in two worlds is still real," The conference program was divided she said. into four categories, each covering and Ukrainian women are held "respon- expanding on one of four aspects of a sible for the future of the community" Ukrainian woman's role in society: her through their role in the family, yet they relation to her family, the Ukrainian maintain a personal need to pursue community, herself, and her career. "interests beyond the family, either in a Each panel and workshop was designed career or through community acti- for detailed discussion on subjects vism," said Mrs. Brozyna. related to one of the four categories with moderators and panelists with expertise Therefore, the UNWLA organized or knowledge of the topics. this conference "to determine and The weekend activities began with a explore the most important aspects of a ^e-conference program on Friday, woman's life" and discover a way for Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak leads discussion during the presentation called etober 3, which featured workshops every individual woman "to realize and Our Community and Beyond. balance these four categories of in- on How to Fundraise Successfully, century to a unit of what she called "Women do indeed have a say in their and on Effective Public Relations in terests." "human value." Dr. Iya Awramtchuk-Klim, a psy- roles in Ukrainian society," Dr. Markus issues of concern to contemporary Dr. Richardson described the di- said. She said that Ukrainian women's Ukrainians. chiatrist at the Jersey City Medical lemma faced by some women of choos- Center, discussed a woman's "self," her organizations are more numerous than Four active members of the Ukrai- ing between a family and a career, which others, and are generally very active and nian community shared their expertise psychological and emotional well-being she said was unfair and unnecessary. and the conflicts and difficulties a well-organized. in raising funds for one cause or another. She also stressed the lack of a social After the inductory panel, most Stephan Bida, an active leader in the Ukrainian woman experiences with support system for women who desire multiple-role demands placed on her. participants took lunch, which was Delaware Valley Ukrainian Congress to have careers as well as husbands and served buffet-style by the indoor swim- Committee of America and a vice- Dr. Klim said that in order for a woman children, particularly in American to overcome any sense of inferiority she ming pool. After lunch the first series of president of development for the Uni- society. She said that the United States three panels took place in three separate may feel because of obstacles to her trust Corporation, an estate and ma- is the only modern society that grants ballrooms: Woman and the Political realizing her individual potential, she nagement firm, gave advice on how to only six weeks for maternity leave, as Scene, The Working Woman, and establish and manage endowments. needs to form relationships that support opposed to other developed and some The Younger Generation. Olga Stawnycky, a broker with Liggett her aspirations and needs. underdeveloped countries like China, Dr. Klim, who also has a private Women and the Political Scene, Realtors in Rutherford, N.J., who for which allow from six months to three which was moderated by Katya Chu- 10 years served on the board of trustees psychiatric practice, said that the years of maternity leave. obstacles against a Ukrainian woman's machenko, a special assistant at the of The Ukrainian Museum of New Dr. Richardson also emphasized the State Department's Bureau of Human York, devoting much time to chairing success have traditionally been both sex need for a Ukrainian environment for and ethnic minority discrimination, Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, the Fund-Raising Committee, described young Ukrainian mothers and their focused on three main topics: the successful special events and grant although these have improved in the children. past few decades. But a support system general issue of Ukraine's role in the applications for small and large organi- Lydia Bazarko, director of corporate USSR, issues of concern to Ukrainian is still needed, Dr. Klim said, by women zations. Orysia Hewka, the executive planning at the Ohio-based Sherwin- Americans in particular, and how each whose responsibilities have multiplied director of the Ukrainian Educational Williams Corp., discussed women's individual can get involved in helping and Cultural Center in Philadelphia, by their entry into the professional participation in professional work. She the Ukrainian cause within the political and Marta Shmigel, originator and world, and this includes the need to said Ukrainian women have historically producer of the "Ukrainian Hour" develop a relationship with a mentor, held a number of important leadership either a woman or a man who has Mr: GoBle, а паііШаМШШргї on radio program in Rochester, N.Y., and roles, although it was by no means on a Ukraine and Central Asia in the State a fund-raiser for the Rochester Chapter succeeded in the same field, the need to wide scale. form friendships with peers with similar Department, described what he termed for Multiple Sclerosis and the Republi- She said that currently, Ukrainian as a general misperception of the can Party, shared their experiences in aspirations, and the need to forge a girls and women have an advantage good relationship with a man who meaning of nationalism in Ukraine by fund-raising and winning grants. over their American counterparts be- many Ukrainian Americans. He said Marta Bohachevsky-Chomiak, a respects and encourages those aspira- cause their Ukrainian community ex- tions. that a loss of the Ukrainian language history professor at Johns Hopkins and pects them to give more of themselves to and a change in the traditional culture George Washington universities and Dr. Klim also said that in order to organizations and institutions. From does not necessarily lead to the loss of vice-president of the National Council alleviate the difficulties women en- childhood, a girl's Ukrainian identity is national identity or consciousness. He of Women^USA, moderated the work- counter, the traditional definition of formed through her participation in said that although many Ukrainians in shop on Effective Public Relations. equality for women, that is, their schools, churches, youth and sports Ukraine use the Russian language they She introduced and elaborated on the acceptance of the dominant male values, organizations. She is taught to lead and are no less nationalistic, and, in fact, current situation in Ukraine and the such as aggressiveness, competitiveness accept responsibility, and thus the are prone to a greater sense of national political, social and cultural activities of and even ruthlessness, must be altered. Ukrainian girl gains a greater confi- identity because, as they may live in Ukrainians in the United States as an What is required is "a shift in the system dence than most American girls, who larger, more populated urban areas, orientation to the workshop. of values for the whole society" through don't have as many possibilities for they experience much more competition The workshop's