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During October, We Salute Our Members, Friends, and Supporters Celebrating Polish American Heritage Month

A National Celebration of Polish History, Culture, and PridePolonia in America Since 1608

Since the First Polish Settlers arrived in America on October 1, 1608, Polish Americans have been a vibrant part of America’s history, culture and communities. As one of the larger ethnic groups in the U.S.A. they continue to contribute to every part of the fabric of America, what is often called the “Mosaic of America”.

Listed below are just a few of the ways Polish Americans make the Great Mosaic of America a reality.

1. Polish Americans are good workers, business owners and taxpayers. The taxes they pay include income, property, business, school, sales, inheritance and other taxes, which represent a substantial portion of the annual revenue used to support government services and continue community programs.

2. Polish Americans pride themselves in property ownership and in proper building maintenance, which in turn promotes real estate values in city neighborhoods and suburban communities.

3. Polish Americans regularly sponsor public events of an ethnic or patriotic nature, highlighting ethnic richness. These events promote positive publicity and goodwill for the Polish American community and local communities.

4. Polish Americans believe in education and often choose the private and parochial systems, increasing their own fi nancial commitments, while reducing the fi nancial burden on local and state education budgets.

5. Polish Americans support youth, cultural and community service organizations, church groups, and civic and patriotic activities. Their community efforts maintain Polish and Polish American history, culture and pride and add to the Moasic of America. When community organizers seek assistance from city or state services, they are simply seeking a portion of the services and appropriations which are being made possible from a portion of their own tax dollars.

These are ideals all Americans can relate to and Polish Americans are encouraged to promote the values of their ancestors and the great “Mosaic of America” which is also part of the cherished American Dream.

Spread the word about our efforts by inviting everyone to visit our Internet site at: PolishAmericanCenter.com. On this site there are several links that promote our community-wide efforts.

During 2016 Polonia marks the 1050th anniversary of Christianity in Poland and documented Polish history. Polish ancestors populated central Europe since prehistoric times. The settlement of Biskupin in central Poland dates back to 550BC. The documented history of Poland began in 966 AD when Duke Mieszko, the ruler of Poland, accepted Christianity and the nation of Poland began its well documented

history. As Polonia marks the 1050th anniversary of Christianity, everyone is urged to learn more about their Polish heritage.

For more information and an outline of key dates in Polish history, visit: PolishAmericaHeritageMonth.com.

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Polish American Heritage Month Greetings

from

Richard L. Krzyzanowski, Esq.Krzyzanowski Foundation

October / November 2016, Polish American News -

Best Wishes to Our Families, Friends,and the Entire Polonia as We CelebratePolish American Heritage Month

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Frank Austin

In Memory of Alexander & Helen BagdzinskiDolores Bartosiewicz

Joan & Joseph BatoryMarian & Danuta Bielawiec

Mrs. Joan Ziomek BirelyMichael & Donna Blichasz

Dorothy BonowitzMary & Jacek BrachMichael A. Bralczyk

Jacqueline Lee BunchWalter Buraczyk

Walter & Carol CeglowskiEdward Chabalowski

David ChominskiHelen ChominskiEugene Chovanes

Caroline A. CiesielkaLeo & Krystyna CimochChester & Helen Cyzio

Hilary & Dolores CzaplickiPeter DachowskiMaryanne Daniel

In Memory of Edward & Laura DanielczykGilbert F. DarlakIrene L. Darlak

In Memory of Walter DerbyFrank & Rita Dombroski

Kathryn & Mercedes DuranMr. & Mrs. Leonard Dutkiewicz

Mary FeretKasia & Kal FogarasiRita S. Frankowski

Mr. & Mrs. David W. GilefskiBob & Barbara Gogoj

Helena Golos Edward Grabowski

In Memory of Dr. Victor L. GregoryMr. & Mrs. John Groch & Sons

Teresa GruszkaLaura Gryszka

The Frank Gutowicz FamilyHelen C. Hrabowski

Walter & Barbara llnicki & FamilyRich & Christina Jagusiak

Thomas JakubowskiMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Jankowski

Jean JokaKrzysztof & Joyce Kaczmarczyk

Christine KaszupskiJudith Kelly

Stan KletRichard & Dorothy Klimek & Family

Carol D. KlingerMark & Maria Koleda

Lawrence KolodjiCzeslawa KolodziejKristine Kousmine Casimir Kowalski

John & Cynthia Krakowiak & FamilyJohn W. Krawczyk

Richard L. Krzyzanowski, Esq.Kurylo Family

Fred & Fran KwiatkowskiDiane Mucowski LaBrunoRev. Msgr. Kevin Lawrence

Jozef LechanskiMr. & Mrs. John F. Lesniewski

Matthew F. LewandowskiMarek & Ela Majdosz

Rev. Msgr. George MajorosRev. Leo J. Maletz

Captain & Mrs. David B. McGuigan, USN (Ret.)Paula Messick

Renette MetkowskiHenryk & Barbara Michalkiewicz

Bogusia & Lucjan MirowiczWesley Musial, PNA Censor

Helen NelsonRichard V. Nowakowski

Dr. Emilia OleszakAlexander F. Oleykowski, Jr. & Son John

Rev. James OliverMr. & Mrs. John Opiela

Rev. Jan Palkowski

Pauline Fathers & BrothersRichard & Elizabeth Piascik

Walter F. PiatekWalter Piesiecki

Mr. & Mrs. William PiszekRichard P. Poremski

Maria PrusikPrzeradzki Family

In Memory of Alex PrzestrzelskiMarcella J. Reczek

In Memory of Frank & Mary RomanowskiTheresa B. Romanowski

Drs. Janusz & Malgorzata RomanskiMarion & Andrew Rott & Daughter Gabriella

Rzepnicki FamilyFelicia & Jozef RzeznikCharles & Joan Sahms

In Memory of Rev. John A. SitkoVicky & Stefan Skielnik

Stephan & Dorothy SkorczynskiDr. M. Slomiana

Dennis & Lana Jo StaskoMarianne H. Stone

Frank & Linda SzynalIn Memory of Wally Twardowski

Dorothy VallerioTimothy & Victoria Wadas

In Memory of Dorothy L. WalunasJoseph WalunasAmelia Weksel

In Memory of Michael WekselAdam W. Wenclewicz

Marie WilczuraWilke Family

John & Pat Wisniewski & FamilyRegina Wnukowski

Krystyna WojciechowskiWojtkowiak Family

Leonard WroblewskiMr. & Mrs. Bogdan Wrzos

Rev. Krzysztof WtorekBishop Emeritus John W. Yanta of Amarillo

Emily ZapalskiRev. Joseph Zingaro

Best Wishes to Polonia As You Celebrate “Polish American Heritage Month”

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Register To VoteOn Tuesday, November 8th, Americans will vote in the General Election to fi ll several national, state and local offi ces.

It is important that Americans elect qualifi ed individuals who will look out for the well-being of America, its employment base and educational system. The only way positive things happen in America is when every registered voter exercises his or her privilege to elect candidates who represent the best interests of the American people.

If you are 18 years of age or older and a citizen of the United States, contact the offi ce of your local elected offi cials and request a mail-in voter registration form. Registration forms are also available at post offi ces, libraries and on online at: RegisterToVote.org. Complete the form, mail it in and you will receive your registration card in the mail. All 50 states offer mail in voter registration forms.

If you live in Pennsylvania, you can also call the Polish American Congress offi ce in Philadelphia at (215) 739-3408, and a mail-in registration form will be sent to you. This form is good for all counties throughout the State of Pennsylvania.

The last day to register to vote for the Tuesday, November 8, 2016 election in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, October 11th. In other states it is generally 30 days before the election.

All American citizens are urged to vote on Election Day.

From the Desk ofMary Ann Zerkowski, President

Berks County Polish American Board of Education

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INTERNATIONAL ART CONFERENCE The IX International Celebration of Imaginative Realism is expected to bring approximately two hundred artists from around the world to the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street in Reading, PA, to exhibit over 2,000 original works of art, from October 19-23, 2016. There will be an opening reception on October 19th from 6 to 9 P.M. On October 20th to the 23rd, the hours are 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. In conjunction with this art conference, the Polish American Heritage Association of Berks County is exhibiting art works of Polish and Polish-American artists in the Polish-American Cultural Center located in Suite 509 in the GoggleWorks. Note that the Polish-American Cultural Center is only open on weekends from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

This fi ve-day celebration at the GoggleWorks will also include fi lm screenings, live demonstrations, talks and opportunities for visitors to watch artists paint and draw. Five day passes for the exhibit are available for purchase at $190. Single day tickets are available for Saturday and Sunday at a cost of $25/day. Student passes are also available. For more information visit www.imaganitiverealism.org.

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October 4, 1705 - Stanislaw Leszczynski (Coronation)

Stanislaw Leszczynski was the first Polish king crowned in Warsaw, Poland.

October 1, 1608 - First Polish Settlers in America (Event)

The first Polish settlers arrived in Jamestown, VA, on the ship Mary and Margaret. They were glassmakers from Poland hired by the Virginia Company of London to establish a glassmaking industry in the new American colony of “Virginia”.

The glass products they produced became the first products made in America, and also the first products made for export to Europe for sale.

