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Newsmark PAHA Presents its 2017 The Right Direction Awards at PENCE, MORAWIECKI DISCUSS CENTENNIAL, 75th Annual Meeting TRADE, AND NATO. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence spoke by phone, Jan. 12, with Polish Prime Minister LOS ANGELES – During its 75th Mateusz Morawiecki. The vice president congratulated Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Morawiecki on his appointment as prime minister and the (January 4-7, 2018), the Polish Ameri- people of Poland on the 2018 centennial of Poland’s re- can Historical Association announced assertion of its independence. The leaders expressed their the winners of its Annual Awards. The desire to increase bilateral trade and investment on the ba- PAHA Annual Meeting, held in conjunc- sis of market principles and shared democratic values in- tion with the 132nd Annual Meeting of cluding the rule of law. The vice president thanked Poland the American Historical Association, for its leadership on burden-sharing at NATO and its sup- also featured eleven sessions with schol- port for the U.S. troop presence in Poland, and the leaders arly presentations looked forward to working together to combat threats to about diverse as- international peace and security during Poland’s term on pects of Polish the UN Security Council. American history and culture. vOX POPULI. Poland’s ruling Law & Justice, and Hun- After a wel- gary’s Fidesz parties are both enjoying high ratings in na- Grace Zofia Alberti (right), 16, , speaks to cast members during her directorial de- come by His tional opinion polls conducted in each country. Excellency the but. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y. high school junior will present a play this summer Miecislaus Haiman Mateusz Morawiecki (Poland) and Victor Orban (Hun- based on the young women of the Warsaw Uprising. Ambassador of gary) have mutually strong economic policies, tough anti- the Republic of award medal. migrant policies and both stand strong against recent de- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — an original play based upon the young Poland, Prof. Pi- crees by other EU member countries. Both Hungary and Grace Zofi a Alberti, 16, is a junior at women who fought in the Warsaw Up- otr Wilczek, the awards were presented Poland stand fi rm against and adamantly reject charges Saratoga Springs High School, but that rising during World War II. Auditions by PAHA president, Dr. Anna Mazurkie- that their policies undermine both the rule of law and de- hasn’t stopped her from starting her own for the play will be held on February 3, wicz of the University of Gdańsk, assist- mocracy. During a joint news conference after their talks theatre company. 2018 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Bloom Fit- ed by Dr. Pien Versteegh, PAHA execu- in Budapest, Orban and Morawiecki voiced their mutual Alberti formed Ad Astra Theatre ness Boutique, 153 Regent St., Saratoga tive director. agreement on what they view as the EU’s infringement on Troupe, Ltd. in 2017 in order to give Springs. There are 13 roles for teen girls The Oskar Halecki Prize recognizes sovereign decisions of individual states. area teens an opportunity to take lead- and boys, and there will be a small en- an important book or monograph on the Prime Minister Morawiecki was recently appointed to ership in direction, play-writing, acting, semble. To register for the auditions, see Polish experience in the . his current position. Orban is widely expected to win an- set and costume design and stage man- the Ad Astra Theatre Troupe web site, Eligibility is limited to works of his- other four years in Hungary’s upcoming April election. agement. Last May, Ad Astra success- www.adastratroupe.org or email adas- torical and/or cultural interest, including fully staged Jeremy Bloom’s Peter/Wen- [email protected]. those in the social sciences or humani- FINDINg: EXPLOSION DESTROYED WINg OF ILL- dy at the Saratoga Springs High School Alberti, who is of Polish and Italian ties, published in the two years prior to FATED PLANE. A commission investigating the fatal Teaching Auditorium. Peter/Wendy was heritage, is fascinated by Polish history. the award. The 2018 Halecki Prize has crash of the Polish president’s plane in 2010 said the jet’s Alberti’s directorial debut. She has been a volunteer and performer been presented to Dr. Joanna Wojdon left wing was destroyed as a result of an explosion on After searching for the right 2018 at the Latham, N.Y. PolishFest for many for her book White and Red Umbrel- board. The explosion had “several sources” on the plane, project, Alberti and troupe member, Cat- years and it was there that she met the la: The Polish American Congress in which crashed near the western Russian city of Smolensk ie LeCours, a senior at Niskayuna High historians who are reviewing and advis- the Cold War Era 1944-1988 (Helena on April 10, 2010, killing Polish President Lech Kaczyński School, teamed up with SUNY Adiron- and 95 others. dack professor, Lâle Davidson, to create See “Alberti ...,” page 2 See “PAHA Presents ...,” page 3 “These conclusions were adopted by the members [of the commission] and constitute one of the key conclusions of [its] technical report,” the commission said. “Constructive” In April of last year, the commission said that the presi- Pączki Perfect! Talks Held Between by Staś Kmieć joyfully proclaim “Pączki Day!” I am dential plane was probably destroyed by a mid-air explo- on a mission to gather up a representa- sion, and that Russian air traffi c controllers deliberately Poland and EU Even though pączki can be translated tion of these delicious for a taste misled Polish pilots about their location as they neared the BRUSSELS — Polish Prime Minis- as “,” don’t be fooled! test. It is not rare that wherever I may be runway. They are simply not the same. in my travels, if there is a pączek to be A Russian report placed all the blame on the Poles. ter Mateusz Morawiecki and European Commission President Jean-Claude Pączki have a much richer fl avor be- found, I’ll try it. But today, I’m stock- cause the yeasty is egg-rich to ing up not only to expand my waistline WILSON COMMEMORATED. Juncker held what offi cials hailed as a The American embassy in produce a texture that won’t collapse in anticipation of the 40-day fast period Warsaw presented a plaque honoring former U.S. Presi- “constructive” meeting amid concerns over the rule of law in Poland. when you bite into of Post (), but dent Woodrow Wilson and his contribution to Poland’s in- it. Their shape is for research. dependence. During their meeting in Brussels, Morawiecki said he explained to Junck- more like a sphere The area has The plaque, which U.S. Ambassador Paul Jones pre- and is bigger and many fi ne estab- sented to the city of Warsaw, was designed to commemo- er “very clearly” Poland’s justice system reforms aimed for “more transparency, plumper. Any lishments for such rate Wilson for his role in championing the independence claim to them be- as quest. Syrena of Poland, regained in 1918 after more than 120 years of more independence, more objectivity and more cost effi ciency.” ing “just a jelly is an Old- foreign rule. ,” prob- World dessert and The presentation was made January 8, 100 years since The European Commission in De- cember took the unprecedented step of ably means the bread haven with President Wilson’s famous “Fourteen Points” address to eater hasn’t had a sizable store- the U.S. Congress, in which he called for Poland’s inde- triggering Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, stepping up pressure on the real thing. front area situated pendence. W a l k i n g within an immense Point 13 of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points Declara- Warsaw over controversial changes to through Green- Author Staś Kmieć scoured the streets of “factory” kitchen tion spoke of the need to establish an independent Polish the judicial system by the country’s rul- point – Brooklyn, Greenppoint-Brooklyn in search of the building – where state, “which should include the territories inhabited by ing conservatives. still predominantly peerless pączek. Where he found it will behind the curtain, indisputably Polish population, which should be assured The move means that the EU’s ex- ecutive wants the bloc’s member states a Polish enclave, I surprise you. the magic occurs. a free and secure access to the sea and whose political and am struck by the It’s like time travel economic independence and territorial integrity should be to declare that the rule of law in Poland is under threat. number of still in operation. into the past to experience the baking guaranteed by international covenant.” ’s “Little Poland” is rap- of my beloved Babcia. The authen- The United States was the fi rst country to recognize Po- Poland has reformed laws govern- ing district courts, the Supreme Court idly gentrifying, but its rich culture and tic Old Poland Bakery – a very small land’s independence after World War I. In 1919, President history has yet to be completely ex- shop, has a large assortment of excellent Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1922 and the infl uential National Council of the Judiciary, a body that nominates punged. breads, babka and pastries. Rzeszowska Poland conferred upon him its highest state distinction, the It’s February 28, 2017 – “Fat Tues- Order of the White Eagle. See “Poland, EU ...” page 6 day” — or as many Polish-Americans See “Pączki Perfect,” page 4 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 Viewpoints Almanac

Follow us on Facebook, and on the web, too, at: www.polamjournal.com (Not) Politics as Usual ZIMBIO PHOTO: What made Karen What a difference an election in unlikely city scenes where people February Q Luty Majewski’s swearing-in makes. With Hassan losing the may- wear 10-gallon hats or leather jack- oral election to Majewski and Fadel ets next to those wearing thawbs, speech so memorable Al-Marsoumi taking his seat on saris, and kufis. It’s in the way the 1 1733. Death of August II the council, it put a stop — for the time Yemeni family that runs the donut Strong. by Michael Jackman 2 CANDLEMAS being — to the sort of high jinks the shop still serves Romanian bureks Gdy w Gromnicę z dachów majority had seemed prone to. alongside danishes and longjohns. 2017 was something of a rough ciecze, zima jeszcze się prze- But in giving her swearing-in Or, on a weekend evening, hearing wlecze. year in Hamtramck, politically speech, Mayor Karen Majewski did the sounds of birds, sirens, and the Melting roofs on Candlemas, speaking. In 2016, the council be- not gloat, and again urged all Ham- call to prayer mixing with the chants Winter’s time has yet to pass. came majority-Muslim, and interna- tramck office-holders to work for of soccer fans down at Keyworth 3 1899. Death of painter Juliusz tional news media descended on the their people, and gave a hearty cheer stadium. It’s so multicultural that Kossak (b. 1824). city in search of the sort of worlds- to that Hamtramck spirit of wanting it’s almost a parody of itself some- 4 1746. Birth of Polish and Ameri- collide conflict they no doubt hoped to work together (and, presumably, times. can patriot, freedom fighter and to find. Instead, what they found of being wary of those appearing to Fittingly, Majewski’s speech also military engineer Thaddeus . was a city with many different mi- work solely for themselves). began to sound almost over-the-top Kosciuszko 6 ST. DOROTHY norities, all prepared to work to- Majewski said, “We’ve come a as it concluded, with the mayor giv- gether to solve common problems. HAMTRAMCK MAYOR KAREN 7 1810, Birth of Marcin Od- long way together — struggled and ing thanks to the many ethnic com- , Polish– If only they’d stuck around for MAJEWSKI took the high road lanicki Poczobutt hoped together in bad times and after a year of vicious politics in the munities that embrace Hamtramck. Lithuanian Jesuit astronomer a year, they’d have found the con- good — and that shared path bonds “Thank you for coming,” she and mathematician. He was flict they came looking for. A slight once-predominantly Polish us to each other, no matter who we township. said, adding, “Dziekuje. Shukran. professor of Vilnius University majority of members, consisting are, where our families come from, Faleminderit. Dhonnobad. Hvala. for over 50 years, serving as its of Almasmari, Hassan, Miah, and what language we speak, who we away. More often than not it’s a Djakuju.” rector form 1780 to 1799. The Musa, began flexing their political love, or how or even whether we simple thing — an act of neighbor- That’s “thanks,” of course — in Poczobutt crater on the Moon is named after him. muscles a bit, as in May, when they worship. We are family. We are liness, a moment of intercultural English, Polish, Arabic, Albanian, demonstrated they were prepared to 8 Tłusty czwartek neighbors. We are Hamtramckans.” understanding, an odd anachro- Bengali, Bosnian, and Ukrainian. () festivities mark let City Manager Katrina Powell’s The mayor later said, “If you’re nism, a cool encounter on the street. Kind of makes you wish more contract expire and initiate a search the end of celebrations before like me, you have moments when That is when you smile to yourself politicians in this country showed Lent. for a new city manager. In spring this place frustrates you, when it an- and think, ‘This is my city. This is such respect. 9 1940. Birth of Bohdan Paczyn- and summer, meetings ended with noys you, when it maddens you. But my city.’ It’s pure Hamtramck, and Michael Jackman (mjackman@ ski (d. 2007), Polish-born Amer- screaming, swearing, and finger- I know that, like me, you also have there is no place like it.” metrotimes.com) is an award-win- ican astrophysicist. In 1999, he pointing, as well as allegations that moments when something you wit- As a longtime resident, I know ning editorial columnist for the De- became the first astronomer to the state’s Open Meetings Act had ness here simply takes your breath what Majewski is talking about. It’s troit Metro Times. receive all three major awards been violated. of the Royal Astronomical Soci- ety, by winning the Gold Medal, having won the Eddington Med- al in 1987 and the George Dar- PAC Takes Stance Against JUST Act win Lectureship in 1995. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In es.” This would require the United property) — and now claimed by John Czop, the PAC’s Director of 10 1925. Poland make an ac- a letter to House Foreign Affairs States Government to observe and Jewish individuals and organiza- Policy Planning. cord with the Vatican and the Committee Chairman Ed Royce, monitor compliance by Poland and tions — is located in today’s Poland. The full title of this resolution is: Archdiocese of Vilnius was Frank Spula, president of the Polish other countries that participated in This private property on conquered “Justice for Uncompensated Survi- revived as one of five Polish American Congress (PAC), called the Prague Holocaust Era Confer- Polish territory (called World War II vors Today (JUST) Act of 2017.” dioceses. for removal of Poland in the list of ence’s Terezin Declaration (2009). era private property), was first de- This resolution, the JUST Act of 11 1945. Yalta Conference. So- countries named in the JUST Act of Poland is the principal target of spoiled by Nazi Germany and then 2017 has two components: Senate viets receive Poland’s Eastern 2017. the JUST Act of 2017, because the nationalized by the communists. Resolution 447 (S. 447), and House lands. The legislation requires “report- largest portion of private property “Compensation payments to re- of Representatives Resolution 1226 12 1867. Death of George Soko- ing on acts of certain foreign coun- formerly owned by Jews (which dress these crimes against private (H.R. 1226). The United States Sen- loski, first Polish American graduate of West Point Acad- tries on Holocaust era assets and amounts to 20% of the total of de- property should be sent to Berlin ate passed S. 447, unopposed, Dec. emy and Civil War veteran. related issues, and for other purpos- spoiled and nationalized private and Moscow, not Warsaw,” said 12, 2017. H.R. 1226 is currently un- 13 Pączki Day (U.S.) der consideration by the Foreign Af- 14 fairs Committee of the House. ST. VALENTINE Share Holiday Greetings with “Poland already satisfied, by ac- 15 1903. Death of Fr. Jozef Dab- ceding to a 1960 bilateral treaty, rowski, founder of the Orchard Family, Friends, and Associates all claims for private property in Lake Schools. (b. 1842). Poland owned by United States 16 1704. Warsaw Confederation Across the Miles! citizens before September 1, 1939,” formed. said Spula. “Today, the United 17 1386. Marriage of Polish Queen Jadwiga d’Anjou to Wladys- States Congress and the Office of law Jagiello of Lithuania. Holocaust Issues in the Department 18 1914. Birth of Julius Kuczyn- Weso³ego Alleluja! of State is pressuring Poland to pay ski, better known by his stage lump-sum compensation on behalf name, Pee Wee King. (“Tennes- of transnational Jewish organiza- see Waltz”). HAPPY tions like the World Jewish Con- 19 PRESIDENT’S DAY (U.S.) gress, and the Conference on Jewish 1473. Birth of Mikolaj Koper- We invite our readers and advertisers to participate in the time-honored tradition of sharing Material Claims Against Germany. nik, Polish astronomer known holiday greetings with family, friends, and associates with an Easter Patron ad. All messages The World Jewish Congress recent- by his Latin name Nicholas Co- ly opened an office in Warsaw. This pernicus, in the city of Torun, will be printed in the April Edition of the Polish American Journal. Your support helps the PAJ Poland. Copernicus is the Father pressure on Poland is unwarranted.” continue its mission to serve American Polonia. Furthermore, it is a demonstration of the faith of Modern Astronomy, known as the man who “moved the and traditions shared by Polish Americans from all corners of our country. Can we count on you? earth and stopped the sun.” Alberti 20 1941. Nazis order that Polish continued from cover Special notice TO YES! I wish to support the PAJ by placing an ad in the EASTER 2018 Jews are barred from using public transportation. EDITION. Please find a contribution in the amount of: EASTER SUNDAY and ing the writing team. Sophie Hodor- 1530. Zygmunt II August DYNGUS DAY [ ] $250 [ ] $100 [ ] $75 [ ] $50 [ ] $25 [ ] $20 [ ] Other ______­­­­­­­­ owicz Knab, author of Wearing the crowned King of Poland. ADVERTISERS: Letter P: Polish Women as Forced 21 1820. Birth of Apollo Nalecz- EASTER SUNDAY IS Laborers in Nazi Germany, 1939- Korzeniowski, dramatist, poet NAME and father of Joseph Conrad. APRIL 1 THIS YEAR 1945, and Alina Nowobliska, a Poland-based history blogger are 22 1810. Recorded birth of Fry- , Polish compos- Because the holiday falls the on ORGANIZATION working with the writers to ensure deryk Chopin first Sunday in April this year, er, pianist, in Zelazowa Wola, historical accuracy of the play. Poland (d. 1849). we urge groups and individuals ADDRESS Other students (Tess Davidson- 23 1884. Birth of biochemist Casi- sponsoring Easter Sunday and Brown, Saratoga Springs High mir Funk, father of the vitamin. Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) CITY, STATE, ZIP School, and Kathleen Rembish, (d. 1967) events to advertise these in the Waldorf School Junior) are involved 25 1926. Poland, an orignal mem- March edition of the paper. TELEPHONE (for our records only unless checked below) in the show’s design, as are teen ber of the League of Nations, Deadline for that edition is Feb- musicians and choreographers, who demands a permanent seat on the League Council. It was given ruary 15. All other greeting and YOUR MESSAGE (Use additional sheet if necessary) will bring the production to life. Ad Astra Theatre Troupe Board mem- a semi-permanent seat. well-wishing adds will appear 26 1832. Polish constitution abol- ber, Emma Willard Junior, Geor- in the April Easter edition. ished by Czar Nicholas I. PRINT ADDRESS IN AD? PRINT TELEPHONE NUMBER IN AD gia Berry, will be part of the music 28 1750. Birth of Ignacy Potocki, [ ] YES [ ] NO [ ] YES [ ] NO planning. Alberti will be directing Polish minister and nobleman. Reserve Your Space in Our the production. Easter 2018 Edition Today RETURN BY MARCH 15, 2018 to: The play will be performed in This paper mailed on or POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL mid-May, 2018 in Saratoga Springs, before January 31, 2018. The March 2018 edition will Call (800) 422-1275 P.O. BOX 271, N. BOSTON, NY 14110-0271 and scenes from the play will be Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. be mailed on or before We thank you in advance for your support of our efforts to promote our traditions. performed at PolishFest in Latham, June 1-3, 2018. February 27, 2018 POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 3