two guest speakers, the adoption of "traditional female leadership, Mrs. Bazarko concluded. with Russian nationals for jobs and William Courtney, consul general- values," such as harmony, cooperation Dr. Daria Markus, an educator and places in universities. He said those who designate to Kiev, and Paul Goble, and caring, Dr. Klim concluded. researcher on the influence of a multi- are not challenged by foreigners for Nationality Desk officer at the State Dr. Ivanna Martyniuk-Richardson, a cultural setting on educational pro- those positions, such as those living in Department, offered their perspective licensed professional counselor, spoke cesses, spoke on the question of if and rural areas, the traditional bearers of on Ukraine, while Andrij Bilyk, a public on the woman and "her family," the how to maintain the Ukrainian hro- nationalism, are less likely to experience relations specialist and president of history of the family unit as primarily an mada, which has traditionally been a a need for expressing their national IMAX Corp., offered advice on P.R. economic unit and its change in the past role of women. (Continued on page 14) practices for Ukrainians within the American system. He focused on how to write a press release, organize telephone mpaigns and speak in public, as well other P.R. methods. The following day the conference was officially opened at 9:30 a.m. in the hotel's grand ballroom with a brief welcoming speech by Nadia Nynka, chairman of the organizing committee, as well as a brief welcome to all partici- pants and guests from Iwanna Rozan- kowsky, UNWLA president. The wo- men introduced the members of the conference's organizing committee and discussed the conference motto "Hro- mada tse my," (We are the community). Then followed an introductory panel which was moderated by Zenia Kowal- czyn-Brozyna, vice-chairman of the organizing committee, who described her committee's purposes and methods of arranging the conference. Mrs. Brozyna said that the organizers took into account the response from the first "Ukrainian Worriatiin Two 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,198b No. 41

spring they no longer had faces at all. tivization: 4hese pictures are distress- Mr. Duranty: Conquest's... Instead, they had birdlike heads with ing, but we shall get our perspective "The praise which went to Duranty (Continued from page 8) beaks, or frog heads — thin wide lips — right only if we remember that the was clearly not due to a desire to know merely ordered excessive requisitions and some of them resembled fish, Bolsheviks conceived themselves to be the truth, but rather to a desire of many out of ignorance of the true position, mouths open. Not human faces." fighting a war, a war against an enemy to be told what they wished to hear. k and had no mens геа`; and this js Dr. Conquest comments that Mr. class instead of a war against an enemy Duranty's own motives need no ex- contradicated by the powerful conside- Grossman compares these children nation, and to be applying the methods plaining." 1 rations which we have examined. directly with the Jewish children who of war. When it comes to 1933, he The final death toll of this predomi- "We may add that the banning of perished in the gas chambers. Mr. speaks flatly, as one who visited the nantly Ukrainian experience, which foreign reporters from the famine areas Grossman comments, "these were Soviet areas in question: 'Any question of a included Central Asia and Kazakhstan is, indeed, a further tacit admission by children and those who were putting calamity comparable with the famine of as well (though the starvation there the authorities of what was going on." them to death were Soviet people." 1921-22 is, in the opinion of the present was not deliberately planned), was Perhaps the most heart-wrenching Dr. Conquest does not spend a great writer, who travelled through Ukraine roughly 14.5 million people, or higher chapter of "The Harvest of Sorrow'4 is deal of time discussing reasons why the and North Caucasus in June and July than the total number of deaths for all titled "Children." While one can some- Western press largely ignored the 1933, unfounded." belligerents in World War I, Dr. Con- how grapple with mans inhumanity to famine. Rather, he states that "a great As he debates why the press over- quest states. adults, where children are involved it is number of true accounts reached Wes- looked the famine, Dr. Conquest speaks, "The Harvest of Sorrow" fills a large a different story. Even Lenin's widow, tern Europe and America, somt of them most specifically, of The New York gap not only in Soviet, but world Krupskaya, had pleaded for humane from impeccable Western eyewitnesses. Times correspondent Walter Duranty history. The Great Famine in Soviej treatment of children on the grounds (It was not found feasible, at least in who was then the newspaper's chief cor- Ukraine from 1932-33 must now take iu that the class war was between adults, 1932, to keep all foreigners out of the respondent in the USSR. Mi. Duranty, place among the other great genocides but, unfortunately, by the time of the famine areas)." But he discusses how, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his report- of the world. To continue to ignore it famine her opinion had long ceased to despite the growing evidence that there ing from Moscow, wrote that there was now would be to give a stamp of count. was a famine in Ukraine, the Soviets no famine in the USSR, and many other approval to those who were responsible were able to fool many Western digni- reporters followed his example. But it is for it. To show the brutality imposed on this same man who privately told young children. Dr. Conquest-quotes taries into thinking that everything was "The Harvest of Sorrow" can be fine in Ukraine and how these people British intelligence that he knew ordered through: Harvard Series in Vasily Grossman, the Russian Jewish millions were starving in Ukraine. novelist. Mr. Grossman, who compared fell for the ploy or simply refused to Ukrainian Studies, 1583 Massachusetts recognize the horrible truth. States Dr. Conquest: Ave., Cambridge, Mass., 02138. The the Soviet treatment of the kulaks to the "Malcolm Muggeridge, Joseph Al- "A major element in Stalin's opera- price of the book is $19.95. Nazi treatment of the Jews, gives one of sop and other experienced journalists tions against the peasantry was what Funding for "The Harvest of Sorrow" "the fullest descriptions" of how the held the plain opinion that Duranty was Pasternak calls 'the inhuman power of was provided by the Harvard Ukrainian children looked and how their situation a liar — as Muggeridge later put it, 4he the lie.' Deception was practiced on a Research Institute and the Ukrainian deteriorated during the famine. He greatest liar of any journalist I have met giant scale," writes Dr. Conquest. "In National Association. states: in 50 years of journalism.' particular every effort was made to :‚"Ап#Ш ІзйаІаЧіѓбЬіШгеп! T-fave you persuade the West that no famine was "Duranty had personally told Eugene еўрг seen the newspaper photographs of taking place, and later that none had in Lyons and others that he estimated the Disagrees... the children in the German camps?They fact taken place." famine victims at around 7 million. But (Continued from page 7) were just like that: their heads like heavy an even clearer proof of the discrepancy our Ukrainian culture, but I did it in a balls on thin little necks, like storks, and Indeed, what Dr. Conquest writes he between what he knew and what he language they all understood` — English. one could see each bone of their arms finds more reprehensible is that the reported is to be found in a dispatch of All international aircrews must be able and legs protriiding: from beneath the methods worked with prominent scho- 30 September 1933 from the British to speak and understand Hnglish (in- skin, how bones joined, and the entire lars concerned with instructing the charge d'affaires in M oscow...