The Rising Price of Peace in the Ukraine
Part I
Andrzej (Andrew) Woźniewicz, 10/30/2024

As the Ukrainian-Russian conflict continues, Western nations grapple with the high costs and strategic implications of continued support for Ukraine. “War fatigue” is evident.

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Frederic Chopin
The Surprising Facts You Might Not Know
Andrzej (Andrew) Woźniewicz, 10/20/2024

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.

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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.

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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.

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The drama told by the series on Netflix series "Wielka Woda" is repeating itself in southwestern Poland. In some places it is bigger than in the year 1997 described in the film.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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To the Americans: Be careful who you give the green light to when electing your president! Do not vote for the candidate who has no intention of stopping immigration, because you could end up in a situation like the one the country on the Spree is in!

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(Inter)National Pierogi Day
October 8th
Andrzej (Andrew) Woźniewicz, 10/8/2024

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.

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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.

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When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the Zeitenwende on February 27, 2022, it was meant to be a watershed moment in German foreign and security policy.

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How Will American Poles Vote?
Waldemar Biniecki, 9/27/2024

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.

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The curriculum reform of the Ministry of National Education under the leadership of Barbara Nowacka affects, or rather almost completely changes, the place of religious education classes in schools.

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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).

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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.

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The F-35 program, although considered groundbreaking in terms of technology and combat capabilities, has been controversial from the very beginning. The main problems with the F-35 include its huge costs, prolonged delivery times and numerous technical problems.

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Today is the 85th anniversary of the Soviet aggression against Poland. On September 17, 1939, in the early morning hours, the Soviet Union attacked Poland by force of arms. In this way, Stalin fulfilled the August secret agreement with Hitler (the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact).

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When the issue of German reunification weighed on the table in 1990, Chancellor Helmut Kohl did his best to sweep the issue of compensation for the Polish victims of the Nazi occupation under the rug. And he succeeded.

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He was the first to create and describe the definition of the crime of "genocide" and to push for its introduction into international law by the UN. This was his life's mission, for which he paid a high price. August 28 marked 65 years since his death.

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All of us from our generation remember the first bilingual monthly magazine in the United States, "Polish News". It is still published today by our wonderful friend Krystyna Teller. Since neither the Polish authorities, nor the media noticed that Krysia had already retired, we allow ourselves to recall how "Polish News" came into being.

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The Story of Kuryer Polski
Waldemar Biniecki

The original Kuryer Polski was the first Polish daily newspaper printed in the United States. Its founder was Michał Kruszka who published the newspaper in June 1888 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Stanisław Zwierzchowski was born on April 27, 1880 in Śrem in Wielkopolska (Greater Poland), under the Prussian partition. He graduated from gymnasium in his hometown and technical studies in Berlin-Charlottenburg. In 1905. with a mechanical engineering degree, he came to Poznań and did an internship at the Hipolit Cegielski Factory. Following the footsteps of his countrymen, he went to the United States for further studies and quickly found a job as a structural engineer at the Allis Chalmers Co plant in Milwaukee.

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Kuryer Polski was born in hardship and uncertainty, after all, its creator - Michał Kruszka, had already had two unsuccessful publishing attempts behind him. At the beginning of Kuryer's way, Michał was a truly Renaissance figure - the creator and executor of his idea. Soon he was supported in the implementation of his project by two brothers who came from Słabomierz - Józef and Wacław.

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Historical documents confirm that the Polish people have always been associated with America. The list of great Poles who made an impact throughout the history of the United States is long. It begins with the semi-legendary “John of Kolno” who supposedly came to this continent 16 years before Columbus.

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