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Vol. LVII
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
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U.S. announces its support
UHU calls for elections boycott for Moscow rights meeting
Reaction to Soviet legal reform
to protest undemocratic laws
J E R S E Y CITY, N . J . - ^ T h e
l e a d e r s h i p of the U k r a i n i a n
Helsinki Union has called on its
'membership and supporters to boycott
elections this spring to the newly
established Coiigress of Peoples
Deputies to protest what they called the
new 'Hindemocratic''electoral laws and
constitutional changes.
In a December 19 newsletter, the
UHU press service reported on the
December 18 meeting in Kiev of the
union's All-Ukrainian Coordinating
Council, where it passed a resolution
calling for, among other things, a
boycott of local and national elections
as well as a pren^lection campaign
protesting the new ''undemocratic''laws
on elections and amendments to the
Soviet Constitution.
In the resolution the UHU calls the
decisions made at the iksi. session of the
Supreme Soviet of the USSR ''a step
back...that can even be compared with
the Stalinist-Brezhnevite Constitution."
The full text of the resolution
translated into English follows.
today would have realistic chances of
victory in a string of electoral districts,
is deprived of such a possibility by the
new undemocratic laws.
Under such conditions our
unconditional participation in elections
would benefit only the reactionary
forces of the society, helping them to
create an illusion of legality.
Therefore the All-Ukrainian
Coordinating Council of the UHU
recommends:
A.) During elections to the Congress
of Peoples Deputies to refrain from
nominating candidates for deputies
from the UHU and to call upon
members of the UHU, as well as all
other citizens of Ukraine, not to
participate in undemocratic elections.
We recommend that such a boycott take
the form of a ''no-show" of members for
the elections, as well as the cancellation
of electoral bulletins.
B.) At the same time we recommend
that all UHU members take a most
active role in a pre-election campaign to
explain the position of the UHU in
regard to elections, its criticism of
undemocratic laws and partybureaucracy supported candidates, and
The All-Ukrainian Coordinating also to propagate the ideas of UHU.
Council of the Ukrainian Helsinki
C.) As an exception, we recommend
Union sadly states that any constructive participation in the election of and the
criticism by the citizenry about the draft support of such a candidate who will
laws ^ on elections of peoples deputies of take on the responsibility after being
the USSR and on the amendments and elected of demanding:
additions to the Constitution of the
I.) The introduction into the
USSR was not taken under Constitution of the USSR a statute,
consideration. At the last session of the under which every all-union law will
Supreme Soviet of the USSR a step become effective in the union republic
back was made that can even be only after it is approved by the Supreme
compared with the Stalinist^ Soviet of that republic;
Brezhnevite Constitutions. Indirect
2.) the ratification of the status of
elections, like to the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian language as the only
the USSR, were legalized, while far too official language on the territory of the
much power was allotted to the head of Ukrainian SSR and its introduction
the Supreme Soviet, creating conditions into all spheres of political, cultural and
for individual dictatorship with economic life of the republic;
parliamentary sanction. One-third of
3.) the sovereignty of the Ukrainian
the membership of the Congress of SSR over its natural resources and its
Peoples Deputies (an unnecessary economy, and thus the transition of the
intermediate link) will be chosen in an republic to self-financing;
undemocratic fashion by an arbitrarily
4.)the immediate halt to
established representation of the construction of new nuclear power
Communist Party of the Soviet Union plants and new reactors at active
and other bureaucratically acceptable nuclear power plants, and a progressive
all-union organizations.
planned fold-up of nuclear energy in
In the interests of this bureaucratic- Ukraine, as well as a change in the
structure
of Ukrainian trade along with
party caste a law on elections was
created, under which popularly the liquidation of ecologically^
s u p p o r t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of damaging industries.
All local UHU branches should seek
oppositional organizations are
effectively deprived of the possibility of a response to these demands from each
being registered as candidates for the registered candidate for deputy.
D.) In regard to the undemocratic
deputies' congress, and all the more so
of ending up on the continuously active character of the new laws we
Supreme Soviet. The UHU, which if recommend to continue the debate over
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democratic elections were held even
Cites improvement in USSR
human rights performance
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - - The Reagan
administration announced on Wednes­
day, January 4, that it would support a
human rights meeting in Moscow to be
held in 1991 as part of the Helsinki
Accords review process.
The proposal to hold the meeting,
long-sought by the Soviet Union, was
one of the last sticking points at the
Vienna Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe that has been
meeting since November of 1986.
"The president recognizes that there
is much yet to be done in the Soviet
Union before that nation meets ac­
ceptable and universal human rights
standards," said the White Hpuse!s
Deputy Press Secretary Roman Popadiuk.
He added that the decision to support
a Moscow conference on human rights
was intended as a way of "encouraging
continuation of the significant progress
in human rights that has taken place in
the Soviet Union over the past three
years."
Secretary of State George Shultz, it
was reported earlier, had recommended
that President Reagan agree to the
Soviet proposal for the Moscow con­
ference. Similar conferences are slated
to be held also in Paris this year and in
Copenhagen in 1990. Thus, conferences
on human rights will be held annually
until the next full-scale Helsinki Ac­
cords review meeting due to take place
in Helsinki in 1992.
The United States, Canada, Great
Britain and several other NATO states
had opposed holding a human rights
conference in Moscow on the grounds
that the USSR still falls far short of
compliance with the hi'.man rights
provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Ac­
cords.
The U.S. position on the proposed
conference had been that Moscow must
meet four preconditions before it could
hope to host such a meeting: release all
political prisoners, resolve divided
families cases (involving U.S. and
Soviet citizens), cease jamming of
Radio Liberty and ease emigration
restrictions.
In addition, the U.S. delegation to the
Vienna Conference, headed by Amba­
ssador Warren Zimmermann, had stat­
ed that guarantees were needed that the
Soviets would give non-governmental
organizations and the news media
access to the Moscow conference.
While acknowledging that the So­
viets did not have "a perfect scorecard,"
an unidentified administration official
quoted by the Associated Press said the
Soviets had come "arnazingly far" in
their human rights performance.
Secretary Shultz said he was impres­
sed with the release of Soviet political
prisoners and rising emigration, and the
State Department credited the Soviets
with "significant progress" in the treat­
ment of political prisoners and refuseniks.
State Department spokeswoman
niyllis Oakley toU the press that the
Soviets had released more than 600
political prisoners in the last two years,
including all Helsinki Accords moni­
tors, and that fewer than a dozen out of
120 family reunification cases remain
unresolved. She also noted the ces­
sation of jamming of Radio Liberty
broadcasts, and cited General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev's pledge in his
December 7 speech before the United
Nations General Assembly that laws
affecting human rights will be changed.
The administration's decision to
agree to the Moscow conference is s
controversial one, however, as there
had been some disagreement even
within the administration ^ o u t whe­
ther to support the proposalVaccording
to wire service reports. Some members
of Congress, meanwhile, said the ad­
ministration was yielding to pressure
from its allies to conclude the meeting
and to the desire to end the 35-state
CSCE conference before President
Reagan leaves office.
Members of the U.S. Helsinki Com­
mission, including its chairman. Rep.
Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and co-chair­
man. Sen. Dennis DeConcini(D-Ariz.),
were reported to be unhappy about the
decision. Both Rep. Hoyer and Sen.
DeConcini were quoted as saying that
there had not been enough progress in
Soviet human rights performance.
According to Orest Deychakiwsky, a
staffer of the U.S. Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe, as
the Helsinki Commission is formally
known, "While we acknowledge po­
sitive movement toward meeting the
four criteria enumerated by the U.S. at
the Vienna Conference, we feel those
criteria have not been met."
Mr. Deychakiwsky told The Weekly
that some 100 cases of long-term refuseniks remain unresolved, and that
not all those Soviet prisoners con­
sidered political prisoners by the U.S.
had been released.
"Only those sentenced under politi­
cal and religious articles have been
released," he explained, adding that
about 65 human rights activists remain
in psychiatric hospitals, and 68 are
imprisoned under non-political, nonreligious articles, that is, under criminal
statutes.
Among those, there are about 30
Ukrainians, Mr. Deychakiwsky con(Continued on page 16)
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
No. 2
The case of rvan M a k a r
Official liarassment continues
in case of Lviv riglits activist
JERSEY CITY, N. J. - Official
harassment of Ivan Makar continued a
month after his November 9, 1988,
release from a Lviv prison, reported the
press service of the Ukrainian Helsinki
Union in a December 19 statement.
On December 9, the 30-year4)Id
Ukrainian national rights activist was
summoned for a 10 a.m. meeting with a
procurator named Prokopov at the
Lviv oblast procurator's office, accord­
ing to a written complaint filed by Mr.
Makar on December 14.
During the discussion. Procurator
Prokopov reportedly demanded that
the young construction engineer, who
' was arrested for organizing an unoffi­
cial mass public meeting on August 4,
drop a previous complaint against the
administrators of the KGB investigative
prison in Lviv, threatening him with
new criminal charges if he refused to do
so.
In the December 14 complaint to the
general procurator of the KGB, Mr.
Makar wrote: "Expecting such a provo­
cation by the employees of the procu­
rator's office, which I have experienced
on more than one occasion, I brought a
along a tape recorder to document our
discussion. During the discussion Pro­
kopov asked me if I had a tape recorder
with me. I admitted to possessing one.
Then Prokopov and the others present,
including two office employees and a
prison doctor, attacked me in a dressing
room,knocked me to the floor, two of
them holding down my arms and legs
while Prokopov himself openly robbed
me — forcefully seizing the tape recor­
der. After this, while still threatening
me, Prokopov struck me in the stomach
with his fist. Based on what I have
described above, please begin a criminal
inquiry under Article 141 of the Ukra­
inian SSR Criminal Code."
On the following day, December 10,
Mr. Makar was seized by police during
a lunch break from work as he was
walking with two friends toward the
Lviv Opera House to see how many
people were gathering there for a public
meeting. The gathering had originally
been announced to mark the 40th
anniversary of the Universal Declara­
tion of Human Rights, but later was
changed to a memorial meeting for the
Ivan Makar
victims of the devastating earthquake in
Armenia.
The young activist was reportedly
grabbed by police on the street in front
of eyewitnesses, including his two
friends, shoved into a police car and
taken to the police precinct, where he
was detained until 11 p.m.
On December 14 Mr. Makar, a leader
of the Initiative Group of the Democ­
ratic Front to Promote Perestroika,
filed charges against Procurator Proko­
pov and his employees.
On December 15, Mr. Makar was
seized from his home and taken directly
to the police, where he was arrested
under administrative charges and sen­
tenced to 15 days in jail.
"Thus the punishment was levied
against the victim of the crime, and not
its perpetrator, " wrote the UHU press
service in its statement. "Such a eiime is
unprecedented even in Ukraine in this
period of restructuring and glasnost: to
perpetrate a group attack and robbery
— and not even on the street, as was
done earlier in the case of UHU Coor­
dinating Committee member Vasyl
Barladianu - but openly in a high
profile procurator's off|pe, this is
something new, even for uiraine."
FOR THE RECORD: DeConcini's
letter to Lev Lukianenko
Following is thefull text of a letter
sent by Sen. Dennis De Concini, (DAriz,), co-chairman of the U.S.
Commission on Security and Co­
operation in Europe, to Lev Lu­
kianenko, long-time Ukrainian po­
litical prisoner recently freed from
his term of exile which followed 10yearsofinprisonmentfor his activity
with the Ukrainian Helsinki Group.
The letter was sent to Mr. Lukianenko's home in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Dear Mr. Lukianenko:
I am writing to express my hap­
piness at hearing about your release
from internal exile. We at the Hel­
sinki Commission and many Ame­
ricans are particularly gratified at
your release as we have long been
concerned about your plight.
Your vcourage .and. commitment
dpring уодг long term^^^
ment has been a source of inspira­
tion to many people here in the
United States, and, indeed, all over
the world — to people who share the
values which you have consistently
and persistently espoused. Despite
the trials and tribulations you have
endured for many years, you have
remained faithful to the ideals em­
bodied in the Helsinki Final Act. For
this, and for the dignity you have
maintained despite your difficult
situation, I want to express my deep
admiration.
Allow me to extend niy best wishes
to you and express my hope that the
future will bring with it the rea­
lization of the principles that you
have so long espoused.
Sincerely,
Dennis DeConcIni
v.
Co-chairman
Black Sea: dead sea?
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Itappears bacteria generate energy. They also
that the Black Sea may soon be live off the sulfur concentrated at the
referred to as the "dead sea," ac­ bottom.
cording to a research team of oceanoThis dead zone, which the scien­
graphers who recently took part in tists are exploring, developed because
the first international expedition to of the salty water that onceflowedin
the Black Sea since 1969.
from the Mediterranean. Since salt
Studies show that over the last SI JOj^M heavier than fresh water, the
2,000 years, the "dead" bottom fresh water from the Danube and
waters that lack the oxygen fish need other rivers formed a "cap" on the
to survive have moved nearly 1,000 sea's surface. Tha plant and animal
feet closer to the surface. Scientific life used up the available oxygen and
measurements taken earlier this year the "cap" prevented this heavier
show that the "dead" zone may have water from circulating to the surface
risen just within the last two decades. to receive more oxygen.
Interestingly enough, during the
Thus, explained Michael A.
expedition scientists discovered that
the Black Sea, which has also been Arthur of the University of Rhode
referred to as the Sea of Death Island, if the fresh waterflowcoming
because nothing is living on its into the sea were to decrease, the lifebottom, indeed has some form of life supporting "cap" would get thinner
existing on its floor. The bottom is and the lifeless area would approach
covered by a vast, inch-thick mat of the surface.
bacteria that have adapted them­
Recent studies show that the oxy­
selves to the deep, oxygenless waters. genated layer appears to be getting
"That was a very, very big surp­ thinner, as the lifeless waters lurk
rise," said Susumu Honjo, a senior about 330 feet beneath the waves of
scientist at the Woods Hole Ocean- the Black Sea, an inland body of
ographic Institution in an interview water measuring 159,600 square
with Reuters reporter Gen^ Emery. miles, which is bound by the Soviet
"The carpet is pretty uniform every­ Union, Rumania, Bulgaria and
where (and the bacteria are) every Turkey. The expedition was at­
tempting to determine how quickly
possible color."
This highly specialized form of the upper area of the sea, which does
bacteria is believed to eat the remains support life, may be shrinking.
The research will also help con­
of other organisms that drop down
from the sea's living layer and struct a perfectly preserved history
contain carbon, from which the of the region's climate.
GLASNOST DIARY:
recording changes in the USSR
Removing
'blank
spofs'
Volume I of the five-volume Ukrai­
nian Literary Encyclopedia was re­
cently published, reported TASS, the
Moscow-based press agency.
According to Ihor Dzeverin, the
director of the Taras Shevchenko
Literature Institute of the Ukrainian
Academy of Sciences, the encyclopedia
will describe the history and the present
state of Ukrainian literature, its ties
with the literature of the fraternal
peoples of the USSR and with the
literature of Ukrainians living abroad.
The TASS report states that the
authors have done everything in order
to remove the "blank spots" in Ukrai­
nian literature and to restore the good
ОІ^гаіпіапІА/ееУу
name of the writers who were sub­
jected to repressions and unjust ac­
cusations.
All five volumes are scheduled to
appear before 1994.
Bye-bye
Brezhnev
Soviet authorities have ordered the
removal from the public buildings of the
names of former Soviet leaders Leonid
I. Brezhnev and Konstantin U. Chernenko, including the houses in which
they once lived, reported Reuters re­
cently.
The decision, made jointly by the
Communist Party Central Committee,
the Council of Ministers and the Pre(Continued on page 15)
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No. 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, І989
Ukrainian religious rights activist addresses international congress in Vienna
by Cfiristina Horoykewycz
VIENNA - Yosyp Terelia, 45, the
exiled Ukrainian Catholic activist who
spent almost 23 years in Soviet prison
camps, recently took part in one of the
roundtable discussions at the 12th
International Family Congress held in
Vienna.
