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Archpastoral Liturgy at the National Shrine (Washington, DC)

Original VOA labels read "Ukrainian High Mass - National Shrine". Live recording of a Ukrainian Catholic archpastoral Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Joseph Schmondiuk at the National Shrine in Washington, DC. The responses are sung by the combined forces of the Dumka Choir of New York City, and the parish choirs of Bayonne, Elizabeth, and Newark, NJ, all conducted by Ivan Zadorozhnyi.

Запис на живо архиєрейської служби Божої яку правив єп. Йосиф Шмондюк у Націоналні Святині у Вашінгтоні. Співає Хор Думка (Нью Йорк) разом з хорами парафій Бейонн, Елізабет, та Ньюарк, шт. Нью Джерзі під керівництвом Івана Задорожного.
Recording date: 1961-01-22 Duration: 02:03:50 Creator: Voice of America Language: Ukrainian, Church Slavic, English
Commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group

Event honoring the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Opening remarks, singing of national anthems, speech by General Petro Hryhorenko, statement from Congressional representative, and musical performances by Andrij Dobriansky (bass-baritone), Renata Babak (mezzo-soprano), and Thomas Hrynkiv (piano).
Recording date: 1982-11-08 Duration: 01:30:43 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: English, Ukrainian
Leonid and Tetiana Plyushch in the United States

The Voice of America's coverage of the arrival of the Pliushch family in the United States. The playlist on the back of the tape box reads: "1) Плющ в США (3-27/76) 2) Плющ в Менгетен Сентер (3-28/76) 3) Плющ в Ню Йорку (3-29-76) 4) Плющ в Конгресі (3-30-76) 5) Плющ зізнє (в Конгресі) (3-31-76)"
Recording date: 1976-03 Duration: 00:25:20 Creator: Voice of America Language: Ukrainian, English
Report on Shevchenko monument dedication post-festivities

Radio Liberty program reporting on the events following the dedication of the monument to Taras Shevchenko in Washington DC in 1964, including the Youth Festival at the Washington Coliseum, a gala concert at Constitution Hall, and banquet at the National Guard Armory. Includes excerpts of interviews and speeches, as well as a clip of Jack Palance reading an English translation of Shevchenko's poem "Meni Odnakovo" ("I care not"). Reporting by Mykola Francuzenko (under pseudonym Oleksander Tereshchenko).

Радіо репортаж про заходи які відбулися після посвячення пам'ятника Тарасу Шевченку у Вашінгтоні 1964 р. Ведучий - Микола Француженко (під псевдонімом "Олександер Терещенко"). Подано інформації про фестиваль молоді, ювілейний концерт, та бенкет. Уривки провмов та інтерв'ю представників конгресу Рей Медден, Барратт Огара, Август Йогансен, керівник УНР Миколи Лівецького, др. Василя Кушніра, поета Яра Славутича, та голлівудських акторів Джек Паланс (Володимир Палагнюк) та Майк Мазуркі (Маркіян Мазуркевич). Також чути декламацію Джека Паланса вірша "Мені однаково" у перекладі на англійську мову.
Recording date: 1964 Duration: 00:26:36 Creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Language: Ukrainian, English
Statement by Mykola Rudenko at the U.S. State Department

Statement by Mykola Rudenko at the State Department commemoration of the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Translator: Stefan Maksymjuk.
Recording date: 1988-12-08 Duration: 00:10:03 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian, English
Viktor Shtern speech in Washington, DC

Recording of an event organized by "Human Rights Research, Inc." in Washington, DC at which Viktor Shtern, the son of the Soviet physician and dissident Dr. Mikhail Shtern, speaks on "The Common Plight of Ukrainians and Jews in Contemporary Ukraine". It includes material about his father's imprisonment, the situation in Soviet Ukraine, and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. After the speech, he takes questions from the audience.

Звукозапис заходу у м. Вашінгтоні, на якому промовляв Віктор Штерн про увязнення його батька лікаря-дисидента Др. Михаїла Штерна, суспільне та політичне становище в радянські Україні, та взаємовідносини між українцями та євреями.
Recording date: 1976-05-25 Duration: 01:05:31 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian, English

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