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REMINDING WASHINGTON OF RUSSIA’S AGGRESSIVENESS • POPE FRANCIS READIES FOR TRIP TO KRAKOW 500 GRADUATE FROM POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOLS • HIPPOCRENE TO RELEASE NEW BOOK ON FORCED LABORERS BARANSKI TO STAR IN SPINOFF AFTER SERIES • AN UNSUNG HERO PASSES • “AGELESS POLE” WILL HAVE TO WAIT Newsmark Obama Wants to Discuss Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński Canonized “A BAD DAY FOR POLAND AND EUROPE.” Britons “Quality of Poland’s Democracy” have voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum, a re- saw, said Mark Toner, deputy spokes- by Pope Francis sult that has sent tremors across Europe and sparked tur- man for the U.S. State Department. moil on global markets. “We have a long and very close re- British Prime Minister David Cameron announced he lationship with Poland. As a fellow de- would resign by October after voters swatted aside his ar- mocracy and an ally, the United States guments that the UK should stay in the European Union. cares very deeply about Poland,” said Poland’s Ryszard Czarnecki, Vice-President of the Eu- Toner. ropean Parliament, said the result “is a bad day for Poland “And so I think it’s in that regard that and Europe” adding that the decision “will weaken the Eu- Secretary Kerry… and President Obama ropean Union, for example in its relations with Russia.” look forward to having discussions with “Internally, it will make Germany and France stronger Poland’s new political leadership about within the bloc,” he added. a broad range of issues, bilateral issues Global markets reacted sharply to the vote for a Brex- and multilateral issues that we engage it, with the British pound recording a historic plunge and on together. reaching its lowest level against the dollar in decades. “But I think also that would include The złoty and other emerging markets currencies also some of our concerns about the quality weakened following the news. of Poland’s democracy.” Polish offi cials have argued that a so-called Brexit In January, the European Commis- would badly hit the British and European economy. sion said it was starting a “rule-of-law” Stanislaus Papczynski founded the Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said probe into whether controversial laws Marians of the Immaculate Conception that Britain would remain a key ally for Poland, despite its While in Warsaw for the NATO summit pushed through by Poland’s conserva- to promote the doctrine of Mary’s Im- decision to leave the EU. this month, President Obama plans to tive Law and Justice party, which came maculate Conception. In recent years An estimated 800,000 Poles live and work in Britain. sit down with Poland’s leadership. to power in October, violate democratic the order has focused on spreading Waszczykowski also said Britain’s decision to leave the standards. the message of Divine Mercy. Above: EU could lead to other countries “blackmailing” the bloc WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Poland has been locked in a bitter An image of Papczyński attributed to by threatening to hold their own exit referendums. Barack Obama wants to discuss U.S. domestic political row after Law and Nemirovsky, in St. Michael the Archan- “Other countries, following the example of Britain, concerns about the “quality of Poland’s Justice introduced sweeping reforms to gel Basilica in Marijampole , Lithuania. democracy” during a visit to Warsaw the Constitutional Tribunal and other can for example, not even leaving the EU, blackmail the WARSAW —The founder of the fi rst for the July 7-9 NATO summit, the U.S. institutions, prompting anti-government EU with further referendums, and through such blackmail Polish male religious order was canon- State Department said. protests, and criticism from abroad. demand changes in their position in the union or demand ized in Rome, June 5. Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Law and Justice has sharply rebutted opt-outs — exclusion from certain European policies, said Saint Stanislaus Papczyński (1631- John Kerry expect to discuss a range of criticism that its reforms are anti-dem- Waszczykowski. “Such a possibility exists, unfortunately.” 1701), founder of the Marians of the issues with the Polish authorities in War- ocratic. Immaculate Conception, which now has PLANE CRASH BODIES TO BE EXHUMED. The Polish more than 500 priests in 19 countries, prosecutor told relatives of the victims of the 2010 Smo- promoted social justice and prayers for lensk plane crash that all the bodies which were not cre- Polish Authors, Librarians Converge the dying. mated will be exhumed for testing. Poland’s bishops said Papczyński “Comprehensive post-mortem examinations, also using in Chicago at BookExpo America calls people “to contemplate God’s computer tomography in the fi eld of toxicology and DNA mercy and proclaim that God’s heart will be important for determining the injuries of the vic- is open to all.” tims and the causes of their deaths,” said Zbigniew Ziobro, They said Father Papczyński had the national prosecutor. created the order when his country was A meeting with the relatives of the disaster victims was “sunk in endless war, famine and dis- attended by the head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice ease,” after realizing that many Poles, (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, whose twin brother, Pres- soldiers included, were dying “unpre- ident Lech Kaczyński, was one of 96 who died in the crash pared for meeting with God.” near Smolensk airport in western Russia on April 10, 2010. “Father Papczyński showed that love The meeting with Ziobro and his deputy Marek Pa- is the spirit, light and life of every or- sionek might indicate that the body of Lech Kaczyński der and social community, that no needy and his wife Maria Kaczyńska, who also died in the crash, person should be left to die without sup- might be exhumed. (Newsweek) port,” they said. Papczyński had established clinics MINISTER OFFERS CONDOLENCES. “We are deeply and shelters for the “distressed, rejected moved and struck with grief by the shocking news coming and unjustly treated,” and to counter the from Orlando,” Poland Foreign Minister Witold Waszc- alcoholism, rampant in the 17th century. zykowski underlined in his message of condolences that Born into a blacksmith’s fam- was sent today to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. ily at Podegrodzie, in Poland’s southern “On behalf of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Aff airs and Beskidy region, Saint Papczyński joined myself, I wish to express our deepest condolences. Our the Spanish-based Piarist congregation thoughts go to the families and friends of the victims as in 1654, after being educated at Jesuit well as to all people aff ected by this tragedy,” reads the colleges, and became its fi rst full Polish statement by Poland’s head of diplomacy. POLAND SHINES AT TRADE SHOW. Poland was the 2016 “Guest of Honor” at member two years later. the largest publishing trade show in the United States, with the spotlight aimed Ordained in 1661, he left the Piarists KUCZYNSKI IS PERU’S PRESIDENT-ELECT. Pedro at Polish authors, publishers, and illustrators. Above, Aquila Polonica publisher after nine years, complaining about their Pablo Kuczynski, a well-respected economist and former Terry Tegnazian with Julian Kulski at the exposition. lack of rigor, and in 1673 founded a re- U.S. citizen, offi cially became Peru’s president-elect when CHICAGO — “This is the best est publishing trade show in the United treat house at Skierniewice for his new his main rival conceded, June 10, after days of counting booth in the show,” said publisher and States. Marian order, with a mission to promote ballots from the country’s tightest election in history. editor Glenn Young as he admired the Organized by the Polish Book Insti- the Immaculate Conception and pray for Kuczynski fought a grueling campaign at age 77, but he graphic art panels in the “Books from tute in Krakow, the Polish Cultural Insti- souls in purgatory. now faces more diffi cult challenges. He must assemble a Poland” booth during BookExpo Amer- tute in New York, and Aquila Polonica He later served as a military chaplain coalition and win popular support as he takes power with a ica (BEA), May 11-12-13 in Chicago. Publishing in Los Angeles, the Poland against Turkish invaders in Ukraine and weak political base. As the 2016 “Guest of Honor,” Poland booth at BookExpo and at the May 14 acted as confessor to King Jan Sobieski Kuczynski’s father was born in Poznan, in Poland, aimed the spotlight at Polish authors, BookCon show for the public, off ered a during his victory over the Turks at the moved to Berlin, and later Peru when Hitler came to power. publishers, and illustrators at the larg- See “BookExpo,” page 4 1683 Battle of Vienna. 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016

