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this great nation. Many perished during the attack; some were of Ukrainian descent and their names are among those listed on the commemorative plaque which marks the site. The Christmas of 1941 was a bleak time for many American families, but America survived the tragedy and was strengthened by it. We extend to all Americans our most sincere wishes for continued peace and prosperity. Christmas is the most joyous Christian holiday of the year. It is good to end the year with joy and good to observe the pleasant custom of wishing each other good things for the future, peace, and happiness. In this season of joy and hope, it is also permitted to make a wish for one's own future. In keeping with the spirit of Christmas wishes, the National Board of the UNWLA and all its members hope to see a long standing dream come true. In 1933, a collection of ethnic attire was purchased by the UNWLA for an exhibition at the World's Fair held in Chicago. The collection came back to New York in 1943, was moved to Philadelphia for a brief time, and was returned to New York in 1959. For several years the collection was housed at the Ukrainian Institute of America. In 1967, the UNWLA founded the Ukrainian Museum. The UNWLA also purchased part of a building on Second Avenue, the space to be shared with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. It was in this building that we decided to temporarily house the Ukrainian museum's collection; UNWLA headquarters would temporarily remain at the rented facilities at 108 Second Avenue. Unfortunately, what began as a temporary arrangement, has lasted far too long. During this joyous Christmas Season, we ask Ukrainian Museum President Olha Hnateyko and the Museum's Board of Directors to move quickly ahead with the long delayed plans for a new museum facility. The best Christmas present we could have would be for the Ukrainian Museum to move into its own building, allowing the UNWLA to finally move into its own home. LESIA'S AUTUMN IN YALTA "Try oseniya bachyla v Yalti" — Lesia Ukrainka by Svitlana Kupryashkina It was blitz-like. I was spending a "barkhtanyi sezon" in Lyvadiya on the Black Sea Coast, the site of the Yalta conference which had divided Eastern Europe many years ago into the spheres of influence that remained intact until very recently. While my husband worked in Kyiv as an advisor to my government on shortcuts to economic prosperity, I was hosted by family friends. The weather was perfect. The water was still swimmable, air cool but not cold, fruits and vegetables at their best. After a summer on scholarship in Washington, D.C., a vacation in Crimea was a rest well earned. I needed it. Attempts to connect from my laptop to a dial up server were all futile, so I finally gave up all efforts to go global and settled for a small Internet place at Gogolya 18 — nice people, good prices, only 10 hryvnia's per hour. One does not stay long online in Crimea. Maybe it's the air or the magnificent sound of sea waves which mesmerizes you whenever you hear it. It felt more natural just to walk and observe the people and the sea. The only newspapers of interest in Yalta were those that emphasized the difficult situation of the only woman in the government who was trying to get something done in the energy sector. It was hard to decided which was more difficult — being the only woman in the government or trying to do something about the economy. A friend introduced me to a hat salon, one of the few in Yalta. It was run by an energetic Crimean Tatar woman. Guladze runs her hat salon and also runs an NGO called "Women for Integration". With seemingly little effort, she sets a superb example of integration by feeding 200 local Jewish elderly at her cafeteria which is located in the same building complex as her hat salon. The program is funded by an Israeli NGO. She treated us to a mouth-watering genuine Tatar meal called chebureki — fried dough with meat filling preceded by small cups of real coffee a la Tatar. After the meal a discussion ensued about women's NGO's in the region and who was doing what. As it turned out, Guladze knew someone from a local branch of Soyuz Ukrainok. We called right away and reached branch member Oksana Polyschuk, who advised that the best way to meet everyone in the organization, was to come to the Hotel Oreanda that evening where the "Lesyna Osin" literary and 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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