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JOURNALDEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUANCE OF POLISH AMERICAN CULTURE THE MOTHER OF SOLIDARITY ESTABLISHED 1911 JUNE 2019 • VOL. 108, NO. 6 • $2.25 www.polamjournal.com PAGE 15 100 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS • JOIN A GENEALOGY SOCIETY • MINNESOTA’S TALE OF TWO FISH A BASEBALL CARD LEGEND • $100K FOR THE 100TH A SUCCESS • RESTITUTION AND POLAND-US RELATIONS JANIKOWSKI HANGS IT UP • TRENTON’S ST. STANISLAUS REVISITED • A DIFFERENT DYNGUS DAY TRADITION Holocaust survivor NEWSMARK Committed to Memory Edward Mosberg: DUDA TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE. President Andrzej Duda “I am here to is meeting U.S. President Donald Trump for talks at the White House on June 12. He will be accompanied by First say that Nazi Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The visit had long been in Germany is the works, but the exact date remained to be arranged. The two presidents are expected to discuss defense matters in- responsible for cluding bolstering America’s military presence in Poland. the Holocaust” Also, likely to be high on the agenda are energy issuers. chiefly America’s LNG (liquid natural gas) lifeline to Po- reprinted from land to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies. Duda will Niezależna likely raise the Three Seas Initiative, an East-Central Eu- ropean program, which Trump has personally endorsed. “I am saved from the Ho- Trump has been invited to attend ceremonies marking locaust and it is my duty to the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in tell the world about the trag- Poland this September, and Duda hopes to get a firm com- edy of the Holocaust,” said mitment on his participation. This will be the Dudas’ sec- Edward Mosberg during the ond visit to the White House since last September. While commemoration of the sac- in America, the Polish president will also visit Texas and rifice of the Shiva ceremony the West Coast. of the March of the Liv- ing, which took place in the POLAND STIFFENS PENAL CODE TO CRACK DOWN former German camp Aus- chwitz II-Birkenau. ON PEDOPHILES. Poland’s Sejm has amended the coun- Major General Cezary Wisniewski, commander of the Office of the Military Attaché for De- “I am here to say that I try’s penal code to protect youngsters and adolescents fense, Military, Naval and Air at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, de- agree with what the Polish from sexual predators. Under the legislative upgrade, the livers remarks during Baltimore’s 19th Annual Katyń Remembrance. Prime Minister, Mateusz maximum prison term for child rape would be increased by Richard Poremski tarized political police. Besides Katyń, this Morawiecki said — that Nazi from 15 to 30 years, with the most serious offenders fac- genocide was also collectively carried out at Germany is responsible for ing life imprisonment and. In addition, suspended sen- BALTIMORE – On April 7, 2019, ap- other known locations in Russia, including the Holocaust,” Mosberg tences would be done away with. Up till now, two-year proximately 150 people gathered around the Mednoe, Kharkov, Starobelsk, and Ostash- said. suspended prison sentences had been widespread with the National Katyn Memorial for the 19th An- kov during the second year of World War II. Mosberg was a prisoner offender back on the streets preying on under-age victims. nual Katyń Remembrance. They came to The Remembrance was organized by the of the German camps in Penalties for any form of sexual abuse gains minors would honor and solemnly remember the 22,000 National Katyń Memorial Foundation in co- Płaszów and Mauthausen. At be increased if the offender was a teacher, gym instructor, Polish military officers, and the inclusive na- operation with the Embassy of the Republic the outbreak of World War II, priest, coach, physician, or other person to whom parents tional leadership of Poland, murdered during of Poland. he was 13 years old. Most of had entrusted their children in good faith. Moreover, the 1940 in the Katyń Forest at the hands of the statute of limitations would no longer be applied to sex Soviet Union’s (aka Russian) NKVD mili- See “Katyn Memorial,” page 4 see “Mosberg,” page 4 crimes. The measure was adopted by the Sejm in a 263-3 vote with three abstentions. True to form, most of Poland’s Krakow-built REMEMBERING DAD liberal-leftist “total opposition” boycotted the vote follow- ing a stormy debate designed to discredit the conservative Satellite Launches government. from Virginia A Tribute to Polish American Fathers years and eight months of service were up, he WALLOPS FLIGHT FA- Stanislaw Suchecki, the KARCZEWICZ VIRTUALLY A WINNER. A Pole has been spent some time as a band instructor, before CILITY — A unique satellite Archetypal Polish American returning to Connecticut. nominated for the European Inventor Award 2019 for her built by Kraków students was work in video compression. by Dalegor Wladyslaw Suchecki Upon return to this country, he enrolled launched into orbit from a in night school, and except for service as Marta Karczewicz has come up with hundreds of in- NASA-owned center in Wal- Stanislaw Suchecki was born on June 11, president of Nest 552, he led 350 volunteers ventions that have helped make it possible to stream high lops Island, Virginia. The 1887, in Myszyniec, Poland, the fifth of eight into the Polish Army then being organized quality video, run video conferences, and use virtual real- KRAKsat is the world’s first children of Wladyslaw D. and in Canada. Accepted for offi- ity technology on mobile devices, according to the Euro- satellite with magnetic liquid Antonina Kisiel. He landed in cer training, he was commis- pean Patent Office. orientation control. New York City in May 1902. sioned a second lieutenant and The European Inventor Award was launched by the Eu- Project team member Not yet 15 years old, he then sent overseas, where he saw ropean Patent Office in 2006. Karczewicz has been nomi- Alicja Kubera said KRAK- went to the Rockville, Conn. combat against the Germans nated for a prize as one of three finalists in the lifetime sat will be in orbit for about home of his older brother, Ste- in France. achievement category. a year, after which it will fan. After Armistice Day 1918, Karczewicz moved to San Diego in the United States in burn up in the atmosphere. Throughout his teens, he he went with the Polish Army 2006 to work at Qualcomm, where she is now vice presi- The students will monitor earned his own living. Be- through Germany to Poland to dent for technology at Qualcomm Technologies, the Euro- the equipment’s work from sides this, he served on the take part in the war against the pean Patent Office said in a statement. Kraków using special com- committee to organize St. Jo- Ukrainians and Bolsheviks This year’s winners of the annual innovation awards puter systems. seph’s church, which is still for Polish Independence. Af- will be announced at a ceremony in Vienna on June 20. KRAKsat was launched in existence. Subsequently he ter seeing heavy combat duty along with a microSD card was a bass soloist in its choir. as a company commander, ARISE, FLEXITARIANS. Traditionally meat-loving Poles with a special load, as a re- He also played a cornet in a and later as a battalion com- may be finally changing their eating habits, according to sult of the “I fly in space” band, acted in a dramatic so- mander, he won three major the Rzeczpospolita daily. The paper cited a study which campaign organized by the Stanislaw Suchecki. Re- ciety, played on the local base- decorations: The Cross of Val- found 43 percent of Poles say they do not eat meat or are students in January. The card turned to Poland to fight for ball team, served as president or (three times); the Medal of making efforts to limit their consumption. with allow enthusiasts to post Polish independence. of the local nest of the Polish Merit of the Polish Volunteer According to the publication, consumer research com- photographic or graphic ma- Falcons of America, and as secretary of St. Army; and the Medal of Merit of the Allied pany IQS has pointed to a significant new market trend terial on the satellite. Michael’s Society. Forces. in Poland: flexitarianism, or a semi-vegetarian diet. The The student satellite’s task At the age of 21, Suchecki returned to Po- Sent to staff officer’s school, he remained study by IQS found the main reason given by Poles for is to test an innovative solu- land, then under Russian domination, and in the army until the Treaty of Riga was limiting meat intake was concern over antibiotics fed to tion — a ferrofluid flywheel. was drafted into the Czarist Army. He served signed. animals. Avoiding meat for ethical reasons was also be- in the field artillery and later played the bari- See “Satellite,” page 2 coming more common in Poland. tone horn in the army band. After his two See “Tribute ...,” page 4 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019

ALMANAC VIEWPOINTS POLISH Follow us on Facebook, Tell Them You are Polish (or European, at least) AMERICAN and on the web, too, at: JOURNAL www.polamjournal.com 2020 Census Will Ask tions on the form the bureau is us- Bojkos, Lemkos, and other inter- June Q Czerwiec White People More ing in a practice run of the 2020 provincial ethnicities, Poles that Dedicated to the Promotion census in Rhode Island’s Provi- belonged to the Greek or Russian About Their Ethnicities and Continuance of “I cannot imagine a genuinely dence County. Orthodox Church (and vice-versa), Polish American Culture and it gets pretty complex. happy home without music in it.” Pinpointing their roots is going Those suggested answers are ESTABLISHED 1911 — Ignacy Jan Paderewski It is even more complicated for to get complicated for many people among the largest U.S. population IGNATIUS HAJDUK • Founder 1911-1920 (Nov. 18, 1860 - June 29, 1941) children of mixed ethnicities. who identify as white on the U.S. groups descending from Europe, JOHN DENDE • Publisher 1920-1944 “If you are not sure, write HENRY J. DENDE • Publisher 1944-1983 census. the Middle East and North Africa 1 1434. Death of Polish King ‘European’,” says Polish American Since 1960, when U.S. residents — regions with “original peoples” USPS 437-220 / ISSN 0032-2792 Władysław Jagiello (b. 1348), Journal genealogy editor Steve founder of the Jagiellonian dy- were first allowed to self-report classified by the U.S. government Published monthly in four editions Szabados. nasty of Polish kings. their race on the census, just an- as “White,” according to the fed- (Buffalo, Polish Beneficial Association, 2 1343. Treaty of Kalisz. eral standards for race and ethnicity It is not known how many lines National, and Digital editions) by: swering “White” has been enough PANAGRAPHICS, INC. 3 1890. Death of Oskar Kolberg, the Census will have for ethnic to complete the race question. But data. P.O. BOX 271 ethnographer who specialized Polish ancestry lines follow the roots. If you are unsure of ancestral in Polish folklore. the federal government is now pre- N. BOSTON, NY 14110-0271 maternal side, but the answer is not birthplaces — and if the Census has (800) 422-1275 4 1960. Death of General Józef paring to essentially ask non-His- the room — list all of the countries (716) 312-8088 Haller, commander of Polish panic white people where they and always easy. you know about, say Szabados. [email protected] units under French Command Generations of pre-World War I their ancestors are from as part of www.polamjournal.com in 1916 during World War I. immigrants considered Germany, “I want all of my ancestors the Census Bureau’s inquiry into counted,” he says. “I am half Pol- 5 1674. Jan III Sobieski elected their racial identity. Austria, or Russia — the partition- PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT King of Poland. ing powers of Poland — the land of ish, but the other half is a mixture of BOSTON, N.Y. AND ADDITIONAL ENTRY The U.S. Census Bureau says German, Scotch-Irish, and English. 6 1818. Death of Jan Henryk their birth, even if Polish was the OFFICES Dabrowski (b. 1755), Polish it is adding a write-in area for the I love to say ‘I am Polish’ because only language they knew. There are POSTMASTER: general and military hero who “White” category on the 2020 cen- I feel closest to my Polish roots. Send address changes to: also those who understood the his- organized the Polish Legion in sus questionnaire so that partici- However, it is difficult for me to POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL tory and politics of the day, but did P.O. BOX 198 Italy in 1797. pants can provide their “origins.” pick just one country. Try to honor 7 1982. President Ronald Reagan not identify themselves as Polish for BOWMANSVILLE, NY 14026-0198 Instructions on the form the bureau all your ancestors when you get the and Pope John Paul II meet (for example) fear of discrimination is using in a practice run of the 2020 chance.” Editor in Chief Mark A. Kohan in the Vatican. census suggest examples of origins when seeking work in the United [email protected] 8 1949. , pianist, — Original by Emmanuel Ax States. Associate Editors Benjamin Fiore, S.J., Mary born in Lvov, Poland. including “German,” “Irish,” “Eng- Hansi Lo Wang/NPR E. Lanham, Jennifer Pijanowski, Staś Kmieć, 10 ST. MARGARET lish,” “Italian,” “Lebanese,” and Then there are those who lived Thomas Tarapacki “Egyptian.” in one country before World War Contributing Editors John J. Bukowczyk, Thad Ze świętą Małgorzatą FREEDOM OVERSTEPPED. Cooke, Mirek Denisiewicz, John Grondelski, zaczyna się lato. “Print, for example, German, I or World War II, but were either Elżbieta Podleśna, 51, an LGBT Sophie Hodorowicz-Knab, Steve Litwin, James Summer begins on Pula, John Radzilowski Irish, English, Italian, Lebanese, repopulated or repatriated after activist, was arrested more than St. Margaret. BUREAUS. Chicago Geraldine Balut Coleman, Egyptian, etc.,” read the instruc- boundaries were redrawn. Toss in two weeks after posters showing Minneapolis Mark Dillon; Toledo Margaret 11 1741. Austria cedes most of Sile- Zotkiewicz-Dramczyk; Warsaw Robert Strybel; sia to Prussia by Treaty of Bre- the icon of the Black Madonna of Washington Richard Poremski slau. Częstochowa and her Son with Columnists Mary Ann Marko, Ed Poniewaz, 12 1887. Founding of the Polish LGBT rainbow halos were posted Matthew Stefanski, Stephen Szabados, Greg Falcons of America. Witul, John Ziobrowski near St. Dominic’s Church in the Newsclippers John Armstrong, Mr. & Mrs. 13 1907. Stanley (Kiecal) Ketch- central Polish city of Płock during Jacob Dvornicky, Henry J. Kensicki, Walter el wins the middleweight box- the Easter weekend, the holiest time Piatek, John Yesh ing crown. He holds the title for Proofreader Larry Trojak three years. of the Christian year. 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Section 107. mailed on or before June 28, 2019 — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019 www.polamjournal.com 3 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations Piast Institute Names New Executive Director HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — The courage community involvement. Piast Institute announces Malgorza- The Board is pleased to recognize ta Tulecki as the new Executive Di- her past accomplishments with this rector. The Piast Institute Board of promotion. Directors approved the promotion The Piast Institute is a national at a recent board meeting. research center that has been devot- PHOTO: RICHARD POREMSKI PHOTO: Tulecki has been a member of ed to Polish and Polish American the Piast Institute staff since 2008, affairs for 16 years. It is one of 48 beginning as an intern and taking United States Census Information part in the development of the Ham- Centers (CIC) and one of two in the tramck Drug Free Community Co- state of Michigan. The Piast Insti- alition (HDFCC) as an AmeriCorps tute is also certified by the Depart- VISTA member from 2010-2015. ment of Homeland Security as an Tulecki eventually took on the role Immigration Assistance site to help of Media, Communications and De- with visa, documentation and status velopment Officer, using her skills issues. The Institute’s mission aims to increase donations and grow the Tulecki to celebrate Polish contributions to Piast Institute’s presence in the Pol- American and world culture, and to ish community and build relation- grams including lectures, publica- address and counter inaccurate or ships with leaders and residents of tions, the Irene Sendler Art Contest, defamatory information about Po- THE 2019 CELEBRATION OF POLAND’S CONSTITUTION DAY coincid- Hamtramck. Polish Women’s Hall of Fame, Pol- land, Poles and Polish Americans. ed with the centennial of Poland-U.S. diplomatic relations. Pictured is Tulecki has developed and or- ish consular visits, community To learn more about the Insti- guest speaker U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Homeland ganized several Piast Institute pro- breakfasts, and other events to en- tute, call (313) 733-4535. Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and also the Subcom- mittee on European and Regional Security Cooperation. His speech em- phasized the strength of the Poland-U.S. friendship. “Poland has played a pivotal role in opening up freedom for the rest of Eastern Europe,” said Johnson, “and will play a role in opening up We Need Your Help freedom for other people around the world.” by Richard Poremski pals of modern governance and the As some readers may remember, last November the Polish American philosophy of liberty, democracy Journal’s main computer crashed. At that time, we asked readers for WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least and tolerance with its American 900 guests and dignitaries flooded counterpart; these values permeate donations to cover its cost. We received several, for which we are the residence of Ambassador Piotr the pages of both documents and forever grateful. Wilczek on May 7, 2019 to co-cel- have been guideposts for our na- ebrate Polish Constitution Day and tions ever since.” However, we have yet to pay for the computer, and subsequent the centennial of Poland-U.S. diplo- As the evening progressed, en- matic relations. tertainment was provided by the software upgrades, networking, and programs necessary to bring us The celebrants included the Kuba Cichocki Trio, which played up to date with currently technology. (The crashed computer and Washington diplomatic corps, jazz renditions of classic Polish military attaches, members of songs. Guests were also treated to system — although a little over 10 years old — was described as Congress and the U.S. Government, various Polish dishes and desserts, “antique” by a technician). The cost of upgrades has almost doubled U.S. Armed Forces officers, expertly prepared by the embassy’s notable persons, and many leaders kitchen. Baltimore’s Ojczyzna Pol- the initial price of the computer itself. Because we had no choice and members of Polonia. Tomasz ish Dancers, attired in authentic and but to place the system on credit, we are now faced with additional Szatkowski, deputy minister and colorful folk costumes, delighted undersecretary of state at Poland’s many guests by posing for memo- interest charges. Ministry of Defense was introduced rable photographs with them. and recognized by Ambassador The significant dual celebrations With hat in hand, we appeal to our readers who may be able to help. Wilczek. concluded on a very high note for “After Poland regained its inde- both Poland and the United States For accounting purposes, the new system is now an asset of the pendence in 1918 after 128 years of – two countries with their inter- political non-existence, the United twined history, friendship and cul- Polish American Journal Foundation, which means donations to States was the first major power ture that began during the Ameri- cover its payment are now tax-deductible. to recognize Polish statehood in can Revolutionary War, and is still January 1919,” said Ambassador strong to this day. Wilczek. “In this way, a century of Again, is it embarrassing to ask for help, but this is the reality of close cooperation and friendship of- Reflecting Pool Wianki producing a newspaper — and an ethnic one at that — in the 21st ficially began, continuing the proud century. tradition going back to figures such Celebration, June 29 as Kosciuszko and Pulaski.” The Polish American Arts As- To highlight the diplomatic cen- sociation of Washington, D.C. Contributions to the PAJF can be mailed to: tennial, there was the presentation will present “Wianki / Polish Sum- of varied degrees of The Order of mer Celebration,” Sat., June 29, POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL FOUNDATION Merit of the Republic of Poland to 2019, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the 11 Americans who contributed to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool P.O. 271 the development of Poland – U.S. Steps. 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REMEMBERING DAD Katyn Memorial continued from cover A Tribute to Polish American Fathers Guest speakers included: the Hon- continued from cover attorney in the District of Massachusetts of Bos- Eternal Love orable Bernard C. “Jack” Young ton; Irena S. Szewiola, a counselor in the Los – acting mayor of Baltimore, and The year 1922 found him back in Rockville, Angles School System of Sepulveda, Calif.; and also president of the Baltimore where he continued his night school studies Dalegor W. Suchecki, editor and publisher of the City Council; Honorable Kurt L. while working as a sample weaver. Alpine Beacon, where this article was first pub- Schmoke, University of Baltimore In 1924, he met Miss Anna Midura in Hart- lished Nov. 27, 1969. president and past mayor of Balti- ford, Connecticut and she became his bride in St. — submitted by the author’s more; Zeke Cohen, city council- Joseph’s church in Rockville. In 1925 the young sister, Irena Szewiola. man; U.S. Senator Chris Van Hol- couple moved to South Boston, where their first len, Maryland; Brigadier General son was born one month later on August 29. He Always Found James F. Colman – U.S. Army (ret.); Suchecki and his wife ran a grocery store in Major General Cezary Wisniewski South Boston until 1927, when he entered the Time for Us – military attache, Embassy of Po- employ of the Polish Daily Courier, first as a Li- by Bruno Mikos, Jr. land; Ambassador Piotr Wilczek notype operator and later as city editor. – Embassy of Poland. Official perti- Except for some breaks to do some weaving My father was a nent correspondence was received, and run another bakery and grocery store in the man who had great and read, from U.S. Representa- early 1930s, he spent some ten years with the pride in his Polish tive John Sarbanes (Maryland), and newspaper. heritage, and did Senator/Minister Anna Maria An- Following his employment with the news- all he could to teach ders, Republic of Poland. paper, he again took up weaving and remained his children the active as a weaver until about 1954. He also same values. “It’s because of them served as a shop steward in his local of the Tex- No matter how tile Workers Union of America for a number of tired he was from that we can enjoy the years. working his two blessings of a proud Upon his retirement, he resumed his activ- jobs, he always and free Poland.” ity in Polish American circles in Boston. He found time to take — Ambassador Piotr Wilczek served as president of Nest 140, Polish Falcons us to West Pullman Bruno Mikos, Sr. by Edward Bonk, Jr. of America; as president of the Boston chapter, Grove to see John- Mayor Young said how proud he Sarmatia Universal, Inc.; and as chairman of the nie Bomba, Steve Adamczyk, or Li’l Wally, I never knew my grandfather, Jozef Bąk was to have such a magnificent and Polish Relief Committee of Boston. or on Sundays to go the Chet Gulinski polka (Bonk). He died of Black Lung after working important monument as the cen- Resuming his writing, he contributed many shows to see the Ampol Aires, Naturals, or in the anthracite coal mines of Olyphant and terpiece for the relatively new and articles, covering the political, cultural, and so- Marion Lush. Later in the afternoon it was Throop, Pa. He was born in 1890 in Zborow, vibrant Harbor East neighborhood. cial life of the Polish American community in off to Club 505 or Li’l Wally’s Club Carousel Poland, near Stopnica. My research found he Former Mayor Schmoke recounted the United States, to the Polish Daily Courier for more Polish music. He was known as “Mr. had a brother, Peter Paul Bąk, who I could not how motivated he was to secure the and to other Polish language publications. His Wandziu Polka,” his favorite song. find. My father, Edward Bonk, was his only son, present prime location of the Katyń writings have also appeared in Boston newspa- Dad, we miss you, we miss your voice, we whom I was named after. I’ll always love my fa- Memorial when the area was then pers. Over this last decade he produced some six miss your smile, we miss all the good times. ther and my grandfather. mostly abandoned and derelict, hundred different poems, articles, and songs. We are proud to let the world know you were Above is the only photo our family has of our after being approached by the ex- His greatest hobby was gardening and the up- our father. grandfather, Joseph Bąk (1890-1949), and my ploratory National Katyń Memo- keep of the grounds around his home. Rest in Peace. Love forever and ever. dad, Edward Bonk, Sr. (1929-1997), with their rial Committee. The Memorial was Suchecki was father to three children: Stani- — Bruno, Jr. and the Mikos Family wives, c. 1945. dedicated in 2000 and thus began slaw R. J. Suchecki, who was an assistant U.S. the annual Katyń remembrances at its site. Referencing the Katyń Mosberg: Attended March Despite Being Recently Diagnosed with Blood Cancer genocide, Councilman Cohen spoke continued from cover ther, siblings, and six million Jews, was the Archbishop of Constantino- tories and gas chambers. March about his family’s trials and tribula- brutally murdered by the Nazis dur- ple-New Rome and the Ecumenical participants — over 10,000 young tions during the Holocaust. his loved ones were killed in the ing the Holocaust.” Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiri- Jews and Poles — gathered in front “In 2018 we celebrated one hun- Holocaust. He added that he was also dedi- tual leader of 300 million Orthodox of the monument. dred years since Poland’s restored For Mosberg, attending the cating the distinction “to those who Christians. During the ceremony, torches independence, a milestone that march while battling blood cancer “Auschwitz is symbolized — among others — wouldn’t have been possible without is “not any sign of victory. It’s just a symbol of radi- victims, survivors, and Righteous the resistance put up by thousands duty to name the perpetrators – cal evil,” said the Among the Nations, people who put of patriotic Poles, including the the German nation. They and they clergyman, who themselves at risk to save Jews. ones who died in Katyń for refus- alone bear responsibility, and cer- stressed “the fu- March participants walked to ing to accept Soviet rule,” said Wil- tainly not the Poles,” he said. ture will not be the former Birkenau camp from czek. “It’s because of them that we At a time when the Polish gov- better than the former Auschwitz I. They passed can enjoy the blessings of a proud ernment is fighting a controversial past, if people the so-called Judenrampe, the track and free Poland. We say without a battle against attempts to place from all coun- between the former camps. From doubt that their sacrifice was not blame on Poland for the genocide, tries, religions, spring 1942 to mid-May 1944, there in vain. As we mark seventy-nine Mosberg’s message is music to the political views, were transports with hundreds of years since the Katyń Massacre, ears of officials in Warsaw. do not learn from thousands of Jews, tens of thou- let’s recommit to forever preserving PHOTO: ARKADIUSZ ŁAWRYWIANIEC / GAZETA POLSKA ŁAWRYWIANIEC / GAZETA ARKADIUSZ PHOTO: Edward Mosberg, a Holocaust survivor recently dec- Shoah’s lessons.” sands of Poles, thousands of Roma, the memory of these heroes.” PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA orated with Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit and other deportees. Participants “That we cannot ever forget the awarded Mosberg the Command- of the Republic of Poland, says Nazi Germany alone THE MAIN CER- then entered the camp through the past if we want to make sure to er’s Cross of the Order of Merit of is to blame blame for the genocide, “... and certainly EMONY took historic main gate. avoid it in the future – never for- the Republic of Poland for outstand- not the Poles.” place on a plat- This year’s March fell on the get, never again,” said Senator Van ing achievements in the develop- form set up be- 75th anniversary of the deporta- Hollen. “Today we must maintain ment of Polish-Jewish dialogue and gave away and risked their lived to hind the monument to the victims tion of Jews from Hungary, and the strong alliances between the de- dissemination of knowledge about save Jews during the war, like the of the camp, which stands between liquidation of the Litzmannstadt mocracies to stand up for our com- the role of Poles in saving Jews. Ulma family from Markowa, and the ruins of the two largest crema- (Łódź) ghetto. mon defense,” he said. “I am part of the March of the hoping for better relations between General Colman commented on Living, Shoah Foundation, and the Jewish and Polish people.” the catastrophic loss of Poland’s From the Depths. These are three Itzhak Herzog, son of the sixth military leadership at Katyn, and organizations that educate people President of Israel, Chaim Herzog, reformation of Polish units that around the world about the Holo- former leader of the Labor Party, fought alongside the British. Major caust. I was only 13 when the war and currently the leader of the Jew- General Wisniewski reminded all broke out. Only I survived my fam- ish Agency for Israel, called on the Katyń Forest Massacre was or- ily,” said Mosberg. world leaders to fight anti-Semitism dered under the hands of Stalin and He stressed the March of the around the globe, “especially with the Soviet Union’s high command. Living is not only to tell his story. shocking and dramatic crimes in Earlier that day, a Mass was cel- Mosberg also agreed with the Europe, in South America and ebrated at Holy Rosary Church in words of Deputy Prime Minister United States.” Polish and English. At the afternoon Jarosław Gowin that the Holocaust “It cannot be that 74 years after reception and dinner in the Great should not be used in the political the war, Jews are in danger again on Hall of the Polish National Alli- game. He added his message is to European streets. They cannot be ance, the 96 victims of the April 10, build a better world for everyone. murdered — neither in Pittsburgh, 2010 catastrophic Smolensk-Katyn nor in San Diego, nor anywhere,” airplane crash were honored with ULMA FAMILY REMEMBERED. In said Herzog. “Let’s take a lesson a ceremony and eulogy. It claimed accepting the the Order of Merit from the Holocaust to heart; let it the lives of Poland’s President Lech Mosberg said he did so “on behalf be a warning. World leaders must Kaczynski, his wife Maria, the of myself, my wife, my children and unite. Zero tolerance for crimes chiefs of the Polish Armed Forces, grandchildren, and — most impor- committed by hate.” clergy, government officials, insti- tantly — in honor of my mother, fa- Also in attendance at the March tutional leaders and citizens. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019 www.polamjournal.com 5 $100k for the 100th BOOKS IN BRIEF Campaign a Success Stars and Crosses Reviewed by Mary E. Lanham On his way overseas, Chic meets main market…Hawkers negoti- a Jewish-American woman, Ruth, ated their prices in a Babel of STARS AND CROSSES who is traveling with her parents to languages—Russian, Polish, By Curtis Urness go to an annual Holocaust remem- Ukrainian, German, English, iUniverse, 2018, 240 pgs. brance. Ruth Vietnamese, and several African invites Chic languages. Spread out across the Mourning the loss of his father, to come to the concrete rows were imitation de- his marriage, and his job, Chic Lu- remembr a nce signer watches; intricate, multi- cas is spurred to acquaint himself when she learns colored jewelry boxes; bottles of with his family’s heritage by travel- about his fam- vodka and liqueurs; cheap tools; ing to Poland to somehow connect ily’s past. Chic wooden pisanki Easter eggs; with his father posthumously. Chic accepts and religious triptychs; and other is driven to know what his father grows to under- icons. Smoke rose from small and grandfather were forced to en- stand the pain grills and booths that sold cab- dure during the World War II. In his both their fami- bage rolls, bagels, and Vietnam- journey he meets a woman with a lies have gone through. As similar ese fried rice.” similar family history. In their time as their backgrounds are, there are v v v Celebrated pianist Brian Ganz is seated at the new Steinway grand pi- in Poland, they learn how different enough differences to cause disrup- Curtis Urness has an MA de- ano during its formal inaugural at the Residence of Polish Ambassador they are from each other and just tions in their budding relationship. gree in professional writing from Piotr Wilczek (standing, left). The piano was generously gifted to the how alike they are. They must figure out how or even the University of Missouri-Kansas Embassy of the Republic of Poland after a private $100,000 fund raising Chic’s father and grandfather if they can overcome them together. City. He has written numerous campaign. were prisoners of Auschwitz. His The author has a distinct descrip- pieces of fiction that have been WASHINGTON, D.C. – The The committee’s labor of love father was close-lipped about his tive writing style which can best be published in Monthly Short Stories, Republic of Poland celebrated the came to fruition after sponsoring experiences during this time, leav- seen when Chic visits the Russian The Storyteller, Kansas City Voic- 100th anniversary of its regained fund raising concerts utilizing the ing Chic to wonder about the details Market in Warsaw: es, Mindprints, and other journals. independence on November 11, said piano at the residence, and the of his father’s and grandfather’s “Chic, Ruth, and David made He was nominated for a Pushcart 2018. The entire calendar year was solicitation of donations. A very past. Having heard misinformation their way through the crowded Award by Kansas City Voices in declared to be the Centennial Jubi- clever funding tactic was to allow from a teacher in high school, Chic passageways—the primary one, 2006 for his story Turbulent Blue. lee Year of 2018. It encompassed personal sponsorship of the piano’s was confused about exactly why his lined with Persian rugs hang- Stars and Crosses is his first pub- the official “100 for 100” campaign keys and other components, which relatives were imprisoned as they ing from racks, reminded Chic lished novel. Urness lives in Kansas – a kaleidoscope of celebrations, proved to be very successful. This were not Jewish. of an avenue of sails—to the City, Missouri. events, concerts and programs, en- resulted in the piano’s expense be- acted by Poland in league with the ing fully funded by November, NEW BOOKS Polish diaspora, that were all gener- 2018. ously imagined in conjunction with A black-tie donor’s dinner, cou- War Correspondent Fairweather Recounts Pilecki’s Mission the seminal independence moment pled with the inaugural concert of in time and the celebration of Po- the Steinway, took place on March NEW YORK — In the Summer derstanding to the history of Pilecki. former perfume supplier alongside land’s reborn freedom. 