October 2, 1922 - William Swiacki (Born)

William Adam Swiacki played end for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions in the National Football League for five seasons. He played college football at Columbia University and was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks.

October 5, 1861 - Antoni Fijalkowski (Died)

Antoni Melchior Fijalkowski was the Archbishop Metropolitan of Warsaw and spiritual leader of the nation during the partitions of Poland.

October 6, 1873 - Sir Pawel Strzelecki (Died)

Sir Pawel Strzelecki was an explorer of the Australian continent. He named the largest mountain in Australia after American and Polish freedom fighter, Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

October 7, 1943 - Eugeniusz Bodo (Died)

Eugeniusz Bodo was born Bohdan Eugene Junod. Eugeniusz changed his name to Bodo, a stage name, which he used at many theaters, eventually opening Cafe Bodo in Warsaw, Poland. With WWII raging, Eugeniusz Bodo ended up in the Soviet Union and was sent to a Gulag where he was executed.

October 8, 1910 - Maria Konopnicka (Died)

Maria Konopnicka was a poet, novelist, translator and essayist born in Suwalki, Poland. Her writing touched on many issues that beset the people in Poland during the late 1800’s. She often used the pen name “Jan Sawa.” Maria Konopnicka writings influenced generations of Polish poets and novelists.

Museum’s Historic Reflections ProjectOctober / November

The Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Historic Philadelphia presents Historic Reflections from Polish and Polish American history on the Polish American Radio Program. The 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 celebrate a milestone in a prominent person’s life such as a career promotion, invention date, or some accomplishment that contributed to science, medicine, sports, or entertainment history. Other dates may be an anniversary of a historical event in Polonia or Poland’s history.

For your information, we have listed a selection of historic reflections for the months of October and November.

October 3, 1923 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (Born)

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski was born in Lwow, Poland, and became best known for his work with the Minnesota Orchestra. In 1997, one of Skrowaczewski’s works was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He also led the Cleveland Orchestra and was the composer-in-residence for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

October 9, 1779 - General Casimir Pulaski Mortally Wounded (Event)

General Casimir Pulaski, Father of the American Cavalry, was mortally wounded while leading his troops in the Battle of Savanah, Georgia in 1779. Pulaski has parades and holidays in his honor until this day as well as parks, schools, bridges, towns and countries named after him.

Best Wishes To OurMembers and Polonia During

Polish American Heritage Month

Copernicus Society of America

“Harcerstwo “ Polish Scouts, Bridesburg

“Harcerstwo” Polish Scouts, Port Richmond

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District

Polish American Cultural Center Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Polish American Heritage Association of Delaware County

Polish American Heritage Association of Manayunk/Roxborough

Polish American Radio Program

Polish Beneficial Association

Polish Falcons of America

Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia

Polish Museum of America, Chicago, Illinois

Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A.

Polish National Alliance Philadelphia Councils 1, 106, 166

Polish National Alliance Lodge 650, Chester, PA

Polish National Alliance Group 3106Polish Roman Catholic Union of America

Polish Roman Catholic Union of AmericaDistrict 3 - Pennsylvania

Polish Slavic & Federal Credit Union

Polish Women’s Alliance of America

Pulaski Club, Erie, PA

Sacred Heart Parish, Clifton Heights, PA

St. Adalbert Parish, Philadelphia, PA

St. Adalbert Polish Language School

St. John Cantius Parish, Philadelphia, PA

St. John Cantius Polish Language School(Szkola Jezyka Polskiego im. sw. Jana Kantego)

St. John The Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Joseph Church, South Camden, NJ

St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish, Minersville, PA

St. Philip Neri Church/St. Stanislaus Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Valentine Polish National Catholic Church

Second Street Polish Society

Mark Your Calendar - Saturday, October 22, 2016 At the request of many pancake lovers who had a great time at Applebee’s Flapjack Breakfast for the past few years, the Polish American Cultural Center Museum Volunteers are sponsoring another Applebees

Flapjack Breakfast on Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M., at the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2535-37 Castor Avenue, in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.

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October 12, 1840 - Helena Modjeska (Born)

Helena Modjeska was a Polish actress of international fame who immigrated to the United States in 1876. She became a star of American stages for many years with her portrayals of Shakespearian characters. Modjeska was the mother of Ralph Modjeski, the builder of the Benjamin Franklin and Tacony Palmyra Bridges in Philadelphia and several others across America.

October 13, 1926 - “Killer” Kowalski (Born)

Professional wrestler Wladek Kowalski is known as “Killer” Kowalski to his long-time wrestling fans. He wrestled in over 6,000 matches from 1947 to 1977, winning great popularity in TV matches during the 1960’s and 70’s against foe, Bruno Sammartino.

October 14, 1864 - Stefan Zeromski (Born)

Stefan Zeromski was a Polish novelist who was given an apartment in the Royal Castle of Warsaw in recognition of his artistic abilities. He wrote over fi fteen major works.

October 15, 1817 - Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Died)

After the struggle for America’s Independence, General Thaddeus Kosciuszko returned to his homeland of Poland. He swore an oath in the Krakow market place to fi ght for Poland’s liberty and took command of the Polish uprising in 1794, urging all men to take up arms to defend Poland.

October 16, 1726 - Daniel Chodowiecki (Born)

Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki was a Polish-German painter and printmaker with Huguenot ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher. He spent most of his life in Berlin, and became the director of the Berlin Academy of Art.

October 17, 1849 - Fryderyk Chopin (Died)

Fryderyk Chopin, Polish composer and pianist, was born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland in 1810. At age 7 Chopin wrote his fi rst composition, the Polonaise in G minor. At age 8 he presented his fi rst public concert. Fryderyk Chopin’s music continues to be played throughout the world.

October 18, 1922 - Richard Stankiewicz (Born)

Richard Stankiewicz was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Detroit, and had a presence in several prestigious art galleries in New York City during his career. He became internationally known in the 1960’s for his trend setting work by welding pieces of scrap metal. He died in 1983 at his home in Worthington, Massachusetts.

October 19, 1984 - Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko (Died)

Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, the Solidarity Priest, was murdered by Communist internal security agents. His murder only solidifi ed the resolve of the Polish people to gain their freedom. Pope John Paul II visited the grave of Fr. Popieluszko during one of his visits.

October 10, 1979 - Joel Przybilla (Born)

Joel Przybilla was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He went to the University of Minnesota and played for several NBA teams. He recently played for the Portland Trail Blazers.

October 11, 1903 - Kazimierz Kordylewski (Born)

Kazimierz Kordylewski was an astronomer born in Poznan, Poland in 1903. In 1956, Kordylewski discovered clouds of dust, believed to be particles left over from our moon. These clouds are now named after him.

October 20, 1948 - Honorable Robert Borski (Born)

Honorable Robert Borski, former United States Congressman, represented the people of Northeast Philadelphia for many years. We thank him for his many years of service.

October 21, 1969 - Waclaw Sierpinski (Died)

Waclaw Franciszek Sierpinski was a Polish mathematician known for outstanding contributions to set theory (research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions and topology. He published over 700 papers and 50 books. Three well-known fractals are named after him (the Sierpinski triangle, the Sierpinski carpet and the Sierpinski curve), as are Sierpinski numbers and the associated Sierpinski problem.


October 22, 1978 - Pope John Paul II (Installed)

Pope John Paul II, was elected to be the shepherd of the Universal Catholic Church in October 1978 and served as pontiff until his death on April 2, 2005. During his 27 years as Holy Father, he was recognized as a true son of Poland and an international leader of faith and justice. On May 1, 2011, Pope John Paul II was beatifi ed by Pope

Benedict XVI as Blessed John Paul II, and on April 27, 2014, was canonized a Saint by Pope Francis as Saint John Paul II.

October 23, 1885 - Jan Czochralski (Born)

Jan Czochralski was a Polish chemist known for the Czochralski process of growing single crystals used in the production of semiconductor wafers. He also helped to develop a hand grenade for Poland’s Home Army during World War II.

October 24, 1916 - Edward Piszek (Born)

Edward Piszek was a Polish American Industrialist and Philanthropist. He was the founder of Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens, the frozen-food business that became a national giant. Mr. Piszek was an outstanding supporter of Poland and the Polish American community. Among his many accomplishments, Edward Piszek helped eradicate tuberculosis in

Poland and was the main supporter of the Kosciuszko House in Historic Philadelphia.

October 25, 1867 - Jozef Dowbor-Musnicki (Born)

Józef Dowbor-Musnicki was a Polish military offi cer and commander, serving with the Polish army. He was also the military commander of the Greater Poland Uprising.

October 26, 1910 - John Cardinal Krol (Born)

John Cardinal Krol was a Polish American Cardinal and the Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988. John Cardinal Krol participated in the Second Vatican Council, served as the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and was advisor to Pope John Paul II.

October 27, 1991 - Free Elections Held in Poland (Event)

We mark the date of the fi rst free elections for the Polish Parliament, since World War II, on this day in 1991.

October 28, 1824 - Fr. Leopold Moczygemba (Born)

Fr. Leopold Moczygemba was a patriarch of America’s Polonia. Fr. Moczygemba organized the fi rst Polish settlement in the United States at Panna Maria, Texas in 1854. He was one of the founders and also served as president of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, which was founded in Chicago in 1873. He

also established the fi rst Polish College in America at Orchard Lake, Michigan.

