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A decision to visit in Crisis Pope Francis at the Vatican this month provides President Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Obama with an opportunity to highlight the problem of eco- KIEV, Ukraine — As nomic inequality, said Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, one of the bloodiest day in who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Com- Ukraine’s long-running cri- mittee on Domestic Social Developments. sis drew to a close, Presi- While the trip to the Vatican gives the president a chance dent Viktor Yanukovych told to frame one of his signature domestic issues in largely European foreign ministers moral terms, it also highlights the continuing disagree- would be open to early elec- ments between the Obama administration and the Catholic tions if that would restore Church over issues such as abortion rights, same-sex mar- peace. riage, and help for the poor. With death toll over 75, One such example is Obama’s opposition to using tax- members of Yanukovych’s payer funds to fi nance vouchers in the District of Columbia Party of Regions began de- so parents can spend them on tuition at Catholic schools. serting him during a hastily “If Obama would see our way with the voucher system, called extraordinary session we could help get a lot of kids out of poverty by giving of parliament. them the tools to have a successful life through Catholic Surprisingly, Russian schools,” Wenski said. President Vladimir Putin talked with European leaders OBAMA IN POLAND? U.S. Security adviser Ben Rhodes about the need to work with would not comment on whether President Obama would them and the United States to accept an invitation to attend anniversary celebrations this fi nd a resolution to Ukraine’s summer of the partially-free elections of June 1989 in Po- unraveling, an abrupt change land, which brought to an end four decades of communism. from the fault-fi nding that “The anniversary of the election is very important. has characterized Russian I think that Americans were inspired by the democratic and Western dialogues on POLAND’S LARGEST AND MOST WELL-KNOWN KALWARIA (Way of the Cross), Kalwar- transformation and the role played by Poland in the fi ght Ukraine. ia Zebrzydowska, lies about 25 miles southwest of Kraków. Founded in the 17th century, it for freedom in Eastern Europe,” Rhodes said, declining to Protests in Kiev’s Inde- became world famous during the pontifi cate of Bl. (soon to be Saint) John Paul II who, as a add whether Obama would be attending the celebrations in pendence Square did not cel- young boy at his father’s side and as a Pope, often visited the shrine. Warsaw. ebrate Yanukovych’s election Throughout Europe, Catholics have sought Poland also has its share of kalwaria,or offer. Instead, there was deep to remember Jesus’ Passion and Death, espe- outdoor Ways of the Cross, where pilgrims— KIM JONG-UN’S AUNT “FLEES TO POLAND.” The dismay over the bloodshed. cially through many outdoor shrines which both organized groups and individuals—have Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported the aunt of Videos showed police using present the Way of the Cross. The sacri monti journeyed to walk Jesus’ last steps on the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fl ed to Poland after the automatic weapons, and at of northern Italy (especially the great Passion way to Calvary. These shrines, with beauti- execution of her husband. least one protester was pho- shrine at Varallo Sesia, northwest of Milan) ful outdoor chapels—often the size of small Kim Kyong-hui, sister of late North Korean leader Kim tographed aiming a rifl e. and the calvaires of Brittany (especially the churches—marking the various “Stations” of Jong-il, has not been sighted in public following the execu- Polish Prime Minister parish closes in Guimiliau and St.-Thégonnec) the Cross, adorn the Polish countryside. They tion of her husband Jang Sung-taek on December 13, 2013 Donald Tusk said his country are examples of monumental devotion to the were established to allow pilgrims who could for “counter-revolutionary” activity. According to the pa- was taking in wounded pro- Suffering of Christ. Devotion to the Passion not go to the Holy Land the chance to retrace per’s unidentifi ed sources, Yomiuri Shimbun travelled fi rst testers, and expected more of Christ brings pilgrims worldwide every ten Jesus’ fi nal journey, often on an actual scale. to Switzerland and then on to Poland, where her half-broth- would be arriving. years to the “Passion Play” in Oberammer- Poland’s largest and most well-known- er, Kim Pyong-il, has served as ambassador since 1998. See “Ukraine,” page 3 gau, Germany. See “Kalwaria ... ,” page 7 BALUK LAID TO REST. Polish wartime hero Brigadier General Stefan Baluk was laid to rest in Warsaw’s Powazki On Eve of Canonization, Tasting Some of Chicago’s Military Cemetery, two weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday. He was the last living World War II airborne fi ght- Publication of Pope’s Private Polish Eatery Treasures er and one of the last members of the elite special-ops para- Thoughts Brings Controversy by Geraldine article. With each of them, I troopers of the Home Army known as Cichociemni (Silent Balut Coleman selected the one or two items and Unseen). I can’t even begin to tell on the menu that I enjoy and After training in Scotland to be a parachute commando, you how many Polish res- would recommend. By the he was dropped into Poland in the spring of 1944 where he taurants, delis, and grocery way, the restaurants are listed worked for the Home Army producing false documents for stores there are in the metro in alphabetical order. Polish intelligence offi cers, made photo documentation of Chicago area, but I can tell German military installations in Warsaw and participated you there are plenty. I’ve in the Warsaw Uprising. He was imprisoned by the com- often thought about visiting munists from November of 1945 to March of 1947. them all, but that would take Baluk was posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of months or even years. All I the Order of Reborn Poland. can say is that I have been asked many times about the EVIDENCE CONFIRMS PARTIPATION IN MURDERS. different Polish restaurants A retired Minnesota carpenter, shown in a June 2013 inves- and/or Polish food establish- tigation to be a former commander in a Nazi SS-led unit, ments that I either patronized ordered his men to attack a Polish village that was razed to CARDINAL STANISLAW DZIWISZ and Pope John Paul II. The Cardinal said he burned “those letters and notes that or just stopped by to “visit.” ANDRZEJ GRILL. This the ground, according to testimony newly uncovered by the So, I sat down and started Ukrainian Village eatery is Associated Press. required burning,” but says it would have been a crime to burn all the notes which give insight into the pope’s soul. to think about Polish cuisine a tiny Polish restaurant that An AP investigation found that Michael Karkoc entered and what it offers to those of has just four tables and an the U.S. in 1949 by failing to disclose to American authori- WARSAW — Pope John Feb. 5 in Poland, where the us of Polish descent and those almost disappearing counter. ties his role as a commander in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Paul II’s secretary said he late pope is still a much-loved just wanting to enjoy a culi- The Grill’s stuffed potato Defense Legion, which is accused of torching villages and “did not have the courage” to authority. John Paul died in nary adventure. I have to ad- pancake, a customer favorite, killing civilians in Poland. The newly-discovered evidence burn the pontiff’s notes, and 2005 at the age of 84, after 26 mit that I love to cook, and I is folded over and fi lled with from the Ukrainian intelligence agency’s archive reveals had them published, contrary years as pope. enjoy the idea of creating and chunks of tender pork and that a private under Karkoc’s command testifi ed in 1968 to John Paul’s wish. It contains religious me- tasting the often unforgettable served with delectable gravy. that Karkoc ordered the assault on Chlaniow in retaliation The book, “Very Much in diations Wojtyla recorded Polish dishes. I will review Some patrons believe that for the slaying of an SS major. God’s Hands,” was released See “Notes ...,” page 3 nine Polish restaurants in this See “Chicago’s ...,” page 4 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

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Follow us on Facebook or visit us Popular Catholic Devotions for Lent Hagel Acknowledges on the internet at: polamjournal.com ious devotions — both private and com- or are based on extra-Biblical traditions (Jesus falls Polish Contributions munal — exist in the Church, alongside the three times: III, VII, IX; Veronica Wipes the Face to U.S. Efforts March Q Marzec liturgy, as expressions of faith in and love of of Jesus, VI). In recent years, a tradition has arisen God. They should originate from and lead to to add a fifteenth station—the Resurrection—so that “It’s always important to recognize “A soldier lives always for the next Pthe liturgy. Their two purposes are to praise God and the devotion does not end with the entombment but partners and have an opportunity to sit battle, because he knows sanctify people. with hope for new life because of the Resurrection. down and listen to them and see what they that before it arrives impossible Historical and local conditions have given rise to The Stations of the Cross consist in prayerful think.” changes can occur in his favor.” — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Ha- — James A. Michener, Poland different kinds of pious devotions. They can enrich meditation on the events of the last moments of Je- the Church’s liturgy as well as express a perspec- sus’ Life, from His prayer in the Garden of Geth- gel telling reporters traveling with him 1 1634. Polish King Wladyslaw tive on life in relation to God and one’s fellow man semane to His death on Calvary. These meditations about Poland’s contributions in Iraq and IV beats the Russians in the in a way that is more understandable to the faithful. are accompanied by common prayer, singing, and the nation’s continuing contributions as Smolensk War, a two-year con- Like the liturgy, pious devotions play an important procession from station to station. Despite its sim- part of the International Security Assis- flict fought between the Polish- role in creating and maintaining bonds among those plicity, the Stations of the Cross have a profoundly tance Force in Afghanistan, where 43 Pol- Lithuanian Commonwealth and who take part in them. That is why we need to pre- deep character: well-prepared texts can truly form a ish troops have lost their lives. Russia. serve them, and if we enrich them with Scripture, the genuine Christian spirituality. They point to life as v v v 2 1960. Death of Stanisław Tac- Word of God will enable us to use them as tools of a journey to the home of the Father, which involves “The poor truth is better than a perfect zak, Polish general, command- evangelization. suffering but also calls us to imitate Jesus and take er-in-chief of the Greater Poland lie. At this moment we have a number of Uprising (b. 1874). Here are four pious devotions particularly associ- up our cross every day. Individual or common cel- poor lies and this creates a situation that I 1864. Abolition of serfdom in ated with Lent, including one of Polish origin: ebration of the Stations of the Cross on Lenten Fri- think should be changed.” Poland. days or even when one piously joins in the Stations — Marek Siwiec, who headed Po- 3 1996. Death of Cardinal John ADORATION OF CHRIST CRUCIFIED. A pious celebrated by the Pope and broadcast on radio or TV land’s National Security Bureau from 1997 Krol, Archbishop of Philadel- devotion accessible to everyone is adoration and (e.g., on Good Friday from Rome) is connected with to 2004, during the period when the CIA is phia, first Polish American Car- reverencing of the Crucified Christ, the Cross. It is a plenary indulgence, which can be offered for the alleged to have operated a secret jail in dinal. connected with the Good Friday Liturgy, and comes living or the dead. the country to detanin al Qaeda suspects. 4 OSTATKI from the practice in Jerusalem when Christians were v v v Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras. As given a piece of the wood of the cross to kiss. GORZKIE ŻALE. Lent is connected in Poland with the Polish name implies (“ostat- ” … I think the depth and the width of ni” means last), this is the final We recall Christ’s Saving Passion every Friday the popular devotion called Gorzkie Żale (Bitter the relationship between Poland and the fling of merriment before the when the faithful, looking at the Cross of Christ, Lamentations). Gorzkie Żale originated at the end United States is such that it can withstand onset of Lent the following day. contemplate His sufferings and sacrifice for the sal- of the 17th/beginning of the 18th centuries at Holy any testing or questioning that may jeopar- Pączki and faworki (chruściki) vation of mankind. The Cross of Christ as the sign Cross Church in Warsaw. It is usually celebrated on dize that relationship.” are consumed in quantity and of salvation enjoys various forms of reverence: oral Sunday afternoons before the exposed Blessed Sac- — Hagel, in response to a reporter’s many parties are held. (prayer and song) and external (kissing the Cross, rament. Initially approved by local church authori- question about the alleged prison. 5 ASH WEDNESDAY decorating it with flowers, making the Sign of the ties, it was later confirmed by the Holy See and as- v v v Today marks the start of Lent, Cross, etc.) The Cult of the Cross should lead the sociated with various indulgences. a 40-day period of spriritual “I would not like to comment on what faithful to the Eucharist, the Body of the Christ who The three parts of Gorzkie Żale consist of medita- is happening in Poland. This is something preparation for Easter. Church- suffered and rose. tions on the Sufferings of Jesus: from the Garden of es overflow at evening masses that concerns the Polish government and where the faithful have their Gethsemane to His unjust accusation before Pilate Polish justice. Poland has been and re- READING THE PASSION. heads sprinkled with ashes to The Church recom- (Part I); from His accusation to His crowning with mains a close partner of the U.S. in the remind them of the transitory mends the reading of the Bible as it relates Jesus’ thorns (Part II); and from His crowning with thorns fight against terrorism, but it is clear that nature of worldly things. Passion and Death, especially on Lenten Wednes- to His death on the cross (Part III). In Polish tra- today, in 2014, that we are in a completely days and Fridays. It reminds us of the cost of our dition, there was a twofold practice in the way the 6 1745. Birth, in Mazowia, Poland, different place than we were immediately of Casimir Pulaski, American salvation as well as deepens our sorrow for sin and devotion was celebrated: either all three parts were after the attacks of 11 September.” Revolutionary War hero, gen- our solidarity with those who suffer. It also elicits sung, one after the other, or only one was sung, the — U.S. Vice-national security adviser eral, and father of the American our gratitude for God’s selfless love of everyman subsequent part sung on the next Sunday. Gorzkie Ben Rhodes, refusing to answer questions Cavalry. and helps us to follow Him, to forgive others, and Żale is accompanied with by a sermon on Jesus’ Pas- by foreign correspondents in Washington 7 966. Mieszko I, Duke of Poland, to trust in God. sion, prayers of supplication (“Święty Boże, Święty accepts Christianity. about the alleged prison. Mocny, Święty a Nieśmiertelny”—Holy God, Holy 8 WOMEN’S DAY v v v Dzień Kobiet. Once heavily THE WAY OF THE CROSS. The Church’s best- and Mighty One, Holy and Undying One) and pre- known and most recommended pious Lenten de- sentation of a relic of the cross (or at least a crucifix) “This is a highly puzzling situation.” promoted in communist Poland, — Prominent German historian and employers would treat their fe- votion is the Stations of the Cross. It arose in the for the faithful to kiss. male workers to tea and cakes, Middle Ages and is built upon consideration of Je- Meditation on the sufferings of Christ during rabbi Dr. Andreas Nachama, wondering give them one carnation apiece sus’ Passion alongside a symbolic journey (inside or Gorzkie Żale reminds the faithful of God’s Love why Germany has no monument devoted and some small gift. It is now outside of a church) that is marked by 14 crosses revealed in the Person of His suffering and cruci- to Polish World War II victims of the Na- still celebrated “for old times’ (“stations”) that allude to Biblical descriptions of fied Son. It is a call to imitate Jesus by taking up the zis. Nachama, director of Berlin’s Topog- sake” mainly by some middle- Christ’s sufferings. Individual stations in the form crosses in one’s own life, opening one’s heart sensi- raphy of Terror Documentation Centre, aged and elderly Poles. of pictures or sculptures are usually mounted on the tively to the sufferings of Christ in the Church and highlighted the issue while inaugurating 9 1497. Nicholas Copernicus side walls of churches, in passageways of cloisters world today. While preserving the structure of the a series of lectures about Poland’s plight (1473-1543), makes first record- during World War II. Besides monuments ed astronomical observation. or even outdoors on church grounds and present the devotion, it can be enriched by well-chosen excerpts 12 ST. GREGORY Gospel’s account of Christ’s journey to Calvary. from the Bible and prayers taking account of the ac- to Jewish victims, there are three in tribute 13 1202. Death of Mieszko III the Of the traditional Fourteen Stations, only nine are tual needs of the Christian community. to Soviet soldiers, and one for homosexual Old. specifically described in the Gospels’ accounts of These numerous examples of popular Lenten de- victims of Nazism. 17 ST. PATRICK Christ’s Passion: Jesus Condemned to Death (I); Je- votion that have endured in the Church, which cor- v v v 18 1895. Riots erupt when Rev. sus Takes Up His Cross (II); Simon of Cyrene Helps respond to the subjective and emotional needs of the “Our transport is a visible sign of the Flaczek is appointed to St. Adal- Jesus (V); Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem faithful, can enrich and supplement the liturgy of support Poles have for Ukrainians.” bert’s Church, Buffalo, N.Y. (VIII); Jesus Is Stripped of His Clothes (X); the Cru- these forty days of preparation for the Paschal Feast. — Father Stefan Batruch, a priest His controversial tenure led to cifixion (XI); Jesus Dies on the Cross (XII); Jesus is v v v from the Poland’s Borderland Culture the establishment of the Holy Foundation, on 10 tons of warm clothing Mother of the Rosary Polish Taken Down from the Cross (XIII); and Jesus’ Buri- The Rev. Prof. Czesław Krakowiak holds the Catholic Church by parishio- al (XIV). The remaining stations either come indi- chair of the theology of liturgy at the John Paul II and other items collected in Poland and ners upset with perceived au- rectly from the Bible (Jesus Meets His Mother—IV) Catholic University of Lublin. delivered to protesters camped out in Kiev. thoritarian rule by the bishop. 19 ST. JOSEPH SUBSCRIPTIONS Œwiêty Józef kiwnie brod¹, POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL idzie zima nadó³ z wod¹. 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Notes Saved by Dziwisz Testimony Confirms Allied Katyn Cover-Up continued from cover by Nick Hodge mony from May 10, 1945 made by Lieu- mentos or documents that indicated that between July 1962, when he was a bishop in Poland, Polskie Radio tenant John H. Van Vliet, an American they had been killed in February, March and March 2003, when he was pope. WARSAW — Minister of Culture Bog- who was one of several Allied prisoners and April 1940, namely from the period Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz told a news conference dan Zdrojewski says a newly-found testi- of war taken by the Germans to Katyn in before the Germans occupied the Smo- that in preserving some of the notes he was motivated mony about the World War II Katyn crime 1943. The Germans had hoped that the lensk region. He argued that the remains by the “despair of historians” after the letters of Pope confirms Stalin’s Western allies — Frank- Allied POWs would confirm evidence looked like they could have been there for Pius XII were burned after his death, as he had wished. lin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill — that the Soviets had carried out the crime. three to four years. In his last will, John Paul commissioned Cardinal helped cover up the truth about the mas- However, for several years, Washing- Academic Krystyna Piorkowska found Dziwisz, his personal secretary and closest aide of al- sacre. ton and London attempted to suppress in- the document in November 2013 in the most 40 years, to burn his personal notes. “For us, the most painful aspect is that formation that pointed to Soviet guilt, so State Archives of the United States in Instead, Cardinal Dziwisz kept them and is having from 1944-1952, covering up the truth as not to upset the alliance with Moscow. Washington. them published before John Paul is declared a saint about Katyn was a political decision; Moscow broke off relations with the Pol- “For a moment, I started to think that April 27 in Rome. it was not accidental,” Zdrojewski said ish government-in-exile in London, after it it was a mirage, that I was hallucinating,” They were made available to the Vatican in the while unveiling the document at a press called for a Red Cross investigation, and she said of the discovery. pope’s beatification and sainthood processes. conference. Stalin insisted that Germany had carried “I was slightly afraid that no one would In his notes, contained in two bound notebooks, the “During that time, so much determina- out the crime. believe that such a thing exists.” pope “reveals a part of his soul, of his meeting with tion was devoted to the matter – including After the war, Van Vliet was himself or- Moscow finally admitted guilt for the God, contemplation and piety and that is the greatest threats against specific people – that the dered to remain silent by the United States Katyn crime in 1990. The mass killings value,” Cardinal Dziwisz said in the southern city of truth about Katyn was unable to see the for several years. The 1945 testimony, and burials took place at several points Krakow, where he is archbishop. light of day.” which he made under oath, was unknown across the Soviet Union. He said he burned “those letters and notes that re- In April 1943, Nazi Germany broadcast to academics until now (another testimony Although the Allies suppressed evi- quired burning,” but says it would have been a crime news that it had discovered mass graves in from the same month was classified by dence that the Soviets carried out the crime, to burn all the notes which give insight into the pope’s the Katyn Forest (near the Russian city of Washington, and later disappeared). His particularly in the years from 1943-1952, soul. Smolensk) of about 4000 Polish officers. testimony reveals personal details of Brit- in private Churchill was more frank. Pol- “These notes are so important and say so much Over 20,000 Polish officers and members ish POWs who were taken to witness the ish Ambassador to the UK Count Edward about about the person, about the great pope, that it of the Polish elite had gone missing in Katyn exhumations, and whose names Raczynski noted in his diary on April 15 would have been a crime to destroy them,” Cardinal 1940, while apparently being held in cap- were apparently suppressed by the Allies. 1943 — just after the German announce- Dziwisz said. tivity by the Soviets. Van Vliet mentions that some of the ment — that the British prime minister had “Keeping them I respected his will,” he insisted. The newly-found document is a testi- corpses at Katyn had been found with me- told him that Soviet guilt was likely. At first, Wojtyla made notes only in Polish, but later also in Italian and Latin with Greek and Spanish inclu- sions, according to Henryk Wozniakowski, head of the Ukraine: Worst Bloodshed Since World War II Catholic publishers Znak. The book’s editor, Agnieszka Rudziewicz, said the continued from cover there had been “major differences” be- mation of a transitional government and notes are an “extraordinary record of a spiritual path” At a meeting in Brussels, European tween Yanukovych and his opposition. the adoption of a new constitution by sum- and a record of Wojtyla’s “self-development and road to Union leaders agreed on targeted sanc- Sikorski said the ministers went to “test mer. The next scheduled presidential elec- sainthood,” but readers should not expect “sensation.” tions against Ukrainian officials, one day a proposed agreement” with the heads of tion would be in 2015 and the next parlia- But the move has been widely criticized in Poland as after the United States revoked visas for the three main political parties opposing mentary elections in 2017. an act of disloyalty towards the late Pope. 20 unidentified officials. In Washington, a Yanukovych. As the evening grew late, the The fighting, believed to be the worst Anna Romejko, a theologian at the Catholic Uni- White House statement on the violence in three ministers returned to the presidential in Ukraine since World War II, raised versity of Lublin, said she was disappointed by Cardi- Ukraine was unusually stern. offices and met with Yanukovych again. again the question of whether the hard-line nal Dziwisz’s apparent disregard for the wishes of the Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Talks were again underway as the PAJ militants from a nationalist group called Pope. Sikorski, who brokered the talks together presstime. Pravy Sektor would follow the lead of the She added that John Paul II’s way of experiencing with his French and German counterparts Word of Yanukovych’s stated willing- mainstream opposition politicians if a deal the faith were already amply covered by the “huge spir- Laurent Fabius and Frank-Walter Stein- ness to consider early elections was first could be reached. itual inheritance” in his other writings. meier, commented on his Twitter profile reported from Warsaw by Prime Minister — Digested from The Washington — Compiled from AP and Catholic new sources that “progress” was being made, but that Tusk. He said part of the plan was the for- Post, BBC, and Polskie Radio reports 4 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

