Emanuel Grim

Emanuel Grim (1 January 1883 – 18 October 1950) was a Polish Catholic priest, writer and journalist from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.

He was one of the most important figures of the Polish-Catholic political camp in Cieszyn Silesia in the interwar period.

Grim was a member of several organizations, including Związek Śląskich Katolików (Association of Silesian Catholics), of which he was a chairman in 1929-1939.

Grim was active not only in spiritual and political life of Cieszyn Silesia but also published his works in Zaranie Śląskie and Gwiazdka Cieszyńska magazines (for long time under pen name Ślązak) and wrote several books.

In his works Grim often observes the life of Gorals from Istebna and appreciates their traditions and the beauty of the Silesian Beskids mountain range.