Holodomor Commemoration in Cleveland's Ukrainian Community St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral November 22, 2025
Every November, The Cleveland and Parma Ukrainian communities, along with Ukrainian communities and allies around the world, commemorate the victims of the Ukrainian-Famine Genocide of 1932-1933.
Holodomor Memorial at St. Vladimir Orthodox Cathedral
The United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio, led by President George Jaskiw M.D. held a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at the Holodomor Memorial at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma Ohio.
The commemoration began inside the beautiful Cathedral. Many clergy led by Pastor Very Rev. Michael Hontaruk took part in the service.
Very Rev. Michael Hontaruk then gave his remarks and was followed by George Jaskiw.
Very Rev. Michael Hontaruk
George Jaskiw M.D.
Besides the Ukrainian community, leaders from various other groups attended to show support including Jewish, Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovenian.
After the service the group gathered outside at the Holodomor Memorial.
George Jaskiw, Jeremy Sosin (American Jewish Committee), Slovenia Consul General Suzanna Cesarek, Lithuania Honorary Consul Ingrida Bublys and Richard Sirvinskas
Watch a video of the remarks by Rev. Hontaruk and Dr. Jaskiw as well as a group photo.
Inside the St. Vladimir Cultural Center there were other reminders of the Ukrainian-Famine Genocide of 1932-1933. George Jaskiw introduced a short film from a Minneapolis group featuring eyewitness accounts of the horrors of the Holodomor.
George Jaskiw introducing the film
There were many tear-filled eyes as people watched the eyewitness accounts of the man-made famine. One could not help but see the glaring similarities between the evil cruelties of Stalin in the 30's and his counterpart Putin in the 2020's. The Ukrainian people have been through so much but they have endured and still stay strong.
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