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What can you do to help our country? by Michael Blichasz

President John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”. I’m asking “What more can we do to help our country, its private sector businesses, the people they employ and the future of America?” The answer is simple, direct your purchasing power to support the

products you need that are made in the U.S.A. For several years we have heard national leaders offer grand ideas for new jobs in America, but their new ideas have been too vague to implement. I’m concerned with employment opportunities for Americans RIGHT NOW, so I’m promoting the restoration of every industry possible within America’s shores! The bottom line is that Americans want to be able to support themselves and add to the success of America’s economy RIGHT NOW. Finding 90% of most items in stores with a foreign label is not adding to employment opportunities and America’s economy. Outsourcing has bypassed large portions of America’s workforce and we the American people have to change this RIGHT NOW! It’s encouraging to learn that many American industries are being restored, a movement which will grow even more as long as we keep moving American made products off store shelves and demonstrating that Americans are behind the Buy American Made Campaign and are supporting businesses featuring American made products. The words of J.F.K. are very meaningful at this time of major change in America. Government is there to assist with minimum wage levels and safety concerns, but government is not there to create jobs because job creation was always done best by small, medium and large private sector businesses competing with one another. I ask that you spread the word about the Buy American Made Campaign and consider “What more can we do to help our country, its private sector businesses, the people they employ and the future of America?” Visit: AmericanWorkersRadio.com for more information about our efforts to promote jobs in America. Thanks for spreading the word about AmericanWorkersRadio.com and AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com. Our goal is to help one-another so America is back on the road to recovery and with your participation America’s recovery is moving forward.

Everyone is Invited toKosciuszko Day in Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, February 4, 2012see full schedule on page 3

Polish Americans Urged to Support American Workers and Local Communities

The current recession and the loss of so many jobs have been a wake-up call for everyone. What the recession shows us is that we are all interconnected. If one sector does

poorly, such as financial, housing, or manufacturing, other sectors of the economy do poorly, and eventually everyone feels the pinch. 2012 is another opportunity for us to work more closely together for a better future. Consider the following basic suggestions:

1. Go out of your way to look for, ask for, and buy American made products. We will always have imported items in American stores, we simply want a more realistic balance in our stores between items imported and those made in America. Kindly read the American Workers Need You commentaries in this newspaper for additional information and suggestions on how to help the cause.

2. Go out of your way to support your local businesses. They are employing American workers who are trying to support themselves and their families.

3. Go out of your way to support local organizations, churches, schools, youth groups and the arts, so that we maintain a sense of community.

4. Go out of your way to set a positive example so that others see from your example how important it is for all of us to work together and support one another.

5. Go out of your way to speak to community leaders and business and political representatives. Let them know about your concerns and the need to restore employment opportunities and stable communities.

For more suggestions on supporting American Workers, visit: AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com and AmericanWorkersRadio.com.

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Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District (1945-2011)Office and Meeting Place: 308 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-739-3408 • Internet: PolishAmericanCongress.com

The following public activities took place in cooperation with the Polish American Congress, its officers, regional representatives, and member organizations:

(1) January 30, 2011 - Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District, Annual Meeting and election of officers, Polish Beneficial Association Hall, Bridesburg section, Philadelphia, PA.

(2) February 5, 2011 - General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Annual Tribute Ceremony & Luncheon, Holiday Inn Hotel Ballroom, 4th & Arch Streets, historic Philadelphia, PA.

(3) February 20, 2011 - PAC and Polish American Cultural Center participated in the Day of Brotherly Thoughts - A Day of Brotherly Love - Brotherhood Day - with a Mass in St. Adalbert Church, Port Richmond section, Philadelphia, PA, and a tour of historic and center city Philadelphia. 400 Polish Scouts “Harcerstwo” from the states of CT, NJ, NY, PA, MA, and DE participated, hosted by the Philadelphia Polish Scouts “Harcerstwo”.

(4) February through April - Eastern PA District of PAC sponsored a voter registration drive through its radio, newspaper and organizational contacts. Voter registration forms are available from the Polish American Congress throughout the year.

(5) April 10, 2011 - PAC representatives participated in the 14th Annual National Ethnic Week Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, 18th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA.

(6) April 10, 2011 - Marking the First Anniversary of the Tragic Plane Crash at Smolensk, Russia, of Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 representatives of Poland, with a Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA. Representatives of Poland’s government, veterans groups, Polish American Congress representatives and Polish Scouts attended the ceremony.

(7) April 26 through April 29, 2011 - The 22nd Annual Polish American Priests’ Association (PAPA), National Convention, hosted by the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA, took place with a Pope John Paul the Great Tribute Mass in St. Adalbert Church, Port Richmond section, Philadelphia, PA, tour of historic Philadelphia, and the Convention Mass followed by a banquet at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Polish American Cultural Center and PAC participated.

(8) April and May - Colorful Polish arts and crafts displays presented to area schools and various groups by Polish American Congress & Polish American Cultural Center Museum volunteers.

(9) May, 2011 - PAC marked the 220th Anniversary of Poland’s May 3, 1791 Constitution with tours of the museum and the Polish Constitution exhibit, Polish American Cultural Center Museum in historic Philadelphia, PA.

(10) May 1, 2011 - Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA, celebrating the actual date of the Beatification of Pope John Paul the Great in conjunction with the annual Third of May Polish Constitution Day Mass, Luncheon, & Youth Program.

(11) May 3, 2011 - Polish Constitution Day Commemorative Program, sponsored by the Council of United Polish Societies of Chester, PA, Chester’s Historic 1724 Court House. Dr. John Romanski, President of the Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy, was the guest speaker.

(12) May through October - Eastern PA District of PAC sponsored a voter registration drive through its radio, newspaper, and organizational affiliates.

2011 President’s Report by Michael Blichasz • Report Period - January, 2011 through December, 2011

(13) June 6, 2011 - Polish American Cultural Center Polish American Night at the Phillies, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA. Pre-game entertainment was by the Polish American String Band and PKM Polish Folk Dancers.

(14) June 24 through July 4, 2011 - PAC and Polish American Cultural Center representatives participated in the Wawa Welcome America Festivities in Philadelphia, PA.

(15) July - Polish American Cultural Center Museum, in conjunction with the National Constitution Center, both in historic Philadelphia, PA, participated as community partners featuring an exhibit with paintings and literature portraying the signing of the first two democratic constitutions: United States of America and Poland.

(16) September 12 through September 23, 2011 - Pulaski Day Observance Committee Annual Coloring Contest in Philadelphia, PA. 17,000 entries were reviewed from area schools.

(17) September 30, 2011 - Pulaski Day and Polish American Heritage Month Proclamation Ceremony & Reception, Polish American Cultural Center Museum in historic Philadelphia, PA. Coloring contest winners received awards.

(18) October 1, 2011 - Annual Pulaski Dinner Dance, Associated Polish Home Ballroom, Northeast Philadelphia, PA.

(19) October 2, 2011 - Mass to mark the beginning of Polish American Heritage Month, WPVI-TV 6, 5:30 A.M. Celebrant Rev. Joseph Olczak, O.S.P.P.E., Provincial, Pauline Fathers and Brothers, and the Polish Scouting Organization, Inc. “Harcerstwo” sang during the Mass.

(20) October 2, 2011 - Pulaski Observance Mass, Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia, PA.

(21) October 2, 2011 - Pulaski Tribute Program at the Kopernik Monument, Torun Triangle Park, 18th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, followed by a reception.

(22) October 2, 2011 - 78th Annual Pulaski Day Parade, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Center City Philadelphia, PA. Parade televised live from 1 to 3 P.M. on WPVI-TV 6 ABC.

(23) October 23, 2011 - “Dozynki” Polish Harvest Mass & Festival, sponsored by the Polish American Congress and Polish American Cultural Center Museum. Mass, St. Adalbert Church, Port Richmond section, Philadelphia, PA, followed with a “Dozynki” Harvest Festival, St. Adalbert Auditorium.

(24) October - Polish American Congress sponsored various events to highlight “Polish American Heritage Month” throughout October.

(25) December 10, 2011 - Polish Christmas Customs Celebration, Polish American Cultural Center Museum in historic Philadelphia, PA. Christmas Open House with Sw. Mikolaj, Polish language groups and refreshments.

Throughout the year the Polish American Congress conducts meetings to organize public events and address the needs and concerns of its member organizations and the community at large.

