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CONTENTS

From the EdItom

THE QUARTER IN REVIEW

Andrzej Coined, John Hardt
Jerzy Milewski, Jan Nowak
Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Jerry Surdykowskl

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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989

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In the Aftermath of the Shims
A Studkim Papers Survey

The First Demand

Polls Apart

Jan Chowaniec

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Mark Michalski

Trouble in the Fields

Tomasz Jerz

The Telephone Booth Strew

Profile: Soidadty's Brussels Office

Wilms firottoreera

111.11* Witkowski

Poems

Hawk . Many Reeds le Independence
M.InteMew with MA** Raider

Marek Zfeated

Kazirnierz Podeakt

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The kits of Tommy, "

Just Anothor Roadside Encounter

The MtWeenntel of Reform

The cover of a recent issue of Stadium Papers.

his latest issue: an anti-
Semitic campaign launched
in 1968 and the 1946 Kielce
Pogrom against the Jews.
One thing the upcoming
issue of Stadium Papers does
not contain is an essay ab-
solving Poland for past ac-
tions, Krzyzowski says.
The journal "is not an
apology for Polish anti-
Semitism or the indifference
of much of the Polish popula-
tion to the Jewish suffering
before and after the war,"
Krzyzowski says. "We weren't
interested in that!'
Krzyzowski searched the
world for writers for this
month's 80-page edition.
Among the contributors are
Solidarity member Abel
Kainer, and Wladislaw Bar-
toszewski, the son of a
Righteous Gentile. The jour-
nal contains interviews with
Marek Edelman, the only
surviving leader of the War-
saw Ghetto Uprising, and
Krzysztof Sliwinski, a
Catholic who led the cam-
paign to preserve Polish-
Jewish cemeteries and co-
founder of the new Associa-
tion for Polish-Israeli Friend-
ship in Poland.
Leading Polish poets Adam
Zagajewski and Henryk
Grynberg also wrote pieces
for the May issue of Stadium
Papers.
The variety of backgrounds
of the writers reflects the
myriad attitudes of the Polish
community toward Jews and
Jewish issues. Krzyzowski
cited the different reactions to
the film "Shoah," Claude
Lanzmann's nine-hour film
about the Holocaust.
"The Polish American com-
munity was decidedly
negative," he says. "That was
not the reaction in Poland?'
Their first priority is na-
tional independence, but

young Poles are reaching out
to Jews, Krzyzowski says.
"Part of it is that they feel a
responsibility to do so. Part of
it is guilt. And part of it is a
legitimate interest in our own
history and culture?'
In addition to soliciting
writers- for the essays, the
staff of Stadium Papers con-
ducted a survey about pro-
spects for Polish-Jewish
dialogue. Among those ques-
tioned were a Holocaust sur-
vivor, a professor of Jewish
studies in Canada and
representatives from the
Polish community.
The results, Krzyzowski
says, "were all over the map"
and do not allow for any kind
of conclusion. He did find that
Jews believe dialogue is im-
portant, but for different
reasons. Some consider it
vital only to analyze the past;
others called it necessary for
the future. Among Poles,
Krzyzowski found two at-
titudes: "Either everything is
the fault of the Jews, or
everything is our fault?'
Krzyzowki knows "Traces
of Polish Jews" may generate
some controversy. So does
Swiecicki.
"We weren't trying to
generate controversy,"
Swiecicki says. "But just
because something is con-
troversial doesn't mean it can
be ignored.
"I hope we will generate
understanding. I hope the
journal can be used as a
forum for discussion here in
Detroit, as an opportunity to
learn different perspectives!"
As with previous issues,
copies of the May edition of
Stadium Papers will be sent
to Poland. Krzyzowski says
the reaction there has been
positive.
Started in 1976, Stadium
Papers has more than 1,600