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YAD VASHEM AND THE JEWS VS. “POLISH CONCENTRATION CAMPS” • POLAND’S ECONOMY KEEPS ROLLING ALONG THE DÉJÀ VU OF RUSSIA’S ROUGH JUSTICE • HALF-NA-PÓŁ OR “GROSERNIA NA KORNERZE” • THE YEAR OF KANTOR HOW POLAND’S NOBILITY CAME INTO BEING • THE ANCIENT HEART OF THE WARSAW • POLES UNDER ATTACK IN DUBLIN NEWSMARK The Best of the Best FBI Director PHOTO: FOX SPORTS FOX PHOTO: INCUMBENT KOMOROWSKI A PRESIDENTIAL Pens Letter SHOO-IN. Incumbent Bronisław Komorowski is more than certain to be re-elected to another fi ve-year term in Poland’s May presidential election. However, most likely of Regret he will not win more than 50% of the vote, so a run-off between the top two candidates will determine the winner. Accused Poland of The election campaign has been an exercise in classic po- Nazi Collaboration litical mud-slinging. Komorowski’s camp has accused his opponents of involvement in a savings and loan scandal, WASHINGTON — After while challenger Andrzej Duda’s backers have dredged up creating international contro- the incumbent’s unfulfi lled promises. Both sides have ex- versy for comments made at ploited the fi fth anniversary of the Smolensk air tragedy to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, score political points. A total of 11 hopefuls have collected FBI Director James Comey the 100,000 signatures required to register as a candidate gave a letter of regret to Pol- including a comely blonde with a Ph.D. in history, a mon- ish Ambassador Richard Sch- archist and a rock star. PolAms holding Polish citizenship nepf. are eligible to vote, but only in a very close race could their Comey accused Poles of ballots make a difference. being collaborators in the Ho- locaust. SAD REMINDER. Poland marked the 75th anniversary In a column in the Wash- COACH K, Mike Krzyzewski, led Duke to its fifth national championship.The 68-year-old of the Katyn Massacre, the mass murder of over 22,000 ington Post, adapted from a Krzyzewski is now second to only the great John Wooden in national championships. Coach Polish offi cers and other war prisoners in western Russia’s speech he gave April 15 at K leads in all-time wins with 1,018, the most in NCAA history. Story on page 10. Katyn forest by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s secret po- the U.S. Holocaust Memo- lice. The massacre, perpetrated by the Stalin Regime, was rial Museum’s 2015 National designed to eliminate Poland’s elite after the Soviet Union Tribute Dinner, Comey said: overtook part of Poland in September of 1939. Smolensk Continues to Divide Poles “In their minds, the mur- “The 20th century did not see any crime like the one Polarization Serves had lived and worked. The the Polish president. derers and accomplices of committed in Katyn,” said Poland’s President Bronislaw Putin’s Interests demonstrators have accused As the fi fth anniversary of Germany, and Poland, and Komorowski during the anniversary commemoration cer- Poland’s ruling camp of a Smolensk was approaching, Hungary, and so many, many emony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. cover-up and called for the several new developments other places didn’t do some- For decades, Russia refused to acknowledge that Stalin by Robert Strybel thing evil. They convinced WARSAW–The fi fth an- “full truth” about Smolensk. came to light. Transcripts had ordered the killings, placing blame instead on the Na- Some of the placards bran- from one of the plane’s black themselves it was the right zis. It was only in 1990 that Mikhail Gorbachev, General niversary of the 2010 Polish thing to do, the thing they had presidential plane crash, Po- dished during the rallies boxes leaked by a Polish ra- Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ad- have even accused President dio station seem to indicate to do.” mitted Soviet guilt in the atrocity. land’s worst civilian disas- This was part of a speech ter since World War II, was Bronisław Komorowski and that Polish air force com- Prime Minister Donald Tusk mander General Andrzej he gave, telling every new MATTEL UNDER FIRE FOR “NAZI POLAND” GAME. marked in Poland with me- FBI agent to get acquainted morial assemblies, masses, of having blood on their Błasik had been in the Tu- (Onet) One of the world’s largest toymakers has angered hands by allegedly conspir- polev cockpit alongside the with the museum. authorities in Poland for using the term “Nazi Poland” in wreath-layings and extensive “Naturally, I want them to media coverage – all par for ing with Russian President pilots urging them to land one of its family games. Vladimir Putin to assassinate See “Smolensk...,” page 3 See “FBI Director,” page 2 The “Apples to Apples” game is a party game where the course. Also typical of the Polish political scene was the people have to guess a word from the description. INTERVIEW One of the “Red Apples” cards entitled “Schindler’s fact that separate memorial List” reads “1993 Steven Spielberg fi lm. Powerful, real-life events were. The government 50 Years After an Appeal To Forgive and Be Forgiven story of a Catholic business- memorialized the crash vic- man who eventually saved tims at the Smolensk monu- Father Zygmunt Zieliński on the over a 1000 Jews in Nazi Po- ment in Warsaw’s Powązki land.” Cemetery, while later in the Polish Letter to the German Episcopate It is estimated that this day across town the opposi- At the close of the Second Vatican Council signifi cance of that Declaration. game has already sold more tion marched to the Presiden- a half century ago, the Polish Bishops reached than 3 million copies. It is tial Palace for a commemora- across the aisle to their German counterparts, Fifty years have passed since, at the end of available on the United States tive rally. sending an appeal that declared “we forgive Vatican II, the Polish bishops reached out to and other markets. The air disaster in Smo- and ask for- their German A spokesperson for the Pol- lensk, Russia, which claimed giveness” for counterparts ish Embassy in New York said the lives of 96 high-profi le the past. The to “forgive that the embassy was alerted Poles, including President declaration and ask for- to this issue by the Polish-lan- Lech and First Lady Maria was not only g i v e n e s s . ” guage Nowy Dziennik daily, publishd in New York. Kaczyński, has polarized Pol- intended as From the per- “The Embassy immediately intervened with the Presi- ish society unlike any other a Christian spective of a dent of the company, calling on the company to correct the issue. About the only point close to Vati- half century, mistake made by Mattel – which is completely untrue from of common agreement was can II, but also what has been a historical perspective, and detrimental to the good name that a greatly used Soviet- to prepare the signifi - of our country. We hope that it will be effective,” the Em- built Tupolev Tu-154 air- Poland as it cance of that bassy spokesperson said. liner was taking a high-level entered 1966, act? Polish delegation to the 50th marking the BULLET-PROOF VEST BREAKTHROUGH. Poland’s anniversary commemoration M i l l e n n i u m The dec- Moratex Company has developed a revolutionary new sub- of the Katyń massacre when of Poland’s laration “we it crashed in heavy fog at at SUDETEN GERMANS cheering the arrival of the German stance that will make protective body armor safer to use. origins as a Army into the Sudetenland in October 1938. Following forgive and Known as Shear-Thickening Fluid (STF), it hardens on edge of disused, rundown country when ask forgive- Russian military airport. World War II, the Potsdam Conference called for redrawn impact and disperses massive gunshot energy away from Mieszko I was borders and the resettlement of Germans living in areas in ness” from the wearer’s internal organs. When struck by a high-pow- There the agreement ends. baptized. Fa- the Polish side A whole Smolensk ide- present-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, ered projectile, Kevlar-based body armor can penetrate the ther Zygmunt Kaliningrad Oblast, and other East European countries. generated, as wearer’s body to a depth of 1.5 inches causing damage to ology has arisen, including Zieliński, pro- we know, con- the sternum, heart and spleen. Kevlar is a synthetic fi ber monthly torchlight marches fessor emeritus of Church History at the John troversy not just among the Communist rulers Developed by Polish American Stephanie Kwolek at Du- and anti-government rallies Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) spoke but among many average Poles who reme- Pont in 1965. outside the Presidential Pal- with the Polish American Journal about the See “Letter to German Episcopate,” page 4 ace, where Lech Kaczyński 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015

ALMANAC FBI Director Pens Letter of Regret to Ambassador continued from cover PRESSURE BRINGS REGRET. and where entire families were ex- Follow us on learn about abuse of authority on a Comey met with Polish Ambas- terminated if caught hiding Jews, Facebook or visit us breathtaking scale. But I want them sador in Washington Ryszard Sch- said the letter signed by Auschwitz- on the internet at: to confront something more painful nepf April 22 to explain the issue. Birkenau Museum director Piotr polamjournal.com and more dangerous: I want them to During the meeting, he presented M.A. Cywinski and five others. May Q Maj see humanity and what we are ca- a handwritten letter to Schnepf, in Before issuing the written apolo- pable of. which he expressed his regret over gy, Comey was asked by Tennesee’s Droga ta chatka, “I want them to see that, although the situation. WATE-TV if he had an admission of gdzie mieszka matka. this slaughter was led by sick and Below is the text of the letter: guilt. Dear is the cottage evil people, those sick and evil lead- Dear Mr. Ambassador: “I don’t. Except I didn’t say Po- where the mother dwells. ers were joined by, and followed Thank you for our meeting to- land was responsible for the Holo- by, people who loved their families, caust. In a way I wish very much 1 ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER day. I value our friendship with Po- LABOR DAY (POLAND) took soup to a sick neighbor, went to land. As I told you, I regret linking that I hadn’t mentioned any coun- 1576. Coronation of Stephen Ba- church and gave to charity,” Comey Germany and Poland in my speech tries because it’s distracted some tory and Anna Jagiellon wrote. because Poland was invaded and folks from my point,” he said. “I 2 1952. Birth of Tony Award-win- The Polish government and press occupied by Germany. The Polish worry a little bit in some countries ning actress Christine Baranski reacted quickly to Comey’s com- State bears no responsibility for that point has gotten lost. There is in Buffalo, N.Y. ments. Poland summoned U.S. Am- the horrors imposed by the Nazis. I no doubt that people in Poland hero- 3 FEAST OF MARY, bassador in Warsaw Stephen Mull, wish I had not used any other coun- COMEY. FBI director confuses in- ically resisted the Nazis, and some QUEEN OF POLAND who denounced Comey’s words. try names because my point was a dividual actions with official state people heroically protected the POLISH CONSTITUTION DAY “Suggestions that Poland, or any universal one about human nature. policy. Jews, but there’s also no doubt that Poland’s Constitution of 1791 is other country apart from the Nazi in every country occupied by the the second oldest democratic Yours, constitution in the world. This Germany was responsible for the James B. Comey In all, 6 million Polish citizens Nazis, there were people collaborat- declaration of democracy re- Holocaust are wrong, harmful and There has been no comment from were killed during the war, about ing with the Nazis.” mains a focal point for the Pol- offensive,” he said. Warsaw about Comey’s letter. Crit- half of them Jewish and the other Poland’s former president and ish people who are reminded ics say the hand-written note on FBI half Christians. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech that Poland was the fatherland UNACCEPTABLE. Deputy Foreign stationery is not an official apology. The directors of several Polish Walesa praised the country’s protest of documented democracy in Minister Rafał Trzaskowski told Others are calling for his resigna- war-time museums wrote to Com- and even blamed the Holocaust on Eastern Europe, second only IAR news agency that such state- tion. An on-line petition was started ey to say they were “deeply con- the United States. to the democracy established ments are unacceptable. “The Pol- to have President Obama remove cerned” by his words and to invite “If anybody is to blame, then by the American constitution ish State always responded and will Comey from his position. him to Poland for a “study visit” that it’s more the United States than Po- adapted in 1787. always respond [to such comments], land,” Walesa said on TVN24. 4 1870. Birth of Zygmunt Stoj- could help him understand the com- owski, a champion of the new- the embassy immediately responded A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING. plex history of Europe under Nazi Had they listened to Poland’s in- ly independent Polish nation in with a letter to the director of the Shortly after the Washington Post German occupation from 1939-45. formation, brought by wartime cou- 1918. FBI, where it clearly explained the article appeared, Poland’s Prime “Poles, and especially Polish cit- riers to Allied leaders, they would 5 1846. Birth of novelist Henryk historical reality,” Trzaskowski said. Minister Ewa Kopacz said Comey’s izens of Jewish origin, suffered im- have joined in sooner to stop Hitler, Sienkiewicz (d. 1916), who He added that Poland also reacts words were “unacceptable,” and mensely” during the war, in which he said. won the Nobel Prize for litera- to false charges which regularly ap- that “Poland was not a perpetrator Poland was the first country to fight — Compiled from AP, Reuters, ture in 1905. pear in the foreign press. but a victim of World War II.” German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Radio Poland reports 7 1867. Birth of writer and Nobel laureate Wladyslaw Rey- mont (d. 1925) He received SPEAK UP / Letters to the Editor the Nobel Prize for literature in 1924 for his four-volume novel, “The Peasants.” 8 VE DAY (U.S.) Yad Vashem and the Jews vs. “Polish concentration camps” ST. STANISLAUS 9 1667. Death of Marie Louise Introduction: Just a few months ago, Yad OPEN LETTER vided is clearly postwar. I believe it is a manipu- de Gonzague-Nevers, French Vashem used on their website the expressions TO YAD VASHEM lation, and Yad Vashem must be aware of it. As Queen of Poland (1645-48). “Polish death camps” and “Polish concentration Thank you very much for your answer to the it is specified in your statement from April 23, 10 MOTHER’S DAY (U.S.) camps.” If a person working in such an institu- protests regarding the expression “Polish death 2006, Yad Vashem “supported and continues to 12 1902. Death of Marie Eliza- tion uses such a term, it is a sign for me that he camps” used on your website and for correct- support” the request of the Polish Government to beth Zakrzewska, first woman or she is fully incompetent to do his/her job. But ing the “unfortunate mistakes”. My comment, “add the words ‘the former Nazi German Camp’ doctor in New England. I think, there is not a problem of historic knowl- however, is meant to address the way WAY these to the name of the Auschwitz – Birkenau Camp, 13 1889. Founding of the Polish edge, but there is a lack of good will. The term corrections were made. I found two relevant ex- since this is an historical fact,” but I find it dis- . Singers Alliance of America “Polish death camps” was coined or at least ad- turbing that in both instances mentioned the ad- 15 1942. Founding of the Pol- amples: ish Institute of Sciences in opted by a former Nazi, a German Alfred Benz- 1. Previously written expression “Polish con- jective “German” is avoided, but “Polish” or “in America, in New York. inger to whitewash the German responsibility for centration camps” – corrected to “Nazi concen- Poland” are added. Why is it that writing “Polish 16 ARMED FORCES DAY (U.S.) the genocide of the Jews. And now, ironically, tration camps in Poland”; death camps” or “Polish concentration camps” is 1211. Death of Mieszko IV this term is so willingly used by so many of the 2. Previously written expression “Polish death not considered to be problematic, while writing Tanglefoot Jews themselves, even by those who profession- camps” – corrected to “Nazi death camps located “German death camps” or even “German Nazi 18 1920. Birth of Karol Wojtyla in ally deal with the genocide of their compatriots. in Poland.” death camps” requires special consideration? Wadowice, Poland, named Pope Notwithstanding, after some protests regard- My concern is that even with these corrections Why has the correction “Nazi death camps situ- John Paul II, October 16, 1978. ing the expression “Polish death camps” used being made, the text is still not “accurate and up- ated in Poland” been accepted, although this in- 19 1674. Election of John III So- by them on their website, they have changed the dated historical information” that Yad Vashem formation is not historically accurate? Why is it bieski. wording in those instances and published their re- that the word “German” is avoided, while associ- 20 1704. Formation of Sandomierz aspires to provide. The reason for it is the fact Confederation, an anti-Swed- sponse to the protests. You will in vain look there that at that time there was no Poland as a free and ating the death or concentration camps with what ish confederation, formed in de- for one word of their apology. Beneath their text independent country. Therefore, it is historically pertains to “Poland” or “Polish” is accepted, fense of the King of Poland, Au- you can read some praising comments as for ex- inaccurate to say “Nazi concentration camps lo- even though this is an “unfortunate mistake” or gust II the Strong. It was formed ample the expression – “Splendid news.” I don’t cated in Poland,” just as it is impossible to say manipulation? in reaction to the Warsaw Con- share this view. Their response is not really satis- that in 1943 “Jerusalem was situated in Israel” Fr. Placyd Kon federation, and its marshal was factory. Since my comment was not approved for because at that time Israel did not exist as a state. Biecz, Poland Stanisław Ernest Denhoff. The publishing on the Yad Vashem website, I decided The second instance contains information PS. 