Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm
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Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm | |
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Born | Łódź, Poland | 15 April 1949
Occupation | Writer, editor, essayist, historian, biographer |
Nationality | Polish |
Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (born 15 April 1949) is a
Biography
Ziółkowska-Boehm is the daughter Henryk Ziółkowski (1916–1992) and Antonina (née Laśkiewicz; 1922–2009). She has two brothers, Henryk (born 1946) and Krzysztof (born 1950).
She attended the V Liceum ogólnokształcące im.
From 1977–81, she was a member of the Repertoire of the Polish Television Theater. She created the scenario for 2 Korpus w piosenkach Ref-Rena, a musical, for Warsaw TV in 1991. She appeared in four documentaries dedicated to:
Personal life
From 1990 until his death in 2016, she was married to Norman Boehm.[4]
Ziółkowska-Boehm has one son, Thomas Tomczyk, who is a journalist, photographer, and architect. He founded Bay Islands Voice, Motmot Magazine, and PAYA Magazine, and is the author of Roatan Magic Hidden Jewel of the Western Caribbean (
Education and professional memberships
- Master's Degree in Literature from the University of Łódź (1973)
- Doctor's Degree in Humanities from the University of Warsaw (1979)
Affiliations
Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm is a member of a number of professional associations in Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States, including:
- Polish Writers Association Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich, SPP (Warsaw; 1990–)
- ZAIKS, Polish Society of Authors and Composers (Warsaw; 1976–)
- Zwiazek Pisarzy Polskich Na Obczyznie/Polish Writers Union Abroad, ZPPnO (London; 1990–)
- Polish American Historical Association (Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT; 2012–)
- Józef Piłsudski Institute of America (New York; 2012–)
- Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia (2019–)
- Kosciuszko Foundation (New York; 1990–)
- Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (New York; 1991–)
- PEN America (New York; 1998–)
- Fulbright Association (Washington D.C.; 2007–)
Awards
- Oxford Language Center in England (1975)
- Canadian Polish Research Institute (1982)
- Adam Mickiewicz Foundation (Toronto, 1983)
- Ministry of Culture (Ontario)(1983)
- Institute of International Education in Washington, D.C. (1985)
- The Kosciuszko Foundation (NYC; 1990)
- Recipient Kontrasty award (Warsaw-Białystok, 1980)
- Zloty Exlibris award, Książnica Pomorska, Szczecin (2001)
- The Union of Polish Writers Abroad, London award (2007)
- Fellowship in literature by the Delaware Division of Arts ("for Artistic Excellence in Creative Nonfiction"; 2006)
- Fulbrightscholarship (2006–07), and award (2008)
- Ignacy Paderewskimedal by the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (2014)
- Gold Cross of Merit(20 June 2014)
- Gold Award by the Polish Booksellers Association (Warsaw, 20 October 2014)
- Skalny Civic Achievement Award, The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA), Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut (2014)[6]
- Honorary citizenship of the Gmina Sławno, Łódź Voivodeship (2014)
- Gloria Artisaward (Warsaw, 2015)
- Turzanski Foundation Literary Award, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2015)
- Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia Award ("in recognition for outstanding literary achievements"; 2018)
- Polish Armenian Culture and Heritage Foundation - Expressions of Recognition and Admiration (Warsaw, 2019)
- Witness to History/Świadek Historii award ("in recognition of the special merits in commemorating the History of the Polish Nation"; IPN-Institute of National Remembrance, Warsaw, 2019)
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who (2020)[7]