22, 2019 at the residence of Am- of 1940, after the Nazi occupation Fairweather’s account — The Vol- other reporters. As the violence Undoubtably one of the most bassador Piotr Wilczek. The din- of Poland, Polish underground op- unteer: One Man, an Underground escalated in Iraq, Fairweather sur- imaginative and unique of all of the ner was followed by a concert of erative Witold Pilecki accepted a Army, and the Secret Mission to vived a suicide bomb attack, a kid- undertakings was the $100k for the Chopin melodies played by pianist mission to uncover the fate of thou- Destroy Auschwitz — draws on ex- napping attempt, and almost daily 100th Committee to raise $100,000 Brian Ganzd. The event began with sands of people being interred at a clusive family papers and recently mortar attacks around their house. for the purchase of a Steinway grand both welcoming and thank you ad- new concentration camp on the bor- declassified files, as well as unpub- His reporting while an embed- piano to be gifted to the ambassa- dresses by Ambassador Wilczek, der of the Reich. lished accounts from the camp’s ded reporter during the Iraq in- dor’s residence. The spacious resi- and committee leader O’Brien-Tre- His mission was to report on fighters to show how he saved hun- vasion won him the British Press dence was purchased by the Polish fil, and concluded with the piano’s Nazi crimes and raise a secret army dreds of thousands of lives. Award (the British equivalent to government in 2008 and underwent deed being officially presented to to stage an uprising. The name of Fairweather is a graduate of Ox- the Pulitzer Prize.) He now lives a extensive and major renovations. Its Ambassador Wilczek by O’Brien- the detention center: Auschwitz. ford University and has been a cor- quieter life, writing history books grand salon accommodates 300 at- Trefil. It was only after arriving at the respondent for the Washington Post while raising his three daughters in tendees for concerts, and it can also A highlight of the historic eve- camp that he started to discover the and the Daily Telegraph, where he Vermont. He the author of A War of host many more guests when recon- ning was the awarding of the pres- Nazi’s designs. Over the next two was the paper’s Bagdhad and Per- Choice, and The Good War. figured for diplomatic events and tigious Americus Poloniae (Friend and half years, Witold forged an un- sian Gulf bureau chief. While liv- The 400-page The Volunteer large receptions. of Poland) Award from the hand of derground army that smuggled evi- ing in Baghdad as the Telegraph’s (ISBN: 9780753545164) is pub- The stage in the salon was bereft Ambassador Wilczek to the mem- dence of Nazi atrocities out of Aus- bureau chief, he met his wife-to-be, lished by Ebury Publishing, and is of a requisite piano, until now. bers of the $100k for the 100th chwitz. His reports from the camp and lived in the house of Saddam’s available from Amazon.com. The $100k for the 100th Commit- Committee members as follows: were to shape the Allies response to tee, a small and independent group, Chairperson Dr. Wanda O’Brien- the Holocaust — yet his story was Fine Estate, Modern, and Close-Out Jewelry led by Chairperson Wanda O’Brien- Trefil, Gregory Butler, Margret all but forgotten for decades. Buyers of Gold, Silver, and Diamonds Trefil, Ph.D., undertook the daunt- Butler, Brian Ganz, Thomas Pan- Pilecki’s own account, The Aus- Expert Jewelry and Watch Repair Discount Brand-Name Watches ing task of raising $100,000 for the dolfi, David Slan, Dr. James Trefil, chwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery, purchase of a Steinway grand piano and Sasha Kay. It was some very was published by Aquila Polonica to be gifted to the government of well-deserved recognition for the in 2014. Now, former war reporter Poland, and housed in the residence accomplishment of an amazing and author of The Good War, Jack of the ambassador in Washington. achievement. 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Act on Restitution RELIGION Birthday Blessings for Jews Not Key in Poland-US relations Death Penalty Rejected WARSAW (Radio Poland) — by Benjamin Fiore, S.J. use of concentration camp photos said Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Cza- “disturbing and disrespectful.” spokesman for the Polish Bishops putowicz said a U.S. act on moni- Knoxville, Tenn.’s Bishop Rich- Redbubble, which sells print-on- Conference. “Where there is no toring compensation for Holocaust ard Stika joined his fellow Ten- demand products of user-submitted respect for human life, totalitarian- survivors does not have a “fun- nessee bishops in a letter asking artwork, responded promptly, and isms emerge that take the place of damental significance” for “well- the governor to establish his legacy thanked the Memorial for alerting God and lead to such catastrophes established” Polish-American rela- as governor by not presiding over it about the products. It emphasized as the Second World War.” tions. any executions during his term. In that users upload items to the site “Poland is one of the U.S.’s clos- their argument against the death themselves and must take responsi- ARCHBISHOP WAS AGAINST est and most valuable allies. The penalty the bishops called attention bility” for them. FAKE PRIESTS. Archbishop question of property restitution is to the data which show that many The Auschwitz Memorial has Thomas Wenski warned Miami one of very many issues raised by have been released from death row also recently taken tourists to task Catholics against phony priests the American side in bilateral rela- across the country after they have for disrespectful behavior on its who have been scamming parish- tions […] and does not have a fun- been found innocent of the crime. grounds, including those who took ioners for money and gift cards, damental significance for Polish- They also maintain that the death photos of themselves balancing on supposedly for good causes. He as- American relations as a whole,” penalty is not necessary to protect the train tracks. sured the faithful that “no Catholic PAULINE SOKOL (formerly Czaputowicz told the state news society. clergyman will ask a parishioner Saklaczynski), a long-time PAJ agency PAP. The bishops recalled St. John PREACHING THE SEVEN LAST for a gift card.” The scammers even subscriber, will celebrate her 106th “This has recently been con- Paul II’s call for an end to the death WORDS ON GOOD FRIDAY. went so far as to sign either Arch- birthday on June 25. firmed by the U.S. Ambassador to penalty, which he saw as both cru- Breaking the tradition of having bishop Wenski’s name or that of his Pauline was born in Gary, Indi- Warsaw, Georgette Mosbacher,” el and unnecessary. The late pope one priest offer reflections on all auxiliary bishop to the begging let- ana in 1913, and moved to Chicago said Czaputowicz. said, “It is simply not necessary as the Seven Last Words of Jesus on ter. Similar scam letters have been after marrying Stanley Sokol in He was referring to the U.S. Jus- the only means to protect society the Cross during the Good Friday received in the Scranton diocese, May 1942. They lived on Chicago’s tice for Uncompensated Survivors while still providing a just punish- devotions, the Jesuit Church of St. Philadelphia and Texas. Northwest side, have three daugh- Today (JUST) Act, under which the ment for those who break civil laws. Michael’s in Buffalo, N.Y., invited ters, and were happily married until U.S. State Department is expected Rather than serving as a path to jus- seven Sisters of Mercy each to offer FOLLOWING BUFFALO’S LEAD. A Stanley’s death in 1979. to report to Congress on what steps tice, the death penalty contributes a reflection on one of the traditional court ruled against the Philadelphia Family has always been Pau- countries in Europe have taken to to the growing disrespect for hu- seven sayings of the crucified Jesus. Archdiocese in stating the state’s line’s top priority, as has her pride compensate Holocaust survivors man life and continues a cycle of Sr. Mary Priscilla Faltisko and non-discrimination law requires in Polish heritage. She delighted in and their heirs for property seized violence in society. her six Sisters of Mercy compan- all adoption/foster care agencies to preparing kolacky, chrusciki, piero- under Nazi German occupation and The bishops were particularly ions offered reflections which were place children with same-sex cou- gi, gołąbki and other mouthwater- communism. opposed to the previous governor’s widely acclaimed by the congrega- ples. The archdiocese argued that ing delights for family and friends, “We assess the [JUST] act nega- program of “fast-track” executions. tion for their death and insight. it had received no complaints from as well as making holidays special tively, even though it does not entail same-sex couples over exclusion for by observing Polish holiday tradi- any legal consequences,” said Cza- UNCOUTH MARKETING RE- LIBERATION OF DACHAU their adoption services. The court tions. putowicz. MOVED. Online retailer Redbubble MARKED. On April 29 the Polish overlooked this fact, and thus has Although Pauline, the oldest sib- Under Polish law, property with- was forced to remove several items Church marked the anniversary of placed future Catholic adoption/ ling, left her family of three broth- out legal heirs belongs to the State from its site after the Auschwitz- the liberation of the Nazi German foster care services in jeopardy. ers and five sisters in Gary, the So- Treasury. Poland’s government is Birkenau Memorial and Museum concentration camp at Dachau, a The same requirement in Buffalo kol / Saklaczynski family remained readying a bill to protect the coun- condemned it for allowing products place of imprisonment for many of caused Catholic Charities direc- a close-knit group spending most try against any claims for compen- — including a $45 throw pillow and the one-fifth of Polish clergy mur- tor Dennis Walczyk to withdraw Sundays in Gary. sation over World War II, an official $40 mini skirt — depicting scenes dered by the German Nazis during Catholic Charities from adoption/ One cannot imagine the changes in Warsaw said earlier. of the concentration camp. the World War II occupation of Po- foster care services since they had Pauline witnessed in her life. She Most of Poland’s large Jewish “Do you really think that selling land. Despite the terror unleashed found placements only in tradition- was born when Woodrow Wilson population was murdered by the such products as pillows, miniskirts against them during the Germans’ al families. was president, before commercial occupying Germans during World or tote bags with the images of war — not just against the Polish aircraft came into being, and before War II. After the war, a Moscow- Auschwitz — a place of enormous state but also against the Catho- STO LAT TO … Jesuits Christo- automobiles were mass produced. backed communist government human tragedy where over 1.1 mil- lic Church — about 1,000 priests pher Grodecki and Adam Rosins- Electricity and indoor plumbing took power in Poland, confiscated lion people were murdered — is ac- in Poland saved Jews at the risk of ki, on their ordination to the priest- were just futuristic ideas for the large amounts of property and na- ceptable?” the Auschwitz Memorial their own lives, with some mur- hood along with three companions everyday family. She has lived tionalized it. wrote in a tweet, calling the casual dered for this help. in the chapel at Fordham University. through World War II, the Great “The Second World War showed Aaron Kulczyk, Robert Ow- Depression, Civil Rights riots, and how the negation of God as the sole czarczak, and Patryk Sobczyk, many other national conflicts. master of human life and the nega- on their ordination along with five Today, Pauline continues to en- SUPPORT THE PAJ PRESS FUND tion of the dignity of every human companions in St. Joseph’s Cathe- joy life, living at home, working being brings tragic consequences,” dral, Buffalo, N.Y. jigsaw puzzles and listening to Pol- n 1978, a voluntary fund-raising campaign was launched by a group ish music. 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HAPPENINGS CHICAGO SYLE Sr. Mary Jo Sobieck Becomes a Baseball Card Legend PHOTO: ŁUKASZ DUDKA by Geraldine Balut Coleman shows Sr. Mary Jo on the pitcher’s and the general audience to Po- mound pointing at Sox pitcher Lu- land’s history, culture, tourist at- CHICAGO — There is no de- cas Giolito, who caught her pitch. tractions, and its natural beauties. bate that on August 18, 2018, Sister Topps gave her $1,000 which will The two traveled to Warsaw, Mal- Mary Jo Sobieck, OP, and her epic be donated to the Sister Mary Jo bork, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdynia, perfect pitch at the beginning of the Endowed Scholarship Fund. She Hel, the wonders of the Wieliczka’s Kansas City Royals and Chicago is hoping for matching funds to salt mines, and the former German White Sox game at Guaranteed support Catholic education. Her Nazi extermination camp of Aus- baseball card will be available this chwitz-Birkenau. Morawiecki ad- summer. She will be permanently mitted that his greatest regret was etched in the history of baseball that he had only limited time and cards. had to choose a few from among the PHOTO: DARIUSZ PIŁKA DARIUSZ PHOTO:

(l. to r.): Owsiany, Kot, Anna Sokołowski, Robaczewski, Kuśmierczak, and Bucki. the Polish National Alliance, later PAA RECEIVES VANGUARD aired on April 22 on Chicago’s PBS AWARD. On April 10, the Polish Channel 11. American Association (PAA) re- ceived the Chicago Bar Associa- Sr. Mary Jo Sobieck Baseball Card PMA VOLUNTEERS HONORED. tion’s 2019 Vanguard Award for its Every year, the Polish Museum outstanding work in making the Rate Field (GRF) caught the atten- of America (PMA) holds its an- Morawiecki and Greenberg on stage at the Lyric Opera House. law accessible to PAA clients. Steve tion of many. It is an undisputed nual Volunteer Appreciation Day Rakowski, PAA board and Advo- fact that she stole the show, as she to express its gratitude to all who cate Society member, nominated threw one of the most epic first POLAND – THE ROYAL TOUR. volunteered the previous year. On the PAA for this prestigious honor. pitches ever seen that season or any Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s April 11 approximately 150 volun- Magdalena Dolas, PAA executive other season. It was Marion Catho- prime minister, was in Chicago teers were honored for their work director, accepted the honor on be- lic High School’s night at GRF, on April 16 to host the Chicago in the Museum library, helping to half of the PAA. where Sister Mary Jo is a theology premier of “Poland – The Royal organize PMA events, cataloging teacher. As she took to the mound, Tour.” This one-hour film docu- documents, assembling exhibits, HIGHLANDER ANNIVERSARY. calmly under the bright lights, she mentary was produced by Peter helping with the PMA’s Summer Kolo Nr. 1, the Jan Sabała Society looked like a professional right- Greenberg, well-known American Gala and Pulaski Day celebrations, of the Podhale Association of North handed pitcher, and proceeded to journalist, travel expert, and friend and working at the library’s an- America, held its 90th Jubilee, May throw a perfect curveball first pitch the prime minister. A special pre- nual book sale. Special recognition Greenberg and Morawiecki on the 18, at the Podhalan House on S. Ar- strike. The Royals may have won sentation of this documentary took was given to Lucie Bucki, Jamie cover of Travel Weekly, announc- cher Ave. In addition to cocktails, the game, 3-1, but Sr. Mary Jo was place on a large screen at Chicago’s Kuśmierczak, and, posthumously, ing Greenberg’s documentary on dinner, and presentation, live gorale the main attraction. Civic Opera House, (Lyric Opera), Mark Sokołowski as Volunteers of Poland. music was provided by the Mańcorz This April, she was approached with nearly 2,000 guests attend- the Year. & Zubek Band, followed by Chica- by Topps Allen and Ginters Base- ing. To add to the excitement of the PMA President Richard go’s Music Company. ball Card Company. It offered to evening, many guests came dressed many interesting places in Poland. Owsiany, Managing Director President of Kolo Nr. 1 is produce a baseball card with her in the native costumes of the vari- As he said “Poland is beautiful!” Małgorzata Kot, and PMA Chair- Czesław Kowalkowski, 80, who image that would fit perfectly in ous regions of Poland. In the film, The documentary, sponsored by man James Robaczewski expressed has been a member of the society its baseball series. The card image Morawiecki introduced Greenberg the Polish National Foundation and their gratitude to the volunteers. his whole life.

