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Yaroslav Stetzko, nationalist leader, Paul Yuzyk dead at 73 former prime minister, dies Senator was architect of multiculturalism by Њоѓ Dlaboha MUNICH Yaroslav Stetzko, head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (revolutionary faction) and prime minister of Ukraine during World War II, died here Saturday, July 5, at the age oi 74 after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife, Slava, editor of the ABN Correspondence. Mr. Stetzko, who was born into a priestly family in the Ternopil region of western Ukraine on January 19, 1912, was one of the leading persons in the political and military struggle for Ukraine's independence in the 20th century. After graduating from the Ternopil gymnasium with exceptional grades, he entered Lviv University as a student of philosophy and law, Mr. Stetzko joined the OUN as a student, and among his first responsibilities as a member of the . national executive board was service as ideological chairman and editor-inchief of the underground publication Yunak. During the infamous 1936 trial of Stepan Bandera and others in Lviv, Mr. Stetzko declared during the Polish prosecutor's questioning, "1 am a citizen of Ukraine. The Ukrainian state exists in our souls!" In February 1940, following the split in the OUN, Messrs. Bandera and Stetzko assumed the OUN's revolutionary leadership. Plans were immediately set in motion to proclaim the reestablishment of Ukraine's indepen-
by Michael B. Bociurkiw
Yaroslav Stetzko dence. This was further expanded with other Ukrainian political parties through Mr. Stetzko's role in the Ukrainian National Committee. Independence was proclaimed on June 30, 1941, less than two weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Soviet Russian occupied territories. Messrs. Bandera and Stetzko, the revolutionary leadership and other nationalist figures were consequently arrested and imprisoned (Continued on page 13)
Soyuzivka begins 33rd summer season by Michael B. Bociurkiw KERHONKSON, N.Y. — People strolled about lazily along the tree-lined roadways; groups of young adults sipped wine coolers and lite beer in the air conditioned Veselka bar; scores of vacation-goers flocked to the swimming pool to seek respite from record high temperatures; and by night everybody came to the Veselka patio to dance under the stars to the tunes of the Tempo orchestra. As a hot sun baked the freshly painted surface of the tennis courts, groups of young sports enthusiasts — apparently oblivious to the overwbelming heat and humidity — shared an unspoken comraderie as they competed against each other in organized tennis matches. It was the Fourth of July weekend at the UNA's resort, Soyuzivka — the traditional opening of the busy summer season that attracts thousands of Ukrainians from Canada and the United States each year. The estate — celebrating its 33rd consecutive summer season this year — drew a diverse crowd. Cars bearing
licence plates from as far away as Florida and Ontario were parked along the winding roads of the popular Catskill mountain retreat. "It's the first big weekend of the summer at Soyuzivka when you can see all your friends at the same place," said one youth from the New York area who decided to forego Liberty weekend festivities for a peaceful long weekend away from crowds and traffic. On a weekend blessed by clear skies and not even a hint of rain, it seemed that everybody was grateful for having made the decision to escape the asphy(Continued on page 12)
JERSEY CITY, N J . — Sen. Paul Yuzyk, a 23-year veteran of the Senate of Canada and the Ukrainian National Association's supreme director for Canada, died in an Ottawa hospital July 9 at the age of 73 after a brief battle with cancer. Regarded by his many friends and political associates as the chief architect of Canada's 15-year-old multiculturalism policy, Sen. Yuzyk was appointed to the Senate in February 1963 by Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Paul Yuzyk was born on June 24, 1913, in Pinto, Sask., — a sleepy town on the Canadian prairies with which he became so familiar as he traversed the land working on behalf of Ukrainian causes and helping Canadians develop a national consciousness. Sen. Yuzyk s father, a coal miner who came to Canada in 1913 during the first of the three waves of Ukrainian immigration to Canada, eventually moved the family to Saskatoon where young Paul completed public school and graduated with top marks in 1932. After receiving a teaching certificate from a Saskatoon teacher's training college, Sen. Yuzyk had his first jarring encounter with anti-East European policies that would later lead him on a crusade for ethnic minority rights in Canada. His first face-to-face encounter with
UNA hosts Op Sail party by Roma Hadzewycz JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Close to 400 persons — members of the Ukrainian National Association —delighted in the bird's eye view of Operation Sail 1986 they had from the roof of the association's headquarters building in the waterfront section of this city on July 4. What they saw from atop the 15-story office building was New York Harbor — renamed Liberty Harbor in honor of Lady Liberty's centennial — and literally tens of thousands of ships, ranging from aircraft carriers, to battleships, to full-rigged sailing ships, yachts, ketches,
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Sen. Paul Yuzyk discrimination occurred when the neophyte teacher joined the ranks of collegeeducated Canadians searching for employment. Considered a "foreigner" by local school officials — the majority of which were British — Mr. Yuzyk was told that they did not want him to "contaminate" their children. The job, he was told, was the exclusive privilege (Continued on page 11)
I UNA'ers enjoy OpSail — p a g e 9.
even canoes and kayaks, and, yes, the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II. In all, some 40,000 vessels were in the waters between New York and New Jersey during Liberty Weekend. The key attraction, of course, was the 18-mile-long nautical parade known as OpSail, which featured 22 tall ships representing countries from around the world. The parade was led by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter "Eagle," a threemast bark 295 feet long. Before the tall ships — full-rigged ships, barks, schooners and barkentines — passed in review before the renovated Statue of Liberty, President Ronald Reagan, aboard the battleship USS Iowa, participated in the International Naval Review of destroyers, frigates, submarines and battleships, as well as the mammoth U.S. aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy. Afterwards, Navy aircraft flew overhead in formation, and skywriters spelled out "U.S. Navy Salutes Ships of World." Blimps and helicopters also whirred in the skies above the harbor. Then the parade from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the George Wash{Continued on page 12)
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY
Afghanistan vets: new social force? by Bohdan Nahaylo
school of Afghanistan" now live and work sets them apart from others and During the six and a half years since makes them exemplary. Mr. Karanda the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an explains: ^ estimated 400,000 Soviet soldiers have "Among my comrades-in-arms you served in that country. While the Soviet will not encounter any money-grubbers m e d i a h a v e e n d e a v o r e d to p o r t r a y or parasites, speculators or indifferent members of the "limited contingent" of bureaucrats, shirkers or conformists. Soviet troops engaged in the pacificaThe ideas of honesty, duty, patriotism tion of Afghanistan as patriots heroiand humaneness are not abstract for cally performing their "internationalist them. (These ideas} have entered into duty," there has been no shortage of the flesh and blood of thousands of indications that the homecoming for youths, our contemporaries, whom it many of these soldiers has been far from befell to fight for high human ideals not easy. with words but with deeds." A letter p u b l i s h e d r e c e n t l y in a The a u t h o r discloses that former Ukrainian youth newspaper confirms s o l d i e r s w h o served in A f g h a n i s t a n that returning servicemen think the maintain close contacts among themlocal authorities are paying them inselves and that they meet frequently to sufficient attention. It also reveals that reminisce about the past and to discuss they maintain an informal though tight the problems that they see around them. network; that some of them, at any rate, They consider that they have a lot to seek the establishment of an official offer as far as the "internationalist and Afghanistan v e t e r a n s ' organization; patriotic" education of young people is and that there are those among them concerned and that their role in this who think their experience in Afghanisrespect could be enhanced if a veterans' tan has made them morally superior to organization were to be established. people ground them. Mr. Karanda writes that he and the On J u n e 10, the newspaper Molod 30 or so veterans of Afghanistan at his Ukcainy, the organ of the Ukrainian place of work have long wanted to set Komsomol, published a letter under the up a council attached to their Komsoheading "Close Ranks, Comrades-in- mol committee. Although the RadyanA r m s ! " from Serhiy Karanda, a de- sky Raion Komsomol Committee in corated veteran of Afghanistan and Kiev has approved their idea, nothing now a bricklayer and Komsomol offi- has yet been done to implement it. Mr. cial with t h e B i l s h o v y k p r o d u c t i o n Karanda concludes that the local Koma s s o c i a t i o n in Kiev. M r . K a r a n d a somol officials are evidently reluctant to claims that he, can spot an "Afganets," give formal recognition to something or former soldier who served in Afgha- that already exists in an inchoate form. п ^ З Д ) ^ І і ^ ^ І Д П ^ ь ^ Н е г ^ ^ $сџвд-,, This is not the first time the Soviet thing about him, either in his bearing, press has indicated that veterans of voice or eyes, that makes him instantly Afghanistan are unhappy because they recognizable. Also, the very manner in think the local authorities are disrewhich those who went through "the (Continued on page 14)
Gorbachev message at Polish parley: no more Solidarities tolerated r W A R S A W — The message of P o land's first Communist Party Congress in five years was loud and clear; no more Solidarities will be tolerated in Eastern E u r o p e , a c c o r d i n g to Soviet l e a d e r Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who addressed the 1,776 delegates in Warsaw's Palace of Culture on June 30. The General Secretary's 40-minute speech in which he p r a i s e d Polish leaders, including Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, for t h e i r d e c i s i o n to i m p o s e martial law in December 1981, was believed t o be the m o s t definitive statement on the suppression of the Soviet bloc's first free trade u n i o n , reported the Associated Press. The conflict between Solidarity and the Polish government, born during the labor unrest of 1980, had posed the greatest challenge to Communist dominance in Eastern Europe since the Czec h o s l o v a k i a n u p r i s i n g in 1968 a n d created "a struggle for the very existence of socialism in P o l a n d , " said M r . Gorbachev. Essentially, his m e s s a g e was that Moscow would allow no more Solidarities and would always stand prepared to intervene militarily t o p r e s e r v e its dominance in the Warsaw Pact countries. The Soviet leader praised Gen. Jaruzelski, however, for his use "of Poland's own resources" in crippling Solidarity before the Soviets were forced to step in. "The crisis of the late '70s and early '80s," he said, "reflected the present confrontation between systems and this is why the lessons of the Polish crisis are
important not only for Poland's Communists." "The Polish crisis was not a protest of workers against socialism, but a show of disagreement with distortions of socialism that pained the working class. It was the adversaries of socialist Poland inside the country and outside who m a n a g e d to t a k e a d v a n t a g e of this disagreement." "We know what is sought by those in the West who hypocritically describe themselves^ as friends of the Polish people. They are not in the least concerned about the destinies of the Polish nation. Their intention is to dismantle socialism, to liquidate socialist gains. Really, the worse it is in Poland, the better it is for them." Mr. Gorbachev continued his speech by concurring with Gen. Jaruzelski's address on June 29, in which he said that Poland's political crisis had ended and the party was regaining its strength. The Polish leader held out the prospect of a l i m i t e d a m n e s t y for p o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r s b e c a u s e of the s t a b i l i z i n g political situation. The Polish leader's success in capturing Zbigniew Bujak, the Solidarity underground's mastermind, three weeks ago, added to his apparent triumph, wrote Time magazine in its July 14 issue. He was successful before in pressuring former labor leader Lech Walesa to withdraw from public lite. Partly because of Solidarity's collapse, the Catholic Church has resumed its role as the solo counterweight to Gen. Jaruzelski's regime, l i m e said.
