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...born in the free city of Danzig (now called Gdansk, Poland) in 1972 of Russian-Jewish parentage. He is the first Jew ever to hold the position of dean of the Faculty...
...coal, hams, Copernicus and a long history of serving as a parade ground for invading foreign armies. Yet, from its 326 miles of Baltic coastline, Poland is now mounting a seaborne invasion of its own into foreign markets. Ships built in ports bearing such tongue-twisting names as Gdansk, Gdynia and Szczecin are turning up with increasing frequency in fishing and merchant fleets round the world...
...delegates, half of them industrial workers, frequently interrupted Gierek's 31-hour speech with applause. Later, when he and Premier Piotr Jaroszewicz mingled with delegates on the congress floor, the two men were so mobbed by admirers that Gierek nearly lost his footing. One woman delegate from Gdansk kissed Gierek on both cheeks and invited him to visit her factory. As other women swarmed toward him, Gierek pointed nervously at Jaroszewicz and said, "Piotr, Piotr," indicating that the Premier deserved a share of their attention...
...this week's anniversary of the revolts drew near, some delegates to the congress from Gdansk, scene of the worst rioting, reported variously that the mood of the city was "uncertain" or "volatile." Gierek hopes that his record to date will persuade Poles to be patient, but he and his colleagues are mindful that the workers, having overturned one government with surprising swiftness, may not be willing to wait very long...
High Toll. At week's end both Szczecin and Gdansk appeared quiet. But the bitterness goes very deep, for reasons that are becoming increasingly clear. Eyewitness accounts by Polish visitors in Europe and elsewhere, unverified but similar, indicate that December's death toll, officially placed at under 100, might have been as high...