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Smak Tak pierogi, gołąbki (stuffed cabbage), which offers lunches and dinners. from White Eagle’s special secret is only one of two Polish restau- and kiełbasa. Want to know what But be careful. After 7 p.m., dinner stock and is a soup-lover’s joy! rants featured on PBS-WTTW11’s else is on the menu? Just look above is by reservation only. It offers tradi- Also, upon request, if czernina is “Check Please!” and is the only one and behind the counter. There’s the tional Polish cuisine and has an out- your thing, you can have a taste. By that is still serving patrons. 5961 N. menu. And boy, are the portions standing salad bar featuring herring, the way, you don’t even have to ask Elston Avenue. generous. 1022 N. Western Av- smoked salmon, and Polish-style for take-home containers. Those are enue. appetizers, just to name few items. brought to you without asking for However, its real claim to fame are them. 6839 N. Milwaukee Avenue. its pączki. Many people state that Old Warsaw’s pączki are the best within the metro Chicago area. You delight and a retro experience. It is a have to order them ahead of time or step back in time with its linoleum- you will not get one. 4750 N. Har- tiled floor, vinyl tablecloths, a coun- lem Avenue. ter, tables and chairs from the 1950s, along with rozmaity tchotchke, an array of Polish memorabilia hanging along one of its walls with a televi- sion between them all. No question that the Pope John Paul II portrait reigns supreme at Podhalanka. Ja- STANLEY’S TAVERN. Maybe I mie Katz, a writer for Smithsonian saved the best for last! What can I JOLLY INN. This restaurant and Magazine, “found the Holy Grail say about Stanley’s? I can tell you banquet hall has been around for 30 - the tastiest food on (her) trip.” RED APPLE. (Czerwone Jablusz- that it has been owned by the Ku- years. And it appears that each year Nothing has really changed since its ko) — Some say that the Red Apple rek family since 1924, then moved it gets better. It is known as one of proprietress, Helena Madej, bought offers the most popular buffet in two blocks south in 1935. Located the best buffets in town. With over this eatery back in 1981. What I can town. Only you can be the judge. in what was once called “Whiskey 24 food items, along with soups and say is that her biały barszcz, (white I can tell you that it offers contem- Row,” it is now in the “Back of desserts, in its Polish smorgasbord, beet) aka żurek, and zupa fasołowa porary dishes along with the tradi- the Yards” neighborhood, a part of the Jolly Inn provides the best in PIEROGI HEAVEN. If you hap- (navy bean) soups are more than tional Polish cuisine. The buffet of- Chicago’s Southside industrial cor- freshness. This buffet has every- pen to be downtown in Chicago’s outstanding, they are a soup lover’s ferings change slightly from day to ridor. It is owned and operated by thing for everyone, and it’s all good. LaSalle Street “financial district,” dream. Soup with slices of rye bread day. It has almost any type of Polish Wanda Kurek, who has worked in It’s great for kids, because they can down the street from either Union with butter will do the trick for these entrée I can think of. Well almost the tavern since her youth. She is a go back and select whatever they Station or the Ogilvie Transporta- cold winter days in Chicago. Cost is everything. I have never seen them strongly-opinionated woman who is wish, over and over again. I should tion Center, you might want to stop less than $5. Oh yes! If you have a serve czernina, but that’s OK with not afraid of anyone, including the mention that the recorded back- by Pierogi Heaven. Yes, their spe- larger appetite, may I suggest zrary me. If you’re lucky, you may get to variety of Chicago city officials that ground music is of the techno-pop cialties are pierogi, but even with wieprzowe zawijane — rolled pork try buraczki zasmażane (fried beets) she has to deal with. She has a fiery style. 6501 W. Irving Park. a limited menu, it does include 11 stuffed with carrots and celery. 1549 and sznycel mielony (ground steak sense of humor that puts her patrons types of pierogi along with barszcz, W. Division Street. schnitzel), my personal favorites. in stitches. This bar restaurant may gołąbki, and a kiełbasa plate. I’ve never been there when rosół be one of the last of its type in Chi- Its motto is “The best pierogi in (chicken soup) wasn’t being served. cago. It is embarrassing to pay $6 town…” is a bit deceptive. Rumor This is a must for me. By the way, for one of her absolutely wonderful has it that some of its pierogi come bring cash. This restaurant does meals. So, let’s talk food. It doesn’t from the best frozen pierogi maker not accept credit/debit cards. 3121 make any difference which day in the Midwest - Alexandra Foods. N. Milwaukee Avenue or 6474 N. you visit or what Wanda has on the This eatery is open during business Milwaukee Avenue. menu that day. Everything is fresh hours. 329 S. Franklin Street or and delicious. There is no formal 169 N. Wells Street. menu; a small chalk board tells you what is available on any particular PODHALANKA. Ah ha! This hid- day. Wanda cooks whatever Wanda den treasure in the now-gentrified wants. Sometimes it is meatloaf, area of what once was the Polish goulash, breaded chicken, or her OLD WARSAW. This restaurant is downtown and now officially desig- ever-popular Polish plate. Each and located on North Harlem Avenue nated by the City of Chicago as the PRZYBYLO’S WHITE EAGLE. As every lunch entrée comes with po- where Chicago meets Harwood Polish Triangle (Milwaukee/Divi- you drive north on Milwaukee Av- tatoes and vegetables. By the way, Heights. I can say with “tongue in sion/Ashland Avenues) is a culinary enue from Chicago into Niles, and she makes the best cole slaw I have across from St. Adalbert Cemetery, ever had. Here, you can taste Polish you will find the long-established American style cooking at its best. STERLING SILVER JEWELRY White Eagle Banquets and Restau- On any given day, you can find Cook A rant, which has been around since County workers, City of Chicago B D E 1946. This establishment has hosted SMAK TAK. What appears to be a officials, policemen, tradesmen, C thousands of Polish-oriented events storefront restaurant on Elston Av- retirees, and the occasional first- from weddings to funerals, from enue is an eatery with Tatra Moun- time visitor. I travel to see Wanda Polish organization festivities to a tain ambience and chalet décor. It as often as I can, weather permit- variety of non-Polish events. There has received numerous accolades ting. One day there was a group of F are events for 30 to 1500 people. for its tasty and tender pierogi. But University of Chicago students who G I But what some people do not know H its barszcz with uszka and Hungar- biked over to not only have a great is that the White Eagle Restaurant ian goulash stuffed in a large potato meal, but to be part of the “Wanda” has a family-style luncheon. No pancake are “to die for,” if you have experience. She does not advertise; J K menu, just prix fixe. What is brought a hearty appetite. Its proprietor, Pi- but her bar is open from 11:00 a.m. to your table is an array of ample otr Lakomy, has a dry sense of hu- to early evening and is closed on Polish-style entrées: roast beef, mor, but once you warm up to him, weekends. On Fridays, she stays baked chicken, mashed potatoes, he is quite amusing. 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THE PONDERING POLE / Edward Poniewaz PICTURES DREAMWORKS PHOTO: You Need to Change! If you follow politics, you might and how you should change because can restore order peacefully and have noticed the last couple of years it will help make you and your world then pry their country from the in- how much advice the Republican more attractive to others. Slavs, fluence of Russia and former KGB Party is getting on what it must do Asians, Blacks, and other ethnics agent Vladimir “Gee-I-wish-there- to “fix” itself, to attract more voters know a little about this. Change the was-still-a-Cold-War” Putin. and more diverse voters in order to name, change the language, change An alliance with Ukraine and improve its political future and for- the look, change the behavior, and the European Union sounds like a tune. The party is out of touch, out of so on. Be like us, would ya? (sung wonderful thing. An alliance with the mainstream, and the leaders just to the tune of “America,” from Russia and the European Union don’t get it. Republicans are con- West Side Story.) Even within Po- sounds equally wonderful. For so tinually being admonished on how lonia, sometimes there is pressure many reasons it makes perfect sense stagnant their policies and ideas are to change the name, change the lan- to me that Ukraine and Poland and and how much they must change. guage, change the look, and change the West have a friendly and lasting The interesting and funny thing is the behavior in order to appeal to a relationship. I know the traditional how much of this good advice is whole host of philosophies, ideas, thinking is Poland and Ukraine have VINCE VAUGHN, right, behind the counter at his father’s “Wozniak & Sons” coming from Democrats and liberal and pressures. too many issues to unite, but bring- butcher shop, in “Delivery Man,”the story of affable underachiever, whose minded media commentators. Do not misunderstand; change is ing Ukraine to the West is a change mundane life gets twisted in a knot. This is not the first movie in which Based on my knowledge and ex- not a terrible thing in and of itself. for the better. Vaughn plays a character with Polish roots. perience with politics, usually lec- We need it and most of the time it tures on what not to do come from is for the good. There are always POLISH — OR WHAT IS GOING we are done with. new found “friend” Vince Vaughn. those trying to help, so it is quite a things that need improvement or re- ON HERE? Vince Vaughn, movie My impression of Vince Vaughn If you have a thought about this fascinating phenomenon when there placement or revision. However, we actor, Polish or not or what? Vince in all of his films is that he usual- month’s topics, a question, or have is such an outpouring of tenderness are too far into the game to throw is not Polish but he plays one (or ly plays a hapless, semi-loser type interesting facts to share, contact and concern from the opposition. away the basic and true things we two or three) in the movies. With guy. Some actors have made a liv- me at: Edward Poniewaz, 6432 Beware of those compliments and bring to the melting pot just because his most recent film, “Delivery ing doing that shtick and that is fine. Marmaduke Avenue, St. Louis, MO suggestions from your enemies! someone tells us we should. That is Man” (2013, as David Wozniak), I am wondering if the fact that his 63139; eMail alinabrig@yahoo. Makes you think that what they want the kind of change we can ignore. and the trailers advertising it, I be- Wozniak role and the outwardly com. Don’t forget to visit The Pon- changed might really be a benefit gan to wonder what was going on Polishness is just a coincidence or dering Pole blog, ponderingpole. to them. Maybe there is a fear that UKRAINE WANTS CHANGE. with Vince and his view of Polonia. is it a normal and justifiable “fit” by blogspot.com. some of those crazy ideas like lower Mentioned in the Polish Studies I have not seen “Delivery Man” but Hollywood standards for a hapless, N.B. If you send eMail, reference taxes, smaller government, “legal” Newsletter, “The Scene in Poland” I watched him in The Break-Up semi-loser type guy. Your feedback the Polish American Journal or the immigration, and business-friendly section (November 2013), “Radek (2006, as Gary Grobowski) with is welcome on whether Vince and Pondering Pole in the subject line. regulations might eventually catch Sikorski and Vitali Klitschko are Jennifer Anniston and while his Hollywood are bashing us or just I will not open an eMail if I do not on with 51% of the electorate. going to unite Poland and Ukraine. character was not obnoxious or ab- being “true to the art.” recognize the subject or the sender. Not trying to get into a political Vitali is running for President of horrent, he was notably Polish with Dziekuje bardzo to Rich Kow- thing here but the point is how fas- Ukraine in 2014.” As this is written, various trappings, flags, etc., and he alewski for the article about Nelson Staś Kmieć’s Travelogue, cinating it is when someone is very Ukraine is in the midst of terrible was not stellar or heroic or even ad- Mandela and to Mirek Denis for the “Five Days in Poland,” will vocal about what is wrong with you civil unrest. I am praying that they mirable as a person. This is the mix concern and discussion about our return next month.

THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE / Anna Swierczewska Diverging Paths on the Road to Acculturation Editor’s Note: This series by Polish out of them, figuratively and so she chose the easier of the two. Polish people impressive. Going to cooking is a tradition shared by Anna Swierczewska, who came to (quite often) literally. To this day, I read as much Polish Polish church with my family every many. Polish food is part of its cul- the United States in 1983 as a polit- Because our parents were ada- as I can. The same problem remains Sunday always brought me internal ture as it brings the family together. ical refugee, describes the different mant about us learning Polish, we though: you have to be willing to peace and happiness. For an hour Recipes and cooking techniques ways Anna and her twin sister came soon started attending Polish school put in the work. These days, there each week, I was surrounded by Pol- are handed down from generation to terms with their Polish identities. every Saturday for several years to are numerous ways to maintain your ish people and would pretend that to generation; not knowing how to come. Although today I am thankful language skills: instead of watching I was back in Poland. My parents cook Polish food is like missing a Conclusion to them for having forced us to go, TV in English, I watch Polish TV; I would chat with friends after mass piece of your identity. Not wanting LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE. at the time, there was nothing worse read up on Polish gossip; buy Polish and I would wait patiently next to to learn is even worse. Although I Maintaining the Polish language, for a kid than giving up your Satur- magazines; listen to Polish music; I my mother’s side enjoying what to am no chef in the kitchen, I do at- for many immigrants, starts, first days. However, not only was Polish change my computer settings to Pol- me was the sweetest sound in the tempt many Polish dishes because and foremost, in the home. We were school a great resource for us but a ish; I make notes to myself in Pol- world. My sister, on the other hand, it is important for me to have my no different. Growing up, my twin wonderful social network and sup- ish; I even talk to my dog in Polish. could not wait to get home. She of- future children grow up with it. sister and I were always reminded port system for my parents as well. These are the little things that make ten opted to wait in the car and was My sister does not share this com- to speak as much Polish as possible But I’ll introduce you to them a little a big difference, and which are the just as happy eating a hot dog from mitment, even though she is better when at home: my parents knew later as they have their own place in main difference between my sister 7-11 as she was kielbasa. Before in the kitchen than I am. Unfortu- that, by living in the United States, this story. and I. I look for ways to use Polish heading home, we would stock up nately, she has found the world of English would come naturally, but It has been twenty-five years in my everyday activities, which on all things Polish at the Polish low-fat diets, and that is a world in Polish had to be maintained. As we since I last attended Polish school consist of various situations; she store, which to this day I cannot live which Polish cuisine has no place. grew older, the more time we spent and I have not taken a single Pol- only makes use of it in one situation, without. All the familiar tastes and I believe that the cooperation in school and the more interactions ish grammar class to this day. Still, when talking to my parents. smells take me back. It was ecstasy and continuation of these traditions, we had with American kids, the somehow, I have managed to retain for me. Not much has changed. not only for myself but also for my more we started speaking English my Polish. You may wonder how I TRADITIONS. Maintaining Pol- future children, depends on my atti- between ourselves. As time went have maintained my language skills, ish traditions and customs has a Recipes and cooking tude towards Polish, my encourage- on, our parents questioned why we and whether or not my twin sister lot in common with maintaining techniques are handed ment level for them to learn Polish, rarely spoke Polish with each other has lost hers all together. the Polish language and culture. down from generation to and how adamant I am about install- and chose English instead, but they Well, on the first point, it has not The best-maintained traditions are generation; not knowing ing the Polish customs and tradi- never punished us for it. The fact is been easy. As with any language, the celebration of Polish Christ- how to cook Polish food is tions in their everyday lives. This is that speaking English just became nothing replaces living in that coun- mas and Polish Easter. These two an important factor in maintaining easier for us, especially when it con- try for absolute fluency. When all holidays are important because of like missing a piece of your language for children as they imitate cerned a topic with a more involved you have are your parents to talk to, their religious significance. Fast- identity. Not wanting to what they see, and often repeat what vocabulary. as was the case with us, you can- ing during this time, for example, is learn is even worse. they grow up with This was not the same experi- not count on developing your skills. an important aspect of maintaining ence in every Polish household. One Had I not dedicated time to read- this tradition, which was difficult to Other traditions maintained, but Anna Swierczewska was born in of my Polish friends in the neigh- ing and learning, my Polish would do, as our surrounding environment to a lesser extent, are Polish name Warsaw, Poland, and emigrated to borhood had a mother with a very most likely remain at the level of a did not make it easy. With endless days, and cooking of Polish cui- the United States in 1983 as a po- different outlook on language reten- six year old, if not forgotten alto- food commercials, 24-hour stores, sine. Polish name days, also known litical refugee with her parents and tion. She insisted that her daughter gether. Since speaking Polish was and street vendors, temptation was as Feast days, celebrate the day of twin sister. Her first two years of only speak English at home to ensure important not only to me, but to my everywhere and strong will power the saint for whom you were named college were spent in France and that she learned it well enough to family as well, having maintained it was essential. Luckily, we had our (according to the Catholic calendar Spain. Swierczewska received her succeed in America. And so she did. from the very beginning has helped mother to keep us in line. As an of saints). Name days are very im- M.A. in Liberal Arts from the Uni- Ironically, several years later, when me retain it to this day. This is where adult, it has been easier to maintain portant and more celebrated than the versity at Charlotte, N.C., and plans I met up with this friend, she had my sister and I are different. the fast each year, but for my sister, actual birthday. Again, this is due to on pursuing a Ph.D. in Translation long forgotten her Polish and spoke From the beginning, my sister although a Catholic, it has taken a its religious significance. My name Studies in the near future. She cur- only English with her friends and found less and less time to dedi- backseat. day has always been bittersweet as rently works as a high school teach- her mother, who was now regretting cate to learning a language that she Midnight mass on Christmas I never had my family to celebrate er of French and Spanish, as well having enforced such a rule. This had long ago deemed unnecessary Eve, morning mass on Christmas it with, and very few Americans ac- as a freelance translator and proof- is just one example of what often in her youth. When my mother of- Day, and blessing of the eggs on knowledge it. My sister, however, reader. Most recently, Swierczewska happens when immigrants become fered to pay us for each book we Easter – it all goes back to religion has managed to turn it into a week- has been working on her grammar scared of not assimilating enough. read, I would choose a Polish one, and strong Polish ties to the church. long event on which she capitalizes book series in French, Spanish, Ital- Believing that English fluency was she, in turn, an English one. It was I have always found the importance each year. ian and Polish, which she hopes to the key to success, parents beat the more challenging to read in Polish of religion and its strength to unite As with many cultures, food and publish by next year. 6 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

RELIGION / Benjamin Fiore, S.J. Chopin Concert in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA —The Pol- Blessed John Paul II Relic Recovered ish Heritage Society, an affili- ate of the American Council for Capuchin missionary reported to and go on to become leaders in their 5 in Constitution Hall in Washing- Polish Culture (ACPC) will hold news agencies that he took refuge communities.” ton, D.C. to be performed in honor its 47th Annual Chopin Concert, in a school building after the main In the Buffalo Diocese, due to of the canonization of the two for- Sun., March 23, 2014, at 2:00 building of the Christian mission in decreased enrolments, Sr. Karen mer popes. Entitled “Peace Through p.m. at Holy Family University, Ngaoundaye was raided by Muslim Kostyniak, secretary for Catholic Music ’In Our Age’,” the concert Technology Education Center, rebels. education, joined the bishop in an- draws inspiration from the writings 9801 Frankford Ave., Philadel- The missionaries spent weeks nouncing the closing of ten of the of the two popes as well as from the phia. moving from one hiding place to diocese’s 45 schools in an effort to Vatican II document “Nostra Aeta- Concert pianist Magdalena another. In the town of Boda, over crate schools with larger numbers te” (“In Our Age”), which explained Baczewska will be the featured seventy have died in clashes with of students and enhanced program- the necessity and importance of in- artist; a light reception follows the Muslims. ming in science, arts and religion. ter-religious dialogue and relation- the recital. For details contact: France has 1600 troops stationed ship between the Catholic Church (215) 627-1391; dziecko2@ SYNAGOGUE MURAL RE- in the area. Fifty Polish pilots and and other world faiths. comcast.net. (SK) logistics specialists flew out recent- VEALED, RESTORED. Created Carnegie Hall-based Orchestra ly to assist French troops in stabili- in 1910 by sign painter Ben Zion of St. Luke’s, the Krakόw Philhar- zation efforts. Black a recent Lithuanian immi- monic and the Washington Choral Concerts to Replace Police have recovered most of a A Capuchin mission in Boca- grant to Burlington, Vt., a mural Arts Choir will perform a canzona a Stolen Cello piece of fabric stained by the blood ranga, led by Pole Father Robert reminiscent of those in synagogues by Giovanni Gabrieli, sanctus by SAN FRANCISCO — Paweł of Pope John Paul II that was stolen Wnuk, witnessed violence, also. in Eastern Europe, lay concealed Giuseppe Verdi and Totus Tuus Walerowski, a musician from from a church in central Italy. The Polish foreign ministry has behind wall partitions for decades, by Henryk Gόrecki, Leonard Ber- Poland has been playing benefit The auxiliary bishop of l’Aquila, advised the missionaries to agree to after the synagogue was converted nstein’s Chichester Psalms, and concerts in California to replace Giovanni D’Ercole, joined police at evacuation, but thus far the priests into a retail store and apartments. Brahms Symphony No. 1. his valued cello instrument. A a news conference to announce that are refusing to leave the refugees. Missing its lower half now, the Maestro Levine (invited by Pope week before Christmas his Oak- he had been able to piece the fabric upper portion, depicting the Torah John Paul II to conduct in Krakόw land apartment was burglarized. back together. The fabric had been CATHOLIC SCHOOLS REC- scroll, lions and musical instru- and Denver), Polish Ambassador Thieves stole his two cellos, in- found in the garage of one of the OGNIZED. In honor of Catholic ment decorations is being restored Ryszard Schnepf, and Georgetown cluding his beloved, unique, one- three people detained for the theft. Schools week, U.S. Congressman in preparation for its relocation to University board of directors Chair- of-a-kind cello, handmade in The relic went missing from the Dan Lipinski, (D-Ill.), introduced a permanent location. Even in its man Paul Tagliabue have coordinat- Poland for him. The theft made church in the Apennine mountains a House resolution commending truncated state, the mural remains ed preparations for the concert the TV news and Walerowski where John Paul liked to ski. It con- Catholic schools for their work and one of the most complete examples worked with the police, detec- tained blood from when he was shot contribution to society. A graduate of its kind of Eastern European reli- STREET NAME CHANGED TO tives, searched pawn shops and in 1981. Police say the thieves ig- of a Catholic grammar school and gious folk art. HONOR JOHN PAUL II. Witold flea markets. He borrowed- in nored a nearby collection box and high school, Rep. Lipinski said he Mroziewski, pastor of Holy Cross struments so that he could keep smashed the glass protecting the looks forward every year to high- FR. FRANK PAVONE EXONER- RC Church in Maspeth, N.Y., re- his commitments to play for cloth (photo, above), indictating the lighting the achievements of Catho- ATED. Priests for Life National Di- ceived approval from former New Christmas Eve and Christmas relic was the prime target. lic schools as they promote “broad, rector Frank Pavone, recalled to his York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Mass. valued-added education emphasiz- home diocese of Amarillo, Texas, change the name of 56th Rd. to John He plays piano in two church- MUSLIMS ATTACK MISSION- ing the lifelong development of for investigation into alleged impro- Paul II Way. es in the Bay Area, as well pro- ARIES. Polish missionaries were moral, intellectual, physical, and prieties, was exonerated after Bish- The late pope stayed on that viding private piano and cello attacked by Muslim rebels in Cen- social values in young people in the op Patrick Zurek said his concerns street when he visited the church as lessons, but his primary instru- tral Africa, as the fighting between U.S.” were all “favorably addressed.” The Cardinal. Jeff Gottlieb, president ment is the cello. Muslims and Christians escalated. On his annual visits to catholic bishop stated that he is “happy that of the Jewish Historical Society of The total cost is approximate- Although persecution and murder schools in his district he noted that this process is at an end and I hope Queens, and Chet Szarejko, vice- ly $25,000. Walerowski will play of Christians by Muslims has risen “the Chicago Archdiocese and the and pray that Father Pavone and the president of the Downstate New fundraisers in churches he works around the world, mainstream me- Joliet Diocese run two of the very Priests for Life may now continue York Division of the Polish Ameri- for and other venues throughout dia has largely failed to report the best school systems in the country, its important work in the defense of can Congress and chairman of their the year hoping to raise money onslaught. regularly producing graduates who all human life, especially that of the Political Activities initiated the pro- to cover the very high cost of an- Father Benedykt Paczek, a are successful in their chosen fields unborn.” posal for the name change as part other instrument and the equip- of their activity to promote Polish- ment. MODLITWY CONCERT SHARES MESSAGE Jewish relations and understanding. 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RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER DEADLINE WILL BE PRINTED IN THE MAY 2014, WHICH WILL COVER THE CANONIZATION IN ROME. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014 www.polamjournal.com 7 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Chapels mark stages on Jesus’ Journey to the Cross continued from cover ceived a depiction of Our Weeping here with his father. He remem- kalwaria, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Lady, a gift of Stanisław z Brzezia bered a visit when he was nine, lies about 25 miles southwest of Paszkowski. It was transferred from after the death of his mother, when Kraków. Founded in the 17th cen- the church to the sacristy, on order he discovered Mary, his spiritual tury, it became world famous dur- of Kraków’s Bishop Zadzik, until mother here. The sanctuary of Kal- ing the pontificate of Bl. (soon to such time as miracles attributed to it waria Zebrzydowska belongs to be Saint) John Paul II who, as a were examined. There were noticed those unique places in the world, young boy at his father’s side and blood tears falling from the eyes of to which pilgrims from Poland and as a Pope, often visited the shrine. Our Lady which one day appeared beyond come year round. Wojtyła’s (Kalwaria is about ten miles east on the painting. This fact was exam- connections with the shrine come of Wadowice, the Pope’s boyhood ined by a group of experts set up by from his youth when he would home, and many visitors usually the bishop of Kraków. come here for feasts of Our Lord’s Passion and of Our Lady with his father. He returned here as Pope in 1979, and came back in 2002, when he entrusted Poland and the Polish Church to Our Lady of Mercy. His contribution to the Shrine, espe- cially in terms of its theological sig- nificance, has been enormous. Our On Holy Thursday, actors and visitors interact as Roman soldiers lead Lady of Kalwaria, “who shaped his Jesus to trial before Pontius Pilate. heart from his earliest years” and Tell us about Lent and Holy sought for him the graces he needed Week. to solve the problems “which often Lent and Holy Week are special disturb a bishop’s heart,” was she to times at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, whom he entrusted his country and especially Holy Week from Palm church. Already in 1979, Wojtyła Sunday through Good Friday, where asked pilgrims to “pray for me here, the Mystery of Jesus’ Passion is re- during my lifetime and after my enacted live here. That reenactment death.” is joined with prayer-filled devo- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is the Polish Jerusalem, an authentic copy of Je- There will be a festive Mass here tions along the pathways of Jesus’ rusalem in ancient Palestine and today’s Israel. Above: Actors portraying to celebrate his canonization. We Passion and of the Blessed Virgin rabbis prepare for Holy Thursday re-enactment. will also walk the Path of Jesus’ Mary. We welcome you to come and Passion with John Paul II, as Karol join us in prayer. Holy Week obser- join the two sites together). Kalwar- His successor, Bishop Albin Du- Wojtyła used to do right here at Kal- vances this year run April 13-18, ia Zebrzydowska actually consists najewski, would crown the image in waria. A delegation will also go to with the Mass of Resurrection on of two sets of chapels: those associ- 1887. Rome. Easter at 6:00 a.m., April 20. ated with Jesus’ Passion, which are Throughout its history, the v v v the focal point of Holy Week obser- shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Kalwaria is also a Marian sanc- For those who want to learn more vances, and those connected with was a constant point of pilgrimage tuary. Tell us something about that about Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, see the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for Poles and others devoted to the aspect of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. www.kalwaria.eu/english.html To become the object of devotion on Passion of Christ. Among those Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is filled reserve a guide, contact info@kal- August 14-15, the Feast of the As- pilgrims were Karol Wojtyła, Sr., a with special praise for its Mother waria.Eu. For those who want to sumption. retired Austrian army officer, and and Queen during the month of make reservations at the Pilgrim The Bernadine Fathers have con- his son, Karol Wojtyła, Jr., a fu- August, as it celebrates her falling House, which provides accommoda- ducted the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska ture Pope. In 1979, Bl. John Paul asleep, funeral, and Assumption. tions ranging from private/semi-pri- Brother Albert Mocarski of the shrine for centuries. Brother Albert declared Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Huge crowds and people in folk vate rooms to hostel-like bunk beds, Bernadine Fathers, who have con- Mocarski spoke with John Gron- a minor basilica. Two Popes have dress gather and orchestras assem- write to dompielgrzyma@kalwaria. ducted the Kalwaria Zebrzydows- delski about Kalwaria Zebrzydows- already visited Kalwaria—Bl. John ble, processions go among the Mar- Eu. ka shrine for centuries. ka, and why you should go there for Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict ian chapels—this phenomenal event Holy Week and Easter. XVI. is found nowhere else but here! It is THE POLISH UNIVERSITY CLUB OF NEW JERSEY held its 85th Annu- scheduled this year for August 15- al Scholarship Ball, Feb. 16 at the Royal Manor. Honorees were the Polish Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is called The grounds of Kalwaria are 17. & Slavic Federal Credit Union, which was cited as the “Outstanding Or- a “Passion sanctuary” and “the covered with a series of chapels that ganization” for its promotion of Polish culture and education. Also honored Polish Jerusalem.” What do these depict moments of Jesus’ Passion Can individual pilgrims come to were Casimir and Constance Drygas, named “Meritorious Members” for names refer to? and Way of the Cross. Kalwaria? their promotion of the goals and principals of the University Club. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a The chapels, which mark stages Innumerable ranks of pilgrims “Passion-Marian” shrine. It’s the on Jesus’ Journey from Gethsemane have been visiting Kalwaria Ze- Polish Jerusalem, an authentic copy to the Cross, including the tradition- brzydowska for centuries. They of Jerusalem in ancient Palestine al 14 events marked in the “Stations come individually or in groups, to SUPPORT THE PAJ PRESS FUND and today’s Israel. Here pilgrims of the Cross,” are scattered across pray in the Basilica and along the n 1978, a voluntary fund-raising campaign was launched by a group can walk in the steps of the Lord Je- the grounds of Kalwaria Zebzry- paths of Jesus and Mary, at the in- of loyal readers of the Polish American Journal entitled “We Love the sus towards His Passion and Death, dowska, allowing the pilgrim to ex- dividual chapels, and to meditate. PAJ Press Fund” in order to help cover rising postage, material enabling them to obtain a plenary in- perience the path Jesus walked for We serve those pilgrims by leading and production costs. dulgence at the hour of their deaths. our salvation. groups in those devotions, on the IDonations to the PAJ Press Fund are also used to support our reader pathways and at the basilica. We services (postage, telephone, research, etc.), provide newsclippers with Please tell us something about Kalwaria Zebrzydowska has had also serve them sacramentally, in- stamps and envelopes, and cover extraordinary expenses in producing the origins and history of Kalwaria an enormous influence on the life cluding by Confession. Such assis- the paper. The Polish American Journal is not a profit-making ven- Zebrzydowska. of Karol Wojtyła, who already vis- tance—in the devotions and through ture. Thanks to its dedicated staff, the PAJ is pub­lished as a “public The founder and benefac- ited there as a young person. Tell us the sacraments—is also available in service” for American Polonia. tor of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska something about Kalwaria’s associ- English, upon advance notice. Just Donations to the PAJ Press Fund will be acknowledged in the paper was Mikołaj Zebrzydowski (from ation with the future Pope, and how let us know! unless otherwise directed by the contributor. whom the Kalwaria takes its name), his canonization will be observed Kalwaria Zebrzydowska also of- voivode of Kraków. The corner- there. fers a pilgrim home with a restau- A sincere “THANK YOU” for their donations to the PAJ PRESS FUND: stone of the Chapel of the Crucifix- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska had a rant and café for those who want to Donita Bylski-Austrow, Cincinnati, Ohio; Joseph Chrowski, Rockville, ion was laid on October 4, 1600. Ze- great influence on Karol Wojtyła stay with us longer. R.I.; Kenneth Francis, Avoca, Pa.; John Gomolka, Millstone Twp., N.J.; brzydowski issued the foundational who, as a teenager, would come Theodore Koziatek, Creve Coeur, Mo.; Irene Krzywinski Lane, Santa document for Kalwaria in 1602, Rosa, Calif.; Edward L. Mrozek, Chicago; Dr. John Niziol, Clifton, N.J.; entrusting its church and chapels to Helen Nowakowski, Philadelphia; James Nowogrocki, St Louis, Mo.; the Bernadine Fathers. Construction Dennis Piotrowski, Torrance, Calif.; Mary Pizzato, Manteno, Ill.; Irene of the church and cloister began in Price, Staten Island, N.Y.; Rev. Walter Rakoczy, Michigan City, Mich.; 1604 under the Italian Jesuit Ber- Helen Ruhaut, Clifton, N.J.; Walter Sobczak, Novi, Mich.; Richard & nadoni and the Flemish architect Pearl Wilgosz, Hollywood, Fla.; John B. Wlodkowski, Augusta, Maine; Baudarth. The mathematician Fe- Regina Wnukowski, Philadelphia; Leonard A. Zawistowski, Ashburn, liks Zebrowski measured the land Virg.; and four Friend of the PAJ. Dziękujemy wam wszystkim! The PAJ and laid out the distribution of the thanks all who donated to the Press Fund. chapels. The first of many papal -indul MAIL TO: PAJ PRESS FUND gences for pilgrims was promul- POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL gated by Pope Paul V in 1612, con- P.O. BOX 271, NORTH BOSTON, NY 14110-0271 ceding a plenary indulgence under I want to make sure the POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL continues its the usual conditions for those who service to American Polonia. Enclosed is my contribution of $______piously took part in devotion to the Passion of Christ at the Kalwaria NAME chapels. Mikołaj Zebrydowski died in 1620, but work continued under ADDRESS his son, Jan. By 1641, 44 chapels— Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is filled with special praise for its Mother and including six churches—were built Queen during the month of August, as it celebrates her falling asleep, CITY, STATE, ZIP on the grounds. funeral, and Assumption. Huge crowds and people in folk dress gather, Please [ ] include [ ] do not include my name in your list of contributors. Also in 1641, the Bernardines re- orchestras assemble, and processions go among the Marian chapels. 8 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

