DOCSLIB.ORG

BRIAN MASER 310.393.6711 Parking | Kitchenettes | Wifi Available 88 the CONDO SALES LEADER • 310.314.7700

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
BRIAN MASER 310.393.6711 Parking | Kitchenettes | Wifi Available 88 the CONDO SALES LEADER • 310.314.7700 1760 Ocean Avenue Starting from Santa Monica, CA 90401 $ BRIAN MASER 310.393.6711 Parking | Kitchenettes | WiFi Available 88 THE CONDO SALES LEADER • 310.314.7700 BOOK DIRECT AND SAVE SeaviewHotel.com + Taxes CONDO SALES CALL US FOR A FREE APPRAISAL • MASERCONDOSALES.COM WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 WEEKEND EDITION HOUSING CONUNDRUM ................PAGE 4 CRIME WATCH ................................PAGE 12 04.16.16 - 04.17.16 MYSTERY PHOTO ..........................PAGE 13 Volume 15 Issue 125 COMICS ............................................PAGE 14 @smdailypress @smdailypress Santa Monica Daily Press smdp.com Samohi entrepreneurs compete for cash Students learn business skills through Project ECHO competition BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Management, where volunteer Daily Press Staff Writer judges will determine the winners of a combined $6,250 in prize money. The creators of a tracking app, a The competition is the culmi- solar technology startup and a cos- nation of a monthslong program metics business are all vying for through which high school stu- cash to support their entrepre- dents in five Southern California neurial efforts. And no, they’re not counties come up with business going on “Shark Tank.” plans, harnessing their talents The people behind the fledgling while developing skills that could companies are Santa Monica High help them in the future. School students, and they’re partic- “They’re thinking about what a ipating in a competition organized business is, they’re thinking about by a local nonprofit organization to who’s going purchase their services promote entrepreneurial skills. or goods and they’re learning how The three Samohi teams will be to market to a demographic,” said among about 45 finalist groups at Diane Quast, Project ECHO’s exec- Project ECHO’s event Sunday at the UCLA Anderson School of SEE ECHO PAGE 7 Judge gives Never too tenure victory to pretty California Local boxing club teacher unions owner’s brand tells girls they are never ‘too BY BRIAN MELLEY & AMANDA LEE MYERS delicate’ for anything Associated Press BY JENNIFER MAAS LOS ANGELES California teacher Daily Press Staff Writer unions have regained the advan- tage in their fight to keep the state’s Cary Williams always took it as tenure system. a compliment when she was told The victory came in the form of that she “fights like a boy.” an appeals court decision that “In a sport where you get hit in reversed a trial judge’s ruling that the face, you learn the true differ- found tenure deprived some stu- ence between a man and a dents of a good education. woman,” said the former Olympic- In the reversal Thursday, the style boxer, a coach and owner of DONE AND DUSTED Photos by Morgan Genser 2nd District Court of Appeal said a the Santa Monica boxing club The The Samohi baseball team crushed Hawthorne 15-2 at home Thursday afternoon, completing a two-game sweep group of nine students who sued Stables. “We are biologically differ- to start Ocean League play. The Vikings, who are 9-6 overall, are scheduled to host Lawndale on Tuesday. SEE UNIONS PAGE 6 SEE WILLIAMS PAGE 8 Todd Mitchell “Leader in Luxury Real Estate.” (310) 899-3521 CalBRE# 00973400 ©2016 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Calendar 2 WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 16-17, 2016 Visit us online at www.smdp.com What’s Up Westside OUT AND ABOUT IN SANTA MONICA http://apm.activecommunities.com/sa Saturday, April 16 ntamonicarecreation/Activity_Search /50140 or call (310) 458-2239. Cost Master Gardeners at the $10. 1450 Ocean Ave., 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Market Master Gardeners provide free gar- When Did It Stop Being dening tips, solutions to gardening Fun? problems, seeds and seedlings as well Photographer Pamela Mayers- as their technical expertise based on Schoenberg reveals a world where for- the Master Gardener Volunteer mal education becomes a sole focus of Training Program which provides over-worked, sleep deprived kids bur- intense gardening training emphasiz- dened by unnecessary expectations. ing organic gardening and covers veg- Show opens with a reception at dnj etables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees, Gallery. 2525 Michigan Ave., 7:30 p.m. soils, composting, pests and harvest- ing. Virginia Avenue Park, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday, April 17 Heal the Bay’s Earth Guest House Month Festival 2016 Free tours begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and Volunteer at a beach clean-up and 1 p.m. No reservations needed. explore the SM Pier Aquarium for free. Annenberg Community Beach House, For more information call 1-800- 415 PCH, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. HEAL-BAY or visit www.healthebay.org. 15500 Lifeguard Aqualillies (Intro) Tower, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Synchronized swimming course. $160 per session (5 classes including park- Practice Test for the NEW ing); $35 per class. Annenberg SAT with C2 Education Community Beach House, 415 PCH, Get a taste of the new SAT with this 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. free proctored test by C2 Education. Limited space; call to pre-register, Printmaking Lab with starting Monday, March 28 at 310- Zeina Baltagi 458-8621 or come by the Youth Laboratory for experimenting and Reference Desk. Grades 9 - 11. Main printing with our 30”x48” Dickerson Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 10 Combination motorized printing a.m. - 2 p.m. press. Printmakers with some experi- ence are invited to sign up for printing Santa Monica Reads time; bring your blocks or everything Author Talk: An Afternoon you need to work on the. Cost $20. with Emily St. John Mandel Register at https://apm.activecommu- Author Emily St. John Mandel pres- nities.com/santamonicarecreation/Ac ents an engaging discussion of tivity_Search?detailskeyword=print- Station Eleven, her past work and her making or call (310) 458-2239. 