Additionally, it also maintains contact with the national office of the PAC with reference to Polish American affairs as well as programs and activities involving the needs and concerns of the people of Poland. We are grateful to all who helped and supported the efforts of the Polish American Congress. “In Unity There is Strength”!

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PAC American Agenda Goals and Objectives

1. To unify people of Polish ancestry in the United States.2. To encourage the growth of Polish American fraternal, educational, cultural, social, youth, parish, civic, veteran and professional associations.3. To encourage exposure to Polish history and culture in schools, parishes and cultural institutions.4. To acquaint people of Polish ancestry with their rights, privileges and duties as American citizens.5. To maintain active liaison with local, state and federal government officials regarding the needs and concerns of Americans of Polish ancestry.6. To protect the good name of Americans of Polish ancestry in political, national, social, and economic matters.7. To react at a time of crisis when the needs and concerns of Polonia must be represented.8. To inform the American public about the Polish American community and Poland’s role in history. 9. To inform Americans of Polish ancestry of actions taken by the Polish American Congress to assist people of Polish ancestry.10. To promote radio, TV and print media which inform and unite Polish Americans.

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Everyone Is Invited To Attend aPolish American Community Celebration Honoring

General Thaddeus KosciuszkoAmerican Revolutionary War Hero and Freedom Fighter for Poland

Marking the 266th Anniversary of his birth

Saturday, February 4, 2012 12 Noon

Betsy Ross Ballroom Holiday Inn Hotel4th & Arch Streets in Historic Philadelphia

This event is sponsored by the

Polish American Congress Eastern Pennsylvania District

We welcome you to join us for thisCelebration of Unity and Pride!

Admission is Free!

Following the public ceremony the

Kosciuszko Day Luncheon

will take place at 1:00 P.M. in theFranklin, Jefferson & Hancock Ballrooms

Holiday Inn Hotel • 4th & Arch Streets in Historic Philadelphia

For additional information or luncheon reservations call: Polish American Congress at (215) 739-3408 or the

Polish American Cultural Center, Monday through Friday between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. at (215) 922-1700

For more information about General Kosciuszko & Poloniavisit the Museum on the Internet at:

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General Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1746 - 1817

Hero of America and Poland Thaddeus Kosciuszko was born in Poland on February 4, 1746, son of Ludwik and Tekla Kosciuszko. He attended school in Lubieszow and then the Cadet Academy in Warsaw before continuing his engineering studies in Paris, France. By the time Kosciuszko arrived in

America from Poland in 1776, he was a skilled engineer who came to offer his services to the American colonies in their struggle for independence. On October 18, 1776 Kosciuszko was commissioned as Colonel of Engineers by the Continental Congress and began his outstanding service of fortifying battle sites, many of which became turning points in America’s fight for independence against the British.

Shortly after arriving in Philadelphia in 1776, Kosciuszko read the Declaration of Independence and was moved to tears because he discovered in this single, concise document everything in which he truly believed. When he discovered that Thomas Jefferson was responsible for drafting the Declaration, he felt compelled to meet him. A few months later, while moving south with the Continental Army, Kosciuszko stopped in Virginia to meet with Jefferson. After a very warm reception, the two men spent the day comparing philosophies and eventually became the best of friends.

In the early days of the war, Kosciuszko helped to fortify the Philadelphia waterfront at Fort Mercer. Shortly after, he was transferred to New York, where he helped with fortifications along the Hudson and planned the defense for Saratoga. The Battle of Saratoga became known as one of military history’s most famous struggles for independence and proved to be a turning point in the war.

In 1778, Kosciuszko was made chief engineer of West Point, New York. This fortification became known as the American Gibraltar because it was unable to be penetrated by the British Army. Eventually West Point became a military academy.

In 1783, Kosciuszko was appointed Brigadier General and was awarded the Cincinnati Order Medal by General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington also presented Kosciuszko with two pistols and a sword as gifts for his outstanding service to America. After the colonies won their independence, Kosciuszko returned to Poland in 1784 to help his own country win independence from the surrounding European powers. Kosciuszko was the national hero of the 1794 Insurrection. After the successful battle of Raclawice on April 4, 1794, first Warsaw and then Wilno were liberated from enemy occupation. Kosciuszko was wounded in the failed revolt and taken prisoner by the Russians. Upon his release from prison, he returned to America on August 18, 1797, which he considered his “second home.” He received a hero’s welcome when he reached the Philadelphia waterfront along the Delaware River. Afterward, he secured a residence at 3rd and Pine Streets, which is now the Kosciuszko House, a national memorial to this hero of the American Revolution.

Kosciuszko was admired by general and foot soldier alike, both for his technical knowledge and for his sympathetic understanding and generosity. Jefferson wrote of Kosciuszko, “He is as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known.” Tragically, Kosciuszko, a devoted champion of the poor and oppressed, never witnessed the arrival of freedom in his homeland, Poland.

Kosciuszko was a firm believer of equality and requested, before leaving the United States for the second time, that the money from his estate be used to buy freedom for slaves, help to educate them and provide them with enough land to support themselves.

Kosciuszko spent the last years of his life in Switzerland, where on October 15, 1817, he died at the age of 72. He is buried in Wawel Castle, in Krakow, Poland, among the tombs of the Polish Kings.

In 1828 a Corps of Cadets erected a monument to Kosciuszko at West Point, where his work was of vital importance to America in the Revolution.

You can learn more about General Thaddeus Kosciuszko when you visit the Kosciuszko House, Third and Pine Streets, or the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut Street, both in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PAC Youth Committee UpdateGet the YOUNG PEOPLE involved!

The Polish American Congress would like to encourage you to consider enrolling your children in one of the Philadelphia-area youth groups listed below. They welcome participants from all area public and parochial schools.

St. Adalbert Polish Language School (Saturdays) Classes are held in the Our Lady Help of Christians Building, Allegheny Avenue and Chatham Street, in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Students from 1st to 8th grade. For info call Maria Koleda at (610) 368-1604.

Adam Mickiewicz Polish Language School (Saturdays) Classes are held in the Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road in Northeast Philadelphia. Students from lst to 8th grade. For info call Debbie Majka at (215) 627-1391.

St. John Cantius Polish Language School (Fridays) Classes are held in St. John Cantius Hall, Almond and Orthodox Streets in Philadelphia from 5 to 8 P.M. For info call Janina Dybas at (215) 671-1161.

Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Language School (Saturdays) Classes are held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA. For info call Fr. Bartholomew Marciniak at (215) 345-0600.

Polish Scouts of America “Harcerstwo” (Saturdays & Sundays) The scouts welcome boys and girls between 6 and 20 years of age. For info call Kasia Przybycien at (215) 634-0827.

Sloneczniki Children’s Folk Dance Group (Wednesdays) Classes are held in the Sacred Heart Parish cafeteria, 4th & Jefferson Streets, Swedesburg, PA. For info call Anthony & Kathy Boccella at (610) 539-3699.

For more information about youth activities in the Philadelphia area, call the Polish American Congress Youth Committee, Monday through Friday between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. Call (215) 922-1700.


The Polish Christmas Open House, held on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut Street, in historic Philadelphia, welcomed hundreds of visitors of all ages. They enjoyed a Magic Show and a visit by St. Nicholas, who is known to the Polish people as Sw. Mikolaj. Children from St. Adalbert Polish Language School and Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Language School sang Polish Christmas carols, had pictures taken with Sw. Mikolaj and received treats of gingerbread cookies and a candy cane, following a tradition of gift giving in the name of St. Nicholas for hundreds of years.

Everyone is invited to visit the Museum which is now on its winter schedule, open admission free, Monday to Friday, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. If you would like additional information call, (215) 922-1700 and for additional information about Polish Christmas Customs, visit the Museum’s Internet site at: PolishAmericanCenter.com

Christmas Holiday Customs Highlighted at the Polish American Cultural Center Museum

Children enjoyed the visit of St. Nicholas “Swiety Mikolaj” during the 2011 Polish Christmas Open House at the Polish American Cultural Center Museum.

For more information about Polish Christmas Customs

and Polish Customs celebrated throughout the year visit: PolishAmericanCenter.com

Children participated and enjoyed the magic show by Tom McDonnell at the Museum during the Polish Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

Children from The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Language School, along with Michael Blichasz, President, Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District, Fr. Bartholomew Marciniak OSPPE, and Sw. Mikolaj (Fr. Krzysztof Mendelewski) during the Polish Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

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February 4, 1746 - General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Born)

During the struggle for America’s Independence, General Thaddeus Kosciuszko returned to his homeland of Poland. He swore an oath in the Krakow market place to fight for Poland’s liberty and took command of the Polish uprising in 1794, urging all men to take up arms to defend Poland.

