The Ukrainian Weekly 1993

INSIDE:• Vladimir Chernousenko's insight on Chornobyl disaster — page 3.• Update on Ternopii orphans — page 4.• Toronto-based group says: "Help Us Help the Children"-- page 5.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYl^iibllsiied by the Ui^aiiilait Natioimi Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit assoclatlotiVol. LXI No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 50 centsCanada backs Ukraine at CSCE,offers to mediate nukes issueby Andrij Kudla WyimyckyjIn the former YugoslaviaJERSEY CITY, N J. — On the openingday of the Commission on Security andCooperation in Europe (CSCE) conferencenow in session in Rome, Canada offered tomediate a dispute over Ukraine's nuclearweapons and opposed Moscow's calls fora peacekeeping mandate in ex-Sovietstates, according to a Canadian Press (CP)report of December 1.Russia, which inherited most of theSoviet nuclear arsenal, asked the foreignministers of over 50 countries assembledin the Italian capital to condemnUkraine's conditional ratification of theSTART I Treaty. Canada demurred,with some reservations.As cofifirmed by ministry press officerD6nis Boulet, Canadian ForeignAffairs Minister Andr6 Ouellet calledthe Ukrainian Parliament's ratificationof the START I Treaty "a positive andencouraging action," and said he understoodthe concerns Ukraine might have,faced with demands to hand overnuclear weapons to Russian authorities,whom the Ukrainians suspect of wishingto keep the transferred arms for theirown use.According to Mr. Boulet, Mr. Ouelletreminded Ukraine's representatives thatthey had made a very clear commitmentto disarmament, and stressed that everyonewas anxious to see it met. Mr.Ouellet also stated that the acceptance ofthe Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT) and full destruction of Ukraine'snuclear weapons were also matters ofconcern.Mr. Ouellet, who was scheduled tomeet with Ukraine's Foreign MinisterAnatoliy Zlenko later that day, indicateda way out of the treaty-compliance deadlock,saying that Canada could appeal tothe strong cultural economic ties between(Continued on page 17)The Ukrainian community has beenwiped out and willl never recoverby Nestor GulaTORONTO — "The Ukrainian communityin former Yugoslavia has beenwiped out and it will never recover orrebuild itself," said a man who fled fromthe devastated region, a recent applicantfor refugee status in Canada."The Ukrainian community in formerYugoslavia got caught in the crossfirebetween the warring factions," the mancontinued, "whether it was betweenSerbs and Croats, Serbs and Muslims, orCroats and Muslims."About a dozen Ukrainians from theregion, of the estimated 80 who have fledto Canada in the past year to escape theinsanity raging in their country, gatheredon November 27 in the hall of the Ss. Peterand Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, toattend a fund-raising dance held to supportthem and their countrymen.A trio of these refugees agreed to givetheir estimation of the Ukrainian community'shistory there and its present statusand prospects.All Ukrainians who recently arrivedfrom the exploding powder keg continueto be very nervous about speaking withthe press because most of them havefamily and friends still living in that wartornarea. The three refugees interviewedwere no exception, and demanded in nouncertain terms that their names notappear in this report.The Balkan Ukrainian community.which numbered slightly more than40,000, lived in three of formerYugoslavia's republics: Serbia, Croatiaand Bosnia-Hercegovina. According tothe recent arrivals, the community itselfwas divided into two parts: "the Rusyns,"who arrived in the Balkans fromTranscarpathia about 250 years ago, and"the Ukrainians" who came to this areaabout 100 years ago when the territorywas controlled by the Austro-Hungarianempire.The only real difference between thetwo groups, the refugees claimed, wasthat the Rusyns spoke with a distinct"Carpathian dialect." Otherwise, theysaid, there was little to distinguish them.Each of the three republics mentionedabove had its own policy on ethnicminorities.In Serbia, Rusyns and Ukrainians weretreated as two separate groups so that nolarge Ukrainian bloc could be established.According to the trio, because ofthe antagonism between Tito's regimeand the USSR, the leadership's distrustof anything Soviet led them to fear thatsome kind of link could be built betweenthe Ukrainian community and the SovietUnion. The emotional link to a territorythen under Soviet control led Serbs tofavor Rusyns over Ukrainians.In Croatia, the republican governmenttreated the two parts of the Ukrainian(Continued on page 21)U.S. and Russia pressure Ukraineto withdraw conditions on STARTby Marta KolomayetsKyyiv Press BureauKYYIV — Since Ukraine'sParliament overwhelmingly ratifiedSTART I on November 18, both theUnited States and Russia have expressedtheir open dissatisfaction with the toughconditions accompanying its adherenceto the international accord, which coulddelay implementation for years.And since a Monday, November 29,telephone conversation between U.S.President Bill Clinton and UkrainianPresident Leonid Kravchuk, Mr.Kravchuk has said he will raise the issueof ratification of START I, along withthe Lisbon Protocol and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, next year, after theelection of a new Parliament in lateMarch.During the 30-minute Clinton-Kravchuk conversation, Mr. Clinton"expressed his...unhappiness with theUkrainian Parliament's action," accordingto White House spokeswoman DeeDee Myers.The U.S. leader was concerned thatthe ratification of START I by theUkrainian Parliament with so many conditionsattached to it was more a negotiatingdocument than a true ratification.He obtained a pledge from theUkrainian president that Mr. Kravchukwould resubmit the START I documentto a new Parliament in the spring andpush to remove the conditions imposedby the current Parliament, whichincludes security and safety guarantees,as well as financial aid for disarmament."I told Mr. Clinton that I agree withhis position, that I too am unhappy withthe Parliament's decision. I told Yeltsinthe same thing," Mr. Kravchuk toldreporters on Thursday, December 2, ashe toured Kyyiv's area hospitals."I can't understand why we should notaccede to the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty). I don't understandwhere the obstacles lie, we must accedeto the NPT. We cannot become a nationthat others point fingers at, saying thatwe were the ones who stopped theprocess of disarmament, a nation thatpushed for the proliferation of nuclearweapons," he said.During the second Black Sea parliamentarysession on November 30,President Kravchuk said that Ukraine'sforeign policy is dominated by acquiringa non-nuclear status."The Parliament recently took a stepin this direction," Mr. Kravchuk said,"although I am sure the issue will have tobe reconsidered and corresponding(Continued on page 17)ШАРШАІ: Toward Ukraine'sdemocratization and independenceTWO mm a тШ y^r$ mШСЄ ih^ ршсішйайол of НІшіім'^ ти Ле ітшхііісйош of а free ішгкогMoj^emdance^ шй it WM two уеш^ in tbo а^ішші^ішіон, M^^istry ші4ago that ittdepemdence тш mm:- agrioutore of ІЯкгашо* Tlte^ arecottt of the vot^rj^ of llkraiae m aІРкґййО ate patieftlly awaitmg. 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Hospital partnerships respondto crises in Ul(raine's tiealtti careby Boris BaczynskyjSpecial to The Ukrainian WeeklyKYYTV — Ukraine's current birthrateand its perinatal, infant and mothers-atbirthmortality rates do not correspond tothe statistics of developed countries, saidDr. Viktor Didychenko, the generaldirector of Left-Bank Kyyiv's Maternaland Children's Health Center. Toimprove "these indicators of statehood,"as Dr. Didychenko labels them, theUkrainian pediatrician and his institutionare participating in the AmericanInternational Health Alliance (AIHA), apartnership program between Americanhospitals and those in the newly independentstates of the former USSR.The АША is partly funded by a grantfrom the U.S. government's Agency forInternational Development (AID) andpartly by participating U.S. hospitals andhospital-related organizations, which contributestaff tune and medical equipment.The program's goal is to counter, inhealth care, the economic dislocation andbreakdown of central authority envelopingall facets of life in the ex-USSR republics."Because of the potential for a rapid deteriorationin the health status of a populationof almost 300 million, ministries ofhealth, medical institutes and hospitals ineach of the new independent states mustact cooperatively and with great urgency,"says an AIHA Program Description."American hospitals can play a sigidficantrole in helping their counterparts in theNIS [Newly Independent States] respondto the cuirent crisis."American senior administrators, physicians,nurses and technical specialists areassigned by their institutions to workwith counterparts in the NIS, The core ofthe program is visits by participating personnelto the counters of their counterparts.АГО funds "largely support traveland other costs that are not easily subjectto in-kind contributions (by Americanhealth institutions)," says the description."By significantly leveraging USAIDfunds and by emphasizing aggressivedissemination of successful interventionsin NIS partner hospitals, the AIHAbelieves the impact of these partnershipswill be very significant, far exceedingthat which would result from traditionalassistance programs," it concludes.Miron Fedoriw, a 43-year-old clinicalpharmacist from Warren, Mich., is AIHAregional director for Ukraine, Belarus,and Moldova. A total of 22 partnershipshave already been established betweenhospitals in the U.S. and in countries thatemerged from the break-up of the USSR,says the Kyyiv-based UkrainianAmerican administrator. Congress hasfunded the program until the middle of1994, and soon the AIHA plans to expandinto the formerly communist countries ofEastem Europe, Mr. Fedoriw says.Four partnerships have been establishedwith Ukrainian hospitals. ConeyIsland Hospital of New York City ispaired with Odessa Oblast Hospital, aregional referral hospital of 1,400 beds."The roots — and therefore, the strength— of this partnership lie in the communityties between Ukraine's Odessa andNew York's Little Odessa," says anAIHA description."Many of the physicians and patientsin Coney Island Hospital were formerlyresidents of Odessa," Mr. Fedoriw says.During a recent trip to Odessa, the NewYork health workers brought with them"40-50 boxes of medical equipment:gowns, gloves, syringes — nothing hightech,"he adds.•Among the goals of this partnership.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49initiated in September, 1992, are theintroduction by the Coney Island personnelof new diagnostic and treatment technologiesin urology, neonatology, ophthalmology,and ortiiopedic surgery. TheAmerican side will also "recommendtechniques and practices to reduce infectionsthroughout the hospital," says aprogram description.Another partnership matches LvivOblast Hospital with the Detroit-basedHenry Ford Health Systems as well asthe Kaiser Foundation Health Plan ofOhio. Cooperation on the prevention andtreatment of rheumatic heart disease is apriority of that venture. Kaiser staff willtrain Lviv physicians in managementskills during their planned visit toCleveland, Mr. Fedoriw noted.Other Lviv facilities, the PerinatalHospital and the Railway Oblast Hospital,are paired with the Millard FillmoreHospital in Buffalo, N.Y. Here theemphasis is on improving the Ukrainianhospitals' performance in immunology,obstetrics, and prevention of asphyxiaamong the newborn. Furthermore,Fillmore personnel will assist theirUkrainian colleagues in establishing anoutpatient center to treat medical problemsnow requiring hospitalization.The partnership program involving thelargest number of health institutions isbetween the Philadelphia-basedUniversity of Pennsylvania School ofMedicine and the Kyyiv-based UkrainianState Medical University. A protocol ofunderstanding between die two universitieswas signed in June 1992. This programaims to improve maternal and childhealth in Ukraine.Besides the universities it includes sixhospitals affiliated with them: inPhiladelphia the Hospital of the Universityof Pennsylvania, the Children's Hospitalof Philadelphia, and the PennsylvaniaHospital; in Kyyiv Children's HospitalsNo. 1 and No. 2, as well as Obstetrical andGynecological Hospital No. 3.Mr. Fedoriw said the Kyyiv-Philadelphia program is targeting theproblems of high infant mortality, especiallyneonatal asphyxia; problem pregnanciesbecause of poor nutrition, as wellas low levels of pre- and post-natal care;and ways to improve family planning. Anattempt will be made to launch inter-sexcontraception programs. Currently,Ukrainian culture views birth preventionas the female's chore, but only 18% ofsexually active females use birth control— 15% the intra-uterine device and only3% pills, which are manufactured inEastem Europe and which many believecontain too many hormones, Mr. Fedoriwsaid. Abortion remains Ukraine's primarybirth control method, with the consequentdamage to the female's body, he noted.Dr. Didychenko supports a broadbasedfight against the fact that for everylive birth there are "two-and-a-half tothree" abortions in Ukraine. This contributeshugely to the country's negativegrowth rate, which he calls "demographicallyunfortunate." The 52-year-oldhealth administrator recommendsincreased public health education amonghospital workers and the general population.The pediatrician points out that inthe city of Kyyiv the rate of births per1,000 population has dropped from 15.5in 1985 to 9.6 in 1992. About 60 percentof Ukrainian marriages end in divorce.Dr. Didychenko adds.Asked what is the country's gravesthealth problem. Dr. Didychenko identified"the depressed economy." He adds, "If theeconomy continues to deteriorate, we will(Continued on page 22)Black Sea Economic Community meetsby Marta KolomayetsKyyiv Press BureauKYYIV — Ukraine's President LeonidKravchuk welcomed participants of theinteфarliamentary assembly of the BlackSea Economic Community, known asPECPA (Pontic Economic CooperationParliamentary Assembly) as they convenedto discuss problems common to thenations bordering on the Black Sea.Representatives of the Parliaments ofAzerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova,Romania, Turkey and Ukraine were presentat the three-day meeting in Kyyiv.Attending the conference as observerswere legislators from Greece and Bulgaria.Although this second plenary session ofthe Black Sea Economic Community, heldNovember 29 - December 1, had originallybeen planned for Moscow, with the dissolutionof the Russian Parliament this fall,the meeting was transferred to Kyyiv.Russia was not represented at the meeting.During the sessions, which werechaired by Hussametdin Jindoruk, thechairman of Turkey's Greater PopularAssembly, participants exchanged viewson ways to develop economic relationsUkraine limits electricity exportsKYYIV —- A Reuters report ofNovember 26 quoted a Ukrainian officialwho said Russia had cut his country fromthe electricity grid last week. As a result,Ukraine has had to cut exports to EastemEurope due to domestic shortages. Thereport also mentioned that 7 to 8 percentof Hungary's electricity consumption isprovided for by Ukraine, which will temporarilybe made up by domestic andPolish supplies. (RFE/RL Daily Report)Scientists join in pressure tacticsMOSCOW — Russia's nuclear technicianshave joined government officials inalleging that conditions at storage sites inUkraine are unsafe. Mirroring past effortsto increase intemational and intemal pressureon Ukraine, and coinciding with governmentalstatements refusing to furtherassist in weapons maintenance, scientistsfrom Russia's weapons labs issued awarning of "possible catastrophe," carriedon November 26 by the ITAR-TASSagency. (RFE/RL Daily Report)Kyyiv decrees AIDS test for foreignersand create conditions for the building offurther cooperation.The Ukrainian president noted thatholding the session in Ukraine's capitaltestified to both the recognition ofUkraine's authority in internationalaffairs and the world community's supportfor the young, independent nation.Mr. Kravchuk also lauded Turkey's keyrole in developing a new system ofregional cooperation among the BlackSea rimnations."I hope the present meeting will beable to play an important role in strengtheningand deepening mutual understandingbetween the Black Sea countries,"said Mr. Kravchuk at the session onNovember 30.He spoke of Ukraine's aspirations toacquire a non-nuclear status in the future,adding that it will be necessary to retum tothis problem and make relevant alterationsin the accord passed by the Parliament.(See story on START I reactions, page 1.)"Ukraine is interested in developingmutually beneficial bilateral interstaterelations with countries of the world,(Continued on page 23)KYYIV — Ukraine's government hasordered compulsory AIDS test for foreignworkers and students, and has providedfor the expulsion of anyone testingpositive for HIV, which causes the disease.The report also suggested thatUkraine was targeting arrivals from Asiain efforts to curb the spread of malaria.Other diseases the country is strugglingagainst, attributable to the sharp rise inimpoverishment, are tuberculosis anddiphtheria. (Wall Street Journal)Crimea aims to reduce wasteSYMFEROPIL — An extraordinarycommittee of the Crimean Council ofMinisters discussed urgent moves to reducewasteful consumption of fuel and power,primarily through heavy fines for overduefuel and power payments on consumerenteфrises. During a session on November29, the committee appealed to Black SeaFleet Commander Eduard Baltin and presidentialrepresentative Ivan Yermakov, askingthem to allow the sale of scrapped shipsfor metal and then use the proceeds to purchasefiiel. (Interfax-Ukraine).Fuel costs to rise for UkraineKYYIV — Ukraine currently paysRussia $90 (U.S.) per ton of fuel, whichwill rise to $100 (U.S.) by the first quarterof 1994, according to a meeting ofRussian fuel exporters and the UkrainianState Committee for Oil and Gas. Duringa meeting on November 29, the expertssaid Ukraine has been supplied wirti an(Continued on page 19)THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED 1933An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.,a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302.Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302.(ISSN--0273-9348)Yearly subscription rate: $20; for UNA members — $10.Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper.The Weekly and Svoboda:(201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036Postmaster, send addresschanges to:The Ukrainian WeeklyP.O. Box 346Jersey City, N.J. 07303UNA:(201)451-2200Editor-in-chief: Roma HadzewyczAssociate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kyyiv)Assistant editor: Khristina LewStaff writers/editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyyiv)AndrijKudlaWynnyclcyjTlie Ukrainian Weekly, December 5,1993, No. 49, Vol. LXICopyright © 1993 The Ukrainian Weekly