The congress, taking place October
20-23, 1988, at Vienna's newly opened
Austria Center and attracting over
20,000 participants from all over the
world, was under the patronage of
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother
Teresa of Calcutta.
The presentation in which Mr. Terelia was invited to participate had the
title "Renewal of Families Under To­
talitarian Governments." Mr. Terelia's
co-speakers at this "personal witness
event" Bishop Paolo Hnilica, secretly
consecrated bishop from Slovakia, now
living in Rome, Dr. Wanda Poltawska
from Poland, and Mario Zivkovic and
his daughter Zelenja from Yugoslavia.
The Rev. Leo Maasburg of Austria
presented the roundtable discussion.
Mr. Terelia's topic was "Sacrifice as a
Source of Renewal." In his statement,
which was very well received by the
audience and applauded by his cospeakers, Mr. Terelia bore witness to
how his own family and other Ukrai­
nian Catholic families could remain
strong in their faith despite the hard­
ships and persecution they have had to
endure for the sake of Christ. He said:
"We did not get discouraged by all the
sacrifices demanded of our people daily
- on the contrary, we received the
, power of the Holy Spirit, Who mani­
fested Himself in our Church, which
was not only saved from destruction,
but started to grow and to thrive."
During the discussion which followed
the personal testimony of the speakers.
jJohann Gurer
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incJ"^^d: (from left) Bishop Paolo Hnilica, Zelenja Zivkovic,
the Rev. Dr. Leo Maasburg, Dr. Wanda Poltawska and Yosyp Terelia with interpreter.
Mr. Terelia answered questions put German and Austrian Catholic news­
forth by the panel members and the papers.
Mr. Terelia himself said he was
audience, illustrating religious family
life in the underground and the pre­ deeply impressed by the congress,
especially
by the warm, friendly, spi­
carious situation of the "Church of the
Catacombs" in present-day Ukraine. ritual atmosphere pervading all the
"In the name of Glasnost and Pe- discussions, and that he found much
restroika," Mr. Terelia said, "Ukrai­ inspiration for his work with the Ukrai­
nian Catholics are now - as under nian youth in Toronto.
The over-all aim of the congress was
Stalin - driven by force into Russian
to inspire, encourage and help people
Orthodox churches."
After the discussion many people, living in modern society find their way
especially the young, came up to Mr. back to the lasting Christian values of
Terelia to thank him and the Catacomb human life, stressing especially the role
Church in Ukraine for the witness they of the family as the heart and the center
are bearing to the Christian faith. He of a truly humane society. As the Rev.
Wiis also asked to give interviews to Slavko Rabaric of Medjugorje, Yu­
goslavia, put it, the family is the best
university for life and peace, and no
woman staying at home and bringing up
a family should feel inferior, but should
rather reply to questions about her
profession: "I am a professor at the only
School for Life and Peace, and if this
school fails you can close down every­
thing else in this world!"
During the entire congress, a chapel
for eucharistic adoration was set up at
the Austria Center offering the thou­
sands of participants the opportunity to
pray for the aims and the success of the
congress.
UNA executives present SIO.OOO
to Armenian Archbishop IVIanoogian
^ A^^^^^^
A gala dinner-reception hosted by the
Princess von Liechtenstein for the 40
speakers of the congress, among them
Mr. Terelia, and a small group of
honored guests including the papal
nuncio to Austria, Archbishop Cechini,
constituted a special social event during
the congress.
One of the highlights of the congress
was the presence of Mother Teresa of
Calcutta who delivered a "Message of
Love" to the packed auditorium on the
last day of the memorable event.
The congress closed with a ponti­
fical mass at St. Stephan's Cathedral
celebrated by Cardinal Groer, arch­
bishop of Vienna, who is also the
Ordinary for Eastern Rite Catholics,
including Ukrainian Catholics, in
Austria. The Protestant participants of
the congress attended a service at the
main Protestant church of the city of
Vienna.
For the Ukrainian participants of the
congress, perhaps the most moving
moment was when, at the end of the
roundtable discussion, a young West
German Catholic priest camp up to Mr.
Terelia and expressed his personal
thanks to him and the Catacomb
Church in Ukraine for his having been
(Continued on page 16)
for aid to Armenians
The Supreme Executive Committee of икгаіішв^Ш.Уопа1 Association
appeals to all of its members to come to the aid of the Armenian people .n
this, their hour of national need.
,. . . ^ ^ .u^o..^ ^r
The UNA, in the name of all its members, assigned and donated the sum of
510,000 through Archbishop Torkom Manoogian. Pn^n^te of the Dioce^ of
the Armenian Church of America, for the suffering victims of the tragic
earthquake in Armenia, as a gesture of compassion on the part of he
members of this oldest and largest Ukrainian orgamzation beyond the
The Supreme Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Association
met with Archbishop Torkom Manoogian on Friday, December 30 to
present a іЯСООО donation to aid victims of the Armenian earthquake. The
presentation at St; Vartan's Armenian Church consistory in New York City,
was made after the Armenian prelate's return from the devastated areas of
Armenia, including Leninakan, Stepanovan, Kirovakan and Spitak. The
donation, made in memory of the victims of Chornobyl, for whom the Soviets
refused foreign aid in 1986, was earmarked for the Armenian Earthquake
Fund of the Armenian Church of America. The UNA executives also
presented the Armenian hierarch with the book "A Thousand Years of
Christianity in Ukraine." The Armenians accepted the Christian faith in the
year 303 Pictured from left: UNA Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan,
Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, UNA Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk,
and UNA Supreme President John O. Flis.
' t s T n l T a ^ V s u t r e m e Executive Committee appeals to you. its
members, to contribute toward this humane cause by sending your personal
contribution, large or small, directly to:
Armenian Diocese Earthquake Fund
630 Second Avenue
New York. NY. 10016-4885
Your generous donation will be appreciated by the needy victims of the
rewnt earthquake and will be used to rebuild the villages and cities of
Amenia and bring succor and sustenance to the Armenian victims of this
'"wel^nJimSl's of the Ukrainian National Association. ^^ИІ^Ье gmtifie^.^h^
we were able to participate in aiding our needy Armenian brothers and sisters
in their hour of need and exigency.
Supreme Executive Committee I
Ukrainian National Association Inc.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
No. 2
''Missing Page in History^ conferenceLuciuk speaks on Insurgent Army,
covers Ul(rainian famine of 1932-1933 notes importance of oral history
W I N D S O R , O n t . - The Educa-^
tional Division Team of the Ukrai­
nian Famine Committee of Michigan
presented an afternoon workshop on
November 15, 1988, here at the Alicia
Mason Teacher Center.
Using the theme "A Missing Page in
History," the 1932-1933 forced famine
in Ukraine was detailed for attending
senior high school teachers specializing
in social sciences. Both Windsor and
Essex counties were combined in this
effort.
Stephen Payne, director of education
and superintendent of curriculum
studies, greeted the Michigan visiting
panelists and Canadian educators. Mr.
Payne stressed the importance of pro­
viding a high priority to supplementing
history books with information about
all world genocides.
"Manipulating food in Soviet Ukraine as a weapon for premeditating an
artificial famine is intolerable and we,
as educators, must make the world
aware of this tragedy," Mr. Payne said.
He then introduced Jamie Henderson,
coordinator of social studies in the
Windsor and Essex Boards of Edu­
cation.
After recognizing Ralph Blacklock, a
high school social studies teacher and
participant in the 1987 Detroit famine
symposium, as the Canadian who urged
a similar workshop in Windsor, Mr.
H e n d e r s o n i n t r o d u c e d S t e p h e n M.
W i c h a r , d i r e c t o r of the a f t e r n o o n
conclave.
After greeting the Canadian edu­
cators, Mr. Wichar summarized the
information which had emerged from
recent studies and research by interna­
tionally k n o w n s c h o l a r s . " U k r a i n e
became a national victim to a poli­
tical weapon when food was used to
eliminate opponents to Stalin's col­
lectivization p r o g r a m , " Mr. Wichar
underscored, adding "We will attempt
to p r o v i d e k n o w n facts which will
substantiate this horrendous historical
crime."
Mr. Wichar called on Dmytro Stroich, retired l i b r a r i a n in the D e t r o i t
Public Schools, to provide a capsulized
version of U k r a i n i a n history, with
emphasis on events leading to the Great
Famine.
The second part of the workshop
dealt with eyewitness accounts as given
to Wasyl Karpenko by his still living
mother. Mr. Karpenko, a social studies
teacher with the Detroit Public Schools,
who spent a brief childhood in the
affected a r e a s , presented an e m o ­
tionally laden narrative of the famine's
horror. The account was validated to
the a u d i e n c e with a viewing of the
documentary "Harvest of Despair."
Irene Pryjma, a biochemist, indulged
in a presentation covering approaches
and applications of materials as they
relate to student handouts. Using a
p a c k e t format developed by a p r o ­
minent educator from Chicago, Dr.
Myron Kuropas, Ms. Pryjma empha­
sized aspects such as Russian im­
perialism, the famine c o v e r - u p by
world media, and Soviet disinforma­
tion. Michael Wichorek, a retired schol
counselor, and Irene Zdan, a business
teacher, acted as workshop resource
persons.
Mr. Wichar rounded out the after­
n o o n session with suggestions for
strategies and lesson planning of written
and audio-visual materials. He also
briefly elaborated on the findings of the
U.S. government Commission on the
Ukraine Famine. Displaying a 523-page
book authored by Dr. James Mace,
very i m p o r t a n t d o c u m e n t a t i o n was
recited to the audience.
Also, after reviewing Robert Con­
quest's book "Harvest of Sorrow," the
Detroit Famine Team presented com­
plimentary copies to libraries of Belle
River District High School, Leamin­
gton High S c h o o l , Essex Board of
Education , Forester Collegiate High
School, Massey Secondary School, as
well as the Windsor Board of Edu­
cation Media Center and the General
Amherst High School Media Center.
Mr. Wichar used this opportinity to
acknowledge Dr. Kuropas for his de­
velopment of a curriculum and resource
guide for educators, to The Ukrainian
Weekly for its publication of a special
issue on the famine, to the New York
State Education Department for the
printing of Genocide Case Studies and
Human Rights Series, and to the Ukrai­
nian National Association for main­
taining a constant flow of educational
publications. All the foregoing publi­
cations were distributed to the work­
shop participants.
the n a t u r e a n d activities of the
Ukrainian underground. Although
Western intelligence services did
g a t h e r much i n f o r m a t i o n on the
UPA and other Ukrainian liberation
m o v e m e n t s , the A n g l o - A m e r i c a n
powers never felt they needed or
ever wanted an independent Ukraine.
According to Dr. Luciuk, there is
a great need for Ukrainians who
survived this period to begin a sys­
tematic process of documenting what
happened to them, so thi^ a more
complete historical record will be
preserved.
According to a confidential re­
port published by The Economist,
"the surge of Ukrainian nationalism
will continue" in the Soviet Union,
where Ukrainians are now calling for
filling in the "blank spots" in Ukrai­
nian history.
Dr. Luciuk concluded that it is
people like those in his audience who
m u s t h e l p s c h o l a r s in t h e W e s t
(Continued on pace 15)
Cenko Prize submissions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Har­
vard Ukrainian Research Institute is
accepting submissions for the ninth
award of the Cenko Prize in Ukrai­
nian Bibliography. The SI,000 annual
prize established by Mykola and Volodymyra Cenko of Philadelphia will be
given for the best bibliographical work
on a topic of Ukrainian studies.
Entries - in English or in Ukrai­
nian - must be submitted in four copies
by March 1, 1989. Manuscripts must be
in their final pre-publication form, with
names and addresses of authors. Pub­
lished works and late submissions will
not be considered.
Examples of solicited entries are:
descriptive bibliographical essays or
annotated bibliographies of a subject or
author; index of a Ukrainian periodical;
or more general works which discuss the
sought
impact of the printed book on Ukrai­
nian culture.
The C e n k o Prize C o m m i t t e e will
j u d g e the entries a c c o r d i n g to the
following criteria: i m p o r t a n c e and
originality of the t o p i c ; the w o r k ' s
methodology and completeness; and
the w o r k ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n to existing
bibliographical scholarship.
The committee retains the right to
award the prize individually or jointly
or to withhold the prize until the next
academic year. The winner or winners
will be announced at Harvard Uni­
versity no later than June.
Entries should be sent by registered
mail to: C e n k o Prize in U k r a i n i a n
B i b l i o g r a p h y , H a r v a r d University,
Ukrainian Research Institute, 15811583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge,
Mass. 02138.
Hanusey named to heritage commission
H A R R I S B U R G , Pa. - Gov. Robert
P. Casey and Lt. Gov. Mark S. Singel
a n o u n c e d the a p p o i n t m e n t of Dr.
Richard D. Hanusey to represent
Pennsylviania's Ukrainian community
on the recently restructured Pennsyl­
vania Heritage Affairs Commission'.
Dr. Hanusey, a former Philadelphia
York stated that, "While many
S c h o o l District s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , has
organizations direct their efforts
been active in n u m e r o u s U k r a i n i a n
towards alleviating specific aspects of
organizations on both the local and
the plight of our n a t i o n in Soviet
national level.
Russian-occupied Ukraine, TUSM
The restructered commission is
recognizes that only true independent
c o m p r i s e d of 38 ethnic c o m m u n i t y
Ukrainian statehood is the means by
leaders, nine at-large members and four
which Ukrainians can develop their
legislators.
own distinct national culture and faith.
T h e new c o m m i s s i o n e r s were re­
Anything less than independent state­ commended by ethnic community
hood would be just that: less than the
organizations and serve a two-year,
dignity that the Ukrainian people justly
non-salaried term.
deserve."
The governor signed an executive
The newly elected national board also
order in May that strengthened the
includes: vice-president — Darka Na-^ ability of the commission to promote
konechna; secretary - Taras Abra-" more actively the state's diverse ethnic
miuk; financial director — Christine
cultures by appointing Lt. Gov. Singel
Jancew; ideological director - Petro
as commission chairman, adding 11
Shmigel; external affairs director new ethnic representatives, and stream­
Mykola Hryckowian; publications
lining the c o m m i s s i o n s t r u c t u r e by
d i r e c t o r - T a r a s H n a t y s h y n ; press
creating an executive committee comp­
officer — Petro Matiaszek; information
rised of nine at-large and four legislative
and resources director - Lydia Mykymembers.
tyn; chief a r b i t e r - Volodymyr Kohut;
'KicIiaiJ Hanusey has a demonstrated
and chief comptrpUer — George Myhistory of service to the U k r a i n i a n
kytyn, - .'
community," Gov. Casey said.
TUSM holds annual congress
B R I D G E W A T E R , N. J. - The
U k r a i n i a n S t u d e n t A s s o c i a t i o n of
Mykola Michnowsky (TUSM) held its
21st annual national congress here at
the Holiday Inn on December 2-4.
Delegates and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of
TUSM branches in California, Ohio,
Michigan, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania met to discuss plans for
future TUSM work and to elect a new
national board.
Discussions centered on three major
concerns: organizational renovation,
p u b l i c a t i o n s and i n f o r m a t i o n , and
policy implementation.
The national congress approved a
new bimonthly TUSM
newsletter,
which will be designed especially for
Ukrainian students in America. De­
legates also endorsed a national TUSM
policy, focusing on independent Ukrai­
nian statehood as the major issue which
the student organization will emphasize
in 1989.
Addressing the congress, newly
elected president Jurij Priatka of New
T O R O N T O - Dr. Lubomyr Lu­
ciuk, fellow of the Chair of Ukrai­
nian Studies at the University of
Toronto, recently delivered the key­
note address before an audience of
over 600 persons attending a pro­
gram commemorating the formation
of the UPA, or Ukrainian Insurgent
Army. The UPA was formed on
Ukrainian territory during World
War И and fought both the German
and Soviet forces in an attempt to
establish an independent Ukrainian
s t a t e . Their a r m e d struggle con­
tinued until the late 1940s, even after
World War П had ended.
