By Ruth Ellen Gruber I’m honored and delighted to report that at a ceremony at the Polish Consulate in New York last night I received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit — one of Poland’s highest honors awarded to foreigners. Poland’s President Komorowski presented the awards — alas, I was not able to [...]
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I Receive a High Honor from Poland
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