- Outstanding Pole Abroad Award (New York 2020; Pangea Network USA, Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation "Teraz Polska")
- Title of "VIP Alumni of University of Łódź", 2021
- Title of Honorary Member of the "Major Hubal Family" Association ("For [the a]uthor of many books about the fate of soldiers of the Polish Army Major" Hubal, including about Romuald Rodziewicz"), 2022
- Janusz Kurtyka Award (for books promoting Polish History; 2022)
Works
In Poland:
- Blisko Wańkowicza (Near ISBN 83-08-01917-X
- Z miejsca na miejsce (From One Place to Another); Kraków 1983, ISBN 83-904286-6-0
- Kanada, Kanada (ISBN 83-7021-006-6
- Diecezja Łódzka i jej biskupi (ISBN 83-85022-00-7
- Moje i zasłyszane (Mine and Overheard Stories); Warsaw 1988; ISBN 83-07-01275-9
- Kanadyjski senator (ISBN 83-7021-023-6
- Na tropach Wańkowicza (On ISBN 978-83-7648-261-3
- Proces M. Wańkowicza 1964 (The Trial of ISBN 83-85135-08-1
- Nie tylko Ameryka (Not only America ); Dom Ksiazki, Warsaw 1992; ISBN 83-900358-1-2
- Korzenie sa polskie (The Roots Are Polish ); Warsaw 1992; ISBN 83-7066-406-7
- Ulica Żółwiego Strumienia (Turtle Creek Boulevard); Dom Ksiazki, Warsaw 1995, Wyd. Twoj Styl 2004; ISBN 83-7163-263-0
- Amerykanie z wyboru i inni (American by Choice; Dom Ksiazki, Warsa] 1998; ISBN 83-900358-7-1)
- Podróże z moją kotką (Travels with My Cat); Warsaw 2002, 2004; ISBN 83-7386-102-5(awarded "Book of the Year" by Polish bookstores, 23–29 December 2002)
- Nie minelo nic, procz lat (Nothing Changed, Only the Years Passed By); Warsaw 2003 (with Szymon Kobyliński; ISBN 83-7386-045-2)
- Kaja od Radosława czyli historia hubalowego krzyza (Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising); Muza, Warsaw 2006, ISBN 978-83-7758-635-8)
The Union of Polish Writers Abroad (London) awarded it Best Book of the Year, 2007.[8] - Otwarta rana Ameryki (America's Open Wound); ISBN 978-83-7167-556-0
- Dwór w Kraśnicy i Hubalowy Demon (The Krasnica Estate and ISBN 978-83-06-03221-5. For the book, she received honorary citizenship of County Slawno.
- Lepszy dzien nie przyszedl juz (A Better Day Has Not Come Yet); Iskry, Warsaw 2012; ISBN 978-83-244-0189-5
- ISBN 978-83-7839-518-8
- Druga bitwa o Monte Cassino i inne opowiesci, (Second ISBN 978-83-244-0363-9[9]
- Wokół Wańkowicza (Around Wankowicz); Warsaw PIW 2019; ISBN 978-8366-27213-2
- Pisarskie delicje (Writing Delicious); Warsaw Bellona 2019; ISBN 978-8311-15655-5
In CANADA:
- Senator ISBN 0-919786-10-3)
- Dreams and Reality Polish Canadian Identities (ISBN 0-9691756-0-4)[10]
- The Roots Are Polish (ISBN 0-920517-05-6)
- Senator ISBN 978-0-9868851-1-2)[11]
In USA:
- Open Wounds - A
- On the Road With Suzy From Cat to Companion (2010 by
- Kaia Heroine of the 1944 )
- )
- ISBN 978-1-4985-5633-0)
- Polish Hero Roman Rodziewicz Fate of a ISBN 978-1-4985-5696-5)
- ISBN 978-0-7618-6150-8)[26]
- Love for Family, Friends, and Books (Lanham, MD:
- Untold Stories of Polish Heroes From World War II (Lanham, MD: )
References
- ^ "Results for 'aleksandra ziolkowska-boehm' [WorldCat.org]". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Dr Christoph Mick, review of Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising by Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm.
- ^ Prof. Charles S. Kraszewski, King’s College, Pennsylvania, Review / Recenzja: Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm, Na tropach Wańkowicza (PDF file, direct download) at THE POLISH REVIEW, New York, No 2, 2010, pp. 249-254.
- ISBN 978-0-7618-6877-4.
- ^ Tomczyk, Thomas (21 January 2018). "ROATAN MAGIC: Hidden Jewel of the Western Caribbean". Bay Islands Voice – via The Open Library.
- ^ "PAHA News: Amicus/Skalny". Pahanews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who".
- ISBN 978-0957037205
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (2017). "Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm: Jacek Siminski TAPESTRY OF POLISH LIVES".