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49The demand for Ukraine's most precious resource — its childrenTemopil updateby Khristina LewEducation Center in Lviv establish tieswith the Ukrainian Saturday schools theTemopil orphans attend in the UnitedStates in order to provide any necessaryaid and maintain contacts. The directivealso instructed the education minister toOn August 9-24, a special commissionappointed by Ukraine's Minister forHumanitarian Affairs Mykola Zhulynsky inform all local education authoritiestraveled to the United States to review that in the future no collective departuresthe case of the 54 "orphans'' from of children beyond Ukraine's borders forTemopil.foreign adoption will be permitted.The four-member parliamentary-governmentWith the government intervening oncommission, comprising behalf of a swift resolution to the thenPeople's Deputies Iryna Kalynets and 18-month-old case, prospects for the dis-Kateryna Zavadska, and Cabinet ofMinisters attorneys LiudmilaVynohradovna and Larisa Artamovnova,met with the families and children inquestion, reviewed the myriad adoptiondocuments on the basis of existingUkrainian laws, and determined, case bycase, whether the adoption was in thebest interest of the child.Based on the commission's recommendations,on September 17 MinisterZhulynsky issued three directives. Thefirst notified the head of the TemopilOblast Government Administration,Roman Hromiak, that, as an exception,the minister had given his permission to patch of the 54 adoptions by theformulate adoption documents for th^ 54 November 1 deadline appeared certain.children in question without their return But when Pastor Darald Gruen andto Ukraine. (While the adoption of a Mykola Semeniak of the TernopilUkrainian child by foreigners is Orphans' Adopting Parents Committeeprocessed on the raion level, permission traveled to Ukraine in mid-October toto adopt is granted by the oblast governmentrepresent 43 of the Ternopil orphansadministration.)before the raion commissions, they metThe second directed Ukraine's with stiff opposition.Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare a This is the fifth in a series of articlesletter to the U.S. government explaining about the demand for Ukraine's mostUkraine's law on an adopted child's precious resource — its children.Ukrainian citizenship until the age of 18,at which point the child may choose his JERSEY CITY, N J. — In less thanor her citizenship. Minister Zhulynsky two months, on January 28, 1994, the 54also requested that Chicago's Consul orphans from Ternopil will have residedGeneral Anatoliy Oliynyk be instructedto issue the children new passports oncein the United States for two years. TheU.S. Immigration and Nationality Act dictatesthe adoptions were processed andthat the non-immigrant status of theapproved in Ukraine. (At the time The Ternopil orphans can change to lawfulUkrainian Weekly was going to print. permanent resident status in two instances:Consul Oliynyk was unavailable for comment.)if the child is adopted before the age of 16or if the child has been in the legal custodyThe third directive, addressed toof, and resided with, the adoptingUkraine's Ministry of Education, parent or parents for at least two years.requested that the International Although the parliamentary-govern-ment commission's August visit to theU.S. was an attempt to determinewhether each adoption was in the bestinterest of the child, prior to oblastapproval, each case had to be reviewedby one of four raion commissions inTernopil. Pastor Darald Gruen andMykola Semeniak of the TernopilOrphans' Adopting Parents Committeewere appointed to legally represent 43children before the raion commissions;the remaining 11 are represented byChicago attorney Roxolanna Harasymiw.In Ternopil, as in earlier times, politics haveintervened. The Ukrainian ConservativeRepublican Party and the raion commissionsrefuse to comply with the adoptions.— Roman HromiakTernopil Oblast GovernmentAdministration headPastor Gruen reports that during hisjourney 16 of the 43 children wereapproved totally or with one condition foradoption. He relays that the Monastyrskaraion overwhelmingly approved the adoptionof numerous children, only to withdrawthat approval after the orphanagedirector there refused to comply.Ms. Harasymiw, who was en route toUkraine on December 2, said she had had"some luck" with getting adoptionsapproved.Roman Hromiak, the man with the finalsay on the adoptions as the head of theTernopil Oblast GovernmentAdministration, explains that in Ternopil,"as in earlier times, politics have intervened.The Ukrainian ConservativeRepublican Party and the raion commissionsrefuse to comply with the adoptions."According to Mr. Hromiak, the greatestopponent to the adoptions is the head ofthe Ternopil City Administration,Vyacheslav Nehoda, who insists that thechildren return to Ukraine despite MinisterZhulynsky's directive allowing them toremain in the U.S. Ternopil City CouncilDeputy Romania Kozemchuk told a localTernopil newspaper in October that "inthe first place, the children should bereturned to Ukraine, and then after, if theywant, let them choose their path." Mr.Hromiak, who is also the president's representativein Ternopil, explained thatsome political forces believe the childrenshould not be adopted at all, but that theyshould remain in Ukraine to bolster itsdwindling population.People's Deputies Iryna Kalynets andKateiyna Zavadska have been instrumentalis pushing for a speedy resolution tothe case. Ms. Zavadska, who took leaveof her duties in Kyyiv to assist PastorGruen during his trip to Ternopil, has, inthe words of Walter Goncharoff of theTernopil Orphans' Parents AdoptingCommittee, "put her career on the line. Ifit weren't for her," said Mr. Goncharoff,"we wouldn't have a chance."Mr. Hromiak echoes Mr. Goncharoff ssentiments, saying that the political partiesclamoring for the children's returnhave greatly criticized the efforts of thetwo people's deputies.Mr. Hromiak, who emphasized that thefuture well-being of the oфhans is at stake,is working with the government to find ameans to alleviate opposition, with smallresults. He has himself traveled to the raioncommissions with the documents legalizedby Consul General Anatoliy Oliynyk, onlyto be met with opposition. Hoping toresolve the issue by the end of the year,Mr. Hromiak has approved eight adoptionsand has requested that the paperwork forthose eight be delivered to Kyyiv for theissuance of immigrant passports.Despite the legal implications of theINS two-year waiting period — at whichpoint the adopting parents can adopt theTernopil oфhans in the U.S. court system— and the November I deadline that cameand went, the Temopil Oфhans' AdoptingParents Committee has agreed to patientlyawait the decision of the Ukrainian side inthis 20-month battle until the end of theyear. "We have assurances from governmentofficials that things are proceeding,"Pastor Gruen said. "We are leaving the situationin the hands of those officials."OBITUARY:Hanna KorenetS, Plast leader Odessa Philharmonic cited in pressCHICAGO — Hanna (Handzia)KorenetS, prominent leader andorganizer in the Ukrainian scoutingorganization Plast, died November6 in Chicago at the age of 86.Ms. KorenetS joined Plast at theage of 13 as a member of the MartaBoretska Troop No. 2 at theBasilian Sisters' Gymnasium inLviv. In 1927, she joined the Plastsorority "Ті Shcho Hrebli Rvut,"which she subsequently headed for50 years. Upon resigning her post,Ms. KorenetS was made honoraryhead of both the senior and adultscout female divisions and accordedthe title "Persha Hreblia."Ms. KorenetS was born in 1907in Lviv, the second of two daughtersof Denys and Olha, neeDobrianska.A pharmacist by profession, Ms.KorenetS, upon completion of herstudies at the university in Poznan,Poland, returned to Ukraine and setup her own pharmacy in Lviv.When Plast was banned byPolish authorities in 1930, Ms.KorenetS stayed in Plast's ranks asit was forced underground. Duringthe war, in 1942-1945, Ms.KorenetS was active in theAssociations for the Upbringing ofUkrainian Youth, in charge ofdeveloping general educationalguidelines.With the re-establishment ofPlast in Germany in 1945, Ms.KorenetS was elected to the leadershipof the Association of EmigreUkrainian Plast Members, was amember of the Supreme PlastCommand of Ukrainian PlastMembers in Germany, 1947, and in1947-1949, she held the position ofdeputy-chief commandant ofHanna KorenetS in 1957.female Plast members.Upon emigrating to the UnitedStates and settling in Newark, N.J.,Ms. KorenetS continued her workin Plast as member of the SupremePlast Council, director of counselortraining, head of the committee onideology at the Second PlastCongress, and active member ofthe Newark Plast branch.For her committed work inPlast, Ms. KorenetS was awardedPlast's Gold Medal of St. Georgeand the Cross of Merit for WorthyDeeds.Apart from her life of dedicationto Plast, Ms. KorenetS was a memberof the Ukrainian NationalWomen's League of America andthe Ukrainian Patriarchal Society.Burial services were heldNovember 13 at St. Andrew theFirst-Called Apostle UkrainianOrthodox Cemetery in SouthBound Brook, N.J.Ms. KorenetS is survived by hersister Marta Pryjma and hernephews Yuriy and Ihor. In observanceof the 40th day of Ms.Korenets' passing, Plast will hold acommemorative evening onDecember 18 in New York.SHORT HILLS, N.J. — The Odessa PhilharmonicOrchestra received very favorable reviews following itsAmerican debut in Chicago's Orchestra Hall on November19. Reviewer Dan Tucker of the Chicago Tribune wrotethat the orchestra "showed that it could join the top ranks ofAmerican orchestras without breaking steps. Its sound isbright and confident... and it is equally sure of itself performingProkofiev, Mahler or a composer from its homeground, Boris Liatoshynsky."Mr. Tucher dwelt at length on the virtues ofLiatoshynsky's Symphony No. 3, suggesting that theChicago performance "should create an appetite" for theUkrainian composer's words. He also praised the orchestra'srendition of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," noting that theOdessa Philharmonic "showed off impressive solo playingfrom its first chair wind and string players."The Tribune attributed much of the orchestra's success toits young American conductor, Hobart Earle. "Aside fromhis obvious gifts as a conductor," said the reviewer, "Earleshows talent as a diplomat." The Tribune commented favorablyon Mr. Earle's success in promoting the orchestra andthe culture of Ukraine. In a separate article under the headline"Tour de Force," Tribune music critic John von Rheintraced the "perilous journey" that Mr. Earie took to organizethe Odessa Philharmonic's first American tour, citing thefinancial obstacles and bureaucratic hurdles the orchestrahad to overcome, both in Ukraine and in the U.S.The Odessa PhilhaiTnonic has also drawn the attention ofThe New York Times, which ran an article on Sunday,November 21. The orchestra performed at Camegie Hall andwas to appear at Toronto's Massey Hall on December 4 and onDecember 6 at the University of Hartford's Lincoln Theater, ina benefit for the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund.

No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993Chomobyl fund branches out"Help Us Help the Children"assists orphanages, hospitalsby Christopher GulyOTTAWA - A little boy stands in hiscrib as urine trinkles down his leg. Hewas bom without genitalia; a red gapinghole appears in its place. Ukrainianphysicians claim only specialists at NorthAmerican hospitals can surgically correctthe boy's painful circumstance.In another Ukrainian city, two smallchildren embrace. Both were bom withphysical abnormalities. The girl's handseach have only one hooked finger; bothfeet are club. Her young male playmateis missing one leg, while the other istwisted.All three are among more than 80,000Ukrainian children living in close to 60orphanages. They range in age frominfants to teens age 17. Many of theyoungest are believed to be victims ofthe 1986 nuclear accident that producedsignificant doses of radiation in close to900,000 children throughout Ukraine.Today, they have become the "childrenof Chomobyl."Others are the children of other nightmares.Abandonment, domestic violence,economic hardship within families, alcoholismand crime have also producedorphans in Ukraine.Their new homes are government-runorphanages. Some parents even placetheir children in such institutions forone- to two-year periods because theycan't afford to raise them, explainedRuslana Wrzesnewskyj. "Orphanages inUkraine are becoming what we know inNorth America as foster homes," shesaid. "They're becoming a safe socialsafety net."Although these Ukrainian fosterorphanageshave succeeded as safehavens, they desperately lack supplies.That's why Ms. Wrzesnewskyj andtwo other women organized "Help UsHelp The Children...We Are TheirFuture," under the auspices of theChildren of Chomobyl Canadian Fundearlier this year."One of the women, Julianne Uggla,had been to Ukraine this spring andbrought along $100,000 worth of humanitariangoods for children," noted Ms.Wrzesnewskyj, who adopted an orphangirl, now 21 months old, last December.(She and her videographer husband,Andy Cottrell, have three daughters oftheir own.) "We agreed there was aneed," she added.Over the past year, the group, whichhas now expanded to include medicalprofessionals, has raised more than CDN$600,000 (Canadian) worth of medicines,vitamins, vaccines, baby formula, food,clothing and toys for these orphans.Ukrainian orphanages are divided byage into three categories: for infants to 3-year olds, those age 3-7, and "intemats"for those 7 to 17.Ms. Wrzesnewskyj, who was recentlyin Ottawa speaking to the local UkrainianCanadian Professional and BusinessAssociation about the project, hasalready made two delivery visits toUkraine. In two weeks this October, thegroup trekked 2,500-miles across thecountry, stopping at 16 orphanages.They came armed with nine tons ofsupplies donated mostly by Canadianpharmaceutical companies. One donated550,000 chewable kids' vitamins; another,$300,000 worth of medication.Both офЬапа§Є8 and pediatric hospitalsreceived healthy doses of medicalkits containing antibiotics, penicillin,acetominophen, aspirin, de-wormingpills, anti-lice rinses, hormonal creams,vitamins and syringes. Pharmacist MotriaDzulynsky, who sits on the group's pharmaceuticalsubcommittee, said each kitcontained 20 different types of medications.Pills came with Ukrainian-languageinstmctions on dosage, expiration, ageappropriatenessand equivalence towhat's currently used in Ukraine.Ms. Wrzesnewskyj, an occupationaltherapist by training, explained thatUkrainian medicine is 20 years behindNorth American standards.A shipment of MMR (mumps,measles and rubella) vaccine from theMontreal-based pharmaceutical collectionagency MAP International ofCanada had to be diverted to anothercountry because the Ukrainian govemmentisn't set up to dispense it. However,medication used for treating asthma didmake it through."When I brought them the stuff inOctober that they told me they needed inAugust, they looked at us and said that alot of people make comimitments," Ms.Wrzesnewskyj related. "They said, 'Youfollowed through.' And that meant asmuch to them as what we brought.""Help Us Help The Children" hasmade a three-year conmiitment to assistUkrainian orphanages and children'shospitals. In May, the group plans toreturn to Ukraine and bring more than50 tons, worth $5 million (Canadian),of medical and humanitarian suppliesfor 10,000 children living in 60 orphanages.To donate supplies or money, contact:"Help Us Help The Children," Childrenof Chornobyl Canadian Fund, 1555Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M6P1A5; phone, (416) 532-2223; fax (416)588-2696.Photos in this seriesby Alexander F. Stepanov of Kyyiv.An example of physical defects at the Zaporizhzhia orphanage. Here, thegirPs right hand has seven fingers,her left is club.Similarly dressed boys at a Kremenchuk facility. Boy (far left) with cleft mouthand cross eyes, believed to be either a symptom of Chornobyl or fetal alcoholsyndrome, an increasingly common occurrence in Ukrainian orphanages.Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj (standing, first on right) of "Help Us Help the Children" surveys the situation at a 600"bed pediatrichospital In Luhanske, which doesn't have enough monitors for premature Infants.

