Professor Maciuszko and General Kościuszko
September 28, 2009 marked the 70th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Friendship and Bounty Treaty also known as the second Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact. On that day David Barnett presented an extensive interview with Prof. Jerzy Maciuszko in a radio program entitled ‘Around Noon’ on WCPN 90.3 FM. As a soldier of the 50th Infantry Brigade of the […]
Dr. Jerzy J. Maciuszko – Ambassador of Polish Culture
From Plain Dealer: http://blog.cleveland.com/poland/2008/04/dr_jerzy_maciuszko_the_most_se.html From “Saving Private Ryan” to “Inglourious Basterds”, there have been plenty of tales told in our popular culture about the exploits of World War II soldiers, as portrayed by stars such as Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt. Much less well-known is the story of a humble Northeast Ohio witness to the […]
A Child’s View of the Warsaw Uprising
As part of the European Union program, „Europe for Citizens”, the Museum of the City of Warsaw has published an anthology of writings in Polish, English, and German. Below is an abbreviated version of the story of an eleven-year-old girl. Our family was intact at the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising (my parents must have […]
Polish class at CSU
Cleveland State University is offering a new course this fall BEGINNING POLISH – The best part – for anyone 60 years of age or older – IT’S FREE
Cleveland Plain Dealer – Featured Story with Dorota Sobieska
Listen to this: Dorota Sobieska, co-founder of Cleveland’s Opera Circle, traveled to Bulgaria in June to appear as soprano soloist with the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra under Grigor Palikarov. She sang four Donizetti arias, including “L’amour suo mi fe’ beata…Ah! ritorna qual ti spero” from “Roberto Devereux.” Here’s the remarkable live performance, complete with high G […]