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No, unfettered elections” in an tional Memory took out a propaganda while Russian government offi- Russians shot Poles in the back of their heads. “independent Poland.” full page ad in the Russian cials openly defend the indefensible. Moscow After six years of German occupation, the Stalin had no intention newspaper Komsomolska archivists are spreading misinformation to people of Warsaw rose up when the Soviet of keeping this promise. Pravda asking for anyone whitewash Soviet history. Army approached the east bank of the Wisla The Soviets declared with information on those In March, Russian archives posted docu- River. The Russians urged Poles to “rise up,” that they had “liberated” disappeared prisoners to ments purportedly showing that the Polish but it was a cynical ploy. If Poles liberated Poland and then propped speak up. Army was allied with Nazi Germany. The their own capital, the Russians knew they’d up a puppet regime, the Russians are known agency’s head, Andrei Artizov made the ab- never take over. So this time, Stalin ordered Polish Committee of Na- for airbrushing photos and surd claim that Poland stabbed Russia “in the his troops to watch for 63 days as the Ger- tional Liberation. The Pol- erasing blots from their his- back.” This is rehashed agitprop from a 1945 mans killed 200,000 Poles, mostly civilians, ish Home Army and gov- tory. Hopefully, someday Stalinist show trial. during the Warsaw Uprising. ernment in exile in London soon, Russians will get the In the “Trial of the Sixteen,” Joseph Stalin Afterward, Russian troops marched objected, but to no avail. democratic government prosecuted Polish underground leaders as Ad- through the rest of Poland. Stalin was not that everyone deserves. olf Hitler’s allies. It’s Orwellian doublespeak about to relinquish this territory. So when the AT FIRST, the Russians Ad in Komsomolska Pravda Democracies make good because it was Stalin who allied himself with remaining Polish underground army and po- claimed they did not have the 16 in custody. neighbors, while autocracies are dangerous. Hitler in the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. litical leaders gathered in 1945, Stalin invited But when it became obvious that they did, the Rough justice is nothing new for the In reality, World War II began when Germany them to a villa outside Warsaw to organize a Kremlin had to stage a trial as propaganda Kremlin. It has historically used show trials and Soviet Russia attacked Poland from two new government. production. The 16 were marched into the to terrorize domestic critics and its neighbors. sides, splitting the country in half. It was a trap. courtroom at gunpoint and forced to confess Even now, the suspect in the Boris Nemstov Poland’s freely elected government was The Poles were kidnapped by the NKVD, to bogus crimes. Most of the prisoners broke assassination says he was beaten and forced exiled to London, while the Polish under- Stalin’s secret police, and flown to Moscow down, and were eventually allowed to live in to confess. The truth is unlikely to emerge, ground army continued fighting the Nazis for and jailed in the infamous Lubyanka Prison Soviet-occupied Poland. But three of the 16 even with a show trial. the next six years. where they were interrogated, tortured and mysteriously disappeared from prison and That’s because in Russia, justice is not In the territory captured by the Soviet prepared for their trial. There were 16 Polish were never heard from again. blind. It’s a theater production. Army, half a million Poles were sent to Si- officials in all. George Orwell wrote a scathing letter to berian gulags where they were starved, fro- They fought Nazi Germany longer than the British democratic socialist magazine Tri- Alex Storozynski is a Pulitzer Prize-win- zen and worked to death. Stalin ordered the anyone, yet Stalin charged them as collabora- bune, saying the 16 Poles “were accused of ning journalist, award winning author, and murder of 22,000 Polish officers in the Katyn tors. Unbeknownst to the Poles, a month be- trying to preserve the independence of their past president and executive director of The Forest. Their hands were tied behind their fore their arrest, Franklin Roosevelt and Win- country against an unelected puppet govern- Kosciuszko Foundation. backs and they were each shot in the back of ston Churchill made a backdoor deal at the ment.” You can follow him on Twitter at www.twit- their heads. When Germany invaded Russia, Yalta Conference ceding half of Poland’s ter- So in March when the Russian Federal Ar- ter.com/AlexStorozynski. Polish Letter to the German Episcopate continued from cover Border Treaty between Poland and How did the communists seek constantly ongoing propaganda by ish bishops to their German broth- bered the War. That controversy West Germany already significantly to exploit that gesture, and what the Party against the Church because ers affected bilateral relations. Do really hasn’t gone out because, in- limited German claims and brought implications did it have for Polish of that Appeal. It was once again you see any opportunities for simi- asmuch as German crimes were in- about closer contacts in the govern- Church-state relations? a test of strength, as the Govern- lar ecclesiastical outreach, say, in controvertible, so the suffering of mental and economic spheres. It 1965 was mid-decade of the ment organized commemorations of Ukraine, Lithuania, or even Russia? Germans after World War II is com- also facilitated private contacts with Gomułka era, when the politico- the Millennium of the Polish State This question is problematic in- mented upon as an injustice suffered West Germany and further emigra- economic situation of the ruling while the Church — while not ig- asmuch as Ukraine, Lithuania, or by the guiltless. That’s true insofar tion by people who called them- group was still comparatively good. noring Poland’s origins as a state — even Russia are on a wholly other as people who were not directly re- selves Germans. The friendly ges- Gomułka held that no other force put focus on the Millennium of Po- comparative scale to Germany. sponsible for those crimes suffered, tures by Willy Brandt and the ruling apart from the Communist Party land’s Baptism. As in the case of the Ukraine — or, more precisely, west- but the issue is that the whole nation Social Democrats towards Poland Appeal, the Party emphasized the ern Ukraine — has on its account suffered for those crimes. Discus- met with sharp criticism from the patriotic aspect of Poland’s political the brutality of ethnic cleansing per- sion of this problem will not end be- Christian Democrats, the Christian birth while the Church accented the petrated against Poles living there. cause what the bishops raised back Social Union, and expellee groups. symbiosis which, from the begin- Efforts to find understanding with in 1965 still has its value and awaits For them, the slogan of “revising ning, characterized Poland’s state- Ukraine despite those memories has final clarification. The bishops’ Potsdam” — which meant a change hood with Christianity. The Party been more or less successful. Recol- statement was uncomfortable for of Poland’s western border in Ger- had many more means to observe lected hatreds are nevertheless great rulers of the Polish Peoples Repub- many’s favor — still obliged. The the event, while the Church focused and difficult to overcome. From an lic because it increased the Church’s German Right did not take into ac- on the spiritual demands flowing ecclesiastical perspective, under- significance in the public sphere. count the fact that Poland bordered FATHER ZYGMUNT ZIELIŃSKI. “... from Poland’s Baptism. Both the standing with Greek Catholics is East Germany and the guardian of there were efforts to find responsi- Appeal as well as the Church obser- slow but steady. Lithuania is a sepa- Tell us something of just how that border was the USSR. bility for the War’s outbreak in Ger- vances of the origins of Christianity rate problem: here, historical events groundbreaking an initiative that many not just in the Third Reich. and statehood in Poland confirmed remain decisive for the present even gesture was fifty years ago. How did the decision of the Pol- Stalin had his role here, too. The the Church’s presence in public life. today. It’s the same with Russia The bishops’ groundbreaking act ish bishops to seek to reach out to attempt to impute guilt to Poland, although, as regards the Catholic at that time was the request for for- the German bishops originate? however, is utterly devoid of his- There are voices in Germany that Church there, it exists in large mea- giveness directed by the Polish side What drove that decision? torical basis and pure propaganda.” criticize Poland, especially among sure thanks to the Polish Church. to German Catholics, to whom the The Appeal’s origins are com- Germans who formerly lived on now bishops were speaking through their plex. It is not often remembered could pretend to a role of leadership Polish territory, as well as those Can East-Central Europe (in- appeal to the German bishops. It also that, at the end of Vatican II, the in society. Against that background, who claim Germany has more than cluding Germany, geographical im- meant an indirect admission of Pol- Polish bishops sent similar letters constant conflict arose between paid for World War II. How do you precision notwithstanding) become ish fault towards Germans expelled to 56 bishops’ conferences around Church and State and personally evaluate these phenomena? a community that guarantees secu- from territories assigned to Poland the world. That does not, of course, between Gomułka and Wyszyński, This problem appears above. rity and creative cooperation? after 1945. As I said above, that suf- change the fact that the letter to the the latter of whom recognized the One needs to distinguish between Efforts in this direction have fering was undeniable but there is German bishops was of an essen- Church’s need to have a voice and two opposite viewpoints — the Ger- occurred in various places and, as until this day no one viewpoint as to tially different character from the to take a stand on all issues affecting man and Polish — in which it is not regards demands of the European its cause: does it also fall on the Pol- others. Primate Wyszyński and the the nation’s good. That also drove a question of sides but only of the Union, it would be a chance for the ish side, or does it rest exclusively other Polish bishops regarded the the sending of that Appeal to the interests of the expellees and the weaker countries to make up ground on the policies of the Third Reich? I end of the Council as a unique op- West German Episcopate. Thus, its historical arguments made by each and match development. The believe the Appeal was a green light portunity for a gesture of reconcilia- religious dimension notwithstand- side. Insofar as pretense against the Church has a task here, too: to (re) for discussion of this issue. Nor is tion that was difficult to achieve--in ing, the Appeal was interpreted by Allies’ decision to make territorial implant Christian principles in these it insignificant that it was the- Pol the case of the Germans--for over 20 the Party as the Church’s attempt to concessions to Poland and Czecho- societies in both social and individ- years! The bishops’ decision found slovakia was an internal German ish Church that launched this. It was mount the public stage, which led to ual life. The very different situations certainly a breakthrough in relations it source in the teaching of the Gos- major tensions in Church-State rela- debate, so — as memory of World of the Church in these countries and between Polish and German Catho- pel, in which forgiveness of tres- tions. Those tensions continued un- War II recedes — there were efforts its ability to act are barriers to that lics. passes and giving of reconciliation til 1970, when events on the Baltic to find responsibility for the War’s is a clear and unambiguous com- Coast forced Gomułka off the politi- outbreak in Germany not just in effort. Regression is evident even What are Polish-German rela- mand. Reconciliation cannot occur, cal stage. the Third Reich. Stalin had his role in Poland, even though the Church tions like today, on the civil and however, exclusively on one’s side’s here, too. The attempt to impute there is comparatively better off church levels? admission of guilt since neither side Did it affect celebrations of the guilt to Poland, however, is utterly than elsewhere. A common path in Polish-German relations today is guiltless: we are all sinners. The Polish Millennium of Christianity? devoid of historical basis and pure this region is, however, possible and are nothing like what they were politics of reconciliation were more Celebrations of the Millennium propaganda. will be more certain the more there before 1965 nor what happened problematic than the religion. of Poland’s Baptism in 1966 took is an ideological, moral, and politi- after 1990. The December 8, 1970 place during the declining but still The 1965 gesture of the Pol- cal confluence. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015 www.polamjournal.com 5

PHS Holds Chopin Recital SCHOLARSHIPS Skalny Foundation Applications Due May 15 For the past nineteen years, the tion of 34 affiliate and supporting Louis Skalny Foundation has do- organizations and individual mem- nated a grant for the Louis & Nel- bers engaged in fostering interest lie Skalny Scholarships for Polish in our rich Polish cultural heritage. Studies. The American Council for ACPC recognizes the importance of Polish Culture (ACPC) is the ad- encouraging individuals to assume ministrator in awarding the scholar- leadership roles in the Polish Ameri- ships. can community. In 2014 the awardees were: Mi- For requirements, contact the chael Anthony Chrusciel, a student Chair Deborah Majka at dziecko2@ at Wayne State University in De- comcast.net. Deadline is May 15. troit, Mich. he not only received a Nutrition & Food Science B.S. de- gree with honors, but also a B.A. Only a Handful of in Slavic Studies with honors; and Polish Billionaires Liliana Karas Gregory earned a B.A. degree in Economics & Ger- The richest Pole, Jan Kulczyk, is worth $4 billion but ranks only The Executive Board of Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia with artist Katarzyna Musial (with bouquet). manic and Slavic Languages & Lit- eratures, Central European Studies in 418th place on the world list of PHILADELPHIA — On Sun., March 1, 2015, the sylvania, who briefly spoke about Musial, and then Concentration. billionaires. The second wealthi- annual Chopin Concert of the Polish Heritage Society introduced Janusz Sporek, director of the Marcella These scholarships are intended est Polish plutocrat is Zygmunt of Philadelphia was held at Holy Family University Sembrich Women’s Choir. Sporek was born in the same for students pursuing some Pol- Solorz-Żak ($3.2 billion). Trail- Technology and Education Center. The concert was town in Poland as Musial. He provided a wide range of ish studies (major may be in other ing behind are Michał Solowow held on the actual birthday of Frederic Chopin, who information about the pianist, her musical journey and fields) at universities in the United ($2 bln), Leszek Czarnecki ($1.3 was born March 1, 1810. accomplishments. States who have completed at least bln) and Dariusz Milek ($1.1 Guest artist for the event was Katarzyna Musial. “When Katarzyna, started to play, she exploded two years of college or university bln). There would be far more Prior to Musial taking her place at the piano, Marie He- with much gesture and such interpretations of music by work at an accredited institution. Polish billionaires if their assets jnosz, president of the Polish Heritage Society of Phila- Witold Lutoslawski, Zgymunnt Stojowski, and many The scholarships are awarded for were calibrated in Polish cur- delphia, welcomed everyone and spoke briefly about more,” said Jean Joka, PHS publicity chair. the fall term. rency. To qualify as a złoty bil- the organization and its mission. After the concert a reception was held, and mem- The ACPC is a national non- lionaire one would now have to Hejnosz introduced Deborah Majka, concert chair bers of the audience were treated to a variety of Polish profit Polish American confedera- be worth “only” $270 million. and honorary consul of Poland for Southeastern Penn- delicacies. ACPC Announces Pulaski Scholarship Winners by Marion V. Winters and become a Music, NYC. A master’s degree in several manuscripts in preparation and the University of Warsaw Wi- Five winners of the 15th Annual public diplo- the same field followed in 2013 at and is serving as project manager erzbicki was issued a one year cer- Pulaski Scholarships for Advanced macy officer on Valdosta State University in Valdo- for Arbor Falls Fdn; community tificate in American Law Studies, Studies, administered by the Ameri- behalf of the sta, GA. He has performed in op- outreach intern; technology repre- June 2014. He was a finalist for the can Council for Polish Culture U.S. State Dept. eratic concerts with orchestra, with sentative at Rush Medical Center, best legal essay “Legalization of the (ACPC) were announced recently Since Jan. 2015, piano and also in collaboration with and a steering committee member in Concubinage in Poland. A Univ. of by Marion V. Winters, commit- Kuruszko has singers and pianists in Germany, the largest free health clinic in the Florida professor’s letter of recom- tee chairman. Serving with him on been serving as Italy, Poland, and the U.S. Ocetek nation where she organized and co- mendation credits him with receiv- the committee are Alicia L. Dutka; an intern with has served as an artistic director for ordinated Rush’s involvement in the ing the top grade in his Torts class; Deborah M. Majka, MS; Stephen E. the U.S. Mission to the United Na- the Polish American Culture Club, Chicago Community Health Clinic. earning the prized “Book Award,” Medvec, PhD; and Carolyn L. Me- tions at the U. S. State Dept. in New New York, for the Polish American and “his achievements including leski, MS. The committee awarded York City and is scheduled for an Music Stage, New York, and asstis- Pawel P. Wierzbicki, a U.S. out-performing our U.S. students $5,000 to each of the following Pol- internship this summer at the U.S. tant director of the Polish Singers citizen born in Poland, is a graduate are remarkable.” In one of three ad- ish American students. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania. At Alliance of America for a number student enrolled ditional letters of recommendation the New School, she is serving as of years. In the latter position the in the L.L.M. it was reported that “Pawel’s active Aleksander Kubiak is a medical a program associate at the Tran- Chamber Student Choir created and (Legum Magis- engagement included presentations student at Drexel University Col- sregional Center for Democratic conducted by Ocetek won First Prize ter – Master of to other students of not only Polish lege of Medicine in Philadelphia. A Studies (TCDS). The TCDS di- at the 57th Convention & Competi- Laws) Compar- legal concepts and traditions, but U.S. citizen born in Poland, Kubiak rector’s letter of recommendation tion, and he was awarded the grand ative Law Stud- also cultural values, e.g., the dinner graduated Mag- praises Nicole highly and believes prize for that competition in 2005. ies Program held by the International Law Soci- na Cum Laude that “awarding her the scholarship He is very highly recommended by at the Univer- ety, which was solely prepared by from St. Joseph would be a very worthy investment, The Catholic University of America sity of Florida Pawel introduced Polish traditional High School both for the applicant, the Polish (CUA) prof/head of vocal division/ Levin College of Law, which will dishes such as “borscht, pierogi, in Metuchen, American community, and in the opera and the maestro conductor of be completed within one year (May and bigos.” Also, he had organized NJ. 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They NYC and Photography at Mid-Cen- at Canisius College and Artsphere appealed to the Polish diaspora for tury, published by The George East- Studio and Gallery presents St. John funds to see it come to fruition. man House of Rochester. Zabinski Paul II and the Buffalo Connection, On November 7, 1981, the keys to was the recipient of many local and an exhibit by the late photographer, this home were proudly presented international photo awards includ- Roman Zabinski, featuring photos to Pope John Paul II. Its location ing several at the Western NY Exhi- taken at the Vatican presenting an today is the same as then: Via Cas- bition at the Albright-Knox Art Gal- artwork of Prof. Joseph Slawinski to sia 1200, in the northwest corner of lery. As a member of the Patteran St. John Paul. Additional photos of Rome, some seven miles from the Society, he participated in many of then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in his Vatican. The artwork continues to their exhibitions as well. He is in the 1969 and 1976 visits to Buffalo will grace the walls of the Home, near to permanent collection of the George be on display. the Chapel even today! Eastman House and the Burchfi eld The exhibit is held at Artsphere Studio and Gallery, 447 Amherst St., Buffalo. An opening reception was held April 26, and the exhibit runs through May 23, 2015. Gallery hours are Wed.-Fri., noon to 5:00 ROMAN ZABINSKI’S PHOTO of the Papal audience during the visit of p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. the Buff alonians to present Prof. Slawinski’s work. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free. studio in Lublin, and W. Drapiewski used extensively in the ancient at his studio in Pelplin. Later, he world, the artwork to be presented THE STORY OF THE EXHIBIT studied at the Academy of Fine Arts to the Pope was of gilded and silver- begins in late October of 1980, in Warsaw where he succeeded in plated hammered copper funded by when fi ve pilgrims from Buffalo earning four important scholar- donors who are acknowledged with embarked on a memorable trip to ships, one of which was for study in a plaque on the artwork. A nearly Rome, Italy to present a work of art Italy. He also studied at the Austrian life-sized depiction of Pope John to Pope John Paul II to be housed in Akademie der Bildenden Duenste in Paul II surrounded by images of St. the yet-to-be completed Polish Pil- Vienna. With this impressive educa- Mary’s Church in Krakow, the site grims’ Home. The intrepid travel- tion, Sławiński became a Professor of his Arch-bishopric, and of St. ers were the artist, Professor Joseph at the Fine Arts Academy in War- Peter’s Basilica in Rome, as well as Slawinski and his wife, Wanda; the saw where he taught for a total of of historical events in Poland’s his- instigator of the project, Rev. Stan- 13 years. Additionally, he was con- tory, the stunning piece was meant RECENT PHOTO OF THE ARTWORK presented to Pope John Paul II in ley Skiba, assistant at Assumption stantly involved in restoration and to be made part of the Polish Home 1980 by Jozef Slawinski and the travellers from Buff alo as it is currently Church; and the photo documenter, conservation of paintings and mu- of John Paul II, meant for pilgrims displayed at the Polish Home of St. John Paul II in Rome. Roman Zabinski and his wife, Mar- rals in churches, palaces and other from the Pope’s homeland. The cy. Prof. Slawinski had extensive public buildings which had been se- concept for such a home was con- THE FEATURED ARTIST of this Penney Art Gallery. In 1979, Ro- artistic training in Poland, studying verely damaged during the war. ceived on October 23, 1978 in his exhibit is the late Roman Zabinski man was honored to be granted spe- at the Higher School of Painting and fi rst audience with Poles when the whose talent for photography was cial clearance for close proximity Decorative Arts in Warsaw, then WHILE HIS FAVORED MEDIUM Pope pleaded, “don’t leave me here initially fostered at the Albright photos of Pope John Paul II at the under the tutelage of two noted Pol- was sgraffi to, a technique that was alone.” Given the fi nancial restric- Art School and guided by inspiring Vatican for his 1980 trip featured in ish muralists: S. Kalinowski at his teachers such as John Szarkowski this exhibit.