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Shcherbytsky revists Chornobyl area; reports reveal past local protests J E R S E Y CITY, N.J. — While Ukrainian Communist Party boss Volodymyr Shcherbytsky paid a second visit to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear accident, a former Soviet official in the West r e v e a l e d t h a t r e s i d e n t s of the a r e a actively opposed the construction of the plant 15 years ago, reported the Washington Post and the Boston Herald, respectively. Citing a report by the Soviet news agency T A S S , the Post said that Mr. Shcherbytsky visited the area of the A p r i l 26 i n c i d e n t , a c c o m p a n i e d by Ukrainian Prime Minister Alexander L y a s h k o , to oversee the C h o r n o b y l clean-up and resettlement of evacuees. The trip indicated that the 68-yearold leading party official of Ukraine is n o t being held responsible for the accident and that the oversight of its aftermath has been moved down a notch from the Politburo to the republic level, wrote the Post's Moscow corres-
pondent, Gary Lee. T A S S also reported that Vladimir Gusev, deputy chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers, has become head of the government commission overseeing t h e C h o r n o b y l c l e a n - u p . Boris Shcherbina, the deputy prime minister originally named to head the commission, has not appeared in public or in the Soviet media since the early days following the disaster. Messrs. Shcherbytsky and Lyashko met with Mr. Gusev to discuss projects "which are aimed at the quickest liquid a t i o n of the accident's a f t e r m a t h , " T A S S said. A settlement for evacuated farmers and 7,000 detached houses are being built, and "everything possible is being done to accelerate the work directly at the station," T A S S reported. A report in Komsomolskaya Pravda recently said that firefighters working o n the c l e a n - u p at the p l a n t were (Continued on page 11)
Keston gives details of Terelia trial by Andrew Sorokowski KESTON, England — Keston College has just received a report dating from about February which provides details of the trial of Yosyp Terelia. The judge at the trial, which took p l a c e last A u g u s t 20 in U z h h o r o d , Transcarpathian region of the Ukrainian SSR, was Andriy Andriyevych Stryzhak. According to the report, Judge Stryzhak improperly influenced the testimony of witnesses. In one of the two instances mentioned in the report, h e ^ o s e d a leading question; this violates Soviet law. In the other instance during the trial Judge Stryzhak added his own interpretation of the content of a witness's testimony.
the Perm camp complex. On October 25, 1985, he was reported to have arrived at Camp No. 37. On October 31 he was said to have been transferred to No. 36; nevertheless, the supervisory procurator told Mrs. Terelia that her husband was .still in No. 37. Currently, concludes the report, Mr. Terelia is in Camp No. 35.
Mr. Terelia was sentenced to seven years' labor camp and five years' exile for "anti-Soviet agitation and propag a n d a " (Ukrainian SSR Criminal Code Article 62). The report also mentions that Mr. Terelia's wife, Olena, who is caring for their three young children, has been informed that she will only be able to work at half salary. She is a physician. At the same time she is being pressured to leave her rented flat, on the pretext t h a t t h e l a n d l o r d needs it t o s t o r e furniture. According to the report, Mr. Terelia has been held in three different zones of
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SUNDAY, JULY 13,1986
Manitoba energy minister resigns in conflict of interest allegations
Over 100 congressmen co-sponsor resolution on Helsinki Group
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Energy Minister Wilson Parasiuk, a member of the ruling New Democratic Party who is of Ukrainian origin, resigned from his portfolio May 19 after a Winnipeg newspaper reported on the minister's involvement in a possible conflict of interest. The minister stepped down two days after the Winnipeg Free Press, the province's largest daily newspaper, reported that one of Mr. Parasiuk's business partners received a $40,081 (about $29,000 U.S.) grant from the Manitoba Energy Authority, part of Mr. Parasiuk's portfolio. Earlier, on April 19, the Free Press had reported that the minister, his mother and his sister applied for a tax deduction under a controversial federal scientific research incentive program. The report apparently hurt the minister's credibility and forced Mr. Parasiuk to say publically that he regretted his actions. Following Mr. Parasiuk's resigna-
WASHINGTON — Over 100 members of the House of Representatives have already become co-sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution 332, introduced by Reps. Gus Yatron (DPa.) and William Broomfield (R-Mich.), dealing with the 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group. The drive to get more co-sponsors is continuing, according to Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU). The same resolution was introduced in the Senate, as S. Con. Res. 154, by Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R^N.Y.) for himself and for Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) on June 26. It calls on the president and secretary of state "to raise with Soviet authorities the issue of repression of human-rights activists." In their "dear colleague" letter sent to the entire Senate, Sens. D'Amato and DeConcini state that the Soviets have been pursuing a policy of Russification where "churches have been destroyed, publishing of material in Ukrainian has nearly come to a halt, and Russian is taught instead of the native language." They urge support of S. Con. Res. 154 as an expression of solidarity with the Ukrainian Helsinki a!nd other groups who have remained steadfast in pursuit of those rights to which free men aspire. "They are a shining example of human courage and dedication to the highest principles of human civilization," note the senators in their letter to colleagues. The initial contacts for these resolutions were made nearly a year ago through the personal efforts of the late Ihor Olshaniwsky, then president of AHRU. He foresaw theimportance of this resolution not merely for reminding the world that Soviet policy towards human-rights activists has not changed but also that it would coincide with the upcoming Vienna Helsinki review conference in November, thus strengthening the resolve of the American delegation. Further information may be obtained by writing to AHRU, 43 Midland Place,
tion, Manitoba premier Howard Pkwley established an inquiry into the affair. According to Maclean's Magazine, Mr. Parasiuk says he expects to return to Cabinet when the probe issues its report in mid-August. Mr. Parasiuk is Ukrainian Orthodox and maintains close ties with the Winnipeg Ukrainian community. About 20 percent of his constituents are of Ukrainian origin. The Winnipeg-born Ukrainian has been mentioned as a likely contender for the leadership of the NDP. Allegations against ministers involved in conflicts of interest have recently become front-page news in Ontario and Manitoba, and have caused controversies in both provincial legislatures. The problem has become so acute in Ontario that Premier David Peterson, recently stung by the resignations of two of his top ministers, has struck a special inquiry into provincial conflict-ofinterest regulations.
WCFU meeting mops TORONTO — A plenary session of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians held here attracted some 50 people from Canada, the United States and Europe who assessed the organization's performance and approved a 1987 operating budget. The one-day meeting held April 19 featured discussions on the fifth congress, scheduled to take place in October 1988, and a plan of activity for the coming yean According to a press release prepared by the world body, the congress pro-
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gram will include several events commemorating the millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. The meeting concluded after various congress committees were struck. The central congress committee will be chaired by Mr. Savaryn. The World Congress of Free Ukrainians holds its international parley once every five years. The last congress, held December 1983 in Toronto, attracted more than 400 delegates from North and South America, Europe and Australia.
Shevchenko Society execs meet by I wan Holowinsky NEW YORK — The presidium of the national executive board of the Shevchenko Scientific Society and the society's Publishing Committee held their meeting here on Saturday, June 21. The executive board discussed numerous ongoing projects and made a number of long-range decisions. The main emphasis has been placed upon sponsorship of scholarly conferences, public lectures, publications, and support of young scholars with grants and stipends. The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S.A. will participate together with the Canadian Shevchenko Scientific Society in organizing a conference dedicated to the millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. The conference will be held in Toronto in 1987. This year, Dr. Leonid Rudnytsky will represent the society at the millennium conference in Europe, scheduled for July 26-28 in Munich. It was decided to commemorate, jointly with the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, the 120th anniversary of the birth of noted Ukrainian historian MichaerHrushevsky. Those present at the meeting noted with satisfaction the success of this year's Shevchenko commemorative conference. Similar conferences will be held on a yearly basis. Additionally, conferences with specific scientific focuses will be organized by the medical-biological and the mathematicalnatural sciences sections. A series of public lectures will take place in the fall of 1986 and the spring of
1987. The over-all topic for the fall lectures will be "Lviv as we knew it." Noted Ukrainian scholars will discuss, from their own perspectives, activities of Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv prior to 1945. The spring 1987 lectures will have as their main topic the millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. Dr. V. Kalynovych is responsible for organizing and scheduling public lectures. Publishing activities of the society were discussed extensively. Among numerous projects, already awaiting publication, two in particular should be mentioned. It was decided to proceed with publication of the English translation of the classic work by Prof. Hrushevsky, "History of Ukraine." It was also decided to publish a new edition of the historic Ukrainian chronicle "Slovo о Polku Ihorevi" (Tale of Ihor's Armament). Responsibility for editorship and art work has been assumed for this project by Sviatoslaw Hordynsky. Always concerned with the quality of scholarships related to Ukraine and Ukrainian issues, the Shevchenko Scientific Society initiated abroad program of grants and stipends. Three types of grants and stipends will be awarded: grants to recognized scholarsfor works commissioned on Ukrainian topics, stipends to support publication of noteworthy dissertations by Ukrainian graduate students, and stipends to graduate students in general areas of Ukrainian topics. A number of other administrative and policy issues were discussed. It was decided to schedule the next election convention of the Shevchenko Scienti(Continued on page 13)
Newark, N.J. 07106. Details are also available by contacting Orest Deychakiwsky at the offices of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) at House Annex 2, Washington, D.C. 20515, or by calling him at (202) 2251901. The following is the latest update of the co-sponsors of H. Con. Res. 332. ARKANSAS: Tommy Robinson (D). CALIFORNIA: Douglas H. Bosco (D), Vic Fazio (D), Barbara Boxer (D), Tom Lantos (D), Robert J. Lagomarsino (D), Carlos J. Moorhead (R), Henry A. Waxman (D), Howard L. Berman (D), Mel Levine (D), Matthew G. Martinez (D), Jerry Lewis (R), Robert K. Dornan (R), Duncan Hunter (R). (Continued on page 13)
Medvid probe under way WASHINGTON - - The Congress siohal investigation of the Medvid affair has been under way for four weeks now, sources in Washington told The Weekly. The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which was empowered by the Senate to investigate the government's handling of the case of Myroslav Medvid, a Ukrainian sailor who attempted to defect to the U.S., as weir as its application bfaSylUm procedures, has hired tW6 investigators to^J conduct the review. Currently the investigators are looking at all possible materials and doing everything necessary in order to conduct a thorough investigation of the case, said The Weekly's source. The Senate had allocated $200,000 from the Senate Contingency Fund for the Medvid investigation. The CSCEis to report its findings by next May.
Range! pens letter to Medvid Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N. Y.) has written the latest in a series of Congressional letters to would-be defector Myroslav Medvid. Memhers of Congress are taking turns writing letters to the Ukrainian seaman as part of an effort organized by Rep. Fred J. Eckert (R-N. Y.). Below is the full text of Rep. Rangel's letter.
Dear Mr. Medvid: I am writing to you in the hope that you and your family are in the best of health. As you may already know, your courageous leap for freedom last October was an inspiration for many of us. This bravery you exhibited continues to shine as a symbol of freedom for all people. I and my colleagues commend you. All citizens are born with certain basic human rights. When these rights are infringed upon, it is the duty of all people to speak out publicly in support of individual choice. We must defend the freedom of each individual if we wish to remain free. It is for this reason that we have not forgotten your brave decision to freely choose how to live
your life. No one should have to live in fear for his beliefs. Those who wish to leave their country for any reason have a right to do so. Please be assured that we will continue our efforts in your behalf. I hope that you will keep us informed about your situation, and will let us know if we may be of assistance in any way. Good luck. Sincerely, Charles B. Rangel Member of Congress
Rep. Charles B. Rangel
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Ukrainian Summer institute attracts 56 to Harvard
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Prof. Don Ostrowski teaches religious issues course. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The tranquil hiatus following Harvard's commencement exercises ends less than j ; tb : r^ narrow pneare jammed with station wagons in the process of unloading, and Harvard Yard is once again traversed by thousands of young people. Fifty-six of those who have descended upon Cambridge for Harvard Summer School are taking part in the 16th Ukrainian Summer Institute. At an ‚.orientation meeting for the program leld June 23, Olga Andriewsky, admmtstrator of the Summer Institute and a Ph.D. candidate in the department of history, told the students, "You are the best prepared group weVe ever had." This level of preparation is undoubtedly due to the new requirement that students have a year of college behind them. Ms. Andriewsky continued, "You are also a very diverse group. There are first- and fourth-generation Americans among you. A Ukrainian Catholic, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest as well as a seminarian from Rome are here this year. You come from as far away as the People's Republic of China, Ontario and California." Sixteen states are represented, with New York leading the pack (six) followed by Michigan (five) and Pennsylvania (four). States less known as Ukrainian strongholds such as Georgia, Maryland and Missouri are also represented. The Ukrainian Summer Institute is more than the sum of the five course offerings because, in addition to taking courses in Ukrainian subjects together, the students live together and have a special events program planned espe-
cially for them, explained Ms. Andriewsky. The speakers this year will be Victor Malarek, senior reporter for the Toronto Globe and Mail; Jars Balan, a freelance writer, poet and translator; Roma Hadzewycz, editor of The Ukrainian Weekly; Lubomyr Hajda, lecturer in the government department, Harvard Univeristy; Peter Shaw, visiting assistant professor of history, Bowdoin College; James Mace, staff director of the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine; and William Courtney, Kiev consul general-designate. The films "Harvest of Despair," "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors," and "White Bird with Black Spot" are also part of the special events calendar. All events are open to the public. The students' orientation included a slide show and welcomes from Prof. Ihor Sevcenko, acting director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University, Marshall Pihle, director of the Harvard Summer School, and Dr. Donald Ostrowski, director of the Ukrainian Summer Institute. Following the orientation, students and instructors had a chance to talk outside the classroom at a reception. Luba Dyky, (Beginning Ukrainian), Maxim Tarnawsky, (Intermediate Ukrainian), Prof. George Grabowicz, (Ukrainian Literature), and Dr. Ostrowski, (Ukrainian History to 1800 and Religious Issues in Ukrainian History to 1700) are this year's instructors. Asked about his first impressions, one student said, "A lot of thought has gone into this — library tours for us, special events — and it's going to be fun, living with all these Ukrainians."
