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E N G L IS H -L A N G U A G E
W
E E K L Y
E D IT IO N
V
V O L . L X X X V II.
N o. 91
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL
20, 1980
25 C E N T S
R ed C ro s s g ro u p c o n firm s
M e trin k o is a m o n g h o s ta g e s
V y a c h e s la v G h o rn o v il a rre s te d
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J . -
M ic h a e l J .
M e trin k o , th e
U k ra in ia n -A m e /ic a n
w ho
h a s
b e e n
c a lle d
" th e
fo rg o tte n
hostage," w as seen
b y
Red Cross offi\u00ad
cials during
their A pril 14 visit to the
U .S .
E m bassy
com pound
in
T e h e ra n ,
Ira n ,
a c c o r d in g
t o
A m erican
m e d ia
re p o rts.
M r. M etrinko was the only
h o s ta g e
not known
t o
h a v e
b e e n
s e e n
by any
p re v io u s v is ito rs .
U .S .
governm ent spokesm en
to ld
T h e N ew

Yosic Tim es that the 33-year- old career diplom at is believed to have b e e n

s u b je c te d
t o
in te n s e
a n d
h o s tile
q u e s tio n in g .
M r. M etrinko is said to be am ong the
g ro u p
o f
s e v e n
o r
e ig h t
A m erican
h o s ta g e s
w ho
a re
k e p t
in
in d iv id u a l
room s, apart
fro m
th e o th e r h o s ta g e s
w ho share quarters.
|
T h e c a p tiv e s h e ld in s o lita ry c o n fin e -
.
m ent
a re
presum ably
th o s e
w ho
a re
|
m ost suspect, in the view of the Islam ic
, m ilitants w ho
s e iz e d
the em bassy
fiv e

m o n th s a g o , a n d th e y p ro b a b ly in c lu d e d ip lo m a ts w h o se fie ld is p o litic s , a N ew Y o rk T im e s s to ry n o te d .

M r.
M e trin k o ,
a n
O ly p h a n t,
P a .,
n a tiv e ,
is a
P e rs ia n -s p e a k in g
p o litic a l
o ffic e r
w ith
e x te n s iv e
e x p e rie n c e
i n
Ira n .
The form er Peace C orps volunteer is
the son of H arry and A lice M etrinko of
O ly p h W J
A c c o rd in g

to the Red Cross delega\u00ad tio n w h ic h v is ite d a llS O h o s ta g e s h e ld a t th e

U .S. Em bassy, personal
m essages
fro m
e a c h
o f
th e
h o s ta g e s
a re
t o
b e
d e liv e re d
s h o rtly
t o
re la tiv e s
i n
th e
U n ite d S ta te s .
T he
R ed C ross visitors w ere H arald
D e G ru e n ic k
a n d
D r.
B e rn a rd
L ie -

beskind, representatives of the Interna\u00ad tio n a l C o m m itte e o f th e R e d C ro s s , a n d D r.

M ansour
Sham sa,
th e
e x e c u tiv e
d ire c to r
o f
th e
R ed
L io n
a n d
S u n
S o c ie ty , th e
Ira n ia n
e q u iv a le n t
of the
Red Cross.
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .
-
V yacheslav
C h o rn o v il,
4 2 , jo u rn a lis t
a n d
lite r a r y

c ritic k n o w n in th e W est a s th e a u th o r o f "The C hornovil Papers," an account of th e

1965 closed
trials of
U k ra in ia n
in te lle c tu a ls ,
w as
a rre s te d
b y
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s o n A p ril 8 in N iu rb a ,
Y a\u00ad
k u ts k
A S S R , w here
he was serving a
te r m
o f in te rn a l e x ile .
T h e a rre s t is C h o rn o v il's fo u rth sin c e
1 9 6 5
w hen
h e
f ir s t
d e fie d
th e
S o v ie t
system .
T he
p re s s
s e rv ic e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
Suprem e
L ib e ra tio n
C o u n c il

(a b ro a d ) reported that the reason for his arrest is n o t

know n,
b u t
th a t
s o u c e s
c lo s e
t o

C h o rn o v il sa y th e re a re in d ic a tio n s th a t a n in v e s tig a tio n is b e in g c o n d u c te d in to th e c h a rg e o f a tte m p te d

ra p e .
R e c e n tly
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s
b e g a n
try in g
U k ra in ia n
dissidents, not under
th e
p o litic a l
a rtic le s
o f
th e
C rim in a l
C ode,
b u t
o n
fa b ric a te d
c h a rg e s
fo r
com m on
crim es in an
a tte m p t to
d is \u00ad
credit rights activists, reported the K iev
H e ls in k i
g ro u p .
M y k o la
H o rb a l, a
T h o u s a n d s a tte n d
``P r o W c /n a
N e d ilia "s e rv ic e s
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A rc h b is h o p M s ty s la v , m e tro p o lita n o f th e U k ra in ia n O rth o d o x C h u rc h o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a (in c e n te r, h o ld in g c r o s s ) , addresses the throngs gathered for special com m em orative services on A pril 13 at St. A ndrew `s Cem etery in South B o u n d B r o o k , N .J . W ith h im