1450 future plans. A book sale and signing Ocean Ave., 12 - 4 p.m. follows. Seating is first come, first served. Main Library, 601 Santa Hatmakers Lab with Leslie Monica Blvd., 2 - 4 p.m. Robinson Join milliner Leslie Robinson as she Collage Lab with Amy & works on her own hats in this drop-in Richard hatmaking laboratory. A small number Drop by and collage with Amy Bauer of head blocks and sewing equipment and Richard Hecht of Dreameco provided to share; ribbons, notions, Crafts. Magazines, paper and glue pro- and blank hoods available for pur- vided. Register at SEE LISTINGS PAGE 3 For help submitting an event, contact us at 310-458-7737 or submit to [email protected] Inside Scoop Visit us online at www.smdp.com WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 16-17, 2016 3 COMMUNITY BRIEFS Main Library as well as a significant discovery she made Main Library public. Seating is limited and on a first Santa Monica Public in her role as an art-history detective while Santa Monica Public arrival basis. Drop-ins are welcome. This doing research for this book. She also pro- event is part of The Living Room…a Library presents ‘An vides tips for those interested in traveling Library hosts ‘The Living place for adults program series. For Armchair Visit to to Giverny. Room presents Game On: more information, visit smpl.org or con- Rebecca Bricker is a memoirist, novelist, tact the Santa Monica Public Library at Monet’s Giverny with travel writer and blogger, who lives out of Board Games and (310) 458-8600. The Santa Monica Rebecca Bricker’ her suitcase but finds herself at home in Coloring for Adults’ Public Library is wheelchair-accessible. Florence, Italy, and Pasadena, California. Her For special disabled services, call Santa Monica Public Library invites you other books are a memoir entitled “Tales Head to the library on Wednesday, April Library Administration (310) 458-8606 on “An Armchair Visit to Monet’s Giverny,” from Tavanti: An American Woman’s Mid-Life 20 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., for “Game On: one week prior to the event. The Main a virtual journey hosted by travel writer in Italy” and the novel “Not a True Story.” Board Games and Coloring for Adults” in Library is directly served by Big Blue Rebecca Bricker on Thursday, April 21, This program is free and all ages are the Community Room at the Main Library, Bus lines 1, 7, R7, 8, and R10. Big Blue 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library’s welcome. Space is limited and on a first- 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Bus lines 2, 3, 3M, 5, and 9 also stop Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 arrival basis. This is an event of The Living Adults want to have fun, too. Join in within a short walking distance. Ride Santa Monica Blvd. Room …a place for adults program series. for a regular series of programs your bike. Bicycle parking racks are Join us as author Rebecca Bricker takes For more information, visit smpl.org or designed to inspire adults to get in available at the library. us on a tour of Monet’s France, via the contact the Santa Monica Public Library at touch with the big kid inside. Programs - SUBMITTED BY JUDITH S. GRAHAM, PUBLIC SERVICES sights and characters depicted in her new (310) 458-8600. The Santa Monica Public include crafts, DIY hands-on projects, LIBRARIAN book. The Secret of Marie is an art-history Library is wheelchair-accessible. For spe- vintage television show and movie mystery set in Giverny, France, where cial disabled services, call Library screenings, and more. Relax and have Community briefs are informational items sub- Claude Monet spent the last half of his life. Administration (310) 458-8606 one week fun creating, coloring, enjoying refresh- mitted to the Santa Monica Daily Press by resi- Marie was the favorite model of American prior to the event.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Role of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and the Kozaks in the Rusin Struggle for Independence from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: 1648--1649
    University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Electronic Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Major Papers 1-1-1967 The role of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and the Kozaks in the Rusin struggle for independence from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: 1648--1649. Andrew B. Pernal University of Windsor Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd Recommended Citation Pernal, Andrew B., "The role of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and the Kozaks in the Rusin struggle for independence from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: 1648--1649." (1967). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 6490. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/6490 This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students may inquire about withdrawing their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via email ([email protected]) or by telephone at 519-253-3000ext. 3208. THE ROLE OF BOHDAN KHMELNYTSKYI AND OF THE KOZAKS IN THE RUSIN STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE POLISH-LI'THUANIAN COMMONWEALTH: 1648-1649 by A ‘n d r e w B. Pernal, B. A. A Thesis Submitted to the Department of History of the University of Windsor in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Faculty of Graduate Studies 1967 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner.