Dr. Luciuk discussed how the
governments of Great Britain, the
United States and Canada reacted to
the Ukrainian question before, du^
ring and just after .World War П.
Citing foreign ministry documents
t h a t his research in C a n a d a and
overseas has u n c o v e r e d , D r . Lu­
ciuk pointed out that the AngloAmerican powers did know about
"With the input of these new ethnic
community leaders, we will address
such concerns as conservation of
c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e , e d u c a t i o n , interethnic relations, economic development,
and the impact of ethnicity on social
services and health care," he added.
The commission's accomplishments
include its Folklife Program that
documents, presents and perpetuates
e t h n i c and folk c u l t u r a l t r a d i t i o n s
throughout Pennsylvania.
"The primary responsibilities of the
reorganized commission are to advise
the governor on matters relating to
ethnic affairs and to develop programs
addressing cultural issues to be im­
plemented by the commission's exe­
cutive director, Shalom S t a u b , " Lt,
Gov. Singel said.
Currently, the commission is spon­
soring a statewide traveling exhibition
on ethnic and traditional crafts and an
Apprenticeships in Traditional Arts
Program. It also provides technical
assistance and long-term planning to
local governments, private non-profit
organizations and individuals seeking
to preserve their local cultural heritage.
The organUation, formerly called the
P e n n s y l v a n i a Heritage Affairs Ad­
visory Commission, was established by
a 1980 executive order that was renewed
in 1983 and 1986.
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8. 1989
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District representatives gather
at Soyuzivka for conference
K E R H O N K S O N , N.Y. - The 12th
conference of chairpersons of Ukrai­
nian N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n district
c o m m i t t e e s t o o k place here at the
association's resort during the weekend
of December 3-4, 1988. Representatives
of 13 UNA districts in the United States
participated in the meeting.
The meeting was called to discuss the
diverse matters affecting UNA district
committees and in order to allow each
district representative to report on the
work of his or her committee.
UNA Supreme President John O.
Flis called the meeting to order and
welcomed the district chairpersons and
o t h e r district r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . Also
present was UNA Supreme Secretary
Walter Sochan.
After Mr. Flis's opening remarks,
which focused much attention on the
December organizing campaign of the
UNA and the importance of districts'
i n v o l v e m e n t in U N A activity, each
district representative delivered a brief
report about their work during 1988,
including the number of new members
enrolled into the UNA.
Mr. Flis then delivered the principal
address in which he covered all aspects
of UNA activity, including finances, the
Soyuzivka resort and the Ukrainian
National Urban Renewal Corp., as well
as the UNA'S p u b l i c a t i o n s , the
Ukrainian-language daily newspaper
Svoboda and the English-language
Ukrainian Weekly.
He s p o k e also a b o u t the U N A ' s
recently opened Washington bureau,
which is headed by Supreme Advisor
Eugene Iwanciw, and the somewhat
disappointing work of the UNA's pro­
fessional sales department.
During the evening session, the main
a d d r e s s w a s delivered by S u p r e m e
S e c r e t a r y S o c h a n , w h o focus-ed his
remarks on new classes of insurance
offered by the U k r a i n i a n N a t i o n a l
Association since September 1, 1987.
(Continued on page 16)
Obituary
Konstantyn Shewchuk, Rochester UNA'er
R O C H E S T E R , N.Y. - Konstantyn
Shewchuk, a longtime activist of the
Ukrainian National Association in the
Rochester area, died here at St. Anne's
Nursing Home on Tuesday, January 3,
He was 94.
M r . S h e w c h u k was b o r n J u n e 1,
1894, in the village of Holyn, Kalush
county, western Ukraine. He arrived in
the United States as a young man and in
1918 joined the Ukrainian National
Association.
Bridgeport
children
B R I D G E P O R T , Conn. - Over 75
children from Bridgeport and vicinity
on December 11 anxiously awaited the
arrival of St. Nick and the presents he
was bringing along for the children.
Roman Stec, president of the branch.
A year later, he was elected secretary
of UNA Branch 217, the St. Josaphat
Society, in Rochester. He remained
active in the fraternal organization,
both in Branch 217 and the Rochester
District Committee - since that time.
A requiem service (panakhyda) was
offered on Wednesday, January 4, and
the funeral liturgy took place the next
day at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic
Church. Burial followed at Holy Spi­
rit Cemetery in Rochester.
Soyuzivka boasts new construction
of workers' quarters, guest rooms
UNA Supreme /Advisor Walter Kwas oversees constructionof a new building
to house Soyuzivka's summer employees.
K E R H O N K S O N , N.Y. - Winter
may be a quiet time, as far as guests
are c o n c e r n e d , at the U k r a i n i a n
National Association's upstate New
York resort, but there's work a plenty
at Soyuzivka.
The building known as Yasinnia is
now undergoing a complete restructu­
ring as its rooms are being, turned
into the resort's newest accom­
modations for guests. The building,
which formerly housed Soyuzivka's
summer employees, will now have
seven guest rooms - complete with
air conditioning and other modern
conveniences. They are slated to be
enjoy UNA - sponsored
opened this traditional event and turned
the direction of the program over to the
Rev. Ivan Terlecky, pastor of the Ukrai­
nian C a t h o l i c C h u r c h o f the Holy
Protection. The children listened to
Father Ivan with great attention as he
visit by St.
told t h e m a b o u t the legend of St.
Nicholas and his good deeds and mi­
racles.
Under the direction of Irene Demkiw
the children were treated to a Walt
Disney slide and sound presentation
completed by May 31 of this year,
that is, in time for the 1989 season.
In addition, a new building is being
c o n s t r u c t e d to house S o y u z i v k a
workers. The quarters will be located
adjacent to the Uzhhorod villa and
will house 60 persons on two floors.
The UNA had allocated S700,000
t o w a r d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of new
workers' quarters.
Plans for the new building, as well
a s the redesigned Y a s i n n i a , were
d r a w n up by a r c h i t e c t Y a r o s l a v
Sichynsky, who now resides in
Kerhotikson.
Nicholas
about Christmas in Ukraine. Ms. Demkiv is an experienced religion teacher.
The expectations and tension which
had built up among the children finally
came to an end when St. Nicholas
appeared. His arrival was signalled by
the sound of bells coming from the
direction of the church. St. Nick en­
tered the church hall accompanied by a
procession of altar boys with lighten
candles. He was greeted enthusiastical­
ly by the children as they sang "O Khto,
Khto Mykolaya lubyt..."
The children received a solemn
blessing from St. Nicholas as well as a
short lesson on prayer and love of one's
neighbor. He spoke with and blessed
each child, individually as he presented
gifts. T h e c h i l d r e n expressed their
gratitute to St. Nick and sang another
song to wish him farewell until next
year.
Nicholas Boykoand Michael Stecyna
from the UNA Home Office attended
this event and provided information to
the parents of the children about mem­
bership in the UNA and new insurance
products available to members.
All children present received a free
copy of Veselka (The Rainbow), the
UNA'S children's magazine, and a gift
from the UNA. The gifts were pre­
pared by Mrs. Stec and Mrs. Dobosh.
Children of UNA Branch 59 in Bridgeport, Conn., with UNA activists during a visit to their area by St. Nicholas.
Taras Slevinsky, financial secretary
of Branch 59, was the organizer of this
affair as well as the person responsible
for refreshnieiits.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
No. 2
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Backtracking at Vienna
This week the Reagan administration announced that it will support
the idea of holding a conference on human rights in Moscow as part of
the continuing Helsinki Accords review process. The Moscow
conference was long sought by the USSR — indeed, it became an
important foreign poHcy objective because it would bestow on the
Soviet Union a certain legitimacy in the community of nations and
announce to the world that, "yes, it is true, the USSR is changing and
is no longer a human rights violator."
The Reagan administration's decision was welcomed by those who
bought its contention that holding an international conference
focusing . on human rights is a way to encourage further human rights
progress in the USSR. It was questioned by others who said the USSR
had not made enough progress in this realm in order to earn the
distinction of hosting a human rights conference in its capital. We
belong to the latter category.
The U.S. delegation to the Vienna Conference, which has been
meeting since November 1986 to review implementation of the 1975
Helsinki Accords; had clearly stated its position on the proposed Moscow
human rights meeting. It was simple and concrete. If the USSR wanted
the U.S. to support such a meeting, four preconditions had to be met:
all political prisoners must be released, emigration restrictions must be
eased, jamming of Radio Liberty must cease, and divided families
cases (those involving U.S. and Soviet citizens) must be resolved. In
addition, the U.S. sought guarantees that if the conference were to be
held in Moscow, access would be given to non-governmental
organizations and the news media.
It is true, the Soviets have stopped jamming radio broadcasts, many
political prisoners have been released, many refuseniks have been
allowed to emigrate, and many families are no longer divided. However,
there still is a way to go before the USSR meets the four preconditions.
As Orest Deychakiwsky, a staffer of the U.S. Helsinki Commission
pointed out, "While we (at the commission)acknowledge positive
movement toward meeting the four criteria enumerated by the U.S. at
the Vienna Conference, we feel those criteria have not been met."
According to Mr. Deychakiwsky, who is intimately familiar with
such matters, the fact is that not all political prisoners have been
released" only those who were sentenced under political and religious
articles. There are still some 65 persons arrested for human rights
activities who are confined to psychiatric institutions and ^bout
another 68 who are imprisoned on what the U.S. believes are trumpedup criminal charges. Among that number, approximately 30 are
Ukrainians, he said.
There has been some speculation about why the U.S. decided to
discount its own preconditions and to accept the Soviet proposal for a
Moscow conference on human rights. Some say the outgoing Reagan
administration wanted to conclude the Vienna Conference and pave
the way for subsequent talks on reducing conventional forces and
weapons in Europe, and thus President Reagan could end his term on
a high note. Others say the incoming Bush administration did not want
to be saddled with the problem of how to react to the Soviet proposal,
so it let the Reagan administration take what could be an unpopular
step.
Whatever the case may be, it is deplorable that, in effect, the
upcoming inauguration set the timetable, and human rights concerns
became secondary. We firmly believe the U.S. should have stuck to its
guns and insisted that its preconditions be met. As it stands now the
Soviets are being rewared for half measures — half measures, we must
point out, which certainly are not irreversible. The Soviet system that
spawned them has not yet been reformed — its structures and laws
are still the same. And promises are merely promises. We've seen how
many the USSR has already broken in some 70 years of its existence.
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Ukrainian lands
and independence
cial political borders (which nationally
conscious Ukrainians in Ukraine categorically refuse to recognize) were
clearly given precedence over national
borders. Maps and graphic representaDear Editor:
On January 22, 1989, Ukrainians tions of "Ukraine," relying on Soviet
around the world will commemorate borders, can easily be found in many of
the Great Act of Unification, proclai- our publications.
Ukrainians living under Soviet Russmed 70 years earlier in Kiev, capital of
the independent Ukrainian National ian occupation haven't forgotten about
their
brothers and sisters living beyond
Republic. This historic declaration
announced the unification of all Ukrai- the artificial Soviet borders. Very often
nian territories in one sovereign, free contacts are maintained, even at the risk
Ukrainian state. Unfortunately, that of severe punishment. A recent conindependence was short-lived, as Soviet tributor to the underground journal
Russian, Polish and Rumanian forces Ukrainsky Visnyk (Ukrainian Herald),
invaded, re-establishing foreign rule in No. 8 chastized the "titled authorities in
Ukraine. It seems even more unfortu- Kiev" for their ignorant policy renate, however, that Ukrainians in the garding the Ukrainian ethnic territories
West have failed to retain a signi- of "Beresteishchyna, Lemkivshchyna
ficant part of the spirit of the act of and Kuban."
Any claims of Ukrainian "irredenJanuary 22, 1919.
tism" or "imperialism," taking the
Many of our scholarly associations, historical record into account, would
information services and political have to be judged unfounded. Likewise,
representations continually fail to attempts at minimizing the future status
accurately describe the Ukrainian na- and integrity of an independent Utional territory; one seldom sees Ukrai- kraine's territory would have to be
nian ethnic territory depicted in its firmly rebuffed. Only 150 years ago,
entirety. More often than not, clearly many modern European states (GermaUkrainian territories such as Kholm- ny, Italy, Poland and others) were nonshchyna, Lemkivshchyna, eastern Pria- existent. Scores of today's countries
shivshchyna, Beresteishchyna and were created through skillful diploKuban, are omitted from our graphic macy, great courage and tremendous
(even textual) depictions of Ukraine.
human sacrifice.
As an instructor in a Saturday morOn January 22, 1989, let us recommit
ning School of Ukrainian Studies ourselves to justly honor the millions of
(Ridna Shkola), I was equipped with brave fighters for Ukrainian indepenprofessionally printed wall maps, bold- dence who continue to be martyred for
ly ' showing Soviet Ukrainian borders, their noble cause: a free, united Ukraiyet distinctly labelled (in Ukrainian) nian state.
"Ukraine." In this particular case,
although our ethnic territory was rePetro Matiaszek
presented by very light shading, artifiPaterson, N.J.
lizations, extraditions or deportations, the Canadian government has:
^ (1) passed retroactive legislation
(Bill C-71, September 16, 1987) of
dubious legality and with sufficiently
Dear Editor:
In reference to the column of Myron complicated verbiage to exclude uniKuropas in The Ukrainian Weekly versal applicability of the legislation;
^ (2) signed a Memorandum of
(November 27, 1988) reviewing "Old
Wounds" by Harold Troper and Mor- Understanding with the USSR on
ton Weinfeld, I would like to inform Dr. December 30, 1987, establishing an OSIKuropas that there are many Ukrai- KGB type of collaboration (It is innians in Canada who are less than teresting that this Memorandum speenchanted with their non-"evenhanded" cifically refers to "Nazi war criminals"
treatment of Ukrainian-Jewish rela- and the "second world war" - rather
tions, in general, and of the Deschenes than all war criminals irrespective of the
time period — and makes absolutely no
Commission, in particular.
The book appears to be a public provision for the presence of defense
relations document on behalf of Robert counsel or for the elementary protection
Kaplan, the Canadian Jewish Congress of the rights of the accused at any of the
and B'nai B'rith Canada, trying to evidence-gathering procedures within
convince the reader that responsibility the USSR.);
for the whole Deschenes Commission
^ (3) set up a Canadian OSI, which is
debacle can be attributed to the ma- presently seeking witnesses to Nazi
chinations of Sol Littman, the Cana- atrocities in the Netherlands (see page 7
dian representative of the Wiesenthal of the August 18, 1988, issue of the
Center. It does not mention the bla- Canadian Jewish News), under the
tantly discriminatory terms of refe- name: The Commissioner, Royal Carence of the commission designed to nadian Mounted Police, 1200 Alta
selectively examine only those crimes Vista Drive, Ottawa KIA OR2, Attn:
perpetrated by personnel associated War Crimes Investigation; (613) 957with the "vanquished" Axis forces 8628. To quote from page 318 of Messrs.
during World War II and to ignore Troper and Weinfeld's book attributed
those of the "victorious" Bolshevik to David Matas of B'nai B'rith Canada,
forces. Nor does it comment on the "To a certain extent it becomes a
admission on page 827 of the Deschenes question of semantics as long as the
Commission Report that, "In 96 percent people in the Justice Department and
of the cases which the commission has RCMP are devoted to this task."
investigated it has not communicated
As one can see, the destruction of the
with the suspects."
Canadian system of jurisprudence is
It is misleading and dangerous of Dr. proceeding along exactly the same lines
Kuropas and John Gregorovich of the as occurred in the United States as so
Ukrainian Civil Liberties Commission ably documented by Patience T. Huntto portray the Deschenes debacle as work in the same November 27 issue of
some sort of "victory" for Ukrainians. The Weekly.