Hearing-impaired 4-year-oldbenefits from treatment in /V.J.by Sharon GurHeldEDISON, N J. — For most 4-year-oldchildren, listening to Mother Goose nurseryrhymes or the songs of the "purpledinosaur" would be an ordinary occurrence.But for Ukrainian-born IrynaGritsei, music, nursery rhymes or anyother sounds are as foreign as the languageand surroundings of the nation shehas come to for help.Iryna arrived in the United States a littlemore than six months ago and is justone of the many hearing-impaired clientsbenefiting from the Department ofSpeech Pathology and Audiology at theJFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, anaffiliate of JFK Medical Center inEdison, N.J.When she was only a few months old,byna developed a fever that left her withprofound hearing loss. Her parents wereunable to find the appropriate medicaltreatment for their child in Ukraine andrelocated to Siberia, but even in Russiathe treatments and technology were primitiveand of little assistance.The Gritseis then heard of a experimentalsurgical technique that was beingdone in the United States, called acochlear implant. Leaving behind herhusband and their 7-year-old son, Mrs.Gritsei and her daughter made arrangementsto fly to the U.S. for treatment.Iryna was tested by audiologists inPhiladelphia and then at JFK. All of theexaminations revealed the same results:due to the type of hearing deficit she had,her age and the lack of an audiologist inUkraine who could provide the necessaryand extensive follow-up, Iryna is not acandidate for the implant at this tune.The audiologist at JFK, however, didrecommend that Iryna be fitted with ahearing aid in each ear. She would stillrequire substantial follow-up, but testingindicated that the devices would enableher to hear at some level. But the processwould not be simple.Iryna was frightened of the hearingaids, and the company nearest to Ukrainethat could provide follow-up service andbatteries for the device was in Moscow,half a continent away. Additionally, neitherIryna nor her mother speaks English.They are dependent on the skills ofRoman Wasiczko, a South Orange, N.J.,resident, who heard about their plightfrom a friend and generously offered hisskills as a translator.Despite these obstacles, Anne Eckert,JFK assistant director of audiology andspeech pathology, decided to take on thechallenge. By coincidence, Ms. Eckertunderstood and could speak enoughUkrainian to ease some of the tensions ofthe mother and her child. Between theskills of Ms. Eckert and Mr. Wasiczko,communication became less of a hindrance,but the experience was stillunsettling for the Gritseis."During Iryna's first visit to JFK, Ireally just wanted to spend time with her,getting to know her and her mother,establishing a relationship," said Ms.Eckert. "I felt that this little girl has cometo a foreign country and had been pokedand prodded by a lot of people. I wantedher to feel comfortable, not threatened orpushed into anything."Ms. Eckert said she also wanted tofind out Mrs. Gritsei's expectations andconcerns."We talked about her experiences inSiberia and the things that were done.Iryna was unsuccessful in adapting to ahearing aid there, and I needed somebackground to help me make sure wecould help her," Ms. Eckert explained.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49After a relationship had been established,Ms. Eckert wanted to begin fittingIryna with the hearing aids. She fitted theearmolds and hearing aids and gave Irynaand her mother an orientation on howthey worked. When the devices arrivedthree weeks later, Ms. Eckert taught theGritseis how to manipulate them, replacethe batteries and fit the earmolds into theears."I also talked to Iryna's mother abouthow I wanted her daughter to begin usingthe hearing aids," Ms. Eckert said. "I wasconcerned because of her past experienceswith devices in Russia. It was veryimportant to phase her hearing in on agradual level — we didn't want to overwhelmher."Eventually, Iryna felt comfortableenough to try the device."It was very clear, by the look on herface, that she could hear things and thatshe liked to hear them," said Ms. Eckert."I remember when we put them on herand she heard the very first sound, shecame right over to me and gave me thisbig hug. It was amazing."Iryna's mother was also moved, but atthe same time she was very scared."It was almost bittersweet," Mrs.Gritsei said through her interpreter. "Ihave never let go of my hope that Irynawill be able to have her hearing restored,and I am worried about the future."Throughout the process, Ms. Eckertconcentrated not only on helping the littlegirl use the device, but also on helpingher mother understand what its limitationswere."I was very concerned about whatMrs. Gritsei expected, Ms. Eckertexplained. "She was very disappointedwhen she found out that Iryna couldn'thave the cochlear implant, and I wantedher to understand what the hearing aidscould and could not do."In addition to obtaining the hearingaids, Iryna would need extensive followupafter she became comfortable usingthem. She would also need to be enrolledin a school that would suit her specialneeds and teach her to speak, as well asto use sign language.But time constraints were making theprocess all the more difficult. TheGritseis were running out of money forfood and rent, and their visas were onlytemporary."Support services for hearingimpairedindividuals are virtually nonexistentin Ukraine," said Ms. Eckert."Right now, it's a country struggling tofeed its citizens and provide them withthe most basic of health care. We neededto do as much as we could here beforethe visas ran out."However, it was feared that if shereturned to Ukraine at this point in theadjustment, all of her progress might belost. Mrs. Gritsei consulted an attorneyand has applied for an extension on hervisa. Additionally, she is seeking permissionfrom the U.S. government to obtaina work permit, enabling her to supportherself and her daughter while they are inthis country."The follow-up is so important," saidMs. Eckert. "You can't just give someonea hearing aid and send them on theirway."An audiologist will need to play alarge role in Iryna's future. The earmoldsneed to be changed every three monthssince Iryna's ear is growing, and she willneed to have the device tested to makesure she's using it properly and gettingthe most benefit from it. Ongoing counselingand hearing testing are also essen-(Continued on page 19)Woronowycz assigned to KyyivRoman WoronowyczJERSEY CITY, N.J. — RomanWoronowycz, a staff writer and editorof The Ukrainian Weekly, arrivedin Ukraine on December 1 to take upthe post of Kyyiv correspondent atthe Ukrainian National Association'sPress Bureau. He is assigned to theUkrainian capital for six months.Mr. Woronowycz will replaceMarta Kolomayets, The Weekly'sassociate editor, who has been servingher third tour of duty in Ukrainesince February of this year. Ms.Kolomayets is due to return to theU.S. on December 26.Mr. Woronowycz has been on theeditorial staff of The UkrainianWeekly since June 30, 1992. He wasnamed a staff writer/editor onOctober 1, 1992. Originally from theDetroit area, he holds a B.A. in publicadministration from Wayne StateUniversity and has completed mostgraduate work toward a master'sdegree in journalism at the Universityof Michigan at Ann Arbor.While at U. of M., he was a reporterfor The Michigan Journalist and TheAnn Arbor News, He has newspaperproduction experience as well, havingbeen employed as production managerat The Ukrainian News of Detroit.Perhaps it is fitting that Mr.Woronowycz arrived in Kyyiv onDecember 1 as that is the Feast Dayof St. Roman, his name day.Canadiari'Sponsored institutetrains Ukraine's public servantsby Christopher GulyOTTAWA - In one year, more than2,500 Ukrainian students have attendedseminars at the Canadian-sponsoredInstitute of Public Administration andLocal Government (IPALG) in Kyyiv.The institute, the first of its Idnd in aformer Soviet republic, is designed totrain senior public servants for theUkrainian government.Students will receive training inWestern economics, human resourcesand administration. The IPALG also runsa Public Policy Research Center and aManagement Studies Center, wherefuture public servants will be tutored inprivatization, investment and banking.Each year, 100 students will also beadmitted to the institute's one-yearMasters in Public Administration certificateprogram.The IPALG was established by presidentialdecree last March and is fundedby Canada's External Affairs Task Forceon Central and Eastern Europe. EmilBaran, vice-president of the Center forCentral and Eastern Europe, CanadianBureau for International Education(CBIE), which manages the project, saidthe program will cost the Canadian government$4.7 million. It will run until1996.The IPALG is part of Canada's technicaland humanitarian assistance packageto former Soviet states and Central andEast European countries that began in1989. So far, more than 500 projects valuedat $150 million have been earmarkedfor 14 countries.A Canadian, Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko,formerly of Edmonton, serves as directorgeneral of the project.Mary Biggs, director of the IPALGproject in Canada, said the institute hasgenerated a lot of interest. In the pastyear alone, close to 900 people appliedfor the 100 positions in the master's program.Students required a bachelor'sdegree before applying, and close to 75percent were already civil servants.Of those who were accepted, 25 percentwere women and 40 percent camefrom rural communities, part of theIPALG's broader representationalrequirements.Ms. Biggs added that the institute isthe first in Ukraine to promote affirmativeaction and policies against sexualharassment.The MPA program, which runs fromSeptember 1 to August 30, includes aone-month internship outside Ukraine.So far, Canada, France, Germany and theUnited Kingdom have been the preferredlocations for second-language training.Various work-experience fellowshipswill also be offered to MPA students.The MPA program will also offer studentsspecialization in one of three areas>economics and finance, law and politicSvor social and humanitarian policy.The institute plans to send Canadianpublic administration specialists andMPA graduates to Ukraine to lecture andhelp students develop their English- andFrench-language vocabulary.The IPALG will also send trainingstaff from Canada's Ministry of Financeto Kyyiv in January and will host 80Ukrainian deputy ministers at an"Executive Development Program" inCanada this December.Ms. Biggs noted that the instituteneeds to build a resource library. "Whenwe arrived last year, there were onlybooks in Ukrainian and Russian available,"she explains. "And they were basicallymaterials on the Soviet system ofgovernment."Therefore, a lexicon of 1,700 relevantterms is being developed by theUniversity of Manitoba and 300 case(Continued on page 22)

No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUMMetropolitan area districts liold organizing meeting Ivoung UNR^er?JERSEY CITY, NJ. — The UNA district committees ofNew York, Jersey City, Newark, Passaic and Perth Amboy helda joint organizing meeting here at the Ukrainian NationalAssociation's headquarters building on Saturday, October 23.The focus of the meeting was on the 1993 UNA membershipcampaign, as well as the upcoming centennial of this fraternalorganization. Representatives of the New York City district andfour New Jersey districts also delivered reports on activity iniieir respective areas.Among the more than 50 persons in attendance were severalsupreme officers and members of the UNA Supreme Assembly.Present were: Supreme President Ulana Diachuk, SupremeSecretary Walter Sochan, Supreme Treasurer AlexanderBlahitka, Supreme Advisors Andrew Keybida, Vasyl Luchkiwand Roma Hadzewycz, as well as Mary Dushnyck, honorarymember of the Supreme Assembly.Mrs. Diachuk opened the meeting with a brief report on theorganizing campaign. She noted that to date the districts representedat the meeting had met less than 50 percent of theirrespective quotas, and she encouraged all UNA activists tobecome active in the membership campaign, especially byreaching out to younger potential members. She then reportedon the organizing results as of the end of the third quarter of1993 (see organizing report on this page).District reports were given by their respective district chairmen:Prof. Luchkiw of New York, Walter Bilyk of Jersey City,Roman Pyndus of Newark, John Chomko of Passaic and OsypRinnyk of Perth Amboy (in the absence of District ChairmanMichael Zacharko).It was noted that the following were the results, thus far, of1993 organizing efforts in these districts: New York, 60 members(40 percent of quota); Passaic, 10 members (40 percent);Jersey City, 29 members (39 percent); Newark, 32 members (38percent), and Perth Amboy, 19 members (35 percent). It shouldbe noted that quotas are determined based on the number of agiven district's current members.In turn, Mr. Sochan offered a summary of the various insuranceplans now offered by the UNA and gave some helpfulhints on how to promote UNA products. The supreme secretaryexplained the importance of withdrawal equities, the availabilityof extended term insurance and the savings on single-premiumcertificates, among the various insurance matters he discussed.He emphasized that the 1993 organizing campaign in particularis important because it is the membership count at the endof 1993 that determines the number of convention delegates towhich a branch is entitled. The UNA convention will take placein Pittsburgh in May of 1994.Mrs. Diachuk again took the podium to speak of the UNA'snew insurance sales office in AUentown, Pa., and one soon toopen in Parma, Ohio. In addition, she noted, five professionalsalesmen work out of the Home Office in Jersey City.The supreme president then went on to speak of the UNA'scentennial, which will be marked in 1994 with gala concertsin New York and Philadelphia, and special publications,including a history of the organization by Dr. Myron B.Kuropas and a volume containing histories of UNA branches.A traveling photo exhibit also is being prepared to mark theanniversary.As well, Mrs. Diachuk said the UNA would like to honor itspioneers in 1994 and that is why she had asked all branches tosubmit names of persons who should be cited. Thus far, however,she said only 75 out of 390 branches had responded to thisrequest.In his remarks. Supreme Treasurer Blahitka underscored thatthe UNA is financially strong, with $72 million in assets as ofAugust 31. He pointed to income of $5,426,029 more this yearthan in 1992— much of it due to sales of annuity certificates.He also cited a report by Standard Analytical Service, whichnotes that the UNA's solvency, suфlus funds and surplus to lifeinsurance in force compare extremely favorably with figuresforthe 25 largest commercial life insurance companies in theUnited States.He further noted that income at Soyuzivka also was up,amounting to $26,361 more than in the previous year, and thatthe UNA headquarters building is now 86 percent occupied (ascompared to the 70 percent occupancy rate that is the average inthe area in the current market).Toward the conclusion of the meeting Ms. Hadzewycz, whoin addition to being a supreme advisor is editor-in-chief of TheUkrainian Weekly, was asked to speak about the future of thatnewspaper. She noted that the future depends on UNA members,on marketing and promotion of The Weekly among potentialsubscribers, and on further decisions about the expansion ofthe press bureau in Ukraine as well as the opening of newbureaus in other locations in North America.She added that The Weekly's 60th anniversary, which fallson October 6, 1993, was commemorated with a special issue ofthe newspaper and that it also will be marked in the 1994 UNAAlmanac with a special section.Also at the end of the meeting, Atanas Kobryn spoke brieflyabout his experiences as a participating instructor in the UNA'sTeaching English in Ukraine Program. He noted in particularthat the residents of eastern Ukraine — his assignment was inthe Donbas — must not be forgotten by Ukrainians livingabroad.Alexa Raniuk is a new member of UNABranch 238 in Boston. She was enroUedby her parents, George and Lila Raniuk.Matthew D. Solan is one of the newestmembers of UNA Branch 452 inHammond, Ind. He is the son of Kimand David Solan and was enroUed by hisgrandparents Irene and Joseph Solan.Auditors complete semiannual reviewThe Supreme Auditing Committee of the Ukrainian NationalAssociation completed its semiannual review of UNA operations.The review was conducted by Supreme Auditors (fromleft) Anatole Doroshenko, William Pastuszek (committeechairman), Wasyl Didiuk and Stepan Hawrysz. TarasSzmagala, the fifth member of the Auditing Committee, wasunable to be present during the November 15 weeklong audit.The UNA:a centuryof serviceSeniors have datePOLAND, Ohio — Gene Woloshyn,president of the UNA SeniorsAssociation, has announced that the 20thconference will be held June 12-17,1994, at Soyuzivka.The theme of the coming conferencewill be "Celebrating the Anniversaries."Reservations will be taken by Soyuzivkaafter January 1, 1994.Third quarter organizing reportDuring the hot summer months, UNA activists did not forget about enrolling new members into theUkrainian National Association, especially since the membership count at the end of 1993 will determinethe number of delegates to which a branch is entitled for the 1994 convention.We are pleased to report the organizing achievements for the first nine months of 1993. In all, 996new members were enrolled for $9,620,787 of insurance. There is a marked increase in the amount ofinsurance coverage — $1,697,000 higher than last year.Among individual organizers, the longtime secretary of Branch 63 in Pittsburgh, Michael Turko,enlisted 47 members. By the end of the year, he is sure to have enrolled more than 50 new members.In second place in the 1993 organizing campaign is Miron Pilipiak, assistant secretary of Branch 496in Seattle, who enrolled 50 members. He, too, is sure to surpass the 50-member mark. SupremeAuditor William Pastuszek is now in third place with 33 members, but there is no doubt he will workhard to be No. 1.Next in line are the following organizers: Christine Gerbehy, Branch 269, 26 members; JosephChabon, Branch 242, 25 members; John Chopko, Branch 271, 19 members; Dr. Atanas Slusarczuk,Branch 174, 15 members; Eli Matiash, Branch 120, and Stefan Pryjmak, Branch 217, 14 memberseach; and Nicholas Diakiwsky, Branch 161, 13 members.In Canada, veteran organizer Alexandra Dolnycky of Toronto's Branch 434 is in first place with 12new members. Supreme Advisor Tekla Moroz is not far behind, however, with 10 members.The Supreme Executive Committee extends sincere congratulations and a hearty thank-you to aUthese organizers for their hard work and dedication. As well, thanks are due to all other organizerswho enrolled new members, we encourage them to continue their work to increase the membership intheir branches and the UNA as a whole.As regards organizing results by districts, the Central district is now in first place, having overfulfilledits quota by 120 percent. Pittsburgh is in second place, having completed 96 percent of itsquota, and Youngstown is in third with 80 percent of it allotment. Syracuse/Utica is a close fourthwith 72 percent of its quota filled.All other districts have met their quotas by 67 percent or less.The Supreme Executive Committee especially appeals to those branch secretaries who this yearhave not yet enrolled any new members and ask that they resume their organizing activity. The enrollmentof new members into the UNA should be a goal dear to each and every one of us, but in particularto branch officers, as the ranks of the UNA need to be replenished with active new members toreplace our pioneers and longtime activists who have passed away. Let us remember that there is littletime left to the end of the year and that the convention year will soon be upon us.Supreme Executive Committee