October 29, 1924 - Zbigniew Herbert (Born)

Zbigniew Herbert was an infl uential Polish poet, essayist and moralist. He was a member of the Polish resistance movement during World War II. The publication of his Selected Poems in the United States and England made Zbigniew Herbert one of the most popular contemporary poets in the English-speaking world.

October 30, 1790 - Karol Lipinski (Born)

Karol Lipinski was a Polish virtuoso violinist and composer. His Stradivarius violin became known as the Lipinski Stradivarius. His compositions included four violin concertos, as well as polonaises, rondos and variations. The Karol Lipinski University of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, bears his name.

October 31, 1950 - Jozef Stolorz (Born)

Józef Stolorz is a fi ne art painter born in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. He has displayed paintings at over 100 exhibitions worldwide, including over 60 individual exhibitions and since 2002 has been listed in an offi cial “Who’s Who in Poland”.

November 1, 1918 - Harcerze (Founding)

The fi rst American unit of the Polish Boy Scouts, known as Harcerze, was started in Buffalo, New York, in 1918. They remain a well known scouting movement which has spread across the United States of America.



November 2, 1942 - Stefanie Powers (Born)

Stefania Federkiewicz, well-known by her stage name Stephanie Powers, starred in movies and television shows. Stephanie Powers is well known for her television series Hart to Hart with co-star Robert Wagner.

November 3, 1951 - Edward Murawinski (Born)

Edward Murawinski was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was formerly employed by the New York Daily News as a cartoonist and a member of the National Cartoonist Society. He attended the Manhattan School of Visual Arts and has been employed by the Daily News since he was seventeen.

November 4, 1937 - Loretta Swit (Born)

Loretta Swit is a proud Polish American and well-known actress of the stage and television. She is best known for her portrayal of the character Major Margaret Houlihan on the television series M*A*S*H.

November 5, 1530 - Jan Kochanowski (Born)

Jan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet and writer. He is recognized as one of the most important poets before the 19th century.

November 6, 1755 - Stanislaw Staszic (Born)

Stanislaw Staszic was a Catholic priest, philosopher, statesman, geologist, scholar, poet, writer and leader of the Polish Enlightenment. He had a direct infl uence on the Third of May Constitution of 1791.

November 7, 1944 - Joe Niekro (Born)

Joe Niekro was a Major League Baseball Player and the brother of Hall of Famer, Phil Niekro. Joe Niekro like his brother Phil, specialized in throwing the knuckleball. During the 1970’s and 80’s, the Niekro brothers combined for 539 total wins, making them the most successful brother combination in baseball history. Joe’s son, Lance, is a former major league baseball player.

November 8, 1940 - Charles Kowal (Born)

Charles Kowal is a Polish American astronomer who discovered the two moons of Jupiter, Leda in 1974 and Themisto in 1975. Charles Kowal is also known for discovering many supernovas in other galaxies.

November 9, 1505 - Mikolaj Rej (Born)

Mikolaj Rej was one of the best known writers and poets of the Renaissance and was also a politician, musician and nobleman. The Polish Sejm pronounced 2005 as the year of Mikolaj Rej, celebrating the 500th Anniversary of his birth.

November 10, 1909 - Pawel Jasienica (Born)

Pawel Jasienica was the pen-name of Leon Lech Beynar, a Polish non-academic historian, journalist, writer and soldier.

November 11, 1918 - Poland’s Independence Day (Event)

In 1918 after World War I, Poland was reestablished as a sovereign country with the assistance of United States President Woodrow Wilson and the Allied Powers.

November 12, 1952 - Steve Bartkowski (Born)

Steve Bartkowski was a well known quarterback for the National Football League. During his career Bartkowski played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams and was All American Quarterback during his senior season in 1974 at the University of California.

November 13, 1806 - Emilia Plater (Born)

Emilia Plater was a Polish freedom fi ghter who participated in the November Uprising of 1830. Emilia Plater, who achieved the rank of Captain of an Infantry Unit, is considered a revolutionary, patriot and national hero not just in Poland, but also in Belarus and Lithuania.


November 14, 1972 - Edyta Gorniak (Born)

Edyta Górniak (born in Ziebice, Poland) is one of the most popular female singers of Polish pop music. She was the star of the musical Metro (“Subway”) - the most popular and longest running homegrown musical in Polish history.

November 15, 1980 - Pope John Paul II Visit to West Germany (Event)

On November 15, 1980, Pope John Paul II visited West Germany. This historic occasion marked the fi rst visit of a pontiff to Germany in over 200 years.

November 16, 1603 - Augustyn Kordecki (Born)

Augustyn Kordecki led the historic defense of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Czestochowa during the Swedish Invasion from November 18th to December 26th, 1655, prior to the cloister of the Pauline Fathers in Czestochowa, Poland.

November 17, 1954 - Tadeusz Banachiewicz (Died)

Tadeusz Banachiewicz was a Polish astronomer, mathematician, and the director of the Krakow Observatory. Tadeusz Banachiewicz’s international recognition came from his theory of cracovians - a matrix algebra that helped to solve several astronomical, geodesic, mechanical and mathematical problems. A lunar crater is named after him.

November 18, 1860 - Ignacy Paderewski (Born)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist and composer, became the most noted statesman of Poland to the United States during and after World War I. In 1919, after World War I, Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the fi rst premier of the newly created Republic of Poland. His heart is enshrined at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and his remains are buried in the crypt of St. John’s Cathedral in Warsaw, Poland.

November 19, 1925 - Zygmunt Bauman (Born)

Zygmunt Bauman (born in Poznan) is a Polish sociologist who, since 1971, has resided in England after being driven out of Poland by an anti-Semitic campaign, engineered by the Communist regime of the time. Professor of sociology at the University of Leeds (and since 1990 emeritus professor), Bauman has become best known for his analysis of the

links between modernity and the Holocaust, and of postmodern consumerism.

November 20, 1926 - Dr. Andrzej Shally (Born)

Dr. Andrzej Wiktor Shally was a Polish-born endocrinologist who won the Nobel Prize in 1977 in Medicine for research work. Dr. Andrzej Shally developed a whole new realm of knowledge concerning the brain’s control over body chemistry.

November 21, 1920 - Stanley Musial (Born)

Stanley Musial, nicknamed “Stan the Man”, was born on November 21, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played 1,890 baseball games as an outfi elder and 1,016 games as a fi rst baseman, but was known mainly as a left-handed consistent hitter. Musial won several National League Most Valuable Player Awards

and received Sports Illustrated magazine’s “Sportsman of the Year” award and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

November 22, 1950 - Gregory Luzinski (Born)

Gregory Michael Luzinski was a former left fi elder in Major League Baseball, nicknamed “The Bull”. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Still a fan favorite in Philadelphia, he opened “Bull’s Barbecue” in the Phillies’ new stadium, Citizens Bank Park.

November 23, 1933 - Krzysztof Penderecki (Born)

Krzysztof Penderecki is an internationally known composer and conductor of classical music. In 1980, Krzysztof Penderewski was commissioned by Solidarity to compose a special musical piece to accompany the unveiling of the Gdansk Shipyard Memorial statue honoring those killed during the 1970 shipyard riots.

View more historic refl ections online at:

PolishAmericanCenter.org/hr

The Pulaski Day Parade Mass will take place in conjunction with the Second Street Polish Society annual Mass on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 9:30 AM in St. Stanislaus Church, 3rd and Fitzwater Streets in South Philadelphia.

During the mass we will mark the 1050th anniversary of Christianity in Poland, honor St. Stanislaus the patron of Poland, mark the 40th Anniversary of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko celebrating Mass at St. Stanislaus Church during the Eucharistic Congress in 1976, and

the 83rd anniversary of the community-wide Pulaski Day Parade in Philadelphia. The Marcela Kochanska Sembrich Female Chorus will sing during the Mass. Following the Mass there will be refreshments in the church hall.


Sunday, October 2, 2016, Tune in to the Weekly Mass at 5:30 A.M. Fr. Edward Kuczynski, Chaplain of St. Monika’s Manor, Philadelphia, PA, will celebrate this mass to mark the beginning of Polish American Heritage Month. The Marcela Kochanska Sembrich Female Chorus, under the direction of Mr. David Zagorski, will sing during the mass.