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Follow us on Facebook or visit us on the internet at: Reminding Washington of Russia’s Aggressiveness polamjournal.com Americans for Security in Cen- destruction and military materiel are during the Cold War, an American interest, are speaking with one voice tral and Eastern Europe (ASCEE) clearly intended to threaten and in- presence will reduce the probability now,” said ASCEE. “The increased Q held a rally in front of the White timidate NATO members. of a Russian attack. Russian threat makes it obvious July Lipiec House on Sat., June 11. The rally These developments have drawn ASCEE considers this a pivotal that we must act together to petition “Nothing in life is to be feared, it was in support of U.S. strategic se- a direct response from NATO in the issue facing U.S. strategic national the U.S. government to establish a is only to be understood. Now is the curity interests in Europe through form of broadening military exer- security interests, and has called lasting U.S. military presence as time to understand more, so that we a lasting U.S./NATO military pres- cises in its eastern region. It is im- upon the Polish American Congress part of NATO in the region. Such a may fear less.” ence in Poland. perative to further strengthen the Conference of National Directors to commitment represents an essential — Marie Curie Sklodowska Russian imperialist and mili- eastern flank of NATO. implement the resolution enacted on component of U.S. strategic secu- (Nov. 7, 1867-July 4, 1934). tary posturing is real and growing. The U.S. Administration has ear- in 2014 in Chicago, which requests rity policy.” Following aggression in Georgia, marked $3.4 billion for this purpose. a significant and permanent U.S. v v v 1 1847. Founding of Parisville, the annexation of Crimea, and war The 2016 NATO Warsaw Sum- military presence in Poland and es- For more information on Ameri- Polish settlement in Michigan. in the Donbas Region of Ukraine, mit of July 8-9 will determine the tablishment of the NATO bases. cans for Security in Central and 2 MATKA BOSKA JAGODNA Blessed Virgin of the Berries. Russia now threatens the free and response of the NATO Alliance to “Polish American communities Eastern Europe, contact Roman Ko- The first fruits and wild ber- democratic countries of Eastern Russia’s offensive and threatening and organizations across the United rzan at [email protected]; (202) ries are ripened by this day. and Central Europe along its bor- moves, including war preparations. Sates, as well as those affiliated by 888-4035. 1800. Birth of painter Piotr Mi- ders. During the military maneuvers NATO is a defensive alliance and chalowski. code-named “ZAPAD” (translated priority must be given to the Alli- 3 1619. Account of strike by Polish as “West”) the Russian Armed Forc- ance’s collective security in accor- Defense Minister Plans for Hostilities settlers in Jamestown, Virg. es rehearsed all aspects of a surprise dance with Article 5 of the North WARSAW— Poland plans to Crimean Peninsula. entered into records of the attack on Poland. Atlantic Treaty. For the Central and Virginia Company. The Poles, recruit 35,000 for a paramilitary Recruitment is slated to begin Today Russia represents a very Eastern European members, the force to counter Russian aggres- in September. Civilian volunteers pitch, tar and glassmakers, held real and even an imminent threat to summit in Warsaw is about putting the win strike for equal rights. sion, reports Poland’s Defense will be trained in military skills It is considered to be the first Poland and to world peace. in place military capabilities to deter Minister Antoni Macierewicz. He comprising of about thirty days of labor strike in the New World. Russian President Vladimir Pu- war because only through military said that the new force is needed military training a year. The ini- 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY. (U.S.) tin’s repeated announcements that strength can real peace be assured because Poland is “threatened by tial three brigades are slated to be 1934. Death of Madame Russia is strengthening its military in Europe. the actions of our neighbor Russia, operational in eastern Poland by Sklodowska Curie, 66, in presence in the Kaliningrad (Koe- Considering Russia’s aggressive which makes no secret of its ag- January, 2017, given that that area France, Nobel Prize winner nigsberg/Królewiec) region, in im- posture towards Central and East- chemist who discovered radium gressive intentions.” is most subject to Russian aggres- mediate proximity to the Polish ern European NATO members, only The goal of the paramilitary sion. Fourteen more are expected and polonium. border, suggests that Russian plans a sizeable presence of U.S. armed 5 War II ace Col. Francis Ga- force is to counter the kind of to be ready in 2019. The command for aggression against Poland are forces will prevent war. This is also “hybrid warfare” that Russia em- structure and senior appointments breski scores his 28th downed advancing. Concentrations of Rus- the only deterrent to Russia’s grow- enemy plane. ployed in the seizure of Ukraine’s are already in place. 7 1572. Death of King Zygmunt sian manpower, weapons of mass ing threat to world peace. Just as August, last of Poland’s Jagiel- lonian dynasty. 8 1824. Birth of Wlodzimierz Briefing at Embassy in Washington Addresses Security of Poland Krzyzanowski (d. 1887), Union POREMSKI RICHARD PHOTO: officer. by Richard Poremski conducted listening and networking 9 1803. Napoleon Bonaparte cre- WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the tours with Polonia and its leaders ates the Grand Duchy of behest of Ambassador Ryszard Sch- that evolved into the present two- Warsaw. nepf, 100 leaders of Polish Ameri- day’s summit meetings here. Mili- 10 1835. Birth of composer and vio- can organizations and associations tary analyst Conrad Nowak echoed linist Henry Wieniawski. and special guests in many profes- Ambassador Schnepf’s remarks, 13 2000. Death of Jan Karski, sional fields from across the United the importance of the NATO alli- former Polish diplomat who in States convened here on May 13, ance to Poland, and that the upcom- 1942 tried to warn Great Britain 2016 at the Embassy of the Republic ing NATO summit in Warsaw is of and the United States of Nazi of Poland, where they heard expert the utmost significance. “Poland atrocities in occupied Poland. 15 1410. Polish victory over the presentations on the national securi- has been on the side of right wher- Teutonic Knights at Grunwald. ty of Poland. The meeting was held ever its forces have served,” he re- 16 SAINT KUNEGUNDA in conjunction with the May 12 po- marked. 1873. Jan Matejko establishes a litically bi-partisan annual gathering The embassy briefing concluded school of fine arts in Krakow. of the American Polish Advisory with the Political Section First Sec- 17 1629. Birth Council (APAC) at the U.S. Capitol. retary Dorota Markiewicz-Zemke of Poland’s Elected members of both the House giving a complete and very detailed w a r r i o r and Senate are always invited to ad- presentation on the present state of king, Jan dress important matters of concern Poland’s national defenses, and em- S o b i e s k i to both Poland and Polonia. phasized Poland’s dynamic partici- (inset, right). Ambassador Schnepf welcomed Political Section First Secretary Dorota Markiewicz-Zemke addresses pation with NATO in various mili- 18 ST. SIMON guests, including (seated from the right) APAC founder General/Ambas- OF LIPNICA the guests and emphasized the Em- tary situations. The vital military bassy and Poland place the utmost sador Edward Rowny, Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf, APAC Executive statistics she delivered, with their 19 1980. Lt. Director Darek Barcikowski, and Consul General Piotr Konowrocki. Col. Matt importance on the close cooperation correspondingly huge numbers, left U r b a n , with the American Polonia and the Poland. Schnepf also emphasized portance of maintaining the Polish no doubt that Poland is well situat- America’s most decorated sol- reciprocal support for each other’s the upcoming July NATO Summit American dialogue. “We must be ed, and is fully prepared, to defend dier, receives Medal of Honor. initiatives. He said that an example in Warsaw, citing examples of Po- active in politics staring in our lo- the homeland and forcefully repel 21 1901. Dedication of St. Jo- of the good state of Polish American land’s resolute and significant mili- cal communities, extending to our against any foreign aggression or saphat Basilica, Milwaukee. relations — and military alignment tary cooperation with the U.S. and cities, counties, states and the U.S. associated threats. All this in light 22 1942. Nazis began their trans- — is illustrated by the recent ground of the rise of a resurgent, militaristic port of Jews from the Warsaw all the other allied NATO partners. Congress,” Barcikowski strongly Ghetto to the death at Treblin- breaking of a U.S. missile defense APAC’s Edward Rowny and advised. Polonia activist Maureen and aggressive Russia too near on ka. installation in Redzikowo, northern Darek Barcikowski stressed the im- Pikarski spoke about the recently Poland’s eastern border. 23 1885. 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POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016 www.polamjournal.com 3 Ambassador to UN Dedicates Special Exhibit Czech Rader Posthumously at Port Washington Polish American Museum Awarded with Legion of Merit by Gerald Kochan when given “amnesty” by the Soviets upon the TOLEDO — A Toledo native was mended — and passed over — for the PORT WASHINGTON, Long Island, N.Y. — German invasion of the USSR in late 1941. The re- honored with the Legion of Merit deco- Legion of Merit honor. The OSS Soci- On Sun., June, 5, the Polish Ambassador to the sulting agreement between the Soviet government ration for her work as a spy in Soviet- ety, a group of fellow OSS veterans, led United Nations, Dr. Boguslaw Winid dedicated an and the Polish government operating in exile from era Poland with a ceremony at Arlington the effort to recognize her actions. exhibit featuring one of the most poignant stories Great Britain resulted in the formation of a Polish National Cemetery. Captain Czech Rader’s extended fam- to come out of World War II. The event was the Army in the USSR under General Wladyslaw An- Born to Polish immigrants, Capt. ily gathered at Arlington for the ceremo- public premier of “Passage to India – The Wartime ders. Stephanie Czech Rader served as a ma- ny June 1, more than four months after Odyssey of Polish Children and the Good Maha- The evacuation of this army to fight on the jor in the Office of Strategic Services, her death. According to Stephen Smith, raja” that will reside for the Western Front when the So- the World War II- an Arlington National next two months at the Pol- viets were unable to proper- era precursor to the Cemetery spokesman, ish American Museum, 16 ly equip and feed the force Central Intelligence an extended wait is Belleview Ave. provided an opportunity to Agency. typical for families It features the touching rescue some of the civil- Her knowledge of who request a full story of 1,000 Polish chil- ians including the orphans the Polish language honors Army funeral. dren, mostly orphans, some featured in the exhibit. The and culture allowed But Captain Czech of the more than two mil- director’s father was one of her to work as a spy, Rader is remembered lion Poles that were sent to those who left with Ander’s collecting informa- for much more than the Gulags by the Soviets in Army as a soldier but was tion on the Soviets her military service. the period of 1940-1941. It transferred to Great Brit- and the Polish secret At Cornell University is the story of their odyssey ain to reinforce the Polish police in the months she studied chemistry, from the Gulags to refuge Parachute Brigade. Colo- after World War II. a passion she tried in India, a story made even nel Richard Jung, board Captain Czech unsuccessfully to pur- more relevant today by An exhibit about the the plight of orphaned member of the Center for Rader, who died in sue after graduation the actions of Putin in the Polish refugees, who were aided by the Military Studies and special January at age 100, because chemistry Ukraine and elsewhere and Maharaja of Nawanagar, draws on dozens guest, had a similar back- never really discussed labs were not open the other war refugees from of archival photographs. The children had ground as his mother was her military exploits Stephanie Czech Rader served in to women. Captain Southwest Asia and North survived being deported to corners of the rescued through the Anders with those close to precursor of the Central Intelligence Czech Rader’s estate Africa that Europe is pres- Soviet Union following the Red Army’s inva- Army relocation. Both ad- her. When the OSS’s Agency. is endowing a chair in ently facing. One of those sion of eastern Poland in September 1939. mitted that their parents’ documents were de- chemistry at Cornell children, Mrs. Alexander history helped inspire their classified in 2008, her family was- sur in her honor. Puc was a specially honored guest at the exhibit choice to become U.S. army officers. prised to learn about the extent of her “I consider her an icon,” said Marya opening. Refreshments were served and the guests were service. Czech, Dobosz’s sister who was close to After a few words of welcome by the presi- encouraged to roam freely around the exhibit and “She shared a lot of fascinating sto- Captain Czech Rader. dent of the Museum Board, Barbara Szydlowska, museum. The ambassador’s family and staff min- ries with us,” Stephany Dobosz, a rela- Although the details of Captain the ambassador and the director of the Museum, gled with museum staff and family members and tive, said, “but not her postwar activity.” Czech Rader’s service were kept under Gerald Kochan, Colonel (ret.) assisted by his wife general guests answering questions. Dobosz’s father, Stanley — Captain wraps for most of her life, she still left Malgorzata gave short presentations regarding the All the attendees enjoyed the opportunity to Czech Rader’s cousin — was sponsored a lasting impression on her family and exhibit. The ambassador spoke of the “good Ma- have such direct access to the ambassador and his to come to the United States from Po- friends. haraja” the primary benefactor of the children and charming wife Beata. It was truly a family affair in land by Captain Czech Rader’s family. “You just loved her when you saw her how he is still honored in Poland by a street and that, not only was the Ambassador assisted by his With the release of the documents and met her,” Dobosz said. school named for him. The director touched upon wife, but his young son Aleksander was fittingly from the OSS, it became clear that Cap- — theblade.com the story of the other Poles deported and their fate there for an exhibit on children. tain Czech Rader had twice been recom- Polish American Journal Foundation Begins Scholarship Fund Drive Prizes to be given to students majoring in journalism and the arts BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Polish Polish American descent. WE ASK OUR READERS commu­nity. 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JUST BETWEEN US / Mark Kohan SPOTLIGHT ON LONG ISLAND An Unsung Hero Passes Museum Acquires A big part of the Polish American Journal will see reading his obitu- died with the passing of Larry Wroblewski ary in this month’s paper), “Gabby” Memorabilia on June 4, 2015. He had been senior associ- that meant everything from by Barbara Szydlowski ate editor of the paper since 1984, and had running into a burning PORT WASHINGTON, Long Island, N.Y. worked the Journal since it move here from building to offering advice — The Polish American Scranton in 1983. on the best chicken feed. Museum at 16 Belleview I first met Larry at the then Polish Ameri- I am going to miss my Ave. recently acquired the can Voice offices, where he left his job as a friend and his sometimes military memorabilia of writer for the weekly Am-Pol Eagle. At that quirky (but mysteriously Col. Francis “Gabby” time, Panagraphics — the company which always correct) observa- Gabreski (right), Ameri- owned the Voice — was making plans with tions on Polish Americana, can fighter pilot and air Henry Dende to purchase the Polish Ameri- politics, the arts, and life ace. Colonel Gabreski, can Journal, bring it to Buffalo, and combine in general. I have been served in World War II it with Voice. David Franczyk was to serve blessed to have known downing over thirty Ger- as editor of merged paper, and Larry was as- him, as has everyone who man planes, as well as six signed to writing, and layout of national, lo- had the pleasure of meeting Soviet Mig 15s in Korea. The Gabreski mili- cal, and fraternal editions. him. He was humble, kind, tary collection, consisting of letters of com- Franczyk ran for a seat on the Buffalo and passionate. mendation, and citation plus photos, will be Common Council (which he still holds to- He cared more about on exhibit in the Fall. day), and Larry became editor of the PAJ. He people than things, and was The current exhibit, “Passage to India,” held that position for almost two years until PAJ Senior Associate Editor Larry Wroblewski. never one for accolades, will be available until August 1. The unique he took full charge of the fraternal editions awards, or recognition. He exhibit spotlights the plight of Polish orphans (The Polish Beneficial Association, Polish him. would be no doubt be up- rescued from the Soviet Gulags and an un- National Alliance of Brooklyn, The Associa- Before I knew it, I was a merit badge coun- set at his passing getting as much attention as expected benefactor. The Museum is open tion of the Sons of Poland, and the Union of selor, playing guitar in Corpus Christi’s folk it has, but I feel we owe him that — and so Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 Poles in America). I was then assigned as edi- group, driving with Larry to Erie to cover the much more. a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. tor in chief. closing of Alliance College, attending Polish to 4:00 p.m. For additional information, call Having much in common, we became fast American Historical Association banquets, HELPING THE WROBLEWSKI FAMILY. the museum at (516) 883-6542. friends. Just out of college, we were both pau- Polish American Congress conventions, and Mary Fera, a close friend to the Wroblews- pers, living on coffee, the “sub of the day,” and the list goes on. That’s what Larry did: he got ki family, has set up a GoFundMe page to WHO WAS STAN COVELESKI? He was an lunchmeat from the last of the neighborhood’s all his friends involved in everything. The help Larry’s family keep up with the flood American major league baseball pitcher dur- corner stores. Neither of us minded working thought of serving on the board of the Polish of medical bills, which are currently over ing the 1910s and 1920s who threw the finest until sunrise to beat deadlines (something Community Center of Buffalo never crossed $150,000. spitballs to keep hitters off balance. On seven that confused the 9-to-5ers), writing stories my mind, but within a few years of my in- “Raising money for this family means occasions during his 14 year career, Coveleski at home (long before home offices were com- troduction to the man, I was hashing over so much to me because Larry was the kind (nee Kowalewski)ranked among the league’s monplace), or working for close-to-nothing budgets with directors of the National En- of guy that lit up a room with pure joy and top ten in fewest walk allowed per nine in- for the benefit of Polonia. As altruistic as that dowment for the Arts and the New York State laughter when he walked in,” said Fera nings pitched. may sound, it was (and is) the truth. Council on the Arts. “He was a beloved husband to his wife On the strength of his 215 career wins and Larry had a way of making everything Larry grew up on the then-predominantly and an incredible father to his three daugh- lifetime.602 winning percentage, Coveleski work, even if — at times — you wanted to Polish American East Side of Buffalo. He ters. He did so much for everyone around was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in drown him midstream. He was a giving soul was proud that he lived within the “Golden him and never asked for anything in return. 1969. He died on March 20, 1984 at the age — a trait that inspired hope among those in Triangle of Polonia” — Broadway, Fillmore He loved the simplicity of life and saw of 94 after a lengthy illness. At the time of his his circle. I know it did in me. Avenue, and Memorial Drive. Like many of blessings in all things. He was very active death, he was the oldest living Hall of Famer. Because he was generous to a fault, there us, he thought he could fight the inevitable, in his church and community. He wouldn’t were times he took on more could handle. and make at least the Triangle a Polish Ameri- hesitate to help anyone in need.” THE STRIKE OF 1619 by Polish workmen In addition to the newspaper, he was active can haven. But, with a young family, he real- To donate through the GoFundMe, go at colonial Jamestown, Virginia, was the first with Boy Scout Troop 913 at Corpus Christi ized city life, at least on the East Side, was not to: gofundme.com/28zp8r5n. strike in the recorded history of North Amer- church. (Interesting fact: Johnny Rzeznik of the best option for his wife and girls, and the If you prefer to send a check, please ica. Polish craftsmen had been brought to the GooGoo Dolls was one of his Scouts.) Wroblewskis moved to bucolic North Collins, make it payable to “Barbara Wroblewski,” the colony by colonial leader John Smith, to While most of us would have dropped the vol- where (you can guess), Larry got involved in and write “Larry’s Medical Bill Fund” on make glassware, pitch and tar. When the col- unteer grind for the paid work, Larry did the almost every aspect of life there. He became a the check. Please mail to: Larry’s Medical ony held the first election in 1619, the Polish opposite: he brought in people from the work- volunteer fireman, reporter for several South- Bill Fund, c/o Polish American Journal, craftsmen were not allowed to vote, prompt- ing world to help with the volunteer work. town newspapers, active in the Parent Teach- P.O. Box 271, North Boston, NY 14110- ing them to go on strike. Due to the economic I was not the only person recruited by Lar- ers Association, band boosters, and his par- 0271. Your cancelled check will be your importance of these craftsmen in this young ry, but I think my experience will give you an ish’s Holy Name Society. Larry was not Larry receipt. colony, colonial leaders bowed to the pressure example of the impact he had on those around unless he was helping someone, and (as you and gave the Poles full voting rights. BookExpo: Polish American Authors also Highlighted continued from cover events and at a variety of venues with opening remarks by Chad W. about how to buy books from Po- along again,” said Kniffel. “It was unique opportunity for Polish around Chicago. Post. land. Polish author Magdelena Tulli an amazing four days with Poland American librarians in Chicagoland Five panel discussions about Aquila Polonica Publishing held also appeared at Unabridged Books at the center of attention, and what to learn what books are new and hot publishing in Poland during the book signings at the Poland booth in Chicago, while Ron Balson, I liked best were the conversations in Poland, and to enjoy programs convention’s May 11 “Global Mar- and at Chicago’s Copernicus Cen- author of “Once We Were Broth- with attendees who spotted the Po- and author events designed to raise ket Forum” focused on the evolu- ter featuring Julian Kulski, whose ers” and “Saving Sophie,” joined land exhibit and told stories about awareness of what is current in the tion of the industry since the fall World War II diary, “The Color of Tuszyńska May 11 in conversation their family connections to Poland. publishing industry. of communism in 1989, including Courage,” the company published with Greg Archer, author of “Grace It was also an honor to meet and The big hit in the Poland booth “Poland’s Book Market: Insights, in 2014 in an expanded and annotat- Revealed,” at 57th Street Books. talk with Julian Kulski. His book was the display of graphic arts from Trends & Developments.” ed edition that includes “Digital Ex- Poet Krystyna Dąbrowska gave belongs in every library in America, children’s books, highlighted by Among the BEA programs spon- tras” (pictures with QR codes that a reading at the University of Chi- and it is up to organizations like a book signing by Aleksandra and sored by the American Library As- connect to associated film footage cago, which was followed by a PALA to see that it gets there.” Daniel Mizieliski. Other books on sociation was “Polish Literature Is that can be viewed on cell phones) conversation with Karen Kovacik, BookExpo America and Book- display included elegant tomes for Everyone: How to Curate Core as well as an “Educator’s Guide” for editor of a new all-female Polish Con are spectacular book giveaways from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute Collections of Polish Literature at classroom use. Kulski was 12 years poetry anthology titled “Scatter- that also feature brand new titles at in Warsaw, collectible editions of Public Libraries,” presented May old when he was recruited into the ing the Dark,” and award-winning remainder prices, and librarians classic Polish works from Kurtiak 13 by Isabella Nowak-Osika of the Polish resistance, and 15 when he translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones for from all over the Midwest were on & Ley, language-learning aids from Chicago Public Library. fought in the Warsaw Uprising. John a May 11 program at the University hand to add new titles to their collec- Prolog Publishing, and dozens of Elsewhere around Chicago, Guzlowski, author of Aquila Poloni- of Chicago, moderated by Bożena tions. Publishers Weekly provided a popular titles. Another popular fea- the Polish Book Institute hosted a ca’s latest title, “Echoes of Tattered Shallcross, UC professor of modern conversation area exclusively for li- ture was The Witcher, an opportuni- cocktail reception and a moderated Tongues,” also signed books at the Polish literature. brarians complete with sandwiches ty to sample Poland’s popular video discussion of “The Art of Narrative show and at the Copernicus Center Also signing in the Poland booth and refreshments, which heightened game. A large selection of books by Nonfiction” with author/journalists where he read a selection of poems. was Piotr Witt, author of “On the the excitement that is BookExpo. Polish American authors was also Artur Domosławski from Poland Aquila Polonica publisher Terry Threshold of Fame: Chopin’s First Other PALA members in attendance on display, and a four-color catalog and Sebastian Junger, bestselling Tegnazian orchestrated six addi- Steps in Paris” (available only in included Elizabeth Marszalik, Jo- of those books was distributed (A U.S. author of “The Perfect Storm,” tional events at McCormick and the Polish), who also appeared at a anna Klos, Anna Demitraszek, Gra- Selection of Books in English about at the University Club of Chicago Eisenhower Public Library in Har- Polish-language presentation at the zyna Krzycka, and Krystyna Grell BEA’s Guest of Honor, Poland). with Chad W. Post, publisher of wood Heights, Wood Dale Public Polish Museum of America May and Iwona Bozek of the Polish Polish American Librarians As- Open Letter Books at the University Library, and Frugal Muse Books in 13. That event featured Krystyna Museum of America Library, and sociation President Leonard Kniffel of Rochester, moderating the dis- Darien. Dąbrowska, Agata Tuszyńska, Mag- Donna Solecka Urbikas who gave helped staff the booth, and PALA cussion. To keep the spotlight on Poland, dalena Tulli, Artur Domosławski, away promotional copies of her new members took full advantage of The Chopin Theatre hosted an Polish authors Agata Tuszyńska, Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Aleksandra book from the University of Wis- the focus on Poland to enrich their opening event May 10 dubbed “Dis- Artur Domosławski, and Zygmunt and Daniel Mizielińscy, Małgorzata consin Press, “My Sister’s Mother,” libraries’ collections and programs covering Poland,” with readings by Miłoszewski signed books at Chica- Gurowska, and Joanna Ruszczyk which was even more popular than courtesy of the “Books from Po- five authors from Poland: Krystyna go’s D&Z Polish bookstore, whose on a panel moderated by Zbyszek the ribbon “Poland” bookmarks and land” sponsors. A special librarian Dąbrowska, Artur Domosławski, owners, Dorota and Zbyszek Kruc- Kruczalak. the colorful postcards with illustra- programming track resulted in small Dorota Maslowska, Zygmunt zalak, helped staff the Poland booth “It’s hard to imagine when an tions from the children’s book art on but focused audiences at associated Miłoszewski, and Magdalena Tulli, and offered information to attendees opportunity like this will come display. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016 www.polamjournal.com 5

RELIGION / Benjamin Fiore, S.J. Libeskind’s Zlota 44 New on Warsaw Skyline Pope Francis Readies for Trip to Krakow Plans for Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico and Texas. Now he is fash- censor artists or demand that they Poland to celebrate the 1050th an- ioning his own, using wood from create art that violates their deepest niversary of Poland’s baptism, and trees at the Catholic Center at Texas and sincerely held convictions.” attend the annual World Youth Day A & M where he recently served as in Krakow, also include a visit to the director of campus ministry. With HILLEL INTERNATIONAL Divine Mercy Shrine. tongue in cheek, Bishop Konderla OPENS OFFICE IN POLAND. Hil- On July 27, the pope will arrive noted “Every Jedi has not complet- lel International, the global organi- in Krakow, Poland’s second-largest ed his training until he’s made his zation fostering community among city and also where Pope St. John own light saber that he uses to fight Jewish students and young Jewish Paul II served as a priest and eventu- evil with – so this is my light saber.” adults, announced the beginning of ally was an archbishop. Pope Fran- operations in Poland. “Jewish life cis plans on meeting the president of HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO… in Poland has seen a remarkable re- Poland, Andrzej Duda, and will give The Knights of Columbus in Po- vitalization in recent years, but that two speeches. land, celebrating the completion of progress can only be sustained if we The pope’s speeches will be di- the first ten years. During the past ensure that young Polish Jews have rected to the diplomatic corps from decade the Polish Knights have the community and the resources DANIEL LIBESKIND, architect of One World Trade Center and son of the courtyard of the Wawel Castle; donated approximately $1 million necessary to thrive,” said the presi- Holocaust survivors, returned to the country of his birth and early years to another speech is to be given to the to charity and more than 450,000 dent of Hillel International Eric D. present the opening of his latest design. nation’s bishops at the Wawel Ca- hours of volunteer service. There Fingerhut. Zlota 44 is one of Europe’s tallest and most luxurious residential build- ings. The iconic 629-foot, 52-story apartment tower, is located on Ulica thedral. are currently 88 Knights councils CHANGING TIMES. After 135 Zlota (Gold Street) in downtown Warsaw, and has 287 one-, two- and The next day, the pope will go to throughout Poland with more than years, the Felician Sisters will no the shrine of the Black Madonna of 4,300 members. three-bedroom apartments and penthouses complete with business, leisure, longer be part of the spiritual life of concierge, and parking facilities. Czestochowa to celebrate mass and Buffalo’s Auxiliary Bishop Ed- St. Stanislaus, the Mother Church commemorate the 1050th anniver- ward M. Grosz and Fr. Thaddeus It recently captured five awards at the International Property Awards of Buffalo, N.Y.’s Polonia. The event in London, UK, including “Best Residential Development,” “Best sary of the baptism of Poland. He N. Bocianowski on their 45th anni- two remaining nuns who serve St. will then return to Krakow to ad- versary of priesthood and Fr. Louis Apartment,” “Best Interior Design Show Home,” in Europe and “Best Res- Stan’s, Sister Blaise and Sister Jo- idential High-Rise Development,” “Best Residential Development,” and dress youth gathered there for the S. Dolinic celebrating 50 years of sanne, have added so much to spirit annual World Youth Day. priesthood. “Best Apartment” in Poland. of the Parish and are an important Besides One World Trade Center, Libeskind’s other notable works in- The following day, Pope Francis Fr. Józef Zuziak, a Salva- part of the Polonia District ... Our will visit the infamous former Nazi dorian priest, who celebrated 50 clude Century Spire in Manila, the Wohl Centre in Israel, the Imperial War Lady of Czestochowa on the Buf- Museum North in Manchester, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. concentration camp in Auschwitz years of priesthood at Our Lady falo / West Seneca town line, will and will deliver an address. The of Częstochowa Shrine in Mer- Libeskind has received several Royal Institute of British Architects not have a lawn fete this year. The (RIBA) awards and is an honorary member of the Royal Society. pope is then planning on going back rillville, Ind, where he serves. Fr. annual church picnic regularly drew to Krakow once again in order to Zuziak was ordained in Poland by thousands from across Western New visit a children’s hospital and lead then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, with York. the Stations of the Cross. whom he enjoyed skiing excursions. “Sto Lat” Birthday and On July 30th, he will visit the Di- He also founded the annual walk- vine Mercy Shrine located in Kra- ing pilgrimage in August from St. St. Casimir to hold “Jak Siẹ Masz?” Note Cards kow, where the image of the Divine Michael’s Church, Chicago, to the “Shishkebaba” Fest Mercy and the relics of St. Faustina Shrine in Merrillville, with an over- BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Kowalska are located. The pope night at the Carmelite monastery in 2nd will hear confessions there and then Munster, Ind. Information about the Annual Shishkebaba Polka- will be held on the head to the Shrine of Pope St. John August pilgrimage can be found at Rock Fest grounds of St. Casimir Church, Paul II, where he will offer Mass for http://polonijnapielgrzymka.com/ 160 Cable St., Aug. 6-7, 2016. all priests, religious, and seminar- On Saturday, there will be ians. That evening, the pope will STO LAT TO… Fr. Jan Trela, na- kiełbasa or chicken shishkabobs lead World Youth Day participants tive of Rzeszów, Poland who was by Polish Villa II from 4:00 p.m., in prayer at the Campus Misericor- appointed pastor of Christ Our Hope and rock, polka, and country diae, which is located several miles Parish in French Creek, N.Y., where music by from Krakow. he had served as administrator for Special De- The next morning, he will cel- three years. Ordained in 1998, Fr. livery from ebrate the closing Mass of World Trela served in various parishes in 5:00 p.m. On Youth Day at the Campus Miseri- Kazakhstan before coming to Buf- Sunday, the cordiae. Later in the afternoon, he falo. fest will fea- will deliver a last address to young Sr. Marie Fidelis Sledgeski, a ture Barney’s people celebrating World Youth member of the Disciples of the Lord BBQ Chick- CARD 402 — “Sto lat.” (“Happy CARD 403 — “Jak Się Masz?” Day and will return to Rome. Jesus Christ in Prayer Town, Texas. Sr. Marie Fidelis graduated from en from Birthday — May you live 100 5½¨x4¼¨ “Jak się masz?” — This ALSO PREPARING FOR WORLD Franciscan University in Steuben- FR. KRYSA. Saint noon, and years”) 4¼¨x5½¨ Full color de- good-natured Polish expression YOUTH DAY. To prepare for par- ville, Ohio and then followed the Casimir’s spiritual polkas by sign with poppy, “Sto lat” lyrics of greeting and expression of ticipation in the World Youth Day call into the convent, after reflecting leader. Rare Vintage in Polish and English, and role of good will can be heard when in Krakòw, Poland this summer, St. on religious life since her days in from 1:00-5:00 p.m. A bounce poppy in Polish culture. Inside friends, neighbors, and fam- Brendan-on-the-Lake parish in Wil- high school. house, Euro pobiotic coolers, raf- left blank for personalization. ily meet. From “How have you son, N.Y, held its 3rd annual walk- fles, Fr. Krysa’s cherry cordial, Printed on 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 glossy been” and “How’s everything?” ing pilgrimage to the Our Lady of TWO ARTISTS OPPOSE PHOE- watermelon and Polish beers will stock. to “How do you do?” a lot of Fatima Shrine in Lewiston, N.Y., 15 NIX ORDINANCE. Joanna Duka be featured both days. • 75¢ each questions are packed into these and Breanna Koski operate Brush three little words. miles away. Fr. Jòzef Dudzik wel- An $18.00 donation (which • 10-pack $6.00 comed the pilgrims, including Noah and Nib, an art studio that specializ- includes food) is requested. Full color design with Sacilowski from Cheektowaga and es in hand-painting, hand-lettering, Presale tickets are available for • 50 or more 50¢ each “dziewięćsil” (Alpine Everlast- ing Thistle Flower), the card Teresa Colosanti, Jean Czerniak, and calligraphy for various events, $35.00 per couple. This is St. Ca- SHIPPING and Michelle Kisluk who joined the including weddings. The two have simir’s annual fundraiser, aimed 1-10 cards...... $3.50 comes with a blank inside for personalization. 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He has al- explains, “Artists don’t give up their ready made four croziers, the staffs freedom of speech and freedom TWO TRAINS FROM POLAND that symbolize the bishop’s office as from coercion when they enter into A Journey in History and of the Human Spirit shepherd, for fellow bishops in New their art studio. Government can’t midnight knock at her door changed everything for 6-year- old Krystyna Sklenarz. In the middle of the night, the KGB MODLITWY A deported her family from Poland to Siberia. She experienced two years there, and faced starvation, typhus, an opium den, being PUBLICATION OF PRAYERS. The Polish American Journal gladly accepts prayers ads for publication. They must be received by the 10th of each month, prior to the month of publication, and must be torpedoed, and living through the Nazi Blitz in the London subway. pre-paid at the cost of $15.00 each, which can be paid by check or charge. If you have any questions Through it all, Krystyna refused to give up. This is her journey from regarding this policy, please call 1 (800) 422-1275 or (716) 312-8088. Siberia to her entrance into medical school at only 17. THANKSGIVING PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. Father, as a Church Family, we are grateful to You Dr. Krystyna M. Sklenarz was a psychiatrist trained at the for sealing us with the promise of Your Holy Spirit. We are thankful that the same power (Holy Spirit) that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is now working in us to do Your good will and pleasure. Holy University of Chicago, and later Director of the Lake County Mental Spirit, we thank You for being our Helper and living in us forever. We thank You for teaching us all Health Clinic, Indiana, before opening her own practice. things and bringing to our remembrance all things God, our Father, has said. Thank You, for leading us and guiding us into all truth. Thank You for freeing us from the bondages of our fleshly desires; $19.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling • Item 2-604 for to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Holy Spirit, thank You, for producing in us the fruit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL BOOKSTORE gentleness, and self-control as we walk in You. Holy Spirit, because of You, we have the power to P.O. Box 271, N. Boston NY 14110-0271 love unconditionally; power to perform miracles and healing; and the power to cast out demons. We can do all things through Jesus Christ because of You. J.K. www.polamjournal.com • 1 (800) 422-1275 6 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016