PENNSYLVANIA Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia Awards Six Scholarships PHILADELPHIA — This year, is 3.78 and illustrated a tremendous six scholarships of $1,000 dollars commitment to his studies and a were given. The Wnukowski Fam- well developed work ethic. He is ily funded a scholarship in memory continuing a pattern of academic of Regina and Joseph Wnukowski. achievement that began in high This was awarded to Emilia Roz- school where he completed a total of bicka. Debbie and Henry F. Majka, eight Advanced Placement courses. through the Philadelphia Founda- (This translates into an impressive tion, funded a scholarship which 28 college credits!) In addition to was awarded to Emma Szymanski. his academic work at Villanova he Out of over twenty applicants, these is involved in campus life. He is co- exceptional students were selected. president and founder of the Polish- Julia Millie Tomczak is a senior American Cultural Society at the at Central Bucks High School with university; a member of the Villa- dual enrollment at Bucks County nova Singers and the Engineering Community College. She maintains Student Council. Matthew hopes to a 4.0 Grade Point Average at both become a licensed professional. schools. Julia plans to use the schol- Matthew Purcell was not able to arship to further her education at attend the ceremony (his mom was Delaware Valley University where there to represent him), because on she will study Food Science and May 5th he was attending the Con- Chemistry. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND POLISH HERITAGE SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS (l. to nelly Foundation event at St. Jo- r.): PHSP President Jean Joka; Secretary Diana Blichasz; Vice-president Marie Hejnosz; students Julia Mille Kamil Karpiak is completing seph’s University in Philadelphia Tomczak, Kamil Karpiak, Emma Szymanski, Emilia Rozbicka, Matthew Ziarnik; Scholarship Committee Chair his senior year at Daniel Boone where as a Neuman Scholar he was Dolores Szymanski; Treasurer and Hon. RP Consul Debbie Majka; and Peter J. Obst. Area High School in Birdsboro, PA. asked to speak. He was ranked as Kamil excels academically while freshman year at Temple Univer- Co-exist Club, a service trip to grandmother, aunt, uncle and cous- number one in the class standings pursuing his passion: music. He is sity where she is pursuing an un- Costa Rica and dancing in the Nut- ins. Her aunt is her model who pro- of his senior class at Father Judge a member of the Tri-M Music Hon- dergraduate degree in psychology. cracker Ballet. vided reassurance and encourage- High School. During his time there, ors Society, the Philadelphia Youth Matt took part in a large number She is in the process of applying Emilia Rozbicka attended high ment, as she is one generation away of Advanced Placement courses (4 Orchestra (Oboe Section Leader), to the Honors Program. Her GPA school in Poland but decided to from Emilia’s experience. Current- this year alone) while involved in the Reading Symphony and Youth in the first semester was 3.85 and pursue her education in the United ly she shadows doctors at Our Lady a rich volunteer life in his school, Orchestra. He shares his talents by she received Dean’s List recogni- States. At the age of 19 she left her of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ. community and parish (St. Albert giving monthly piano and oboe re- tion. While a student at Renais- family and friends to search for Her goal is to become a physician’s the Great. He earned a 1530 score citals at the Keystone Villa Retire- sance Academy Emma excelled in wider opportunities. Emilia cur- assistant. ment Home. He hopes to one day on his SAT exam which positions Honors Level and Advanced Place- rently attends Camden County Matthew Ziarnik is a freshman him well for his future career in en- perform with an orchestra. ment courses. Her school activities Community College where she ma- at Villanova University majoring in gineering. Emma Szymanski is in her included: National Honors Society, jors in biology. She lives with her Civil Engineering. His current GPA 8 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019

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MINNESOTA VOICE Carp: Minnesota’s Tale of Two Fish by Mark Dillon sued a permit in 1872 to German- born entrepreneur Julius Poppe to USDA Nutritional Minnesota offers two perspec- bring in six fish. He promoted carp Information on tives about carp: a Christmas time aquaculture to immigrant commu- Common Carp nities across the country, and the delicacy celebrated by more than (Based on 300 grams of fish multiplied. The bathtub storage just the Polish, and a fish that is raw fish or 10.5 ounces) tradition also emerged in the 19th despised, corralled and processed Protein 53 grams century amid improvements in ur- by the tens of thousands to become Total lipids (fat) 16.8 grams ban indoor plumbing at a time be- feed for wolves. Phosphorus 1245 milligrams fore refrigeration and freezers were At Minnesota’s 87th annual Fes- Potassium 999 milligrams widely available. tival of Nations the first weekend Cholesterol 198 milligrams In the suburban Twin Cities, in May, the Czech and Slovak cul- Calcium 123 milligrams Carp Solutions remains sensitive tural booth offered an explanatory Vitamin D 2964 nanograms/ to the fish’s cultural roots even as it display about the relationship that milliliter goes about its growing lake clean- people in the Czech Republic have Source: USDA National ing business, accommodating in- with Cyprinus carpio, the common DR. PRZEMEK BAJER holds a large Minnesota Cyprinus carpio. The Nutrient Database, 1 April 2018 carp. Polish American scientist is a leading expert on carp behavior. For the dividuals and groups who request As in the days immediately pre- past four years, Bajer’s company, Carp Solutions LLC, helps Minnesota’s a small share in the annual harvest. nutritious (see chart) like salmon. ceding a Polish wigilia, Czechs shop public watershed districts remove as many as 20,000 carp annually so “Let us know ahead of time and In fact, in 2017, Polish researchers for live carp to take home and store they don’t crowd out native species such as walleye and bass. Consid- we’ll see what can do” says General Renata Pyz-Łukasik and Danu- in bathtubs or buckets until the fish ered invasive in northern lakes, carp can live 60 years. Manager Jordan Wein. ta Kowalczyk-Pecka documented are ready be beheaded, chopped Last fall, for example, Wein said the fatty acid profiles of grass and corns. of introduced fish become invasive into slices, soaked in milk, breaded the company shared part of its catch bighead carp in the Journal of Food Each year the Festival of Nations in some geographic regions but not and pan-fried or baked. along the tide- lures dozens of schools from across in others and how predation, dis- The St. Paul festival featured ar- waters of Lake Minnesota to an annual educational turbance and ecosystem productiv- tificial fish covered in photos of carp Minnetonka with gathering of music, dance, multi- ity play a role in that,’ Bajer says on crafted with the help of the Swedish a Jewish man to ethnic food, a gift boutique bazaar his website. Institute in Minneapolis last fall for make gefilte, a Bajer’s work includes adapting a dish made from device known as the “salmon can- a poached mix- non” in Washington State (it helps ture of ground salmon overcome obstacles on up- deboned carp tra- stream runs) into a carp vacuum ditionally served cleaner. as an appetizer in Carp tend to gather in schools balls. These are as Minnesota’s tough winters ap- popular on Shab- proach, providing a late autumn op- bat and Jewish portunity to gather them with nets. holidays such But nets easily tear, get stuck on as Passover. rocks and get clogged with weeds. CZECH THAT CARP. A royal representative of the In Poland, Bajer’s system, first used last year at Miss Czech Slovak Minn. Pageant demonstrates the gefilte fish, re- a watershed north of St. Paul, relies multicultural tradition of selling carp for Christmas ferred to as karp on an electric fence-type system to at the Czech & Slovak cultural booth at the Minne- po żydowsku is a guide fish through a sucking mech- sota Festival of Nations in St. Paul, May 5. traditional dish anism. also served in some Catholic homes (especially in Quality. Common carp in Minneso- BAJER HAS STUDIED CARP for 13 the northern regions near the Baltic ta are also generally freer of pollut- years and discovered they migrate Sea) on Christmas Eve and Holy ants than fish further downstream like salmon. Carp species represent Saturday.as a reminder of Christ’s along the Mississippi River or lakes of Minneapolis takes a break to four of the top five most-cultivated POLISH FOLK DANCER MIJA PETROS Jewish roots. in southern states or many saltwater pose at the Polish Bazaar sales booth at the Minnesota Festival of Na- food fish on fish farms in the world, fish, according to the USDA. tions in St. Paul, May 5. led by China, according to a 2018 THERE’S PLENTY OF CARP to go In Minnesota, where the white, report by the Food and Agriculture around in Minnesota. Lake Min- flaky walleye has been the official and culture booths planned around Organization of the United Nations. a Czech-themed holiday display. A netonka, the largest lake in the Min- state fish since 1965, and a heavy a central theme – for 2019 “World Cyprinus carpio accounts for 8% mock bucket provided price options neapolis-St. Paul area, is thought to Scandinavian influence favors had- Festivals and Celebrations.” of all fish eaten annually across in krone for live whole, dressed fil- Missing from the focus this year, the world. Grass carp, silver, and lets and fish heads, which are used however, was an effort to create an bighead carp (also known as Asian to make a milk-based soup with awareness of carp’s global identity, carp), account for another 19%. onions, carrot, celery and pepper- the fish’s 2000-year history, and the Grass carp and bigheads are grown environment impact of carp in a on fish farms in Poland. modern Minnesota context, in most Modern Slovakia, which has cases as an invasive species in the similar Christmas Eve carp dishes lakes and streams feeding into the to those found in Poland, is the place state’s 10.000 lakes. where carp were first documented in Central Europe. A report by the ENTER POLISH AMERICAN SCI- Royal Ontario Museum in Canada ENTIST Dr. Przemek Bajer from in 1974 found that around 15 A.D. the University of Minnesota’s De- Romans encountered the fish while partment of Fisheries, Wildlife encamped at a Celtic village at the and Conservation Biology, one of mouth of the Morava River. CARP CONCENTRATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. The darker America’s foremost researchers Near the site of present-day the shading the heavier the concentration of Cyprinus carpio, or com- on carp. Bajer earned his master’s Bratislava, archeologists then also mon carp. When Polish Americans first arrived in 1609, there were no degree at the University of Lodz discovered stone reliefs that showed carp in America. The fish first arrived in the 1870s from Germany. before coming to the United States that the XIVth and XVth Roman le- Source: United States Geological Survey website. and earning his PhD at the Univer- gions were fed on carp fished from sity of Missouri. the Danube River, the report said. be home to 60,000 carp, according dock, cod, halibut, and herring, the For the past four years, Bajer’s It is speculated that as the Mora- to state regulators. Most of Carp lowly chicken yellow-fleshed carp company, Carp Solutions LLC, vian Empire and Christianity later Solutions’ annual catch winds up has a tough time getting on main- helps Minnesota’s public watershed spread across the Carpathians into at wildlife shelter and rehabilita- stream menus. Even at the Polish districts remove as many as 20,000 Poland, so followed carp-related tion centers, fodder for endangered American Culture Institute of Min- carp annually so they don’t crowd traditions. mammals such as wolves, as well as nesota’s annual Wigilia, typically out native species such as walleye Carp are not native to North Please make checks payable to: raptors. held a few weeks before Christmas and bass. America, but began arriving from ACPC, c/o Florence Langridge, While it has a reputation as a Even, carp hasn’t been part of the Membership Chair, 78 Meadow “My current work focuses on Europe after the U.S. Fish Com- “rough fish,” carp are actually quite meal in recent memory. Lane, West Hartford, CT 06107 understanding why some species mission and State of California is- POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019 www.polamjournal.com 9 POLAND IN BRIEF A Different Dyngus Day POLAND’S AMBASSADOR TO IS- was summoned by the Foreign Min- sor Ryszard Lauterbach, the direc- Tradition: Retro-Ski! RAEL MAREK MAGIEROWSKI was istry to hear an official complaint. tor of the hospital’s Neonatology verbally and physically assaulted by Clinic. “But that is usually only a an Israeli architect outside Poland’s POLAND’S FIRST RECORDED temporary measure,” he added. Embassy in Tel Aviv. Arik Leder- SEXTUPLETS BORN IN KRAKÓW. man, 65, hurled insults and spat Sextuplets were successfully deliv- THE BODIES OF TWO YOUNG on Magierowski before driving off ered recently at Kraków University POLISH SCIENTISTS were found in his car. The ambassador photo- Hospital. Two boys and four girls, at the base of a mountain in Norway graphed the car’s license plate and whose weight averaged 2.2 lbs, following an apparent fall of sever- reported the incident to the police, were placed in incubators, and their al hundred yards. After leaving the who detained Lederman 90 minutes mother was reported in good con- Polish Polar Station near Norway’s later. He apologized, claimed he dition. That information came to Hornsund fjord they failed to show didn’t know Magierowski was am- light at a special press conference up at the base camp. Rescuers were bassador, but has been charged and held on the occasion. The doctors immediately put on their trail and a may face a jail term if convicted. assisting the delivery said this was short while later found their bodies Lederman said he was going to probably Poland’s first sextuplet at the bottom of a landslide in which the Polish Embassy to inquire about birth ever recorded. “Initially such they had apparently fallen to their property restitution. Polish Prime infants require assistance breathing death. There were no witnesses to Minister Mateusz Morawiecki ex- and their digestive tracts must be the accident. They were part of an pressed outrage over the incident, activated. One of the newborns had expedition organized by the Polish A woman takes part in the annual Easter Monday Retro Ski competi- and Israel’s ambassador to Poland to be intubated,” explained Profes- Academy’s Geophysics Institute. tion in Zakopane, Poland. The fun event always attracts a large crowd of onlookers. POLONIA PLACES by Matthew Stefanski around their waists such as an ax, or tied ropes around their chest, re- ZAKOPANE —Nobody is safe calling a time when skiing involved Trenton’s St. Stanislaus on Easter Monday – safe from wa- unpredictable conditions and un- ST. STANISLAUS German-speaking Franciscan Fri- informed the Chancery. On January ter that is. The young and the young groomed trails. Other skiers ac- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ars of Immaculate Conception 24, 1891 Bishop Farrell issued a let- at heart douse their loved ones in cessorized with binoculars, funky 60 Randall Ave. Province. To support their Polish ter establishing St. Stanislaus par- water to celebrate what is fittingly glasses, woolen sweaters, as well as Trenton, New Jersey parishioners, the Franciscans would ish — that autumn, construction of called Wet Monday. This custom hand woven mittens and knee-high Status: Inactive invite Polish priests that would hold the church began; it would be dedi- is common across Poland and has socks. special missions, devotions, and cated in 1893. spread to cities in the United States The retro-skiers helped conjure by Gregory L. Witul hear confession. In the 1880s, Fa- Shortly after the completion of where Dyngus Day celebrations are up an image of Zakopane from ther Leopold Moczygemba, OMF the church, Father Felix Baran took held. years past, a place that now mostly Central Jersey has long been Conv. was brought in for one such over St. Stanislaus. Father Baran, a In the resort town of Zakopane, exists only on the pages of history home to its own Polonia, with the mission and from it the seeds of St. great lover of education began the nestled at the foot of the Tatra books. A time before the commer- state capitol of Trenton as its epi- Stanislaus were planted. The lead- parish’s school. It would be under Mountains, Easter Monday also in- cialization and luxuries of modern center. Distinct from the Polish en- ers of the Polish community were so his guidance that Sister Colette Hil- cludes a more unique tradition: an comfort, when Zakopane served claves of New York City and Phila- inspired by Reverend Moczygemba bert would begin her journey as an annual ski competition “Zawody o as a refuge to scores of artists and delphia, these New Jersey Poles that they urged the Franciscans, led educator, leading to the organiza- Wielkanocne Jajo.” bohemians. Absurdist Stanislaw carved out their own distinct com- by Father Jachetti, to petition the tion of the Franciscan Sisters of St. But there’s a catch: all contes- Ignacy Witkacy, composer Karol munity. They published their own bishop to start a Polish parish in Joseph and eventually Hilbert Col- tants have to compete on antique Szymanowski and writer Stefan newspapers, formed unique social Trenton. lege in Hamburg, N.Y. skies while dressed in period garb. Zeromski all called Zakopane home organizations, launched businesses, Seeing that there was a need for St. Stanislaus would thrive for To get to the competition at some point in their lives, a testa- and started clubs. The genesis of such a church, the Bishop Farrell over a century, but by the start of grounds, tourists and townsfolk ment to the spirit of this incredible it all was St. Stanislaus agreed to allow the formation of the the new millennium it had begun to alike take buses and jitneys to place. The vintage skiing competi- Church in Trenton. parish. While the new congregation suffer in much the same way as the Kuznice and then hike about 30-40 tion perhaps allowed onlookers to In the 1870s, as Poles be- waited for its first pastor to arrive city it called home. On July 1, 2005 minutes to the Dry Couloir “Suchy momentarily escape the here and gan moving to America en from Poland, Father Moczygemba St. Stanislaus was merged with Żleb” just off to the side of the Ka- now, to consider how the impos- masse, a community began working on their behalf to the Church of the Holy Cross and latowki Glade, right in the heart of ing mountains - unchanged around quickly developed secure the property on which the Saints Peter & Paul Church to form the Tatra Mountain National Park. them – have offered inspiration, re- in Trenton. These new church would be built. In Divine Mercy Parish. This new par- With Easter this year being near spite and enchantment to so many first Poles be- the fall of 1890, newly ordained ish would only last a dozen years the end of April, there was not much generations of skiers, past and pres- gan attend- Fr. Stanislaus Czelusniak when it too was merged, now snow on the ground except in the ent; and to reflect on how much has ing Our was greeted by his parish- with Sacred Heart Parish. high Tatras, however the organizers changed, but also how much has Lady of ioners and fundraising for While the church is no ensured that a section with enough stayed the same. Lourdes the church was soon un- longer an active worship snow was portioned off so that the parish, derway. After three site, the St. Stanislaus competition could be held. ALTHOUGH THE EYE-CATCHING o v e r - months, Father Czelus- campus is home to The several dozen competitors CLOTHING drew the attention of s e e n niak was confident he had the Ogniwo Polish brave enough to take part in this many cameras, the unsung stars b y the monies necessary to Learning Cen- year’s showcase were immediately of the competition were undoubt- t h e build a church and soon ter. identifiable by their woolen pants, edly the decades old ski equipment. colorful dresses and wooden gear Some of the wooden skies were amidst the crowds of onlookers in hardly more than smoothed wooden contemporary winter wear. As the planks, and a few skiers even used skiers made their way – by foot – to the old-fashioned method of skiing the starting line, onlookers jostled with a single long wooden rod for for a spot alongside the prepared support. More than one competitor course to cheer on the skiers. tried to fasten their skies to their One skier was dressed as an early boots with just rope, which resulted member of TOPR, the Tatra Volun- in many falling several times on teer Search and Rescue. Identifiable their way down, but this, of course, by their iconic blue cross emblem, was expected and part of the fun of TOPR is one of the oldest mountain this lively Easter Monday celebra- rescue associations in the world, tion. A jury selected a winner for celebrating their 110th anniversary best costume and best skiing style, this year. A lady in a long dress but that was almost an afterthought, down to her ankles skied imposing- with all those assembled more inter- ly with a large bag on her back, as if ested in having a good time while on her way into town for the weekly enjoying the beautiful weather, fun market. Another man wore the old spectacle, gorgeous surroundings imperial Austrian military uniform, and fresh air. harking back to the time when this There was also something else area of modern day Poland was part in the air – the faint but unmistak- of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. able scent of alcohol. After forty Several skiers wore traditional days of Lent, the Easter Monday ski highlander clothing, which, while meet has become an event to which no longer a typical skiing outfit, can many come carrying a bottle of nevertheless still be seen worn reg- homemade lemon or cherry liquor ularly around the region, especially to enjoy with friends and family. It on Sundays. Some skiers wore tools is, after all, Wet Monday!

