Helen Zand (Stankiewicz)
Social worker, teacher
Born Mar. 2, 1901, Lodz, Poland; came to U.S., 1907; daughter of Ignacy and Antonina (Szczesny); married Stephen Zand; children: Elizabeth, Michael.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1921; Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Buffalo Law School (NY), 1923; Columbia University, 1924; University of Sorbonne, Paris (France), 1936.
Career: teacher (sociology), Gannon University, Erie (PA), 1948-61, 1969-73, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield (MA), 1961-63; Retired.
Author: translator, S. Zeromski, Ashes, 1928; Polish Proverbs (booklet), 1961; Polish Folkways in America, 1949-58 (series in P.A.H.A. Studies), 1987 (book); Oskar Halecki, 1987; articles in P.A.H.A. Studies.
Member of: committee member, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1925-47; vice president, Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.), 1951; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa;, since 1919; Phi Kappa Phi, since 1920; O. Halecki Award, Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.), 1987.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.