Best Wishes for an Enjoyable


and Pulaski Day Parade

Polish American Congress, Eastern PA District Pulaski Parade Committee

Michael Blichasz, PresidentTheresa B. Romanowski, Vice President & Parade Contact

Stephen Skorczynski, Recording Secretary

Individual Parade CommitteesFORMATION

Jack Dempsey / Sandra & Chester Tomaszewski, ChairmenBruce Runowski, Nicholas Shultz, Walter Schultz, Henry Cieplinski,

John Groch, Peter Groch, David Plewa, Kenneth Lorence, Jerry Bohrer, Matt Gliwa, Greg Runowski, Stephen Skorczynski, Ed Quinn

Jacqueline Tomaszewski, Anthony Phillips

MAIN REVIEWING STANDCaroline Ciesielka, Chairlady

Theresa Romanowski, Judith Antoni Leisure

FLOATS AND BANDSMichael Blichasz, Theresa Romanowski, Henry Cieplinski

PUBLICITYMichael Blichasz, Chairman

Barbara Ilnicka, Theresa Romanowski, Donna Blichasz, Marion Blichasz Rott, Henry Cieplinski, Regina Gorzkowski,

Dennis Ostopowicz, Teresa Wojcik, Debbie Majka, Bill Fleming, Walter Cichocki, Kazimierz Kowalski

DINNER DANCEMaria Koleda, Diane Misthal, Theresa Romanowski,

Andrew Wisniewski, Caroline Ciesielka

PARADE NARRATIONBarbara Ilnicka & John J. Krakowiak

TELEVISION NARRATORSMichael Blichasz & Alicia Vitarelli

Father Jerzy Popieluszko, now Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, who celebrated Masses at St. Stanislaus Church in 1976, is also known for his efforts in support of Poland’s Solidarity movement.

The statue of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr and the patron of Poland, is one of the

feature statues in St. Stanislaus church.

The award winning Marcela Kochanska Sembrich Female Chorus under the direction of David Zagorski will sing during the 9:30 AM Mass.

Sunday, October 23, 2016 As Polonia marks the 1050th anniversary of Catholicism in Poland and the beginning of documented Polish history, there will be a special Mass at historic St. Joseph’s Polish Roman Catholic Church, 1010 Liberty Street. in Camden, New Jersey on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM. All members of the Polish American community, Polish American Heritage Associations and tri-State Polonia are invited to attend this Mass. Fr. Krzysztof Wtorek will celebrate the Mass. During this Mass we will also mark the 35th anniversary of “National Polish American Heritage Month” and honor the memory of the fi rst Polish settlers, who arrived in America during October, 1608.

Sunday, October 2, 2016Another Special Date in Polish American History

You’re Invited to Join the Philadelphia AreaPulaski Observance Celebrations

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2016 Pulaski Day Parade Military MarshalBrigadier General (Ret) Walter B. Chahanovich Brigadier General Chahanovich has served in a variety of command and staff positions in a 34-year career of active and reserve duty. He entered active duty in June, 1977 (15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; line platoon leader and company executive offi cer). Thereafter, he was assigned to the 12th Engineer Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Germany where he served as Delta Company commander and 3d Brigade Engineer. He completed active service as Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK.

BG Chahanovich continued his service in the US Army Reserves with the 353rd Engineer Group in Oklahoma City from 1989 to 1995, serving on the primary staff as the group S2 (intelligence), S4 (logistics) and S3 (operations) offi cer. He was reassigned to the 90th Regional Support Command in N. Little Rock, AR, as the Environmental Division Chief, in the offi ce of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer.

BG Chahanovich returned to active service in 1997 to conduct training missions in Central America, twice as executive offi cer, and as Commander, joint Task Force San Marcos in Guatemala, under the US Southern Command’s Forward Command Element during the Hurricane Mitch relief operations. After his promotion to Colonel, he was assigned as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, US Army Corps of Engineers. He assumed command of the Corps’ Contingency Response Unit (CRU) in May 2002 in Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom where it supported the activation of the Corps Gulf Region Division in Iraq. BG Chahanovich served a tour as the division’s Chief of Strategic Plans and Communications in Baghdad during the reconstruction operations and the fi rst free election in Iraq. Following command, he was assigned as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer, 94th Regional Readiness Command, Fort Devens, MA. He was nominated for promotion on 9 June 2006 and assigned as Deputy Commanding General (IMA) for Mobilization and Training, US Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood in July 2006. In April 2008 he was reassigned as Commander, 78th Division (Training Support), Edison, NJ. The command was later relocated to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and redesignated as the 78th Training Division (Operations). The 78th took the lead for the Army Reserve in instituting the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) program through the Warrior Exercise (WAREX) and Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin providing training support for over 7,000 Army Reserve Soldiers. BG Chahanovich retired on 11 July 2011.

BG Chahanovich is a graduate of the State University College of New York at Potsdam with a Bachelor of Music Education degree and was a Distinguished Military Graduate of the ROTC program at Clarkson University. He is a graduate of the Engineer Offi cer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War College, the Syracuse University National Securities Study Course, and the National War College CAPSTONE Course. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law. He also holds Master of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies. His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), the Army Commendation Medal (2 awards) and the Joint Service Achievement Medal (2 awards).

BG Chahanovich is married to the former Ellen Patricia Kraemer. They have four children, sons Walter Scott, and Alexander, and daughters Kelly and Victoria. His family resides in Ellicott City, MD. In his civilian occupation, BG Chahanovich is the procurement and environmental law attorney for the Offi ce of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort George G. Meade, MD.

During October Polonia in the U.S.A. Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of National Polish American Heritage Month.

On Sunday, October 2, 2016, beginning at 1:00 P.M. the 83rd Annual Pulaski Day Parade Marches on the

Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadephia, PA.

2016 Pulaski Day Parade Grand MarshalDavid Chominski

David Chominski, son of Helen Chominski and the late Albin Chominski, was born and raised in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

He attended St. Hedwig Parochial School, St. James Catholic High School for Boys and graduated from Delaware County Community College where he received an Associates Degree in Applied Science. His major was General Studies focus in Criminal Justice and Business.

Mr. Chominski was active with the Aston Area Jaycees, served as the Vice President of Polish

National Alliance, Lodge 650, Vice President of Polish American Congress Delaware County, and past member of the Council of United Polish Societies of Chester.

David is currently serving as the President of Polish American Heritage Association of Delaware County, St. Hedwig’s Society, Polish American Congress Representative for Delaware County and for many years a member of Polish National Alliance Council 140.

He is very active and a proud member of St. Hedwig’s Church in Chester, Pennsylvania and is currently serving as President of the Holy Name Society.

For many years he has been involved with the Polish American Congress, Eastern PA District, Philadelphia’s Pulaski Day Parade and the Polish American Cultural Center in historic Philadelphia.

David has worked in the Durable Medical Equipment business for over seventeen years and presently resides in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. He is the brother of Diane (Larry Aron) and Daniel (Karen) Chominski, uncle to seven nieces and nephews and one great nephew.

He is a fan of the Philadelphia Union Soccer Team and enjoys time at the New Jersy Shore, but on Sunday, October 2, 2016, David will be marching in the Philadelphia Pulaski Day Parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as the 2016 Grand Marshal.

Congratulations and Sto Lat David Chominski!


General Casimir Pulaski (1745-1779)American Revolutionary War Hero

Father of the American CavalryMortally wounded in the Battle of

Savannah in October, 1779

Pope John Paul The GreatPope of the Universal Catholic Church

October 16, 1978 - April 2, 2005Known for his efforts to unite people

of faith and good will across the world

The Parade is a community-wide tribute to General Casimir Pulaski and Saint John Paul II.

This year also marks the 408th Anniversary of the First Polish Settlers at Jamestown, Virginia in 1608.

David Chominski Brigadier General Walter Chahanovich

2016 Pulaski Day Parade Route

WPVI TV 6 Will Televise Philadelphia’s Pulaski Day Parade

The PAC encourages you to inform your family and friends that they can view the 2016 Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 2, 2016, 1:00 to 2:30 P.M. on WPVI-TV 6 ABC serving the Philadelphia and Tri-State area.

Your broadcast hosts, Alicia Vitarelli, TV 6 Reporter, and

Michael Blichasz, host of the Polish American Radio Program, will narrate the 2016 Pulaski Day Parade in Philadelphia.

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POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF BRIDESBURG, PHILADELPHIAST. JOHN CANTIUS PARISH &POLISH BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION:Assistant Grand Marshal: Rev. Joseph J. Zingaro Divisional Marshals: Rev. Konstanty Pruszynski, Kathleen Lisiewski, Phyllis Rooney, Jerzy Galecki, Jagoda Rojek, Sylwia Mioduszewski, Monika Kowara, Ania Miksiewicz, Ewa Pater Jasz, Dorota Woszczylo, Anna Pasek, Regina Pszeniczny, Elizabeth Michta, Beata Zuk, Sam Sbaccia, Christine Kaszupski, Walter Drejerski, Marianne Stone, Joseph Jankowski

Participating Organizations:St. John Cantius ParishPolish Scouting Organization ZHP Inc., Philadephia Chapter (Harcerstwo) - BridesburgSt. John Cantius Polish Language SchoolPolish Beneficial Association

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONOF FISHTOWN SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA:Assistant Grand Marshal: Frank BrzozowskiDivisional Marshals: Mike Devine, Venise Nowicki Whitaker

Participating Organizations:American Legion - Elm Tree Post #88St. Laurentius School Alumni Association Guests

POLISH POLICE ASSOCIATION:Assistant Grand Marshal: Frank SomenskyDivisional Marshal: Joseph Gorka

POLISH EAGLES SPORTS CLUB:Assistant Grand Marshal: Marian SzczepanskiDivisional Marshals: Maria Ladzinska, Lucjan Ladzinski

NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA:Assistant Grand Marshal: Fr. Karol JarzabekDivisional Marshals: Fr. Tymoteusz Tarnacki, Elzbieta Majdosz, Beata Dziekonska

Participating Organizations:Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Language SchoolPoziomki (Polish Scouts)Shrine Volunteers

