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24 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 2011 The blessing by Bishop John Bura and cler gy A A G G L L O O R R I I O O U U S S D D A A Y Y F F O O R R L L E E S S Y Y A A On Sunday, August 28 th , the Ukrainian Cleveland community came to honor Ukraine’s beloved poetess, Lesya Ukrainka, at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, where her regal bronze statue stood magnificently glowing in the sun. This fifteen - foot tall beauty is the work of the renowned sculptor, Mykhailo Cheresnowsky. This year marked the 50 th anniversary since her original dedication at the gardens, and the monument was in dire need of restorati on. The 8 th branch of the Ukrainian National Women’s League in Cleveland, under the leadership of their president Mrs. Dozia Krislaty, took upon themselves the task of raising funds for the purpose of restoring the monument of Lesya Ukrainka to her former glory. On May 7th, they held a banquet in her honor, where approximately three hundred supporters enjoyed a cultural evening filled with Ukrainka’s poetry. Among the guest perfomers were the famed bandura player, Julian Kytasty, and metropolitan opera sin ger, Stefan Szkafarowsky. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens lie in the Rockefeller Park in Cleveland, Ohio on a 254 - acre ravine in a park - like setting. In celebration of Cleveland’s first centennial in 1896, John D. Rockefeller donated the land for the park t o the city. The Cultural Gardens were the brainchild of Leo Weidenthal, a journalist and Shakespeare enthusiast who conceived the idea during the commemoration of Cleveland’s Shakespeare Garden in 1916. However, Weidenthal soon realized that the garden did not present the entire picture of the varied cultural background of Cleveland’s citizenry. He advocated expanding the gardens, and in 1927 he successfully promoted the idea that the city should allocate park land to be devoted to the cultural icons of all its nationality groups. The Work Projects Administration (WPA) built much of the existing historical landscape, and the federal government contributed heavily to the construction of both the Gardens and the Rockefeller Park. Over sixty commemorative scul ptural pieces were originally placed in the Gardens. Of these, the more famous include the monumental bronze of Goethe and Schiller, and the statues of Volodymyr the Great, Ivan Franko, and Taras Shevchenko by the internationally renowned Ukrainian cubist sculptor, Alexander Archipenko. The Ukrainian Garden became part of the Cultural Gardens on June 1, 1940 and was developed principally by UZO, the United Ukra inian Organizations of Ohio, with aid of federal and city grants. In 1961, the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America commissioned Mykhailo Cheresnowsky to sculpt the statue of Lesya Ukrainka, which was to be added to the Gardens. This statue now stands at the very center of th e Garden. After fifty years, the restored statue of Lesya was rededicated on Sunday, August 28 th , during the 64 th annual “One World Day Celebration” at the Gardens. One World Day is organized by the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation and each year a di fferent Garden is picked as the site of the celebration. This year the Ukrainian Garden was chosen to coincide with the rededication ceremony. The master of ceremonies for the event was Dick Russ, anchor for Chan n el 3 WKYC - TV. The public were welcomed by P aul Burik, president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation. Ihor Diaczun, president of the United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio , spoke about the Ukrainian identity. Bishop John Bura from the Eparchy of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, to gether with priests from other parishes, presided over the blessing of the newly restored Ukrainka statue. The ribbon - cutting ceremony was led by 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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