PAHA Presents its 2017 Awards at 75th Annual Meeting

POLISH SZERLE MARCIN PHOTO: continued from cover City. Therese went to Rzeszów 16 dent and executive director of the AMERICAN times as leader of the program. Piłsudski Institute in New York, JOURNAL History Press). The Skalny Civic Achievement served as the chair of the Awards The Miecislaus Haiman Award Awards honor individuals or groups Committee for 2017. The Awards Dedicated to the Promotion is “off ered annually to an American who advance PAHA’s goals of pro- Reception was held on January 6, and Continuance of scholar for sustained contribution moting research and awareness of 2018, at the residence of the Ambas- Polish American Culture to the study of Polish Americans.” the Polish American experience sador of Poland, Prof. Piotr Wilczek ESTABLISHED 1911 The Award commemorates a his- and/or have made signifi cant con- and also included a presentation by IGNATIUS HAJDUK • Founder 1911-1920 torian, writer, journalist, translator tributions to Polish or Polish Ameri- Dr. Maja Trochimczyk, “Poland JOHN DENDE • Publisher 1920-1944 and Polonia activist, Mieczyslaw can community and culture. The 1918-2018: Remembering Ignacy HENRY J. DENDE • Publisher 1944-1983 Haiman (1888-1949), who was the 2017 Skalny Awards honor Jerald Jan Paderewski.” Trochimczyk USPS 437-220 / ISSN 0032-2792 fi rst director of the Polish Museum Rachfal and Robert Synakowski. commemorated the role of pianist- Published monthly in four editions of America, and the fi rst historian Jerald “Jerry” Rachfal has been a composer-statesman in restoring (Buff alo, Polish Benefi cial Association, of American Polonia. The 2017 recognized leader of the Rochester, Poland’s independence in 1918 by National, and Digital editions) by: honoree was Dr. Joanna Wojdon, N.Y. Polonia. He has been associ- reading laudatory poems by notable PANAGRAPHICS, INC. associate professor, the Institute of ated with the Polish Historical Soci- American writers, accompanied P.O. BOX 271 History, University of Wroclaw. The ety of Rochester, N.Y. and currently with recordings of Polish music N. BOSTON, NY 14110-0271 history of Polish Americans after serves as its board member, taking performed by Paderewski himself (800) 422-1275 (716) 312-8088 World War II is one of her major re- an active role in promoting Polish (piano rolls and fi lm recordings). [email protected] search interests, alongside the histo- history and culture. As a close asso- The Program of PAHA’s 75th www.polamjournal.com ry of education under communism. ciate of Dr. Frederic Skalny, he has Annual Meeting included eleven Her research in the Polish American also been associated with the Skalny sessions on diverse aspects of Po- PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT BOSTON, archives was made possible thanks Foundation and Charitable trust, as lonia’s culture, presented from his- N.Y. AND ADDITIONAL ENTRY OFFICES to a Kosciuszko Foundation Fellow- well as other charitable causes. torical, sociological, anthropologi- POSTMASTER: ship (2003) and a Fulbright Senior Skalny Award recipient Robert cal, and literary perspectives. The Send address changes to: SZERLE MARCIN PHOTO: Synakowski has dedicated his life meeting started with a roundtable on POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL P.O. BOX 198 to promoting Polish American cul- “Teaching Polish and Polish Ameri- BOwMANSVILLE, NY 14026-0198 ture and serving Polish American can History” on Thursday, Janu- Ambassador of the Republic of communities in New York State ary 4, 2018, and ended on Sunday, Poland Prof. Piotr wilczek, welcom- Editor in Chief Mark A. Kohan and nationwide. As the president January 7, 2018, with a session on ing guests to PAHA’s 75th Annual [email protected] ZAWADZKI TOM PHOTO: Associate Editors Benjamin Fiore, S.J., Mary new books on political activism of Meeting. E. Lanham, Michael Pietruszka, Jennifer Poles. In between, sessions focused Pijanowski, Stas Kmiec, Thomas Tarapacki of the larger Polish diaspora. Found- Contributing Editors John J. Bukowczyk, Thad on teaching, researching, and pro- Cooke, Mirek Denisiewicz, John Grondelski, moting Polish American history and ed in 1942 as part of the Polish Insti- Sophie Hodorowicz-Knab, Steve Litwin, James culture; discussed issues in immi- tute of Arts and Sciences in Amer- Pula, John Radzilowski BUREAUS. Geraldine Balut Coleman, gration history, identity and gender ica, PAHA became an autonomous Minneapolis Mark Dillon; Toledo Margaret studies. Participants learned about scholarly society in 1948 and is an Zotkiewicz-Dramczyk; warsaw Robert Strybel; affi liate of the American Histori- washington Richard Poremski how Americans saw Poland and rep- Columnists Mary Ann Marko, Regina McIntyre, resented their views in novels and on cal Association. PAHA publishes a Ed Poniewaz, Stephen Szabados, Greg Witul, stamps; discovered the unique artis- newsletter and a semiannual schol- John Ziobrowski arly peer-reviewed journal, Pol- Newsclippers John Armstrong, Mr. & Mrs. tic activities of Władysław Benda, Jacob Dvornicky, Henry J. Kensicki, Walter Dr. Grażyna kozaczka (left), re- art group Sztuka, Henryk Mikołaj ish American Studies (University Piatek, John Yesh cipient of the James S. Pula Distin- Górecki and Ignacy Jan Paderews- of Illinois Press, ISSN 0032-2806; Agents Robert Czubakowski Proofreader Larry Trojak guished Service Award. and PAHA ki; and found out about the role of eISSN 2330-0833; with past issues Circulation Manager Kathy Bruno president, Dr. Anna Mazurkiewicz. Poles in the American Civil war, the on JSTOR). PAHA has over 600 Advertising Kathy Bruno daily lives and memoirs of Polonia international members, including both individuals and institutions. 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Pączki Perfect! Additional yeast, give treats a higher-than-typical rise, and lends a sweet, lightly fermented flavor continued from cover Maria Śleżańska, the famed au- Peter Pan reason I generally place the thor of Polish cookbooks at the end P ą c z ki . in the microwave for no longer than Bakery is a no-frills, old-fashioned of the 19th century to the beginning I stumble upon 12 seconds to freshen its flavor and institution – known for its tradition- of the 20th, recommends in her reci- more pączki replicate the initial freshness. All of al poppy seed makowiec. A huge ar- pe for “perfect doughnuts” to sprin- along my way the pączki had distinct qualities and ray of decadent cakes can be found kle them, just after frying, with sug- in Greenpoint, were great, but rising high above at the immaculate Jasłowiczanka ar mixed with grated lemon peel. until I reach the them all were the creations of the Bakery. I continue wandering Some pączki are dusted with final destination 24-year old Italian-Greek American through the neighborhood, and at powdered sugar; others are covered – a non-Polish – Spyrithonas Panagiotis Siafakas each location, I purchase two pączki. with icing. A fondant glaze sprinkled bakery that sells (shortened in English as Spyros Pe- There is quite a difference be- with bits of dried orange zest – hails pączki only one ter Siafakas) – the “Peter” in Peter tween Polish and American pączki. from the café society period before day each year Pan doughnuts. As similar to many other things World War II, and make them extra … today! This made in America, bigger is better, special. Some make them as puffy exclusive nature I had found the perfect pączek! and that’s no different with Ameri- dough balls without filling and roll was quite intrigu- A balance of dough and generous ar- can made pączki. In Poland, these them in granulated sugar. For less of ing. omatic filling, its natural, high qual- pastries are generally smaller than a calorie load, try baked pączki. Peter Pan Do- ity ingredients affected the taste and ours, with only a little bit of filling nut and Pastry smell, and this significant difference inside them. A Bit of History. The history Shop (727 Man- could be experienced in every bite. of doughnuts goes back to Ancient hattan Avenue) Siafakas took over the baking The Filling. For my taste test, I , when they were greasy and dates to the 1950s, passion and responsibilities from chose what I consider the quintes- not sweet at all. “Tłusty Czwart- and the current his father Christos, who taught sential filling – konfitura z płatków ek” (Fat Thursday) is derived from owners, Donna him the secrets of the trade. In ad- róży (rose petal jam); to me the true paganism. That day, the departure Siafakas and her dition to the space and the fixtures essence of pączki. This traditional of winter and the arrival of spring Greek-born hus- — the mixers, a checkerboard floor, jam can be bought quite easily in were celebrated, and the feast was band, Christos, a black-and-white menu board, the Poland and in some better stock based on eating greasy foods, espe- purchased it in former Italian owner offered his Polish shops in other countries. A cially meats and drinking wine. The The “Perfect Pączki baker,” Spyros Peter Siafakas of Peter 1993 after meet- recipes and the pączki recipe was pestle and mortar is used to grind first doughnuts were prepared from Pan Donut and Bakery & Pastry Shop in Greenpoint- ing in a different among them. In an effort to incorpo- the flower petals with sugar until the bread dough, stuffed with boczek Brooklyn. In addition to doughnuts and exclusive “one doughnut shop in rate new things, he decided to cater grains disintegrate. Sealed in a ster- (bacon) or meat, and were very hard. day only” pączki, he makes and Danish. Queens; she was to the Polish neighborhood and its ilized jar, it is cooked for 2 hours in In the poorer households, they a waitress, he was traditions with this pre-Lenten treat. the same water the jar was sterilized were not deep fried, because there plural term, Whereas sometimes the a baker. “Through trial-and-error we in. The key is a fragrant, flavorful was not enough lard. The puffs were Polish spelling with the Polish let- The look and design harkens perfected the Polish doughnut of jam, not a perfume-gluey mix. I’ve baked in a bread oven or fried on a ter ”ą“ (with the hook on the bottom) back to the year the place first today,” said Siafakas. “I follow had both. baking sheet. To preserve the tradi- is retained in English language, it is opened – nothing has changed. A the same process, but with minor Wild rose hip jam mixed with tion of eating greasy, the doughnuts many times anglicized to ”paczki” retro addition is that the attendants tweaks. The feel and weight is dif- finely chopped or ground almonds is were sprinkled with pork crackling. which translates to little packages, and waitresses wear “I Love Lucy”- ferent with a bready texture and sometimes used, but is entirely dif- As in other Catholic countries not doughnuts. style green dresses with pink collars more eggs and butter in the recipe; ferent, and does not taste like roses. that celebrate the last day before and cuffs. “Everyone always thinks and as the size is thicker, it needs to Another popular filling is powidła the fasting season of Lent begins, The Imposters. Boxes of pac- we’re a Polish restaurant, but it’s be fried longer.” śliwkowe (prune/plum jam), which Poland has its own version of the zki, not pączki can often be found only because our girls are Polish,” As far as the filling? “We order is often mixed with a bit of rose pet- French (Fat Tuesday). at your local supermarket. Beware! says Donna, an Italian-American. cases of Polish rose jam – the konfi- al jam or scented with rose water – With Lent forbidding sweets and – they are not only full of preserva- I purchased my sampling, along tura, but make our own prune-plum aroma upon aroma, yet surprisingly treats, Fat Thursday is a similar cel- tives – sitting on the grocery shelf with their signature sour cream jam. The raspberry is most popu- subtle. ebration of gluttonous indulgence. since after New Year’s Day, but doughnut and was on my way back lar, but the rose jam is the favorite Sometimes, a cheese filling is Making pączki was an effort to emp- are counterfeits preying upon the to Manhattan for the taste test com- of Polish customers.” In addition, used, and no jam is also traditional. ty the pantries of excess ingredients nostalgia of Polish-Americans with parison. Famished from the lengthy Bavarian cream filling is an option. The right amount of jam such as lard, sugar, and American jelly doughnuts in dis- excursion, I decided to have a taste The Polish waitresses are eager to in the middle will eggs be- guise. of the non-Polish doughnut – it was be taste-testers and offer their en- make you “feel” fore the Dozens of hours of preparation excellent, far surpassing the offer- thusiastic encouragement. the doughnut fasting and work from the pale dawn, into ings of popular donut franchises. v v v clearly, but of Lent the air intoxicating smell of fat and In my kitchen, I arranged, The bakery is a family business. will not flow began. flour and great frying go into mak- measured and documented Peter Siafakas and brother Dimitri, out when The ing pączki, they are not easily mass the pączki purchases. Peter Pan was who is the shop’s manager, work taking a l a s t produced. an impressive 2” high, 4” diam- alongside their mother. Their pride bite. Some Thurs- People will come indiscriminate- eter and 13” circumference. Now to in their “labor of love” is evident in home bak- day be- ly to buy pączki regardless. Even taste each one! their product. I have found the elu- ers fill a fore Ash Polish bakeries can vary on many There is nothing quite like the sive perfect pączek, and on “Tłusty few pączki Wednesday counts. Even the best recipe or the taste of a still-warm, bouncy pączek Wtorek,” I will make a pilgrimage with al- and the great master of will not al- with a delicately fragrant filling back to Greenpoint and stop only at mond paste instead fast initiated Za- ways create a unique product. melting in your mouth. This is the Peter Pan Bakery. of jam and encounter- ing such pusty, known as a time of play, a filling is said to bring good luck. dancing, merriment, fun and sump- tuous food. The abundance was to The Pączki Capital of America The Dough. Pączki were favored provoke fertility and prosperity for by Robert Strybel beled “Pączki” with the ogonek (˛) music and polka dancing. Enter- for using up the last of the verbo- the whole year. firmly positioned beneath the letter tainers include the local Polish ten foods of Lent. As a result, they It was Polish King August III My hometown of Hamtramck, “ą”. Without it, “paczki” is the Pol- Muslims, a joke band that special- tend to be heavier on the eggs than (1696-1763) who revolutionized Michigan is an enclave-suburb sur- ish word for parcels or packages, izes in spoofing well-.known ex- most doughnut recipes, using plenty these pastries from savory to sweet, rounded by the City of Detroit. It whereas “pączki” (pronounced: isting groups. Another band calls of yolks, which give the doughnuts thanks to his indulgent spirit, and became a Polish boom town after paunch-key) are the filled dough- itself Polka Floyd. Their speciality a brioche-like quality. The addi- the French cooks who worked in the Dodge Brothers built their auto nuts. is performing Pink Floyd hits to a tion of plenty of yeast, give pączki his castle. The dough was improved plant there in 1914, attracting suc- Back in the 1990s, Pączki Day polka beat. a higher-than-typical rise, and lends – becoming lighter, spongier, and cessive generations of job-seeking really took off. “One year, former Some people actually take a day a sweet, lightly fermented flavor to more resilient. Polish immigrants. PolAms still Hamtrmack Mayor Gary Zych off from work to enjoy the daylong the dough. In the past when preparing account for a significant share of hired a helicopter for a ‘pączki festivities that run into the night. According to confectioners, the doughnuts, a small walnut or al- the population, but now share their drop’,” recalled current Ham- Others head for Hamtramck at the ideal pączek should have over 400 mond was hidden inside (hence the two-square-mile town with new- tramck Mayor Karen Majewski. end of their shift. Many come from calories, weigh from 2 to 2 ½ ounc- evolution of its name in English). It comers mainly from the Balkans, Attractions have included a outlying cities, neighboring states es, and fit in your hand. They should was believed that whoever would Middle East, and Asian subconti- Pączki Day Parade led by Mr. and even Canada It’s no wonder be made from yeast dough enriched find the nut in their pączek would nent. Pączki, someone dressed up as a then that Hamtramck can rightly by egg, fried in lard/oil, slightly flat- have prosperity and happiness in Like PolAm communities ev- big brown pączek. A pączki-eating claim the title of America’s Pączki tened and characterized by a light life. erywhere, Hamtramck has celebrat- contest is a standard feature, the Capital. strip around the middle – which According to proverbs and super- ed the pączek. Apparently under winner being the one who can con- If interested in launching similar indicates that it was fried in a fresh stition, eating a pączek on a Shrove French Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) sume the most in 15 minutes. A festivities in your town, you would fat. The orb-shaped pastries are airy Thursday will ensure prosperity and influence, became fairly recent addition is the Pączki do well to first attend Hamtramck’s and flavorful – fluffy and at the same happiness for the whole year. If you known as Pączki Day. In Poland, Run, a five-kilometer (three-mile) Pączki Day 2018 on February 13th time a bit sunken. Slightly crisp on don’t eat at least one, “you will not it is the preceding Thursday that is foot race around the city where to see for yourself. And maybe, the outside, yet soft and yielding on happen until the end of the year.” celebrated, with a follow-up on the each finisher gets a pączek and a rather than quibbling over whether the inside. pre-Lenten Tuesday known as Os- beer. (Incidentally, “pączek” is the the real Pączki Day is Fat Thurs- The Word. A small amount of grain alcohol “Pączki” (pronounced tatki (the final fling). singular of “paczki.”) day or Shrove Tuesday, an ultra- (traditionally, Spiritus) is added to POHNCH-kee) is the plural form. Originally, the Good Sisters in Local banks and other busi- long, six-day Pączki Weekend dough before cooking. As the alco- There is no need to add an English Hamtramck’s parochial schools nesses treat their customers to free could be introduced. Such a Pączki hol evaporates, it prevents exces- “s” to further pluralize it. “Pączek” would let schoolgirls off early on pączki. A dozen Hamtrmack tav- Festival would provide loads of sive absorption of oil deep into the (POHN-chehk) refers to just one that day to help their mothers pre- erns lay out Polish food and free pre-Lenten merriment to a wider dough during frying, so the pastry is lonely confection, and is a diminu- pare pączki. In time, outsourcing pączki to all comers as well as pro- audience, popularize the Polish not greasy – this adds to the flavor tive of pąk (plant bud). The word became popular, and people would viding free live entertainment. One custom among fellow-Americans and texture. This rectified spirit is derives from “pęcznieć” (that which queue outside local bakeries for pub, Small’s Bar, actually features of different backgrounds and drum 95% alcohol; however, if this is not swells). a few dozen of the Polish treats. a Pączki Bomb, an alcohol-filled up much more business for the lo- something you have at hand, use a In English usage, ”pączki” tends They come in boxes correctly la- pączek. There is a heated tent with cal economy. clear vodka or rum instead. to serve as both the singular and POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 5 Zapusty Religion