    [Show full text]
  • Generate PDF of This Page
    Institute of National Remembrance https://ipn.gov.pl/en/digital-resources/articles/4397,Battle-of-Warsaw-1920.html 2021-10-01, 13:56 11.08.2020 Battle of Warsaw, 1920 We invite you to read an article by Mirosław Szumiło, D.Sc. on the Battle of Warsaw, 1920. The text is also available in French and Russian (see attached pdf files). The Battle of Warsaw was one of the most important moments of the Polish-Bolshevik war, one of the most decisive events in the history of Poland, Europe and the entire world. However, excluding Poland, this fact is almost completely unknown to the citizens of European countries. This phenomenon was noticed a decade after the battle had taken place by a British diplomat, Lord Edgar Vincent d’Abernon, a direct witness of the events. In his book of 1931 “The Eighteenth Decisive Battle of the World: Warsaw, 1920”, he claimed that in the contemporary history of civilisation there are, in fact, few events of greater importance than the Battle of Warsaw of 1920. There is also no other which has been more overlooked. To better understand the origin and importance of the battle of Warsaw, one needs to become acquainted with a short summary of the Polish-Bolshevik war and, first and foremost, to get to know the goals of both fighting sides. We ought to start with stating the obvious, namely, that the Bolshevik regime, led by Vladimir Lenin, was, from the very beginning, focused on expansion. Prof. Richard Pipes, a prolific American historian, stated: “the Bolsheviks took power not to change Russia, but to use it as a trampoline for world revolution”.
    [Show full text]
  • Good Evening Yankees. This Is Your Japanese Sister and the Voice of Truth That Reaches out to You from the Peacefulness of J
    Military Terms, Abbreviations, Acronyms 1 Thorns of a Rose 1, 2, 4 Did You Know: Stories from Air America 2, 3 Meet the Military: Auschwitz Volunteer 2 The Ride of Your Life (part 2) 3 code for “Lima Sites” which WWII Recruitment Poster 3 were covert sites of the Laotian Civil War in which the US military This Day in Military History 4 conducted clandestine operations abbreviation used for the Rescue Combat Air Patrol, a fight- er force used to protect personnel On the evening of February 18, 1945, empty shelves as public clamors for more sailors and marines of Joint Expedi- on the ground and to conduct air merchandise; workers claim nightclub tionary Force (Task Force 51) are search and rescue operations curfew limits amusement spending. Does tuned in to the only radio program that sound like a people who want war? abbreviation for a series of that they are able to pick up easily so Who are supporting you as you carry on far out at sea. The music is American Soviet anti-aircraft guns used by your sacrificial attempts to carry on this and the most popular of that era. As useless war? Think it over Yankee broth- over 50 countries worldwide Connee Boswell finishes the last strains of “I Can’t Give You Anything ers - they do not want war and they are doing their best to let you know that they : This month’s terms came But Love,” another familiar voice are not behind you in this war. This is from the “Did You Know” article.