in photo are m em bers of clergy, veterans of U krainian and A m erican w ars and young people.
Seen in the background
is St. A ndrew 's M em orial C hurch-M onum ent w here the archbishop and other clergy celebrated a
Divine Liturgy before the outdoor procession and services. (See story on page 9.)
V yacheslav
C h o rn o v il
m em ber of the group, was arrested
in
O ctober 1979 on the charge of attem pt\u00ad
ed rape.
C hornovil, w ho w as last arrested
in
1972 and
s e n te n c e d
t o
s ix
y e a r s
o f
im p ris o n m e n t a n d
th r e e y e a r s o f e x ile
fo r
" a n ti-S o v ie t
a g ita tio n
a n d
p ro \u00ad
p a g a n d a ,"
w as to
h a v e c o m p le te d
h is
te r m
o f e x ile a t th e e n d o f th is y e a r.
He is one of the newest m em bers of
th e U k ra in ia n
P u b lic G r o u p
t o
P ro \u00ad
m o te th e Im p le m e n ta tio n o f
th e
H e l\u00ad
s in k i A c c o rd s , h a v in g jo in e d th e g ro u p
in the autum n of 1979.
C h o rn o v il
r e c e iv e d
a jo u rn a lis m
d e g re e
fro m
th e
U n iv ersity
of K iev in
1 9 6 0 .
F o r th e
n e x t fiv e
years he held
s e v e ra l
p o s ts
in
th e
K om som ol,
th e
C o m m u n is t y o u th
le a g u e .
In 1 9 6 5 . w h e n th e K G\u0412
arrested som e

3 0 U k ra in ia n in te lle c tu a ls a n d p u t th e m on trial, C hornovil w as called to testify at the closed

trial of four of the dissi\u00ad d e n ts . H e refused, citing the fact th at the tria l w a s b e in g c o n d u c te d ille g a lly , a n d a s

a
r e s u lt
w as
h im self
a rre s te d
a n d
s e n te n c e d
t o
th re e
m o n th s
o f
fo rc e d
la b o r.
I n
1 9 6 7
th e
jo u rn a lis t
p re p a re d
a
c o lle c tio n
of docum ents
o n
th e
v io la \u00ad
tio n s
o f S o v ie t
la w
a n d
ille g a l p r o c e \u00ad
d u re s
u s e d
d u rin g
th e
1 9 6 5
t r i a l s

o f U k ra in ia n in te lle c tu a ls . T h e d o c u m e n ts w ere sm uggled to the W est and

p u b lis h \u00ad
e d
in
P a r i s , F r a n c e , in
th e
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e
u n d e r
th e
t i t l e
" L y k h o
z
R o z u r a u ."
T he
fo llo w in g
y e a r
th e
e x p o s e
w as
p u b lis h e d
in
th e
E n g lis h
language as "The Chornovil Papers."
Chornovil was arrested
a n d
s e n \u00ad
tenced in Novem ber 1967 to three years'
im p ris o n m e n t fo r " s la n d e rin g
th e

S o \u00ad viet state." H e w as freed undera general am nesty

18 m o n th s la te r.
H is third arrest cam e on January 12,
1 9 7 2 .
d u rin g
a
S o v ie t
crackdow n
o n
(( tin tin im f
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1 5 )
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL
20, 1980
No. \u042f -
Ita lia n C a th o lic g r o u p s c o n d e m n
r e lig io u s r e p r e s s io n in
U S S R
Is y d o r a
K o s a c h -B o ry s o v a ,
L e s ia
U k r a in k a 's
s is te r, d ie s
ROM E,
Ita ly .
-
E le v e n
Ita lia n
C a th o lic
g ro u p s
condem ned
re lig io u s
r e p r e s s io n
in
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
a n d
c a lle d
o n
Italians to
becom e "w orkers
fo r
p e a c e ," re p o rte d
th e
N a tio n a l
C a th o lic N e w s S e rv ic e .
"T he
c a u s e
of peace
a n d
th a t
o f
hum an
rig h ts
a re in s e p a ra b le ,"
th e
g ro u p s sa id
in a le n g th y a p p e a l
p u b \u00ad
lis h e d
M arch
1 4
b y
" A v v e n ire ,"
th e
n a tio n a l C a th o lic n e w s p a p e r.
S p e c ific a lly ,
th e
le tte r d e m a n d e d
fre e d o m
fo r fo u r
S o v ie t
d is s id e n ts :
p h y s ic is t
Andrei Sakharov,
O rth o d o x
F a th e rs D m itri D u d k o
a n d
G le b
Y a-
k u n in , a n d L ev
R e g e ls o n ,a le a d e ro fth e
M oscow
C om m ittee for Believers.
T h e d is s id e n ts h a v e e ith e r b e e n ja ile d
o r,
a s
in
th e
c a s e
o f
D r.
S a k h a ro v ,
b a n is h e d
fro m
M oscow
a n d
v irtu a lly
p la c e d
under house arrest.
T h e a p p e a l n o te d
that the four m en
have "an
in fle x ib le

courage in serving the cause ofjustice and peace, a passion fo r

the truth, love for
life a n d
fo r th e
c u ltu re o f th e ir p e o p le ."
A ll b u t S a k h a r o v
a re
C h ristian s,
"spokesm en

for a m essage of peace to w h ic h th e y g iv e w itn e s s w ith th e ir liv e s a n d th e ir s u ffe rin g ," th e Ita lia n g ro u p s a d d e d .

