A Great American with a Polish Heart: General Edward L. Rowny
Justine Jablonska | April 23, 2012
General Edward Rowny, at 96, continues his life of service to his own country while honoring the life and legacy of a great Pole, Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
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I write; I edit; I take photos; I shoot, edit and produce video; I web produce. And I love telling stories - of people, places, things.
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Kukuczka
Justine Jablonska | April 23, 2012
Jerzy Kukuczka climbed the Himalayan crown – all 14 of the 8000-meter peaks – discovering new routes and ascents along the way, because, as he said: “I like very much taking the undiscovered paths.”
Read this article at Cosmopolitan Review.
Pilecki, Poland and Hollywood: A Conversation with Marek Probosz
Justine Jablonska | April 23, 2012
The multi-talented actor/writer/director speaks of the honor and responsibility of playing Witold Pilecki, a World War II hero whose story could not be suppressed.
Read this article at Cosmopolitan Review.
Our Stories, Our Voices
Justine Jablonska | January 18, 2012
Stories are like literary genetics, essential to one’s identity. But how does a storyteller rise above competing voices, break through non-stop background noise, and seduce an audience?
Polish Global Village Happy Hour
Justine Jablonska | January 18, 2012
Polish Happy Hour in DC has a community-building aspect to it but it’s an event without speeches. Co-founder Marcin Zmudzki, who also started the Polish Global Village mailing list, stresses the spontaneity and inclusiveness.
I attended on assignment – but am going back for the sheer pleasure of it.
Chatting with Chicago WTTW’s Dan Soles
Justine Jablonska | January 18, 2012
Chicago’s WTTW aired a number of Polish-themed programs during October for Polish-American Heritage Month.
The programs ranged from documentaries on famous 19th-century Polish actress Helena Modjeska and Irena Sendler – who as a member of the Żegota organization, rescued 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto – to travel programs on Kraków and Częstochowa, as well as a program on Polish Chicago.
I spoke with Dan Soles, WTTW’s Senior Vice President and Chief Television Content Officer, about these programs and Chicago’s Polish-American legacy.
Children in Exile: Recollections of Children Deported to the Soviet Gulag
Justine Jablonska | October 11, 2011
Chicago-based filmmaker Chris Swider discusses his award-winning documentary, and why he chose to focus on the youngest “enemies of the State.”
A library, a garden, and a reunion: Warsaw in May
Justine Jablonska | July 12, 2011
The rooftop garden of this stunning University of Warsaw library is not only beautiful but is also a symbol of Poland’s blossoming capital city – and of the resilience of Polish intellectual life.
Read this article at Cosmopolitan Review.
View the photo essay on the University of Warsaw Library on my Photography page.
The Arabian Horses of Poland: Once Again the Wellspring for the Greatest Arabian Horses in the World
Justine Jablonska | April 2, 2011
Horsefly Films’ new documentary, “Path to Glory,” will premiere in the US in April and in Poland in August. Here’s my interview with directors Jen Miller and Sophie Pegrum.
Independent Poland’s Baptism by Fire: The Battle of Warsaw, 1919-1920
Justine Jablonska | November 4, 2010
The battle that established Poland’s independence also stopped the Bolshevik advance into war-weary Europe. August 15, 1920 is a date to remember. So why did the Encyclopedia Britannica forget?