^Accord- cluding the Russian airline crews) skeleton was stretched over with skin West. For example, he states: ing to Mr. Duranty the population of because of the obvious importance of the North Caucasus and the Lower that was like yellow gauze. And the s "Sir,John N^aynard,Jthen a leading clear communication in that field. children's faces were aged, tormented, British expert on Soviet agriculture,^ Volga had decreased in the past year by The importance of clear communica- jilt as if they were 70 years old. And by takes a view of the casualties of collec-S 3 million, and the population of the Ї tion between the peoples oil the IJnited Ukraine by 4 to 5 million. The Ukraine States is even more important to our had been bled white..: Mїч Duranty survival and If a constitutional amend- thinks it's quite possible that as many as ment is needed to ensure that, then so be — Join the 10 million people may have died directly Insure and be sure or indirectly from lack of food in the Soviet Union during the past year.' " Stevert N. Olek O^ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss^sssssssssss; Dr. Conquest has his own opinion on Riverside, Calif. 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reception for the 10th anniversary of the that much," she said. Senate and House... Ukrainian Helsinki Group are planned Saskatchewan... At a press conference announcing the (Continued from page 3) by the Ukrainian delegation. {Continued from page 4) election date, Mr. Devine, who as As never before, the Ukrainians will In addition to publicizing the con- somewhat motivated by his desire to premier continues to help out with be represented at this conference by tents of the resolution among those lead the NDP once the current leader, chores on the family farm near Moose three former prisoners of conscience: gathered in Vienna, AHRU will press Allan Blakeney, step aside. Mr. Bla- Jaw, Sask., said the election issuei will Dr. Nina Strokata-Karavanska, Nadia for the right of the public monitors of keney, 60, has been quoted as saying be agriculture, jobs and economic Svitlychna and Leonid Plyushch. At- the Helsinki Accords to remain active that the coming election may be his last. diversification. The leader of the wheat- tending also will be Dr. Julian Kulas, a without reprisals in every signatory The race in Saskatoon-Riversdale growing province is also report-dly public member of the U.S. delegation, state, specifically the Soviet Union; was described as "quite close," by Ms. banking on an upbeat mood among Orest Deychakiwsky, a staffer of the open access to the victims of the Chor- Zazelenchuk during an interview from farmers who reaped a record harvest U.S. Helsinki Commission, and repre- nobyl disaster in order to supply them Saskatoon. The Conservative candidate this year. sentatives of three organizations: the with medications and other necessary added, however, that her own polls have Reliable sources in Saskatchewan say World Congress of Free Ukrainians, items; and the release all of religious yielded 'Very encouraging" results. Ms. Zazelenchuk may be in line for a Smoloskyp and Americans for Human and political prisoners in the USSR. Both candidates seem to agree that Cabinet posting if the PCs are returned Rights in Ukraine. The newly passed Ukrainian Helsinki Ukrainian voters will not be voting as a to office. In addition to her current Displays of books, pamphlets, arti- Group resolutions set new records for block. Mr.Romanow, in an interview posting as legislative secretary to the facts and memorabilia, as well as the number of congressional sponsors in with The Weekly in July, stated that the minister of culture and recreation, Ms. formation and press kits, will be the House and Senate for actions Ukrainians — like everybody else in the Zazelenchuk has served in the social inded out during the first two weeks of initiated by AHRU. (Past voting re- riding — will be voting on the "bread- services and health ministries. the Vienna conference. Press confe- cords on Ukrainian issues can be ob- and-butter issues" rather than on the "I would certainly enjoy a Cabinet rences about the Ukrainian involve- tained by writing to AHRU, 43 Mid- particular concerns that affect them as post very much," Ms. Zazelenchuk said. ment in the Helsinki process as well as a land Place, Newark, N.J. 07106.) an ethnocultural group. "But there are some very capable people When asked whether she is receiving running all across the province. Cer- any support from the local Ukrainian tainly as much as I would like to be (in independence. community, Ms. Zazelenchuk said: "I Pennsylvania senator... The four prisoners of conscience Cabinet), Mr. Devine has very many (Continued from page 3) don't believe the Ukrainian community, other capable people to chose from." whose cases I believe should be raised or women, or any other group vote as a of totalitarian oppression. with the Soviet government are: block necessarily. I believe all candi- As you prepare for your upcoming Mykola Rudenko, Lev Lukianenko, dates have some support from those meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mykola Horbal and Yuriy Shukhevych. organizations. Mikhail Gorbachev, I would like to They are all members of the Ukraine "Some Ukrainian organizations here bring to your attention four Soviet Helsinki Monitoring Group, and all are working for the best interests of insurance policy prisoners of conscience whose cases are have suffered imprisonment or internal Ukrainian people; so just as politicians, especially deserving of your attention. exile for their activities on behalf of their views on how that's achieved may The four Soviet citizens are all internationally recognized concepts of differ. No one particular organization is an investment Ukrainians. human rights. They embody the dignity will support a candidate because they'll The people of Ukraine make up just and spirit of the Ukrainian people, and have to work with whoever is elected." 