From the Polish American Congress Holocaust Documentation Committee: New York Remembers the Invasion of Poland and the Start of WW II Most Americans would likely say World War II began when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. In fact, however, the official date was two years earlier on September 1, 1939. That was the […]
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We will be making occasional posts featuring upcoming Polish-American events in and around the Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, New York areas (as well as elsewhere…) The first is: Last Polka Dance — Picnic for this Season! Sunday Sept. 3, 2006, 3-7 PM featuring the Eddie Forman Orchestra. Polish & American food will be available. Contact
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On Sunday, May 7, 2006, Jim Konicki, Co-chair of Polonia Global Fund presented a check for $5,000 to Mrs. Jeanmarie Vollmer, Chair of PolishFest. PGF obtained a grant in support of the cultural programs offered at PolishFest. The grant was funded through the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. PolishFest is
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Catallarchy’s Blog features a post on making May Day a day of remembrance for those who suffered under the totalitarianism of communism. Jonathan Wilde states: Contrary to the promises of ideology, nations whose governments pledged to create a workers’ paradise usually became places of rampant slave labor. The plight of the less fortunate became even
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