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Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki Jun 2015

Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Polish roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd ed.


Robert Prosky, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Robert Prosky, John A. Drobnicki

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Robert Prosky was an actor best known for his role on Hill Street Blues.


Byron Janis, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Byron Janis, John A. Drobnicki

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Byron Janis is a pianist and composer, and whose performing career was interrupted by the effects of psoriatic arthritis. Janis was Vladimir Horowitz's first student.


Jerzy Jan "George" Lerski, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Jerzy Jan "George" Lerski, John A. Drobnicki

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Jerzy Jan "George" Lerski was a historian who had served as a courier, emissary, and representative of the Polish Government-in-Exile during World War II. He was honored by Yad Vashem as one of the "Righteous Among Nations" for his wartime activities.


Frank Mocha, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Frank Mocha, John A. Drobnicki

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Frank Mocha was a professor of foreign languages who also published on aspects of Polish-American history.


Hank Stram, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Hank Stram, John A. Drobnicki

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Hank Stram was a football coach and broadcaster whose Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl IV.


Stanisław Skrowaczewski, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, John A. Drobnicki

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Stanisław Skrowaczewski is an orchestral conductor and composer.


Mieczysław Horszowski, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Mieczysław Horszowski, John A. Drobnicki

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Mieczysław Horszowski was a pianist and music educator known especially for his interpretations of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Mozart, as well as contemporary composers like Stravinsky and Szymanowski.


Polish Anti-Defamation Committee, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Polish Anti-Defamation Committee, John A. Drobnicki

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Polish American Congress Anti-Defamation Committee of California (later renamed the Polish American Defense Committee) successfully advocated for the inclusion of the treatment of Poles during World War II in California's model curriculum on Human Rights and Genocide. The group was also vocal in criticizing authors, films, subject, and newspaper articles which they felt presented a biased view of Polish-Jewish relations.


Richard Edgar Pipes, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Richard Edgar Pipes, John A. Drobnicki

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Richard Pipes is a historian who specializes in Soviet and Russian history. He also served on the National Security Council under President Ronald Reagan.


Frank Anthony Renkiewicz, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Frank Anthony Renkiewicz, John A. Drobnicki

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Frank Renkiewicz was a historian who wrote on Polish-American topics.


Henryk Archacki, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2011

Henryk Archacki, John A. Drobnicki

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Henryk Archacki was a journalist and artist who not only preserved the memory of various Poles and Polish-Americans by illustrating and writing about them, but who was involved in honoring and preserving the mortal remains of some of them.