" T r u e p e a c e ...c a n n o t b e fo u n d e d
o n
th e
fo rg e tfu ln e ss
o f
in ju s tic e ,
o n
th e
defense of pow er system s w hich ignore
th e
rig h ts
o f
m an, on
th e
system atic
le s s e n in g
o f th e im a g e o f G o d
b e fo re
m a n ," th e a p p e a l s a id .
T he
s ig n e rs
s a id
s u c h

v io la tio n s o f peace and hum an rights also take place o u ts id e th e S o v ie t U n io n .

"In A sia, in A frica, in L atin A m erica, in E a s te rn E u ro p e , th e rig h ts o f m a n a re tram pled every day by diverse

o r
c o n \u00ad
tr a r y re g irrte s o r id e o lo g ie s ," th e y s a id .
J
S u c h re g im e s a re ," u n ite d
b y a d e n ia l

o f re s p e c t fo r tn e tJ jg jjity o f th e p e rs o n in w h ic h w e re c o g n iz e th e v is ib le im a g e o f G od," the letter said.

T he
a p p e a l c o n c lu d e d
b y
em phasi\u00ad
z in g
th re e
points: "Freedom
fo r
S a\u00ad
kharov, D udko,
Y a k u n in
a n d
R e g e l-
s o n ; ju s tic e
fo r
all the
o p p re s s e d
a n d
u n fa irly
persecuted; peace in truth
fo r
a ll p e o p le s o f th e w o r ld ."

A m o n g th e g ro u p s s ig n in g th e le tte r w ere the A ssociation of Italian C hristi\u00ad an W orkers, the

y o u th
g ro u p
"C om -
m u n io n e
e
L ib e ra z io n e " .(C o m m u n io n
a n d
L ib e rty )
a n d
C a th o lic
A c tio n ,
Ita ly 's la rg e st lay o rg a n iz a tio n .
S h c h a ra n s k y
m o v e d to la b o r c a m p
M OSCOW .
U SSR .
A n a to ly
S h c h a ra n s k y
has been transferred
fro m

a h ig h s e c u rity p ris o n to a S o v ie t la b o r c a m p in th e U ra l M o u n ta in s , th e Je w ish d is s id e n t

to ld
h is
fam ily
in
a
le tte r,
re p o rte d
W estern wire serives.
L e o n id

Shcharansky, A natoly's bro\u00ad th e r, sa id th e le tte r, d a te d M a rc h 2 7 a n d r e c e iv e d

A p ril
10, w as

a p p a re n tly w ritte n im m e d ia te ly u p o n h is a rriv a l a t P e rm

L a b o r C a m p N o. 35, w h e r e h e w ill
lik e ly re m a in
for the next 10 years.
T he
S h c h a r a n s k y
fam ily
s a id
th e
p o litic a l p ris o n e r w ro te th a t h e h a d left
C h is to p o l,
a b o u t
5 0 0
m ile s e a s t o f
M oscow ,
o n
M arch
15 and
h a d
ju s t
a rriv e d
at Perm .
P e rm
a n d
C h is to p o l a re o n ly
a b o u t
2 7 5 m ile s a p a r t, b u t th e le tte r o ffe re d n o
e x p la n a tio n
w h y 12 d a y s w e re ta k e n to
m ake the trip, the fam ily said.
M o ro zt o s p e a k
o n o r ig in o f
nam e'U k r a in e '
C A M B R ID G E ,
M ass.
-

V a le n ty n M o r o z w ill s p e a k o n " E ty m o lo g y o f th e N am e 'U kraine' B ased on the M aterials o f U k ra in ia n 'D u m y ' " d u rin g a le c tu re s p o n s o re d

b y
th e
H arvard
U k ra in ia n
R esearch
Institute on
M ay 7.
T h e le c tu r e w ill b e h e ld a t 8 p .m . in
S c ie n c e C e n te r H a ll D .
The research

institute plans to sche\u00ad d u le le c tu re s th a t m ig h t in te re s t a w id e r g r o u p o f p e o p le fo r th e e v e n in g h o u r s . M r.

M o ro z
is the
f ir s t
speaker of the
evening series.

The evening series is an outgrow th of th e T h u rs d a y s e m in a rs a t th e U k ra in ia n R esearch Institute w hich have attracted m a n y o u ts ta n d in g s c h o la rs

a n d
m em \u00ad
b e rs
o f
th e
H arvard
c o m m u n ity
a n d
h a v e in fo rm e d
th e m
about research on
Ukraine and
U k ra in ia n -re la te d
to p ic s .

H o w e v e r, d u e to th e s c h e d u lin g o fth e sem inars (at 4 p .m .). m any persons from th e

U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
fo u n d
it
d iffic u lt
t o
a tte n d .
As a result, the
H U R I h a s d e c id e d
to schedule a series,
-.-\c n in gle c tu re s .
.
,
.
,
M r. Shcharansky w as sentenced to a
13-year term
in July
1978 after he w as
c o n v ic te d
o f
tre a s o n .
T he
S o v ie t
governm ent
m a in ta in e d
th a t
h e
h a d
s p ie d
fo r
th e
U n ite d
States, a
c h a rg e
b o th h e a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s
g o v e rn \u00ad
m e n t d e n ie d .
T he
la b o r c a m p , w h ic h
is g e n e ra lly
considered to be less harsh tharrprison,
is Shcharansky's fourth place of
d e te n \u00ad
tion since his arrest in M arch
1 9 7 7 .
'S m o lo s k y p ' r e le a s e s
Shukhevych brochure
B A L T IM O R E , M d . -
T he
"Sm o\u00ad
lo s k y p " U k ra in ia n In fo rm a tio n S e rv ic e
re c e n tly
p u b lis h e d
a
s ix -p a g e
le a fle t
a b o u t
U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l

p r is o n e r Y u riy S h u k h e v y c h , s o n o f R o m a n S h u \u00ad k h e v y c h