your favorite polkas, waltzes, and 21st Anniversary dance music from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Pączki Ball The Polish Heritage Dancers will Church Attendance Drops Slightly take the stage at 3:00 p.m. Our Pol- by Benjamin Fiore, S.J. She and her family first lived in a N.Y., completed the celebrations of LORAIN, Ohio — The Pączki Displaced Persons camp near Han- 125 years of service with a Mass Ball, always held on the second ish kitchen will be open for all your Church attendance has fallen nover, then in a town outside Paris of Thanksgiving and a banquet. Fr. Sunday before Fat Tuesday, is favorite Polish foods. Dinners as slightly in Poland, according to Ro- in a former barracks, before finally Michael Burzynski, Ph.D., current scheduled for February 3rd, 2018 at well as a la carte items, desserts man Catholic officials. Around 37 migrating to the United States. parish administrator noted in the DeLuca’s Place in the Park, Lorain. and of course Pączki will be on the percent of Catholics in Poland went The book is entitled Wearing the program booklet that “This great Organizers moved the event to menu. Polish beer will also be avail- to Sunday Mass regularly last year, Letter P: Polish Women as Forced educator and champion of charily Saturday to avoid conflict with the able. There will also be a Theme some 3 percentage points down on Laborers in Nazi Germany 1939- [St. John Kanty] is a saint for our Super Bowl. Basket Raffle, as well as a crowning 2015, according to the Catholic 1945 and is available from the Pol- times. In his own words: ‘Beware The Pączki Ball is family-friend- of the Pączki king, queen, prince, Church Statistics Institute. ish American Journal. disturbing: it’s not sweetly pleasing. ly ball, with a traditional Polish and princess. “Polish Catholicism is stable, Beware speaking ill: for taking back dinner and all the pączki you can This event is a perfect opportu- and strong institutionally and in Protection of Unborn Bill words is burdensome’.” eat. Music will be provided by Ed nity to bring children and grand- parishes,” Father Wojciech Sadłoń, Passed. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Klimczak & his Band of Renowns. children for a fun afternoon. There head of the statistics institute, said representing the third congressio- Sto Lat to… Fr. Walter There will the presentation, prizes, is plenty of free parking and buses during a January press conference nal district of Illinois, cosponsored Grabowski, newly installed as pas- and more. are welcome. Tickets are $8.00 in in Warsaw, which presented the re- the bill and voted yes to prohibit tor at St. Gabriel Church in Elma, The event is BYOB. Soda and advance, $10.00 at the door. Chil- sults of research carried out across abortion of children in the womb N.Y. Fr. Grabowski had been the coffee will be available. dren under 12 can get in for only Poland last autumn. 20 weeks and older. Only two other long-time pastor of Immaculate A buffet dinner includes sau- $2.00. Tickets are limited. For About 93% of Poles declare Democrats voted for the bill which conception Church in Eden, N.Y. sage and sauerkraut, cabbage and tickets, table reservations, or more themselves to be Catholics. was questioned or outright con- and Holy Spirit Church in N. Col- noodles, potato and cheese pierogi, information, call Michelle at (716) Fr. Sadłoń said that Poland was demned at Planned Parenthood, lins ... St. Gregory the Great Par- green beans with bacon, and Polish 983-5084 or Debbie at (716) 681- a highly religious country compared NARAL, CNBC, CNN, all of which ish in Williamsville, N.Y. under the sweet bread. Pączki are available at 3526. Tickets are also available at to Western Europe, But compared to were fearful of granting personhood leadership of Fr. Leon Biernat, each table. the Am-Pol Eagle Newspaper, 3620 Eastern European countries, where status to the pre-born child instead on receiving the Generous Giving Admission is $30.00 for adults. Harlem Rd. Cheektowaga (Phone: Orthodox Christianity prevails, “Po- of a clinical designation as a zygote. Award; Ray Nowicki, CPA, Part- Children under 12 are admitted for 716-835-9454), and at Salt Lamps Etc. 5274 Broadway, Lancaster, at land is not so different,” he added. nership award; and Ron Gurbacki, $10.00 each. A Prime Table of 10 is Defunding of Planned Outstanding Individual award. All $350.00. There are only 12 of these 564-9286. Get your tickets early as there will be no pre-sale tickets held Blessed Mary Angela Parenthood Stopped. the awards were given at the 2017 tables are available. Truszkowska Museum Three Republican senators, among Response to Love Center 8th Annu- Tickets are available at from: at the door. Visit www.phdofwny. Opens. A 14th-century building in them Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, al Benefit of Love Fundraiser. The Kiedrowski’s Bakery, 2267 Cooper com for more information. Kraków (at the corner of Mikołajska pledged to vote against the bill to response to Love Center is a com- Foster Park Rd., Amherst, Ohio; and Holy Cross Streets), donated to defund Planned Parenthood, effec- munity outreach center in a poor (440) 282-2700. THE LIFE AND LEGACY of the Felician Sisters in 1860, houses tively killing the motion before it area of Buffalo that offers food, DeLuca’s is located at 6075 Mid- FR. JUSTIN FIGAS, OFM Conv. Blessed Angela’s personal effects, got to the Senate floor for a vote. clothing, high school equivalency dle Ridge Rd. in Lorain. Famed originator of the “Fr. Justin Rosary Hour” as well as a library of the Trusz- education, English language for $9.00, 82pp., pb., B&W photos kowska family’s books, a reading Original Image of Divine new immigrants, and services for PHD Present Its 21st room, and other exhibits. While a Mercy in Vilnius. Although the Veterans. It is directed by Sr. Joh- Available in English or Polish visit to the museum by those going well-known image of Jesus the Di- nice Rzadkiewicz, CSSF and her Pączki Party Please specify when ordering to Kraków is best, others can make vine Mercy stands enshrined in the team of Felician and lay associates. BUFFALO, N.Y. – Come out and Fr. Justin’s weekly message of spiri- a virtual visit by going to www. Basilica of Divine Mercy in Kraków, warm up to the polkas, Polish food tual guidance, encouragement, muzeum-mat.cssf.opoka.org.pl. the first image of Jesus as the Divine Modlitwy and — of course — pączki! and hope was an influence on Mercy has long been enshrined in The Polish Heritage Dancers will generations of Polish immigrants, Slave Labor Detailed. So- the chapel of Our Lady of the Gate Publication of Prayers. The Polish host its 21st Annual Pączki Day, their children, and grandchildren. phie Hodorowicz Knab, the author of Dawn (Ostra Brama) in Vilnius, American Journal gladly accepts prayers ads for the group’s largest fundraiser for His broadcasts, begun in 1931, Lithuania. It is there that the paint- publication. 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Boston, NY 14110. published an account of Polish fe- Blessed Fr. Michal Sopoćko urged THANKSGIVING PRAYER TO THE BLESSED male slave laborers in Germany her to have this done. VIRGIN. O Blessed Virgin Mary, who can Little Servant Sisters worthily give you the just dues of praise and during World War II. With an aunt thanksgiving, you who by the wondrous assent of the Immaculate Conception already imprisoned in Auschwitz Happy Anniversary to … St. of your will rescued a fallen world? What songs where she died in 1943, Knab’s Michael the Archangel Church of praise can our weak human nature recite in Our federation has some 3,500 members with religious houses in your honor, since it is by your intervention alone Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Asia. mother presumed that was to be her in Niagara Falls, N.Y., celebrating that it has found the way to restoration? Accept, fate when she was rounded up along 100 years. Bishop John Mack of the then, such poor thanks as we have to offer here, Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception with other women. Instead they PNCC Pittsburgh-Buffalo Diocese though they be unequal to your merit; and, 1000 Cropwell Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003 receiving our vows, obtain by your prayers the were shipped to Germany, made to joined church pastor Rev. Fran- remission of our offenses. Carry our prayers tel. (856)424-1962 • [email protected] • www.lsic.us/ wear the insignia “P,” and forced to cis Kadryna for the Jubilee Mass. within the sanctuary of the heavenly audience ... The Riverhead Polish Hall in and bring forth the gift of our reconciliation. work for German industry and ag- Take our offering, grant us our requests, obtain riculture. She was just one of some Riverhead, N.Y., on 110 years. The pardon for what we fear, for you are the sole 1.7 million Poles forced to leave Hall, once closed to the general pub- hope of sinners. Holy Mary, help the miser- able, strengthen the fainthearted, comfort the Poland and work for the Germans. lic, now serves as a catering facility. sorrowful, pray for your people, plead for the Subject to curfews, with no cultural It was started by Polish immigrants clergy, intercede for all women consecrated entertainment, able to attend Mass in what became Polish Town by a to God. Be ever ready to assist us when we pray and bring back to us the answers to our only once a month, and despised as society under the patronage of St. prayers. Make it your continual care to pray a member of an inferior people by Isidore the Farmer, the patron of the for the people of God, you who, blessed by Catholic Church across the street ... God, merited to bear the Redeemer of the the German public, she survived the world who lives and reigns, world without war never to return to Poland again. St. John Kanty Church in Buffalo, end. Amen. 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146 pages including an index, Polish transcription, English translation, and photos. All of the proceeds go to the Bukowsko kindergarten school. Bukowsko is one of the poorest gminas in Poland. The “Kronika Bukowsko” (historical non-fiction) is a transcript in both Polish and English of a diary kept by the principal of the Bukowsko, Poland, school from 1945-1977. It records school and civic events in the village and includes many illustrations and pho- tographs. Of particular interest, however, is the history of the village during the postwar period when the area was dealing with the conflict between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the new Communist con- trolled Polish government, which ended with Akcja Wisła. DEBORAH GREENLEE, 1318 IVY CHARM WAY, ARLINGTON, TX 76005 / [email protected] 6 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018

Poland, EU Hold Talks Books in Brief continued from cover that obliged member states to relo- cate from camps in Italy and Greece new judges and is tasked with a quota of migrants who had fled the Origins of the Cold War safeguarding the independence of war-torn Middle East and Africa. by Mary E. Lanham mission to aid to Warsaw. There is also an exten- courts. Morawiecki admitted that Po- the uprising, sive bibliography and orders of bat- Poland’s ruling conservatives land’s asylum laws were “unusually with several los- tle of Operation Frantic 7. Frantic 7: The American Effort have been criticized for trying to strict.” ing their lives. Frantic 7 The American Effort to Aid the Warsaw Uprising and the stack the courts in their favor. He also said that Poland had ac- One plane in to Aid the Warsaw Uprising and the Origins of the Cold War, 1944 Morawiecki and Juncker agreed cepted Chechen refugees who had particular that Origins of the Cold War, 1944 by by John Radzilowski and to meet again this month when the fled their homes after two Russian is focused on in John Radzilowski and Jerzy Szc- Jerzy Szczesniak Polish prime minister is expected to invasions, and that “at least tens of the book is “I’ll zesniak is a valued addition to the Casemate Publishers be in Brussels for an EU summit. thousands” of more than one million Be Seeing You.” catalog of books and articles about 2017, 208 pgs. They also discussed migration, Ukrainian people living in Poland It was shot the Second World War. as Poland has not accepted a single had escaped war-afflicted areas. down and many Jerzy Szczesniak’s previous book In 1944, Operation Frantic was migrant under a 2015 EU program — Polskie Radio of crewmen died in the process. The “Frantic 7”: Amerykanska Pomoc carried out. It was mainly a series of excerpt below explains the hazard Dla Powstania Warszawskiego was bombing missions meant to attack faced by the crew. one of the first books to reveal the certain areas controlled by Germa- “When ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ was American mission to Polish readers. ny. The seventh mission sought to , the crew attempted to bail out, He currently lives in Warsaw. help the Warsaw Uprising. Frantic but due to the damage suffered by John Radzilowski, Ph.D. has 7 is one of the first books of its kind the aircraft and fatal wounds suf- written several books and articles to closely analyze this mission. fered by some of the crew, not all on U.S. and Polish history. He is Drawing on mission reports, made it out of the burning plane. associate professor of history at the witness testimonies and diaries, But crew members who made it University of Alaska. He previously correspondence, military records, out were not out danger. Parachutes taught history courses at Anoka- newspapers, books, and articles, the could be damaged even before be- Ramsey Community College in authors paint a vivid picture of the ing deployed or malfunction on Minnesota and the University of St. failed mission of Frantic 7. Ameri- their own. As eyewitness reports on Thomas. He is a fellow at the Piast can B-17s dropped much needed the ground show, German forces in Institute and past president of the supplies such as ammunition and the area were firing into the air with Polish American Cultural Institute food over the city of Warsaw. Un- every weapon available.” of Minnesota. In 2006 the Polish fortunately for the Home Army, Within the book are photos of American Historical Association only a small percentage of supplies the fighter crew, illustrations of the awarded him the Oskar Halecki actually reached their target. Over planes used, and a diagram of the Prize for his book Poles in Minne- 1,220 airmen were involved in this formation of B-17s on the approach sota. American Polonia At A Glance Polish Doctor in U.S. for 40 Years Detained by ICE KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A other for receiving stolen property. An ICE statement said Niec was doctor of Polish descent has been “He pleaded guilty,” she told arrested for “administrative immi- detained by Immigration and Cus- MLive of the Polish Citizen. “He gration violations.” toms Enforcement agents in Michi- was not notified it could ever be The statement, released by Khaa- gan, despite having lived in the U.S. used in a deportation.” lid H. Walls, an ICE communica- for 40 years and being in possession Kalamazoo County court records tions director, also said the Niec will of a permanent green card. also show Niec pleaded guilty to a remain in custody pending the out- Lukasz Niec, an internal medi- 2008 operating impaired by liquor come of removal proceedings. cine doctor for Kalamazoo’s Bron- offense, the conviction of which Speaking from his jail cell said son HealthCare, was taken into cus- was later set aside as part of a plea he was perplexed by his arrest. tody on Jan. 16. agreement, per local media reports. “I’m not sure of anything,” Niec Niec emigrated from Poland with In addition, he was charged with said. “I mean, I don’t know what’s his parents when he was three years domestic violence in 2013 but a jury going to happen. It’s hard to say, old, according to his wife, Rachelle, found him not guilty after a trial, re- but … there’s a quite a few people who told reporters she believed the cords demonstrate. in here with different stories. That arrest may have stemmed from two Lukasz and Rachelle Niec have blew me away. Mine is probably unrelated misdemeanor convictions been in a relationship for about four one of the more extreme ones.” Niec, now 43, earned when he was years, marrying in 2016, local jour- — From Polish Citizen, in high school: one for destruction nalists say. They have one daughter , of property of less than $100 and the each. and WWMT releases