RELIGION / Bemjamin Fiore, S.J. Church Support in the Face of Suffering in Ukraine Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki, nacki, speaking to the international grims. Organizers are working on tional institutions to develop leaders Church, which have “sold out” to Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol found Catholic charity “Aid to the Church a “Youth Bible” which will present who will advance the cause; fi nd the secularizing forces of Western his diocese spoilt in two by the Rus- in Need,” declared, “Never before the New Testament in contemporary opponents among gays, feminists, Europe. sian occupation of Crimea. The have I seen so much suffering, sor- language and without “archaic ex- social progressives and secular hu- half of his diocese now in Russian- row and tragedy…What I am seeing pressions.” manists; tend to be anti-Semitic; and KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN controlled territory is administered now — people without hands, with- campaign against abortion. LITHUANIA. St. Ignatius Council by Auxiliary Bishop Jacek Pyl out legs, without eyes, ears — will BISHOP SURROUNDED BY Differences are undeniable, since of the Knights of Columbus was who stayed on the Crimean pen- haunt me forever.” He noted that CONTROVERSY. Bishop Paul in the United States. the right is founded in Vilnius in 2013 and now insula after the Russian incursion many soldiers from his diocese have Bootkoski of the RC Diocese of largely Protestant and upholds Pu- has 45 members. They were able to and take-over. In the RC Diocese either been killed or have disap- Metuchen, N.J., has found him- ritan values of the founders of the introduce themselves to the thou- of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, the effects peared without any trace. “There is self the target of commercials ask- country, while in Poland the right sands of participants in the Fam- of the ongoing war between the so much sorrow over sons, fathers, ing Catholics across the country to considers itself true Catholics as ily Expo at the Vilnius Conference Ukraine government and Russian- husbands.” He ended his talk with call his offi ce to ask why a Catho- opposed to other branches of the Center. supported separatists is most dras- a call for prayer for peace “because lic school teacher was dismissed tic. Auxiliary Bishop Jan Sobilo we can only overcome evil with for rejecting gay “marriage” on her struggles to support the 75,000 refu- good.” private Facebook page. Patricia Jan- gees from the war zone. The Alber- nuzzi, was a teacher of theology at tine Order operates a soup kitchen WORLD YOUTH DAY IN PO- Immaculata HS in N.J., who was that serves refugees daily, with ad- LAND. With 16 months yet to go, fi red after her defense of “healthy ditional aid going to women and the preparations for World Youth families with a mother and a father children weekly. Greek Catholic Day in Krakow in 2016 are pro- for the sake of children and human- Bishop Jaroslav Pryriz of the epar- ceeding well. Expecting some two ity” on Facebook, was taken by the chy of Sambir-Drohobyc in western million participants, Msgr. Broni- nephew of actress Susan Sarandon Ukraine has 20 of his priests serv- slaw Fidelus, co-organizer of the and spread across Facebook. Bishop ing the government forces near the event, called attention to the con- Bootkoski reacted by saying, “The war zone. “No matter whether they gress’ theme of Divine Mercy and teacher’s comments were disturb- are Catholics, Orthodox, or mem- expressed hope that the fi ve-day ing and do not refl ect the Church’s bers of other faiths, they are all event would renew the faith of teachings of acceptance.” happy when a priest is just simply young Catholics everywhere. The there for them, even though some World Youth Day will be held on “RELIGIOUS RIGHT” IN THE have never even heard of God,” the 1050th anniversary of Poland’s US AND POLAND COMPARED. said Bishop Pryriz. In the Ukraini- conversion to Catholicism and dio- Prof. Paulina Napierala, of Krakow, an capital Kyiv the Greek-Catholic ceses throughout the country have Poland’s Jagiellonian University, POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS cathedral accommodates a hospital come forward to offer accommoda- and currently in Boston, Mass., on AN AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZATION for the war wounded. Bishop Ber- tion to the thousands of young pil- a Fulbright Fellowship at Boston PLAV College and Harvard, is studying Open to all Honorably Discharged American Veterans MODLITWY the “religious right” movements in Organized in 1920 to serve American Veterans of Polish Descent her homeland and the United States. Chartered by and Act of Congress PUBLICATION OF PRAYERS. The Polish American Journal gladly accepts prayers ads for publication. She outlined her discoveries in a They must be received by the 10th of each month, prior to the month of publication, and must be talk at Canisius College, Buffalo, Members and Posts in 14 States with large membership in many pre-paid at the cost of $15.00 each, which can be paid by check or charge. If you have any questions more. Contact Deputy Membership Director Fred Thomas regarding this policy, please call 1 (800) 422-1275 or (716) 312-8088. N.Y., where she noted striking simi- larities between Fr. Rydzyk’s Radio on how you can become part of the larg- PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. Holy Spirit, You who solve all problems, who light all roads so I can est ethnic veterans organiztion in the United attain my goal. You who give me the Divine gift to forgive and to forget all evil against me and that Maryja movement and U.S. move- in all instances of my life you are with me. I want this short prayer to thank you for all things and ment such as the Moral Majority. 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HAPPENINGS: CHICAGO STYLE / Geraldine Balut Coleman Maria Ciesla Honored For Her Half-Century of Service with song and dance, Włodzimierz Newberry Consort explore Polish ZIELINSKI KONRAD PHOTO: Zuterek, serenading Maria with music from the Renaissance world “You Light Up My Life,” and Mark of Copernicus and the Baroque Piekarz singing “Rozlegnijże Się.” era. The “Music from the World of Copernicus – Polish Cultural Trea- COMPOSERS ALIVE: POLAND sures” concert included foot-stomp- – CHICAGO. Each year for the last ing Polish dances, folk tunes, songs, three years, the Polish Ministry of and choral repertory from Poland’s Culture has commissioned works rich musical culture. Early medieval PHOTO: GERALDINE BALUT COLEMAN from 100 composers, a nearly un- songs were in Latin, including Ma- precedented level of support for ter Polonia and Cracovia civitas. contemporary classical music. As Some of the compositions from the a result, Poland is emerging as a Renaissance period were the most world leader in classical music, pro- melodic, Już sima smutna minęła, ducing distinct, vibrant, and original and the lively, Alleluja, Chwalcie works. Pana. An instrumental from the 16th The 2015 Composer Alive: Po- c. by Mikołaj z Krakowa called We- Kapuścińska, Brown, Boone, and Quelle. land concert was sponsored by Ac- sel się Polska korona was a crowd cess Contemporary Music (ACM) in pleaser. The concert ended with in question-and-answer sessions. association with 98.7FM (WFMT) Pieśń rokoszan Zebrzydowskiego, and the Consulate General of the a six-voice masterpiece filled with POLISH RECUERS OF JEWS Republic of Poland in Chicago. “emotive expression…showing EXHIBIT. During the week of Maria Bronny Ciesla The April 10 performance was the passions of a most passionate March 23, 2015, Chicagoans had CHICAGO — On March 29, held in the intimate setting of The people,” according to Tom Zając, a special opportunity to view a well over 200 guests filled the - Sa Annex of the Copernicus Center on one of the musicians and a Polish- memorable photo exhibit, in the bina P. Logisz Great Hall of The Chicago’s northwest side. Approxi- speaking Chicago native. east lobby of the Richard J. Daley Polish Museum of America (PMA) mately 250 modern classical music The Newberry Concert is the Center in downtown Chicago. Pau- to honor Maria Bronny Ciesla for enthusiasts attended. only musical ensemble in Chicago lina Kapuścińska, consul general her many years of COLEMAN BALUT GERALDINE PHOTO: of international stature that pres- of Poland in Chicago, Dorothy volunteering ser- ents Medieval and Renaissance vo- Brown, clerk of the Circuit Court vice to the PMA cal and instrumental repertoire. It of Cook County, and Michelle T. Boone, Chicago’s commissioner of since the mid- is the ensemble-in-residence at the Pilecki 1970s. University of Chicago and North- cultural affairs, officially opened Maria’s life western University. Members of the “They Risked Their Lives – Poles began in Butz- Consort include Zając, David Doug- Who Saved Jews During the Holo- bach, a displaced las, Shira Kammen, Mark Rimple, caust.” The exhibit honored the Pol- persons camp and Daniel Stillman, all of whom ish Righteous Among the Nations, a 40 miles north play medieval-period instruments. group of men and women who res- of Frankfurt am Sian Ricketts came from Case West- cued Jewish people from the Nazis Main, Germany. ern Reserve University to substitute during World War II. Her life’s journey for Daniel Stillman. Added to the Judges, the media, and consuls took her to the ensemble were Ellen Hargis and general, including German Consul small rural town Laura Pinto, sopranos; Angel Young General Herbert Quelle, attended of Williamsfield Smucker, alto; Matthew Dean and the opening. “This exhibit’s mission is to teach about the virtues of self- in West Central Agnieszka Stulgińska and Seth Boustead Corey Shotwell, tenors; and Eric Illinois, where Miranda, bass. Thanks to Zając, the lessness and courage. It shows how one’s life choices can change his- her father resumed his professional The program began with Moon entire program was printed in Eng- Probosz career as a country doctor. Her roots Flowers by Chicago’s own Marta lish and Polish. tory for generations of people,” said ment after World War II. Consul General Kapuścińska. in Chicago’s Polish American com- Ptaszynska, followed by In C by Bugajski’s film was screened at THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN Polish citizens in the entire Nazi munity began to grow and flourish Marcel Chyrzńyski, Quartet for four locations: the Illinois Holo- PILECKI. German-occupied territory were some 50 years ago. Maria’s relent- Clarinet and String Trio by Krzysz- During the month of caust Museum and Education Cen- less commitment and sincere com- tof Penderecki, Shades of Ice by March, the Polish Consulate Gen- punished by death for helping Jew- ter in Skokie, Illinois, St. Ferdinand ish people. Thus far, over 20,000 passion in preserving Polish culture Agata Zubel, Seven One Minute eral in Chicago presented special Parish on Chicago’s northwest side, has made her an outstanding dip- Waltzes by Alicja Gronau, and screenings of the Ryszard Bugajs- people worldwide have been hon- The Polish Museum of America, ored by the State of Israel as the lomat for many of the accomplish- Quatour pour la naissance by Zyg- ki film, “The Death of Captain and Loyola University Chicago’s ments of Chicago Polonia. Maria munt Krause. Pilecki.” The film tells the story of Righteous Among the Nations for Lake Shore Campus. saving Jewish lives from the Holo- will always be honored as a Polish The concert concluded with an Auschwitz volunteer, Witold Marek Probosz, the guest of hon- American community leader par ex- the world premiere of Agnieszka Pilecki, and stars actor Marek Pro- caust. Approximately 6,500 were or and the film’s lead actor, was on Polish citizens, the most from any cellence, keeping Polonia connected Stulgińska’s new composition, bosz. hand after each screening to engage and vital within Chicago’s diverse Dance With My Breath, performed It recounts heroism that tran- country. ethnic scene. by the entire Palomar Ensemble scended race and religion, the story Maria’s voluntary contributions under the direction of Francesco of Captain Witold Pilecki, a Pol- to Polonia’s cultural life are count- Milioto. It featured a unique col- ish intelligence officer, who during less, from nurturing the Polish spirit, laboration between ACM’s Palomar World War II, volunteered for a Pol- SUPPORT THE PAJ PRESS FUND heralding Polish pride, safeguarding Ensemble and Warsaw’s Stulgińska, ish Resistance operation to become n 1978, a voluntary fund-raising campaign was launched by a group Polish and Polish American history, who traveled to Chicago for its imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birke- of loyal readers of the Polish American Journal entitled “We Love the to elevating the PMA to world-class world-premiere performance. The nau Nazi Concentration and Exter- PAJ Press Fund” in order to help cover rising postage, material status. She has made Americans of new composition will be featured mination Camp. His mission was to and production costs. Polish descent proud of their Polish on WFMT’s Relevant Tones with gather intelligence and enable the IDonations to the PAJ Press Fund are also used to support our reader ancestry. Seth Boustead, Saturday, May 23, at Polish government-in-exile to in- services (postage, telephone, research, etc.), provide newsclippers with Polish Vice Consul Robert Rus- 5:00 p.m. form the Allies about the Holocaust stamps and envelopes, and cover extraordinary expenses in producing iecki, Małgorzata Kot, Richard in occupied Poland. The operation the paper. The Polish American Journal is not a profit-making ven- Owsiany, James Robaczewski, Ger- NEWBERRY CONSORT ROCKS was expected to convince the Al- ture. Thanks to its dedicated staff, the PAJ is published­ as a “public aldine Balut Coleman, Stephen Kus- WITH POLISH MUSIC. On March lies to act on the Pilecki reports and service” for American Polonia. mierczak, and Bozenna Haszlakie- 22, approximately 200 music lov- stop the Holocaust while there was Donations to the PAJ Press Fund will be acknowledged in the paper wicz paid tributes to Maria. Musical ers filled the intimidate Alice Millar still time. The film also recounts the unless otherwise directed by the contributor. tributes were offered by the Tatra Chapel of Northwestern University story of Pilecki’s unhappy fate at the Mountain Cultural Foundation to hear and watch the renowned hands of the Communist govern- A sincere “THANK YOU” for your donations to the PAJ PRESS FUND: Rita Przygocki Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif.; Frank J. Pleva, Cleveland; Racist Attacks on Poles in Northern Ireland Raises Concerns Bob Radycki, Chicago, Regina Wnukowski, Philadelphia, and one friend of the PAJ. Dziękujemy wam wszystkim! The PAJ thanks all who donated DUBLIN — The Polish gov- Lithuanian but it employs a number ist paramilitary elements have been to the Press Fund. ernment is very concerned at an of Polish staff and, days before the involved in some of the attacks. upsurge in racist attacks against its attack, graffiti saying “Polish Out” “The Polish community are the MAIL TO: PAJ PRESS FUND citizens living in Northern Ireland, was daubed on the shop front. largest ethnic minority community POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL an official representative has said. The week prior, three homes oc- that are living in Northern Ireland. P.O. BOX 271, NORTH BOSTON, NY 14110-0271 Honorary Polish Consul Jerome cupied by Polish people were target- They have come here to work hard, I want to make sure the POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL continues its Mullen accused political leaders of ed in north Belfast. All four of the to earn a living and to make a liv- service to American Polonia. Enclosed is my contribution of $______not doing enough to tackle racism in incidents happened in loyalist areas. ing for their families, and to find the region. While racist attacks have been themselves now at the center of this NAME He was commenting after the on the increase across Northern particular recent escalation of at- latest in a spate of hate crimes tar- Ireland, there has been a particular tacks on their homes is an appalling geting the Polish community which escalation in Belfast. In 2013 there situation that has to stop and must ADDRESS saw a beauty salon in east Belfast were 307 racist hate crimes reported be stopped as quickly as possible,” extensively damaged by arsonists in the city, and last year there were said Mullen. CITY, STATE, ZIP last month. 476 – 88 of which targeted the Pol- — Excerpted from the Please [ ] include [ ] do not include my name in your list of contributors. The business is managed by a ish community. 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POLONIA OF THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES / Michael Pietruszka Western New York Overtaken by Dyngus Fever BUFFALO, N.Y. — WNY, the Dyngus Day Capital of the World, marked Dyngus Day on April 6. Photos of the festivities can be viewed at www.dyngusday.com and Robert Johnson’s Polonia Music site: www.poloniamusic.com/Dyn- gus_Day_Buffalo.html. Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Con- test was held at the historic Broad- way Market on Dyngus Day. This year’s winners were: Redlinski Meats (Best Overall Commercial, Best Smoked Holiday Commercial, Peoples’ Choice), Deli Shoppe LLC (Best Fresh Commercial, Best Non- Traditional Commercial, Best Fresh Holiday Commercial), Greg Kozak Dancers anxiously await the start of the parade. Float honoring the World War II soldier bear, Wojtek. partnership, April 24 ... Also on the 24, the Polish rock legends “Kom- bii” performed at the Rose Theatre in Brampton, Ontario ... Polish Arts Club of Buffalo scholarship recipients Kyle Baran and Mark Pietruszka were recognized for ac- ademic achievement by the Depart- ment of Theatre at the Niagara Uni- versity College of Arts and Sciences Day of Recognition on April 24. On April 24 and 25, the BPO presented its “Na Zdrowie, Po- land!” concerts, featuring works by Karlowicz, Penderecki and Cho- pin at Kleinhans Music Hall ... The Am-Pol Eagle presented its annual “Citizen of the Year” awards at St. Adalbert’s Basilica on April 25 ... Arturo Mari, personal photogra- pher of St. John Paul II participated Every location hosting Dyngus Day events was a sea of white and red. The Polish Heritage Dancers (above) along with Buffalo’s Harmony Folk in a program on “St. John Paul II - A Reports from several sources say over 50,000 people attended the pa- Ensemble gave dance presentations at events hosting Easter Monday Defender of Human Rights and Dig- rade on city’s East Side. parties all across Erie County. nity. The Rise of Solidarity and Fall entitled “Dyngus Day Diaries” fea- Civic Center. Edward Dobosiewicz wski, OSPPE, became the admin- of Communism” at St. Maximillian (Best Fresh Homemade), and Brian turing clips of Polonia’s history in, was given the Bronislaw Durewicz/ istrator of Corpus Christi effective Kolbe Church in Mississauga on Tomaszewski (Best Smoked Home- and contributions to, WNY, hosted Henry Maziarczyk award and St. April 12, as well. the 25th ... Also on the 25th, ZPK made, Best Non-Traditional Home- by Eddie Dobosiewicz and Au- Casimir Parish in Buffalo’s Kai- The diocese confirmed that there Group 21 hosted the Miss Polonia made). tumn Lewandowski during the sertown neighborhood received the will be no changes in the adminis- Ball at the Veterans’ Centre in Os- The 9th Annual Dyngus Day evening of the 6th. organizational award. Rev. Czeslaw tration of the St. Stanislaus Cem- hawa, Ontario. Parade wound its way through Buf- Krysa, the rector of St. Casimir Par- etery in Cheektowaga, the weekly On April 28, the Villa Maria falo’s Historic Polonia District. Dig- POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS’ ish, was the event’s keynote speaker. radio broadcast of the Polish Mass College Board of Trustees honored nitaries who participated included “SWIECONKA.” On April 11, the or the status of the St. John Paul Clara Gardon Dommer and Hon. NYS Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, WNY Division of the Polish Ameri- CHANGES AT ST. STAN’S PAR- II Shrine. St. Stanislaus’s previous Henry Wick at the group’s annual U.S. Attorney for the Western Dis- can Congress celebrated its annual ISH. On Palm Sunday, Bishop Rich- pastor, Rev. Thaddeus Bocianows- dinner at Salvatore’s Italian Gar- trict of New York William Hochul, “Swieconka” at the St. Stanislaus ard Malone of the Catholic Diocese ki, was transferred to St. Padre Pio dens in Depew ... Also on the 28th, Erie County Executive Mark Po- Social Center in Buffalo’s Historic of Buffalo announced a number Parish in Oakfield to serve as that the Skalny Center for Polish and loncarz, Erie County Comptroller Polonia District. Polish Consul of far-reaching changes in the ad- parish’s administrator. Central European Studies at the Stefan Mychajliw, Erie County General Urszula Gacek presented ministration of Buffalo’s St. Stan- University of Rochester presented a Sheriff Tim Howard, Erie County the Polish Cross of Merit to Roger islaus Parish, the Mother Church POLONIA TIDBITS. Parishioners lecture by Lisa Jakelsky of the East- Judge Michael Pietruszka, Buffalo Puchalski, publisher of the Am- of WNY’s Polonia. As of April 12, of Corpus Christi, St. Stanislaus, man School of Music on “Build- City Comptroller Mark Schroeder, Pol Eagle, WNY’s weekly Polish Rev. Mariusz Dymek, OSPPE, St. John Kanty and St. Adalbert’s ing an Avant-Garde: The Warsaw Fillmore District Councilmember American newspaper. The division of the Pauline Fathers, will be the Churches raised money to deal with Autumn Festival and New Polish David Franczyk and East Aurora honored Buffalo Auxiliary Bishop pastor of St. Stanislaus. The Pau- the past winter’s heating bills by Music” at Goergen Hall on the uni- Mayor Allan Kasprzak. Prize Edward Grosz, Senior U.S. Dis- lines are the congregation of Polish selling red and white “Polska Buffa- versity’s River Campus. The Polish winners will be included in next trict Court Judge William Skretny, priests and brothers, headquartered lo” t-shirts and hoodies ... On April Arts Club of Buffalo will host a re- month’s edition of the PAJ. retired NYS Appellate Division in Doylestown, Pa., who took over 8, the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo peat of this program at its May 20 WKBW-TV, WNY’s ABC affili- Judge Ann Mikoll and Eugene the operation of Corpus Christi Par- presented a lecture by Buffalo Phil- meeting at the Harlem Road Com- ate, broadcast an hour-long program Golomb of Rochester’s Polonia ish in 2004. Rev. Michael Czyze- harmonic Orchestra (BPO) Director munity Center in Amherst. JoAnn Falletta and BPO Principal Horn Jacek Muzyk in anticipation UPCOMING. Krzysztof Cugows- of the orchestra’s “Na Zdrowie, Po- ki, legendary vocalist of the Polish land!” concerts later in the month rock band Budki Suflera will -per ... The tragedies at Smolensk and form at the Cawthra Park Theatre in Katyn were remember by Polish Mississauga on May 3 ... The Syra- Canadians at events held in the To- cuse Polish Home will mark Polish ronto area on April 10 through 12. Constitution Day with a program in Information on these observances Pulaski Park on May 4 ... The Pro- can be found at . Polonia will host its Scholarship The Polish Student Associa- Dinner on May 14 ... The BPO will tion of the State University of New host its “VIP Poland Tour” from York at Buffalo (SUNYaB) held its May 17 through 24. More infor- “Swieconka” at the Newman Center mation on the trip is available at on April 12 ... Also on the 12th, Fes- Nutki” was held at the John Paul ... Wanda Bolanowska will speak II Polish Cultural Centre in Mis- on “Jeszcze Polske nie Zginela” at sissauga, Ontario ... The Tadeusz the Niagara Polish Cultural and His- Lange film “Chasing Chopin” was torical Society meeting on May 19 screened as a fundraiser at the Cho- at the Niagara Falls Public Library. pin Restaurant in Toronto’s Ronces- v v v valles neighborhood on April 14 If you have an item for this col- SUNYaB alumni hosted a recep- umn, please send the information by tion at the Polish Consulate in NYC the 6th day of the month preceding to mark the 650th year of the Ja- publication month (i.e. May 6 for giellonian University in Krakow, the June issue) to pietruszka@veri- with which the Buffalo school has a zon.net. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015 www.polamjournal.com 9

SPOTLIGHT ON LONG ISLAND / Barbara Szydlowski THE PONDERING POLE / Edward Poniewaz May is an Important Month for Poles If I Could Change One Thing … May is a month of many celebra- Armed Forces Day Parade is held posed in May 1944 in Italy, during Well, actually, I wish I could there was a sizable group in atten- tions but, “The Vulgar say that it is in Bremerton, Washington. the Battle of Monte Cassino, on change many things but, as a Polish dance. High compliments for my unlucky to marry in May” said Ovid In Poland, Polish Armed Forces the eve of the Polish person, let’s begin with my two big dancing partner Marian who dances (Fasti 5) during the opening days of Day is celebrated annually on Au- Army’s capture of ones. every dance. I was having convul- the first century. gust 15. Begun in 1923, this day the German strong- If you are a reader of the Pol- sions and she barely broke a sweat. commemorated the anniversary of hold. Its name is ish American Journal, like me, you Great place, good people, and you HISTORY. May 3 is a national holi- Poland’s 1920 victory over Soviet taken from the might be a little frustrated hearing all will feel at home there. Check it out. day in Poland celebrating the decla- Russia at the Battle of Warsaw in the poppies bloom- of the “omissions” with the release ration of the Constitution of May Polish-Soviet War. The holiday was ing on the mountain- of the most recent Enigma movie, READERS RESPOND. Dziękuje 3, 1791. It is considered one of the discontinued during the communist side at the time of the the Glen Beck comments, or the bardzo to jumping Joseph John Cz- most important achievements in era in 1947, only to be revived in battle. editorial in the Jewish Light news- epiel for an update on the work he Poland’s history, despite being in 1992 after the return of democracy. According to Piotr Ko- paper. On top of that, at the end of a is doing to have the grave of Lieu- effect for only one year, until the nieczny, who penned the Wikipedia talk by a professor on the history of tenant Matt Urban designated as no- Russo-Polish War. The historian CURIOUS. Poppies, those little entry about the song, in early 1944 a Poland, a group of us were milling table. Please keep going on this one Norman Davies calls it, “the first flowers from which opium is made German stronghold — dug in at the around and the subject turned to the Joe. I feel your frustration, but hang constitution of its type in Europe” are also a symbol that is dear to our ancient Benedictine monastery atop Polish language. While he was very tough and be persistent as this is a while other scholars refer to it as the heart. The extraction of opium from Monte Cassino — had blocked the positive otherwise, he apparently cause worth pursuing. I am praying world’s second oldest constitution. poppies was discovered in Persia Allies’ advance toward Rome. The felt the need to say, “Well, Polish for your success. The May 3 Constitution is rec- and Asia Minor and was kept secret forces of several Allied countries is an archaic language.” It might in Thanks also to John Skibiski for ognized by political scientists as from other areas for centuries. The had attempted since mid-January to fact be an archaic language but that the kind words and the list of Pol- a very progressive document for narcotic effects of the poppy were capture the German fortress. For a just seemed to be such a big pooper Am mayors of Massachusetts to add its time. For generations, it helped understood, and are reflected in the fourth major assault, which would in an otherwise happy moment. I to those mentioned in the April Pon- keep alive Polish aspirations for an ancient legend of Somnus, God of begin on May 11, 1944, Polish thought, why did you say that? dering Pole. Massachusetts mayors independent and just society, and Sleep. He placed poppies around troops were rotated in. But I had heard similar things include: Wallace Puchalski and continued to inform the effort of its the resting goddess who grieved for The song’s melody was com- before. These two things, the very David Narkiewicz (Northampton, authors’ descendants. In Poland, it is her lost daughter. When the goddess posed during the night of May 17-18, public, “big picture” omission or 1961 and 2012, respectively), Dan- viewed as a national symbol and the awoke, she picked some poppies, 1944 by Alfred Schütz, a composer, unwarranted rebuke and the “re- iel Szostkiewicz (Holyoke, 1999), culmination of all that was good and ate them, and then slept again, this actor and member of the Polish Sol- quired” negative shot or zinger Chicopee mayors Walter Trybul- enlightened in Polish history and time losing her sadness and sense of diers’ Theater garrisoned at Cam- about the Polish by an individual, a ski (1953), Robert Kumor (1971), culture. bereavement. pobasso in the shadow of Monte supporter, a friend, or even another Richard Lak (1987), and presently The May 3 anniversary of its Professor and poet Moina Mi- Cassino. Two opening stanzas were Polish person exasperate me very Richard Kos (1997 and 2014), and adoption has been observed as Po- chael, conceived an idea to wear written at that time by Feliks Konar- much. It is not that I am mad or want Michael Tautznik (Easthampton, land’s most important civil holiday red poppies on Memorial Day in ski (“Ref-ren” — “Refrain”), a poet to put up my dukes, more than any- 1996). Go Mass! since Poland regained independence honor of those who died serving the and song-writer and soldier of the thing it deflates me emotionally and in 1918. nation during the war. She was the Polish II Corps commanded by Ma- psychologically. I am all about get- POLISH OR first one to wear one and sold pop- jor General Władysław Anders. The ting things done and making prog- NOT? Mar- ORIGIN. In ancient Greece, the pies to her friends and co-workers third stanza would be written a few ress and this kind of stuff makes tha Mac- first celebrations in honor of moth- with the money going to benefit days later. me feel like I just took a step back- Callum, Fox ers were held in the Spring, when a service men in need. Later Madam On May 18, 1944, the Poles wards. There is a study documented News anchor tribute was paid to Rhea, the Mother Guerin from France was visiting the stormed and captured the precincts in a famous scientific journal and it and contribu- of the Gods. During the l7th cen- United States and learned of this of the Monte Cassino monastery. is called the “throw me a bone will tor. Born in tury, England honored mothers on new custom started by Michael and Later that day, the song was first ya” syndrome. Come on, it is 2015 Buffalo, New “Mothering Sunday,” celebrated on when she returned to France, made performed at General Anders’ head- and is this the best we can expect? York. Her the fourth Sunday of Lent. In Rome, artificial red poppies to raise money quarters to celebrate the Polish vic- So what do we do to shake off mother is Elizabeth B. MacCal- the most significant Mother’s Day- for the orphaned children and wid- tory. “The Red Poppies on Monte this irritating monkey? It is prob- lum and the “B” could stand for like festival was dedicated to the owed women. This tradition spread Cassino” won popularity with the ably a shame but I expect it now and Martha’s middle name “Bowes” worship of Cybele, another mother to other countries. In 1948 the U.S. troops and was soon published by a so when I do hear a misrepresen- or perhaps it is something else. goddess. Ceremonies in her honor Post Office honored Michael for her Polish American newspaper in New tation or zinger I am not shocked. Since everyone from Buffalo began some 250 years before Christ role in founding the National Poppy York. It would later be published The second thing I do is politely is Polish, is Martha’s mom, or was born. This Roman religious movement by issuing a red 3 cent in Poland. It was banned, however, respond. This can be in the form grandmother Polish or not? celebration, known as Hilaria, last- postage stamp with her likeness on during the Stalinist period in the of an email or a tweet or a call or ed for three days from March 15 it. People’s Republic of Poland, when a humorous return zing or a gentle Happy Trzeciego Maja, Polish through 18. the government sought to mini- dissatisfied look. Rolling of the eyes Constitution Day to all of the Pon- Anna Jarvis is credited with orig- POLAND’S FLOWER. “Czerwone mize memory of the wartime Polish works well too, depending on the dering Pole and PAJ readers and inating the Mothers Day holiday in maki na Monte Cassino” (“The Red Armed Forces in the West. It is fea- situation. Sometimes you do have subscribers. the United States. Her campaign to Poppies on Monte Cassino”) is one tured, however, in Andrzej Wajda’s to diplomatically let it go although v v v establish such a holiday began as a of the best-known Polish military film Ashes and Diamonds, made in this is the most difficult option for If you have a thought about this remembrance of her mother, who songs of World War II. It was com- 1958, after the death of Stalin. me. Some of the dumbest and most month’s topic, an answer to the died in 1905 and who had, in the bigoted people can be turned. In the question, a question of your own, or late l9th century, tried to establish Musial Named 2015 Parade Grand Marshal end, if you believe as I do about have interesting facts to share, con- “Mother’s Friendship Days” as a all of the wonderful and beautiful tact me at: Edward Poniewaz, 6432 way to heal the scars of the Civil PHILADELPHIA — The Polish On Sun., Oct. 4, Musial will lead things that resonate from our Polo- Marmaduke Avenue, St. Louis, MO War. Several years after her moth- American Congress (PAC), Eastern the Parade in Center City, just one nia then none of the cracksters and 63139; email alinabrig@yahoo. er died, Jarvis held a ceremony in PA District, announced that Wesley of the many events in the Phila- detractors will frustrate, exasperate, com. Grafton, West Virginia to honor Musial will be the Grand Marshal of delphia area held in recognition of or bring you down. N.B. If you send email, reference her. She was so moved by the pro- the 2015 Pulaski Day Parade. the National Celebration of Polish the Polish American Journal or the ceedings that she began a massive Musial is serving his second term American Heritage Month. SHOUT OUT TO THE SNOW- Pondering Pole in the subject line. campaign to adopt a formal holiday as the censor of the Polish National For more information about Phil- BIRDS OF DAYTONA. While in I will not open an email if I do not honoring mothers. In 1910, West Alliance, America’s largest national adelphia’s Pulaski Day Parade, visit Daytona Beach, Florida this past recognize the subject or the sender. Virginia became the first state to rec- fraternal organization, which was PolishAmericanCongress.com or February I wandered in to the Sun- ognize Mother’s Day — a year later, founded in Philadelphia in Febru- PulaskiDayParade.com. day polka dance at the Polish Amer- nearly every state officially marked ary, 1880. He was selected by the For additional information, you ican Pulaski Club Daytona (http:// the day. In 1914 President Woodrow PAC in recognition of his many can call the Polish American Con- polishamericanpulaskiclubdaytona. Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day as years of participation with the PAC, gress office at 215-739-3408. Email com). The Eddie Forman Orchestra a national holiday to be held on the the Pulaski Day Parade in Philadel- address: Info@PulaskiDayParade. was playing, the dancers were tal- second Sunday of May. phia, and as a supporter of organiza- com. ented and delightful to watch, and tions in Polonia. SPECIAL. The annual foot race called the Long Island Mara- POLISH-ENGLISH POLISH AMERICAN thon will be held on Sunday, May TRANSLATOR 3. This 26.2 mile race first occurred CULTURAL CENTER in 1970 as the Earth Day Mara- • Official documents, letters, thon, renamed in 1978 as the Long e-mails, etc. 308 WALNUT STREET Island Marathon. A half mile race • Reasonable rates. 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SPORTS / Tom Tarapacki POLISH CHEF / Robert Strybel Coach K: Simply the Best Polish Festival Favorites With summer around the corner, now is the time to It was a great the $1 million mark in career prize earn- plan your church or organization’s summer event ment. In year to be Polish in ings along with 123 career wins. Stok- addition to pierogi and gołąbki, here are some additional college basketball, los teamed with Sinjin Smith to win the treats that also go over well at Polonian festivals, fairs and but one name stood Beach Volleyball title at the 1992 Olym- picnics. above the others: pics in Barcelona as a demonstration Mike Krzyzewski. sport, prior to it becoming an official GRILLED KIEŁBASA (kiełbasa z rusztu): Cut smoked The Chicago native Olympic sport in 1996. He was named kiełbasa into 3-4” serving-sized pieces or use the smaller led Duke to its fifth the AVP’s “Most Valuable Player” four grillers (wiener-size Polish sausage). Cook on charcoal or national champion- times. Randy was one of the first beach electric grill well away from flame, turning frequently, un- ship with a 68-63 volleyball athletes to earn lucrative en- til evenly browned on all sides. These can also be cooked win over Wiscon- dorsements, and also played one of the on a rotisserie. Hint: To ensure even cooking, score each sin and Player of leads in the 1990 Tri-Star Pictures re- piece of kiełbasa by cutting half-way through at an angle the Year Frank lease, “Side Out.” Randy began playing on one side at 1/4” intervals. They can also be kept warm Kaminsky. The beach volleyball because his parents did and ready to serve in an electric roaster. 68-year-old Krzyze- not like full contact sports. His father, wski is now second Rudy, was a native of Poland who sur- KIEŁBASA IN A ROLL (kiełbaska w bułeczce): Grillers proud of that situation.” to only the great John Wooden in nation- vived a German concentration camp and or pieces of baked kiełbasa the size of the crusty split roll Krystkowiak also shares his heritage al championships won. Coach K leads in later founded an electronics company in into which they are inserted are a convenient festival fast with Utes senior center Dallin Bachyn- all-time wins with 1,018. Southern California. food. Prepare as above and serve in crusty rolls (rye or ski, who Coach K calls his “fellow Pole- Duke won its fifth national champion- The awards will be presented to the crusty French bread type) with Polish-style brown mus- ski.” ship with four freshmen combining for recipients at the 43rd Annual Induction tard or horseradish. 