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12 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2017 Our Life in Anno Domini 2007 and a Few Other “7” Years Rolling into a new year prompts some introspection about where we were and what we were doing this time last year, this time ten years ago, and even further back. Thus, as the deadline for the February 2017 issue of Our Life approached, I took a look at issues from previous decades to see what was happening in the magazine and in the world UNWLA members inhabit and interact with. The journey uncovered several items of interest that made me laugh, made me think, and made me reminisce about people and places from a long gone past. In the process, I discovered things that made me sad, things that gave me hope, and things that underscored the permanency and continuity of our Ukrainian heritage as well as our diaspora culture and customs. The February 1957 issue of Our Life had only 3 pages of English-language materials. Page 16 had an article about Ukrainian heroines, women traditionally remembered and honored during the month of February. Among those mentioned were Olha Basarab (who died in a Polish prison in 1924) and Olena Teliha (who was killed by the Gestapo in 1942). The unnamed author also paid tribute to the 500 Ukrainian women slaughtered in the Soviet concentration camp in Kingir, Kazakhstan. The theme was reprised on page 18 of the issue in a column called “UNWLA Highlights,” which included an item about Regional Coun- cils calling for a Conference of Presidents of UNWLA branches, specifically to encourage recruitment of 500 new members to honor the memory of the women who perished in Kingir. There were four pages of English-language materials in the 1967 February issue of Our Life , in- cluding an article titled “Our Designers,” which highlighted the work of several Ukrainian American women actively engaged in the fashion industry designing everything from elegant evening wear to bikinis. On page 18 of the same issue I found a short but touching letter from Daniel Yencho, a U.S. Marine serving in Vietnam, who had written to thank members of UNWLA Branch 42 of Philadelphia for sending him a Christmas card with wishes for his safe return home. The letter made me stop and think of the young men I had grown up with who had also served in Vietnam, including my cousin and several good friends. I couldn’t find the February 1987 of Our Life in my basement archives, but the February 1997 issue was full of interesting material, including a long and fascinating article entitled “Napoleon and Ukraine” (pp. 14-17), written by Dr. Thomas Prymak who was at the time Resident Fellow at the Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Toronto. Dr. Prymak also wrote a wonderful article on Roxolana, the Ukrainian wife of Turkey’s Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, which was published in some other issue of the magazine. Page 18 of the February 1997 issue also featured an article entitled “Phyto- chemicals and Other Hidden Treasures in Food,” written by Olha Shevchuk O’Quinn, a certified nutrition- ist with a private practice in Manhattan. Page 20 featured an article titled “State of the Branch” and de- scribed the activities of UNWLA Branch 16 of Erie, Pennsylvania. The February issue of Our Life published in 2007 brings us full circle with the monthly featured “From the Desk of the President” penned by then President now Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj: History teaches us about many women whose actions in a time of crisis or danger or uncertainty earned for them the name “heroine.” Some, like America’s Molly Pitcher (who took over her hus- band’s position firing a canon after he was wounded in battle), earned this title through military exploits. Other, like Rosa Parks, earned it through civil disobedience. Some heroines, like Nadia Svitlychna or the Philippines Corazon Aquino, became symbols of a cause. Others, like Joan of Arc or Olena Teliha became martyrs to a cause. And some, like Heidimarie Stefanyshyn-Piper or Ame- lia Earhart become heroines because they dare to challenge stereotypes while facing the risks and challenges of soaring into the sky. During the month of February, Ukrainians around the world honor Ukrainian heroines. Many of those honored gave their lives for our nation, but others are quiet heroines whose deeds are seldom recognized and it is these unsung heroines that I would like to mention today: Ukrainian mothers who raised their children in the Ukrainian culture, passing down through the decades and even the centuries traditions, language, religious beliefs, and cul- tural treasures from generation to generation, both within the borders of Ukraine and in the Ukrainian diaspora. We hope this month’s Our Life and those to come continue the trend our predecessors started so many decades ago. - tsc
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