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New Parliament convenes, Ukraine’s first lady visits U.S. members of the Ukrainian community in
Washington and visited Georgetown
sets deadline for coalition WASHINGTON – First Lady
Kateryna Yushchenko, chairman of the
University. (Ukrinform)
by Jan Maksymiuk role of sole supplier. Ukraine 3000 Charitable Fund Congress delegation in Ukraine
RFE/RL The cancellation by Ms. Tymoshenko Supervisory Panel, has begun a working
visit to the United States that is sched- KYIV – U.S. House of Representatives
of the gas deal with Gazprom could lead
All seemed in order as the 450-seat uled to last through June 4. The goal of Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R- Mo.) is
to a serious conflict between Kyiv and
Verkhovna Rada convened on May 25 the first lady’s visit is to muster the sup- leading a congressional delegation to
Moscow. Russia could cut gas supplies to
for its first session, but the composure on port of American business, public and Ukraine, Turkey, Pakistan and Germany
Ukraine, as it did for a short time in
the Ukrainian parliamentary rostrum was medical circles for the “From Hospital to from May 28 to June 3. Congressman
January, or impose trade sanctions, as it
short-lived. Hospital” project. The visit has been Blunt is traveling with the House Minority
recently did with regard to Georgian and
A dispute among deputies erupted organized with support from the Genesis Whip Steny Hoyer (D- Md.), Democratic
Moldovan wines. Ukraine, which cur-
immediately after the Yulia Tymoshenko Eurasia corporation and Daniel Roscom, Caucus Chairman James Clyburn (D-
rently sends some 22 percent of its
Bloc, Our Ukraine and the Socialist Party in accordance with the Ukraine 3000 S.C.), Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-
exports to Russia, would hardly benefit
– the three allies in the 2004 Orange Fund’s memorandum with the corpora- N.J.) and Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.). The
from any trade ban from Moscow.
Revolution – proposed that the session tion, which was signed in March. The delegation traveled to Ukraine to help
Another hurdle to an Orange coalition
be postponed until June 7. project provides, in particular, for con- strengthen U.S.-Ukraine bilateral relations
is the Socialist Party’s opposition to some
By that time, they pledged, the three structing a maternity and childhood and bolster ongoing democratic and eco-
goals pursued by the Yushchenko admin-
groups will have agreed on the principles health center in Kyiv. Genesis Eurasia nomic reforms in Ukraine. While in Kyiv
istration. In particular, the Socialists
of a renewed coalition. The motion even- CEO Roscom and Mrs. Yushchenko dis- on May 29, the congressmen met with
object to Ukrainian aspirations to join
tually passed with 240 votes. cussed steps to raise funds for financing President Viktor Yushchenko, other key
NATO. They also object to the privatiza-
Dissent came from the ranks of the the project’s implementation. Mrs. political figures, American Chamber of
tion of land, thus undermining Mr.
Party of the Regions and the Communist Yushchenko was to make a speech at the Commerce board members, academicians
Yushchenko’s efforts to implement
Party, whose members argued that the reforms he pledged during the 2004 World Affairs Council in Philadelphia and leaders of non-governmental organi-
Orange Revolution allies have had Orange Revolution in an effort to bring and hold a series of meetings with med- zations. (Embassy of the United States in
enough time to agree on a coalition and the country closer to the European Union. ical, business and public figures. Mrs. Ukraine)
should allow the legislature to get to If Our Ukraine fails to fulfill Ms. Yushchenko was also supposed to make
work. Protests against U.S. ship in Crimea
Tymoshenko’s dream of regaining her a trip to San Francisco to visit the Lucile
The March 26 parliamentary vote in seat as prime minister, she will most like- Packard Children’s Hospital of Palo Alto FEODOSIYA, Ukraine – Residents of
Ukraine, which was internationally ly switch to the opposition, and President and the Ronald McDonald House. In Los the Crimean port of Feodosiya, along
praised as fair and democratic, produced Yushchenko will have to seek a coalition Angeles the first lady of Ukraine was to with activists of the Party of the Regions,
a legislature comprising five forces: the with the Party of the Regions led by visit the Cedars Sinai Medical Center. the Natalia Vitrenko Bloc and the
Party of the Regions (186 seats), the Viktor Yanukovych – his former presi- (Ukrinform) Russian Community of Crimea on May
Tymoshenko Bloc (129), Our Ukraine dential rival. 29 blocked the port in protest against the
(81), the Socialist Party (33) and the Such a coalition, with 267 votes in the First ladies meet in Washington visit of a U.S. Navy cargo ship that
Communist Party (21). Verkhovna Rada, would provide solid sup- anchored there on May 27, Interfax
Over the past two months, the five WASHINGTON – Kateryna
port for its Cabinet, provided that the two reported. The USS Advantage has
parliamentary groups have held several Yushchenko, chairperson of the Ukraine
seemingly mismatched parties could adopt already left the port, after reportedly
joint meetings chaired by President 3000 Charitable Fund Supervisory Panel,
a consistent program. Both parties repre- unloading some small arms, engineering
Viktor Yushchenko and many bilateral sent the interests of major oligarchic met with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush at
equipment and construction materials.
and trilateral conferences devoted to the groups in Ukraine, so, in theory, they could the White House on May 31. During their
“This is technical aid to Ukraine under
formation of a parliamentary majority. very easily agree on a set of basic econom- meeting the two first ladies discussed an agreement between the Ukrainian
All of them have thus far been fruitless. ic reforms. But difficulties could emerge in prospects of implementing joint projects, Defense Ministry and the U.S. Defense
In mid-April the Tymoshenko Bloc, the determination of foreign-policy priori- in particular, the project “From Hospital Department. They agreed to bring [con-
Our Ukraine and the Socialist Party ties, as Mr. Yanukovych’s party is generally to Hospital.” The project provides, in par- struction materials] to Ukraine at their
signed a protocol pledging to work seen as Russia-leaning, in contrast to the ticular, for Ukrainian hospitals’ coopera- own expense, build facilities here and
toward creating such a parliamentary Western-oriented Our Ukraine. tion with medical institutions in Texas and leave them at our shooting ranges for
majority. Their subsequent efforts led to For President Yushchenko, this coalition Florida. Mrs. Yushchenko informed Laura decades,” said Ukrainian Defense
the preparation of two draft coalition option is fraught with much more serious Bush about the Ukraine 3000 Fund’s plan Minister Anatolii Hrytsenko. “Any
accords – one endorsed by the dangers than mere differences of opinion to construct a medical center in Kyiv attempt to politicize [this visit] is cheap
Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialists, the on foreign policy. The Party of the aimed at caring for mothers and children. politics,” Mr. Hrytsenko stressed.
other worked out by Our Ukraine. Regions, which won the March 26 vote, In addition, the first ladies discussed a Meanwhile, on May 29 the Feodosiya
The main stumbling block in the coali- would most likely demand the post of series of events to commemorate the vic- City Council held an emergency session
tion talks is the question of who will prime minister. It is not clear whether Mr. tims of the 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide.
become prime minister. Ms. Tymoshenko Yushchenko would prefer Mr. Yanukovych On May 30 Mrs. Yushchenko met with (Continued on page 20)
has made no secret of her desire to regain or someone else from his party to Ms.
the post she held before being dismissed by Tymoshenko as prime minister.