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Brief histories of most from the Shrovetide period to Ash this book to help understand the psy- The book From Tragedy in Poland to Her Rose of the ports that were used by Polish Wednesday, Lent, the celebration of chological “genesis” of their works. chronicles one Garden In immigrants for departure and arrival; spring, Holy Week customs and super- year in the life of America life in steerage; and the process of ex- stitions, beliefs and rituals associated THE POLONIAN LEGACY OF a young boy and by Stephen amination to gain admittance. with farming, Pentecost, Corpus Chris- WESTERN NEW YORK his grandmother Szabados ti, midsummer celebrations, harvest Item 1-605 on a farm in Michigan in the 1950s, a $14.95 / Item FINDING festivities, wedding rites, nameday cel- $12.95 time without telephones and televi- 2-218 GRANDMA’S ebrations, and birth and death rituals. 156 pp., sc., ill., sions. Instead, they cook and garden 61 pp., b&w EUROPEAN Line illustrations enhance this rich and b&w photos. and work together to keep the stoves photos ANCESTORS varied treasury of folklore. 5.5 x 8.5 supplied and the cupboards filled. 2015 by Stephen Edited by Ed- They prepare for holidays while Busia Anna was the Szabados POLISH ward Szemraj and tells stories about life in the old coun- youngest daugh- Item 2-653 / 210 PROVERBS Wanda Slawin- try, Poland. Kniffel is the author of ter of a Polish pp., pb. by Joanne Asala ska, the book fo- “A Polish Son in the Motherland: An farmer and very small physically. $19.95 $14.95 cuses on the lives American’s Journey Home.” He is cur- However, she was always in command This is a “must Item 2-681 of spiritual and rently president of the Polish American when she was in the room. 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This revised edition covers ge- ties reflected in their proverbs, col- between Buffalo’s renowned Dr. Fran- SINGERS fears when growing up, immigrating nealogical research for most European lected here by author Joanne Asala. cis E. Fronczak and the composer/dip- ALLIANCE OF to America, and making her new life. countries and includes detailed steps Some examples: “Love enters a man lomat Ignacy Jan Paderewski. AMERICA, 1888- How did she face these fears? How did that will help you find the records that through his eyes and a woman through 1998 she overcome them? Szabados said by you need. The author uses his experi- her ears.” “Without work, there is no THE LIFE AND by S. A. Blejwas searching for answers, he found new ences to give tips on what to avoid bread.” “Do not push the river; it will LEGACY OF Item 1-660 insights about his grandmother. and what works; how to find and use flow on its own accord.” The back and FR. JUSTIN Was $22.50. 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SPORTS Janikowski Hangs it Up by Tom Tarapacki of them (ninth). His 1,913 points spot.” he said. he was suspend- scored are 10th most all-time. “We love it here. ed for a year. In One of the NFL’s greatest kickers Janikowski was known as a My family loves 1967 he decided is retiring 19 years after becoming “wild child” during his early years it here. It would to transfer to just the third kicker to be drafted in football, but later settled down have been a lot Bradley Univer- in the first round. Sebastian Jan- with his wife and children. He told to leave.” sity. He averaged ikowski, selected 17th overall by ESPN that he now “plans to turn The 36-year- 23 points and 10 Oakland in 2000, called it quits af- into a cab driver, driving his three old hit 27 of 32 rebounds for the ter and long and productive career. girls to school.” Gostkowski field goals last Bradley Braves, season, though he and earned All- THE RETURN OF GRONK? Rob missed more kicks of 40 yards or Conference hon- Gronkowski announced his retire- longer than any year of his career. ors. ment from the NFL after last sea- Still, he was automatic on kicks in- With a year of son, but there are already rumors side of 40 yards and on 98 percent Joe Pavelski returned to action shortly after taking a college eligibility of a comeback. Even girlfriend Ca- of his extra points. Gostkowski also puck to the face left he opted to mille Kostek, the Sports Illustrated continued to be a force on kickoffs. pass up his final Swimsuit 2019 cover girl, isn’t sure. getting his wounds stitched up, season and enter She said, “He could be pulling this DYNGUS DAY IN THE NBA. Once Pavelski skated back out wearing the NBA draft. In the 1969 NBA out of the woodwork at some time. again, the popular TNT sports show a large, plastic chin guard on his draft he was picked by the Boston I would love to see him out there, “Inside the NBA,” had a segment helmet. His teammates weren’t sur- Celtics in the fourth round. The but I am also respecting him taking about Dyngus Day. The panel — prised. “We were pretty confident Celtics had some terrific players this time for himself, healing up his Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, that he shakes off those kinds of and Steve had to become more of a body, and enjoying the time off.” Charles Barkley, and Kenny things. He’s a leader. He does ev- role player, mostly coming off the Gronk just turned 30 in May, but Smith — were given pussy willows erything for the team,” Sharks for- bench. Kuberski was a saavy 6-8 decided to leave the New England and water guns as videos of Dyngus ward Timo Meier said. forward with terrific ball skills, but Patriots after nine seasons follow- Day celebrations were shown. Then, in Game 7, the Sharks Celtics coach Tommy Heinsohn Sebastian Janikowski never ing a variety of injuries. Still, he Johnson said “it’s the popular trailed 3-0 with 10:47 to play when pushed him to play a more physical looked like a kicker had enjoyed perhaps the greatest Polish holiday celebrated especially Pavelski was cross-checked by style closer to the basket. In 1972, career of any tight end in NFL his- in Buffalo and Cleveland ... there’s a Cody Eakin and bumped by Paul pleased with Kuberski’s develop- At 6-foot-1 and 260 pounds, tory, setting numerous records and lot of interesting traditions associat- Stastny. He fell awkwardly and ment, Heinsohn told reporters that “Seabass” looked more like a foot- helping the Pats win three Super ed with it.” Johnson explained that hard. Pavelski, who was out cold “Steve’s been playing like a Polish ball player than a football kicker. He Bowls. the Polish tradition is that “guys for a time, was taken off the ice lineman from Notre Dame.” Kuber- had legendary power, and regularly douse girls they bleeding from the head. The ref- ski contributed to the Celtics 1974 attempted very long field goals. have taken a lik- erees called a five-minute major NBA championship squad, but Bos- Over the course of his career, Jan- ing to with wa- penalty, and the Sharks scored four ton lost him to then-New Orleans ikowski attempted nine field goals ter, and tap them times to turn a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 Jazz in the 1974 expansion draft. of at least 60 yards, making two. gently on the legs lead. They eventually won 5-4 in Steve never played for the Jazz, as His longest came in 2011 when he with pussy wil- overtime to advance to the second he was soon traded to the Milwau- booted a 63-yarder against the Den- lows.” round. The call was controversial, kee Bucks. ver Broncos at Mile High to end the “Polish peo- and even Pavelski didn’t think it second half of a Raiders win. At the ple,” Barkley warranted a five-minute major but time, it tied the record of longest said, “that sounds added, “Am I glad they called it that field goal in NFL history. He was kinda freaky.” way? Heck, yes.” sometimes call “The Polish Can- Then a wa- The injury kept the Wiscon- non” and “The Polish Powder Keg.” ter fight broke sin native out of the lineup for the Sebastian was born in out and Barkley first six games of the next series Wałbrzych, Poland and moved to got thoroughly against Colorado, but Joe made an the U.S. at age 15 with his famous soaked by Shaq. emotional return for Game 7. The soccer-playing father. After attend- Sharks captain opened the scoring ing high school he played for Flori- TOUGH GUY. It’s in the first period and later added an da State, became an All-American, been a physically assist, despite missing two weeks. and achieved legendary status with challenging NHL The Sharks went on to win 3-2 and his powerful leg and unique person- playoffs for Joe advance to the conference finals. ality. “There was a different sound Pavelski, but the Sharks coach Peter DeBoer was that came off his balls compared San Jose forward amazed by Joe’s effort. “You know, to everyone else,” said Todd Frier, showed exactly you’re almost speechless. Many a former FSU defensive back and why he is consid- people in the building, a lot of them saw the injury. I don’t think you teammate of Janikowski’s. “There ered “a warrior.” Steve Kuberski is still remembered was no doubt there was something It wasn’t saw the recovery and what he went through and how questionable it by Boston Celtics fans as a key part different about him. As big as he is, shocking that of their 1976 championship team. you wouldn’t think he could but he Paveleski scored was whether he would even be able to be out there tonight. … He’s a could really slam a basketball. That Stephen Gostkowski is still kicking. the first goal in After a year with the Bucks just shows much how much power San Jose’s play- special player, a special guy.” Steve was waived in October 1975, he had in his legs. He was a great off game against and that’s when he was picked up athlete.” GOSTKOWSKI IS BACK. Returning Las Vegas. However, it was a bit of REMEMBERING STEVE KUBER- by the Buffalo Braves. Then, after The Raiders stunned the NFL to New England is kicker Stephen a surprise that it came off his face. SKI. Steve Kuberski is still re- just over a month and having played by selecting Janikowski in the first Gostkowski. Drafted in 2006, Gos- Pavelski was in front of the net, as membered by Boston Celtics fans in only 10 games, the Braves re- round, a rarity for a kicker. He tkowski hit free agency for the first usual, when a shot hit him in the as a key part of their 1976 cham- leased him. Boston was struggling played all but his final season with time this offseason but ultimately face and then went in to the goal. As pionship team. He starred in high that year, so the Celtics jumped at the Raiders, finishing up with Seat- decided to return to the Patriots for the crowd cheered Paveleski, with school in Moline, Illinois, and then the chance to bring back Kuberski. tle. He played in 284 regular-season a two-year deal reportedly worth up his chin and lower lip bleeding and went to the University of Illinois. They put him in the starting lineup games (16th all-time), attempted to $8.5 million with $4.5 million in a few teeth missing, skated to the When it was discovered that he had and went on to win 14 of their next 542 field goals (10th) and made 436 guarantees. “I’m so blessed to have trainers room. After going through a received a cash payment of $35 a 16 games. In the post season, Bos- a chance to play 15 years in one the NHL’s concussion protocol and month from the athletic department ton and Buffalo faced each other in the Eastern Conference semi- POLISH AMERICAN finals. Kuberski started in for the OKOLOWSKI’S injured John Havlicek in Game 2, CULTURAL CENTER S and turned in a great performance Lunch with 12 points. In the series Boston M-F 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. knocked off the Braves, four games 308 WALNUT STREET Fri. Night Dinners PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 to two, and then went on to win the 5:00-9:00 p.m. 1976 NBA title. Sat. 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The ACPC’s death died at age 104 in 2016. He Washington’s 2019 annual meet- Awards are based solely on profes- authored The Independence Ethos ing on May 5, ACPC President sional and academic merit with an of American Polonia, a detailed Tom Payne presented a check to appreciation for issues that affect history of how Polish Americans Kolodziej to continue her studies in Polish Americans. both helped Poland achieve inde- multiplatform journalism and clas- “Ms. Kolodziej’s thoughtful pub- pendence in November 1918, and sics at the university’s Philip Mer- lished writings, solid academic re- supported Central Europe’s strug- rill School of Journalism. cord and deep community involve- gle against Nazi fascism and com- Kolodziej, a resident of Bethes- ment clearly show she has great munism until freedom was again da, Md., is originally from Bytom Kolodziej potential as a journalist, one who achieved in 1989. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Deborah in Upper Silesia in Poland. Part of has a strong, accurate understand- The American Council for Pol- Anders Silverman (left), commu- her family emigrated to the United website regarding Polish affairs. ing Polish history and culture,” said ish Culture, Inc. is a national non- nications department chair and as- States during the Communist pe- Asked to comment on journal- Mark Dillon, chair of the Eye of the profit, charitable, cultural and edu- sociate professor at Buffalo State riod, and she says she travels regu- ism’s strengths and weaknesses as Eagle Scholarship Committee and cational organization that promotes University, accepts Caring Bengal larly back to her extended family in part of the scholarship application Minnesota Bureau Chief for the Polish culture, heritage and history, Award from Buffalo State President Poland. process, Kolodziej said “many news Polish American Journal. and intercultural understanding. Kate Conway-Turner. The award is Kolodziej’s grandfather was a outlets are becoming more polar- Joining in congratulating It serves as a network and body of given to faculty or staff who trans- leader within a union supporting ized” but that quality and objectiv- Kolodziej were scholarship com- national leadership among affiliat- form the work and personal lives of the Solidarity movement “and had ity issues in American media “pale mittee members Robert Synakows- ed Polish-American organizations their colleagues by supporting them to leave the country,” Kolodziej in comparison to problems journal- ki, an English teacher in Syracuse, throughout the United States. with compassion, care, respect, and said in a personal essay submitted ism is facing around the globe.” She N.Y., and first vice president of Founded in 1948, the Council collegiality. for ACPC’s merit-based scholarship singled out assassinations of report- ACPC and Mary Ellen Tyszka, an currently represents the interests of A native of Dunkirk, N.Y., Sil- program. ers in Saudi Arabia last year and officer with the Friends of Polish some 21 organizations in 15 states verman is the author of Polish- She is currently a member of the Russia in 2006 as examples. Art in Berkley, Michigan, and past and the District of Columbia. In- American Folklore. She is the re- Polish American Congress and the ACPC’s Eye of the Eagle president of ACPC. corporated in Illinois, the Council cipient of many honors, including recording secretary for its Wash- Władysław Zachariasiewicz Me- Born in Krakow, Zachariasie- holds tax-exempt status with the In- Polish American Historical Associ- ington, D.C. division. Kolodziej is morial Journalism Scholarship wicz served as a lieutenant in the ternal Revenue Service as a 501(c) ation’s “Oskar Halecki” award, and also the youngest member of the was created last autumn to honor a Polish Army at the time of the (3) charitable and educational en- the American Folklore Society’s Washington division’s executive longtime Polish community leader German and Russian invasions in tity. For more information, go to Bertrand H. Bronson Prize for Re- board. She writes articles weekly whose civic work helped thousands September 1939. He survived im- ACPC’s website: http://www.pol- search and Analysis of a Folk Music for the Polish American Congress’ of Central European immigrants prisonment by the Soviets and im- ishcultureacpc.org. Tradition. POLISH CHEF

