Jewish Community Relations Council, Boston, Massachusetts

              
The Nazi-Ukrainian Center in Boston, Mass.
Nazi activities in Boston, Mass., as far as Ukrainians are concerned,
are centered around the Orthodox Church at 136 Arlington Street. This is an
"Autoceohalic" church, which means that it is under jurisdiction of 3ishop    

Theodorovitch of Philadelphia, who is known as an agent of the Provid. Rev.
Vladimir A. Kashiw is the present pastor of the church. He resides at 74
Highlands, 3oston,
(Originally, the church at 136 Arlington Street was Greek-Catholic.
Father Humphrey Kovalsky mini stored to it.  Finally, dishonesty, outright crookedness and other things for which this individual is now
known all over the country, forced the parishoners to revolt. They
chased Kovalsky and broke away from the Vatican. The church had
become "Orthodox" and affiliated itself with tho "Autocephalic"
diocese.  Joseph Zhelechiwsky became the pestor.  It is the same
Zhelechiwsky v/ho wus the first among Ukrainians to become associated
with Edward F. Sullivan,  Zhelechiwsky later moved to Pittsburgh.
His place in Boston was taken ovor by the present paston Vladimir A.
Kashiv*. The latter came to Boston from Chester, Pa. )
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The church used to/pretty much in debt, but recently, the City of
Boston, bent on enlargement of a street, appropriated a part of the church
property, paying an indemnity which took full care of the dobt.
The parish of the church consists of about 1000 Galician Ukrainians.
The total number of Galicians in Boston is roughly estimated to be around
4,000 souls , while Ukrainians in general are said to reach the figure of
from 18,000 to 20,000 people. It is the Galicians that interest us particularly
since it is omong them, in the first place, that Nazi activities are to be
found. Ukrainians frorn the Greater Ukraine (that is to say from Russia) are
almost wholly immune to Nazi Penetration.
The following organizations are to be found among Galicians in Boston:
(1) The members of the"Iny.ernational 7,'orkors" Order—Ukrainian Section—
around 500; with vague sympathizers—about 1000.
(2) The "Oborona" (a democreticelly-mirufced organization vaguely affiliated
with the Ukrainian '..orkinrjnen's Association in Scranton, Pa.)—about 50
members with about aa meny sympathizers.