President Yushchenko in September 2005.
But the restoration of Ms. Tymoshenko as
prime minister is exactly what the president
Under the constitutional reform that
went into effect in January, the presiden-
tial powers in Ukraine were substantially
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Quotable notes
“... Twenty years ago today the nuclear power plant in Chornobyl located only
128 kilometers north of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv ignited spewing poisonous
radioactive gases into the air. This devastating disaster released 400 times the
amount of radiation that was released in Hiroshima, Japan.
“In the days following the explosion, the Communist elites of the Soviet
Union secretly and quietly removed their families from nearby Kyiv and Miensk.
Meanwhile, the children of those cities marched in obligatory May Day parades
celebrating the grand achievements of communism. In those sun-drenched days
as crowds watched and the children marched outside, within the sun’s warm rays
hid a terrible fate.
“In the years that followed, doctors in Kyiv have explained to me the instruc-
tions they received on how they were not to register stillbirths so as to falsify sta-
tistics. I’ve listened to young women too fearful of bearing new life into this
world because their bodies are poisoned. I’ve held the hands of children, bodies
twisted by the radiation. ...
“Ladies and gentlemen, how many have died as a consequence of Chornobyl?
Is it 6,000 or 60,000? Can we quantify the human agony? We cannot. But we can
remember and take stock of humanity’s failings.”
Zenon Zawada – Borys Wrzesnewskyj, member of Parliament for Etobicoke Center speaking
Institute for Ukrainian Diaspora Studies Director Alla Atamanenko and Dr. on April 26 in the House of Commons and at the solemn Chornobyl Remembrance
Lubomyr Wynar stand in front of the new library at the National University of Ceremony organized by the Children of Chornobyl Canadian Fund.
Ostroh Academy.
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PRESIDENT ADVISORS
Maya Lew 91 87
Stefan Kaczaraj 99 ACCLAMATION Myron Pylypiak 83 78
Stefan Hawrysz 1 Gloria Horbaty 80 84
Christine Kozak 1 Paul Prinko 77 61
Nicholas Fil 76 79
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Olya Czerkas 65 77
Bohdan Kukurudza 62 59
Zenon Holubec 63 ACCLAMATION Al Kachkowski 61 75
Eugene Oscislawski 40 Alex Redko 58 44
Michael Koziupa 5 Serguei Djoula 45 51
Andrij Skyba 1 Vasyl Luchkiw 16
Eugene Oscislawski 14 79
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Anna Burij 13
Michael Koziupa 45 54 Andrij Skyba 11
Andrij Skyba 30 42 Myron Groch 9
Eugene Oscislawski 13 George Soltys 9 40
Zenon Holubec 12 Michael Koziupa 8
Martha Lysko 3 Slavko Tysiak 5
Wasyl Szeremeta 3 Eugene Serba 5 54
Zenon Holubec 4
DIRECTOR FOR CANADA Stefanie Hawryluk 2
Myron Groch 80 ACCLAMATION Wasyl Szeremeta 2
Al Kachkowski 6 Michael Bohdan 2 39
Martha Lysko 2
NATIONAL SECRETARY Roman Kuropas 2
Christine Kozak 104 ACCLAMATION Wolodymyr Kozicky 2
Taras Szmagala 1 Oksana Trytjak 2
Eugene Oscislawski 1 Ulana Prociuk 1
Irene Pryjma 1
TREASURER Longin Staruch 1
Roma Lisovich 104 ACCLAMATION Maria Oscislawski 1
Stefan Kaczaraj 1 Maria Walchuk 1
Luba Keske 1
AUDITORS Stefan Lysiak 1
Slavko Tysiak 90 ACCLAMATION Neonila Sochan 1
Wasyl Szeremeta 84 ACCLAMATION Iouri Lazirko 1
Vasyl Luchkiw 83 ACCLAMATION Yaroslav Zaviysky 1
Olya Czerkas 3 Stefan Hawrysz 1
Gloria Horbaty 2 Eli Matiash 1
Stefan Lysiak 2 Christine Kozak 1
Jaroslawa Komichak 1 Roma Lisovich 1
Myron Groch 1 Motria Milanytch 1
Michael Koziupa 1 Paul Romanovich 1 14
Zenon Holubec 1 Julian Pishko 1 46
Delegates, members and honorary members of the General Assembly, and honored guests in a group photo taken at the 36th Regular Convention of the Ukrainian
National Association.
A tribute to UNA leaders Ukrainian National Association... The final day of the convention,
Monday, May 29, was devoted to con-
vention committee reports, a discussion
(Continued from page 4)
The following UNA activists who died since the 35th UNA Convention were recalled on “UNA: Shaping the Future,”
convention concert and the traditional
with a moment of silence during the opening ceremonies of the 36th Convention. announcement of the final election
convention banquet. (See chart on page 4
for the complete voting results, both in results and the swearing-in of the new
EXECUTIVES General Assembly.
the primary and the final election.)
Joseph Lesawyer, supreme president – January 2006 The 36th Regular Convention was
Greetings to the Ukrainian National
Eugene Iwanciw, second vice-president – February 2006 adjourned after final remarks by
Association and its members were
President Kaczaraj, who thanked the del-
Genevieve Zerebniak, supreme vice-presidentess – February 2006 offered on Sunday at the concert by
egates for their support and called for
Ukraine’s consul general in New York,
“unity and joint efforts in the name of
AUDITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mykola Kyrychenko, and at the banquet common goals and common interests.”
Wasyl Didiuk – September 2003 William Pastuszek – July 2004 by Dr. Viktor O. Nikitiuk, minister-coun- “Let us be together for the next four
selor of the Embassy of Ukraine, who years – I with you, and you with me,” he
spoke in place of Ambassador Oleh concluded.
ADVISORS
Shamshur. Dr. Shamshur, who was to
Anna Haras – March 2003 Helen Olek Scott – July 2004 have been the keynote speaker at the ban- Editor’s note: Detailed information
Barbara Bachynsky – May 2005 Tekla Moroz – December 2005 quet, was unable to attend due to the about all aspects of the UNA’s 36th
arrival in the U.S. of First Lady Kateryna Convention will appear in next week’s
BRANCH SECRETARIES Yushchenko of Ukraine. issue.