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYNuclear double standardThis week, in the wake of the Ukrainian Parliament's conditional ratificationof START I, the United States began to apply pressure on Ukraine to fullyaccede to that treaty. The Washington Times reported that President Bill Clintonwarned President Leonid Kravchuk via a 30-minute telephone conversation that,unless Ukraine withdraws its conditions, it will not receive U.S. economic aid.The White House has also nixed a previously planned visit to Kyyiv in January(at the same time that visits to Moscow and Minsk are to take place).Chief among the conditions attached by Ukraine's Parliament to its approvalof START was the issue of security guarantees. This was not the first time thatUkraine had asked for security assurances from the United States, Russia andother nuclear powers. Ukraine's representatives have stressed, again and again,at various fora, from the United Nations to the White House, that Ukraine simplymust have such guarantees if it is to feel secure in the shadow of its "elderbrother" neighbor, its historical foe and overlord for three centuries plus. Andthese are not unwarranted fears. Need we remind our readers of Russia'sclaims to Ukrainian territory and assets, its record of fomenting conflict inother independent states, its pretensions to the role of a special "peacekeeper"in what it likes to refer to as "the near abroad," not to mention its nostalgia forthe former empire? "Former empires make bad neighbors. They resent theirfall from glory, they flex their muscles, they aspire to become what they oncewere," noted Dr. Alexander J. Motyl of Columbia University's HarrimanInstitute in a recent analytical article.And now the U.S. and Russia appear to be acting in concert, each applyingpressure on Ukraine to disarm. The U.S. by withholding economic aid and diplomaticniceties, Russia via economic and nuclear blackmail, halting deUveries offuel supplies and announcing suspension of nuclear weapons maintenance.The U.S. has demonstrated its total misreading of Ukraine's intentions andhas shown a disturbing faith in one nuclear power armed to the teeth and politicallyunstable as preferable to several nuclear states. This despite the fact thatthe U.S. isn't even sure what is happening to the weapons Russia is supposedto be dismantling. As Michael R. Gordon reported recently in The New YorkTimes: "Russia appears to have made steady, but slow, progress in dismantlingits mammoth nuclear arsenal, which the Central Intelligence Agency estimatesconsists of 27,000 warheads. But even as they accept hundreds of millions ofdollars in American aid, Russian officials have declined to provide Washingtonwith basic information about the effort."The Clinton administration has also revealed its total lack of understandingof history — even recent history — and its serious deficiencies in creativity asregards diplomacy and foreign policy. The result is that the U.S. has onceagain provided proof of its acknowledgment of Russia's sphere of influencecovering former Soviet territory and the territory of former Soviet satellites. Asnoted by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski in a December 1 op-ed piece in The NewYork Times, "...the eagerness of the American and Russian presidents to makeeach other look good may produce formulas that could perniciously affect theprospects for European stability." He warned, "President Clinton "may betempted to endorse a formula for an American-Russian guarantee of CentralEuropean security ... [that] would re-establish a privileged role for Russia overCentral Europe, but with an American sanction." Parenthetically he added:"Echoes of Yalta."Canada, on the other hand, has opted for the route of positive reinforcement.Offering at the Rome meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperationin Europe to mediate the dispute ovei* Ukraine's nuclear weapons, Canada saidit understands Ukraine's reluctance to hand over its weapons to Russia for dismantlingwithout some guarantee Russia won't keep them for itself. CanadaPress reported that Foreign Affairs Minister Andre Ouellet said Canada has abetter way to persuade Ukraine to comply with START and that is by appealingto the strong cultural and economic ties Ukraine has with Canada.But, just as President George Bush's warnings against "suicidal nationalismbackfired,so too is President Clinton's accommodationist stance towardRussia at the expense of the other successor states to the USSR bound to fail.For, if the Clinton administration's foreign policy experts think they can avoidthe "Yugoslav scenario" on the territory of the former USSR by bending overbackward to please Russia, they are dead wrong. Russia is not the guarantor ofstability. It is the obstacle to stability in that part of the world. It is time theClinton administration stop its shameful disregard of Ukraine's pleas for securityand help Ukraine attain the nuclear-free status it seeks.Dec.51992THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49Turning the pages back...On Saturday, December 5, 1992, the Russian Congress ofPeople's Deputies issued a decree instructing the SupremeCouncil of the Russian Federation to examine the status ofSevastopil, a Black Sea port in the Crimea, on Ukrainian territory.Swiffly denounced by Ukraine's ministry of foreign affairs and presidium of theSupreme Council (on December 8 and 9, 1992, respectively). Nevertheless, theRussian parliament went ahead with a formal claim on the city on July 9,1993.Following a vigorous protest from Kyyiv, the Security council of the UnitedNations condemned the action, on July 20, 1993, calling it blatant disregard for internationallaw and without effect.The Russian parliament has since been dissolved by President Boris Yeltsin'sukase, enforced by gunfire from tanks.Source: The Ukrainian Weekly, Vol LX, no. 50; Vol LXI, nos. 29-30.LETTER TOTHE EDITORMe and my Volvo,and aid to KyyivDear Editor:The Ukrainian Weekly of November7, 1993 reports Canadian ambassador toUkraine, Francois Mathys, as beingapologetic about Canada's small contributionof $2 million to Kyyiv's new scienceand technology center — "$2 millionis hardly a significant sum," admitsAmbassador Mathys.As the United States has almost tentimes the population of Canada, onewould expect tiieUnited States to be similarlyapologetic about a contribution ofalmost $20 million. In fact, however, theUnited States is donating only $10 mil-Tiie real need:economic reformDear Editor:In letter to the editor on November14, a reader wrote that Russia is engagingin a "policy of deprivation"towards Ukraine in regard to energy.Although Russia will use any vulnerabilityof Ukraine to its advantage, I feelit is also important to recognize that,since Ukraine is no longer part of theSoviet Union, it cannot expect to continueto receive energy from Russia forwhich it cannot pay. This is an economicreality independent Ukrainemust deal with.Ukraine's difficulties will only besolved when it can generate enough revenueto buy its needs. This is simpleeconomics. When one looks at a nationlike Japan, one finds it also is energypoor. Its solution to this problem was togear its economy towards exports, so itcould earn revenue to pay for importedfuel. Ukraine, on the other hand, hasonly slowly begun the necessaryreforms which will promote export production.President Leonid Kravchuk has indicatedthat Ukraine cannot take the path ofradical reform due the consequences ofVarious newspapers have recently carriedstories about President Bill Clinton'spressure on the government of Ukraine todisarm itself, or risk U.S. displeasure.According to a Washington Times article,Russia will continue to maintain currentdefense spending levels. An armedRussia is a threat to Ukraine, EasternEurope and the United States. If you areconcerned about this state of affairs,write to Vice-President Al Gore, whowill be traveling to Russia soon, and toPresident Clinton. Sample letters follow.Vice-President Al GoreExecutive Office BuildingPennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20503Dear Mr. Vice-President:lion and sees nothing to apologize for.Given Sweden's small population of8,564,000, its contribution of $1.5 milliontowards the project takes the prizefor generosity. If Canada had given asgenerously in proportion to its population,its donation would have been not $2million but $4.7 million, and if theUnited States had given as generously,its contribution would have been not $10million, but $43.6 million.The firstcar I ever owned was a Volvo,and in view of Sweden's sympathetic supportfor Ukraine, the next time I am m themarket for a car, I will certainly visit mylocal Volvo dealer with a positive bias.ACTION ITEMLubomyr PrytulakVancouverseven decades of communism. Althoughthere may be some truth to this, one cannotignore the fact that a nation likeChina, which officially is still a communiststate, has already been able to introducesignificant private enteфrise.The rapid economic activity in Chinaoffers a number of lessons to Ukraine.First, their leader, Deng Xiaoping,strongly promoted a vision of economicgrowth based on market reform that hastriumphed despite great opposition.Ukraine's leadership must do the same.Second, the implementation of policiesby the Chinese government which areconducive for economic growth havebrought large investments from theChinese diaspora, who possess both economicwealth and business skill. TheUkrainian diaspora offers a similarsource for the tools required in thedevelopment of Ukraine. The Ukrainiangovernment, however, has not laid thefoundation to take full advantage of thisasset.The energy problem really serves tobring attention to the real need inUkraine, complete economic reform.Because Ukraine's existence will facemany challenges from Russia, theurgency for this reform is great.Bohdan SkrobachTorontoIn anticipation of your visit to Russia,I would like to express my extreme dissatisfactionwith U.S. foreign policytoward Russia and the various other formerrepublics of the Soviet Union.Ukraine and other nations are being pressuredto disarm in favor of Russia, anaggressive and unstable power for thelast 300 years. This is against U.S. interests,for it will increase Russia's powerand thus our only very recent "ally" caneasily become the "evil empire" onceagain. We must protect ourselves by supportingdemocratic independent states inthe region and thus secure stability andpeace in Europe and the world.President Bill ClintonThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington DC 20500Dear Mr. President:Your administration's most recent policyapproach toward Ukraine places ourcountry in great danger. By pressuringUkraine to give up its nuclear weapons toRussia, we encourage a historicallyaggressive neighbor to switch at any timefrom "ally" to "evil empire." We mustprotect ourselves by supporting democraticindependent states in the region, andthus secure stability and peace in Europeand the world.— submitted by Ukrainian-AmericanCommunity Network, P.O. Box 34510,Bethesda,MD 20817

N0.49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993NEWS AND VIEWSOn judging John DemjanjukSpeech delivered by Michael Warder, Reno, opposed the decision of the court.executive vice-president of The Rockford Their representatives argued in front ofInstitute, on October 30 at the annual the Cincinnati federal judges that even ifmeeting of the John Randolph Club San Mr. Demjanjuk was not the notoriousMateo, CalifThe trial of John Demjanjuk is, quitesimply, the trial of the century. The warcrimes of which he is accused and thesubsequent legal proceedings span threecontinents and 50 years. Think of it! Halfa century! Mr. Demjanjuk was swept upfirst in Stalin's Red Army during WorldWar П when his country was attacked byHitler's Nazi Germany. Captured by theGermans, Mr. Demjanjuk then wasplaced in prison. Years later, in a legalproceeding that is now 18 years old andfilled with the passionate emotion ofCommunism, Nazism and war crimes,we the public are invited to sit in judgmenton a man and what he did in 1942and 1943.John Demjanjuk would most likely bedead now, were it not for his faith andthe passionate support of his family andthe Ukrainian American community.Indeed, this simple sentence may be mosttelling for those of us who would seekjustice. Innocence and hiring a goodlawyer may no longer be enough, if theyever were.In 1986, at the time of his loss ofAmerican citizenship and deportation toIsrael, Mr. Demjanjuk was positioned inthe media as the Adolf Eichmann for anew generation. Through the testimonyand evidence presented in Jerusalem athis trial, the historical facts and thelessons of the Holocaust would be preserved,renewed and passed on. Mr.Demjanjuk, the Ukrainian peasanttumed-Cleveland-autoworker,would begiven a fair trial and then hung.Amazingly, the wheels of injusticeground to a halt, while the wheels of justicebegan to turn.It is also to the credit of the Israelijudicial system that Mr. Demjanjuk wasfinally set free. True, it is a curious freedom,since he now lives under a deaththreat and with the continual protectionof our FBI. Mr. Demjanjuk's enemiesknow where he and his family live. Still,the Israeli Supreme Court, under tremendouspressure, on July 29, overturned anApril 1988 verdict of an Israeli court thathad found Demjanjuk guilty of warcrimes. After seven years in solitary confinementin a cell lit 24 hours a day, witha video camera always watching, Mr.Demjanjuk was set free.Perhaps even more amazing than thedecision of the Israeli Supreme Courtwas the unanimous ruling a few dayslater of a U.S. Federal Appeals Court inCincinnati, This court found that theJustice Department's prosecution of theDemjanjuk case was, and Ї quote, "carelessat the very least." The implication tothis curious use of language was that ifthe prosecution was "careless at theleast," then, at the most, the JusticeDepartment, and more specifically itsOffice of Special Investigations, wasguilty of deliberately concealing evidencefrom the defense and from thecourt. The evidence of professional misconductin this case is tangible, recentand compelling. Indeed, the pattern ofbehavior of the OSI over the years criesout for coogressional oversight. Howevertiiat may be, the Federal Appeals Courtruled that Mr. Demjanjuk must beallowed to return to the United Statesbecause of his questionable prosecutionin front of this same court back in 1986.The Clinton administration, and mostspecifically its attorney general, Janet"Ivan the Terrible" who maliciously torturedJews on their way to the gas chambers,then the Israeli trials showed thatMr. Demjanjuk was likely a prison guardat other camps. These are, of course,totally different accusations. Since Mr.Demjanjuk allegedly concealed his roleas a camp guard on his immigrationforms more than 40 years ago, they saidhe should not be allowed re-entry.Chief Judge Gilbert Merritt could notbelieve Ms. Reno had actually taken aposition in opposition to the motion ofthe court. Apparently Ms. Reno hasn'tquite got it straight about the relationbetween the three branches of government.There is much, apparently, that shehasn't got straight.Time does not allow a review of thelong tangled trail of evidence and testimonybehind this case. Nonetheless, afew points must be made. The UnitedStates does not try war criminals. Insteadour government tries some people forlying on their immigration forms whenthey enter the country. These are civilproceedings and the government is notrequired to read a suspect his Mirandarights or to provide an attorney. Mr.Demjanjuk and his family, for instance,had to raise millions of dollars for hisdefense. Nor is the accused entitled to atrial by jury. Despite the fact that theseare civil proceedings, there are nostatutes of limitations for lying on theinunigration forms. Nonetheless, a findingof guilt may result in a subsequentsentence of death in a third country.It has been the stated position of thesuccessive directors of the OSI, notablyAllan Ryan and Neal Sher, that theynever seek to convict someone for simplylying on a form 40 years ago. Rather, thecrimes in question in this instance arewar crimes committed between 1933 and1945 and involve aiding Hitler's NaziGermany in waging aggressive war andin conamitting "crimes against humanity."It is, of course, a great paradox thatthe Soviet Union signed a pact withHitler in 1939 that led in the next twoyears to an enormous loss of life inPoland, the Baltics and much of EasternEurope. This Soviet action, and the specifictortures and deaths that followedbetween 1933 and 1945, were never consideredfor war crimes trials, nor for subsequentlegal action since the establishmentof the OSI in 1978.Allan Ryan in his book, "QuietNeighbors," freely admits that, in additionto catching war criminals, part of therationale for the establishment of the OSIwas that an older generation of Jewswanted to teach a newer generation ofAmericans about the Holocaust. The ideaof catching war criminals dovetailedneatly with Soviet concerns as well. TheSoviets gave death sentences to formermembers of the Red Army who surrenderedto the Nazis and who went to theWest after the war. They were especiallyinterested in finding former soldiers whotook up arms against the Soviet Union inthe later stages of the war, like theGeorgian father of the current head of theAmerican Joint Chiefs of Staff, JohnShalikashviii.Mr. Demjanjuk's name was first givento the U.S. Justice Depaitment in 1975by Michael Hanusiak, editor ofUkrainian News, a pro-Soviet publicationfor Ukrainian exiles in the U.S. It(Coetiniied on page 20)!]Faces and Placesby Myron B. Kuropas"My Life" is our storyWith the Christmas season upon us,can "It's a Wonderful Life," that marvelousclassic starring Jimmy Stewart asGeorge Bailey, be far behind?Of course not. And it's a good thing!But this season there's another goodthing to enrich us all, a very differentfilm called "My Life." If you haven'tseen it, run, don't walk, to your nearesttheater because this is a film about us.Yes, us. Like in Ukrainians."A memorable movie," declared TVhost Larry King. "A terrific film aboutthe appreciation of life and about openingyour heart to love."The film is more than a simple lovestory, however. It's also about healingand findingone's lost roots.The story begins with little BobbyIvanovich, age 6, looking up at the firststar of the night and asking God to put acircus in his back yard so that he caninvite his classmates to his house andimpress them on his birthday. ToBobby's overwhehning shame before hispeers, the prayer isn't answered.Thirty years later we find a grownBobby looking up at the same firststar ofthe night and asking God for somethingvery different. Bobby is now Bob Jones(played by Michael Keaton), a highlysuccessful public relations executive whohas just learned that the cancer in his kidneyshas spread and that his days arenumbered. With his wife (played byNicole Kidman) pregnant, Bob Jonesasks God to let him live to see his oneand only progeny."Impending life," writes movie criticDann Gire, "merges with impendingdeath."Hoping to leave his life's story behindfor his child. Bob begins a videotapedjourney through his life which, we soonfind out, originated in a Ukrainian homein Detroit. Try as he might. Bob can'tquite put it all together until he leams ofMr. Ho, an Asian mystic faith healer(played by Oscar-winner Haing S. Ngorof "The Killing Fields") who tells him heneeds to let go of years of deeply buriedresentments and unresolved conflicts andto seek peace. "I am at peace," Bobinsists.Resisting Mr. Ho's advice. Bobdecides, nevertheless, to attend hisbrother's wedding. It's a real Ukrainianwedding, officiated by Father WalterKlimchuk and then deacon, now FatherOleh Romanenko at St. NicholasUkrainian Catholic Cathedral inChicago. (In the movie the church issupposed to be in Detroit but Ukrainianswill never tell.) The wedding is followedby a real Ukrainian reception atChicago's St. Vladimir's UkrainianOrthodox Church Hall (talk about ecumenism!)with real Ukrainian drinkingand real Ukrainian dancing. One seessome of the famed SUMA dancers and,for a split second, one of the Kulasbrothers. You'll have to see the movie tosee which one it is.As you might suspect by now, muchof Bob's unresolved torment revolvesaround his turning his back on his heritageand running off to California. He issubtly reminded of this by his brotherand not so subtiy by his father. He leaveshis family with nothing resolved. Back inCalifornia, God answers Bob's prayerand allows him to live to see the birth ofhis baby boy. Mr. Ho helps Bob to finallyface his mortality and to realize thatunless he heals relations with his family,he'll really have nothing to tell his sonabout who he was and is.The filmends on a powerful note withmultiple spiritual overtones. As DannGire wrote: "'My Life' does exactly whata great sermon does on Sunday morning.It provides a narrative experience so personaland intense that it triggers audiencemembers to examine the meaning of theirown lives on their way out of the theater."Written and directed by formerDeKalb resident Bruce Joel Rubin, "MyLife" is more than a 10-hankie movie.Thanks to superb acting by MichaelKeaton, who can quickly slip frompainful pathos to comedic clowning, thefilm avoids sentimental slush. NicholeKidman as the stoic but incredibly sensitivewife complements Mr. Keaton witha love that radiates, while Haing S. Ngorbrings a spiritual dimension to the questionof life and death rarely seen inHollywood movies.Most of the credit for the fihn,however,belongs to Joel Rubin, a screenwriteron "Ghost," "Jacob's Ladder" and"Brainstorm," making his directingdebut. Writes Mr. Gire: Mr. Rubin "fUrtswith profound spiritual themes and findsa life-affirming approach to a storyessentially centered around death."Many critics liked the fihn, includingGene Siskel.Susan Granger rated it a 10. "An emotionalroUercoaster of love, family andforgiveness," she wrote, "it's one of theyear's best pictures."George Pennachio calls it "the bestlove story since (Ghost.) But even moreemotional. So touching. You need to seeit with someone you love."Not all movie critics were so enchantedby the film. Roger Ebert thought itwas too sentimental. But then who stillpays attention to the cynical Mr. Ebert?One element not mentioned by othercritics that I found particularly edifyingin "My Life" was the theme of fidelity.Fidelity of spouse. Fidelity of family.Fidelity of community. Hollywooddoesn't make many films that glorifyfidelity.Although the film is rated PG-13, Ibelieve it's safe for anyone 10 and above.There is no explicit sex, violence or vulgarlanguage. The rare time that anexpletive is uttered seems most appropriate.Although everyone should enjoy thisfilm, there is a special message in it forUkrainian youth too involved with theirAnglo-American lives to look back towhere their life's journey began. Theyshould see the film and when it's over,they just might feel an urge, as Mr. Giresuggests, to call their mom and dad.And, if they're still around. Dido andBaba might like to hear from you too!T@ subscribe: Ca!i The Ukrainian Weekly's Subscription Department at (201)434-0237, or send $20 ($10 if you are a member of the UNA) to The UkrainianWeekly, Subscription Department, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302.

