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August / September 2019 POLISH AMERICAN news August / September 2019 You’re Invited to see a SPECIAL PICTORIAL EXHIBIT Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Invasion of Poland in 1939 Including actual photos taken during World War II Polish American Cultural Center Museum 308 Walnut Street in historic Philadelphia, PA Everyone is Invited • Welcome - Witamy Museum & Gift Shop Open: Monday to Saturday 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Admission is free • Call the Museum at: (215) 922-1700 Visit the Museum on the Internet at: PolishAmericanCenter.com Email Guestbook is located on the front page on the Museum’s site. Polonia Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of World War II Reflecting on the 1939 Invasion of Poland and the Struggles and Accomplishments of the Polish People during World War II 1) On September 1, 1939 . Hitler’s Nazi German troops invaded 10) Poland was home for the majority of Europe’s Jews for over 800 Poland marking the beginning of World War II. Poland was the years. Hitler’s plan was to exterminate the Jews as well as work first country to resist Nazi expansion in Europe. the Polish people to death. 2) On September 17, 1939 . Soviet Russian troops attacked 11) Because Poland was the home to the majority of Europe’s Poland on its east border. This was a shock to the Polish Nation, Jews, the Nazis constructed their concentration camps in since Poles never expected the Russians to unite with Nazi occupied Poland where they hoped to conceal from the world forces in violation of their non-aggression pact. the atrocities they were committing. 3) Throughout the invasion of Poland, the people fought 12) In the Spring of 1940, Soviet authorities murdered 21,768 courageously against the Nazi Germans and the Russian army, Polish officers and intellectuals, 4,000 found in Russia’s Katyn but their armed forces were not equipped to withstand the Forest, and the gravesites of others still unknown. combined might of their invaders. 13) During World War II, six million Polish citizens were 4) On September 28, 1939 . Warsaw fell to Nazi German forces slaughtered in camps; 3 million Polish Christians and 3 million after long and hard fought battles. This marked the beginning of Polish Jews. the Polish underground resistance which was active throughout 14) Poland suffered the greatest loss of life of all Nazi occupied the war. countries during World War II. 5) During the invasion of Poland, 200,000 men were killed or 15) General Wladyslaw Sikorski headed the Polish government-in wounded in battle. More than 600,000 Polish soldiers became exile from headquarters in France, allowing Poland to remain prisoners of war held by Russian and German troops. recognized as a nation during the Nazi occupation. 6) Intending to reduce Poland to a nation of slaves, Hitler planned 16) Throughout the war, extensive underground activities by the to eradicate any existence of Polish heritage and culture. After Polish people, including the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, hindered the occupation of Poland, Nazi German soldiers slaughtered Nazi efforts to exterminate the Polish nation and its culture, thousands of Poland’s intellectuals and clergy, trying to void while also helping to save hundreds of thousands of Poland’s the country of its leaders. Jews. 7) Following the opening months of World War II, Poland’s western 17) During the Nazi occupation of Poland, it was a major crime territories were annexed to Nazi Germany and the eastern punishable by death to help anyone, especially Jews, being territories annexed to Soviet Russia. pursued by the Nazi forces. Despite those rules the Polish 8) Soviet authorities deported 1.7 million Poles to Russian labor people helped hundreds of thousands of their fellow camps where over one million people died from starvation and countrymen escape death and the terror of Nazi forces. overwork. For more information, visit the World War II Exhibit at the 9) Tens of thousands of Polish soldiers escaped and formed fighting Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut Street in units to continue the struggle for Poland’s independence and Historic Philadelphia, PA. participated extensively in France, the Battle of Britain, Monte Cassino and Normandy. Greetings to Polonia from the POLISH AMERICAN news 308 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: (215) 922-1700 For information and a PolishAmericanNews.com list of our locations, August / September 2019 visit us on the Internet at: Read the Polish American News Online at: www.PSFCU.com PolishAmericanNews.com August / September 2019, Polish American News - Page 2 Museum’s Historic Reflections Project August / September “54th Annual” The Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Historic Polish American Festival Philadelphia presents Historic Reflections from Polish and Polish American history on the Polish American Radio Program. The August 31, September 1, 2 (Labor Day) & September 7 & 8, 2019 reflections are organized in a daily format. Some of the dates may be the birthday or death date of a prominent person. Other dates may Sat. Aug 