2002
Br. 450 – Eustasia Milanytch Br. 237 – Betty Pankiw
Br. 222 – Yaroslaw Kryshtalowych Br. 496 – Michael Kihiczak
Br. 439 – Wolodymyr Zacerkowny Br. 292 – Stefania Fedyk
Br. 414 – Ivan Teluk Br. 88/477 – Bohdan Piszak
Br. 39 – John Pyndus Br. 168 – John Babyn
Br. 130 – George Yurkiw
2003
Br. 63 – Michael Turko Br. 240 – Bohdan Semkiw
Br. 204 – Mychailo Spontak Br. 137 – Stephan Kolodrub
Br. 70 – Maria Haluszczak Br. 377 – John Gawaluch
2004
Br. 285 – Alex Skibickyj Br. 361 – Olga Liteplo
Br. 380 – Walter Ficyk Br. 266 – Walter Warshona
Br. 458 – Petro Tymkiv
2005
Br. 8 – Maria Kulczycky Br. 283 – George Hawryshkiw
Br. 172 – Vasyl Osadchuk
Roma Hadzewycz
2006 UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj speaks during the opening ceremonies of the
Br. 293 – Roman Forostyna 36th Convention.
6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006 No. 23
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data collection in 2000 in the northwest-
tive.
ern region of Ukraine (Rivne and Volyn
Deficiencies of folate result in higher
oblasts). Nine raions (counties) of the
prevalence rates of NTD and other birth
northwestern region have been designat-
2000 It was six years ago to the day that The Weekly reported on
June 4, 2000, about the slaying of composer and Ukrainian ed as impacted by Chornobyl; six are in
defects. Folate deficiencies are also asso-
ciated with elevated plasma homocys-
music artist Ihor Bilozir. According to an RFE/RL Newsline Rivne and three are in the Volyn Oblast.
teine, a risk factor for cardiovascular dis-
newsbrief, Mr. Bilozir, 44, was fatally beaten on the night of In 2002 we noted elevated rates of
ease, and perhaps higher risks for breast
May 8-9 by Russian-speaking attackers who despised that he was singing in spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalo-
cancer and colon cancer.
Ukrainian with friends at the Tsisarska Kava café. One of the attackers was later iden- celes, collectively referred to as neural
The impact of alcohol on a developing
tified as the son of a senior police officer in Lviv. tube defects (NTD). In 2004, we reported
fetus often results in serious birth defects
The Kyiv-based daily newspaper Den reported on May 30 that Mr. Bilozir had died a prevalence of NTD in northwestern
and mental subnormality. Our studies in
overnight on May 27-28 in the Lviv City Hospital, where he had been since the attack Ukraine of 21 per 10,000 live births –
Ukraine show that 10 percent of children
on the night of May 8-9. nearly four times what it would have
in Ukrainian orphanages have BD sug-
With the tens of thousands who participated in the funeral on May 30 in Lviv, some been the population consumed enough
gestive of prenatal exposure to alcohol.
3,000 protesters marched through the streets chanting “down with the Russians” to folic acid.
Furthermore, alcohol also impairs folate
protest Mr. Bilozir’s murder and demand that authorities “de-Russify Ukraine” by Data collected during 2002-2004 and
absorption and chronic alcohol use
sacking all Russian-speaking servicemen from the city’s police force. preliminary data from 2005 confirmed
decreases liver stores of folates.
Mr. Bilozir, who is recognized as a national artist of Ukraine, was the leader of ongoing epidemic rates of NTD in
The children of Ukraine bore the brunt
Vatra musical ensemble, one of the most popular ensembles in Ukraine during the Ukraine. High prevalence rates persist in
of Chornobyl and continue to bear a
1980s. He was also a pianist and pedagogue. the northwest and were also found in the
heavy daily burden of birth defects
In 1999 Mr. Bilozir appeared in concert at Soyuzivka during the Labor Day week- because the Ukrainian government has
end festivities and performed many songs from Vatra’s repertoire, leading off with the Wladimir Wertelecki, M.D., FAAP, not implemented mandatory folic acid
nostalgic “Svitlytsia,” which has become a modern-day classic. He also played his ACMG, is professor and chairman of the fortification, as done by some other 40
own works, among them his first song, written at age 14, “Pershyi Snih” (First Snow), department of medical genetics and pro- countries of the world. The cost of each
and his latest work, “Divchyna z Pisen” (Girl of Songs). fessor of pediatrics at the University of day of delay is the life of an infant.
The article concluded: “Lviv authorities have declared May 30 as an official day of South Alabama. The paper above is based Regardless of future investigations, we
mourning. Community leaders have described the situation as tense.” on his presentation during the April 25 urge Ukrainian authorities to immediate-
Humanitarian Forum Commemorating ly institute an intensive folic acid supple-
Source: “Thousands in Lviv mourn slain songwriter Ihor Bilozir,” The Ukrainian the 20th Anniversary of the Chornobyl
Weekly, June 4, 2000, Vol. LXVIII, No. 23. Disaster. (Continued on page 14)
No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006 7
Ukrainian Student of the Year Dr. Orest Popovych, the newly elected president of the Shevchenko Scientific Society,
in North America to be chosen presents the outgoing president, Dr. Larissa Onyshkevych, with a wooden plaque
expressing the appreciation of the society’s board of directors for her outstanding
service to the organization.
NEW YORK – Bohdan Oryshkevich, The student must provide official
founder and coordinator of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) reasoning Dr. Onyshkevych, who has headed The new slate of the candidates for
USA/USA-YKRAMEREZHA Program, and subject test score reports directly NTSh since 2000, delivered her report for office, presented by the chair of the
which has been helping gifted students from the Educational Testing Service the period since 2003. In her view, NTSh Nominating Committee, Dr. Voronka,
from Ukraine earn scholarships to leading (ETS) and the College Board. The offi- did fulfill its goals as a scholarly institu- was headed by Dr. Popovych, who was
American prep schools and colleges since cial ETS institution code for the tion beyond Ukraine’s borders. She cov- elected president by a vote of 70 for with
1992, has announced the creation of a USA/USA Program is 9000. Students can ered the various areas in which NTSh and two abstentions.
Ukrainian Student of the Year in North forward these scores online at www.col- its members have been active, especially In his acceptance speech Dr. Popovych
America Award in the amount of $1,000. legeboard.com or via a paper request. in support of the Orange Revolution in thanked society members for their trust
Each candidate must submit an appli- The deadline for the submission of all Ukraine, participation in scholarly confer- and outlined the strategy for further activ-
cation with his/her name, address, date of materials is July 1. ences in the United States and Europe, ities of the society under his stewardship
birth, high school and year of graduation, All materials must arrive by mail to: and in spreading information about in the following areas: expansion of
telephone and/or e-mail address. Included USA/USA-YKRAMEREZHA, P.O. Box Ukraine at various scholarly and cultural membership; programs for the Ukrainian
with this should be documentation of the 250093, Columbia University Station, forums. An important area in NTSh’s community; scholarships and grants in
student’s Ukrainian origin, an official cer- New York, NY 10025-1531. For more strategy is the support of Ukrainian schol- support of Ukrainian studies; sponsorship
tificate of good standing and of expected information call 212-475-5326, e-mail ars and their research projects by means of Ukrainian scholarly publications; bibli-
graduation from high school in the spring info@ukrainianscholarships.org log on to of grants, as well as the sponsorship of ographic and archival projects; and col-
of 2006, which must come directly from www.ukrainianscholarships.org. The win- their publications. laboration with NTSh organizations in
the high school. Also required is an offi- ner will be announced by September 1. Next came the reports of the departing other countries, as well as with official
cial transcript directly from the candi- The USA/USA-YKRAMEREZHA board of directors, the directors of the and scholarly institutions in Ukraine.