Comfort Foods Always at Hit at Summer Festivals by Robert Strybel until cooled to room temp. It is best lard, vegetable shortening or oil 3 c tomato juice (plain or contain- T salt and cook on med heat about refrigerated overnight and reheated until fully cooked, drain on paper ing 1/2 c spicy-style ketchup). Bake 30 min or until fork-tender. Drain. Part I of II the next day. towel. These can be kept warm until covered in preheated 360° oven 1 Dot with butter (about 1-2 T) and needed in an electric roaster. Serve hr. Reduce heat to 325° and cook garnish with finely chopped fresh A major attraction of our PolAm BREADED PORK CUTLET (kotlet as a main course with dilled new another 2 hrs. Switch off heat and dill. Toss gently to evenly coat po- summer festivals and community schabowy). Cut bones away from potatoes and cumber salad. leave in oven until cooled to room tatoes with melting butter and dill. picnics are the well-liked Polish center-cut pork chops or slice bone- temp for flavors to blend. Tastes comfort foods of our childhood less center-cut pork loin 1” thick CUCUMBERS & SOURCREAM best refrigerated overnight and re- like Mama or Babcia used to make. and pound with meat mallet pound (mizeria). Peel cucumbers and heated the next day. People are known to drive in from on both sides until 1/4” – 1/3” thick. slice thin. Toss with thinly sliced POLISH-ENGLISH miles around, even from neighbor- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and a onion (roughly 1 small onion to 2-3 DILLED NEW POTATOES (młode TRANSLATOR ing states and Canada, for a chance pinch of marjoram and/or garlic cucumbers). Salt & pepper, sprinkle kartofelki z koperkiem). If pos- • Official documents, letters, to savor those old Polonian favor- powder if desired. Dredge in flour, lightly with vinegar and sugar and sible, try to get real, young, Polish- e-mails, etc. ites that they just can’t get anymore. dip in egg wash and roll in fine, toss. Since cucumbers and sour style walnut-sized new potatoes. • Reasonable rates. Some examples: plain bread crumbs. Gently press cream turn very soupy, at a food- If you get the real baby potatoes • Fast, reliable service by e-mail breading into cutlets. Fry to a nice fest venue it’s best to dish out por- (młode kartofelki), rather than peel- or regular mail. BAKED FRESH KIEŁBASA (biała golden brown on both sides in hot tions with slotted spoon (to drain off ing the skin can be r4eoved under • Translation to/from other languages available as well. kiełbasa pieczona). Preheat oven excess liquid) and spoon some liq- running water with a nylon scrub- • Over 40 years experience to 375°. Place 2-3 lbs fresh (raw, un- uefied sour cream over each portion ber. If not, choose the smallish new IMPORTED POLISH BEER working with genealogists, attor- cooked) kiełbasa in a wide pan in a as needed. (Fork-blend sour cream potatoes, an immature Polish-style neys, businesses, film-makers, (piwo importowane z Polski) single layer, add water to cover and to liquefy!) Garnish with some “młode ziemniaki” if they need government, medical profes- The beer stand (namiot piwny) is bake until half the water evaporates. fresh finely chopped dill if desired. not be peeled because their skin is sionals, etc. a standard fixture at many Pol- Turn sausage over and continue thin enough to scrub away under ANDY GOLEBIOWSKI Am summer festivals, and Pol- baking until all water is gone. Serve PORK-CUTLET SANDWICH running water with a nylon scrub- 109 Rosemead Lane ish beer is always a hit at such Cheektowaga, NY 14227 hot or allow to cool for later warm- (kanapka ze schaboszczakiem). ber. Place 2-1/2 lbs. (more or less) events. Favorite brands include: (716) 892-5975 ing-up or cold as a lunch meat. Pro- The breaded pork cutlets, which scrubbed (or peeled) potatoes in Okocim [email protected] vide horseradish, ćwikła and brown can be served as a main course as pot, cover with boiling water, add 1 Zywiec Polish mustard (Sarepska, Stołowa, above, also make great festival and Tyskie Chrzanowa, Staropolska) as well as street food. Prepare cutlets as above Żubr good Polish rye bread. and serve in a crusty bun or be- Lech tween slices of rye bread with a dol- Perła KIEŁBASA & KAPUSTA (kiełbasa lop of brown Polish mustard. Łomża z kapustą). Drain 2-3 qts sauer- Kasztelan kraut reserving liquid. Rinse in STUFFED CABBAGE (gołąbki). Tatra pot of cold water, transfer to colan- Combine 1 to 1-1/2 lb. raw ground Warka der and press out moisture. Chop meat (pork, pork & beef, pork-veal- Leżajsk coarsely, place in pot scald with beef) with 4 c undercooked rice, 1-3 Harnaś 3 c boiling water, bring to boil chopped butter-fried onions and 1 Namysłów and cook uncovered 15 min. Add egg. Mix ingredients by hand and Książęce 2-3 bay leaves, cover and cook on salt & pepper to taste. Other sea- Dębowe med-low 30 min. If the kraut isn’t sonings can include: 2-3 dashes of Królewskie as tart as you like, add some of the garlic powder and/or Tabasco, or a Hevelius reserved sauerkraut liquid. Cut the sprinkling of chopped fresh pars- Brok cold baked kiełbasa from the previ- ley or dill. Use meat-rice mixture Bosman ous recipe into 2-4” servings and to fill pre-wilted cabbage leaves. Książ mix into sauerkraut Add 1 mush- Before filling and rolling, cut out or Piast room bouillon cube, 2 t sugar, salt shave down the thick central vein and & pepper, 1 t bruised caraway seeds near the base of the cabbage leaves. Dojlidy and 1 t marjoram Bake in 350°oven Place gołąbki snugly in roaster no 1 hr. Switch off heat and let stand more than 2 layers and drench with 14 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019

HISTORY Art, music, and a rich cultural heritage celebrated at the Polish American Foundation Poland’s Postal Service NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The American Art. The talented Ch- Polish American Foundation of uang, who is an instructor in piano by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab ering the cost of couriers and keep- ing horses. Postal employees were Connecticut is filling weekends at the Boston Conservatory at the with cultural events, bringing to- famous Berklee College of Music in On the 18th of October in 1558, dressed in uniforms featuring the gether longtime members and all Boston, filled the performance hall Polish king Zygmunt August II royal emblem and were covered by lovers of inspirational art and good with her exquisite interpretation of (1548-1572) initiated the first postal immunity. They were obliged to company. Chopin, and afterwards she was connection between Kraków and keep the royal correspondence con- On Sat., April 27, the honored with a special reception Venice. It is celebrated as the be- fidential. Polish So- and its president at the Sloper-Wesoly Immigrant ginning of postal service on Polish By 1562, it took 10 days to de- ciety of Artists Jerzy Michalski, presented a pro- Heritage Center in appreciation of land. But, according to Jan Byston liver post from Kraków to Venice gram the Foundation established to her visit. Chuang’s wonderful per- (Dzieje obyczajow w Dawniej and between 5 to 7 days from Kra- support the work of Polish artists formance is one of a series of im- Polsce) Zygmunt II wasn’t the first kow to Wilnus. The papal nuncio from across Connecticut. The spe- portant events held every month to try to institute a manageable sys- Ruggeri, (officially known as an cial opening exhibition of “Gale- by the Chopin Society to keep the tem of delivering court letters. It be- Apostolic nuncio), a permanent dip- ria 27” at the Sloper-Wesoly Im- works of the Polish genius and the gan hundreds of years earlier with lomatic representative of the Holy migrant Heritage Center showed a other greats of classical music alive King Bolesław Chrobry (992-1025). See in the king’s court, writes that variety of works from some of the in our culture. Letters were also sent via pil- the couriers “ride indescribably Zygmunt August II by Lucas Cra- most talented painters, photogra- On Sun., May 26, the grims traveling to sacred shrines fast ... so that in five days they are Chopin nach the Younger phers, and visual artists in the com- presented the international- in Italy and France, but those often in Wilno from Krakow.” That year Society munity, including: Marek Barczyk, ly acclaimed Duo Gastesi-Bezerra, took several months to arrive. roads in good condition to assist in the postal service was extended to Barbara Bierc, Jacek Borkowski, which has delighted audiences for During those earliest times in the fast transfer of the king’s dis- private correspondence. For post- Magda Gosik, Justin Knapp, Jerry over a decade with exciting pro- Poland, both public and private let- patches. delivery from Kraków to Vienna Malinka, Jerzy Michalski, Urszula grams of traditional and contem- ters were sent by private messen- Over time, the king was inun- private customers paid three gro- and Bogdan Skierkowski, Zbigniew porary music for piano ensemble. gers, traveling when required. The dated with letters and complaints schen (equivalent to 60 eggs, two Sokołowski, Zofia Soto, and Jan Billed by The American Record monarch had messengers carry his begging for exemption from the hens or 25 kilograms of wheat). Szewczyk. Guide as “a strong combination, correspondence much like the run- onerous required taxes and re- The postal system was furthered On Sun., playing very well together — often ning messengers of the Greeks us- sponsibilities. The situation wasn’t under the reign of King Stefan Ba- April 28, the indistinguishable,” pianists Estibal- ing relays of messengers through- cleared up until the time of Sigis- tory (1576-1586). iz Gastesi and Márcio Bezerra are out the provinces and countryside. mund the Second (Zygmunt II). Fryderyk Cho- staunch supporters of new music. It was under Chrobry’s reign During that year of 1558, Zyg- “NEITHER SNOW, nor rain, nor pin Society A native of the Basque Coun- that, in place of running couriers, munt II needed fast couriers to heat, nor gloom of night stays of Connecti- , supported try, pianist Gastesi has performed horses and carts became available Venice to deal with his lawsuit for these courageous couriers from cut by the Pol- throughout Europe and the United for use by the messengers in order his mother’s estate (Bona Szfora) the swift completion of their ap- ish American States. Brazilian pianist Bezerra to travel long distances across the after her death. The postal commu- pointed rounds” was said about Foundation, or- has been performing often at sev- country. Chrobry declared that cer- nication was set up much like those 2,500 years ago by the Greek ganized a mag- eral music halls in Brazil and the tain towns and cities along particu- already functioning in the rest of historian, Herodotus. He said nificent perfor- United States and is a distinguished lar trade and travel routes were to Europe. Management of the post this adage during the war be- mance of Liszt, Fulbright and CDMC scholar. provide a horse and cart for the pur- was assigned to Prosper Prowanna, tween the Greeks and Persians Schubert, and pose carrying forward the king’s a courier of Italian descent who was about 500 B.C. in reference to Chopin classi- O zmarłych mówi się mail. The money for the horses was paid an annual salary to make sure the Persian mounted postal cou- cal music by the world-renowned dobrze, albo wcale. to be raised by levying a fee on the all ran smoothly, collect the income riers whom he observed and held pianist (inset, left) Speak well of the dead individuals of the town. In addition, and pass it on to the royal treasury. in high esteem. Ya-Fei Chuang at the New Britain Museum of or not at all. the town was required to keep the The king supervised the post, cov- THE PONDERING POLE “Start with the positive things” by Ed Poniewaz cial and hidden, a kind of faith that one has to terious place set in the middle of the Euro- Krystkowiak, coach of the NCAA University worship … It was the natural part of the Eu- pean continent. Those of us that also got the of Utah men’s basketball team)? Could Miss That quote and advice comes from Count ropean heritage, and as a result, I think it has bug for things Polish understand this as well. USA 2019 be Polish, or not? Adam Zamoyski, and to start with some- helped me enormously when I write about Check out Project Kazimierz for an exciting thing positive, I want to wish my mom, Au- Polish subjects and Polish history …. so look into the new Poland. WORTH KNOWING. We are a month past drey Lamczyk Poniewaz Mueller a heartfelt many people who write about Polish history Polish Constitution Day so there is still a “sto lat,” as she is now 89 years young. What — whether they are Poles or whether they are POLISH OR NOT? There is an article en- window to mention another Polish “stand” a life and what a great woman. I love you foreigners …. I mean look at Norman Davies titled “The 50 Sexiest Women You’ve Prob- against overwhelming odds, The Battle of mother dear and thank you for everything — they get tremendously sentimental, emo- ably Never Heard Of,” and of course I had to Hodow, known also as the Polish Thermo- you have done for me and our family. God tional about the whole thing … (and) they are check to see how many of the “never heard pylae. Thermopylae is where the Greek 300 bless you. either fighting in the Polish corner or they are of” are Polish. The one that is specifically Spartans defended a narrow passage against v v v saying the Poles are frightful.” identified as Polish is the lead singer for the a huge invading Persian army. The Battle of The name Adam Zamoyski is familiar to This feeling is from someone who obvi- American rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kar- Hodow was “between the Kingdom of Poland many if not most of us. There are famous do- ously loves being Polish and has great admi- en O. Her real name is Karen Lee Orzolek and Crimean Khanate forces, fought in June ers and then there are chroniclers and he fits ration for the people and country of Poland. and she was born in South Korea to a Polish 1694.” Polish strength was around 400 sol- very nicely into the latter category. Zamoyski Immigrants or refugees living in a foreign father and a Korean mother. Besides being diers led by General Konstanty Zaborowski has written fifteen books and has been a con- land often dismiss or hide their “difference” a singer and performer, Karen is known for and the Khanate army had a troop strength tributor or author on other publications most- rather than, as Zamoyski explains, treat it as her fashion statements, her theatrics on stage, estimated to be 40,000. Polish losses were ly on the subject of Poland. He is a passionate a natural part of a regional or world experi- soundtrack work, and collaboration with 100 and the Crimean Khanate lost between man of incredible intellect and insight and is ence. I wish I had his words instilled in me filmmaker Spike Jonze. Beautiful and tal- 1000-2000 men. Check out Wikipedia for one of a small number of writers or research- as a young boy. I think I would have had a ented, half-Polish Karen “O” Orzolek. Now more information about this historical Polish ers who have made a specific and major im- better understanding of my worth and a more you’ve heard of her. military event and if you haven’t already, be pact by documenting our history and culture. comfortable relationship to the community We have a lot of “movements” currently: sure to toast the Polish Sejm (parliament) of His latest book is Napoleon: The Man Behind around me. Historically, America has had “Antifa,” “Me Too,” “Descendants of Slavery 1791 along with the Hodow 400! the Myth (2018, London, William Collins). such a pecking order when it comes to iden- Reparations,” and “WalkAway.” The Walk- Solareye is a communications company We read the books but what about the per- tity and we still are grappling with it today. Away Campaign encourages members of the based in Irvine, California run by Leonard son writing them? I was overwhelmed watch- Maybe this video will help you grapple with Democrat party to “walk away” if they feel and Basia Myszynski. These “Image Mak- ing a Youtube interview with him in a seg- it as well. You can see it by searching “Adam that the policies, positions, and mission of the ers and Story Tellers” are Polish-born emi- ment called “Heart of Poland,” sponsored by Zamoyski Heart of Poland Youtube.” party do not adequately represent them. The gres that have produced a number of films. Project Kazimierz, and produced and moder- leader of this movement is Brandon Straka, Their latest is the documentary Bridging Ur- ated by Patrick Ney. On this program, Zamo- NOW ABOUT PATRICK NEY. Incredible! You who grew up in Nebraska. Is Stralka Polish ban America: The Story of Ralph Modjeski. yski addresses a number of questions about will find a bio on him on the Project Kazimi- or not? I saw this film and met Basia and Leonard. his family, his personal background and de- erz website. Like Zamoyski, Ney is a British Miss USA 2019 is Modjeski, along with the Myszynskis are velopment, how his interest in Poland began, citizen with a love affair with the country of Cheslie Kryst (in- very impressive and I recommend you check his understanding of the Polish character, Poland yet he had no Polish connection until set, right), whose dad out Solareye and watch this documentary. Polish-Jewish relations, and “the ways Poles a decade ago. Since 2010 he has been living is white and mother talk and reflect on their difficult past.” in Poland and is a filmmaker and writer and is African American. IF YOU HAVE A THOUGHT about this One of the highlights of the talk should “his films focus on Polish society and history When the ethnicity month’s topic, have a question, or have inter- register for those of us of Polish ancestry . . . have had more than 23 million views in of the “white” par- esting facts to share, contact me at: Edward that grew up in another culture, as did Zamo- the last 12 months.” ent is not specified, Poniewaz, 6432 Marmaduke Avenue, St. yski, a British citizen since the 1940s. What “There’s so much going on in Poland … often times that is a Louis, MO 63139; email alinabrig@yahoo. he says nicely encapsulates the approach to it’s this cauldron of dynamism, hard work good indication that com. N.B. If you send email, reference the national identity for an immigrant family, by and opportunity. Living here has changed the parent might be Polish American Journal or the Pondering his immigrant family, and how that shaped me…” Polish. Add to that, is Pole in the subject line. I will not open an his perspective as a historian. Imagine that. Two men of English nation- “Kryst” a shortened email if I do not recognize the subject or the “Our Polishness was not something spe- ality were impressed and hooked by this mys- version of say, “Krystkowiak” (as in Larry sender. POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019 www.polamjournal.com 15 The Mother of Solidarity — In Memory of Her Life and Her Love for the Truth by Catherine A. Hamilton tremendous impact on the life of against beloved little Ania — cre- little Ania. Born in Równe, Poland, ated an enormous uproar among the Part I in 1929, Anna Walentynowicz’s Polish workers. Over nine years ago, on April idyllic childhood turned nightmar- A day after Walentynowicz was 10, 2010, Anna Walentynowicz, ish when she and her family were unjustly fired, the Coastal Worker the woman known as the Mother caught between the vise of invad- printed the following announce- of Solidarity, died in a tragic and ing Nazi Germany from the west ment: “… Anna Walentynowicz has mysterious plane crash along with and the Soviet Union from the east been a thorn in their [the repressive the president of Poland and 94 other in September 1939. Anna’s father regime’s] side because she is a mod- Polish dignitaries. Walentynowicz was killed in battle during the 27- el activist devoted to others. … We was part of a delegation of national day war in Poland. Her brother — appeal to you to defend the crane leaders on their way to commemo- whom she remembered as tall and operator Walentynowicz.” The up- rate the 70th anniversary of the in- handsome — was taken prisoner by roar at the shipyard that day became famous Katyn Massacre. the Soviet army and she never saw the first in a series of strikes across Walentynowicz died as she had him again. During the first months Poland, which in turn inspired the lived — full of faith that exposing of the Nazi occupation, suffering Lech Wałęsa (third from right) and Anna Walentynowicz (at Wałęsa’s right) Solidarity movement and, in the the truth was the best path to free- depression and illness after the during an August 1980 Holy Mass at Gdańsk’s Lenin Shipyard. end, toppled Soviet repression in dom from communism. loss of her husband, Anna’s mother Poland. Though scarcely heard of in died, leaving her a war orphan at it on gambling — not to mention Walentynowicz had a heart of Walentynowicz — together with the Western media, Walentyno- age 10. Moved from place to place, government control of the press, gold and a will of iron. And yes, Lech Walesa, a shipyard engineer wicz was a woman whose relent- from neighbor to stranger, Anna be- and its lack of concern for the poor she was relentless. But she offered who had also been fired for his less struggle for social justice was came a child victim of Nazi policy and the rationing of food — that a feminine touch to the opposition, involvement in the opposition — rooted in Polish tradition and a deep — she