POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2009 www.polamjournal.com 1 SEPTEMBER 2009 • VOL. 98, NO. 9 $2.00 PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT BOSTON, NEW YORK BOSTON, AT PAID PERIODICAL POSTAGE NEWSMARK POLISH AMERICAN OFFICES AND ADDITIONAL ENTRY WORLD PREMIERE JOURNALESTABLISHED 1911 www.polamjournal.com OF MODJESKA PLAY Page 14 DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUANCE OF POLISH AMERICAN CULTURE PassION BRINGS RECOGNITION • FELICIans TO MerGE COmmUNITIes • STAIneD GLass WINDOws ImperILED THE HISTORY anD LeGenD OF THE TrUmpeTer OF KrakÓW • REDressING A HISTORY “AwasH WITH THE ErrOrs” WHITING’S PIerOGI BLOWOUT • REVIew: KrakÓW THeaTer COmpanY IN NYC • GOłąbkI GaLOre — ParT II The Story of One Tragic For Now, Zloty Cultural Counselor Michnik to Remains the Receive September Standard Extraordinary Departs Democracy KI This Month Marks WARSAW — Poland has ms RE Award the 70th Anniversary delayed the adoption of the O Euro by not joining the cur- WASHINGTON, D.C. — of the Start of Adam Michnik, the Editor-in- rency stability test requisite ICHARD P R chief of GAZETA WYBORCZA, World War II for two years prior to adopting O: T O P o l a n d ’s the Euro. The Euro adoption H P l a r g e s t date had been set for 2012, but newspaper, until the main political parties will be pre- agree to change the constitu- sented the tion to allow adoption of the “Ion Ratiu” Euro, the zloty will remain. award at Government officials will the Wood- LLEGE PARK, MD. reveal Poland’s new adoption Co row Wilson , timetable by month’s end. MichniK on Center in Poland to spend EU mon- Washington, D.C. on Decem- TRATI S I ey on culture (Radio Poland) N ber 3, 2009 during the Ion Ra- I M — Poland will receive 490 D tiu Democracy Lecture. The A million euro (app. $700 mil- MariusZ BRYmora Reposted to Poland. At his Polish S aim of the lecture is to bring RD lion USD) from European Embassy gala farewell reception, Counselor Mariusz Brymora O international recognition to EC (r.), poses with his wife Grazyna (l.) and children Anna and R Union funds to be spent on the deeds and ideas of indi- D Filip, while receiving the arriving guests. N cultural projects – according A viduals who work to further S the Ministry of Culture. by Richard Poremski democracy. The European Union has WASHINGTON, D.C. — It seemed like an amazing feat: RCHIVE For more than forty years A decided, among other proj- he produced 118 cultural events (and other related projects) Michnik committed himself AL ects, to grant the amount of here at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland from 2005 to on to fighting for the rights and 207 million euro for the con- 2009. And now, Mariusz M. Brymora, Section Chief of Cul- NATI freedom of the Polish people struction of the Copernicus ture, Press and Public Relations, is being reposted home to and the furthering of democ- German troops parade through Warsaw, September Science Center in Warsaw, Poland to fill an important government position. 1939. racy. He was an activist dur- as well as 143 million for the Brymora is well known here in America, having criss- ing the Solidarity movement, by Stan Biernacik construction of the National crossed our country over the past four years conducting scores participated in the Round here were several loud explosions heard from the direc- Forum of Music in the west- of matters relevant to his key embassy position. He also Table Talks of 1989 and was tion of the central railroad station on the early morning See “Zloty,” page 4 See “Brymora Reposted to Poland,” page 4 See “Michnik,” page 4 of that fateful day of September 1, 1939 — the sound of blasts and detonations got me out of my bed and it must T have wakened most of the Kosciuszko Foundation Celebrates Historian Pinkowski is people of the Southern Polish 40th Anniversary of its Summer Pride of Polonia Recipient city of Lwow, who had gone DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — August 12, 1916 to Polish to sleep on the previous night. Program at Jagiellonian University On Sunday, August 23, Ed- immigrant parents in Holy- They went to rest praying KRAKOW, Poland — culture such as History of Pol- that all the threats of imminent ward Pinkowski was be the oke, Mass.. He is a Polonia The new director of the Jagi- ish Art, Polish Film, and The recipient of this year’s Pride historian, war were just a remote pos- ellonian University’s School Jews in Poland, to mention sibility, which surely could of Polonia Award during the author, and of Polish Language and Cul- only a few. Following Prof. 12:30 pm Mass at the Shrine journalist. be averted by the frantic dip- ture, Dr. Robert Dębski, wel- Dębski’s welcoming remarks, lomatic activity of the time, of Our Lady of Czestochowa. W h e n comed students from around the university’s