HAPPENINGS: CHICAGO STYLE / Geraldine Balut Coleman PMA and PRCUA Celebrate Renovations ships that each had a change to win medical world and have done out- Zambia. via a lottery. The PTAA donated the standing charitable work, as well as Also, this afternoon soirée was scholarship money. This year, the promoting Polish culture and heri- an excellent opportunity to offi- lucky recipients were Anita Sztra- tage. Introduced were Jadwiga Ro- cially welcome Maria Siemionow, ma from the Jan Brzechwy School guska-Kyts, M.D., a nephrologist, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., who after nine- PHOTO: JULITA SIEGEL in Tinley Park, Klaudia Niemiec researcher, and educator at North- teen years at the Cleveland Clinic, from Holy Trinity School in Chi- western Memorial Hospital. She returns to Chicago. Dr. Siemionow, cago, and Nicole Szydlowski from also devotes time to her charitable a world renowned microsurgeon, the Maximilian Kolbe School, also foundation and oversees the con- received international public notice located in Chicago. struction of a center for Alzheimer’s when she led six other surgeons to PHOTO: LUCY ŁAWNICZAK LUCY PHOTO:

Father Będziński blesses new entryway.

CHICAGO — The Polish Muse- drawings inspi- PHOTO: ANDRZEJ BARANIAK um of America (PMA) and the Po- red by Polish lish Roman Catholic Union (PR- customs and CUA) had the official opening of traditions. The the new first floor Musuem Gift artwork is de- Shop and the newly-renovated en- lightfully primi- trance and reception area. On Janu- tive and quite ary 26, the celebration began with a artistic. One can Bishop Wypych and honorees. l. to r.: Grabowska, Roguska-Kyts, Sivicka, Nowicki. blessing of the first floor by Father also see how the Robert Będziński of Holy Trinity PHOTO: POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA Christmas sea- CHICAGO’S POLISH CHURCH patients in Poznan. Bronisława Siv- perform a 22-hour surgery which Polish Mission Church. Almost 200 son excited the ACTIVISTS HONORED. Eleven icka, M.D., an internist from Lithu- was the first face transplant in the Sheet Music individuals from Chicago’s Pol- ania, is currently the Vice President United States. guests gathered in the Sabina P. Lo- Cover: “Jednod- childrens’ ima- gisz Great Hall to hear welcoming gination as their ish community were honored with of the International Federation of During the Physicians’ Ball, Con- niówka,” Com- special medals from Jozef Kowal- Polish Medical Societies and is the sul General Paulina Kapuścińska remarks from Jan Lorys, Manag- m e m o r a t i n g sketches focused ing Director, Joseph A. Drobot, Jr., on St. Nicholas, czyk, Archbishop of Gniezno and author of more than 40 scientific/ awarded the Cavalier’s Cross of 50th Anniversary Primate of Poland. At a special medical publications. Krystyna the Order of Merit on behalf of Chairman of the PMA and President of Uprising. the Nativity, and of the PRCUA, and Maria Ciesla, the Feast of the celebratory Mass, held on January Grabowska, M.D., a gynecologist, the President Komorowski to Ewa President of the PMA. A special Three Kings. Stop by the Museum 19, at Holy Trinity Polish Mission has been a resident of Zimbabwe Radwańska, M.D. reproductive recognition was given to Chris Ja- and ask to see both of this interest- Church, the Most Rev. Andrew P. since 1985. She is in private prac- endocrinologist, for her outstanding worowski, the renovations’ contrac- ing collections. Wypych, Auxiliary Bishop of the tice and also teaches at the Univer- contributions to the advancement of tor, for all of his dedication and gra- Archdiocese of Chicago, presented sity Hospital in Harare. Since 2011, Poland’s good name abroad. Also, tis work on this project. At the same HAIMAN COMMEMORATED. On the medals on behalf of Poland’s Dr. Grabowska has been the Honor- Dr. Król presented a $5,000 check time, a special “Sto Lat” was song Sunday, January Primate. The medals were presented ary Consul General for the Polish to the Dar Secra Foundation for its to celebrate Mr. Jaworowski’s 50th 19, a Memorial to Joseph Bafia, President of the Republic in Zimbabwe. Stella No- work with special needs children. birthday. Guests had ��������������the opportuni- Mass was held Chicago Committee for the 600th wicki, D.D.S., Ph.D., is an endowed The ballroom was filled with 350 ty to tour the new facilities, as well at Holy Trinity anniversary celebration of Our Lady professor in obstetrics, gynecology, guests, who enjoyed a performance as visit the Stephen and Elizabeth Polish Mission of Ludżmierz; Eugeniusz Ballarin, and microbiology at Meharry Medi- of the Polonaise by the Wici Song Ann Kusmierczak Art Gallery and Church to com- Conductor of the Fryderyk Chopin cal College in Nashville, Tennes- & Dance Company. Music and the Paderewski Room. It������������ is a won- memorate the Choir; Stanisław Chwała, member see and has co-authored/published merriment continued with Megitza derful new entryway and gift shop! 65th anniver- of the Chicago branch of the John over 180 scientific papers, chapters, (Małgorzata Babiarz), singer, bass After several months of renovation sary of the death Paul II Center; Dr. Jan Jaworski, and abstracts. Maria Ogonowska player, and composer, and Andreas work, the PMA and PRCUA now PHOTO: POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA of Mieczysław Catholic activist, longtime spokes- Wiśniewska, M.D., heads the Red Kapsalis, acoustic guitarist, delight- have their official formal entryway. Haiman (inset), co-creator and person for the Military Ordinariate Cross in Zambia and specializies ing the guests with their wonderful But there is more. The PMA has a first curator of the Polish Museum of the Polish Army in Chicago, and in aviation medicine. Since 2004, and innovative jazz. Then the Ren- new and easily accessible gift shop, of America. Haiman (1888-1949) president of the Chicago branch of she has been the Honroary Consul dezvous and Second Opinon Bands a new office, and meeting room, all was a poet, journalist, writer, and John Paul II Center in Krakow; Bar- General for the Polish Republic in played the night away. on the first floor, and the PRCUA considered the first Polish American bara Kipta-Foran, President of the and the PMA have an attractive and historian. Polish Club at St. Cyril and Metho- EVENTS secure reception area. dius Parish in Lemont and an ac- STUDNIEUWKA I MATURA. tive supporter of Catholic ministry State University in Springfield, in the Ukraine; Tadeusz Kulasik, Celebrate Pulaski Day This year, thirty-six of the forty-two Mo.. He earned his Ph.D. from the an active member of St. Ferdinand CHICAGO — The public is Polish language schools within the University of Iowa. Closely as- Parish in Chicago; Elizabeth Maj- invited to celebrate Pulaski Day, metro Chicago area held their 21st sociated with the Polish Cultural chrowska, member of Holy Trinity Monday, March 3, 2014, at 10:00 annual prom (studnieuwka) to cele- Institute & Museum of Winona, Polish Mission Parish Council; Dr. a.m. in the Sabina P. Logisz Great brate their eleven-year commitment Minnesota, Dr. Hughes is enthusi- Lucja Mirowska-Kopeć, an active Hall of the Polish Museum of in studying the Polish language, his- astic about genealogy and the his- member at St. Francis Borgia Parish America (PMA), 984 N. Milwau- tory, and culture. Over 750 guests tory and culture of the Kaszubians in Chicago and President of the So- kee Ave. attended the prom. Of those, a bit in both Poland and the Minnesota/ over 600 high school seniors at- ciety of Lower Silesia; Bronisław The presence of distinguished

PHOTO: POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA Wisconsin area. tended. This event will be followed Orawiec, M.D., cardiologist, Cath- leaders of national, state, county, olic social activist, and promoter and city government is anticipat- Three Kings by C. Wachowski by taking the final exammatura ( ) Events at the which is scheduled to be adminis- of free medical testing and vacci- ed, as well as leaders of Polonia. PMA, PRE-WWII CHILDRENS’ tered this coming April. nations for the Polish community; A short program of speakers will Kosciuszko Foundation DRAWINGS, AND JANUARY This year’s prom was held on Fr. Michal Osuch, C.R., Pastor take place, concluding with an of- Hanna Lachert Introduces: UPRISING. As Polish history in- January 25 at the Drury Lane Ban- Emeritus of St. Hyacinth Basilica; ficial wreath laying ceremony at Henryka Tronek, Violin. March dicates, during the evening of Janu- quets in Oakbrook, Illinois. Under and Roman Poplawski, generous the painting, Pulaski at Savannah, 9, 5:00 p.m. New York Philhar- ary 23, 1863, there was an attempt the auspices of the Polish Teachers donor to Catholic Polonia. During by Stefan Batowski. monic violinist Hanna Lachert in- by Poles to rise up against an op- Association in America (PTAA), the presentation, Bishop Wypych Admission is free. troduces the work and story of vio- pressive Russian Empire. The “un- Zrzeszenie Nauczycieli Polskich w mentioned that these honorees vol- Refreshments will be served linist Henryka Tronek. Tronek will derground” uprising continued, but Ameryce, this event was planned unteered their time and contributed following the official program in perform with Katarzyna Glensk, was crushed by the Russians in the and organized by the Maximilian their expertise to the Church, Po- the Polish Roman Catholic Union piano and share stories about her autumn of 1984. Poland and its citi- Kolbe Polish Language School un- land, and Polonia. of America Social Hall on the first late mother Halina Kowalska, an zens struggled. History continued. der the direction of its principal, Jo- floor. Free parking. Additional accomplished cellist and World POL AM MEDICAL SOCIETY What is interesting to point out is lanta Zablocka. information may be found on the War II survivor. BALL. that The Polish Museum of America To start the evening, Father On Friday, January 31, Con- PMA website www.polishmuseu- An American in Katyn. (PMA) has a rather interesting col- Jerzy Karpinski, S.J. gave the sul General Paulina Kapuścińska mofamerica.org. March 11, 7:00 p.m. A presenta- hosted representatives from the lection of performance programs, invocation, followed by remarks tion by Krystyna Piorkowska on Polish American Medical Society fundraising brochures, patriotic given by Konrad Zielinski, Vice Kaszubian Culture the experience of the two Ameri- (PAMS), some who travelled the sheet music, and speeches devoted Consul General, Joseph A. Drobot, to be Discussed cans who were part of an eight world over to attend the 64th An- to the January Uprising. Jr., President of the Polish Catho- man POW group ordered and sent nual Physicians’ Ball at Chicago’s COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Also, there is something else that lic Union of America, and Eva to Katyn by the Nazis to witness Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the following Minn. — Dr. Joseph J. Hughes musuem visitors may not be aware. Koch, President of PTAA. Prior to will present how the folkways and exhumations in 1943. The time- The PMA has an extensive collec- the most anticipated DJ-style disco evening. Kornelia Król, M.D., president of the Society, thanked traditions of the Kaszubians, with line of Lt. Col. John H. Van Vliet, tion of children’s drawings that date dancing, Polish traditon took center their own language, blended with Jr. and Captain Donald B. Stewart back prior to World War II. These stage. The Lajkonik Dance Troupe Consul General Kapuścińska for her support and mentioned the So- the German-speaking Pommerns includes their continuing efforts to drawings were created by children delighted the guests by dancing the in the northern region of Poland, inform Washington of what they between the ages of 7-16 and were Polonaise and Mazur. But students ciety’s 2013 activities. Dr. Król in- troduced five distinguished female March 8, 2014, 10:00 a.m.-noon, had witnessed. drawn between 1933-1938. A sig- were also anxious to find out who Murzyn Hall, 530 Mill St. NE. Dr. 15 E. 65th St. New York, NY; nificant part of this collection has would win the three $1,000 scholar- physicians. These women have distinguished themselves in the Hughes is a professor at Missouri www.thekf.org. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014 www.polamjournal.com 9

CIEKAWOSTKI / Martin Nowak Franklin and Pani Czartoryska You may be familiar with the Adam thought a visit to the charis- mous psychoanalyst who developed recovered from her depression, be- phenomenon of musical notes ema- matic American might cheer her up. hypnotism therapy, used Mr. Frank- coming a creative, engaging woman nating from drinking glasses when What transpired was explained by lin’s armonica as background music and collector of art works. Leonardo their rims are rubbed by a wet fi n- the princess in her memoirs: during his therapeutic sessions and da Vinci’s masterpiece “Lady With ger. The pitch and notes can vary “Franklin had a noble face with seances. Like Franklin, Dr. Mes- an Ermine” came into her collec- with the size and shape of the glass an expression of engaging kind- mer seemed to recognize the instru- tion. She remained mentally alert and the amount of water it contains. ness. Surprised by my immobility, ment’s calming effects. Franklin and active until her death in 1835 In the 1700s musicians began per- he took my hands and gazed at me and Mesmer met at least once but at the age of eighty-nine. She had forming concerts on sets of water- saying, ’Pauvre jeune femme [poor there is no indication that Princess said about Benjamin Franklin in her tuned glasses. young lady].’ He then opened a Czartoryska’s case was discussed. memoirs, ” I have retained memory Benjamin Franklin, in London harmonium [armonica], sat down, By late 1773 she had relapsed of him for my whole life.“ in 1761, heard such a performance, and played long. The music made a and attempted suicide. She began As for the armonica, it fell out was fascinated, and by the follow- strong impression on me and tears a lengthy love affair with Armand of favor as huge concert halls be- ing year had invented a musical began fl owing from my eyes. Then Louis de Gontaut, Duke de Lauzun came more popular around 1800. instrument based on the glasses. It Franklin sat by my side and look- of France and thereby comes an- The instrument could not be heard was considered a more practical ar- ing with compassion said, ’Madam, other connection between the Pol- well in the larger venues as it has rangement than sets of glasses and you are cured.’ Indeed, that moment ish princess and America. In 1781 been previously while played in was called the armonica. Not har- with electricity. Distinguished for- was a reaction in my state of mel- the duke took part in the American smaller meeting halls or private monica, but armonica. eigners who visited London during ancholia. Franklin offered to teach Revolutionary War. He commaned parlors. Still. It never disappeared It consisted of a set of various his stay often sought to meet with me how to play the harmonium. I French forces that reinforced Gen- completely. Only a few persons to- shapes and sizes of glass plates him. Among them were the Polish accepted without hesitation, hence eral George Washington at the day are profi cient at playing it. If turned on a spindle by a foot pedal. Prince Adam Czartoryski and his he gave me twelve lessons.” Battle of Yorktown. He returned to you have access to the internet, go The musician stood over the turning wife, Princess Izabela Czarto- Franklin was not a psychothera- France a hero. At one point he tried to YouTube and search the word spindle and rubbed his moistened ryska (above). The Czartoryskis pist, yet he recognized that the to convince France and Russia to “armonica.” Give a listen to one fi ngers over the edges of the spin- belonged to one of the richest and soothing sounds of his armonica ally against Prussia and restore true of the videos and imagine that you ning plates, sending out beautiful, most infl uential noble families in might have a positive effect on Pani independence to Poland after its fi rst are in Benjamin Franklin’s London ethereal notes, just as had the sets of Poland. Czartoryska, and apparently they partition. Unfortunately, he met his apartment in 1772 as he plays the glasses. Pani Czartoryska had been suf- had. She appears to have been a end during the French Reign of Ter- soothing notes for Princess Izabela Franklin was already famous fering from a deep depression and happily engaged individual for ror, when he was guillotined. Czartoryska, seated on the couch throughout Europe for his inven- in 1772 had composed her fi nal tes- months afterward. It is intersting to In the later decades of her life, across from him. tions and experiments, especially tament and farewell letters. Prince note that Dr. Franz Mesmer, the fa- Princess Czartoryska seems to have