(T a ra s , C h u p ry n k a ),
com -
m a n d e r-in -c h ie f o f th e
U k ra in ia n
In \u00ad
su rg en t A rm y (U P A ).
T he
le a fle t,
w ith
a te x t
b y

B ohdan Y asen, w as published on the occasion of th e y o u n g e r S h u k h e v y c h 's b irth d a y \u2014 h e tu rn e d

46 on
M arch 28.
T h e b ro c h u re c o n ta in s th e b io g ra p h y
o f S h u k h e v y c h , s in c e h is c h ild h o o d
t o

th e tim eh e jo in e d th e U k ra in ia n P u b lic G ro u p to P ro m o te th e Im p le m e n ta tio n o f

th e
H e ls in k i
A ccords,
a s
w e ll
a s
p h o to s o f th e p o litic a l p ris o n e r a n d h is
tw o c h ild re n , R o m a n a n d
Iry n a .
It w as distributed during the M arch
2 8 -2 9
d e m o n s tra tio n
i n
d e fe n s e
o f
S h u k h e v y c h
in W a s h in g to n , D .C .
The brochure m ay be ordered
fro m :
" S m o lo s k y p ,"
P .O .
B ox
5 6 1 , E llic o tt
C ity , M d .. 2 1 0 4 3 .
B o r lo d ia n u e n d s
la b o r
c a m p te rm
O D E S S A . U k ra in e . -
V asyl
B ar-
la d ia n u , a n
E a ste rn -R ite

C a th o lic a n d form er lecturer in art history at O dessa U n iv e rs ity , c o m p le te d

a
th r e e - y e a r
labor cam p sentence on
M arch 2. The
s e n te n c e
w as im posed

fo r d is trib u tio n .o f d o c u m e n ts o f th e U k ra in ia n H e ls in k i m o n ito rin g g ro u p .

P IS C A T A W A Y ,
N .J. -
Isy d o ra
P e triv n a
K osach-B orysova,
s is te r
o f
U k ra in ia n
p o e t
L esia

U k ra in k a , d ie d h e re o n S a tu rd a y , A p ril1 2 , a t th e a g eo f 9 1

.
Born M arch 22,
1 8 8 8 ,
in
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diazhne, U kraine, she w as the youngest
o f
s ix
c h ild re n
o f
P e tro
A n to n o v y c h
K o s a c h a n d h is w ife O lh a P e triv n a n e e '
D r a h o m a n o v , a w rite r k n o w n u n d e r th e
n a m e O le n a
P c h ilk a .
She graduated
fro m
th e a g ric u ltu ra l
fa c u lty
of the
K ie v
P o ly te c h n ic
I n s t i \u00ad
tu te
a n d
worked as an
agronom ist
in
K y s h y n iv ,
K ie v
re g io n , u n til th e
1 9 1 7
re v o lu tio n .
I n
1 9 1 2 she m arried
Y u riy
H ry h o ro -
v y c h
B orysov.
A fter
th e
C o m m u n is t
reg im e
to o k
hold in U kraine, M rs. B orysova resided
in
K ie v a n d
w orked

a s a r e s e a r c h e r in th e fie ld o f p la n t p h y s io lo g y a n d a s a n in s tru c to r.

I n
1937 she w as arrested
a n d
s e n \u00ad
te n c e d to e ig h t y e a rs in la b o r c a m p s fo r
" c o u n te r-re v o lu tio n a ry

a g ita tio n ." S h e w as sent to th e F ar N orth w here she w as p u t

t o
w ork
c le a rin g
th e
f o r e s t
la n d .
A fte r b e in g re h a b ilita te d
in
1939, M rs.
B o ry so v a re tu rn e d
to Kiev.
D u rin g
W orld
W ar II she em igrated
fro m
U k rain e to th e W est an d
in
1 9 4 9
cam e to the United
S ta te s .
She w as a corresponding m em ber of
th e
U k ra in ia n
A cadem y
o f
A rts
a n d
S c ie n c e s (U V A N ) in th e U n ite d S ta te s .-
M rs.B o r y s o v a 's
g re a te s t
c o n trib u \u00ad
tio n
t o
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu re
w as
h e r
in itia tiv e in u rg in g th e U V A N
t o
p u b \u00ad
lis h
\u2014
o n
th e
o c c a s io n
of the
1 0 0 th
a n n iv e rs a ry
of the
b irth
o f
her sister
L esia U k ra in k a\u2014
a m o n u m e n ta lw o rk
title d
"L esia
U k ra in k a :
L ife
a n d
W orks."
Roma Sochan Hadzewycz
Isydora K osach-Borysova
as she
a d \u00ad
d r e sse d th e cr o w d d u r in g th e u n v e ilin g
o f
th e
L esia
U k r ain k a
m o n um en t at
So yuzivk a o n
S e p te m b e r
19, 1976.
T he
b o o k
w a s c o m p ile d
by another
s is te r ,
O lh a
K osach-K ryvyniuk,
a n d
p u b lis h e d
b y m e a n s o f fu n d s c o lle c te d
fro m
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
by a
p u b lis h in g
co m m ittee
h e a d e d
b y
M rs.
B orysova.
-
I n
1976 M rs. Borysova unveiled
th e
L esia
U k ra in k a
m onum ent erected
b y
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n a t
its S o y u z iv k a e s ta te . T h e
statue is the
w o rk o f s c u lp to r
M ychajlo. C zeresz-
n io w s k y j.
The funeral w as held Saturday. A pril
1 9 , at noon at St. A ndrew 's
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x C e m e te ry
in
S o u th
B ound
B ro o k , N .J .
V a le n ty n a
S ira
p le a d s f o r
fa m ily
H E L S IN K I,
F in la n d . -
V a le n ty n a
Sira, wife of a U krainian
w o rk e r fro m
O d e s s a , c a lle d
o n
th e w o rld
p u b lic to
d e fe n d
her fam ily
fro m

