History

Fryderyk Chopin, the renowned Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, is revered for his chamber and deeply emotional music. October 18th marks the 175th anniversary of his premature death in 1849.

On September 22, 2024, a monument dedicated to the Heroes of the "Fight for Independence after 1944-45 and Solidarity" was erected at the Polish cemetery in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The unveiling ceremony was attended by, among others, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

The Border Protection Corps (Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza, KOP) was established one hundred years ago, on 17 September 1924. For exactly fifteen years, until the USSR attacked Poland in 1939, it guarded our eastern border. Given the continued threat to our security, it is worth noting this unique military formation.

In cattle and freight railcars, 998 people were brought from the Zamość region to Siedlce as part of the displacement operation, including about 550 children (up to the age of 14).

Millions of Poles have migrated to America over the years. These Americans of Polish descent – today numbering nearly ten million in the United States – can be found in every corner of America.

It is impossible to list all of Colonel Banasikowski's merits in such a short time. His rich life, full of heroism and patriotism, deserves a special monograph. Edmund Banasikowski's activity belongs to the "golden years" of Polonia in Wisconsin.

The year 2024 brings us another celebration of Pierogi Day, on Tuesday, October 8. This date, known in the international calendar as National Pierogi Day , is a holiday dedicated to one of the most recognizable dishes from Polish tables.

The camp photograph of Czesława Kwoka is well known. It was taken by Wilhelm Brasse (a Pole) who, as a prisoner of Auschwitz, was assigned to take documentary photographs in the camp.

There are still a few weeks left until November 5, 2024. Will any of the candidates make a direct appeal to the Polish community for support? Will the current Polish American Congress or the Polish-American Coalition make such an appeal for support for a candidate? Or will it happen again that we, as Polonia, will allow ourselves to be manipulated.

For decades, successive German governments considered it impossible to pay compensation to Polish victims of World War II and the German occupation of 1939-1945. In 1990, Chancellor Kohl managed to sweep the issue of material compensation for victims under the carpet and ensured that the subject of reparations did not appear at all in the 2+4 treaty (which replaced the peace treaty and regulated the reunification of Germany).

In the Stutthof concentration camp, throughout its entire period of operation, various pseudo-medical experiments were carried out on prisoners. These acts are classified as crimes against humanity consisting of conducting medical experiments that resulted in death, serious damage to health or other bodily harm to the people undergoing these procedures.