Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio Podcast

In this edition we look at a new program called Tutoring Without Borders, which connects students and pupils from Ukraine whose education is disrupted and endangered due to the war being waged on their homeland and educators willing and able to help them • Feature Interview: Dr. Michael Waxman, professor of chemistry who co-founded Tutoring Without Borders • Feature Interview: Yulia Stelmakh who m...

In this edition: Taking a look back in time with 20/20 hindsight: • Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Ukraine's Nuclear Disarmament poses the question of whether that was a wise decision • A personal recollection of a 2014 Commentary by a Nash Holos contributor issuing dire warnings to political leaders who now fighting at the front eight years later (and a request for help) • a brief history of the Try...

A look at the fascinating and colourful history of Ukraine in Eurovision, from its debut in 2003 to the third time Ukraine won first place in the contest fascinating fascinating • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other items of Interest • Great Ukrainian Music! Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB and streaming at...

Did You Know? ... putting the spotlight on Ukraine's World Heritage Sites, which are currently in grave danger of being destroyed by Russia's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other Items of Interest • Great Ukrainian Music! Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB and str...

Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Review of Our Fellow Countryman, a book about the Ukrainian roots of Rebbe Menachem Shneerson • From the Audio Archives: Kultural Capsule on Canada's WWI Internment Operations of Ukrainians and other East European immigrants • Victor's Vignettes recalling the first Americans to visit Mikolayev during the soviet era on a search to find lost synagogues • Ukrainian Proverb...

Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: an interview with Canadian author Regina Gershman about her recently released book R ebecca's Journey: Memoir of a Young Girl Fleeing Antisemitism in Russia , her childhood recollections of discrimination in the USSR and emigration to Canada, and her work helping today's refugees from oppression and war in Ukraine (P art 2 of 2) • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other It...

4 days course was a pilot project that can help Ukrainian displaced people in their smooth settlement in Canada. Interviews with instructors and therapists. Interview about Internment camps in Canada and the exhibition in Nanaimo's museum Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to...

Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Survival as Victory – Ukrainian Women in the Gulag , published by the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, examines the stories of Ukrainian women who were sentenced to the Soviet Gulag in the 1940’s and 1950’s • Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: an interview with Canadian author Regina Gershman about her recently released book R ebecca's Journey: Memoir of a Yo...

All-music program (Encore Presentation of May 22, 2021). Featuring an eclectic musical mix reflection the indomitable Ukrainian spirit. • Ukrainian Proverb • Other Items of Interest • Great Ukrainian Music! Ukrainian Proverb of the Week: Хто співає, той і журбу забуває.          Sing and you will forget your troubles. Join Pawlina for the Vancouver edit...

Our second Ukrainian Easter program celebrates this glorious holiday according to the Julian calendar with the thundering joy of St. John Chrysostom's iconic Easter sermon along with more beautiful hymns and Easter songs • KInyzhka Corner Book Review: The Man with the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy tells the story of the assassin who killed Ukrainian WWII hero Stepan Bandera and the real-life events...

One of the most talented and famous violin player Vasyl Popadyuk is coming to Victoria with Benefit Concert. All information is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-love-for-ukraine-victoria-edition-tickets-318307906517?fbclid=IwAR16cF6XqaMI9ZLfFmnf0EftXAE_HAZgcwS5bDBEjPPWGSZqfNCBHP1ojVQ Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednes...

Today's show recalls Easter and Passover during Soviet times and the harsh oppression which is threatening to once again overtake Ukraine in today's bloody and brutal invasion by Russia • Ukrainian Proverb of the week, other items of interest, and beautiful Easter and Passover music. Ukrainian Proverb of the Week: Спокій та радість життя продовжують. Peace and joy prolong life. Join Pawlina for th...

Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. (New broadcast schedule effective March 9, 2022.) Your Host: Oksana Poberezhnyk You can hear the...

Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Interview with Gene Berezovski (UWA) Lake Cowichan Senior Centre fundraising Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. (New broadcast sched...

KK Book Review:  The Woman at the Gates by Chyrystyna Lucyk-Berger is an inspiring story based on her family's true life experiences in war-torn Ukraine during the WWII era • Commentary: Anton Shekhovtsov of the CDI (Centre for Democratic Integrity) speaks on The Azov Regiment and western moral procrastination (courtesy YouTube ) • Чи Знали Ви, ака Did You Know? presents a brief history of Uk...

Feature intervew: Ukrainian folk tale collector Danny Evanishen gives details of an upcoming fundraiser for Ukraine in his home town of Summerland, BC and his wife Jean shares the story of her beloved craft of pottery with designs from the Trypillian era, which will be included in the silent auction at the fundraiser • Knyzhka Corner Book Review: A Sky Full of Wings by Ukrainian American author Ks...

Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. (New broadcast schedule effective March 9, 2022.) Your Host: Oksana Poberezhnyk You can hear the...

Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. (New broadcast schedule effective March 9, 2022.) Your Host: Oksana Poberezhnyk You can hear the...

The Battle for Ukrainian – A Comparative Perspective , published by the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, outlines the difficult history of the Ukrainian language. In June 2014, the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute organized a conference to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the 1863 Valuev Circular, which repressed the use of Ukrainian in the Russian Emp...

Feature Interview: Gene Berezovski of Ukraine War Amps shares details about their Equip a Soldier program which quickly delivers tactical gear to Ukrainian military personnel in the line of fire • From the Nash Holos Audio Archives, one last tribute for March of 2022 to Ukraine's bard Taras Shevchenko and a personal reflection about the importance of his timeless message to the nation • Ukrainian...

Gene Berezovsky speaks about the project Ukraine War Amps has launched to aid defenders in Ukraine, included wounded veterans returning to fight • Natalia Hayevska explains how we can help our people here • Ukrainian music Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and c...

Andriy Fabrikov, Elizaveta Nenko, Tania Urban speak about community help • Interview on Duncan rally • Book review • Ukrainian music Hosted by Oksana Poberezhnyk with contributions by Pawlina. Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Grea...

Gene Berezovski in conversation with Pawlina describes the Save Ukraine campaign just launched by Ukraine War Amps to support the defenders of civilians and civilians themselves in Ukrainian cities. Gene describes the desperate situation of vulnerable citizens unable to safely obtain basic necessities such as food and medicine, and the dangers faced by civilian defense teams in assisting them. Ukr...

Knyzhka Corner Book Review: The Struggle for Ukrainian details how the Ukrainian language has survived deliberate repression over the centuries • Aimee Greenaway, the curator of the Nanaimo Museum shares surprising details of the current exhibit Enemy Aliens, about Nanaimo's role in the WWI Internment Operations in Canada • Tribute to Taras Shevchenko • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other items...

Svitlana Kominko in conversation with Oksana about how Vancouver organization Maple Hope Foundation is helping Ukraine • how to connect with Ukrainian Canadian Congress on Vancouver Island • a recent Ukrainian immigrant leads fundraising efforts in Victoria  Your host this hour: Oksana Ukrainian Roots Radio airs in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PSTon CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the no...