persecution by the Soviet authorities in an A ugust 1979 a p p e a l re c e n tly re le a s e d b y th e " S m o lo \u00ad s k y p "U k ra in ia n

In fo rm a tio n
S e rv ic e .
The Siry fam ily, w hich consists of the
p a re n ts ,
L e o n id
a n d
V a le n ty n a ,
a n d
e ig h t
children, has been
th e
target of
Soviet oppression
for several years. In
1979 the fam ily
w a s d e n ie d
perm ission
to em igrate to the W est.

In her appeal addressed to "honored citizens of the W est and all w ho w ish to p a rtic ip a te

in
d e fe n d in g
u s,
h o n o re d
m e m b e rs o f c o m m itte e s fo r th e d e fe n se
o f-h u m a n
rig h ts ," S ira
n o te s th a t h e r
c h ild re n
a re
in s u lte d
a n d
h a r a s s e d
p h y s ic a lly
a n d
m o ra lly ;
h e r
m o th e r,
sister and
b ro th e r
a re
c a lle d
i n
fo r
q u e s tio n in g b y th e K G B ; h e r h u s b a n d is
p re s s u re d
a t
w o rk .
"N ow
w e
a re
fa c e d
w ith
a

te rrib le d a n g e r," sh e w ro te , e x p la in in g th a t sh e has been threatened

w ith
confinem ent
in
a p s y c h ia tric
in s titu tio n
a n d

h e r h u s b a n d h a s b e e n to ld th a t h e w o u ld b e se n t to th e N o rth to c h o p w o o d . S o v ie t o ffic ia ls

h a v e
a ls o
th re a te n e d
t o
ta k e
a w a y th e ir c h ild re n a n d to ra is e th e m
in
a Soviet m anner, she said.
"W e
h a v e
a s k e d
fo r
perm ission
t o
em igrate
fro m
th e
U SSR
t o
A u stralia
\u2014
w e h a v e a n in v ita tio n fro m
th e re\u2014

b u t th e e m p lo y e e s o f th e K G B c o n tin u \u00ad ally state that we w ill not be allow ed to g o a n y w h e re . F o r G o d 's s a k e , fo r th e sake of justice, hum aneness and

com \u00ad

passion, w e plead: saveu s ! D o not let us die and leave the children orphaned. W e w a n t to e m ig ra te . H e lp u s h o w e v e r, y o u c a n ," sh e c o n c lu d e d .

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U k r a in ia n
n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e d
b y th e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n , In c ., a t 3 0 M o n tg o m e r y
S tr e e t, J e rs e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 2 . d a ily e x c e p t M o n d a y s a n d
h o lid a y s .
S v o b o d a
T E L E P H O N E S :
U N A
(2 0 1 )4 3 4 -0 2 3 7
(2 0 1 )4 5 1 -2 2 0 0
(2 0 1 )
4 3 4
'
0 8 0 7
fro m
N e w
Y o rk (2 1 2 ) 2 2 7 -5 2 5 0
fro m
N e w
Y o rk (2 1 2 )
2 2 7 4 1 2 5
S u b s c r ip tio n
ra te s fo r T H E
U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
U N A
M e m b e rs
TH E
U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
P .O . B o x 3 4 6 . J e r s e y
C ity . N .J . 0 7 3 0 3
S 6 .0 0
per year
S 2 .5 0
per year
E d ito rs : R o m a S o c h a n
H a d z e w y c z
H e le n
S m in d a k
N o.
9 1
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL
20, 1980
3
O fficials
p ro b e
fir e
th a t
d e s tro y e d
h is to ric
c h u rc h
Ontario legislator tries to block
S o v ie ts fr o m c la im in g C a n a d ia n s ' e s ta te s
H A ZLETO N ,
P a.
-
S h e n a n d o a h
o ffic ia ls
a re
in v e s tig a tin g
the cause of
th e
E aster
M onday
m o rn in g
fire that
d e s tr o y e d
S t. M ic h a e l's
B y z a n tin e -
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic C h u rc h , th e o ld e st
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic c h u rc h in th e
U n i\u00ad
te d
S ta te s , a c c o rd in g
t o
th e
H a z e lto n
S ta n d a rd -S p e a k e r.
T he
Rev. John
B u ra to ld th e
S ta n \u00ad
d a rd -S p e a k e r:
"Y ou
c o u ld
n o t
put a
p ric e
ta g
o a
th e
c h u r c h .
A nd
y o u
c o u ld n 't b u ild

