US Vice-President Mike Pence delivers a speech during the ceremony marking 80th anniversary of World War II outbreak at the Pilsudski Square in Warsaw, Poland, 1 September 2019. [Leszek Szymanski/EPA/EFE].
On the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, some of the world’s top newspapers are to run a special pullout supplement containing historical headlines from 1939 and texts by intellectuals, historians and opinion leaders that tell the Polish war story.
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“The Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act (S.447) passed on December 12, 2017 the U.S. Senate and on April 24, 2018 the House of Representatives. The House vote for S. 447 was highly controversial, as it passed the House on motion to suspend the rules, and in an almost empty Chamber, where a handful …
The email from the Honorary Consul Emeritus of Poland in Missouri to the Senator of Missouri Josh Hawley. Subject: Pressure on Poland for the restitution of the heirless properties of Holocaust victims Dear Senator Hawley, I was shocked to find your name on the list of 88 Senators who sent the letter to …
Piknik “POLSKI AUGUST 2019” z udziałem wszystkich Organizacji Polonijnych z St. Louis. ZAPRASZAMY WSZYSTKICH Z RODZINAMI I PRZYJACIOŁMI NA PIKNIK W “CREVE COEUR LAKE PARK” (Greensfelder shelter). DO UDZIAŁU W PIKNIKU ZAPRASZAMY SZCZEGÓLNIE SERDECZNIE WSZYSTKIE LOKALNE ORGANIZACJE POLONIJNE. POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS – MISSOURI DIVISION IS ORGANIZING A “POLSKI AUGUST” PICNIC 2019 AT THE LAKE …
POLISH FALCONS OF AMERICA NEST 45, CELEBRATING THEIR 45th ANNUAL POLISH FESTIVAL AT (NEW LOCATION) DUCHESNE HOME ASSOCIATION GROUNDS, 50 SAINT FRANCOIS STREET, FLORISSANT, MO 63031 (Enter through gates on Washington) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 AUTHENTIC POLISH FOODS AND PASTRIES, MUSIC, GAMES, FAMILY FUN Lunch & Dinner served 11:00 am till sold out……… Music …
NAPISZ DO SWEGO SENATORA / WRITE TO YOUR SENATOR The following link contains a letter of opposition to the 88 Senators who have requested Secretary of State Pompeo to pressure the Polish government to take action on the restitution of property of Holocaust victims left in Poland. We recommend that you take immediate action in sending an …
Erupting one hundred years ago today, TFN looks back at the story of The First Silesian Uprising. On the night of August 16th, 1919, the First Silesian Uprising broke out. Though it lasted just eight days and ended in a resounding military defeat, it united Silesian Poles and set in motion a train of events …
In the USA, same as in Poland, the heir-less property (fortune) passes to the State Treasury. Is the USA Congress going to change that laws, as is expected it from Poland (JUST Act. S. 447)? A $40 million fortune belonging to a Holocaust survivor is currently heir-less, and may end up going to New York …
Prof. Michał Rozbicki, a leading figure in the cultural history of America and member of the Saint Louis University faculty died suddenly on July 31st, 2019. Professor Rozbicki was well known and widely respected in the St. Louis Polish community. He took an active part in its activities by giving public lectures and interviews on …
Elżbieta Baumgartner – wydawca Poradnika Sukces, działaczka polonijna włączyła się do akcji “POMÓŻ UCHYLIĆ WEP / HELP TO REPEAL WEP” zainicjowanej, w środowisku Kongresu Polonii Amerykańskiej, w kwietniu 2019 r., przez Oddz. Missouri KPA (patrz link poniżej) POMÓŻ UCHYLIĆ „WEP”! Elżbieta Baumgartner – wydawca Poradnika Sukces, działaczka polonijna
TEATR NASZ z Chicago zaprasza na niezwykłą sztukę ” Bal w Operze ” na podstawie poematu Juliana Tuwima. Krytycy nazwali spektakl “Niezapomnianym przeżyciem artystycznym”. Znakomicie przyjęła go publiczność w Chicago i Milwaukee. Link do wydarzenia: https://www.facebook.com/events/477874926350844/ Bal w Operze – ulotka (front) Bal w Operze – ulotka (back) Bal w Operze – plakat
POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS – MISSOURI DIVISION IS ORGANIZING A “POLSKI AUGUST” PICNIC SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM AT THE LAKE IN CREVE COEUR PARK (Greensfelder Memorial Shelter) ALL POLISH-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS, POLONIA, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. Enjoy traditional Polish sausages with sauerkraut, homemade golabkis, pierogis …
Our host Patrick Ney met up with Aleksandra Duda, a guide at the Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego to discover what historians have called, ‘one of the greatest tragedies of the Second World War.’ Discover: – Why did the Warsaw Uprising take place? – Who fought in the Warsaw Uprising? – Why did the commanders of the …
“Czy jestem niezależnym sędzią i czy pracuję w niezależnym sądzie?” – tak można streścić pytanie, które sędzia z Wisbaden zadał Trybunałowi Sprawiedliwości UE w Luksemburgu. “Kurier Wnet” pisze o sprawie sędziego Sądu Administracyjnego w Wiesbaden, który zadał TSUE pytanie o niezależność sędziów i sądów w Niemczech. Autor tekstu Zbigniew Kopczyński zauważa, że jest oczywiste, iż …
Visit Poland with Piast in 2020 With such great interest from the public, the Piast Institute is pleased to announce a two week trip to Poland in 2020 that will help you explore your roots and connect with your heritage. You will be taken to the most important and interesting sites in the old country. …
The Union of Lublin provided for the merger of the two sovereign countries, Poland and Lithuania, into a single unit that became called ‘the Commonwealth [Rzeczpospolita] of the Two Nations’, to be ruled by a single monarch elected jointly by the two nations in free elections.
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago kindly informs that today recruitment of young Poles willing to take part in the “POLAND IS IN YOU” program, which will take place in Poland from 28 July to 12 August 2019, has been opened. The organizer, which is the “Polish Community” Association, has planned …
5 May 1819, Ubiel — 4 June 1872, Warsaw. Stanisław Moniuszko was the greatest composer of operas in 19th century Poland. He was born to a family of Polish landowners settled in Ubiel, near Minsk (now Belarus), and his interest in music became evident from his early early childhood. Introduced to the rudiments of music …