About

Initiated by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, the National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 is comprised of leading Ukrainian American organizations, who have joined together to shed light on Ukraine's Genocide of 1932-1933.

In an effort to develop a comprehensive informational campaign about the Famine Genocide and a fundraising campaign to erect a Genocide Memorial in Washington, DC, the National Committee, which works in concert with the Ukrainian World Congress' International Holodomor Committee (IHC) and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's "Presidential Council", has launched a year of events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Genocide.

The commemorations will culminate with the unveiling/ground-breaking of a Genocide Memorial in the nation's capital in the fall of 2008. The National Committee has planned a series of events for 2008 that include a traveling exhibit of materials on the Famine-Genocide; a requiem service at St. Patrick's Cathedral on November 15, 2008; "Ukrainian Genocide Torch Relay" - much like the Olympic torch, the Ukrainian Genocide torch would run through countries with sizeable Ukrainian communities, including the United States; a state-specific program to include the Ukrainian Genocide in high school curriculums throughout the United States; and, the publication of a commemorative book on the Genocide Memorial to be released at the unveiling ceremony in Washington.

Member Organizations:
The National Committee itself is comprised of activists in Ukrainian community organizations across the country, including the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America; the Ukrainian National Association; the Ukrainian National Women's League of America; the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council; the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America; Ukrainian National Credit Union Association; the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms in Ukraine; Ukrainian Scouting Organization - Plast; the Ukrainian American Youth Association — SUM-A; Organization of Democratic Ukrainian Youth — ODUM; the Ukrainian Orthodox League; the Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics; the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee; the Ukrainian Genocide Foundation; the Ukrainian Museum; the Ukrainian Fraternal Association; Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the United States; the Ukrainian American Veterans; the Ukrainian Engineer's Society; the Ukrainian American Bar Association; the Society of Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA); the Ukrainian Institute of America; The Washington Group; The Shevchenko Scientific Society; the Ukrainian Patriarchate Society in the United States; The Trident Foundation; Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund; the Brooklyn Ukrainian Group; the Organization for the Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine; the Federation of Ukrainian American Student Organizations; the Ukrainian Human Rights Commission, among others.

Executive Board:
The National Committee's Executive Board includes:
Michael Sawkiw, Jr. (president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America) Chairman;
Ihor Gawdiak (president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council), Vice-Chairman;
Daria Pishko Komichak (Ukrainian Orthodox League), English-language executive secretary;
Osyp Roshka ("America" newspaper), Ukrainian-language executive secretary; and,
Bohdan Kurczak (SelfReliance (NY) Federal Credit Union) and Michael Celuch (SelfReliance (NJ) Federal Credit Union), treasurers.

Commissions:
The National Committee is comprised of numerous commissions including: Building (the Genocide Memorial); Scholarly, Media/PR; Duranty; Cultural; Fundraising; Organizational; Program; and, Financial.

Contact:
National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary
of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933
203 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 228-6840
Fax: (212) 254-4721