o n e lik e it to d a y ." T h e p a s to r a ls o n o te d th a t h e w a s n o t a b le to s a v e `a n y o f th e ic o n s o r o th e r v a lu a b le re lig io u s a rtic le s h o u s e d in th e w o o d e n c h u rc h

b u ild in g .
T h e b la z e , w h ic h a p p a re n tly
s ta rte d
in
th e
basem ent
o f
th e
c h u rc h ,
a ls o
dam aged
the parish
rectory, as w ell as
fo u r
o th e r
s tru c tu re s
a n d
11
p a rk e d
c a r s . Eleven persons w ere left hom eless.
F irem en
fro m
alm ost
e v e ry
com \u00ad
m u n ity
w ith in
a
1 0 -m ile
ra d iu s
o f
K u ro p a s
n a m e d
c o n s u lta n t fo r
U k r a in ia n
s tu d ie s
M IN N E A P O L IS , M in n . -
D r. M y-.
ro n
B. K uropas, a UNA
S u p r e m e V ic e
P re s id e n t
a n d
form er special assistant
t o
P re s id e n t
G erald
F o rd
fo r
e th n ic
a ffa irs , w a s re c e n tly a p p o in te d co n su l-\u0447 \u0440
t a n t in
U k ra in ia n
A m e ric a n s tu d ie s to
th e
Im m ig ratio n
H isto ry

R esearch C e n te r o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f M in n e s o ta h e re .

T h e a p p o in tm e n t o f D r. T h a d d e u s C .
R a d z ia lo w s k i,
p ro fe sso r
o f
h is to ry
a t
S o u th w e s t S ta te U n iv e rs ity
in
M ar\u00ad
s h a ll,
M in n .,
a s
c o n s u lta n t
in
P o lis h
A m erican
studies was also announced
in the latest issue of the IH R C
N ew s.
T he research center has inaugurated a
p ro g ra m
o f e n lis tin g w e ll-k n o w n
s c h o \u00ad
la r s
a s c o n s u lta n ts
t o
serve as liaison
b e tw e e n
e th n ic g ro u p s a n d
th e c e n te r.
D rs.
K uropas and R adzialow ski are the
first tw o c o n s u lta n ts to b e n a m e d .
B o th h a v e c o n d u c te d
research at the
Im m ig ratio n
H isto ry
R esearch

C e n te r a n d a r e fa m ilia r w ith its w o rk a n d p la n s fo r

th e
fu tu re . T h e y

w ill h e lp d e v e lo p th e c e n te r's c o lle c tio n s , p ro v id e a d v ic e on research needs and help interpret the IH R C

to th e ir c o m m u n itie s .
S h e n a n d o a h
w e re c a lle d
in to fig h t th e
fire after an alarm

w a s s o u n d e d a t 1 2 :5 0 a .m . It to o k th e se v e ra l h u n d re d fire m e n p re s e n t

fo u r
h o u rs
t o
b rin g
th e
f ir e
u n d e r c o n tro l.
In fo r m a tio n o n e th n ic s
to be found in
two census reports
)
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C .
-
In fo r\u00ad
m a tio n
g a th e ^ fie e b y m e a n s o f t h e

1 9 8 0 C e n su s a b o u t\A m e ric a 's e th n ic g ro u p s w ill e v e n tu a lly

b e a v a ila b le
in

tw o C e n s u s B u re a u p u b lic a tio n s , a c c o rd in g t o

T he
N ovak
R eport
o n
th e
N ew
E th n ic ity .
T he
f ir s t
p u b lic a tio n .

" P o p u la tio n : V o lu m e I ," w ill b e p u b lis h e d in s ta te -b y - s ta te c o m p ila tio n s in

1 9 8 1 .
It w ill list th e
10 largest ethnic groups in each state,
i.e. the
s ix
m ost
p o p u lo u s
a c ro s s
th e
c o u n try
\u2014
English, French, Germ an,
Irish, Italian and
Polish \u2014
in a d d itio n
to th e n e x t fo u r m o st p o p u lo u s g ro u p s
in
th e
g iv e n
state. These
p u b lic a tio n s
w ill in c lu d e o n ly p o p u la tio n
c o u n ts .
M ore
d e ta ile d
in fo rm a tio n
o n
U .S .
e th n ic
g ro u p s
w ill b e a v a ila b le
in
th e
1980 subject
report, "Ancestry

of the P o p u la tio n ," w h ic h w ill a p p e a r in 1982 o r

1 9 8 3 . T h is v o lu m e w ill s u m m a r iz e ,
o n th e n a tio n a l le v e l, s u c h

in fo rm a tio n as educational level and incom e data by e th n ic g ro u p .