Klejment to Talk COMPUTER POLONIA ON FILM / Joseph W. Zurawski About Immigration DESIGN SOUNDS ST. PAUL, Minn. —“Poland CDS and Emigration During the Late Madame Curie (1943) 19th and Early 20th Centuries,” with D.J.Rob Biography, Drama, Romance insists that she has to return to Poland but Pierre bursts will be the topic of a talk April 5, Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer into Marie’s room that night and proposes they marry 2014, 10:00 a.m.-noon at the PGS Music for Any Occasion Director: Melvin LeRoy and pursue scientifi c research together. Marie happily 2nd Floor Conference Room, 1196 WEDDINGS Screenplay Writer: Paul Osbon, Paul H. Rameau accepts. During their honeymoon, she reveals to Pierre N. Concord St. Dr. Anne Klejment ANNIVERSARIES (based on Madame Curie by Eve Curie) that her dream is to uncover the mystery of the pitch- will talk about the social conditions HOLIDAY PARTIES Featuring: Greer Garson (Marie Sklodowska Curie), blende and undertakes her investigation of radioactiv- in Poland, including the economic INSTALLATIONS Walter Pidgeon ity. and political conditions, that led to RETIREMENTS A poor, beautiful, eager student, working for two After 5,777 slow, crystallization processes working immigration to Minnesota.  degrees, at the Sorbonne in Paris, Marie Sklodowska, with tons of pitchblende over four years in a dilapidated Dr. Klejment is a professor at Call (716) 570-3611 faints from hunger during one of Professor Perot’s shed, Marie and Pierre are able to separate radium from the University of St. Thomas. She Visit us on Facebook! physics lectures. Perot invites the gifted scholar to barium and announce they have discovered a new ele- earned a Ph.D. from the State Uni- lunch and discovers she loves Poland and desires to re- ment. They are awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903. The versity of New York at Binghamton turn to Poland to teach. University of Paris announces it will present them with and is a trained social historian with He offers her a research job and suggests that Ma- a new lab. Marie selects an elegant gown for day the lab a specialty in twentieth century U.S. rie conduct her research at the laboratory of chemistry will open and Pierre goes out to buy her some special history. and physics instructor Pierre Curie. The absentminded, earrings. He is killed in a traffi c accident. Marie with- shy Pierre meets Marie at a dinner party that evening. draws from life until she discovers the earnings Pierre Invite Extended Pierre believes that women “are the natural enemy of had bought. She is then able to go on with her work. MINNEAPOLIS — Pulaski science” and sets up her research equipment in a far The University honors Marie on the 25th anniversary Auditorium, 2114 Fifth Street NE, corner. Weeks later, after a chat in the rain, Pierre is im- of the discovery of radium as the fi lm ends. is available for rent. The hall seats pressed with Marie’s scientifi c observations. As Pierre “Madame Curie” received seven Academy Award about 100+ people, has a stage area, is presenting Marie with an inscribed copy of his new nominations including best picture, best actor, and best and a state-approved kitchen. For book, another scientist in the building, rushes into the actress. It is ranked 97th by the American Film Institute information, call Kevin Tuma at lab, anxious to share his latest discovery. Marie is fasci- as the “Most Inspiring Movie.” (763) 250-8035. nated by the photographic Impression she is shown and In 2006 it was voted as a favorite title to be made wonders aloud how light could be “locked up inside” available on DVD. pitchblende ore. v v v Library Rededicated After Marie is honored at graduation as the top- Joseph W. Zurawski is author of Poland: The Cap- READING, Pa. — The Reading ranked physics student, she informs Pierre she is return- tive Satellite; Polish American History and Culture; Library celebrated the culmination ing to Warsaw. Pierre invites her to spend the weekend Polish Chicago: Our History, Our Recipes; and other of 18 months of renovations with with his parents at their country home. Again Marie works. a rededication, Jan. 25. Library Director Frank W. Kasprowicz and other leaders came together to mark the 100-year-old structure’s $580,000 renovation that included new carpeting, furniture, paint, Please make checks payable to: ACPC, c/o plaster, and roof repair. Florence Langridge, Membership Chair, 78 “It was a lot of work by a lot of Meadow Lane, West Hartford, CT 06107 people,” Kasprowicz said. POLISH AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 308 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 (215) 922-1700 When You’re in Philadelphia’s Historic District, Visit The Polish American Cultural Center Museum Exhibit Hall Featuring Polish History and Culture OPEN 10:00 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m. • FREE ADMISSION January through April • Monday to Friday May through December • Monday to Saturday Gift Shop is Open During Regular Exhibit Hall Hours Closed on Holidays Visit Us on the Internet: www.polishamericancenter.org 10 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

KULTURA / Staś Kmieć PAWEŁ ALTHAMER EXHIBITION. The New Museum will present the fi rst major U.S. museum exhibition of the work of Polish artist Paweł Althamer. One of the most infl uential artists to emerge globally in Ida Weaves a Tale of Simplicity and Character the 1990s, Review – An Oscar contender character over allegory and the nar- The Polish fi lms represented re- A l t h a m - direct from its Sundance premiere, rative unfolds with simplicity. New- fl ect current cinema and archival er’s work Ida – a work of cinema conceived, comer Agata Trzebuchowska and classics and have been making the has been realized, and directed by Paweł experienced veteran Agata Kulesza rounds at several Jewish fi lm festi- s h o w n Pawlikowski is a dreamy, meta- give incredibly nuanced perfor- vals across the country. The offer- only occa- phorical tale about two complicated mances which convey subdued ings include: sionally in characters as they are left to navi- emotion, mystery, and authenticity. the United gate very deep and personal issues Vividly shot in a boxy aspect ra- States. regarding circumstances from the tio in austere, complex black-and- P a w e ł past. white, the fi lm’s visual style is part Althamer: of a recognizably Polish variant of The Neigh- a contemplative fi lmmaking tradi- bors, an tion. The striking cinematography introspec- and composition by Łukasz Żal has tive exhi- characters framed in corners, or in bition will the lower third of the shot, and his be spread across three fl oors of The New Museum (235 Bowery, New wonderfully textured use of light Aftermath tells the story of two York, N.Y.) through April 20. The show will have an interactive aspect, and shadow evokes a feeling of the brothers, who discover a terrible including drawings from museum visitors and will feature the artist’s Set in the Poland of 1962, this period. secret and are forced to revise their iconic sculptural works and videos. In addition, Althamer will devel- haunting and evocative fi lm seam- Ida marks the fi lmmaker’s fi rst perception of their father, their en- op new collaborative projects throughout the exhibition with local lessly weaves together two deeply feature fi lm in Polish. Having left tire family, their neighbors, and the groups and organizations. resonant narratives of identity. Communist Poland at the age of 14 history of their nation. Tense and From the beginning of his career, Paweł Althamer has engaged Anna, a sheltered 18-year old nov- to live in Germany and other Eu- gripping, the thriller is inspired by with a wide range of media, including performance, installation art, ice is an orphan brought up in a ropean countries, before settling in real-life mass killings in the town of video and sculpture, which he studied at the Fine Arts Academy in convent. Preparing to become a England, Pawlikowski returned to Jedwabne. Warsaw. nun, she meets for the fi rst time her his native land for this intimate and This presentation is made possible in part through a partnership only living relative and learns se- affecting study of some of Poland’s with Polish Cultural Institute New York; www.newmuseum.org. crets about the repressed past and more turbulent and antagonistic sub- her birthname – Ida. This revelation jects and issues, most notably the and popular favorites.The festival triggers a heart-wrenching journey controversial relationship between will feature 64 fi lms from 18 coun- to the countryside of Piaski near Polish Catholics and Polish Jews, tries across many genres. All fi lms Łomża and the old family home, as the question of the signifi cance of are with English subtitles. For times the two discover their common his- faith and the ultimate restrictions of and locations: www.wjff.org tory and seek closure. religion. Anna/Ida is spiritual and reli- The fi lm was seen at the Film COLD WAR SPY AS HERO. For giously isolated in contrast to her Society of Lincoln Center as part of many Poles, Colonel Rysz ard socialist aunt – a hard-edged, sexy, the New York Jewish Film Festival; Kukliński was a traitor for passing secular, chain-smoking jazz fan it will be released in theaters nation- The Jewish Cardinal directed puppeteer Michael Meschke and his secrets to the Americans during the and a successful, respected, yet wide in May. by Ilan Duran Cohen in French, family escaped from the Nazis to Cold War, but a new Polish movie much-feared rural magistrate whose Latin and Polish, is based on the Sweden when he was a young boy. casts him in a different light – as a uncompromising pursuit of the en- POLISH ACCENT AT FILM FESTI- amazing true story of Jean-Marie His childhood experience, and fam- hero who acted on conscience and emies of the Communist regime VAL. The Washington Jewish Film Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish ily lore, informed his philosophi- helped avert bloodshed. The movie in post-war Poland earned her the Festival this year with the support immigrants, who maintained his cally rich marionette work, and over Jack Strong (Kukliński’s CIA code nickname “Red Wanda.” Wanda’s of the Polish Embassy in the United Jewish identity even after convert- six decades, he built up a collection name) traces the colonel’s life from worldly advice to her ethereal niece States, will have a curated focus on ing to Catholicism at a young age, of over 3,000 puppets. Each has its his career as a loyal offi cer to his is to become exposed to the vices Polish cinema highlighting Pawel and later joined the priesthood. own unique story and unmistakable lonely and ultimately tragic years as and of the world outside the con- Pawlikowski’s Ida (see review), and Quickly rising within the ranks of personality. Szymańska defers to an exile in the United States. vent, so that she may truly know the thriller Aftermath (directed by the Church, Lustiger was appointed the power of suggestion, focusing Kukliński served as a liaison of- what is being given up to become a Władysław Pasikowski), which was Archbishop of Paris by Pope John on Meschke’s uncanny ability to fi cer between the Polish military nun. released to some controversy in Po- Paul II – and found a new platform breathe real life into his puppets to command and the Soviet Army un- Pawlikowski is committed to land. to celebrate his dual identity as a tell the story. der communism. Disillusioned by Catholic Jew. 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POLKA INSIDER / Steve Litwin Spring is in the Air CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Doors will open at 2:00 p.m. Last of Polka Legacy, Lucian Kryger Passes Polka Association will present its with music from 3:00-7:00 p.m. No MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. — If you CHICAGO MUSICIAN SYLVES- “Spring is in the Air” dance, Sun., BYOB. Beverages available and April 27, 2014 at St. John Byzan- snacks are welcome. For large table raised in a Polish-polka family, you TER WOJCIK. Sylvester (Syl) tine, 1900 Carlton Road Parma. reservations, call (216) 228-1134. knew the Kryger Brothers Orches- Wojcik, former trumpet player with Music will be provided by the For more information, visit www. tra. Whether from 78 r.p.m. records the Eddie Wojcik Orchestra, passed IPA Tribute Band from Chicago. clevelandpolkaassociation.com. or the weekend Polish radio pro- away on December 10, 2014. He gram, the Kryger’s music was fa- was a vocalist for the orchestra Wisconsin Dells Polka Fest miliar to all. which was very popular in the 1940 The last performing family mem- through 1960s in the Chicago area. WISCONSIN DELLS — The Brothers, Gennie “O” & The Windy ber of that group, Lucian “Lou” P. The band recorded on the Dana La- 3rd Annual “Wisconsin Dells Pol- City Brass, Eddie Biegaj, Darrell Kryger, passed away Jan. 29, 2014, bel with many of their arrangements ka Fest & Expo” takes place April Weltin’s New Brass Express, Lenny at his home with his loving family published by W. H. Sajewski. He 25-27, 2014, at Chula Vista Resort, Zielinski’s “D” Street, Neal Zunker by his side. was a U.S. Navy veteran. Funeral 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells, & The Music Connection, and The Born Jan. 7, 1931, in Shenando- services and a Mass at St. Julie Bil- Wisc.. Polish Connection. ah, he was a son of the late Brunon liart Church, with interment at Res- Scheduled to perform are: Len- For information, call (773) 889- and Alexandria Wroclawski Kryger. urrection Cemetery. ny Gomulka & The Chicago Push, 6811; e-mail polkadj@sbcglobal. A 1949 graduate of Marymount Lucian “Lou” P. Kryger Jeff Mleczko & The DynaBrass, net; www.dellspolkafest.com. High School, Wilkes-Barre, and an the Wilkes-Barre area, and in the PROMOTER, ENTHUSIAST JO- The Maroszek Brothers, Jolly Zuk Army veteran of the Korean War, late 1970s broadcast a television SEPH PINTER. Joseph M. Pinter, Lou was a skillful and passionate program from the Pocono Hershey 90, of Venice, Fla., passed away on Otto Seeks Recordings; Bel-Aire Dance musician who was dedicated to en- Ballroom. January 16, 2014. Harold Otto, DJ in the Green dora Banquets in Chicago Ridge, tertaining. Lou was nominated for a Gram- A U.S. Army veteran of World Bay and the north central Wiscon- Illinois. The Kryger Orchestra began in my Award in 1988 for his “Polka War II, he was a retired captain of sin area, now also on the internet’s John Gora and Eddie Biegaj the late 1930s in Wilkes-Barre un- Mania” album. Along with his fa- the Chicago Fire Department. 247polkaheaven.com, asks that are leading a Tour of Poland and der the leadership of Lou’s father. ther and brother Bruce, he is en- Joe and his late wife Emily, who bands with new releases send them Lwow, Ukraine, July 31 to Au- The orchestra quickly moved up the shrined in the Polka Hall of Fame. passed away in 2013, were long- to him at PO Box 439, Pulaski, WI gust 14, 2014. The tour flies from musical ladder and became a popu- With his family, he owned and time members of the International 54162. He is also the major organiz- North America via LOT Airlines. lar mainstay of the polka industry. operated Kryger Music in down- Polka Association. er of Pulaski Polka Days, one of the Gora says that although there may After Brunon’s passing in 1951, town Wilkes-Barre for many years. He is survived by one daughter, nation’s major polka festivals. be unrest in Ukraine, Lwow is only Lou and his brothers George and A member of the Blinded Vet- two brothers, grandchildren, and Bel-Aire Enterprises, the con- an hour from the Polish border and Bruce established the Kryger Broth- erans Association, Lou was buried numerous nieces and nephews. cern of the Blazonczyk family, hot it’s quiet there. However, in case of ers Orchestra. Following Bruce’s with military honors at St. Mary’s Joe’s love of polkas and people on the heels of January’s Lucky trouble, they’ll spend an extra two death and George’s retirement, Lou Church of the Maternity Cemetery, made him the perfect ambassador Lottery Dance, has scheduled a nights in Zakopane and Krakow. continued the band as the Kryger West Wyoming. for the music and he participated in Pack The Pantry Dance with Freeze Details about the trip can be Orchestra until 1996. He recorded Donations in his memory may polka events throughout the country. Dried on March 2 and a combined found at . then later on Starr Records. He also Associates Prescription Drug Fund, ary 22, 2014. de Mayo Celebration on May 4. —Prepared and Distributed by broadcast a weekly radio show in 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704. Both events will take place at Glen- the Polonia Media Network 12 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