60 of the Blue Devils’ 68 points. In the The two Coach Ks also talked about Banquet on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at past, Duke was built on upper classmen. their humble beginnings and early strug- the American Polish Cultural Center in SHISH-KIEŁBASA (szaszłyk When the “one-and-done” rule came in, gles. “I love what you’ve done at Utah,” Troy, Michigan. Tickets for the banquet, z kiełbasą): On a skewer Krzyzewski mostly avoided players who Krzyzewski said on the show. “The way which begins at 6 p.m., are $100. Call alternate ½ - ¾” pieces of planned to play one year in college be- you started your career at Utah reminds (313) 407-3300. Information about the smoked kiełbasa with ½” fore turning pro. However, the legendary me so much of my career.” Krystkowi- National Polish American Sports Hall onion slices, fresh mushroom coach has adapted to the changing state ak’s response was: “Wow.” of Fame is available at www.polish- caps and bell pepper pieces of of college basketball. “The ability to So who’s the “real” Coach K? Kryst- sortshof.com. roughly equally size. Brush with oil, adapt is key in everything,” Krzyzewski kowiak says it’s Krzyzewski. “Yeah, sprinkle with garlic powder and paprika and said. “I think I’ve adapted well.” he’s the man — 1,000 wins,” he said. POLISH SPORT. A new sport is tak- cook on rotisserie or grill, making sure that all sides are Krzyzewski’s name was the biggest, “I’ve got 100.” ing Poland by storm, and it could spread evenly cooked. They are ready when the onion is tender. but it wasn’t the only “ski” that stood to the rest of the world. It’s a test of May be served in split bread roll. KOZNICK, SMOLINSKI AND STOK- out in Division I men’s basketball. They strength similar to the old-fashioned tug- LOS ENTERING HALL OF FAME. POLISH BURGER (kotlet mielony w bułce): Soak 2 stale included: Przemek Karnowski, a 7-foot of-war, except that it uses a large canoe bread rolls (kasier rolls, hamburger buns, French bread) in native of Poland who starred for Gonzan- World Cup skier Kristina Koznick, rather than a rope, and you push rather r milk until soggy. Fry 2 sliced onions in a little fat until ga, who lost to Duke in the NCAA Tour- veteran NHL center Bryan Smolinski than pull. golden. Run soggy bread nad any leftover milk and onions nament Elite 8; Kaleb Tarczewski, the and World Champion Beach Volleyball Two teams of six people (three on through meat-grinder or process briefly. Combine with 2¼ 7-foot Arizona center whose team lost to player Randy Stoklos have been elected each side) face each other in a double- raw ground meat (preferably pork or pork-beef-veal mix- Wisconsin in the Elite 8; Tyler Kalin- into the National Polish American Sports wide dragon-boat canoe. The boat is ture) add 1-2 eggs, mix well by hand to blend ingredients owski, who was Player of the Year in the Hall of Fame for 2015. placed in a pool, with a middle line and salt & pepper to taste. Form thick patties and brown to A-10 for Davidson; Dallin Bachynski Kristina Koznick (left) is one of the marked. At the start signal both teams a nice golden-brown on both sides in hot fat, then reduce of Utah; Andrew Chrabascz of Butler; United States’ most start paddling. Whichever side paddles heat, cover and simmer on low another 10 min or so until Evan Smotrycz of Maryland; Joey Pta- decorated female hard enough to push its team over the fully cooked. While frying, flatten with spatula to fit your sinski and Matt Klinewski of Lafay- World Cup slalom line wins. bun and serve with mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle or ette; Dave Sobolewski of Northwestern; racers, racing 12 It doesn’t seem to have an official tomato slice. Aaron Kubinski of New Mexico State; World Cup seasons name yet, but some call it canoe tug-of- and, Alexander Aka Gorski of Wyo- with six World Cup war or tug-of-oar. It looks like a lot of KISZKA-BURGER (kaszanka w bułce): Fry rounds of ming. wins, 20 podiums fun. Check it out by going to YouTube kiszka with skin removed in a little lard, butter or oil un- Other Polish American coaches who and 55 top ten fin- and searching for Poland new sport. til heated through and crusty-browned on both sides and led their teams to the NCAA Tourna- ishes. She was the 1993 Ski Racing U.S. serve in a crusty bun, hamburger-style. The kiszka can ment included Utah’s Larry Kryst- female junior alpine skier of the year, THE BIG TIME. The Minnesota Vikings also be fried broken up (like hash). Go-togethers include kowiak and Buffalo’s Bobby Hurley. and took home Ski Racing’s top alpine signed free agent offensive lineman Ba- brown mustard, horseradish, fried onions, dill pickles and Other D-I coaches this year included female honor in 1998, 1999, 2000 and batunde Aiyegbusi. Aiyegbusi is a na- sliced tomato slices. UC-Davis’ Jim Les, Marquette’s Steve 2002. The Minnesota native retired in tive of Poland who is 6 feet, 9 inches Wojciechowski, Toledo’s Tod Kowalc- 2006 as a five-time U.S. National Slalom tall and 351 pounds. He’s 27 years old SUMMER BIGOS (letni bigos): Remove the skin from zyk, San Jose’s Dave Wojcik, Canisius’ Champion and a three-time Olympian. and played for the Dresden Monarchs 1 lb smoked kiełbasa and dice or slice into thin rounds. Jim Baron, and Rhode Island’s Danny “Koz” started skiing when she was four. of the German Football League in 2014. Place in pot, add boiling water to cover and simmer cov- Hurley. Her father, Jeffrey, got her into competi- In 2013, he helped the Wroclaw Giants ered 30 min. Wash well 1 head baby cabbage at the loose- tive skiing at age six, when he walked to the Polish American Football League leaf stage (not yet formed into a compact head). Trim WILL THE REAL COACH K ... Coach K into a ski resort and saw her playing a Championship. His father is Nigerian away base and any wilted or damaged leaves. Chop cab- faced Coach K for the first time in the video game. ‘”I told her, ‘If you have and his mother is Polish. bage coarsely and add to sausage pot. Mix well and sim- NCAA Tournament’s South Regional this much time, we’ll put you in another Four Polish-born men have played mer until tender, adding a bit more water as needed. In semifinals, as Duke defeated Utah, 79- program,’” he once recalled. “And so in the NFL. Defensive lineman Jason saucepan lightly brown 2 T flour in 2 T bacon or fatback 62. Duke’s Coach K, of course, is Mike that’s how she got into ski racing. It’s all Maniecki and kickers Rich Szaro, drippings and stir into cabbage. Simmer covered another 5 Krzyzewski, a member of the National because I hate video games.” Chester Marcol and Sebastian Jan- min. Season with salt and pepper, sour to taste with lemon Polish American Sports Hall of Fame; Bryan Smolinski (insert, below) ikowski have all been on NFL rosters. juice and garnish with chopped dill. Note: Mature cabbage Utah’s Coach K is Larry Krystkowiak, started playing college hockey in 1989 Janikowski is still kicking for the Oak- may also be used, but requires somewhat longer cooking. a Polish American Hall of Fame nomi- at Michigan State University and was land Raiders. However, “Babs” would nee. They may lead the NCAA in name drafted as the 21st pick in the 1990 NHL be the first to have not gone through the POTATO PANCAKES (placki kartoflane): Grate 2¼ lbs typos, but they have a lot of victories, Draft. The Toledo, OH native joined the U.S. college football system. peeled potatoes by hand or in processor. Transfer to sieve too. Bruins after completing his four years at and allow drippings collect in bowl. When liquid has set- Krzyzewski is known for his pride in MSU and played 17 seasons in the NHL A KNOCKOUT. In one of the most im- tled, pour off dark liquid from top and stir the remaining his Polish background, and Krystkowiak with the Bruins, pressive performances in UFC history, white sediment at bottom into grated-potato mixture. Add feels the same way. Krystkowiak talked Penguins, Island- Poland’s Joanna Je- 1-2 grated onion, about 2 T flour, 2 eggs and salt & pepper. about it on Krzyzewski’s SiriusXM ra- ers, Kings, Sena- drzejczyk (left) de- Mix well and spoon batter into hot fat. With spatula flatten dio show earlier this year. “I know a lot tors, Blackhawks, feated Carla Esparza pancakes slightly, since thin ones cook better. Fry to a nice of Poles that work their butts off and do Canucks and Cana- in the co-main event crispy, golden brown on both sides and drain on absorbent it the right way,” Krystkowiak said. “So diens. He played in of UFC 185. An ex- paper. Serve immediately, providing sour cream, sugar I’m really proud of that.” 1,056 NHL games, ceptional striker, and salt on the side. Krzyzewski joked that Krystkowiak’s scoring 651 points Joanna knocked out name signified Polish royalty: The first with 274 goals. Smolinski was a two- Esparza in the sec- CRÊPES/THIN PANCAKES (naleśniki): In bowl com- vowel in his name comes after six con- time member of both Team USA for the ond round to capture World Cup and the U.S. World Champi- bine 1 scant c milk with 2 beaten eggs and ¼ t salt and sonants — one better than Krzyzewski! the straw weight title (115-lb.). whisk until smooth. Gradually add 1¼ c flour, sifted, Krystkowiak’s father, one of nine onship team. Smolinski was introduced Joanna started training in martial whisking constantly until lump-free and air blisters appear children, was sent to a German work to hockey by his father, Tom, who was arts in Poland 12 years ago, eventually on surface. Whisk in about 1 c water — or just enough camp during World War II for two years looking for a way to keep the very active winning four kickboxing titles and nu- to have a thin, pourable batter. The traditional way is to before emigrating to the United States. youngster busy. He introduced Bryan to merous European and world champion- grease a small, hot frying pan with a 1” square of pork Krystkowiak went to visit Poland with hockey at the age of three, and Bryan im- ships in Muay Thai. When she could no fatback impaled on fork, pour in a little batter, tilt frying his uncle in 2000, seeing the farmhouse mediately showed great ability and com- longer find opponents willing to fight pan to coat entire surface and fry on high heat. Flip crêpe where his father grew up and visiting petitiveness. her, she turned to MMA. She made her over and cook briefly on other side. Stack fried naleśniki family grave sites. “I’ve always kept that Randy Stoklos was perhaps single- MMA debut in 2012, and won her first on inverted plate. Re-grease pan before adding more bat- in perspective compared to where I grew handedly responsible for changing beach eight contests going into UFC 185. The ter. Spread with filling of choice (jam, apple sauce, sweet up. Man it wasn’t all that long ago that volleyball and bringing it into the sports 27-year-old became the UFC’s first Pol- cheese, savory cheese, ground cooked meat & onion, etc.), there was some crazy stuff happening,” mainstream in the 1980s. A powerful, roll up and fry until heated through. Provide sour cream Krystkowiak said. “It’s always been athletic player, “Stokey” made history ish champion and just the third cham- for the meatless variety. a high priority for me. I’ve been very by becoming the first player to reach pion from Europe. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015 www.polamjournal.com 11

NYC Native Awarded Gold Cross of Merit CULTURAL TELEGRAM / Kasia Romanowska WARSAW (GBC) — On April Intelligence about the massacre. 8, 2015, Bronisław Komorowski, Most specifi cally, they indicated president of the Republic of Poland, that responsibility for the Katyń The Year of Tadeusz Kantor posthumously awarded U.S. Army crime lay with the Soviets. After Colonels Donald. B. Stewart and World War II, they testifi ed at length UNESCO has declared 2015 the Warsaw Orange Festival on June 12-14. Year of Tadeusz Kantor (left) — John H. Van Vliet, Jr. the Offi cer’s before a Special Committee of the April 6 marked the 100th anniver- CONQUERED AMERICA WITH HIS MOVIE POST- Cross of Merit of the Republic of U.S. House of Representatives, thus sary of his birth. An interesting pro- ERS. Grzegorz “Gabz” Domaradzki graduated from Poland. President Komorowski also ensuring a widespread and public awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of gram promoting knowledge about the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. In the early years, disclosure of these events, including Kantor worldwide will include a va- Gabz’s personal art work focused around rather dark the Republic of Poland to Krysty- the fact that under international law, na Piórkowska of New York City, riety of activities, including: a cross- themes. Recently, however America has gone crazy for the USSR was responsible for this sectional retrospective of his works his posters, mainly those from The Terminator movie. a Polish American historian and unprecedented war crime. author of a book documenting the in Sao Paulo; an exhibition of work Initially he works mainly with pencil and pen but then This presentation of these awards history of the English-speaking by Kantor and other contemporary Polish artists in Ja- his hand-drawn art gets perfected using his iMac. He occurred during the 75th anniversa- witnesses to Katyń. Her dedication pan; the creation and presentation of new performances also works with vectors, acrylic and oil paint. and researcher’s resolve resulted ry of the Katyń Massacre and forms inspired by his work in the United States; and the co- Gabz majors in graphic design and enjoys playing in the discovery of this heretofore- one of the central aspects of this operation with prestigious academic institutions around with custom-made typography. unknown thread of the Katyń Mas- year’s observances. the world, including Yale University. The Center of Polish-Russian ZANUSSI TO WIN THE GOLDEN SNAKE. Worst sacre. WARSAW ORANGE FESTIVAL IS ARRIVING! One Dialogue and Understanding, in Movie Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Col. John H. Van Vliet, Jr. and of the biggest Polish events of its kind this year beck- cooperation with the Ministry of Most Embarrassing Important Subject Video of the Col. Donald B. Stewart, U.S. Army ons famous bands such as Muse, Chemical Brothers, year go to Krzysztof Zanussi, a famous Polish direc- offi cers, were POWs in May 1943 Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of De- Incubus, Hey or Bastille, yet music lovers can enjoy tor. Zanussi is well-know for his outstanding movies and were among the fi rst neutral fense, and the Ministry of Culture also a wide range of lesser known bands. Birth of Joy, such as The Structure of Crystals or The Illumination, witnesses to Katyń. While being and National Heritage invited the Parkway Drive, Palma Violets are popular in their own yet this year he receives the Golden Snake (Złoty Wąż) held as POWs, Van Vliet and Stew- families of these U.S. witnesses to countries and are gaining more and more popularity in for 2015. Another “winner” – Obce Ciało (Alien Body) art sent coded letters in which they Poland for this special Katyń Mas- Europe and the United States. swooped up 12 statuettes. advised the U.S. Army and Military sacre ceremony. New sounds can be heard at this year’s edition of the

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BOOKS IN BRIEF / Mary Lanham Something New from Martin and a Look at Student Politics in Communist Poland HOLOGRAM: A HAUNTING house most of the week while her medal from the American Insti- Junes successfully demonstrates tunity to delve even deeper into the By James Conroyd Martin husband stays in Chicago, she sees tute of Polish Culture and he was that the activism of students was subject. The book is a must-have for Hussar Quill Press the ghostly image of a young boy, honored in 2008 by the Wisconsin integral to the political climate of anyone interested in Poland’s his- 2014, 209 pps. hears odd noises at night, and smells Division of the Polish American the country and tory. Meg Rockwell is a woman rotting flowers. She also has vivid Congress. Until his retirement, he the subsequent Student Politics in Communist haunted by the past in more ways dreams of the family who built the chaired the English Department at downfall of Poland: Generations of Consent than one. A native Chicagoan, she house in 1910. Marian Catholic High School in Communism in and Dissent by Tom Junes is avail- is drawn inexo- Paranormal forces are definitely Chicago, Illinois. Poland in 1989. able on Rowman.com and Amazon. rably towards at work in the home, but Hologram: Martin now lives in Portland, Or- Junes builds com a beautiful old A Haunting is not a usual ghost egon, where he continues to write. to these pivotal house in Ham- story. The author offers a unique moments by About the author: Tom Junes is a mond, Indiana. explanation as to the origin and STUDENT POLITICS IN examining the graduate of the University of South Hammond, a motivations of the spectral energies COMMUNIST POLAND years 1944 to Africa with an Honors Bachelor of small city just within the story. This is one spooky Generations of Consent 1989 and cov- Arts in History and Katholieke Uni- outside Chicago tale that will keep you on the edge and Dissent ers topics such as Western influ- versiteit Leuvena with an MA in is a stark con- of your seat. by Tom Junes ence, organizational pluralism, and East European Languages and Cul- trast to the bus- Hologram: A Haunting is avail- Lexington Books the influence of the Church. He also tures and a PhD in History. Junes is tling metropolis. able at Amazon.com. 2015, 291 pps. shows the various ideologies of the a visiting fellow at the Zentrum fur Kurt, Meg’s husband, the vice-pres- 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200 eight generations of students that he Zeithistorische Forschung in Pots- ident of a hospital, is reluctant to About the author: James Con- Lanham, MD 20706 profiles. Despite the complex- sub dam and at the Imre Kertesz Kolleg purchase the 90 year-old Greek Re- royd Martin is the celebrated author (301) 459-3366 ject matter, Student Politics in Com- in Jena, Germany. vival home as it is far away from of Push Not the River, Against a Lexingtonbooks.com munist Poland is easy to understand He is also the author of numerous his work in the Windy City. It takes Crimson Sky, and The Warsaw Con- Student Politics in Communist and a pleasure to read. articles and book chapters and has much persuasion on Meg’s part to spiracy also known as the Poland Poland is a comprehensive text on This well-researched tome, made several conference presenta- convince her husband to buy the es- Trilogy. He holds a bachelor degree the student movements in Commu- which draws from print sources and tate, but she prevails. from Saint Ambrose University and nist-Era Poland. It thoroughly ex- interviews conducted by the author, tions. Junes’s research interests in- After they move in, Meg begins a Master of Arts in English Litera- amines the upheavals in 1956, 1968, includes endnotes, a bibliography, clude student movements, the his- to have strange experiences that she ture from DePaul University. and 1980-1981 by giving each its and an index, giving the dedicated tory of Eastern Europe, Africa, and cannot explain. Left alone in the In 2007, martin received a gold own separate part or “Generation.” student of Polish history the oppor- the Cold War.