date’s school from ninth through 12th Program is a not-for-profit program that society’s sections and the committee The newly elected board of directors
grade with the calculated GPA and the benefits from the 501 (c) 3 status of the chairs, as well as reports on the NTSh of NTSh consists of: Dr. Popovych, pres-
subjects taken up to and including the Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine library and archives. Reporting were: ident; Dr. Andrushkiw, first vice-presi-
date of graduation. Inc. (USA). First Vice-President Andrushkiw, who dent; Dr. Procyk, vice-president and
also spoke as the director of the mathe- learned secretary; Dr. Daria Dykyj, vice-
matics-physics-technology section; Vice- president and CFO; Dr. Swiatoslaw
Folklore researcher from Lviv President Popovych; Committee Chairs
Marta Tarnawsky, Dr. Roman Voronka
Trofimenko, vice-president; Olha
Kuzmowycz and Dr. Serhiy Levkov,
and Dr. Volodymyr Vasylaki; Svitlana recording secretaries.
journeys to University of Alberta Andrushkiw, library; and archives section
directors Prof. Trofimenko (social sci-
Committee chairs are: publications –
Prof. Vasyl Makhno; scholarships and
EDMONTON – Oksana Lutsko, a She showed a DVD about her native ences) and Prof. Humesky grants – Dr. Olexa Bilaniuk; press – Prof.
graduate student at the Ivan Franko Lviv, spoke of Ukrainian Easter customs, (philology). The reports of those who Vasyl Lopukh; legal advisory – Dr. Andrij
University of Lviv, visited Edmonton this danced “Podolianochka” with the class, could not be present were also read. Szul; by-laws – Prof. Martha Trofimenko;
April to expand her knowledge of and asked about the traditions they know After discussion of reports, the meet- institutional liaison – Dr. Myroslava
Canadian Ukrainian folklore and the from their homes. ing accepted the report of the Auditing Znayenko; computing – Dr. Vasylaki;
Ukrainian community in Edmonton. Ms. Lutsko is one of the first young Committee. auditing – Dr. Onyshkevych.
Sponsored as a visiting researcher by the Ukrainian folklorists in Ukraine
Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and researching Ukrainian folklore in
Ethnography, she collected information Canada. Folkloric traditions in the dias-
in the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian pora were not researched in Soviet
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Alberta, presented a seminar for graduate a great deal about the Ukrainian spirit
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Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk (left) of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association
receives a donation toward publication of a new booklet on Canada’s internment oper-
ations of 1914-1920 from Borys Wrzesnewskyj of the Dopomoha Ukraini Foundation
as they stand in front of an oil painting of Sir William D. Otter, commanding officer of
the internment operations.
12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006 No. 23
“Jacques Hnizdovsky – In Color and Black & White” to open at The Ukrainian Museum
by Hanya Krill
NEW YORK – The works of critically
acclaimed painter and printmaker
Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985) will be
on view at The Ukrainian Museum in
New York City from June 11 to August
27. Titled “Jacques Hnizdovsky – In
Color and in Black & White,” the exhibi-
tion showcases a body of work by the
artist spanning a nearly 50-year career
that had its origins in Ukraine and culmi-
nated in the United States.
The canvases and prints in the exhi-
bition range from the early works pro-
duced prior to Hnizdovsky’s arrival in
the U.S., such as “Displaced Persons”
(oil, 1948), to the last canvas touched
by the artist’s brush before his sudden
death, the unfinished “Corn” – a work
that allows the viewer to observe the
creative process employed by the
artist.
Just as a number of recent shows in
New York City drew attention to the
evolution of mature artists’ work “Last Supper” (oil, 1956) by Jacques Hnizdovsky.
through numerous stages in their
careers, this exhibition surveys with a sampling of works that were the somber mood, while the shadow in tradition of so many immigrants to
Hnizdovsky’s evolution into an artist in rarely or never exhibited. The pieces are “Darkness” (oil, 1961) is juxtaposed America who have fused the artistic tra-
his prime. Featured will be several emblematic of a period that was most against a ray of light, perhaps the portent ditions of their homelands with the ener-
examples of his superb woodcuts, trying for the artist, both financially and of a brighter future. gy of the New World to weave a tapestry
among them the cherished rams and spiritually, but that was also among his The colors and style in these early that enriches all our lives and brings our
sheep, and depictions of still-life objects most creative. canvasses reflect the influence of artists countries together.”
that often show traces of Hnizdovsky’s In “Crucifixion” (oil, 1955), traces of such as Albrecht Durer, Pieter Bruegel Founded in 1976, The Ukrainian
subtle sense of humor. vivid red contrasting with the dark back- the Elder and El Greco, and hint at the Museum collects, preserves and exhibits
This show will also provide a rare drop convey a sense of anguish and fore- artist’s roots in his native Borschiv objects of artistic or historic merit relat-
glimpse into Hnizdovsky’s mid-career, boding. “Bondage” (oil, 1961) echoes region of Ukraine, where traditional ing to Ukrainian life and culture in three
embroidery is characterized by deep, rich areas of interest: folk art, fine art and
reds and burgundies framed in a lush, photographic/documentary archives. In
velvety black.
the spring of 2005 the museum moved
“Jacques Hnizdovsky – In Color and
into a new state-of-the-art facility in
in Black & White” celebrates the life and
Manhattan’s East Village.
work of this remarkable artist who found
fame in the United States but remained
deeply attached to the land of his birth. It
also marks his recent symbolic “home-
coming,” which not coincidentally took
place on the 90th anniversary of the
artist’s birth and 20th anniversary of his
death.
In 2005 Hnizdovsky’s remains were
transferred to a cemetery in Lviv,
Ukraine, where many prominent figures
in Ukrainian cultural and political history
have been laid to rest.
The significance of this event was
captured in the words of the U.S. ambas-
sador to Ukraine, John E. Herbst:
“Jacques Hnizdovsky returns to his
homeland, leaving behind him in the
United States a rich cultural legacy... .
Now citizens of his beloved Ukraine will
have an opportunity to appreciate his
direct and sometimes amusing images,
which often draw upon the life of his The artist’s “Self-Portrait” (woodcut,
Hnizdovsky’s “Resting Sheep” (linocut, 1983). native land. Hnizdovsky follows in the 1971).
