Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm


Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm is a Polish-born United States–based writer and academic. She obtained her Ph.D. in humanistic studies at the Warsaw University. Her works include historical biographies, the current outlook of Native Americans, autobiographical stories of her travels, Ingrid Bergman, and cats.

Biography

Ziółkowska-Boehm is the daughter of Henryk Ziółkowski and Antonina. She has two brothers, Henryk and Krzysztof.
She attended the V Liceum ogólnokształcące im. W. Reymonta in her native Łódź. After this she studied five years of Polish language and literature at the University of Łódź. After her master's degree, she completed a Ph.D. in humanistic studies in Warsaw University. As a university student, she published her short stories and articles in Łódź and Warsaw newspapers and periodicals. She began her writing career as an assistant to Melchior Wańkowicz, a prominent Polish writer. For her help and research with his latest book, Wańkowicz dedicated that book to her, and in his will, he bequeathed all his archives to her. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm, Love for Family, Friends, and Books
From 1977–81, she was a member of the Repertoire of the Polish Television Theater. She created the scenario for 2 Korpus w piosenkach Ref-Rena, a musical, for Warsaw TV in 1991. She appeared in four documentaries dedicated to: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Stanley Haidasz, Melchior Wańkowicz, and her own uncle, Korczak Ziółkowski. From 1989, she resided in Toronto, Canada as the recipient of three writing scholarships. Since April 1990, Ziółkowska-Boehm has lived permanently in the United States, in Wilmington, Delaware, spending nine years in Texas.

Personal life

From 1990 until his death in 2016, she was married to Norman Boehm.
Ziółkowska-Boehm has one son, Thomas Tomczyk, who is a journalist, photographer, and architect. He founded Bay Islands Voice, Motmot Magazine, and PAYA Magazine, and is the author of Roatan Magic Hidden Jewel of the Western Caribbean.

Education and professional memberships

Affiliations

Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm is a member of a number of professional associations in Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States, including:

Awards

Works

In Poland:
  • Blisko Wańkowicza ; Wyd. Literackie Kraków 1975, 1978, 1988;
  • Z miejsca na miejsce ; Kraków 1983, Warsaw 1986, 1997; ; ;
  • Kanada, Kanada ; Warsaw 1986;
  • Diecezja Łódzka i jej biskupi ; Łódź 1987;
  • Moje i zasłyszane ; Warsaw 1988;
  • Kanadyjski senator ; Warsaw 1989;
  • Na tropach Wańkowicza ; Warsaw 1989, 1999; / ; Expanded Edition: Na tropach Wańkowicza po latach ; Warsaw 2009;
  • M. Wańkowicza 1964 ; Warsaw 1990;
  • Nie tylko Ameryka ; Dom Ksiazki, Warsaw 1992;
  • Korzenie sa polskie ; Warsaw 1992;
  • Ulica Żółwiego Strumienia ; Dom Ksiazki, Warsaw 1995, Wyd. Twoj Styl 2004; ;
  • Amerykanie z wyboru i inni
  • Podróże z moją kotką ; Warsaw 2002, 2004; /
  • Nie minelo nic, procz lat ; Warsaw 2003
  • Kaja od Radosława czyli historia hubalowego krzyza
The Union of Polish Writers Abroad awarded it Best Book of the Year, 2007.
  • Otwarta rana Ameryki ; Bielsko Biała 2007;
  • Dwór w Kraśnicy i Hubalowy Demon ; PIW Warsaw 2009, 2015;. For the book, she received honorary citizenship of County Slawno.
  • Lepszy dzien nie przyszedl juz ; Iskry, Warsaw 2012;
  • Ingrid Bergman prywatnie ; Prószynski i S-ka, Warsaw 2013;
  • Druga bitwa o Monte Cassino i inne opowiesci, ; Iskry, Warsaw 2014;
  • Wokół Wańkowicza ; Warsaw PIW 2019;
  • Pisarskie delicje ; Warsaw Bellona 2019;
  • Melchior Wańkowicz przypominany ; Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń 2024;
  • Ocean czulosci ; Bellona, Warsaw 2025;
In CANADA:
  • Senator Haidasz
  • Dreams and Reality Polish Canadian Identities
  • The Roots Are Polish
  • Senator Stanley Haidasz - A Statesman for All Canadians
In USA:
In BRASIL:
A ferida aberta da América.. In Portuguese, Translation: Matheus Moreira Pena.