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FROM THE UNWLA MAILBAG — The following letter was received by Congressman Bill Green who had written to the United States Depart ment of State on behalf of UNWLA concerning the plight of Yuriy Shukhevych: December 30, 1982 Dear Mr. Green: Thank you for your inquiry of December 15 on behaff of the Ukrainian National Women’s League con cerning Yuriy Shukhevych. We follow closely the situation of Mr. Shukhevych, who has spent most of his adult life imprisoned in the Soviet Union. His most recent period of imprisonment, from 1972 until the present, stems primarily from his human rights activities. In March 1972, Mr. Shukhevych was arrested and charged with “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.” This is a well-known catch-all charge which the Soviets employ when they cannot detain human rights activists for more specific “criminal" of fenses. In September 1972, Mr. Shukhevych was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years’ internal exile. While in prison, he joined the Helsinki Monitoring Group established in Kiev to check Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Final Act. Mr. Shukhevych’s prison term was scheduled to end in March 1982. We have no information yet that he has actually been transferred to his place of exile. Mr. Shukhevych reportedly suffers from several severe med ical ailments, and we are concerned that he is not re ceiving adequate medical care. Recent reports indicate Mr. Shukhevych may now be totally blind as a result of unsuccessful eye surgery performed in a Leningrad hospital. ANCIENT ART LIVES IN EGG DECORATIONS The North Jersey Suburbanite of Wednesday, March 30, 1983 speaks of the ancient Ukrainian art of pysanky, elaborate ly decorated Easter eggs. Among a number of craftsmen still practicing the art is Karen Vierno of Cresskill. Ms. Vierno creates her pysanky using traditional tools: beeswax, natural dyes, a kistka and a candle. She copies traditional designs, as well as creating her own innovations. While demonstrating the creation of a pysanka, Ms.Vierno also retold a number of legends and folk beliefs surrounding the exquisitely decorated eggs. The pysanky date back to pagan times; with the advent of Christianity, however, the custom of decorating Easter eggs has taken on a new significance. The North Jersey Suburbanite also featured a photograph of Ms. Vierno’s enchanting pysanky. Mary Jarymowycz “Wisconsin Dells Events” of April 8, 1982 writes of the unique art of decorating Ukrainian Easter Eggs. Also spoken of is the Easter custom of exchanging the decorated eggs with friends and family. Featured are photographs of the beautifully decorated eggs of Anna Skibicky of Lake Dalton, who has been decorating Easter Eggs for the past seventeen years. We remain committed to drawing world attention to the plight of persons in the Soviet Union who suffer for their defense of individual human rights. At the Madrid Review Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), we conducted a thorough and candid discussion of Soviet treatment of human rights activists in Ukraine. We have voiced our special concern for Mr. Shukhevych and other indivi duals deprived of their liberty for expressing their cultural rights or asserting their national heritage. Most recently, Vice President Bush called specific attention to the plight of Yuriy Shukhevych at the 30th convention of the Ukrainian National Association in Rochester, New York. The Honorable Bill Green, House of Representatives. Let me assure you will continue to do all we can to help Mr. Shukhevych and other Ukrainians imprisoned for practicing their culture or expressing their beliefs. Sincerely, Powell A. Moore Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations Enclosure: Correspondence returned. A letter of protest has also been written to Ambas sador Anatoly Dobrynin by the Congressman demanding that the whereabouts of Yuriy Shukhevych be made known and that he be set as common decency and humanity alone dictate. Rosalie Polche UNWLA Secretary UKRAINIAN YOUTH FOR CHRIST 1933-1983 United in response to the hierarchy, over 100,000 young Ukrainians gathered in Lviv, Ukraine in 1933. This group of Ukrainian “Youth for Christ” came to ma nifest beliefs and to denounce the religious and social injustices which they experienced daily under hostile regimes. Fifty years have passed since this historic event took place. A group of young people representing the parishes of the Chicago Deanery under the leadership of His Excellency Bishop Innocent Lotocky, have taken upon themselves the task organizing the “Ukrainian Youth for Christ” Convention to commemorate not only the 50th anniversary of the manifestation in Lviv, but also to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Great Famine in the Ukraine and the millenium of Ukrainian Christianity. The Convention will be held during the weekend of the 11 th-13th of November 1983 at the Best Western Chicago Lake Shore Hotel in Chicago, lllonois. The pur pose of this Convention is to give young people of Uk rainian descent the opportunity to share and reflect upon their common spiritual heritage. Lectures, discus sion groups, shared prayer and social interaction will enable the participants to deepen their unity in Christ and to grow in their fellowship with one another. 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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