MICHIGAN leadership of Diane Czajka, a grad- quired). Three years’ experience ANN ARBOR — “Spoor” (“Po- uate of Saint John Kanty School, teaching proficiency-based or task- kot”), directed by Agnieszka Hol- more than 20 volunteers are busy based curricula and a minimum of land and Kasia Adamik, will be making pierogi, and when Lent one year’s experience administer- presented in Polish with English starts, baking placek. Cheese piero- ing proficiency-based assessments subtitles, Sun., Feb. 4, 4:00-6:00 gi and ’kraut pierogi are boiled and (DLPT, ACT-FL, OPI etc.). Last, at p.m. on campus, 500 S. State St., frozen and sold in packages of six. a minimum the LCI must have an in the Michigan Theater. The event, People come from all corners of the English proficiency level of 2:2 on sponsored by the Copernicus Pro- city as well as the suburbs to take the ILR proficiency scale. gram in Polish Studies is free and home some Polish comfort food. Contact Gerard P. Schwenk at DZIESIECIOLECIE open to the public. “Spoor” (2017) The sale takes place in the school JTG, Inc., at (202) 486-1886 or is about an elderly woman, Janina cafeteria, “Kanty’s Kitchen,” Sat- (571) 527-2784 for information. Polski Odrodzonej Duszejko, who lives alone in the urdays and Sundays starting Feb- Ksiega Paniatkowa Klodzko Valley where a series of ruary 17, before and after weekend mysterious crimes are committed. Masses: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Satur- 1918-1928 Polish Edited Duszejko is convinced that she day and 9:30 a.m. to noon on Sun- knows who or what the murderer is, day through Palm Sunday, March Copyright 1929 Cracov, Poland but nobody believes her. 25. On Palm Sunday, a light lunch Free and open to the public. is available and a basket raffle takes POLISH HISTORY BOOK 1918 TO 1928 AFTER place. Proceeds benefit the ongoing 123 YEARS OF BEING OWNED BY RUSSIA, NEW YORK needs of the parish’s 125-year-old AUSTRIA, AND GERMANY. 1209 PAGES (11”X15”) NEW YORK — The Kosciuszko church building. For further infor- OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PHOTOGRAPHS Foundation presents “Paderewski mation: www.saintjohnkanty.com AND PREVIOUS 1000 YEAR HISTORY OF and World Politics,” a lecture by Marek Zebrowski, director of USC VIRGINIA A REVISED CIVILIZATION IN A “BORN ARLINGTON — JTG, Inc. is AGAIN” POLAND, PLUS A 4 PAGE LETTER BY Polish Music Center, pianist, com- poser, and historian, Thur., Feb. 8, seeking a Polish Level II Lan- EDITOR, PROFESSOR JAN ROZWADOWSKI OF 2018, 7:30 p.m. guage and Cultural Instructor UNIVERSITY JAGIELLONSKIEGO. WRITTEN The event at the Foundation, 15 (LCI) to teach a class from Feb. 20, IN POLISH. THIS VOLUME IS A RARE, E 65th St., is free and open to the 2018 to August 13, 2018 at Depart- PRESTIGIOUS, VERY DETAILED HISTORY OF public. Space is limited. Registra- ment of State FSI, Arlington. The POLAND WITH THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES, tion required. Call (212) 734-2130. candidate must have a minimum GRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. BUFFALO — Since the mid- of three years’ experience teaching 1980s a small group of parishioners adult learners in a classroom setting with at least two or more students. TO BE SOLD TO HIGHEST CASH OFFER has been getting together at Saint John Kanty Parish on Buffalo’s Must have a BA/BS, MA/MS, or PhD or foreign equivalent degree CALL: RAYMOND LIKOWSKI East side to make pierogi; the tra- Please make checks payable to: ACPC, c/o dition has continued and grown for in any field (related to language or Florence Langridge, Membership Chair, 78 440-476-5676 OR 440-582-3009 Meadow Lane, West Hartford, CT 06107 over 30 years. Under the capable education is preferred but not re- POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 7

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Happenings: Chicago Style

Priceless Polish Costumes Stolen P by Geraldine Balut Coleman which she is a vocalist. She doesn’t and lesser-known carols. The Lira hoto

care who stole the outfits or why. Singers, Dancers, and Chamber M : CHICAGO — This past Christ- She just wants them returned. No Players, under the guidance of ar- arek mas Eve, as everyone was preparing questions asked. They could be tistic director Lucyna Migała, R udnicki P to celebrate the hoto dropped them off at any police sta- conductor Mina Zikri, and chore- tion. ographer guided the holiday, Marle- G : Iwoma Puc, na Dzis (inset) eraldine Donna Makowski, a Chicago performers in a celebratory Christ- walked to her criminal defense lawyer, on behalf mas performance.

car and received B of the Advocates Society, an associ- The program featured carols, a shock that she alut ation of Polish American attorneys, such as Bóg się rodzi, Dzisiaju w never expected. C has offered to pay a cash reward of Betlejem, Koleda Goralska, an olema $1,000 for the safe return of the cos- audience favorite, Luclajże, Jezu- Five priceless Skłodowski-Curie Exhibit

Polish costumes N tumes. Additionally, Cassie Fullem niu, and Infant Holy, Infant Lowly. packed in a gar- of St. Charles, Illinois, has offered Two musical pieces, composed by City’s St. Andrew the Apostle, a the community. The future survival ment bag that to donate six hand-embroidered Marek Rachelski, music director church scheduled to be demolished. of the Chicago Society, PNA, may she had left on the back seat of her vests once worn by her older sister, of St. John Brebeuf, were premiered depend on the recruitment of new car, were gone in a “smash-and- who was a member of the “Polka at this concert. They were a version CS REMAINS ALL-MALE. Despite members. grab” robbery. Dolls” dance troupe during the of the 14th century prayer, Anima its shrinking membership and the Dzis frantically spent the day 1960s and 1970s. Marlena has gra- Christi, and a revised version of W fact that a majority of members vot- EXHIBIT HONORS MADAM wandering the alleys of her Chicago ciously accepted Fullem’s offer, but Dzień Bożego Nardozenia. ed to invite women into the all-male CURIE. An exhibition dedicated Wicker Park neighborhood, search- acknowledges that she has learned The St. John Brebeuf Children’s Polish American professional orga- to Maria Skłodowski-Curie on ing through dumpsters and garbage one important lesson, “Never leave Choir, under the direction of Ewa nization, the Chicago Society of the the occasion of the 150th anniver- cans for the Lira Ensemble Polish anything in my car.” Kowcz-Fair, a member of the Lira Polish National Alliance (CS), will sary of her birthday was on display costumes. She even followed a gar- Ensemble, sang Dance and Sing, not be opening its membership to on the ground floor of the James P bage truck in hopes of finding them.hoto the ladies. R. Thompson Center in Down- She contacted the Chicago Police The proposed amendment to en- town Chicago. The exhibition was : G :

Department, which is investigating eraldine able women to become CS members on view until January 8, 2018. the case. surfaced several months ago due to To this day, she is called the The police stated that the car was the group’s declining membership. “Mother of Contemporary Physics.” B broken into between 8:00 p.m. on alut The final determining vote took Maria won a Nobel Prize in physics

Sat., Dec. 23, and 9:00 a.m. on Sun., C place at the November 15 general for her discoveries in radioactivity, Dec. 24. Marlena has since con- olema meeting at the White Eagle Restau- which contributed to the develop-

tacted resale and pawn shops and is N rant and Banquets in Niles, Illinois. ment of treatments for breast cancer hoping that nearby security cameras Although CS had been a men- and other cancers. She won a Nobel might offer some clues. Statistically, only organization since its incep- Prize in chemistry for discovering her chances that these priceless cos- tion in 1912, members attending the elements of radium and polo- tumes will be recovered are poor. the meeting voted 29-18 to invite nium. As a physicist and chemist, Each of these costumes is hand- (l. to r.): Bridget Ascenzo, Marlena Dzis, Linda Saballus, Reba Bagazinski . women to join. However, this vote she is the only woman to be twice beaded and hand-embroidered in fell five votes short of the two-thirds awarded the Nobel Prize. She was Poland with each representing a LIRA ENSEMBLE’S CHRISTMAS For The Lord Will Be With Us, based super-majority needed to amend the also the first woman to receive a different region of Poland. They CONCERT: A DELIGHT. As a won- on an ancient Hebrew Folk Melody, group’s constitution. professorship at the Sorbonne, a are so unique that they are virtu- derful way to celebrate the Christ- and Alleluja. In addition, the Lira Considering this defeat of the famed French university. ally impossible for someone else to mas season, the Lira Ensemble, dancers performed the Polonaise by proposal, CS President, Steve Ra- The Chicago exposition was wear or even sell. The value of each artist–in–residence of Loyola Uni- Wojciech Kilar. kowski has requested that each cur- made possible by the Embassy of costume is approximately $600, but versity Chicago, performed the first On December 19, the Lira per- rent member, especially those who the Republic of Poland and was pre- to Marlena they really are priceless. of three Polish Carol concerts at St. formed another concert at the sold- voted not to change the member- pared by the Polish American Breast Unfortunately, it is likely that they John Brebeuf Church in Niles, Illi- out Metropolis Performing Art Cen- ship policy, sponsor a much-needed Cancer Awareness Program (Amber were discarded by the thief. nois, on December 17. An audience ter in Arlington Heights, Illinois. newcomer in 2018. This will enable Coalition) and the Warsaw Com- The costumes were on loan to of almost 300 filled the acoustically This was followed by an additional the CS to continue its current level mittee of the Chicago Sister Cities Dzis from the Lira Ensemble, for sublime church to hear traditional concert on January 7 at Calumet of benefits to both its members and International.

Chicago Polonians You Should Know

Maria Bronny Ciesla P by Geraldine Balut Coleman family settled in Chicago. They In 1982, she was named an “Out- raises funds for equipment for hoto

soon moved to the small rural town standing Young Woman of Ameri- physically challenged young peo- M : The next individual in the series of Williamsfield in West Central Il- ca.” She received the Community ple, as its 2012 Woman of the Year. aria

linois after Dr. Bronny received his Service Award from the Council In May 2012, Maria received the B

“Chicago Polonians You Should ronny Know” is Maria Bronny Ciesla. American certification to practice of Educators in Polonia and the Commander’s Cross of the Order

