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halF-PRICE SUBSCRIPTION SalE POLISHSEE BaCk AMERICAN COvER JOURNAL • JULY 2018 www.polamjournal.com 1 PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT BOSTON, NEW YORK NEW BOSTON, AT PAID PERIODICAL POSTAGE POLISH AMERICAN OFFICES AND ADDITIONAL ENTRY JOURNALDEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUANCE OF POLISH AMERICAN CULTURE ThE REMaRkaBlE CaREER OF EddIE BaSINSkI ESTABLISHED 1911 JULY 2018 • VOL. 107, NO. 7 • $2.25 www.polamjournal.com PAGE 13 LOSS “MR. GALAZKA” WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS • PAJF SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE JULY 31 • MEET LUCYNA MIGALA AMBASSADOR-NOMINEE VOWS TO SUPPORT FOR “ESSENTIAL FREEDOMS” • SOCIAL SECURITY FROM POLAND BISHOP ZUBIK REORGANIZES PITTSBURGH’S CHURCHES • THE EMOTION BEHIND “THE HOLOCAUST LAW“ Newsmark Poland, Troops Encore for Paderewski from 19 Nations dESPITE “MISTakE,” POlaNd WIll aCCEPT NOMI- Hold Annual NEE. Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. ambassador will be accepted in Warsaw despite her critical comments Exercises on an anti-defamation law, a Polish presidential aide said. WARSAW — NATO’S Krzysztof Szczerski, a senior foreign policy adviser “Saber Strike 18” exercises to President Andrzej Duda, said the Polish head of state involving some 18,000 troops would accept Georgette Mosbacher’s credentials if she from 19 nations were held in were posted to Warsaw despite her “unnecessary and mis- Poland and the Baltic states, taken” comments made during her nomination hearing in as the Western alliance looks the U.S. Senate. to boost readiness on its east- Mosbacher criticized a Polish anti-defamation law, ern fl ank. blaming it for triggering a wave of anti-Semitism in East- The June 3-15 maneuvers ern Europe, according to reports. She also spoke in favor of came as Poland has indicated Poland accepting a certain number of refugees. it is considering a proposal to The 71-year-old nominee told the Senate Committee on host a permanent contingent Foreign Relations that she was ready to voice America’s of U.S. troops in the way that support for “essential freedoms” in Poland. Germany and Italy have done “I am aware of recent concerns about respect for demo- since World War II. cratic institutions in Poland — freedom of speech, the in- The United States led a dependence of the judiciary, and the rule of law — and I multinational NATO battle am ready to voice our strong support for these essential group in Poland, while allies freedoms if I am confi rmed as ambassador,” Mosbacher Germany, Britain, and Cana- said, as quoted on the foreign.senate.gov website. MEMBERS OF THE POLISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN CITY stand be- da commanded three others Szczerski told Polish private radio broadcaster RMF fore a new bronze bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The new image of the Polish statesman, in the Baltic states of Estonia, FM that, regardless of the comments that Mosbacher made composer, and politician replaces a previous one made of terra cotta. Pictured are (l. to r.): Latvia, and Lithuania, where during her nomination hearing, she “will be a representa- Theresa Child, Dr. Janusz Duzinkiewicz, Gene Tylisz, Marilyn Burns, Carol Tylisz, Dr. Larry the Saber Strike maneuvers tive of our ally.” Yodlowski, Jerry Sosinski, Margaret Picur, Amanda Kolasa, and Mark Kolasa. were held. He also said that relations between Poland and the Unit- by Ann Scamerhorn condition deteriorated due to the elements and The long-standing U.S. ed States were determined not by individuals, but by both vandalism. It was replaced in 1974, but ulti- Army Europe-led coopera- nations’ interests, Poland’s PAP news agency reported. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A new bronze mately destroyed in a fi re while in storage in tive training exercise is de- For more on Mosbacher, see page 3. bust of Polish statesman, composer, and poli- the early 2000s. signed to enhance readiness tician Ignacy Jan Paderewski was welcomed Dora Natella, Associate Professor of and interoperability among MIaRka TO REPRESENT NaTO aT U.N. Polish dip- into the Polish Garden during a dedication Sculpture at Indiana University South Bend’s allies and regional partners,” lomat Michał Miarka has been selected to take over as ceremony held May 20 at the Friendship Bo- E.M. Raclin School of the Arts, was selected the U.S. Army said. NATO’s civilian liaison offi cer to the United Nations. tanic Gardens. in 2016 to work on the new sculpture upon The United States and Miarka will take the post for a three-year term, public The project and event were sponsored by recommendation from a local student to the NATO have bolstered their broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported. the Polish Heritage Association of Michigan organization. presence in Poland and else- He previously worked at Poland’s