- ^ "Blogger". Blogger.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (1 December 2014). "SENATOR STANLEY HAIDASZ: A STATESMAN FOR ALL CANADIANS". Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada. Montreal. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via The Open Library.
- ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Open Wounds - A Native American Heritage - Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Open Wounds – A Native American Heritage – Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm". Nemsi-books.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "On the Road with Suzy: From Cat to Companion - Purdue University Press". Thepress.purdue.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Home Page". Purdue University Press. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (1 March 2012). "Kaia, heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising". Lexington Books. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via The Open Library.
- ^ "Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising - Reviews in History". History.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (12 August 2015). "The Polish Experience through World War II A Better Day Has Not Come: A Better Day Has Not Come". Lexington Books. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via The Open Library.
- ^ Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word.
- ^ "Melchior Wańkowicz – Poland's Master of the Written Word". Cosmopolitanreview.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "MELCHIOR WANKOWICZ POLAND'S MASTER OF THE WRITTEN WORD". Open Library. 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Melchior-Wankowicz-Poland's-Master-of-the-Written-Word. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via Openlibrary.org.
- ^ Ziolkowska-boehm, Aleksandra. "Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm: Melchior Wankowicz Poland's Master of the Written Word". Aleksandraziolkowskaboehm.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (12 August 2017). "Polish Hero Roman Rodziewicz: Fate of a Hubal Soldier in Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Postwar England". Lexington Books. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via The Open Library.
- ^ "Polish-Hero-Roman-Rodziewicz-Fate-of-a-Hubal-Soldier-in-Auschwitz-Buchenwald-and-Postwar-England". Rowman.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra (12 August 2017). "Ingrid Bergman and Her American Relatives". Hamilton Books. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via The Open Library.
- ^ "Love-for-Family-Friends-and-Books". Rowman.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- OL 25675471M.
- ^ "Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm: UNTOLD STORIES OF POLISH HEROES FROM WORLD WAR II". 2017.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3308-7
- Who Is Who In Polish America (ed. Boleslaw Wierzbianski). Bicentennial Publishing Corp. ISBN 978-078 1805209
- Kto jest kim w Polsce (Who Is Who in Poland), Interpress, ISBN 83-223-2073-6
- International Who's Who of Intellectuals, ISBN 0948875-45-3
- Five Thousand Personalities of the World, ISBN 0-934544-68-9
- Polscy pisarze współcześni (Polish Contemporary Writers), (ed. Lesław Bartelski), Warsaw 1995, ISBN 83-01-11593-9
- Agata i Zbigniew Judyccy: Polonia. Słownik biograficzny, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2000, ISBN 9788301131869
- Encyklopedia polskiej emigracji (ed. Kazimierz Dopierala), Volume 5, Oficyna Wydawnicza Kucharski ISBN 83-89376-15-6
- Wielka Encyklopedia Polonii Swiata (ed. Professor Zbigniew Piasek. In English and Polish). Instytut Edukacji i Rozwoju w Częstochowie oraz Wydawnictwo Akademii Polonijnej Educator, Częstochowa, 2014, pp. 371-373; ISBN 978-83-7542-116-3
- Encyclopaedia of World Polonia Heritage Ambassadors of World Polonia. Edited by Zbigniew S. Piasek, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Krakowskiej, Kraków 2020; ISBN 978-83-66531-19-2
- New Providence, NJ, 1998 (USA, since 27th edition)
- Marquis Who's Who in the World 2000, New Providence, NJ. (USA, since 17th edition)
- Marquis Who's Who in America, New Providence, NJ (USA, since 54th edition)
- Marquis Who's Who of American Women, New Providence, NJ (USA, since 22nd edition)
- Contemporary Writers of Poland (ed. Danuta Blaszak), 2005; ISBN 978-1-4116-5338-2
- Krzysztof Narutowicz / Alicja Grajewska, Konstelacje, IW PAX, Warsaw 1980, pp. 142–50; ISBN 978-8321101590
- Krzysztof Maslon, Nie uciec nam od losu, Prószynski i S-ka, Warsaw 2006, pp. 29–37; ISBN 83-7469-326-6
- ISBN 83-7095-079-5
- Media related to Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm at Wikimedia Commons