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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2009 23 William Palmer reading President Yush chenko’s article about the Holodomor country during that time. In her speech, Dr. Thompson very eloquently summed up who the perpetrators were and described the destruction caused by the Holodomor. She noted that the Holodomor commemorations being conducted around the world were a sign of the strength and endurance of the Ukrainian nation. Natalka Voynarovska read an essay written by Larissa Scates, chair of the Houston Holodomor Commemoration. Entitled “Holodomor: The Un - known Genocide,” the essay addressed the inac - curate and often misleading journalistic reports about the manmade famine in Ukraine. The next speaker invited to the podium was Gregory Buchai, Honorary Consul of Ukraine. In a moving and poignant tribute to the victims of the Great Famine, Mr. Buchai injected a distinctly personal tone to the commemorative event. The Honorary Consul shared his mother’s recollections of the Holodomor and of the horrors she had witnessed as a child. William Palmer then read a moving and somber article entitled “To Remember Holodomor.” Written by Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko, the article was specifically selected by the Houston Holodomor Commemoration Com- mittee for inclusion in the program as a symbol Ukraine’s power to overcome the horrors of past decades and rebuild itself as a sovereign state. Olia Holowka-Palmer thanked the guest speakers as well as those who had helped organize the event, giving special thanks to Lydia Bodnar- Balahutrak and Natalka Voynarovska for putting up the visual displays about the Holodomor in down- town Houston’s pu blic library. She encouraged everyone to visit the displays which would run through the month of November 2008. For the closing ceremony, Fr. Mykola Dovzhuk was called to the podium and conducted a memorial service honoring those who had died during the Great Famine. Assisting him were altar boys Joseph Kuchta and Alex Pankewicz. After the service, all those attending sang Vichnaya Pamyat. May the victims of the Holodomor tragedy be eternal in our memories! — Martha Noukas Houston area youngsters standing vigil at City Hall
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