BOOKS IN BRIEF/ Mary Lanham 500 Graduate from Polish Language Schools PHOTO: ANDRZEJ BARANIAK ANDRZEJ PHOTO: At Look at Our Obsession with Meat MEATHOOKED has also written two novels and lived in six coun- The History and Science of Our tries and traveled to 80 of them. She now lives in 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat France with her family and two dogs. by Marta Zaraska Basic Books, 2016, 272 pps. THE SEAGOING COWBOY 250 W. 57th St. , Suite 1500 by Peggy Reiff Miller New York, NY 10107 Illustrated by Claire Ewart BasicBooks.com Brethren Press, 2016, 40 pps. ​​In Meathooked, science journalist Marta Zaras- 1451 Dundee Ave ka explores our obsession with Elgin, IL 60120 meat. Despite the health warn- 1 (800) 441-3712 ings of cancer and diabetes BrethrenPress.com and the extensive greenhouse Shortly after the end of the Second World War, gases that are produced rais- Poland had lost so much. One-fifth of its citizens ing animals to be slaughtered, perished and many cities were greatly damaged. In humans seem to be addicted. addition to all that hardship, the country had also What drives this addiction is suffered a major loss of- live what Zaraska means to find out. stock. In the United States, the CLASS DISMISSED. On May 29, Chicago’s St. Hyacinth Basilica hosted the unified The book begins with a churches of the Brethren, the graduation of 500 Polish American students from 35 Chicago-area Polish Language look at the earliest carnivores: Society of Friends, and Men- Schools. High school diplomas were presented by Eva Koch, president of the Polish bacteria-like organisms that consumed other micro- nonites saw a way to help: by Teachers Association of America (Zrzeszenie Nauczycieli Polskich w Ameryce), and scopic creatures about 1.5 billion years ago. These sending cattle and horses over- Konrad Zielinski, vice consul general of the Republic of Poland. These students small carnivores evolved into larger predators. seas to Poland and other war- spent 12 years during elementary and secondary school years — in some cases, Then primates happened upon the evolutionary ravaged European countries to sacrificing their athletic pursuits — to attend Saturday morning and/or Friday scene. Our ape-like ancestors were mostly vegetar- replenish these losses. Those evening Polish language classes (G.B.C.) ian, but, at some point, early humans made the leap that tended to the farm animals on the ships became to consuming meat, perhaps scavenging first and known as seagoing cowboys. then later hunting with hands and tools. Many sci- In the beautifully illustrated children’s book, Hippocrene Books to Release entists theorize this jump to animal protein enabled The Seagoing Cowboy, a fictional account of one the growth of a much larger brain that is present in of these cowboys’ experiences is relayed. His story, New Book on Polish Forced Laborers modern humans. from the train ride to the ship to the tending of the NEW YORK — Sophie Hodorow- ups, the horrors of transit camps, the ter- Zaraska goes on to investigate the many other horses and cows aboard ship and finally the joyous icz Knab, bestselling author of several rible conditions of life and work in both aspects of meat, from the meat industrial complex delivery of the extremely-needed resources in Po- Polish-interest books, including Polish agriculture and industry; the wearing of to the ethics and environmental cost of raising land is simply-told and punctuated with wonderful Customs, Traditions, and Folklore and the letter P on all their clothes and all the animals for slaughter to the cultural traditions sur- watercolor images. The Polish Country severe discrimination rounding meat as well as the myth that eating meat The Seagoing Cowboy written by Peggy Reiff Kitchen Cookbook, has associated with being is necessary for survival. She even discusses the Miller and illustrated by Claire Ewart is suitable written a new book in- a Pole, all under the language we use to discuss meat. Her investigation for those aged four to eight and is available from spired by her mother’s threat of violence and leads her all over the globe, to a steakhouse in In- Brethren Press. experiences as a forced being sent to concen- dia, a meat growing laboratory in the Netherlands, About the author. Peggy Reiff Miller was- in laborer in Germany tration camps. and a vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. spired to write about the seagoing cowboys since during World War II. Knab draws from According to Zaraska’s research, the future of 2002 when she learned her own grandfather made Conducting exten- documents, govern- meat production is unsustainable if the trend to- such a voyage himself in 1946. She has written sive research of post- ment and family re- wards greater demand due to population growth about the Heifer Project, now Heifer International, war trial testimonies cords, photos, and continues. However, there are solutions such as in several magazine articles, a blog, as well as cre- housed in archives in most importantly, dia- greatly reducing meat intake by eating pulses ating the documentary, A Tribute to the Seagoing the U.S., London, and ries, letters and trial (beans, lentils, peas, etc.), cereals, and meat substi- Cowboys. She holds degrees from Manchester Uni- in Warsaw, Knab has testimonies to present a tutes or perhaps lab-grown meat. versity in Indiana, Western Michigan University, written a book about detailed portrait of the Meathooked: The History and Science of Our and the Institute of Children’s Literature. She lives female Polish forced lives of female Polish 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat by Marta with her husband in Goshen, Indiana. laborers and the unique laborers, finally giving Zaraska examines the past, present, and future of set of challenges and Polish women a voice meat, and should be read by vegans, vegetarians, About the illustrator. Claire Ewart holds a BFA often unspeakable in this aspect of World and omnivores alike. It is available from Amazon. from the Rhode Island School of Design, and has conditions they experi- War II. com and Barnes & Noble. been an author and illustrator for 27 years. Her enced as a result of their gender. Hun- The book, Wearing the Letter P: Pol- books have been selected for state book awards dreds of thousands of Polish women, ish Women as Forced Laborers in Nazi About the author. Marta Zaraska, a travel and sci- and reading lists and her work has been featured on some as young as twelve, were taken Germany 1939-1945 will be released in ence journalist was born and educated in Poland Reading Rainbow as well as museums and galler- from their homes in Poland and forced October, and has been published in The Los Angeles Times, ies. She currently works in both Fort Wayne, Indi- to work for the Reich for months and It will be available from the Polish The Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Elle. She ana and Saugatuck, Michigan. years on end. She writes of the round- American Journal Bookstore.

spirituality. parish debt, lack of a suitable lo- Holy Family was POLONIA PLACES As jobs in Pittsburgh continued cation, and the onset of the Great forced to consol- GREGORY L. WITUL to be plentiful in the waning years Depression dashed those hopes. idate with three of the nineteenth century, Poles be- It would take 15 years of diligent other churches to Holy Family gan moving into the Lawrenceville work for the bishop to approve the form Our Lady neighborhood. Soon, a committee new building and in January of 1939 of the Angels of Polish men began petitioning he did. parish in 1993. Catholic Bishop Phelan to establish a parish While work on the new church For years, for the Poles in the area. Hearing was happening, Father Sliwinski Holy Family Church their cries, the Bishop tapped Father was appointed Diocesan Consultor. Church remained 256 44th Street Anthony Smelsz to establish a Holy In this capacity Father Ladislaus an active loca- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Family parish in 1902. To show suggested to the bishop a number tion of the new Status: Closed their thanks, the group raised the of ways Polonia could help war-torn parish, but the fi- necessary funds to purchase a plot Poland. The bishop took the priest’s nancial pressure For generations, Pittsburgh has of land at the corner of 41st and Fos- words to heart and after meeting of having mul- been home to one of the largest ter Streets for a combination school with other American bishops, used tiple sites began Polish American communities in and church building. On June 7, Sliwinski’s plans to help establish to put a strain on the country. As Poles settled in the 1903 the cornerstone was blessed the Catholic League. Our Lady of the Steel City they quickly established and nine months later the complex The second church building was Angels. It was a number of churches. In Lawrence- was dedicated. dedicated October 28, 1940 with ville, Holy Family parish would In the first quarter century, the the Very Reverend Izydor Cwiklin- become the epicenter of the Polish parish grew by leaps and bounds. ski O.F.M. Provencal from Pulaski, The school was Wisconsin and the Reverend Ferdi- quickly over- nand Pawlowski, O.F.M., publisher crowded and of the Franciscan Monthly assisting an addition was with the ceremony. added to the back In 1973 Holy Family received a (Left): The first Holy Family church of the building. very special rendering of Our Lady and school building located at the In 1925, Fa- of Czestochowa. The icon, a gift corner of 41st and Foster Streets. ther Ladislaus of Cardinal Wyszynski to Orchard (Above): The second Holy Family Sliwinski took Lake Schools was acquired by the church designed by Anthony Pyzd- over the parish parish at the behest of longtime pa- rowski and completed in 1940. with the hopes of rishioner Dora Alski. building a new As the Polish population began decided that the Holy Family loca- church for Holy to move out of Lawrenceville in the tion would be closed and on Decem- Family, but the latter half of the twentieth century, ber 28, 2008 a final Mass was held The interior of the second Holy Family church. at the church. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016 www.polamjournal.com 7

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HAPPENINGS: CHICAGO STYLE / Geraldine Balut Coleman Polish Army Veterans Commemorate Monte Cassino aked across open Monday, May 23, at Chicago’s water for more Copernicus Center to elect its new miles. Appro- leadership. PAC-IL’s new offi cers priately Doba’s include Romuald Poplawski (presi- motto states, dent), Bogdan Strumiński (fi rst

PHOTO: DARIUSZ PIŁKA “ I m p o s s i b l e vice president), Mary Sendra An- does not exist.” selmo (second vice president), Ewa PHOTO: DARIUSZ LACHOWSKI Cholewińska (treasurer), Jolanta POLISH MU- Grocholska (fi nancial secretary), SEUM SUM- Jan Płachta (recording secretary), MER GALA. Mark Dobrzycki (corresponding Café La Cave in secretary), and Walter Bochenek Des Plaines, Il- (sergeant at arms). The additional linois, was the vice presidents elected include place to be on Michael Niemkiewicz, Michael June 3, when ap- Niedziński, Anna Zalinska, Irene proximately 225 Hercik, Peter Wyszkowski, and Doba at the PMA. guests celebrated Zygmunt Goliński. National di- Members of 2nd Polish Corps. the 36th Annual rectors elected are Andrzej Gedlek, Perhaps the highlight of the pro- On 22 May, many gathered at Cassino,” “Red Poppies on Monte Summer Gala of The Polish Muse- Anna Zawadzka, Anna Wierzbicka, gram was the Polish portion of the the Lone Tree Manor Restaurant in Cassino.” um of America (PMA). and Joseph Sobczak. concert in which Ewa Kowcz Fair, Niles, Illinois to honor those who The evening’s festivities began The new president of the PAC-IL, soprano, sang Chopin’s Piosnka fought in the 2nd Polish Corps of POLISH ARTS CLUB CELE- with this year’s gala chair, Sha- Romuald Popławski, immigrated to Litewaska, Opus 74, No. 16, his ev- General Władysław Anders and to BRATES 90 YEARS. With 100 ron Orlowski, greeting guests. the United States 50 years ago. He er-popular and melodic, Życzenie, commemorate the 72nd anniversary guests on hand, the Polish Arts Club Joseph A. Drobot, Jr., chairman is a graduate of Georgetown Univer- Opus 74, No. 1, Moniuszko’s of the Battle of Monte Cassino. The of Chicago (PACC) celebrated its of the board of the PMA, sang the sity, the University of Wisconsin at Prząśniczka, and Karołwicz’s ro- Polish Army Veterans Association 90th Anniversary with an inaugu- national anthems of Poland and Madison, and the international pro- mantic Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote of Chicago and its Ladies Auxiliary ral luncheon on June 13 at Café La the United States, followed by Fa- grams of Oxford University and the dnie, along with Dvořák’s Měsičku Corps organized the event. After a Cave in Des Plaines, Illinois. Alicia ther Stanisław Czarnecki, S.J., of University of Adam Mickiewicz in na nebi hlubokén (Moon, high and moment of silence to honor the fall- L. Dutka, immediate past president, Loyola Academy, giving the invoca- Poznan. He is an active member of deep in the sky) from the opera, en and deceased veterans of the 2nd welcomed guests and Rev. Thad- tion. Richard Owsiany, president many organizations and the owner Rusalka. For this last Dvořák piece, SIEGEL JULITA PHOTO: Polish Corps, Zygmunt Goliński, deus Dzieszko gave the invocation. of the PMA, in- Ms. Kowcz Fair’s voice soared clear commander of the Polish Army Thaddeus J. Makarewicz conduct- troduced Rob- and inspirational throughout the Veterans Association, welcomed ed the installation of new PACC of- ert Rusiecki, church. guests, veterans, and representa- fi cers. The Polonia Dance Ensem- consul general tives of Polonian community orga- ble modeled regional and national of the Repub- AN EVENING WITH KAYAKER nizations. costumes of Poland. Guests were lic of Poland in ALEKSANDER DOBA – PAD- Goliński also welcomed former treated to the melodic entertainment Chicago, who DLING THE ATLANTIC. A crowd soldiers whose wartime experienc- of violinist Anthony Kawalkows- also greeted and fi lled the Great Hall of The Polish es were associated with the Battle ki, with Dr. William Crowle at the thanked every- Museum of America (PMA) to hear of Monte Cassino. Among those piano. The PACC announced that one for attending and meet Aleksander Doba, Na- honored were: Lucjan Pawłowski, its 80th Art Exhibition of Painting this fundraiser. tional Geographic Adventurer of the Wacław Wierzbicki, Stanisław La- and Sculpture would open with a Following din- Year. The evening, hosted by the tuszek, Jan Muniak, Kazimierz Ba- special reception on April 22, 2017, ner, Mr. Owsiany PMA and the Joseph Conrad Yacht ranek, Włodzimierz Świerczyński, at The Polish Museum of America. acknowledged Club, focused on Jerzy Chłystek, Captain Jerzy those who gave his newest ad- Pasiński, as well as Zofi a Biernads- considerable do- venture – to start ka, Teodozja Musiałowicz, and Ha- nations to the kayaking on May lina Różycka. Museum: Co- 29, 2016, from Veterans spoke of the heroism pernicus Foun- the Statue of and patriotism of the Polish soldiers, dation, Deborah Liberty in New who on May 18, 1944, stormed L. Greenlee, and York City to Lis- Monte Cassino and raised the Polish Legion of Young bon, Portugal. fl ag, seizing the famous Benedictine Polish Women. He was the fi rst abbey from the Germans, and open- He announced person to travel

ing the way for the Allies to capture PHOTO: GERALDINE BALUT COLEMAN that the 2016 in a 7m kayak Rome, some 33 miles away. Victory recipient of the across the Atlan- came at a high price. Approximate- Museum’s Pol- tic. This 2010 ly 51,000 Polish troops fought with ish Spirit Award voyage, starting steely courage, and 4,100 troops was Chicago’s in Dakar, Sen- died in the battle. In addition to the Polish Ameri- Ewa Kowcz Fair and Marek Rachelski egal, and end- heroism of the Polish soldiers, the can Chamber of ing in Acarau, gathering also discussed the bitter Commerce. The Brazil, covered 3913 miles. It took Legion of Young Polish Women. result of the Polish victory follow- MUSICA LUMINA. St. John Summer Gala is the 67-year-old Pole 99 days, and it ing the geopolitical decisions made Brebeuf Church is a perfect setting the PMA’s largest fundraiser. The and president of U.S. Global Corpo- was the longest open-water crossing at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam and for any classical music concert, evening off ered the guests the op- ration, an international fi rm special- ever undertaken by a kayaker. Doba how those decisions tragically im- both esthetically and acoustically. portunity to bid on items in the izing in energy, environmental, and accomplished this by muscle power pacted Poland until 1990. The event On May 15, the church hosted the PMA’s Silent Auction and enjoy the agro related industries. alone and without a sail. His next concluded with the veterans sing- “Musica Lumina – From the Slavic music of the Anthony Kawalkowski As the new president of the PAC- Trans-Atlantic kayak voyage started ing the 2nd Polish Corps’ anthem, World” concert. Under the direc- Orchestra. IL, Poplawski aims to strengthen on Oct. 5, 2013, from Lisbon, Por- “Czerwonych maków na Monte tion of Marek Rachelski, St. John’s communication between Polish aca- tugal. His goal was to paddle across music director, the Slavic world was PAC-IL HOLDS ELECTIONS. Ap- demic clubs, promote the Polish and the Atlantic in OLO, his 23-foot kay- represented by the compositions of proximately 250 members of the Polish American communities, and ak, ending in New Smyrna Beach, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Polish American Congress-Illinois expand business contacts within the Florida. His plan was to travel Bohuslaw Martinů, and Antonin Division (PAC-IL) gathered on Polonian community and beyond. Dvořák, from Bohemia; Frédéric 5400 miles, but after 196 days, he Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko, and arrived at that destination after pad- Mieczysław Karłowicz, from Po- dling 6300 miles. Only Peter Bray JANUSZ KORCZAK’S PLAYGROUND. Janusz Korczak Park is a tiny land; and Leoš Janáček, from Mora- of Great Britain kayaked across the playground located in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. Es- Atlantic. Doba, however, has kay- tablished in 1950 as Claremont Park by the City of Chicago, it was