February / March, 2012 Polish American News -

February 1, 1979 - Julie Ann Augustyniak (Born)

Julie Ann Augustyniak (born Norfolk, VA, February 1, 1979) is an American soccer player who played for the Atlanta Beat of the Women’s United Soccer Association.

February 2, 1676 - Jan III Sobieski (Coronation)

Jan Sobieski was a king and military leader of Poland in 1676. It was Sobieski who defeated the Turkish Armies during the battle of Vienna in 1683 which in turn saved Europe and Western Civilization. He has been honored for centuries as the “Defender of Christendom.”

February 3, 1974 - Konrad Galka (Born)

Konrad Galka (born February 3, 1974 in Kraków) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.

February 5, 1909 - Grazyna Bacewicz (Born)

Grazyna Bacewicz was a Polish composer and violinist. She is only the second Polish female composer to have achieved national and international recognition, the first being Maria Szymanowska in the early 19th century.

February 6, 1962 - Wladyslaw Dziewulski (Died)

Wladyslaw Dziewulski was a Polish astronomer and mathematician. He spent his life performing astronomical research and published over 200 papers. He has a crater on the moon named after him as well as the planetarium in Torun, Poland.

February 7, 1810 - Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Born)

Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt was a Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit astronomer and mathematician. He was professor of Vilnius University for over 50 years, serving as its rector form 1780 to 1799. The Poczobutt crater on the Moon is named after him.

February 8, 1813 - Tadeusz Czacki (Died)

Tadeusz Czacki was a Polish historian, pedagogue and numismatist. Czacki played an important part in the Enlightenment in Poland.

February 12, 1939 - Ray Manzarek (Born)

Raymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek, is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, and The Doors of the 21st Century (renamed Manzarek-Krieger) since 2001. He is the oldest former member of the Doors.

February 13, 1882 - Tadeusz Banachiewicz (Born)

Tadeusz Banachiewicz was a Polish astronomer, mathematician, and the director of the Krakow Observatory. Tadeusz Banachiewicz’s international recognition came from his theory of cracovians - a matrix algebra that helped to solve several astronomical, geodesic, mechanical and mathematical problems. A lunar crater is named after him.

February 14, 1916 - Wawrzyniec Zulawski (Born)

Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, also known as Wawa, was a Polish alpinist, educator, composer, music critic, and musicologist. He was a professor of Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Muzyczna in Warsaw. Zulawski was an initiator and organizer of Polish alpinism. During World War II he was a member of Armia Krajowa and was a soldier during the Warsaw Uprising.

February 15, 1903 - Fr. Jozef Dabrowski (Died)

Fr. Jozef Dabrowski was an educator and founder of the Orchard Lake Schools in Michigan. Born at Zoltance, Russian Poland he studied at the Gymnasium of Lublin and at the University of Warsaw. During the Polish January Uprising of 1863 he participated in many engagements, and in 1864 fled to Dresden; thence to Lucerne and Berne where he continued his studies in mathematics.

February 16, 1929 - Kazimierz Kutz (Born)

Kazimierz Julian Kutz is a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland.

February 17, 1837 - Konstanty Jelski (Born)

Konstanty Jelski was an acclaimed Polish ornithologist and zoologist. He conducted many important studies abroad, specifically in Guiana and Peru from 1866 to 1875. He was the curator of a museum in Lima from 1874 to 1878. He returned to Poland to become the curator of the Krakow Museum.

February 19, 1473 - Mikolaj Kopernik (Born)

Polish astronomer Mikolaj Kopernik was known by his Latin name Nicholas Copernicus, in the city of Torun, Poland. Copernicus is the Father of Modern Astronomy, known as the man who moved the earth and stopped the sun.

Museum’s Historic Reflections ProjectFebruary / March

The Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Historic Philadelphia presents Historic Reflections from Polish and Polish American history on the Polish American Radio Program. The reflections are organized in a daily format. Some of the dates may be the birthday or death date of a prominent person. Other dates may celebrate a milestone in a prominent person’s life such as a career promotion, invention date, or some accomplishment that contributed to science, medicine, sports, or entertainment history. Other dates may be an anniversary of a historical event in Polonia or Poland’s history.

You can hear weekly historic reflections on the Saturday edition of the Polish American Radio Program at 11 A.M. on 860 AM Radio from Philadelphia. Listen to rebroadcasts 24 hours a day at PolishAmericanRadioProgram.com.

For your information, we have listed a brief outline of historic reflections for the months of February / March.

Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Philadelphia, PAFebruary 11, 1909 - Joseph Mankiewicz (Born)

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of the Oscar-winning All About Eve (1950). He was brother to the equally famous screenwriter and drama critic Herman J. Mankiewicz who also won an Oscar — for co-writing Citizen Kane (1941).

February 18, 1914 - Julius Kuczynski (Born)

Julius Frank Kuczynski was better known by his country western, musical stage name, Pee Wee King. He is best known for his song, “Tennessee Waltz”, popularized by Patti Page in 1950. Pee Wee King helped to modernize country western music by introducing electric instruments, drums and horns.

February 9, 1940 - Bohdan Paczynski (Born)

Bohdan Paczynski was a Polish astronomer, a leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars, accretion discs and gamma ray bursts.

February 10, 1962 - Wladyslaw Broniewski (Died)

Wladyslaw Broniewski was a Polish poet and soldier. Broniewski made his literary debut in 1925 with the poem Bagnat na Bron which translated means, Bayonets Ready. This work has become a classic of patriotic war poetry.

February 20, 1977 - Bartosz Kizierowski (Born)

Bartlomiej (“Bartosz”) Kizierowski is a freestyle swimmer from Poland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

February 21, 1958 - Henryk Arctowski (Died)

Henryk Arctowski was a Polish American explorer of the Antarctic. In recognition of his work and his contribution to science, his name has been given to a number of geographical features in Antarctica including a peninsula, a peak and a glacier.


March 5, 1901 - Julian Przybos (Born)

Julian Przybos was a Polish poet, essayist and translator, one of the most important poets of Kraków Avantgarde.

March 6, 1926 - Andrzej Wajda (Born)

Andrzej Wajda was a film and theater director, script writer and set designer, and world renowned cinematographer. He produced numerous award winning films in Poland and then spread his talents to other European countries and the world. He has received awards for excellence from dozens of countries and received an honorary Oscar Award for his lifetime achievements.

March 7, 1911 - Stefan Kisielewski (Born)

Stefan Kisielewski, pseudonyms Kisiel, Julia Holynska, Teodor Klon, Tomasz Stalinski, was a Polish writer, publicist, composer and politician, and one of the members of Znak, one of the founders of the UPR, the polish libertarian and conservative political party.

March 8, 1822- Jan Lukasiewicz (Born)

Jan Józef Ignacy Lukasiewicz was a Polish pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer who in 1856 built the first oil refinery in the world. Among his other achievements were the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the first oil well in Poland (1854).

March 9, 1852 - Hieronim Derdowski (Born)

Hieronim Derdowski was a Polish immigrant who played an important part in his community in Winona, Minnesota. Hieronim Derdowski edited the weekly newspaper, Wiarus, where he advocated for sustaining Polish culture and traditions and carried stories about Polish communities in the United States and Europe. He was a Kaszubian, from the Baltic coast of Poland, and maintained the Kaszubian dialect, traditions and folkways.

February 22, 1852 - Samuel Goldflam (Born)

Samuel Wulfowicz Goldflam was a Polish neurologist best known for his brilliant 1893 analysis of myasthenia gravis (Erb-Goldflam syndrome).

February 23, 1891 - Fr. Leopold Moczygemba (Died)

Fr. Leopold Moczygemba was a patriarch of America’s Polonia. Fr. Moczygemba organized the first Polish settlement in the United States at Panna Maria, Texas in 1854. He was one of the founders and also served as a president of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, which was founded in Chicago in 1873. He also established the first Polish College in America at Orchard Lake, Michigan.

February 24, 1986 - Wojciech Wolski (Born)

Wojciech “Wojtek” Wolski (pronounced: VOY-tek VOL-skee; born February 24, 1986 in Zabrze, Poland) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Polish descent, currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche and the Phoenix Coyotes.

February 25, 1885 - Jozef Kostrzewski (Born)

Jozef Kostrzewski was a Polish archeologist and professor at Poznan University. He was highly regarded for conducting the excavation of the Iron Age settlement of Biskupin after World War I.