POLONIA PLACES / Gregory L. Witul St. Stanislaus in Buffalo, New York St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr the offer and St. Stanislaus found a Polish, German, and English so all in size and influ- Roman Catholic Church home at the corner of Peckham and in attendance could understand the ence. In 1905, 123 Townsend Street Townsend in Buffalo’s East Side. importance of this first Polish -par Archbishop Fran- Buffalo, New York Construction of the small wood ish. In the spring of that year the cis Albin Symon Status: Open frame church, school, and rectory school opened with 170 students. toured the Pol- Holy week 2015 will be a memo- would take the rest of the year un- Over the next six years, the Pol- ish parishes of rable one for the parishioners of til January 25, 1874 when Bishop ish population of Buffalo exploded the United States St. Stanislaus. It was announced at Ryan dedicated the building. At that and Pitass soon found his small on behalf of the Palm Sunday Mass that the parish first Mass, sermons were given in church to be inadequate for his con- Pope. While in would no longer be staffed by the gregation. The Washington, the Buffalo Diocese but by the Pauline reverend hired Archbishop and Fathers. This announcement will T.O. Sullivan to Father Pitass start a new chapter for the “Mother design a stone met with Presi- Church of Buffalo’s Polonia” in a church based on dent Theodore book that is already 142 years in the the Basilica of St. Roosevelt. In making. Mary and St. Bar- its account of Poles began settling in the Ger- tholomew found the summit, the man neighborhoods of Buffalo as in Pitass’ home Washington Post early as 1853. These early pioneers town of Piekary reported Father attended St. Mary’s parish, stand- Śląskie. When John Pitass as ing in the rear of the church during completed the the “rector of the Mass. As their numbers grew, they limestone struc- largest Catho- moved to a side chapel of St. Mi- ture would have lic parish in this chael’s church, where an occasional an upper and low- country.” Polish Mass was celebrated for er chapel, a Wm. Father Pitass them. On December 12, 1872 these Johnson & Son passed away parishioners, with the help of Father The first St. Stanislaus Church completed in 1874. organ, stained in 1913. In the Gartner, organized themselves into glass imported century that fol- A postcard of the parish as it looks today. the Society of St. Stanislaus and from Austria de- lowed, St. Stan- With the Pauline Fathers leading the began collecting money for their picting the life islaus saw Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Mother Church of Buffalo’s Polo- own parish. On the other side of the of St. Stanislaus, at the altar, and Presidents Gerald nia, it is hoped the parish will thrive world, a young seminarian named and two towers Ford and Lech Wałęsa in the pews. in the centuries to come. John Pitass was attending the Col- that reached 217 legium Romanum in Rome. After a feet into the air, meeting with Father Gartner and a all for the cost of A Happy Birthday, Indeed gift $124, John boarded a ship and $100,000. headed off to America. As Poles con- BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I was scratching and scratch- Finishing his studies at Niagara tinued to settle in Two western New Yorkers are ing and had nothing until I got to University, Pitass was ordained on Buffalo en mass, celebrating their good fortune the last box in the row and saw a June 7, 1873. The next day he ar- six parishes were after winning $1 million each on match on the number four and the rived in Buffalo, celebrated Mass carved out of St. scratch off jackpots. words Jackpot, $1 million,” she with the Society of St. Stanislaus, Stanislaus; St. One is Lackawanna native The- said. and formally established St. Stan- Adalbert’s Basili- resa Dybalski, who said her birth- She claimed her prize in March islaus Bishop & Martyr parish, ca, St. John Kanty, day brought a little bit of luck. She and said she’s grateful for the enrolling 82 families. As the new Transfiguration, opened her million dollar ticket good fortune. After all taxes and parish began looking for a place to Corpus Christi, after receiving it in a birthday card required withholdings, she took a build their new church, Pitass was St. Luke’s, and from her friend. lump sum payment for $522,822. approached by real-estate developer Queen of the Dybalski said she waited until In 2014, 34 New Yorkers have Joseph Bork with an offer: Bork Most Holy Ro- she got home to scratch off the taken home prizes of over $1 mil- would donate a parcel of land to the sary. But even ticket. lion from the lottery. new parish, in the heart of his new with the loss of so development, if Pitass would build much territory St. PASS IT ON! When you finish reading your copy of the Polish American his church there. With the offer of An interior photograph of the church from the early Stanislaus contin- Journal, please pass it on, and ask that person to subscribe. 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GENEALOGY / Stephen M. Szabados ALL ABOUT POLAND’S NOBILITY / Robert Strybel The Next Step in Your Genealogy Research How Poland’s Nobility What is your next step? You search for a specific ancestor. This histories and more family stories have found the shoe boxes with the lets me review what information I were brought out and more pictures Came into Being old papers and pictures. You have have and what I do not have. Using and old documents were volun- Part I talked to your family members and the quick reference sheet speeds up teered. The Polish heraldic system dis- COLLECTIVE ENNOBLEMENT. recorded the family stories. What my research because I need to look I enjoy a number of benefits from plays many similarities to that of Individual peasants or often entire information do you have and what at one document for the facts need- using summaries in my genealogi- other European countries, but it is villages were ennobled (elevated to are you missing? You have tried to ed for that next search. Grabbing the cal research: far from being identical. The Pol- gentry status) for serving their king, show your precious documents to quick reference sheet for the person • I can quickly focus on what to do ish nobility or gentry trace back to defending the local lord’s castle your family but most do not care. allows me to see when they were next the knight class (rycerstwo). The against an enemy attack or render- What do you plan to do with this born, married and died. It lists the • I can quickly find the facts need- knights started out as warriors who ing some other public service. In ef- information? name of their spouse and their chil- ed for the next search during the reign of Bolesław Chro- fect, there were many impoverished I have experienced the same dren. It also lists where they lived. • The stories start to emerge bry (crowned Poland’s first king in petty gentry, often no better off than questions and frustrations. My next I do not waste time searching mul- • The summaries are readable doc- 1025) were provided with weap- their peasant neighbors, but all of step was to develop a process that tiple folders and the original docu- uments that increase the interest onry, horses, money and land. In them had a heraldic emblem and helps me answer many of these ments for the information. I can per- of family members exchange they were to defend their sword to prove their noble status. questions and also gets my family form new searches faster. • Summaries can easily be used to monarch and local lords interested in what I have found. My reference sheets could also publish a family history Feats of exemplary battlefield STRATIFICATION. Although for- When I began compiling quick be called summaries because they Genealogy is not just the collec- valor were often rewarded with a mally all the well-born were equal reference sheets that list the infor- list all the information that I have tion of names. Your ancestors were coat of arms which meant ennoble- (there did not exist any official titles mation that I find for each person, found for each ancestor. When look- living human beings who interacted ment. Often these incorporated differentiating individual groups of my research efforts were more suc- ing at the summaries, the story of with the people around them. Orga- symbols which the knight had used nobles), that did not mean that they cessful. The information that I found their lives begins to emerge. When nizing your information in a format to identify his troops. In the Middle had equal wealth or political clout. for each person is now found in one my family started reading the sum- that can be read by all the members ages, long before armies were iden- There was a vast chasm separating document. Reviewing the reference maries, they became interested in of your family both present and fu- tified by their uniforms, there had the hard-scrabble gentleman farm- sheet allows me to focus on what to my research. Family gatherings in- ture will make your research more to be a way of distinguishing friend ers (small-holding rural petty gen- do next and where to go for the next cluded more discussions of family enjoyable for your family. from foe, especially true in the thick try) and the magnates (magnaci) of battle with arrows flying, battle- or landed aristocrats. These nobles POLISH CAN BE FUN! / Robert Strybel axes swinging, horses rearing and were extremely wealthy, owned kicking up dust. vast tracts of land (the size of entire No-one was born a knight. Ev- countries such as Holland or Scot- ery baptized male could try out land), including towns, villages, Half-na-Pół or “grosernia na kornerze” for that profession by proving his cropland, lakes and forests. They Frank Wodziński of Elizabeth, (beaten earth floor) and their first most early Polish immigrants strength, endurance, ability to wield had their own powerful armies and New Jersey recently wrote to say house with a wooden floor was in hailed, they were mainly famil- weapons, horsemanship and general played a leading role in the public he enjoyed my previous column America, so they said na florze for iar with the karczma or gospoda sense of honor, piety and virtue. In life of the Polish-Lithuanian Com- on “Polglish” or “Half-na-Pół” on the floor rather thanna podłodze. (inn); bars were found only in time, only the offspring of knights monwealth as senators and royal and added some tidbits of his own: Some more examples: cities. were accepted into knightly ser- officials. The Potocki, Zamoyski, “Jasiu, idź do sztoru i kup paczkę • GIEJTA: gate; proper Polish: • FAJERMAN: fireman; proper vice. Eventually the descendants Tarnowski, Radziwiłł, Lubomirski, bułlków do hardoksow Jak będziesz furtka, brama Polish: strażak of knights became known as the Sapieha, Poniatowski, Tęczyński krosowal stryte, waciuj zeby kara • KARA: car; proper Polish: sa- • BUTLEGERKA: female boot- szlachta (gentry), the well-born or and Ossoliński families were among cię nie hytła. W sztorze pofiluj mochód, auto legger or bootlegging as an occu- “blue-bloods”, a process that largely the most powerful and influential bułki, żeby nie były twarde.” • TROK: truck; proper Pol- pation; proper Polish: bimbrown- evolved between the 14th and 16th noble breeds. Frank also added: “Mucha flajuje ish: ciężarówka, samochód iczka, bimbrownictwo centuries, They derived their wealth po silingu.” That’s one I’ve never ciężarowy; Note: post-World • NORSKA: nurse; proper Polish: and prestige not so much from the PROLIFERATION. Like Hungary, heard. But the fact remains that War II immigrants tended to call pielęgniarka spoils of war but from the land they Poland had a larger percentage of many of the late-19th and early it a trak. • DRAJWOWAĆ KARĘ: to drive possessed and the crops, livestock, nobles than most other European 20th-century immigrants did speak • GROSERNIA: grocery; proper a car; proper Polish: prowadzić timber and other assets it produced. countries. Poland’s heraldic/clan a unique brand of Polonized English Polish: sklep spożywczy samochód Some of the things that were system began emerging in the 13th or Anglicized Polish which many • BUCZERNIA: butcher’s shop; • KLINOWAĆ BEDRUMY: to unique about the Polish szlachta can century. A knight was usually en- readers still recall. One reason is proper Polish: masarnia, rzeźnik clean the bedrooms, proper Pol- be best presented point by point: nobled by the king as a reward for that many of them encountered new • DRUKSZTOR: drug store, phar- ish: sprzątać sypialnie some feat of battlefield valor. That and unfamiliar things in America macy; proper Polish: drogeria, • PEJNTOWAĆ STEPSY: to EQUALITY. In legal terms at least, meant that he was granted a coat of which had to be called somehow. apteka paint the steps; proper Polish: all members of the szlachta were arms and started his own clan. That Most typically, Polish endings were • BALBIERNIA: barber shop; małować schody equal. With the advent of an elective clan-name (which was also the name added to English nouns and verbs. proper Polish: fryzjer, zakład fry- • SKIEJFOWAĆ SIĘ: once used monarchy every nobleman, regard- of the coat of arms) indicated the Although they may have heard zjerski; Note: this appears to be a in the America’s coalfields; less of how rich or poor, had one clan someone belonged to through the word ulica (street), the dusty, corruption of the obsolete Polish skiejfowało się meant “there’s vote. Hence the saying: “Szlachcic patrilineal inheritance (from one’s muddy, rutted lane that ran through term balwierz for barber. been a cave-in”. na zagrodzie równy wojewodzie” father’s line), ennoblement, adop- their Old Country village was noth- • SZTOR: store, shop, retail outlet; P.S. If you know other examples (roughly translatable as “an im- tion or marriage, and many vari- ing like the street they lived on in proper Polish: sklep; earlier on – of Half-na-Pół, please email them poverished gentleman farmer is the ously surnamed and unrelated indi- America, so they readily called it skład. to: strybel@interia or airmail them equal of any governor”). It was not viduals shared the same clan-name. a stryta. Their humble rural cot- • BARA: bar; proper Polish: bar; to: Robert Strybel, ul. Kaniowska until the partitions (late 18th centu- On average, from 10-12% of Old tage may have had only a klepisko in old rural Poland, from which 24, 01-529 Warsaw, Poland. ry to 1918) that titles such as count, Polish society was of noble rank, viscount and baron were introduced meaning that the vast majority were by the occupation forces. commoners. A Gift Idea for Father’s Day by Robert Strybel others reflected the tools, crops, A large group of Polish last animals or situations people were names were derived from place- associated with: Łopata (spade); names: Wiśniewski was “the guy Świder (drill); Wróbel (sparrow); from Wiśniewo (Cherryville), Chmiel (hops); Stępień (married Kamiński came from Kamień into money) and Niedziela (born on (Rockton) and Nowak was “the new Sunday). guy in town”. Surname’s ending in If interested in finding out what “-ak” and “-wicz” were of patro- your Polish surname means, how nymic origin indicating who one’s it originated, how many people use father was. Stasiak was the son of it, where your namesakes live and Staś, and Michalski’s dad had been more, , please airmail a $19 person- baptized Michał. Other surnames al or bank check or money order to: pointed to different traits: Garbacki Robert Strybel / ul. Kaniowska 24 / (hunchbacked); Kulej (limpy). Still 01-529 Warsaw / Poland. 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TRAVELOGUE – 5 Days in Poland / Staś Kmieć The Ancient Heart of the Warsaw Part XIV over the doorway. continued from last month The Rynek is maintained by I was elated as I spilled out onto Wario Wojciech (the so-called ul. Świętojańska with the packages “keeper of the Square”), who can of Polish delicacies I had purchased often be seen in his traditional red at Klasyka Smaku secured in my kontusze and fur hat and wielding a carry-bag. Now an exchange for the curved sword. camera and I was off to one of my The Town Hall that once stood favorite destinations – Warsaw’s in the center of the square, was Old Town. Although in my mind it pulled down in 1817. Since 1855 does not compare to Kraków’s Stary the bronze sculpture by Konstanty Rynek’s scope, openness and maj- Hegel – Syrenka (The Warsaw Mer- esty, it tells the story of Warsaw’s maid) stands in its place. It is the post-World War II rebirth and sur- symbol of Warsaw – the mythical vival and is “must” visit on every protectress of the city and appears trip to Poland. on the city’s coats of arms. The Stare Miasto collective- The district quickly re-estab- ly with the New Town – known lished itself as a major tourist attrac- as Starówka, is the oldest part of tion and attracts millions of visitors the capitol city. This ancient heart each year. It has a wealth of shops, of Warsaw often resembles a quaint THE ARCHITECTURE of the Old Town represents the elegance of Poland’s Golden Age. Above, left, a mother- restaurants, cafés, bars, barrel or- provincial town. Fitting, because and-child statue are part of a shop’s exterior design. Right: A metal dragon identifies Restauracja Bazyliszek gan players and portrait painters. for almost three hundred years that (The Bazyliszek Restaurant), the dragon of Polish folk lore, who was king of serpents and lived in the cellars of It is the ideal place to sit, relax and is what it was. A fortified town of old Warsaw. people watch. At times the area feels modest stature, Warsaw was found- like a film-set, strangely out of key ed by the Dukes of the Mazowsze left a legacy of buildings regarded erature Museum honoring the with the thrusting city around it. As region in the late 12th century. as gems of Poland’s Baroque archi- 19th century Polish poet in house a reconstruction, the organic feel is The Dukes of tecture. The current buildings were number 20. gone, and though it has charm and Masovia were reconstructed between 1948–1953 • Kołłataj (Priest) – the west side elegance, there is a hollowness to the sons and to look as they did in the 17th cen- (numbers, 15–31) much of the area. Few could fail to descendants of tury, when it was mostly inhabited • Dekert (Mayor) – the north side be moved by the sheer existence of Bolesław III by rich merchant families. (numbers, 28–42), where you Warsaw’s Old Town today, and one W r y m o u t h In the early 1910s the location now find the Warsaw Historical is touched by the sheer power of (inset, right) was the home of the prominent Yid- Museum in house number 42. The the ancient city in having overcome (Krzywousty) dish writer Alter Kacyzne. His 1929 entrance is in a building called all odds to rise once again from the – a Prince of novel “The Strong and the Weak” “The Negro” (Pod Murzynkiem, rubble. Lesser Po- depicted life there at a time when it nr 36), after the traditional sign to be continued land, Silesia and Sandomierz from was a slum neighborhood, with poor 1102-1107, and over all of Poland families – both Jewish and Chris- between 1102-1107. In accordance tian. They lived in very crowded Wieliczka Salt Mine Sets Record Year with his last will and testament, his subdivided tenements which had KRAKOW — The historic salt founded in the mid-13th century. lands were divided among his sons once been aristocrats’ palaces. Parts mine in Wieliczka near Kraków The mine was opened to tour- into hereditary provinces upon his of it were bohemian, with paint- attracted 1.29 million visitors last ists at the end of the 18th century death. A royal province of Kraków ers and artists having their studios, POD MURZYNSKIEM, the en- year, 80 thousand more than in and currently features a 1.5-mile was reserved for his eldest, who be- while some streets were “Red-light trance to the North Side of the 2013 and an all-time record. route for visitors, which includes came a High Duke of all of Poland. districts” housing brothels. Marketplace. Director of the mine, Kajetan over 20 chambers with historic The town originally grew up In 1918, the Royal Castle once most care and reverence. As many d’Obyrn, told the Polish Press statues, a large chapel, and an around their castle, which was trans- again became the seat of Poland’s of the original bricks were reused as Agency that foreigners account underground lake. There is also a formed into the royal seat in 1569 highest authorities for the presi- possible. The rubble was sifted for for a half of visitors, the most size- private rehabilitation and wellness and became the most important dent and his chancellery. In the late decorative elements, which were able groups coming from Britain, complex. edifice. The Market Square (Rynek 1930s, the municipal authorities reinserted into their original places. Germany, Italy, France and Spain. In 1978 the Wieliczka Mine was Starego Miasta) was laid out some- began refurbishing the Old Town Bernardo Bellotto’s 18th-century Tourists from nearly 200 countries included in the original UNESCO time in the late 13th or early 14th and restoring it to its former glory. highly detailed large-scale paint- visited the site. list of World Heritage Sites. ings, as well as pre-war architecture The Wieliczka Salt Mine was students’ drawings, were used as es- sential sources in the reconstruction effort. In 1971, a national fund rais- ing campaign was initiated with the purpose of collecting money to finance the rebuilding project. People were encouraged to send in old photographs and drawings of building exteriors and interiors to assist the architectural restoration team. The project was finally com- pleted in 1988. Warsaw’s Old Town was placed on the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in 1980 – as “an outstanding example of a near-total GREAT ATTENTION was paid to detailing the Old Town’s buildings. reconstruction of a span of history Above: a clock serves both style and practicality, while a bas relief of a covering the 13th to the 20th cen- shop suggests the building owner’s trade. tury.” The four house sides of the 295 century, along the main road linking These efforts were brought to an end by 240 ft. marketplace square are the castle with the New Town to the by the outbreak of World War II. still named after one of their famous north. Like the rest of Warsaw, the Old inhabitants: Fragments of the old city walls Town was completely destroyed in • Zakrzewski (Mayor) – the south still survive, and within the Old the closing phases of the war. Some side (numbers, 1–13) Town there are many landmarks to of the hardest-fought battles of the • Barss (Solicitor) – the east side explore. Uprising took place here. From a (numbers, 2–26), where you can Here the representatives of site of rubble and destruction, it was find the Adam Mickiewicz- Lit guilds and merchants met in the rebuilt meticulously and with the ut- Town Hall (built before 1429), and fairs and the occasional execution were held in this center. The houses around it represented the Gothic style until the great fire of 1607, af- ter which they were rebuilt in late- Renaissance style, and eventually in late-Baroque style by Tylman van Gameren (Gamerski) in 1701. Gamerski was a Dutch-born Pol- ish architect and engineer who, at age 28, settled in Poland and worked for Queen Maria Kazimiera, wife of Poland’s King Jan III Sobieski. He 16 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015