10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 No. 49NEW RELEASE: ''Dobryden'' tops Ukrainian kids'pop chartsby Anisa Handzia SawyckyjUkrainian children, their families and pre-schoolteachers have great cause for celebration. At long last, adramatically different audiotape for kids has appearedon the market, offering Ukrainian-language children'ssongs in contemporary arrangements highly appealing totoday's North American audiences.The tape, titled "Mirka і Ola: Dobryden" (Good Day),features 22 entertaining songs that will have their littlelisteners (and any innocent adult bystanders) instantlyand completely mesmerized.The songs include updated renditions of traditionalUkrainian children's songs, as well as a number of newsongs, many of them with an educational theme. Hereyou will find songs about numbers, colors, days of theweek, months of the year, parts of the body, foods (afterall, this is a tape by and for Ukrainians), and even aUkrainian alphabet song, as sung by a mouse.In tune with youth"Dobryden" is a tape that is perfectly in tune with themusical tastes of today's Ukrainian youngsters and theirparents. Unfortunately, this is something that cannot besaid of many of the Ukrainian children's tapes on themarket today, which are not that numerous to beginwith. With a few notable exceptions (such as the charmingseries of bilingual tapes with accompanying booksreleased a few years ago by Kazka productions ofEdmonton), the songs on these tapes tend to be eithercloyingly sweet, overly didactic, too fast, or too long. Ifproduced in Ukraine, such tapes often contain words orexpressions completely unfamiliar to the ear of theUkrainian adult in the diaspora, not to mention theUkrainian diaspora child.The creators of "Mirka і Ola: Dobryden" have avoidedall the above-mentioned pitfalls. In fact, they haveproduced a tape so original and unconventional that theythemselves wondered if Ukrainian children and theirparents would readily accept this new sound. (As it turnsout, they need not have worried.)On the "Dobryden" tape, listeners will find suchunexpected genres as western, pop, rockabilly, and evenrap sounds, all these offerings generously but tastefullyseasoned with a panoply of bells, whistles, sirens anddigital sound effects. The mix is guaranteed to knockyour little kids' socks off.And not just your kids. In fact, so unexpected andauthentic are the sirens that precede a song about firemen,that this writer/mom/driver never fails to instinctivelyglance in the rear-view mirror and start pullingover every time that cut comes up on the car's tape deck— and this after hearing the tape countless times!Speaking of countless times, perhaps not the leastimportant virtue of this tape is that it is so fresh andinventive, that it is extremely unlikely to get on a parent'snerves for a very, very long time, if ever. This is avery important feature, as children are likely to insist onlistening to "Dobryden" over and over again for daysand weeks, as they attempt to master the melodies andwords.Hooked on songsIn fact, in an informal survey, mothers of Ukrainiantoddlers and pre-schoolers in the New York metropolitanarea report a definite addiction to this tape on thepart of their little ones. Within a few days, the kids arenot just humming, but singing along — all without anyprodding on the caretaker's part.Not only are the words enunciated clearly on the tape,making learning easier for the child, but also the texts ofall 22 songs appear on the four panels of the tape'sinsert card, a thoughtful gesture toward parents andteachers, who can make good educational use of thetexts. (However, since the print size is necessarily verytiny in order to fit on the card, be prepai*ed to head for aphotocopying machine which enlarges, certainly a smallprice to pay for the convenience of the available texts.)It immediately becomes apparent to even the mostcasual listener that all aspects of this tape — from songselection, vocals and musical arrangements, to its educationalvalue and pure child appeal, have been carefullythought out by a very creative and professional team.both Canadian Ukrainians with somewhat differentcareer paths, but with a shared love of music, childrenand Ukrainian culture.Known to Canadian TV viewers as Samantha Taylor,former host of the CBC network's "Video Hits," MirkaBojeczko started out with a B.A. in speech communicationfrom Penn State University, with 10 years of pianolessons under belt. Subsequently she worked for morethan a dozen years as a disc jockey in the U.S. andToronto. She also logged eight years in TV, five of themwith "Video Hits," a daily national music video program.Today, she works as a free-lance broadcaster,while trying to spend as much time as possible with 3-year-old daughter Lydia.Ola Cholkan's background includes 10 years as a studentof piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music andprofessional voice instruction. She has recorded analbum, "Trio Osin," in which some of her original compositionswere featured, and she also performed on stagein the early 1980s. While music is her first love, she hasarmed herself with an MBA from the University ofToronto and now works as a full-time professor of businessmanagement while also pursuing musical projectsinvolving her singing and songwriting talents. She is themother of two children, Christina and Gregory.The two women met through their children's involvementin "Pershi Kroky" (First Steps), a play group forpre-schoolers in Toronto. Ms. Cholkan had made ahome recording of a tape of traditional Ukrainian children'ssongs to entertain her own kids, but the tapebecame so popular at the play group and beyond, that itwas even sold as a fund-raiser for "Pershi Kroky."When Ms. Bojeczko heard the tape at the play group,she made a point of contacting Ms. Cholkan and the ideaof making a new tape together was bom. The duo selectedtraditional Ukrainian children's songs, researched thecredits, composed new songs, decided on formats andsound effects, and did the vocals.Because they are professionals in the music fieldthemselves, they knew they wanted and could get atechnically first-rate end product. Hence, they chose thetalented musical team of Darka and Slavko Halatyn toarrange, produce and record the tape.New Yorkers Darka and Slavko, who themselveshave set new standards in performing and recordingcontemporary Ukrainian music, were enthusiastic aboutparticipating. With the materials and basic concepts ontape from Mirka and Ola, Darka and Slavko not onlyarranged and performed the instruments but also providedvaluable suggestions, based on their own refinedmusical sensibility. The result is a tape with a rich musicaltexture and a polished finish.Run, Barney^ runIndeed, in terms of technical quality and musicalinterest, "Mirka і Ola: Dobryden" gives Barney, SesameStreet, Raffi and other English-language children's tapesa run for their money. It truly shines.Sales of the tape, which was released under Mirkaand Ola's own MOM Music label in July 1993, havebeen brisk, exceeding the duo's expectations, andnecessitating a second printing. The tape is sellingwell, not only among children in exclusivelyUkrainian-speaking families, but also among childrenwith only one Ukrainian-speaking parent. (Indeed, it isalso popular with the non-Ukrainian parents themselves!)It is easy to see how a tape so entertaining and so fullof musical surprises could enchant children with onlymarginal knowledge of the Ukrainian language, andmake them want to learn it better. Being Ukrainian hasnever been so much fun!Mirka and Ola happily report that Ridna Shkola(school of Ukrainian studies) in Toronto has alreadypurchased the tape for all the schools and pre-schools inits vast network.Hit in UkraineBut perhaps the biggest source of gratification to thetwo women has been the response m Ukraine. Throughan organization called "Help Us Help the Children,"which operates under the auspices of the Children ofChomobyl Fund, Mirka and Ola donated 25 tapes toCreative duooфhanages in eastern Ukraine, where the use of Russianlanguage prevails, even among ethnic Ukrainians. ThereMirka and Ola are Mirka Bojeczko and Ola Cholkan, was no telling what the response would be, not only dueto the language question, but also because of the unconventionalwestern musical format of the tape.Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj is a free-lance writer livingin New York. She has heard the "Dobryden" tape at Much to their delight, the women have seen a videotapeshowing the children enthusiastically singing theleast 100 times, thanks to her S-year-old son, McJcsym,who also eagerly awaits the appearance of the video. Ukrainian alphabet song from the "Dobryden" tape.Mirka Bojeczko (left) and Olia Cholkan.Gratified by the success of "Dobryden," whose targetmarket is the 2-8 age group, Mirka and Ola are gearingup for a second tape, aimed at 6 to 12-year-olds. Thewomen see a vacuum in the market in terms of children'stapes for that age group.The ultimate question: Dare we hope for "Mirka іOla: The Video"? After all, TV is such a powerful mediumand "Dobryden" lends itself so beautifully to amusic video format. The answer is that the video is adefinite possibility, with a likely release in 1995.In the meantime, Ukrainian children are fortunate tobe growing up in a time when they can fill their ears andhearts with the inimitable musical magic generated byMirka and Ola. "Dobryden" is a tape that will long resonatein our Ukrainian culture's collective boom box.It is also a tape that unquestionably belongs underevery Ukrainian child's tree this Christmas. "Dobryden"is available from the Yevshan Corp., whose toll-freenumber is 1-800-265-9858.St. Andrew's Eve ritualsto be recalled in New Yorkby Helen SmindakNEW YORK — The ancient Ukrainian rituals of St.Andrew, known in pre-Christian days as "Kalyta," willbe recalled here on Friday December 10, at 6:30 p.m. forthe pleasure and benefit of the young and the young atheart.In a colorful program arranged by the UkrainianArtists' Association and the Ukrainian Literary Club,the customs and rituals associated with AndriyivskyiVechir (St. Andrew's Eve) will be recreated throughwords and music at the Ukrainian Artists' Associationgallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor.Slava Gerulak will explain the meaning and customsof St. Andrew's Eve, which include special pastriesbaked in a round form to symbolize the sun (the conquerorof darkness and evil). Connected with weddings,sun worship and the commemoration of ancestors, thecelebration nowadays is known primarily as a feast foryoung people of marriageable age, since it foretellswhom young women will marry.Among those taking part in the festivities will beflutist Andrij Miliavsky, cymbalist Oleksa Fedoruk,bandurist Lavrentia Turkewicz and artist/actor LiubartLishchynsky. There will be fortune-telling for the youngpeople (both male and female) and refreshments foreveryone.The evening has been planned as part of a holidayseason bazaar that continues for three weekends —December 3, 4 and 5. December 10, 11 and 12 andDecember 17,18 and 19.Gallery art director Anya Farion notes that art workand crafts (ceramics, jewelry and textiles) will be onsale. The hours are 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993Duo of artists from Kyyivto exhibit at Ulcrainian InstituteNEW YORK — In December, theUkrainian Institute of America, on 2 E.79th St., is presenting an exhibition ofrecent works by two artists from Kyyiv:Natalia Herasymenko, paintings, andMykola Perepelitsia, sculpture. The exhibitionopens on December 10 and willcontinue through December 27.Both Ms. Herasymenko and Mr.Perepelitsia were bom to Ukrainian parentsoutside Ukrainian borders, yet bothmaintain their Ukrainian identities.Mr. Perepelitsia's grandparents, seekinga better livelihood during Russianimperial times, migrated to Siberia,where land was plentiful and workingopportunities greater. His coal minerfather and his mother were bom there aswell, and during Soviet rule moved severaltimes in search of work.Mr. Perepelitsia was bom in Kirghiziain 1951. In 1973, after obligatory militaryservice, he found himself in Kyyiv,where he entered the Kyyiv State ArtInstitute (now the Ukrainian Academy ofArt), and studied under M. Vronsky,graduating in 1979.During his time at the academy, thepolitical atmosphere for Ukrainian artistspromoting Ukrainian culture was verydifficult. Mr. Perepelitsia and three othercolleagues founded a group with a commongoal: to transcend the mundane andcreate a more universal art, incorporatingmythological, Christian and philosophicalthemes. This group, called "Esotericaof Shapes," consists of Ukrainian artists,all bom outside Ukraine.Ms. Herasymenko was bom in 1957 inTbilisi, Georgia, where her Ukrainianparents worked. The family subsequentlyreturned to Kyyiv, where Ms.Herasymenko pursued an acting careerand appeared in several movies.However, her interest in painting prevailed,and she entered the Kyyiv StateArt Institute, where she studied under M.Storozhenko, graduating in 1983.At present, Mr. Perepelitsia lives andworks in Kyyiv. His son, Mykhailo,attends school in New York City, wherehe lives with his mother, sculptressLarissa Dekermendzi. Ms. Herasymenkoalso lives in Kyyiv with her husband andtwo sons. Both artists have exhibited inEastern Europe, Greece, Sweden,Germany and the U.S. Their group,"Esoterica," will exhibit art works thisspring in Paris.The exhibit will open on Friday,December 10, 6 - 9 p.m., and will continuethrough December 27. Gallery hoursare Tuesday - Sunday, noon - 6 p.m.,closed December 25. For information,please call (212) 288-8660 or (212) 628-3062.Ne Zhurys performs before full houseby Nestop GiilaTORONTO — The Ne Zhurys theatre/cabaretfrom Lviv returned toToronto on November 28 for a sold-outshow at the Ukrainian Culture Centerafter a four-year hiatus.During this time the group, likeUkraine which spawned it, has undergonedramatic change. Only two membersof the original cast returned for thisvisit to Canada: guitarist, singer andsongwriter Viktor Morozov, who alsoacts as the artistic director of Ne Zhurys,and Ostap Fedoryshyn, who is thegroup's humorist and administrator.The rest of the cast that came to NorthAmerica in the fall of 1989 have gonetheir separate ways, embarking on soloartistic careers for the most part. Duringthis four-year span, Ne Zhurys was verybusy. It toured in Australia, Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay, Poland, England,Gemiany and Belgium among others.For this visit, Ne Zhurys has addedsinger Oleh Lykhach, who also sings inthe Lviv Opera, guitarist/composer OlehYarema and violinist/singer RomanLozynsky. The latter duo, along withViktor Morozov, make up the acoustictrio Fourth Comer.As well, Mr. Morozov says that forthis tour the group wanted to avoid a formalconcert atmosphere for its shows. Todo this they created a cabaret-styleevening with the audience sitting attables sipping coffee, tea or inebriantsand munching on home-baked cheesecakes.Most of the audience sat throughthe more than two-hour concert withoutmoving and shushing those who did —obviously not accustomed to cabaretstyleentertainment.The show itself consisted of mostlynew, to the Canadian audience, material.There were some old favorites thrown in,which sparked a bit of audience participation.After the concert, Mr. Morozov saidtroupe members were aiming for anatmosphere of a cabaret in Lviv duringthe inter-war period. He said thosecabarets would feature artistic elementsfrom the many cultures present in Lviv atthat time. Also part of the show, theacoustic trio Fourth Corner borrowsheavily from, among others, Brazilianand Spanish flamenco rhythms and(Continued on page 22)''The Black Room/' a bronze sculpture by Mykola Perepelitsia.Ohio Boychoir to sing "Slichedryl