Since its initial announcement on March
12^/1987, that it would opt for a"made in
Or, William W.Zuzak
Canada'suiutioii with no denatura- -'. v^.' - ' -'.' > ^.' - .-^ -' .'' -". ^Ste ,^ Julie - Que.
Jurisprudence Is
being destroyed
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Faces and Places
are generally of similar strength and in
many instances Canadians of Ukrainian
and Jewish origin work well with one
another in business, government, aca­
deme and professions. They have res­
Dear Editor:
pect for each other and this is why you
I read with interest Dr. Myron Ku- have in Canada books such as that
ropas' article "In U.S., old wounds may written by Troper and Weinfeld.
In the U.S. the situation is totally
never heal." (November 27, 1988). He
reviews the Deschenes Commission different. There are more than 6 million
For many Ukrainians, the end of the
Jews
and fewer than a million Ukrai­ М-і-1-l-e-n-n-i-u-m year came none too
Report and says "Against what at times
appeared to be impossible odds, Ca­ nians in a total population nearly 10 soon.
nada's Ukrainians had won a major times that of Canada's.
As early as last August, I heard some
The strength of American Jewry is
victory."
In fact, the odds were always ex­ legendary. They form some 65 PACs, people complaining that they were "all
cellent for Canada's Ukrainians, and the control a great deal of media, such as Millenniumed out." Now that the
reason for this is clearly demonstrated newspapers, radio, TV, film, etc., not to celebration is over, there's talk of Tshirts reading "I Survived the Ukrai­
on page 3 of the same issue of The mention Wall Street. ^
Ukrainians control very little in the nian Christian Millennium."
Ukrainian Weekly where you repro­
duced a photograph showing a dozen or U.S. and although there are certainly
Not that the year wasn't one long
so chief justices, judges, political fi­ many prominent Americans of Ukrai­ grand celebration. As The Ukrainian
gures, a federal minister, a justice of the nian origin, their numbers are clearly Weekly pointed out two weeks ago,
Supreme Court of Canada, all of Ukrai­ inadequate to influence American /'there were more than 500 various
politics or counteract the infamous OSI events in every corner of the world
nian origin.
or the Jewish Anti-Defamation League. which Ukrainians call home. Jubilees
The relative strength of Canadian In fact, to have the same relative strength
took place everywhere — from Cairo,
Ukrainians is far greater than that of as Ukrainians in Canada, you would Egypt, to Atlanta, Georgia."
American Ukrainians both in com­ need some 5 million Ukrainians in the
Especially impressive and helpful
parison to the Jewish communities of U.S.
the two countries and of the total
In today's world one can only win were the articles engineered by Sonya
populations. There are approximately with power and strength — never rely Darragh which appeared in USA Today
half a milHon Ukrainians in Canada and on the generosity or compassion of and in national Catholic periodicals
only about 300,000 Jews within a total others. In view of the relative weakness such as Catholic Twin Circle (wellpopulation of about 25 million.
of the Ukrainian Americans, due mostly written pieces were found in the March
Although Canada's Jewish com­ to their small number as compared to 20 and December 25 issues) as well as in
munity is reputed to be the richest of all other ethnic groups and the total U.S. Columbia, a publication of the Knights
ethnic groups, Ukrainians are not doing population, I must agree with Dr. of Columbus.
All in all, the Ukrainian Millennium
too badly either and because they are Kuropas that in U.S. old wounds may
celebration was a resounding success,
concentrated in the sparsely populated never heal.
the result of thousands of man-, woman-,
western provinces, they have consi­
George Primak and child-hours of toil, and occasio­
derable political clout. Thus, in Cana­
nally,
trouble. All Ukrainians can be
da Ukrainian and Jewish communities
Pierrefonds, Que.
proud of what was accomplished in
1988.
As with all human endeavors, howe­
plenty of incredibly black Ukrainian ver, there were some shortcomings.
soil in addition to varied shades of grayA major blemish was the fact that our
as one might expect. I also submit that
although some agricultural land has Catholic and Orthodox hierarchs
been usurped by industry, there still couldn't, or wouldn't, reconcile their
Dear Editor:
remain plenty of beautiful and bound­ personal (non-theological) differences
I have absolutely no vested interest in less wheat fields. I do agree that dam- between themselves the way I believe
Kobasniuk's Travel Agency but I take building has ultimately changed the most of their followers would have
exception to the rather authoritative once swift-running descent of the Dnie­ liked. Neither side is blameless. Both
criticism of Helen Smindak's article by per River, however, those rushing saw specks in the eyes of the other while
M.H. Bloch (December 18, 1988.) For rapids do indelibly persist in my mind ignoring planks in their own. It would
because that is how they were described have been such a glorious conclusion to
many years this agency has provided
to me by my father and also expertly our Millennium year to see Metropo­
would-be travelers an opportunity to
and plentifully alluded to by many litan Sulyk and Metropolitan Mstyvisit beautiful Ukraine. Those visitors
famous personalities in the past by slav embrace in a spirit of true Christian
deserve the right and are entitled to
healing.
form their own impressions and opi­ virtue of song, verse and prose.
Another disappointment for me was
nions notwithstanding facts and rhap­
In my experience those facts that are
sody.
expertly decorated with heartfelt fan­ the almost exclusive focus of Millen­
nium
events on the past. Someone will
tasy
and
shrewdly
placed
rhapsody
are
a
My own impressions and observa­
tions of Ukraine are considerably closer sign of good talent and are therefore undoubtedly point out that we con­
centrated on the past because we were
to those described by Mrs. Smindak very plausible and readable.
celebrating an anniversary. I under­
than those offered by the critic. Allowing
for some differing opinions that are
M.E. Sasyniuk stand that! But the past is prelude to the
bound to occur, I submit that I saw
Seattle present and future. In tb'nking about
the past 1,000 years of Ukrainian
Christianity, shouldn't we have also
been concerned with the next 1,000
financial and spiritual. At the present years? And if not the next 1,000 years,
time we are looking for land to then at least the next 25?
purchase. When we have the land, then
To my knowledge, the only event
we will strive to build our church, stone
Dear Editor:
by stone, board by board. We have during which the future of the Ukrai­
During this past year we have been obtained our tax-exempt number, so nian Church in America was discussed
able to organize over 25 parishioners in that any contributions will be fully at any great length was a symposium
titled ''Conversion of Ukraine: The
the second fastest growing county in the tax-deductible
United States, Hernando County, Fla.,
When Ukrainians visit the Gulf Coast Continuing Story." Sponsored by the
(central Florida along the Gulf Coast - of Florida please feel free to contact us. religion department of Manor Junior
population approximately 80,000).
We will be most grateful for any con­ College last May, the third topic of the
We have found many Ukrai­ tribution which you can make to help us symposium was titled "Where Do We
nian people in the area who want achieve our goals. (Write to: Ukrainian Go From Here?" I learned of the
to participate in a Ukrainian Catholic Catholic Mission Church, c/o Joseph symposium by reading Agnes Palanuk's
liturgy close to home. At the present Kuzniak, 18820 Whiterock Lane, account in the Journal of the Ukrai­
time, if we want to attend Ukrainian Hudson, Fla. 34667. Tax-exempt num­ nian Cultural Center at Dickinson State
College in Dickinson, N.D.
liturgy we must drive more than 60 ber: 59-2902120.)
Where do we go from here? As I've
miles to St. Petersburg.
Joseph Kuzniak pointed out in this column a few times in
We are writing to ask fellow Ukrai­
nians for help and assistance — both
Hudson, Fla. the past, the Ukrainian Catholic
About Canada's
Ukrainians
Millennium is over. Now what!
Support for
Smindak story
An appeal
from Florida
Church lost almost 40 percent of its
membership between 1967 and 1987.
Are we talking about this? Are we trying
to determine why? Can we change what
is an obvious downward trend? Ac­
cording to demographer Dr. Oleh
Wolowyna, the Ukrainian Catholic
Church in Canada has maintained its
membership during the past 20 years.
Why haven't we?
The Rev. George Appleyard, one of
the symposium presenters, argued that
one of the factors hindering the Ukrai­
nian Church is a weakening of ethnic
pride. "To preserve the legacy of 988 we
need a theological school that will train
seminarians in the tradition of Ukrai-'
nian spirituality," he said. "We need a
new standardized liturgy, a rudimen­
tary prayer book. We need a fresh
evangelism and a new trust. We must
begin now."
The need for continuing the Millen­
nium process was also stressed by the
Rev. Andrij Chirovsky, another of the
symposium participants in a presenta­
tion titled "The Tradition of Ukrai­
nian Spirituality." "If we could come to
terms with the variety of legitimate
Ukrainian spiritualities," he argued,
"then we could go on with building our
future. There are many emotionally
based and unsubstantiated claims to
what is truly 'ours.' In reality, few of us
really known what is truly part of our
spiritual heritage and what isn't. It is
precisely for this reason that we need a
theological center where we can study
our spiritual tradition and learn how to
adapt it to our present needs. We need
to take all the knowledge gained during
our Millennium and derive pastoral
applications for the 21st century."
According to the Rev. Bohdan Lukie,
pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in
Newark, N.J., spiritual renewal is what
our Church needs most. "I know Ukrai­
nians," he told me, "who attend Roman
Catholi. churches for their spiritual
nourishment but remain members of
Ukrainian Catholic parishes in order to
maintain themselves culturally. A
church that doesn't touch our daily
spiritual lives risks becoming a mu­
seum, a place people visit twice a year in
order to feel good culturally." "The
church must be the headlight," he
argues. "If the raison d'etre of our
Ukrainian Catholic Church in America
is to preserve the past, the Church is no
longer the headlight. It becomes the
tailight."
Asked if he was fearful that his
comments may get him "into trouble,"
the Rev. Lukie replied: "the role of the
priest is to comfort the disturbed and to
disturb the comfortable."
Many priests and religious would
agree with the Revs. Appleyard, Chi­
rovsky and Lukie regarding the need for
spiritual renewal. And in Canada, at
least, a bishop is doing something
about it. A conference is being or­
ganized by Bishop Basil Filevich on
March 10, W and 12 to consider the
future of the Saskatoon Eparchy in the
21st century.
The next M(iHennium has already
begun!
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
No. 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
NEWS AND VIEWS: Workshop points out importance of "living documents"
by Lubomyr Szuch
Our living documents are disappearing, and we must move quickly to
record their history before they are lost
to us forever. That was the dominant
theme at a workshop on oral history
held at St. Vladimir's Institute in
Toronto on Saturday, December 10,
1988.
The living documents are our parants, grandparents and all the other
eyewitnesses and participants of major
events in this century, such as both
world wars, the Jewish Holocaust, the
Great Famine in Ukraine, the Armenian Genocide, and even such lesser
events as refugee settlement and adjustment in Ontario.
The Oral History Workshop was
organized thanks to the energetic work
of Iroida Wynnyckyj of the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Center and Paul Yee of the
Archives of Ontario, bringing together
the professional skills of people involved in collecting, storing and analyzing the experiences of Canadians
during this past century as recorded on
audio and video tapes.
Dr. Lillian Petroff, an education
officer of the Multicultural History
Society of Ontario, presented a paper
on the mechanics of gathering oral
history — what equipment to use and
how to conduct interviews. To overcome the problem of an interviewee
requesting that certain information not
be recorded. Dr. Petroff preferred to
turn off the recording equipment while
sensitive topics were discussed. Since
personal experiences, private secrets
and intimate memories are the most
valuable components not usually found
in published works and archival holdings, this is a less desirable option for
oral historians.
Another paper presented to the
workshop by Richard Lochead, recently transferred to the Archives of
Ontario from the Public Archives of
Canada in Ottawa, suggested that
instead of turning off a recorder, the
interviewer could place restrictions on
the use of the recorded material by
signing a release form which would
delineate the rights of the interviewee,
the interviewer and the institution
which' catalogues and stores the recorded material. Certainly, this solution is
preferable to having no record at all,
though a restriction specifying for
example, "not for public use during the
lifetime of the interviewee" puts great
limits on the usefulness of the material.
To avoid the problem of having to read
the obituaries of dozens of newspapers
for the next few decades, the interviewee
should be encouraged, at the least, to
give a specific date when the information could be made available for the
public.
Common to all the papers presented
at the Oral History Workshop was the
importance of the interviewer establishing a trusting and intimate relationship with his or her informant in
order to put the latter at ease about
speaking about traumatic and sometimes unpleasant experiences.
Effective communication between
interviewer and interviewee is a key
prerequisite for the successful recording
of valuable oral history. Certainly,
more could have been said at the
workshop about the methodology of
social science research, the impact of the
interviewer's questions (their formulation, the way in which, and the order
they are posed to the informant), the
influence of the socio-economic, ethnic
and sex background of the interviewer
on the results of the interview, etc.
One such aspect, the importance of
the language in which the interview was
conducted, was raised by several speakers during a panel discussion chaired
by Mr. Yee, with contributions from
Dr. Carole Carpenter of the Ontai;io
Folklife Center, Dr. Isabel Kaprielian
of the Ontario Refugee Study Center,
and Mr. Lochead.
Managers and directors of libraries, archives and research institutions who wish to collect, identify and
make oral history recordings available
to researchers tend to favor Englishlanguage interviews because of the
wider accessibility and easier handling
of the material by (the mainly Englishspeaking) interviewers, editors, cataloguers and researchers. Oral histories
recorded in the language of non-^
English speakers requires the hiring of
professionals with knowledge of other
languages and other cultures in order to
record, catalogue and perhaps to translate such material — all increasing the
costs to these institutions.
One speaker pointed to the importance of using an informant's native
language during an interview in order to
establish a close relationship between
interviewer and interviewee, as well as
to the numerous valuable linguistic
clues found in oral histories which were
recorded in the "intimate" language of
the storyteller.
Oral history is valuable precisely
because of the many hidden meanings,
veiled references, and value-laden
expressions and ideas which are reflected in the common, everyday language
of participants of historic events. That
"language is the key to a culture" was
the single most important discovery of
a Royal Commission of Inquiry and
should still serve to remind social
scientists, public officials and government policy-makers that the information gathered from our living documents will be only as good as the tools
and methods used.
Dr. Paula Draper discovered that
even though her interviews with Holocaust survivors (recorded on 3/4 inch
U-matic videotape) were conducted in
English, the importance of knowing the
history and culture of the Jewish informants was crucial for the interviewer in
eliciting meaningful and intimate responses. Her results revealed the tremendous impact video recording can have
on a researcher's understanding of the
complicated feelings and the subtle
nuances which shroud historical events.
It is hoped that future researchers of
Canada's oral history will make use of
all the latest technology, based on the
firmest principles of survey research methods to record what remains
of our historical memory.
To make such oral histories available
to the public, it is essential that professionals with appropriate research
and linguistic skills be encouraged to
provide English-language indices, catalogues, synopses and even translations
(where needed) of the collected materials.
The Oral History Workshop participants expressed their appreciation to
Mr. Yee and Mrs. Wynnyckyj for the
opportunity to discuss the experiences of
professionals working toward preservation of the oral history found among
Canada's remaining living records.
A toast to the Millennium year,
with a Millennium wine
by Marts Kolonmytts
JERSEY CITY, N. J. - - The
Primary Chronicle relates the story
of Prince Volodymyr's search for a
faith for his people to accept in the
late 10th century.
He was courted by the western
Europeans, emissaries of the pope;
the Jewish Khazars and the Bulgarians of the Mohammedan faith. The
Bulgars were persuasive in their
argumients, stating that their faith
propagated a belief in one God and
many wives, however their faithful
had to abstain from pork and wine.
Upon hearing the latter. Prince
Volodymyr, as reported in the Primary Chronicle, exclaimed: "Drinking is the joy of the Russes, we
cannot exist without that pleasure."