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POLONIA OF THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES / Michael Pietruszka ARTSBEAT Cheektowaga Polish Arts Festival Changes Baranski ends TV the Polish American Congress, the Division of the Polish American Chopin Singing Society President Series and Will Division has gone “digital,“ and Congress and the Niagara District Ann Mikoll will shortly be stepping Star in Spinoff will be using email for alerts, meet- of the Canadian Polish Congress, down from the Chopin presidency ing notices, events and newsletters hosted the 99th Annual Pilgrimage in favor of current Vice President ... The bas relief sculpture by Jozef honoring the North American vol- Gary Bienkowski ... Slawinski memorializing the Katyn unteers to the Polish “Blue Army” Forest Massacre which has been under General Haller in Niagara- UPCOMING. On July 9th and 10th, in the lobby of Buff alo’s City Hall on-the-Lake, Ontario on June 12th. the annual Podhale Piknik will since 1980, was recently restored Distinguished Polish veteran and be held will be held at the Podhale and rededicated ... The Professional current WNY resident Stanley Mar- Parents and Youth Association’s and Business Women of Polonia kut served as Grand Marshal of the campgrounds in Franklinville ... awarded their scholarship for this Polish Veterans Pilgrimage Parade Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in year to Ashley Weselak ... The Ca- as part of the event. ... Also on the Lewiston will host its “Polish Day” nadian Polish Society of St. Catha- 12th, the Polish Heritage Society on July 10th ... On July 24, pianist rines, Ontario recently participated of Rochester held its Youth Talent Igor Lipinski will perform with in Niagara Folk Arts Festival Open Show at Nazareth College ... The the Buff alo Philharmonic Orchestra House events ... The Am-Pol Eagle, Buff alo-Rzeszow Sister City Com- at Artpark ... St. Casimir Parish in MAZUREK by Staś Kmieć WNY’s Polonia weekly newspaper, mittee held its Annual Meeting at Buff alo’s Kaisertown neighborhood NEW YORK — With the series BUFFALO, N.Y. — Visitors welcomed the readers of PolAm the Pitass Center in Buff alo’s His- will hold a “Shishkababa Polka- fi nale of the CBS drama “The Good to this year’s Cheektowaga Polish World, which was published in east- toric Polonia District on June 17th Roc Fest” featuring music by Spe- Wife,” you would think Christine American Festival in Cheektowaga ern NYS, upon the recent passing of ... On June 18th, the Adam Mickie- cial Delivery and Rare Vintage on Baranski (above) – a co-star for all Town Park, to be held the weekend Publisher Edward Dmuchowski. wicz Library and Dramatic Circle August 6th and 7th ... The Buff alo seven season would be out of a job. of July 14th through 17th, may not The literary and artistic work in Buff alo hosted a St. John’s Eve Bisons baseball team will take on But, it appears that a spinoff focus- see signifi cant changes from previ- of State University of New York at “KupalaFest” ... The Consulate of the Indianapolis Indians on Polish ing on her Diane Lockhart character ous festivals, but the changes will Buff alo Theatre Professor Emeritus the Republic of Poland in Toronto Festival Night at Coca-Cola Field is in the works. be there just the same. Past festivals Dr. Kazimierz Braun was the sub- held a “Wianki,“ featuring vocal- in Downtown Buff alo on August 9th Discussions for Baranski’s have been the exclusive bailiwick of ject of a conference at the University ist Danuta Blazejczyk, on the 18th ... The Syracuse Chiefs will host the “Good Wife” spinoff are believed the Town of Cheektowaga. Begin- of Rzeszow on June 1st and 2nd ...... Polish Day in Mississauga took Rochester Red Wings at their Polish to have been planned for some time. ning this year, the town will have a St. John Guabert Parish in Cheek- place at Celebration Square on June Night at NDT Bank Stadium in Syr- Throughout pilot season, Baran- private partner in this endeavor, the towaga marked its 99th anniversary 25th. More information is available acuse on August 10th ... On August ski was the fi rst choice for many Pol-Am Partners Volunteer Organi- on June 3rd ... St. John Kanty Par- at http://mississaugapolishday.ca. 13th, the Polish Union of America lead roles in dramas and comedies zation, led by NYS Assembly can- ish on Buff alo’s East Side held its On June 25th, the Chopin Sing- will hold its Annual Family Picnic across multiple broadcast networks, didate Kristy Mazurek, which will annual Polka Mass and Summer ing Society and the White Eagle in Centennial Park in West Seneca though she turned down all the of- handle organizational and fi nancial Festival, featuring music by “Rare Dancers hosted a St. John’s Eve ... The WNY Division of the Polish fers, even one particular project that responsibilities. Vintage,“ on June 5th ... The Pol- program in the Cheektowaga Town American Congress will host its was extremely high-profi le. Her This year’s festival will feature ish Scholarship Fund held its 62nd Park ... The WNY Division of the fi rst “Polonia Picnic,“ a free event team likely had the spinoff in mind performances by the Cheektowaga Annual Syracuse Polish Festival the Polish American Congress launched for individual and organizational when nixing off ers for the newly- Community Symphony Orchestra, weekend of June 10th through 12th its new WNY Polonia Heritage members of the Division, at Como available star. Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push, in Clinton Square in Downtown Trail website at an event at Buff alo’s Lake Park in Lancaster on August On the fi nale of “The Good John Gora, John Steven’s Double- Syracuse. The entertainment for Canalside on the 29th. The address 21st ... The History Department of Wife,” to the surprise of many fans, shot, Special Delivery, Maestro’s this year’s festival included perfor- for the interactive digital guide to Daemen College and the Permanent Baranski’s often devious charac- Men, Rare Vintage, Polish Heritage mances by the John Spillett Quartet, WNY’s Polonian history is ... Also on the College will be bringing University and “good” one. After applying her ish Folk Ensemble. The festival will manowski Brothers Orchestra, Jim- 29th, Michelle Kisluk of the Pol- of Warsaw political scientist Sla- palm to Alicia Florick’s cheek, she focus on St. Stanislaus, the Mother my Sturr, Popshow Band, Lechowia ish Heritage Dancers of WNY and womir Jozefowicz to WNY in early was upgraded to heroine status. Church of Buff alo’s Polonia. Polish Canadian Dance Company, Lynn Zakowicz of the First Catholic September to participate in a series Baranski is the winner of the The Annual General Pulaski As- Mansfi eld Ave. Blues Brothers, Bil- Slavic Association, with the assis- of events exploring the current po- 1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding sociation Parade will still wind its lionaires Band, John Gora, and the tance of musicians Mark Kohan and litical climate in Poland ... The 2016 Supporting Actress in a Comedy Se- way down Harlem Road in Cheek- Noisy Boys. Pictures are available Ted Szymanski, taught polka danc- Roncesvalles Polish Festival in To- ries for her role as Maryanne Thor- towaga on July 17th as part of the at ... ing on the Boardwalk at Buff alo’s ronto will take place on September pe in the sitcom “Cybill,” and won festival, as usual. Pulaski board Roman Frankl performed as part Canalside ... On June 30th, the Pol- 17th and 18th. More information is Tony Awards for her stage work in member Marian Kreutzer will serve of “Letnia Serenada 2016” at the ish Arts Club of Buff alo honored available at ... The White Eagle Smoker is of “The Real Thing” in 1984 and in Toronto on June 11th. Response to Love Center at its an- coming. “Rumors” in 1989, both for Best POLONIA TIDBITS. Under the The International Joint Com- nual “Biesiada” at the Millennium v v v Featured Actress in a Play. leadership of Jim Lawicki, the new mittee on Camp Kosciuszko, made Hotel in Cheektowaga ... Former If you have an item for this col- Born in Buff alo, N.Y. , she is president of the WNY Division of up of representatives of the WNY NYS Appellate Division Judge and umn, please send the information by the daughter of Virginia (née Ma- the 6th day of the month preceding zurowski) and Lucien Baranski, publication month (i.e. July 6 for who edited a Polish-language news- POLISH CHEF / Robert Strybel the August issue) to pietruszka@ paper. Her grandparents were actors verizon.net. in the Polish theater. Your Summer Picnic Menu: Conclusion POTATO DUMPLINGS (kluski kartofl ane, pyzy). other Pol-am festival favorite! Grate 2-1/4 lbs peeled STERLING SILVER JEWELRY Wash peel and dice or slice 3-4 medium-sized potatoes. potatoes (by hand or in food processor), transfer to Place in blender or food-processor together with 1 egg sieve and let drip into bowl. Allow drippings to settle, and whirl until grated. Transfer mixture to mixing bowl. pour off liquid from top and add the white sediment A B C D E Add 3 c cold leftover mashed potatoes, 4 T fl our, 1 T (starch) to the grated potatoes. Add 1-2 grated onion, potato starch (or cornstarch) and 1 t salt. Mix ingredi- about 2 T fl our, 2 eggs and salt & pepper. Mix well and ents by hand until uniform. Tear off pieces of the dough, spoon batter into hot fat. With spatula fl atten pancakes between fl oured palms roll into walnut-sized balls and slightly, since thin ones cook better. Fry to a nice crispy, F drop into boiling, lightly salted water. When boiling re- golden brown on both sides and drain on absorbent G I sumes, cook about 5 min. Check one for doneness. Re- paper. Serve immediately with just sour cream and/or H move with slotted spoon and serve immediately. These sugar. These do not store well, because they lose their are traditionally topped with skwarki (browned diced crunch and become heavy and soggy, so fry as needed. fatback or bacon) and their drippings. They can also be J K served (minus the skwarki!) as an accompaniment to CRÊPES/THIN PANCAKES (naleśniki). In bowl com- meat dishes (especially those in gravies) in place of po- bine 1 scant c milk with 2 beaten eggs and 1/8 t salt and ALL SHOWN tatoes, groats, etc. whisk until smooth. Gradually add 1¼ c fl our, sifted, ACTUAL SIZE whisking constantly until lump-free and air blisters NOODLES & CABBAGE (haluszki). In lightly salted appear on surface. Whisk in about 1 c water -- or just ALL ITEMS ARE STERLING SILVER • ALL THESE ITEMS ARE water cook 16 oz pkg of wide or med wide egg noodles. enough to have a thin, pourable batter. The traditional AVAILABLE IN 14 KT. GOLD • PLEASE CONTACT US FOR PRICING Sauté 2 chopped onions in 1/3 c butter until translucent. way is to grease a small, hot frying pan with a 1” square DESCRIPTION Core, slice and coarsely chop 1 med head cabbage and of pork fatback impaled on fork, pour in a little batter, A. Polish Princess ...... $7.00 GOLDEN LION add to onions with another 1/3 c butter and simmer on tilt frying pan to coat entire surface and fry on high heat. B. #1 Babcia (Script) ...... $8.00 JEWELRY low until cabbage is fully cooked but still unbrowned, (Note: Special non-stick crêpe pans are available!) Flip C. #1 Babcia (Block) ...... $8.00 P.O. BOX 199 Towards end of cooking add 1-2 buds crushed garlic.. crêpe over and cook briefl y on other side. Stack fried D. Small Eagle ...... $12.00 PORT READING, NJ 07064 Combine with drained cooked noodles, which should naleśniki on inverted plate. Re-grease pan before add- E. Medium Eagle ...... $14.00 (908) 862-1927 be better done than al dente, Salt & pepper to taste and ing more batter. At your festival site, store the naleśniki F. Large Eagle ...... $15.00 [email protected] serve. Optional: Transfer to casserole and bake at 325° stacked on an inverted dinner plate. They should be G. Large Heavy Eagle ...... $35.00 20 min or so until top is lightly browned. Bacon option: spread with fi lling folded or rolled up and reheated as H. Extra Heavy Eagle ...... $40.00 • Add $5.00 S&H Dice 1/4 lb thick-sliced bacon, fry until golden brown orders come in. Do not store for any length of time with I. #1 Mamusia (Block)...... $12.00 • Prices subject to change but still not crunchy. Stir into haluszki at the end and fi lling inside! Typical fi llings include jam or preserves • Allow 10-14 days for delivery. 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TRAVELOGUE FIVE DAYS IN POLAND / Staś Kmieć Chasing Dwarves — Fighting Fire with Satire PART XX. With my overview circle As the Orange Alternative Barriers campaign to raise aware- around Wrocław’s Market Square progressed to larger happenings, ness of disability issues in and complete, I aimlessly began to re- gnomes began to appear in demon- around the city. They were situ- trace my steps in order to take in strations as well. International Chil- ated on Świdnicka Street, next to more details of this intriguing city. dren’s Day on June 1, 1988, was cel- W-skers: a dwarf in a wheelchair. With my training as a dancer, I tend ebrated by dozens of locals dressed The figures represent two disabled not to look down when walking, as gnomes and smurfs, complete dwarfs: one a deaf-mute, the other, which often leads to my feet find- with orange hats and handkerchiefs, blind. Five days later, at the He- ing the imperfections in sidewalks while an anti-Chernobyl protest matology and Pediatric Oncology and streets. I carefully avoid two saw the “Major” handing out iconic Clinic, another dwarf was erected. dwarfs consumed with the titanic peaked orange gnome hats to pass- It was to be the third female dwarf, job of pushing a stone ball across ing pedestrians. After the fall of Marzenka, whose design was based the Square. Wait…dwarfs? There Communism in Poland, the dwarfs on the logo of the Mam marzenie (“I are more than seven, and it appears remained a symbol of Wrocław – have a Dream”) charity. Wrocław is overrun by them! When repurposed by the new regime to be Perhaps indicative of folklore you walk around the city, you are a tribute to the Orange Alternative where male dwarfs abound and (Rynek 14), which shows where to going to find a dwarf near most and playful city ambassadors. vastly outnumber the female of their find 30 of the most centrally located major landmarks, and soon you re- the establishment’s attempts to cen- species, there are only several ladies gnomes. There is a dual-language alize they are everywhere – as the sor public space. WITH ONE, OTHERS FOLLOW. It in the mix. (Polish and English) website – city is populated with more than 300 During this period, any anti-es- started with just one of them – the The chief occupation of most of www.krasnale.pl – where you can gnome inhabitants. tablishment graffiti or public art was tradition of the little metal men scat- them is carousing. Most of them find their history, photos and other One of Wrocław’s most popular, covered up with whitewash by the tered around the city began with are chilling in the city center, but information, including download- memorable and iconic attractions is militia and authorities. Upon seeing a single figure. Commissioned you can find them all around town able maps of their various locations. not a cathedral, castle or monument, these fresh smears of paint, the Or- by Agora (publisher the newspaper – adorning fountains, climbing up GPS coordinates and smartphone but a legion of little people – kras- ange Alternative quickly responded – Gazeta Wyborcza) to commemo- lamps, guarding public spaces, apps marking all the dwarfs’ loca- nale or krasnoludki in Polish. These by painting over them yet again... rate the mascot of the protesters, the or simply smiling at any passer- tions are available at tourist shops merry munchkins are ubiquitous with dwarfs. As the movement first dwarf in its statuette form,Papa by who is about to take photos of for those who want to go dwarf and constantly underfoot. The lit- gained popularity, gnomes became Krasnal, was placed in 2001 on the them. Each of them comes with hunting, but just wandering the city tle fellas are engaged in a variety of inexorably linked with the initiative corner near the subway where Or- a name and a particular meaning. while looking down to see what activities about might pop-up, may be a more fun town —from way of exploring. guarding public space to passed- DWARF CELEBRATIONS. out drunk. Be- Wrocławski Festiwal Krasnolud- loved by locals ków, a festival celebrating the and tourists dwarfs, is held in September. The alike, and the dwarfs also get in on the Day of object of more Kindness in November. The city photos than plans events surrounding these cel- any landmark, ebrations and dwarf-design contests these prolific are often held. Dwarf sculptures pranksters have representing official charities or -or become the un- ganizations are unveiled with spe- likely symbol of cial ceremonies. this picturesque city. Search high, search low – these and Wrocław. They soon began ap- ange Alternative demonstrations of- Among them: Miłośnik (the lover What started as a form of politi- small creatures, with their pointed pearing in other major Polish cities ten took place (ul. Świdnicka and ul. of Wrocław who holds the city’s cal protest may now be just an ex- hats and charming personalities, are as well. Kazimierza Wielkiego). Though no emblem in a heart); Ślążak (the Sile- cuse for a little silliness for its own a visitor attraction! One might wonder why dwarfs, larger than a child, it remains the sian, who represent the love of the sake. It’s important not to overlook but it made perfect sense: it repre- largest of the clan. Śląsk region); Śpioch (Sleepyhead); the reason they are in Wrocław and, WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? sented the ever-present, anonymous In 2005, the mayor and City the Słupniki Oławskie (Oławska thanks to the dwarfs, serious his- Although it sounds a wee bit like a little guy fighting back. Plus, as the Council decided to continue the tra- Street Polers); and Pierożnik tory will not be forgotten. Some- tourist gimmick, krasnale have long movement’s leader is quoted as say- dition by commissioning local artist (Dumplinger), who holds a fork times when the system oppressing held a place in Polish folklore. ing: “Can you treat a police officer Tomasz Moczek – a graduate of the with a pieròg in it! you seems absurd, that’s the very In Slavic countries, house spirits seriously, when he is asking you the Academy of Art and Design, to cre- weapon that is going to be the most – tiny, invisible creatures – were in question: ‘Why did you participate ate five more gnomes.to adorn the FINDING THE KRASNALE. Run- effective. pagan times appeased with rituals in an illegal meeting of dwarfs?’” Old Town. They were an instant hit ning rampant and continuously and treats to protect the home. Pol- and soon the city demanded more multiplying, these little buggers are Given my time limitation, I aban- ish legends and fairytales are full and more dwarfs, each one repre- currently making it impossible for doned the idea of ever locating many of these magical creatures. Not all senting a different profession or an anyone to keep track of them, or dwarfs – particularly once I found dwarfs have moved to the forest and aspect of everyday life. Local busi- for visitors to try to find all of them that there are so many of them out Wrocław has embraced their exis- nesses quickly got involved by con- on their own. Seeing how many there. I did however meet several tence, and with that an entire culture tracting other local artists to produce dwarfs you can spot while you’re which I ended up hanging out with has developed around them. more, and in almost no time dwarfs in Wrocław, however, could be an for a while. As it was beginning to Their current iconic incarnation had proliferated around town to the incredibly fun alternative to tradi- get dark, I went back to the outdoor as symbols actually has a direct point that they constituted as a sub- tional sightseeing. stage to await the performance of correlation to the political climate population of the city. A special map can be found Mazowsze. of the 1980s. It all started with a Walking the streets, you notice at the tourist information booth to be continued protest movement that used humor one dwarf, after another. By the and satire to oppose the authoritar- seventh one you’re almost expect- ian Communist regime. The dwarfs ing to see Snow White pop her head POLISH AMERICAN became the calling card of the Or- out from a tavern. There’s a gnome ange Alternative (Pomarańczowa asleep on a bed, one locked up in CULTURAL CENTER Alternatywa), an underground pro- jail, another reading a book and a 308 WALNUT STREET test movement that used absurdity couple on their way to fight a fire. and nonsense to stage peaceful, yet They’ve each got their own identity, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 subversive protests as part of the After all the trouble it gave the their own character and their own (215) 922-1700 wider Solidarity movement, and to authorities, the Orange Alternative reason for being. When You’re in Philadelphia’s Historic avoid being arrested. was never interested in political Throughout the city, dwarfs can District, Visit The Polish American ideology as a mere frivolity. When The group dressed up as gnomes be seen carrying on with their day Cultural Center Museum Exhibit Hall detained in a Łòdz police station for to day lives. Some entertain one an- or painted pictures of them over Featuring Polish History and Culture graffiti, Fydrych was happy to ex- other with song; others participate government propaganda. It was OPEN 10:00 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m. • FREE ADMISSION plain the gnomes to state authorities peaceful, it was absurd, and it was in guzzling as much alcohol as they January through April • Monday to Friday extremely effective. Armed with in the academic terms of a true art possibly can, and one (Gołębnik), May through December • Monday to Saturday history student: “The thesis is the paint cans and led by Waldemar even prepares to carry an important Gift Shop is Open During Regular Exhibit Hall Hours “Major” Fudrych, an artist and art anti-regime slogan. The anti-thesis message via pigeon post. 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SPORTS / Tom Tarapacki “Ageless Pole” Will Have to Wait up on a ranch, Gary was able to find retirements are not always perma- work doing movie and TV stunt nent and Tomasz could return to the work. One day he went to an audi- ring, especially if he can drop some tion for a 1960 film called Tall Sto- weight and move down a division. ry. It was about a Russian basket- ball team traveling though America, LYSIAK PASSES. Former NHL and starred Jane Fonda in her first All-Star Tom Lysiak has died of movie role. Lockwood was consid- leukemia at the age of 63.He played ered to double for Anthony Perkins, 13 NHL seasons with the Atlanta who played an American basketball Flames and Chicago Blackhawks, player. Gary turned out to be much tallying 292 goals and 551 assists in too muscular to double Perkins, but 919 career games. Lysiak made the actors were needed to play basket- All-Star Game in ’75, ’76 and ’77. ball players. As Lockwood told Following a record-setting junior interviewer Sam Tweedle: “So the career with Medicine Hat Tigers director (Josh Logan) was looking of the Western Canadian Hockey at me and he asked the technical di- League, Lysiak was the NHL’s sec- Aleksander Doba Jacub Panasiuk Mike Panasiuk rector, who happened to be a UCLA ond overall pick. He was the runner It looks like Aleksander Doba his journey in mid-April, after 167 around about it.” athlete who knew of me, “We have up for rookie of the year in 1973- will have to wait another year to days. It was the longest open-water Panasiuk pointed out that his a Russian guy who has some lines. 74, and after being dealt to Chicago, cross the Atlantic from North Amer- kayaking expedition across the At- parents (Dariusz and Jolanta) came Do you think [Gary] could do this?” was the Blackhawks’ leading scorer ica to Europe in a kayak. lantic in history, and earned Doba to the U.S. from Poland when they My friend said “Well his real name in 1980-81 with 76 points. Lysiak “Olek” had already crossed the the 2015 People’s Choice Adven- were 18 years old. “They have been is Gary Yurosek. He’s Polish.” [The was given a 20-game suspension, Atlantic twice before, but in the turer of the Year title from National working their butts off to keep this director] said “Yeah. I see kind of a one of the longest in NHL history, opposite direction. The 8,000 km Geographic magazine family going, which me and my Slavic thing in him, so let’s see if he for tripping linesman Ron Foyt dur- northerly route from America to brothers are truly blessed to have can handle the dialogue.” I had been ing a 1983 game against the Hart- Europe is more difficult, with lower POLISH POWER AT MSU. Ju- great parents to come here from Po- an English major, and I had seen a ford Whalers. temperatures and fiercer storms. nior Jacub Panasiuk committed land and keep working,” Panasiuk lot of actors and I kind of thought One of Lysiak’s biggest fans was Doba was close to the peninsu- to Michigan State after receiving said. “(Dantonio) knows what my it was a piece of cake.” Logan gave a young Ed Olczyk. When he was la of Sandy Hook near New York, offers from other schools like Min- family has done for us.” Gary his middle name, Lockwood, growing up in Chicago. Olczyk and when a wave hit his kayak, causing nesota, Penn State, Indiana, Illinois A fast, athletic end, Jacub is a to use as a stage name. a friend sent a letter to Lysiak say- it to capsize. “After that came the and others. The 6-foot-3, 266-lb. three-star recruit on 247 Sports’ Lockwood then made a big im- ing that they wanted to be his team- next wave and it turned my kayak defensive lineman from Lake Park composite rankings, and is the No. pression in a supporting role in the mate someday. Lysiak sent a signed over again. In the first wave I fell off High School in Roselle, Ill., will 14 player in Illinois. Mike, who will 1961 film Splendor in the Grass, picture that said: “To Eddie, hope the kayak, the second was pounding join brother Mike, a 6-4 and 275- join MSU this fall, recently set a re- and his acting career took off. For someday we can play together. Best at me [when I was] already under lb. defensive tackle who is one year cord at a recent Nike showcase for six years he was married to another wishes, Tommy Lysiak.” Olczyk the boat.” Doba escaped uninjured older, with the Spartans. high school players, bench press- Polish American, actress Stepha- said recently. “I thought that was and hoped to resume his voyage, but Seeing tweets pop up on coach- ing 185 pounds 43 times. Getting nie Powers (born Stefania Zofya like the greatest thing ever. I still some of his equipment was dam- es’ twitter accounts when they sign recruits like them has helped Coach Federkiewicz). Now 79, Gary has have that picture on my mantle at aged beyond repair. a player is nothing new, but Jacub’s Dan turn the Spartans into a power- his own website, gary-lockwood. home. There’s not a day that I don’t Doba had hoped to reach Portu- committing to Michigan State drew house after taking over a program in com, and is working on an autobi- see it.” gal on September 9th, his 70th birth- an interesting tweet from MSU 2007 that hadn’t posted a winning ography. Olczyk went on to play two sea- day. However, he said he might try coach Mark Dantonio: record in three years. sons as a teammate of Lysiak’s with again next year. “Gratulacje na Twoim Wielki ADAMEK CALLS IT A CAREER. the Blackhawks. Olczyk said he was In 1980, Doba was nearly 34 Dzien! Spartan Duma! Goin’ to IT PAYS TO BE POLISH. Gary Tomasz Adamek announced his re- lucky to play with Lysiak in his first when he joined a canoeing expedi- keep it Rollin! #V4MSU!” Lockwood can thank his athletic tirement from boxing after suffering NHL game. “He was a great men- tion on the Polish river of Drawa The basic translation of that ability — and his Polish heritage just the fifth defeat of his remarkable tor, he was a really good player, a and “Head over heels, I fell in love tweet is: Congratulations on your — for giving him a start in acting. 17-year pro career. The 39-year-old very underrated player when it came with kayaks.” Since that time, he Big Day! Going to Keep it Rolling! The one-time college football star Adamek lost to Eric Molina in a to the passing and the faceoffs and has gone on numerous adventures #V4MSU! went on to star in numerous movies heavyweight bout in Krakow. what have you,” Olczyk said. around the world. Mike Panasiuk, who also attend- and TV shows, including portray- “Goral” won titles as a light- In October 2013, he set off from ed Lake Park, recalled that “When- ing astronaut Dr. Frank Poole in the heavyweight and a cruiserweight. PERKOSKI’S NOTEBOOK. Mike Lisbon, hoping to paddle 5,400 ever coach Dantonio came for a classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey One of his most memorable fights Yastrzemski, the 25-year-old miles across the Atlantic’s widest home visit, he would tell us how he and Lieutenant Commander Gary came in 2008, when he defeated grandson of Red Sox great Carl point and arrive in Florida in Feb- is half-Polish and he wants to get Mitchell in the Star Trek pilot epi- then champion Steve Cunningham Yastrzemski recently made the ruary 2014. But due to storms and up to Poland and stuff like that. Just sode. in Newark, capturing the IBF and move up to Triple A. Yastrzemski equipment failure, he had to sail an having that connection with coach He was born John Gary Yuro- vacant Ring Magazine Cruiser- was promoted from the Double-A additional 1,300 miles and finished Dantonio is great. We always joke sek in California’s San Fernando weight titles in what was consid- Bowie Baysox to the Triple-A Nor- Valley. His Polish-born father, John, ered the Fight of the Year. Although folk Tide by the Baltimore Orioles. was a rancher and carrot farmer and he was considered “too small” for The Vanderbilt product wasn’t se- later became a successful restaurant heavyweights he later moved up lected until the 14th round of the SUPPORT THE PAJ PRESS FUND and motel operator. (John’s young- and beat some top heavyweights 2013 MLB draft ... 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SYBIRACY / Stefania Borstowa Construction Work, Beginning of German-Soviet War “Sibracy” (Poles exiled to Siberia during “Dear Mr. and Mrs. X: I do not know countess Burzynska from Uchrynow. World War II) is written by Stefania Borstowa. how to express my gratitude for sending She is a dignified lady, about 80 Borstowa, her children and Marysia, a home cloths for my four children. I have four years old. She is using a wheelchair servant, were deported from Lvov to Kru- boys, they all wear rags and are hungry. since she has muscle weakness in toyarka, a small village in Kazakstan. Soon Now, they would be able to walk around her legs due to polio. She was tak- after the Soviet Union invasion, her husband the community without shame and go to en from her property together with was sent to the labor camp in Eastern Siberia work which would help us all. Your kind- her servant, who is also an elderly and died of dysentery, but she did not know ness and generosity gives me hope and joy lady. They were taken so suddenly about it until after World War II. in my heart. Thanks for remembering us, that they did not have any time to The bleak landscape of a Soviet collective farm. the exiles. I don’t have any family here pack their belongings, no cloths, lems, but the beginnings were very difficult. Second part of a letter written on April and I have nobody to count on. The fact bed sheets, not any spoon or tea cup. Once I On Saturday, June 21, 1941 I did not go 8, 1941: “We can feel Spring here. All are that there are still good and decent people met her while returning back from work and home to Krutoyarka, I asked a postman in- coughing and sneezing due to allergies. Je- gives us strength to survive our difficult she told me a lot about herself. Eventually we stead to tell Teresa, my daughter, to come drek, my son, has skin lice, I give him garlic. fate here. I share with you our traditional started speaking French, which I barbarize, here together with her girlfriends to the dis- The cattle are dying out of hunger in kolk- Polish grace: “God bless you.“ With great but she had a lot of patience to correct me. trict since they were organizing sport compe- hoz. Starving bulls, ox, cows, horses, sheep respect, A.D. 1941, April 17; Krutoyarka.” I receive one liter of barley soup with cab- titions. They came in the morning, full of joy and goats roam around the village and eat bage with two pieces of bread when I have that they would have a good day. The compe- what they can find. It is an awful scenery. All Excerpt from the letter written May 25, lunch at work. After some solicitations I am titions started with a song, running and jump- around us there are pastures with grass which 1941: “Sorry for late reply to your letters, able to secure extra soup portion with bread ing competition. Suddenly, the NKVD com- has not been mowed down, since somebody but I am working at the constructions in the which I give to Lady Burzynska and her maid. missary walked into the middle of the field did not do a good planning before winter. district, so my free time is very limited. It Going back to the description of our con- and whistled. Everybody stopped whatever Magpies and crows are sitting on these poor is a hard work, but we are able to do it and struction work, it was really difficult in the -be they were doing and became silent. The com- animals and they rip chunks of meat down we can earn 8-10 rubles daily. Practically we ginning. A daily norm was to carry and load a missary asked people to come closer to hear to the bone from their spines. Cattle do not cannot really buy anything for these money truck with eight thousand bricks a day. They him well. He announced calmly but with a have enough strength to protect themselves right now, but I have a contract from May gave us gloves the first day, but the gloves strong voice that Germans crossed the board- from these annoying and hungry birds. In a 15 until October 1st, 1941. I go back home were ripped to shreds at the end of the first ed with Soviet Union and that this is a begin- neighboring kolkhoz, 400 cattle died during to Krutoyarka for Sunday to spend time with day. After three days of hard work we had ning of the war. He told people to disperse five days. We worry that the starvation will the family; all are healthy. There is a new rep- no more skin on the fingers, our hands were and go home since this is not time for celebra- take over people. This happens every year and resentative of the Soviet government in our bleeding and skin was peeled off. Majority are tion. Teresa, her friends and other youth went nobody is surprised. Referring to the post ser- village. He barks like a dog , treats people like women, only few men. The main bricklayer, back home, I remained here and did not know vice: it works very well. Since I came here, a slaves, sometimes even uses corporal punish- an elderly man with beautiful and good eyes, what to do with myself. The government im- postman did not show up on time only twice, ment. Somehow I got into his nerves and he chose me as his helper. He was a very kind mediately drafted all remaining men into the the first time because of buran (strong wind), threatened that he would make my life miser- man, he praised me in front of an engineer. He military. The first group of men left during the the second time, when the postman’s horse able in the kolkhoz. Since I was really wor- was saying that I worked really well, although first week after German-Soviet war was an- died on the way.” ried, I decided to work in constructions rather I did not feel that I did a good job, especially nounced. Below is a content of the letter from the than in the kolkhoz. “ in the beginning. He taught me how to lay the v v v mother of four boys who received clothes for bricks. I did not write about it to my friends Reprinted courtesy of Jaga’s Polish the boys in the last parcel: From the memoir: I made friends with before, since everybody has their own prob- Culture Website at: www.polishsite.us.