A Chornobyl Information Session was sponsored by the Ukrainian ConJiress Committee o! America in Illinois on May 28 to apprise the Ukrainian community in Chicago of the risks facing Ukrainians after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident. Dr. Myrosiav Charkewycz introduced the speakers and gave a summary of events in Ukraine during the Chornobyl disaster. He compared Chornobyl with the famine of 1932-33, stating. "Energy, like bread, is being exported out of Ukraine." The speakers were Bohdan Kesala, a radiologist who is an assistant professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, 111., and practices at a Chicago area hospital, and Orest Hrynewych, a nuclear engineer. They explained the dangers and possible effects upon the population and environment, and showed a film on nuclear power plants in the U.S. Dr. Kesala explained that at very high exposures, 1000 rems or more, an exposed person would die from gastrointestinal disease, and at low exposures, 100 rems and less, a person would be a prime candidate for long-term health effects.
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ing eyewitnesses. He reminded the audience of Soviet war crimes, that the USSR had allied itself with Nazi Germany and killed 10,000 Lithuanian jews in 1940. He called for "justice, not vigilantism," and said that justice has not been applied equally regarding war crimes.
Plyushch on disinformation Former Soviet political prisoner Leonid Plyushch called for a new radical, non-extremist approach in striving for the freedom of Ukraine, in a speech given for the UAJC lecture series on June 8 at Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Church Hall. He cited public censure as a tool to confront agents of disinformation, and he called for civilized boycotts of willing agents of Soviet propaganda and pressure from business groups on the Soviet Union. The situation in Ukraine worries him a great deal, he said, adding that he calls on Ukrainians in the United States to appeal to the U.S. government for help. He also noted that there is growth of a neo-Nazi, semi-legal movement in the USSR which is chauvinistic and glorifies the "cult of the fist." This should concern the Ukrainian and Jewish communities — the emphasis on past Nazi war criminals does not focus itself on the very real Nazi resurgence. In addition, he said he is looking into ways to counter European media attempts to link the name of Ukrainians automatically and prejudicially with the Nazis.
Anthony B. Mazeika of the Coalition for Constitutional Justice and Security came to Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall on June 1 as part of the Ukrainian Ameri- СИОГПОЬуІ тЄГТІОіїаІ $ЄМСЄ J can Justice Committee s lecture series. He encouraged cooperation between On June 9, the UCCA in Illinois held ethnic groups affected by investigations a 40th day memorial service for victims of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster at of Special Investigations. downtown Chicago's Daley Plaza. He stressed the need to document the Leonid Plyushch accused the Soviet events of World War II in Eastern government of crimes against the people Europe through the accounts of remain- because of its unwillingness to give any information to the population and its Marianna Liss of Chicago is The Weekly's Midwest correspondent. (Continued on page 13)
Scholar delivers Krawciw memorial lecture CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Mychajlo Bazansky delivered the ninth annual Bohdan Krawciw Memorial Lecture at Harvard's Houghton Library on May 30. Prof. Ihor Sevcenko, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute, introduced Mr. Bazansky as a man "renowned for his contributions in the political, scouting, journalistic, and literary spheres. Mr. Bazansky, who lives in Detroit, spoke on "Ukrair" ` Poets in Czechoslovakia Between 1918 and 1945." Mr. Bazansky combined the immediacy of a person who lived in the Ukrainian cultural society of Prague and knew it
well, with the distance of a scholar who is able to evaluate historical figures and events from the perspective of time. He is a longtime supporter of the institute who in 1974, gave his 20,000 volume library of Ucrainica to the institute and has pledged his sponsorship of an entire volume of the Harvard Millennium Project. Bohdan Krawciw, a longtime editor of Svoboda, was an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute during the last years of his long and productive career. His son, Jurij, rtpresented the Krawciw family at this year's memorial lecture. A luncheon at the Harvard Faculty Club followed the lecture. '-`'`У
Leonid Plyushch '.and the Rev. Peter GaSadza at memorial service for Chornobyl ` victims. . - . .--`-` ' - :
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Czorny retains men's title at first tennis tourney of Soyuzivka season KERHONKSON,N.Y,— The tennis season at Soyuzivka began during the Independence Day holiday weekend, July 4-5, with 40 athletes competing for men's, women's and juniors1 titles in the USCAK-East tourney organized by the Carpathian Ski Club. The tennis playes competed for trophies funded by the Ukrainian Sports Club of New York. In the men's division, the 1985 champ of this tourney, Dennis Czorny, retained his title by defeating Wasyl Manko, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. In the semifinals, Mr. Czorny beat Adrian Kutko, 6-7, 6-0, 60, while Mr. Manko eliminated Andrew Charchalis, 7-7, 6-1. The junior vets' title (men age 35-44) was captured by George Wytanovych, who won his final match, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, over George Petrykewych. Earlier, Mr. Wytanovych beat Walter Dziwak, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. Meanwhile, by a score of 6-1,62, Mr. Petrykewych defeated George Hrabec, who went on to win the combined men's and junior vets' consolation round by winning a pro-set match against Roman Cikalo, 9-7. In the senior men's 45 and over division, George Sawchak and Zenon Snylyk shared the honors, since, because of injuries, the final match was not played. Constantine Ben proved once again that he is the senior men's 55 and up champ as he defeated Ihor Sochan 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a marathon final. In the semis, Mr. Ben won over Wolodymyr
Wirschuk, 6-0, 6-І, while Mr. Sochan was the victor in his match against Myroslaw Lomaga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Women's competition was held in only one division. The final match was a replay of the previous year's, with Tania Sawchak once again beating her younger sister, Leda, 6-4, 6-1. The junior boy's division title was captured by Marko Bodnar, a first-time winner at Soyuzivka, by virtue of his win over Les Kalman, 6-3, 6-3. Mr. Marko's had beaten Les's younger brother, Paul, in the semifinals, 6-3,6-2. Mr. Bodnar defeated Alexander Bula (who came to the tourney from Argentina with his father, Wolodymyr, and brothers, Hryhory and Andrew), 7-5, 62. The trophy in the juniors'consolation round was taken by Alexander Bula, who defeated his brother, Hryhory, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. The tournament was conducted by a committee consisting of Roman Rakoczy Sr., and Messrs. Sawchak and Snylyk. The committee noted that in the men's, women's and junior boys' divisions, all athletes were participants of this year's or previous years' tennis camps at Soyuzivka. Trophies were presented to tournar ment winners during late afternoon ceremonies on Saturday, July 5. The next tennis tourney at the resort of the Ukrainian National Association is the annual doubles tournament slated for August 9-Ю.
Men: champion Dennis Czorny (second from left) and Wasyl Manko are presented trophies by Volodymyr Hajdar and Roman Rakoczy Sr.
Women: winner Tania Sawchak (second from left) and her sister, Leda, with Volodymyr Hajdar and Zenon Snylyk.
Men 55 and up: champ Constantine Ben (second from left) and Ihor Sochan receive trophies from Volodymyr Hajdar (left) and Roman Rakoczy Sr.
Junior boys: victor Marko Bodnar (second from left) and Les Kalman with Zenon Snylyk and George Sawchak.
UNA names first national sales director
Henry Floyd
J E R S E Y C I T Y , N . J . — The Ukrainian National Association's Supreme Executive Committee on July 1 announced the appointment of Henry Floyd as the association's national sales director. Mr. Floyd, 52, previously worked for the Knights of Columbus, first as a fraternal insurance agent, then as field training instructor and general agent. He was with the Knights, a fraternal benefit insurance company similar to the UNA, from 1978 through March of this year. As field training instructor, Mr. Floyd was involved in hiring, training and motivating insurance agents. He has also been employed by Old Heritage Mutual Insurance Co. and Pacific Mutual Insurance Co. In addition, Mr. Floyd is a certified fraternal insurance counselor, having completed specialized training to earn that title. Mr. Floyd served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He is married and the father of three children, and hails from Easthampton, Mass. In his new position as national sales director for the UNA, Mr. Floyd will establish and train a professional insuranee sales force. He has been undergoing in-house training at the UNA Home Office since April.
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For 23 years he had been a familiar figure in the corridors of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, moving purposefully up and down the marble staircases, on his way to the next sitting of the Senate or another Ukrainian community meeting ready to unleash his professional bonhomie. Whatever issue it was that caught his attention — whether the plight of Canada's unemployed youth, discriminating policies against ethnocultural groups, the persecution of a Ukrainian dissident, or simply a young jobseeker looking for a recommendation from a member of Canada's upper chamber — Sen. Paul Yuzyk, who died after a brief but fierce battle with cancer last week, performed every task with the zest of a restless warrior and with the predilection for putting the best face on every situation. He loved having the title of senator and he used it constantly in his daily life. "I'm Sen. Yuzyk," he would say to groups of students and they would listen to what he had to say with rapt attention. Members of Ukrainian organizations who met him for the very first time would leap to greet him when he came into the many conferences and seminars which he presided. Paul Yuzyk had been a senator for more than two decades and a community activist for longer than anyone can remember. At the time of his death, he was still a dominant figure in the political arena and the Ukrainian community, despite grumblings heard from his doctor about the deteriorating state of his health. Surely, few of those who knew him can imagine the senator out of commission; when we think of the senator we envision him commanding the attention of a crowd in a capacity-filled conference room, or bounding up the stairs of an airplane en route to another international parley. The man who was born on the Canadian prairies, as the son of a coal miner, reached the pinnacle of his career in the early 1970s when the federal government agreed with him that something needed to be done to accommodate the one-third of Canadians who were of neither British nor French origin. Perhaps it was his exposure to the tireless efforts of newly arrived immigrants opening up the Canadian west, and then later to a seemingly merciless and faceless bureaucracy that labelled him persona non grata in Saskatchewan's public school system, that Sen. Yuzyk learned that imperfections in society can only be changed through the application of reason and hard work. We're'tiot surewhatpossessed the young Paul Yuzyk to become the voice of Canada's once oppressed ethnocultural groups; what we know is that his efforts helped build a society that has nurtured a mosaic of people from all corners of the globe. "In an enlightened federal Canada there is scope for the fullest expression of cultural and linguistic heritage," said Governor General Edward Schreyer at his installation in 1979. Added Mr. Schreyer, who is of Ukrainian and German heritage and a former premier of Manitoba: "The ethnic mosaic has made for a more colorful and interesting Canadian way of life." Sen, Yuzyk was џ man who subscribed to such a belief when he crossed the C^JI^I^^ unabashed pride in the contributions of
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In those days, and arguably up until the last weeks of his life, Sen. Yuzyk was a believer. He thought Parliament was an instrument of reform that would fulfill the heady expectations of thousands of immigrants who were promised equality, justice and equal access to the institutions that shape their lives. He considered Canada the best country to live in, a place where anything was possible — equality of opportunity, a humane immigration policy, highquality education and an aggressive foreign policy that would hold states such as the Soviet Union accountable for their violations of international humanrights instruments. In brief, Sen. Yuzyk's vision of a better Canada closely paralled the thoughts of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau — the man who announced the government's decision to introduce a multiculturalism policy — who said in a 1983 Toronto address: "A country is not strong because of the size of its armies and it is not powerful because of its great balance sheet. A country can be influential in the world by the size of its heart and the breadth of its mind, and that is the role Canada can play." Indeed, tenets of a proposed multiculturalism policy espoused by Sen. Yuzyk during the late 1960s and early 1970s have recently been adopted by Australia, a country of diverse ethnic groups eager to embark upon the same course of tolerance and understanding charted by Canada. It is abundantly clear that Sen. Yuzyk's death is a great loss not only to Canada, but to the Ukrainian community as a whole, which he served through various organizations, including the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Ukrainian National Association. The Canadian politician devoted a considerable amount of energy to weave consensus out of conflict in a divided community. Early in his political career, he helped Ukrainian youth and students organize themselves into groups of responsible leaders. Later, he took on even the most intransigent boars in the Ukrainian community, convincing them of the crying need to redirect some of their efforts from fighting an oversees revolution to developing a vibrant Ukrainian Canadian community. Sen. Yuzyk was one of the few community leaders intrepid enough and possessed of enough organizational savvy to tear down the barriers that separate what a community is from what it can become. Sen. Yuzyk's departure leaves a monumental gap on Parliament Hill where for years he represented the concerns of the Ukrainian community, in addition to the regional concerns of his beloved western Canada.
