Mission
To promote and spread the truth about one of the least-known genocides in the world–the Ukrainian Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932-1933. By remembering the victims of the Holodomor and other genocides, the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Genocide Awareness (U.S. Holodomor Committee) aims to help ensure that the horrors of the past are not repeated, and that the (still) deniers of this heinous crime against humanity be called out.
History
The U.S. Holodomor Committee was formed in 2006 under the initiative of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Holodomor in 2008.
Over the years, the U.S. Holodomor Committee has evolved into an independent, District of Columbia-registered organization, consisting of and supported by an ever-growing number of volunteers from across the United States. Their varied activities are focused on bringing education about the Holodomor into school curricula, media outreach, genocide recognition by state governments, exhibits, film production, “Remembrance” days, and the push for revocation of the Pulitzer Prize awarded in 1932 to Walter Duranty, a New York Times Moscow correspondent whose lies about the Holodomor contributed to the horrific death toll of the Stalin-orchestrated genocide. 2015 saw the Committee’s most notable endeavor, when the Holodomor Memorial in Washington, D.C., whose creation had been approved by the U.S. Congress in 2006, was unveiled in a solemn ceremony that was attended by thousands.
The U.S. Holodomor Committee’s various activities have been funded by generous support from Ukrainian American credit unions, as well as by other contributors within the Ukrainian American community.
Executive Committee and Affiliated Organizations:
The U.S. Holodomor Committee is an organization of affiliated organizations and volunteers. The Executive Committee conducts the operations of the U.S. Holodomor
Committee and is as follows:
Michael Sawkiw, Jr. – Chairman
Roman Czajkowsky – Vice Chairman
Marika Jurach – Executive Secretary
Hanja Cherniak – Treasurer
The following organizations are affiliates of the U.S. Holodomor Committee:
Honorary Member: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Honorary Member: Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States
Freedom Foundation
Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms in Ukraine
Organization for the Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine
Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine
Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics
Shevchenko Scientific Society
The Washington Group
Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.
Ukrainian American Coordinating Council
Ukrainian American Veterans
Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA)
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
Ukrainian Free University Foundation
Ukrainian Genocide Foundation
Ukrainian Human Rights Committee
Ukrainian Institute of America
Ukrainian Medical Association of North America
Ukrainian Museum (NY)
Ukrainian National Association
Ukrainian National Credit Union Association
Ukrainian National Women’s League of America
Ukrainian Orthodox League
Ukrainian Patriarchate Society
Ukrainian Scouting Organization – PLAST
United Ukrainian American Relief Committee
Women’s Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms in Ukraine
In addition to community organizations, regional community committees have also been formed and are an integral part of the U.S. Holodomor Committee. Those community committees include:
Boston Holodomor Committee
Capital District (NY) Holodomor Committee
Chicago Holodomor Committee
Connecticut Holodomor Committee
Florida Chapter of U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness
Los Angeles Holodomor Committee
Michigan Holodomor Committee
New Jersey Holodomor Committee
New Mexico Holodomor Committee
Oregon Holodomor Committee
Philadelphia Holodomor Committee
Pittsburgh Holodomor Committee
SE Florida Holodomor Committee
Texas Holodomor Committee
Yonkers Holodomor Committee
The U.S. Holodomor Committee regularly holds conference calls with volunteers, among them representatives from above mentioned organizations, to plan and discuss current and future U.S. Holodomor Committee activities. Various subcommittees have been formed to promote specific efforts of the U.S. Holodomor Committee.