Irene Zabytko
BOOK NOTES
NOTES ON PEOPLE
Mr. Fil, owner of Bulava Promotions
Folk dancer starts said, “Making the move from backstage Named manager
to big business just made sense seeing as
promotional business how I was always being asked to print up of the year at Macy’s
shirts for people or design art for print-
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Ukrainian LIVINGSTON, N.J. – Anna (Bobrek)
ing. The great thing about promotional
folk dancer Peter Fil has started a promo- Koziupa of Cedar Knolls, N.J., has been
products is that they really work and
tional products business, Bulava named Manager of the Year for Macy’s
there are thousands of products to use for Livingston, N.J. She is a group manager
Promotions, and is doing so with no ven-
fund-raisers, advertising, trade show of jewelry, watches, handbags, hosiery
ture capital. giveaways, employee recognition and
Most dancers move on to becoming and accessories.
incentives.” Bulava Promotions can For special promotional events, Ms.
dance instructors, choreographers and imprint products in both English and
artistic directors of their own schools and Koziupa has often invited Ukrainian
Ukrainian and offers a unique 5 percent musicians to perform in the jewelry
companies. For Mr. Fil, that just wasn’t discount on all prepaid orders.
enough. He has had his share of teaching, department to attract customers. She has
Mr. Fil is a member of Ukrainian helped hire many new Ukrainian immi-
choreographing and even running his National Association Branch 13.
own dance school for several years. grants to work at Macy’s.
For more information about Bulava If you’ve ever watched the Macy’s
Having performed in some of the Promotions, its products and services,
greatest theaters, arenas and opera hous- Thanksgiving Parade, you’ve probably
readers may log on to http://www.BULA- seen Ms. Koziupa as a captain leading
es, Mr. Fil now wanted to put his mark VA.com.
on the business world. He started Bulava one of the floats. She has been in the
Using old and new technology, Bulava parade for the last seven years and was
Promotions, a custom imprinted promo- Promotions provides one of the indus-
tional products business. Using money awarded a Macy’s Rollie Award for her
try’s largest online searchable product commitment. She always manages to
from his own accounts set aside for his Anna Koziupa
catalogues for customer convenience as recruit a number of Ukrainians, young
idea, he has successfully brought on well as traditional phone support and and old, to be part of her float in the You will also find her packing clothes
clientele in both the Ukrainian and dance personal visits. Bulava Promotions can parade. for the Dollar for Ukraine group in her
communities and is reaching out to major customize hundreds of thousands of Ms. Koziupa is also the manager-in- spare time. On Easter, with her
big businesses across the country. products, from shirts to pens to mugs. charge of community service in Macy’s “Soyuzianky,” she helps to deliver
Livingston and promotes various fund- blessed Easter baskets to the elderly and
raisers with her employees. She is also shut-ins.
manager-in-charge of “selling special- This past March she took two weeks’
ists” and is involved in training and pro- vacation to volunteer as an international
moting the best salespeople. election observer in Ukraine. She is also
Ms. Koziupa is a member of a parishioner of St. John Ukrainian
Ukrainian National Association Branch Catholic Church in Whippany, N.J.
76, Newark, N.J. She is also an active Ms. Koziupa enjoys spending time
member of Ukrainian National with her family: husband, Michael,
Women’s League of America Branch daughter, Tatyana, and son, Danylo. She
75, in which she has held various exec- loves traveling, friends, community serv-
utive positions. ice and people.
S P ORTS L I NE
Soccer 7-29, 2008, in Austria and Switzerland. Maria Stadnyk of Ukraine won gold in Championships in Shanghai, China.
Ukraine’s first qualifying match is scheduled the 48 kg division, with Svetlana Sayenko Ukrainian swimmer Oleh Lysohor has
• According to an AP Worldstream take place June 9, 2006, against Georgia. taking silver in the 72 kg division. set a new world record in 100-meter
report on May 29, Ukraine was the only • Sergei Rebrov suffered a thigh In the men’s division, Mykhaylo breast stroke with a time of 58.32 seconds,
team headed to the World Cup that injury at a training camp in Turkey, but Nikolayev, 23, of Mykolayiv, Ukraine, one-hundredth of a second better than his
looked like it was ready for the tourna- coach Oleh Blokhin says the player will won silver in the 96 kg division at the previous record four years ago. Lysohor
ment to begin. The Ukrainian team be ready for the World Cup in Germany. European Greco-Roman Wrestling won his second gold in the 50-meter-
defeated Costa Rica 4-0 on May 28 in a • Ukrainian football fans have begun Championships in Moscow. breaststroke with a time of 26.39. The
warm-up match, despite missing the building what they call the “Cossacks in
injured Andriy Shevchenko. Serhiy Europe” recreational camp in Potsdam, Winter Olympics bronze was won by Ukraine in the com-
bined relay race with Andriy Oliynyk,
Nazarenko gave Ukraine the lead in the Germany, to show support for the
29th minute by knocking in a rebound off President Viktor Yushchenko of Oleh Lysohor, Serhiy Advena and Andriy
Ukrainian National Team at the World Cup Serdinov breaking a new European record
Costa Rica goalkeeper Wardy Alfaro. Ukraine signed an order on April 14 to
in Germany. The project is being spon- with a time of 3 minutes, 28.26 seconds.
Other scorers for Ukraine were Andriy award scholarships to athletes and coach-
sored by the German company GERMOL
Vorobei, Maxim Kalinichenki and Olexiy GmbH through support of the Ukrainian
es who participated in the 2006 Winter
Olympics. According to the document,
Cycling
Belik with an assist from Andriy Husin. Football Federation, Potsdam City Hall
Ukraine is scheduled to play in Group Elena Grushina, Ruslan Goncharov, Nina Ukrainian cyclists Volodymyr Diudia,
and the Ukrainian Embassy in Berlin.
H at the World Cup in Germany with • Ukraine’s Family, Youth and Sports Lemesh, Kostantyn Vayhin, Vasyl Roman Kononenko, Maksym Polishchuk
Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Minister Yurii Pavlenko has suggested Mushkin, Nikolai Morozov, Mykola Zots and Liubomyr Polatayko won the bronze
Shevchenko is expected to recover in that Presidents Viktor Yushchenko of and Liliya Yefremova will be receiving medal in the team pursuit finals at the
time for the team’s first match on June 14 Ukraine and Lech Kaczynski of Poland as much as 6,000 hrv every month. UCI Track Cycling World Championships
against Spain.
Continuing with the warm-up sched-
represent their respective countries at the Swimming in Bordeaux, France, on April 17, trailing
Australia, which took the gold, and Great
closing stage of the tender for hosting
ule, Ukraine faces Italy, Libya and final matches of the 2012 European The Ukrainian National Team won Britain, which won the silver.