T h e s to r y b e lo w a p p e a r e d in th e A p r il
1 2
is s u e
o f
N ew
P e r s p e c tiv e s ,
th e
E n g lis h -la n g u a g e m o n th ly
supplem ent
t o
The New
P a th w a y , a T o r o n to , O n t.,
U k r a in ia n w e e k ly .
T O R O N T O , O n t. -
D r.
S tu a rt
S m ith ,
le a d e r
o f
th e
o p p o s itio n ,
h a s
in tro d u c e d a b ill in th e O n ta rio P ro v in \u00ad
c ia l
L e g is la tu re
th a t
w o u ld
m ake
it
d iffic u lt
fo r
th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t to
m a k e c la im s o n th e e s ta te s
of. C a n a d i\u00ad
a n s.D r. Sm ith said that the L iberal Party
has taken a strong stand on the issue of
b e q u e s ts
fro m
O n tario
c itiz e n s
t o
re la tiv e s
o r
frie n d s
liv in g
b e h in d
th e
Iro n
C u rta in .
D r. S m ith
s a id
t h a t in
m any cases the
b e n e fic ia rie s
liv in g in
E astern
E u ro p e o r th e U S S R
get very
little of w hat is being left to them .
H e said that the reason for this is the
" q u e s tio n a b le le g a l a c tio n b e in g
u n d e r\u00ad
ta k e n b y th e ir re s p e c tiv e g o v e rn m e n ts ."
" A s a re s u lt, w e 'v e c a lle d
fo r
am end\u00ad
m e n ts
to th e a p p ro p ria te
s ta tu te s th a t
w o u ld
re q u ire O n ta rio c o u rts to h o n o r
th e
s p e c ific
intentions of the deceased
p e r s o n 's w ill o r t r u s t , a n d
a m e n d m e n ts
w o u ld e ffe c tiv e ly
b lo c k p o te n tia l b e n e \u00ad
fic ia rie s o r g o v e rn m e n ts
fro m
m a k in g
claim s
o n
e s ta te s
w here
n o
w ill or
in s tru c tio n s
h a v e
b e e n
le f t
b y
th e
d e c e a s e d ," s a id
D r. S m ith .
T h e le a d e r o f th e o p p o s itio n s a id th a t
v e n
if
a

w ill is left, u n le ss iti s w ritte n in precise legal term s, legal agents of the b e n e fic ia rie s c a n h a v e th e w ill v o id e d .

" T h i s is d o n e b y w a y o f
a n
a p p lic a \u00ad
tio n in o u r c o u rts , w h e re b y th e
b e n e fi\u00ad
c ia ry , th ro u g h
le g a l a g e n ts in C a n a d a ,
W y tw y c k y to s u rv e y te x tb o o k in fo rm a tio n
M IN N E A P O L IS ,
M in n .
-
D r.
B ohdan
W y tw y c k y ,
a u th o r
o f
"T he
O th e r
H o lo c a u s t.
M a n y . C irc le s
o f
H e ll," h a s b e e n e n g a g e d b y th e U n iv e r\u00ad
sity of M innesota's
Im m ig ratio n
H is\u00ad
to ry
Research. C enter
t o
u n d e rta k e
a
survey of the treatm ent of Eastern and
S o u th e rn
E u ro p e a n
A m erican
e th n ic
groups in the m ost w idely used elem en\u00ad
tary and secondary school textbooks.
D r.
W y tw y c k y
has taught
a t
th e
H a s tin g s . C e n te r
in
H a s tin g s -o n -H u d -
s o n ,
N .Y ., N ew
Y ork
T ech
a t
O ld
W e s tb u ry , a n d C o lu m b ia
U n iv e rs ity .
S e rv in g a s a n a d v is o ry c o m m itte e fo r
the survey project are M ichael Novak,
author, syndicated

c o lu m n is t a n d re s i\u00ad d e n t s c h o la r a t th e A m e ric a n E n te rp ris e Institute; R ichard

G a m b in o , p ro fe sso r
a n d
c h a irm a n
o f
Ita lia n
A m erican
s tu d ie s a t Q u e e n s C o lle g e
of the C ity
U niversity of N ew
Y o rk ; a n d
R u d o lp h
J. V ecoli, director of the IH R C .
c a n
re q u ire im m e d ia te p a y m e n t o f th e
fu ll
am ount
in
tr u s t
fu n d s
n o tw ith \u00ad
s ta n d in g
a n y
c o n d itio n s ," sa id
D r.
S m ith .
" T h e re
h a s
b e e n

c o n s id e ra b le apprehension am ong our Eastern E uro\u00ad p e a n

c o m m u n itie s
in O ntario
th a t th e

S o v ie t a u th o ritie s a re th e m a in in s tig a \u00ad to r s o f s u c h a p p lic a tio n s , m o tiv a te d n o d o u b t b y th e p e rc e n ta g e 'c u t' th e y ta k e w hen the estate is transferred

in the w ay
of funds."

D r. Sm ith said that w hen thfrdeceas- e d le a v e s n o w ill, " it h a s b e e n o b s e rv e d th a t

th e
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s
h a v e
b e e n
q u ic k

to e n te r c la im s in o u r c o u r ts o n b e h a lf o f p o te n tia l b e n e fic ia rie s re s id in g in the

U S S R ."

"A gain, therei s som e concern regard\u00ad in g th e S o v ie t m o tiv a tio n s , a n d w h e th e r the deceased w ould have intended such a re s u lt," h e s a id . " T h is p ro b le m

r e s u lts
in
m illio n s
o f
d o lla rs
of. Canadians'
h a r d - e a r n e d
m oney
fa llin g
in to
th e
w ro n g
h a n d s
e a c h
y e a r ,
a n d
w e're
d e te rm in e d
to stop it."
T he
le g is la tio n
in tro d u c e d
b y
D r.
S m ith
s tip u la te s th a t w h e n a n
O n tario
c itiz e n
d ie s w ith o u t
a w ill, the
c o u rts
w ill n o t e n te rta in
claim s on the estate
fro m
p o te n tia l
b e n e fic ia rie s
re s id in g
b e h in d th e Iro n C u rta in . D r. S m ith sa id
th a t th is w ill n o t p re v e n t p e o p le
fro m
le a v in g
m oney
t o
re la tiv e s
b e h in d
th e
Iro n
C u rta in ,
b u t
it w ill
re q u ire
th a t
th e y s ta te th e ir in te n tio n
in a w ill.

