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to o t i n g ou r ho r n Walt Benewicz, who for 44 years has served in leadership roles with the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 953 was featured in the Port of Baltimore Magazine’s March/April 2008 issue. The article, “Embracing Technology Solidifies ILA’s Future” states that Walt is a fourth-generation port worker who is currently Chief Clerk at Ports America at Dundalk Marine Terminal and President of Local 953. Raymond Dombrowski was given an award by the Polish Embassy. Due to his health the ceremony was held at his home in Bel Air, Maryland. Cecilia Januszkiewicz wrote an article, “Reckless Spending: Maryland’s ‘Structural Deficit’ Will Endure Despite Hundreds of Millions in New Revenue” which appeared on the OP ED page of the Baltimore Sun, February 19, 2008. The former Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Budget and Management from June 2005 to January 2007, during the Erlich Administration is now a senior fellow at the Free State Foundation, a non-profit think tank. Lukasz Kuropaczewski gave a recital in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York. The student of Manuel Barrueco, Lukasz’s performance was received with acclaim from leaders of the classical guitar community, as well as those in attendance at the packed concert hall. Maryland Department General Casimir Pulaski Post 209 celebrated their Tenth Anniversary on March 9, 2008 with a dinner. Among the honored guests were PHA members: Victoria Leshinskie, Richard Poremski and James Mislak. A number of PHA members have and are members: Lucian Antosiak, Stanley and John Ciesielski, Raymond Dombrowski, Stanislaw and Alfreda Jamrosz, Jerzy Miegon, Wladyslaw Milan-Kamski, Stanislaw Mostwin, Benedict A. Pokrwyka, Robert Pula, Ed Solinsky and Andrew Styka. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) was presented with the first annual Medal of Freedom from the Polish American Congress (PAC) today. The Senator was awarded for her extraordinary achievements and dedication to the betterment of the Polish American community in the United States and to the people of Poland. - 4 - Photograph by Kathy Bergren Smith, courtesy of The Port of Baltimore magazine.
to o t i n g ou r ho r n po l i s h Bo o k re v i e w s - 5 - The March 13th issue of the Catholic Review featured a back page article on the Borowsky Family. “American Virtuosi” the story of the internationally acclaimed musical family who credits their faith and home schooling for their success. Frank Wesolowski gave a presentation at the January 12th meeting of the Baltimore County Genealogical Society Eastern European Interest Group. On Sunday, March 16th Adam Mazurek provided an insightful discussion on seven Polish books. The books reviewed were: Full Circle by Radek Sikorski; The Bronski House by Philip Marsden; Stories of Karol by Gian Franco Svidercoschi; The Reconstruction of Nations by Timothy Snyder; The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman; Michelangelo in Ravensbruck by Karolina Lanckoronska and Poland for Beginners by Olgierd Budrewicz. In Full Circle Sikorski uses the manor house Chobielin and its restoration to provide a local cross-section of Polish history. Sikorski effectively and even entertainingly discusses an amazing variety of topics from Imperial German land records to Communist administration. The late poet Zofia Bronska Ilinska, flees Poland in September 1939 along with her mother, Zofia and they settled on the English coast. In 1993, after receiving a letter from a cousin in Poland asking her to visit, Zofia returned to her native village. She was accompanied by her longtime friend, writer Philip Marsden. “A country of 40 million inhabitants, Poland is neither the most beautiful place in the world, nor the international champion in cultural heritage offers - and yet, it is a fascinating country. The secret is in tis general atmosphere and the people.” - By the author, Olgierd Budrewicz. Gian Svidercoschi tells of the unknown life of Karol Wojtyla. Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and Belorussian nationhood over four centuries. The Zookeeper’s Wife is about one of the most successful hideouts of World War II. It’s a tale of people, animals, transcendence, and subversive acts of compassion. The final book, Michelangelo in Ravensbruck is the story of Countess Karolina Lanckoronska, wealthy landowner and professor of art history after joining the resistance, she was arrested, sentenced to death, and held in Ravensbruck concentration camp.
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