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26 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2018 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ОКРУГ І ВІДДІЛІВ СУА WELL - DESERVED TRIBUTE by Catherine Kizyma (Branch 96), Detroit Regional Council English Press Chair Olena Papiz’s book Moyi Vyshywky with a rushnyk embroi- dered by 15 - year - old Olena, featuring a tryzub used during the reign of Ukraine’s King Danylo . ( Photo by Tetyana Bedrus.) __________________________ On Sunday March 25, 2018, the Detroit area Ukrainian com- munity honored nonagenarian Olena Kulczytska Papiz for her lifelong dedication and contributions to the community. The gathering, which included family, friends, a nd more than 100 community members and guests, was a very special oc- casion honoring Mrs. Papiz on her 95th birthday as well as on the publication of her new book entitled Moyi Vyshywky ( My Embroideries ), a book that highlights a small portion of her huge a nd influential legacy. The celebration was opened by Ulana Ohar Kushner, a member of UNWLA Branch 50 and a close friend and rela- tive of the honoree. Mrs. Kushner, who had also compiled a lovely video of Mrs. Papiz’s embroideries for viewing during the eve nt, welcomed attendees and introduced UNWLA De- troit Regional Council President Vera Andrushkiw, who with her usual aplomb, continued the festivities by sharing congratulatory greetings to Mrs. Papiz before providing a brief biography highlighting her ac- tiv ities and her work. (L eft to right) Dr. Peter Lazarchuk, Christine Stasiw Lazarchuk, Olena Papiz, Tamara Rychtycky Slywynsky, Vera Andrushkiw . (Photo by Tetyana Bedrus .) Born on March 22, 1923, in the western Ukrainian district of Pidhayci, Mrs. Papiz emigrated with her husband Wasyl to Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany, just before the Bolsheviks invaded Ukraine in 1944. Along with many other displaced persons of that era, t he young couple finally settled in Detroit, Michigan. They soon became very active in the Ukrain- ian community around St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church; in the Ukrainian Congress Commit- tee of America, later in the Ukrainian - American Coordinatin g Council; and in the Ukrainian Patriarchal Society in the United States. But as Mrs. Andrushkiw explained, Mrs.Papiz’s passion was (and continues to be) a strong interest in and love for Ukrainian culture, the arts, and particularly Ukrainian embroidery. Throughout her life she has been a true daughter of Ukraine, with a deep feeling of responsibility to share her talents and to enrich the surrounding American and Ukrainian communities with many hidden treasures. An opportunity pre- sented itself when she j oined the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, initially Branch 63 and, subsequently Branch 81. The ladies she was affiliated with soon recognized her abilities and talents and started organizing Ukrainian cultural exhibits in schools, libraries, malls, festivals, cultural institutions,
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