Archives: Year 2025

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was an outstanding pianist and composer, a passionate patriot and statesman, a philanthropist and social activist. His involvement in the Polish cause was absolutely selfless. He has permanently inscribed himself among the people who made the greatest contribution to Poland's regaining of independence.

206 years ago Stanisław Moniuszko was born, composer, conductor, music teacher; creator of the Polish national opera, author of, among others, "The Haunted Manor" and "Halka" and 268 songs.

Good ideas are never enough. If the beautiful renaissance of American Polonia is to become a reality, resources and funding will be needed on a scale that will prevent Polonia from being remembered as only “the lost tribes” of Poland.

In a survey of nearly 1,800 Polish Americans, the Piast Institute sought to create a basic profile of the Polish American community, including their demographics, income levels, and political views. We were interested in finding out how Americans, particularly young Americans, perceive us.

In the former Polish village of Puźniki in the Ternopil region of Ukraine, exhumation work began on April 24 of the victims of UPA crimes. The first exhumations of Poles murdered by Ukrainian nationalists since 2017 are the result of many years of work by the Freedom and Democracy Foundation (WiD) based in Warsaw.

On June 4, 1917, the Polish Army in France was established. In 1960, also on June 4, its commander, General Józef Haller, died. The history of this formation shows how important for Poland is the connection with the Polish diaspora and Poles living in exile. Without them, regaining independence after World War I and defending it in the years 1919-1921 would have been impossible.

There was freedom in him. Freedom of thought, speech, views and lifestyle. He demonstrated it boldly and brilliantly in Poland, America, wherever he found himself. One hundred and five years ago, on May 16, Leopold Tyrmand, a writer, publicist, critic of communism, was born in Warsaw.

In the basement of the Vilnius Cathedral, a secret hiding place was discovered with the burial insignia of the rulers of Lithuania and Poland: the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Jagiellon, the first wife of Sigismund Augustus Elizabeth of Habsburg, and his second wife Barbara Radziwiłł. The treasures were wrapped in pre-war Polish newspapers.

The General Court of the European Union has ordered Ursula von der Leyen to disclose text messages exchanged with the head of Pfizer regarding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines for billions of euros, which triggered the scandal known as "Pfizergate" and undermined trust in the transparency of the European Commission's actions and the president herself, who for years had avoided responsibility for the shadiness of this transaction.

The heliocentric theory, articulated in Nicolaus Copernicus's ‘On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres’ (1543), was dedicated to Pope Paul III. However, it took nearly two centuries for the scientific community to fully recognize his revolutionary ideas.

85 years ago, the Soviets massacred Polish officers. Later, they did everything in their power to murder the truth about this crime as well.

Rebuilding the structures of the Polish American Congress is the first step towards building strong pro-Polish lobbying in the United States.

Although many old traditions have been forgotten or simplified, Easter remains a time of spiritual reflection, family gatherings, and joyful celebration. For some, it is primarily a religious event, for others — a cultural ritual of community, but for all — a time of hope, rebirth, and an encounter with the deepest values.