was no longer allowed to at- Walentynowicz joined the opposi- often making her co-workers hot made a list of demands, and when Christian faith. That struggle can be tend school because she was Polish. tion. She gave birth to her son, Ja- soup, tea or warm milk — she even the strike was only three days old, traced to Aug. 7, 1980, in Gdansk, The war dragged on and Anna nusz and at age 30, she fell in love did their dishes. Little Ania was the an initial agreement was reached. Poland. On that day 30 years ago, ended up in Warsaw, where she with Kazik Walentynowicz, her kind of woman who planted flow- On the surface, it looked good. But Walentynowicz was unjustly fired worked in forced labor in farming “one true love,” and the two were ers outside the break room to cheer Walentynowicz took a closer look; from her job in the shipyard. That and tending the fires at production happily married. the hearts of others. And because of the agreement would help only the event touched off the union strikes factories. Finally, the war ended. her kindness, “little Ania” was also workers at the Lenin shipyard. But and changed the fate of Poland for- But Poland was then in the grip of ADVOCACY YEARS. After seven simply called: “Mother,” according many of the striking workers at Len- ever. the Soviet Union. short years of marriage, the sud- to Shana Penn’s book Solidarity’s in were satisfied. They were putting The petite and bespectacled As a young woman, she searched den death of her husband and a Secret. down their signs and had begun to Anna Walentynowicz earned the for a place to fit in. Most of the brush with a deadly cancer, the leave the shipyard. Walentynowicz affectionate nickname “little Ania.” churches had been burned to the widowed Walentynowicz began BIRTH OF SOLIDARITY. Indeed, it wasn’t ready to give up so soon. She She was destined to become a free- ground and the priests sent to pris- her tireless advocacy for the rights took a mother’s heart to give birth and a shipyard nurse named Alina dom icon in the Solidarity move- on … and Walentynowicz was en- of her co-workers. Walentynowicz to the Solidarity movement. It took Pienkowska saw the danger of sign- ment. But she was much more than ticed by the Communist Party. In became editor and distributor of this outspoken defender of free- ing a premature agreement. They that. She was a loving and loyal 1950, she took a job at the shipyard the underground newspaper Ro- dom, this little Ania, who was loved picked up megaphones and shouted: friend to her co-workers. in Gdansk and received recogni- botnik Wybrzeza (Coastal Worker), by her co-workers and despised by “Stop! Come back! What about all Walentynowicz’s journey of tion for her exemplary performance in direct opposition to the regime. shipyard management, to inspire the other workers in Poland!” faith and her struggle toward the on the job — first as a welder and She was fearless in her efforts; she workers to strike. And that’s exactly After 18 long days, the union of truth started 20 years before the then a crane operator. By her early dared to go face-to-face with ship- what she did. On that fateful day in more than a million workers known Solidarity movement, after a near- 20s, though, Walentynowicz was yard management, calling for an August 1980, Walentynowicz was as Solidarity won its hard-fought fatal bout with cancer, when she unhappy, unmarried, and expect- end to government-controlled press suddenly dismissed from her job battle. Walentynowicz and Walesa decided that God had spared her ing a baby. Desperate to give her and poverty-level wages. She even for producing and distributing an resumed their work at the shipyard life for a reason—“to do something unborn child a better life than she’d went so far as to deliver her opposi- “illegal” newspaper — five months and the workers got pay raises, bet- worthwhile.” Despite a difficult in had, she turned back to the church. tion newspaper to the “big bosses” before she was to retire. She was ter working conditions, and more. early life, she now felt she had a Her disillusionment with commu- in person. For her bravery, she was told she would not receive her re- This was the beginning of the end purpose. nist corruption had been growing. later sentenced to 20 years in prison tirement pension, even after putting of Soviet-occupied Poland. But it was when she discovered that and off and on spent months at a in 30 years at the Lenin shipyard. EARLY YEARS. Growing up in one of the “big bosses” had stolen time in jail before the fall of Mos- This action — taken by the gov- next month: Alliances, Poland during World War II had a money from the workers and spent cow-led communism in Poland. ernment-controlled management Unanswered Questions

IN MEMORIAM Commission to Investigate Pedophilia Krystyna Balut, World War II Siberian Survivor WARSAW — Poland will hold a wide-ranging public inquiry into PUGET SOUND, Wash. — from the Nazi threat. However, in return to a Soviet controlled coun- community became an extended cases of pedophilia, the country’s Krystyna Balut, a long time active 1941 the NKVD arrested all three try. Her grandmother did not want family. The Polish Home was like a prime minister said after a spate of Polish Home member died sur- of them in the middle of the night, to learn another language, so she family home to them, and Krystyna child sex abuse allegations against rounded by her family on Good shoved them into a cattle car with chose to return to Poland. Krysty- was very involved in it. She was an Catholic priests. Friday, April 19, 2019. She was 88. 60 other people, and they were de- na’s father did not want to leave Po- active member of the Ladies Aux- Mateusz Morawiecki said the Balut was a familiar face to ported to Siberia. Krystyna was land, so her parents were divorced. iliary Club, got her daughters in- new commission would concern anybody attending area Polish fes- only 10 years old. She was able to see her father on volved in the Polish dance groups, itself with all social groups, includ- tivals or bazaars, where she tire- About year later, they escaped her first trip to Poland in 1966, a and sewed costumes. She worked ing priests, artists and teachers. lessly shared the story of the Polish to Persia with Gen. Anders’ Army, reunion after 27 years. hard at the bazaars, and was most Morawiecki told reporters that survivors of the Soviet World War then spent six years in displaced Krystyna and her mother emi- notably known for the handmade the work of the commission would II deportations to Siberia. Balut’s persons camps in India, and one grated to Montreal, Canada. There purses. She was a member of the cover “absolutely everyone, of personal story and those of other year in Africa. Her father spent was a large Polish community Polish Home for 60 years. course not excluding the Church, local survivors were subject of the the war in the Polish underground, there, and that’s where she met her v v v not excluding the clergy, the men in award-winning documentary film and fought in the 1944 Warsaw husband, Przemyslaw Janusz Bal- In her later years, Balut’s pas- purple, but also all those artistic and A Trip To Nowhere and its book Uprising. When captured, he was ut. He escaped from Poland in 1950 sion was to share the story of the teaching communities where there companion, both created by Shan- taken to a train station to be sent to with his brother on a stolen plane. Poles who were deported to Si- is contact with children—carers, non Hart-Reed. a concentration camp. Of the few They were married in 1956 and beria. She was a key instigator Balut was born in Pińsk, eastern possessions in his bag was his train had their first daughter Grazyna in and hero in the project “A Trip to coaches.” Poland, November 23, 1930. conductor’s hat. He put it on, acted 1958. Nowhere,” and would attend each He argued that statistically child Her father was a train conduc- like he was working there, and es- Krystyna’s professional career bazaar and festival to share this sex abuse occurred in a variety of tor. When the war broke out, he caped deportation. in Seattle included working for story and to sell books and DVDs social groups and that it needed to went into hiding to fight in the When Krystyna was 18, the Virginia Mason hospital, Sund- about it. She was also featured in be stamped out without giving any- Polish underground, and Krysty- British DP camp in Uganda was strand, and Fiserv. Monika Melen’s Polish documen- one “lenient treatment.” na, her mother, and grandmother being closed. She could return to For refugees like the Baluts, tary “Kawalek Polski w Seattle (A Polish lawmakers voted through moved further east to get away Poland but, her mother refused to friends from the closely-knit Polish Piece of Poland in Seattle).” tougher penalties for child sex abuse, including longer prison terms for pedophiles. Justice Minister Zbigniew Zio- Jurek-Park Slope Funeral Home, Inc. bro appointed a team of prosecutors • Newly Decorated Chapel Facilities EVERGREEN to investigate events depicted in a • Our 24-Hour Personal Services Are FUNERAL HOME, INC. recent documentary about cases of Available In All Communities pedophilia among priests, accord- • At-Home Arrangements 131 NASSAU AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11222 • Insurance Claims Handled ing to a spokeswoman for the Na- • Social Security & Veteran’s Benefits (718) 383-8600 tional Public Prosecutor’s Office. 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The answer to for members to share their lat- friendships created from your these questions should be “Yes, join est breakthrough or discovery. shared interests. You will help all societies that can extend your Some of the revelations may each other make discoveries genealogy research.” give you an idea to solve your or discuss significant break- There are four types of geneal- brick wall. throughs. This is a great way to ogy societies – local, state, national 3. Society members give you a grow your research skills and and ethnic. I have found state, lo- network of local genealogists your passion for family history. cal and ethnic organizations have to explain necessary skills such helped me the most with finding as giving their tips on using ba- ANOTHER IMPORTANT TIP is to my Polish ancestors. Each group sic online websites or hints on consider joining groups that have gave me access to different types reading documents written in access to information that pertains PARMA, Ohio — Basia Betts represented the Polish American Journal of research material – more specific old German script. to where your ancestors lived. If at this year’s Constitution Day Parade, the 64th annual, sponsored by from the local group and the Polish 4. Society meetings also give you you live in Minnesota, but your Pol- the Polish American Congress, Ohio Division. organization and very broad at the a chance to share your informa- ish ancestors lived in Chicago after The parade and afterparty on May 5, 2019, marked the 228th Anni- state level. Each offered me access tion, discoveries and research they immigrated, you should join versary of the 3rd of May, 1791, Polish Constitution. This constitution, to speakers who gave programs on tips. Do not be bashful about the Polish Genealogical Society of patterned after the American constitution, was the first democratically a variety of different helpful topics. how valuable your tips are; America which is located in Chica- oriented constitution in Europe and the second in the world. It lasted Most importantly, personal contacts explaining them will improve go because they have access to in- until the third partition of Poland occurred in 1795. at meeting and conferences helped your skills. Learn to share your formation that will include your an- Dr. Mieczysław “Mitch” Bienia was the grand marshal. The Piast Pol- me exchange research tips and in- passion with others. cestors. There are also active Polish ish folk Song and Dance Ensemble of Cleveland performed. Polish food formation with members from each 5. Be an active and involved mem- groups in Detroit, Massachusetts, was available, and Northcoast Mix provided music on the bright, sunny different group. ber; volunteer and accept re- Connecticut, Minnesota, Texas, day. sponsibilities. This is another New York, and California. Find the Here are some reasons why join- activity which will improve and one that will include your Polish an- ing a genealogy society will help strengthen your skills. You may cestors and consider joining. you: be surprised to find that work- My last thought, as always, is to 1. You will learn new skills and ing on service projects, society enjoy the passion of finding your improve old skills from the committees and at conferences family history. Remember to have guest speakers at monthly meet- provide another opportunity to fun. ings and annual workshops. learn. Projects and committees v v v Speakers will cover new re- will expose you to other activi- Stephen M. Szabados is a promi- search techniques, new online ties and topics that you might nent genealogist, lecturer, and the databases and explain changes not be aware of if you only author of five books. TRAVEL 2020 Heritage Tour to visit Poland, Ukraine, and Czech Republic by Helga Leonard ing back to our in top notch hotels within walking parents, grand- distance to Old Town areas, two I’d like to announce that we parents, great- meals a day, and all excursions are are going to Poland, Ukraine, the g r a ndpa re nt s included (unless noted), or you want Czech Republic, April 21-May 5, and all those to do something not listed, which I FREE CATALOG! Consider a gift of 2020. I’m calling our fantastic va- who have come would be happy to arrange for you. I HEAR ALL THE POLKA STARS Polish Heritage! cation our “P-U-CR Up Heritage before us. can also arrange other things you’d on Tour” because you will fall in love Our tour has like to do before or after our trip A several-page custom-re- with all you see. So much to see, so limited avail- including a river or ocean cruise, SUNSHINE searched analysis of the mean- much to do, so many of us have the ability (one bus Helga Leonard or visiting other areas of Europe or ing and origin of a Polish sur- same questions. Those questions only), so don’t wait to add your other parts of the world. SEND FOR A FREE CATALOG name will make an unusual and SUNSHINE memorable Polish-flavored can be answered by our multilin- name to the “I’m going” list. I ask I am also escorting a Christmas PO BOX 652 gift for a loved one (or yourself). gual tour guides. Additionally, we you to consider joining Ron and me Market Riverboat Cruise (Dec. 14- W. 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DANCE TIME Over 30 Venues Host Dyngus Day Activities by Jennifer Pijanowski Roads.” It was time to make my way to BUFFALO, N.Y. — Polish pride Pussywillow Park to ensure a front swelled to record crowds this year row spot for Jimmy Sturr Band as Buffalo proved itself once again which, rarely performs in Western to be the Dyngus Day Capital. With New York. Despite arriving over well over 30 venues offering some an hour early, the front spots were type of Dyngus festivities it was almost completely filled up by fans overwhelming to construct your from late teens to an 88-year-old plan of attack to celebrate. Beauti- gentleman I met who had traveled ful weather coupled with the hype from Altoona, Pa. for this perfor- that is simultaneous with Dyngus mance by Sturr and his orchestra. in Buffalo, ensured that all records The hour of waiting passed quickly were broken as attendance soared as I people-watched and listened for many venues this year. to a Polka Town Sounds record- ing which was blaring through- I began my Dyngus Day journey Kevin Kurdziel, Erika, and Bryan Kurdziel at Salva- Dave Morris, Jeff Yash, and Stacey Morris enjoyed out the tent. The buildup began as by attending two Pre-Dyngus events tore’s Easter Sunday polka. Eric Bakowski’s jam band. on Easter Sunday evening. My hus- the band took the stage and Keith band and I immediately dropped Weekend at Salvatore’s Hospitality. tousek, Jackie Libera, and Frankie Stars finished out the evening shift Stras started the introduction for our luggage off after spending Eas- When we arrived, The Boys Lizska unite for a show stopping af- of music. the 18-time Grammy Award win- ter with family in West Virginia were on stage and their beautiful ternoon of polka favorites. The ven- A short shuttle ride and I was ning orchestra. As Sturr took the and headed to Potts Banquet Hall vocals were echoing into the hall- ue is crammed full of polka lovers greeting with an estimated 80,000 stage, it is simple to see why he has for music by Phocus and Box On way adjoining the hall. Hundreds taking in the captivating harmonies other East Side aficionados who maintained such popularity. A pro- of polka fans were in attendance of Jackie and Frankie. This has be- were taking advantage of the gor- fessional entertainer in every sense enjoying the music and company come a bucket list stop for local and geous weather to enjoy the parade. of the word, he had thousands of of local and out of town longtime out of town polka followers before The parade has continued to grow fans of all ages screaming as if they friends. Next up was fan favorite everyone disburses to the numer- each year since its inception in were attending a rock show. Playing Polka Country Musicians, who ous events for the rest of the day. 2007. “Splish Splash,” “Devil Went Down never disappoint with their ener- Although there are couples dancing to Georgia,” and “Sweet Caroline” getic take on great polka music. throughout the bar, most are stand- THE TRANSFORMATION of the set the bar high for his entire perfor- Salvatore’s provides a breathtaking ing in front of the band taking in the East Side of Buffalo on the Monday mance. Showcasing each member and classy backdrop for this iconic seamless talent from this group of after Easter is something that you of the band during the night, he es- yearly event. After hosting Dyngus musicians. Polka hits, one after an- cannot understand unless you actu- pecially highlighted local musician Day parties for 30 years it is clear to see that Val Bakowski knows how to put together an event. The moment you enter the venue, polka music is the center of this celebra- tion — it is a must-attend for every- one in the polka world.

AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP, it was time to get up and get over to Polish Villa II for Bloody Marys Alicia Iwanczuk and Chris Sikorski and music by Polka Country Mu- at Salvatore’s Hospitality. sicians. Music began at 10:00 and

Rochester’s Dave and Genia Sychtysz made the Sisters Jill Rappold, Kathy Miesowicz, and Jenny Kurd- rounds, including this stop at St. Gabriel’s in Elma. ziel taking in the music at Polish Villa II.