ASSOCIATED POLISH HOME:Assistant Grand Marshal: Diane Prusik MisthalDivisional Marshals: Andrew Wisniewski, John Wisniewski, Debbie Majka, Dolores Czaplicka, Marie Hejnosz, David Zagorski, Joe Krawczyk, Janusz Romanski, Jozef Rzeznik

Participating Organizations:Adam Mularczyk Theatrical GroupAdam Mickiewicz Polish Language SchoolMarcella Kochanska Sembrich Chorus #321Polish Heritage Society of PhiladelphiaAssociation of Polish FamiliesKlub Gazety PolskiejPolski Uniwersytet LudowyP.K.M. Polish Folk Dancers - Polish Intercollegiate Club, Philadelphia

JANOSIK POLISH FOLK DANCERS:Assistant Grand Marshal: Nina Edelman Divisional Marshals: Gerald Sena, Geoffrey Selling, Alyson Fick, Joseph Noone, Ted Smolanowicz

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONTRI-STATE POLONIA:St. Josaphat Group of Manayunk and Roxborough AreasAssistant Grand Marshal: Matthew Hrobak

St. Valentine Polish National Catholic ChurchAssistant Grand Marshal: Fr. Andrew Bilinski

Polish Roman Catholic Union of AmericaAssistant Grand Marshals: Joanne Zajac, Sharon Quinn

Polish American High School and College Groups

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE:Assistant Grand Marshal: Wesley Musial

Divisional Marshals: Zbigniew Wrzos, Renata Jodlowski, James Mislak

Participating Organizations:Polish Legion of American Veterans (Pulaski #209), Baltimore, MDPNA Councils, 1, 106, 166, PhiladelphiaPNA Council 205, Bucks CountyPNA Council 171, Lehigh ValleyThe Polish School of St. Peter & Paul Church, Allentown, PAPNA Council 21, Lodge 238, Baltimore, MDPNA Council 203, Maryland

2016 Parade Line UpGrand Marshal: David Chominski

Military Marshal: Brigadier General (Ret) Walter B. ChahanovichGuests of the Polish American Congress:

Jagiellonian Law SocietyParade Contact: Theresa Romanowski

Military Guest GroupsFrankford High School Color Guard, Army Junior ROTC Unit

Roxborough High School Army Junior ROTC UnitBenjamin Franklin High School Navy ROTC UnitMartin Luther King High School Army ROTC Unit

Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson Army ROTC UnitLincoln High School Air Force ROTC Unit

Polish Army Veterans

National Anthems - Polish Scouting Organization ZHP Inc. Philadelphia Chapter (Harcerstwo) Port Richmond

Philadelphia Fire DepartmentPortrayal of General Casimir Pulaski

Polish American Cultural Center MuseumPennsbury High School Marching Band

Polonia in DelawarePolish American Social Services “PASS”

Historic St. Stanislaus Church Second Street Polish Society

Assistant Grand Marshal: Mark Olkowski Sr.Divisional Marshals: Joseph Verbitski Jr., Leon Plocha, John Bielec, Hon. Henry Lewandowski, Zbigniew Laska

Polish & Slavic Federal Credit UnionPolish Scouting Organization ZHP Inc.,

Philadephia Chapter (Harcerstwo) Port Richmond

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY:Assistant Grand Marshals: Michaeline Schad & Judy KuchinskiDivisional Marshals: Regina Dubinski, Hanna Sewruk, Wanda Durbano

Participating Organizations:Ojczyzna Polish Dancers, Baltimore, MD Krakowiaki Dancers, Baltimore MD

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONOF PORT RICHMONDST. ADALBERT PARISH, PHILADELPHIA:Assistant Grand Marshal: Rev. Jan Palkowski Divisional Marshals: Jan Szymula, Maria Koleda, Danuta Eichler

Participating Organizations:St. Adalbert Parish St. Adalbert Polish Language School Polish American String Band POLONIA OF SOUTH JERSEY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - Albert Karwowski District Deputy 48POLISH ARTS CLUB OF TRENTON, NJ (South Jersey Polonia):Assistant Grand Marshal: William MuszynskiDivisional Marshals: Dr. Barbara Bochenek, John Bogdan, Julianne Kmiec Bogdan, Marilyn Jose, David Jose

Participating Organizations:Polonia of South JerseyOgniwo Polish Language SchoolPolish School at St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton, NJ

POLONIA OF CAMDEN COUNTY (South Jersey Polonia):Assistant Grand Marshal: Fr. Krzysztof Wtorek Divisional Marshal: Jacqueline Lee Bunch

Participating Organization:St. Joseph’s Parish, Camden, NJ

POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE, GROUP #3106 (South Jersey Polonia):Assistant Grand Marshals: Anna & Jozef SlowinskiDivisional Marshal: Kristine Kousmine

Participating Organization:Polonia Choir

POLISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONOF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA:Assistant Grand Marshal: Mary Ann CollisonDivisional Marshals: Sharon Novitski, Anthony Boccella, Kathleen BoccellaParticipating Organizations:Polonia of Swedesburg & Surrounding Areas of Montgomery County, PA Sloneczniki Children’s Folk Dance GroupPolish American Heritage Association of Berks CountyAssistant Grand Marshal: Marilyn Wlazewski


Polonia Bids Farewell to

George Szymanski Jr., EsquireAn Advocate and Supporter of Polonia

His Obituary Reflects a Long Family History of Pride!

George Szymanski was the 2013 NAS/NMDA Man of the Year. George Szymanski was a lawyer, age 64, who practiced mostly as a civil litigator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey. He was married to Dolores (Biello) Szymanski, Ed.D., for 39 years. They resided in Cinnaminson and Beach Haven. They have one son, Adam.

George was born in 1952 in Philadelphia. The eldest of three children, he grew up in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia, a multi-ethnic, working-class neighborhood of rowhouses that had small lawns in the front and back. George’s father was a high school science teacher in Camden, New Jersey and during the summertime, he was a United States Merchant Marine Radio Officer, sailing mostly for Texaco Oil Company. George’s mother was a homemaker.

George’s paternal grandparents were immigrants from Rypin, Poland who came to the U.S.A. by themselves in their later teenage years. They did not know each other in Rypin, but they met and married in Jersey City, New Jersey. George’s maternal grandparents were immigrants from the Silesia region of Poland. Both of George’s grandfathers, although recent immigrants from Poland to the U.S., fought in the United States Army during World War I, soon after they arrived here. George’s mother grew up in Philadelphia and met George’s father when he came to the Philadelphia area to attend undergraduate college at Villanova, after serving in World War II.

George attended public schools in Philadelphia from Kindergarten to twelfth grade. He spent a large amount of time during his earlier years playing sports on the playgrounds of Northeast Philadelphia, and also for the Mayfair Athletic Club, in organized baseball, basketball and football youth leagues, which were highly competitive. George also attended the Adam Mickiewicz Polish Language School at the Associated Polish Home in Philadelphia on Saturday mornings for a number of years, where he studied the Polish language and learned to sing traditional Polish songs. Both of George’s parents spoke Polish before they spoke English, and they retained their fluency in the Polish language. They often spoke Polish to each other at home, but not frequently enough to George to learn the language. George’s father and mother were both active in the Philadelphia Polonia, and conversations about Poland, Polish culture, and American Polonia were discussed almost every day in George’s family.

George graduated in 1969 from Abraham Lincoln High School (where Sylvester Stallone went until he was asked to leave), a large comprehensive public high school of about 4300 students. He started as a wingback for his high school’s varsity football team that played for the Philadelphia Public League Championship in 1968 (but lost), and he was captain of the school’s varsity track and field team (when he was 60 pounds lighter).

After graduating from high school in 1969, George received an academic scholarship to Fordham University in New York City, where he received a B.A. in History in 1973. During the summer of 1972, at age 20, George was a recipient of a grant from the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City, and spent six weeks studying in Krakow, Poland at the Jagiellonian University. This experience of living, studying and traveling in Poland, where he was also able to meet and stay with a number of his father’s relatives, developed and solidified his interest in Polish history and culture.

George did not do well in the standardized law school aptitude test during his senior year at Fordham, and consequently, despite having high grades at Fordham, he was not accepted into any of the law schools to which he applied. He came back to Philadelphia and entered a master’s degree program in secondary school social studies education at Temple University, which enabled him to simultaneously begin teaching as a social studies teacher in the Camden City School system.

It was at a tough inner city middle school that he met another first-year social studies teacher in his department, Dolores Biello, a recent graduate of Temple University, who grew up in South Philadelphia, in a rowhouse without a lawn. They were married three years later.

He was admitted into Temple University’s School of Law, and graduated three years later in 1984. He finished in the top half of his class, and at graduation, he received the Temple Law Alumni Award for Excellence in Moot Court. He was the captain of Temple Law’s National Moot Court Team, which won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in the 34th Annual Moot Court Competition in 1983.George had been practicing law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for 30 years. He was predominantly a plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer, and he also had a large Social Security disability practice. Additionally, he handled complex civil litigation in the areas of employment discrimination and civil rights. He also did a small amount of criminal defense work. He has tried a large number of jury trials to verdict. He also did a considerable amount of appellate work. He has done a substantial amount of pro bono legal work for the Polish community in Philadelphia.