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Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas
To my parents, the immigrants Dear Mom and Dad, Watching the Liberty Weekend festivities in New York City, I was reminded of a debt — a debt I owe both of you for coming to the United States. 1 know it wasn't easy leaving everything behind, coming to a strange land with little money and no knowledge of English. But you did it, you persevered, and you made it. Thank you for doing that. Thank you also for having me during the Depression, a time when a baby was truly an added burden! I remember your going to school to better yourself, mom, and then proudly opening your own beauty shop on Damen Avenue in the old Ukrainian neighborhood. I especially remember the Mickey Mouse watch you bought me with some of your first earnings. What a luxury for a Depression kid. I also remember the many times you took Vera and me to North Avenue Beach. We were quite a threesome, with our towels and blanket, riding on the North Avenue streetcar to the end of the line and then walking to Lake Michigan. Pure heaven. Even with the both of you working, we weren't rich. But we weren't poor either. Do you remember our first car, the Model A Ford, and the family outings to "Kiddieland"atthe other end of North Avenue? It's still there, you know. Your grandchildren loved it while they were growing up. I have fond memories of our Model A, especially the rides in the "rumble seat." I remember our second car, too. A 1939 Pontiac. A black, shiny beauty she was, with big, white side-wall tires and an exciting innovation... no running boards. With no private automobiles being built during the war, that Pontiac lasted until 1946. And who can forget our trips to Riverview and the many rides on the roller coaster, the famous "Bobs." There's a shopping mall there now. The two of you taught me a lot over the years, but most of all, you taught me about being an American. As bad as things were at times, especially during the Depression, I never heard you knock your adopted homeland. Not once. On the contrary, I often heard you say "only in America," only in America" whenever something good happened to us. You could have easily complained. Dad was an agricultural engineer, a graduate of Charles University in Prague. When he arrived in 1927, jobs were scarce so he took whatever he could find. He ended up managing a gas station for 40 years, never having worked at his profession in America. The economy was lousy in the 1930s and both of you had to work long and hard to make ends meet and to save a little something tor the future. No complaints. Because we openly criticized Stalin during the 1940s, we were accused of being fascists. The FBI visited our home aiiu vvc wci'c tuiu noi to ісачс tow a.
Because you were a member of Organization for the Rebirth of kraine (ODWU), Dad, our bank count was frozen for six months. complaints.
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During the war, I got into fights on the Nobel School playground because I disagreed with my teacher when she praised Joseph Stalin as a great "fighter for democracy." I usually lost but you wouldn't let me complain. I remember coming home from school one day, all fired up about my American heritage. Those were the war years and patriotic American teachers were the rule rather than the exception. That day our class had an especially inspiring lesson on the "American way of life" and the need to defend it at all costs. After dinner that night, I walked up to you, Dad, and proudly declared: "I'm an American." As I recall, you were reading Svoboda at the time. You paused for a moment, put down your paper, and, looking me right in the eye, replied: "And I'm not?" Your response spoke volumes. No argument, you were saying to me. We're all Americans. No cultural conflict. No either^or. Just Americans. Americans who read Svoboda. Americans who treasure their Ukrainian heritage. Americans who love America because we can be more openly and completely Ukrainian here than in Ukraine. Thanks, Dad, for taking me to Ukraine in 1963 to meet my uncles, aunts, and many cousins. Although some of our "super-patriots" accused us of being Sovietophiles because we went, you and I both know that we returned stronger Ukrainian nationalists than ever before. Thanks, mom and dad, for letting OUN leaders like Evhen Konovalets and Roman Shushko visit and stay in our home. I still treasure their autographs. I'll never forget doing morning calisthenics with Colonel Shushko and the toy army he brought me just before he left. "For our future Ukrainian general," he said as he hugged this 6-year old good-bye. Thanks, dad, for taking me to work with you at an early age. 1 hated getting out of a warm bed at 5 a.m. on those cold, winter Saturdays, and I don4 think I was much help at first. But getting up and getting out helped me appreciate how hard you had to work to provide for our family and to send me to college. And finally, mom and dad, thanks for instilling a love of Ukraine in me at an early age not with words, not with admonitions or guilt, but with your fine example. You lived your love of Ukraine by working and sacrificing countless hours on her behalf. By being active in myriad Ukrainian organizations and supporting many Ukrainian causes, you literally built "Ukraine" right here in America. As Ukrainians, the two of you are the best Americans 1 know. Your loving son,' Mvron
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Defends Courtney on statement Dear Editor: I would like to comment on a number of issues raised by Lew Iwaskiw in his letter to the editor (June 22). First of all, based on media reports and individual contacts, most people in the Ukrainian American community have found Mr. Courtney to be personable, intelligent, forthcoming, knowledgeable and quite open to Ukrainian American concerns. In conversation with him, it is obvious that Mr. Courtney is genuinely interested in hearing the Ukrainian community's perspective. Mr. Iwaskiw doesn't even give Mr. Courtney a fighting chance by arguing that we should not be surprised by Mr. Courtney's Millennium comment because, "after all, he is a representative of that same State Department which for decades has denied Ukraine's right to independence..." Many people in the community that I talked to, including some who risked their lives in the struggle for Ukrainian independence, were rather pleased with Mr. Courtney's over-all remarks that day. These remarks clearly indicate that many of the concerns of Mr. Courtney (and the State Department) and the Ukrainian community coincide-something which we should keep in mind instead of engaging in unproductive State Department-bashing. Second, there were over 150 people present in Washington and at the UNA to meet with Mr. Courtney, including many community activists, from all political and religious segments of the -community. Many have contributed significantly in the effort to promote human and national rights in Ukraine. To imply that these people are "scared of appearing nationalistic" and "that they are willing to let the Russians steal the most glorious period of Ukrainian history" is rather irresponsible, especially since the issue which provoked Mr. Iwaskiw's indignation was, indeed, raised. Orest S. Deychakiwsky Washington
More on D.C. vigil Dear Editor: As a member of the executive board of the Ukrainian Association of Washington and also a member of The Washington Group (TWG), I would like to comment on the letter by R. L. Chomiak concerning the May 2 candlelight vigil for the victims of the Chornobyl catastrophe. Mr. Chomiak is certainly correct in stating that a great number or people, belonging to many organization, cooperated in this effort. However, this fact hardly negates the role the Ukrainian Association of Washington played as the principal organizer of the demonstration. The Ukrainian Association of Washington called the initial meeting, prepared the press kits, contacted the med'a, and distributed press releases printed on its stationery (both beforehand and at the demonstration). Moreover, it bore all the expenses of the demonstration — which were considerable. In his letter, Mr. Chomiak emphasized the "trunkload of candles" purchased by TWG secretary, and I would add Ukrainian Association member, Marta Pereyma. But even this
purchase was paid for by the Ukrainian Association of Washington. These comments are in no way intended to minimize the important contributions of TWG members in making the vigil a success. There are a small number of activists in Washington, most of whom belong to both TWG and the Ukrainian Association of Washington. When events require a quick response, one or the other organization takes the initiative and most of the same people pitch in without worrying about official sponsorship. It would be tragic if such cooperation would no longer be forthcoming because of bickering over which organization will get the glory. Zenon E. Kohut ‚Arlington, Va.
Still more on D.C. vigil Dear Editor: I was saddened and dismayed by the letter of my good friend Rostyslav Chomiak regarding the exact degree of participation The Washington Group had in the Chornobyl candlelight vigil on May 2 in Washington. As a member of the executive board of the Washington Group as well as a longtime member of the Ukrainian Association of Washington, I think such nitpicking in the press over how much credit every organization should get for its participation in a worthy event is a sorry commentary on our priorities. As another letter (that of Dr. Larissa " Fontana) pointed out in that same issue, there is much work yet to be done —we members of various Ukrainian organizations should spend less time worrying over our "PR" image and more time trying to help Medvid, victims of Chornobyl, Ukrainian political prisoners and Ukrainian Americans targeted by the OSI. Њоѓ Y. Gawdiak Silver Spring, Md.