Needless to say, our ancestors did not
receive the Muslim faith, but were
baptized Christians, accepting this
religion from the Greeks.
Thus, it seems more than appropriate for Ukrainians to have toasted
the Millennium year, 1988 - the
1,000th anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus' - with a
glassi or a bottle, of fine wine.
"And what better wine to celebrate
the Millenntum with than Saint Volodymyr," sfiid Bill Czaban, a bottleshop supervisor at Andres Wines
Ltd. in Ontario, whose winery produced n^ijiexthan 3,000 cases of
dpniestic niidiuni dry white wine for
Millennium celebrations in that
Canadian province. "The witie
iMsii4 just used for Milknnium
celebrations," said Mr. Czaban, a
Ukrainian Canadian, who proposed
the idea to Andres. "Saint Volodymyr was used for weddings, parties,
malankas (dances) and receptions.
Why, we just got some orders for
1989," he continued.
Bc.sidc!^ the fact that the colorful
label depicting the Millennium of
Christianity in Ukraine, from a
painting by S.V, Konash-Konashevsky, attracts customers to the liter
bottles of the wine, the fact that the
product is Andres' best-selling domestic \Vine also does not hurt its
sales. ',
''And well keep supplying the
wine, if we sec a demand for it," he
added. The winery printed 25,000
labels of Saint Volodymyr and has
15,000 left. Because Canada is governed by a Liquor Control Board in
each province, Mr. Czaban stated the
distribution of wine could only be
handled by the plant in Ontario.
Andres wines, which has plants in
Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Alberta,
Quebec and British Columbia, also
bottled Saint Volodymyr wine at its
British Columbia plant. Andres
wines also deals through its own
mini-stores numbering 40 in Ontario
and wine shops in those provinces,
so the wine was also sold off the shelf.
Saint Volodymyr contihuesi to sell in
Canada for S6.25. besides ihe fact
that it was featured on the Torontobased Ukrainian show, ''Ukrainian
Magazine" and in Forum magazine,
the win^ package, lincludxrs the wine.
(Contfaiued on pase 16)
Andres Wines Ltd. of (anada marked the Millennium of Christianity in
rkraine by marketing Saint V^ilodymyr white wiiie. The label featured a
painting by S.V. konash-Kon^s'Heifs^yv^^^^^^^
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No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
FOCUS O N THE ARTS
Nehaniv cited by Warren arts society
WARREN, Mich. - - Chryslyna
Nykorak Nehaniv, a Ukrainian Ame­
rican artist who specializes in batiks,
recently was recognized as Artist of the
Month by the Warren Society of Arts.
The society actively promotes the
work of local artists in the city of
Warren, Michigan's third largest city.
Every month a different artist's work is
displayed in the lobbies of Warren's
City Hall. Ms. Nehaniv's works are the
first batiks ever to be displayed by the
society.
Ms. Nehaniv has worked with the
ancient art of batik, which she learned
under Norwegian and British textile
chemists while living in Uganda, Africa,
since 1967. Batik is a resist technique in
which melted beeswax is applied to
fabric, and the fabric is immersed in
dye. The technique is similar to the
Sochynsky works exhibited in Chicago
pysanka process.
"I express myself best on fabrics,"
explains Ms. Nehaniv, whose subject
matter ranges from black and white
florals to huge Oriental, Egyptian and
African motifs. "My entire home is
filled with batiks created during my
travels around the world and depict
explorations of people, places, mo­
vement and feelings."
Ms. Nehaniv also creates calorful silk
scarves which are on display at gal­
leries in Birmingham and Ann Arbor,
Mich., and Miami. She alsb d^igps
customizedbatiks,cushions, scarves jand^
wearable art to suit individual tastes.
Ms. Nehaniv studied interior design
at Marygrove College, Detroit, and
learned textile design at Florida's School
of Textiles and at Mendocino Art
Center in California.
Chrystyna Nykorak Nehaniv stands in front of "Chinese Dragon," a batik she
designed on a four-panel display.
Recent work by Nona Sochynsky was featured in a one-person exhibition at
the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, on September 23-Octpber
30. Included in the show were numerous oil paintings and pastels v^ich
largely incorporated figural and representational elements in an abstract
style. Dominating the group were several oils portraying irflSividuals set
among clips of familiar urban landscapes. Motifs of construction and the
street - girders, screws, bolts, bricks and street-signs - provide the
surrounding environment for a single nude figure centrally located on the
^
iS. Depicted in a photo-realist manner, reminiscent of James
Rosenquist's billboard/advertising images of the '60's. Ms. Sochynsky
addresses the relationship of people to the city. The activities of urban
society are communicated through fractured images of commercialism,
industry and the street, unified only by the human element that lives among
them. Seen above is Ms. Sochynsky's "Scream" (1988, oil on linen).
NEW RELEASES
Ivasiuk songs in second collection
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - The Ukrai­
nian music publishing house Duma
Music Inc. is continuing its effort to
immortalize the music of the late
Volodymyr Ivasiuk and has released the
second sheet music volume of the
composer's songs.
Volume 2 includes the extremely
popular "Ya Tvoye Krylo"" ("I Am Your
Wing'' - lyrics by Roman : Kudlyk),
"Ya Pidu V Daleki Hory'TI Will Go to
the Distant Hills" - lyrics by Iva­
siuk), "Pisnia Bude Pomish Nas"
(''Your Song: A Reminiscence"^ lyrics
by Ivasiuk); songs rarely performed in
the West, such as "Zaprosy do Tantsiu"
('invite Me to Dance" - lyrics by'
Bohdan Stelmakh), "A Ту Podumay"
("And You, Think of This...""" lyrics by
Rostyslav Bratun), '^Zolotovoloska"
("Golden-Haired One" - lyrics by
Anatolij Drahomyretskyj), "Nestrymna
Techiya" ("The Irrepressible Current"
- lyrics by Stelmakh); as well as
"Kolyskova" ("Lullaby") - set to the
words of the composer's father, Mykhailo Ivasiuk. All of the above are
being published for the first time in the
West.
The songs are arranged for voice/
piano/guitar by Oles Kuzyszyn, but are
^iutable for a variety of instruments,
the cover portrait and graphic design of
the, publication are the work of Ukrai­
nian artist Luba Maziar.
"The Songs of Volodymyr Ivasiuk,
Vol. 2" is available at Ukrainian gift
stores everywhere, or directly from the
publisher by sending SIO (U.S. funds
only - postage included) to:Duma
Music Inc., 580 Alden St., Woodbridge,
N.J. 07095. (Postal or international
money orders only for orders outside
the U.S. New Jersey residents please
add 6 percent sales tax.)
"The Songs of Volodymyr Ivasiuk,
Vol.!" is also available from Duma
Music for SIO.
Cheremshyna releases volume 3
MONTREAL - Montrears popular
recording and performing ensemble
Cheremshyna has just released a record­
ing, titled "Cheremshyna," on the
Yevshan record label.
This new recording features contem­
porary arrangements of new Ukrainian
folk songs that have been especially
researched by the ensemble for this
recording.
Qaudia Melnyk, the lead vocalist
states that "Ukrainian folk songs are
timeless" and should be an integral part
of Ukrainians' lives, for they speak of
love and sorrow, joy and happiness and
help us to highlight our rich culture.
The selections on Side A: "Oy Bolyt
Так Holovonka"; "Roziydysia Tumanochky"; "Oy Po Hori Vitrets Povivaye"; "Zelene Vyno"; "A Do Mene
Yakiv Prykhodyv"; "Hey, Plyve Kachka
Po Tysyni"; "Cherez Pole Shyroke".
Selections on Side В are: "Porizalam
Palchyk"; "Oy Ne Plavay Lebedonku";
Oy Hylia, Hylia"; "Husonky Nastav";
"Oy Khotila Mene Maty"; "Oy Verbo,
Verbo."
Since the release of itsfirstrecording,
Cheremshyna has been actively per­
forming the Ukrainian festival circuit,
with many key performances scheduled
during this millennium Year, including
Festival 88 in Edmonton, Ukrainian
Youth Festival in Glen Spey, N.Y.,and
Soyuzivka in Kerhonkson, N.Y.
""Cheremshyna Vol. 3"" was recorded
in March at Studio Victor in Montreal,
by engineer Al Di Bauno.
This third recording features yet
another new member, Ш Kinal on
keyboards and accordian. Mr. Kinal
and Mark Bednarchyk (guitar) have
worked previously on the ""Lesya"
recording and have arranged and per­
formed all the ilnstnimental tracks on
this recording using the finest equip­
ment available to musicians today.
"Cheremshyna Vol. 3" is available in
record and cassette form at all І)кгаіnian gift shops, or by sending SIO
(includes postage) to Yevshan Commu­
nications, Box 125, Station St. Michel,
Montreal, Que. H2A 3L9.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
No. 2
Canton Art Institute hosts exhibit
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Minneapolis fulfills multifaceted plan
MINNEAPOLIS - Just like else­
where in the world where Ukrainians
reside, so here Ukrainians solemnly
observed the 1,000th anniversary of the
Baptism of Ukraine. In St. Constantine
Ukrainian Catholic Parish, where
Msgr. Stephen V. Knapp is pastor, a
Millennium Committee, chaired by Dr.
Michael J. Kozak fulfilled a multifaceted plan of activities.
Special attention was directed to the
false propaganda generated from the
Russian Orthodox Church and its
supporters abroad, the purpose of
which was to convince Western society
that the Baptism of Kievan Rus'was the
Baptism of Russia and not Ukraine.
To counteract this misleading in­
formation, the committee prepared
explanatory articles which were pub­
lished in local newspapers.
The Minneapolis Star and Tribune
published the article "A Millennium for
Ukraine" (September 5, 1987); the
Catholic Bulletin carried an article
headlined "The Kremlin is spending
large sum of money to convince unin­
formed world that Russia and not
Ukraine was baptized in 988" (October,
4, 1987); The St. Paul Pioneer Press
Dispatch printed an article ''Russians
Steal Ukrainian Anniversary" (De­
cember 30, 1987); and the national
Catholic publfcation The Wanderer
published a lengthy article titled "The
Background of the Millennium of
Christianity" (September 29, 1988).
Many letters and protests were mail­
ed to various publications where inac­
curate Information pertaining to the
Millennium had been printed. The
committee vigorously objected to a
symposium, "The Millennium of the
Conversion of St. Vladimir," organized
by a local Catholic college, because the
program included the views of only
Russian and not Ukrainian historio­
graphy. A complaint was filed with the
archbishop, the organizers and the
student newspaper. The event took
place, but attendance was very poor.
A successful lobbying campaign was
waged among the Minnesota congres­
sional delegation in support of the joint
congressional resolution in the defense
of the Ukrainian Churches.
Responding to an appeal of Ukrai­
nian religious and secular leadership, a
Day of Unity was observed on Sunday
May 29. Prayers were conducted in the
church and at noon the bells rang,
symbolically announcing the year of the
Millennium of Ukraine's Christianity.
This event was reported on the evening
television news.
Prior to the Russian Millennium
celebration in Moscow, a special press
kit was mailed to the local newspapers,
television and radio news departments.
It contained the committee's press
release informing of the usurpation by
the Russian Orthodox Church of the
Ukrainian Millennium, a copy of a
memorandum by Cardinal Myroslav
Labachivsky concerning the Millen­
nium, his booklet "Was it Really Russia
that was Christianized in 988?" a copy
of the pope's speech to Ukrainians in
Winnipeg, the U.S. State Department's
report on repression of the Ukrainian
Catholic Church in thie USSR, Ukrai­
nian Catholic bishops'statement on the
Millennium, and a declaration on the
Millennium by Ukrainian Catholic and
Orthodox metropolitans in Canada.
For the spiritual renewal of St.
Constantine's parishioners a special
program was prepared by Msgr.
Knapp. It was initiated by Bishop
Michael Hrynchyshyn of France. On
the threshold of the Millennium year,
three days of prayer sessions were held
in the church on December 6-8. Follo­
wing this, a one-week mission con­
ducted by the Rev. Sebastian Sobol
OSBM was held on February 21-28.
This spiritual event was concluded with
a renewal of baptismal vows by the
faithful.
Since 1988 also marked the 75th
jubilee of St. Constantine's Parish, the
main observance of these anniversaries
was celebrated jointly on Sunday,
August 21. This occasion was honored
by greetings from President Ronald
Reagan and a special proclamation
issued by Gov. Rudy Perpich. A divine
liturgy was celebrated by Bishop In­
nocent Lotocky, who was assisted by
Msgr. Knapp, Msgr. Walter Klymchuk,
the Rev. Michael Hitti of the Maronite
Rite and Msgr. Richard ShuUer of the
Latin Rite. Archbishop John Roach of
the St. Paul-Minneapolis Diocese was
in attendance. Homilies were delivered
by Bishop Lotocky in Ukrainian and
Msgr. Shuller in English. A Minnesota
native, John Hricko, was consecrated a
deacon. The future priest is concluding
his theological studies at St. Josaphat
Seminary in Rome.
On the same day in the afternoon, a
banquet was held in the Hilton Hotel.
Over 400 people were in attendance.
Among those present were U.S. Sen.
Dave Durenberger and Hennepin
County Commissioner John Derus.
Featured speakers were Bishop Lotoc­
ky and a well-known Ukrainian civic
leader and former special assistant to
President Gerald Ford, Dr. Myron
Kuropas.
The banquet attendees were entertain­
ed with a lively performace by Joy
Brittan, a well-known singing star, and
a performance by St. Constantine's
Church Choir.
The program of the Millennium year
was concluded by two additional events.
On Sunday, November 13, statues of Ss.
Volodymyr and Olha were unveiled and
blessed by Msgr. Knapp. These were
placed on both sides of the statue of the
Mother of God, in front ot the parish
museum that is named after Patriarch
Josyf Slipyj.
The closing Millennium event took
place on Sunday, December 4. A large,
elaborately engraved bronze plaque
mounted on the wall inside the church
was unveiled and blessed. It depicts Ss.
Volodymyr and Olha and an inscription
in Ukrainian and English: "In com­
memoration of the Millennium of
Ukrainian Christianity 988-1988. St.
Constantine's Ukrainian Catholic
Church." The ceremony of blessing was
performed by Ukrainian Catholic
Bishop Efrem Krevey of Brazil.
To preserve the historical legacy of
these events, a commemorative book is
(Continued on page 13)
Seen during a Millennium exhibit at the Canton Art Institute are: (from left) Irene
Zawadiwsky, Natalie Miahky, M.J. Albacete, Luba Zawadiwsky, Christine
Hirniak-Rakowsky and Larissa Muzyczka.
CANTON, Ohio - The Canton Art five years by Wasyl Ilczyszyn of Parma,
Institute recently presented'an exhibit Ohio. The cathedral in Novoselytsi was
celebrating the Millennium of Chris­ built between 1773 and I779byYakym
tianity in Ukraine. It was featured in the Pohribniak, a master of traditional
Institute lobby during the month of wooden architecture. The nine-domed
edifice is representative of the folk
October.
The collection of art works and architecture of the Slobozhanshchyna
artifacts representative of the people of region of eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine included examples of detailed
AH other items on display came from
embroidery using traditional motifs, the personal collections of members of
woodcarving, ceramics, icons and other branches of the Ukrainian National
religious objects, and the popular Women's League of America located
"pysanky," or hand-colored Ukrainian throughout northeastern Ohio.
Easter eggs.
A special reception was held on
The focal point of the exhibit was a Saturday afternoon, October 15, 1988,
large hand-made model made of balsa at which time Larissa Muzyczka, who
and spruce of the Holy Trinity Ca­ developed the idea for the exhibit,
thedral in Novoselytsi, Ukraine. The introduced the program.
scale model was built over the course of
(Continued on page 15)
/Vew York City Council passes resolution
NEW YORK - New York's City
Council passed a resolution honoring
1,000 years of Christianity for the
Ukrainian people on Tuesday, De­
cember 20, in City Hall.
