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Jan 19:
Polish WWII Deportees and Mr. Kott decorated by the Consul
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This is a follow up to the recent event at the Polish Home
honoring Polish survivors of the Soviet WWII deportations:
Hon. Paulina
Kapuscinska, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Los
Angeles decorated the following people on January 19, 2008
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Mr. Ryszard
Kott has been honored with the Cavalier Cross of the Order
of Merit of the Republic of Poland, awarded for promoting
Poland abroad
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The
following people have been honored with the Cross of the
Siberia Deportees awarded to the survivors of WWII Soviet
deportations: Mr. Jerzy Friedrich, Ms. Genowefa Kasprzyk,
Ms. Irena Goleniewska (received by the widower, Mr.
Stanislaw Goleniewski), Ms. Alina Byrska, Ms. Maria Urbaniak, Ms. Anna
Kochel, Ms. Romana Wal, Ms. Joanna Brodniewicz, Ms.
Michalina Wojnarowska, Ms. Bozena Chodakauskas, Ms. Wanda
Skrobecka (absent due to health reasons), Ms. Krystyna Balut,
Ms. Helena Szendzik and Ms. Janina Kolozak. Also honored was
survivor Ms. Genowefa Czyzewski who died in 2007 before the
Cross could be awarded. In addition, Ms. Barbara Strutynski
received her Cross of the Siberia Deportees in July 2007.
Congratulations! |
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Consul
Kapuscinska |

Ryszard
Kott |

Jerzy
Friedrich |

Genowefa
Kasprzyk |

Stanislaw Goleniewski |
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Alina
Byrska |

Maria
Urbaniak |

Anna
Kochel |

Romana
Wal |

Joanna
Brodniewicz |
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Michalina
Wojnarowska |

Bozena
Chodakauskas |

Krystyna
Balut |

Helena
Szendzik |

Janina
Kolozak |
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Support refugees, add your
recipe to an ESL cookbook |
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St. James Cathedral |
The St.
James ESL cookbook, celebrating world cultures through recipes, will raise funds
to support the St. James ESL Program in providing free English language
instruction to low income adult refugees and immigrants in King County. By
adding your recipe to the cookbook you also have the opportunity to share your
family ethnicity and customs with the community. Deadline is end of February,
2008.
Where:
Submit your recipe and any related
stories or customs to St. James
Admin or write to St. James ESL, Attn: Cookbook, 804 Ninth Avenue Seattle,
WA 98104.
More:
St. James Cathedral
in Seattle
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Dr. Zbigniew Adam Pietrzyk died on December 16, 2007 |
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Prof. Zbigniew Adam Pietrzyk |
Dr. Zbigniew
A.
Pietrzyk, an active member of the Polish community and a
longtime member of the Polish Home Assn. and the Solidarity
Assn.,
died on December 16, 2007, after a long illness; he was 72.
Dr. Pietrzyk
graduated from the Warsaw Technical University and made a career
as a physicist. He was Professor Emeritus of the University of
Washington and also Professor Emeritus of the EPFL in Lausanne,
Switzerland. Dr. Pietrzyk was the main Seattle activist
organizing support for the underground Solidarity movement during the
martial law period in Poland in early 1980s. Among others he was
instrumental to creating Friends of Solidarity TV in Seattle and
served as the Polish Home Assn. vice-President for Solidarity
support. Dr. Pietrzyk
also received the Solidarity Medal awarded for an
exceptional support for the Solidarity movement from beyond
borders of Poland. In recent years
he was active as a volunteer and supporter of Polish Home Foundation
in Seattle.
Dr. Pietrzyk is survived by
his brother Boleslaw with wife Claire and children Diane,
Nicolas and Guillaume of Thoiry, France, by his sister Barbara
Pietrzyk of Szczecin, Poland, and by cousin Zofia Sobol of
Warsaw, Poland.
Memorial Service:
on December 19, at
12:30 pm
at the Hoffner, Fisher & Harvey Funeral Home, 508 N. 36th
St in Seattle. Reception follows at the Polish Home in Seattle.
Interment:
at a private ceremony.
In lieu of flowers, the Family asks for donations to Polish
Home Foundation, 1714 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. |
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Filing protests against Fox |
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Rupert Murdoch |
Polish-Americans have been outraged by a statement
in one of the Fox channel TV sitcoms alleging that Poles had the collaboration
with the Nazis in their blood. The episode in the Back to you series
aired on November 14, 2007 and the Fox channel issued an apology. You can read
more about this issue, including how and where to file a protest against Fox on
this page.
More:
Daily News, The NY Sun,
Fox cuts the clip,
Polskie
Radio Chicago (in Polish)
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Helping Mr. Kozak |
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Grzegorz Kozak |
Mr.
Grzegorz Kozak is a local man known to several of our readers
who has been suffering from a brain tumor for the last three
years. He gradually lost all his money as well as family while
undergoing costly medical treatments and currently is relocating
back to Poland. People who would like to help with relocation
and other health costs can donate to the Polish Home Foundation
(write a check to the
Polish Home
Foundation with a note
for G. Kozak at the
bottom).
More:
For more details please contact Mr. Kozak’s friend Mr.
Greg Szwed, tel. 253-876-0075 |
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Ms. Pia Friedrich died on October 1, 2007 |
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Pia
Friedrich |
Ms. Pia
Friedrich, a longtime friend of the Polish Home and a member of
the Ladies Auxiliary active till her health declined, died on
October 1, 2007, at the age of 84. A native of Cremona, Italy,
Ms. Friedrich was a Professor of Italian in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, and then a Professor of Italian at the University of
Washington in Seattle. Upon marrying Jerzy Friedrich, her
husband of 61 years, she developed a keen interest in Polish
culture and became a fluent speaker of the Polish language. Ms.
Friedrich is survived by her husband Jerzy, son Alex with wife
Susie, daughter Vivien Savojni with husband Adriano and by her
four grandchildren.
Interment: Per Ms. Friedrich’s request, the service was
private. In lieu of flowers, people who would like to honor her
memory are asked to make donations to Polish Home Foundation
towards the Polish Home Remodeling Fund.
More:
Pia Friedrich in family photos,
PHF |
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Dr. Maria Pietrzyk died on September 21, 2007 |
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Dr. Maria Pietrzyk |
Dr. Maria
Pietrzyk, an active member of the Polish community, died on
September 21, 2007 after a long illness. Dr. Pietrzyk was very
active supporting the underground Solidarity movement during the
martial law period in Poland in early 1980s and in recent years
as a volunteer and supporter of Polish Home Foundation. She
has also received the Solidarity Medal awarded for an
exceptional support for the Solidarity movement from beyond
borders of Poland. Dr Pietrzyk is survived by her husband Prof.
Zbigniew Adam Pietrzyk.
Memorial Service:
on September 26, at 11 am
at the Hoffner, Fisher & Harvey Funeral Home, 508 N. 36th
St in Seattle.
Interment:
at a private ceremony.
In lieu of flowers, the Family asks for donations to Polish
Home Foundation, 1714 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. |
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©
Ryszard Kott, 2007-2008 |
Fot. 'Fountain" - Hanna Gil
Fot. "Seattle" - Ryszard Kwieciński |
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