February 26, 1901 - Lucyna Cwierczakiewiczowa (Died)

Lucyna Cwierczakiewiczowa was a Polish writer, journalist and author of the first Polish cook book. In 1860 she published her famous 365 meals for less than 5 zlotys. Her cook book was reprinted more than 23 times. Lucyna Cwierczakiewiczowa also published an annual calendar for women filled with cooking recipes, woman’s suffrage information and poems.

February 27, 1929 - Stefan Kudelski (Born)

Stefan Kudelski was a Polish engineer who created the Nagra series of professional audio recorders. In 1957, he built the transistorized tape recorder with electronic speed controls. Stefan Kudelski received Academy Award Oscars for sound technology in 1965, 1977, 1978 and in 1990 and won two Emmy Awards.

February 28, 1994 - Wieslaw Wisniewski (Died)

Wieslaw Wisniewski was an astronomy professor at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona. He published over 120 scholarly works in the field of astronomy and has asteroid number 2256 named in his honor.

Historic Reflections from the Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Philadelphia, PA • February / March

March 1, 1819 - Wladyslaw Taczanowski (Born)

Wladyslaw Taczanowski was a Polish zoologist who is considered one of the most important European zoologists of the 19th Century. Taczanowski is known for two significant studies, Birds of Poland, written in 1882 and Ornithology of Peru in 1884. Two animal species are named after him.

March 2, 1973 - Paul Popowich (Born)

Paul Popowich is an actor who has performed in many television series (such as Beverly Hills, 90210). Paul is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Smith in Season 2 of Twice in a Lifetime, where he played an angel who had to help people change their past for a better future.

March 3, 1996 - John Cardinal Krol (Died)

John Cardinal Krol was a Polish American Cardinal and the Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988. John Cardinal Krol participated in the Second Vatican Council, served as President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and was advisor to Pope John Paul II.

March 4, 1932 - Ryszard Kapuscinski (Born)

Ryszard Kapuscinski was an internationally renowned Polish journalist, author, publicist and poet. Ryszard Kapuscinski documented world events from the fall of the Shah of Iran to the fall of the Soviet Empire. His books have been translated into thirty languages.

March 11, 2000 - Kazimierz Brandys (Died)

Kazimierz Brandys was a Polish writer who lectured in the United States and lived his last days in Paris. Brandys took part in establishing the democratic opposition movement in Poland. He is known for his moving account of Stalinist terror in his book Matka Krolow.

March 12, 1999 - Poland Joins NATO (Event)

The foreign ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary put an end to a decade of tough political negotiations as they handed over the NATO Accession Protocols to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on March 12, 1999 in

Independence, Missouri, in the United States.

March 13, 1995 - Franciszek Gajowniczek (Died)

Franciszek Gajowniczek, whose life was spared at the Auschwitz death camp when Fr. Maximillian Kolbe, now Saint Maximillian Kolbe, asked to be executed in Gajowniczek’s place in 1941. In return, Fr. Kolbe was sentenced to a slow death by starvation and Franciszek Gajowniczek was eventually reunited with his family.

March 10, 1936 - Wojciech Lukaszewski (Born)

Wojciech Lukaszewski was a composer and music teacher from Czestochowa, Poland. Lukaszewski’s music continues to be performed throughout Poland and by orchestra’s and choral groups throughout the world. Lukaszewski received numerous awards for his musical presentations written in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.


March 14, 1882 - Waclaw Sierpinski (Born)

Waclaw Franciszek Sierpinski was a Polish mathematician. He was known for outstanding contributions to set theory (research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions and topology. He published over 700 papers and 50 books. Three well-known fractals are named after him (the Sierpinski triangle,

the Sierpinski carpet and the Sierpinski curve), as are Sierpinski numbers and the associated Sierpinski problem.

March 15, 1869 - Stanislaw Wojciechowski (Born)

Stanislaw Wojciechowski was a Polish politician and scientist. In 1922 he was elected the second President of the Republic of Poland following the assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz. He was ousted by the May Coup d’État of 1926.

March 16, 1964 - Gore Verbinski (Born)

Gregor “Gore” Verbinski is an American film director and writer, best known for directing the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Ring. In addition to movies, he has also directed numerous music videos.

March 17, 1956 - Irene Joliet-Curie (Died)

Irene Joliet-Curie, the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, was also a recipient of a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies the family with most Nobel laureates to date.

March 18, 1866 - Karol Adamiecki (Born)

Karol Adamiecki was a Polish economist, engineer and management researcher. He was one of the most famous management researchers in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He authored the law of harmony in management theory and the University of Economics in Katowice Poland bears his name.

March 19, 1887 - Jozef Kraszewski (Died)

Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski was a noted author of numerous fiction stories, historian of Polish literature, social activist and politician.

March 20, 1997 - Tony Zale (Died)

Tony Zale was a champion middleweight boxer and hall of famer also known as “the Man of Steel”. He earned fighter of the year honors from Ring Magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his thrilling three fight series with fellow hall of famer Rocky Graziano.

March 25, 1970 - Shawn Antoski (Born)

Shawn Antoski is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1990s. He played for the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

March 26, 1996 - Edmund Marciszewski (Died)

Edmund Marciszewski, known as Edmund Muskie, was a former senator from the State of Maine. The son of Polish immigrants, he served as the Governor of the State of Maine before his election to the U.S. Senate, where he served as the Secretary of the Senate. Senator Muskie also ran as candidate for the United States Vice Presidency.

March 27, 2004 - Edward Piszek (Died)

Edward Piszek was a Polish American Industrialist and Philanthropist. He was the founder of Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens, the frozen-food business that became a national giant. Mr. Piszek was an outstanding supporter of Poland and the Polish American community. Among his many accomplishments, Edward Piszek helped eradicate tuberculosis in Poland and was the main supporter of the Kosciuszko House in Historic Philadelphia.

March 28, 1928 - Zbigniew Brzezinski (Born)

Zbigniew Brzezinski was born in Warsaw, Poland, and is internationally respected as a political scientist and statesman. Brzezinski served as the United States National Security Advisor to President Carter and remains a major international foreign policy analyst. Brzezinski is currently a professor of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

March 29, 1963 - Pola Gojawiczynska (Died)

Apolonia, “Pola” Gojawiczynska, née Kozniewska, was a prolific Polish writer. Gojawiczynska was one of the most popular women writers of the Polish literature of interwar period. Her works included psychological themes and social themes connected with proletarian and small town environment of Warsaw and Silesia.

March 30, 1892 - Stefan Banach (Born)

Stefan Banach was a mathematician who founded the branch of modern mathematics called functional analysis. A self-taught mathematics prodigy, Banach was the founder of the Lwów School of Mathematics.

March 31, 1888 - Mieczyslaw Haiman (Born)

Mieczyslaw Haiman was a leading historian of the Polish American community. Born in Poland in 1888, Haiman arrived in America in 1913 and settled in Buffalo. In 1935, Haiman became the curator of the Polish Museum of America in Chicago which was founded by the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. The Polish American Historical Association bestows the Mieczyslaw Haiman Award annually to a scholar who has

done exemplary work in the area of Polish American studies.

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March 21, 1972 - Piotr Adamczyk (Born)

Polish actor, Piotr Adamczyk, portrayed Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope John Paul II, in the television movie, The Man Who Became Pope.

March 22, 1786 - Joachim Lelewel (Born)

Joachim Lelewel is considered the most eminent Polish historian. Lelewel wrote a timeline of Polish history and his writings remain a focal point of 18th and 19th century Polish history. His lectures were very popular among the youth and Adam Mickiewicz dedicated a poem to him.

March 23, 1951 - Ron Jaworski (Born)

Ron Jaworski, known as “JAWS” and the “Polish Rifle”, is a former football quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Jaworski led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance in 1981. Jaworski is currently a sports broadcaster and is part owner of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team.

March 24, 1915 - Karol Olszewski (Died)

Karol Stanislaw Olszewski was a noted Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist.

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Be A Trend Setter! In the last few months holiday shoppers saw for themselves how many of our well-known American brand name items, from clothing to electronics, are now exclusively made overseas.

During 2012 you are urged to Be A Trend Setter and focus all of YOUR buying

power on American made items FIRST. There are a growing number of American made items available, but international suppliers have dominated our store shelves for such a long time, that getting back more American made items in our stores will be up to selective consumers like you who want to see the Buy American Made Campaign succeed.