More th^n 25 Ukrainian American
community leaders from New York
were present at the City Council's mee­
ting, which opened with an invocation
delivered by the Very Rev. Patrick
Paschak, pastor of New York's St.
George Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Also present was the Rev. Wolodymyr
Bazylevsky, pastor of Holy Trinity
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Man­
hattan.
Due to the efforts of Dr. Mary H.
Efremov, a New York city physician,
the resolution was introduced by Coun­
cil Member Joseph F. Lisa, (34th
district. It reads as follows:
Whereas, throughout 1988, Ukrai­
nian Christians around the wodd have
been celebrating the Millennium of
their religious legacy; and
Whereas, since the year 988, when
Emperor Prince St. Vladimir of the holy
Ukrainian city of Kiev, ordered his
subjects to be baptized into the faith by
wading into the Dnieper River, Chris(Continued on page 15)
Ukrainian American community leaders pose -tVith New York City Council
Member Joseph F. Lisa at City Hall on December 20.
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
Bayonne communify
marks jubilee
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
MUSJCUS ВоіІПІЗПЗкІІ perfOrmS ІП BOStOR
by Alex Kuzma
The Rev. Vasyl Romaniuk and other clergy bless water.
BAYONNE, N.J. - The Bayonne
Ukrainian
Millennium
Committee
sponsored an ecumenical moleben and
blessing of waters at the Ukrainian
Orthodox Church of St. Sophia.
The moleben and blessing of waters
were conducted on September 18 in
honor of the Millennium of Christianity
in Ukraine. The service was one of the
many events planned and organized by
the Bayonne Committee which has been
working hard throughout the year.
The service was conducted by re­
cently released Soviet political prisoner
and Ukrainian dissident the Very Rev.
Vasyl Romaniuk. He was assisted by
the Very Rev. H i e r o m o n k P a i s i u s ,
pastor of St. Sophia's; the Rev. Roman
Mirchuk, pastor of the Dormition of
the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic
Church, Bayonne; the Very Rev. Eu­
gene B o h u s l a v s k y , p a s t o r of Holy
Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church,
Maplewood, N.J.; the Rev. Alen Bor"^uk, pastor of St. John's Byzantine
Catholic Church, Bayonne; and the
Very Rev. Peter Hotrovich, missionary
priest for the U k r a i n i a n O r t h o d o x
Church of the U.S.A.
The moleben began with a procession
from St. Sophia's Parish House to the
church. The choir of Holy Ascension
C h u r c h , M a p l e w o o d , u n d e r the di­
rection of Leonid Charchenko, pro­
vided the responses. After the mole­
ben, a procession led the congregation
to the churchyard where the minor bles­
sing of waters was conducted.
After the ceremony a banquet was
held at the Bayonne Ukrainian Na­
tional Home. The keynote speaker was
the Very Rev. Romaniuk. He spoke of
the state of the Church in Ukraine and
brought greetings from our brothers
and sisters in our ancestral homeland.
The choir of Holy Ascension Church
also performed at the banquet. Their
music selections included " O L o r d
Master of Heaven and Earth" ("Vladyko Neba і Zemli"), "Blessed is the M a n "
("Blazhen Muzh"), and Ukrainian folk
songs.
The m e m b e r s of the Jersey City
Chapter of SUM-A enacted a pre­
sentation portraying the Baptism of
Ukraine in 988.
Also at the banquet, special Millen­
nium c o m m e m o r a t i v e medals were
presented to certain members of the
c o m m i t t e e in r e c o g n i t i o n for their
work. They were Luba Brezny, Mary
Ann Kulish and Richard Jendras. In
a d d i t i o n , medals were p r e s e n t e d to
Myron Solonynka and Wasyl Wintoniw for their efforts in having a city
street named "Ukrainian Way"in honor
of the Millennium.
The Bayonne Ukrainian Millennium
Committee is composed of representa­
tives of Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrai­
nian Catholic parishes in Bayonne. The
committee members have worked to­
gether in 1988 in a spirit of harmony
and cooperation to spread the message
of the Millennium of Christianity in
Ukraine.
BOSTON - Ukrainian Americans in
the Greater Boston area recently con­
cluded their official observance of the
Millennium of Ukrainian Christianity
with a concert by the Toronto-based
Musicus Bortnianskii and a series of
p r o v a c a t i o n s e m i n a r s with f o r m e r
d i s s i d e n t a n d C a t h o l i c lay activist,
Yosyp Terelia.
While visiting Boston as a guest of the
Rev. Alexander Kenez and the parish of
Christ the King Church in Jamaica
Plain, Mr. Terelia shared his expe­
riences as a prisoner of conscience in the
S o v i e t l a b o r c a m p s . He urged his
listeners not to slacken their efforts once
the Millennium comes to a close, but to
mount a more spirited campaign in
defense of the persecuted Ukrainian
Churches within the Soviet Union.
Mr. Terelia's visit over the Thanks­
giving weekend received extensive news
coverage, including photographs and
articles in the Boston Globe, the Boston
Herald, and The Pilot (an archdiocesen
weekly d i s t r i b u t e d t o all C a t h o l i c
Churches throughout eastern Massachussetts). Mr. Terelia was also inter­
viewed by representatives of the Boston/
Cambridge Chapter of Amnesty In­
ternational, the h u m a n rights orga­
nization which advocated his release
over the many years of his imprison­
ment. Amnesty is scheduled to carry a
report on Mr. Terelia in the next issue of
its Boston newsletter.
The Boston news media seemed par­
ticularly struck by Mr. Terelia's war­
ning that the policies of glasnost
advocated by General Secretary Mikhail
Gobrachev should not be taken at face
value. Speaking through an interpreter
(Liuba Dyky), Mr. Terelia was quoted
in the Globe as saying, "People talk
about Gorbachev as if he were in the
new Jesus... but the same people who
were a r r e s t i n g us a n d s h o o t i n g us
yesterday are today doing perestoika."
Mr. Terelia reminded the parishio­
ners of Christ The King that the mo­
v e m e n t for the legalization of the
Ukrainian Catholic Church could not
succeed through political action alone.
Intensified collective prayer and spnritual renewal, he said, were critical and
overriding factors in this struggle.
To that end, Mr. Terelia joined the
Rev. Kenez and his parishioners in
celebrating an Akafist (prayer service)
on Friday evening, November 25. The
Akafist was a t t e n d e d and concelebrated by a number of non-Ukrainian
clergy, including Archbishop Joseph
Tawil of the Melkite Church; Bishop
Daniel Hart, Catholic auxiliary bishop
of B o s t o n ; the Rev. L e o n a r d T h e i ,
chaplain at Boston's Shattuck Hospital;
and the Rev. George Gallaro, chan­
cellor of the Melkite Diocese; along
with the Sisters of St. Paul and the
Brothers of St. Francis.
Earlier this fall, the Boston Millen­
nium organizers hosted the choral
ensemble Musicus Bortnianskii and the
Elmer Iseler Singers of Toronto, under
the direction of Myron Maksymiw.
This was the ensemble's first perfor­
mance in New England, and by all
accounts, a major succes for Mr. Mak­
symiw, who has sought to win greater
r e c o g n i t i o n for U k r a i n i a n classical
composers.
The October 22 concert at Harvard
University's historic Sanders Theatre
received a f a v o r a b l e review in the
B o s t o n G l o b e u n d e r the h e a d l i n e ,
" U k r a i n i a n Delight." Perhaps more
importantly, Musicus Bornianskii was
featured prominently on the popular
radio program, "Morning Pro Musica,"
broadcast daily on public radio stations
around New England.
The program host, Robert J. Lurtsema, played numerous excerpts from
the g r o u p ' s r e c o r d i n g s of D m y t r o
Bortniansky's "Konzerty" over the five
days leading up to the Sanders concert.
Mr. Lurtsema is highly regarded as a
c o n n o i s s e u r of classical music, and
guests on his program have included
such renewned musicians as Yo Yo M
Seiji Ozawa, Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern,
and Leonard Bernstein.
Concert organizers hoped that the
exposure given to Musicus Bortninskii
would convince m o r e B o s t o n - a r e a
c o n d u c t o r s to i n t r o d u c e U k r a i n i a n
sacred works into their repertoires.
With its many colleges, universities and
conservatories, the Boston area had
developed hundreds of professional and
respectable, amateur choirs, and has
become a major center for the study of
sacred choral music.
(Continued on page 15)
St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic dedicates weekend to Millennium
by Peter R. Kosciolek
PASSAIC, N.J. — The parishioners
of St. N i c h o l a s U k r a i n i a n C a t h o l i c
Church held a weekend of religious and
cultural activities that climaxed the
yearlong celebrations of the Millen­
nium of the acceptance of Christianity
by the Ukrainian people.
A divine liturgy and mission con­
d u c t e d by A r c h i m a n d r i t e L u b o m y r
Husar, began the weekend's activities
on Thursday, October 13, 1988. Ar­
chimandrite Husar prepared the pa­
rishioners spiritually for the celebra­
HferarchSvXjergy and pariishipners gather for a photograph on th^ steps of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
:.y: 'fQllowiiig at divine liturgy m a r k i n g t h e r M i l l e n n i u m of Ukraine's ChHstianity;
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tions, telling them not to consider the
Millennium a social event, "a parade,"
but rather to be grateful to God that He
converted our ancestors to Christianity,
and that we have this great opportunity
to glorify Him.
On Friday evening, the school
children, together with the Knights of
Columbus, altar boys and clergy, es­
corted the primate of Ukrainian Ca­
tholics, Cardinal Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, from St. Nicholas School
into the Church.
Inside the church, the crowd of over
600 people greeted the cardinal, while
parishioners Helen Fedoriw and Harry
Retkwa welcomed the Primate in
(Continued on page 13)
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
Bobeczkos mark
wedding anniversary
by Daniel Bobeczko
SOLON, Ohio - The children of
Nicholas and Mary Szmagala Bobecz­
ko held a r e u n i o n of relatives and
friends on their parents 50th wedding
anniversary on Saturday, August 6,
1988. Mr. and Mrs. Bobeczko were
married on August 6, 1938, at Ss. Peter
and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in
Cleveland.
They have two married sons, Gerald
and Daniel, two d a u g h t e r s - i n - l a w s ,
Mary Jo and Oxana, three grandsons,
Paul, Danny Jr. and Gregory, and three
g r a n d d a u g h t e r s , A n n e , Karen and
Andrea.
A divine liturgy with the Rev. John
Ropke officiating and grandsons Dan­
ny and Gregory as altar boys was held at
5 p.m. at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catho­
lic Church in Solon, Ohio. A special
anniversary gift for the couple was a
solo by their grandson Danny singing
the "Creed''at the liturgy.
A reception was held immediately
after the liturgy at St. Mary's church
haiL A t t e n d i n g were relatives and
friends from Ontario, Arizona, Connec­
ticut, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Washington, D.C. and Washing­
ton state.
A delicious dinner was served and
guests were entertained with the music
of Michael Sawczak Jr. On display
were photographs and mementos of the
50 years of the couple's lives. A special
Notes on people
blessing was presented on the couple
from Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobeczko are active
members of the Ukrainian National
Association for over 70 years. He has
been the financial secretary of the
Brotherhood of Ss. Peter and Paul.
Branch 102 of Cleveland, since 1947, In
addition he has attended many UNA
conventions as a delegate and served on
the Elections Committee as chairman,
vice-chairman and secretary. He holds
the title of "King" of the UNA Seniors
and has been recognized many times by
the UNA for his dedicated service.
Mrs. Bobeczko has faithfully assisted
her husband with the duties of a secre­
tary and is now the recording secretary
of Branch 102. She is very active with
the Ohio Fraternal Congress and was
president in 1974-1975 and for six years
served as the Treasurer of the О F C.
She was chosen "Fraternalist of the
Year" by the Ohio Fraternal Congress in
1985. At the present she holds the
position of English secretary of the
UNA Seniors Association.
Mrs. Bobeczko is a daughter of the
late Dmytro and Bronislawa Szmagala
and the sister of T a r a s S z m a g a l a .
Dmytro Szmagala was a UNA supreme
advisor for 25 years, and Taras Szmaga­
la has been a supreme advisor for over
20 years.
A donation of S1,000 was given to St.
Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church of
Solon, Ohio, Dome Fund, in honor of
this golden anniversary.
Receives Ph.D.
in physiology
Steven Peter Sirko
TORONTO - Steven Peter Sirko
recently became a doctor of philosophy
in physiology at the University of
Toronto.
Dr. Sirko received his M. S . in
pharmacology from the University of
Toronto and his B.S., from the University
of Western Ontario in London, Onta­
rio.
Presently, Dr. Sirko is a post doctoral
fellow at Tufts University in Boston.
He is a member of UNA Branch 374.
BETHESDA, Md. - Walter A. Kornienko, M.D., F . A . C . C , of Philadel­
phia, has been elected to fellowship in the
American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Kornienko is a graduate of the
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in
Baltimore. He is currently engaged in
the private practice of clinical and
invasive cardiology at Delaware Coun­
ty Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, and
The Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr,
Pa.
ACC, a 16,700-member non-profit
professional medical society and tea­
ching institution, is dedicated to foste­
ring optimal cardiovascular care and
disease prevention through professio­
nal education, promotion of research,
and leadership in the development of
standards and formulation of health
care policy.
Dr. Kornienko is a member of UNA
Branch 88.
Delivers paper at
scholarly meeting
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have been accorded a separate chapter
in Vol. 2 of the "Comprehensive Coor­
dination Chemistry" treatise edited by
Nobel-laureate Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson.
Recently, Dr. Trofimenko has intro­
duced a second generation of these
ligands, displaying coordination geo­
metries for metal ions diffucult or
impossible to achieve by other means.
He is presently engaged in collabo­
rative research in this field with acade­
mic scientists in the U.S., Canada and
Europe.
Dr. Trofimenko is a full member of
the Shevchenko Scientific Society, the
Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences,
and of UNA Branch 173. He is also the
chemistry editor for the Encyclopedia
of Ukraine.
Wins national
forensic tourney
Elected to college
of cardiology
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bobeczko on their SOth wedding anniversary.
No. 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
PORTO, Portugal - At the XXVI
International Conference on Coordi­
nation Chemistry, which took place here
on August 28 to September 2, 1988, Dr.
Swiatoslaw T r o f i m e n k o , senior re­
search associate at the Du Pont Expe­
rimental Station in Wilmington, Del.,
was one of the three invited speakers.
His lecture, titled " C o o r d i n a t i o n
Control through Selective Substitution
in Polypyrazolylborate Ligands," which
was delivered at the symposium de­
voted to the coordination chemistry of
azole-derived ligands, elicited conside­
rable interest and discussion.
Dr. Trofimenko has invented and
developed the p o l y p y r a z o l y l b o r a t e
ligand system, which has found wide­
spread use throughout the world by
соЬгШгШЙОїі chemists. These ligands
N E E D H A M , Mass. JohnDidiuk
of Needham, Mass., won first place in
the National Catholic Forensic League
Grand Tournament, held last spring in
New Orleans. More than 1,700 students
from over 50 Catholic dioceses partici­
pated in this national debating compe­
tition.
He also placed third nationwide in
the A m e r i c a n high school d e b a t i n g
tournament held in 1988 in Tennessee.
At Catholic Memorial High School
in Boston, from which he graduated in
June 1988, Mr. Didiuk was president of
the National Honor Society, president
of the Forensic Society, member of
student government, as well as being in
numerous other school organizations
and in athletics.
Over the course of his high school
years, Mr. Didiuk won 21 trophies, 10
certificates and seven medals. For his
scholastic achievements, extracurricu­
lar activities and community service,
Mr. Didiuk was honored by the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce
with the Cecil DeVarennes Memorial
Award, presented annually to the out­
standing student leader in the commu­
nity.
