Talk:Benjamin Orr
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Although Benjamin Orr was born in Lakewood, OH, I have heard he attended high school at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, OH, and this is the school from which he dropped out. Anyone know any facts about this?
//////////////// added by delizade sadly I have heard that he died in 2000....i grow up with these songs.....thankyou Orr for your beauteful songs and your sweet sing skill that can elevate our souls with it's soft power. [Burak Özdelice(delizade.com) from Turkiye/Istanbul]
[edit] Czech, Russian?
Orzechowski is an anbsolutely Polish surname, not Russian or Czech. "Ski" is a typical Polish surnames ending. Ask other Polish Wikipedians. Maybe Orr have Polish desant who was living in Russia, that is possible. Many of Poles was living in the Russian Empire. See History of Poland. Kowalmistrz 18:24, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
I agree with the statement above, Orzechowski is Only a Polish name (look on the Ellis Island website for confirmation). There were Orzechowski(s) from Russian partitioned Poland who were ethnic Poles. Jews, who lived in the former Polish Commonwealth, adopted this surname. Was Ben Orr Jewish? If not, with the Orzechowski name and being born in an area with a large Polish ethnic population, he most definetly has some Polish blood. The name Ben is popular amongst the English, Jewish, and Polish ethnic groups in North America. With the Poles Benjamin is a good substitute for Bronislaw. Was Orzechowski's Dad Roman Catholic? If so that would rule out Russian ancestry. Ski is a Polish ending. Until you have confirmation of his Russian ancestory, please remove him from the Russian-American category. Just because Poles were forcibly ruled by Russia for 123 years, they did not consider themselves to be Russian.