DANCE TIME / Jen Pijanowski Winter Warm-Ups BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s a won- Each meeting for this polka club leader and concertina player Ron memorable ex- derful time of the year to be Polish carries a theme. This month was Urbanczyk. perience we had. as preparations for Lent and spring- rightfully “snowball” and styrofoam Jim Raczkowski is the group’s Our Canadian time begin. As I have become older, snowballs decorated the tables. To drummer; Bob Krupka plays trum- friends constantly this has defi nitely become my fa- my surprise while speaking to a few pet; Frank Zeczak plays clarinet and travel to support vorite time of the year. I am looking newbie polka dancers Becky Stew- trumpet; and Gene Rzeznik is the our events, so we forward to traveling out to Phoenix art and Brian McIntosh, I was hit group’s bass player. All share vo- were thrilled to with the Buffalo Touch this month in the head when a “snowball fi ght” cals. be a part of some- and seeing fellow polka fans there. erupted from the next table. I thoroughly enjoyed the CD, and thing so exquisite However, I am most excited to be It was a fun evening and I was think “Polka Fan” will become an on their side of heading to Wheeling, W.V. for the elated to meet some new friends. instant hit. My favorite song, how- the border. FR. CZESŁAW KRYSA of St. Casimir’s R.C. Church and Oglebay Polka Fest at the end of You will be seeing Becky and Brian ever, is “On my Way to Kathy’s.” It Special De- “Accordion” Bill Malczewski share a vocal at the Polish March. Wheeling is my hometown at Buffalo polka dances in the fu- has a great beat and sweet lyrics that livery was hit- Comfort Food and Drink party to benefi t the church. so I am thrilled to visit there while ture. They are an amazing infectious tug on your heartstrings. Of course, ting the pubs enjoying the music I love so much. couple, who love to dance and they if you know Ron and Kathy Urbanc- again this month. p.m., $7.00, Pre St. Pat’s Dance, Potts I expect to see many of you this defi nitely entertain the crowd by zyk personally, when you hear this Once again extending the realms Banquet Hall 41 S. Rossler Ave., spring and I hope you enjoy reading dancing song after song after song. song you will feel exactly the same of polkas to those not typically ex- Cheektowaga, N.Y. what I have been doing over the past Welcome to our polka community way. It is every girl’s dream to have posed, their beat is intoxicating to • March 20. Buff alo Polka Booster month. Becky and Brian, we are thrilled a song written for her, and Ron did the listeners. They had the crowd Meeting—New Direction, 8:00- 10:30, $7.00 members/$10 non- that you are here. a fabulous job writing this polka for dancing and singing along at both members, Polish Falcons, 445 Co- A NICE WARM-UP. Two Buffalo his wife. Dianeagains and Metzger’s Pub. lumbia Ave. Depew, N.Y. bands joined forces for the Warm A BENEFICIAL OUT-POURING. If you haven’t already picked up There was a little spin to their usual • March 22. Buff alo Touch—7:00-?, Up Dance held at Potts Banquet If you are familiar with the legend a copy of the CD or of their new banter during their performance at Free, Vito’s Pizza, 236 Zimmerman Hall. Buffalo Concertina All-Stars of krupnik then you must meet Fr. DVD, make sure you purchase a Metzgers. It was Michigan State- St. North Tonawanda, N.Y. kept the dance fl oor hopping with Czesław Krysa. Fr. Krysa is an in- copy. You can visit their website or hood Day so they rattled off little • March 23. Special Deliv- the crowd’s favorite honky tunes. It tegral part of Buffalo’s Polonia and call (716) 675-6588. known facts about the state. It was ery—3:00-8:00, Polish/Italian/Irish was apparent by the couples dancing the preservation of Polish traditions. a fun addition and everyone learned Party. Buff alo Irish Center, 245 Ab- song after song that no one wears He is a master at krupnik making, SZCZEP KARTUZY. I was lucky a few new party conversations start- bott Rd. Buff alo tired of hearing this band perform thanks to a recipe passed down from enough to attend Szczep Kartuzy ers thanks to this band’s offbeat spin • March 26. Polka Variety Meet- ing—$8.00 members/$9.00 non- the standards of Lil’ Wally, Marion his father. Father utilized the popu- biannual dinner dance “A Night in on the evening. members, 7:30-10:00, Pvt. Leonard Lush, and Ampolaires, meshed with larity of his recipe mixed with pol- Hollywood.” The sold out fund- Post, 2450 Walden Ave., Cheektow- a few of their original compositions. kas, and amazing food to forge an raiser was held at the Polish Hall in UPCOMING aga, N.Y. Phocus was a nice complement, of- event at Polish Villa II. Burlington, Ontario and music was BUFFALO • March 30. Special Deliv- fering a variety of polka standards Polish Comfort Food and provided by the John Gora Band. • March 4. Polish Happy Hour—5:00- ery—4:30-7:30, Free. Metzger’s Pub, as well as tunes from other genres Drink benefi tted St. Casmir’s Par- Through my friendship with An- ? Free, Polish Villa II, Pączki Day 4135 Seneca St., West Seneca, N.Y. turned polka. ish in the Kaisertown area of Buf- gela Biskup, I have become aware • March 9. Special Deliv- ery—4:30-7:30 p.m., Free, Diane- A couple of friends from Roches- falo. Admission to the event gave of this Polish Scouting Organiza- WHEELING, W.V. agains, 2460 Clinton St., Cheektow- • Wheeling Polka Festival-Oglebay ter joined us for the festive evening you a shot and sample of Father’s tion. She has been overseeing this aga, N.Y. celebrating owner Kim Potts’ birth- homemade krupnik, bigos tasting, troupe for the past 31 years and her Resort March 28-30. Call (800) 624- • March 5. Special Delivery—Polka- 6988 for package prices. Bands in- day. Linda and Marty Merwin the other type of krupnik (a barley passion is an inspiration to me and sino at Potts Banquet Hall, Call Ted @ clude Lenny Gomulka & Chicago were genuinely entertained hearing based soup), and a Polish buffet pro- anyone else who meets her. Szczep 716-681-9101 for info. Push, The Knewz, The Boys, Henny & Phocus’ rendition of Billy Joel’s vided by the Kutas family of Polish Kartuzy assists young girls age sev- • March 16. Buff alo Touch—4:00-8:00 the Versa J’s and more. “You May Be Right.” Villa II. It was standing-room-only en and up to develop to their fullest The entire community benefi ts in the bar and restaurant for this potential, as responsible citizens of when multiple bands couple for a Saturday afternoon event. Buffalo Canada, who serve God, help oth- dance. I appreciate experiences like Touch captivated the mass of paris- ers, and contribute to their commu- this that consolidate the fan base honers and polka enthusiasts with nities and show pride in their Polish thus profi ting the band and venue. their high energy music and many heritage. It was wonderful to see so many “na zdrowies.” The band even in- Polish traditions and culture are faces out celebrating National Polka vited Fr. Krysa up to serenade the fostered to these young women Month. crowd for a few songs. through a series of programs and Fr. Krysa has such a charismatic activities. The evening was breath- DO TANCE, NA ZDROWIE, AND personality that he fi lls the room taking as we walked into the Polish SMACZNEGO! The Broadway with light. There is no doubt that Hall on a red carpet greeted by pa- Market also commemorated Na- anyone who attended is watching parazzi taking photos of the guests. tional Polka Month with its event for the next event he decides to host. There was a cocktail hour where you “Polka, Piwo, and Pierogi.” Market- St. Casmir’s Parish has benefi tted could peruse the silent auction se- goers were treated to samplings of immensely from their gracious par- lection and other raffl es. After cock- Listen to the pierogi from Paula’s Pierogi, and ish priest. tails, the multi course Polish din- Keeping Up Traditions Pierogi. ner was served. The decadent food Volunteers from Adam Mickiewicz CLEAR DIRECTIONS RELEASED. monumentally exceeded all expec- BIG TONY POLKA SHOW ROCKIN’ROCKIN’ Library poured samples of Polish New Direction hosted a release par- tations. The company, food, décor, and European beers to attendees. ty on January 25th for its new CD, and purpose of the evening opened WJJL 1440 AM Once you decided on your favor- “Clear Directions.” I picked up my the door for much merriment. The Niagara Falls / Buffalo, NY POLKASPOLKAS ite, there was a plethora of beers copy when they played at the Polish festivities continued with the talents SUNDAY EVENING with for sale to enjoy while shopping Nook in Niagara Falls. of John Gora and his band. They 5:00 p.m. MIKE & GEORGE PASIERB the market and enjoying the music. Like most area groups, the band provided musical entertainment John Killian — a staple volunteer bases its music around “Chicago including American music, disco Send all promotional material to and Polonia supporter — was at the Style” polkas. Its new recording is polo, and polkas that had the entire Tony Rozek WXRL helm ensuring that everyone’s thirst a blend of traditional polka favor- hall dancing. I cannot speak highly 78 Cochrane St. was quenched. New Direction pro- ites and six originals composed by enough of the gracious, classy, and Buffalo, NY 14206 vided polka entertainment for this 1300 AM successful event—an enthusiastic LANCASTER-BUFFALO For advertising information, call crowd danced and cheered the band SAT. 2:00-3:00 p.m. on all afternoon. The beer tasting (716) 824-6092 was strategically placed near the [email protected] SUN. 7:00-8:00 p.m. band, and many decided to dance after indulging in a few beverages. 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TOLEDO POLONIA / Margaret Zotkiewicz-Dramczyk RBO with Eddie Biegaj www.richbobinski.com • 860-536-2452 • 860-908-7877 Snow, Snow, Go Away! 2010 International Polka Association Polka Music Hall of Fame Inductee A little bit of snow here, a lot ever more challenging to bring live calendar (it’ll be spring!) for IMA more snow there, well it added up entertainment to polka fans, strong March 23, featuring John Gora & Florida Tour 2014 to a record for Toledo in January, as leadership is more important than Gorale from Canada, and the Did- Fri., March 21 5:30-8:30 PM / Doors open at 4:00 PM, Food Available in many other parts of the United ever in the clubs. Anyone interested dleStyx for TAPS, March 30. As The Polish American Pulaski Club States. Winter Storm Nika is slam- in running for an office can contact always, dances are held at Conn- 3621 West International Speedway Boulevard ming into the northwest Ohio at the TAPS via Facebook. Weissenberger Hall with music Daytona Beach / 352-742-2180 moment, snow is falling at a rate of from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Sat., March 22 5:30-8:30 PM / Doors open at 4:00 PM, Food Available an inch an hour, and the view from A GREAT CAUSE. It’s sure to be The Polish American Pulaski Association my living room windows is solid warmer for the annual Lisa Biskup 4616 Darlington Road white. Thank goodness I don’t have Memorial Dance, April 26, being Holiday / 727-848-7826 Sun., March 23 2:00-6:00 PM / Dinner 1:00-2:00 PM to work in these conditions. held as in the past at the PRCUA The Polish American Social Club The wicked weather resulted in Hall in Wyandotte. This year’s 7500 Route 1, Vero Beach / 772-564-2082 the January IMA dance being can- dance features one of the best, that Our new CD will be released during the Florida Tour! celed, but most other activities were is, Lenny Gomulka and the Chi- June Sherry Ingram, Leader held as scheduled, the TAPS dance cago Push from Ludlow, Mass. and being one of them. another great band, the IPA Tribute The Mixx is a Toledo band made Band from Chicago. Adult admis- up of polka veterans. Frankie Dram- sion is $19.00 and this price as well czyk along with Jim Mackiewicz as any donations are tax deductible. Jr., Jimmy “JR” Rutkowski, Eric Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and music Hite, and Mike Perzynski came is from 6:30 until midnight. All pro- to the stage for TAPS, January 19. ceeds are for the Lisa Biskup Organ The band performed to a small, yet and Tissue Donor Foundation. dedicated crowd. Many people were Even if we are still getting snow talking about the warm weather that in April, you will not be disappoint- THE POLKA CAROUSEL our “snowbird” friends were enjoy- ed if you attend this event. This ing in Florida. Oh well, the work- has turned out to be one of the pre- ing folk among us enjoyed the good mier events to open the spring and music of The Mixx all afternoon. summer dance season. Visit www. Look for them to perform later this lisabiskupmemorial.com for more year at some local festivals. info, or call Ron-Sue Biskup at TAPS is looking for nominations (810) 588-6266. of officers for 2014-2015. As it gets Before that, mark your March Your Host: Ed Slomkowski www.polishnewcastleradio.com For a Great Variety of Polkas, Obereks, Waltzes Wed. 5:00 to 6:00: p.m. and much more, visit or call Fri. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. www.radioharborcountry.org T.K. FRANK’S POLKA RECORDS Wed. 11:00 a.m. to noon Frank Proszowski Sun. 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. P.O. Box 321 • Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610) 828-2089 or (610) 828-5573 14 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