RESISTANCE / Regina Szamborska-McIntyre Gestapo Justice Resistance is a story about the the situation. Don’t wait dinner for eight when the sergeant reappeared. “Commandant Stroop, I practice the way out.” He smirked, “The next conditions which led to the Warsaw me.” “Commandant Stroop will see law, not conspiracy.” time he appears in this office, there Uprising during World War II, and “What shall I say to Pani?” you now.” Stroop took his seat and sneered may not be a way out.” how the courageous and tenacious “Tell her I’ve gone back to the The Brigadefuhrer greeted him up at Michal. v v v people of Poland fought the Nazi office to meet with a client. Ifshe by standing up from his desk. He “So, you continue to practice Regina Szamborska-McIntyre is occupation, only to be decimated by asks about Tavish, don’t mention extended his hand. “Good evening, law? Where are you getting your a retired Speech Pathologist who the political vagaries of war. the shape he was in. And for God’s Pan Bednarek. How may I be of ser- clients? Can any Pole afford to pay currently facilitates memoir work- Three main characters drive the sake, don’t tell them that I’ve gone vice?” legal fees at this time?” shops at her local library. She is the story: Zygmunt Kaminski, publish- to Szucha Street.” Bednarek was in no condition to In reality, his clients had dwin- author of two books of historic fic- er of an underground newspaper; The sound of the women’s ap- mince words. “I’m here to see Ig- dled away. He was earning his liv- tion, “An Altar of Sod” and “Yester- Marek Gudzinski, aka Dysthmus, proaching voices filled the hall. natz Tavish.” ing as an accountant, a position he day’s Pupils.” delivery man of contraband items Janina wiped her hands on her apron Stroop drew himself into full held as a student while he worked to underground units; and Michal and went to the door, rehearsing the military posture. “There will be no his way through law school. His cli- Bednarek, attorney at law, who tries lines she would deliver. legal representation for him. Your ents were the wealthy Schindlerites, SALT LAMPS to remain neutral and uninvolved. Pani Leona spoke first. “Janina, client is guilty of conspiracy against entrepreneurs from Germany, who FROM POLAND what has happened? The neighbors the General Government.” bought the confiscated businesses Bednarek tipped his hat and was of Poles at a severely reduced price. Clean and ionize air for CHAPTER 4. Three black autos were upon us with reports of the Ge- your health and well-being. were parked around building num- stapo taking Tavish away.” about to leave. “I still have a legal client or two.” ber 16 on Zielona Street. They wore “They did Pani, around five- “Let me caution you, Bednarek. “Then concentrate on them and Laboratory tested for the markings of the dreaded swas- thirty. I watched from the time I saw You do not want to go about defend- leave the conspirators alone, if you ionization and quality. tika. the Gestapo cars come up the street, ing people inciting against the Ger- value your neck, or you may be con- Joyce (716) 860-0828 Michal Bednarek walked up until they took him away.” man authority. You stand the risk of sidered to be in league with the par- [email protected] the street to his apartment, which Irena glanced around the foyer being considered a conspirator as tisans.” Arlene (716) 649-3188 was directly across the street from for signs of her father’s presence. well.” He called out to the sergent, [email protected] the disturbance. He kept his gaze “Has Tata come home?” Bednarek bristled to attention. “Show this prominent lawyer the straight in front of him, and made “He is at the office, working on an effort to appear nonchalant as a new account. He said not to wait he slipped into the front door of his dinner.” building. He reached into his pocket Leona grabbed her daughter’s for his keys. Before he withdrew hand. “He’s gone to Szucha Street to them, the door was opened by Jani- find out what they have on Tavish.” na, the maid. Bednarek warily approached “Pan, they have come for Tav- the building on Szucha Street. An ish!” armed sergeant stood sentry at the “Yes, I see.” He shut the door front door. “What is your purpose?” behind him and went to the front Bednarek handed over his Aus- window. “How long have they been beis card. there?” “I’m here to represent a client of “Maybe ten minutes before you mine, and I need to see Comman- arrived.” She stood behind him, not dant Stroop.” taking her eyes off old man’s apart- “Ah, Pan Tavish holds your in- ment. terest.” He led him through the hall Two Gestapo agents filed down to a bench in front of an office. The the steps, followed by two more frosted glass on the top half of the agents who flanked either side of the door, bore the inscription, SS Bri- old man, as they jostled him down gadefuhrer Jurgen Stroop. Have a the stairs. Tavish appeared quite di- seat; I’ll announce you.” sheveled; blood was streaming from Either Stroop was involved with his forehead. matters on his desk, or he had gone “Listen, Janina, I must go to Ge- to his dinner. Bednarek warmed the stapo Headquarters to investigate seat for an hour and half. It was after 14 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016