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George’s wife, Dolores Szymanski, holds a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Philadelphia in secondary school social studies education, a master’s degree from Temple in psychology of reading, and a doctorate degree from Wilmington University in Delaware in educational leadership. She is a retired New Jersey public school superintendent, who still works as interim superintendent in school districts in southern New Jersey. Their son, Adam, is 31 years old and a 2007 graduate of West Virginia University’s School of Business and Economics. He works in the field of mutual funds finance for Vanguard in Malvern, Pennsylvania. He lives in the South Philadelphia rowhouse where Dolores grew up and where Dolores’ father grew up and then lived with Dolores and her mother.

George and Dolores spent a great deal of time enjoying the arts in Philadelphia. They had season subscriptions to several theater companies. They also attended Philadelphia Orchestra concerts, operas, and ballet in Philadelphia.

George and Dolores enjoyed spending most weekends from mid-June to mid-October at their home in Beach Haven, New Jersey at the Jersey shore. George was in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean every day during those months.

Dolores had been kind enough to support George in his happy addiction to Polish culture and history, and to actively participate in Polonia groups. George spent five years as the President of the Jagiellonian Law Society of Philadelphia. He was a former president of the National Advocates Society. He and Dolores co-produced the 2008 convention in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was recently appointed as general counsel to the Polish Association of Philadelphia. He and Dolores were active members of the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City and its Philadelphia Chapter, the Polish-American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District, and the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia.

In addition to his passion for Poland and Polonia, George was a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, and the Flyers. He and Dolores were also active in the Temple University and Fordham University alumni organizations.

George shared a lot of time with Adam in golfing, shooting sporting clays with a 12 gauge shotgun, skiing, and hunting for pheasants and ducks at privately owned preserves in southern New Jersey. George was not proficient at any of these outdoor activities, but he enjoyed the fresh air and being with his son.

George was grateful to the National Advocates Society and to the National Medical and Dental Association for giving him, Dolores and Adam many great experiences and wonderful friends.

In recognition of donations to the

Polish American Cultural CenterMuseum Exhibit Hall

in Memory of

Helen T. JakubowskiGeorge Szymanski Jr.

William Trout Wolf

In Memory of

Rev. Msgr. Bernard E. WitkowskiFrom Our Lady of Fatima Sodality, St. Hedwig’s Chester, PA

In Memory of

Dorothy L. WalunasFrom Joseph S. Walunas

In Memory of

Joan MakasDonated by Dean & Jackie Jendsen & Family

Gratulacje David Chominski2016 Philadelphia

Pulaski Day Parade Grand Marshal from

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2016 Pride of Polonia Award RecipientRaymond T. Glembocki

On August 28, 2016, Raymond T. Glembocki received the Pride of Polonia Award from the Polish Apostolate Committee at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in recognition of his service and years of generosity to Polonia and to the Catholic Church. The award ceremony was held after the solemn Mass at the Shrine presided by His Excellency Witold Mroziewski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. Attendance at the Shrine was overfl owing with well-wishers and pilgrims, his family and devoted wife, Cecilia and their children. Adam Cardinal Maida,

the Episcopal Liaison for the Polish Apostolate, in his letter to Mr. Glembocki said, “In my opinion you are uniquely qualifi ed to receive this distinctive honor for your support of Polonia in the United States by promoting the teachings of the Catholic Church, Polish Culture and the legacy of St. John Paul II. “

The Polish Apostolate Committee, affi liated with the Offi ce of Cultural Diversity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is charged with service to Polish speaking Catholics in the United States. The Glembocki’s have generously donated their time, talents and treasure to the Church and have infl uenced many organizations and touched many hearts.As Past President and Current Treasurer of the Washington D.C. chapter of the Friends of the John Paul II Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Glembocki have been often recognized for their dedication and achievements, even receiving the Cavalier Cross of the Order of Merit in 2012 from the then President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski. Since 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Glembocki have been co-chairs of Polish Perspectives Booth for the American Council for Polish Culture at the annual National Conference for Social Studies. Their efforts have produced books, lesson plans, fi lms and other materials for use in any curriculum, thereby spreading in accessible format the history and culture of Poland and Polonia. The Glembocki’s generosity and untiring efforts have ensured that generations of Polonia have access to information and educational material to better understand the Polish American cultural heritage.

In introducing Mr. Raymond Glembocki, Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki, National Chairman of the Polish Apostolate Committee, stated, “The future of Polonia depends in a large degree on the level of our involvement and accountability for the presence of Gospel values in the contemporary, secular culture of our country. Mr. Glembocki’s involvement and accomplishments in the fi eld of promoting the Polish cultural and religious values through a variety of activities helped many young people to strengthen their Polish identity.”For further information, contact: Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki, [email protected]. (508) 943-0467.

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Raymond Glembocki, Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski & Cecilia Glembocki

Krakus Meat Market

A Complete Polish Super MarketHome Made Kielbasa - Imported Items from Poland3150 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA

Telephone: (215) 426-4336 • Internet: KrakusMarket.com

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Social Security and Medicare UpdatesAnnual Enrollmet Period

Medicare UpdatesFrom October 15, 2016 to December 7, 2016, Medicare benefi ciaries can make changes to their medical and/or prescription drug plans for 2017. Medicare benefi ciaries should seek out the help of trusted family members and friends, or community groups to determine if their current plan will be offered next year, what changes to expect in the plan, and if it is still the best plan based on their needs.

For additional information, you can call PASS, Monday through Friday, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. at (215) 923-1900.

For more information visit: www.Medicare.gov

Polish American Social Services “PASS”PolishAmericanSocialServices.com or UnitedSocialServices.com

Polish American Social Services “PASS”United Social Services Outreach Program

Main Offi ce:

308 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106Open Monday to Friday • 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.

Telephone: (215) 923-1900Outreach Services in and around the Philadelphia area

If you, a family member, or friend have a question concerning social services, call PASS and discuss your needs with a representative. All calls are CONFIDENTIAL, and PASS will either give you the information you need, handle your service directly, or refer you to the proper agency that can assist you.

Clients wishing to visit the main offi ce at 308 Walnut Street, or one of the outreach sites, are asked to call in advance so that a Social Service Representative can tell you what documentation you will need to bring with you to process your request.

You can view an outline of several programs available to senior citizens and individuals of all ages on the PASS Internet site at PolishAmericanSocialServices.com.

For additional information, call PASS, Monday through Friday, between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at (215) 923-1900.

Look Out For LIHEAPFuel Rebate Program About to Begin

As in previous years, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), also known as the Fuel Rebate Program, begins on November 1, 2016 and will continue through the beginning of 2017. Those who have applied in previous years should be receiving applications in the mail.

For those who are not familiar with the program, there is no age restriction to apply. The household income guidelines will be approved shortly and be listed on PASS’s Internet site.

For more information on fi ling requirements or to get an application, call PASS at (215) 923-1900.

Real Estate Taxes

The Real Estate Tax/Rent Rebate Program is being administered now. New applications are available. Homeowners and renters can get back as much as $650 on last year’s real estate taxes or rent. The income limit is $35,000 annually for homeowners and $15,000 for renters to qualify. It is important to know that only half of your Social Security or SSI counts toward the income guideline. Age requirements are 65 or older, living with a spouse that is 65 or older, widow or widower between the ages of 50 to 64 or permanently disabled between the ages of 18 and 64. For more information call PASS at (215) 923-1900.

Job Seeker and Job Training Outreach

Sponsored by:Polish American Social Services “PASS”308 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106

Telephone: (215) 923-1900 • Fax: (215) 922-1518 Internet: PolishAmericanSocialServices.com

Do You Have A Resume?

PASS encourages job-seeking clients to prepare an outline of their work experience, or a resume, before they apply for any type of employment. A written resume helps job seekers present their job qualifi cations to a prospective employer. A PASS staff associate can review your current resume, update it, or develop a new one with you to prepare you for your job interview. This service is available at the offi ce of Polish American Social Services, 308 Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. Call to make an appointment for this free service at (215) 923-1900.

What If I Am Satisfi ed With My Current Resume?

If you are already satisfi ed with your resume, live in the State of Pennsylvania and want to share your availability with potential employers, mail your resume to PASS and your resume will be shared with prospective employers. Mail your resume to:

Polish American Social Services Employment Outreach 308 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Fax to: (215) 922-1518 Email to: [email protected]

For more information call PASS, Monday through Friday between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at: (215) 923-1900.

Attention Employers!

People seeking employment often contact PASS. The staff will be pleased to alert job seekers of Job Openings that have been reported.

If your place of employment is about to or has posted a position, kindly let “PASS” know about that opening. Call Monday through Friday, between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. (215) 923-1900, or send the job opening information to:

Attn: Employment InformationPolish American Social Services


Kindly include qualifi cations needed, starting salary and where to go for an application and interview.

“PASS” works closely with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging to provide information and assistance to the elderly. For information regarding services available in Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania, call

PCA’s helpline number at (215) 765-9040 or PASS (215) 923-1900.

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PASS reminds senior citizens living in the city of Philadelphia that they can apply for the 25% water and sewer discount program.