OBITUARIES PGSGC Installs 2014 Officers Florence Waszkelewicz Clowes Author, PAJ Book Reviewer of Clowes’ brothers would eventu- English in China now as a result of ally become hairdressers. that connection. From Pittsfield, she moved to She moved to Jupiter, Fla. in Danielson Conn., where she gradu- 1994, and later to Vero Beach, Fla., ated from Quinebaug Valley Com- where she lived with her daughter munity College, She would then Susan Marshall and her family. attend Eastern State College in Her first published article was in Willimantic Conn.; and the Rhode Playboy magazine, a Polish folktale Island State University, where she which she discovered while attend- earned a Masters in Library and In- ing Ethnological Studies in Kielce, formation Science. Poland. While in Florida she wrote She was president of the Killing- two books related to her Polish iden- THE POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER CLEVELAND ly/Brooklyn Women’s Club, Direc- tity, and two mysteries co-authored finished 2013 with its annual meeting and Christmas Party, December tor of the Webster Senior Center and with her friend, Lois Blackburn. 3, 2013. A brief business meeting was held, after which members were owned and operated her decorat- Clowes initiated making sleep introduced to Fr. Jason, the new pastor at St. Mary’s PNC Church, where ing business, Tunk City Workshop, mats for the homeless with the St. the PGSGC meets. Danielson, Conn., for 26 years. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, in Se- Also held that evening was the re-election of officers. Re-elected Clowes entered the Peace Corps bastian, Fla. They were donated to were: president: John F. Szuch; VP: Ron Kraine; secretary Sonia Chapnick; at age 65 following her husband’s the Source. and treasurer Ben Kman. Florence Waszkelewicz Bom- death. The Peace Corps liked her She is survived by her five chil- For more info about the organization, contact John F. Szuch at pu- bard Clowes, Book Review Edi- small business experience better dren, and their spouses; ten grand- [email protected], or Ron Kraine at [email protected]. tor for the Polish American Journal and sent her to Jamaica to teach the children; ten great-grandchildren; for over 30 years, died January 29, ladies how to make drapes for the and three brothers, and their spous- 2014 in Vero Beach, Fla. hotels. es. New PGSNYS Executive Board Clowes was the first born, April She also worked with the Red She was preceded in death by 10, 1928, in a family of Polish im- Cross and eventually, FEMA. Dur- her parents, Charles Waszkelewicz migrants in Pittsfield, Mass. Her ing a Red Cross disaster in Guam, and Sophie (Gramkowski) Wasz- father, Charles secured a job as a Clowes met a Chinese friend and, at kelewicz, her first husband James L. railroad conductor while mother, age 82, made a trip to China to visit Bombard, and infant son Stanley P. Sophia became a hairdresser open- her. Clowes’ granddaughter, Alicia, Bombard and second husband Nor- ing a salon in the family house. All is currently teaching conversational man E. Clowes. Rev. Benjamin Dykas, Served in Pennsylvania and New York JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Rev. priesthood by Bishop William Scul- Name, Ebensburg; St. John the Benjamin “Albert R.” Dykas, ly at the Cathedral of the Immacu- Evangelist, Bellefonte; and St. John 85, former pastor of St. Columba late Conception, Albany, N.Y., on Gualbert Co-Cathedral. Church, died Jan. 13, 2014. May 27, 1961, and served as a priest Father Dykas served four years He was born Feb. 28, 1928, in for 52 years. as pastor at St. John the Baptist, Por- Boston, Mass., son of George and He celebrated his first Mass the tage; 10 years at St. John the Baptist, Sophie (Ignatowicz) Dykas. following day at his home parish, Acosta; 10 months at St. Catherine Fr. Dykas was a graduate of St. John Chrysostom, West Rox- of Siena, Duncansville, Pa.; four Medford High, Medford, Mass, and bury, Mass. He was then assigned years at St. Boniface, St. Boniface; an Army Air Force veteran of World to St. Bonaventure, Don Mills, On- and then retired after serving seven War II. He studied philosophy at As- tario; then, St. Francis of Assisi, years at St. Columba, Johnstown. sumption Seminary, Chaska, Minn.; Montreal; Immaculate Conception, He was a member of Polish THE POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE held and theology at St. Anthony-on- Trenton, N.J.; Catholic Informa- American Priests Association and its annual election of officers. Elected were: Denise Oliansky, president; Hudson, N.Y. tion Center, Binghamton, N.Y.; St. Polish Museum of America. David Newman, vice president.; Dolores Ferguson, secretary; and Chuck Fr. Dykas was ordained to the Joseph’s, Endicott, N.Y.; and Holy Pyrak, treasurer. Named trustees were: Patricia Neuland; Maureen Glea- son; Patricia Rooney; Walter Kloc; and Pierre LaLoie Pictured above are (l. to r.): Oliansky, Gleason, Ferguson, Pyrak, Kloc, Marie “Manya” Dybicz Lewandowski, Active in Religious Societies and LaJoie. Marie “Manya” Dybicz Lewan- delphia and New Jersey churches, magazines and newspapers. dowski age 88, a resident of Rox- and was a member of the former Lewandowski was an office staff borough, Philadelphia, and Pocono Polish Eucharistic Choir, Philadel- member of the former American SYMBOLS, GESTURES & SUPERSTITIONS / Robert Strybel Springs Estates, Gouldsboro, Pa., phia Archdiocese. She also served Screw Company of Norristown, was a life member of the Sacred as co-coordinator for the Channel 6 Lee Rubber and Tire Corp., Con- FAREWELL TO DECEASED PERSON. When a deceased person laid Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Television Sunday Mass, Commu- shohocken, and Golden Clothes, out in his home is being taken to church, those carrying the coffin strike Church, Swedesburg. nications Division of the Archdio- Inc., Conshohocken. She was a the door jamb with it three times. That signifies his deaprture from his She was a member of the Chil- cese of Philadelphia. promoter of The Apostolate of Di- earthly home. dren’s Choir from 1931 to 1939 and During World War II, Lewan- vine Infant Association; The Mar- FORGET SOMETHING? SIT DOWN! If you have to go home for the adult St. Cecelia’s Choir since dowski volunteered as a nurses aid ians of the Immaculate Concep- something you forgot, you should briefly sit down before leaving again. 1939. with the Civil Defense. She was an tion; The Central Association of the The reason for this is unknown, but it is still practiced quite widely. Lewandowski was active with avid seamstress and embroiderer, Miraculous Medal, Germantown; church organizations including the designing many originals. Her fa- The Spiritual Society of the Sacred HOLD YOUR BUTTON. If you pass a chimney-sweep on the street, Polish Festival and the Christmas vorite hobby was in culinary arts, Heart and The Miraculous Medal grab a button on your clothes for good luck.This is not so difficult be- Bazaar. she loved to prepare gourmet foods Society of St. Mary Seminary, Per- cause black-clad “kominiarze” are not uncommon in Polish cities. She was known as an accom- and exquisite desserts. Her original rybille, Missouri; a St. Jude League plished pianist, organist and vocal- and novel recipes were published Member of the Claretian Mission; a ist, performing at many local, Phila- over the years in many national Lourdes Prayer League Missionary “A tradition of local & long distance service continues!” Oblates of Mary Immaculate; The Josephites Society of The Sacred BRUSH UP / Distributed by Polonian Media Network Heart, Baltimore, Md.; and Honor- ary Citizen of Boys Town, Nebras- Stobierski Lucas HH is like ch in loch ka. 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GENEALOGY / Stephen M. Szabados The History of Black Manor in Jelenia Góra How a Polish American UPGS Conference Genealogist Helped to Discover the Man who For those of you who have start- performance of a Polish Folk Dance ed your research for your Polish an- group this is another reason for at- Saved Jelenia Góra’s 16th cestors, here is an exciting trip and tending the conference. Century Dwór Czarne conference that can jump start your Plan to stay at the Plaza Hotel. by Tim Firkowski efforts. The hotel is located next to the li- In last month’s PAJ, we learned The United Polish Genealogy brary and offers a free shuttle from how Vermont genealogist Tim Society Conference will be held in the airport. The conference com- Firkowski discovered Stanislaw Salt Lake City, May 2-5. Salt Lake mittee has also arranged for the Firkowski, who cared for Jelenia City is called “The Genealogy Capi- discounted room rate of $85.00 per Gora’s 16th Century Manor and tal of the World” and the Family night. saved it from demolition following History Library is a fantastic place The resources available at the World War II. to find U.S. and Polish records that Family History Library are the larg- This month, we look at the his- may lead you to your Polish ances- est in the world and are growing dai- tory of manor. tors. The equipment found at the ly. A trip to use these resources and library is the most up-to-date and to hear such knowledgeable speak- t is believed the Black Manor the knowledgeable library staff can ers should be on your “To-Do” list. in Jelenia Góra, so named after AN ILLUSTRATION from 1850 shows the manor and grounds. truly bring success for your gene- Life is short. Please consider at- the nearby stream, was built in alogy efforts. The library staff has tending the UPGS conference. Your I 1559. Evidence of this comes from the German Schwarzbach was al- 1927-1945. Residence of the scheduled three orientation classes efforts in attending the conference an inscription on the building’s por- ready in the list of villages, which last tenant of the property, German for conference attendees and con- will be rewarded with a wealth of tal, written in Old German: in 1305 paid rent to the office of the engineer Ludwig Rahm. His fam- ference sessions are scheduled to new information for your family “One thousand five hundred and bishop of Wrocław. Analysis of the ily leaves Black Manor in October allow attendees ample time to use history. 59th year, I, Kasper Schoff called mansion walls clearly shows the 1946 and moves to Hanover, Ger- the resources available at the Fam- More program details and reg- Götsch along with Chojnik and outlines of an older stone building many. ily History Library. istration information can be found Karpnik at Black Stream, with the with a drawbridge. 1945-1948. The property comes Nationally known genealogist on their website at: http://pgsa. grace of God Almighty, started to It believed this foundation may under the management of Pole Joshua Taylor will give the keynote org/2014UPGS/ build this house.” be what is known as “castle on the Stanisław Firkowski, who begins speech for the Monday banquet. v v v But the origins may predate Pijawnikiem,” which is mentioned exterior rehabilitation. The prop- Taylor will also give presentations Stephen M. Szabados, a regular Schoff’s inscription. Archaeological in reports from the Battle of Legnica erty is then transferred to the state, on new tools for research and cre- contributor to the Polish American research in the area showed traces in 1241. which establishes a farm on the site. ating a family history website. Journal, is a prominent genealo- of settlements at the turn of the ninth The Battle of Legnica (Bitwa pod 1948-1981. The property is sold Noted Polish researcher Ceil Jen- gist. In addition to numerous col- and tenth centuries. The mention of Legnicą), also known as the Battle to the Wojanów Company, and falls sen will speak at three programs umns and papers, he is the author of Liegnitz, or Battle of Wahlstatt, into disrepair. It is abandoned in the on midwifery, immigration agents of three books, “Finding Grandma’s was a battle between the Mongol lat 1970s. Wojanow calls for its de- and manor house records. Ceil and European Ancestors,” “Find Your Empire and the combined defending molition, which is opposed by the Joshua will be joined by four other Family History,” and “Polish Ge- forces of European fighters that took county conservator. knowledgeable speakers who will nealogy.” place at Legnickie Pole near the city 1981. Members of the Polish give programs on Polish topics cov- of Legnica in the Silesia province of Ecological Club visits the manor ru- ering Advance research methods, Poland, April 9, 1241. ins, and begin a campaign to save it. maps, gazetteers, Polish petition re- FREE CATALOG! A combined force of Poles, 1983-1987. Renovation begins cords, notary records and new LDS HEAR ALL THE POLKA STARS Czechs and Germans under the and security is set in place. Archaeo- filming projects in Poland. on command of the Polish duke Henry logical excavations and research on Another highlight of the confer- II the Pious of Silesia, supported by the history of the manor commenc- ence is the appearance of the Weso- SUNSHINE feudal nobility and a few knights es. Financing is acquired to turn the ly Lud Polish Folk Dance Company from military orders sent by the manor and its remaining properties on Saturday night at the 850-seat SEND FOR A FREE CATALOG SUNSHINE Pope, attempted to halt the Mongol into a resort. Little Theater at the LDS Confer- PO BOX 652 invasion of Europe. The battle came 1988. The Center for Ecological ence Center. This will be the first W. SENECA, NY 14224 two days before the Mongol victory Culture (ECO) is established, and appearance of a Polish Dance group CDs $12 each over the Hungarians at the much takes proprietorship of the manor. at a UPGS conference. If you have $2.00 SHIPPING & HANDLING larger Battle of Mohi. Its mission is to turn the manor into not had the opportunity to see a live Research into this still continues. a resort area that will serve as a THE PORTAL. Records show that model for other restoration projects. KEY DATES. residents of Black Manor during Here are key dates in 1992. The Foundation for Eco- the first sixty years of the 20th Cen- the history of the manor: logical Culture (FKE), and ECO en- tury, remembered a richly carved, IX-X Century. The area around ter into an agreement with the city sandstone portal, which adorned the manor was a medieval settle- of Jelenia Góra, and take on the role the central part of the facade of the ment. of investor to target restoration of mansion. It was the very detailed 1301. First record of noble fami- the monument. work of an anonymous artist-ma- lies. Talkenbergów, and later, fami- 2007. FKE receives honorable son, 450 years ago. The original is lies Zedlitz, Stoschen, Rechenberg, mention in the pro bono work com- now in the Karkonoskiego Muse- Reibnitz, Liebeteller, Hohberg petition for the best society in the um. High quality photographs al- Gotsche (“der von Gotschen,” later category “Environment and Region- lowed complete reconstruction of Schaffgotsch). al Development.” the portal, shown here. 1559. Kasper II Schoff-Gotsche 2008. FKE receives ownership began construction of the mansion of Black Manor and the countryside in the style of the early Renaissance, via a notarial act of donation. adapting an existing medieval castle 2010. The International Soci- defense here. ety for Ecological Culture “Black 1623. During the 30-Year War, a Manor” is formed and is designed to fire breaks out in the manor, burning support the FKE mission. a number of peasant buildings and a mill. THE FUTURE. Under the care of 1656. Ernest von Nimptsch (fa- FKE, the manor is now a well-es- ther) completes reconstruction and tablished place for meetings, con- expansion of the manor. ferences, and workshops. During 1679. Ernst von Nimptsch (son) its 22-year history, the Foundation sells the property and manor to the has participated in the implementa- city of Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra). tion of 80 projects in various fields, 1720-1729. The manor, after including the training of personnel another fire, is in decline; which re- for the conservation of craftsman- sults in the restoration of the pile of ship, renovation, and maintenance rubble. of monuments. 1785. Manor becomes part of the The restoration of the mansion holdings of the King of Prussia. is part of a comprehensive invest- 1801. Fire destroys farm build- ment program by ECO, which also ings. includes the land and buildings of 1809. Property, still owned by the former agricultural property the royal holdings, is leased by the homestead. city. v v v 1885-1907. Modernization of the To learn more about the Black manor, including demolition of the Manor, write to: Foundation of Eco- Eastern tract. The manor takes its logical Culture, ul. Strumykowa 2, present shape: interior loses its ar- 58-500 Jelenia Gora, Polska. tistic merits, including eradication Groups in the United States wish- of Renaissance paintings, ceramic ing to visit the Black Manor or rent stoves, and parts of the coverings on it for meetings should contact Jacek the ceiling beams. Jakubiec at [email protected]. 16 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

BOOKS IN BRIEF / Florence Waszkelewicz Clowes MLIS BOOK REVIEW / John M. Grondelski Words from a Lost Generation Bergen County’s A Polish Oasis BEAUTIFUL the trip to visit Paris, Lyon, Turin, WALLINGTON’S the Garden State, and without Ar- American Congressman, Henry TWENTYSOMETHINGS and Florence on the way to Italy. POLISH COMMUNITY cadia, the material about Polonia in Helstoski (1965-77), who lost his by Marek Hlasko Daniel had fallen in love with her by Wojciech Siemaszkiewicz Gary, Indiana, Worcester, Chicopee, seat amidst bribery charges (which tr. By Ross Ufberg and eagerly accepted. He decided he and Marta Mestrović Deyrup and Salem, Massachusetts, and New he denied), was born in Wallington. Northern Illinois University Press could make the trip before returning Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publish- Britain, Connecticut would be even Most Sacred Heart of Jesus parish 2013, 202 pp., $19.95. to his New Hampshire home. ing, 2013. Pp. 127, PB, $21.99 thinner than it is. Kudos to these la- has robustly preserved its Polish This autobiography is by a strug- After meeting Mama and obtain- To order: http://www.arcadiapub- bors of local love! identity: I would like to have heard gling writer in a “lost generation.” ing her approval, they start their lishing.com or 1-888-313-2665 Wallington’s Polish Community more about its pastors, including its Now translated from Polish for journey by boat to France. The (Mon.-Thu. 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; tells the story of that town of just legendary Alexander Fronczak and the first time, it paints a picture of book juxtaposes between the war Friday to 5:30 p.m.) over 11,000 people on the Passaic its incumbent Feliks Marciniak. Sr. years in Poland, the effects on the and Saddle Rivers just fifteen miles a maverick who defied Polish - au Wallington is one of those few Emilia Zdeb has been instrumental thorities, moved to Paris in 1958 Deszberg family and the hitchhik- remaining towns in America where from Manhattan. Through approxi- in preserving and promoting the and published his anticommunist ers’ escapades through the coun- Poles still have significant numbers mately 170 black and white pictures Polish Catholic heritage of Walling- novel. His early life in Poland was tryside. Her linguistic knowledge and local clout. Just as Hamtramck, and captions, we learn of Walling- discouraging, with no job, money made them special with the people almost completely surrounded by ton’s Polish churches (Most Sacred ton. or future. When he was stripped of they met as they hitchhiked across Detroit, was once seen as a Polonia Heart Roman Catholic and Transfig- The reviewer also has his quib- his Polish citizenship, he became an the continent. They slept in hostels, enclave in which local Poles had uration PNC churches); its schools bles: Wallington has not always itinerant traveler, writing in a brass shared their monies buying loaves political power and Polish cultural (both Most Sacred Heart and the been in the “Northern Jersey Divi- style, with vivid word pictures of a of baguette, bread and cheese. Dan- influences were strong, so Walling- local public schools); its social life sion” of the Polish American Con- world gone mad. He mingled with iel’s attempts to get romantic are re- ton is another, albeit lesser known, (Hillside Social Athletic Club and gress (there is a history of division giants in Polish culture, novelists buffed by Basia. example of Polish clout in local the Cracovia Manor, Poles in the in the State’s PAC, and “history” by and poets as well as filmmakers in Their interesting journey is irri- politics and community. What’s armed forces and politics, including selective omission is distortive) and Hollywood. He personified himself tatingly interrupted by the author’s even more interesting, in contrast to Mayor Walter Marut); its business I am not convinced—absent more as the Polish James Dean, in man- overview of the war, and later inter- Hamtramck, Wallington has not lost community (from local butchers documentation—that a local nun, ner and looks. Tormented and op- views and record searching of the its polskość: nearly 50% of the pop- to Wawel Building & Loan); and Mother Mary Virginette, was the pressed by the Polish political envi- Deszberg family. ulation in this Bergen County, New its preservation of Polish heritage first woman to graduate from the ronment, struggling to find a place Daniel reconnects with Ba- Jersey borough claim Polish roots. (centered on the St. Stanislaus Kost- Jagiellonian University in Cracow, for himself, he died in Paris of drugs sia fifty five years later, by way of The history of Wallington Polo- ka Polish Language School, annual Poland” (p. 21). and alcohol. Whether this was acci- Google, emails and searches. They nia has now been recorded in an- participation in the New York Pulas- That said, this book is a worthy dental or a suicide has never been meet, along with Daniel’s wife, in other of Arcadia Publishing Com- ki Day Parade, and the Wallington addition to Arcadia’s Polish com- proven. Today his writings have be- London where Basia now lives. She pany’s “Images of America” series. tradition of a Corpus Christi proces- munities books, and an interesting come popular in Poland. has married, divorced, had two chil- These picture books, almost entirely sion through its streets). read about this very Polish north dren, and become a British citizen. written by local amateur historians, Normally, Arcadia limits the Jersey town. There are not too many LETTERS FROM READERS Working for Radio Free Europe, she number of contemporary pictures tell the story of local communities places in America where you can IN THE POLISH AMERICAN sends messages to Poland in Polish. through pictures and their captions. (i.e., those less than 20-30 years old) walk down the street, routinely stop PRESS, 1902-1969 For a week, they reminisce about While perhaps not the unbiased to about 10-20% of the book. There in a store, and get good Polish soul A Corner for Everybody their carefree trip, and meet with and documented tomes that profes- are a lot of contemporary shots in Ed. by Anna D. Jaroszynska- surviving old members of Basia’s sional historians might prefer, this the “Preserving Heritage” chapter, food—pierogi, goląbki, kiełbasa. In Kirchmannm family and new post-war children. reviewer remains convinced that which is good. But Arcadia books Poland, that might seem trite, but in tr. by Theodore Zawistowski and Arcadia is doing important work in usually run about 200-215 pho- Poland it’s also commonplace. You Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann Editor’s note: With the passing of putting in print at least some record tos, so I would have liked to have can in Wallington. And that sense Lexington Books Florence Clowes, the Polish Ameri- of American Polonia, especially seen a little more on some topics. of community, of roots, of history 2014, 584 pps., $139.95. can Journal is looking for someone American Polonia outside Chicago, The Polish presence in local poli- makes Wallington still worth study- This collection of letters to the to take over her “Books in Brief” Detroit, and even New York. There tics has been and is still strong: the ing as a living Polish American editor provides a view into the column. If interested, contact Mark is no contemporary history of New mayor and the majority of the Bor- community. Thank you to Wojciech thoughts of the Polish immigrant in Kohan at editor@polamjournal. Jersey Polonia, despite the size of ough Council are Polish Americans. Siemaszkiewicz and Marta M. the United States and Canada. The com, or call (800) 422-1275. the Polish American community in New Jersey’s last explicitly Polish Deyrup for their work. weekly Polish language newspa- per was created in 1889, by Antoni SURNAME CORNER / Robert Strybel NEW BOOKS A.Paryski, a peasant from Lowicz, Poland, in Toledo Ohio. In 1902 he combined his Ameryka with Echo, “Is My Family from Nobility?” Life as a Teenager in Occupied Warsaw becoming the Ameryka-Echo. It published for the next seven de- I have heard this and similar last name, shared by some 140,000 “My War, My Life” by K. So- traordinary story of one girl’s battle cades. questions posed many times over people. The single most popular is phie Stallman (Mill City Press) is a to not only survive the tragedies and Letters come from the Kacik dla the years. It apparently stems from Nowak—200,000 users! Since up true story as seen through the eyes challenges she faced in World War Wszyskich, (Corner For Everybody) the misconception or urban legend to one-third of all Polish people live of a young teenage girl, who lived II, but to continually rise above ad- section of the paper. Over 500 let- suggsting that names ending in abroad, there may be another 46,000 and survived through five years of versity. Her life serves not only as ters were selected by Anna D. Jaro- “-ski” are those of Polish nobility. additional Kowalskis and around Hitler’s Nazi brutal occupation of a moving testimony to the strength synski-Kirchmann, with Ted Zawis- It is true that members of Poland’s 70,000 Nowaks residing in North Warsaw, Poland. and endurance of the human spirit, szlachta (gentry) were more likely America and around the globe. towski translating them. The letters Three generations ago, author but as a tribute to those who were are arranged chronically into five to have “-ski”, “-cki” and “-dzki” Among the bearers of the Kow- Stallman was a young girl living a not able to leave Warsaw alive. sections. Chapter One—Religion, surnames than those with any other laski surname there were a dozen normal and happy existence with “My Life, My War” is available Church and Spiritual life. Chapter single groups of endings. But it is noble lines. Their members be- Two—Polonia communities in the also true that the majority of Poles longed to the Abdank, Czewoja, her traditional and privileged Pol- from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. United States and the Diaspora. and Polinians having surnames end- Gozdawa, Jasieńczyk, Korab, Mur- ish family. But when the Germans ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sophie Chapter Three—Polish American ing in “-ski” were not of noble birth. delio, Ostoja, Stawisz, Szachman invaded Poland on September 1, Stallman was born in Poland and Identity. Four—The American Na- First of all only about 10% of and Ślepowron clans. There was also 1939, Stallman’s life as she knew it lived in Germany from the end of tion. Chapter Five—Homeland. Old Polish society enjoyed szlachta an own-name clan called Kowalski. ceased to exist. World War II until 1956, when she The writers provided lively, color- status. Secondly, nearly all the Pol- In the 19th century. the clan-name While most of the Europe even- arrived in California with her first ful, personal experiences with vivid ish bread-seeking immigrants who often became part of its bearer’s sig- tually suffered under the Nazis’ husband and two children. Stallman descriptions and feelings. They flocked to America’s shores in the nature, so a noble Andrzej Kowalski boot, Poland’s occupation was the was instrumental in establishing provide a window into the world of late 19th and early 20th centuries holding membership in the Noble harshest. The whole population woman’s gymnastics in Northern the Polish immigrant, struggling to were of good peasant stock. Peas- Clan of Gozdawa could have signed suffered from deprivation, fear and California. She currently resides in understand and become a part of the ant origin in itself did not rule out himself: Andrzej Gozdawa-Kowals- constant struggle. In spite of these Portola Valley, California. American nation. gentry status, since commoners of ki. But the Gozdawa clan-name and difficulties, Stallman pursued her humble birth were at times ennobled coat of arms was also used by 329 own life, pressing forward with her POLAND’S DAUGHTER for some heroic feat or exceptional other variosuly-surnamed nobles POLISH-ENGLISH academic education and following How I Met Basia, Hitchhiked to service to the crown. from Apanowicz to Żurbicki. her love of music and artistic talents TRANSLATOR Italy, and Learned about Love, A Polish nobleman was someone (You can view the above- by developing her modern dance War and Exile who held membership in a gentry mentioned coats of arms online • Official documents, letters, by Daniel Ford clan. To explain what that means, at: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herby_ talents and mezzo-soprano voice. e-mails, etc. Warbirds Books most Polish coats of arms had clan- szlachty_polskiej_(galeria)#Herby_ Also following her patriotic duty, • Reasonable rates. map, photos, notes, 240 pp., 2014. names names all their own that rod.C3.B3w_szlacheckich she made the courageous decision to • Fast, reliable service by e- In 1955, at England’s University usually differed from their bearers’ If interested in finding out join the Polish resistance organiza- mail or regular mail. of Manchester, Daniel, a Fulbright surnames. That clan-name indi- whether any coats of arms go with tion—a move that would put her life • Translation to/from other Fellow, met Basia Deszberg, also cated the clan someone belonged your Polish surname, what your last in constant jeopardy, especially dur- languages available as well. studying at the University. Daniel to through patrilineal inheritance name means, how it originated, how ing the struggles of two month-long • Over 35 years experience (from one’s father’s side), adoption many people use it and where they city fights during the 1944 Warsaw working with genealogists, was soon mesmerized by her beauty attorneys, businesses, film- and working knowledge of four lan- or marriage, and many variously live, kindly airmail a $19 perdsonal Uprising. makers, government, medi- guages. The term was coming to an surnamed and unrelated individuals or bank check or money order (add- On August 1, 2014, Warsaw will cal professionals, etc. end, and Dan was set to return to shared the same clan-name. Unlike ing $10 for each additional surname observe the 70th anniversary of the the United States when Basia an- other countries, nobles sharing the you wish to have researched) to: ANDY GOLEBIOWSKI Uprising, and Stallman, like most 109 Rosemead Lane nounced she was accepted at Per- same surname did not necessarily Robert Strybel / ul. Kaniowska 24 / old combatants who are still alive, belong to the same clan. 01-529 Warsaw, Poland. Cheektowaga, NY 14227 guia’s University for Foreigners, to will trek back … to remember. (716) 892-5975 Kowalski is a case in point. This If your prefer an online response, perfect her Italian. She asked if any- [email protected] one would like to accompany her on is Poland’s second most popular please indicate your email address. “My Life, My War” is an ex- POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014 www.polamjournal.com 17