Luxembourg in friendly match-ups. Football (Soccer) Championship, which two gold medals, one silver and two
• The AP reported on May 27 that will be staged at UEFA’s headquarters in bronze at the World Swimming – Matthew Dubas
Andriy Shevchenko is leaving AC Milan Switzerland on December 8.
after seven seasons and intends to join On May 31 Minister Pavlenko and his
English champion Chelsea. Milan offered Polish couterpart, Tomasz Lipiec, Ukrainian
the Ukrainian striker a contract extension Notice to publishers and authors
Football Federation President Heorhii
until 2011. Surkis, his Polish counterpart Mihal It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews of newly published
“It has nothing to do with my relation- Lstkiewicz, Ukrainian NOC President books, booklets and reprints, as well as records and premiere issues of periodicals only after
ship with the coach, team and club or Serhiy Bubka and Polish NOC President receipt by the editorial offices of a copy of the material in question.
even money,” Shevchenko said at a news Piotr Nurowski will submit the joint applica- Send new releases and information (where publication may be purchased, cost, etc.) to:
conference. tion to the UEFA at its HQ in Switzerland. Editorial Staff, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
Shevchenko is married to an American The Ukrainian-Polish party will vie
and said the couple wanted their son to with Italy and the Croatia-Hungary tan-
learn English. dem for the honor to host the champio-
“We decided together for the good of ship’s final part.
the family,” Shevchenko said. “I don’t
speak English, my wife doesn’t speak Chess
Ukrainian, the only language we have in
The defending champion Ukrainian
common now is Italian, but the only way
chess team defeated India’s men for the
to make our children understand the love
second time in the Chess Olympiad held in
we have for them is the English language.”
Turin, Italy. After Viswanathan Anand drew
Milan chairman Adriano Galliani said he
with former world championship chal-
tried to convince Shevchenko to stay, up
lenger Vassily Ivanchuk on the top board,
until the minute before the press conference.
Grandmaster (GM) Sandipan Chanda held
Shevchenko has scored 173 goals for
higher rated Pavel Elyanov on the fourth
Milan — the second most in club history.
round. In an uncharactersitic blunder, P.
• Oleksander Yatsenko, the captain for
Hari Krishna was defeated by the youngest
Ukraine’s Under-21 team, has been
GM at the tournament, Sergey Karjakin.
called in to fill the shoes of the injured
Sergei Federov, as reported by the BBC. Boxing
Yatsenko is joined by three other U-21
team members — Andrei Pyatov, Dmytro The Klitschko brothers participated in
Chigrynskiy and Artem Milevsky — on a ceremony to present the Golden
the World Cup squad. Sportspyramide Award to Bayern Munich
• Ukraine advances to the semi-finals football club president Franz
for the UEFA U-21 Championship in Beckenbauer. The brothers congratulated
Portugal. The team was to face Serbia and Beckenbauer on receiving the award and
Montenegro on June 1. Ukraine defeated expressed their hope that Germany and
the Netherlands 2-1 on May 24, lost to Italy Ukraine will meet in the World Cup final.
0-1 on May 26 and defeated Denmark 2-1
on May 29. Currently Ukraine is at the top
Wrestling
of its group with 6 points. On April 26, Oleksandra Kohut, 18, of
• For the UEFA EURO 2008 Lviv won the bronze medal at the
Championship, Ukraine drew in its Group B European Wrestling Championships in
the teams of France, Italy, Scotland, the Moscow in Greco-Roman and freestyle
Faroe Islands, Lithuania and Georgia. wrestling. She won against Nataliya Budu
Qualifiying rounds will take place from of Moldova in the 51 kg division with a
September of this year to November of tied score, but a ruling by the judges on
2007, with the tournament running on June Kohut’s last grip placed her as the winner.
18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006 No. 23
UMANA holds second annual Spring Scientific Conference and family ski vacation
by George G. Kuritza
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. – The
Ukrainian Medical Association of North
America (UMANA), Illinois Chapter,
held its second annual Spring Scientific
Conference and family ski vacation at the
Crested Butte Club Med resort on
Saturday, March 25, – Saturday, April 1.
Forty-one UMANA members, families
and/or associates participated in this
year’s event.
The purpose of this scientific assembly
and ski vacation was to bring together
members of the Ukrainian medical and sci-
entific communities, their families, associ-
ates and friends for a week of an accredited
scientific conference, as well as an enjoy-
able ski holiday. Early morning (7-9 a.m.)
scientific sessions left ample time for ski-
ing and other winter-related activities with
family, friends and colleagues.
The educational format included large
group lectures, which were followed by dis-
cussions with the course faculty. Continuing
Medical Education (CME) credits were
awarded to the conference attendees.
This scientific conference was Participants of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Spring Scientific Conference and family ski vacation.
designed to provide a broad overview of
various medical and scientific topics for to attendees. Various interdisciplinary con- gist, Crystal Lake, Ill. – “Awareness NASTAR-style ski races, mountain barbe-
the medical practitioner and other health- ference topics were chosen because of their During Anesthesia”; and cues and evening in-house entertainment.
care professionals, who have a primary general interest to the general cross-section • Roman Dykun, M.D., otorhinolaryngol- The daytime weather was postcard per-
interest in general medicine, its various of medical and scientific participants. ogist, McHenry, Ill. – “Hearing Loss.” fect, with many days of cloudless skiing,
subspecialties, as well as medical science. The following lecturers presented sci- Club Med – Crested Butte is warm temperatures (upper 40s) and cool
Attendees had the opportunity to listen entific conference topics: America’s only totally all-inclusive fami- evenings with many nights of snowfall.
and learn from medical and scientific • Yarko Maryniuk, M.D., emergency ly ski vacation with world-class skiing. It Families with children utilized the Club
experts in various fields of medicine. In- medicine specialist, Ventura, Calif., is a large and modern resort at the base of Med Kids’ Club for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ski les-
depth lectures on various medical and “High Altitude Illness”; Crested Butte Mountain with ski-in/ski- sons and/or baby sitting/supervision.
scientific topics served to stimulate an • Myron Lewyckyj, M.D., ophthal- out facilities, located in south-central Evenings were filled with camraderie and
open forum for discussion, and enhance mologist, Northwest Indiana – “Medical Colorado just north of Gunnison. entertainment including: cabarets, musi-
clinical and diagnostic skills. Ample time Mission Trips to Ukraine”; Conference attendees and families cals, karaoke and various talent shows.
was scheduled for questions in order to • Andrij Melnyk, M.D., pediatrician enjoyed a full week of lift tickets, ski or The organizers and the UMANA –
encourage dialogue between the partici- and geneticist, Chicago – “Forensic snowboarding lessons for all – from Illinois chapter have vowed to continue
pating faculty and course attendees. Genetics, the Science of Human beginners to experts, all gourmet meals this tradition, and to hold another scientif-
Through its multifaceted curriculum of Identification and Genetic Profiling by and beverages served in a large buffet ic meeting next spring, on Saturday,
activities for participants, this event served DNA Analysis: The Romanov Family, O. style, deluxe lodging and accommoda- March 25 – Sunday, April 2, 2007. For
to foster professional development through J. Simpson, Heorhii Gongadze”; tions, and a full schedule of extracurricu- more details contact: George G. Kuritza,
education and collegiality across multiple • Victor Wowk, M.D., orthopedic sur- lar activities for adults and kids, such as M.D., via e-mail, GGKuritza@AOL.com.
