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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

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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

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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 ha