THE LEMKO REGION IN THE SECOND POLISH REPUBLIC JAGIELLONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY Editor in chief JanJacek Bruski Vol. 2 Jarosław Moklak THE LEMKO REGION IN THE SECOND POLISH REPUBLIC Political and Interdenominational Issues 1918-1939 Jagiellonian University Press The publication of this volume was financed by the Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Faculty of History REVIEWER Paul J. Best, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, President and CEO Carpathian Research Institute SERIES COVER LAYOUT Jan Jacek Bruski COVER DESIGN Agnieszka Winciorek Cover photography: The celebration of the Feast of Jordan, Sanok, 1935. At the head of the procession, the Lemko apostolic administrator, Fr. Vasyl Mastsiukh [Courtesy of the National Digi tal Archives (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe) in Warsaw] © Copyright by Jarosław Moklak & Jagiellonian University Press First edition, Kraków 2013 All rights reserved Translated from the Polish by Timothy Williams No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any eletronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers ISBN 978-83-233-3438-5 ISSN 2299-758X !wydawnictwo UNIWERSYTETU JAGIELLOŃSKIEGO www.wuJ.pl Jagiellonian University Press Editorial Offices: Michałowskiego St. 9/2, 31-126 Krakow Phone: +48 12 631 18 81, +48 12 631 18 82, Fax: +48 12 631 18 83 Distribution: Phone: +48 12 631 01 97, Fax: +48 12 631 01 98 Cell Phone: + 48 506006 674, e-mail:
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