POLONIA NEWS / Staś Kmieć Jan Karski’s Legacy Honored The Jan Kar- The Ulma Family Award was The fish symbol of Christianity is ski Humanitar- presented to the filmmakers Julita much older than the cross, and is ian Award is and Rafał Wieczyński, the director still in use today. In his novel Quo presented to in- of the recently opened Ulma Mu- Vadis, Polish Nobel Prize win- dividuals who seum in Markowa – Mateusz Szpy- ner Henryk Sienkiewicz showed show courage, tma, and Bogdan Romaniuk - Dep- that early Christians using the ich- grace, and brav- uty Marshal of the Podkarpackie thys as a secret sign to identify one ery under esca- Voivodship, and co-founder of this another.“The fish was first hallmark lating pressure institution. The Wieczyński team is for Christians, especially at a time of bureaucratic currently working on a feature film when they were persecuted,” Rev inertia, totalitar- about Ulma family. Lizińczyk explained. ian fiats or public “Through the efforts of organi- Along with honoring Poland’s indifference to zations such as the Polish-Jewish history, placing the mural in the those less fortu- Dialogue Committee, Jan Karski East Village honors the footprint nate withstand- Educational Fund and others, Kar- of Polish immigrants in the area ing cultural and/ Rolat, Bp. Mroziewski, and Cosby ski and his heroic deeds are gain- and the community’s long-standing or physical de- of Despair,” which won the compe- ing international recognition,” said presence in the life and building of basement. tition organized by the Polonia of Consul General of Poland Urszula Lower Eastside New York. On May 9th, the Award was Long Island. Bishop Mroziewski’s Gacek. “We hope that the real story The neighborhood has witnessed presented at the Polish Consul- achievements included the efforts of his life will become a counter- many important events such as ate in New York to the Diocese of which resulted in renaming a street- weight to the many false and harm- 1909’s final tribute to Helena Mo- Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Wi- sin Maspeth “John Paul II Way.” ful statements in which the Poles drzejewska (Modjeska) at the Par- told Mroziewski, television and ra- Cosby, the daughter of the War- accused are involved in the Holo- “This mural will survive me, my ish church that was established by dio host Rita Cosby, Sigmund Rolat saw Uprising Polish resistance caust.” children, and my children’s chil- Polish immigrants in 1872; Tadeusz – businessman, philanthropist, and fighter Richard Kossobudzki wrote dren, and therefore it is a reason for Kantor’s plays at LaMaMa Theater; BAPTISM OF POLAND MURAL Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor, the book Quiet Hero: Secrets from pride and joy,” said Gilewicz. “We and events at the famous Polish Na- UNVEILED IN NEW YORK. and posthumously to The Ulma My Father’s Past uncovering his Man- should be proud that it will repre- tional Home “The Dom,” known as Family, Polish Righteous Christians story of heroism and courage. “In hattan’s Bohemian East Village wel- sent Poland in one of the most icon- one of the hippest hangouts of the who harbored Jewish neighbors at writing the book what I found was comed a mural commemorating the ic places in the world — the heart 1960s. The East Village was also the cost of their own lives.. not just my father’s story. It wasn’t 1,050 years of Polish Statehood. On of the East Village in Manhattan — portrayed in the plays of Janusz The Award was established by my story, it was your story,” said April 17, a crowd of Poles, as well where scrolling millions of people Glowacki, and has inspired many The Polish-Jewish Dialogue Com- Cosby. “It was the story of the cour- as local residents took part in the around the world will see it, and contemporary artists, including mittee. The organization was cre- age of the Polish people, and it was official unveiling. Pastor Tadeusz thanks to them our name, the word those who have visited Ms. Ludwika ated six years ago by the Polish the story of the guts of this incred- Lizińczyk. St. Stanislaus Bishop Poland, will go to the world.” “Lucy” Mickevicius in her famous American Congress (Downstate ible country we love so much, and and Martyr; Agata Grenda, direc- “Polska,” the year 966, the red Polish bar. When Polish national New York Division), Queens Jew- that we share with so many people tor of the Polish Cultural Institute and white flag of Poland, and the poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid visited ish Historical Society and the KPA her in America.” in New York; and artist Janusz Gile- ichthys are depicted on the mural. the East Village in the middle of the on Long Island. It is an institution Rolat is one of the leading found- wicz, the creator of the mural, broke 19th century, he wrote his famous that seeks to build an agreement ers of the Museum of the History of the symbolic ribbon. The ceremony poem “To John between the Polish and Jewish com- Polish Jews – Polin in Warsaw, and was preceded by a Mass. Brown” during munities. Together with other orga- the initiator of the museum’s monu- The mural marks the 966 baptism his stay down- nizations, it participates in various ment honoring Poles helping Jews of Duke Mieszko I, which was not town. events aimed at improving Polish- during World War II. He supports only an act of faith, but one with The mural Jewish relations numerous initiatives aimed at build- significant political and social con- was created on Jan Karski was a war hero who ing the Polish-Jewish dialogue, in- sequences. This, along with the ap- the initiative of carried out missions for the Pol- cluding festivals of Jewish culture pearance of the first missionaries, the Polish Cul- ish Government in exile. He also in Poland. began the process of introducing tural Institute in reported on the Nazi Holocaust to The documentary Świat Józefa Western cultural models to Poland, New York and Britain and the United States and (Joseph’s World), which details the including political and administra- is located adja- tried to stimulate help for the Jewish plight of the Ulma Family, who lost tive state structures, a legal system, cent to the Pol- populations of Eastern Europe. Un- their lives at the hands of the Ger- social customs, writing, and Latin ish church which fortunately the president and prime man occupiers for having hid Pol- as the language of government. The attracted Poles minister failed to listen and take ish-Jews in his home, received its baptism consequently led Poland to from different action, He would become a United premiere screening. The film shows join the ranks of established Euro- parts of the me- States citizen and a professor at multiple aspects of this brutal pe- pean states recognized by the Holy tropolis of New Students of the Abbot Augustyn Kordecki Polish John Hopkins University. riod in history. The exhibition “The Roman Empire, while maintaining a York when it School sang “Tysiącletnia Historio, nasza współna his- Jacob Juszczyk, a student at Good Samaritans of Markowa” was strong national identity, permitting was founded 115 torio” (A thousand-year history, our common history), Stony Brook University, read his also on display. the country to withstand partitions years ago. essay “Courage and Hope in Times and occupations. at the mural’s dedication. OUR POLISH SAINTS / Martin Nowak Saint of the Saints PART VII. St. John Paul II not only Holland for her safety since she was sessions, entered a monastery and at the ����������������������������Łagiewniki convent the Vati- founded more than a hundred librar- canonized more saints than any oth- an ethnic Jew. But she was arrested spent the rest of her life in prayer. can banned her writings, but twenty ies and two societies to care for the er pope, more than four hundred, he by the Nazis in 1942. Though giv- Legend says that she dropped a ring years later they were reinterpreted sick, orphans and the poor, restored also canonized more Polish saints en a chance to escape, she refused, into a salt mine in Hungary which and accepted. St. Faustina was the churches, founded homeless shel- than any other pontiff, a total of choosing to share the fate of other reappeared in Wieliczka. Poland founder of Divine Mercy Sunday ters, soup kitchens and nurseries. fourteen during his twenty-six year Jewish converts. St. Teresa was sent where she had ordered a well to (one week after Easter), which St. Patron saint of Przemysł. papacy. Being from Poland, he was to Auschwitz where she died. Patron be dug. This became the famous John Paul II declared a churchwide very familiar with the lives of these saint of Europe, converted Jews and Wieliczka salt mine. Patron saint of observance when he canonized her ST. URSULA LEDOCHOWSKA holy men and women, although it loss of parents. salt mines, Poland and Lithuania. in 2000. Urszula Ledóchowska cannot be said that he favored Poles 1865-1939 above others for sainthood. ST. KINGA ST. FAUSTINA ST. JOSEPH Canonized: 2003 1224-1292 Faustyna Kowalska SEBASTIAN PELCZAR Feast Day: May 29 ST. TERESA BENEDICTA Canonized: 1999 1905-1938 Józef Sebastian Pelczar Grave: Ursuline Nuns OF THE CROSS Feast Day: July 24 Canonized: 2000 1842-1924 Motherhouse, Pniewy, Poland Teresa Benedykta od Krzyża Grave: Poor Clares Monas- Feast Day: October 5 Canonized: 2003 Born in Austria proper of Polish- 1891-1942 tery, Stary Sącz, Poland Grave: Chapel of the Shrine of Feast Day: January 19 Swiss lineage, she was the niece of Canonized: 1998 Also known as Cunegunda or Divine Mercy, Łagiewniki-Kraków Grave: Przemysł Cathedral a Polish cardinal. Her family moved Feast Day: August 9 Kunegunda. She was born in Hun- Born Helena Born in Korczyna and attended to Austrian Poland near Tarnów Grave: Exact location un- gary and was the daughter of King Kowalska into a seminary school in Przemysł, and when she was eighteen. She became known, ashes scattered within Bela IV, a niece of St. Elizabeth poor family near ordained a priest in 1864. He taught an Ursuline nun in Kraków and rose Auschwitz-Birkenau of Hungary and Blessed Agnes of Łódź, at age ni- at the seminary, then at the Jagiel- to mother superior and opened a Born Edith Stein, Jewish at birth. Prague, and great niece of St. Hed- neteen she jo- lonian University in Kraków for home for female college students. She was an atheist as a teen but wig, Queen of Poland. Kinga was ined the convent twenty-two years as professor, dean Ursula also worked in Russia, then converted to Roman Catholicism the sister of St. Margaret of Hun- of Sisters of Our and rector. Later he was Bishop of Sweden where she opened a girls’ at age thirty and became a nun. She gary and Blessed Yolanda of Po- Lady of Mercy. Przemysł for twenty-five years. school, and Denmark where she was born in Breslau, Germany, not land and a cousin of St. Elizabeth of In the 1930s she He was a doctor of theology and a founded an orphanage. She was Wrocław, Poland and her restored Portugal. She was married to King saw visions of canon lawyer, as well as president back in Poland in 1920 and foun- childhood home is in that city. Her Boleslaus V of Poland, whose sister Jesus who told of the People’s Education Society of ded religious centers. The Grey parents’ graves are in the city’s Je- was Blessed Salomea of Kraków. her to spread the message of God’s the St. Vincent De Paul Society. He Ursuline Congregation she founded wish cemetery. She was a teacher, Kinga founded several convents and mercy and also to have a painting wrote several books of prayers and still thrives. Her sister was Blessed philosopher and author. During the was dedicated to charity. When her made of ������������������Him ���������������with the words��‚����� “Je���- sermons as well as textbooks and Maria Teresa Ledochowska. Patron Nazi era, her superiors sent her to husband died she sold all her pos- sus I Trust You.’’ After her death published more than a thousand. He saint of young girls. 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GENEALOGY / Stephen M. Szabados The Importance of the Arrival of Our Ancestors in America The story of our ancestors’ arrival in the years, about two percent of the arriving eling alone, or with their family, relatives or they became two pages. This larger format America is an important event for our fami- immigrants were turned back and returned to friends. listed marital status, last residence, the ability lies. Their arrival and the arrival of the many Europe. In his book, Polish Immigrants, W. The U.S. Customs service has been re- to read or write, fi nal destination in the U.S., immigrants that came before and after them, Scott Ingram estimated that one percent of the cording cargo and passenger information name of friend or relative in the U.S., the name are a large part of American history. The in- Polish immigrants were refused admittance. since 1798. However, many of the records of relative where they left, mother tongue, if dustrial growth in the 1900s could not have Many immigrants were detained for a variety created between 1798 and 1820 are missing they had been in the U.S. prior, physical de- happened without the immigrants. of reasons. Unescorted women and children because there was no uniform national policy scription and birthplace. Passenger manifests To arrive here, they had to make a painful were detained until the arrival of a male rela- on how to save these documents until 1819. are important family history documents. decision to leave their home in Poland. Their tive or they received a prepaid ticket from a The Steerage Act of 1819 required the captain The surviving U.S. Customs passenger voyage across the Atlantic and the inspection relative. Some waited for travel funds before of all ships arriving in America to deliver a lists from U.S. ports are now stored at the Na- process on American shores was traumatic. they could be released. passenger manifest to a federal offi cial. For tional Archives, and most of them have been The immigrants who were granted admis- Most U.S. citizens are descendants of im- arrivals prior to the steerage act, genealogists microfi lmed, digitized, and indexed. Ances- sion walked through the “kissing gate,” the migrants and our ancestors contributed to the have to rely on fi nding lists generated for the try.com off ers the largest collection of passen- area in which where they met their relatives, tremendous growth of America. Passenger ships’ logs. ger manifests for our Polish ancestors. husbands or friends and had a joyous and manifests from the ships help document the Early formats for the passenger manifest v v v tearful reunion. They claimed their luggage, arrival of your ancestors and may give you that were used after the Steerage Act listed Stephen M. Szabados is a prominent gene- exchanged their money for American dol- valuable information of where they left and the passenger’s name, age, gender, occupa- alogist, and the author of four books, “Find- lars, purchased train tickets and then boarded where they were going in America. Finding tion, what country they left and what coun- ing Grandma’s European Ancestors,” “Find trains for their destinations in America. the passenger manifest will also answer the try was their destination. After 1893, formats Your Family History,” “Polish Genealogy,” Some passengers were not as lucky. Over important question of whether they were trav- were gradually expanded and in late 1907 and “Memories of Dziadka.”

POLISH CAN BE FUN / Robert Strybel Letters and eMails — Listy i Mejle The Polish word list means let- question is what to write? problemów ale teraz wszytsko jest cause it was originally seen as a are from and whether a coat of arms ter, not list. For a list Poles say lista już pod kontrolą. (We did have monkey with its tail wrapped round. goes with it. as in lista zakupów (shopping list). SALUTATION. Szanowny Panie some problems but now everything The email address: madamski@ The recipient will also get a use- The most common usage is: napisać (Dear Sir), Przewielebny Księże under control.) Babcia trochę nam interia.pl is read in Polish: mad- ful genealogical contact chart which list (write a letter), wysłać list (mail (Most Reverend Father), Kochana chorowała, ale teraz już lepiej amski małpa interia kropka pl; will put you him/her in touch with a letter) and otrzymać or dostać list Babciu (Dear Granny), Drogi Ojc- się czuje. (Granny was under the they might add: madamski bez genealogical researchers who can (get/receive a letter). But shortly ze Chrzestny (Dear Godfather). weather but now is feeling better.) kropki (no dot) to show it is not help track down your family records after Poland dumped communist You can also start with just the Basia wychodzi za mąż, a Adam m.adamski. in Poland as well as photograph rule (1989/90), a new invention ap- person's fi rst name: Panie Józefi e ma nową pracę. (Babs is getting and/or videotape ancestral home- peared: email. (Joesph) or Droga Pani Elżbieto married, and Adam's got a new job.) WORDS OF WISDOM: steads and graves. Since the word for mail and post (Dear Elizabeth) if your relationship Serdecznie zapraszamy na wesele. Tylko spisanie For a custom-researched analysis offi ce in Polish is poczta, the “e” is semi-formal or simply Droga (We cordially invite you to the wed- zapewnia przetrwanie! of your family name, please airmail was seen as redundant and an email Marysiu (Dear Mary) or just Tom- ding.) a $19 personal or bank (cashier’s) just became a mejl as in: “Dziś ku (Tommy) to a relative or close DISCOVER THE MEANING OF check or money order* (adding $12 dostałem mejla od narzeczonej” friend. Note: Salutations are always CLOSING. Kończąc, serdecznie YOUR POLISH NAME. Consider for each additional surname you (Today I got an email from my fi an- in the vocative case. pozdrawiamy Was wszystkich a unique and memorable Christ- wish to have researched) to: cée.). There is also a verb mejlować You can skip the name entirely (In closing, we send our very best mas gift of Polish heritage. giving Robert Strybel, ul. Kaniowska (to email): Cały dzień siedzi przy in casual correspondence and start regards to all of you.) Czekamy na a loved one the story of his or her 24, 01-529 Warsaw, Poland. For komputerze i mejluje. (All day with: Dzień Dobry! (Hello, Good szybką odpowiedź (We await your Polish family name is a gift that will more information on this service long he's at his computer emailing.) day), Cześć! (hi) or Witaj! (Greet- swift reply.) long be remembered and appreci- please contact research60@gmail. If you plan to type a letter or ings). ated. It will explain the surname’s com. email to someone in Polish, fi rst POSTSCRIPT. In Polish the at-sign meaning, how it came about, how Payment is also accepted via type http://polish.typeit.org/ into MESSAGE. Kopę lat! (It's been (@) is called małpa (monkey), be- many people share it, where they MoneyGram. your browser and hit ENTER. If quite some time or long time no you do not have a Polish keyboard, write). Co u Was słychać? (What's that is any easy way to get all the happening out your way?) U nas FREE CATALOG! accented Polish letters (ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, po staremu. (Same old thing here- HEAR ALL THE POLKA STARS ó, ś, ź. ż) right:. abouts). Wszystko w porządku. on Once you're past that hurdle, the (Everything's OK.) Mieliśmy trochę SUNSHINE