12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49FOCUS ON THE ARTS: "Silver Threads" presented at Ukrainian Instituteby Areta PawlynskyNEW YORK - On Saturday,November 6, close to 200 people enjoyedan evening full of creativity at theUkrainian Institute of America, as TheYara Arts Programpresented "SilverThreads", linking dramatic readings ofpoetry with an art exhibit.The innovative event was organizedby Virlana Tkacz, director of the YaraArts Group, together with the art exhibit'scurators, sculptor Daria Dorosh andgraphic designer Nadia Maryniak. SilverThreads was co-sponsored by theUkrainian American Professionals andBusiness Persons Association of NewYork/New Jersey (UAPBA) and theUkrainian Institute of America.Ms. Tkacz initiated the event as a wayto increase awjireness of Yara's work andto collect funds for the group's currentwork-in-progress, "Yara's Forest Song."The Yara Arts Group creates originaltheater pieces that explore the ideas andcultures of the East, especially ofUkraine. Yara artists are of Asian,African, Eastern and Western Europeanethnic origin and have now twice traveledto Ukraine to create collaborativeworks with avant-garde theater groupsfrom Kyyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv.The evening began with several briefintroductory speeches, including a bilingualwelcome from the UAPBA. CuratorNadia Maryniak then introduced the artwork on exhibit. Yuri Shevchuk analyzedthe Yara Arts Group's approach andgoals. He also related his experiencesobserving the group's theater workshopsat the Harvard Summer School and theaterperformances in New York.Richarda Abrams, an AfricanAmerican actress from Chicago, grippedthe audience's attention with her tales oftravel and performance in Ukraine thispast spring as a cast member of Yara's"Blind Sight." Another Yara actor,Andrew Colteaux, spoke of his experiencesteaching at the Karpenko-KaryiTheatre Institute in Kyyiv last spring.The dramatic part of the evening consistedof Ukrainian and Enghsh-languagereadings of eight poems. The poems wereselected as examples of Ukraine's creativeblossoming amid chaos in the 1920sand 1990s. Together the ensemble ofnine performed a powerful and cacophonousreading of "Mantra for the FirstWeek of Winter" by Yurko Hudz. Theother poems were read by pairs and trios,interweaving English and Ukrainian in amost entertaining and stimulating way.Irina Soto and Ian Wen read "A Kiss"by Serhiy Lavreniuk and "Enough" byVictoria Stakh. Oksana Zabuzhko's "AnIndication of Poetry" was read by OlgaShuhan, Richards Abrams and KateSelvertone, while Ruslana Roscishewskaand Andrew Colteaux read PavloTychyna's "She Glanced - Light" andAttila Mohylny's "Flying South." JeffreyRicketts and Stefka Nazarkewycz presentedvery strong interpretations ofAt the Yara Art Group presentation are: (from left) exhibit curators NadiaMaryniak and Dana Dorosh, director Virlana Tkacz and actress Richarda Abrams.Victor Neborak's "Flying Head" andMohylny's "Beades."The exhibit by 12 visual artistenlivened the space further with іпіефгеtationsof "Silver Threads." The worksdisplayed encompassed a variety ofmedia, including painting, sculpture,photography, textile, video and handmadeshoes, hats and clothing.There was a group of elaborate slipperssuspended from a wall sconce, tided"Uppers for Sale," a pair of flowing silkPerformers in "Silver Threads" include: (from left) Irina Soto, Olga Shuhan, Stefka Nazarkewycz, Ruslana Roscishewska,Andrew Colteaux, Jeffrey Ricketts, Richarda Abrams, Katy Selverstone and Ian Wen.gowns supported by dress forms; "ColorField I & II," a self-portrait whose arrestingfeature, a long braid of real hair,extended beyond the picture frame andonto the wall; and 15 other pieces thatboth challenged the audience's notion of"apparel" and inspired the imagination.From the playfiil and "light" (a professionalclown costume) to the more seriousand sublime (a photo triptych commentingon states of undress), the exhibitsucceeded as a thought-provoking aspectof the event. The energy of the performanceand exhibit continued for hours ata reception where the audience mingledwith the artists.The Yara Arts Group has receivedincreasing attention from both the publicand the media, including well-knownpublications such as The Village Voiceand American Theatre. The importanceof Yara's work is noted in AmericanTheatre's September 1993 issue:"Cultural heritage can be reclaimed, atleast in part, through memory - and oneof the people helping Ukraine rediscoverits voice is Virlana Tkacz."Yara's next public event will be aworkshop production of Yara's ForestSong at La Mama Experimental Theatre inNew York City during the first weekendin December. For reservations and moreinformation, please call (212) 475-6474.MUSIC REVIEW: ''Rejoice/ a masterful Christmas recordingby Oles KuzyszynThe musical "stocking stuffer" of theseason has arrived, and in sparkling digitalsound, no less. This CD (also availableon cassette), "Rejoice," is a collectionof traditional Ukrainian Christmascarols, in masterful, instrumentalarrangements by composer/arrangerYurij Antoniuk of Lviv, Ukraine.The 33-year-old Mr. Antoniuk isfamiliar to Western audiences throughhis performances with the group "VeselyiLviv," which recently toured NorthAmerica. He served as the ensemble'skeyboardist and arranger, and wrotesome of the group's original songs. On"Rejoice," however, we have the opportunityto experience another side of Mr.Antoniuk, certainly more indicative ofhis skill and sophistication as a composer,arranger and synthesist.A graduate of the Lviv Conservatorycomposition department, Ms. Antoniuk isnow a professor of throry and improvisationat the Lviv Musical College. Hischallenge in recording "Rejoice" was torecast these beloved, age-old "koliady"and "shchedrivky" in a fresh, contemporarymold, palatable to an audience ofwide-ranging musical tastes, and diverseexpectations.Moreover, the recording was truly asolo project. Without the benefit of additionalmusicians or vocalists, the performerrecorded all the parts himself on aKorg OlAV FD synthesizer. It can be saidwith every confidence that Mr. Antoniukwas more than equal to the task. Hisarrangements are highly expressive, selfpropelling,and not at all constricted bythe chosen medium. In his hands, thesynthesizer breathes with life and generatesa kaleidoscope of ever-changingsonic textures.The first selection, "Spy, Isuse, Spy"(Sleep, Jesus, Sleep), alternates betweenbeautifully understated statements of themelody by tine piano, guitar and woodwindtextures, accompanied by velvetystrings. Several modulations as well as agradual addition of percussion heightenthe level of intensity. Poignant harmoniesprovide a fresh setting for the gentle lullaby."Na Nebi Zirka" (The Star in the Sky)contrasts effectively by virtue of its livelytempo and the ebullient mood of theaccompaniment. The basic melodicmotive is then skillfully developed, drivingtowards a celebratory bridge section,newly composed, and bursting withorchestral grandeur. In this piece particularly,Mr. Antoniuk's instrumental adaptationeffectively conveys the joy andoptimism of the underlying lyrics.In "V Poll, Poll" (In the Fields), themelodic material is manipulated differently,in fact alternated with an original,somewhat "funky" melodic fragment,and set against a clever percussion pattern,resulting in an almost polyrhythmiceffect. This pattern serves as the mainimpetus for the piece, over which subtiestatements of the melody and countermelodyglide. Several tongue-in-cheek,baroque-like phrases finally give way tothe "funky" countermelody, which in animprovisatory fashion brings the piece toa close.A joyous mood is reintroduced in "Oy,Dyvna, Dyvna" (Oh, Wondrous Family),with short statements of the melody bythe brass, accompanied by a motoric,staccato synthesizer accompaniment. Themelodic motive then undergoes someskillful permutations and is incoфoratedinto a full-blown orchestral statement ofsome original material composed by Mr.Antoniuk."Chy Doma, Doma?" (Is She atHome?) again bespeaks the arranger's(Continued on page 18)

No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 13When music gets visceralby Roman SawyckyPARTIFirst a disclaimer to calm my readers.This will not be an article about heavymetal rock. It will cover music all right,but the classical type in its rare, extraordinaryor transcendental forms.The concept "transcendental," meaningsurpassing or extraordinary, wasused for the first time in music by composerFranz Liszt as a title for his socalled"Transcendental Etudes" forpiano. When these first appeared in1838 they were virtually unplayablesave by their composer, since theyheaped upon the soloist then unheard oftechnical demands. The term "visceral"is related in that it attempts to depicthighly emotional rather than intellectualfeelings (as in a visceral reaction tomusic).Now music, as all art, is highly subjective.What to some is visceral mayhardly raise an eyebrow in others whileto some it will sound probably as merenoise.While there is nothing wrong in pursuingintellectual pleasures derived fromlistening to a daintily cultivated stringquartet, one occasionally yearns forthrills, for adventure which could carrythe listener off emotionally beyond thelimits of ordinary musical experience.Eminent Ukrainian poet Bohdan IhorAntonych expressed deftly the essence ofart. "The noble puфose of the arts," hestated, "is to provide us with impressionsthat day-to-day physical reality cannotgive." The sublime art of classical music,if profoundly composed and powerfullyperformed can be a source of someintense impressions.Here, then, are three instances whenmusic got visceral for me. Am I gettingsubjective? You bet. Nevertheless, hereare three moments which for me, atleast, transcended regular sense experience.Alexander SlobodyanikFew pianists of our time have wonsuch unanimous raves from critics as didAlexander Slobodyanik. Considered byhis countrymen to be one of their mostimportant young artists, his performancesprovoked distinguished musicians andwriters to rank him with the most celebratedartists of the day.Tall, slim, strikingly handsome withlongish hair, upon his debut in Americawe dubbed him the "Ukrainian Liszt,"even though at the time he did not yetplay Ukrainian music.Poster advertising Slobodyanik's 1976 concert at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.One of his early successes in Americatook place Sunday afternoon, March 21,1976, at the auditorium of Seton HallUniversity, South Orange, N.J. At thattime he appeared as soloist with the NewJersey Symphony Orchestra, HenryLewis conducting, in an electrifying performanceof Prokofiev's Piano ConcertoNo. 3 in C Major.Now, there is something special aboutthe combined sound of a concert grandpiano and a full symphony orchestra,especially if the composer happens to beTchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff or theUkrainian-bom Prokofieff. But even thegreatest composer cannot guarantee successif the performers do not measure upto his level of greatness. But on March21, 1976, the New Jersey Symphony,Conductor Lewis and Mr. Slobodyanikhad a profound unity of purpose and performedat the highest level of inspiration.Right from the start Slobodyanikdescended upon the piano keys withtalon-like fingersresembling a hawk. Thetempo was incredible, the technique hairraising,but the pianist negotiated complicatedchords, runs and cascading octaveswith unerring accuracy while, incrediblyenough, beating time with his left foot.The music itself, pulsating, heaving andunrelenting in its modernistic urgency,summoned cataclysmic effects from theperformers. The effort called upon byMr. Slobodyanik was unbelievable but,then, his devilish inspiration made everythingpossible. His wild performance thatSunday afternoon, in which the pianistwas completely in accord withProkofieflF, was for me truly transcendental.PaulPlishkaThe following words were aptly writtensome time ago: "Perhaps once in ageneration comes a truly great bassvoice. This is the generation of Plishka.The complete voice — big, sonorous, fullof depth and feeling. In 1978 he broughthis greatness for the first time to thesongs of his Ukrainian heritage. Mr.Plishka, leading bass with theMetropolitan Opera, New York, hasrecorded many complete operas with theworld's greatest singers. In 1979 he producedhis first solo disc. It seemed altogetherfitting that it be Ukrainian — themusic of his forefathers..."The rest is history which, for me,began in late November 1977. At thattime the Ukrainian Congress Conunitteeof America (Newark-Irvington Branch)had invited Mr. Plishka to contribute hisartistry to a concert commemoratingUkrainian Independence Day. The concertwas slated for Sunday, January 22,1978, at Irvington High School — justeight weeks away.Since Mr. Plishka expressed interest inUkrainian songs but did not have anymusic, the UCCA delegated me to correctthe situation. I drove to Freehold,N.J., where Mr. Plishka then lived andcame up to the door of his home. Withthe concert barely two months away, Iwas anxious to laiow what the basso'swishes were and whether I could fillthem.Dusk gave way to darkness as Isearched for the doorbell and light snowbegan to fall. I pressed the button andwaited for the great one to appear. Hedidn't disappoint me. In a few secondsthe door stood ajar and an impressive figurefilled the entrance. It seemed wellover six feet tall with correspondingbroadness. Due to darkness and fallingsnow I didn't see his face, but the figureseemed for a second or two to be anapparition straight out of Mussorgsky's"Boris Godunov..."We eyed each other curiously and thenI managed to stammer: "Mr. PaulPlishka?" "Why yes," replied a deep andsoothing voice, "what can I do for you?"Paul Plishka of the Metropolitan Opera.This was my first meeting with Paul,which shortly blossomed into friendshipthat lasts to this day. That memorableevening in 1977 he put me at ease rightaway, and over a glass of sherry we discussedUkrainian vocal music. The bass,already famous, knew of his Ukrainianroots and wanted to branch out intoUkrainian repertoire.I came prepared and produced a recordalbum by the eminent UkrainianCanadian basso Yosyp Hoshuliak.. Withthe disc on the turntable I noticed Paulconcentrating while songs by MykolaLysenko, Vasyl Barvinsky and othersfilled the room. In a while Paul's facemellowed into a smile: "Now this issomething I'd really like to do. Can weget the music?"I left the Hoshuliak album for him tosavor at leisure and set to work. The timeavailable enabled Paul to prepare onlytwo Ukrainian numbers, but Шеу werereal blockbusters, half-banned in^theUSSR for decades: "Hetmany'^' (OhHetmans) and "Oy Dnipre, Miy Dnipre"(Oh My Dnipro) — both to lyrics byTaras Shevchenko with music by MykolaLysenko, founder of the national schoolin Ukrainian classical music. Due to theinflammatory nature of these art songs,printings of them did not exist at thattime and I had to find manuscripts. Thesewere generously supplied by baritonebanduristRoman Lewycky and theHoshuliak.Following Paul's dkections I suppliedthe music with specially prepared text,i.e. word-for-word translations and carefultransliterations from the Cyrillicalphabet following a system devised bythe Metropolitan Opera.Paul is, what they call in the business,a "quick study" — able to master complexscores fast. We saw each otherbriefly and on the day of the concertbefore curtain time he queried me as tosome words and I adjusted his pronunciationjust a bit. Still I was apprehensivesince I had never heard Paul actually singthe two Lysenko pieces. We did not havetime to enter the songs into the printedprogram and I announced these personallyto the considerable excitement of Aeaudience.Paul, having hugged his wife, Judy,before his performance (as is their custom),headed for the stage. As I stood inthe wings, Paul Plishka made an entranceand proceeded to the front of the stage,while his accompanist (and only teacher)Armen Boyajian, took his place at thepiano. After spirited applause silence fellon the assembly which filled the house tothe brim.Paul seemed to be concentrating."Will he really pull it off?" I thou^t tothe insisting accompaniment of mypounding heart. The basso sized up thedimensions of the packed auditorium,then slowly turned and nodded to hisaccompanist...