representative offi ce City (PHAMC). Mark Kolasa, president of the PHAMC, where on the alliance’s east- to NATO in Brussels for several years, according to the The original bust of Paderewski, which served as emcee for the program, and Dr. ern fl ank since Russia’s 2014 news agency. Miarka’s new role will see him liaising be- was made of terra cotta, was created by lo- Janusz Duzinkiewicz of Purdue University annexation of Crimea from tween the Western military alliance and the U.N. headquar- cal artist Robert Wilcox and presented to the Northwest spoke on Paderewski’s legacy. Ukraine and its support for ters in New York. former International Friendship Gardens by Live music of Paderewski’s works was played separatists in eastern Ukraine. the Paderewski Club of Michigan City on POlaNd CREdITS SUCCESS WITh U.S. INvEST- August 13, 1950. Over the years, the statue’s See “Paderewski ...” page 3 See “Exercises ...” page 3 MENT. The presence of American companies in Poland since the early 1990s has signifi cantly contributed to the country’s economic growth, said that country’s Foreign Wilczek Praises Wilson’s and America’s Minister. Speaking at a meeting with companies represented in the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland, Minister Eff orts to “repair the mistake of history” PHOTO.: M. STEFANSKI/MSZ Jacek Czaputowicz said American investment was a source by Mark Dillon of know-how and business experience for Polish compa- nies. WASHINGTON. D.C. — Piotr Further development of American projects in fi elds such Wilczek, Ambassador of Poland to the as infrastructure, defense, IT and energy has a direct im- United States, addressed attendees at pact on strengthening Poland’s position in Europe,” Cza- The Rebirth of Europe Conference held putowicz said. at the Embassy of Slovakia in Washing- He referred to the role of American liquefi ed natural gas ton, D.C. on June 2 by recounting the (LNG) as a key element of energy security in Poland, Pol- re-emergence of Polish Independence skie Radio reported. 100 years ago, and Poland’s struggle to maintain sovereignty through 1920. gERMaNY FIRST TO hONOR CENTENaRY. President Wilczek highlighted the critical impact Andrzej Duda thanked his German counterpart for being of United States’ food and clothing as- the fi rst leader to visit Warsaw to mark the centenary of sistance to Poland in the aftermath of Poland regaining its independence. World War I. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a The weekend event, organized by two-day visit to Poland for talks on relations between the Maryland-based The Wilsonian Club two neighboring nations. and co-sponsored by the Polish Ameri- “The president is the fi rst leader who has come to our can Congress and the Czechoslovak country to celebrate this exceptionally important anniver- Society of Arts and Sciences, attracted more than 100 academics, authors and sary with us,” said Duda. “PRESIdENT WILSON WOULd BE PROUd ANd HAPPY ...” Piotr Wilczek, Am- While in the Polish capital, Steinmeier attended a con- cultural leaders from Krakow to Min- nesota. bassador of Poland to the U.S. discusses World War I era diplomacy at The Re- ference on Polish-German partnership within the European birth of Europe conference, June 1-2 at the Embassy of Slovakia in Washington, Union. He also placed a wreath at a monument in the Pol- The conference was intended to mark a century since the Versailles Peace D.C. The conference marked 100 years since the Versailles Peace Conference, the ish capital honoring the heroes of the 1944 Warsaw Upris- renewed independence of Poland, the formation of Czechoslovakia and emer- ing against the Nazi Germans. See “Wilson ...,” page 4 gence of modern Romania. 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JULY 2018 Almanac Editorial POlISh Follow us on Facebook, aMERICaN and on the web, too, at: www.polamjournal.com The Loss “Mr. Galazka” will be Felt for Years JOURNal by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab July Q Lipiec In Gratitude Dedicated to the Promotion The Polish American commu- “I was saddened to hear of the and Continuance of Gdy Halina łąki zrosi, nity mourns the loss of Jacek “Jack” passing of Jacek Galazka who, as Polish American Culture rolnik w wodzie siano kosi. Galazka, who passed away at his the editor of Hippocrene Books, EstaBlishEd 1911 published my books, The For- When July’s hay is ready, home in Cornwall Bridge, Connect- IGNATIUS HAJDUK • Founder 1911-1920 icut on May 8 at the age of 94. gotten Holocaust and Did the JOHN DENDE • Publisher 1920-1944 the farmers must make bales. HENRY J. DENDE • Publisher 1944-1983 (July is tributed to St. Anne, the Born in Vilno, Poland. Mr. Gala- Children Cry?” said Dr. Richard Virgin’s mother) zka (as I always addressed him) left C. Lukas, one of many letters we USPS 437-220 / ISSN 0032-2792 Poland at age 15 to escape the Ger- received upon the news of Gala- Published monthly in four editions 1 1926.