Czas Baltimorski Explained

Czas Baltimorski
Type:Weekly newspaper
Founder:Wladyslaw A. Wusza
Publisher:Polish-American Times, Inc.
Foundation:July 11, 1940
Language:Polish
Headquarters:Baltimore, Maryland
Oclc:18793111

Czas Baltimorski (lit. Baltimore Times) was a short-lived weekly Polish-language newspaper that began publication on July 11, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] It was published by the Polish-American Times, Inc. with Wladyslaw A. Wusza as founding editor.[2] Wusza and his English language editor Stanley A. Ciesielski were both young, second generation Polish-Americans, and Wusza's father had been editor of a Polish-language newspaper in New York City.[3]

Czas Baltimorski chronicled developments in Europe with an emphasis on Poland, in addition to reporting on local events, sports, and religious and cultural news of interest to the Polish-American community in Baltimore.[4] Both editors enlisted in the United States armed forces after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941; after their service, Wusza was an economic advisor to the post-war Polish government, and Ciesielski served in the Central Intelligence Agency until his retirement, when he became president of the Polish Heritage Association.[5]

The exact date that publication of the Czas ceased is unknown; the last issue digitized by the Library of Congress was the January 23, 1941 issue.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Czas Baltimorski.. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. 10 December 2018.
  2. Book: Wepsiec, Jan. Polish American Serial Publications, 1842-1966: An Annotated Bibliography. 1968. 119.
  3. Book: Hollowak, Thomas L.. Baltimore's Polish Language Newspapers: Historical & Genealogical Abstracts, 1891-1925. Historyk Press. 1992. 1887124101.
  4. Book: Hollowak, Thomas L.. A Brief History of Baltimore's Polonia. Historyk Press. 2002. 1887124128.
  5. Book: Kajencki, Francis C.. The Pulaski Legion in the American Revolution. Southwest Polonia Press. 2004. 0962719072. 342.
  6. Web site: Browse Issues: Czas Baltimorski. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. 10 December 2018.