New Web Site Looks at Famine-Genocide

(UCC) The Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Toronto Branch (UCC) and its Famine Genocide Commemorative Committee has launched a new web site at www.faminegenocide.com.

The site was designed in response to a need for a handy and accessible resource to information, research materials, official documents, testimonies, academic analysis and articles dealing with the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine in 1933. It was developed in consultation with recognized authorities on this subject. The objective is to raise public awareness of one of the most devastating famines of the 20th century, in which millions of Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death.

Resource materials include: a backgrounder, facts, quotes, Findings of the Commission on the Ukrainian Famine, diplomatic reports, memoirs, testimonies, numerous articles and academic lectures examining various aspects of this tragic event. An expanded bibliography and links lead to other sources of information.

A special feature of the web site is a Teachers Guide to the Famine-Genocide, which was developed by Valentina Kuryliw. As Genocide Studies become an integral part of both secondary and post secondary educational instruction, this provides a ready-made resource for teachers and students.

The Famine-Genocide Commemo-rative Committee includes: Eugene Yakovitch (Chair), Halia Dmytryshyn, Lesya Jones, Lesia Korobaylo and Marika Szkambara.