medical and scientific specialties. An out- geon, Washington, D.C. – “Winter Sports
standing faculty was selected based on their Injuries”;
individual areas of expertise, their ability to • George Kucyj, M.D., pathologist,
communicate first-hand knowledge of their Detroit – “Breast Pathology for the Non-
areas of specialty to others, and their com- Pathologist”;
mitment to address issues of current concern • Roman Saldan, M.D., anesthesiolo-
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ing Sea Breeze-2006 military exercise, that “all decisions should be made within Putin responds to U.S. criticism
NEWSBRIEFS which will reportedly involve soldiers the framework of the coalition.” He
(Continued from page 2) from some 40 countries. The deployment added, “The second principle is obligato- SOCHI, Russia – At the European
of foreign troops on Ukrainian territory ry control and counterbalances. That is, if Union-Russia summit in Sochi on May
and passed a resolution proclaiming the 25, President Vladimir Putin made his
city to be a “non-NATO territory,” must be approved by the Verkhovna Rada the [parliamentary] committee for eco-
for each individual case. In February, the nomic policy belongs to one faction, the first public response to recent criticism
Interfax reported, quoting the press serv- of Russian policies by U.S. Vice-
ice of the Natalia Vitrenko Bloc. previous Verkhovna Rada rejected a bill post of economy minister belongs to
on staging the Sea Breeze-2006 exercise another.” Meanwhile, the daily Ukrayina President Richard Cheney, Interfax
(RFE/RL Newsline) reported. Mr. Putin said that “the United
in Ukraine. The newly elected legislature Moloda wrote on May 26 that Our
is scheduled to gather for a session on Ukraine is going to propose Petro States is one of our biggest partners. We
Presence of foreign troops denied value our relations with this country.” He
June 7. Mr. Tarasyuk assured journalists Poroshenko for the post of Verkhovna
KYIV – Foreign Affairs Minister that the government will make every Rada chairman, implying that the party noted that “there are many ... spheres,
Borys Tarasyuk told journalists in Kyiv effort to have a bill allowing the deploy- has already accepted the reinstatement of including the anti-terrorist struggle,
on May 31 that there are no “foreign mili- ment of foreign troops passed by the Ms. Tymoshenko as prime minister. “It is where nothing can substitute for the
Parliament before the planned exercise. interesting that Our Ukraine has not fore- Russian-American partnership.” Asked
tary units” on Ukrainian territory, UNIAN
(RFE/RL Newsline) seen the return of [acting Prime Minister] by reporters about Mr. Cheney’s criti-
reported. Mr. Tarasyuk was referring to
Yurii Yekhanurov to the top echelons of cism of Russian policies toward Ukraine
some reports claiming that a group of
Coalition principles are disclosed the executive branch,” wrote Ukrayina and some other countries, the Russian
U.S. servicemen has disembarked in the president replied, “As for our relations
Crimean port of Feodosiya, along with Moloda, which is edited by Mykhailo
KYIV – Roman Bezsmertnyi, head of with other countries, we will discuss
engineering equipment and construction Doroshenko, a presidential adviser and
the Our Ukraine parliamentary caucus, them directly with those countries.” He
materials brought by the U.S. Navy ship close aide. (RFE/RL Newsline)
said in a television interview on May 25 added that Russia sees “how the United
Advantage. Interfax reported on May 30 that coalition talks between Our Ukraine, States defends its interests and what
Senate endorses new envoy
that 120 U.S. servicemen were staying at the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the methods it uses.” Mr. Putin argued that
a Defense Ministry spa near Feodosiya. Socialist Party over the next two weeks WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Russia similarly “searches for the most
The visit of the U.S. ship to Feodosiya on will touch upon “the entire set of parlia- endorsed the appointment of William Taylor acceptable ways of solving its national
May 27 has sparked anti-NATO protests mentary and governmental posts,” the as ambassador to Ukraine to replace John E. tasks. I find it strange that someone can
in the city and a blockade of the port by Ukrayinska Pravda website reported. “I Herbst, who has been the U.S. envoy to misunderstand this.” He also said that,
several thousand people. The Ukrainian agree with my colleagues, Oleksander Ukraine since 2003. President George W. “if our Ukrainian partners say they are
naval forces’ press service said the Moroz and Yulia Tymoshenko, who said Bush nominated Mr. Taylor for the post on satisfied with energy agreements with
Americans are going to build barracks, today that the main thing is not posts, but May 3. Prior to this appointment Mr. Taylor Russia and see them as not just accept-
bathrooms and dining rooms at a training principles,” Mr. Bezsmertnyi added. He was a senior consultant to the State able but as the only right solution, then
range near Feodosiya. Ukrainian sailors explained that, in forming the coalition, Department’s coordinator for reconstruction how can the leaders of other countries
will use these facilities during the upcom- Our Ukraine will insist on the principle and stabilization. (Ukrinform) say that this is bad?” (RFE/RL Newsline)
Language association created in Europe
KYIV – The European Congress of
(Continued from page 20) make them do this,” said Pastor Adelaja. charter. The BSANNA, which is designed KYIV – It is essential to introduce
“For 10 years I haven’t received a single to overcome informational barriers and to three official languages, including
March 26, gathered for its first session in Ukrainian, Russian and Tatar in Crimea,
Kyiv on May 25, Ukrainian media penny from Leonid Chernovetskyi. He and create a common information space in the
I agreed not to discuss two issues: politics Pontic Region, incorporates Azertadj said the leader of the Crimean chapter of
reported. Newly elected deputies took the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB),
the oath of office, which was adminis- and finances. I do not want the Embassy (Azerbaijan), ATA (Albania), Armenpress
of God to become somebody’s pocket (Armenia), BTA (Bulgaria), Kavkaz-press Andrii Senchenko. Speaking on May 16,
tered by the oldest parliamentarian, Ivan he said a typical village in Crimea has
Herasymov of the Communist Party. Church when I am in Ukraine.” According (Georgia), Moldpress (Moldova), ITAR-
to the pastor, after their discussions Mr. TASS (Russia), Rompress (Romania), Ukrainian, Russian and Tatar popula-
(RFE/RL Newsline) tions, which means that three different
Chernovetskyi created a civic organiza- TANYUG (Serbia and Montenegro), ANA
President sets out principles for Cabinet tion, Social Partnership, which provides (Greece), ANADOLU Agency (Turkey) schools should be built there. Ukrainian
the poor with food and, in this way, brings and Ukrinform (Ukraine). The Ukrainian authorities failed to jump at the chance to
KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko its offering to God. Pastor Adelaja refused national news agency, Ukrinform, initiated solve the language problem in Ukraine,
addressed the inaugural session of the to answer a question about his organiza- the BSANNA’s establishment. Ukrinform Mr. Senchenko said. Thus far, the
newly elected Verkhovna Rada on May tion’s annual revenue, though he said that Director General Viktor Chamara has been Luhansk and Donetsk oblast councils as
25, Ukrainian media reported. Mr. among Kyivan parishioners 30 percent elected as the BSANNA chairperson. well as the city councils of Kharkiv,
Yushchenko said he will endorse the can- pay the tithe. He added that in Kyiv the BTRA General Director Maksim Minchev Sevastopol, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk
didacy of a new prime minister proposed Church has 20,000 faithful, though has been elected the BSANNA’s vice-chair- have passed resolutions on granting
by a parliamentary coalition if a future approximately 250,000 consider them- person. The BSANNA will hold its next Russian the status of a second regional
Cabinet sticks to several “principles.” selves parishioners. (Religious session in Bulgaria in 2007. (Ukrinform) language. (Ukrinform)
According to Mr. Yushchenko, Ukraine’s Information Service of Ukraine)
new Cabinet should work toward safe-
guarding the country’s development Ministry to oversee penitentiaries
based on “European values,” consolidat-
ing the nation, boosting economic KYIV – According to Justice Minister
reforms, and securing the observance of Serhii Holovatyi, the Cabinet passed a
human rights and freedoms. (RFE/RL resolution on May 17 to turn Ukrainian
Newsline) penitentiary institutions over to the
Justice Ministry. Commenting on the
Trade unions protest price hikes decision, Mr. Holovatyi said it was
aimed at making inmates’ conditions
KYIV – An estimated 10,000 people more humane. There are 180 penal insti-
turned out for a protest meeting organ- tutions in Ukraine, including 131
ized by the Trade Union Federation of colonies, 19 settlement-colonies, 11
Ukraine in Kyiv on May 24 against the penal institutions for juveniles, 33 custo-
government’s increase in tariffs for elec- dial facilities, five medical-labor correc-
tricity and public services earlier this tive facilities and 21 hospitals, in which
year, UNIAN and Reuters reported. about 200,000 citizens are being kept.