We have already witnessed what the loss of jobs and job skills has done to America and its economy. Now it’s time to change the way you shop and what your willing to purchase and show private sector businesses it is to their benefit to expand and invest in America’s industries again. Your shopping habits will also encourage stores to feature more American made products.

2012 brings about new possibilities. It’s time to stop pointing fingers about what happened in the past, and take action to restore America’s industries and the jobs that are part of manufacturing, including management, sales and distribution and the creation of new products.

On January 12, 2012, we officially launched the new American Workers Radio Internet site. I welcome you to look at the site, email us your comments and let us know what you would like discussed during the radio broadcasts. The information listed on the front page outlines our goals and how you can participate. Visit: AmericanWorkersRadio.com and place your name on our email list so we can send you more information.

From the Desk of Michael Blichasz

American Workers’ AdvocateHost of the Saturday Variety Program at 11 A.M.

860 AM Radio WWDB • Philadelphia, PAI welcome you to review the information from my most recent weekly commentaries and ask that you share this information with your family members and friends.

AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com

Does Money Grow On Trees? As I discuss the situation of jobs in America and America’s growing debt, people ask me to clarify the national debt issue. Back in 1976, America’s national debt was just over $1 trillion. In 2012, America’s national debt is $15 trillion, which means during the last 36 years, United States debt continued to increase as industries were downsized or closed and jobs were outsourced to other countries. Each year the cost of operating government rose and income taxes and business profit taxes did not keep up with inflation. The loss of jobs has been happening for years and should have been addressed years ago, now Americans are in a national crisis!

In the process of not looking out for America’s economy, America’s national leaders borrowed money in our behalf from many sources, including other countries, to pay for programs and services that America’s tax base simply could not afford. Today, the American people are in debt for more than $15 TRILLION.

If we, the American people, had to repay the national debt TODAY, every man, woman and

child would have to pay $49,000 dollars in order for America to be a debt-free nation. To fully understand the situation, I encourage you to look at the U.S. debt clock posted on the front page of: AmericanWorkersRadio.com.

During the last 36 years, the world has changed at a fast pace, but the American people were not united behind ideas to maintain America’s industries for the well-being of today’s workers and future generations. Now we have a growing population, fewer job opportunities, revenue is down and job skills are being drained out of the U.S.A. Since “Money Does Not Grow On Trees”, we have to work together to change our own destiny. Looking at labels before you make a purchase and supporting America’s private sector businesses supplying our stores is one way for us to change our destiny. Visit: AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com, where you will find my weekly commentaries and other links promoting the Buy American Made Campaign.

AmericanWorkersRadio.com continues to generate a lot of positive interest. We are expanding our efforts each day and appreciate the feedback we received. Listen to broadcasts from the front page of: AmericanWorkersRadio.com and join the thousands of people that have signed up for our email updates.

Make 2012 a Year of Major Change! We have all heard a thousand and one New Year’s Resolutions. I am asking you to make a few resolutions you can keep if you work at it. During 2012, go out of your way to accomplish these goals:

1. Support the small, medium and large businesses in your community that feature a reasonable selection of American made products so they can continue to offer you quality American made products, employ local people and keep your community vibrant.

2. Every time you go shopping, take the time to look at the tags and packaging to see exactly where the items are being made and make it a point to let store personnel know that you are a supporter of American made products.

3. Contact your family and friends and ask them to support the Buy American Made Campaign. One major way to help restore employment opportunities in the United States of America is to have as many people as possible buy American made products and also ask everyone to voice their concerns at stores where American made products are not adequately represented.

Just these few resolutions can help make a difference for American workers and America’s economy. During the Christmas season, Americans spent billions of dollars on electronics, toys, clothing and hundreds of other gift items which were largely made in foreign countries, unfortunately bypassing a large portion of American workers. America’s stores were packed with merchandise, but what percentage of the items were produced by American workers? We can’t continue to be major consumers of foreign made products while American workers are unemployed. During 2012 use your purchasing power to purchase American made items so we can see some of those empty manufacturing facilities filled again by small, medium and large businesses who will hire American workers to meet the demand of America’s consumers.

To help “Make 2012, A Year Of Major Change” visit our site at: AmericanWorkersRadio.com and place your name on our email list so you can receive information about upcoming broadcasts.

Positive Change In The Way Americans Think! The responses to the Buy American Made Campaign continue to grow and reflect a POSITIVE change in the way Americans think. It is good to see more people are motivated to restore jobs and America’s economy because we see our stores are overwhelmed by foreign products. Additionally, people tell me they never understood why national elected leaders did not unite with the American people to find ways to keep industries from leaving the U.S.A.

Every person that responds to the Buy American Made Campaign has shared ideas that should have been considered and enacted by national elected leaders over the years. It is not government’s role to create jobs directly, but instead to encourage

private sector businesses to create jobs that will employ the American people and in the process generate taxes to maintain local, state and federal government services. Unfortunately, because national leaders did very little to encourage industries to stay in the U.S.A., our tax base has diminished and prolonged unemployment continues.

As we continue to unite our efforts, I ask that you remember that America’s WORKERS and America’s CONSUMERS are the same people. Therefore by supporting one another, all Americans benefit in the long-run. Before you make any purchase, look at the labels to see if your purchase will benefit American workers in addition to store and sales personnel. Looking at labels makes it clear where products are made and how many levels of American workers will benefit from your purchase.

The goal of all our efforts is to have business investors and American workers benefit together. Businesses need to make a profit to remain in business and workers need employment opportunities. By directing our purchasing power to products made in America we support the private sector businesses still operating in the U.S.A. These businesses could be the first to expand and restore industries that will get more Americans working again. It will happen if we support American Made First!


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From the Desk of Frank Spula,National PresidentPolish American Congress

The officers of the National Polish American Congress thank PAC divisions, organizations and individuals that responded to the unfortunate slur against the Polish people by Ohio State University President Gordon Gee. In a world that demands respect for people of every nation and culture and seeks unity, not senseless division, it

was gratifying to see that so many people responded as one voice. Of the many responses received, the letter below from Alex Storozynski, President & Executive Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation, captures the feeling of Polish Americans.

The following letter was written by: Alex Storozynski President & Executive DirectorThe Kosciuszko Foundation

This letter was sent to: Everyone’s response was appreciated.The Kosciuszko Foundation

Ohio State President Gordon Gee Must Be Reprimanded For Polish Slur

Chairman Leslie H. WexnerBoard of TrusteesThe Ohio State University210 Bricker Hall, 190 North Oval MallColumbus, OH 43210-1358Phone: (614) 292-6359 CC: [email protected] [email protected]

Dear Chairman Wexner and Trustees of Ohio State University:

As a son of Polish war heroes, I ask that you publicly admonish University President Gordon Gee for his unacceptable comment that your staff, “were shooting at each other ... like the Polish Army.” In addition, the Board of Trustees must truly serve the 465,000 Polish-Americans living in Ohio by funding classes on Polish history at the University. With a President who lacks erudition, how can you expect to educate your students about World history, or Poland?

I can assure Mr. Gee that my father, Corp. Dionizy Storozynski was shooting straight as a motorcycle scout for a Polish tank division during the allied invasion of Normandy. Afterwards, he was awarded the Polish Army Medal, and three medals from the British Army. And I can assure Mr. Gee that my grandfather, Sgt. Wladyslaw Krzyzanowski was shooting straight when his Polish regiment, the Anders’ Army, helped drive the Germans from North Africa, and when he destroyed two German tanks in the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. For this he received three Polish medals and three British medals. And I can assure Mr. Gee that the Polish WWII pilots that set records in accuracy in destroying German Luftwaffe planes during the Battle for Britain were shooting straight.

It’s Mr. Gee who is not a straight shooter. Gee has made a half-hearted apology. That is not enough. Gee has a history of putting his feet in his mouth and having to apologize. Yet the Ohio State Board of Trustees has made him the highest paid college president in the United States, paying him $1.6 million annually.

As Trustees, you are the governing body for a state university in a state that has nearly half a million Polish-American taxpayers and voters. Yet you offer few classes in Polish language and literature, and no classes in Polish history. With your university receiving $493 million in state appropriations and $426 million in other government funding in 2012, surely you can afford to rectify this situation. This should be put on the agenda for your next Board of Trustees meeting on Feb 9.

