Glen Head, N.Y. .. Mietek (Mike) Madejski (left) and Wanda Lorenc (center) presented a copy of Andrew Hempel’s “Poland in World War II” to each of the students graduating from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Polish Supplementary School affiliated with St. Hyacinth’s parish in Glen Head, N.Y. Here they are shown displaying the book to Janusz Grabarz, director of the school.
Mr. Madejski and Mrs. Lorenc were part of the Polish underground resistance (Armia Krajowa) and fought against the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising of August, 1944 where more than 200,000 Poles were killed.