Northeastern Il- of Merit, Poland’s highest civilian C From a displaced persons camp, N to a rural town in West Central Il- linois University honor awarded by the former Polish iesla linois, to her roots in Chicago’s Pol- olema Office of Alumni President Bolesław Komorowski ish American community, Maria’s C Affairs, and she on his visit to Chicago for a NATO alut presence in Chicago Polonia has, B and her husband, Conference. at times, gone unnoticed. But her Richard, were Perhaps Maria’s greatest relentless commitment and sincere the 2009 Award achievement has been her volun- eraldine passion for preserving Polish cul- : G of Merit recipi- teer work and genuine love for The ture has made her an outstanding ents of the Ad- Polish Museum of America (PMA) hoto diplomat for Chicago Polonia. P vocates Society, — a commitment she started in Maria Bronny’s life began in an organization the mid-1970s. For over a decade, Butzbach, Germany, a displaced comprised of at- she served as the president of the persons camp 40 miles north of torneys of Polish PMA. Under her leadership and Frankfurt au Main. At the age of heritage. Maria guidance, the Museum renovated The Bronny family arrived in New 20 months, on October 30, 1948, has been an ac- its Paderewski Room into the 21st York City, on October 30, 1948. Their Maria and her parents, Dr. Joachim tive member of century; the fourth floor, left vacant image was captured and published Bronny and Irena Bronny, arrived the Legion of for years, became the state-of-the- in the Nov. 22, 1948 issue of LIFE in New York City (NYC) aboard Young Polish art Stephen and Elizabeth Ann Kus- magazine. the USS General W. M. Black, a Maria and Richard Ciesla Women and has mierczak Art Gallery; the friendly converted troop carrier. They were held numerous and welcoming new Augusta Av- and leadership. among the first arrivals under the medicine. offices for over 50 years. enue entrance was reconstructed; Maria, a former piano teacher for Congressional Displaced Persons Following her high school grad- the PMA Gift Shop was moved 35 years, and her husband, Richard Act of 1948. Their immigration to uation, Maria came to the Chicago Maria received the bronze from its obscure third floor loca- Ciesla, also active in Chicago’s Pol- the United States was sponsored area to attend Rosary College (now Gloria Artis medal from the Re- tion to an eye-pleasing, prominent, ish American community, celebrat- by the Caritas Organization. Soon Dominican University) where she public of Poland for her contribu- and spacious room adjacent to the ed their 49th wedding anniversary they became stranded in NYC, even received her Bachelor of Arts De- tions to the cultural life in the Pol- new entrance; and the badly-needed on Dec. 28, 2017; they have four though Dr. Bronny had been offered gree in Sociology in 1969. It was ish American community, and in Rare Books Room was added to the children and eight grandchildren. the opportunity to practice medicine during her college years that she 2011, she was the recipient of the PMA Library. She increased the Even with her retirement from in Fairchild, Wisconsin, a doctor- became involved in Chicago’s Pol- Polish American Congress-Illinois PMA membership, increased grants involvement in organizations, too less rural community. He was told ish American community where Division Heritage Award. In 2012, from the Polish Ministry of Culture many to mention, she had tirelessly that the Wisconsin State Medical she has remained active for over 50 Maria was honored as one of the and Heritage, and was instrumental worked for and with, Maria Bron- Board barred him from practicing years. She was not only a leader in 10 Outstanding Women in Non- in the return of archival documents ny Ciesla continues to be a Polish medicine in that state. However, her community, but as a survivor of Profits by clerk of the Circuit Court and artifacts that had been missing. American community leader par ex- through the sponsorship of the Pol- ovarian and breast cancer, she was of Cook County, Dorothy Brown. All of these accomplishments and cellence, keeping Polonia connected ish Immigration and Relief Organi- and still is an advocate for ovarian She also was honored by the Keep many others were realized through and vital within Chicago’s ethnical- zation (Rada Polonia), the Bronny cancer awareness. On Keeping On Foundation, which Maria’s commitment, determination ly diverse community. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 9 Minnesota Voice A Well-Told Tale of Two Men at the Crossroads of History by Mark Dillon Janda’s grandfather-in-law from the village of Kuty, Hapsburg monarchy prior to 1914 shal Conrad Von Hotzendorf, whom Slovak village of Krajne, which is which is a short was generally viewed as the lesser Franz Josef’ successor Karl I would A Review of south and west of Zakopane on the train ride to the of three evils in a land partitioned fi re in 1917. One fact that leaps out southern side of the Tatras. southeast in since the 1790s — an incompetent, from Janda’s bar charts is that the “The Emperor and For Polish Americans whose 1892. His broth- sclerotic bureaucracy whose poli- Austrian-Hungarian Army suff ered the Peasant” third or fourth generation ancestral er, Konstantin, cies generated hardship, much loss a 90% casualty rate – killed, wound- roots are from Austria-Hungarian would die in the of life and frustration. However, ed and missing – the highest rate of Two Men at the Start of the province of Galicia, Janda’s work autumn of 1914 Habsburg rule was still seen as not any army in the First World War. Great War and the End of is especially noteworthy because it near Sanok, as biased and heavy handed as Im- With poor rail links to the battle- the Habsburg Empire provides timely regional context, Poland during perial Germany’s Kulturkampf or as fi eld, weak food, and supply chains, by Kenneth Janda meaning and insight into the experi- the Austria-Hungarian 1st Army, V brutal and outwardly oppressive as outdated rifl es and ill-fi tting uni- Available on amazon.com ence of a generation of conscripted Corps’ response to Russia’s inva- everyday life in the Russian parti- forms, soldiers were forced to march ISBN-13: 978-1476669571 men who stayed behind in Europe sion of Galicia. At the same time, tion. 20 miles a day on foot with 65 lb. Many Polish Americans know while thousands of their peers in my Polish fraternal grandfather’s Janda takes Franz Josef’s 1848 packs. In autumn 1914, they were that Point #13 of Woodrow Wil- what is now Poland, Slovakia and cousin was also conscripted in a to 1916 autocratic rule to task, dis- exhausted by the time they met the son’s 14 Points of Peace address, the Czech Republic boarded steam- Lviv-based Austrian-Hungarian cussing the royal family’s history, invading Russians in southeastern delivered to Congress 100 years ago ships from Hamburg and Bremen to unit. Wounded by a Russian sa- political tensions within the Dual Poland and what is today western last month, called for the rebirth of America, never to return. ber around the same time in 1914, Monarchy (Austria and Hungary), Ukraine. Relief would not come un- an independent Poland. In the same Mozolak also made the trans- he would become a POW and get Franz Josef’s personality and eff ects til the Germans pushed the Russians speech, Slovaks and Czechs got sup- atlantic journey in 1902, but then shipped off to Moscow and then a of his directives. Family deaths re- out in May 1915 in the Gorlice- port with the less direct and vague returned in 1906 and again in May farm labor camp in Omsk. lated to politics apparently created Tarnow Off ensive, the same week Point #10, which said only that the 1914 so that his U.S.-born children Janda skillfully blends seldom- a bitter old man, including the 1892 as the sinking of SS Lusitania. Then “people of Austria-Hungary” should could be raised in Slovak tradi- seen economic data, political anal- assassination of Franz Josef’s wife, the campaign moved to the Italian be “accorded the freest opportunity tions, Janda writes. The timing of ysis and scholarly research to pro- Empress Sisi, by an Italian anar- Alps for men like Janda’s Mozolak for autonomous development.” the second visit could not have been duce a unique volume. I like how he chist and the 1867 execution of his In his new non-fi ction book The worse as the consequences of an as- discusses the overall body of work younger brother Maximillian by the “BEST BAR” REOPENS. On Jan. Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men sassin’s bullets in Sarajevo sparked in American literature and fi lm that Mexican government. (Maxmilian 11, Nye’s Piano Bar opened in Min- at the Start of the Great War and the continent-wide war. Conscripted over the past century has informed, became Emperor of Mexico in July neapolis, a successor to Nye’s Po- End of the Habsburg Empire, retired into a Hungarian Honved unit of the and in many ways, misinformed 1863, the same month as the Battle lonaise Bar at the same Northeast Northwestern University political Austria-Hungarian army, Janda tells Americans about the Eastern Front. of Gettysburg in the U.S. He was location. The original establishment science professor Kenneth Janda the story of how Mozolak gave his If all one knows about World War I later deposed in a revolution led by was rated as the best bar in America of Roseville, Minn. chronicles the life in June 1918 on the Italian front. is from PBS-American Experience’s Benito Juarez). by Esquire magazine in 2006. In last tragic prelude to freedom in Slova- I found Janda’s thoughtful, well- The Great War, Hemingway’s novel Franz Josef was oblivious to the month’s Minnesota Voice column, kia. It’s a compelling, highly read- researched perspective fascinating A Farewell to Arms, or the novel All war and suff ering that his decisions the original Nye’s was described as able World War I research narrative at multiple levels, in part because Quiet on the Western Front, this is created. Hundreds of thousands merely being the best Polish bar in told through of world lens of the my own maternal great grandfather, the book to read. of his troops died under the com- America. We regret understating Es- aged Austria-Hungarian Emperor Michael, emigrated from the Slovak From a Polish perspective, the mand of the bombastic Field Mar- quire’s rating. Franz Jozef and Samuel Mozolak, Polonia of the Eastern Great Lakes WNY Polish Groups Receive Grants by Michael Pietruszka St. Casimir Parish, in Buff alo’s rant in Depew ... Forgotten Buff alo Special Delivery at Holy Mother of ... The General Pulaski Association Kaisertown neighborhood, held an off ered its “Polish Tavern Christ- the Rosary Cathedral in Lancaster, will hold its 80th Annual Pulaski BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County indoor Procession of the Three Wise mas Tour,” and Sonet performed Feb. 11. Parade in Cheektowaga on July Legislator John Mills announced Men as part of its observance of the at the “Zabawa Karnawalowa” The General Pulaski Association 22nd ... The Buff alo Bisons Base- that the Western New York Divi- Feast of the Three Kings, Jan. 7 ... at the Polish Hall in Brantford, On- will hold its Annual Wreath Lay- ball team’s Polish Festival Night sion of the Polish American Con- James Lawicki II, president of the tario, Jan. 20 ... Also on the 20th, ing Ceremony at the Pulaski statue will be held on August 7th at - gress will be awarded a grant of Western New York Division of the Buddy Knaus Post in Depew hosted in downtown Buff alo on March 2nd, Cola Field in Downtown Buff alo. $10,000 and the General Pulaski Polish American Congress, present- a Polka Night with the New Direc- to be followed by the group’s Instal- The Bisons will play the Gwinett Association will receive a grant of ed a $500 scholarship to the Msgr. tion Band ... On the 21st, Ewa Cy- lation Banquet at the Millennium Braves that evening. $20,000 in the county’s 2018 bud- Adamski Polish Saturday School bulska, Bartosz Hadala and Piotr Hotel in Cheektowaga ... On March v v v get ... The Polish Genealogical So- ... The Novi Singers, Toronto Sin- Cieslikowski were heard in “Hej 9, the Polish rock group Perfect will If you have an item for this col- ciety of New York State announced fonietta Instrumental Ensemble Koleda, Koleda,” a winter concert perform at the Meeting House in umn, please send the information by its leadership for 2018: President and Majeranki Polish Children’s at the Studio Merlot in Brampton, Oakville ... The Polish Scholarship the 6th day of the month preceding Nicole Pohancsek, Vice-President Ensemble performed a concert of Ontario. Fund has announced that the 64th publication month (i.e. February 6th Maureen Gleason, Secretary Denise Polish Christmas carols entitled On the 26th, the Rodzina Danc- Annual Syracuse Polish Festival for the March issue) to pietruszka@ Oliansky, Treasurer Charles Pena- “Christ is Born - Bog Sie Rodzi” ers held polka dancing lessons at will take place June 22- 24 in Clin- verizon.net. sack, and Trustees Pierre LaJoie, at the Islington United Church in the Polish Cadets of Buff alo Hall ton Square in Downtown Syracuse Dolores Ferguson, Sharon Voigt, Toronto, Jan. 7 as well ... The Lan- in Buff alo’s Black Rock neighbor- Elizabeth Nowak and Maria Slom- caster Opera House presented a pro- hood ... Potts Banquet Hall hosted czewski … Roger Heymanowski duction of Tom Dudzick’s “Over the Third Annual IPA Festival STERLING SILVER JEWELRY and Stan Bolas, both members the Tavern,” Jan. 12-21 ... On Jan. of Buff alo Polka Bands featuring of the Professional and Business- 13, the Syracuse Polish Home host- performances by the Buff alo Con- men’s Association, recently passed ed its Oplatek Gala Dinner Dance certina All-Stars, Buff alo Touch, A B C D E away ... On Jan. 3, the Association at its Park Avenue clubrooms ... New Direction Band, PhoCus, Rare of Priests for Polish Aff airs held Also on the 13th, Buff alo’s Historic Vintage and Special Delivery, on the its Annual “Oplatek” ... Therese Broadway Market marked Na- 27th ... Also on the 27th, the Polish Clarke, a WNYer, who is very ac- tional Polka Month with its “Polka, Hunting Club in Canada hosted its F tive in the Pomost International and Piwo and Pierogi” celebration fea- Bal Mysliwski at the Millennium G I Buff alo-Rzeszow Sister Cities or- turing the music of The Touch, and Gardens Banquet Centre in Bramp- H ganizations, received the 2017 Am- St. John Parish in Alden held a Pol- ton ... On Jan. 28, Jennie Smith, icus Poloniae Award, and Robert ish Night, including a Polka Mass, the daughter of Irena Gut-Opdyke, Synakowski was the recipient of to benefi t its youth group. spoke on the “Righteous Among the J K the Skalny Award for his work with The Polish Arts Club of Buff alo Nations” at Canisius College. the Syracuse Polish Home, from the held its Installation and Scholarship ALL SHOWN Polish American Historical Associa- Award Luncheon at Gregor’s Gar- UPCOMINg. The BPO Chamber ACTUAL SIZE tion at a reception held at the resi- den Grove in West Seneca on the Orchestra will perform at St. Stan- dence of the Polish Ambassador in 14th. John Szablewski, a graduate islaus Church in Buff alo’s Historic ALL ITEMS ARE STERLING SILVER • ALL THESE ITEMS ARE Washington, Jan. 6. student in art education at Buff alo Polonia District, Feb. 2 ... On Feb. AVAILABLE IN 14 KT. 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While the rooms New York, N.Y. wanted to bring the continental Eu- were beautiful, the food was the real Status: Closed ropean flavors he knew in Poland to reason the masses showed up. the elegant dining scene flourish- The appetizers offered a stuffed Valentine’s Day is almost here ing in midcentury Manhattan. With fish Polonaise, prosciutto with and while they say the key to a ruby walls, white chandeliers and melon, and beluga malossol caviar, woman’s heart is jewelry and flow- sconces, and Polish art, Pawlows- and everyone at the table received ers, the real secret is that it’s actu- ki’s restaurant of distinction boasted an amuse-bouche of liver . ally a fine meal. In New York City, a cocktail bar, lounge, and dining The soup options included a hot Delmonico’s or Gargiulo’s could room. Paul truly knew how to set cabbage borscht with sour cream, make that special someone happy, the mood in the main room. beet soup, a Polish Vichyssoise the Polonaise in Midtown would The Rosner brothers, a violin and a green turtle soup au Sherry. send her over the moon. and piano duo, played gentle back- While the opening courses hinted at some Slavic delicacies, the Polish flavors truly shined in the entries. mentary chruscik at the end of their Pawlowski recovered from a bout of One could order kiełbasa with pota- evening. Despite the rich menu, the bad health. By the end of that sum- toes and sauerkraut, gołąbki topped Polonaise was popular with Greta mer Paul wat Andy still served as with sour cream, zrazy stuffed with Garbo and her “nutritionist” friend his wingman for a while. eggs, mushrooms and onions served Gayelord Hauser. Easter 1964 would be Pawlows- with a side of kasha, and even a big Paul would man the helm of ki’s last big holiday at the Polonaise. bowl of bigoś for those cold Febru- the Polonaise with the help of his That April, the restaurant was sold ary nights. For the less adventur- brother Kazik, for the first 10 years, to Joe Berger, who had previously ous, Polonaise also served a fine opening at 3:00 p.m., having din- run the Country Club Restaurant selection of steaks and chops. While ner service underway by 5:00 p.m. at Lake Success. Berger kept Chef most of the deserts were continen- and closing up at 1:00 a.m. After Luigi Magnani onboard, but slowly tal or American there were a few the first decade, Pawlowski brought added some Russian flavoring to the Polish sweets to enjoy. There was on Andy Anderson to help oversee Polish dishes. The Polonaise would naleśniki, as well as Polish cream the operation. Andy would be the last almost another decade until with crushed strawberries, but even face of the restaurant, even hosting 230 East 51st Street became home if you didn’t order a dessert every- a high profile 1957 Hungarian Re- to Torremolino’s Restaurant in the one walked away with a comple- lief luncheon at the Polonaise, while 1970s. The Pondering Pole Which leads to … by Ed Poniewaz of music and dance. However it about the murder of Selena by her also became huge in Spanish lan- son” because his surname Zivoji- was not until the Mexican Revo- fan club president Yolanda Saldivar. guage music — this from a person novic means “son of life.” Really I watched the movie Selena again lution (1910–1917) that forced The documentary gave the details who did not learn that language interesting stuff for Slavophiles and when it popped up on the cable net- many of these Europeans to flee about Saldivar and how and why until she was a teenager. Consider lovers of things Eastern European work. It is a wonderful movie, and Mexico and into South Texas, she killed her boss and idol. This her experience especially for Polish are Lee and Lifeson. Jennifer Lopez nailed it in her por- that their musical influence was led to Joe Nick Patoski who was Americans who are not taught their Which leads trayal of the famous Latina star. See- to have a major impact on Teja- interspersed throughout as an ex- language in their youth and also for to … one of ing this story intrigued me to learn nos. pert commentator in the film. Joe those that reject the idea of Polish the producers more about the super performer and “Tejanos” are the people and Te- is a Texan, a huge Selena fan, and folk or American polka music. But, of Rush music beautiful person (inside and out ap- jano is the music that became what it the author of a premier book about though the future might seem bleak, throughout the parently) Selena Quintanilla, known is from the blend of polka and waltz her, Selena: Como La Flor (Little, “there’s time,” as Joe Nick Patoski years is Nick simply as Selena. tempos and beats combined with Brown & Company, 1996). He has would say. Raskulinecz She was Mexican-American, but other Mexican and Spanish cultural written other books and articles (inset). He be- spoke only English growing up. The sounds like corrido and mariachi. about famous people and I would Polish or not? Which leads to gan his asso- musical style she was famous for is The accordion became an important encourage you to check him out on another Polish rocker? ciation with the called Tejano (tay-ha’-no, which is instrument in Tejano and I have no- his website http://joenickp.com. Joe I don’t know what led me to band in 2007 with the production of Spanish for Texas). An important ticed how much the mariachi horns is Polish, Lithuanian, and Greek, check out the rock band Rush (not Snakes & Arrows. Then, from Wiki- thing about Tejano for us Polonians sound like the brass section of a a real ethnic guy sportin’ cowboy my kind of music), but that generat- pedia: is at its core are the sounds of Cen- classic Polish polka band. This is boots. ed another interesting Polish celeb- Rush brought back Rasku- tral Europe. Here is a brief descrip- an example of cultural aspects that He is also very mindful of the rity connection. Geddy Lee is one linecz to co-produce their 2010 tion from Wikipedia: we think are very different, but are roots of Tejano and the relation of half of the brilliant (and some say singles “Caravan” and “BU2B,” Europeans from Germany in realty more linked than we imag- polka in the development of this genius) duo of guitarists in Rush. and then the album Clockwork (first during Spanish time and ine. If you follow the thread, Poland form of music. Joe and I discussed To hear the story of Gary Lee Wein- Angels, which was released in 1830s), Poland, and what is now leads to Mexico, which leads to and lamented a bit about the waning rib, who changed his name legally June 2012. With Rush he earned the Czech Republic migrated to Texas, which leads to polka, which interest among the young people for to Geddy Lee, is neat for the ances- the nickname “Booujzhe,” from Texas and Mexico, bringing with leads to Tejano. some of the traditional folk sounds tral history but also for the name. his description of how he wanted them their style of music and Soon after watching Selena the that have come from the multi-cul- Geddy’s parents were from Stara- a particular drum beat to go in dance. They brought the waltz, movie, I watched a documentary tural American landscape although chowice in Poland and survived the a song. polkas, and other popular forms film Murder Made Me Famous he is optimistic and hopeful of a re- Holocaust after stays as teenagers Nick is from Knoxville, Tenn., vival: in Auschwitz, Dachau, and Bergen- and has worked with some of rock’s “I cohost the Texas Accordion Belsen. His father “bribed guards to best, including Foo Fighters, Ghost, Our Hours are: Kings and Queens in Houston the bring his mother shoes,” and as you We As Human, Evanescence, Mari- OLOWSK Lunch OK i’ first Sat of every June, a production might expect, their experience had a lyn Manson, soil, Deftones, Coheed S S M-F 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. by Texas Folklife. There are always profound effect on him. and Cambria, Stone Sour, Korn, and Fri. Night Dinners conjuntos and zydecos, and one ei- The name “Geddy” comes from Mastodon, just to name a few. 5:00-9:00 p.m. ther Czech, Polish, or German en- his mother’s Polish rolled “r” when His name has a Polish look to it. Sat. Night Dinners semble. The free event draws over saying the name Gary which, as Nick Raskulinecz, Polish or not? 4:00-9:00 p.m. 5,000 people and the cool thing is, many of us know, can sound a lot Lounge open ‘til 1:00 no matter what language is being like “Geddy.” That is hilarious and If you have a question or a.m. on Fri. and Sat. sung, or what style is being played, beautiful Polish humor. have interesting facts to share, con- all the bands have accordions and For the record, the bookend lead tact me at: Edward Poniewaz, 6432 ’s Premier all their fans dance in the same guitar sound to Lee’s bass is Alex Marmaduke Avenue, St. Louis, MO Polish American UNIVERSITY INN counterclockwise direction.” Lifeson who does not have a Pol- 63139; email alinabrig@yahoo. Restaurant Alas, only Brian Marshall and ish connection but surprisingly an com. N.B. If you send email, refer- CLEVELAND, OHIO Now in our 93rd year ESTABLISHED IN 1923 in Business my friends in Brave Combo have Eastern European one. Alex was ence the Polish American Journal carried on the Texas Polish musical born Alexander Zivojinovich also to or the Pondering Pole in the subject Featured on the Travel (216) 771-9236 traditions. But there’s time. immigrant parents but from Serbia. line. I will not open an email if I & Food Network www.sokolowskis.com Selena said she did not care for Another interesting twist in that he do not recognize the subject or the Tejano when she first heard it. She chose to change his name to “Life- sender. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 11