31st The National Shrine of The Golden Tones celebrate a milestone in a prominent person’s life such as a career Our Lady of Czestochowa promotion, invention date, or some accomplishment that contributed Eddie Forman Orchestra to science, medicine, sports, or entertainment history. Other dates Polski Zespol “No Problem” 654 Ferry Road - Doylestown, PA may be an anniversary of a historical event in Polonia or Poland’s DJ Grzegorz www.PolishShrine.com history. Sun. Sept. 1st For your information, we have listed a selection of historic John Stevens Polka Band Sat. Sept. 7th reflections for the months of August and September. $12.00 TKO Heroes featuring Eddie Biegaj Per Person Lenny Gomulka Polski Zespol & Chicago Push Historic Reflections Project Part 1 “Nova Dance Band” Admission Includes: DJ Grzegorz August 1, 1943 - Sisters of the Holy Polski Zespol “Top Dance Band” Free Parking John Gora and Korona Family of Nazareth (Executed by Nazis) Midway Rides The Eleven Sisters of the Holy Family of Mon. Sept. 2nd Stage Shows Nazereth were arrested and executed by Nazi (LABOR DAY) Special Events soldiers in Nowogrodek, Poland, in 1943. Polka Family Sun. Sept 8th The sisters, who administered an orphanage For info call: Robbie Lawrence Polish American String Band in Nowogrodek, were taken to the outer & the Steelworkers 215-345-0600 limits of the town, shot and buried in a common grave. Lenny Gomulka DJ Joe Narodowski & Chicago Push August 2, 1940 - Kosciuszko Squadron #303 was formed Entertaining John Gora and Gorale The Polish pilots of the Kosciuszko Throughout the Festival) DJ Grzegorz Squadron #303, attached to the PKM Polish Folk Dancers RAF, fought valiantly in the Battle (Philadelphia) Throughout the Festival, you can also enjoy: of Britain in 1940. The Kosciuszko Ojczyzna Polish Folk Dancers Squadron downed 126 enemy (Baltimore) • Gorale (Polish Highlanders) • Polish Warriors • Dozynki (Harvest Festival) • Polish WWII Reenactors The Jelski Family Ensemble aircraft, winning the admiration of • Polskie Wesele (Polish Wedding) • Banner of Jasna Gora the British government and people. Our Lady of Czestochowa • Cooking Demonstrations • Winged Horsemen Polish Language School August 3, 1924 - Joseph Conrad (Died) Dozynki / Polish Wedding Jozef Korzeniowski, better known as Joseph Conrad, is Polish Folk Dance Groups will perform during the festival. an internationally respected author in the Polish and English languages. He is known for his works Lord Festival Hours • 12 Noon to 8 P.M. Jim and Heart of Darkness. August 4, 1904 - Witold Marian Gombrowicz (Born) National Shrine of Witold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish novelist and dramatist. His works are characterized by deep Our Lady of Czestochowa psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and “America’s Czestochowa” an absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. He gained fame only Pauline Fathers and Brothers during the last years of his life but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature. 654 Ferry Road August 5, 1981 - Polish American Heritage Doylestown, PA 18901 Month (Founding) Telephone: 215-345-0600 Polish American Heritage Month began in the Internet: PolishShrine.com City of Philadelphia, PA. A few years later it was moved to October to include schools and the fall season activities. In 2019, we mark the 38th anniversary of this effort which has become a successful national celebration of Polish history, culture and pride. August 6, 1955 - Senator John F. Kennedy (Visit) Senator John F. Kennedy visited Poland on August 6, 1955. He made a pilgrimage to Czestochowa, and returned to the United States with great admiration for the faith of the Polish people. August 7, 1942 - Kazimierz Barburski (Born) Kazimierz Barburski won the bronze medal for fencing in the 1968 Olympic Games in Ciudad de México. August 8, 1915 - Fr. Kornelian Dende (Born) Fr. Kornelian Dende was the director of the Fr. Justin Rosary Program in 1915. The Fr. Justin Program can be heard on radio stations throughout the United States. You can hear the program anytime from: RosaryHour.com. August 9, 1988 - Polish American Cultural Center Museum (Opening) The opening of the Polish American Cultural Center Museum at 308 Walnut Street in Historic Philadelphia took place on August 9, 1988. On this date, Vice President, George Bush Sr., along with John Cardinal Krol and members of Polonia, gathered to cut the ribbon at the new museum, which is a Polish American focal Bee Flowers Caterine Calderon point for visitors to Historic Philadelphia. 2637 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 Phone: (267) 519-2453 • Fax: (267) 519-2475 For more information about Historic Reflectoins visit: [email protected] • www.bee-flowers.com PolishAmericanCenter.org/hr Flowers for all occasions Delivery National & International August / September 2019, Polish American News - Page 3 Museum’s Historic Reflections Project Part 2 Greetings to Polonia in August 10, 1898 - Tadeusz Mostowicz (Born) Philadelphia and the Tri-State Area Tadeusz Mostowicz was a Polish journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels.
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