20 percent of the Soviet population, their plight should be of great concern Ms. Zazelenchuk, who was taking a yet more than half of Soviet political to freedom-loving nations everywhere. break at the beginning of a day of in the Ukrainian prisoners are thought to be Ukrainian. Thank you for your efforts on behalf campaigning, said the fact that her Ukraine suffers more than any other of these important prisoners of opponent is also of Ukrainian origin nation incorporated in the Soviet Union conscience. I will continue to support doesn't really make any difference to community because of the Ukrainian tradition, your efforts to seek justice for those her. "The fact that he (Mr. Romanow) is carried on to this day, of fierce persecuted by the Soviet government. Ukrainian doesn't really enter into it National Gallery... Rudnytsky... (Contined from page 9) (Continued from page 10) U.N.W.L.A. Branch 18, New Jersey (1914) and "Statue on Triangular Base" Zimbabwe border), the Malawi-Mo- (1914), two works from the Goeritz zambique border, the Panama Canal, Presents collection; "Architectural Figure'4 the Mayan ruins of Copan (Honduras) (1950), a painted wood sculture from and Tazumal and San Andres (El Sal- Archipenko's American years; and vador), and, in India, the cities of Jai- "Cleopatra" (1957), a monumental pur, Bangalore, Cochin, Coimbatore, work from the artist's final years. Madurai, Madras, and Mahabalipu- Jack Cowart, curator of 20th century ram. On his way to India, Mr. Rudnyt- WLAVA art at the National Gallery of Art, has sky's flight stopped at that same Ka- coordinated the exhibition with guest rachi airport where the hijacking took curator Katherine Janszky Michaelsen place one week later. of New York, and Nehama Guralnik, Mr. Rudnytsky's next tour will take UKRAINIAN COSSACK ENSEMBLE curator of European and American art place during the last two weeks of No- FROM TORONTO at the Tel-Aviv Museum. A fully illu- vember when he goes to Indonesia and strated catalogue with essays by the Thailand to perform under the sponsor- latter two curators will accompany the ship of the USIS. In Indonesia, he will exhibition. perform in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Sura- After leaving the National Gallery, baya, and Medan in Sumatra (plus give A UNIQUE REVUE the exhibition will be on view at the Tel- masterclasses) and in Thailand play in Aviv Museum, from March 12 to June Bangkok, Chiangmai and Songkhla. 13, 1987. 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participated. Bishop Losten concelebrated a divine Women's conference... Natalie Kononenkn-N40yle. a profes- liturgy on Sunday morning in the grand (Continued from page 11) such roles, the power structures and sor of folklore and the Russian and ballroom, which was followed by awareness. growth potential in such institutions, Turkish languages at the University of another series of panels and workshops Mr. Goble said that this new kind of community misconceptions, and the Virginia, Mrs. Komarnyckyj McCon- on Parenting, Ukrainians or Ameri- nationalism created by competit;on rewards and drawbacks of working for nell, Marta Cehelska, Marta Fedoriw cans — Who Are We? and Positive with Russians and other nationalities Ukrainian establishments, a situation and Lida Jarosewych also took part in Self-image. exists within Ukraine's Communist she likened to to working for one's own the panel. Ms. Markus moderated the panel on Party ranks to an even greater degree family. Ms. Hadzewycz concluded that A workshop dealing with the Ukrai- Ukrainians or Americans, which fo- than among the general population. she and her colleagues had found that nian community's view .of separated, cused on the three waves of Ukrainian Dr. Mace, executive director of the the personal satisfaction of doing divorced and widowed women and immigration to the United States, the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Fa- meaningful work for the Ukrainian what type of support networks are difficulties and prejudices they faced, mine, described the five-year effort by community outweighs all other consi- available for them took place simulta- their accomplishments and future, and the Ukrainian American community to derations. neously with Our Community and the Ukrainian American community's bring the man-made famine of 1932-33 Networking and mentoring were Beyond. Attorney Chrystine Roman- relationship with contemporary U- to the consciousness of the American covered by Maureen O'Brien, a North kiw-Dubas discussed divorce procedure kraine. public as a huge success. He said Miami Beach lawyer. She spoke about from a legal standpoint and Olga Borys, Ms. Markus started the panel off with the creation of the government corn- the importance of networking for assistant executive coordinator with a slide presentation on the first wave of mission to study the artificial famine, obtaining and exchanging information, Graymoor's Separated, Divorced and Ukrainian immigrants, which arrived at the broadcast of the award-winning film and of mentoring by senior colleagues ь Remarried Catholics, attempted to the turn of the century. The immigrants, "Harvest of Despair" on national in order to further career growth. Ms. tackle the question, "Where do I go which came for economic reasons and television, and the recent publication of O'Brien stressed that both these devices from here?" In addition, Diana Oddo, a fully intended to return to Ukraine, Robert Conquest's book on the famine, have worked well for men and that special education teacher and member experienced the hardships other ethnic "The Harvest of Sorrow,4' was an women, too, should make use of them. of SDRC, covered the topic of children groups did as well, according to Ms. example of what the Ukrainian commu- Dr. Christine Czechut-Machiedo, and divorce and the death of a parent. Markus. nity could accomplish if it were willing doctor of internal medicine and coordi- "Care of Aged Parents," a topic Attorney Daniel Maxymiuk of Phila- to cooperate not only among its own nator for outpatient services increasingly crucial as statistics show delphia discussed the first wave of competing factions, but also with other (EOVAMC), spoke on the stresses that Americans are living longer, was immigration in more detail. Mr. Maxy- ethnic groups. encountered by modern women. She also covered at one of the conference miuk's father immigrated in 1922. Helena Kozak, president of the talked also about psychosomatic ill- panels. Roksolana Stojko-Lozynskyj, a Americans Against Defamation of nesses, the eating disorders bulimia and Chaired by Dr. Andrew Ripeckyj, a Ph.D. candidate in history at New York Ukrainians Inc., spoke of what she anorexia nervosa, alcoholism and drug psychiatrist specializing in geriatric University and former SUSTA presi- considers to be the greatest challenge abuse. Also covered in her presentation care, the panel was presented while dent, covered the second wave of for the Ukrainian American commu- was the importance of physical fitness keeping in mind the fact that most immigration, also known as the politi- nity: the defamation of Ukrainians as and regular medical check-ups. Dr. elderly are cared for by their already cal immigration, which occurred after Nazi polla.boratqrs through the prose- Machiedo emphasized that you have to burdened daughters and daughters-in- World War II and involved over 100,000 cution of individuals charged of war make compromises in life, you simply law who hold jobs outside the home and Ukrainians. Marie Duplak, president of crimes. She spoke of several cases, cannot have it all. Above all, she said, have children. Dr. Ripeckyj also spoke the Organization for the Defense of including that of Karl Linnas, an you have to have time to feel good about as a panelist on the psychology of aging Lemkivshchyna in America, described Estonian charged with war crimes yourself. and the effect of aging on the women of the new or current wave of Ukrainian whose appeal is now before the U.S. The third panel was titled "The the middle generatipn, that is, the immigrants coming mostly from Po- Supreme Court. Younger Generation," and consisted of caregivers. He stated that what happens land and comprised mainly of young Nadia Romarnyckyj-McCpnnell, Ukrainian college students and those when a woman cares for her parents is a people seeking political freedom as well special assistant to the administrator of recently graduated from college who role reversal and that this role is as a better life economically. NASA, lisjgo^{^sgu^ belong to various Ukrainian youth especially difficult if the woman's Dr. Taras Hunczak, a history pro- bie,mpst4nfportanltd ^rajpipbs m$jieJ оѓ^аггігУііо^ш."