To qualify, you or your spouse must be:

65 years of age or older have an annual household income of less than $32,000,(approximately $2,625 per month.)

Additional Requirements include: Proof of Age Proof of Address Proof of Household Income

Those who qualify will receive a 25% discount on every monthly water bill. There are many people still eligible who have not applied.

For more information or an application contact PASS at 215-923-1900.

Senior Discount on Water

City of Philadelphia Property Tax Freeze

If you are a senior citizen living in the city of Philadelphia and are interested in applying for the City of Philadelphia Property Tax Freeze Program, call “PASS” Polish American Social Services, also known as United Social Services.

To qualify for the City of Philadephia Property Tax Freeze Program, you or your spouse must be 65 years of age or older. For a single person, your total income must be $23,500 or less and for a married couple, your total income must be $31,500 or less.

Those who qualify will receive a freeze on their City of Philadephia property taxes.

For an application or additional information, call PASS’s United Social Services Outreach Program, Monday through Friday, between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at 215-923-1900.

PolishAmericanSocialServices.com


In Grateful Recognition to the following Patrons of the Pulaski Day and Heritage Month Events

published in this Newspaper

In Grateful Recognition to the following Co-Sponsors of the Pulaski Day Parade Line Up published in this Newspaper

Beneficial BankMichael and Donna Blichasz

Casbah CaterersCaroline Ciesielka

Comcast Business B4BCopernicus Society of America

Peter DachowskiHelena Golos

Kristine KousmineJohn & Cynthia Krakowiak & Family

Leon A. Mankowski, Esq.Pauline Fathers & Brothers-(Order of St. Paul the First Hermit)

PECOPolish American Heritage Association-Manayunk/Roxborough

Polish National Alliance of U.S. of N.A.Polish National Alliance Philadelphia Councils 1,106,166

Polish Roman Catholic Union of AmericaPolish Slavic & Federal Credit Union

Polonia BankPulaski Club, Erie, PA

Theresa B. RomanowskiMarion Blichasz Rott & Andrew Rott

Sacred Heart Parish, Clifton Heights, PASlabinski Funeral Home, Inc.

St. Adalbert Parish, Philadelphia, PASt. Joseph Church, South Camden, NJ

SugarHouse CasinoSyrena Auto Body Shop

Edward C. Tomaszewski Inc. Funeral HomeIn Memory of Dorothy L. Walunas

Joseph WalunasWashington Savings Bank

Museum’s Historic Reflections Project Part 6

November 25, 1985 - Ray Jablonski (Died)

Ray Jablonski was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants. Ray Jablonski was elected to the National League All Star Team in 1954.

November 27, 1958 - Artur Rodzinski (Died)

Artur Rodzinski was a Polish conductor of opera and symphonic music. Rodzinski studied music in Lwów, and then law in Vienna, where he simultaneously enrolled at the Academy of Music. He was associated with Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic.

November 28, 1948 - Agnieszka Holland (Born)

Agnieszka Holland is one of Poland’s most prominent filmakers. Agnieszka Holland is best known for her movie, Europa Europa, which brought her the Golden Globe Award and her second nomination for an Academy Award.

November 29, 1830 - Polish Uprising (Event)

The famous Polish Uprising of 1830 was a revolt against Russian rule in Poland which caused one of the largest waves of immigration in Polish history to France, the United States and several other countries around the world.

November 30, 1768 - Jedrzej Sniadecki (Born)

Jedrzej Sniadecki was a Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist. Sniadecki’s most important book was entitled The Beginnings of Chemistry, the first Polish-language chemistry textbook. It is believed that Jedrzej Sniadecki was the original discoverer of the element ruthenium in 1807.

November 26, 1855 - Adam Mickiewicz (Died)

Adam Mickiewicz was known for his poem Pan Tadeusz and is considered one of Poland’s greatest romantic poets. All of his greatest works were written in the Polish language. He is buried in Wawel Castle.

November 24, 1972 - Barry Potomski (Born)

Barry Potomski is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 68 National Hockey League games: 59 with the Los Angeles Kings and 9 with the San Jose Sharks.

Joan & Joseph BatoryMarian & Danuta BielawiecMrs. Joan Ziomek Birely

Edward ChabalowskiDavid ChominskiMaryAnn Collison

Chester & Helen CyzioHilary & Dolores Czaplicki

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. JankowskiStan Klet

Kurylo FamilyHenryk & Barbara Michalkiewicz

Polish Beneficial Association Polish National Alliance Group 3106

Przeradzki FamilySkowronski Real Estate & Insurance

Dennis & Lana Jo StaskoWilke Family

Rev. Dennis J. WitalecWojtkowiak Family

Bishop Emeritus John W. Yanta of Amarillo

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Ewa Matczak, D.M.D. General Dentistry

3084 Aramingo Avenue 4250 Richmond Street Philadelphia, PA 19134 Philadelphia, PA 19137 215-739-2787 215-533-2787 Office Hours by Appointment Mowimy Po Polsku

For more information about Historic Reflectoins visit:PolishAmericanCenter.org/hr

Special Greetings from

Leon A. Mankowski, Esq.Attorney-At-Law

2624 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134

215-739-8521

Bee F l owe r s Caterine Calderon

2637 E. Al legheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134Phone: (267) 519-2453 • Fax: (267) 519-2475bee f [email protected] • www.bee- f lowers .comFlowers fo r a l l occas ions Del ivery Nat ional & Inter nat ional

Greetings to Polonia Celebrating Polish American Heritage Month

From

Joseph S. Walunas

Polish American Cultural Center Exhibit Hall Sponsors Business Directory

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Auto Body Shop

POLONIA BANKWith 5 Offices in the Philadelphia

Area to Serve You

Philadelphia, PA:2646 E. Allegheny Avenue • 215-427-3333

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National Penn Bank

For locations in Bucks & Mercer Counties, please call 215-579-4000.

Washington Savings Bank

2701 E. Allegheny Avenue215-427-3500

2548 E. Lehigh Avenue (Mon-Wed-Fri)215-739-7219

10663 Bustleton Avenue215-673-3500

8729 Frankford Avenue215-624-8400

2900 Comly Road215-698-9400

Financial Institutions

Polish National AllianceAmerica’s Largest

National Fraternal Organization National Office: 6100 N. Cicero AvenueChicago, IL 60646 • 1-800-621-3723

Legal ServicesLeon A. Mankowski, Esq.2624 E. Allegheny Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19134215-739-8521 • Fax: 215-739-8082

Email: [email protected]

Tantala Associates, LLC6200 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135

215-289-4600 • www.tantala.comAlbert M. Tantala, Sr., P.E.

Peter J. Tantala, P.E.Albert M. Tantala, Jr., AIAMichael W. Tantala, P.E.

Engineering Services

Copernicus Society of America1 Reiffs Mill Road

Ambler, PA 19002 • 215-646-4420

Organizations

Polish American CongressEastern Pennsylvania District

308 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106 • 215-739-3408

Polish American Heritage Associationof Delaware County

St. Hedwig’s Society, Chester, PA

Polish National Alliance, Lodge #6502201 N. Bent Lane

Aston, PA 19014 • 484-995-0597

Polish Police Association of PhiladelphiaP.O. Box 16381

Philadelphia, PA 19114 • 215-426-2727

St. Adalbert Polish Language School2645 E. Allegheny Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19134 • 215-739-3500Classes Are Held On Saturday Mornings

Polish Women’s Alliance, St. Rita’s Society2401 Pennsylvania Avenue 15B-33

Philadelphia, PA 19130 • 215-769-8530

The Society of Our Mother of ConsolationP.O. Box 331

Wilmerding, PA 15148

Polish Beneficial AssociationA Fraternal Life Insurance Society

Serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware

Main Office: 2595 Orthodox StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19137 • 215-535-2626

Life InsuranceOrganizations

Polish Falcons of AmericaA National Fraternal Insurance Organization

Main Office: 381 Mansfield AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15220 • 412-922-2244

Theresa Korneluk Reilly, M.D.Eye Physician & Surgeon2418 E. Allegheny Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19134 • 215-634-6660Office Hours by Appointment • Mowimy Po Polsku

Physicians & SurgeonsEwa Matczak, D.M.D.

3084 Aramingo AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19134 • 215-739-2787

4250 Richmond StreetPhiladephia, PA 19137 • 215-533-2787

Office Hours by AppointmentSee ad in this newsletter.

Second Street Polish SocietyP.O. Box 37107

Philadelphia, PA 19148

Polish Roman Catholic Union of AmericaNational Fraternal Benefit Society

Main Office: 984 N. Milwaukee AvenueChicago, IL 60642 • 1-800-772-8632

www.prcua.org

Polish Women’s Alliance of AmericaNational Fraternal Benefit Insurance Organization

Branches in States Across AmericaMain Office: 6643 N. Northwest Highway - 2nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60631 • 847-384-1200or Toll Free - 888-522-1898

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RoofingEdward C. Tomaszewski

Funeral Home, Inc.Two of Port Richmond’s Most Modern and

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Funeral DirectorsSlabinski Funeral Home, Inc.