Requests support for Solidarity Dear Editor: We are greatly concerned as we observe the tactics being used by the Communist authorities in Poland against members of the independent trade union movement Solidarity. There are recently about 260 political prisoners interned at the present time including such activists as: Adam Michnik, Bogdan Lis, Wladyslaw Frasyniuk, Bogdan Borusewicz, Tadeusz Jedynak, Leszek Moczulski, Krzysztof Krol, Adam Slomka, Czeslaw Bielecki. Subjected to brutal and inhumane treatment at the hands of the authorities, many of these prisoners have endured much physical as well as mental suffering. Their ranks have now been increased by the recent imprisonment of Zbigniew Bujak, one of the founders and leaders of the Solidarity movement, who had been hiding and operating in the Polish underground since the imposition of martial law on December 13, 1.981. Zbigniew Bujak symbolizes the struggle of the Polish people for basic human rights yet he is charged with trying to overthrow the socialist system, a charge that carries to 10 years of jail. We urge you to join in protesting
vigorously against the blatant disregard which the Communist regime in Poland maintains for basic human rights, yet which are guaranteed by the constitution of the Polish People's Republic. Only a strong and unified campaign by the peoples of the free world, to which our Canadian nation belongs, can improve the socio-political conditions in Poland and allow that country's citizens to enjoy a life free from persecution or threat of death for their religious, social or political beliefs. Bogdan Bielecki Chairman Friends of Solidarity Winnipeg
Defends attire of vocalist Dear Editor: Please excuse the lateness of my letter, but your paper takes several weeks to arrive in Winnipeg. In the April 27 issue of the Weekly you published a letter by a Halia Kotowych of Edmonton, titled "Canadian angered by avant-garde"
Ms. Kotowych should investigate what she is writing about before she is angered to attack. I have known Luba Bilash most of her life and have watched her various performances from her childhood, most of them in Ukrainian embroidery and occasionally in an "adaptation of Ukrainian embroidery to the latest fashions." I have also seen other well-known Ukrainian singers perform in non-Ukrainian dress. I have seen French Canadian singers perform in costume when appropriate, or in ordinary dress, to fit the occasion. Luba Bilash is known to have a good knowledge of "Ukrainian ornament, especially embroidery," and is known to wear it proudly. In her latest performances of modernistic Ukrainian songs I have seen her at different times wearing different attire, always appropriate to the song. On behalf of those Ukrainian Canadians who were bothered by the unfairness of Ms. Kotowych's letter, I would like to apologize to Miss Bilash and to assure her that the thoughtful are not so quick to anger as is Ms. Kotowych. Myron Kawulsky . -Winnipeg
D'Amato on Helsinki monitors: 'shining example of human courage' to seek those basic human rights guaranteed by the Helsinki Final Act and other international agreements. The harsh treatment of members of Mr. President: c, f the Ukrainian^Monit^oring Qrc^yp by і Lrise tod#y to introduce; a ^ e ^ y - , г Soviet authorities demonstrates the? tion commemorating the tenth anni- ^іШѓеШЖ^ versary of the founding of the Ukrai- to its pledges. nian Public Group to Promote the The Soviets continue to pursue a Observance of the Helsinki Accords. brutal policy of Russification deIn addition, it calls upon the presi- signed to strip Ukrainians of their dent and secretary of state to raise rich heritage and culture. Churches with Soviet authorities the issue of have been destroyed, publishing of repression of human rights activists. material in Ukrainian has nearly The Ukrainian Helsinki Monitor- come to a halt, and Russian is taught ing Group, the largest of its kind, was instead of the native language. In addition, Bboiut' ^rietcfent ;оЙ formed to monitor Soviet corripliance with the human-rights provi- known Soviet political prisoners are^' sions of the Helsinki Final Act, an Ukrainian. Among them is Yuriy agreement signed in 1975 by 35 Shukhevych, a Ukrainian prisoner of nations, including the United States conscience who has spent more than and the Soviet Union. This group of 34 years of his life in Soviet prisons, private citizens, led by Mykola labor camps, and internal exile. The Rudenko, was established on No- son of Roman Shukhevych, commander of the Ukrainian Insurgent vember 9, 1976, in Kiev, Ukraine. Similar groups were organized in Army (UPA), Yuriy was first arrestMoscow, Lithuania, Georgia and ed at the age of 15 because he refused Armenia. In addition, special affi- to renounce his father and the cause liated groups included: the Psychia- of Ukrainian independence. Despite tric Abuse Commission, the Chris- his own travail, Shukhevych has tian Committee, the Adventists emerged as an advocate of human Rights Group, the Lithuanian Ca- rights for those living under Soviet tholic Committee, the Ukrainian rule. In January 1979, while still in Catholic Initiative Group, and the prison, he became a member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Disabled Rights Group. Of the 37 Ukrainian monitors, all Group. Recent events in connection with but one have been subjected to long terms in labor camp and internal the disaster at Chornobyl also raise exile. Sixteen remain in prison or serious questions regarding Soviet exile. Three others died while serving discrimination against citizens of camp terms under the extremely Ukraine. Many Ukrainian Americans have not been allowed to conharsh conditions. The work of the group underscores tact friends and loved ones in the the Ukrainian drive for individual aftermath of the accident, despite freedom and national self-determi- provisions of the Helsinki Final Act nation. Since the early 1920s, the which guarantee such contacts. people of Ukraine have struggled to Others have been frustrated in their break the chains of Soviet domina- efforts to send assistance to victims tion. Seven million Ukrainians died of the tragedy. The Soviet response between 1932-33 as a result of Sta- to Chornobyl demonstrates that, lin's artificially induced famine. despite an extensive disinformation During the second world war, Ukrai- campaign, the Kremlin is as closed as nian partisans fought both the Nazis ever. Instead of genuine reform, Gorbachev continues to pursue the and the Soviets. (Continued on page 13) Forty million Ukrainians continue Statement by Sen. Alfonse D'Amato in support of Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group.
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JULY 4, 7986: scenes from Soyuzivka
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SOYUZIVKA DURING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND: (clockwise from top left) curtain call for concert performers — pianists Yurij Furda and Sandra Lutters, singers Lida Hawryluk and Ed Evanko; estate manager Walter Kwas and manager-in-training Volodymyr Hajdar are introduced to the audience; Ed Edvanko performs; volleyball enthusiasts prepare for game; guests cool off in the pool; the tree-lined road to the Main House.
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FOURTH OF JULY ON THEROOFOFTHEUKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS: (clockwise from top left) the nautical parade of ships of all shapes and sizes passes between the Harborside Terminal in Jersey City and Midtown Manhattan with its Empire State Building; Italy's "Amerigo Vespucci" sails past Lower Manhattan's World Trade Center, in the foreground is a Japanese battleship anchored just off Exchange Place in Jersey: UNA'ers enjoy the spectacular view of Liberty Harbor; youngsters proudly display their U.S. flags; all eyes, and lenses, are focused on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge where Operation Sail's parade of tall ships is beginning; dad gives son a boost for a better view of Lady Liberty's grand 100th birthday party (the little spectator told The Weekly he liked the warships best of all).
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Kozaks in foreign music Dedicated to the enduring memory of my uncle, Wolodymyr Szewczyk. PARTI The Ukrainian military brotherhood of the Kozaks has been very successfully depicted in a rather large body of foreign classical music. As I will remind our readers, some of this music has already been meticulously described in past issues of this column of The Ukrainian Weekly. Numerous masterpieces Among the many memorable settings of the early 18th century Ukrainian love song "Yikhav Kozak za Dunay" (The Kozak Rode Beyond the Danube) by S. Klymovsky Ic^ulci cite the gentle }biE^ui^ ^f;JB^t^wen^^riange;ment for q#oiceo^nd blsttutnontal blrio^wsing the German text "Schone Mirika" (Pretty Minka I Must Depart). The master titled this setting "Air Cosaque" (Kozak Air). In Beethoven catalogues this is numbered WoO 158, No. 16. (See this column, October 11, 1981.) Among other vocal versions 1 will recall Mussorgsky's monumental art song "On the Dnieper" for solo voice matic masterpiece predicting the rising up of Kozaks and freeing of Ukraine, was based on Shevchenko's "Oy Dnipre, Miy Dnipre" (Song of Yarema) from the patriotic and turbulent poem "Haydamaky." An unforgettable recording of the Mussorgsky song was made by basso Boris Christoff. (See this column, March 10, 1985.) #;'ІТЙҐ cblbrfiul ‚figure.t pf Hetmin Ivan 0 Щ ? І ^ к і wa^jeplatjedty^ foreign literature. Writers were followect by composers from Russia, Poland, Germany, England, Ireland, France, Spainritaly — an avalanche of scores proving once again that quantity does not presuppose quality. Tchaikovsky wrote perhaps the most prominent opera on Mazepa, but it is among his least successful stage works. The score and the biased libretto based on Pushkin's poem "Poltava" simply lack the inspiration of Tchaikovsky У other masterpieces. Success On the other hand, Franz Liszt's transcendental piano etude "Mazeppa" was so well received that the composer expanded it into a symphonic poem and later produced versions for two pianos and also for one piano, four hands. Whoever knows Victor Hugo's poem about Mazepa which inspired Liszt will fully appreciate the composer's design of the heroic and lyric elements in this excellent program music. (See this column, August 15, 1976.) Liszt's creation was always a challenge for aspiring virtuosos of the keyboard or the baton. Recordings of Liszt's "Mazeppa" include those of Emil von Sauer, Van Cliburn, Roman Rudnytsky and, among the newest, a stupendous performance by Lazar Berman. Besides pianists, this music has also aided actors. Ypusee, Liszt's symphonic poem "Mazeppa," is so exciting and;
Kozak." While the brooding music was his own, the text was written by Jan Czeczot in the spirit of Ukrainian folk poetry. Moniuszko's song is, textually speaking, a remake of "Stoyit Yavir nad Vodoyu" (English translations will follow) and is close to the Ukrainian folk text of "Oy u Poli Dva Yavory" (No. 3897 in "Ukrainian Folk Melodies," the monumental collection assembled by Zenowij Lysko) and even closer to "Oy u Poli ta Dva Yavory" (Lysko No. 4026). Moniuszko's "Kozak" starts with these words (in Ukrainian):
irresistible, it was "lifted" in 1935 for the soundtrack of the film "Captain Blood," starring the unexcelled swashbuckler Errol Flynn.
Там на горі явір стоїть явір зелененький, гине козак на чужині, козак молоденький...
Taras Bulba Hohol's epic tale "Taras Bulba," concerned with the courageous, burly Kozak leader, with his inseparable smoking pipe, who dramatically executes his own son for betrayal and misguided love, posed an overwhelming temptation for ambitious composers from Russia, France, England, even Argentina. All these efforts of the last 100 years or so, however strenuous or noble, are forgotten today although they deserve a second hearing. - Among, foreigners, only the Czech composer Leos Janacek improved the musical fortune of the Kozak "Otaman." His orchestral rhapsody "Taras Bulba" is still part of the active concert repertoire, currently on vinyl at several firms.
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Stanislaus Moniuszko And here is the full English translation of the song provided by the noted American poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940):
The Cossack Young and green upon the mountain stood the maple blowing, Where a Cossack youth lay wounded in the stranger's country. "I am dying, 1 am dying: dim my eyes are growing, I entreat you, О beloved, tell my mother hasten. I entreat you tell my mother: soon I shall be going." Swift she came, that loving mother, to that son long straying, Bent above the hard bed lonely where the youth lay dying. Low she bent and softly kist him, knelt with grief and praying. "Son, dear son, you did not heed your parent's tears and warning: Far you wandered; now a sorrow comes to make repaying." "O forgive me, mother, mother, for the grief I'm bringing, Bury me with beauty, mother; set our bells a-tolling. Have no priests with dirges mournful: bid my friends come singing. My own Cossacks, let them dig my grave and leave me sleeping: Let them only lay me where the Ukraine grass is springing."
Works less known nc;A:nEtermari; mmpmer' born exactly 101 years ago, Hans Bullerian, composed a picturesque "Ukrainian Dance Suite" for orchestra, Op. 56, published in Berlin, 1936. I do not have the score, so I cannot go into his work at length but I at least have the names of the separate parts of the suite which are descriptive enough: 1. Song and Dance of the Zaporozhian Kozaks, 2. "Shumka" Dance, 3. Chorus and Dance of the Dnieper Boats (possibly depicting the Kozak "chaiky"), 4. "Kolomyika" Dance.