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OBITUARIES PONDERING POLE / Edward Poniewaz Kazimiera “Kasia” Bober, Founded Pierogi Empire Let Democracy Work in Poland PHOTO: ANDRZEJ BARANIAK ANDRZEJ PHOTO: Kazimiera cooking skills, her clientele expand- with Martha Stewart, have all raved The topic with regard to Po- believe the numbers of supporters Bober, bet- ed beyond ethnic lines and beyond about her pierogi. land in recent months has been that and protestors in Poland. The true ter known as her neighborhood. Regardless of Still, even with her humility and country’s constitutional “upheaval.” solution remains to be seen and like “Kasia,” was how pierogi afi cionados serve them, quiet demeanor, Kazimiera Bober’s Like politics everywhere, getting all nations, the swing from liberal to born on No- as an appetizer, side dish, or entrée, accomplishments went beyond pro- a handle on what is really happen- conservative or some combination vember 6, 1935, Bober has been inspirational in in- ducing successful food products. ing is hard to decipher, but it is also is typical of the democratic process. in Hoczew, a troducing Polish-style pierogi to the Her real success was her strong what makes it so interesting. In Po- Remember Margaret Thatcher? Re- small village in American home. Her outstanding commitment to her family, friends, land, it seems to be all about the member Sarkozy? There is com- the Bieszczady pierogi-making skills and the art of and the community. She was a true constitution, what is constitutional, plaining in this country that China Mountains in Southeastern Poland. producing other great Polish food jewel of the Polish American com- and who the stricter adherent is. or India are competing and gaining She passed away surrounded by her products made her dream a reality munity and beyond. Her generous Sound familiar? greater share in the world market family on June 2, 2016, at the age and a success. Her award-winning support extended beyond her neigh- If you are not up on the back- but it was the United States that pro- of 80. pierogi became Chicago’s ultimate borhood and community to civic or- ground and details of the criticism moted this economic model. So Po- Bober immigrated to the United comfort food. ganizations, Polish events, and be- directed at the new Law and Justice land is acting like a Western coun- States in 1974 with a dream of a For years, Pani Bober’s products nevolent causes. She was a generous Party (PiS) government, there is a try; so be it. better life for her children, Barbara, were showcased at neighborhood supporter of The Polish Museum summary of the history and platform Still, if the constant barrage of Maria, and Christopher. After a se- festivals and at “Taste of Chicago.” of America (PMA) and Dar Serca of PiS in Wikipedia. There are also news about PiS is a little discon- ries of working odd jobs, she de- Her pierogi were the fi rst ever to be (Gift From the Heart) Foundation. two perspectives that are hundreds certing then the words of Edmund cided to take a chance on something served aboard United Airlines, and For many years, she sponsored the of years apart but seem to be very Janniger, a special representative she did well: cooking. “Newsweek” magazine selected offi cial State of Illinois Pulaski Day similar in tenor and approach as it of the Minister of National Defense Bober was living proof of the Bober Bober as one of the top 15 Observance hosted jointly by the pertains to the Polish character and of the Republic of Poland may help “American Dream.” Despite dif- entrepreneurs, creating “exquisite PMA and Polish Roman Catholic to the constitutional government to calm and dampen the hysteria. fi cult times, but with perseverance food with the fi nest ingredients and Union of America. they embraced in the late 1700s and In an article from the NewsMax and dedication, she decided that whose product transcends ethnic Pani Bober is survived by three after independence in the 1980s. World website “Overreach in Po- her love of cooking would be the orientation.” In 1995, her pierogi children, six grandchildren, and one The French philosopher and po- land Leads to New Justice Appoint- foundation for a new life. Thus, in empire expanded throughout the great-grandson: Barbara (Waclaw) litical commentator Jean-Jacques ments,” he explains the situation in December 1982, she opened her deli continental United States. Bober’s Jakubowicz, Maria Kordas (Dr. Bo- Rousseau gave his opinion on form- mater-of-fact terms that basically on Chicago Avenue in the Ukrainian pierogi can be found in countless guslaw) Bonczak, and Christopher ing the Polish constitution of 1772 says, anything that is happening Village area of Chicago and began grocery stores in 26 states, includ- (Renata) Bober; grandchildren: in his dissertation “Considerations in our country hasn’t been done in off ering her Polish-style home cook- ing Costco, Kroger, and Piggly Elizabeth (Zbigniew) Jakubowicz, on the Government of Poland and yours. He writes: ing. Neighbors quickly became her Wiggly. Presidents George H. Bush Joanna, Peter, Kasia, Lucas, and Ju- on its Proposed Reformation.” customers, but as the news spread and Bill Clinton, Mayors Richard lia; and great-grandchild, Leon. Rousseau’s blueprint for what was Most recently, President about a Polish lady with exceptional M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel, along happening during the transition pe- Obama has seen his nomination riod right before the partitions are of a new U.S. Supreme Court Bernard “Benny” eerily prophetic of what is happen- Justice in the last year of his ad- Larry S. Wroblewski, Editor, ing now with the new Polish gov- ministration widely resisted by Kaukus World War II ernment. I strongly encourage you Congress on the grounds that the Volunteer Fireman, Scout Leader to read it. His understanding of the winner of the upcoming presi- More than editorial and graphic arts company, Marine Corps Veteran Polish people and the meddling of dential election should make that anything, Larry Polograph, which produced The BUFFALO, Poland’s neighbors could be from a choice, since it will aff ect the W r o b l e w s k i Irish Times and publications for the N.Y. — Ber- page in a 2016 article from a Google balance of power on America’s will always be Greater Niagara Frontier Council nard “Benny” search on the internet. For instance: highest constitutional tribunal. r e m e m b e r e d of the Boy Scouts of America. He Kaukus of Lan- “Incline the passions of the Observers can agree or disagree as a volunteer was a staff reporter for the Commu- caster, a World Poles in a diff erent direction, with how the American political — as a giver nity Papers of Western New York, War II Marine and you will give their souls a process ultimately handled these of himself. and was a regular columnist in the Corps veteran national physiognomy which matters relating to the distribution Whether he was Gowanda News, Springville Jour- and automaker, will distinguish them from other of power between the branches of at a fi re hall, in a church basement, nal, and The Sun. died June 16 af- peoples, which will prevent them government in the United States, or among friends, he was always Wroblewski and wife Basia ter a brief illness. He was 94. from mixing, from feeling at ease but we should all agree that they willing to help others. The recording (Barbara) Karkosza were married Kaukus was a graduate of Emer- with those peoples, from allying were and are internal matters that secretary of the North Collins Vol- in 1992, and moved to North Col- son High School. After the war, he themselves with them; you will are the business of the American unteer Fire Company and owner of lins, where Larry soon became in- went to work at the Ford Stamping give them a vigour which will people, They are decidedly none the graphic arts fi rm Polograph died volved in the community. He joined Plant, where he was a general ma- supplant the abusive operation of Europe’s business, and certainly June 5, 2016, after a brief illness. He the North Collins Volunteer Fire chine repair foreman. He retired in of vain precepts, and which will none of the business of international was 59. Company, and served as its presi- 1986 after 30-plus years. make them do through preference bodies. Wroblewski was born in Buff alo, dent and vice president. He took An active Catholic, he attended and passion that which is never I have to admit I don’t under- and lived on the city’s East Side, an active role in the North Collins several parishes and was a volun- done suffi ciently well when done stand the intense interest from the where he worked at Corpus Christi School District, and volunteered in teer for several renovation projects, only for duty or interest. European community on how Po- parish as a custodian while attend- its Music Boosters, Sports Boosters, including at the Shrine of St. Jude “ ... loving the fatherland, they land governs herself, at least in this ing Canisius College. At the church, and PTA. The Wroblewskis became and Our Lady of Czestochowa Par- will serve it zealously and with early stage of the process. Janniger he was an altar server, lector, and members of Holy Spirit Church, ish. He was also active in the Polish all their hearts. Given this senti- is calling for patience and tolerance usher. His willingness to help others where Larry joined its Holy Name community, and a member of the ment alone, legislation, even if and to give President Duda and his brought him to the Parish Council, Society, and took on the chair of Polka Boosters, Polka Variety Club, it were bad, would make good cabinet a chance. We heard this and Holy Name Society, of which many parish functions. and Polish Falcons. citizens; and it is always good same sentiment over and over again he became president. Wroblewski In addition to his wife, he is sur- He is survived by a special citizens alone that constitute the concerning President Obama. played bass and sang with the par- vived by daughters Amelia, Isabelle, friend, Charlotte Zawada; two power and prosperity of the state. One of the big complaints heard ish’s folk group. He also belonged and Sabrina; cousins, many friends, daughters; a son, a brother, and sis- in the United States is that our Con- to the Corpus Christi Athletic Club and business associates. ter, seven grandchildren; and seven There is equal vigor with the vic- gress is not getting anything done. and its bowling league. For more on Wroblewski, see great-grandchildren. tor and the vanquished if we are to Democracy is a preferred philoso- Wroblewski took an active role “Unsung Hero,” page 4 phy but on a practical level it is very, in Corpus Christi’s scouting pro- very ineffi cient and moves slow. We gram, and eventually became leader would all like to make our friends of Pack 913. EVERGREEN say and believe what we do but that Concerned about the neighbor- FUNERAL HOME, INC. is not how it works. If you want to hood, he served on the board of the get a lot done, get a dictatorship. Polish Community Center, today 131 NASSAU AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11222 Janniger, as well as Rousseau, gives known as the Lt. Col. Matt Urban (718) 383-8600 the Poles a lot more credit than Human Services Center of W.N.Y. many of the experts. Wroblewski was a graduate of Leslie P. Rago Gigante, Director Poland should be judged by the Bishop Turner High School. He at- COMPLETELY AIR-CONDITIONED international community on how it tended Canisius College, graduating relates to mutual security concerns in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in AERATION FLOWER CONTROL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN ALL COMMUNITIES and economic stability in Europe. political science. He was a member On both of these important counts of the college’s Schuyler Colfax the new government in Poland has Thinking Club. proven to be a reliable partner to Wroblewski has long been a part Jurek-Park Slope Funeral Home, Inc. 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POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL Concertina Club forms in Western New York BUFFALO, N.Y. — Concertina Ave., Cheektowaga, N.Y. Bring players Casey Kliszak and Ron Ur- your concertina. banczyk invite both professional The new club will be devoted and novice concertina players to to the promotion and preservation join the newly formed Concertina of the Chemnitzer style concertina, Club of Western New York. and its purpose is to support the The new club will meet on the membership of the World Concer- first Thursday of every month, at tina Congress, the national Chem- 6:30 p.m., beginning July 7 at the nitzer concertina organization, and DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUANCE OF POLISH AMERICAN MUSIC Potts Banquet Hall, 41 S. Rossler Western New York concertina musi- cians by exhibiting the sounds and music of the instrument. DANCE TIME / Jen Pijanowski It will also provide a means to exchange concertina information and music. Members can share in- formation on concertinas that are Dynabrass is Alive and Well available for sale, how or where to repair and tune a concertina, and where to purchase concertina acces- sories such as straps, microphones, corners, nameplates and parts. The main objective of the club will be to develop a better apprecia- tion and respect of the instrument by the public and to encourage concer- tina musicians to improve their mu- sical skills and abilities. The club will focus on Polish American style polkas, waltzes, and obereks, but will consider all variet- Dave Janicki and Marianne Liskie- Billy Heinzenberger, owner of the Alicia Iwanczuk and Jacob Zawisza Holly Lashway and Bob Earl en- ies of music. wicz and having a great time at the Clinton Bar & Grill, and cook and at the United States Polka Associa- joyed the TBC and TPM reunions at Membership is open to any inter- Clinton Bar & Grill. waitress Jennifer Wisniewski. tion Convention in Cleveland. the USPA. ested individual. All new members will pay a one-time fee of $10.00 to After many years of absence thanks to Jeff’s committed musi- much-deserved award. The Knewz ing what band to hear between the join the World Concertina Congress; from the Buffalo polka scene, Dy- cians — and more importantly, true constantly strive to burst open the non-stop music held in two tents this membership fee represents a nabrass made an appearance at friends. Please continue to keep Jeff confines of polkas, while keeping for the duration of the festival. The lifetime membership to the WCC, Potts Banquet Hall in mid-May. Al- in your prayers and join me in look- the music authentic. These musi- bands playing this year include: even if the WNYCC dissolves. though I was beyond thrilled to learn ing forward to the moment when he cians spend countless hours writing, New Generation, Chad Przybyl- For more information contact of this dance, there was a part of me is back on stage where he belongs. practicing, driving, and spending ski’s Polka Rhythms, Maroszek Casey Kliszak (716) 684-7504, or that couldn’t get Brothers, TNT, Ron Urbanczyk 675-6588. past seeing Dy- Aaron Socha nabrass without & Livewire, Jeff Mleczko on The Boys, The Mitch Moskal Now the stage. Jeff has Knewz, Polka on the Jammer been one of my Dynamics, Pol- long-time favor- ish Connection, HOLYOKE, Mass. — After the ite musicians and Dr. Kielbasa, disappointing cancellation of his vocalists. I still Polka Coun- (and other) Saturday morning polka remember the try, John Gora shows on WMUA-FM at the Uni- first time I lis- & Gorale, Box versity of Massachusetts in Am- tened to him sing On, Polka Fam- herst, Mitch Moskal is back at the many years ago ily, IPA Trib- microphone with The Early Bird at Seven Springs. ute Band, and Polka Show, Saturday mornings on I adored his Pol- IJ Peter Danielczuk, Hall of Famer Joe Oberaitis, and IJ IPA Band members Rich Benkowski, Laura Mateja, and Stephanie. the Polka Jammer Network starting ish pronuncia- Ernie Daigle. Dan Mateja. Not only are at 6:00 a.m. Moskal is no stranger to tion and trumpet playing while pas- MEANWHILE, IN CLEVELAND time away from their families to en- there two bustling entertainment the Polka Jammer; he had shows on sionately singing and swaying back ... Although I was not able to attend sure that polka music progresses to tents at the picnic grounds, but just the network back in 2006 and 2009 and forth. USPA this year, I was overjoyed to the changing audience. a few miles down the street Zie- and is now back providing a full As the dance started, I wasn’t hear of its success. The event moved Additionally, congratulatins to linski’s Ballroom hosts a collab- range of polka music to a worldwide sure what to expect. However I was to a larger venue and still managed Andy Bojczuk on again receiv- orative event. Music is provided by listening audience. undeniably pleased — the band to sell out every room, months in ing the “Male Vocalist of the Year” Hauser’s Hot Shots, Molly B & Ted A resident of Holyoke, Mass., played all of the characteristic Dy- advance. Both TBC and TPM re- award. This is a well-earned distinc- Lange’s Squeezebox, Concertina Moskal has been a DJ for more nabrass favorites while adding in unions were headliners at the Me- tion not only for his indisputable vo- Rich, Jeff Winard’s Frank Yankovic than 27 years and continues to host standards and some new music. morial Day event, which welcomed cal talents but also for the integrity Tribute, and Music Connection on a country music summer series at Jack Beachly took on an unbeliev- over 1300 people in attendance. The he brings to polka music. Typically Friday and Saturday at Zielinski’s. WMUA. able amount of the vocals assisting board of USPA does a spectacular at festivals and dances with his wife It is definitely worth the shuttle ride with the seamless transition of the job promoting and hosting this kick- Michelle and daughter Hannah by to make a visit to this nostalgic ball- Listen to the band. It is a true tribute to Jeff as off to the summer polka season. his side, Andy unselfishly shares his room. The front of the establishment a band leader that these musicians Congratulations to The Knewz spotlight with his family. Congratu- houses Zielinski’s Tavern which is have continued to keep the band for winning the polka recording of lations to Andy and the Knewz for the original building constructed BIG TONY POLKA SHOW viable while he is progressing dur- the year for “Breaking Knewz.” Of making Buffalo proud once again in 1888. The attached ballroom ing his recovery process. No doubt course, since they are Buffalo boys, I and propelling polka music ahead was rebuilt in 1933 and its unique WJJL 1440 AM his presence was missed, but the may be a bit biased, but I think most to the younger fans while remaining curved architecture is an untouched Niagara Falls / Buffalo, NY spirit of Dynabrass is alive and well polka fans would agree that this is a true to the roots set forth by prior time capsule of the many dances SUNDAY EVENING generations. that were held here over the years. 5:00 p.m. Between the history and great mu- PULASKI POLKA DAYS. From sic revitalizing this classic venue, a July 21-24, polka fans invade Pu- trip to Zielinski’s in a must for any Send all promotional material to laski picnic grounds in Pulaski Wis- attendee. Tony Rozek consin for Polka Days. This four- Besides amazing polka music 78 Cochrane St. day festival welcomes thousands but this event offers so much more. Buffalo, NY 14206 of visitors to indulge in some of Enjoy the festival on Thursday for the greatest music the polka genre only $2.00 with fireworks at dusk, For advertising information, call has to offer. Money raised through participate in polka dance lessons, (716) 824-6092 this festival is kept local to support or shop for Polish souvenirs while [email protected] many community-based organiza- indulging in Polish delicacies all tions throughout Pulaski. Some weekend long. Up for a challenge? of the organizations who have re- Maybe you can be enticed to take ceived funding thanks to this wildly part in the Polka Trot 5K on Satur- successful event are the local VFW, day morning before perusing the art Lions Club, AmVets, American Le- and craft festival which is held on gions and Firefighters. It is obvious Saturday and Sunday. that this is a community effort as The last day of the fest begins businesses roll out the red carpet to with worship services and a “pan- those attending the festival and join cake and porkie” breakfast, fol- in the spirit of the polka celebration. lowed by the Polka Days Parade. The most difficult part of attending This is something you will want to this event is trying to fit in support- see before the festival which, offers ing the local businesses while decid- free admission for Sunday. 18 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016

TOLEDO POLONIA / Margaret Zotkiewicz-Dramczyk “We Came, We Saw, We Jammed” If you were walking around the been an understatement. By the Gomulka and Jimmy Weber, the who took the stage. The concept was to provide an Holiday Inn on the Sunday morning time the musicians finished tuning song about two friends, one from opportunity for kids to jam with of the USPA Convention this past up their instruments and the music Chicago and one from Pennsylvania THERE ARE MANY MORE names pros. In the first one there were a lot Memorial Day weekend, perhaps began, the Lounge was filled to ca- who both love polkas, was on this to add to the list of musicians who of Q&A between the kids and the you noticed several unobtrusive pacity and beyond. day sung by Zach Piatkowski and were present, whether playing or pros.” posters hanging in the elevators A dozen songs were played: Matt Martin, who personalized it to in support: the one and only Paul Some of the goals of the Pro-Am and the hallways. The posters, hand “Come On Over” was sung by be about their hometowns. “Sonny” Kuhar, Dave Morris, Jam are to have a positive musical written, said simply “We Came, Matt Martin, who had proposed “Together You and I,” written by Rich Zembrowski, Dawn Rosin- performance experience, to make We Saw, We Jammed, Pro-Am Jam the song to Randy. With a simple Jeff Mleczko, brought Bobby Earl ski, Travis Rosinski, Brian Earl, connections with other young mu- 2016, Lounge 12:30.” riff for the horns, “Come on Over” Jr. to the bandstand and a few tears Wally Dombrowski, Mike Fudal- sicians, to make connections with Being new to the violin and thus worked well, while also allowing to eyes, as Randy prefaced the song la, Eddie Biegaj, Chirs Hedrich, pros who may become mentors, to new to the Pro-Am Jam, my 10-year- for some of the more advanced sax with comments about how Jeff -al Rick Rzeszutko, Kevin Adams, learn some classic polka songs, and old daughter Claire prepared for players to take the sax solo parts. ways wanted to include violins in Mollie Busta Lange, Chris Bog- to explore possibilities of how to practice with some trepidation ear- “Everyone Loves Someone,” a songs he wrote. As the small but don, Bob Naessens, and of course make new songs into cool polkas. lier that morning. Charts and audio song from Jimmy Weber and the mighty violin section played, the Randy Koslosky himself. (I’m sure I would like to mention that we files were sent to the young musi- Sounds, featured a concertina solo crowd was even more appreciative. I’ve missed many more). will be doing another Pro-Am Jam cians ahead of time, yet as everyone by 11-year-old Stas Stetar, a tal- “Devil’s Dream,” another Mlec- Not only did the kids play the at the IPA Festival in Buffalo on knows, practice and performance ented young man who also played zko song and an instrumental, con- music, but the emcee duties were Sunday, September 4th. It would are two vastly different things. Not drums on a lot of the songs. tinued the violin theme, followed by carried out by several young per- be great if more young musicians sure what to expect, we both entered “We Were Made for Each Other” “Suicide,” an old melody based on formers, including Victoria Ko- became involved. One of the basic the Lounge a bit nervously. was a group vocal arranged for all a folk song. slosky, Emily Olszewski, Matt Mar- ideas of the Pro-Am Jam has been to Randy Koslosky, the creative the guys and girls to sing their re- “Polka Maniac,” a tune fans tin and Emma Bogdon. work out parts that are suitable for impetus behind the Pro-Am Jam, spective parts. Nathan Neuman, certainly associate with Randy Ko- The most important aspect of the kids at any level, so no one needs to had assured us in the weeks leading who is a great-nephew of the Lang- slosky, was next up. As this is a jam was of course the young people up to USPA that Claire would have ner sisters, jammed along on accor- duet song about a doctor and a pa- themselves (and I’m sure I’ve over- be afraid. It has also been great to plenty of support from more expe- dion on this tune. tient, the ceremonial passing of the looked many names here as well), see how the pros have become men- rienced musicians to feel comfort- “Bride’s Dance” the fourth tune stethoscope took place much to the who took the time out to practice tors to many of the kids.” able when performance time came. to be played, is a personal favorite, delight of the crowd. Randy’s broth- ahead of time and play their instru- If people are interested in par- Around 10:00 a.m., we arrived for with its rock and roll like bass solo. er Bernie passed it on to his niece ments at the Pro-Am Jam of 2016. ticipating, they can contact Randy practice, where a few dozen folding On this day, the bass solo was taken Emily Olszewski, who sang the at 412-798-1342 or at rkoslosky@ chairs had been set up in front of the by 11-year-old Sebastian Pucows- song along with her sister Rebecca I TALKED TO RANDY after the gmail.com, or check the IPA web- stage. As this was just before the ki, a sax solo by Zach Piatkowski, Olszewski. fact, and he provided the following site: www.ipapolkas.com. Sunday Mass, the room was fairly and a trumpet solo by Jenna Zelas- “Bright (by Echosmith), a mod- information: Final remarks were made by empty, except for the kids and the ko. ern tune, was sung by Alli Lange. “The first Pro-Am Jam was three USPA President Barb Haselow, organizing musicians. “Our Favorite Dish,” the old “Angelina” a favorite from the years ago at the USPA Festival. It who had a tear in her eye as she Fast forward to 12:30 p.m., when Marion Lush tune, had a surprise band Freeze-Dried, was the final was a last minute idea a few weeks thanked Randy for all he had done. the Pro-Am Jam began in earnest. thrown in for the crowd, when song in the jam, and sung wonder- before the event. It was fairly small Barb stated: “The Pro-Am Jam may Around noon, a few people filtered Whitey Ryniec, who played with fully by Zach Piatkowski. As the fi- and featured kids playing songs they be the best part of this convention.” in from the ballroom at the con- Lush, stood up, said a few words, nal measures signaled the end of the knew with the pros jamming along Congratulations to everyone on clusion of church services. As the and led the vocals. 2016 Pro-Am Jam, the crowd went with them. We didn’t even have a a job well done! For pictures of the minutes passed, to use the phrase “Polka Music in my Veins” was wild with applause for all of the drum set, so the young drummers Pro-Am Jam and all of the events at “standing room only” would have next up. Originally sung by Lenny musicians, whether pro or amateur, played on pans (seriously). USPA, visit USPA on FaceBook.