Vice Rector His Eminence Adam Cardinal he was 14 aimed at preventing an armed the world in the university’s Andrzej Mania gave the an- Maida presented the award. years old, conflict. Many of those who neo-gothic Collegium No- nual opening address. The Pride of Polonia the fam- heard the powerful explosions vum. Approximately The largest num- Award was created by the Ex- ily moved emanating from the Northern 440 students from ber of students ecutive Board of the Polish to the hard part of the city believed that 46 countries, from one coun- PINKOWSKI Apostolate and is presented coal fields they were caused by a very re- representing try is the group alistic practice of the civil defense units, which were always five conti- of 200 from annually to honor individuals of Pennsylvania, where his on the alert — just in case! Unfortunately everything that oc- nents, have the United who have made a unique con- father and grandfather previ- curred on that bright and sun- converged on States of tribution to the life of Ameri- ously worked in coal mines ny day in September was not Also in this Special Edition: Krakow for America. Of can Polonia. Its first recipient, of the Mount Carmel area. a dream, but a painful reality. • Poland didn’t start the the 40th con- this number in 1992, was John Cardinal There he started a writing ca- The rest of the tragic events war but was first to secutive sum- 48 were re- Krol. Past recipients include reer while still in high school. followed at the fast pace of the fight ............................... 2 mer to study Pol- cruited by the Walter Zachariasiewicz, During World War II, he was “Lightning War.” The first air • Polish Mission to ish and learn about New York-based Blanka Rosenstiel, and Polish a writer in the U.S. Navy and raids and bombings were only commemorate Poland at the 645 year Kosciuszko Foundation, American Congress president rose to the rank of Chief Spe- the early harbingers of cata- veterans ....................... 3 old university. The Jagiello- and 15 of them have received Edward Moskal. cialist (X). clysmic and cruel events that • Seventy years later, nian University is the second scholarships from the Foun- In his notification let- In 1967 he received the preceded the long war—full Jewish role in post- oldest university in central dation to attend summer ter to Pinkowski, Cardinal Kosciuszko Sesquicentennial of its dire consequences of war Poland still a hot Europe, and has had such fa- school in Poland. Maida wrote: “Your research Medal in Toronto from the suffering, death and destruc- button .......................... 3 mous alumni as Nicolaus Co- Approximately 80 stu- on Polish American heroes Polish American Historical tion. Soon the whole nation • One man’s deportation pernicus, Stanislaw Lem, and dents are also on scholarships Kosciuszko and Pulaski who Association (PAHA) for locat- was involved in a struggle for to Siberia ...................... 5 Pope John Paul II. given by the Polish Ministry played a major role in our ing General Kosciuszko’s last survival, which caused untold More than 6,000 students of Science and Higher Educa- country’s history is com- residence in America, saving human sacrifices full of pain and misery, thrust by the invader have taken part in the Kos- tion under a program entitled mendable. In addition, your it for the purpose of creating upon the innocent people whose only crime was their refusal ciuszko Foundation summer Polski dla Najlepszych (Pol- faith, veracity and support of a national monument, and to surrender their freedom to Hitler and his Nazi henchmen. sessions. In addition to vari- ish for the Best). The major- many charitable organizations placing an historical marker Now, according to his insane plans, the “inferior race” had to ous levels of Polish language ity of students in this program makes you uniquely qualified at 3rd and Pine Streets in be subjugated or be annihilated to fulfill his desire to become courses, the summer school are foreigners of Polish de- to receive this prestigious Philadelphia. In 1976 the the master of the entire European continent. also offers a wide range of scent who live in the former honor.” house-museum opened as the See “One Tragic September,” page 4 classes in Polish history and See “Kosciuszko ...” page 4 Pinkowski was born on See “Pride ...,” page 2 2 www.polamjournal.com POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2009 ALMANAC VIEWPOINTS / Robert Strybel SEPTEMBER • WRZESIEÑ 70th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II “Kill without pity or mercy all men, women and children of Pol- ish descent or language. Only in this Poland Didn’t Start the War but was First to Fight way can we obtain the living space WARSAW — The pre-war Polish Military led to the Soviet annexation of the eastern half of Holocaust.