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R E T U R N IN G H O M E A b o u t 1957 m a n y U k ra in ia n fa m ilies, long b efo re se ttle d in A rg e n tin a re tu rn e d to U k rain e. A lth o u g h w arn e d b y m an y peo ple w ho ex p erienced th e C om m u n is t re g im e in U k ra in e , th e y be lieved it h a d b e n e fits. N ow a few a re r e tu rn in g hom e. B roken an d sile n t th e y tr y to reb u ild th e ir lives in A rg e n tin a . A y o u n g w om an w as m o re w illing to ta lk . O ur c o rresp o n d e n t ask ed h e r a few q u estio n s a b o u t th e life o f w om en in U SSR . — W om en’s e q u a lity w ith m en in th e U k ra in e o f to d a y is b u t a hollow p h ra se . G en erally w om en do th e h e a v ie st w o rk an d fo r th e low est p ay . On c o n stru c tio n s th e y c a rry b rick s an d m ix ce m e n t, on ro ad s th e y lay p av e m en ts, a t ra ilro a d sta tio n s th e y c a rry loads. T h ey e a rn 30-35 r u bles on th e se m an u al lab o r jo b s. T h ey striv e to im pro ve th e ir s ta tu s. W ith e a rn e st en d eav o r th e y becom e b ric k la y e rs an d co ncrete m ak e rs, w ith a m o n th ly p a y m e n t of 40-45 ru b les. W hile it is fin a n cially b e tte r th e ir bodies su ffe r fro m th e h e av y w ork. T h e ir ste p is slow , th e ir h an d s like m e n ’s G en erally w om en look m u ch old e r th a n th e ir age. — A s to relig io u s p ra c tic e s yo u see older w om en a tte n d in g services, w h ere c h u rc h e s still fu n c tio n . Y o u n g er w om en do n o t d a re to do it. I know fro m m an y so u rces t h a t w om en sa y th e ir p ra y e rs on th e ir w ay to w o rk an d back. I t is d an g ero u s to p ra y a t hom e w h ere fa m ilie s a re crow ded in to d iffe re n t room s in th e sam e a p a rtm e n t. B eside th a t, c h ild re n a re o fte n ask ed in school if th e ir p a re n ts a re p ra c tic in g relig io n . I t could c e rta in ly be u sed a s a m e a n s of p e rse cu tio n a g a in s t th e m . — T h e ir love fo r th e h om e lan d m ak es th e se people hope fo r a ch an ge. L iste n in g to new s a b o u t lib e ra tio n of A fric a n n a tio n s, th e y seek to apply it to th e ir ow n fa te . T h e re m u st be a n end to th is colonial ru le too, is th e ir conclusion. Tw o good ta lk e rs . . . n o t w o rth one good liste n e r. Chinese Proverb Ukrainian "W edding" Group in New York City A U k ra in ia n “w ed d in g ” gro u p took p a r t in M acy’s B rid al Show a t N ew Y o rk ’s fa m e d C arnegie H all on J a n u a ry 8 th , b efo re a cap a c ity audience of th re e th o u san d brides-to-be an d th e ir frie n d s. T he U k ra in ia n “w edding p a r ty ” w as a ttire d in a u th e n tic K ievan costum es, desig ned an d em b ro id ered b y M rs. A lex a n d ra B raznick, co stu m e r fro m N ew Y ork, w ith th e “b rid e ,” M iss N a ta lk a H loba, w e a rin g an o rig in al hand-w oven s k ir t fro m U k ra in e an d th e “b rid e sm a id s,” M iss N a dia D an y ly sh y n an d M iss G ail B ezko row ajny , w e a rin g o rig in al w ed ding w re a th s fro m U k rain e, all of w hich w ere c o n trib u te d b y M rs. B razn ick fo r th e show , an d w h ich w ere g re a tly a d m ired by th e view ers. M iss L illian R ossilli, M acy’s fa sh io n c o o rd in ato r an d com m e n ta to r a t th e show , co m m en t ed on th e b e a u ty of U k ra in ia n em b ro id ery an d explained tr a d i tio n a l U k ra in ia n w eddin g cus to m s an d cerem onies, as th e “b rid al p a r ty ” e n acted th e K iev an cu sto m of th e ”b ride-to-be” p re se n tin g a sh ish k a (p a s try b ak ed in th e fo rm of a pine cone) to g u e sts sh e is in v itin g to h e r w edding. T h e re w as e n th u si a stic ap p lau se fo r th e lovely M isses H loba, B ezk o ro w ajn y an d D an y ly sh y n as th e y p a ra d e d on th e sta g e an d ra m p in th e ir col o rfu l a ttire . T h e U k ra in ia n p a rtic ip a tio n in M acy’s B rid al Show w as a r ra n g e d b y M rs. M ary D u sh nyck, P u b lic R elatio n s C h a irm a n o f th e N ew Y o rk “ O k ru zh n a R a d a ,” w ith th e coo peration o f M rs. Ire n e Padoch, th e P re sid e n t of th e N . Y. “ O k ru zh n a R a d a ,” an d M rs. B raznick. T h e la rg e p rin te d p ro g ra m w hich w as p re se n te d to all th o se a tte n d in g included U k ra in e am o n g th e in te rn a tio n a l g ro u p s p a rtic ip a tin g in th e B rid al Show , an d c re d it w as given to th e “ N ew Y o rk R egio nal C oun cil an d B ra n c h 72 of th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W om en’s L eag u e of A m erica.” M. D u sh n y ck T H E P R E S ID E N T ’S T O U R T h is s p rin g o u r P re sid e n t M rs. H elen L o to tsk y is ag a in p la n n in g a to u r of ou r B ran ch es. I t is th e R egion al Council of R o c h e ster, N . Y. w ho in v ited h e r. On A p ril 12, 1964, th e 1 5th a n n iv e rs a ry of th e W orld F e d e ra tio n of U k ra in ia n W om en’s O rg an izatio n s (W FU W O ) is cele b ra ted in R o c h e ste r, N . Y. U N W L A B ra n c h es 6 an d 47 w ill g re e t o u r P re s i den t, too. T h e to u r w ill include U N W L A B ra n c h 49 in B uffalo, N . Y. an d U N W L A B ra n c h 57 in U tica, N . Y., B ra n c h 68 in S y racu se, N . Y. 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — (КВІТЕНЬ, 1964 U k r a in ia n ‘W ed d in g p a r t y ” a t N e w Y o rk ’s C a rn e g ie H a ll P ic tu re d b a c k s ta g e a t C a rn e g ie H a ll d u rin g M a c y ’s B rid a l S h o w a re , le ft to rig h t: M rs. I r e n e P a d o c h , M iss G a il B e z k o ro w a jn y , a “b rid e s m a id ,” M rs. M a ry D u s h n y c k , M iss N a ta lk a H lo b a, th e “b r id e ,” M rs. A le x a n d ra B ra z n ic k , a n d M iss N a d ia D a n y ly sh y n , a n o th e r “b r id e s m a id .” OUR LIFE Ed i ted by Editor i al Board Published by the Ukra i n i an National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia 41, Pa. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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