After Mr. Gee made his unenlightened comment, he said, “Who did I embarrass now?” For starters, Mr. Gee embarrassed himself and Ohio State University. This is also an embarrassment to United States foreign policy. (continued next column)

With thousands of Polish soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gee’s comments have caused a stir in Poland. And the Polish soldiers supporting the American mission in Afghanistan will not be pleased with Mr. Gee’s benighted opinion. Poland’s Special Forces unit shut down oilrigs in the Persian Gulf during the invasion of Iraq, and the Polish Army played a major role in the war.

When I traveled to Iraq in 2006 to write an article for The New York Sun, U.S. Army lieutenant general, Peter Chiarelli, told me that the Polish troops “are doing an absolutely outstanding job. They’ve been one of the most steadfast members of the coalition. And these are two of the most peaceful provinces in all of Iraq, Diwaniyah and Wasit. And that’s largely attributable to the great leadership of successive Polish generals who have come down here and the Polish units who have served here.”

The Polish Army has made major contributions to European and American history. King Jan Sobieski turned back the Ottoman Empire during the Siege of Vienna in 1863 when the Turks invaded Europe and tried to turn it into a Muslim colony. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was the largest country in Europe at the time and Sobieski’s Hussar Knights were the most feared soldiers in Europe.

The President of a major university should also know the military contributions of Poles to this country. The Father of the American Cavalry, Gen. Casimir Pulaski saved George Washington’s life at the Battle of Brandywine. Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuszko built the largest fortress in America, West Point and suggested putting a military academy there. That was before he devised the plans for the Battle of Saratoga, the turning point of the American Revolution. And Abraham Lincoln appointed Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski Brigadier General in the Union Army during the Civil War. Would Abe Lincoln have picked a Polish general if he could not shoot straight?

Mr. Gee further exposed his ignorance about Poland when after his witless comments about the Polish Army he told the crowd at the Columbus Metropolitan Club, “Oh, never mind, who did I embarrass now? I’ll have to raise money for Poland now.”

If Mr. Gee read The Wall Street Journal he would know that despite Europe’s financial woes, over the past several years, Poland has had one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. So no, Poland does not need Mr. Gee to help it raise money. But he can help himself by curing his foot-in-mouth disease and working to rehabilitate his image with the many Polish-Americans in your state.

Here’s where he can start. Thaddeus Kosciuszko was given 500 acres on the Scioto River in Ohio by the Founding Fathers for his exemplary service in the American Revolution. That original tract of land borders the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. Today, part of that land is the Riverside Park Drive Park in Dublin, Ohio, and in May the city will rename it Thaddeus Kosciuszko Park. In addition to his military service, Kosciuszko put his money where his mouth was when it came to standing up for liberty. Kosciuszko donated his salary from the American Revolution, $17,000 and asked that it be used to purchase slaves, and to free and educate them.

Kosciuszko was a virtuous straight shooter who did the right thing. If Mr. Gee is as much of a straight shooter as Polish soldiers, and has any semblance of decency, he should pay to erect a statue of Kosciuszko in that park. With a salary of $1.6 million per year, Mr. Gee can clearly afford it.

Alex Storozynski President & Executive DirectorThe Kosciuszko Foundation15 East 65th StreetNew York, NY 10065212-734-2130http://thekf.org/

Polish Eagles Sports Club3157 E. Thompson Street - Philadelphia, PA 19134

(Port Richmond section)

Wedding and Special events - Call: (215) 423-0800

Steam My CarpetsCommercial and Residential Properties in the Philadelphia Area

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Bus Groups Welcome at thePolish American Cultural Center Museum

Philadelphia welcomes many bus groups and tour groups visiting the Historic District every day. If you are planning a group tour to Philadelphia, be sure to visit the Polish American Cultural Center Museum at 308 Walnut Street and the Kosciuszko House at 3rd and Pine Streets.

When you make your plans, call the Museum in advance so that a representative can greet your group and give them a tour.

Call the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, Monday through Friday, between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M. and let them know when your group is planning to visit. Call 215-922-1700.

For more info, visit: PolishAmericanCenter.com/busgroups.html


Polish American Social Services “PASS”PolishAmericanSocialServices.com

Polish American Social Services “PASS”United Social Services Outreach Program

Main Office:

308 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106

Open Monday to Friday • 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.Telephone: (215) 923-1900

Outreach Services in and around the Philadelphia area

If you, a family member, or friend have a question concerning social services, call PASS and discuss your needs with a representative. All calls are CONFIDENTIAL, and PASS will either give you the information you need, handle your service directly, or refer you to the proper agency that can assist you.

Clients wishing to visit the main office at 308 Walnut Street, or one of the outreach sites, are asked to call in advance so that a Social Service Representative can tell you what documentation you will need to bring with you to process your request.

You can view an outline of several programs available to senior citizens and individuals of all ages on the PASS Internet site at PolishAmericanSocialServices.com.

For additional information, call PASS, Monday through Friday, between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M. at (215) 923-1900.

2011 State of PennsylvaniaProperty Tax Rent Rebate Program

When will applications for the 2011 Property Tax Rent Rebate Program be available? Applications will be mailed by the program to those who applied in previous years beginning in February. Applications should also be available to the general public in mid-February. If it’s 2012, why is the program called the 2011 Property Tax Rent Rebate Program? This rebate program is a “look back” program. This means that to calculate a rebate, the program must look back at property taxes or rent the household paid out during 2011. Also to calculate the rebate, the program must look back at the income received during 2011 to calculate the amount of the rebate. Who is eligible for a rebate? There are many different individuals who may qualify for a rebate. They must fall into one of the categories below and meet certain income guidelines. • A person or their spouse who is 65 years of age or older, or • Widows or widowers 50 years of age or older, or • Permanently DISABLED individuals 18 years of age or older. What are the income guidelines and how much of a rebate is expected?

For Homeowners : Income Range Rebate Amount $ 0 - $8,000 $650 $8,001 - $15,000 $500 $15,001 - $18,000 $300 $18,001 - $35,000 $250 For Renters: Income Range Rebate Amount $ 0 - $8,000 $650 $8,001 - $15,000 $500 IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DO NOT COUNT ONE- HALF OF SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND RAILROAD RETIREMENT TIER 1 BENEFITS WHEN CALCULATING ELIGIBILITY INCOME. For example, if your gross Social Security income for 2011 was $20,000, the Property Tax Rent Rebate Program would count only $10,000 toward eligibility requirements. All other income such as salary, IRA payouts, pensions, dividends or interest is counted at 100%. Do I ever have to repay this rebate or will a lien be placed on theproperty? No. Absolutely NOT! No Lien is placed on the property nor does the rebate have to be repaid. Furthermore the rebate is not considered as income for any other program. Whom do I call if I have questions or how can I get an application? For more information, to get an application, or to get help completing the application, call Polish American Social Services at (215) 923-1900.

“PASS” works closely with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging to provide information and assistance to the elderly. For information regarding services available in Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania, call PCA’s

helpline number at (215) 765-9040 or PASS (215) 923-1900.

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In recognition of a contribution from the

Barra FoundationFor Polish American Social Services programs

In recognition of a contribution from the

Fourjay FoundationFor Polish American Social Services programs

Attention Employers! People seeking employment often contact PASS. The staff will be pleased to alert job seekers of Job Openings that have been reported.

If your place of employent is about to or has posted an employment opportunity, kindly let PASS know. Call Monday through Friday, between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M. (215) 923-1900, or send the job information to:

Attn: Employment InformationPolish American Social Services

308 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106

Kindly include qualifications needed, starting salary and where to go for an application and interview.

In recognition of a contribution from

The Michael J. Kosloski FoundationIn loving Memory of Leo Kosloski

For Polish American Social Services programs

Look Out For LIHEAPFuel Rebate Program About to Begin

As in previous years, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), also known as the Fuel Rebate Program is scheduled to end on March 30, 2012. Those who have applied in previous years should be receiving applications in the mail.

For those who are not familiar with the program, there is no age restriction to apply. The household income must be within the following guidelines:

Number in Household Approximate Monthly Income Annual Income 1 $1,361 $16,335 2 $1,839 $22,065 3 $2,316 $27,795 4 $2,794 $33,525 5 $3,271 $39,255 6. $3,749 $44,985

For more information on filing requirements or to get an application, call PASS at (215) 923-1900.