ІІгеу Included: РШ6Г adolescent conflicts with her parents fessor at Rutgers University, criticized near future, including defamation, Matiashek, a biology major at Seton were never completely resolved. what he termed the "Ukrainian Ameri- Chornobyl, the Medvid affair, the Hall University in South Orange, N.J.; Maria Tatunchak spoke on the ob- can community's general ignorance of upcoming Millennium of Christianity, Lida Mykytyn, a business major at New stacles encountered in providing social the current situation in Ukraine and its the human-rights issue, the over-all York University; Jurij Priatka, an services to elderly Ukrainians and lack of understanding and support for issue of Ukrainian identity, and the accounting and finance student at Pace revealed how the Ukrainian American Ukrainians there. He encourages travel Holocaust museum. University; Roxolan-a Telepko, a Social Services program that she directs to Ukraine as a method of showing Mr. Bilyk, of 1MAX Corp., gave master's candidate incounseling at Villa- at the Ukrainian Educational and emotional support as well as for educa- advice on how individuals could get nova University; and Boris Wirstiuk,an Cultural Center in the Philadelphia area tional purposes. ifiyolyedin publicizing Ukrainian issues electronic engineer at the Bendix Cor- has attempted to overcome them. The workshop on a Positive Self- on the local level, through local news- poration. Vera Lashchyk, who spoke from her image was presented by Dr. Halyna papers, media and local government. The panelists offered a round-table experience with the ethnic elderly and Duda, an educator and former assis- The Working Woman panel, chair- discussion on such topics as the lan- seniors' programs in Philadelphia, tant dean for continuing education at ed by Mrs. Bazarko, examined the guage issue, how they perceive the covered the myriad social welfare Mercy College, who offered profes- career choices of today's women as well Ukrainian community as well as their benefits available to all seniors as sional advice on positive thinking, other and pressures facing them. role in it. mandated by law. setting professional goals and related Marika Hura, an engineer for the The second series of panels took place Bishop Basil Losten of the Stamford topics. Naval Air Development Center in immediately following the first, and Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy addressed Dr. Richardson, a licensed profes- Pennsylvania, examined traditional included a discussion of Care of Aged the issues of parishes' involvement in sional counselor, chaired the panel and non-traditional fields for working Parents, Our Community and Beyond, providing seniors' housing. He parti- presentation titled simply "Parenting." women, illustrating her presentation and a workshop on Separated, Di- cularly emphasized that government Topics discussed included: bringing up with statistics on women in various vorced, Widowed. funds are available for senior citizens' bilingual children and the lack of careers. She also took a look at the Our Community and Beyond offered programs, and that "in order to pull Ukrainian day-care centers — Marta reasons women vPork. a frank round-table discussion with 10 strings you have to be on the inside," Kichorowsky-Kebalo, who holds gra- Mart^ Nawrocky-Torielli, an asso- women, all active in the Ukrainian thus arguing for Ukrainian community duate degrees in anthropology and ciate director at Source EDP, provided community, from different generations. involvement in American politics on all linguistics; school services available to tips on how to get the job, including The women argued over issues of female levels of government. minimally disadvantaged children — how to write resumes, how to be suc- discrimination, whether the Ukrainian After this series of panels and work- Oka Hrycak, a high school testing cessful at job interviews and how to community is exclusive or open, what shops, participants were able to relax at coordinator who has worked with the follow Up. Mrs. Torielli stressed that in sort of values are promoted by Ukrai- a cocktail hour near the indoor pool, learning disabled and handicappe planning career moves, one should look nians, the conflict and duality of living which was followed by a banquet in the students; depression and suicide in thk for an increase in skills rather than an in two worlds, accomplishments and the grand ballroom. young, and child abuse and neglect — increase in salary alone. future of the society. The banquet mistress-of-ceremonies, Dr. Klim, a psychiatrist who coordi- Self-imaging, in terms of how to Mrs. Chomiak served as moderator Oksaha Korduba, welcomed the guests nates psychiatric education for present oneself for career advancement, for what turned out to be a very lively and guest speakers, Rep. Jim Courter pediatric and medical house staff at was discussed by Maria Shandor, and often heated discussion. The panel (R-N.J.) and Kiev Consul General-De- the Jersey City Medical Center; director of cosmetic merchandising, included, Anastasia Volker, a Ukrai- signate William Courtney. single parents in the Ukrainian commu- retail development for Etage Stores, nian activist for over 60 years who Mr. Courter addressed the issue of nity — Roman Kilar, a therapist and Her presentation covered dress and currently serves as executive director of human rights, the continued persecu- professional counselor; and alcoholism body language, among other facets of the Ukrainian Village Inc., a housing tion of members of the Ukrainian Hel- among youths —^Katya Masnyk, who is non-verbal communication, which she , project for the elderly in Warren, Mich, sinki Monitoring Group and other completing a master's itegree in ^social said constituted 50 to 60 percent of the and is a member of the Ukrainian dissidents, while Mr. Cburtiiey dis- health in the area of child and iriother message received by others. Famine Commission. Natalie Sluzar, cussed the benefits of Sovjet-American health. .^ ^ Roma Hadzexvycz, editor of The founder and. former president of The cultural and scientific exchanges, саЦ- - Participants of this panel arid ‚the Ukrainian Weekly spoke about work- Washington Group, Ms. Shmigel, the ing for exchanges between Ukrainian audience discussed at length the ques- ing for Ukrainian establishments, Rochester, N.Y., activist and member of groups in the United States and in tion of bilingualism: Should Ukrainian Soviet Ukraine. basing her remarks on information she the ad-hoc committee on New York children be taught Ukrainian and had gathered in speaking with other State Holocaust Studies, Helen Petrau- The banquet was followed by a English at the same time? Should Ukrainian women who work at Ukrai- skas, vice-president of environmenial screening of "Harvest of Despair" and Ukrainian be taught first? How does nian establishments. She covered the and safety engineering for the Ford дп opportunity for informal discussion this bilingualism affect children's ассерд special" challenges faced by women in Motor Co., and Ksema Ruzmych also with ttie'^aheMh?:'4^'^^"-4'^4 - - ^'^`^^іШАйЛ Ш page Щ V з- No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 15