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Paul Yuzyk... (Continued from page 1) cf the English. But after months of pounding the pavement searching for a school that would accept him, and 77 job applications later, Mr. Yuzyk was finally offered a teaching position in a Ukrainian community near Hafford, Sask. After s e v e r a l r u n - i n s with discrimination, Mr. Yuzyk formed close alliances with other Canadians who felt that something had to be done about the alarming lack of accommodation for non-British, non-French inadian citizens. Said Sen. Yuzyk about his experiences as an unwelcome job-seeker: "They really did things like that. We are all being called bohunks and foreigners. The result was to strengthen my Ukrainianism. I said to myself that if they called me a foreigner when I had been born in Canada, it meant Canada needed some changing." Indeed, the senator's tireless efforts in fighting for ethnic minority rights in Canada brought him national recognition and earned him plaudits from ethnocultural leaders throughout the country. Sen. Yuzyk's crusade for multiculturalism caught the attention of then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker — himself a western Canadian and of European origin — who decided to reward the young Ukrainian's efforts with a seat in the Canadian Senate. Sen. Yuzyk became the first Ukrainian ever to be appointed to the Canadian Parliament's upper chamber. On March 3, 1964, he presented his maiden speech in the ornate Senate chamber; it was titled "Canada: A Multicultural Nation." The address, which was warmly received by his colleagues, voiced the concerns of several ethnic groups that Canadians must accept the fact that they live in a "multicultural nation" — not a country of two solitudes comprised of the British and French. Said Sen. Yuzyk in a 1983 interview with The Ukrainian Weekly: "I came out with the idea that Canada is a bilingual, multicultural nation, and that all are equals, and that there should be no discrimination of any kind against anyone — regardless of his background, whether for religious purposes, no discrimination based on color, race, or creed of any kind. And so multicultura-
Shcherbytsky... (Continued from page 2) reportedly splashed with contaminated water when a dump truck ran over hose couplings and "water broke through," the Post said. Meanwhile, a former Soviet official ""om Kiev who defected from Soviet craine 15 years ago told the Boston .ierald that Ukrainians actively fought construction of the Chornobyl nuclear plant when it was proposed in the 1960s. "If it was up to the Ukrainian people, the plant would not have been built in Chornobyl," said Eugene Demchenko, now a businessman, who held a post similar to congressional aide before he defected in 1971 "There were demonstrations — not like what you're used to here." He said that the Soviets needed a large reservoir to begin work on the plant, so government officials relocated entire villages in order to flood a valley. The Ukrainian Communist Party stirred up "nationalist sentiment" with the plant issue, which became "a power struggle within the government," he said. "We saw no reason why they should
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lism really made Canadians conscious that there are cultural values that should be recognized." Multiculturalism was the subject ofь rancorous debate in the Canadian media when the idea was first brought up by Sen. Yuzyk. Now, after more than a decade of acceptance, the concept unobtrusively manifests itself on Parliament Hill during Canada Day when ethnocultural performing groups delight crowds; in the precincts of Parliament when former Governor General Edward Schreyer delivered a segment of his installation speech in Ukrainian; and in dozens of schools in western Canada where children take courses in English and Ukrainian. Sen. Yuzyk's campaign for multiculturalism was capped in 1971 when Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau told the nation that the government, after extensive deliberation, would introduce an official policy of multiculturalism. The policy, which committed the government to support ethnocultural endeavors, was endorsed by all parties. During the past two decades, Sen. Yuzyk had served on a variety of national and international bodies. Since 1972, he had been active in the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO), particularly in the Committee on Education, Cultural Affairs and Information. In 1977, he was elected the rapporteur of the Subcommittee on the Free Flow of Information and People. Multiculturalism was just one of the many challenges that attracted the senator. At times, his involvement in the fight for human rights at home and abroad consumed a great deal of time and resources. He was a regular speaker at demonstrations against the abuse of human rights in the Soviet Union. Additionally, the senator served as chairman of the Human Rights Cornmission of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, and as vice-chairman of the Canadian Parliamentary Helsinki Group. Sen. Yuzyk was a member of the Canadian delegation at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe review conference in Madrid in 1980, and a Canadian observer at the 1985 CSCE Human Rights Experts Meeting in Ottawa. A large number of Ukrainian Canadians revere Sen. Yuzyk for his efforts at stimulating the growth of the organized Ukrainian community. He is credited with helping to establish the put that plant there," Mr. Demchenko said. "Ukraine has gas, oil, hydroelectric power, coal — it has enough resources of its own without venturing into nuclear power." He noted, however, that the Soviets recover and sell nearly all of Ukraine's natural energy resources. Mr. Demchenko said Moscow tried to swing sentiment over to its side and create the workforce needed to build and provide support services for the plant by luring young people in with promises of permits to settle in Kiev. After relocating, however, workers were forced to live outside the city. "Unlike here, the most prestigious place to live is inside the city," he explained. "When you think in terms of weather, climate, services, relaxed way of life, Kiev surpasses Moscow easily. It's the window to the West." Mr. Demchenko said he feared that Kievites were told as little as possible about the accident for as long as possible, because the Kremlin's priority is "mindless modernization." 4 i know how they operate," he said. "They probably already have a policy saying by a certain date we want those people back in those apartments just to prove nothing happened."
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Ukrainian National Youth Federation, the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, and the Ukrainian Canadian Committee. The senator is also a founder of the Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) — an organization which strongly supported his calls for a federal multiculturalism policy. A true scholar who believed that serious study is a prerequisite to career advancement, Sen. Yuzyk seemed as at home in the classroom as he did reading a speech on the floor of the Senate. He was appointed assistant professor of Slavic studies and history at the University of Manitoba in 1951, and stepped up to associate professor in 1958. From 1966 to 1978, he was a full professor at the University of Ottawa — where he taught part-time courses on Central and Eastern Europe, Russian and Soviet history, and Canadian-Soviet relations. Among his academic achievements: a B.A. in mathematics and physics (1945); an honors B.A. in history (1947); an M.A. in history (1948); and a doctor of philosophy degree in history from the University of Minnesota (1958). In the months leading up to his illness, Sen. Yuzyk devoted most of his energies to the special Senate committee on youth — of which he was vicechairman. The committee's report was released in February after interviews with 335 witnesses across the country. The senator was one of the few Ukrainian community leaders who managed to maintain a constructive dialogue with the Jewish community since the formation of the government's war crimes probe in February 1985. A rift between the two communities formed after the commission decided to accept evidence and testimony behind the Iron Curtain. The senator's staff kept a close watch over the commission, and worked closely with the Ukrainian Canadian Committee. Sen. Yuzyk wrote more than half a dozen books, and contributed several opinion pieces of Ukrainian and mainstream newspapers. His "Ukrainian Canadians: Their Place and Role in Canadian Life" was considered one of the best works on Ukrainians in Canada. His other published works include: "The Ukrainians in Manitoba: A Social History," written with a fellowship from
11 the Manitoba Historical Society, "For a Better Canada," and "The Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Canada," an edited version of his doctoral thesis. In 1980, the University of Ottawa Press published a widely discussed work, "A Statistical Compendium on the Ukrainians in Canada — 18911976," which Sen. Yuzyk co-edited with William Darcovich. It was a rare day when Sen. Yuzyk, who lived with his wife in an Ottawa suburb, would not spend at least part of his waking hours engaged in one community cause or another. Perhaps his most notable community role was as the UNA's top executive office in Canada. He was first elected to the position in 1970, when the title was vice-president. Later the title was revised to supreme director for Canada to better reflect the UNA's role in Canada. Sen. Yuzyk was re-elected to the position for the fourth time at the 31st UNA Convention, held in May in Dearborn, Mich. Sen. Yuzyk's last official trip was in May when he traveled to Europe for a meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly. Sen. Yuzyk's close friends and colleagues said he will be missed in the Senate. Said Martha Bielish, a senator from Alberta who had Sen. Yuzyk as one her sponsors when she was appointed to the Senate: "He was the kind of person who could make a speech on the spur of the moment on many topics. The ethnic communities in general and the Ukrainian community in particular have lost a champion for their respective causes." Sen. Yuzyk is survived by his wife, Mary, a native of Saskatchewan whom he married in 1941. jHe also leaves behind one son, Theodore, of Ottawa, three daughtersp#vaiigelin^qDfo3feronto, Victoria, of Kitchener, Ont., and Vera, of Ottawa, and five grandchildren. Funeral services for Sen. Yuzyk were to be held at Notre Dame Basilica in Ottawa on July 14. The service, which is expected to bring several senior government officials and community leaders to Ottawa, will be led by Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, head of the Ukrainian Catholic ChurcK in Canada.
The senator at his 20th anniversary banquet in 1983 with Judge Walter Tarnopolsky (right) of the Ontario Court of Appeal and Borys Sirskyj, president of Ottawa branch, Ukrainian Canadian Committee.
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audience at the beginning of his Englishlanguage set; "When I sing songs in English remember that Гт singing them (Continued from page 1) as a Ukrainian." fling heat of the city. The resort's The concert program was emceed by pi facilities were filled to capacity, I close to 1,000 gate passes were sold Roman Lupan, 22, the resident concert host at the estate and a student at ;uests on Friday and Saturday. ўп Friday and Saturday evenings Temple University in Philadelphia. During a break in the performance, i n the Veselka patio was turned into ppen-air dance floor, it seemed like Soyuzivka manager Walter Kwas took fry young Ukrainian from the Eastern to the stage to greet his guests. Mr. fboard was on location to see old Kwas told the audience that many rids and perhaps work up a sweat on renovations and improvements have been made at the estate since last year. I crowded dance floor, "We didn't sleep all winter; we work^rideed, there were so many "zabava"Irs during both evenings, that it was ed for you," said Mr. Kwas referring to f uncommon to wait 10 to 15 minutes the months of work that was performed і to order a drink at the Veselka over the winter by Soyuzivka staffers. Mr. Kwas also introduced managerhe large number of guests forced in-training Volodymyr Hajdar, who S^uzivka officials to make extra came to the estate earlier this year to packing space available at the entrance assume some of the duties performed by te-ihe estate, and hire teams of security Mr. Kwas. Mr. Hajdar, who is expected to step guards who roamed the grounds lookup to the manager's position later this iogfor any signs of trouble. Ihe staff in the dining room of the year, was described by Mr. Kwas as a Mfein House seemed to handle the person "who likes to work." The tennis courts at Soyuzivka were cpowds of diners with few problems: the waiting time to get a table was short and buzzing with activity throughout the weekend — especially on Friday and sssvice was quick. Saturday when scores of tennis players - As for the quality of the food, the participated in a tournament sponsored )іщу still seems to be out on this issue. by the Carpathian Ski Club. Six sports Earlier, Soyuzivka officials had told clubs took part in the weekend's Т$е Weekly that guests this summer matches. (See story page 5.) cewild expect changes and improveAmong the merry-makers at Soyuments in the menu. A veteran vacationzivka were two carloads of students gger complained about the chicken enrolled at the Ukrainian summer wings, while a newcomer lauded Saturschool at Harvard University. Besides d%y evening's roast beef. participating in the activities at Soyu3n Saturday evening, the Soyuzivka zivka, the students and other youths Jinagement staged a concert program passed the time away playing volleyball, fmturing Ukrainian Canadian singer riding horses in the nearby town of New iward Evanko and vocalist Lida Paltz, N.Y., and devouring pizza at the iwryluk of New Jersey. Accompany- LogCabin, a popular Ukrainian-owned I the artists that evening were pianists eatery hear Soyuzivka. Irij Furda and Sandra butters. Most of Soyuzivka's guests departed i'The vocalists each dedicated one of for home late Sunday after a lazy tfteir selections to the victims of the afternoon of sun-tanning by the pool. In Chornobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. a few weeks the estate is again expected Йѓ. Evanko also performed a few to be overflowing with merry-makers numbers in the English language, in- for the annual Labor Day weekend cluding Roger Quilter's "Love's Philo- festivities — which include two dance spphy." bands on Friday and Saturday evenSaid Mr. Evanko to the concert ings.
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UNA hosts... (Continued from page 1) ington Bridge began, with fireboats in the harbor greeting the international vessels by spouting red, white and blue water. Ships from countries including Italy, Denmark, Argentina, Oman, Indonesia, Venezuela, Colombia, Spain and Canada were among the participants. Spectators on the UNA roof eagerly awaited each tall ship's arrival and marveled at the ships as they passed directly in front of them, down the Hudson River between the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the foot of Montgomery Street (Exchange Place) in Jersey City. Many of the UNAers were well-equipped for the historic event with cameras, telephoto lenses, video cameras and binoculars. Among the visitors to the UNA building that day were Ukrainians from Texas, Indiana, Delaware, Ohio, Ontario and Manitoba. Most, however, were from nearby states, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. They came to the UNA building in four shifts and were hosted on the third floor, where the UNA offices are located. There they enjoyed a hot and cold buffet, catered by the Ukrainian Community Center of Jersey City, and liquid refreshments. UNA Supreme President John O. Flis greeted the first arrivals with a brief speech, noting that the UNA was happy
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(Continued from page 4) campaign of disinformation. "One doesn't have to be a specialist to know that in the first days of the disaster not just two people died," he said. In addition Mr. Plyushch chara.cterized the Kiev May Day celebration as "a cynical and sinister parade," which caused harm to the people participate ing. "New Chornobyls are always possible when there is a lack of information," he warned. Mr. Plyushch encouraged the 350 pie present at the lunchtime rally not t the press forget about the disaster .ach he described as "a dread reality of birth defects, deaths and long-time effects upon our brothers and sisters in Ukraine."
