Polish American Congress North Jersey Division
Kongres Polonii Amerykańskiej North Jersey
Faith and Fatherland Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland Brian Porter-Szucs Description Jesus instructed his followers to “love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” (Luke 6:27-28). Not only has this theme long been among the Church’s most oft-repeated messages, but in everything from [...]
Tajemnice życia Jerzego Nowosielskiego – “nietoperza w świątyni” (wideo) O wydanej niedawno biografii wybitnego malarza i rysownika opowiada specjalnie dla naszego serwisu jej autorka, Krystyna Czerni. Czytaj także Odszedł Jerzy Nowosielski Jerzy Nowosielski – wspomnienie Krystyna Czerni, krytyk i historyk sztuki, za namową wydawnictwa Znak podjęła się trudnego i pracochłonnego zadania. Jak sama przyznaje: pracy [...]
Poland: A Modern History by Anita J. Prazmowska London : I.B.Tauris & Co, 2010. Polish independence following the end of World War I marked a new era for a nation which had endured centuries of foreign partition. But the spirit of Polish nationalism — forged during this long period of external domination — has been [...]
BIAŁE PLAMY – CZARNE PLAMY Sprawy trudne w stosunkach polsko-rosyjskich Projekt wspólnej publikacji Wprowadzenie Charakterystyka celu i zakresu opracowania. Rozdział 1 Przegląd piśmiennictwa Prezentacja stanu badań w Polsce i w Rosji na temat polsko-rosyjskich stosunków (ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem spraw trudnych i drażliwych). Krótki przegląd bibliograficzny. Rozdział 2 Początki Stan stosunków polsko-rosyjskich 1917-1918: sprawa polska po [...]
Alex Storozynski talked about his book The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution (Thomas Dunne Books; April 28, 2009). He recounted the life of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a lifelong champion of the common man and woman. He was a Polish-Lithuanian immigrant to the United States who became a engineer in the Continental Army. [...]
Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale University, presents a history of the mass killings led by Hitler and Stalin. Mr. Snyder examines the region between Berlin and Moscow that he dubs, “The Bloodlands.” Here, over the course of twelve years, 1933 to 1945, fourteen million people were killed. Timothy Snyder discussed his book at the [...]
“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history.” With these words, world-renowned [...]
Foreward to English edition By Alex Storozynski After Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to carry out Adolf Hitler’s Final Solution, the Nazis initiated the death penalty for any Pole, and their entire family, that helped Jews. Gambling against these odds of life or death was Irena Sendler, a tiny Polish woman who stood less than [...]
Twenty years ago, Allen Paul wrote the first post-communist account of one of the greatest but least-known tragedies of the 20th century: Stalin’s annihilation of Poland’s officer corps and massive deportation of so-called “bourgeoisie elements” to Siberia. Today, these brutal events are symbolized by one word, Katyn—a crime that still bitterly divides Poles and Russians. [...]
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