    [Show full text]
  • ZAWIERUCHA Czytaj RAFAŁ
    MAGAZYN PORTU LOTNICZEGO GDAŃSK IM. LECHA WAŁĘSY / GDANSK LECH WALESA AIRPORT MAGAZINE Zbliż telefon i odczytaj film RAFAŁ NR (133) 2019 ISSN 1899-5098 FREE COPY pobierz na lotnisku ZAWIERUCHA FREELIVE&TRAVEL Czytaj #gdziekolwiekjesteś 10–11 W NUMERZE / THIS ISSUE WYDAWCA Anywhere.pl ul. Kościuszki 61 81-703 Sopot e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 58 719 23 25 14 fax: 58 719 39 20 Wydawca: Marcin Ranuszkiewicz Redaktor prowadzący: Jakub Wejkszner 34 Szef działu graficznego: Alicja Rynkiewicz Grafik: Julia Wójcik, Tymoteusz Głuszko Dział reklamy: Dagmara Zielińska, Katarzyna Świacka, Kamil Niedzielski Tłumaczenie: Anna Jasińska, Zespół redakcyjny: strony 12-13 Współpraca fotograficzna: Monika Szałek, Edyta Bartkiewicz, , Bartosz Maciejewski, Dorota Czoch Na licencji: asz-reklama / [email protected] 50 Redakcja nie zwraca niezamówionych tekstów i materiałów redakcyjnych oraz nie ponosi odpowiedzialności za treść nadesłanych ogłoszeń reklamowych. Redakcja zastrzega sobie prawo do redagowania i skracania tekstów. 60 NA ZLECENIE Port Lotniczy Gdańsk Sp. z o.o. ul. Słowackiego 200 80-298 Gdańsk www.airport.gdansk.pl www.facebook.com/AirportGdansk Mariusz Sulkowski 100 e-mail: [email protected] 72 LOTNISKOWA PLATFORMA MEDIALNA www.anywhere.pl www.facebook.com/anywherepl www.twitter.com/anywherepl instagram.com/anywhere.pl www.linkedin.com/company/anywhere-pl PARTNER PROT Brama Wyżynna Wały Jagiellońskie 2a 14 60 80-887 Gdańsk STREFA VIP Rafał Zawierucha: wykreslam TECHNOLOGIE O wiele więcej, niż www.prot.gda.pl słowo "musisz" 10
    [Show full text]
  • National Identity, Historical Narratives, and the Fate of Poland in World War II
    Illinois Wesleyan University Digital Commons @ IWU Honors Projects History Department Spring 4-22-2016 National Identity, Historical Narratives, and the Fate of Poland in World War II Ziven K. Chinburg Illinois Wesleyan University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/history_honproj Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Chinburg, Ziven K., "National Identity, Historical Narratives, and the Fate of Poland in World War II" (2016). Honors Projects. 54. https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/history_honproj/54 This Article is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Commons @ IWU with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This material has been accepted for inclusion by faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ©Copyright is owned by the author of this document. National Identity, Historical Narratives, and the Fate of Poland in World War II By Ziven Chinburg April 2016 Illinois Wesleyan University 1 On 4 October 1944, radio sets in London received the following message from embattled Warsaw: This is the stark truth. We were treated worse than Hitler’s satellites, worse than Italy, Roumania [sic], Finland. May God, who is just, pass judgement on the terrible injustice suffered by the Polish nation, and may He punish accordingly all those who are guilty.
    [Show full text]
  • 'The Soldiers' Field'
    KAROLINA WICHOWSKA KAROLINA WICHOWSKA In this story the dark history of the Stalinist period intertwines with the knowledge of the state-of-the-art technology of genetic identi cation. The scientists’ profes- sionalism contrasts with the emotions of the victims’ families – hope, tension, and painful memories. We go from the excavated section of the Powązki cemetery to ‘ THE SOLDIERS’FIELD ‘THE SOLDIERS’ the high-tech genetic laboratories in Szczecin and Cracow. We access the memory of the communist prisons, brutal investigations, and fatherless childhood only to look into the future where the research methods developed by the Polish scientists shall become an internationally followed model. All this has one objective: to repay the debt to those who fought for a free and sovereign Poland. FIELD’ ’ ISBN 978-83-8098-022-8 Visit our website www.ipn.gov.pl and our on-line bookshop 9 788380 980228 www.ipn.poczytaj.pl IPN Laczka_okladka_wer angielska.indd 1,3 2016-07-05 09:43:49 Laczka_okladka_wer angielska.indd 4,6 2016-07-04 14:06:36 ‘THE SOLDIERS’ FIELD’ ‘THE SOLDIERS’ FIELD’ THE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE THE COMMISSION FOR THE PROSECUTION OF CRIMES AGAINST THE POLISH NATION Karolina Wichowska ‘THE SOLDIERS’ FIELD’ THE EXCAVATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNIST TERROR VICTIMS BURIED IN THE POWĄZKI CEMETERY IN WARSAW Translated by Anna Brzostowska and Jerzy Giebułtowski WARSAW 2016 Reviewer Arkadiusz Gołębiewski Graphic design Sylwia Szafrańska Cover Sylwia Szafrańska Technical editor Marcin Koc Index of names Magdalena Zarzycka Typesetting Wojciech Czaplicki Cover photo Piotr Życieński Print and binding Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy ul.