This fall, M r . Didiuk began his
studies at Holy Cross College in Wor­
cester, Mass., where he is majoring in
East European history and internatio­
nal affairs.
Mr. Didiuk is the son of Dr. John and
Josephine Didiuk, active members of
Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic
C h u r c h and the Boston U k r a i n i a n
community. Dr. Didiuk is the founder
and president of the Ukrainian Credit
Union in Boston, longtime head of the
New England chapter of the Ukrainian
Medical A s s o c i a t i o n , and g e n e r o u s
benefactor of the Harvard Ukrainian
Research I n s t i t u t e .
Dr. and Mrs. Didiuk have three other
children. Christine is a senior at the
University of New Hampshire where
she is majoring in business administra­
tion. Maria, a chemistry major, is a
s o p h o m o r e at Fairfield University.
Christine and Maria are both recipients
of scholarships from the UNA. The
youngest son, Michael, is a sophomore
at Catholic Memorial High School, an
honor list student and president of his
class.
The entire Didiuk family are mem­
bers of Ukrainian National Association
Branch 374.
Notes on People is afeature geared
toward reporting on the achieve­
ments of members of the Ukrainian
National Association. Al submis­
sions should be concise due to space
limitations
and must include the
person's UNA branch number. Items
will be published as soon as possible
after their receipt, when space per­
mits.
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
St. Nicholas...
(Continued from page 11)
Ukrainian and English. Parish children
Michael and Tanya Hrubec presented
bread and flowers to his eminence,
while Lydia Rudakewycz from Plast
and Ihor Andruch from the Ukrainian
American Youth Association (SUM-A)
presented a gift from the parish.
Clergy and p a r i s h i o n e r s of o t h e r
denominations from the area had also
been invited to attend this divine liturgy
in English according to the ByzantineUkrainian Rite, in which parishioner
John K. Skrypak explained its various
parts.
Assisting C a r d i n a l M y r o s l a v , the
homilist of the day, throughout the
service were the Revs. Raphael Turkoniak, pastor and D. George Worschak. Concelebrating holy liturgy were
A r c h i m a n d r i t e H u s a r and the Rev.
Deacon Paul Makar of Perth Amboy.
S t , V o l o d y m y r ' s C h u r c h C h o i r of
Elizabeth, under the direction of Dea­
c o n A r t h u r D o c h y c h , sang the res­
ponses.
C a r d i n a l L u b a c h i v s k y b e g a n his
homily, saying: "Today we celebrate the
Millennium of the Baptism of Rus'Ukraine, when we ceased being sinful
children of our forefathers and children
of an undivine kingdom, and instead
b e c a m e c h i l d r e n of G o d , of Divine
Grace. In the baptism in the waters of
Dnipro, we celebrate the beginning of
our spiritual resurrection in Christ, and
the beginning of our history in union
with Christian Europe..."
After the service, all were invited to
the auditorium for refreshments and to
view exhibits of Ukrainian icons, pot­
tery handicrafts and religious items.
Cardinal Lubachivsky was greeted in
the hall with a large round of applause
and the sounds of "Mnohaya Lita" sung
by over 300 people in attendance. The
cardinal then viewed the display, along
with the parishioners and guests alike,
conversing the chatting with acquain­
tances and guests.
On Saturday, the auditorium and
church were open all afternoon for
viewing of the exhibits and Byzantine
liturgy/ slide presentation, as well as for
tours of St. Nicholas Church.
The weekend came to a close on
Sunday, October 16, 1988. At 10:30
a.m., a procession from school escorted
A r c h b i s h o p S t e p h e n Sulyk of P h i ­
l a d e l p h i a , R o m a n C a t h o l i c Bishop
Frank Rodimer of Paterson, and other
clergy into the church.
At the steps of the ^ church, the
prelates were greeted by Marion C.
, H r u b e c in U k r a i n i a n a n d J o h n K.
Skrypak in English. Parish children
Robert Hrubec and Michael Celuch
gave bread to the bishops, while Lesia
Demczar and Adriana Znak presented
them flowers. Adriana Ros and Steven
Sawka represented SUM-A and Ad­
riana Jachens and Larissa Korduba
represented Plast in the greeting of the
hierarchs.
As they proceeded to the altar, the
capella choir of St. Nicholas, under the
direction of Maria Zirka Bereza, sang
the humn, "Bude Imia Hospodne," as
well as the responses to the rest of the
Holy Liturgy, concelebrated by Ar­
chimandrite Husar and the Rev. Worschak. The Rev. Turkoniak acted as
deacon for the service.
Archibishop Stephen was the homi­
list as well as the main concelebrant. In
his sermon, the prelate told the pa­
rishioners, "What began as a media
identity problem, the Millennium be­
came a rallying point for Ukrainian
Churches that has brought believers to
the final question that each one of us
must ask ourselves: Has it (the Millen­
nium) been an experience with God so
personal, so intense, so meaningful, that
my life has changed? Accepting the
Divine Wisdom, the Second Person of
the Blessed Trinity calls for enthusiasm,
calls for zeal, calls for dedication..."
Bishop Ridimer also addressed the
crowd of over 700 faithful with a few
words, thanking them for accepting him
so w a r m l y and for inviting him to
celebrate this act of faith, this liturgy of
thanksgiving, with them.
Immediately following holy liturgy,
on the steps of the Church, a group
photo was taken of all in attendance:
hierarchs, priests, altar boys. Knights of
Columbus, guests, choir members, and
parishioners.
Then, the Millennium Monument,
which was built during the summer,
through the hard work and effort of
many parishioners, was blessed and
d e d i c a t e d by the p r e l a t e s . T h e m o ­
nument was built in front of the Church,
on Church grounds, and includes a
Parish Message Center and two bronze
plaques, one being a Ukrainian threebarred-cross and the other the official
Millennium plaque, commissioned in
R o m e . C o m m e m o r a t i v e icon c a r d s
were distributed to the people, while a
procession took the clergy back to the
parish rectory.
As the street was closed by police for
the celebration on this beautiful sunny
day, parisioners took advantage of the
fine weather and spent most of the next
hour chatting and sharing their feelings
among one another.
At 2:30 p.m., the Millennium com­
m e m o r a t i v e b a n q u e t b e g a n in t h e
Ukrainian Center in Passaic. The guests
of the head table marched to their places
in a uniform manner, beginning with
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wife; Mayor Gloria Kolodziej of the
adjoining city of CHfton, (who is of
Ukrainian descent), John K. Skrypak,
Millennium Committee co-chair­
person; Msgr. Joseph Fedorek, dean of
N o r t h J e r s e y ; the Rev. T u r k o n i a k ;
Metropolitan Archbishop Sulyk; Ar­
chimandrite Husar; Marion C. Hrubec,
Millennium Committee co-chair­
person; the Rev. Worschak, (a son of
t h e p a r i s h ) ; the Rev. I s i d o r Wasik,
assistant pastor; and Prof. Basil Yadlowsky, cantor of St. Nicholas.
The program began with a welcome
by the Millennium Committee co-chair­
person, Mr. Skrypak. Following were
the opening prayers sung by the St. Ni­
cholas Choir: "Our Father" (solo by
M y c h a i l Newmerzyckyj) and " H a i l
M a r y " (solo by Svitlana Vasilaki Tonk o s c h k u r ) . An i n v o c a t i o n was t h e n
offered by Archbishop Sulyk, followed
by remarks by the Banquet Committee
chairperson, Gloria Retkwa.
Dinner was served, and then a poem,
"The Cross of Prince Volodymyr," was
recited by parishioners Peter R. Kosciolek and Mary Ann Znak.
Following the recitation, Archiman­
drite Husar gave the keynote address
in both Ukrainian and English. Mr.
Skrypak then presented two books to
Mayor Kolodziej, "Ukraine and Ukrai­
nians" and "Millennium of the Baptism
of Kievan-Rus'."
The a c t i n g m a y o r of the city of
Passaic, Imre Karaszegi, joined the
banquet at that moment and the two
books were also presented to him for the
libraries of P a s s a i c . A c t i n g M a y o r
Karaszegi then presented a procla­
mation, stating that the celebration of
the 1,000th anniversary of the baptism
of Ukraine should be joined by all the
citizens of Passaic. Both mayors ex­
pressed their heartfelt thanks and were
very grateful for the new additions to
their libraries.
Another presentation for those who
worked so hard on building the Millen­
nium monument, under the leadership
of Stephen Zadoroznyj, was made by
Dr. Robert J. Hrubec. Miss Hrubec,
Millennium Committee co-chair­
person, then j a v e brief remarks.
The Rev. Turkoniak said the closing
r e m a r k s , which received a s t a n d i n g
ovation from his parishioners. Msgr.
Fedorek prayed the benediction, and
the church choir closed the banquet
with the singing of the "Millennium
Hymn." Commemorative crosses bles­
sed at the Saturday liturgy were also
distributed to the attendees by com­
mittee members.
Minneapolis...
many photographs depicting activities
of St. Constantine's parishioners during
the past 75 years, including the Mille­
nnium observance.
(Continued from page 10)
being prepared. It will include facts
about the baptism of Kievan Rus' and
the centuries-long efforts to preserve the
Christian faith. Also included will be
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Noble streets. The traditional reception
will follow the election of new officers.
All members and potential members are
invited.
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HOPEWELL JUNCTION Andrew
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resident, died Monday, Dec. 26,1988 at
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Mr. Korolyk M d been supervisor and
foreman of painters at Vassar College for
20 years, retiring in 1968.
He was a former Manhattan resident.
Mr. Korolyk was a member of the
Ukrainian National Association, Jersey
City. N.J., and Holy Trinity Ukrainian
Catholic Church, Kerhonkson.
He was born May 6,1903, in Romaniv,
Ukraine, to Michael and Pauline Korsak
Korolyk.
On Nov. 2,1929, in Hamilton, Canada,
he married Mary Karpa, who survives.
Other survivors include a sister,
Tessle Jacyszyn of Romaniv, Ukraine;
and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
Burial will be in Fishkili Rural ^
Cemetery.
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THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
No. 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Monthly reports for October
DISBURSEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 1988
RECORDING DEPARTMENT
MEMBERSHIP RECORD
TOTAL AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1988
Juv.
Adults
ADD
Total
18,272
47,929
6,295
72,496
35
28
11
43
58
45
4
2
7
1
2
74
152
10
10
11
16
46
4
33
59
4
2
36
22
27
73
46
33
78
77
82
55
105
112
296
GAINS IN OCTOBER
New members
Reinstated
Transferred in
Change class in
Transferred from Juv. Dept.
TOTAL GAINS:
.
85
87
58
4
2
236
LOSSES IN OCTOBER
Suspended
Transferred out
Change of class out
Transferred to adults
Died
Cash surrender
Endowment matured
Fully paid-up
Reduced paid-up
Extended insurance
Cert terminated
TOTAL LOSSES:
34
Paid To Or For Members:
Cash Surrenders
Endowments Matured
Death Benefits
Interest On Death Benefits
Payor Death Benefits
Reinsurance Premiums Paid
Dues From Members Returned
Indigent Benefits Disbursed
Scholarships
546,800.96
82,041.25
49,466.66
89.32
310.95
1.03
428.43
1,300.00
3,200.00
Total
5183,638.60
Operating Expenses:
Washington Office
Real Estate
Svoboda Operation
Official Publication-Svoboda
Organizing Expenses:
Advertising
Medical Inspections
Reward To Special Organizers
Reward To Branch Secretaries
Reward To Organizers
Traveling Expenses - Special Organizers
Supreme Medical Examiner's Fee
Field Conferences
510,317.16
171,546.78
98,886.16
40,000.00
51,641.00
635.15
1,683.90
77,871.60
9,029.59
64.92
375.00
437.76
442
Total
591.738.92
Payroll, Insurance And Taxes:
Salary Of Executive Officers
Salary Of Office Employees
Employee Benefit Plan
Taxes - Federal, State A City On Employee Wages
514,233.34
35,118.50
6,273.74
24,293.72
Total
579,919.30
INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP:
GAINS IN OCTOBER
27
Paid up
Extended insurance
27
TOTAL GAINS:
.2
LOSSES IN OCTOBER
Died
Cash surrender
Reinstated
Lapsed
TOTAL LOSSES:
TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP
AS OF OCTOBER, 1988
78
6
-
105
6
84
-
111
15
3
5
31
15
8
5
25
59
18,236
47,810
33
30
11
10
-
84
6,271 .
72,317
WALTER SOCHAN
Supreme Secretary
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
Stocks
Real Estate
Total.
Refunds:
Taxes Federal, State Si City On Employee Wages
Taxes Held in Escrow
Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums
Official Publication "Svoboda"
General Office Maintenance Ret'd
Investment Exp Ret'd
Postage Ret'd
Canadian Corp. Premium Tax Ont Ret'd
Total
?190,391.12
108,830.26
5362,045.79
2,280.33
41,779.74
6,282.38
17,181.69
152,606.58
517,165.46
1,623.00
784.23
34,615.17
522.80
350.00
43.75
357.76
Miscellaneous:
Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopaedia"
5140.00
5140.00
Investments:
Bonds Matured Or Sold
Mortgage Repaid
Certificate Loans Repaid
Total
Income For October 1988
5220,154.36
45,031.27
5,630.75
524,004.97
Miscellaneous:
Investment Expense - Mortgages
Youth Sports Activities
Fraternal Activities
Donations
Accrued Interest On Bonds
Professional Fee's
5325.00
350.00
28.71
15,500.00
8,584.03
3,000.00
Total
527,787.74
Investments:
Bonds
Mortgages
5582,176.51
555,462.17
Total
54,856.00
5.00
250.00
3,022.52
75.00
163.99
1,330.00
4,588.42
262.61
3,237.61
6,213.82
Total
INCOME FOR OCTOBER 1988
Dues From Members
Income From "Svoboda" Operation
Investment Income:
Bonds
Certificate Loans
Mortgage Loans
Banks
General Expenses:
Actuarial And Statistical Expenses
Bank Charges
Books And Periodicals
General Office Maintenance
Insurance Department Fees
Operating Expense Of Canadian Office
Postage
Printing And Stationery
Rental Of Equipment And Services
Telephone, Telegraph
Traveling Expenses - General
51,008,125.00
15,613.75
Stock
17,181.69
Certificate Loans
Real Estate
2,280.33
10,141.40
Total
..,
51,053,342.17
Disbursements For October 1988
51,781,181.80
BALANCE
-ASSETS
Cash
Bonds
Mortgage Loans
Certificate Loans
Real Estate
Printing Plant 4 E.D.P.
Equipment
Stocks
Loan TO D.H. - U.N.A.
Housing Corp
Loand To U.N.U.R.C
Total
LIABILITIES:
.
5775,935.70
47,455,491.43
5,050,378.07
648,299.90
1,249,935.75
Life Insurance .
Accidental D.D.
Fraternal
Orphans
Old Age Home .
Emergency
..560,738,453.79
.. 1,670,221.76
...
(47,525.25)
..
380,175.27
..
(68,796.77)
73,491.05
Total
..562,746,019.85
326,804.00
1,309,623.96
104,551.04
5,825,000.00
.562,746,019.85
5270,816.38
51,207,816.44
ULANA DIACHUK
Supreme Treasurer
No. 2
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
Canton,.,
(Continued from page 10)
After a few highly complimentary
words by M. J. Albacete, executive
director of the Canton Art Institute, a
brief overview of Ukrainian life and
history was provided by Dr. Christine
Hirniak-Rakowsky of Cuyahoga Com­
munity College, whose topic was "The
Impact of Christianity on the Culture of
Kiev-Rus'."
Traditional songs from Ukraine were
sung and played on banduras by Irene
and Luba Zawadiwsky, a duo from
Cleveland.
After the program, guests were treat­
ed to a selection of Ukrainian desserts.
New York...