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No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 15Pro hockey...(Continued from page 14)To do that, Babych has intensified hiswork ethic, and it has shown in the statistics.Through Vancouver's first 13 gamesin this young season, he is well on hisway to a high scoring campaign, with 2-6-8 point totals. To hear him explain it,his improvement is to get a lesson inhockey technique."If you can get a consistent pass orconsistent shot with your body in anyposition, that's half the battle. So, youictice that," Babych said.But, the extra work he is putting in onoffense doesn't mean Babych has forgottenhis defensive responsibilities. By hisown admission, that's part of his gamewhich he is most concerned about."I feel like I'm playing a lot betterdefensively, but there are breakdowns...maybeonce a game it happens...but,by now, I guess I should beready for those," he said. "It's smallerrors that may cost a goal or a goodscoring chance."Watching his weight and lifting theother kind during the off-season hasmade Babych feel "as good as I did myfirst couple of years, when 1 was a youngbuck." Suddenly, conditioning is a priorityfor the 13-year veteran."Now is the time when you either don'ttake care of yourself and play two moreyears, or you do take care of yourself andguarantee yourself a few more years. So,I'm trying to take care of myself," he said.With a toned-up physique and moreconfidence, Babych continues to use hisactive NHL stints to bury his 1986-1987outing in the distant past."I've still got a way to go. There are stillthings I want to prove to myself," he said.Besides playing on a Stanley Cup winner,the brother of former St. Louis Bluesand Hartford Whaler Wayne Babych hasother goals irt the NHL, and, for the mostpart, he has kept them to himself. Thereare more important things to openly concentrateon, he figures."I want to get back on track to where Iwas a few seasons ago. It's got to get betterthan that, and I feel it has," Babych noted.Just being able to say that must meansomething.It must mean the second stage is in fullswing. And hopefully, not winding downjust yet.After 13 years in the NHL, one mightexpect Dave Babych to be windingdown. And, there were nights during the1992-1993 regular season when helooked as though he was running low onfuel. But Babych was as solid as eve inthe post-season, especially in the firstroundagainst the Winnipeg Jets. TheCanucks will definitely settle for a similarscenario this season.UKRAINIAN PROFILE #1Babych, David Michael#44, Vancouver CanucksShoots left.6'2", 215 lbs.Bom: Edmonton, May 23, 1961(Winnipeg's 1st choice, 2nd overall, iri1980 Entry Draft)-WHL First All-Star Team (1980)-Named WHL's Top Defenseman (1980)-Played in NHL All-Star Game (1983,1984)1992-1993 regular season scoring stas:43-3-16-19-44+61992-1993 playoff scoring stas: 12-2-5-7-6СОЮЗІЄКА •SOYUZIVKASpend theCHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSWith Your Friends & FamilyatSOYUZIVKACome to Soyuzivka and ceiebraio Christmas with us.December 24th to December 25th 1993.orJanuary 6th to January 7th 1994.$68.00 standard roomsThe special rate of $78.00 deluxe rooms per person will include:Traditional Christmas Eve Supper,Breakfast, and a choice ofturkey or steak for lunch onChristmas Day.Also included are tax & tips.We require $25.00 per personalong with your reservation.For those who wish to join us for ourtraditional Christmas Eve Supper only,the rate is $17.50 per person.Advance reservations only.Chernousenko...(Continued from page 3)Second, the health of this populationneeds to be documented over a long periodof time and brought out into the open.This is to fight the atomic industry anddispel its propaganda. The true effects ofradiation exposure are not completelyevident after seven or eight years. Theatomic industry wants us to believe thatwe have seen the worst. Not until after atleast 10 or 15 years will we begin to seethe extent of Ukraine's catastrophe.Two-thirds of the country is contaminated,and not just from cesium andstrontium, which disappears after 30years, but with plutonium, which has ahalf-life of 24,500 years.It will take several hundred thousandyears for it to be truly safe to live there.Although the land is contaminated, thepeople must still work it, for they needfood. In the short term there will be anincrease in stomach disorders. Beforelong the incidence of genetic disorders'-nd mutations will begin; kids born withee legs. That is truly scary. It isnnpossible to change genetic mutations,not for a million years. And every yearmore and more of these abnormalitieswill occur.Ukraine has lived through manytragedies, but this is the worst. 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No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 17U.S. and Russia...(Continued from page 1)amendments introduced."The president pointed to the necessityof international support, understandingand "help in cleaning up the mess leftbehind by the extinct Soviet Union.""We emphasize: following the road ofnuclear disarmament, Ukraine expects toreceive guarantees of its national securityfrom the United States, Russia and othernuclear states, as well as financial andother assistance adequate to our needs toeliminat nuclear weapons."These are not conditions as someonewants to present them; it is the basis withoutwhich the process of elimination ofnuclear weapons is impossible. We haveno resources for that; our economic situationis complicated. We regard the nuclearweapons not as arms, but as a materialvalue and demand compensation. We considerthis requirement to be normal."The Supreme Council resolution confirmsthat the Ukrainian course to acquirea non-nuclear status remains unchangedand all the previous Supreme Councildecisions on this issue remain in force.This is the main thing," he concluded.Russian reactionAlso, on Friday, November 26, theRussian govemment rejected the UkrainianParliament's ratification of START I,accusing Ukraine of reneging on its pledgeto be non-nuclear in the future.In a three-page statement, the Russianssaid Ukraine's ratification could not berecognized because of all the pre-set conditionsbefore implementation. Russiaalso refused to service Ukraine's agingnuclear weapons."Russia has legal obligations towardUkraine, signed during the Massandrasummit/' said Borys Tarasiuk, the deputyforeign minister. "If it did not maintainUkraine's missiles, this would mean aviolation of international agreements," headded.Mr. Tarasiuk explained that Ukrainedoes not have control of the nuclearweapons on its territory, adding that italso does not have the capabilities to serviceits nuclear arsenal."The statement of the government ofthe Russian Federation is uncalled forboth in tone and in substance," addedKonstantyn Hryshchenko, the chairmanof the Department of Arms andDisarmament Division of the UkrainianForeign Ministry."This is dirty nuclear blackmail, andcould lead to a nuclear confrontation"said Volodymyr Yavorivsky, the chairmanof the Parliament's ChornobylCommittee, referring to the Russianstatement of November 26."Ukraine does not have the technologyor resources to service its warheads,"said the legislator.Yuriy Kostenko, the parliamentary cochairmanof the Working Group onSTART I and Ukraine's minister of ecology,said that "there is no basis forRussia's accusations."On Thursday, December 2, Mr.Kravchuk told reporters that Russia andUkraine will be able to come to an agreementconcerning the servicing of itsnuclear weapons."I don't want to scare anyone, but ifUkraine has a problem with its riuclearweapons, the issue does not only

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(914) 427-5443WELCOME1994'^^ Celebratef NEW YEARSatSOYUZI VKATHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 No. 49"Rejoice"...(Continued from page 12)ability to convey the mood and messageof the lyrics through musical means. Thesorrowful, pervasive sound of the "duda"depicts the concern of a widow, nowherself in heaven, for her orphaned children.Perhaps the most familiar of the sorrowfulUkrainian carols, is the dramatic"Ne Plach Rakhyle" (Don't Cry Rachel),which recounts Rachel's mourning overIsrael's first-bom sons, brutally slain byKing Herod in his mad attempt to destroythe Christ Child. This carol is best knownin its version for chorus and bass soloists,and is, therefore, a formidable challengefor an arranger of instrumental music.Mr. Antoniuk chooses an oboe-like texturefor the first statement of the melody,which he extends with brief originalinterpolations. The turbulent secondstatement of the melody is delivered bythe strings, agitato. "Bird calls" and percussionblasts add intensity, until thetension is finally broken with a languidharmonic progression played by thestrings.The second group of carols opens withthe international favorite "Silent Night."Mr. Antoniuk applies his own personalstamp to Franz Gruber's tune by repeatingthe melody in a minor key, alongwith a correspondingly restructured harmonicunderpinning. Fragments of themelody serve as the coda."Yak Isusyk Narodyvsia" (WhenJesus Was Bom), a children's carol, issuitably presented in a light, carefreesetting, interspersed with country riffs,and a blissful percussion track. Asinewy keyboard solo, complete withpitch bends and spicy improvisations,showcase the performer's technicalprowess.In the title track, "Vozveselimsia!"(Rejoice!), we hear the interesting juxtapositionof this typically EasternEuropean melody with a gospel-liketonic/subdominant groove. Although,theoretically, the idea may seem stylisticallyincongruous, the common elementin both genres is the subtext — i.e., anexpression of spiritual joy, and the celebrationthereof. Mr. Antoniuk's successfulintegration of these two radicallydivergent genres gives evidence of hisparticular sensitivity to a variety of musicalstyles, as well as his faciUty in incorporatingthem into a highly personalizedmusical statement. This selection is,therefore, most fitting as a title track,encapsulating both the underlying themeof the recording and the musical personalityof the artist."Shcho To Za Predyvo?" (WhatWonder Is This?) is the most transcendentalof the selections on the album,perhaps best described stylistically as"new age." A haunting rhythmic patternunderscores the airy melody.Atmospheric transitional passages arepunctuated by cavernous gong strikesand shimmering bell-string combinations.The album closes, as one mightexpect, with the timeless "BohPredvichnyi" (God Etemal). The melodicmotive is first introduced in metricaugmentarion by a low synth rimbre,accompanied by a tremulous ostinatofigure in the upper register. A regalstatement of the melody then follows inthe brass, and finally, after a fanfare ofstrings and percussion, the full orchestralensemble surfaces. The augmented versionof the basic motive returns, andafter a brief development section, propelsthe full ensemble to a thunderousfinale.Clearly, Yurij Antoniuk's "Rejoice!"sets a new standard for instrumentalrecordings of Ukrainian popular music, agenre heretofore dominated by mn-ofthe-mill,dance-oriented fare. 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No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 19Newsbriefs...(Continued from page 2)average of 100,000 tons annually of oilby Russia. Ukraine's annual oil requirementsare assessed in the ball park of 44million tons. Ukraine owes about 800billion rubles to Russia. (Interfax-Ukraine).Progress on private land ownershipKYYIV — Ukraine's State PropertyFund Chairman Volodymyr Priadko hassaid that private land ownership inUkraine could be introduced as early asnext year. In his words, "the president'sdecred on privatization of unfinishedconstruction is the first step in thisdirection." Another step, Mr. Priadkosaid, is the resolution on privatization ofgas stations. Mr. Priadko also said that9,000 lots of land will be privatizedthrough auction sales and on a competitivebasis, including 1,400 uncompletedconstruction sites with their plots ofland. Also, 1,300 medium-sized andlarge enterprises are to be privatized;corporatization has been launched.(Interfax-Ukraine).Electricity shortage affects TVKYYIV — As of November 30,Ukraine's television broadcasts have beendrastically curtailed due to electric powersupply shortages. Ukraine's nationalbroadcasts now start at 4 p.m. and go offthe air at midnight, while commercial andOstankino broadcasts start at 6 p.m. andgo off at midnight. (Interfax-Ukraine).Zaporizhzhia plant may go offlineZAPORIZHZHIA — Because ofunsteady electrical current frequenciesdropping below critical values, theZaporizhzhia nuclear power plant mayhave to be stopped at any moment,according to Mykhailo Oberkovich, thespokesman for the plant. It does, however,have enough fuel to keep its generatorsoperational, anarea newspaperreported on November 30. (Interfax-Ukraine).Defense minister named generalKYYIV — Ukraine's defense minister.Col. Gen. Vitally Radetsky, was promotedto the rank of general of the Armyon November 30. (Interfax-Ukraine).Mejlis headquarters is targetSYMFEROPIL — Four Molotovcocktails were tossed by unidentifiedpersons in front of the Mejlis headquarterson November 30. A car parkednearby was destroyed, but no deathswere registered. The Mejlis leader,Mustafa Dzhemilev, said he does notexclude the possibility of politicalProvocation, but did not name any sus-pects. (Interfax-Ukraine).Crimean presidential candidate registersSYMFEROPIL — The CrimeanCentral Electoral Committee registeredYuri Meshkov, leader of the RepublicanParty of Crimea, as candidate forCrimean presidency on December 1. Mr.Meshkov said his party backs the idea ofthe peninsula's autonomy. "We opposejoining Russia and regard independenceas a means to set up a unified economiczone with every benefit the Crimea canget. Our policy is not aimed at isolation,it is just a reaction to Ukraine's isolationistaspirations," he said. His party currentlyhas about 3,000 members and isrepresented in the Crimean Parliament by35 deputies. (Interfax-Ukraine).Weapons seized at border pointsKYYIV — The Ukrainian borderguard press service reported on December1 that over 1,000 handguns and rifles and350 kilograms of drugs were confiscated.The majority of detained persons werefrom the Caucasus region of the formerUSSR. Over 15 billion karbovantsi worthof smuggled goods were returned to thestate (Interfax-Ukraine).Exchange rate plummets, againKYYIV — The exchange rate inUkraine plunged on Saturday, November27, from 25,000 plus coupons to a dollarto 14,000 coupons to a dollar, due to aresolution passed by the National Bankof Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers.According to the resolution, all officialexchanges should be no more than doublethe official fixed bank rate of 7,090coupons. However, the 30 percent divelasted only two days. By Monday,November 29, the dollar was being soldon the street again for 25,000 coupons.(Kyyiv Press Bureau).Rukh discourages Crimean electionsSYMFEROPIL — The political partyRukh is encouraging residents of thepeninsula to ignore Crimean presidentialelections, according to a statementreleased on November 16. The adoptionof the law on a "president for the CrimeanRepublic" can result in "grave consequencesfor Ukraine." Rukh is preoccupiedwith the possibility of the simultaneousexistence of two presidents within thesame state. (Interfax-Ukraine)Crimean presidential nominee registeredSYMFEROPIL — The CrimeanCentral Election Commission onNovember 17 registered the first nomineefor the Crimean presidency, Russian PartyChairman Sergey Shuvainikov. MykolaBahrov, the speaker of the CrimeanSupreme Council, also intends on runningfor the presidency. 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In receiving the notorious identificationcard purportedly issued to Mr.Demjanjuk, the court never establishedthe specific time, place or circumstancesunder which the Soviets came into itspossession. Suffice to say that card, theone piece of physical evidence, was riddledwith contradictions and controversy.So too was the testimony of survivors inthe initial proceedings in America as wellas the trial in Israel.There were approximately 13 millionmembers of the Nazi Party in Germany.Less than 10,000 were imprisoned forwar crimes, and all together only about100 were executed. Indeed, only 12 ofthe 21 Nazi leaders in the initialNuremberg trials were executed. Being aNazi, in and of itself, is insufficientgrounds for a war crime. Despite all ofthe hoopla surrounding Mr. Demjanjuk,he was not a Nazi. He was a Slav, and aSlav could never be a member of the"master race," let alone a member of theparty. In fact, Himmler called for theexecution of 30 million Slavs as a meansof subduing the East and using theremainder as drones to support theReich.Mr. Demjanjuk stated he was a POWduring the war after his capture. Buteven if he were a guard at a camp, that isnot grounds for conviction. The questionbecomes: did the particular camp guardwillingly and without coercion commitatrocities? Starvation, disease and thecold in the POW camps led to the deathof 3 million captured Soviet soldiers in awar that claimed 55 million lives. Somebecame guards to survive. It is nearlyimpossible to go back 50 years andassess motivation in those circumstances.Isaiah Trunk, in his book "Judenraut,"points out that the 1950 NaziCollaborators Law of Israel makes a crucialdistinction between a willing andunwilling collaborator. Many Jews, forinstance, participated in ghetto governingcouncils and ghetto police established bythe Nazis. Some even assaulted otherJews, or helped to get Jews on the trainswhich led to the death camps. But eventhese actions by Jewish collaboratorsneed not necessarily result in conviction,if it can be shown that the accused operatedunder threat to his life, or if by collaboratingthe accused could have preventeda greater evil from occurring.If we are to prosecute suspected warcriminals, I have two recommendations.First, Communists suspected of warcrimes should be targeted. After all, from1939 to 1941 the Soviets were partners incrime with the Nazis. Second, Congressshould pass legislation so the accusedcan have the option of a criminal trial inthe United States. In this way these citizenscan have the same rights as thethugs who are now terrorizing our neighborhoods.Frankly, I can't think of anyoneworse to prosecute alleged war criminalsthan smart young Washington attorneysin the Justice Department of BillClinton and Janet Reno, two people who,to put it kindly, lack any sense of historyand ethics, multicultural or otherwise. 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On behalf of the School of Ukrainian Studies "Ridna Shkola," theHryniw family present Gov. Edgar with a traditional Ukrainian doll. Seen above(from left) are: front row, Natalia and Taras Hryniw; back row, Irene Hryniw,Gov. Edgar and Nick Hryniw.The Ukrainian...