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SPORTS / Tom Tarapacki Basketball Great Gola Passes at 81 trated article said: “There is a Pol- the NCAA all-time rebounding with a touch of humility. A man of off to a tremendous start this year,” ish phlegmatism about Gola which leader led the Philadelphia War- great accomplishment, but so very coach Herb Sendek said. “He really amounts to an air of detachment. riors to the title as a rookie point approachable.” has been a stat-sheet-stuffer for us. The expression on his high-cheek- guard. A team player, in the pros Gola left behind his wife of 59 That kind of presence not only an- boned face seldom changes, and his Gola concentrated on defense and years, Caroline, a son, Thomas; and chors our defense, but it allows us show of apparent aloofness is his setting up teammates like Paul Ari- two granddaughters. to play through him on offense.” one outstanding personality charac- zin and Chamberlain. In 10 seasons Jordan credits his increased strength teristic.” Gola was an All-Star five times, FIRST WOMAN HONORED. Jan- and confidence, in part, to playing and averaged 11.3 points, 8.0 re- ice Rozek Cavaretta was the first on the Canadian National Team bounds and 4.2 assists per game. woman ever given the J. Michael (with, among others, current Col- In 1968, after retiring from the Duffett Memorial Award, presented gate forward Murphy Burnatowski). NBA, Gola was busy with his in- by the Buffalo Sabres for advancing As we go to press Jordan’s the lead- vestment business, serving in the the sport of ice hockey since it was ing shot blocker in the nation, and Pennsylvania State Legislature, and established in 1984. Caveretta has the student section has come up running for Philadelphia city con- been a pioneer in women’s hockey with the nickname “Blockchynski” Basketball legend Tom Gola troller when his alma mater called. in Western New York, first as a Jordan’s “little” brother, Dallin, (above), one of the great figures LaSalle had been put on probation player and later as a coach and ad- is a 7-ft. 258-lb. junior center for in Polonia sports, recently passed by the NCAA and needed a new ministrator. Utah. Dallin is key role for coach away at 81. As a player he was far coach. Gola agreed to take over. Janice was inspired by her late Larry Krystkowiak, who has re- ahead of his time, a quick and agile That team, led by Ken Durrett and father, Anthony T. Rozek Sr. He had vived the Runnin’ Utes program. big man who could play every po- Stan Wlodarczyk, posted a remark- been one of the pioneers of women’s Although Dallin struggled a bit last sition; as a man he was universally able 23-1 record. However, due to hockey for many years. Her dad in- season, this year he’s providing a respected and revered, especially in the sanctions it was ineligible for troduced Janice to hockey when she significant interior presence off the his hometown of Philadelphia. GOLA as an all-star at La Salle. post-season play. Gola left coaching was three. Despite getting a gash bench. Tom Gola was the 1955 Col- Gola was the first of seven chil- in 1970, when he won election as on her face that took 24 stitches to Przemek Karnowski is Gon- lege Player of the Year, and the dren born to a Philly policeman. city controller. close, she fell in love with the sport. zanga’s 7-ft. 305-lb. starting sopho- first modern, four-time college Raised in a modest rowhouse in A Republican who attracted Over an 11-year playing career she more center from Torun, Poland. All-American. He won champion- Philadelphia’s Olney section, Tom many Democratic voters, Gola lost captained numerous state and na- In 2011-12 played for Siarka Jezi- ships on every level from elemen- went to Incarnation of Our Lord his re-election bid in 1973 during tional title winning teams. After- oro Tarnobrzeg team in the PLK, tary school to the NBA, and is one school. He started playing basket- the era of the Watergate scandal. He wards she got involved in coaching Poland’s top league, and averaged of a select group of players to win ball in the 5th grade, and as an 8th continued to be active in Republi- and then administration. Coaching over 10 points. He was heavily re- NIT, NCAA, and NBA titles. He grader his basketball team became can circles but mostly focused on is her favorite. “I still get excited cruited by U.S. colleges before de- later went on to enjoy great success national schoolboy champions. He his business ventures, especially his about it,” she said. “There is a joy ciding to go to Spokane, and was a in coaching, business and politics, then went to LaSalle H.S., where he very successful insurance agency. that comes from watching the kids big part of the success of last year’s always maintaining an impeccable led the team to a Catholic League He also remained involved in La- take the ice and the excitement on 32-3 squad. Despite losing some reputation and a willingness to help city title. Salle basketball throughout his life, their faces.” key players from last year, “The Big others. Gola was one of the most recruit- advising and mentoring many play- Karnowski” has helped the Zags re- Gerald Eskenazi wrote in the New ed players in the country, but stayed ers. “I owe so much to Tom,” former TARCZEWSKI, BACHYNSKI, main a national power this season. York Times: “Gola was a smooth- in Philly. He played collegiately at LaSalle and NBA star Lionel Sim- BACHYNSKI AND KARNOWSKI. One of his most impressive games striding big man of 6 feet 6 inches, LaSalle, a Catholic college of with mons said. “Everywhere he would It may sound like a Hamtramck law came in a win against archrival Saint but lean at 200 pounds. He could less than a thousand students at the go, people would stop him and he firm, but it’s a list of some of the top Mary’s when he tallied 15 points, 9 play center, where he outmuscled time. Because of its small enroll- would be so gracious. He was such big men in college basketball. rebounds and 7 blocks. and out-timed burlier players for ment, LaSalle was one of many an important figure, but it never Kaleb Tarczewski, a 7-ft. 235- rebounds; he could play forward; schools permitted to use freshmen affected him. He was just kind to lb.New Hampshire native, is the A HOME RUN FOR MAZEROSKI! he could dribble the ball upcourt during the Korean War. Gola starred everyone he met.” In 1998, the starting center for the highly ranked Memorabilia from Bill Mazeroski’s and pass off as a guard. Essentially, as a freshman, averaging 15 points school’s arena was named in Gola’s Arizona Sun Devils. He came out of series winning home run in the final he could do whatever was needed: and 15 rebounds. He also led La honor. Gola suffered a head injury St. Mark’s School in Southborough, game of the 1960 World Series gen- make soaring hook shots with his Salle to a 25-7 record and the N.I.T. in a fall in 2003, and had been in de- Mass. as the No. 3 center prospect erated $1.7 million at the 10th an- back to the basket as a center; make championship. Two years later, the clining health ever since. in the country. “Zeus” struggled a nual Louisville Slugger Museum & one-handed set shots; steal the ball Explorers captured the NCAA title Hundreds attended the services bit as a freshman, but this year he Factory Live Auction. as a clever defender.” and Gola was named the most valu- at St. Albert the Great Catholic has greatly improved his offensive The two most lucrative items in Despite his great athletic talent, able player. In his senior year, La Church in Huntingdon Valley and game. In one game he shot 12 for the auction were the bat and jersey most people talked about Gola’s Salle lost in the championship game “a soaring Polish hymn, ’Serdec- 12 from the line – the third-best from the historic home run. The character. “He never changed from to the University of San Francisco. zna Matko,’ filled the church,” as mark from the line in school history. jersey sold for $632,500, while the when I knew him way back,” said In college Gola averaged 20.9 reported by Mike Jensen in the Height runs in the family; Tarcze- bat sold for $322,000. Mazeroski Jack Scheuer, who played against points and 18.7 rebounds, and was Philadelphia Inquirer. In the “one wski’s father is 6-4 and his grand- said that, in the 53 years he had it, Gola in high school. “I don’t think a four-time consensus all-American. pitch-perfect eulogy” Brother Jo- father is 6-5. Tarczewski’s mother is he only looked at his World Series anyone did not like Tom Gola.” Over that time the Explorers went a seph Grabenstein, called Gola “a 5-11 and her father is 6-6. jersey when it was time to change Warriors’ teammate and Philly na- remarkable 102-19. The first player man of strength, tempered with an Arizona State’s Jordan Bachyn- the moth balls. A portion of the pro- tive, the late Wilt Chamberlain, in collegiate history with over 2,000 unassuming personality and blessed ski, a 7’2”, 248-lb. center from Cal- ceeds from the Mazeroski items in once said: “When I was growing up, points and over 2,000 rebounds, gary, Alberta, has shown dramatic the auction will be donated to Pi- you whispered the name Tom Gola, Gola is still the N.C.A.A.’s Divi- SCHOLARSHIPS improvement this season. “He’s rates Charities. because he was like a saint.” sion I career rebounds leader with Besides “Saint,” Gola’s nick- 2,201. Legendary UCLA coach PACCF Gorecki names included “Mr. All Around,” THE OLD COUNTRY / Richard Poremski John Wooden once called Gola Scholarship because of his wide-ranging skills, the “greatest all-around basketball and “the Phlegmatic Pole,” because player” ever. The Polish American Congress of his coolness under pressure. A Gola then joined the NBA, and Charitable Foundation is formally December 27, 1954 Sports Illus- announcing that it is accepting ap- plications for the Richard Gore- cki Scholarship for this year. The amount of scholarships will be between $500.00 and $1,000.00 as determined by the Scholarship Committee. To be eligible the appli- cant must be a citizen of the United States of America and of Polish an- cestry. Applicant must be a full time student enrolled as a sophomore, junior, senior or post-graduate in an accredited undergraduate or gradu- ate program at a college or univer- sity, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0. Applicant must be a member of the Polish American Congress. Applications can be obtained at www.paccf.org, emailing to paccf@ paccf.org, or by phone at (773) 763- 9942. Deadline is April 15, 2014. MAKIN A NEW FRIEND. Krynica, Poland. May 21, 1976. 18 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • MARCH 2014

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Arrange fresh “Wesołego Alleluja” of “Wesołych or 2 ground caraway. This relish as kiełbasa in a single layer in uncov- Świąt” (Happy Easter). an absolute “must” to accompany ered baking pan. Cover with cold traditional Polish Easter food (eggs, water and bake in 350° oven. Turn WHITE EASTER BARZSCZ (biały ham, sausage, roasts). sausage over when half the water barszcz wielkanocny). In pot com- Note: Save the beet liquid for the has evaporated. Scatter wafer-thin RED PICKLED EGGS (jajka w marynacie na czerwono). Use the bine 3 cup water in which fresh or Red Pickled Eggs recipe. onion slices over top and sprinkle liquid from pickled beets to drench as many shelled hard-cooked eggs smoked kiełbasa has been cooked with caraway seed. It is ready when as it covers. You can stretch the liquid with a little cider vinegar. Keep with 3 cup cold water. Add 1 cup EASTER SALAD (sałatka wiel- all water evaporates and sausage be- the eggs submerged in the red marinade overnight or longer. Pat the red liquid ryemeal sour,* bring to boil kanocna). Combine 2-3 cup cold, gins to sizzle. eggs dry with paper towel and intersperse them among the white shelled and simmer 5 min. Remove from cooked, diced potatoes, 1 can Variation: At the start of cook- eggs for a colorful accent. heat. drained peas and carrots, 2 cans ing, replace 1 cup of water with If you have regular (not pickeled) canned beets, you can pickle the In small mixing bowl, fork-blend drained navy beans (or pea-beans), 4 beer. eggs by placing beet juice, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup of white vinegar or whisk 1 heaping T flour with ¾ diced dill pickles, 1 bunch chopped in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer on low for 15 minutes. Pour cup sour cream (or plain unsweet- green onions, 1 bunch diced radish- EASTER BABKA (babka wiel- mixture over beets, eggs, and 1 thinly-sliced onion in a bowl, jar, or ened yogurt) until smooth. Add 1 es, 2-3 peeled, cored, diced apples kanocna). Mash 1 cake yeast with 1 pitcher, and refrigerate 1-3 days. The longer they are allowed to sit, the cup hot stock 1 T at a time to sour- and 2-5 diced hard-cooked eggs. T sugar, stir in 1 cup lukewarm milk better they will taste. cream mixture, fork-blending or Toss ingredients gently, season and 1 cup flour. Mix, cover with whisking constantly, then stir mix- with salt and pepper, garnish and cloth and let stand in warm place smooth and glossy. (about 1 hr). Fill generously but- ture into pot. Return to heat and lace with just enough basic may- to rise (about 15 min). Beat 5 egg Gradually add 1/2 cup melted butter tered and flour-dusted babka pan simmer 2-3 min just below boiling onnaise-sour cream sauce (above) yolks with 1/4 t salt on low speed, and keep kneading until air blisters only 1/2 full, cover with cloth and point. Add 1 bud crushed garlic and to coat ingredients. Garnish with add 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar appear and dough no longer sticks to let rise again. When doubled, bake ½ t marjoram. chopped parsley. and 2 T vanilla sugar (or 1 t vanilla hands. Add 1-1/2 cup rinsed, dried in 375° oven about 45 min. When Serve barszcz over hard-cooked Note: Feel free to juggle quanti- extract) and beat on high speed until raisins, floured raisins and knead to cool, remove from pan and glaze eggs and sliced cooked sausage. ties according to preference. Other thick and fluffy. Sift 3 cup flour into distribute them evenly. with icing. Cubed farmer cheese, dry rye-bread possible ingredients include: capers, bowl, add yeast and egg mixtures, Cover with cloth and let rise in cubes and horseradish may also be chopped celery, bell pepper, diced mix to blend and work by hand until warm place until doubled in bulk continued next month added according to individual pref- beets and/or a peeled diced apple. erence. This is best made a day ahead and * If liquid ryemeal sour is not refrigerated over night. 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