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Let Us Learn Ukrainian by Marta Tarnawsky Language is primarily a sys tem of communication between people. It is, however, much more than that. Though we may not realize it, language influ ences not only the way we think, but also the way we perceive the world around us. For anyone who wants to have an intimate familiarity with a nation’s cul ture, it is absolutely essential to study that nation’s language. A person of Ukrainian descent who does not know the Ukrainian language is decidedly handi capped in his attempt to learn and understand the culture of his forbears. Not only is he lim ited to the not-too-abundant sec ondary sources available in Eng lish, but he must forever stay an outsider, to whom certain lin guistically determined nuances of feeling and of thinking re main inexplicable and foreign. The study of any language is an extremely interesting and en riching experience: it is a key to a new fascinating world. The study of the language of one’s forbears should be especially stimulating and gratifying: it is a key to one’s own past, the un derstanding of which can make the present more meaningful. Like any worthwhile accom plishment in life, the study of language requires patience and effort. But it is a study which makes few prerequisite demands — it is open almost to any one, of any age, of any educational background. All you need is an average intelligence, a desire to learn, and a willingness to make a conscious systematic effort. A good teacher, of course, is very helpful. And since language is primarily a system of communi cation between people, some oral practice of communications would certainly speed up the learning process. You can make, however, a very good beginning on your own with the help of only a few good textbooks and perhaps a few records. Of the more recent textbooks with a modern approach to a good lit- terary Ukrainian we recom mend those by Yar Slavutych (“Ukrainian in Pictures,” “Ukrainian for Beginners” and “Conversational Ukrainian”) several editions of which — pub lished in Canada, 1959-1965 — are available in Ukrainian book stores and in many public libra ries. A Ukrainian language course on records is al ready on sale, but there are a number of spoken records in Ukrainian, which — though too complicated for immediate com prehension by beginning stu dents — can, none theless, give a very good feeling for the musical rhythm of the language and the pronunciation of particular words. Among those we recom mend are two records of Ukrain ian folk tales read by the re nowned artist Olimpia Dobrowol- ska, which were published in 1958-59 by the UTA Recording Studio of New York. FOLK COSTUMES In 1967 Mrs. Maria Rzepecky, UNWLA Folk Art Chairman, sent out to all UNWLA Regional Councils picture collections of Ukrainian folk costumes. These color pictures have been convert ed into photo slides by Mrs. Le sya Riznyk, a member of the Folk Art Museum Committee and president of UNWLA Branch 53 in New York. The col lection of slides also includes an English language text. ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOKS ON UKRAINE Three new English-language books about the present situa tion in Ukraine have recently be come available. They include: “The Chornovil Papers” by V. Chornovil,” “Education in the USSR” by Kolaska, and “Inter nationalism or Russification” by I. Dzyuba. UNWLA Branches are planning to send out copies of the books to certain U. S. Senators and Congressmen. OUR RECIPES At the request of our readers we are publishing some recipes, which have been tried out and published by our Branches. Our cookie recipe comes from Branch 80 in Warren, Mich., and is one of several fine recipes which were published in a booklet en titled: “Old Word Cookie and Pastry Recipes.” Ukrainian Cherry and Walnut Slices D o u g h : ІУ 2 cups pastry flour Уг cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. baking pow der Уг cup butter 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk T o p p in g : 1 egg w hite, beaten stiff but^not dry 1 cup light brow n sugar 1 cup chopped w alnuts 1 cup chopped glazed cherries Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in with pastry blender y 2 cup butter (at this point mix ture should be similar to that of pie pastry). Add one unbeaten egg and one egg yolk to above mixture and blend thoroughly. Spread dough evenly in a greased 8x8x2” pan. For topping: Beat egg white stiff, add brown sugar, chopped nuts and cherries. Spread top ping over base and bake in pre heated oven at 350 F for about 35 min. Cool, cut into slices. Should the base become too dry, pour about *4 cup orange juice between the cuts. Yield: 8” sq. pan. Sophia S. Boan O U R LIFE Edited by Editorial Board Published by the Ukrainian 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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