    [Show full text]
  • World War I and the Remaking of Jewish Vilna, 1914-1918 A
    WORLD WAR I AND THE REMAKING OF JEWISH VILNA, 1914-1918 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND THE COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDIES OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ANDREW N. KOSS AUGUST 2010 © 2010 by Andrew Noble Koss. All Rights Reserved. Re-distributed by Stanford University under license with the author. This dissertation is online at: http://purl.stanford.edu/wp368wc8732 ii I certify that I have read this dissertation and that, in my opinion, it is fully adequate in scope and quality as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Steven Zipperstein, Primary Adviser I certify that I have read this dissertation and that, in my opinion, it is fully adequate in scope and quality as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Norman Naimark I certify that I have read this dissertation and that, in my opinion, it is fully adequate in scope and quality as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Aron Rodrigue Approved for the Stanford University Committee on Graduate Studies. Patricia J. Gumport, Vice Provost Graduate Education This signature page was generated electronically upon submission of this dissertation in electronic format. An original signed hard copy of the signature page is on file in University Archives. iii Abstract This study argues for the importance of World War I in the history of Jewish life in Russia and Eastern Europe through an analysis of Jewish politics, society, and culture in the city of Vilna/Vilnius from 1914 to 1918.
    [Show full text]
  • The Kos'ciuszko Chair of Polish Studies
    The Kos’ciuszko Chair of Polish Studies Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Bulletin Number Two Fall 2002 On the Cover: The symbol of the KoÊciuszko Squadron was designed by Lt. Elliot Chess, one of a group of Americans who helped the fledgling Polish air force defend its skies from Bolshevik invaders in 1919 and 1920. Inspired by the example of Tadeusz KoÊciuszko, who had fought for American independence, the American volunteers named their unit after the Polish and American hero. The logo shows thirteen stars and stripes for the original Thirteen Colonies, over which is KoÊciuszko’s four-cornered cap and two crossed scythes, symbolizing the peasant volunteers who, led by KoÊciuszko, fought for Polish freedom in 1794. After the Polish-Bolshevik war ended with Poland’s victory, the symbol was adopted by the Polish 111th KoÊciuszko Squadron. In September 1939, this squadron was among the first to defend Warsaw against Nazi bombers. Following the Polish defeat, the squadron was reformed in Britain in 1940 as Royal Air Force’s 303rd KoÊciuszko. This Polish unit became the highest scoring RAF squadron in the Battle of Britain, often defending London itself from Nazi raiders. The 303rd bore this logo throughout the war, becoming one of the most famous and successful squadrons in the Second World War. The title of our bulletin, Nihil Novi, invokes Poland’s ancient constitution of 1505. It declared that there would be “nothing new about us without our consent.” In essence, it drew on the popular sentiment that its American version expressed as “no taxation without representation.” The Nihil Novi constitution guar- anteed that “nothing new” would be enacted in the country without the consent of the Parliament (Sejm).
    [Show full text]
  • What to Do with the Jews? Post-World War Ii Jewish Refugees and the Creation of Israel in U.S
    WHAT TO DO WITH THE JEWS? POST-WORLD WAR II JEWISH REFUGEES AND THE CREATION OF ISRAEL IN U.S. AND SOVIET POLICIES 1945-1949 by Sarah Jean Gavison B.A., Université Paris X – Nanterre, 2002 M.A., Université Paris X – Nanterre, 2003 M.A., Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris – Sciences-Po, 2005 A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado Boulder in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of History 2019 This thesis entitled: What to Do with the Jews? Post-World War II Jewish Refugees and the Creation of Israel in U.S. and Soviet Policies, 1945-1949 written by Sarah Jean Gavison has been approved for the Department of History Dr. Thomas Zeiler (chair) Dr. David Shneer (co-chair) Date: The final copy of this thesis has been examined by the signatories, and we find that both the content and the form meet acceptable presentation standards of scholarly work in the above mentioned discipline. ii ABSTRACT Gavison, Sarah Jean (Ph.D. History) What to Do with the Jews? Post-World War II Jewish Refugees and the Creation of Israel in U.S. and Soviet Policies, 1945-1949 Thesis directed by Dr. Thomas Zeiler and Dr. David Shneer This project started as a diplomatic study comparing U.S. and Soviet policies on the creation of Israel in the context of the early Cold War. Supporting the creation of a Jewish state and thus alienating the Arab-Muslim world at the onset of their struggle for influence seemed counterintuitive.
