Chicago marks Famine anniversary

Nearly 1,000 Chicago-area Ukrainians gathered on September 20 to mark the 65th anniversary of Stalin's man-made Famine of 1932-1933 that killed more than 7 million Ukrainians. The commemoration occurred at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Addison, Ill. The program included a moleben offered by Orthodox and Catholic clergy, a procession around the church, a wreath-laying ceremony at the foot of the monument to victims of the Great Famine, and a formal program in the church auditorium. Seen in the photo above: Ukraine's acting consul-general in Chicago, Ludmyla Protasova, addresses the gathering at the monument; to the right is Orest Baranyk, master of ceremonies.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 1, 1998, No. 44, Vol. LXVI

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