Chornobyl... obligation to ensure that the central and farm presidents, ranged around 10 final chapter of the story are told. To Exhibit catalogue... percent. Among individual peasants (Continued from page 2) digress from the main content of the (Continued from page 8) and in villages far away from the which at present there are very few five-part series, let me suggest why ^here In a series of 18 articles published railroad it was often much higher." answers. is a danger that in spite of the alleged between May 28, 1934, and June 18, And Eugene Lyons, correspondent in "glasnost" manifested under General 1934, Mr. Chamberlin described his Moscow from 1928 to 1934 for United Water contamination Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and the 1933 tour of the Soviet Union. In an Press writes in his book, "Assignment in revelations at Vienna, that the Chor- article titled "Famine Proves Potent Utopia": Finally, there has been considerable nobyl disaster might, unless checked, Weapon in Soviet Policy," he writes of "...(Our reporting) served Moscow's discussion in the West over whether the disappear almost unobtrusively from the famine: purpose of smearing the facts out of our attention. river systems that link the Prypiat River "Smooth-tongued officials in Mos- recognition and beclouding a situation at the Chornobyl station directly to the ^ 1. The IAEA has acquired en- cow might assure inquiring visitors that which, had we reported it simply and Dnieper will have a major impact on hanced prestige, but still has no real there had been no famine, only little clearly, might have worked up enough crop production. This is not merely idle authority over Soviet nuclear plants. food difficulties here and there, due to public opinion abroad to force remedial speculation. The authorities diverted ^ 2. The Soviets' linkage of nuclear the wicked machinations of the kulaks. measures. And every correspondent, Kiev's water supply from the Dnieper to energy with nuclear weapons' testing Here, on the spot in Zhuke, as in adozen each in his own measure, was guilty of the Desna River in July because the has slowly but inexorably placed the other Ukrainian and North Caucasian collaborating in this monstrous hoax on f ormer had been contaminated with ball in the U.S. court. In reality, there is villages which I visited, the evidence of the world." iioactive aerosols. It is not likely, no connection since the key question at large-scale famine was so overwhelming, According to Ms. Procyk, Ukrainian jwever, that the Dnieper could be stake is the safety of Soviet nuclear was so unanimously confirmed by the specialist at the Harvard College polluted to any great distance. power plants. peasants, that the most 'hard-boiled' Library, the catalogue is "a summary of The Cesium isotope constitutes the ^ 3. The Vienna meeting has diverted local officials could say nothing in current knowledge on the famine." She greatest threat at present, particularly world attention from several basic denial. has expressed hope "that the book will to livestock, but little information has unanswered questions, e.g., is the Soviet "Some idea of the scope of the be reviewed in the trade journals and been forthcoming from the State Com- nuclear energy program a danger to famine, the very existence of which was reach a wide academic audience." mittee for Hydrometeorology and Soviet citizens? Was Chornobyl really stubbornly and not unsuccessfully "The material as presented does raise Environmental Control other than a so safe and reliable that operators concealed from the outside world by the questions that have not been addressed, bland minimization of the potential became complacent, or was it, as indi- Soviet authorities, may be gauged from so that the catalogue should serve as a dangers, dangers, it should be added, cated by Soviet evidence, a plant pla- the fact that in three widely separated stimulus for further research," $he that have already affected Scandinavia. gued with troubles throughout its regions of Ukraine and the North explains. existence? Is the RBMK a fundamen- Caucasus which I visited — Poltava and "Famine in the Soviet Ukraine 1932- The greatest threat to agriculture tally unsound reactor? Why were opera- Byelaya Tserkov and Kropotkin in the 33" is available for $12.95 (plus $2 might be the ignorance of those who tors conducting experiments on a North Caucasus — mortality, accord- postage) from Harvard University cultivate the soil. Following a statement commercial reactor and who gave them ing to the estimates of such responsible Press, 79 Garden St., Cambridge, Mass. by Eugeniy Velikhov, vice-president of orders? (The nature of the test is almost local authorities as Soviet and collective 02138. the USSR Academy of Sciences, that irrelevant.) there should be no harvesting of crops ^ 4. The USSR has been reluctant to 1 in 1986 within the 30-kilometer zone, a Four more Workshrips fdiiowetf: accept foreign medical help other than Women's conference... Financial Planning, Preserving а Heri- Byelorussian health official commented the Robert Gale team. Of this team, that crops in the southern parts of (Continued from page 14) tage, Writing Resumes and Stress only Dr. Gale has been a major spokes- Reduction. Gomel Oblast would be perfectly edible person. Not only has Dr. Gale refused tance by the general society and their if left for a further three weeks (in July). Mr. Bida and Luba Knysh, who is to criticize any Soviet action after peers? with the Harvest Financial Group of There is a dearth of geiger counters to Chornobyl (even the most blatant false- measure radiation. Also important was the information Baltimore, Md., offered consulations hoods, such as Kiev drivers working on provided by Dr. Klim on depression and on financial planning, small invest- And — again there is evidence for their free Saturdays to evacuate plant suicide among the young, and the ments, establishing credit histories and Gomel oblast — a failure to recognize personnel — the evacuation began only danger signals exhibited by troubled insurance and estate planning. the dangers of radiation has led many on the Sunday afternoon), but he has children. Mrs. ^Щґ^^ЬЃІШ^ШШШ^ farmers to simply ignore the effects of frequently repeated almost verbatim Museum discussed the museum's role in the irradiation of the soil. Life in the official TASS and Novosti