(Continued from page 1)destroyed and the nationalities of thepeople who died in them.Some who have remained in Zagreb,community as constituent elements of a the Croatian capital, are trying to reorganizesingle entity. The Union of Rusynsthe community and revive the[Ruthenians] and Ukrainians in Croatia(URUC) was established in 1968 andreceived government support. The centerof Ukrainian life in this republic wasVukovar, in eastern Croatia, the locationof URUC's headquarters and of the editorialoffices of the journal Nova Dumka(New Thought).In Bosnia-Hercegovina, the refugeesasserted, there were no Rusyns in anysignificant numbers, and even though thelocal government was not fully supportiveof tlie Ukrainian community, the latternevertheless managed to run a culturalcenter and a radio program in BanjaLuka.Because the Ukrainian communitywas scattered over the three republics,each group's problems are distinct and ofdiffering intensity. Those in Vukovarand its eastern Croatian environs faced aURUC, the refugees said. But they didnot have much hope that it would regainits vibrancy because so many have left.The prospects of returning to their originalsettlements are dimmer still, becauseSerbs displaced in the conflict in Croatiahave occupied them.In Bosnia-Hercegovina and in Serbia,the refugees said, Ukrainians were notsubjected to the same direct brutalitiesand repressions, but many were forciblyconscripted into the army and "died forthe cause of greater Serbia."Those who were lucky, they claim,escaped to the West before the war brokeout in earnest. 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22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5,1993 No. 49Whitman names liaison Ne Zhurys performs...CLARK, N.Y. — New Jersey's governor-elect, ChristieWhitman, announced the appointment of Walter Zalisko ofManalapan Township to the position of liaison between governor-elect'soffice and Ukrainian community members, as wellas Ukrainian American professional associations.Mr. Zalisko pledged to ensure that a meaningful and positiverelationship will continue between Ukrainian Americans and thestate government. He asked community members to contact himwith any of their concerns or scheduled community events.He may be contacted at: (908) 446-0884. The mailingaddress is: 9 Woodcrest Terrace, Manalapan, NJ 07726.Wrong titleRoma Hayda was incorrectiy identified in The Weekly onNovember 28. She is head of the Laity Council of theUkrainian Patriarchal Society. Earlier this year, AlexanderPryshlak was elected president of the Ukrainian PatriarchalSociety in the U.S.RECORDING DEPARTMENTMEMBERSHIP REPORT(Continued from page 11)themes, intertwining these with Ukrainian and Slavic melodies.Mr. Morozov said Ne Zhurys is trying to introduce somethingnew to Ukrainian culture by bringing something old back.He is encouraged by the fact that these ideas are shared by othersand that there is great movement and exchange of culturalideas in Lviv.On the other hand, he is saddened that Ukrainian culture inCanada is stagnant. "It's really a shame that there is no avantgarde Ukrainian culture anymore in Toronto, like the AvantGarde Ukrainian Theater, their magazine Terminus and theband 'Vapniak Pid Holym Nebom' (Stalagmite Under A.Naked Sky). Culture has become very traditional and conservative,"Mr. Morozov said."We have the same types of entertainment in Lviv, on radio,television and stage," the entertainer continued. "One wantssomething modem. I understand why this is — they want toremember Ukraine like as it was. It is a shame that there reallyisn't much new being created."Ukrainian National AssociationMonthly reports for AugustDISBURSEMENTS FOR AUGUST, 1993JUV. ADULTS ADD TOTALS Paid To Or For Members:TOTAL AS OF JULY 31 1993 17.347 41,654 5,357 64,358Annuity Benefits2,993.67GAINS IN AUGUST 1993Cash Surrenders30,445.62New members21 48 10 79Death Benefits90,648.20Reinstated22 81103Dividend Accunnulations830.23Transferred in9 24 5 38Endowments featured89,436.00Change class in3 36Indigent Benefits Disbursed1,000.00Transferred from Juvenile Dept.Interest On Death Benefits98.27TOTAL GAINS 55 156 15 226Payor Death BenefitsLOSSES IN AUGUST 1993Reinsurance Premiums PaidScholarshipsSuspendedTotalTransferred outChange of class out$ 232,970.35Operating Expenses:Transferred to adultsReal Estate270,462.11DiedSvoboda OperationCash surrender$ 67,438.39Washington Office 21,586.27Endowment maturedFully paid-upOfficial Publication-Svoboda 95,082.25Reduced paid-upOrganizing Expenses:Extended insuranceAdvertising 18,287.04Certificate terminatedCommissions And Overrides On Universal Life 5,043.96TOTAL LOSSES 99 244 18 361Field Conferences 1,660.23INACTIVE MEMBERSHIPMedical Inspections 444.77GAINS IN AUGUST 1993Reward To Organizers 14,246.00Paid-up26 4470Reward To Special Organizers 18,924.02Extended insurance5 1217Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 3,504.95TOTAL GAINS 31 56 87TotalLOSSES IN AUGUST 1993$ 516,679.99Payroll, Insurance And Taxes:Died .:4852Canadian Corporation Premium Tax 1,724.85Cash surrender ,9 1625Employee Benefit Plan 76,770.21Reinstated1 34Salaries Of Executive Officers 18,182.86Lapsed3 69Salaries Of Office Employees 55,574.17TOTAL LOSSES 17 73 90Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages 35,301.09TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIPTotalAS OF: AUGUST 31 1993 17,317 41,549 5,354 64,220$ 187,553.18General Expenses:Actuarial And Statistical Expenses10,350.00Bank Charges $62.36WALTER SOCHANGeneral Office Maintenance 2,693.58Supreme SecretaryInsurance Department Fees 705.21Operating Expense of Canadian Office 350.00Postage 307.15Printing and Stationery 1,986.58FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTRental Of Equipment And Sen/ices 392.45Telephone, Telegraph 2,611.46INCOME FOR AUGUST, 1993Traveling Expenses-General 3,102.55TotalDues and Annuity Premiums From Members22,561.34Income From "Svoboda" OperationMiscellaneous:$investment Income:Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine800.91Banks2,037.56Donations $ 4,800.00Bonds547,467.99Exchange Account-Payroll 18,219.49Certificate Loans2,222.59Expenses Of Annual Sessions 1,319.97Mortgage Loans26,925.92Fraternal Activities 200.00Real Estate187,260.40Investment Expense-Mortgages 390.00Short Term Investments7,407.38Professional Fees 3,900.00Stocks7,184.0ЇRent 785.63Urban Renewal Corporation250,000.00Transfer Account 280,000.00Total1,600.504.15-Ukrainian Publications 9,082.55TotalRefunds:$ 319,498.55Cash Surrender832.50 Investments:: Death Benefits500.00Bonds; Dividen Accuhfiulations287.04$ 1,500,000.00Certificate Loans 5,987.76. Donations2.000.00E.D.P. Equipment 20,824.94Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums482.13Real Estate 33,584.72Endowment Matured3,361.68Short Term Investments 1,489,068.23Fraternal Benefits1,050.00Stock 4,031.36Investment Expense550.00TotalOfficial Publication "Svoboda"9,332.823,053,497.01-. Operating Expenses Washington Office3,419.68 Disbursements For August, 199375.00$ 4.332.760.42Reward To Organizers31.50Reward To branch Presidents And Treasurers8.08Reward To Secretary's Expenses300.11Reward To Special Organizer2,428.45BALANCEScholarship1,200.00Taxes Federal, State & City On Employee Wages28,888.52ASSETSLIABILITIESTaxes Held In Escrow217.33TOvel Expenses-Employees74.74 Cash $ 1,524,353.43 Life InsuranceTotal$ 73.705.246.76Short TermInvestments 2,566,539,28Miscellaneous:Bonds 49,330,561.18Donations To Fraternal Fund9,652.26Mortgage Loans 4,442,310.08Donations To Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine11,519.80Certificate Loan 643,889.07 Accidental D.D.2,070,871.98Exchange Account-Payroll18,219.49Real Estate 2,994,044.27Profit On Bonds Sold or Matured29,193.74Printing Plant & E.D.P.Reserve For Unpresented Checks4,012.44Equipment 776,905.07 Fratemal(1,471,782.05)Transfer Account280,137.00Total$ 352,734.73 Stocks 1,691,875.43 Orphans 437,522.59Loan to D.H.-U.N.AInvestments:Housing Соф. 104,551.04 Old Age Home (2,616,250.46)Bonds Matured Or Sold$ 1,186,889.12 Loan To U.N.U.R.C. 8.103,102.00 Emergency 52,522.03- Certificate Loans Repaid 10,436.08Mortgages Repaid 110,126.48 Total $ 72,178,130.85 $ 72,178,130.85Short Term Investments Sold 1,500,000.00Total$ 2,807^451.68ALEXANDER BLAHiTKAIncome For AUGUST, 1993 —Г _4_,81_5_J30_J4 Supreme TreasurerCanadian...(Continued from page 6)studies are being prepared for use by studentsat the institute.But Mr. Baran admits there are somesnags to overcome.He told a recent CBIE conference on"International Education and DemocraticReform" in Ottawa that the Ukrainiansituation poses a unique challenge in twoareas. "They are struggling to overcomethe residuals of communism and are, atthe same time, trying to create a freemarket economy."In 1971,1 was in East Pakistan, шBangladesh, when it was becoming asovereign country," explained the formerdiplomat. "But they had the advantage ofhaving a provincial-government whichfollowed the British parliamentary system."The lack of a central bank and suchbasic amenities as city telephone directorieshaven't made life easier for Canadianorganizers in Ukraine."I heard someonedescribe it as a 'solid base in a fluid sea,'" Ms. Biggs told the conference."For this program to be truly effectiveand involve its Ukrainian partners," saidMr. Baran, "we have to realisticallyallow for it to develop over a 10-yearperiod." Project funding ends in threeyears.And while students will be taught tohone their analytical and problem-solvingskills at the institute, Mr. Baranhopes they won't jump for highersalaries in the private sector.MPA graduates must commit threeyears to working for the Ukrainian governmentdepartment that nominatedthem.Organizers hope to graduate 500students by project's end.In January, an IPALG satellite campusis scheduled to open in Dnipropetrovsk,in heavrly industrialized eastern Ukraine.Hospital partnerships...(Continued from page 2)have what is now in Ethiopia." HealthMinister Yuriy Spizhenko expressed thesame sentiment during a November 11speech in Parliament, "Today doctors facea dilemma: whether to cure the sick or tofeed them."In Dr. Didychenko's analysis, theUnited States currentiy faces the problemof how to maintain its high level of spendingon health care, currently 12 percent ofthe gross national product. Ukraine'sproblem is how to increase spending inthe field. A 1992 law mandates 10 percentof Ukraine's gross national product bespent on health care, but the true figureisonly 3.5 percent, which does not accountfor the battering inflation has inflicted onthe Ukrainian karbovanets.Under the АША program, Philadei^health personnel have visited \ .Didychenko's hospital three times, and hehas made two AIHA-connected trips to theUnited States. During a trip to observeAmerican health management, theUkrainian doctor visited hospitals inChicago, Detroit, Washington, Philadelphiaand New York. The trip, he says, was "useful"and he became acquainted with "muchnew material."However, there is a great differencein circumstances between him and hisAmerican counterparts, he adds. Hismonthly salary, the highest at the hospital,totals 260,000 karbovantsi (about$10 at the current Kyyiv street marketrate). He said it is "very hard" for himto feed his family of five. Fortunately,the family is blessed with a garden thatprovides beets, cabbage, and potatoesfor the dinner table. Dr. Didychenkoadded.

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A vine.Black Sea...(Continued from page 2)extending its participation in regionalcooperation, activities of the U.N. andother international organizations of universalnature," said Mr. Kravchuk duringthe opening of the session.Ukraine has been one of the countriesto initiate establishment of Black Seaeconomic cooperation."The history of interrelations betweenintries of the region has lasted for centuriesrather than for years. Close anddeveloped commercial contacts andfriendly ties between the peoples of theBlack Sea region have existed since theancient times of Pontus Euxinus of theHospitable Sea as our ancestors calledthe Black Sea in the old days..."Today as never before, countries of theregion have exceptionally favorable prerequisitesfor the development of mutuallybeneficial cooperation in all fields of interstaterelations. 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24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1993 No. 49Sunday, December 5NEW YORK: The Ukrainian HistoricalSociety jointly with the Ukrainian Academyof Arts and Sciences in the U.S. are sponsoringa scholarly conference on the occasion ofthe 30th anniversary of the journal"Ukrainian Historian." The conference'stheme is " The 'Ukrainian Historian' and theTasks Confronting Ukrainian HistoriographyToday." Taking part in the conference are:Liubomyr Wynar, Marko Antonovych,Yaroslav Kalakura, Tamara Bulat,Oleksander Dombrovsky, TamaraMandebura, Oleksander Vovk, WasylOmelchenko. The conference will be held atUAAS (UVAN) building, 206 W. 100 St.,starting 1 p.m. For additional information,call (212) 222-1866.Sunday, December 5,12 and 19SILVER SPRING, Md.: Holy TrinityParticular Ukrainian Catholic Church, 16631New Hampshire Ave., is holding aChristmas bazaar, 12:30 - 2 p.m., featuringicons, Trypillian style jewelry, Christmasdecorations and centerpieces as well as traditionalfood and pastries.Sunday, December 5 - January 15WINNIPEG, Man.: The Ukrainian Culturaland Educational Center and St. Andrew'sCollege invite the public to a fund-raisingexhibit, "Icons: Art in Metal" by DimitrisDiamantopoulos, to be held at the UkrainianCultural and Educational Center, 184Alexander Ave. E. Opening reception isDecember 5, at 2 p.m.Wednesday, December 8YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian NationalWomen's League of America (UNWLA)branch 30, will offer a one-evening courseon making an elegant, modern design gerdanfor evening wear to be held at St. Michael'sUkrainian Catholic Church on ShonnardPlace at North Broadway, from 7-10 p.m.There is a $20 registration fee, whichincludes all materials. Due to limited classsize, please register by December 6 by callingNadia Cwiach at (914) 949-7010.PREVIEW OF EVENTSGroup's annual Christmas party, to be heldat The Bellevue Hotel, The Lexington Room,15 E. St. NW, 8 p.m. - midnight, will featurean evening of lively music, dancing, fun andlots of holiday cheer. Complimentary buffet;cash bar. Cost: $15 per person, members;$20, non-members. For further information,call Sophia at (301) 854-2062.NEW YORK: The conference "StateFormation in 20th Century Ukraine inComparative Perspective," organized by theHarriman Institute at Columbia Universityand the Ukrainian Academy of Arts andSciences in the U.S., will be held at 1512International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118thSt. The first panel, titled "State Formation in1917-1921," (9 a.m. - noon), will feature apresentation by Mark von Hagen, HarrimanInstitute, with discussants Edward Allworth,(HI), Michael Luther (Hunter College) andKaren Barkey (Columbia University), withAnna Procyk (Ukrainian Academy) servingas chair. In the second panel "StateFormation in the 1990's," (2 - 5 p.m.), thepresentation will be by Alexander J. Motyl(HI), with discussants Zenovia Sochor(Clark University), Jack Snyder (HI) andPaul Goble (Carnegie Endowment), withJose Casanova (New School for SocialResearch) serving as chair.Saturday, December 11SILVER SPRING, Md.: Holy TrinityParticular Ukrainian Catholic Church, 16631New Hampshire Ave., is holding aChristmas bazaar, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.TOMS RIVER, N.J.: St. Stephen'sUkrainian Catholic Church, White OakBottom Road (between New HampshireAvenue and Old Freehold Road), is holdinga holiday bazaar at the parish center, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. There will be Ukrainian andChristmas crafts, attic treasures as well ashomemade breads and cakes. "Cafe Ukraine"will feature eat-in or take-home ethnic fare.Kenilworth Ave., beginning at 1 p.m. Theannual UAV Post No. 24 holiday social willfollow this meeting at 5 p.m. All veterans andfriends are welcome. For more information,contact Roman Rakowsky, (216) 884-1673.NEW YORK: The Kyyiv ChamberOrchestra with Roman Kofman, conductor,and Daria Telizyn, piano, will appear in concertin a program of works by Bach,Schnittke, Mahler, Bibyk and Rossini as partof Music at the Institute series to be held atthe Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79thSt., at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20; $10, senior citizens;$4, students. For additional information,call (212) 772-2884 or (212) 288-8660.Sunday, December 12WINNIPEG: The Kian Arts Association willbe staging a workshop performance of an untitleddance work by choreographer TamaraGorska, at the Ukrainian National FederationHall, 582 Burrows Avenue, at 7:00 p.m. It willbe performed to a musical arrangement producedby New York-based composer/pianistAndrew Stasiw, and to a bilingual text createdby the Yara Arts Group (at the La MamaETC), also of New York. For further information,please call Ms. Gorska at (416) 323-3240,or (203) 339-6541.NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy ofArts and Sciences in the U.S., jointly withthe Ukrainian Engineers' Society ofAmerica are hosting a lecture by Dr.Volodymyr Kovalenko, dean of the Collegeof Engineering and head of the Departmentof Laser Technology at Kyyiv PolytechnicInstitute and currently distinguished visitingprofessor at Ohio State University, who willspeak on laser technology in Ukraine. Thelecture will take place at the academy'sbuilding, 206 W. 100 St., at 2 p.m. For additionalinformation, call (212) 222-1866.NEW YORK: The opening of the ChryzantaGallery, 98 Second Ave., will be held at 1:30p.m. The gallery, under the direction ofChryzanta Kaminskyj-Hentisz, will showcaseworks of leading Ukrainian artists fromthe United States as well as Ukraine.CLEVELAND: Ukrainian AmericanFriday, December 10WASHINGTON, D.C.: The WashingtonVeterans Post No. 24 will host the nextnational executive board meeting at theUkrainian Museum and Archives, 1202 WARRINGTON, Pa.: A concert ofUkrainian Christmas music will be presentedbeginning at 2 p.m. in the new St. Anne'sUkrainian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Rd.,Rt. 611. Three choirs — the Lehigh ValleyMillennium Choir, the Annunciation of theBlessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian CatholicChurch Choir, Melrose Park, Pa., and St.Anne's Ukrainian Catholic Church Choir ofWarrington, Pa. — will present traditionalUkrainian carols and seasonal music. Afterthe concert, light refreshments will be servedin the parish social hall. Free admission.MORRISTOWN, N.J.: The Nova ChamberEnsemble will open their seventh concertseason at the Church of the Assumption, 91Maple Ave., with a program at 4 p.m. FlutistJames Schlefer will join cellist Maya Beiserand pianist Laryssa Krupa in GeorgeCrumb's "Vox Balanae for Three MaskedPlayers" and Gabriel Pierne's Sonata daCamera for flute, cello and piano. Otherworks on the program are Francis Poulenc'sSonata for flute and piano and CesarFranck's Sonata for cello and piano.Suggested donations are $10; $7, senior citizensand students. For additional information,call (201) 539-2141 or (201) 539-4937.Tuesday, December 14SOMERSET, NJ.: The Ukrainian OrthodoxChurch of the United States of Americainvites the public to a concert performance bythe Kyyiv Chamber Orchestra, to be held at 7p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135Davidson Avenue (across from the SomersetMarriott, Exit 6, Rt. 287). Founded in 1964,the 24-member chamber orchestra, under thedirection of Roman Kofman, has won a reputationas a collective of musicians of highartistry whose repertoire includes the compositionsof Handel, Schnittke, Tchaikovsky,Elgar, Silvestrov, Prokofiev, Schubert andBach. Performing with the group will be therenowned Canadian pianist, Daria Telizyn.Admission: $12, adults; $5, students. Ticketswill be available at the door. 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