Maria Cukier (Jonek)
Folk artist, Polish community leader
Born Oct. 14, 1937, Zakopane, Poland; came to U.S., 1965; daughter of Wladyslaw and Anna (Walczak); married Tadeusz Cukier; children: Ann, Helen, Paul.
Career: actress, singer, dancer, Klimek Bachleda Folk Group, Zakopane; in Chicago (IL) - director, Polish Folk Band, vice president, Polish Highlanders Alliance Headquarters, 1982-87, manager, Polish Highlanders Home.
Author: actress, singer, dancer in numerous festivals, concerts and plays i.a. in: Jadwisia spod Regli by Julian Reimschussel.
Member of: National Rifle Association; United We Stand Americans; Polish Highlanders Alliance.
Honors: 2nd place, International Festival of Youth and Students, Moscow (U.S.S.R.), 1957; "Zlota Ciupaga", International Festival of Folklore of Highlanders, Zakopane, 1966.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: folklore, travel, country music.
Home: 119 W. Kennedy Dr., Streamwood, IL 60107.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996