Author: Petrusia Sawchak

ELKINS PARK, Pa. – Prof. Emerita Renata Holod presented a lecture on ancient Chungul Kurgans burial mounds that are found in parts of present-day Ukraine. The event, sponsored by the Philadel­phia chapter of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, was held at the Institute of the St. Sophia Association on September 24. Ms. Holod received her bachelor’s...

JENKINTOWN, Pa. – Michael Sawkiw, Jr., director of the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS), a public affairs-based bureau located in Washing-ton, D.C., and executive vice-president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), was the featured guest speaker at a monthly meeting of the Ukrainian American Senior Citizens Association in Phila-delphia (UASCA) on October 19. ...

JENKINTOWN, Pa. – The Philadelphia branch of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S.A. hosted a stimulating lecture by Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, author of “Operation Payback: Soviet Disinformation and Alleged Nazi War Criminals in North America,” at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center (UECC) on September 25. A capacity crowd gathered for Mr. Luciuk’s address,...

HUNTINGTON VALLEY, Pa. – In tribute to George Sawchak’s numerous contributions to the sport he loved so much, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) recently renamed and held a Level 5 Open tennis tournament in his honor. The tournament, held at the Delaware Valley Tennis Club (DVTC) in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., took place on August...