OBITUARIES POLAND AND WORLD WAR I / Martin Nowak Gdańsk-born Writer Gunter Grass, 87 Walcott’s Account Nobel Prize- imagine what our lives would have and dance group Karuzela Cho- One of the starvation we can accomplish in two winning German been,” said Rob Marshall, direc- rus and organized “Bal Polonaise” more striking or three years in East Poland more writer Gunter tor of the Academy Award-winning through the Pittsburgh Polish Cul- reports about than we have in West Poland, which Grass, 87, died fi lm Chicago whose sister, Kath- tural Council. Germany’s mis- is East Prussia, in the last hundred of a lung infec- leen, is a Tony Award-winning di- — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette treatment of years. This country is meant for tion. rector/choreographer. the Poles in the Germany... We propose to remove Grass was At age eight or possibly even ear- Francis X. Grabowski, areas they con- the able-bodied working Poles from born in 1927 in lier, Mushalko started taking violin quered during this country” and replace them with what was then lessons, then learned to play piano Prominent Attorney World War One Germans. known interna- by ear. His sister Jean M. Jasiewicz is that of Fred- Grass Francis X. Grabowski, 68, of F.C. Walcott tionally as the recalled, “There was always music Hilltown Pa., a founding partner of erick C. Wal- Walcott was told by a Free City of Danzig, which had a in our lives.” Grabowski Associates, a law fi rm cott of the Rockefeller Foundation, German general that majority of ethnic Germans. Nazi His other great love was the a member of the U.S. Commission focusing on commercial, corporate, this policy was in place Germany annexed the city and oc- Polish language, which he and his and municipal law, died of a heart to Poland. The Commission was cupied Poland in 1939. After the siblings learned as children from attack at the Hospital of the Univer- sent to Russian Poland before U.S. because the German state Second World War, ethnic Germans their grandparents, who emigrated sity of Pennsylvania. entry into the war and was allowed was everything and were expelled and the city was of- from the Eastern European country. His family said his goal was to to travel around for several weeks Germany was destined fi cially renamed Gdańsk. Mushalko visited Poland at least open a client-defi ned practice in in 1916 because America was still to rule the entire world. The author’s most famous eight times. Perkasie. He achieved that, and for offi cially a neutral country in the work remains his novel The Tin A graduate of McKeesport High confl ict. Conquered peoples had 40 years argued cases before a vari- no place in those plans, Drum (1959), the fi rst volume of his School, Mushalko attended what ety of state and federal courts. Walcott’s account has been criti- so-called Danzig Trilogy. was then the Carnegie Technical Grabowski also appeared before cized by some as mere wartime so their plight did not Grass cultivated close ties with Institute of Technology, studied vio- the Pennsylvania Environmental propaganda to stir up hatred of the matter. his native city in recent years, at- lin and music education and served Hearing Board, Pennsylvania Pub- Central Powers, especially Germa- tending many cultural events. There as concert master of the school’s ny, because it was published after lic Utility Commission, U.S. Envi- Walcott reported that the main was some controversy in 2006 when orchestra for fi ve years there. He the U.S. entry into the war against ronmental Protection Agency, and evacuation road from Warsaw ex- the author belatedly revealed that he spent the fi rst 10 years of his teach- those countries. Walcott’s observa- Delaware River Basin Commission. tended eastward to Pinsk in Rus- had served in Hitler’s Waffen SS. ing career in the Baldwin-Whitehall tions cannot be specifi cally verifi ed, His advocacy ranged from sia, a distance of two hundred thirty However, Grass’s Polish biogra- School District before moving to but enough other reports read with serving as a boardroom corporate miles. Along the roadside were pher Norbert Honsza has repeatedly Falk, the K-8 campus laboratory a general similarity, and it should strewn the bones of thousands of stressed the author’s efforts to fur- school affi liated with Pitt, from counselor to negotiating collective be pointed out that the atrocities people, picked clean by animals. In ther Polish-German reconciliation. where he received his master’s and bargaining agreements for labor attributed to the Germans seem to Walcott’s own words he described — Deutsche Welle doctorate and where he taught mu- unions. foreshadow some of the things they this horrible situation: “With their sic methods. Grabowski served as solicitor would do during the Second World usual thrift the Germans were col- At Falk, he taught music class- for Hilltown Township, Hilltown War. Donald F. Mushalko, lecting the larger bones to be milled es and directed the annual middle Township Water and Sewer Au- into fertilizer, but fi nger and toe Promoted Appreciation school musical. David Ross, as- thority, Milford Township, Milford WALCOTT REPORTED that about bones lay on the ground with the sistant director of the Falk school, Township Water and Sewer Author- 400,000 Polish civilians had died of Poland mud-covered and rain-soaked cloth- described his colleague as a gifted ity, and West Rockhill Township. and that a million had been made ing. Wicker baskets were scattered Donald Mushalko was a long- musician who could, extemporane- Born in Perkasie, he was a 1965 homeless. Some 300,000 were time music teacher at Fanny Edel along the way, the basket in which ously, transpose songs in various graduate of Pennridge High School housed in hastily built refugee camps Falk Laboratory School and the the baby swings from the rafter in keys for middle schoolers whose in Perkasie, and in 1969 earned a where they were kept ill-clad, starv- University of Pittsburgh, who pro- every peasant home. Every mile voices were “all over the place.” bachelor of arts degree in political ing and sick. He saw a proclamation moted an appreciation for the Pol- there were scores of them, each one In addition to teaching, Mush- science from Michigan State Uni- by a German commander ordering ish culture and language in Western telling a death. I started to count, but alko, who lived most of his life in versity. He earned a degree from every able-bodied Polish man to go Pennsylvania and abroad. after a while I had to give it up, there McKeesport, was director of the Villanova Law School in 1972. to Germany to work, under penalty At least one former student cred- Polish Board United Choirs of the were so many.” ited the 84-year-old with inspiring of Germany military law. No mat- Polish National Catholic Church Gift a gift subscription! ter if your family was starving and him and his sister to pursue careers THE POLISH REFUGEES who and performed with that group Call (800) 422-1275 destitute. 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POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL IPA Announces Winners CHICAGO — The results of Favorite Male Vocalist: the 2014 International Polka As- Lenny Gomulka sociation Hall of Fame and Music Favorite Female Vocalist: Awards have been announced. Win- Mollie Busta Lange ners are as follows: Favorite Album: “Love Notes” - Kevin Adams Hall of Fame Inductees: Favorite Song: Mark Trzepacz “The Roads We Travel” - Randy Koslosky Polka Country Musicians DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUANCE OF POLISH AMERICAN MUSIC Chester Budny (deceased) Presentation of awards will be Favorite Band: made this Labor Day Weekend at Dennis Polisky & The the IPA Festival at the Millenium Polkas Return to Ocean Beach Park Maestro’s Men Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y. in New London, June 24-27, 2015 POLKA INSIDER / Steve Litwin NEW LONDON, Conn. — Pol- p.m., with music by kas are returning to this beautiful the D-Street Band seaside town for the second annual and Matt Rosinski’s Looking Back “Ocean Beach Park Polka Days” USPA All Star Jam In 1968, while in Ruda’s Record The Scranton, Pa. area radiates a taking place June 24 thru the 27, Band in the beach- Store in Buffalo, N.Y. I purchased a feeling of ethnicity that seems un- 2015. side pavilion. Lis- copy of Stan Saleski’s Polka News affected by time. Tune in WARD Richie, Wally and Jarek Dom- ten to live polkas, and never realized it would become polka radio on any week­end and browski of Polka Country Enter- work on your tan and an integral part of the next 47 years you’ll hear folksy chatter between prises and the Polka Country Musi- dance all day long. of my life. From that point forward, the callers and the on-air person­ cians (PCM) of Jewett City, Conn. In the evening, mu- my articles and columns appeared ality. Youngsters with a dedication are happy to be hosting this event. sic continues in the in Polka Scene of Cleveland, the for their Babcia’s birthday, get well PCM will be your host band for the beautiful, spacious Michigan Polka News, the Polish wishes to a neighbor in the hospital, weekend, once the site of the former ballroom starting at American World of Baldwin, N.Y., requests celebrat­ing a Name Day, “Polkabration” and “Polka Jam” 6:00 p.m. up until the Ampol Eagle of Buffalo, Polka or inquiries about the DJ’s little days. Until PCM’s highly-success- 12:00 a.m. with the WALLY (left) and RICH DOMBROWSKI with DICK Insight of Utica, N.Y., Polonia boy are all common occurrences. ful three-day event last year, Ocean sounds of The Jimmy PILLAR, original Ocean Beach polka promoter. Reporter of Buffalo, N.Y., Polish If you’ve never spent a weekend Beach Park had not seen polkas for Sturr Orch. and Polka American Voice of Buffalo, and es- in places like Yatesville, Dunmore, your tickets at the gate on the ap- more than a decade. Because of that Family. tablishing my permanent home with Throop, Dupont, Dickson City or propriate day to receive free park- Friday will the Polish American Journal. Trav- May­field, maybe you should. ing for the event Thursday is free again start off eling back 25 years, here is a Polka v v v admission — just pay parking when at 10:00 a.m. Insider column from the polka past: When I place an ad in the Polish you arrive at the park. with The Boys v v v American Journal, wrote a promot- Each day along with a great line and the IPA The death of Henry Jasiewicz er, all I look for is some inquiries or up of polka bands (and a chance to Tribute Band of the Versa Js, on December 30, phone calls from the readers. The play a little beach volleyball), we’ll in the pavilion. 1989, creates a void in polka music advertisements are here, among the have surprise giveaways. You can That night, and in our hearts. Mr. Jasiewicz was pages, and they keep this paper also meet polka personalities from the ballroom one of those unique individuals who alive. Have you, the reader, an- the USPA, IPA, the Polka Jammer will be rock- truly loved what he did. His ability swered an ad? You are a necessary Network, 24/7 Polka Heaven, Pol- ing with PCM, to share his musical talents with an part of the cycle. ish New Castle Radio, as well as lo- Eddie Forman audience while making everyone v v v cal radio and TV stations. Orch., and the feel like an old friend, was familiar An Orlando, Florida Polka festi- DJs and IJs will be doing live There is plenty of room for dancing at Ocean Beach Park. Knewz from to all who knew “Mr. J.” He will be val offered approximately 100 three- remote broadcasts all weekend long 5:30 p.m. until dearly missed by family and friends day dance tickets to local fans. The from the pavilion and the ballroom success, this year they are expand- 1:00 a.m. but, have no fear, Henry Jasiewicz Insider will bet they could not wait so you’ll have a chance to be “on the ing it to four days. Saturday once again starts off is still playing that fiddle in the to join the “Polka Tour People” air” with them. Featured for this weekend will in the pavilion at 11:00 a.m. until “Grandest Polka Band of All.” from up North and enjoy the $6.50 Make your plans to attend this be eleven of the nation’s finest pol- 5:00 p.m. with the sounds of Lenny v v v pitchers and a portable dance floor. ka bands: Polka Country Musicians Gomulka & Chicago Push, and The brand new polka fest. (Conn.), The Jimmy Sturr Orch. Knewz. In the ballroom that night it

(N.Y.), The Boys (Baltimore), The will be Dennis Polisky & the Mae- PENNSYLVANIA POLKA Knewz (N.Y.), Lenny Gomulka & stro’s Men, PCM, the IPA Tribute 30 Years for Sunshine Records Chicago Push (Mass.), Eddie For- Band and The Boys from 5:00 p.m. BUFFALO — Buffalo-based Best Polka Album. From 1998 to Upcoming events in the man (Mass.), Dennis Polisky & the until 1:00 a.m. Sunshine Records is celebrating its 2009, Sunshine Records had 16 al- Keystone State: Maestro’s Men (Conn.), Matt Ros- Please visit our web site at: www. 30th anniversary bringing polkas bums nominated in that Grammy HARRISBURG — Sat., May 9. inski’s USPA All Star Band (Mass.), oceanbeachparkpolkadays.com for to the masses. Formed in 1984, the category. These included: Walter Polka Dance, Chambers Hill Fire The IPA Tribute Band (Ill.) and the all up-to-date information on our first recording released on the Sun- Ostanek (nominated nine times), Hall, 6400 Chambers Hill Road. D-Street Band (Ill.) This superb polka fest and feel free to email us shine label was “Heat” by Scrubby John Gora (nominated four times), Music by Polka Who Band. 7:00- band line up will provide more than at: [email protected] & Sunshine. That was followed by Jerry Darlak & The Touch (nomi- 11:00 p.m. Info call Sandy Smith twelve hours of music each day. with any questions. the Dynatones’ album “XV & IX.” nated three times), and Dennis Po- (717) 752-7013. Wednesday night starts off with Admission is: $20/pp on Thurs- With Mike Nowakowski at the lisky and the Maestro’s Men. CORNWALL — Sun., May 17. PCM on the boardwalk with a free day and Friday and $22/pp on Sat- helm, the first few albums were dis- Being a family-oriented com- Patriotic Polka Dance, Sacred Heart admission show for your listening urday. tributed on cassettes and vinyl re- pany, son Craig Nowakowski is part Parish Center, Cornwall Road & and dancing pleasure from 7:00 Tickets are available from: Polka cords. John Gora & Gorale’s album of Sunshine, and involved in both 419. Music by Polka Who Band, p.m.to 10:00 p.m. A special fea- Country Enterprises / Rich Dom- “Ready for Takeoff” was the first Facebook marketing and digital 2:00-6:00 p.m. Info/tickets call Joe ture on Wednesday will have The browski, Ocean Beach Park Polka compact disc offered on the label. sales. (717) 566-5704. Polka Jammer Network doing a live Days, PO Box 247, Versailles, CT 1998 brought the first Sunshine Contact Sunshine Records at: EMIGSVILLE — Sat., June 6. broadcast right on location. 06383 album nominated for a Grammy Sunshine Records, P.O. Box 652, Polka Dance, Emigsville Fire Co., Music continues on Thursday Please remember to purchase award, with John Gora & Gorale’s West Seneca, NY 14224 or email (Alert Fire Hall), George Street. starting at 10:00 a.m. up until 4:00 your tickets in advance and show “Duty Free Polkas” nominated for them at [email protected]. Music by Making Memories Trio Band, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Info call Bet- POLKA MEMORIES / Steve Litwin ty (717) 292-3723. HARRISBURG — Sat., June 13. If you have a special Polka Memory photograph to publish, email it with a short description to: [email protected]. Polka Dance, Chambers Hill Fire Hall, 6400 Chambers Hill Road. Music by Request Band. 7:00-11:00 p.m. Info call Sandy Smith (717) 752-7013. Wanted: Polka Correspondents Is there an upcoming polka event in your area? Want to share news about a band’s great performance at a festival? Want to let others know about a dance or festival you real- ly enjoyed? Got a photo you think other polka fans might like to see? Well here’s your chance to share that good news and promote polkas. Drop us a line at info@polam- journal.com or call (800) 422-1275. (left) Dave Brudzinski. Michigan 2004. (center) Billy Belina with the Bay State IV. Connecticut 1982. (right) No experience necessary (but a fond- Jerry Darlak, Frank Staniszewski, and Steve Litwin. “Squeeze Box Jam.” Cheektowaga, N.Y. 1992 ness for the music is a nice attribute). 18 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015

DANCE TIME / Jen Pijanowski There’s Nothing Like Dyngus Day in Buffalo BUFFALO — After families on the east side of since I started coming to Buffalo. along with the band. His personali- celebrated Easter attending church, Buffalo. This church, which serves as a pil- ty, humor, and vocals are something indulging in Święconka, and find- Onward and lar of Polish life and culture in Buf- no one can mimic. He commands ing their Easter eggs, early Dyngus a short trip just a falo, embraces the meaning of this the audience with his endearing per- celebrations were heavily attended. few blocks down, cultural celebration. Fr. Ted Boci- sonality and love that he puts into Pvt. Leonard Post hosted Buffalo we stopped at anowski, the pastor of St. Stan’s, each note. The harmonies between Touch and Buffalo Concertina Arty’s where offered a blessing upon the food, Scrubby, Larry Trojak, and Lenny All Stars for an evening of non-sto polka music was beverages, and crowd at the begin- Gomulka are ones that are rare to p.m. sical entertainment. The Post blasting so loud ning of the activities. Parishioners hear in polka music today. These has hosted a Pre-Dyngus celebra- you could hear volunteer and work hard to make moments were a time capsule of tion for many years and it remains it outside. Every this event run smoothly. days and music from times gone by. a mainstay for polka fans on Easter member of the Hundreds of people scurried into Fans were vying for a spot to snap night. This haunt is a stop where family as well the hall as Stephanie and her honky pictures and take videos of these you are guaranteed to always run as many friends band took the stage. America’s Pol- monumental moments. For those of into friends that you haven’t seen were there as- ka Sweetheart is always filled with us who were there, we realize how in quite some time and out of town sisting in getting high energy, keeping the attention lucky we were to be celebrating visitors. ready for the of this diverse crowd. Dyngus par- among friends in the glory of this The bands kept the dancers pack- day’s events. Ev- ty-goers are dressed in everything heartwarming music. Dyngus Day ing the large dance floor through- ery bar stool and from red tee shirts to crazy outland- 2015 will go down in the books as out the evening. Buffalo was lucky Robin Pegg, Dave Granza, and Dave “Scrubby” Sew- table except one ish costumes and many are also another successful heritage-inspired enough to have two additional ven- eryniak at the Millenium Hotel. had been cleared armed with squirt guns and pussy event. It is growing every year here ues for Pre-Dyngus celebrations as become a hub for both local and out out to make room willows. Buffalo Concertina All in Buffalo and I am very grateful to well. Next, I made a stop to Salva- of towners to stay during the Eas- for the hundreds of Dyngus Day Stars alternated with Stephanie for be a part of this enthusiastic cultural tore’s Italian Gardens to enjoy Pol- ter and Dyngus Day activities. I am groupies that would file through the perfect accompaniment of high phenomenon. ka Country Musicians and Polka glad to see this location remaining a this corner tavern for the celebra- energy honky music. This band sup- Family. These are two of my favor- stronghold for Dyngus Day energy. tion. The only remaining table in plies a blend of fun interaction and UPCOMING ite bands and as you can imagine, the bar was proudly reserved for a traditional “from the heart” beat. • May 2. Lenny Gomulka & Chicago the amount of energy at this venue Finally Dyngus Day had arrived Mrs. K who has been the bar owner This fundraiser attracts a large array Push, Dinner Dance, Valley of Buffalo was incredible. Polka Country was and my first stop was Polish Villa since 1972. She is a legend on the of devotees many whom are multi- Hall, 2759 Union Rd. Cheektowaga, on stage upon arrival and of course, II for New Direction. The music east side and her table was left by generational families. To me, this is N.Y. 