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OTTAWA – The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA) condemns the recent vandalism of two Ukrainian Catholic churches in Canada and wants these incidents to be investigated as hate crimes.
NANTUCKET, Mass. – More than 20 years ago, Peter R. Jarosewycz was looking for a way to contribute to the community of Ukrainians in the United States. At the time, Mr. Jarosewycz was a 52-year-old attorney living in Kansas City, Mo., far removed from the larger pockets of Ukrainian Americans in Chicago, New York, New Jersey or elsewhere. But he believed he could still contribute in some way.
KYIV – On July 3, Ustia Stefanchuk, a Ukrainian blogger and journalist now living in Canada, wrote a post about the atrocities of the Soviet government in Lviv. Her post described how the Soviet authorities tortured her family. On July 5, Facebook deleted Ms. Stefanchuk’s account. She reported the news from a different account.
A story on page 4 of this week’s issue of The Weekly highlighted the contributions made over the years by Peter Jarosewycz, a retired attorney who lives in Kansas City, Mo., to the Ukrainian National Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization that performs charitable activities on behalf of the Ukrainian National Association, which is the parent company of this newspaper.
Seven years ago, on July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), a Boeing 777 commercial airliner flying out of Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members was downed over eastern Ukraine by what was suspected to be a surface-to-air missile.
Last month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminded Canadians that, “As a Catholic, I am deeply disappointed by the position…the Catholic Church has taken now and over the past many years [of not] showing the leadership that quite frankly is supposed to be at the core of our faith, of forgiveness, of responsibility, of acknowledging truth.” Evocative words, especially delivered in the well-practiced, rather unctuous tone he deploys whenever apologizing for some historical injustice.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Roksolana Sheverack, a student of New York University’s School of Professional Studies, Division of Programs in Business, was chosen to be the graduate student speaker during the school’s convocation ceremony held online on May 20.
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – Their 4-0 drubbing at the feet of England in their quarterfinal match on July 3 in Rome should not detract from Ukraine’s accomplishments at the 2020 European Championships. Coach Andriy Shevchenko’s national team finished undefeated in their qualifying stage, atop powerful Portugal. In group competition they put a serious scare into the Netherlands (a 3-2 loss), somewhat easily defeated an inferior North Macedonia (2-1), and played very cautiously in a 1-0 timid showing against Austria.
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – Andriy Shevchenko’s playing experience was a big bonus as Ukraine’s all-time scorer (48 goals) led the national soccer team into a final tournament for the first time as a coach. The 44-year-old served as Ukraine’s captain at the 2016 FIFA World Cup, led the line during UEFA Euro 2012, and was a Champions League-winning striker with AC Milan. Ukraine’s coach since 2016, he shared his football wisdom with his players at UEFA Euro 2020.
KYIV – The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on June 18 announced sanctions against Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch who has been indicted by the United States for corruption. Mr. Firtash is currently living in Vienna and fighting extradition to the U.S.