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Giving Tuesday
Dear Polish Americans and Friends of Polonia, Today is #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to support the advocacy, educational and cultural mission of the Polish American Congress. Since 1944, the Polish American Congress has been dedicated to persuading...
The Battle of Warsaw
Fought August 13-20, 1920 between the armies of the newly restored Poland and revolutionary Bolshevik Russia, this great battle is also known as “the Miracle of the Wisła" or Vistula, Poland’s main river. Pitting two armies totaling over 250,000 combatants, the battle...
The Extraordinary Ignacy Jan Paderewski is Born – 160 Years Ago
Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born on November 6/18, 1860 in the village of Kurylówka in Russian-ruled Podolia. A recognized child prodigy at the piano at age three, in 1872 he was sent by his father, a participant in the 1863 Polish insurrection against Russia, to study...
Kaptur, Kinzinger Resolution Supporting 3SI Unanimously Passes House
Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), released statements after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution in support of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI). To read statements of Representatives Kaptur...
Why We Remember November 11
Wednesday November 11 marks two great anniversaries and two national days of remembrance. What is more, they are very closely connected to one another. On November 11, 1918 World War I ended with an ‘armistice’ or cease fire between the armies of Germany, France,...
President Spula interviewed about U.S. Presidential Election
The entire interview and article titled "President of Polonia in the US: Polonia has good relations with Trump. We hope he will win" is available here:...
REQUEST THAT VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN APOLOGIZE
The letter below was delivered to officials of the Democrat National Committee and to the Biden for President Campaign. Request that Vice-President Biden Apologize Dear Vice-President Biden, At your October 15, 2020 Town Hall you wrongly said that Poland is a...
Statement by President of PAC on 3SI
Szanowna Pani Olga Sowińska Kongres 60 Milionów Szanowna Pani, Jeszcze raz serdecznie dziękuję za zaproszenie mnie do udziału w panelu dyskusyjnym podczas Kongresu 60 Milionów w Rzeszowie zaplanowanego na październik 2020 r. Wyrażam żal, że nie będę na tym ważnym...
Rok 2020 rokiem Ppłk. Jana Kowalewskiego
W październiku 2019 roku Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej przyjął uchwałę ustanawiającą rok 2020 rokiem podpułkownika Jana Kowalewskiego, wybitnego matematyka, kryptologa oraz lingwisty. W uchwale wskazano, że jest to "uhonorowanie jego zasług, a tym samy osiągnięć...
Three Seas Initiative Source Digest
Last Updated 10/07/2020 By Emma Barska Three Seas Initiative could help jumpstart Europe’s post-COVID recovery and green economy transformation September 29, 2020 In a recent Atlantic Council event, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina...