OK then. If you enjoyed the Cherry Band performing the Hutsul Cup song and would like to try your hand at it with some friends, here are the instructions. In Ukrainian, but if you’re Ukrainian-impaired, just watch closely, follow your instincts, and do what they do. You’ll make out just fine. Provided you are sober when you’re learning it. LOL Have fun! ▶ Як грати Cup Song. Інструкція. – YouTube.
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Cherry Band: Hutsul Cup Song
The Cherry Band performed this at the Dzherelo Centre. It’s called the Hutsul Cup song. Shared it with Nash Holos listeners on the Jan 10, 2015 edition. Here’s the link. Instructions to follow. Enjoy! ▶ Різдвяне вітання від Центру “Джерело” та гурту Cherry Band: гуцульський Cup Song “В неділю рано” – YouTube.
Continue readingCTO Plaque unveiling ceremony Nanaimo BC August 22, 2014
On Friday August 22, 2014, 100 plaques commemorating the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the War Measures Act and the start of Canada’s first Internment operations of 1914-1920 were unveiled across Canada. The first was unveiled in Amhurst, Nova Scotia. The last two were unveiled in Nanaimo, BC. One plaque is located on the grounds of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church. The other will be mounted by the City of Nanaimo on an existing cairn, unveiled in 1997 to mark the site of an internment camp that operated in Nanaimo from Sept 1914-Sept. 1915. The Ukrainian community of Nananaimo would like to thank the City of Nanaimo for so graciously participating in and assisting with the ceremony. Here are some photos (courtesy Ivan Biblow):
Continue readingNewest (and best ever) song by Ludwig
My British Ukrainian-Irish friend, Ludwig, released a new song in May 2014 … arguably his best ever. Featuring his lovely daughters on back-up vocals. It’s a very powerful message as well as a beautiful song. So please share if you like it. Condemnation! Condemnation! Doesn’t change the situation Putin – Hitler of today Who knows his final destination? Now they all “express concern” The situation is “unstable” And they say we should return To the negotiation table. Ever heard the terms “Invasion” Occupation, Annexation, Indecision, all resulting in Complete capitulation? Then they’ll all repeat their lies Again to try to justify That for the greater good of all A country’s freedom was denied. So, as was many times before We’ve got to see this to the end To stand together, yet alone Our nations freedom to defend. They say the times have changed But if we’re talking of Ukraine Stalin’s, Hitler’s and now Putin’s Real intentions stay the same. Be sure of this you “leaders” Of the west, you’ll have to see, Your cowardice in history Recalled eternally. Your children and descendants Will disown you and your names, Ashamed that you betrayed A sovereign country called Ukraine. Democracy dependent On dictatorship is here The […]
Continue readingHolubka
Love the blend of contemporary and traditional in this dance! Holubka (which means “dove” or “pigeon” in Ukrainian) performed by Hromovytsia (Громовиця) of Chicago at Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin 2013. For information on this year’s lineup, visit www.cnuf.ca Meanwhile, enjoy this clip from last year! http://youtu.be/TtftYqCotUQ
Continue readingUkrainian Jewish Heritage: Passover in Ukraine
The festival of Passover commemorates the Exodus of Jews from Egypt over three thousand years ago. The timeless and universal message of this holiday is that slaves can go free, and that the future can be better than the present. Passover, or Pessach as it is called in Yiddish, begins in the middle of the Hebrew month of Nissan, the first month on the Jewish liturgical calendar. It generally corresponds with late March or early April on the Gregorian calendar. Passover is known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It lasts for seven days in Israel, eight in the diaspora. In 2014 Passover takes place April 14-22. In preparing for Pessach, Jews remove every trace of chametz … or leaven … from their homes and vehicles. This act symbolizes the haste with which the Jews left Egypt; they did not even have time to let their bread rise. It is also a symbolic purification ritual … removing the “puffiness” of arrogance and pride, which separates us from one another, and from our Creator. The eating of Matza, or unleavened bread, is very important to Jews during this time. The scrupulous ritual avoidance of impurity, symbolized by leavening, helps Jews to […]
Continue readingShevchenko’s Zapovit – Redux
Digging around in the audio archives I came across this still-timely piece I recorded back in March of 1996 … during the first incarnation of Nash Holos. My co-hosts then were Bohdan Zajcew and Eugene Lupynis, who put up with me from June 1990- June 96. After we disbanded the show took a 4-year hiatus. It returned to the airwaves in 2000 on a different station and, unfortunately, without them. It aired today on the Nanaimo edition of Nash Holos, featuring my new co-hosts, Romchyk and Tetiana. This piece holds very fond memories for me of that wonderful time. Enjoy! Running time: 4:31. Listen or download: Zapovit by Pawlina – 1996.
Continue readingUkrainian Jewish Heritage – Message to the Leaders of the Maidan
Vitaly Nachmanovych is a historian and ethnopolitologist specializing in Jewish Ukrainian history. His accomplishments are numerous. Among other things he is: a leading researcher at the Museum of History in Kyiv, with a special focus on the atrocity of Babyn Yar, the author of numerous articles and the editor of numerous publications dealing with the Holocaust, WWII, Judaism, and ethno-national problems in modern Ukraine, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a Lecturer on Judaica at the Kyiv-Mohyla National University, and a member of the working groups drafting Ukrainian legislation on ethnic policy. Recently Mr. Nachmanovych wrote an open letter … not to the leaders of the discredited and despised government of Victor Yanukhovych … but to the leaders of the Maidan, those who would lead a new and modern Ukrainian state. Volodya Valkov, of the Jewish Heritage Museum in Lviv, narrates his message. Transcript: Open Statement to the Leaders of Maidan One can expect from a human being only that which he or she is capable of. You were the leaders of the parliamentary opposition and each of you would, probably, make a better president than the scared creature that is today trying by all […]
Continue readingFalse accusations of anti-semitism in Ukraine
Volodymyr Valkov, of the Jewish Heritage Museum in Ukraine, discusses charges of anti-Semitism in response to a New Year’s skit on the Maidan in which Jewish persons were depicted in a derogatory manner. * Transcript: The pro-European protests in Ukraine that started on November 21 of last year have attracted international attention. The massive protests are seen as a sign of a growing civil society and democratic aspirations of the Ukrainian people. But some observers worry about the increasing popularity of the nationalist political party Svoboda, and anti-Semitic statements by radical members of the party. Does this mean that Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Ukraine? This is an important issue to consider. Ukraine once had a thriving and prosperous Jewish community, and for centuries it was an integral part of Ukrainian society. For most of recorded history, Jews have been the largest national minority on the territory of modern-day Ukraine. In 1765, the Jewish population numbered 300,000. By 1941, it had grown to 2,700,000. But within a few years, the Nazi Holocaust nearly wiped out Ukraine’s Jewish population. It also decimated a substantial percentage of Ukrainians and other Slavs inhabiting this resource-rich territory. By 1959, the Jewish population in Ukraine was […]
Continue readingInterview with Serhiy Hohlov of Ocean’s Red
On this week’s Nanaimo edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio (January 15, 2014) we get the eastern Ukrainian perspective of the Euromaidan. Kharkiv-based Serhiy Hohlov, bassist with the metal band Ocean’s Red spoke with Ryan and Tetiana about how the Euromaidan inspired the video for their song Riot. He also speaks about the ambivalence as well as support for the Maidan protests in his home town and other areas of eastern Ukraine, which is heavily populated by ethnic Russians loyal to Moscow. You can listen or download here. More interviews here.
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