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As a result, Poland for “transportation buffs,” the Panorama of percent of the Stary Browar development is lore evenings. now offers some of the most unique - collec Poland Tour is organized so participants will devoted to art, this award-winning design was Panorama of Poland 2018 is being orga- tions of operating vintage train and trolley ve- have the option of participating in other ac- designated as the best medium-sized shop- nized in collaboration with Chopin Express hicles in the world. tivities. ping development in the world. Tours of Toronto, specialists in travel to Po- “Trains, Trolleys and Tradition - Pan- Designed for both the “first timer” as well After touring Poland’s ancient capital of land and Central Europe. orama of Poland Tour 2018” is a new tour as the seasoned Poland traveler, the tour in- Kraków, participants will travel south to en- For complete details including full itin- offering that showcases the country’s cultural cludes city tours of Warsaw, Gdańsk, Toruń, joy an excursion on the Malopolska Scenic erary, tour price, tour map, and hotels visit highlights while also providing a rare insight Poznań and Kraków. Guests will have the Railway in the foothills of the Tatra Moun- the tour web site at www.janddtours.net. For into Poland’s vintage transportation history. opportunity to ride Poland’s new Pendolino tains, which includes regional folklore en- questions, email Dave Motak at contact@ This tour is the result of a collaborative ef- high speed train from Warsaw to the massive tertainment. This will be followed by an old- janddtours.net or phone (412) 835-0539. Fur- fort between Polish American Szopka Artist Malbork Castle, one of the largest Medieval time village ognisko (bonfire) folk evening at ther inquiries can be directed to Wanda Grze- Dave Motak and vintage transportation aficio- fortifications in Europe. Guests will also be a country inn in Iwkowa Village. 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He began in response to re- a special dinner and stargazing evening in a-kind evening, guests will quests from friends who knew of his exten- the castle hotel in Lidzbark where legendary enjoy entertainment from the sive background in Polish history and culture; Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus stud- local Iwkowianie Folk En- his popular tours continue to attract a large ied the heavens. Also included will be visits semble. who preserve their number of return travelers. “We try to keep to Rogalin Palace, with its famous grove of our groups small,” says Motak, “so that we 700+ year-old Polish oak trees and one of can offer a higher quality travel experience the largest collections of art from the Polish and personalized service.” Romantic Period of the 19th century. Also Motak’s tours have also become noted featured will be lunch at the impressively re- for their unique themes and specialized itin- stored Cistercian Monestary in Sulejów, as eraries. 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Sports Stoch Wins Silver at Ski Flying World Championships by Tom Wisconsin in 2010 and three-time from Russian Poland and speaking less than halfway through, but kept Tarapacki NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Polish. Polly never married, and his cool and completed the rest of who walked on as a transfer in 2008; died in Chicago in 1993. the course on one leg. Despite fin- Poland’s ski and, Ryan Ramczyk, the offensive ishing 67th out of 67, he drew an jumping star Ka- tackle who was a first-round draft HE’S GOT ovation from the race crowd. mil Stoch won pick in 2017, four years after he’d POWER. When Babicki later said he was in- a silver medal at been enrolled in technical school he was 11, Jo- spired by American skier Bode the Ski Flying and considered a career as a welder. seph Sikora Miller, who finished a race on one World Champi- Another former walk-on was (inset, left) told leg in 2005. “When I lost the ski I onships in Ober- Jack Cichy, a senior linebacker his mother he was like, ‘Come on, I’ve seen Bode stdorf, Germany. who announced that he will de- wanted to be an Miller’s run so many times. I’m go- 23-year-old cline to apply for a medical redshirt actor. The Chi- ing to do everything I can to reach Daniel Andre Stoch. “... nothing to complain about.” and will enter the 2018 NFL Draft. cago native did the finish.’” Tande of Norway next pick and drafted Gronkowski Cichy’s father, Steve, was a stand- some commer- claimed the World Champion title with it. Now, the All-Pro tight end out at Notre Dame and the CFL and cials — includ- THEY SAID IT in the flying hill individual competi- is a load no matter which team he his grandfather, Sid, was legendary ing one with Michael Jordan — but “So far I’ve played right, left and tion, finishing 13.3 points ahead of plays, but he always seems to do a high school coach in North Dakota. by the time he entered Notre Dame first base, and I’m Polish. Does that Stoch. little extra against Buffalo. Wisconsin’s players aren’t prima High School for Boys in Niles he make me a utility Pole? Home favorite Richard Freitag “Sorry to them for that,” donnas; when some griped about lost his focus. Eventually he get — Frank Kostro, who played was third in the individual event. Gronkowski said of his dominance camp one summer, strength coach back on track and attended junior parts of seven seasons in the major The fourth round of the compe- of Buffalo. “But I mean, I don’t Ross Kolodziej handed out one of college before graduating from Co- leagues in the 1960s, speaking to re- tition, originally scheduled for four know. It’s cool when your home- his training camp schedules from lumbia. porters after making the Minnesota jumps over two days, had to be can- town team passes on you twice in the 1990s when practices were run After working in Chicago the- Twins roster in 1968. celled due to strong winds. that draft and you kind of remember three times a day. That ended the ater, he pursued acting in Los An- v v v “I knew that I was able to jump it still. So, no lie, I remember that complaints. “One thing we ben- geles and New York City in 2000, “When I was twelve years old even further (...). I was preparing every single time I play them.” efit from is not having a bunch of landing various small parts. Since I was working in the mines from for the fourth round and suddenly I five-star guys that think appearing in the 2003 HBO film seven in the morning to seven at got the information that it is called they’re going to go “Normal” work has been steady, night, six days a week … There was off,” the Polish ski jumping star told straight to the league,” including TV appearances in such nothing strange in those days about reporters. Kolodziej says. “You shows as “Grey’s Anatomy” and a twelve-year-old Polish kid in the Stoch added: “Then I felt a slight have guys who were un- “Criminal Minds,” and film roles mines for 72 hours a week at a nick- disappointment. Yet I know that der-recruited and have a in “Jack Reacher” and “Shutter Is- el an hour. What was strange was there is nothing to complain about.” chip on their shoulder.” land.” He also got meaty parts on that I ever got out of there.” Poland finished third in a team Wisconsin is known HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and — Pitcher Stan Coveleski, who competition at the FIS Ski Flying as dairyland, of course. “True Detective.” Now he has a lead emerged from the coal mines of World Championships in Oberst- “Out of that land- role in the Starz hit series “Power,” Pennsylvania in the early 1900s to dorf, Germany. scape, a stereotype of in which he plays Tommy Eagan, a eventually earn induction into the World Champion Norway took a a Wisconsin football hard-hitting, fast-talking drug deal- Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. clear win in the team event and Slo- player has arisen: the er in New York City. v v v venia placed second. massive, cheese-fed In a 2016 interview with USA “Polish people are fun-loving This year’s individual gold med- behemoth. He’s blond, Today’s Jason Jordan, the 41-year- people. We love life. We love the alist, Daniel Andre Tande, helped raised on a farm and he’s old Sikora talked about playing dignity of work. We believe in his country Norway to secure vic- playing lineman in Mad- baseball, football, basketball, and work. Work gives us dignity, and we tory at the competition. The longest ison … Tyler Biadasz, a volleyball in his youth. However, believe in sharing our honors.” jump of the day (231 meters) was Ryan Ramczyk with his mother, Lori, and fa- native of Amherst (pop. the sport he spent the most time — Duke coach Mike Krzyze- produced by his compatriot Andreas ther, Randy, on the red carpet prior to the start 1,035), is 6’ 3”, weighs with was boxing. His home gym wski, in his 1991 induction speech Stjernen. of the 2017 NFL Draft. 315 pounds and plays was a place called Matador, part of for the National Polish American center. He’s blond and the Northwestern University Settle- Sports Hall of Fame. GRONKOWSKI LOVES GOING HAMMER TIME. Polish hammer bearded, but he would like you to ment House. Joe, who fought in the BACK TO BUFFALO. A native of thrower Anita Włodarczyk won the do know that he did not grow up on Golden Gloves and had 32 bouts, LEGAL NOTICE the Buffalo suburb of Williamsville Track & Field News Woman Athlete a dairy farm. He grew up across the used the sport to manage anger and N.Y., Rob Gronkowski en- of the Year. It was the third street from one.” channel his energy. Buffalo United Charter School joys returning home time she received the Now, despite his busy schedule 325 Manhattan Ave. to play the Bills. The prestigious honor SEVEN YEAR ITCH. Nick Pol- he tries to work out 40 minutes to an Buffalo, NY 14214-1809 Bills don’t feel the in four years. The ly had two short stints in the big hour a day, lifting weights and do- 716-835-9862 PHONE same way; over 32-year-old Pole, leagues but they were spaced, rather ing yoga. He also watches his diet, 716-408-9575 FAX the course of his a double Olympic surprisingly, seven years apart. He remembering his father Albin’s ad- career, Gronk has champion, is the made his major league debut at the vice: “All things in moderation, in- OPEN ENROLLMENT NOTICE made 66 catches for 1,027 first woman in history to age of 20 with the 1937 Brooklyn cluding moderation.” Open enrollment for the 2018- yards and 12 touchdowns, throw the hammer over 80 Dodgers. He played 10 games that The USA Today interview also 2019 academic school year ends while helping his New meters. Her current world season. After a long stretch in the talked about President Obama’s Se- on 4/9/2018 at 5 p.m. Applications England Patriots go 11-2 record is 82.98 meters. In minors and out of baseball, he re- cret Service code name, Renegade, are available for grades K - 8 and against Buffalo in that August she defended her turned in 1945 with the Boston Red and Sikora was asked what his code can be obtained at the school, at time. IAAF World Champion- Sox and played four more games. name would be if he were president. www.NHAschools.com or by call- Rob, who grew up ship in London. She is He hit .200 in 25 at-bats. The 5-11, Joe’s answer: The White Eagle! ing 866-NHA-ENROLL. Should the a rabid Bills fan, has widely considered the 190-lb. right-handed number of applications received a good reason for his greatest women’s ham- was born Nicholas Polachanin in NICE GUYS FINISH LAST. Polish during open enrollment exceed productivity against his mer thrower of all time. Chicago on April 18, 1917, to Jo- skier Pawel Babicki finished last in available seats, a random-selection hometown: the Bills passed on him seph Polachanin and Stella (Zubo- a downhill race in Italy, but it may drawing will be necessary. The in the draft. BADGERS FOR LIFE. Sports Il- vich) Polachanin. The family was have been one of the greatest runs drawing, if needed, will be held on Coming out of Arizona in the lustrated recently reported that only listed in the 1920 census as coming of his career. Babicki lost his left ski 4/19/2018 at 10 a.m. in the teach- 2010 NFL draft, Gronk was consid- three schools have won more games ers lounge. Applications received ered a top talent but had some injury than Wisconsin since 2014: Ala- Become a member today after open enrollment will be ac- concerns. The Bills had the No. 9 bama, Ohio State and Clemson. But cepted on a first-come, first-served and No. 41 picks in the draft. They unlike other programs that recruit basis for remaining open seats. drafted running back C.J. Spiller five-star players, Wisconsin “stocks Polish American Waiting lists will be formed accord- at No. 9, who had a couple decent its roster with players who seem to ingly. seasons during five years in Buffalo. come out of nowhere.” Historical Association In the second round, at No. 41, the That includes a couple of un- The Polish American HistoricalAssociation NOTICE OF Bills drafted defensive tackle Torell heralded players with Polish roots was established in December 1942 as NONDISCRIMINATORY Troup, who didn’t stay long in the who became NFL stars: J.J. Watt, a special commission of the The Polish POLICY AS TO STUDENTS NFL. The Patriots traded to get the a second-team All-American at Institute of Arts and Sciences in America to Buffalo United Charter School collect, compile and publish information about admits students of any race, color, Polish Americans. In October 1944, it was reor­ganized as a national and nationality or ethnic origin to American society to promote study and research in the history and all the rights, privileges, programs, social background of Americans of Polish descent. The Association, and activities generally accorded which was incorporated under the laws of Illinois in 1972, strives to or made available to students at assist and cooperate with all individuals and organizations interested the school. It does not discriminate in Polish American life and history. Contributions in support of the on the basis of intellectual or ath- work of the Association are tax-exempt. letic abilities, measures of achieve- ment or aptitude, disability, status Regular one-year membership to the Association is $40.00. ($25.00 for as a handicapped person, home- students) made payable to the Polish American Historical Association. less status, English proficiency, Polish American Historical Association religion, creed, race, sex, color, or Central Connecticut State University national origin in administration 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050 of its educational policies, admis- www.polishamericanstudies.org sions policies and athletic or other school-administered programs. 14 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 Sybiracy March 11 Concert to Honor Chopin PHILADELPIA — The Polish Hunger Season and Trip for Cloth Supplies, 1944-45 Heritage Society of Philadelphia, “Sibracy” (Poles exiled to Sibe- be a potato. We were only Poles. Then I realized an affiliate of ria during World War II) is written ran about a hun- the degree of greed and rapacity of the American by Stefania Borstowa. dred meters. We my countrymen. They demanded Council for Borstowa, her children and were competing to give them clothing, shoes, and Polish Culture Marysia, a home servant, were de- for who would who knows what. I tried to explain (ACPC), an- ported from Lvov to Krutoyarka, a be the first. I won that I need to deliver everything to nounces its small village in Kazakstan. Soon and reached a big the region first since I have a list I Annual Fry- after the Soviet Union invasion, her potato. My com- need to check it. Nothing seemed deryk Chopin husband was sent to the labor camp panions looked at to work. These people have even Concert, Sun., in Eastern Siberia and died of dys- me with jealousy. threaten me that I would go back March 11, 2018, Ta r t a k o v s k y : entery, but she did not know about it I took a knife and home with nothing. Fortunately, the at 2:00 p.m. at outstanding per- until after World War II. divided the potato postman came. He took two sacks the Sister Fran- former at the into three equal into his wagon. Some women were cesca Onley 2015 Chopin In- PART XXVIII. Jedrek was an aver- Borovoy’s bust of Lenin, on a pedestal. parts. They had hanging to the cart, trying to hold to Education Cen- ternational Com- age student at primary school. We tears in their eyes the horse reins and yanking me. We ter (formerly petition. a “hairy” coat…. but he had to. The the Holy Family were surprised to realize that he boy was very spoiled by Marysia, when I gave them their parts. With- escaped but with an effort. talks about himself using female out even cleaning it, we put the po- Then we reached a village University Education & Technol- and my beggings or commands usu- ogy Center), 9801 Frankford Ave., pronouns: “she was, she did, she ally did not work. Marysia did ev- tato into the mouth. It was delicious, Pieszczanki (Pyestschankiy) where played.” This was an effect of be- since hunger does miracles. decent Poles resided. They let us Philadelphia. erything for him, and I knew about Featured artist is Alexei Tarta- ing surrounded almost exclusively it post factum. In May, I went by women. We began to correct again to Kostanay kovsky. Tickets are $30.00 each; The early spring of 1945 was re- students, $20.00, with appropriate him and it helped. He started using ally a hungry season for us. I went to Polish Patri- male pronouns and verbs in sen- ots Section since ID, and may be purchased at the with two other women to search door. A light reception will follow. tences correctly speaking both Pol- for potatoes in the exchange for they have more ish and Russian. Before the winter supplies for us. Called “a thoughtful and serious something else. We were not able musician” by the New York Concert of 1944, I sewed a warm quilt coat to get anybody to sell us potatoes. I received three for Tereska and also a warm wad- huge sacks full Review, Russian-American pianist We were hungry and tired when we Alexei Tartakovsky is one of the ding jacket for Jedrek. Jedrek grew, reached a place near our district of- of clothing. I and he needed something warm to searched for some most promising young virtuoso tal- fice in the morning. I saw a woman ents of his generaion. His beautiful walk to school in. I was proud of my leaving the house, she was throwing transportation, accomplishment, but initially, he and I found four sound, profound musicianship, su- away some human droppings af- perb technique and exciting artistic did not want to wear this jacket. He ter the night. Then we noticed that tractors that were screamed and complained that he going to Borovoy, approach have thrilled audiences something else felt hard down to worldwide. would not walk to school with such the ground. We thought this might a town a half way to Krutoyarka. In 2016, Tartakovsky was award- These were good Borovoy’s Russian Orthodox church. ed the French Prize at the Cleveland men; they agreed Inernational Piano Competition. A to carry each one sack and me also use their wheel cart for me to drive highlight of his career was his out- for no extra cost after I told them home. The next early morning the standing performance at the 2015 who is it for. It took two days to postman took me to the district. I Chopin International Competition drive 140 km (87 miles). During gave them all the clothes according in Warsaw, Poland. the whole travel I worried whether to the list. I was able to obtain, al- Tartakovsky did his undergradu- all tractors are together and nobody though I had to fight for it, an old ate studies at Juilliard and CUNY would try to steal the sacks, but I military coat for myself, since I lost Queens College, received his Master didn’t need to. Everything was fine the only one I had. The chairwoman of Music degree from the Peabody except my behind that was swollen took care of distributing the clothes. Conservatory, and an Artist Diplo- since I had to sit quite uncomfort- I was not interested how he divided ma from Yale School of Music. He ably on a part of the tractor that did all this stuff. I had enough brawls al- is pursuing his doctorate with Rich- not have any real seat. I had prob- ready behind me. ard Goode at CUNY Graduate Cen- lems with walking for the next cou- ter, where he was awarded the cov- ple of days. In Borovskoy I was able continued next month eted Graduate Center Fellowship. to catch a track and travel another — Reprinted courtesy of Jaga’s Pol- For additional concert details: Borovoy (today called Borovskoy) is a town in South-East of Kostanay, a 80 km ((50 miles) at no cost. Final- ish Culture Website at: www.polish- Contact Debbie Majka, concert county seat, about 100 km away from Kostanay. ly, I reached the district where there site.us chairperson, (215) 627-1391 or [email protected]. Resistance V-2 Rocket by Regina parts of Czerniakow that exposed “Well,” he raised his glass, ly, “the experimental station.” need attention.” Szamborska-McIntyre a long history of poverty. Kaminski “here’s to the traitors we have dis- “Does this shut them down?” He poured another round of vod- parked in front of one of the better persed. The traitorous trio that in- “For how long? If this weapon is ka. Resistance is a story about the structures and produced a key to un- formed on Grot. May their god wel- truly groundbreaking, they’ll start “I need another journalist to conditions, which led to the Warsaw lock the door. Some basic furnish- come them to an eternity in Hell.” again.” write copy of underground events Uprising during World War II, and ings occupied the rooms. One small He hopped up on the work-table He cocked his head to the side. here, in Warsaw.” how the courageous and tenacious bulb nestled in the ceiling to cast and assumed the tone of a profes- “Unfortunately, the two Polish he- “I’m not a journalist. I wouldn’t people of Poland fought the Nazi a narrow column of yellow light sional story teller. roes were unable to escape. They know where to begin.” on the floor. Kaminski led the way “Now, I must share with you the were warned in advance, but there occupation, only to be decimated by “I employ a helper, Jerzy. He the political vagaries of war. to the basement door, he flicked a latest story I am working on.” was no air-raid shelter available to knows all about you and he will Three main characters drive the switch on the wall and the area was “Early this year, the Bureau of the prisoners of the camp, and the serve you well. He’s another one story: Zygmunt Kaminski, publish- flooded with light and the sound Intelligence received a packet of SS security was very tight.” er of an underground newspaper; of an exhaust fan. They descended information from Trassenheide, the “They join the growing list of pa- of those patriots who will give their Marek Gudzinski, aka Dysthmus, a flight of sturdy steps; evidently German Camp in Peenemunde…” triots who give their lives for free- lives to freedom. He will martyr, if delivery man of contraband items Kaminski had made some improve- Michael interrupted, “Where is dom.” need be.” to underground units; and Michal ments. Peenemunde?” “Michal, I’m going to place an “Do I get to meet him?” Bednarek, attorney at law, who tries Kaminski gestured with his right “It’s on the Island of Usedom onus on you.” He hopped off the “Yes, I’ll have him contact you. to remain neutral and uninvolved. hand, “This is the home of the Pol- in the Baltic,” he said “Two Pol- table and walked over to his desk. He extended his hand, “Do I have ish Journal.” ish prisoners of war, who served as He opened a drawer and removed a your hand on this, Michal?” CHAPTER XXIII. The rain was Shelves lined one long wall. A janitors, gathered information of a small object which he placed in his “Zygmunt, don’t get carried pelting down and the wind was turn- work-table, a desk, and a hand press mysterious weapon the Germans hand. away with this, but I’d give my life ing umbrellas inside-out. printing machine fulfilled the neces- were experimenting with. They “I’m giving you a set of keys to for you.” He took the hand that was Kaminski and Michal paused at sary publishing equipment. managed to gather maps, sketches, my office. I have no one to inherit offered and the promise was sealed. the door of the café before deciding “Sometimes, it becomes my and reports of a rocket launching my lovely journal. The way the par- Kaminski threw his head back in to make a dash into the street. home as well. When I’m working site on the island. Somehow, they tisans are being wiped out, leads me a hearty laugh—he quickly sobered, “Michal, let me drive you.” late, the work-table becomes my smuggled the contents to the Infor- to consider the inevitable possibility “Do you still have the call-letters to Once they had settled in the car, bed.” mation Bureau. of this happening to me, as well.” contact Zamski?” Kaminski, his hand on the gearshift, He walked over to a shelf and “These were no ordinary jani- “What will I do with these?” asked “Do you have some time? reached for a bottle and two glasses. tors, Zygmunt. They must have “You’ll become a publisher.” There is something I would like to “I have no delightful black-market been well educated to understand “Zygmunt!” continued next month show you.” coffee to offer, but a good host al- what the plans were about.” “Listen, there are times when Regina Szamborska-McIntyre is Czerniakow, a blue-collar sub- ways has a bottle of vodka on hand.” “Absolutely. Well, the Bureau I must travel outside of Warsaw, a retired Speech Pathologist who urb of Warsaw, housed several in- Michal shook his head and gave the packet to Zamski to deliver not only to sell my paper products, currently facilitates memoir work- dustries within the community that smiled. to Churchill. In August, the RAF but also to cover important events. shops at her local library. She is the provided jobs for skilled workers. “Have a seat.” Kaminski offered conducted an air raid over the living Peenemunde is an example. I’m author of two books of historic fic- Many of the homes had not been the only chair in the room. “Na zd- quarters of the scientists; the factory following that story. Meanwhile, tion, “An Altar of Sod” and “Yester- maintained for years. There were rowia!” workshop; and,” he smiled shrewd- things are happening at home that day’s Pupils.” POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 15 PAJBOOKSTORE Genealogy Newest PLAV Auxiliary Member P hoto