(Continued from шіяе З} COLORADO: Timothy E. Wirth (D). CONNECTICUT: Barbara Kenneiiy (D), Bruce A. Morrison (D). DELAWARE: Thomas R. Carper (D). FLORIDA: Michael Bilirakis (R), Dan Mica (D), Larry Smith (D), William Lehman (D), Claude D. Pepper (D), Dante B. Fascell (D). ILLINOIS: Marty Russo (D), William O. Lipinski (D), Henry j . Hyde (R), John E. Porter (R), Frank Annunzio '(D), ' Philip M. Crane (R), Lane Evans (D), Richard J. Durbin (D^ INDIANA: Frank McCIoskey (D}, - IOWA: Berkley Bedell (D). MARYLAND: Barbara Delich Bentley (R), Barbara A. Mikulski (D), Steny H. Hoyer (D). MASSACHUSETTS: Silvio O. Conte (R), Barney Frank (D), Edward J. Markey (D), Joe Moakley (D), Brian J. Donnelly (D). MICHIGAN: Carl D. Pursell (R), Mark D. Siljander (R), Paul B. Henry (R), Guy Vander Jagt (R), David E. Bonior (D), Dennis M. Hertel (D), William D. Ford (D), William S. Broomfield (R). MINNESOTA: Bill Frenzel (R), James L. Oberstar (D). MISSOURI: Robert A. Young (D), Bill Emerson (R), Harold L. Volkmer (D). NEBRASKA: Hal Daub (R). NEW JERSEY: James J. Florio (D), William J. Hughes (D), James J. Howard (D), Bernard J. Dwyer (D), Matthew J. Rinaldo (R), Peter W. Rodino Jr. (D), Dean A. Gallo (R), Jim Courter (R). NEW YORK: Robert J. Mrazek (D), Norman F. Lent (R), Gary L. Ackerman (D), James H. Scheuer (D), Thomas J. Manton (D), Bill Green (R), Robert Garcia (D), Mario Biaggi (D), Joseph J. Dio Guardi (R), Hamilton Fish Jr. (R), Gerald B. Solomon (R), George C. Wortley (R), Matthew F. McHugh (D), Frank Horton (R), Fred J. Eckert (R). OHIO: Tony P. Hall (D), Michael DeWine(R), Thomas N. Kindness (D), James A. Traficant Jr. (D), Edward F. Feighan (D), Mary Rose Oakar (D). OKLAHOMA: Mike Synar (D). PENNSYLVANIA: Robert A. Borski (D), Gus Yatron (D), Joseph M. McDade (R), Paul E. Kanjorski (D), Lawrence Coughlin (R), Don Ritter (R), Austin J. Murphy (D). RHODE ISLAND: Fernand J. St. Germain (D). SOUTH DAKOTA: Thomas Daschle (D).. TENNESSEE: Harold E. Ford (D). TEXAS: Charles Wilson (D), Albert G. Bustamonte (D). VIRGINIA: Herbert H. Bateman (R), Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R), Frank R. Wolf (R). WISCONSIN: Gerald D. Kleczka (D). DELEGATE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Walter E. Fauntroy (D).
(Continued from page 1) in concentration camps by the Nazis. Mr. Stetzko's work on behalf of the Ukrainian nation and its independence continued after the war. In 1947 he was elected chairman of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, which had its roots in the clandestine Conference of Captive Nations convened by Gen. Taras Chuprynka in 1943. Mr. Stetzko served as its only chairman.
Helsinki process meeting Ambassador Warren Zimmerman, chief to the U.S. delegation to the Vienna Review Conference on the Неїsinki Accords, and State Department staff met with concerned citizens in Detroit and Chicago regarding the ongoing Helsinki process. At the meeting on June 11 at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Mr. Zimmerman took information ‚from participants about dissidents and victims of Soviet repression and said that the U.S. would bring up the issues of personal contacts, and religious and cultural persecution. He assured the audience, "We are bringing up the condition of the Helsinki monitoring groups who are in prison, especially Yuri Orlov and many members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group." He said he hoped that the Kiev "consulate would counter the information vacuum created by the Soviets during the Chornobyl disaster, especially as concerns the fate of relatives. Mr. Zimmerman stated, "We feel we need not more documents but to strengthen commitments already given fin the Helsinki Accords}," in the discussions with the USSR and the Eastern Bloc
Shevchenko society... (Continued from page 3) fie Society in the U.S.A. for October in New York City. In attendance at the meeting were: Jaroslaw Padoch (president of Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S.A.), Eugene Fedorenko, Mykola Haliv, Iwan Holowinsky, V. Kalynovych, Ivan Kedryn-Rudnytsky, Vasyl Lencyk, Vasyl Lev, Hryhory Luzhnytsky, Roman Osinczuk, Leonid Rudnytsky, ^lodymyr Stojko. For part of the iting, Mr. Hordynsky joined the liberations.
D'Amato on Helsinki... (Continued from page 7) same old policies followed by his predecessors. I urge my colleagues "to support this resolution as an expression of solidarity with members of the Helsinki Monitoring and affiliated groups, including members of the Ukrainian Monitoring Group, who have remained steadfast in their pursuit of individual human rights. Together, they are a shining example of human courage and dedication to the highest principles of human civilization. Thank you. Mr. President.
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Kozaks... (Continued from page 10) This translation is a bit forced at times, but it is meant to be sung with Moniuszko's music. The song is strophic; it repeats the same music for every stanza of text. The sound is appropriately sad, but in some bars it can also be grand and uplifting. Moniuszko's "Kozak" has had many publications. In this country noted folk song collector Florence H. Botsford reprinted the song from "Echos de Pologne" in her celebrated "Folk Songs of Many Lands with English Versions by A m e r i c a n Poets."2 Edwin Markham's translation appeared in this very collection parallel with Moniuszko's music. The original Polish text was also printed separately there. More recently Moniuszko's song was printed in the collection "Treasured Polish Songs with English Translations" 3 selected and edited by Josepha K. Contoski. Here the music is arranged by Edmund Walter and the English text is by Monica Krawczyk. In this edition the English and Polish texts are printed
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simultaneously with the music. Recordings of Moniuszko's "Kozak are unknown in America but in the period 1925-1966 several appeared ir Poland on such labels as Syrena, Odeon, Muza and others. The recording artists o v e r t h e y e a r s w e r e Ignacy D y g a s , tenor, Jerzy Czaptreki, baritone, and basses Antoni Majak and Bernard Ladysz. Moniuszko's song had been performed by the legendary Ukrainian lyric tenor Alexander Myshuha, but unfortunately he left no recording of "The Kozak." Distinguished American composer E d w a r d M a c D o w e l l (1861-1908), composer and teacher, had studied with Debussy and played for Liszt. Later he became famous for his many orchestral works and two concertos for piano and orchestra. For many years after his death MacD o well's place in American music was unique. He had been the first American to achieve in Europe recognition as a composer of individuality and to be accepted in his own country on his own merits. MacDowell set Moniuszko's "Kozak" for male chorus a cappella (two tenor and two bass parts). The melodic line is closely faithful to Moniuszko and the English text, although a bit free and abridged, is faithful to the spirit of the original. MacDowell's three-page arrangement first appeared in "P.L. Jung's Choruses for Men's Voices" (New York, 1897) with the English text uncredited (it was possibly provided by MacDowell himself). 2. Vol. 1. New York:The Woman's Press, 1921. RSvised editiotis followed in 1931 and 1950. 3. Published by Polanie Club Inc., Minneapolis, 1953; second printing, 1968.
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Afghanistan vets... (Continued from page 2) ^ Пг : ігк-m or, for that matter, hardly know of their existence. This complaint was aired in letters from soldiers who had returned from Afghanistan that were published on March 12 in Sobesednik. the supplement to Komsomolskaya Pravda. At the very least, as one veteran from Perm appeared to suggest, clubs should be organized where the "Afghantsy" can meet. A somewhat different problem stemming from bureaucratic indifference that has also been mentioned in the Soviet press has been the shabby treatment of wounded or disabled veterans of the war in Afghanistan. In one of the letters published in Sobesednik, for i n s t a n c e , an invalid f r o m B e l g o r o d Oblast writes: "It's all very upsetting for me. After all, I didn't damage my health in a drunken brawl or win my 'For Valor' medal for a breach of public order." What is particularly striking about t h e m o r e c a n d i d m a t e r i a l t h a t has appeared recently in the Soviet press about the feelings of those who have returned from Afghanistan is the pervasive sense of disillusionment with the attitudes that they encounter at home. For some this leads to alienation and, for some, to a desire to take matters into their own hands, even if this means breaking the law. Characteristically, o n e of t h e v e t e r a n s w h o w r o t e t o Sobesednik, a sergeant of the reserves from the Crimean Oblast, said: "And now that I have returned home, I have understood that I cannot live as I used to, as many now live in the larger cities with t h e i r b o u r g e o i s i d e o l o g y based on the principle that 'my home is my castle'and that what happens on the street, with my neighbors, where others are hard done by, where they need help — the police should deal with that; my b u s i n e s s is t o get on w i t h my own concerns. Surely I was not once like that? And now I'd pike to} show those snakes, those goody-goodies...I've been home, rested, gotten used to the tranquility, yet all the same I feel as if I weren't in the right place." Earlier this year, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that some "Afgantsy" in Tolyatti had become so disgusted with the anti-social behavior they saw around them that they had formed a v i g i l a n t e g r o u p t o e n f o r c e law a n d order. The account — a letter written by a p u b l i c p r o s e c u t o r — tells of an
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embittered young veteran named Anatoliy w h o w a s h a u n t e d by his e x p e r i e n c e s in A f g h a n i s t a n a n d w a s unable to adjust to civilian life. He kept asking himself why his friends had given their lives in Afghanistan and what "the battle going on 'over there' " was all about. "Was it really for these speculators, these complacent...scroungers?" Anatoliy gathered together a group of l i k e - m i n d e d v e t e r a n s i n t e n t on meting out rough justice to "moneygrubbers" who were evading the courts. They viewed the world in black and white terms, dividing people into two categories: those worthy of the sacrifices in Afghanistan, or "our lot," a r a n t i - s o c i a l e l e m e n t s , or " c o n t r a s According to Komsomolskya Pravda, Anatoliy's group succeeded in driving out of the city a suspected embezzler against whom there was insufficient evidence to warrant prosecution. Significantly, the author of the letter a b o u t A n a t o l i y a n d his a s s o c i a t e s , Antoliy Drobotov, is clearly on the side of the vigilantes. Although he says he warned them about the consequences of taking the law into their own hands, he is at pains not only to justify their actions, but also to present the veterans as a model for others. Those who have fought in Afghanistan, he claims, have been imbued with "high revolutionary purity," and they see the world through "a powerful filter" that brings out moral distinctions in stark contrast. This sets them above their contemporaries. Mr. Drobotov's letter to the newspaper was printed together with a commentary by Nina Rudenko that takes a similar line. Building up the image of veterans from Afghanistan is, however, a tricky business. It would be interesting to know, for example, how the war has affected those soldiers who from the first did not want to go to Afghanistan to fight; and what is the mood of those veterans who formed an impression of what "the performance of internationalist duty" in a foreign land amounts to t h a t differs c o n s i d e r a b l y from t h e version presented in the Soviet media? As for those who have come back full of revolutionary zeal and feel nothing but contempt for the way of life they have returned to: even though their eagerness to purge Soviet society of undesirable elements is in harmony with the tone of the Gorbachev era, there is always a danger that some of these highprincipled veterans will go too far. The emergence of the "Afgantsy" as a social force in t h e i r own r i g h t , t h e n , is a development that will require careful handling by the Soviet authorities.