    [Show full text]
  • Imagined Geographies of Central and Eastern Europe: the Concept of Intermarium
    Imagined Geographies of Central and Eastern Europe: The Concept of Intermarium Marlene Laruelle and Ellen Rivera Marlene Laruelle and Ellen Rivera IERES Occasional Papers, March 2019 @ 2019 Laruelle and Rivera Imagined Geographies of Central and Eastern Europe: The Concept of Intermarium Marlene Laruelle and Ellen Rivera IERES Occasional Papers, March 2019 Like the proverbial cat, some concepts have several lives. Or, like the mythological phoenix, they can be reborn from the ashes. This is certainly the case of the Intermarium, a geopolitical concept that envisaged an alliance of countries reaching from the Baltic Sea over the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea that would serve as a third power bloc between Germany and Russia. The Intermarium belongs to the long genealogy of geopolitical concepts looking for and promoting a Central and Eastern European unity: sandwiched between a Mitteleuropa under German leadership in the nineteenth century and a Near Abroad under Moscow’s supervision after 1991, the “middle of Europe” or the “land between the seas” has been searching for historical models in everything from the Jagellonian dynasty and the Polish-Lithuanian Rzeczpospolita to the Austro-Hungarian empire. Launched by Polish state leader Józef in the 1920s, the idea of a Międzymorze (the Land between the Seas, latinized as Intermarium) has since been regularly revived in evolving contexts and finds itselfPiłsudski reactivated today. In its current form, it refers to the Central and Eastern “new Europe” dear to George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and now Donald Trump, celebrated for being more pro-Atlanticist than the Western “old Europe,” which is seen as being too conciliatory with Russia.
    [Show full text]
  • The Intermarium As the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation
    The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic- Black Sea Cooperation Edited by Ostap Kushnir The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic-Black Sea Cooperation Edited by Ostap Kushnir Technical Editor: Margaryta Khvostova Language Editors: Edyta Basiak, Victoria Barry This book first published 2019 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2019 by Ostap Kushnir and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-2712-3 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-2712-6 CONTENTS List of Abbreviations ................................................................................ vii Introduction ............................................................................................... ix Ostap Kushnir Chapter One ................................................................................................ 1 The Evolution and Implementation of the Intermarium Strategy in Poland: A Historical Perspective. Daria Nałęcz Introduction. The original idea of the Intermarium. The war with Russia and the failure of the Intermarium. The Intermarium in inter-war times: Oblivion. The Intermarium in communist and post-communist Polish realities. Concluding remarks. Chapter Two ............................................................................................. 22 Ukraine and the Intermarium: From the Middle Ages to the Collapse of the USSR Volodymyr Poltorak Introduction. The Ukrainian point of view on the Intermarium. Imagined past: Pre-Intermarium strategies from the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. The long 19th century: Back to the future (1795-1914).
    [Show full text]
  • In Poland World War I Ended in 1923 Kazimierz Robak University of South Florida
    University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 4-15-2005 In Poland World War I Ended in 1923 Kazimierz Robak University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Robak, Kazimierz, "In Poland World War I Ended in 1923" (2005). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/835 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In Poland World War I Ended in 1923 by Kazimierz Robak A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of History College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Graydon A. Tunstall Jr., Ph.D. Kathleen Paul, Ph.D. Giovanna Benadusi, Ph.D. Date of Approval April 15, 2005 Keywords: peace treaty of versailles, pilsudski, plebiscite, poland, polish-soviet war, polish-ukrainian war, riga peace treaty, upper silesia, uprising © Copyright 2005, Kazimierz Robak Dedication To my wife Grażyna Walczak, my best friend, companion and love and to Olga, a wonderful daughter Acknowledgements First and foremost I would like to thank my supervisor Professor Graydon "Jack" Tunstall, who has been an extraordinary advisor in the best tradition of this institution. He has given me guidance, support and inspiration by being knowledgeable, pedagogical, highly involved in the work and so patient with me and my wrestling with English grammar.
    [Show full text]