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In 1993, the Cathedral Parish and Bishop Emeritus of the Holy Mother priesthood on May 15, 1958, by the Elected a bishop at the 19th General Diocesan See were moved from the of the Rosary Cathedral, Lancaster, Most Reverend Leon Grochowski. Synod, the Very Rev. Peplowski was Buff alo site to a 72-acre location on N.Y., died Jan. 19, 2018. Father Peplowski’s fi rst assign- consecrated on Nov. 30, 1990 by the Broadway in Lancaster, N.Y. The Thaddeus Peplowski was born ment was at Holy Mother of the Prime Bishop the Most Rev. Swan- new cathedral and diocesan com- on Nov. 4, 1936 in Albany, N.Y., the Rosary Cathedral in Buff alo, N.Y., tek, and became Bishop Ordinary of plex were built and dedicated dur- youngest of 13 children born to Jo- where he served for nine years. the Buff alo-Pittsburgh Diocese. ing the observance of the 100th an- seph and Sophia Peplowski. He was While at Holy Mother of the Ro- Bishop Peplowski assisted in the niversary of the parish on August 8. baptized into the Polish National sary Cathedral, “Father Pep,” as he formation of the Nordic Catholic 1995. Catholic Church, and as a youth, lovingly became known, stressed Church and helped bring them into Bishop Peplowski was active in received his Catholic education at the importance of youth involve- the Union of Scranton. Twelve new Polonia of Western New York and the Blessed Virgin Mary of Czesto- ment in the parish and organized a parish communities were organized was instrumental in improving rela- chowa Parish in Albany, and his for- strong Youth Club. in the Diocese during the bishop’s tions and cooperation with the Ro- mal education through the Albany After leaving Buff alo, Peplowski term in Offi ce in Texas, Pennsylva- man Catholic Diocese of Buff alo public school system. served at All Saints Parish in Rome, nia, and New York states. He also and with other Churches in Western Peplowski entered Savonarola N.Y., St. Joseph Parish in Oshawa, In July of 1982, Rt, Rev, John was instrumental in the formation of New York. He remained as the Or- Theological Seminary in Scranton, Ontario, and in 1971, he organized Swantek elevated Fr. Peplowski to the Nordic Catholic Church in Nor- dinary of the Diocese for 22 years, Pa., in September of 1954, and com- St. Barbara’s Parish in Houtzdale, Senior Priest, and he was assigned way and Sweden, as well as parishes retiring from this offi ce in October pleted a four-year program of priest- Pa.. as dean of the Central Deanery of in Italy and Germany. of 2012. Obituaries

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, the water. Rybarczyk was 22 years The subject both have beautiful legs. They wan- Charles A. Komosa, his favorite event. All aspects of the old. of the 2017 na look at her legs.” Chicago Polish Leader Polish American community were Project Recover and the Bent- d o c u m e n t a r y Nominated three times for Em- Charles “Charley” Komosa important to him. Prop Project had been trying to “Wait for Your mys, Rose Marie had yet to turn 40 passed away unexpectedly in his Komosa attended St. Hyacinth reach the wreckage for more than a Laugh,” Marie when she joined the Van Dyke cast, home on De- Grammar School and Gordon Tech decade. These volunteer organiza- often claimed but had already been an entertainer cember 29, High School. He received a Bach- tions are dedicated to fi nding the re- she had the for more than 30 years. 2017, at the elor of Arts Degree in Political Sci- mains of World War II soldiers who longest career Marie was born Rose Marie age of 50. Born ence and Russian and East European went missing in action. In 2005, a in entertain- Mazetta in Manhattan, New York on in Chicago on Studies from the University of Wis- wing from Rybarczyk’s plane ap- ment history. It August 15, 1923, to Italian-Ameri- March 10, 1967 consin at Milwaukee and sharpened peared near the original crash site spanned some Marie was born can vaudeville actor Frank Mazetta, to the late Ed- his Polish language skills with one and in 2014 the BentProp Project, 90 years, with Rose Marie who went by the name of Frank ward and Mari- year of study at the Catholic Univer- the Scripps Oceanographic Insti- co-stars rang- Mazetta in New Curley, and Polish American, Stella lyn (Rozmarek) sity of Lublin, Poland. tute, and the University of Delaware ing from W.C. York to Italian- Gluszcak. When she was three, her Komosa, he On January 2, 2018, at St. Hya- found the plane’s actual crash site by Fields to Gar- American vaude- mother entered her in an amateur lived with his family on West Wel- cinth Basilica, almost 300 people using autonomous robotic vehicles fi eld the cat, ville actor Frank talent contest in Atlantic City as lington Avenue in the home once attended Komosa’s funeral mass, a and an underwater sonar system. In though the high- Mazetta, and Baby Rose Marie. owned by his Rozmarek grandpar- celebration of his life. He was laid August 16, 2017 Rybarczyk’s re- light for many Polish American “My mother was terrifi ed,” she ents in Chicago’s Jackowo (St. Hya- to rest at St. Adalbert Cemetery in mains were fi nally discovered. was “The Dick Stella Gluszcak. recalled in a 1992 interview with cinth) area. Niles, Illinois. The Navy contacted the Rybarc- Van Dyke Show.” The Associated Press. “But I went Komosa was the loving hus- — Geraldine Balut Coleman zyk family to get DNA samples to The sitcom was widely loved for out and sang ‘What Can I Say, Dear, band of Agata, the devoted father of confi rm the veteran’s remains, and its sophisticated writing, inspired After I Say I’m Sorry?’ and won the Charles and Alexander, and the fond Albert “Bud” a positive identifi cation was con- casting and insightful view of the contest.” brother of Catherine and Marilyn. fi rmed. inner workings of the then-new She began singing on radio and He was the grandson of late Charles Peter Rybarczyk, Bud was born in Chicago on medium of television. Van Dyke was a hit on “The Rudy Vallee Rozmarek, the co-founder and pres- Navy Seaman March 27, 1923, to Albert and So- starred as Rob Petrie, head writer Hour.” NBC gave her a seven-year ident of the Polish American Con- phie Rybarczyk. He graduated from for a hit comedy-variety show and contract and her own show, 15 min- gress (1944-1968) and president of After a 73-year wait, Sister Mary St. Joseph Catholic High School Mary Tyler Moore, in her fi rst major utes on Sunday. Her powerful voice the Polish National Alliance (PNA) Ann Rybarczyk, OP, an Adrian Do- (now Lake Michigan Catholic) in role, played his wife Laura. gave rise to rumors. from 1939-1967. minican nun, and her family laid her St. Joseph, Michigan. He was an The blonde, raspy-voiced Marie “Stories went around that I was Everyone knew Charles A. Ko- brother, Albert active athlete, playing football, bas- teamed with her pal Morey Amster- really a 45-year-old midget,” she mosa as “Charley.” He was a warm, “Bud” Peter ketball, and running track. Prior to dam as assistant writers. remarked in 1992. “So they sent outgoing, friendly guy. No matter Rybarczyk, to his January 1942 Navy enlistment, Drawing on his experiences on me on a year-round personal ap- how busy he was, he always had rest on Monday, he was employed at Clark Equip- Sid Caesar’s shows, Carl Reiner cre- pearance tour of theaters across the time to talk to you. He was a jovial December 11, ment in Buchanan, Michigan. Bud ated the series, wrote and directed country to prove that I was a child.” conversationalist, a person who kept 2017. St. Joseph Rybarczyk is survived by his sister, many episodes and made occasional She received a star on the Hol- his word, and a hard worker. Komo- PHOTO: HERALD PALLADIUM Catholic Church three nieces and three nephews. appearances as the surly star, Alan lywood Walk of Fame in 2001. In sa was always there to lend a help- in St. Joseph, — Geraldine Balut Coleman Brady. After an uncertain begin- 2017, she extended her reach to so- ing hand and to take on a task and Michigan, was ning in 1961, “The Dick Van Dyke cial media, her Twitter feed quickly fi lled to capacity complete it to perfection. His sud- Actress Rose Marie, Show” caught on with TV viewers, attracting more than 100,000 fol- den death shocked all of Chicago for the funeral service. Navy vet- was still popular when it ended in lowers. Polonia. erans from throughout the United best known for “The 1966 and remained a favorite for “I was asked what I wanted my Komosa spent approximately 13 States came to pay their respects as Dick Van Dyke Show” decades in reruns. legacy to be,” she wrote in one tweet. years as an administrative assistant Seaman Rybarczyk was buried with Not only was “The Dick Van “My answer, ‘That I was good at my to the Illinois Supreme Court and full military naval honors. Rose Marie, who gained fame Dyke Show” an ideal vehicle for job and loved every minute of it.’ I represented The Illinois Funds for Naval Reserve Aviation Radio- as the wisecracking Sally Rogers Marie’s comic gifts, it was also a wish that for everyone.” the Offi ce of the Illinois Treasurer man 2nd Class “Bud” Rybarczyk of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” showcase for her singing, with Sally — Composed from AP and and Comptroller, the late Judy Baar had been offi cially missing in action died Dec. 28, 2017. She was 94. A belting out “Come Rain or Come Rueters reports by Hillel Italie, Topinka. From there, Komosa was since September 8, 1944, when the show business lifer who began as a Shine” and other old favorites dur- Lynn Elber, and Bob Thomas. elected to the offi ce of national sec- Navy plane in which he was fl y- bobbed-hair child star in vaudeville, ing nightclub and party scenes. ing was shot down at sea by enemy she worked for nearly a century in retary of the PNA. Marie was especially proud of Kudos for Batory, He was a proud and devoted fi re. A member of the Navy Tor- theater, radio, TV and movies. playing a woman defi ned by her member of the Chicago Society pedo Squadron Eighteen (VT-18) Marie had been resting in bed at work, a rare sitcom character at the “Father of (CS) of the PNA, and past president on the U.S.S. Intrepid, he was on a her Los Angeles-area home when time who wasn’t “a wife, mother, or Foundation” of the CS and the Chicago Society bombing mission against Japanese a caretaker found she had stopped housekeeper,” she tweeted in 2017. positions on Babelthuap Island, breathing, said family spokesman The actress did have confl icts PHILADELPHIA —On Sat., Foundation. Komosa co-chaired the Jan. 20, 2018, Joseph Batory, a CS Polish Constitution Day pre- Palau, South Pacifi c. 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Dance Time Dance will Memorialize Polka Matriarch Veronica Wanderlich by Jennifer Pijanowski at Potts Banquet Hall 41 S. Rossler Ave. Music begins at 7:00 p.m. and will showcase The Knewz along with Veronica’s beloved sons Son- ny, Johnny, and Tommy, and special guest vocalist John Gora. A portion of the proceeds raised at the dance will be donated to Hospice of Buf- falo in memory of Veronica. Don’t miss out on a rare oppor- tunity to see these brothers perform together knowing their greatest and most dedicated fan will be beaming down from up above. She may be gone from this earth but the joy her sons’ capabilities have given many will carry her legacy forward.