Medications and Prescription Plans

PACE PLUS is a new name being used for the PACE/PACENET programs, (the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly) that help pay for prescription drugs. The new name reflects how this program works with Medicare Part D. It can provide better coverage for those who have both PACE/NET and Medicare D. This program has two qualifying income categories for determining eligibility. Seniors, age 65 or older with incomes as follows: for PACE, a single person $14,500; a couple $17,700. For PACENET, a single person between $14,500 and $23,500 or a couple between $17,700 and $31,500. For more info and to get an application call PASS (215) 923-1900.

The Pennsylvania Patient Assistance Program Clearinghouse

This program works with Pharma (Pharmaceutical Manufacturers) to get prescription drugs for those unable to pay. Income guidelines approximate $20,000 for a single person, $25,000 for a married couple and $30,000 for an adult and two or more dependents. Call 1-800-955-0989.


Polish American Cultural Center

$2012 Raffle Request Form

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Upon receipt of your remittance, the ticket stub(s) will be completed with the above information and your portion of the stub will be mailed to you for your records. Mail this form with your remittance to:

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$2012 Prize Raffle- Sponsored by -

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Drawing will take place onMonday April 16, 2012 - 3 P.M.

Polish American Cultural Center MuseumProceeds benefit Museum and Cultural ProgramsDonation $10.00. Winner need not be present.

Complete the below ticket order form andreturn it with your remittance.

Polish American Cultural Center Museum Gift ShopOpen during regular Exhibit Hall Hours

If you’re not on the Internet, call the Gift Shop, Monday through Fridaybetween 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. and an order form will be mailed to you.

If you are on the Internet, there is an order form you can download.

Visit the Museum Gift Shop on the Internet at:PolishAmericanCenter.com

Items are shipped United Parcel Service or Priority Mail

For more information call (215) 922-1700.All Major Credit Cards are accepted at the Gift Shop whenconsidering that special gift for a family member or friend.

PA Consumer Registration #PA010759

Special American Workers Radio Broadcasts

Monday, February 13 through Friday, February 17, 2012

11 A.M. to 12 Noon - 860 AM Radio WWDBServing Philadelphia and TriState area

Internet Broadcast: AmericanWorkersRadio.com Listen live & rebroadcasts link: AmericanWorkersRadio.com

Polish American Cultural Center Museum308 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • (215) 922-1700

Memorial Gifts Are Appreciated Memorial gifts in honor of relatives and friends help continue the mission and programs provided at the Polish American Cultural Center and Museum Exhibit Hall, 308 Walnut Street in Historic Philadelphia. The Center promotes public awareness of Polish history and heritage among Delaware Valley residents. It also welcomes tourists from across the Unted States and around the world who visit the Exhibit Hall during their tour of Historic Philadelphia.

Kindly use the form below to make your donation. Every donor will receive a donation acknowledgement letter along with a Memorial Acknowledgement Card which can be sent to the family of the deceased. We would also appreciate having you list the Polish American Cultural Center as a suggested charity in obituary notices. For additional information, contact the Center Monday through Friday between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. (215) 922-1700.

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Make check payable to: Polish American Cultural Center 308 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

Kindly return this entire form with your donation.Donations are tax deductible.

Donations will be acknowledged in writing and memorial names and donors will be listed in the next edition of the Polish American News.

In recognition of donations to the

Polish American Cultural Center Museum Exhibit Hall

in Memory of

Rev. Hieronim PohlSabina MajewskaJosephine Ward

We Encourage Everyone to Support the


From the Desk ofMary Ann Zerkowski, President

Berks County Polish American Board of Education

[email protected]

In April 2012, the Polish American Board of Education of Berks County will be awarding $24,000 in scholarships to Berks County High School Seniors of Polish American descent. Scholarship application forms and guidelines are available in the office of the Guidance Counselor in all Berks County high schools. Guidelines and application forms can also be downloaded from the PABEBC website at www.pabeberks.org. Application forms are due NO LATER than Saturday, March 24, 2012, to the Scholarship Secretary, Ronald Savitski, 159 Texter Mountain Road, Wernersville, PA 19565-9442, Tel. 610.693.9792. The scholarships will be awarded at the PABEBC annual banquet on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Reading Country Club. A social hour will be held beginning at 4:00 P.M., dinner will be served at 5:00 P.M. For more information and reservations please contact Helen Nowotarski at 610.777.4598.

Special Greetings from

Richard L. Krzyzanowski, Esq.Krzyzanowski Foundation

Yolanda Konopacka DeSipio of Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLPAttorneys at Law • Call: (215) 423-4824Available to assist clients throughout the

Philadelphia area & New Jersey in both theEnglish and Polish Languages

Immigration, Personal Injury,Worker’s Compensation & Real Estate

For a Great Variety of Polkas, Obereks, Waltzes and much more, visit or call

T.K. Frank’s Polka Records (Frank Proszowski)P.O. Box 321 Conshohocken, PA 19428

(610) 828-2089 or (610) 828-5573www.Polkas.com/tkfrank

Place your business ad in the next edition of the Polish American News. For more information, call 215-922-1700, Monday through Friday, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

100th Birthday Party Held at Polish Embassy. Walter Zachariasiewicz is shown above addressing his well-wishers after extinguishing the numerals 1-0-0 on his birthday cake, and being serenaded with a robust singing of “Sto lat.” At center is Ambassador Robert Kupiecki, his wife Malgorzata and daughter Magdalena.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —It’s a very old Polish tradition to sing “Sto Lat” – “May You Live 100 Years” to someone at birthday parties, on name days, and at other special occasions. But due to the short life spans in the old days, almost no one ever achieved the unattainable century mark. Even today with all the vast modern medical and scientific improvements it’s still something of a rarity for a person to achieve centenarian status. But the ever remarkable Walter Zachariasiewicz did just that recently on November 7, 2011. Ambassador Robert Kupiecki hosted a gala black tie birthday celebration for acclaimed Renaissance man Zachariasiewicz, Nov. 19, 2011, at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland. Approximately 130 guests were in attendance. The event, conducted in Polish, featured a slide show of photos depicting Walter Zachariasiewicz’s amazing life, narrated by maestro Jerzy Sapieyevski playing at Paderewski’s piano. This was followed by a 1930s style cabaret show by a troupe of local Polish performers during which Walter was humorously scripted into the program.

Among the many gifts Walter received was a commemorative officer’s sword from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which complimented his announced promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Polish Army. Many congratulatory letters were presented from the highest officials of the Polish government. Medals and awards too numerous to mention have already been bestowed upon Zachariasiewicz. Chief among them is Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II in 1991, and Commander in the order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Walesa in 1995, and most recently Poland’s Bene Merito.

Born in 1911 in Krakow, partitioned-Poland, Zachariasiewicz’s life was never dull and involved suffering and sacrifice for the independence of Poland. He graduated from Krakow’s acclaimed Jagiellonian University. During World War II he was arrested and deported to a gulag by the Russians. He was later released in 1942 and worked in the newly established Polish Embassy in Kujbyszew, Russia, and later served with Gen. Anders Polish Army that fought with the allies against Nazi-Germany.

Upon emigrating to America in 1948, Zachariasiewicz worked as a Group Director for the Democratic Party, as well as an Assistant Postmaster General. He became very active and a major leader in Polish American organizations, as well as an effective and recognized lobbyist for the Polonia and Poland agendas on the national level. And thankfully, he still maintains a presence today. It was pleasingly obvious Zachariasiewicz is only closing out one century in order to start another when Ambassador Kupiecki said that since “Mr. Zachariasiewicz has already lived sto lat — perhaps we should wish him another 100 years,” to which Zachariasiewicz replied with his usual quick wry wit, “Why not?”

Walter Zachariasiewicz with his birthday cake

“A Sto Lat Reality for Walter Zachariasiewicz”Text & Photo by Richard P. Poremski

This article appeared in the January 2012 edition of the Polish American Journal • www.polamjournal.com

Thaddeus Kosciuszko Park , Dublin, Ohio On September 12, 2011, the City Council of the City of Dublin, Ohio, voted to name 40 acres of Kosciuszko’s former property as “Thaddeus Kosciuszko Park. Kosciuszko was awarded 500 acres on the Scioto River near Columbus for his service in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

The park is to be dedicated in the Spring of 2012. The park will have amenities including hiking, trails, fishing, a shelter house, and on site parking.

Visit “The Kosciuszko Room”

During February, the month Kosciuszko was born, or anytime throughout the year, visit the Kosciuszko Room in Ansonia, CT.

The Kosciuszko Room, established in 1980 by Joseph Wardzala, who devoted more than 50 years of his life studying the life and accomplishments of General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, and sponsored by the Kosciuszko Historical Society of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour, is located on the second floor in the historic home of General David Humphreys House, 37 Elm Street, Ansonia, CT.