statements. Ms. Masnyk, it should be noted, said preserving Ukrainian folk art as an Soviet village is, after all, a far cry from For the purposes of future monitoring she has concluded that alcohol abuse example of the Ukrainian heritage for the meeting halls of Vienna, where of Chornobyl current and future vic- among Ukrainian youths is much more future generations. Messrs. Legasov, Izrael and company tims, it would be preferable if the USSR prevalent than in the general American Mrs. Torielli discussed both the offer polished statements convincing accepted a genuinely international population perhaps because at every theory of writing resumes and the foreign specialists that every possible medical team. social gathering of Ukrainian adults — practical experience. precautionary measure has been taken. ^ 5. It is always possible that Chor- the role models for youths — alcohol is Dr. Klim and Zoriana Luckyj covered One need only recall the Prypiat resi- nobyl, having been designated by Mr. the rule rather than the exception. the positive and negative aspects of dents who would not leave their geese Gorbachev as a pawn in international Mr. Kilar noted that though there is a stress and offered methods to cope with and refused to be evacuated; or the diplomacy, will take its place alongside lack of support groups for single parents it. farmers who came back to their farm the shooting down of the Korean within the Ukrainian community, there The conference was concluded on adjacent to the nuclear plant, because airliner and the Reagan visit to Bitburg, are many programs offered on the local Sunday afternoon with closing remarks they "needed" their agricultural tools in i.e., to be perceived as a setback in level that Ukrainians, too, would find by Mrs. Nynka and a summary of the their new locations. foreign relations rather than a world- beneficial. panels and workshops by Oka Hrycak. Not only is the Chornobyl story still level catastrophe, the impact of which in its early chapters, but the West has an will be felt for years. First time in USA cS Canada SV0B0DA PRINT SHOP HENRY MICHALSKI presents Professional typesetting and printing services We print: BOOKS ш BROCHURES m LEAFLETS The Ukrainian Chorus For information and rates contact: SVOBODA 30 Montgomery Street a Jersey City, N.J 07302 ZHURAVLI Telephone: (201) 434-0237: (201) 434-0807: From Poland UNION, NJ. Monday, October 13, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. Wilkins Theatre — Kean College, Morris Ave. 86 t.P^,?,^ "Dnipro". Sanford Avenue. Newark. N.J. (201) 373-8783

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YONKERS, NY. Friday, October 17, 1986 - 7:30 P.M. Saunders H.S. Aud., 145 Palmer Rd. GOL-p СЛ9Ф enfi'Hes member-Axfeb For infor. call Mr. Michal Burczak. ($14) 423-8134 oJmtssSon +t UUULA-'S and hAlf-price, BOSTON, Mass. Saturday, October 18, 1986 - 7:30 P.M. drinks. ^SJD - yfeAf-r New England Life Hall, 225 Clarendon St. For infor. call Mr. Walter Hetmansky, (617) 323-2382 ГОЯ PlfZeCTIOHS CALL FOt^ "VrO CALU HARTFORD, Conn. Sunday, October 19, 1986 - 3:30 P.M. DIANAS CU#-RKWWANTykeS BAINBRnxSB Sl^CUWtfWA U14? Bulkeley H.S. Aud., 300 Wethersfield Ave. Credit Union and Ukrainian National Home 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12,1986 No. 41

October 11 - November 15 Valentina Dschulik at (609) 883-6321 PREVIEW OF EVENTS or (609) 896-3020. NEW YORK: A sculpture by Anya tion and tickets call Dmytro School auditorium, 300 Wethersfield Farion is included in the 90th annual Sarachmon, (401) 766-3669, or Alex Ave. For information call the Credit NEW YORK: The Young Profes- exhibition of the Catharine Lorillard Chudolij, (401) 353-5051. Union and Ukrainian National sionals of the Ukrainian Institute of Wolfe Art Club at the National Arts Home. America, 2 E. 79th St., will sponsor a Club, 15 Gramercy Park South. The LOS ANGELES: The Ukrainian Art masquerade dance, "Rock Around exhibition is on public view from Center will sponsor a Ukrainian Folk NEWARK, N J.: The Mothers'Club the Clock," from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. noon to 7 p.m. daily. Arts Day, held at the Variety Arts of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres Building, 940 Figueroa. Demonstra- Catholic School will sponsor a will be served. Cash bar. There will October 16 tions by experts, exhibits of master children's masquerade featuring a be a prize for best costume and for works and hands-on workshops in pantomime, games, prizes, music, a best "lip sync" artist (bring your own KERHONKSON, N.Y.: Zhuravli, ethnic folk dancing, embroidery, costume parade, surprises and record). Cost is $ 15 with costume $20 the Ukrainian men's chorus from Easter egg-decorating and playing of refreshments. The masquerade will without. Poland, will perform in concert at the bandura will be offered. be held in St. John's School gym, 762 7:30 p.m. at Soyuzivka, the Registration may be done in Sandford Ave., at 3 p.m. Admission FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian National Association advance, or at the door starting at is $3 for adults, $2 for children. Annunciation of the B.V.M. Ukrai- estate. For information call (914) 8:30 a.m. Admission is $15 for the nian Catholic Church will hold a 626-5641. day. Concurrent workshops in the PHILADELPHIA: Women of the Halloween and barn dance with live four folk arts will be held at 9-11 Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of square dance caller Joe Rechter. October 17 a.m., 11 a.m. - 1p.m., 2-4 p.m. A Philadelphia are invited to "A Festivities begin at 7 p.m. in the "bring your own" brown-bag lunch is Celebration of Women in the church hall, 171-21 Underhill Ave. YONKERS, N.Y.: Zhuravli, the scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. For Ukrainian Catholic Church," to be ' Donations are $4, and $2 for children Ukrainian men's chorus from more information contact the center held at the Ukrainian Catholic under 12. Costumes encouraged. Poland, will perform in concert at at (213) 668-0172. Cathedral in Philadelphia. Tickets Contact Lois Melnyk for further 7:30 p.m. at the Saunders High are $15. Interested parties should information, (718) 359-2235. School auditorium, 145 Palmer Road CHICAGO: St. Joseph's Holy Name contact their pastors, or call the For information call Michael Society is sponsoring a corned beef Archdiocesan Millennium Office at Burczak, (914)423-8134. and cabbage dinner and dance, and a (215)627-0143. October 26 men's fashion show in the church hall PASSAIC, N.J.: The Ukrainian October 18 at 6:30 p.m., 5000 N. Cumberland FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y.: The Cossack Ensemble Bulava will per- Ave. Music is by Frank Kowall. For Annunciation of the B.V.M. form at the Clifton High School BOSTON: Zhuravli, the Ukrainian more information, please call Walter Ukrainian Catholic Church will auditorium at 4 p.m., 333 Colfax men's chorus from Poland, will Scott at (312) 631-4625. sponsor an arts and crafts festival, Ave. Tickets are $ 12 for adults, $6 for perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the 171-21 Underhill Ave., from noon to children under 12. Group rates New England Life Hall, 225 October 18 -19 6 p.m. For more information call available. Tickets can be purchased Clarendon St. For information call (718)939-4116. by calling Oksana Korduba (201) Walter Hetmansky, (617) 323-2382. PHILADELPHIA 7ABINGTON: 933-5614 or Maria Moczula-Jachens The Regional Council and Branch 67 FLINT, Mich.: The Ukrainian Hall (201) 779-0459 or at the door before JENKINTOWN, Pa.: A Ukrainian of the UNWLA will commemorate will hold its third annual "Fall Fest," the performance. All proceeds are bead weaving, or "gerdany," the 10th anniversary of The featuring entertainment by the donated to The Ukrainian Museum. workshop will be offered for Ukrainian Museum of New York by Echoes orchestra of Detroit. There The event is sponsored by UNWLA beginners from 1 to 4 p.m. at Manor sponsoring an exhibit of Wasyl will be Ukrainian food, arts and Branch 18. Junior College, Fox Chase Road and Krychevsky's and Mykola Krychev- crafts, children's games, raffles and Forrest ДУЄПЦ$. Fge is $35^ supplies sky's works. Opening will be held at door prizes. