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About Polish American Congress
The Polish American Congress is a National Umbrella Organization, representing at least 10 million Americans of Polish descent and origin. Its membership is comprised of fraternal, educational, veteran, religious, cultural, social, business, political organizations and individual membership.
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81st Anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Please read the August 21 update below from the UKRAINIAN NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE (UNIS), which together with the POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS is a member organization of the CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COALITION. ...
Statement of Central & Eastern European Council in Canada & the U.S. – based Central & East European Coalition on Joint Statement of U.S. and Germany on Nord Stream 2
For PAC National Directors: Amendments to the By-Laws and Election of Officers
Procedure to Amend the By-Laws. The following procedures to amend the by-laws: Proposals to amend the by-laws must be submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the Bylaws Committee, Andrew Kaminski, sixty (60) days before the meeting of the Council of National...
Dr. George Otto as Exemplar
by John Czop Dr. George Otto is a long serving officer of the POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS ILLINOIS DIVISION. Today, he is the Illinois Division's vice-president for American Affairs. Over many years, the ninety-year old has had a good relationship with...
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Statement on Katyń Memorial in Jersey City, NJ
In 1991, a memorial was unveiled in Exchange Place in Jersey City, N.J., to commemorate the victims of the Katyn Massacre by the Soviet Union in 1940. The Katyń Memorial is a 34-foot-tall bronze statue created by Polish...
78th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
By Małgorzata Margo Schulz Today, Poles and all who value freedom from totalitarian oppression commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. This heroic struggle lasted for two months and was the largest battle fought in any German occupied country by...
Katyn Monument is about More Than Katyn
By Dr. Lucja Cannon Recent struggles over historical monuments, such as Civil War generals or Christopher Columbus, remind us of the importance of history. But no monuments related to World War II were challenged, except one: the Katyn Massacre...
Ambasador Mark Brzezinski w wywiadzie dla “Dziennika Związkowego” i radia WPNA FM.
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United States Ambassador to Poland Delivers Speech at Polish American Congress Event in Chicago
By John Czop Mr. Frank J. Spula, President of the...
Dedication of the Victims of Communism Museum
by John Czop In 1993, the United States Congress unanimously voted-up a resolution to establish the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. The foundation's mission was to: "educate Americans about the ideology, history, and legacy of communism." The...
Polish American Congress was present at the Roll Call of Nations in Washington DC.
By Małgorzata Margo Schulz The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation held its Fifteenth Annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony on Friday, June 10, 2022 at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, DC, located at the corner of Massachusetts...
Maria Mirecka-Loryś Obituary.
Maria Mirecka-Lorys February 7, 1916 – May 29, 2022 It is with sadness that we...
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