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. $15.00 advance/$20.00 door (includes the dance floor was mobbed as was started at 10:00 am and a breakfast the door so that she could visit with what makes this stop so special. I the front of the stage. The versatil- everyone making their way through adore watching these families cele- plated Polish platter). Call (716) 822- buffet was served. Upon dropping 4908 ity of this band is absolute bliss to by at 10:30, the venue was already the tavern doorway. brate together and embrace the pride watch. While their country-inspired After a bite to eat, it was time of their Polish heritage. • May 3. Polish Happy Hour, Polish hopping. The band provided a hon- Constitution Day, Adam Mickiewicz polka music is the core of this band’s ky beat that is very easy to listen to to start enjoying some more live On this gorgeous night on the Library, 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo. existence, the Polish polkas are spot and even more fun for dancing. The polka music. The Firehouse is a East side of Buffalo, I took a walk to 1:30 p.m. to ? Free admission. on. Polish lyrics in my opinion are bar and dining room were filled with small locally owned establishment several taverns to take in the revelry • May 8. Spring Polka Dance featur- the heart of the music and hearing Dyngus goers sipping on Bloody on the border of Buffalo and Cheek- before heading to the Millenium ho- ing John Gora and Special Delivery, them from PCM has become a per- Marys, Screwdrivers, and Mimosas towaga. Phocus was playing in the tel for my final destination. Upon John Paul II Hall, 4300 Cawthra Rd., sonal favorite. while whipping around the dance back of the bar and it was jammed entering, the Buffalo Touch was on Mississauga, Ontario. Call John for Next the crowd shifted as Polka floor to the steady honky beat of the to capacity with polka lovers. I was stage with Johnny Karas joining info (905) 336-3055 Family took the stage. As Hank band. It was here that my husband greeted by many friends from Al- them in song. The venue was jump- • May 12. Buffalo Touch, River Grill, pulled a few audience members and I ran into Canadian polka super bany, Rochester, Binghamton, and ing with party goers who were en- Aqua Lane, Tonawanda, N.Y.. 6:30 onto the stage, the crowd went wild. fans Angela and Adam Biskup as Canada. A makeshift dance floor joying the music, food, and bever- p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free admission. It sounded as though everyone was well as Alice and Les Kapuscin- was filled by couples, children, and ages. Johnny began singing “Alice” • May 15. Buffalo Touch, Collins Li- screaming to be picked to join the ski. After enjoying the fine sounds many girls with pussywillows in which is always a fan favorite espe- brary, Main St., Collins, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. band. The musicianship and enter- of New Direction, we decided to in- hand. Phocus sent out dedications to cially for the “younger” crowd. The to 9:00 p.m. Free admission. tainment value of this band makes vite our Canadian friends to a few their loyal fans as the party had just Touch, who are celebrating their • May 22-24. USPA Convention, Holi- them a polka fan favorite. This ven- east side taverns before the crazi- begun. 20th anniversary this year, continue day Inn, 15471 Royalton Rd. Strongs- ue was decorated beautifully with ness began. We made our way to I then headed just a few blocks to memorialize their founder Jerry ville, Ohio featuring Polka Family, The Boys, The Music Company, The large Polish flags over the stage R&L Lounge where owner Ron- away back to Polish Villa II where Darlak through their sound. Next reading Smingus Dyngus. This is the Buffalo Touch had taken the Lenny Gomulka & the Chicago Knewz, Eddie Forman, Freeze Dried, nie Pikuzinski was busy stocking Ray Jay & the Carousels, Henny & the the first time that Salvatore’s has the bar, while his daughter Camille stage. At this point Villa was com- Push took the stage with their pow- Versa Js, New Brass Express, Lenny hosted a polka event and I hope they was serving the bar already full of pletely packed as was a tent which erhouse vocals and musical talents. Gomulka & Chicago Push, and Polka continue supporting polka music patrons. Mom Lottie was hard at was set up directly in front of the The fans never tire of seeing this Country Musicians. Call Barb for info and the Polish culture. work in the kitchen cooking Polish restaurant. Music filled the air as ev- legend on the stage and hearing all (440) 886-6157 The third and final stop was delights from scratch for the many eryone donned their red and white of those fabulous Lenny tunes that • May 26. Buffalo Polka Boosters, New Millenium hotel and Pre-Dyngus hungry people who would pass apparel and got in celebration mode. we all love so much. Of course, Direction, Polish Falcons, 443 Co- sponsored by the Chopin Singing through this establishment that day. Nick Koryluk was filling in on ac- “Dyngus Day in Buffalo” was a lumbia Ave., Depew, N.Y. 8:00 p.m. Society. Lenny Gomulka along She took a few minutes to come out cordion, concertina and even trum- highly requested song throughout to 10:30 p.m. $7.00 members/$10.00 with Special Delivery supplied the and wish us a Happy Dyngus day pet with the Touch for the weekend. the evening and the crowd sing- non-members music for this event. Lenny who is and then quickly disappeared back His talent added another dimen- along with it was quite a scene. • May 27. Polka Variety Meeting, Buf- considered by all a polka legend into the kitchen. Owners Ronnie sion of rhythm to the band. Polish For one extended set, beloved falo Touch, Pvt. Leonard Post, 2450 always showcases the best musi- and Lottie always have some pol- Villa II is the perfect place to meet Buffalonian polka hero Dave Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, N.Y. 7:30 cians and this was no different. With up with friends before catching the “Scrubby” Seweryniak grabbed p.m. to 10:00 p.m. $9.00 first-time ka videos and music on hand for a members/$8.00 members Special Delivery’s versatility and quick impromptu dance around the Pussywillow Bus to head to addi- the spotlight. I stood back and • May 31. Special Delivery. Diane- ability to read the audience, it is no barroom. Their establishment truly tional venues. watched as the front of the stage be- wonder this band has a full playing Dyngus Day festivities at St. came mobbed with everyone want- agains, 2460 Clinton St., Cheektow- embodies the essence of Polish life aga, N.Y. 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. schedule. The Millenium hotel has Stan’s have been a part of my life ing to get close to watch him sing OCEAN BEACH PARK POLKA DAYS •JUNE 24-27, 2015 • NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MAY 2015 www.polamjournal.com 19

TOLEDO POLONIA / Margaret Zotkiewicz-Dramczyk “Polka Dreams All-Star Band” Members Names and Cruise Details Revealed Resurrection of a Tradition: PITTSBURGH — “A Dream Dave Morris (The Nu-Tones, The of the latest innovations including Trip 4 U” is excited to announce the Boys, The Sounds); Rich Zebrows- a unique atrium with restaurants, The Summer Polish Picnic details about its next polka cruise ki, (Nu-Tones, TBC, The Sounds); Crooner’s Lounge, and other meet- adventure in sunny paradise. “Polka Paul Krywy (DynaBrass, New Brass ing places; The Piazza - a casual Summer is right around the cor- come an annual summer tradition, Dreams @ Sea 2” Polka Cruise will Express, Big Daddy Lackowski, ner, (it truly is!), and that means we an old-fashioned summer picnic. street of cafés, the Vines Bar, and set sail January 30 thru February 6, Duane Malinowski, Kielbasa Kings, shops; The Sanctuary (an adults- are all looking forward to our favor- TAPS is proud to present the 2016, to the Eastern Caribbean from The George Brothers Band) and one only haven of serenity); and the ite outdoor events. Time has seemed First Annual Polish Summer Pic- Ft. Lauderdale onboard the enchant- more member to be announced. It to whittle away many of the parish nic on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at ing Emerald Princess. Be sure to will be “the best of the best” in live outdoor “Movies Under the Stars,” festivals with which we grew up. As the Oak Shade Grove Pavilion in mark your calendar for this one as it polka music all week long on one of which features fi rst-run fi lms. it has been across the country, so it Oregon, Ohio. This dance will take promises to be the best cruise of the the biggest dance fl oors at sea. The food on the Emerald Prin- has been this way in Toledo as well. place from 3-11 p.m. and features year. (Please note: If you have seen There will also be a Polka Jam cess is considered some of the best From celebrations nearly every John Gora & Gorale, alternating a fl yer with later dates, they have session where guests can be the in the cruise industry week-end in past years, to a handful with Randy Krajewski & Badinov. been changed to these dates.) star; fun themes such as “Hawai- There will also be a welcome currently, the concept of the parish Admission is $8.00 per person, Featured bands this year are two ian Night,” “Red & White Night,” party the night before the cruise in festival has changed and evolved. $6.00 for ages 60+, and kids under of the best on the polka scene: The “Ladies Night Out,” “Sports Night,” Many no longer go for multiple 16 will be free. Ft. Lauderdale, so plan to attend. NuTones from Pennsylvania and and more. days, nor have live bands, instead Many readers know Oak Shade This will be open to anyone, even the DynaBrass from Michigan. Sta- As usual, the affable polka “DJ@ economizing with a one- or two-day Grove as the home of the very suc- if you are not going on the cruise. cey Morris, USPA “Female Vocalist Sea” Kenny Olowin will spin some event, and perhaps a DJ. cessful German American Festival (Location and price still being de- of the Year” for two years running of your favorite polka tunes, and our But others have managed to cre- held in August for three days. The termined). (and nominee again for 2014) is the “Priest@Sea” Fr. Tom Aleksa will ate successful festivals and/or keep pavilion features a wooden dance For more information and to get leader of The NuTones. There will be there to conduct a Polka Mass. theirs alive. An example of a new fl oor, ample seating, nearby park- also be the Polka Dreams All-Star In between all the polka excitement, a cruise brochure, contact Helga festival is St. Hyacinth, and an on- ing, and bar amenities. The picnic Band, featuring some of the biggest adventures will take us to the exotic Leonard of “A Dream Trip 4 U”; going festival is Regina Coeli, both will feature several food vendors, and hottest polka stars in the coun- tropical islands of Grand Turk, St. at 724-234-2033 or email Helga at held in August and both featuring raffl es, and much more. Oregon is try: IPA Polka Hall of Famer Eddie Maarten, St. Thomas and Princess’ [email protected]. You can live polka music. conveniently located off I-280 and Siwiec (New Brass Express, TPM); private playground Princess Cays. also download a brochure at www. The leadership of the Toledo is accessible for polka fans from all polka-cruise.com. Area Polka Society evaluated its directions. Jeff Mleczko (Dynabrass, TPM); This state-of-the-art ship features all schedule of events, and as a result For more information, contact decided to eliminate the May dance 419-276-1600, or TAPS.Toledo@ Polkas Lose “The Platinum Voice” and start what will hopefully be- bex.net. NORWICH, Conn. — Vocalist, Polka Association Hall of Brand New • Get Your Copy Today! musician, arranger and composer Fame. Eddie Skinger has Edmund “Eddie” Skinger passed performed and recorded FORGET ME NEVER away March 17, 2015 at home. for some of the greatest • LET THE BELLS KEEP RINGING POLKA Born in Willimantic, Skinger polka bands in the in- • FORGET ME NEVER POLKA married Sophie Rembowski and af- dustry including: Frank • BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN POLKA ter a tour in the U.S. Army. He went Wojnarowski, Frank • CRYSTAL INN POLKA • ONIONS POLKA on to become a tool and die maker. 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In 2001 he Brothers, Chet Dragon, Website — JIMMYSTURR.COM / Email — [email protected] was inducted into the International Gene Wisniewski, Char- Credit Cards: 1-800-724-0727 lie Hyatt, Jas Przasnyski, John Demerski, Joe To- riskie, and The Casuals. are just some of his many original Skinger’s accomplishments in compositions. the music fi eld include recording on Eddie is survived by his wife many labels including RCA, Sesac, Sophie; son Paul (Patty) Skinger of Dana, Steljo, Windsor, Starr, and Greeley, Colorado; daughter Marie Sunshine. Eddie wrote and arranged Skinger of Sterling; granddaugh- for Ray Henry, Dick Pillar, Den- ter Danelle Skinger of Glendale, nis Polisky and The Maestro Men, Arizona; grandson Ben Skinger of Polka Family along with his own or- Fort Collins, Colorado; sister Leona chestra. “From Me To You Polka,” Gowac of Moodus; brother John “Move It Oberek,” “My Mother Skinger of Bristol and numerous Waltz” and “Who’s There Polka” nieces, nephews and friends.

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AMERICAN POLONIA AT A GLANCE Pulaski’s Birthday Observances Held in Savannah SAVANNAH —This year’s a musket salute in honor of Pu- It should be remembered that commemoration of Casimir Pulas- laski. United States Congressman Pulaski was born March 6, 1745, as ki’s birthday took place in Monterey “Buddy” Carter made a few topical indicated by records at the Church Square at 11:00 a.m. The gathered remarks. Deborah M. Majka, honor- of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, where crowd was greeted by Glenn Ball, ary consul of the Republic of Po- the baptism took place. These were Chair of the Savannah General Pu- land, spoke on behalf of the Polish discovered by Sławomir Górzyński laski Committee. A processional government. Fr. Frank Ziemkiewicz in 1992 and later incorporated into consisting of the Knights of Co- offered a prayer and representatives an updated entry for Pulaski in lumbus Color Guard; the Coastal of the three Polish societies who the Polski Słownik Biograficzny, Heritage Society Fife and Drum came from Florida to take part in the an official source for biographical Corps; with members of the Day- observance, the American Council sketches of famous Poles. tona Beach, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla. for Polish Culture, and the Savan- This and other topics are sub- and the Polonia Society of Korona, nah General Pulaski Committee, jects for discussion about the “Hero Fla. Polish American clubs led the placed wreaths on Pulaski’s grave. of Two Nations” at the Interna- march into the square where Gen- Among those present at the ob- tional Casimir Pulaski Conference eral Pulaski is memorialized with a servance were Polish American scheduled by the Kazimierz Pułaski tall marble monument and tomb. historian Edward Pinkowski, and University of Technology and Hu- After the playing of the national his son Jack (president of the Poles manities in Radom and the Pulaski anthems of Poland and the United in America Foundation) with wife Museum in Warka, Poland, Oct. States by the Benedictine Military Monica. Later, the group retired to Deborah M. Majka, honorary consul of the Republic of Poland, spoke on 6-7, 2015. Scholars, students, and School band, two Revolutionary the Plantation Club at The Landings behalf of the Polish government. presenters are invited to attend. Iin- War “soldiers,” Brian Carney and for a very tasty Polish style banquet. searching Pulaski’s history, was he live 100 years] for which occa- formation is available through the Aaron Bradford, re-enactors from There the 98-year-old Pinkowski, honored with a rendition of the tra- sion the one-hundred was raised to website: www.poles.org/Pulaski/ the Georgia Coastal Society, fired who has spent most of his life re- ditional Polish song “Sto Lat” [May two-hundred. Conference.html. PRCUA Hosts Michigan State Ball PHOTO: LIDIA KOWALEWICZ LIDIA PHOTO: TROY, Mich. — On Feb. 21, beski (Hamtramck); Danielle Krass ny; James Robaczewski, PRCUA the Polish Roman Catholic Union (Eastpointe); Ashley Simone (Ches- secretary-treasurer; Rev. Walter J of America (PRCUA) held the 24th terfield); and Eryn Zelek (Canton); Ptak, PRCUA national chaplain; Annual Shirley Ann Galanty Michi- and Frances Sutka, Hannah Cortese, Rev. Monsignor Thomas C. Mach- gan State Ball at the San Marino Rachel Parker, Clare Sutka, and alski, rector president of SS. Cyril & Club in Troy, Michigan. Eighteen Madeline Walsh, all from Wyan- Methodius Seminary and chancellor outstanding PRCUA Michigan dotte. of the Orchard Lake Schools; and dance school seniors were presented Kelly Galanty Malinowski, co- Wallace Ozog, PRCUA president to their families, friends, and mem- chair of the ball and the ball’s cho- emeritus, and his wife, Joann. bers of Polonia. They were honored reographer, had the honor of open- The 18 senior honorees partici- for their valuable contributions ing the festivities by introducing the pated in the Michigan State Ball to their PRCUA dance schools, PRCUA Michigan dance school di- Scholarship lottery. Congratulations churches, and communities. rectors and choreographers. Thomas to the six lucky winners: Marissa The 2015 Michigan State Ball Lisiecki, PRCUA national director Dutton of Zajaczek, Hunter Gersch honorees are: Bradley Bartnicki of District 10 and the evening’s of Halka, Danielle Krass of Halka, (Taylor); Michael Smigiel (Clin- master of ceremonies, introduced Michael Smigiel of Zajaczek, Clare ton Township); Roxanne Bazinski the PRCUA dignitaries. Sutka of Rogalin, and Madeline (Rochester Hills); Rebecca Beller Special guests included Jo- Walsh of Rogalin. (Sterling Heights); Megan Boettcher seph A. Drobot Jr., PRCUA presi- The evening concluded with Rev. (Livonia); Monika Dziuba (River- dent, and his wife Judy; Micheline Ptak blessing the honorees and their view); Marissa Dutton (Holly); Jaminski, PRCUA vice president, families. The honorees and their es- Kelly Eusebi (Bloomfield Hills); and her husband Richard, both ar- corts ended the ball by performing Ball honorees. Eighteen outstanding PRCUA Michigan dance school se- Hunter Gersch (St. Clair Shores); tistic directors and choreographers Poland’s oldest national dance, the niors were honored for their contributions to their PRCUA dance schools, Katelyn Hejza (Fraser); Kaitlyn Ko- of the Wesoly Lud Dance Compa- Polonez. churches, and communities.

CONNECTICUT land, Al Foster, Mercer Ellington, Slawomir Kulpowicz, and Andrzej PENNSYLVANIA 16. Polish American Heritage Asso- NEW BRITAIN — As part of its Phil Woods, Jack DeJohnette, as Olejniczak. Together with pianist PHILADELPHIA — Fri., May ciation of Berks County 7th Annual Polish Music Series, The S.A. Blej- well as with the National Symphony Andrzej Winnicki, they formed a fu- 8. Stan Borys Concert, Associated Polish Open Golf Tournament. was Endowed Chair in Polish and Orchestra of Washington D.C., the sion jazz group, Breakwater (Ameri- Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Manor Golf Club, 153 Bran Road. Polish American Studies presents Kennedy Centre, Carnegie Hall, can CD “In The Bush”). Since 2004, Northeast Philadelphia, 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Info call Marilyn Wlaze- “Jazz Standards” with Adam Ma- the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Medyna and Andrzej Winnicki led Tickets available at Polka Deli and wski (610) 779-5523. kowicz and Krzysztof Medyna, London, the Moscow Symphony the all-acoustic quintet Komeda Polus Agency. Info call Anna Kwi- PHILADELPHIA — Sat. May Sat., May 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. The Orchestra and other major orches- Project and have released two discs, asniewska (215) 301-7041. 16. Polish Intercollegiate Club event will be held in Founders Hall, tras and concert halls in American “Crazy Girl” and “Requiem.” In the PHILADELPHIA — Sat., May (PKM) 100th Anniversary, Asso- located in the Davidson Administra- and Europe. His technical skills as U.S., Medyna played and recorded 9. Polish Presidential Elections, ciated Polish Home Ballroom, 9150 tion Building at Central Connecticut a jazz pianist have been compared with Rodney Holmes, Mark Egan, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Rd., Northeast Philadel- State University to that of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson Scott Colley, Nasheet Waits, Jeremy Academy Road, Northeast Philadel- phia. Cocktails 6:00 p.m. followed Polish American pianist and and Erroll Garner among others. Pelt, Russ Johnson, John Bailey and phia, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Must have by a short program and dinner composer Makowicz performs jazz Polish American saxophonist many more. a valid Polish passport and register at 7:30 p.m. Music by Our Gang and classical piano pieces, as well as Medyna was the first prize winner Admission is free. online before May 8th. Info call Band. Info/reservations call Mary- his own compositions. Besides play- as a soloist at the 1979 “Jazz on the For further information contact Debbie Majka (215) 627-1391. ann (267) 679-0624 or Diane (856) ing solo, he has worked with such Oder” Jazz Festival in Wroclaw, the Polish Studies Program at (860) PHILADELPHIA — Sat., May 912-1393. musicians as Earl Hines, Dave Hol- Poland. In his native country, he 832-3010 or [email protected]. 9. Polish Police Association Annu- PHILADELPHIA — Sun., May worked with Czeslaw Bartkowski, al Founder’s Day Banquet. King’s 17. Painting Party, St. John Can- Caterers II, 4010 New Falls Road, tius Auditorium, 4435 Almond St., Bristol, Pa. 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Bridesburg section of Philadelphia. Music by Eddie Forman Band, and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Ticket includes sup- Chuck Pendrak with the Music Box plies and instructions. Bring your Band. Cocktail hour, surf-and-turf own refreshments. Info call (215) sit down-dinner and open bar. Info 535-6667. call Ed. McCloskey (215) 425-4783. PHILADELPHIA —June 20-21. READING — Sun., June 7. An- Polish Food Festival. St. John Can- nual Polish Parish Festival, St. tius, 4415 Almond Street, Brides- Mary’s Church, 250 S. 12th Street. burg section of Philadelphia. Satur- 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Music, Polish day beginning at 4:00 p.m.; Sunday food, games, and much more. Rain 12:30 p.m. Polish food, beer garden, or shine. Info call Shelly (610) 376- children’s entertainment including 6321. moon bounce, local artists, musi- PHILADELPHIA — Sat., May cians, Polish vendors and more. Art- 9. Polish Dinner Night, St. John ists and vendors are welcome. For Cantius Auditorium, 4435 Almond info call Daniella Goral (215) 289- Street, Bridesburg section of Phila- 1497 or [email protected]. delphia. Price includes gołabki, NEW JERSEY pierogi, placki, dessert and bever- CAMDEN (Chews Landing) — age. BYOB. Dinners served from Mon., May 25. Memorial Mass. 4:00-7:00 p.m. Info call (215) 535- St. Joseph Church Cemetery, 10:00 6667. a.m. Info call rectory (856) 963- SINKING SPRING — Sat., May 1285.