other, make it difficult to leave until ally attend some the events there on Johnny Karas. the last note is played. I think most Dyngus Day. The streets and busi- Lastly, I headed towards home polka lovers who attend Dyngus nesses are full of life — the stark and made a final stop to Polish Villa Day will agree that this has become opposite of the rest of the year. II where my day began to see the a highlight of their day’s activities. My annual stop to St. Stanislaus Buffalo Touch. The Touch draws a Promoter Val Bakowski with Sharon Goldyn, Chris Tanski, Marcia Mosca- Social Hall did not disappoint this crowd each year as they play to the to, and John Fomenko, at Salvatore’s Pre-Dyngus party. NEXT, I WAS OFF to Potts Ban- year as I delighted in Stephanie and audience’s request even if it wants quet to watch a set of John Stevens her honky band. Her liveliness on to hear “Alice” every single set. featuring Hank Guzevich of Polka Dyngus Day was officially off to Band before I’d have to jump on stage, paired with the steady beat This was the perfect spot to enjoy Family. Hank played the drums for an extraordinary start with a crowd the shuttle to head to the Polonia of drummer Bernie Gorak, make it the spirit of Dyngus Day. I wish that a time then took his turn at the mi- jammed in to hear the music. The District for the annual Dyngus Day hard not to get out and dance along. time would allow me to visit more crophone belting out fan favorites. band who had played late into the Parade. It was early in the after- Randy Koslosky also offered his venues but it is completely impos- Hank’s son Joey joined the band on night didn’t let their lack of sleep noon and Potts was already filling talents to Stephanie’s band alternat- sible. stage playing bass for the first time show as they powered through four up with attendees making certain ing between her and Mon Valley I cannot wait to see what Dyn- in a polka band. Potts was packed to hours of music and entertaining they have their table staked out for Push without much, if any break. gus Day 2020 brings to the table. capacity as fans crowded the front before heading off to play another the day’s events. I make it a point to Mon Valley Push quickly took to of the stage cheering Box On for event later Dyngus night at Pvt. stop by to hear the melodious two the stage playing to the party crowd OCEAN BEACH PARK Polka Days their favorite songs. I always enjoy Leonard Post with Special Deliv- accordion sounds of John Stevens that makes St. Stan’s their first stop is being held on June 19-22, 2019 at these Easter Sunday events as it ery. Band each year. The cheerfulness after the parade. Young drummer Ocean Beach Park in New London, gives me a chance to see all of my After a few hours of music at of the band is contagious and many Stush Stetar grabs a bit of attention Conn., and will feature an all-star fellow polka lovers before the Mon- Polish Villa II, it was across the were taking the opportunity to en- away from the more seasoned mem- band, which will do a tribute to day craziness begins. The high en- adjacent parking lot to Clinton Bar joy the dance floor before the com- bers of the band, as his enthusiasm Happy Louie. For information, visit ergy evening of music made it very and Grill, as an all-star jam band motion of later crowds takes over. exudes even from the back of the www.oceanbeachparkpolkadays. hard to pull ourselves away in order featuring Eric Bakowski, Dave While Stevens kept the music alive stage. My favorite song they played com or call (860) 598-4117. to make our stop to Val’s Dyngus Walters, Mike Charney, Mike Ma- for the afternoon, Concertina All was a polka rendition of “Country 18 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • JUNE 2019

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Compiled by John Ziobrowski • John Stevens St. Paul Northampton, JUNE 16 town, N.Y. 7-9 1:00 a.m. (708) 594-5182 Pa. 12-3 (610) 261-2910 • SqueezeBox / John Gora / Box On / • Tony’s Polka Band Halfmoon Park • The Boys WSKG TV Vestal, N.Y. 12 Clifton Park, N.Y. 6:30-8:30 JULY 6 To list your event, please send The Boys / Polka Pak / Larry Lynne • DynaBrass / Ray Jay / Box On / The date, band, location, times, Noon (607) 729-0100 • June 29 12-8 Henry Maier Park Milwaukee, Beat / The Sounds Seven Springs and contact number to: • Eddie Forman OLOC Church Coven- Wisc. [email protected] Champion, Pa. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. [email protected] JUNE 9 try, R.I. 6-10 (401) 821-7991 • Dennis Polisky Evergreen CC Fleet- (708) 594-5182 JUNE 19 • Jimmy Sturr Nay Aug Park Scranton, JUNE 1 wood, Pa. 2-6 (610) 94-7501 • Polka Country Musicians Ocean Pa. 7:30-9:30 • John Stevens / Tony’s Polka Band • Jimmy Sturr / The Boys Pulaski Park JULY 7 Beach Park New London, Conn. 7-10 • Eddie Forman Evergreen CC Fleet- Polish Community Club Utica, N.Y. Three Rivers, Mass. 2-6 (800) 724- (860) 447-3031 JUNE 30 wood, Pa. 2-6 (610) 944-7501 3-? (919) 252-9142 0727 • Dennis Polisky OLOC Church Coven- • The Boys / Polski Chix Falcons Grand • Buffalo Touch Clinton Bar & Grill JUNE 20 try, R.I. 12-4 (401) 821-7991 Rapids, Mich. 6-11 (616) 813-1504 Cheektowaga, N.Y. 5:30 • Polka Method / Lenny Gomulka / • Box On St. Stans Bay City, Mich. 2-6 • Box On / Don Wojtla / Polka Family • Polish Connection Man of Honor Matt’s All Stars / The Natural Talent (989) 522-3846 / Lenny Gomulka St. Mary’s John- Wausau, Wisc. 12-5 (715) 241-6940 / The Boys Ocean Beach Park New • John Stevens St. Basil’s Dushore, Pa. stown, Pa. 2-10 (814) 535-4132 • Fritz’s Polka Band BMV Church London, Conn. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 a.m. 12-2 (570) 928-8865 • Eddie Forman St. Stans Fall River, Latham, N.Y. 2-6 (518) 453-2258 JUNE 21 • New Brass Express Mohawks Picnic ROCKIN’ROCKIN’ Mass. 5-9 (508) 647-6771 • TKO Sacred Heart of Mary Baltimore, • Lenny Gomulka / Polish Connection Ground Hammond, Ill. 2-6 Md. 12-5 (410) 633-2828 JUNE 2 / Eddie Forman / PCM / The Knewz JULY 3 • Joe Stanky VFW Dupont, Pa. 2-6 Ocean Beach Park New London, POLKASPOLKAS • Special Delivery, Phocus, Touch. • DynaBrass Seven Springs Champi- (570) 472-1152 with Riverworks Ganson St. Buffalo, N.Y. Conn. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 a.m. on, Pa. 7-11:30 (708) 594-5182 (844) 749-2267 • Northern Sounds Polish Club Bel- • John Stevens Clinton Square Syra- MIKE & GEORGE PASIERB • Lenny Gomulka Evergreen CC Fleet- leview, Fla. 2-5 (352) 854-6193 cuse, N.Y. 6-8 JULY 4 wood, Pa. 2-6 (610) 944-7501 • Jody Maddie Tri-C Campus Parma, • Special Delivery Band Cheektowaga, Ohio. 3-6 (216) 987-6000 JUNE 22 N.Y. Parade. • The Knewz / Box On St. Mary’s John- • The Knewz / Natural Talent / Den- WXRL stown, Pa. 1-5 (814) 535-4132 • Tony Blazonczyk / Lenny Gomulka / JUNE 11 nis Polisky / PCM / The Boys / Polish The Knewz / Polka Family / The Boys • The Boys / The Project Mohawks Pic- • Buffalo Touch River Bar & Grill 1300 AM /95.5 FM Connection Ocean Beach Park New Seven Springs Champion, Pa. 10:00 nic Grove Hammond In. 12-6 (219) Tonawanda, N.Y. 6:30 London, Conn. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 a.m. 677-3586 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (708) 594-5182 LANCASTER-BUFFALO JUNE 13 • John Stevens Clinton Square Syra- JUNE 7 • Polka Buzz. The Knewz. Potts Ban- cuse, N.Y. 4-8 JULY 5 SAT. 2:00-3:00 p.m. • Polka Method / Old School / Ed- • Rymanowki Bros. 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1 Derryl Schmitz 1960 Musician / Bandleader / Vocalist Mich. 3 Steve Muchoney 1944 Musician / Vocalist Pa. 3 Eddie Forman Bandleader / Musician /Vocalist Mass. 4 Rich Sendra 1942 Musician (Original Versatones)- Chicago 5 Ray Budzilek Sr. 1929 6-21-82 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist Ohio 5 Big Steve Krzeminski 1945 11-6-99 Bandleader / musician / Vocalist / DJ Buffalo 5 Rich Biela 1952 Musician (Drums) Ohio 6 Steve Gibala 1978 Musician / Vocalist Pa. 7 Rich Benkowski 1955 Musician (Original TBC) Ohio 8 Rose Zelinski Musician / Vocalist (Jolly Js) Ohio 9 Bob Earl 1960 Musician / Vocalist Toledo 9 Dave Smialowski 1970 Polka D.J. New Castle, Pa. 10 Fred Brozek 1934 Lyricist / DJ WTCC Mass. 11 Ed Ostry Polka D.J. Ohio 11 Major Mel Himes 1957 Polka D.J. Erie, Pa. 12 Chet Kowalkowski 1939 Musician / Vocalist (Versatones) Chicago 14 Don (Porter) Baptiste 1939 Musician (Trumpet) / Ha-Lo Musician Mass. 14 Henry langlois D.J. / Record Collector Rhode Island 15 JeffVolek 1976 Musician / Vocalist Pa. 17 John Stevens 1976 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist Pa. 18 Chester J. Jakoski 1933 10-16-07 Polka D.J. / Promoter Pittsburgh 18 Eddie Madura 1939 12-25-16 Musician (Casinos) Bel-Aire Studio Musician Chicago 18 Rick Gazda 1952 Musician / Bandleader Philadelphia. 19 Jimmy Homel Musician Chicago 20 Sil Martini 1932 11-13-08 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist (Invictas) Pa. 20 Bob Bajek Musician (Trumpet) Polka Dot -5 / Lush Band Chicago 20 Bill Czerniak 1946 4-18-02 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist Minn. 20 Steve Spitak 1964 2002 Musician (Drums) Pa. 21 Dan Gury 1931 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist / Arranger Mich. 21 Peter Shalins 1946 3-31-2014 Bandleader / Musician N.Y. 23 Rich Raclowski 1961 Musician / Vocalist Wisc. 23 Jolly Joe Truszkowski 1944 4-23-09 Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist / DJ Pa. 24 Molly Busta Musician / Vocalist (Squeeze Box) Ohio 26 Francis (Lefty) Lewandowski 1932 1993 Musician (Trumpet) Lush Band Chicago 27 Bryant Gambu 1956 Musician Chicago 28 Julie (Julcia) Dusseault Vocalist / DJ/ Promoter Happy Louie’s Wife Mass. 28 Randy Krajewski Bandleader / Musician / Vocalist-Toledo Toledo 29 Bob Frydryk 1958 Musician / Vocalist (EFO) Mass. 29 Ron Urbanczyk 1955 Bandleader (New Direction) N.Y.

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Dillon Kosiba as a member of the Fran- in Wieliczka, a short walk from worked at a shoe factory in Tarnow Russian-occupied areas of Poland, ciscans (Order of Friars Minor the famous salt mine at the Fran- to support his brothers and sisters cutting the supply available for ci- It is summer of 1855 in Libusza, founded by St. Francis of Assisi in ciscan monastery grounds where back in Libusza. vilians in half. a small farming village on the 1209). He knew poverty he worked, within the monastery’s Working with “souls” rather than Meanwhile, at the Franciscan road from Gorlice to Biecz first-hand as a child, and 17th century baroque Church of the “soles” became a greater calling. monastery, the task of answer- once known as a linen weaving would earn the nickname Stigmata. Br. Kosiba first met the Franciscans ing the bishop’s call was assigned center. My great grandfather “The Holy Almoner” Within the courtyard of the while in Biecz, and eventually de- to Br. Kosiba on Jan. 27, 1916. He for his persistence in Walenty Dylag is a boy of 10, church surrounded by outdoor Sta- most likely working on the seeking alms using a tions of the Cross is also a memo- long narrow strip of farm- horse-drawn cart. Br. rial to Br. Kosiba while on the street land near the Ropa River the Kosiba dedicated his that bears his name is a life-size family had purchased life to helping chil- few years earlier dren who faced sculpture in sandstone depicting Br. when the Austrian- hunger in areas Kosiba with several children and Hungarian Em- south and east baskets of food. (See photos). pire brought serf- of Krakow dom to an end. during and WHO WAS BR. KOSIBA? He was At Agniesz- after World someone who embraced a life of ka Kosiba’s War I, ac- poverty to the point where some log and straw cording to of his more worldly-focused fellow home a short the tes- clergy questioned his self-sacrifice walk away, a t i mony and humorous collection methods, boy is born his fel- and mocked him. Among the leg- on June 29. l o w ends that surfaced was that an an- He will be broth- gry babcia once poured hot soup on baptized Piotr ers. him and chased him off her prop- (Peter) by Fr. “Br. erty after he asked for a donation. In the years after his death, Alojzy Haas Alojzy In the courtyard in front of the Church of the Stigmata in Wieliczka is at the wooden was a the ranks of Kosiba’s admirers — among them Karol Wojtyla when Bro. Alojzy Kosiba’s original burial site. His remains are now beneath an Church of the m o n k oratory inside the church. Blessed Virgin w i t h - he was Archbishop of Krakow — Mary, built in out a re- grew. A Polish language movie cided that religious life was a bet- embraced it wholeheartedly even 1513. Agniesz- proach. He based on Br. Kosiba’s life created ter fit after visiting the Wieliczka as local resources were already ka will die prayed con- by film director Andrej Baranski monastery. He formally joined the stretched thin. when Piotr is stantly, he re- called Braciszek was released in Franciscans in 1878, was initially According to the monastery’s a toddler after spected the el- 2007. stationed at Jaroslaw but then got website (franciszkaniewieliczka.pl) giving birth derly, he loved “People in Jurków and Dobre transferred back to Wieliczka and Br. Kosiba’s ministering journeys, to his second the children. very much appreciated Br. Alojzy,” assigned as the order’s shoemaker, largely on horse drawn carts for sister a few Brother Alojzy Piotr Kosiba, a collec- Above all, he Br. Ranosz wrote as eyewitness and repair man for monks’ belts. months at a time, included Wielic- days before tor and distributor of funds famous for highly valued testimony was first gathered in the It was during the bleak winter zka, Dobczyce (20 km), Mszana Christmas. his happy spirit and huge kindness, was and loved the 1960s for a canonization petition. of 1915-1916 that Br. Kosiba took Dolna (40 km), Myślenice (30 km), His father referred to as the “holy almoner, apostle poor,” wrote “When he was not there for a long on the role that would make him Rabka (55 km), Nowy Targ (80 km), Jan Kosiba, of goodness and the poor.” He was de- colleague Br. time, they inquired when he would famous. On Christmas Day 1915, Zakopane (100 km), Bochnia (25 a farmer clared venerable by Pope Francis in July Blazej Ranosz come. Usually he arrived in the Archbishop of Krakow Adam Sa- km), Brzesko (38 km), Limanowa, cultivating 2017 for his work on behalf of poor chil- in Polish in winter, from mid-January. He was pieha sent out a global call for aid to Lipnica Murowana, Tymbark, Stary about seven dren. 1965. sometimes [there] a month or so, civilian Poles affected by World War and Nowy Sącz (80 km).” acres, would D e c l a r e d until he passed all the surrounding I. Archibishop Sapieha’s Ksiazeco- In May Br. Kosiba “went for then marry Apolonia Kosibow and Venerable by Pope Francis two villages. He always brought sou- Niskupi Komitet and a supporting poultry, chicken, duck, goose, but Piotr will have seven more siblings, years ago, January 4th marked venirs, gifts to churches, healing letter from then Pope Benedict XV he did not collect, he only wrote three of whom would die as infants. the 80th anniversary of Br. Ko- herbs, pictures, crosses, rosaries; he became the catalyst for fundraising who promised and only in June and Piotr grew to a humble man who siba’s death just before the start of wrote to these people for Christ- around the world, including many at the beginning of July he took would adopt the name Br. Alojzy World War II in 1939. He is buried mas. He prayed for people, because and transported,” the monastery’s many asked for prayers. It was said website says. The yield: 300 to 400 that when Brother Alojzy prays for chickens and 50 to 60 ducks. PAJ SUBSCRIPTION FORM them and qualifies them, they avoid After World War I through the hail and thunderstorms and have end of 1938, Br. Kosiba continued NEW SUBSCRIBER RENEWAL ADDRESS better crops and harvests.” his ministry to the poor, becoming Fill out form. If Please include CHANGE Addressing the Franciscan Sem- what today would be considered a gift subscription, address label Enter new address inary of St. Bonaventure in Krakow home health aide. “To the best of please fill out address from paper below. Please include in January 2015, Holocaust survivor of recipient. his abilities, Br. Alojzy looked after address label from Ute Maria Frey attributed her re- KEEP OUR POLISH HERITAGE ALIVE! paper if possible. the deserted and ill in the houses in SUBSCRIBE TO THE PAJ TODAY! newed ability to walk after 16 years Wieliczka, which he had previously of paralysis to the intercession of invested in, and also brought a doc- 1 YEAR—$25.00 PAYMENT ENCLOSED Br. Kosiba. She had been a victim 12 issues tor who, at his request, provided PLEASE BILL ME Your subscription will not of Nazi medical experiments. the poor with free medical care,” 2 YEARS—$45.00 begin until your check clears. 24 issues wrote colleague Br. Zefiryn Pyzik. CHARGE TO MY: VISA AMEX THE EARLY 1870S — when Br. “Drugs that the doctor prescribed FOREIGN and MASTERCARD DISCOVER Kosiba came of age — was a dif- CANADIAN RATES: for the poor, Br. Alojzy would de- See prices printed CARD NO. ficult time for many families in liver with the help of a Wieliczka on page 2. For library, Libusza in the foothills of the Car- pharmacist.” institution, and bulk pathians, even as a new oil refinery Shortly after Christmas 1938, af- rates, please call EXP. DATE CS CODE opened in the village in 1872. Large ter setting out on a trip to Niegowić 1 (800) 422-1275 families were the norm, resulting In Wieliczka near the salt mine and across the street from the Francis- eight miles away, Br. Kosiba, then NAME in each succeeding generation of 83, returned the next day and subsistence farmers trying to make can monastery where he lived, is a statute of Bro. Alojzy Kosiba. learned he had contracted pneumo- ends meet on an ever smaller slice nia. He died Jan. 4, 1939. Coinciden- NO. STREET APT. NO. of family homestead. benefit events organized by the Pol- tally, Niegowić parish — Church My own family was an exam- ish diaspora in the United States. of the Assumption of Our Lady ple. My great grandfather Walenty CITY, STATE, ZIP The backdrop was that agri- — was the first pastoral assignment would grow up to marry Angieszka culture in Galicia and the Russian for a young Fr. Karol Wojtyla from Kosiba’s sister Tekla’s daughter Ag- DIGITAL EDITION. To receive the PAJ as an Adobe PDF file, please initial here ______. partition had been devastated, first July 1948 to August 1949. Print your e-mail address below. This replaces your print edition. ata in 1872, and have 12 children. by the invading Russians in the au- One child was my grandfather Ma- E-MAIL ADDRESS tumn of 1914, then in the Gorlice- SOURCES ciej Dylag, a blacksmith who emi- Tarnow counterattack in May 1915 • akosiba.blogspot.com and grated to the United States in 1905. by Germany and Austria-Hungary franciszkaniewieliczka.pl MOVING? Please note the Post Office will NOT FORWARD Two of Maciej’s siblings would and again by the retreating Rus- • International Encyclope- SECOND-CLASS MAIL. If you move, you must notify our office. also marry relatives of Jan Kosiba’s sians whose scorched-earth policy dia of the Great War, Oc- THREE EASY WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE! mother Katarzyna, whose maiden including burning farms and barns. cupation during and after surname was Przybylowicz. Instead of assisting the recon- the War, Oct. 8, 2014 MAIL TO: PAJ SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Br. 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