(Continued from page 10)
tianity has been a source of strength for
millions of people t h r o u g h o u t the
world; and
Whereas, the conversion of KievanRus', Ukraine, greatly influenced the
spread of Christianity; and
Whereas, throughout the years, the
Christian legacy has joined the spiritual
souls of 50 million people, many of
w h o m are still being persecuted in
Ukraine for their beliefs; and
Musicus Bortnianskij...
(Continued from page 11)
A lengthy inerview with Mr. Maksymiw published in the Patriot-Ledger,
a daily with a large readership from the
South Boston suburbs to Cape Cod,
explored some of the historical and
political reasons why Bortniansky,
Berezovsky a n d o t h e r U k r a i n i a n
masters have been neglected by Western
musicians for almost two cerfturies.
The advance publicity seems to have
paid off. Musicus Bortnianskii and the
Iseler Singers drew a sizeable and
enthusiastic crowd, with many non-
with punch provided and serve^d by
Canton Fine Arts Associates of the
Canton Art Institute.
"It was a great honor and a pleasure
for the staff of Canton Art Institute to
present this timely exhibition," Mr.
Albacete observed, "which served to
make our community more aware of the
great c u l t u r a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s of the
people of U k r a i n i a n h e r i t a g e . " M r .
Albacete was presented with a gift of a
decorated Easter egg, which he stated
would hold a place of pride in his office
in memory of this fine exhibit.
Mrs. Muzyczka was assisted in the
exhibit project by Natalie Miahky and
Olena Martyniuk, both of Akron, Ohio.
The Ukrainian community of Canton
comprises some 50 families.
Whereas, Ukrainian Americans help­
ed build the United States by contri­
buting to the nation's economic, cul­
tural and spiritual fabric for over 100
years; and
Whereas, Ukrainian Americans
t h r o u g h o u t the United S t a t e s have
invited their countrymen and fellow
Christians throughout the world to join
them as they celebrate and reaffirm
their faith; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Council of the City
of New York does hereby commemo­
rate 1,000 years of C h r i s t i a n i t y for
Ukrainians.
Ukrainians among them. In the wake of
the c o n c e r t , musical d i r e c t o r s from
Harvard and Boston universities ex­
pressed an interest in more Ukrainian
programming.
The Bortnianskii concert and the
Terelia visit capped off an exceptionally
active M i l l e n n i u m year in Boston.
Other events included exhibits at Har­
vard's Widener Library, the publication
of Millennium-related studies by the
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute,
a Catholic liturgy with Cardinal Ber­
nard Law at the Holy Cross Cathedral,
and last month's Ukrainian Orthodox
Liturgy celebrated at the Greek Cathe­
dral in Boston's Fenway district.
read it and share it
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1989
Bye-bye...
UHU calls...
(Continued from page 2)
sidium of the Supreme Soviet, voted to
drop the names of the leaders from all
factories, administrative regions, in­
stitutions of learning and organizations
in response to letters and public appeals
to both the authorities and the press.
T A S S r e p o r t e d t h a t b o t h men's
names were associated with the "period
of s t a g n a t i o n " preceeding M i k h a i l
Gorbachev's restructuring.
(Continued from page 1)
them during the pre-election campaign
and to outline only the UHU proposals
regarding changes in the political
system of t h e J J S S R and its electoral
process for which we will demand a
multi-national referendum.
For a more effective expression of the
UHU line on elections to local and
supreme ruling organs, we recommend
that every local branch establish an
acting elections commission or group.
Please submit to the UHU Executive
Committee within a week a prepared
appeal to the people of Ukraine
regarding elections.
Luciuk speaks...
(Continued from page 4)
further the process of filUng in the
"blank spots" of Ukrainian history
by s h a r i n g their experiences and
lending moral and financial support
to the few Ukrainian-Canadian aca­
demics engaged in such work.
"With every person we bury in a
cemetery who has passed away with­
out leaving his or her reminiscences
and documents about this period for
posterity, we are burying a piece of
c o n t e m p o r a r y U k r a i n i a n history.
Both the Canadian-born generation
a n d the p o s t - w a r political im­
migration must act now to preserve a
true account of what took place in
Ukraine during World War II," Dr.
Luciuk said.
In addition to the resolution on
elections, a resolution was adopted
calling on its membership to become
involved in the attempts to form an allUkrainian popular front of the type that
exists and functions successfully in
Estonia. The resolution came partially
as a result of a report given at the
meeting by UHU Executive Committee
member Mykola Horbal about his trip
to the Baltic states for Human Rights
Day commemorations.
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PREVIEW OF EVENTS
January 14
PARMA, Ohio: The Brotherhood of
St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox
Cathedral will sponsor its annual
malanka dinner and dance in the
parish center immediately following
the 6 p.m. vespers in church. Music
for dancing will be provided by the
Ukrainian orchestra Romen. Tickets
are SI2.50 per person and may be
obtained by calling the parish offices,
(216) 886-1528 or 885-1509, The
church is located at 5913 State Road.
UNIONDALE, N.Y.: St. Michael's
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 247
Maple Ave., will hold its annual
malanka at the Orthodox Center,
236 Newport Road, at 7:30 p.m. A
Ukrainian smorgasbord dinner will
be served. Music for dancing will be
provided by the Johnnie King or­
chestra and the New Year will be
toasted with champagne. For re­
servations call Millie Dackow, (516)
735-0940.
will sponsor its annual malanka ball
at 9 p.m., featuring the music of
Tempo. Admission is SI5 per person
and S10 for students under І 8. Tables
may be reserved during business
hours at the office of Walter Kozicky, (914) 969-4200, or at the youth
center, 476-6781 during evening
hours.
January 14-15
ALLENTOWN, Pa.: Two Ukrainian
Christmas concerts will be per­
formed by the Lehigh Valley Mil­
lennium Choir, under the direction
of M. Prosak, on Saturday at 7:30
p.m. in St. Mary's Ukrainian Ortho­
dox Church on Front Street, and on
Sunday at 3 p.m. in St.Mary's Ukrai­
nian Catholic Church, 224 N. 4th St.
Admission is free. For more in­
formation call Ola Cehelsky, (215)
868-7312.
January 17
ALBANY, N.Y.: A New York state
commemorative observance of
Ukrainian Independence Day will
take place in the "Well" of the
Legislative Office Building at the
Empire State Plaza, beginning at 10
a.m. with a traditional Ukrainian
folk art exhibit. The official program
will begin at noon and is scheduled to
be attended by New York state
senators and assemblymen, members
BRICKTOWN, N J.: The Ukrainian of the area Captive Nations Com­
American Club of Ocean County will mittee and honored guests of Ukrai­
hold a malanka at Ashley's on Brick nian organizations throughout New
Plaza, Route 70. Tickets are S20 per York state. The observance will also
person. For more information call include perfomances by the Ukrai­
Kay Konopada, (201) 349-5876, or nian dance ensemble Zorepad, cho­
reographed by Roma Pryma-BohaOlga Koropatnick, 341-2155.
chevsky of New York. A reception
for all will be held immediately
MAPLEWOOD, NJ.: The Senior following the program, and in the
Ukrainian Orthodox League of the mid-afternoon a legislalive reso­
Holy Ascension Ukrainian Ortho­ lution is scheduled to be read in the
dox Church will host their annual State Senate and Assembly designa­
malanka dinner/dance at 7:30 p.m. ting January 22 as Ukrainian In­
at 650 Irvington Ave. Music will be dependence Day in New York State.
provided by the Gama orchestra. For This day's events are sponsored
further information call Nadia, (201) by the Ukrainian Congress Com­
763-3932.
mittee United Branches of the
Capital District. For more informa­
YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian tion call Michael Sawkiw, (518) 237Youth Center, 301 Palisade Ave., 4700.
FLINT, Mich.: The Ukrainian Hall,
3321 W. Pasadena, will sponsor its
annual malanka, featuring a live
band, Ukrainian food and door
prizes, at 8 p.m. Admission is S5 per
person, or free for children age 12
and under. For more information
call (313) 750-9794.
District...
(Continued from page 5)
He also reported that 1,015 new mem­
bers, insured for a total of S7 million,
and been enrolled into the UNA du­
ring the first 11 months of 1988.
A question and answer session follo­
wed with Messrs. Flis and Sochan
providing responses to a variety of
questions on UNA matters.
The participants of the conference
were: Anna Haras, Lehigh Valley;
Walter Hetmansky, Boston; Roman
Konotopsky and Wasyl Sywenky, Buf-
falo; Paul Oleksiuk, Chicago; Dr.
Alexander Serafyn, Detroit; Walter
Bilyk, Jersey City; Dr. Michael Snihurowych. New Haven; Michael Spontak. New York; Michael Zacharko,
Perth Amboy; Stepan Hawrysz, Phi­
ladelphia; Peter Dziuba and Peter
Skybitsky, Rochester; Tymko Butrey,
Shamokin; and Leon Hardink, Woonsocket.
Before the conclusion of the con­
ference of district representatives Mr.
Flis appealed to the participants to
intensify their organizing work and
wished everyone a joyous Christmas
and happy New Year.
Ilyenko film to be screened
NEW YORK - "The Eve of IvanA
Kupalo" (Vechir na Ivana Kupala), a
film written and directed by Soviet
Ukrainian filmmaker Yuri Ilyenko,
based on motifs from Mykoia HohoPs
story of the same name, will be screened
at New York's Film Forum 1,57 Watts
St. (two blocks north of Canal at Sixth
Avenue) for a two-week run in January.
It is in Ukrainian, with English sub­
titles.
Thefilm,made in 1968 and banned in
the Soviet Union until 1987, will be
shown every evening, beginning Janu­
ary 11 at 8:30 p.m. through January 24.
On Monday, January 16, it will be
shown at 2 p.m.
In the six months following its twoweek repertory run in New York, "The
Cutting Edge 11" will travel to the
Neighborhood Film and Video Project
in Philadelphia; the Hirshorn Museum
in Washington; the Cleveland Cine­
matheque; the Institute for Contempo­
rary Arts in Boston; Cornell Cinema in
Ithaca, N.Y.; Webster University in St.
Louis; Film in the Cities in St. Puul;and
the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
The tour will then continue, with runs
A toast...
(Continued from fiage 8)
and the label) received a "Highest
Achievement Award" from the St.
Catharines Businessmen's Associa­
tion in the summer of 1988. ,
Mr. C/aban has been so inspired
by the success of his project that he is
already planning to market a wine in
commemoration of the centennial of
Ukrainian immigration to Canada,
scheduled to be marked in 1991.
But it wasn't only Canada that
produced a Millennium wine. The
Ukrainian Catholic Church in both
Canada and the United States, rep­
resented by an cntrepeneur in Winni­
peg, named, no kidding. Jack Da­
niels, signed a contract with Mirassou Vineyards, a winery in San Jose,
Calif., in July 1986.
M і rassou produced 10,000casesof
wine called Volodymyr the Great,
featuring a tryzub on the label, which
included 2,000 cases each of chenin
blanc, red zinfandel, premium white,
premium red and brut champagne,
said the winery's spokespeople. The
vineyards sought representatives in
various cities throughout the United
States, among them Chicago, Det­
roit, Los Angeles and New York.
Some Ukrainian community groups,
including the Los Angeles Cultural
Center and New York's Ukrainian
Institute of America, . held winetasting parties to introduce the wine
to the public.
After the initial contract with
Mirassou lapsed in July 1987 ,trouble fermented between Mr. Daniels
and the California wine makers and
the deal came to an unnecessary end.
Thus, after the first 10,000 cases of
wine and champagne were con­
sumed, prohibition was instilled b ^ ween Mirassou and the Ukrainian
community.
The wine, initially available at
various liquor stores throughout the
United States, is no longer available
of progress made to date will cause us to
reconsider our decision."
(Continued from page 1)
A draft version of a concluding
tiniied, including Pavio Kampov and document for the Vienna Conference
was introduced by nine neutral and
Petro Saranchuk.
In announcing the administration's non-aligned states on January 4, and
decision to support the Moscow con­ both Eastern and Western diplomats Ukrainian religious...
ference. White House spokesperson said it could serve as the basis for a final
(Continued from page 3)
Mr. Popadiuk said that the United agreement in time for the foreign ordainea^ priest tne precedmg Sunday.
ministers
of
all
participating
states
to
States "will make it clear to the Soviet
Asked to explain himself, the priest
Union that the lack of future and meet in Vienna on January 17-19, as said that eight years ago, in 1980, he had
institutionalized progress or a reversal suggested by Austria.
attended a congress in Konigstein, West
Germany, organized by the Rev. Werenfried van Straaten's Church in Need,
Ukrainian National Associatioq: 94 years of service
япА \t ц/я^с tht^n that Patriarch Josyf
U.S. announces...
No. 2
SUNDAY. JANUARY 8, 1989
at Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley;
Roxie Cinema in San Francisco; Hono­
lulu Academy of Arts; UCLA f?ilm
Archive in Los Angeles; Universiy of
California, Santa Barbara; Pittsburgh
Filmmakers; Center for Contemporary
Arts in Santa Fe; University of Texas in
Austin; Upstate Films in Rhinebeck,
N.Y.; Rocky Mountain Film Center in
Boulder, Colo.; New Community Cine­
ma in Huntington, N.Y.; and the Ore­
gon Art Institute in Portland, Ore.
The film is being sponsored by the
International Film Circuit, which is
holding its second touring film exhibi­
tion titled: "The Cutting Edge II: A
World on Film." This tour, which
includes six critically acclaimed feature
films from around the world will em­
bark on a 30-city American tour, en­
ding in December 1990.
Program catalogues and more infor­
mation about the tour's schedule may
be obtained by calling the IFC, (212)
475-8237.
Film Forum's box office telephone is
(212) 431-1590. Tickets for the New
York showing are S5.
as Volodymyr the Great label wine,
although Mirassou continues to
market the above-mentioned va­
rieties.
Perhaps the bubbliest of all the
Millennium drinks was the Ma/epa
Foundation's Millennium cham­
pagne. Produced specifically for the
foundation in a limited edition, it was
presented at the Ma/epa Foun­
dation's Lincoln Center "Religious
Music of Ukraine Concert" in Feb­
ruary 1988.
"Although we only produced 250
cases of the brut American cham­
pagne, methode champenoise, we
would have sold 1,000 cases, if we
would have devoted time to ad­
vertising and marketing,''said Nadia
Matkiwsky, a board member of the
Mazepa Foundation. But the Mazepa Foundation concentrated on getting
its concert organized and publicized,
and the champagne, bottled by the
Tomasello Winery in Hammonton,
N.J., took second priority.
Originally debuting at the 1987
New Jersey Ukrainian PressBall, the
champagne is "pleasant to the pa­
late," according to Mrs. Matkiwsky.
It is still available from the Mazepa
Foundation, for Я0 a bottle. Ho­
wever, the supply is limited.
The bottle, with its classy gold and
black label, depicting a mosaic pat­
tern found in Kiev's St. Sophia Ca­
thedral and the crown design of
Prince Volodymyr, designed by
Christine Zelinsky, is indeed a collec­
tor's item for anyone who celebrated
this once-jn-a lifetime, or more
precisely, once-in-a-Millennium
event. According to Mrs. Matkiw­
sky, the label was so well-received
that the Ma/epa Foundation entered
it into the 1989 International Wine
Label Competition.
And although the Millennium year
is over, much to the delight of many,
in the spirit of a true Rusyn, lift up
your glass and toast our centuriesold Christian heritagc.Nazdoroviaf
Slipyj's account of the cruel persecution
as well as the miraculous survival of the
Ukrainian Catacomb Church was first
presented to him: "...and while I listened
to this report of Patriarch Josyf, I
suddenly realized that I was called to be
a priest. Next Sunday I shall celebrate
my first holy liturgy. Today I am here
to offer the thanks I owe for this to your
sufiering Chtirch:"