T he bill also states that w here there is a w ill w h ic h s tip u la te s th a t th e e s ta te b e tr a n s f e r r e d

t o
a
b e n e fic ia ry
re s id in g
b e h in d
th e
Iro n
C u rta in
in
a
m anner
o th e r th a n
by ways of funds, that the
O n tario
c o u rts w ill b e re q u ire d , w h e re
a n y d is p u te a ris e s , to h o n o r th e

in te n \u00ad tio n s ra th e r th a n th e a lle g e d p re fe re n c e s of the

b e n e fic ia ry .
"W hile
th e
p ro v in c ia l
governm ent
h a s
full jurisdiction
t o
le g is la te
w ith
re s p e c t
t o
th e s e
tw o

m atters, O n tario s h o u ld s o lic it th e fu ll c o o p e r a tio n o f th e fe d e ra l

g o v e rn m e n t to c o o rd in a te a n d
fa c ilita te
th e
n e c e s s a ry
in te rn a tio n a l
initiatives," said
D r. S m ith .
U k ra in ia n ,
J e w is h
a c tiv is ts
m eet
K u la s w in s D e m o c r a t ic
p rim a ry
in
Illin o is ' 1 9 th
D is tr ic t
C H I C A G O , 111. -
M yron J. Kulas,
in c u m b e n t
s ta te
re p re s e n ta tiv e
fro m
Illin o is '
1 9 th
D istric t, w o n
th e s ta te 's
D em ocratic
p rim ary
o n
M arch
J8 ,
re p o rte d
th e
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
D e m o c ra tic O rg a n iz a tio n
o f th e
S ta te
of Illinois.
M r.
K ulas, w ho
h a d
the support of
th e lo c a l
D em ocratic
o rg a n iz a tio n ,
o u tp o lle d
h is tw o o p p o n e n ts , B e n e d ic t
G arm isa and
A ndrew
G o itia .

T h e s ta te re p re s e n ta tiv e is a n a c tiv e m e m b e r o f th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity o f C h ic a g o .

H e
is
v ic e
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U krainian A m erican
Y o u th
A ssocia\u00ad
tio n
(S U M -A )
a n d
c h a irm a n
o f
th e
C om m ittee for the D efense of U kraini\u00ad
a n
P o litic a l
P r is o n e r s ,
w h ic h
w o rk s
u n d e r th e a u s p ic e s o f th e lo c a l U k ra in i\u00ad
an C ongress C om m ittee of A m erica.
H e is a ls o a m e m b e r o f
U N A
B ran\u00ad
ches 106 and 131.
JE N K IN T O W N ,
Pa. -
O fficers of
th e U k ra in ia n A n ti-D e fa m a tio n L e a g u e
a n d
th e
In te rre lig io u s
a n d
F o re ig n
A ffairs
C o m m itte e o f th e P h ila d e lp h ia
c h a p te r o f th e A m e ric a n
Jew ish
C om \u00ad
m ittee m et on M arch2 4 in an attem pt to
f o s te r
b e tte r
re la tio n s
b e tw e e n
th e
U k ra in ia n a n d J e w is h c o m m u n itie s .
A le x a n d ra
D .
Shw ed,
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
A n ti-D efam atio n
League, was
in v ite d
b y
th e
Jew ish
co m m ittee
t o
a tte n d
th e
lu n c h e o n
m e e tin g ,
h e ld
a t
th e
A JC
o ffic e s ,
t o

discuss U krainian-Jew ish relations and to try to p u t a sto p to th e d iscrim in atio n a n d g e n e ra liz a tio n s w h ic h

have em erg\u00ad
e d
th ro u g h su c h
sources as the m ovie
" H o lo c a u s t."
D u rin g
th e
tw o -h o u r
d is c u s s io n ,
M rs.
S h w e d a n d W a lte r Iv a s k iw , le a g u e
s e c r e ta r y ,
in fo rm ed
D rs.
Seym our
Piw oz and E dw ard N ew m an,
c o -c h a ir\u00ad
m e n o f th e
In te rre lig io u s
a n d
F o re ig n
A ffa irs C o m m itte e , a b o u t
th e U k ra in i\u00ad
an A m erican
com m unity's concerns.
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s o f b o th
g ro u p s
e x \u00ad
p r e s s e d
th e
b e lie f
th a t
th is
in itia l
m e e tin g w o u ld le a d th e tw o
c o m m u n i\u00ad
ties to m eet m ore often
in order to talk
o v e r
m atters
o f
m u tu a l
c o n c e rn
a n d
th u s
fo s te r
g re a te r
u n d e rs ta n d in g
o f
e a c h
o th e r.
M y ro n J . K u la s
F ro m
le ft, d u r in g
a
re c e n t
m e e tin g
o f re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e U k ra in ia n
A n ti-
D efam ation
L e a g u e a n d th e In te rre lig io u s a n d F o re ig n A ffa irs C o m m itte e o f th e
P h ila d e lp h ia c h a p te r o f th e A m e ric a n J e w is h C o m m itte e ,a r e :
D r. Seym our Piw oz,
A lexandra D . S hw ed, D r. E dw ard N ew m an and W alter Ivaskiw .
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