Turning the pages back...
April 16, 2006
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Fifteen years ago, on April 16, 2006, The Ukrainian Weekly’s editorial for that issue commented on the broken condition of the U.S. immigration system.
Community
Today the heart is jubilant and the soul rejoices
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Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters in Monastic and Religious Life, Dearly Beloved Laity in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church:
Christ is Risen!
Commentary
My friend Professor Bohdan Medwidsky
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On Sunday, March 28, I was waiting for the dreaded phone call and it came. My friend Bohdan Medwidsky had passed at 4:30 p.m. from the coronavirus. This severed a virtually 30-year friendship.
Commentary
The complexity of Ukrainian Jewish relations
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Let me preface my remarks with a caveat. This is a personal analysis but not anecdotal with few stereotypical examples and conclusions and, unfortunately, some bias. Also, this is a very sensitive topic, which may offend even some of my friends who are Jewish, those who are very thin skinned.
New releases
Scholars publish illustrated book on recent archaeological findings in Baturyn
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This attractive and colorful publication is the ninth annual booklet in a series (2011-2020) devoted to the archaeological and historical research of Baturyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Sports
Shevchenko a top-tier European footballer
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One of the best places for a soccer fan to learn about who’s who in his sport is the city’s tourist shops, stocked with local favorites and the true stars of the game.
Sports
Ukraine holds second place in group of World Cup qualifiers
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PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine tied with Kazakhstan 1-1 on March 31 in a 2022 World Cup Group D qualifier in Kyiv. Roman Yaremchuk opened the scoring for Ukraine in the 20th minute, but Serikzhan Muzhikov equalized in the 59th minute. Ukraine tied 1-1 with Finland (third place, 2 points) on March 28 in Kyiv. Junior Moraes scored for Ukraine in the 80th minute, but Teemu Pukki leveled the score for the Finns in the 89th minute with a penalty kick.
News
Zelenskyy dismisses two Constitutional Court judges in controversial move
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KYIV – Ousted Constitutional Court Chief Justice Oleksandr Tupytsky on March 29 challenged his dismissal by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Supreme Court, a court filing shows.
Post-Soviet Ukraine’s sixth president had two days earlier revoked Mr. Tupytsky’s appointment to the court by reversing a presidential decree that his predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, had signed on September 17, 2013.
News
Ukraine says Russia amassing troops at the border as Rada condemns escalation of fighting in the east
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KYIV – Ukrainian military Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Ruslan Khomchak this week notified parliament that Russian troops are amassing near the country’s border in the “north, east and south,” including in occupied Crimea.
News
Following internal conflict, Holos members issue statement critical of party leadership
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Formed by the Ukrainian rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Holos (Voice) managed to become a member of the Ukrainian parliament in July 2019, only two months after the faction was officially formed in 2019. The party now holds 20 seats out of the total 450 members of parliament, making it the smallest faction in the Rada.