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 MAPLEWOOD, N.J.: The Wo- are additional. Master craftsman 6 p.m. at Ukrainian Educational and p.m. Admission is $2, children under men's Club of the Holy Ascension Anna Halamay will be the instructor. Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, 12 free. For more information call Ukrainian Orthodox Church will The workshop will be held in the Abington, Pa. Guest speakers will be (313)750-9794. sponsor a Chinese Auction at I p.m. Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center Petro Cholodny Jr., Lubow in the parish hall at 652 Irvington located on campus. Call (215) 884- Draznewsky and Ivanna Rozankow- October 25 Ave. There will be door prizes, 2218, or visit the Office of sky. Exhibition will be open on raffles, gifts and arts and crafts. Continuing Education in the Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. TRENTON, N.J.: Branch 19 of the Dessert and coffee will be served. Academic Building to register for the and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. UNWLA will hold "Vyshyvani Tickets may be purchased from Ann workshop. This is a rare opportunity to acquire Vechernytsi" (Ukrainian Embroi- Chudzey at (201) 789-2346. paintings by Mykola Krychewsky. dery Dance) in the church hall of St. WOONSOCKET, R.I.: The For information call (215) 924-3324. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian Heritage Subcommittee Church, 839 Yardville-Allentown ONGOING of R.I. is sponsoring a bus trip to the October 19 Road in Hamilton Township at 9 Boston performance of the Zhuravli p.m. Admission is $20 per person, NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Mu- j Ukrainian men's choir from Poland, HARTFORD, Conn.: Zhuravli, the including hot buffet. Attendees are seum is offering a course in wood- j at New England Life Hall. Ukrainian men's chorus from asked to wear embroidered cos- carving every Saturday from 1 to 4 ; The Woonsocket UNA District is Poland, will perform their last tumes. The Tempo band will be p.m. until December 20. For more j assisting in this project. For informa- concert at 3:30 p.m. at Bulkeley High playing. For more information, call information call (212) 228-0110.

remand had been extended seveiai are crying, we are suffering, we ask God that Mr. Demjanjuk was innocent. Cleveland area... times for lack of evidence, his Jewish to give him the good path." Of Judge Some believed he was innocent because (Continued from page 3) friends are coming to him and saying Battisti (the U.S. judge) she said merely they knew him personally, others be- ^ An older man in his early 60s did that the case may not be as the media that he was not good, and added that cause they had arrived at that conclu- know Mr. Demjanjuk — for over 20 presents it, he related. the witnesses never looked at Mr. Dem- sion through watching the Demjanjuk years. He stated that Mr. Demjanjuk is e A 35-year-old Ukrainian bus driver janjuk in the eyes to say, "Yes, that is hearings. stated that some passengers who knew the man." a very simple man, a man without guile, All seemed to be affected. Some a man who is not well-informed about of his origins were particularly cool to # Mr. Demjanjuk's translator, Prof. him on his bus route, even though he George Kulchytsky, who was present people were afraid to be interviewed at politics or international situations. He their parishes, though The Weekly' was a common laborer, a man with no couldn't possibly have been involved in throughout the hearings, found it hard the war, having been born several years to understand that the U.S. Constitu- interviews had been announced by thw pretensions to higher learning. In his priests at the churches; others talked, opinion the Soviet Union is simply after its conclusion. He said he was tion is read one way for one person and surprised that this was their reaction to another way for another, referring to relieved that someone would listen to using Mr. Demjanjuk, framing him in their opinions. order to discredit Ukrainians in world him. These people were well off and, he what appears to be a double standard in public opinion and to diminish the assumed, educated; he had not expected the rights of citizens. But most people who spoke about the effectiveness of Ukrainian immigrants' educated people to treat him that way, He also mentioned that the young effect of the Demjanjuk case on the protests against Soviet policy in U- he explained. people were very resentful — especially greater community stated that the issue kraine. ь Another activist in the Demjanjuk of the media, which they found difficult had forced people to rally together. # The pressure upon at least some defense said he had been threatened on to approach. There seemed no way the Many sleeping Ukrainians had awa- members of the Ukrainian community several occasions. Bricks and stones Ukrainian community could tell its side kened to the situation and renewed in Cleveland was evident. Jack Burschu, were thrown through his window, he of the story. "Our youth was never their sense of identity, they explained. received threatening phone calls, and he negative toward the Jews," he said, but 35, who was active in the Demjanjuk Perhaps what was most startling, defense, told a story of a swastika drawn was harassed in other ways, he related. lately their attitude has been changing. ^ Natalie Sadowska, 70, expressed however, was the cynicism that some in the snow on his car. Did he think it people in their 20s expressed about the was an office prank? No, he felt that was her concerns thusly: "We pray that God gives the judge wisdom, that he thinks U.S. government. One 25-year-old put no prank, but a very serious statement, it this way, "When they want to get you he said. over what he must do. ...We ask that the There were many simularities among judge be a just judge, as God requires." the responses of interviewees to ques- they will." Another smiled upon being There were no comments on the tions about the Demjanjuk case. asked what he thought of the American Demianjuk case from Jewish co-work- She stated that she believes Mr. government and said simply, "They're ere at first. Now that Mr. Demjanjuk s Demjanjuk is innocent and said, 4We The preponderance of opinion was all honorable."