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To list your event, please send date, John Stevens. Town Park. Cheektow- Mass., 6-8. (413) 586-4023 band, location, times, and contact aga, N.Y., 2-11 • June Ingram RBO. St. Michael. Bea- number to [email protected]. • Eddie Derwin. Shawnee On The con Falls. Ct., 6-8 JULY 4 Delaware Resort. E. Stroudsburg. Pa., JULY 24 Members 11.30-3.30 (800) 275-8777 • The Special Delivery Band. Town • Eddie Forman. Divine Mercy Church. $20.00 in advance • Buff alo Touch. St. John’s Church. Al- Park Pavilion, Cheektowaga N.Y., 1-5. Three Rivers Mass., 1-7. (413) 283- SUNDAY, up to July 10th den. N.Y., 6 p.m. . (716) 937-6959 (716) 668-9101 6030 • Jimmy Sturr. MD State Fairgrounds. $25.00 at door • June Ingram RBO. St. Cyril’s. Bing- JULY 24, 2016 JULY 7 Timonium. Md., 3 p.m. 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. hamton. N.Y., 2:30-6:30. (607) 723- Guests — $25.00 • Eddie Forman. Masonic Home. Wall- • Lenny Gomulka. Main Stage. Gard- 2920 ingford. Ct., 6:15-7:45. (203) 679- ner. Mass., 6-8. (978) 630-400 Children • Eddie Derwin. VFW. Dupont Pa., 2-6. Music by 5900 • Eddie Forman. Immaculate Concep- 10 & under — FREE (570) 654-5504 tion Church. Indian Orchard. Mass., 11 TO 13 — $10.00 JULY 8 • Jack Tady. American Legion. Ros- SURPRISE BAND 4-8. (413) 543-3627 • Tony’s Polka Band. St. Stanislaus. siter. Pa., 2-6. (814) 938-9891 Food served Amsterdam. N.Y., 5-9 JULY 17 • Jersey Polka Stars. Spring Lake Park. FONTANA’S 3:00-6:00 p.m. • July 9 • Dennis Polisky/Rare Vintage. Town S. Plainfi eld. N.J., 6:30-8. (609) 424- PICNIC GROVE includes Hamburgers, • Mike Surratt. American Legion. Col- Park. Cheektowaga. N.Y., 3-9 0660 Hot Dogs, Polish Sau- lege Park. Md., 8-11. (301) 441-2783 • Special Delivery. Pulaski Parade, Har- • Mike Surratt. State Fairgrounds. Ti- 2299 Clinton Street Buffalo, NY sage, Salads, Corn, JULY 10 lem Road, Cheektowaga, N.Y. monium Md., TBA. (410) 780-9054 • The Boys. Evergreen CC. Fleetwood. • New Direction. Veterans Park. Lacka- Beer, pop, water • Dennis Polisky. Pulaski Park. Three Pa., 2-6. (610) 944-7501 wanna N.Y., 1-4 Contact for more info also included Rivers. Mass., 2:30-6:30 • Eddie Derwin. Shawnee On The • Eddie Derwin. Our Lady of Mt. Car- JULY 25 Chris Tanski (716) 771-1076 Cash Bar available Delaware Resort. E. Stroudsburg. Pa., mel. Lake Silkworth. Pa., 3-6. (570) • Eddie Forman. Walnut Hill Park. New Barb Mroz (716) 668-2694 11:30-3:30. (800) 275-8777 NO BYOB • No refunds 477-5040 Britain Ct., 7-9. (860) 612-4200 • Lenny Gomulka. Immaculate Con- • Lenny Gomulka. St. Stan’s Church. • July 27 ception Parish. Indian Orchard Amsterdam. N.Y., (518) 842-2771 • Eddie Forman. Band Stand. West Mass., (413) 543-3627 • Mike Surratt. Old Stein Inn. Edgewa- Brookfi eld, Mass., 6-8 th ter. Md., 4-8. (410) 798-6807 JULY 19 • July 28 48 Annual JULY 12 • Special Delivery. Quaker Arts Pavil- • Jimmy Sturr. Third Ward Park. Pas- ion. Orchard Park. N.Y., 7-8:30 (716) saic. N.J., 7:30. (973) 473-5111 • Buff alo Touch. River Grill. Tonawa- 881-6604 • Joe Stanky. Central Park. Honesdale. International nda. N.Y., 6:30. (716) 873-2553 • John Stevens. Best Western. Mat- Pa., 7:30-9. (570) 253-3855 • July 13 amoras. Pa., 11 a.m. (518) 491-2400 • Dennis Polisky. Baldwin Park. Ter- JULY 30 • Jimmy Sturr. Bauer Amphitheater. Polka ryville. Ct., 6-8. (860) 585-4031 • Box On. Pulaski Park. Three Rivers Linden N.J., 7:30 (908) 474-8600 JULY 14 Mass., 2:30-6:30 JULY 20 • Dennis Polisky. Lowell Folk Festival. • John Stevens. St. Elizabeth Ann Association • John Stevens. Best Western. Mat- Lowell. Mass., (978) 275-1764 Church. Swoyersville. Pa., 7-11. (570) amoras. Pa., 11 a.m. (518) 491-2400 • Jimmy Sturr. Historic Track. Goshen. 287-6624 • Buff alo Touch. Elma Gazebo. Elma. N.Y., 6-8. (845) 294-5333 • Joe Stanky. Knoebels Amusement Festival & Convention N.Y., 6:30. (716) 652-3260 • Tony’s Polka Band. Arvin Fire Co. Me- Park. Elysburg Pa., 1:30/6/8:30. (800) chanicville. N.Y., 5-9. (518) 664-6711 487-4386 JULY 21 Millennium Hotel – Buffalo, New York • Special Delivery. Lackawanna Senior • Jimmy Sturr. Town Park. Secaucus JULY 31 716-681-2400 www.millenniumhotels.com/buffalo Center, 230 Martin Road, Lackawa- N.J., 7 p.m. • Special Delivery/Box On. Lamm nna, N.Y. Open to the public, no ad- JULY 22 Post. Williamsville. N.Y., 2-8. (716) mission. (6:15-8:15) 668-9101 Labor Day Weekend 2016 – Mark Your Calendars! • Dennis Polisky. Town Park. Port • Dennis Polisky. PACC. S. Deerfi eld. JULY 15 Chester. N.Y., 7:30-9. (914) 939-2354 Mass., 1-5:30. (413) 665-8735 • John Gora/Lenny Gomulka. Town • John Stevens. Lewis County Fair- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, • Stephanie. Pulaski Park. Three Rivers Park. Cheektowaga. N.Y., 4:30-10 grounds. Lowville. N.Y., 9:30 p.m. . September 2 September 3 September 4 Mass., 2:30-6:30 • Eddie Forman. Ferry St. Park. East- (315) 376-8333 • Tony’s Polka Band. Polish Commu- hampton. Mass., 6:30-8. (413) 529- John Gora & Buffalo Concertina Eddie Forman JULY 23 nity Club. Utica. N.Y., 2-6. (315) 732- 1440 Gorale All Stars Orchestra • Mike Surratt. State Fairgrounds. Ti- 0087 JULY 16 monium Md., TBA (410) 780-9054 • Eddie Forman. Stanley Park. West- Mike Costa & IPA Tribute Band Lenny Gomulka & • Special Delivery/Dennis Polisky/ • Eddie Forman. Hadley COA. Hadley fi eld, Mass., 6-8. (413) 572-6263 The Beat Chicago Push • John Stevens. St. Nicks Grove. Prim- The Boys rose. Pa., 4-8. (202) 526-7811 Music Company • PA Express. American Legion. Ros- The Knewz

siter. Pa., 2-6. (814) 938-9891 Polka Country • Northern Lites. Pulaski Club. Day- Musicians tona Beach. Fla., 2-5. (386) 258-7059 AUGUST 1 Tower rooms are available for $139 plus tax, per night when • John Gora. St. Joseph Bakery. St. mentioning the IPA Polka Festival. Catharines. Ont., TBA. (905) 937- 4411 www.ipapolkas.com or www.facebook.com/ipapolkas • Eastern Sound. Seashell Stage. Hampton Beach. N.H., 7-9:30. (603) 642-4134 AUGUST 3 • Eddie Forman. Town Common. Leicester, Mass., 6:30-8:30 (508) 892- 7021 AUGUST 5 • Tony’s Polka Band. Sacred Heart/St. Mary. New York Mills. N.Y., 6-11. (315) 316-0506 • Walt Groller. Evergreen CC. Fleet- wood Pa., 7-11. (610) 944-7501 • The Beat. Potts Banquet Hall. Buf- falo. N.Y., 7-11. (716) 675-6588 AUGUST 6 • Special Delivery. St. Casimir Lawn Fest. Buff alo N.Y., 4:30-9. (716) 824- 9589 • Eddie Forman. Immaculate Heart of Mary. Granby, Mass., 6-10. (413) 467- 9821 • Tony’s Polka Band. Sacred Heart/St. Mary. New York Mills. N.Y., (315) 316- 0506 • Walt Groller. Musikfest. Bethlehem. Pa., 12-4. (610) 332-1300 • Joe Stanky. Sacred Heart. Dupont. Pa., 7-11. (570) 654-3713 AUGUST 7 • Polka Country Musicians. Pulaski Park. Three Rivers. Mass., 2:30-6:30 • Mike Surratt. Old Stein Inn. Edgewa- ter. Md., 4-8. (410) 798-6807 • Mon Valley Push. Am. Legion. West Brownsville Pa., 3-6. (724) 785-8333 AUGUST 11 • Alex Meisner. Potts banquet Hall. Rossler Plaza, Cheektowag. 7-11. $12 admission. 20 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2016

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MARYLAND TIMONIUM — Homemade pierogi, traditional dancing, Murphy Honored on Constitution Day polka music and learning more about Polish cultural heritage by Richard Poremski summit will de- POREMSKI RICHARD PHOTO: — something for everyone — at the 42nd Annual Maryland WASHINGTON, D.C. termine Europe’s Polish Festival, July 16 and 17 at the Exhibition Hall at Ti- — A few hundred guests de- security and that monium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd.Presented by The Polish scended upon the Residence of all its mem- Community Association of Maryland, the festival will feature of the Ambassador, May 20, ber states, adding entertainment and live music, including a performance by 2016, at the invitation of Am- that “America’s Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra. Additional entertainment will bassador Ryszard Schnepf presence in Eu- be provided by Lenny Adams Band, the Krakowiaki Dancers to celebrate the 225th Anni- rope is vital for and the Ojczyzna Folk Dancers, as well as local bands. versary of Poland’s May 3rd our future and se- For more information, log onto www.pcamaryland.org or Constitution of 1791 — Kon- curity.” The Am- call (410) 780-9054 or (410) 276-4019 (sk). styucja Trzeciego Maja. The bassador thanked NEW YORK guest list included members the Obama ad- of the U.S. Government, Con- m i n i s t r a t i o n BUFFALO — Marian Kreutzer, long-time serving General gress and armed forces, the and Congress Pulaski Association, Inc. board member and Cheektowaga Washington diplomatic corps for undertak- civic leader has been named grand marshal for the 78th annual and its military attaches, ing decisions to Pulaski Day Parade, announced Parade Chair Mira Szramel, NGOs, many luminaries, and bolster NATO’s Pulaski Assn. President Brian D. Rusk and Parade Co-Chair American Polonia. Professor eastern fl ank and Edward Reska, Jr. Andrzej Rzeplinski, Poland’s deploying the Kreutzer is the co-chair of Pulaski Association Installation president of the Constitution- U.S. military Po- Dinner and is a member of the Cheektowaga Patriotic Asso- U.S. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (left, at podium) addresses guests in al Tribunal, visiting Washing- land, adding that the garden of the Residence of the Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf (right). ciation. ton, was also in attendance. “We must make The Pulaski Day Parade will take place at 1:30 p.m. on The senator from Connectucut was awarded the Commander’s Cross of Ambassador Schnepf wel- NATO stron- the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. Sunday, July 17, 2016 and will proceed from the Thruway Pla- comed the guests and paid ger in regards to za west on Walden Ave. to Harlem Road and north on Harlem homage to the May 3rd Con- threats from the East as well mother is going to cry when gram’s exclusion of Poland is to Cheektowaga Town Park. stitution, which was modeled as from other directions.” I bring it back home … Al- “discriminatory treatment” For more info, call parade chair Mira Szramel 681-6739 or on the earlier U.S. Constitu- Ambassador Schnepf ex- though my name is Murphy, and not a point of pride for email [email protected] tion of 1787. Poland’s revolu- pressed his disappointment I have much more Polish the U.S., and — as a friend tionary Constitution champi- that Poles continue to have blood than Irish. My mater- of Poland — he will continue WASHINGTON, D.C. oned the avant-garde concept to obtain visas to travel to nal great-grandparents came to undertake eff orts to change The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America of freedom and democracy the United States. “We will from a very small town in this current state of aff airs. (PIASA) held its 74th Annual Meeting and Conference June for the common man — not cease from our eff orts (to southern Poland and eventu- At the conclusion of his 17-18 at Georgetown University. This multidisciplinary heretofore an alien political right the wrong) especially ally settled in New Britain, remarks, and referencing the conference featured the latest research on Polish and Pol- concept, which also attracted since many members of the Connecticut. My Polish pa- imminent critical NATO sum- ish American subjects by leading U.S., Canadian and Polish the collective ire of the ruling U.S. Administration and Con- ternal great grandparents also mit in Warsaw, Senator Mur- scholars. An opening reception, hosted by Polish Ambassador crowned-heads of Europe. gress support our eff orts.” settled there … I am the story phy stated that “America is Richard Schnepf, was held at the Polish Embassy on June 17. Ambassador Schnepf’s re- U.S. Senator Chris Mur- of Poland, and I am the story committed to NATO’s future The concluding reception and banquet was held June 18 at the marks centered on the NATO phy (D-CT) expressed his of Polonia.” and we will strive to protect it Holiday Inn in Arlington, Virg. Ambassador Richard Schnepf alliance and its upcoming gratitude to the government Senator Murphy agreed from those who would undo was the speaker. summit in Warsaw, noting the and people of Poland. “My that the U.S. Visa Waiver Pro- it from the inside or outside.” Polish Singers Convention Wraps Up in Brooklyn NEW YORK — On Saturday, May 21, can national anthems. Chosen chairman of (treas.); Mariusz Bryszkiewicz (librarian); category was awarded to Marcella Kochans- 2016, eight member choruses of the Polish the business session was Deborah Majka of Barbara R. Blyskal (PR, English); Bozena ka-Sembrich #321; and Polonia-Paderewski Singers Alliance Of America’s District 7, Marcella Kochanska Sembrich Female Cho- Madej (PR, Polish); Janusz Sporek (Dist. #311 won third place honors. hailing from Conn., N.J., N.Y., and Pa., gath- rus, assisted by Helen M. Pater of Jutrzenka Choral Dir.); David Zagorski (Asst. Choral First place in the Mixed Category was won ered in South Brooklyn’s Our Lady of Cze- and Mary Lou Wyrobek, president of PSAA’s Dir.) Ela Bernatowicz and Cecylia Bidiuk by Aria #303; while Hejnal #323 won second stochowa to conduct their business sessions, Central Administration located in Buff alo, (sgts.-at-arms); and Jacek Borkowski, and place and Polonia-Paderewski #287 took third rehearsals, competition/concert and Mass. N.Y.. Mariusz Bryszkiewicz (fl ag bearers). place. The day’s events concluded with an awards Mary Wozniak of Jutrzenka became re- The choral competitions and concert were Aria #303 scored the highest of all eight banquet at the Grand Prospect Hall. cording secretary of the business session, as- held in the church proper. The results were: competing choruses. Mary Wozniak, chairperson of the Pre- sisted by Halina Fabianska of Hejnal. Achieving fi rst place in the Male Category In 2017, PSAA’s 5lst International Con- Convention Committee greeted the delegates Election results of offi cers for the next was Chopin #182; second place in that same vention will be held from May 25-28 and will and turned the business session over to Dis- two years are as follows: Yaga Chudy (pres.); category went to Oginski #283. be hosted by District 7’s Marcella Semrich- trict 7 President Yaga Chudy. Izabella Kobus- Brent Iskra and Bozena Madej (vice pres.); First place in the Female Category was Kochanska Female Chorus #321 in Philadel- Salkin led all in singing the Polish and Ameri- Katarzyna Wysocka (sec.); Jeff Pogorzelski Jutrzenka #226; second place in that same phia.

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