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OPEN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT RON ALP REAGAN Dear Mr. President: The Soviet Union has forcibly extended its power and domain over vast areas of the globe, imposing harsh restrictions on the populations it holds captive, distorting the rule of law into institutionalized state terror, unabatedly committing human rights abuses for 60 years. Bolshevik and Soviet rulers have tortured, maimed, enslaved and murdered more people than anyone in history — exceeding even Hitler's Third Reich. You, Mr. President, are among the few world leaders who recognize the true nature of the U.S.S.R. During your presidency, as you yourself remind us, not "one square inch" of free world soil has been conquered by communist forces. That is a record of which you can be proud. But, Mr. President, are you aware that within your own Administration there are people bent on accommodating Soviet goals, legitimizing its oppressive legal system, working with the notorious Soviet secret police, the K G B , and collaborating with Soviet oppressors? Only you, Mr. President, can change the course of open collaboration with the Soviets which has been taken by the Office of Special Investigations, within your own Department of Justice. We respectfully submit the following for your consideration: ^ The tragedy of Hitler's perpetrated Holocaust cannot be underestimated or forgotten. History must record Hitler's atrocities, both for the sake of the victims and for future generations. ^ For those same reasons, the genocide committed by the communists, beginning with the first days of the Bolshevik coup and continuing to this present day in the Gulag, must not be disregarded. History cannot ignore the millions of victims of the Ukrainian famine nor the massive deportations and executions of Baits and others. `к All war criminals — both Nazi and communist— should be punished. There can be no haven for any war criminals in the free world. + The captive nations of Eastern Europe, if they were free, would punish the authors and collaborators of the communist and Nazi genocides, which occurred on their soil. However, these countries are oppressed and held captive by Stalin's heirs.
it As they did in Nuremburg 40 years ago, the United States and other Western nations should again establish tribunals, whose purpose would be to try and punish war criminals. This time, however, Hitler's partners, the Soviets, should be among the accused rather than the adjudicators. `к The free nations should afford those accused of war crimes all the due process protections guaranteed by our democratic constitutions, `к No individual should be deported to any communist country for trial or punishment. If the individual is found guilty of committing war crimes, he should be tried and punished where he is found. ^ Deportation of an individual to the Soviet Union, regardless of the circumstances or motivation for that deportation, compounds the tragedy of Hitler's and Stalin's crimes against humanity and makes a mockery of our democratic traditions.
Mr. President, an American of Baltic heritage who has been denaturalized and faces deportation to the U.S.S.R. is in prison today. The guards have informed his family that he is not entitled to even the minimal amenities of prison life, because he is a political prisoner. While the US.S.R. continually charges that the United States has political prisoners, your Administration has repeatedly denied that allegation. The Office of Special Investigations has targeted other Baltic and Ukrainian individuals for deportation t o l h e Soviet Union. These targeted deportees are not standing trial for alleged participation in war crimes. They are being tried in civil, not criminal proceedings for violating retroactively passed immigration laws. They are not being afforded the most basic constitutional protections guaranteed to all Americans. As naturalized Americans, they are being denied due process of law. These naturalized Americans are going to be delivered to the U.S.S.R. by the U.S. for political show trials and executions. Amnesty International has protested against these deportations. Nonetheless, some overly zealous officials, in total disregard of traditional American policy, are eager to accommodate the Soviets by repeating the mistakes committed by the United States in the infamous Operation Keelhaul, when after World War II, the American military participated in the forced deportation of Ukrainians, Byelorussians, Russians, Poles and other's to Stalin's concentration camps. Mr. President, Americans of Eastern European heritage and millions of their neighbors who overwhelmingly supported you in 1980 and again in 1984 look to you to review and end this action by the Office of Special Investigations. ` - - - ^ ^ - . . ‚^^^^^с%^‡ч^ Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was in many respects a great president, committed a grievous error in conceding to Soviet demands at Yalta. As a result his record of achievements was greatly diminished in the eyes of millions of people who value freedom. Perhaps in recognizing Soviet influence over Eastern Europe, President Roosevelt had been blinded by the United States' past alliance with the Soviets. A similar concession on your part, Mr. President, could not be so excused, particularly in light of your long time anti-communist stance. History will record your great achievements in strongly resisting communist tyrannies around the globe, but if Americans are deported to the U.S.S.R. by your Administration, it will blacken your record and leave a permanent blemish on the American soul. We beseech you, Mr. President, to listen to the pleas of your fellow Americans: `к Do not compound the injustices of World War II by allowing your Administration to collaborate with the Soviets. ^ D o not permit deportation or extradition of any individual to communist controlled countries. ^Review the record of OSI's collaboration and submission to the interests of the Soviet Union and especially their secret police, the KGB. ^ We trust in you, Mr. President, to correct this terribly unjust process.
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PREVIEW OF EVENTS July 13 Щ NEW YORK: The Captive Nations Щ Committee Inc., representing 40 ijij captive nations, including Ukraine, :$ will begin its commemoration of jjjj Captive Nations Week (July 13-20) jij; with a parade, memorial mass and ijij rally. The day's events will begin with jiji a parade down Fifth Avenue from ijjj 59th to 50th streets at 9 a.m., foliowjiji ed by a memorial mass in St. Patrick's ijij Cathedral at 10 a.m. The parade will 5: continue up Fifth Avenue to Central ijij Park Mall, where ceremonies, with jiji guest speakers and folk entertainijij ment, will be held at noon. I July 18 ijjj CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard jiji Ukrainian Research Institute will ijij sponsor a screening of the film, jiji "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors,"
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f f i W E T T , N . Y . : Concert pianist Juliana Osinchuk will perform as part of the summer concert series sponsored by the Music a n d A r t Center of Greene County, N.Y., at 8 p.m. at the "Grazhda," an architectural landmark on Route 23A next t o the fjkrainian church here. The music series is directed by Ihor Sonevytsky. Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for senior citizens. For reservations call (518)989-6479.
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CHICAGO: The Captive Nations Council of Illinois will hold its 1986 Captive Nations Week rally in the Ukrainian Village, beginning with a ;h mass at 11 a.m. in St. Nicholas thedral, Oakley Boulevard and ijij $Цеє Street. The liturgy will last jiji approximately one hour and will be ijij followed by a march to Ss. Volojjji dymyr and Olha Church, Oakley ijij Boulevard and Superior Street. For jiji information contact Ms. C. Wereszcjjjj Џк at (312) 489-6070 in the evening jiji ф Dr. Charkewycz at (312) 456ijij 1730, Monday through Thursday, 10 jiji a.m. - І p.m.
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I July 26 I ^ E W YORK: The Young Profesijij j^onals of the Ukrainian Institute of jij; ^merica, the Ukrainian Professionals - jjjj Цѓќі Businesspersons Association of j;j; g e w York and New Jersey, and The ijij Washington Group will sponsor a uise around Manhattan to raise nds for Americans for H u m a n ights in Ukraine (AHRU). Board ijij tiig time is 6:30 p.m. on Pier 17 at the jij; South Street Seaport in Lower Man-, jjjj pattan. Tickets are $75 per person and jij; reservations are required. For inforg mation call the Ukrainian Institute at I (212) 288-8660. If unable to attend, $ taxKieductible contributions can be
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VANCOUVER: The Alberta Zirka Ukrainian Performers Association and the Two Hills Ukrainian Dancers will perform on the Plaza of Nations at Expo '86. August 1-4 DAUPHIN, Man.: The Manitoba Ukrainian Youth Conference will be held here at the Selo Ukraina festival grounds. Sponsored by the Ukrainian Community Development Committee (UCDC), the parley will feature guest speakers and panel discussions on issues of interest to Ukrainian youth. One of the purposes of the conference is to establish a permanent coalition of Ukrainian youth groups in the province. For further information call the UCDC at (204)586-8591. August 3-5
TOMS RIVER, N.J.:The Ukrainian American Club of Ocean County, N.J., will sponsor a day trip to the Ukrainian Youth Festival at the Ukrainian Fraternal Association's resort, Verkhovyna, in Glen Spey, N. Y. Tickets are $ 15 for a round-trip bus ride. For information call (201) 255-5753.
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EDMONTON: Heritage Days — Edmonton's annual rrfulticultural festival will be held at Hawrylak Park. The three-day festival of entertainment, exhibits and ethnic food stalls will feature a Ukrainian pavilion. August 10 EDMONTON: The Alberta branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee will be holding its annual Ukrainian Day at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, located east of Edmonton on the Yellowhead Highway in Elk Island Park. This year's featival will feature the presentation of the Michael Luchkovich public service award to Michael Star, the first Ukrainian ever to hold a position in the federal Cabinet. Invited guest speakers include: Deputy Prime Minister Donald Mazankowsky; federal Justice Minister Ramon Hnatyshyn; and Edmonton Mayor Laurence Decore. There will be an entertainment program, and Ukrainian food will be sold. For more information, phone the Ukrainian Canadian Committee at (403) 4264329. ONGOING: CHICAGO: An exhibit of architectural ceramics by Alexandra Kochman will continue through August 2 at the Artemisia Gallery, 341 West Superior St. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call the gallery at (312) 751-2016. PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Weekly to the Ukrainian community. To have an event listed in this column, please send information (type of event, date, time, place, admission, sponsor, etc.), along with the phone number of a person who may be reached during daytime hours for additional information to: PREVIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302.
The Cheremosh Hutsul Ensemble will be the featured performers during the Saturday evening concert at the UNA resort, Soyuzivka, this weekend. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Veselka Pavilion will be followed by a dance to the music of the Amor orchestra.
Congress to mark Captive Nations Week WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress will commemorate the 28th observance of Captive Nations Week with a Congressional luncheon to be held in the Cannon Caucus Room on Tuesday, July 22, at noon. The luncheon will feature several prominent Congressional figures speaking on topics relating to the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Central America and Africa. The 28th Captive Nations Week Observance will pay special tribute to the reopening of the Statue of Liberty as well as the 45th anniversary of the restoration of the Ukrainian state during World War II. The Congressional observance coincides with Public Law 86-90,which mandates that the president of the United States proclaim the third week of July as Captive Nations Week. This
year's official observance will take place July 20-26. Coordinating the Congressional luncheon is the National Captive Nations Committee executive board as well as a Captive Nations Week Steering Committee composed of State Department Counselor Ed Derwinski, Rep. Gerald Solomon (R-N.Y.), Rep. Sam Stratton (D-N.Y.), Rep. Phil Crane (R-I1L), and Rep. Don Ritter (RPa.). Tickets for the Congressional luncheon will be available for public purchase through the Ukrainian National Information Servcie (UNIS) for $30. Tickets must be ordered in advance by calling (202) 638-0988 or writing: UNIS, 810 18th St. NW — Suite 807, Washington, D.C. 20006.
Ukrainian festival planned in Canada DAUPHIN, Man. — Canada's National Ukrainian Festival will take place July 31 - August 3 at the new Selo Ukraina site, situated about eight miles south of Dauphin on the northern slopes of the Riding Mountains. The festival square will open at 9 a.m. and will feature talent shows, workshops, special attractions, pysanky contests, ritual bread-making demonstrations, arts and crafts displays and sales. There will be a parade through downtown Dauphin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, and a dance that evening at the Eleventh Avenue Hall.
The grandstand shows will feature performance by the Ron Paley Orchestra of Winnipeg, the Sopilka Dancers of Vegreville, Alta., the Zirka Dancers of Dauphin, the Solovey Orchestra of Toronto, the Kozaks ensemble of Toronto, the Todaschuk singers of Winnipeg, the Vesnianka Bandurists of Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada's National Ukrainian Riding and Dancing Kozaks of Dauphin and the Festival Choir. Showtimes will be: Friday at 2:30 and 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m. For information call (204) 638-5645.
Verkhovyna youth festival slated GLEN SPEY, N.Y. — The Ukrainian Fraternal Association will sponsor its annual Verkhovyna Youth Festival at its Catskill resort, Verkhovyna, located one and a half miles off Route 97 here. The festival will feature some 45 exhibits of Ukrainian arts and crafts, paintings, records and food spread all over, the festival grounds under tents. There will be four outdoor stage shows, with performances by such groups as the Veselka band of Montreal, the Cheremshyna Vocal Group of Montreai, the iavir Dance Ensemble of
Toronto, soloist Alex Holub and Burya of Toronto. The Verkhovyna Dance Workshop, choreographed by Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, will also perform. Cecil Semchyshyn will once again serve as emcee. Show times will be: Friday at 7:15 p.m., Saturday at 2:15 and 7:15 p.m., and Sunday at 2:15 p.m. The stage shows on Friday and Saturday will be followed by dances to the music of the Tempo, Burya and Veselka bands, in the resort pavilion and the outside tent area.
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