VISITORS FROM THE NORTH. Tom and Karen Bijak got a few Cristin Filipski and Eric Bakowski at Kevin and Judy Kwiatkowski enjoy- Special Delivery hosted A Goral- steps in before heading South. The Cove. ing the sounds of Christmas. Veronica Wanderlich. skie Christmas Koledy Night at Bloody Marys for those who cel- MAKING LEMONADE. held at breathtaking Oglebay Park Potts Banquet Hall. Polka music and Buffalo ebrated the beginning of 2018 far Bills fans were abuzz as the Bills in Wheeling, W.V. The 7th annual BUFFALO, N.Y. — Polka music, Christmas classics were performed into the morning. While listening to entered the NFL playoffs for the first festival will be held on March 23- especially in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, by the band, giving fans a chance to the band and spreading New Year’s time since 1999. It seemed like the 25, 2018 in gorgeous Glessner Au- lost a true polka enthusiast on No- dance and sing along to their favor- cheer, I heard the band announce entire town held hopes of a Super ditorium at Wilson Lodge. Start the vember 24, 2017 with the passing of ite Christmas melodies. Alternating a song going out to someone from Bowl appearance but it all abruptly weekend off right at the Kickoff Par- Veronica Wanderlich, just one day was Toronto’s highlander group Ted Wheeling, W.V. Of course, being ended when they were defeated by ty starring Lenny Gomulka & Chi- shy of her 83rd birthday. Always Zdybal i Hyr, which provided tradi- the butt of many hillbilly jokes since the Jaguars in the first round. As fans cago Push on Friday evening. The early to the party lineup for Satur- to set up her video day and Sunday camera, Veronica includes The Nu- lived her life as a Tones, The John lover of all mu- Gora Band, The sic but especially Knewz, Ray Jay polka. Married to & the Carousels a polka musician, and Lenny Go- it was only natu- mulka & Chicago ral that her three Push. Ticket pric- boys would begin ing is $40.00 for learning to play a three-day pass instruments at a or admission can very early age. be paid separate- A violin player ly for each day. herself, she dis- For room rates & ciplined , Sonny reservations call , and Johnny 8 7 7 - 8 2 2 - 6 0 4 5 Tommy to prac- Mary Ann Grimm, John Mysliwiec, and Aunt Millie Mysliwiec Tadj and Marcia Szymczak had Buffalo Bills’ fever. and for tickets & tice their craft and information call passed along her moving to Buffalo from West - Vir lamented the tragic end of their Su- 304-243-4064. Oglebay Resort of- gift of playing music by ear. tional Polish carols. ginia, I presumed that the band was per Bowl dreams, they were cheered fers many extras and amenities to Through the years, “Mrs. W” got The group, dressed in authentic harassing me and I began laughing. up by the energizing sounds of Spe- roll your polka weekend into a luxu- to know many musicians and was costuming, showcased a violin, ac- Well as I listened, they were ac- cial Delivery at Clinton Bar & Grill. rious weekend getaway. As spring always quick to share her carefully cordion and beautiful angelic voic- tually sending the song out to an- Bills gear was in full force as the bar begins, this resort presents beautiful edited DVD recordings of polka es, which instantly transported you other table who claimed to be from room and dance floor were packed gardens, mountain views, and won- bands. It is easy to picture her smil- to thoughts of Christmas time in Wheeling. I immediately walked for the monthly appearance at this derful hospitality that will make you ing face behind that video camera, Poland. The evening filled those in over to talk to this mysterious three- local watering hole. Band members feel welcome. This polka weekend dancing, and just enjoying the mu- attendance with an authentic Christ- some and found out that they are know how to charm the crowd by lineup is one that you will not want sic. It was obvious to any bystander mas spirit that is missing from many polka fans from the Ohio Valley mixing up fan favorites and throw- to miss,Í so don’t delay making your that she adored polka music. Her of our modern day celebrations. who came to Buffalo to celebrate ing a few new tunes into the mix. plans. three sons have played with many Rev. Gary J. Spencer of Holy New Year’s. I had the pleasure of This group consistently adds new COLLECTION RUDA DON PHOTO: polka greats and have paved a path Trinity PNCC, blessed opłatek to meeting John Mysliwiec, his aunt, material and focuses on playing ex- of recognition on their own. The be shared with one another and af- Millie, and friend Mary Ann, who actly what the crowd wants to hear. IPA Needs Your Help! bands they have performed with in- forded attendees the opportunity had attended the Millennium New It is evident as their fans arrive early clude Marion Lush, Dynatones, Stas to bid good wishes for the coming Year’s Eve gala the night before. to get a seat to savor the music of Golonka, The Knewz, Wanda & holidays and New Year. We got a chance to talk for some Special Delivery. You can check Stephanie, John Gora, and dozens of This enjoyable evening will be time and realized that although we them out this month at the Annual others along the way. Their resumes one that will be remembered for its did not know one another from liv- Pączki Day Celebration, Feb. speak for themselves but the credit warmth as each of these ensembles ing in small-town Wheeling, we 11. The event will be held at Holy goes to one special woman who performed. I am hopeful that this have hundreds of friends in common Mother of the Rosary PNCC 6298 will be missed dearly. She instilled will become a yearly event. It is a because of polka music. I cannot Broadway, Lancaster, NY 14086. in them the drive and importance of great opportunity for children to Zosia Dudek, Jolly Stan Lee, and tell you how wonderful this chance Tickets are $8.00 in advance/ $10 at offering nothing less than your best learn to appreciate those beautiful Stan Jasinski, Buffalo, 1965. meeting was and it is just another the door. For more info contact Mi- effort. The years of critiquing and Polish carols we all love and cher- reminder of how lucky I feel to be a chelle (716) 983-5084. This event In preparation for the Interna- celebrating their talents will remain ish. This music has the ability to part of the polka world. We chatted has been a long-standing fundraiser tional Polka Association’s 50th with each of them forever. evoke wonderful Christmas mem- about the Polka Jammer Network, for the Polish Heritage Dancers of Anniversary Festival, the com- In an effort to pay tribute, a me- ories spent with our loved ones. our favorite festivals, favorite musi- WNY who provide Polish cultural mittee is looking for photos from morial is planned for Mrs. Wan- Events like this one keep those tra- cians, and bands, all while enjoying education through ethnic dancing previous IPA events. Scanned derlich, Feb. 24, 2018 at Our Lady ditions and memories alive for all of the entertaining fun of Phocus. and music. images can be sent to christy- of Częstochowa Church, 23 Wil- us. I look forward to seeing my West [email protected]. Non-return- lowlawn Pkwy, Buffalo at 9:00 a.m. Virginia gang at the Wheeling Polka SPEAKING OF WHEELING.It is able prints can be mailed to: IPA To celebrate and remember Veron- IMPORTING FANS. Potts hosted Festival in March and possibly Dyn- time again to make your reserva- 50th Anniversary Photos, P.O. ica the way she would all want us a Hangover Dance with Phocus on gus Day back here in Buffalo. tions for the Wheeling Polka Fest Box 1484, Plainfield, IL 60585. to, a dance will be held that evening New Year’s Day featuring strong 18 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 2018 In Memoriam Polka Calendar

Compiled by John Ziobrowski Connection/Nathan’s Old Time • John Stevens. VFW. Dupont, Pa. Edward and Jeanne Szela, Music Advocates Band. Plaza Inn. Stevens Point, 2-5. (570) 472-1152 To list your event, please send Wisc. 12-12. (715) 572-9405 • Sounds of the South. Pulaski Club. date, band, location, times, • Eddie Forman. Pulaski Club. Holi- Daytona Beach, Fla. 2-5. (386) 258- and contact number to: day, Fla. 5-8. (727) 934-0900 7059 [email protected] FEBRUARY 18 • Polka All Stars. Polish Club. St. Pe- tersburg, Fla. 3-6. (727) 894-9908 • Dennis Polisky. VFW. New Britain, FEBRUARY 4 • Jeannie Music. PASC. Hudson, Fla. Conn. 1-5. (860) 828-6231 • SqueezeBox. Pulaski Club. Holiday, 2-5. (727) 868-9763 Fla. 2-6. (352) 428-8340 • DynaBrass. St. Clements Hall. Dear- • John Stanky. VFW. Dupont, Pa. 2-5. born, Mich. 2-6. (248) 444-7584 (570) 472-1152 • Joe Stanky. VFW. Dupont, Pa. 2-5. • Northern Lites/Joe Oberaitis. Pu- (570) 472-1152 laski Club. Daytona Beach, Fla. 2-5. • Polka Method. Ukrainian Club. (386) 258-7059 Cohoes, N.Y. 1-5. (518) 233-9265 Polka • Nu Soundz. Polish Club. St. Peters- • Sounds of The South. Polish Club. burg, Fla. 3-6. (727) 894-9908 St. Petersburg, Fla. 3-6. (727) 894- • Jeannie Music. PASC. Hudson, Fla. 9908 Party 2-5. (727) 868-9763 • To Be Announced. Pulaski Club. Pulaski Club. Daytona Beach, Fla. at ENGLEWOOD FEBRUARY 10 2-5. (386) 258-7059 ELKS LODGE • Eddie Forman. Elks. Englewood, • Joe Oberaitis. Marion Oaks Ctr. Fla. 5-9. (941) 474-1404 Ed and Jeanne Szela. IPA director and wife supported polka events Ocala, Fla. 1-6. (352) 347-9812 401 N. INDIANA AVE., across the United States. FEBRUARY 11 • Jeannie Music. PASC. Hudson, Fla. ENGLEWOOD, FLA. • PA Villagers. VFW. Dupont, Pa. 2-5. 2-5. (727) 868-9763 Elks Lodge Edward F. Szela, 81, of Long- avid sports fan, especially for New (570) 472-1152 FEBRUARY 24 Tel. (941) 474-1404 meadow, Conn., a director of the England teams, and greatly enjoyed • Dennis Polisky. PACC. Ludlow, • Piatkowski Brothers. Holy Spirit Ctr. International Polka Association and gardening. Mass. 2-6. (413) 567-1961 Parma, Ohio. 7-11. (216) 228-1134 active in Polish American and polka He and his wife Jeanne, who • Special Delivery. Paczki Day. Holy • AlexMeisner. German Club. Cassel- organizations, died January 9, 2018 sadly passed away shortly after Ed, Mother of the Rosary PNCC berry, Fla. 7-11. (407) 834-0574 at Baystate Medical Center. were dedicated polka music enthu- • 6298 Broadway, Lancaster, N.Y. 2-6 FEBRUARY 25 The son of the late Franciszek siasts, supporting various festivals with folk dance show at 3. (716) 983-5084. • Special Delivery. Clinton Bar & Grill, and Bronislawa (Bernat) Szela, he and polka bands. • Melotones. Polish Club. Belleview, Buff alo, N.Y. 5-8. (716) 668-9101. was raised in Thompsonville, Conn., In 1999, Ed Szela was elected a Fla. 2-5. (352) 245-9376 and has resided in Longmeadow for director of the International Polka • Polka Classics. Pulaski Club. Day- the past forty-fi ve years. Association (IPA) and was actively tona Beach, Fla. 2-5. (386) 258-7059 A graduate of Enfi eld High involved in fundraising for the orga- • Northern Sounds Polish Club. St. School, Szela continued his educa- nization. In 2012, he was honored Petersburg, Fla. 3-6. (727) 894-9908 tion at the former Hampden College by the IPA with the “Joe Jozwiak” • Jeannie Music. PASC. Hudson, Fla. of Pharmacy, earning a bachelor award. In 2010, Szela was presented 2-5. (727) 868-9763 S U N D A Y SATURDAY., of science degree in Pharmacy. He with the “Citizen of the Year” award FEBRUARY 13 M O R N I N G FEB. 10, 2018 retired after a forty-fi ve year career by the Ludlow Polish American • Eddie Forman. Rec. Center. The Vil- 5:00-9:00 p.m. as a pharmacist at Baystate Medi- Citizens Club, where he served as a lages, Fla. 6-9. (352) 259-2463 POLKA SHOW cal Center. 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Easter Rooster Wooden Butter Mold This hand-carved mold forms butter into an adorable rooster. Makes a nice companion piece to the Easter Chick Butter Mold. Measures 4.0” W x 3.0” H x 2.7” D. #KOR116 - $29.95 Easter Music on CD Droga Krzyzowa - The Way of the Natural Wood Unfinished Rooster Wycinanki Design, Cross on CD Egg, Set of 2 Real Egg In chapter 16 of Mark’s Gospel, the Decorate your own Easter These real eggs are decorated in disciples are thunderstruck by the Decorations with these smoothly a rooster wycinanki theme by an discovery of the empty tomb and the sanded chicken sized eggs! artist who uses traditional Polish angel’s message that Christ had risen.. Crafted in Poland. A great and fun paper-cutting techniques and For those disciples, Jesus’ resurrection way to get memorable keepsakes motifs utilizing vibrantly colored primarily meant that, for the Church, from your children every Easter. paper. Made in Poland. the way of the cross had only just #250409 - $6.95 #250408 - chicken - $16.95 begun. 16 songs. 58 minutes. Easter Set, Featuring a Polish Holiday Book, a Bunny #AB003 - $19.95 Candle, a Bunny Button and two packs of Egg Sleeves This Polish Easter gift set is a terrific value and a great way to prepare for your Easter Celebration. A $28.00 value pack now for only $22.95! Catch Cook Books this limited time offer while supplies last. #435941 - $22.95 each Easter Lamb Decorations Each Lamb is hand made from natural products by artisans in Poland Vividly Painted Wooden Chicken Egg, Set of 2 Our exceptional wooden eggs are created by artisans in a folk art cooperative in southern Poland, near Krakow. Vibrant colors and intricate patterns combine into one beautiful selection. #250400 - $12.95

Treasured Polish Recipes for Polish Culinary Delights Americans, Now in its Over 175 traditional and unique 25th Edition Polish recipes inside, including Edited by Marie Sokolowski and those created by author Ania Irene Jasinski Zaremba and her family. Contains Illustrated by Stanley Legun full color photographs and an easy 475 Recipes. Hard Cover. to use index. 5.5” x 8.7”, 172 pages. English Soft Cover. 6.5” x 9.25”, 224 pages. Small Painted Wooden Eggs, Set of 3 Language Version English Language Version Sitting Easter Lamb Standing Easter Lamb Hand painted so no two are exactly alike. 1.25” H x 0.8” D Printed in Poland. Printed in Poland. Measures 3.25”H Measures 4”H #250406 - $12.95 #BK2364 - $19.95 #BK2572 - $24.95 #VA013 - $9.95 #VA006 - $9.95