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20 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “ НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 2020 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ОКРУГ І ВІДДІЛІВ СУА Women I n The Gulag 1940 - 1950 A Presentation by Dr. Oksana Kis’ by Irena Grami ak O n November 15th, UNWLA Philadelphia Regional Council together with The Ukrainian Heritage Studies Cen ter (UHSC) of Manor College presented Dr. Oksana Kis's work "Women in the Gul ag 1940 – 1950." Arriving guests were invited to tour the exhibits at the UHSC . One room was set up with a smart board and rows of chairs. Guest s took their seats , and were welcomed by museum curator Chrystyna Prokopovych . Ir y na Buczkowski , Membership Chair of UNWLA Philadelphia Regional Council , introduced the presente r. Dr. K is' has a Ph.D. in History/Ethnology and is a Senior Research Associate and Senior Scholar in the Department of Social Anthropology in the Institute of Ethnology at the National Academ y of Sciences of Ukraine. Her presentation was informative and inspirat ional . She spoke not only of the horrible conditions in which the women in the Gula g were forced to live and work, but also of their strength, spirit and resilience. She also explained how determined they were to keep their culture and traditio ns no matter the cost, s ecretly holding Sunday mass together and singing Ukrainian folk songs. They even insisted on making their prison - like barracks home , decorating and even embroidering with a nything they could find. They also looked after and took care of each ot her. Many complete strangers became family in these camps . Dr. Kis' presentation i ncluded slides of photographs taken near the camps . Unfortunately there were no photos of life inside the camps because all records and evidence were destroyed by the S ovie ts. After the presentation Dr. Kis ’ welcomed questions from the audience. There were many interesting questions especially those about women who had babies in the Gulag. What happened to the children? Were they ever reunited with their mothers ? Dr. Kis’ an swered all questions thoroughly and showed a real passion for the topic. Afterwards guests walk ed around the museum , viewed the exhibits and discuss ed the presentation , adding their own family stories to the conversation. This writer was very moved by th e presentation. It fortified somethi ng that I've been taught all my life : that Ukrainian women are strong, brave, smart and resourceful. They can overcome anything . And when they ban d tog ether , their strength multiplies. Mea Culpa The February issue o f Our Life include d a heartwarming and informative article written by Viktor and Betsy Decyk about a young student named Thais de Moraes, one of a number of scholarship students supporte d through the UNWLA Scholarship Program by Mr. and Mrs. Decyk in Brazi l. It was recently brought to our attention that on e of the paragraphs in the article appeared twice (once on page 9 and again on page 10), an error I made during the layout process and failed to notice when the pages were being reviewed and proofread prio r to publication. My most sincere apologies to the authors and to readers for this error. - tsc Dr. Oksana Kis’ Ph.D.
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