ScienceMuseumofLIhonorsPEFexplorer
By SHERRY HALBROOK
IT’SANHONOR—State
survivorofPriest’sGrottowhowasjust9
PEFRegion10memberChris
ComptrollerThomas
yearsoldatthetime.Theytoldthestory
Nicola,arenownedcaver,explorer
DiNapoliposeswithPEF
andansweredquestionsattheevent.
andauthor,washonoredJune5by
memberChrisNicola.
“Iwanttothanktheboardofthe
theScienceMuseumofLongIsland. ScienceMuseumofLongIslandfor
ThemuseumpresentedNicola bestowingsuchanhonoronme,”NIcola
withitsScienceAchievementAward
areaswheretheyhad
said.“IwanttothankthePriest’sGrotto
atits10thAnnualGala,heldatthe
immigratedafterWWII.
survivorsforhavingenoughtrustand
U.S.MerchantMarineAcademyat
Nicolabegantoexplore
faithinmetoallowmetotelltheirstory
KingsPoint.StateComptroller
thePriest’sGrotto
throughouttheworld;totellastory
ThomasDiNapolialsowashonored
labyrinthin1993,butit
which,toquoteoneintheirgroup,is‘a
withthemuseum’sCommunity
tookyearsofresearchthat
storytheycannottellthemselves.’”
ServiceAward.
washamperedbythemultiplelanguages
Nicolaalsothankedhismanyfriends,
Nicola,aseniorprofessionalconduct
involvedtofinallyfindthesurvivorsand
someofwhomwerepresent,fortheir
investigatorforthestateEducation
discoverthetruesecretsofthecave.
continuinginspiration,supportand
DepartmentinNewYorkcity,isasteward
Hisdiscoveriesweredocumentedin
encouragement.
andsecretaryofPEFDivision349.
NationalGeographicAdventuremagazine
“Itiswithbothprideandpleasurethat
Theexploitthatearnedhimthe
andlaterinabook,“TheSecretofPriest’s
Inowacceptthisaward,”Nicolasaid,“in
museum’shonorwashisdiscoverythat
Grotto”thatwaspublishedin2007.
part,becauseofyourworkinshapingme
38UkrainianJewshadhidden
Nicolaisnowpreparingtoworkona
intothepersonIamtoday.”
undergroundina77-mile-longcavecalled
TVdocumentaryaboutthehistoric
FormoreinformationaboutNicolaand
“Priest’sGrotto”formorethanayearto
episode.He’salsoworkingwithamuseum
hisdiscoveryofthesecretsofPriest’s
escapetheHolocaust,andhisdecade-
intheUkraineandahistoryprojectbased
Grotto,seetheAugust2004andJune
longefforttofindthesurvivors.
inMoscowonrelatedprojects.
2007issuesofTheCommunicator
Tohisamazement,hefoundthem
Nicolawasaccompaniedtothe
availableatwww.thecommunicator.orgor
livingintheNewYorkCityandMontreal
museumgalabySoniaHochman,a
throughthePEFWebsite.
HealthandsafetyactivismearnsPEFdirectoraward
By DEBORAH A. MILES “Jonathanisacommittedhealthand “partofthejob.”Toaddressassaults,he
TheprestigiousKarenSilkwoodAward safetyadvocateinthelabormovement hasworkedwithPEFleaders,sisterunions
waspresentedtoPEFDirectorof today.Hispersistenceandhispassion andagencymanagerstoassesstherisks
OccupationalHealthandSafetyJonathan wereadrivingforceincreatingmorepublic anddeveloppreventionprograms.Healso
RosenbytheNewYorkCommitteefor awarenessoftheissueofworkplace helpeddevelopaconstructiverelationship
OccupationalSafetyandHealth(NYCOSH) violenceandhelpingtowinpassageofthe withlocalpoliceanddistrictattorneysso
atits30thanniversaryawardscelebration NewYorkstateWorkplaceViolence theperpetratorscanbeappropriately
heldinManhattanJune11. PreventionLaw,”Shufrosaid. prosecuted.
“I’mveryhonoredtoreceivethis Rosenisknownforhisadviceand “Jonathanhasrecognizedtheneedfor
recognitionfromNYCOSHandmypeersin comforttoinjuredworkers,forenergizing
healthandsafetycommitteesinall
thelaborandhealthandsafety healthandsafetycommittees,and
agenciesthroughoutthestate,”saidKathy
movements,”Rosensaid. testifyinginstateandnationallegislative
D’Arminio,chairofthePEFHealthand
NYCOSHExecutiveDirectorJoelShufro hearings.
SafetyCommittee.“Heisafervent
saidRosenhasbeenatirelesshealthand RosenhasencouragedPEFmembersto
advocateforstateemployeesfacingissues
safetyactivistformorethan25years. understandthatgettingassaultedisnot
suchaspoorindoorairqualityandunsafe
patienthandling.Heshareshisknowledge
withinjuredworkersandhelpsthem
navigatethroughtheredtape.His
contributiontothehealthandsafety
movementinNewYorkhasbeen
invaluable.”
NYCOSHisanon-profitcoalitionof200
localunionsandmorethan400individual
workers,physicians,lawyersandother
safetyactivists–alldedicatedtotheright
ofeveryworkertoasafeandhealthfuljob.
TheawardisnamedafterSilkwood,a
laborunionactivistwhodiedunder
mysteriouscircumstanceswhile
investigatingproblemsattheKerr-MGee
THETEAM—PartofPEF’shealthandsafetyteamgatheraroundPEFDirectorJonathanRosen
plutoniumplantnearCrescent,Oklahoma.
attheNYCOSHawardscelebrationinManhattan.ShownareGeraldineStella,KathyD’Arminio,
Silkwoodworkedattheplantwhichmade
Rosen,ShawnBobb,MattLondonandKristinaWillbrant.RosenreceivedtheKarenSilkwood
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