While in the United States, Kosciuszko befriended and spent much time in the home of General Humphreys.

The Kosciuszko Room displays many artifacts honoring GeneralKosciuszko, including photographs, books, portraits, dolls dressed intraditional Polish dress, and a letter written by Humphreys to Kosciuszko in 1791. It is open, admission free, Monday through Friday, from 1 to 4 p.m., or by appointment by calling Joseph Wardzala at 203-732-5886.

Polish Language Classes For information about Polish Language Classes, call the Polish American Cultural Center Museum at 215-922-1700.


St. Adalbert Polish Language School students perform the traditional Polish Christmas Show “Jaselka” at St. Adalbert parish hall in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, PA.

Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Language School students perform the traditional Polish Christmas Show “Jaselka” at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA.

Students from Adam Mickiewicz Polish Language School perform during their annual Christmas Show held at the Associated Polish Home Ballroom in Northeast Philadelphia, PA.

The Polish Scouts “Harcerstwo” perform a traditional Polish Christmas Show “Jaselka” in the Shrine’s Visitors Center at America’s Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA.

Members of the Polish American Congress Youth Groups Perform During Christmas Season Events

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2012 Museum Membership Appeal

As we begin the new year, the board and volunteers

of the Polish American Cultural Center Museum

invite you to support their efforts to promote Polish

history, culture, and pride by becoming a supportive

member of the Museum Exhibit Hall. Kindly complete

the membership form below and return it with your

donation. If you need additional information, kindly

contact the Museum, Monday through Friday, between

10 A.M. and 5 P.M. at (215) 922-1700, or visit us on the

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Everyone is invited to attend the

Annual Tribute Ceremony HonoringAmerican Revolutionary War Heroand Freedom Fighter for Poland

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Marking the 266th Anniversary

of his Birth

Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 12 NoonHoliday Inn Hotel Ballroom

4th & Arch Streets in Historic Philadelphiasponsored by the


A Luncheon will follow the CeremonyFor additional information or luncheon reservations call the:

Polish American Congress at (215) 739-3408 or call thePolish American Cultural Center, Monday through Friday

between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. at (215) 922-1700.

Holiday Raffle Winner On Saturday, December 10, 2011, during the Polish American Cultural Center Museum’s Christmas Open House, the $500 Holiday Raffle drawing took place. The lucky winner was Mary Ann Collison, ticket #08332.

The Polish American Cultural Center Museum board, staff, and volunteers wish to thank everyone who purchased Holiday Raffle tickets, which benefits the Museum Exhibit Hall, as well as helpto sponsor the Polish Christmas Open House and youth program.

Voter Registration Campaign Continues The Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District, Voter Registration Volunteers have distributed thousands of mail-in voter registration forms in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It’s important that Polish Americans

continue to voice their opinions about key issues and remain active participants in the political process. As the sixth-largest ethnic group in America, Polish Americans have a strong voice, and that voice must be heard during every election. If you live in Pennsylvania and need a mail-in Voter Registration Form, call the Polish American Congress office in Philadelphia, Monday through Friday, at (215) 739-3408, and an application will be sent to you. This mail-in Voter Registration Form is good for all Pennsylvania counties.

March 26, 2012 is the last day for Pennsylvania voters to register for the primary election that will take place on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

Saturday, February 11 - Polish Police Association of Philadelphia 36th Annual Founder’s Day Banquet, King’s Caterers II, 4010 New Falls Road, Bristol, PA, 6 P.M. to Midnight. Continuous music by Plus Five Orchestra and Rick Gazda Band. Cocktail hour, surf and turf sit down dinner and a 6 hour open bar. Info call Edward McCloskey 215-425-4783.

Sunday, February 12 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy Lecture in the Polish language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Mgr. Aleksandra Ziolkowska Bohem. Topic: “Od Wankowicza do Amerykanskich Indian”. Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited to attend. Free.

Sunday, February 12 - St. Valentine Parish Valentine Day Luncheon, Church hall, 2330 Margaret Street, Frankford section of Philadelphia, 1 P.M. Info call Fran Bonikowski 215-632-1816.

Sunday, February 19 - Polka Pals “Sweetheart Dance”, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by Polka Quads Band, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Frank Difava 717-273-3661.

Thursday, February 23 - St. Helena’s Church, Blue Bell, Tour to Poland Information Meeting, St. Helena’s School Library, 1489 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA, 7 P.M. Info call Theresa Smith 215-646-7636.

Saturday, February 25 - Show of Shows, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, 1 Show - 2 P.M. Info/Tickets call Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or on the Internet at Ticketmaster.com.

Saturday, February 25 - Dutchland Polkateers “Hearts and Roses Dance”, St. James Social Hall, 505 Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz, PA. Music by the Internationals Band, 7 to 11 P.M. Info/tickets call Gordon 610-940 2668. Sunday, March 4 - Polish Film, Associated Polish Home Ballroom, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 4 P.M., followed by Biesiadne Kareoke - Polish Sing-along. Info call Debbie Majka 215-627-1391.

Sunday, March 4 - Polka Dance, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Club (TK), East Hector and Apple Streets, Conshohocken, PA. Music by the Shoreliners Band, 3 to 7 P.M. Free parking. Admission price includes a meal. Info call 610-828-9352.

Sunday, March 11 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy Lecture, in the Polish language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Rev. Tadeusz Lizinczyk Topic: “Amerykanska Czestochowa Duchowy Lider Polonii Amerykanskiej”. Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited. Free.

Sunday, March 18 - Polka Pals “Luck of the Irish Dance”, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by PA Villagers Band, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Frank Difava 717-273-3661.

Saturday, March 24 - Dutchland Polkateers “Denim and Diamonds Dance”, St. James Social Hall, 505 Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz, PA. Music by Shoreliners Band, 7 to 11 P.M. Info/tickets call Gordon 610-940-2668.

Sunday, April 1 - Polka Dance, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Club (TK), East Hector and Apple Streets, Conshohocken, PA. Music by the Naturalistix Band, 3 to 7 P.M. Free parking. Admission price includes a meal. Info call 610-828-9352.

Sunday, April 15 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy Lecture, in the Polish language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Dr. Maria Werner Wasik. Topic: “Rak pluc - Osiagniecia i Trudnosci w Leczeniu”. Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited to attend. Free.

Saturday, April 21 - Our Gang 40th Reunion Polka Dance, Associated Polish Home Ballroom, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia. Music by Our Gang Band, 7 to 11 P.M. Info call Debbie Majka 215-627-1391.

Sunday, April 22 - Polka Pals “The 50’s Dance”, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by Joe Stanky & The Cadets Band, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Frank Difava 717-273-3661.

Sunday, April 22 - Polish Film, Associated Polish Home Ballroom, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 4 P.M., followed by Biesiadne Kareoke - Polish Sing-along. Info call Debbie Majka 215-627-1391.

Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 - Washington, DC Tour Weekend with the “Happy Travelers”. Info call Theresa Romanowski (day) 215-922-1700 or (evening) 215-423-8854.

Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 - The Oldies But Goodies Polka Weekend, Hudson Valley Resort, Kerhonkson, NY. For more information write to United Polka Artists, Box 1, Florida, NY 10921.

Saturday, April 28 - Dutchland Polkateers”Springtime Dance”, St. James Social Hall, 505 Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz, PA. Music by Polka Whoo Band, 7 to 11 P.M. Info/tickets call Gordon 610-940-2668.

Sunday, April 29 - Berks County Polish American Board of Education Scholarship Banquet, Reading Country Club, Exeter Township, cocktails 4 P.M., dinner 5 P.M. Music. Info/reservations call Helen Nowotarski 610-777-4598.

Polish American Radio ProgramServing Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

7 days a week since 1925

Monday to Friday 11:00 A.M. to 12 Noon - 860 AMLocal News, Music, Special Features and News from Poland

in the Polish Language with Hostess Barbara Ilnicka

Thursday 11:45 A.M. - 860 AMPauline Fathers Radio Program

from Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA in the Polish Language

Saturday Variety Program11:00 A.M. to 12 Noon - 860 AM

In English hosted by Michael Blichasz

Sunday 12:30 to 1:30 P.M. - 860 AMPolish Language Variety Program

with hostess Barbara Ilnicka

Listen to re-broadcasts 24 hours-a-day, 7 days a weekon the Internet at: PolishAmericanRadioProgram.com

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