NEW YORK – Ukrainians and friends will gather on Saturday, November 12, at midtown Manhattan’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the annual national observance commemorating Ukraine’s Holodomor, the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 in which 7 million to 10 million Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death.
Initiated by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), the largest representation of Ukrainians in America, this annual commemoration regularly attracts hundreds of attendees from across the tri-state metropolitan area.
The ecumenical requiem service (panakhyda), which begins at 1 p.m., will be concelebrated by the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Churches in America, with the participation of the Dumka Ukrainian Chorus of New York. Following the service, special guests and dignitaries will deliver brief remarks.
The UCCA strongly encourages Ukrainian American community members to participate in mourning and honoring the millions of innocent victims of the genocide committed on Ukrainian lands, during the forced collectivization imposed by the Soviet regime in order to crush the spirit of nationally conscious Ukrainians.
For more information, readers may contact the UCCA National Office either by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 212-228-6840.