Participants in the meeting adopted a res- Subordinating Ukraine’s penitentiary
olution demanding that the government system to the Justice Ministry was
compensate people for the tariff hikes. among the nation’s commitments in join-
(RFE/RL Newsline) ing the Council of Europe. (Ukrinform)
Institute of National Memory created Courts have final say on language
KYIV – The Institute of National KYIV – The issue of whether some
Memory will be presided over by city and oblast councils’ resolutions to
Academician Ihor Yukhnovskyi, grant Russian the regional language sta-
President Viktor Yushchenko said on tus are legitimate rests with the
May 22 at the Bykivnia forest on the out- Constitutional Court of Ukraine, said
skirts of Kyiv during commemorations Mykola Poludennyi, an adviser to
of the victims of the totalitarian regime. President Viktor Yushchenko and head of
Before that, Mr. Yukhnovskyi was co- the Presidential Secretariat’s main service
chief of the Temporary Special for legal policies. The authorities, he said
Parliamentary Commission on on May 31, do not intend to use forcible
Monitoring the Elections Law. On means to solve the language problem. As
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June 21 Volyn Ukrainian Song and Dance Company, Hamilton Enjoy the Ultra Low RESERVATIONS:
Hamilton, ON Place Theater, 416-521-9555 UABA Conference Rate: Nightly $169.00
June 23 “God Bless America - In Honor of All Who Served,”
Glendale, CA concert featuring bass Stefan Szkafarowsky and Toll Free: (800) 815-6397
Ukrainian National Choir Kobzar, Alex Theater, or
818-243-2539 or 909-860-2102
(619) 424- 4000
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PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Soyuzivka’s Datebook Sunday, June 18 Salute – God Bless America” is presented by
the Ukrainian Culture Center of Los Angeles
HORSHAM, Pa.: The popular Father’s as a tribute to all who have served in the
June 5-9, 2006 July 16-22, 2006 Day Ukrainian Folk Festival will commence U.S. armed forces, with proceeds going to
Eparchial Clergy Retreat Discovery Camp, Session #2 at noon here at the Ukrainian American support children of those fallen in our mili-
SCUBA Diving Course Sport Center Tryzub, located at Lower State tary during “Operation Enduring Freedom.”
June 10, 2006 and County Line roads. A stage show featur- The event will be at the Alex Theater, 216 N.
Wedding July 23-28, 2006 ing the Voloshky School of Ukrainian Dance Brand Blvd., starting at 7:30 p.m. Ticket
Children’s Ukrainian Heritage and various folk musicians, including the reservations are available from Kobzar by
June 11-16, 2006 Day Camp, Session #2 Karpaty Dance Band, will take place at 2 contacting Dareen Swartzlander, 909-860-
UNA Seniors’ Conference p.m. A dance (“zabava”) to the tunes of the 2102, or online via www.alextheatre.org.
July 23-29, 2006 orchestra will follow the stage show. There
will be plentiful Ukrainian ethnic foods Friday-Sunday, June 23-25
June 16-18, 2006 Ukrainian Sitch Sports Camp
(varenyky, holubtsi and kovbasa), picnic fare
3rd Annual Adoption Weekend Session #1 ELLENVILLE, N.Y.: The Organization for
and refreshments. The center’s grounds offer
a good view of the aerial acrobatics of the Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine Inc.
June 17, 2006 July 23-August 5, 2006 Willow Grove Military Base’s 2006 invites all to the sixth annual Lemko Vatra in
Wedding Ukrainian Folk Dance Camp, Airshow, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds. the U.S., which will take place at the camp-
Session #1 Admission: $5 for adults; free for children grounds of the Ukrainian American Youth
June 18, 2006 13 and under. UASC Tryzub is a tax-exempt Association (SUM). The program includes a
Father’s Day Luncheon and Program July 30-August 5, 2006 non-profit corporation. Proceeds benefit cul- soccer game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed
Ukrainian Sitch Sports Camp tural programming and youth soccer. by official opening ceremonies and a concert
June 23-24, 2006 beginning at 3 p.m. Afterwards there will be
Session #2
Friday, June 23 a pig roast at 4:30 p.m. and a bonfire (vatra)
Plast Kurin “Shostokryli” Rada with the main concert beginning at 6 p.m.
July 31-August 4, 2006 GLENDALE, Calif.: Famed Irish tenor There will be two dances at 9 p.m. featuring
June 24, 2006 Golf Day Camp and Beach Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors trio, the Halychany and Chetverta Khvylia bands.
Wedding Volleyball Day Camp New York Metropolitan Opera bass Stefan Sunday’s program includes divine liturgy at
Szkafarowsky and film/TV actor George 10 a.m., a lecture at 2 p.m. by Katherine
June 25-July 2, 2006 August 5, 2006 Dzundza, along with the Pasadena Mycio, followed by a concert spotlighting
Tabir Ptashat Session #1 Dance Camp Session #1 Recital, Community Orchestra, join with the Akkolada and other performers, and closing
Auction Fund-Raiser sponsored by Ukrainian National Choir Kobzar of Los ceremonies at 5 p.m.. For information call
June 25-July 7, 2006 Chornomorski Khvyli and Angeles in a concert of rousing patriotic 973-772-3344 or 203-762-5912, or e-mail
Tennis Camp Soyuzivka’s Heritage Foundation American and Ukrainian songs. “A Musical vatrausa@aol.com.
Golf Tournament
June 26-30, 2006 PLEASE NOTE REQUIREMENTS:
Exploration Day Camp August 6-19, 2006
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