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Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. MARCH 1999 Editor: TAMARA STADNYCHENKO LIDIA BURACHYNSKA ~ IN MEMORIAM On January 29, 1999, the Ukrainian National Women's League of America lost one of its most cherished and prominent members, Lidia Burachynska-Rudyk, an extraordinary woman whose talents as an editor, educator and ethnographer enriched our organization, the Ukrainian community in the diaspora and her beloved homeland. Lidia Burachynska spent her childhood in Bukovyna. As a young woman, she earned a degree in engineering, but like so many men and women of her generation, found her professional aspirations submerged by the tides of a world war during which she lost her husband Stephan Rudyk, her son Vasyl, and her homeland. In 1949, after a circuitous route through a war devastated Europe, Lidia Burachynska emigrated to the United States. She settled in Philadelphia, immersing herself in the life of the Ukrainian American community and becoming an active and committed member of Branch 20 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America. Her dedication to the UNWLA was multi-faceted. Armed with the writing and editorial skills she had acquired in her native Ukraine, Lidia Burachynska joined the editorial staff of Our Life, writing prolifically on all aspects of Ukrainian art and folk art. Appointed editor in chief of the magazine in 1951, she worked diligently at collecting and publishing varied and interesting articles on Ukrainian ethnography, and other topics of interest to the Ukrainian community and especially to the Ukrainian women within that community. Ms. Burachynska's interest in women's issues, women's aspirations, women's potential, and women's concerns led to a growing interest in the Ukrainian women's movement and an increasingly more active role in Ukrainian women's organizations. While she continued to play an active role as a member of Philadelphia's Branch 20, she began to participate in the organization's regional and national programs and activities. Recognized for her devotion to the organization and for her numerous contributions as women's activist, editor, and preserver and promoter of Ukrainian heritage and culture, she was elected National Vice President of the UNWLA, then served as National President from 1971 to 1974. In 1982 she was named Honorary President, a title conferred on esteemed UNWLA members whose contributions merit a special tribute. Ms. Burachynska was also a member of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations, and served as WFUWO's president from 1997-1982. She was also Honorary President of WFUWO. Under the auspices of the WFUWO's Ukrainian Folk Art Committee, she authored the Ukrainian language text of Ukrainian Folk Costumes. The book, attesting to her knowledge of and deep respect for Ukrainian folk art, was published by the WFUWO in 1992, under the capable administration of Natalia Danylenko. We mourn the loss of this accomplished and extraordinary woman, but we hope to honor her memory in deeds as well as words. It is with this idea in mind that the UNWLA has established the Lidia Burachynska Memorial Scholarship Fund for scholarships to be awarded to students of Ukrainian folk art in Ukraine. Tax deductible contributions to the fund may be sent to: UNWLA Scholarship Fund, Lidia Burachynska Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 24, Matawan, NJ 07747. ******** Editor's Note: I met Lidia Burachynska in 1972, the last year of her tenure as editor in chief of this magazine. Our meeting was happen stance with a curiously ironic twist. I had recently returned from Europe, having spent two weeks visiting Ukrainian villages in Ceausescu's Romania, villages in which almost every house was elaborately adorned with Ukrainian folk art, floral wreaths and chains painstakingly and lovingly painted on whitewashed walls — elegance in a land smitten by the squalor of tyranny and poverty. Editor Bu rachynska learned of my travels through these villages, asked to see the photographs I had brought back and interviewed me. She wrote an article about the ethnographic significance of the wall paintings, a significance lost on me at the time. What I was impressed with was having my name, for the first time ever, in the pages of a magazine. Today I reflect on that meeting with humility and with a perspective much altered by time and experience. My name is again in the pages of this magazine, but what matters most to me is the content of those pages which I edit and for which I am responsible. I hope she would approve. 16 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1999 OUR LIFE 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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