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ApplebeesThere’s No Place Like the Neighborhood

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PharmacyPort Richmond Pharmacy

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215-426-5099“Best of Port Richmond” 2007 through 2011

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MemorialsKulinski Memorials

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Serving all faiths in NJ, PA, and NY cemeteries!1-800-458-5467 • KulinskiMemorials.com

Moving ServicesIsaac’s Moving and Storage4309 G Street • Philadelphia PA 19124

Looking for Drivers and MoversNo experience required, spoken English necessary,

excellent starting pay, close to all Major Highways and Public Transportation, located in Philadelphia, PA.

To arrange for an interview, call Isaac’s Moving and Storage (800) 642-3562 ext. 740.

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From the Desk of Michael Blichasz

American Workers AdvocateHost of Saturday Variety Program at 11 A.M.

& American Workers Radio, Wednesdays at 11 A.M.

860 AM Radio, WWDB • Philadelphia, PA

I welcome you to review the information from my recent weekly commentaries and ask that you share this information with others.

AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com

Changing the Job Forecast in the U.S.A. As more Americans are supporting American made products it has changed the way people are shopping. This is great because when people look at labels they see for themselves where the products are made and how many of our jobs have been lost to foreign competitors.

Yes, we still hear in the media that businesses are leaving America to manufacture in foreign countries, but, there are also many companies that have decided to remain in the U.S.A. because they see the

importance of maintaining jobs in America where the majority of their customers live and also need to earn a living.

Looking up products online and requesting to know where the items are made has also helped consumers see fi rsthand how many foreign made products are readily available, and how few competitive American made items are for sale. Asking store personnel where the products are made as well asking online retailers where the products are made has been very effective.

From my own experiences, I know that store personnel have noticed that customers are walking in and look at the tags to see where the items were made. They take note when customers ask what American made items they have available, and take notice when customers are not satisfi ed with what they hear and decide to walk out the door and shop elsewhere. As you can understand, a store can have a thousand and one items for sale, but if they don’t have customers to purchase what they have available, the store has no sales and makes no profi t to maintain their business. No profi t from sales simply means the store does not move inventory, so more businesses are realizing that it would be benefi cial for them to seek out more American made products to satisfy the requests of customers.

Insuring that more American made becomes available is now in the hands of manufacturers and merchandisers promoting the American made products that are now available for sale. With your continued support we work toward changing how business is done in America, one sale at a time. Thanks for your participation.

Bring Back Millions of Jobs to America!

It is good to hear national elected leaders and the candidates for president discuss the importance of helping private sector businesses create more jobs for American workers. It’s not yet clear what types of jobs they are focusing upon, but I would recommend that they begin

their efforts by working with the owners and investors of America’s clothing industry with the goal of restoring 50% or more of the jobs lost to outsourcing clothing and textile jobs over the years. I suggest that local and national political candidates show us their leadership by organizing national and state meetings with America’s clothing manufacturers to hear their suggestions on ways to expand the clothing industry within America’s shores and then document their plans to restore jobs in the U.S.A. Today 90% of the clothing formerly made in the U.S.A. is made in foreign countries. It is time for this statistic to be reversed to where it was 30 years ago, and time for local, state and national candidates seeking your vote to not only TALK about JOBS, but demonstrate their ability to DO things for the long-term benefi t of the American people.

By working together, elected offi cials and business leaders can help restore the balance we need between imported and domestic products in America’s stores. It is often stated that tax loopholes made it better for companies to outsource manufacturing which killed jobs and job skills in the U.S.A. I’m suggesting that all candidates present us their written plans to close those tax loopholes and urge corporations manufacturing outside of the U.S.A. to return to America’s shores.

To better understand why we promote the Buy American Made Campaign, I ask that you look at the tags on the clothing you’re wearing right now to see where the items were made. As you look at the labels, consider how much better America’s economy would be if just the clothing industry was employing more Americans. Thanks for your participation and for spreading the word to others.

“American Made Month”

During the entire month of November, American Workers Radio will expand its efforts to promote America’s businesses, the industries manufacturing and assembling products in the U.S.A., and the jobs that employ Americans and add to a vibrant economy. This is a national event and everyone is asked to participate.

American Made Month will highlight American workers in all professions and focus on ways for America’s consumers to circulate more of their money in America’s economy by supporting products and services provided by American workers.

During November, 2016, American Made Month will promote efforts to expand jobs for Americans and UNITE local, state and national businesses that manufacture, assemble, promote, distribute and sell American made items.

Brief Schedule:1. Friday, November 4th, Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th, go out of your way to support National Small Business Weekend, which is held the fi rst full weekend of every month.

2. Tuesday, November 8th is National Election Day, an opportunity to vote for political leaders who support efforts to expand the American Made campaign and jobs for Americans from the self-employed to individuals employed by major corporations.

3. Friday, November 11th, Veterans Day, a time to honor veterans and promote jobs for America’s veterans and all American workers.

4. Weekend of November 11th, 12th & 13th, promote American Made items, let others know where they are sold and consider what American Made items will make great gifts for the upcoming holidays.

5. Thursday, November, 24th, Thanksgiving Day, a time to give thanks and unite our family, friends and neighbors to support the Buy American Made Campaign and jobs for American workers.

6. Friday, November 25th, Black Friday, a time to focus on American Made EVERYTHING, so American made businesses benefi t.

7. November 26th, Small Business Saturday, a national event to support America’s small businesses and another opportunity to seek out American made products.

8. November 29th and November 30th, the last days of American Made Month and an opportunity to consider what more can be done to make the balance of the holiday shopping season a success for the businesses manufacturing, assembling, promoting, distributing and selling American Made Products.

Mark your calendar and spread the word so November “American Made Month” will be a great success.

More information will be posted at: AmericanMadeMonth.com

Join Us in Promoting NOVEMBER as

AMERICAN MADE MONTH

American Workers Need You • Spread the Word!

During the entire month of November, American Workers Radio will expand its efforts to promote America’s businesses, the industries manufacturing and assembling products in the U.S.A., and the jobs that employ Americans and add to a vibrant economy.

This is a national event and everyone is asked to participate.For more information, visit: AmericanMadeMonth.com.

Listen to live or re-broadcasts of American Workers Radio at: AmericanWorkersRadio.com

For more information, contact Michael Blichasz at: [email protected]

Create and Save American Jobs online at:

MadeInAmericaStore.comFor Store Locations

and Hours, Call us at:

1-800-284-0384

AmericanWorkersRadio.com

National Small Business WeekendThe First Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Every Month

Visit NationalSmallBusinessWeekend.com


Bulletin BoardThe Polish American Congress Encourages All to Support Our Area Activities!

Sunday, October 2 - Pulaski Parade steps off at 12:30 P.M. from 20th and the Parkway. Free seating at Logan Circle in the area of television coverge on WPVI-TV6 ABC, 1 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. Info call 215-739-3408.

Sunday, October 2 - Polish American Citizens Association, Clifton Heights, PA, Annual Golf Outing, Cobbs Creek Golf Course, Lansdowne Avenue, Philadelphia, 8 A.M. Info call John Oleykowski 610-585-0685.

Friday, October 7 & Saturday, October 8th - Annual Harvest Fest, St. Mary Church, Hamburg, PA (94 Walnut Road in Tilden Twp., between Hamburg and Shart lesville off Old Rt. 22), food, games, raffl es. Friday, 4 to 9 P.M. with music by the Oldies Band, Saturday, 12 noon to 9 P.M. with music by the Golden Tones Polka Band from 1 to 4 P.M. followed by a Polka Mass at 4:30 P.M. Info call 610-562-7657.

Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9 - Brauhaus Schmidtz Festival, Armory, 22 S. 23rd Street, Philadelphia. Friday and Saturday, 7 to 11 P.M., Alex Meixner Band and Sunday, 6 to 10 P.M, Bavarski Band. Info call 267-909-8814.

Sunday, October 9 - Harvest Bingo, St. John Cantius Auditorium, 4435 Almond Street, Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, 12:30 P.M., games begin 2 P.M., cash prizes, buffet lunch, basket raffl e and more. Info call Terry Dombkoski, 215-535-6667.

Wednesday, October 12 - “Taste of Port Richmond 2016” Sample the neighborhood favorites from 11 of Port Richmond’s fi nest food establishments, Richmond Hall, East Indiana Avenue & Thompson Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Info call 215-779-8781.

Sunday, October 16 - Polka Dance, Stoudts’ Brewery, 2800 N Reading Rd, Adamstown, PA. Music by Alex Meixner, 1 to 6 P.M. Info call 717-484-4386.

Sunday, October 16 - “Witches & Bats” Polka Dance, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by Polka Naturals Band, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Joe Yaklowich 717-566-5704.

Sunday, October 16 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy Lecture in the Polish Language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Wojciech Budzynski. Topic: “500 Hundred Years of the history of Polish Swords.” Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited to attend. Free.

Saturday, October 22 - Polish American Cultural Center Museum Flapjack Breakfast, Applebee’s, 2535 Castor Avenue, Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, 8 to 10 A.M. Info call Theresa Romanowski, 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.

Saturday, October 22 & Sunday, October 23 - Polish Arts Club of Trenton & St. Hedwig Parish Photographic Exhibit Display “John Paul II the Holy Man: To the Ends of the Earth”, St. Hedwig Parish Lipinski Hall, Indiana Avenue, Trenton, NJ. Saturday, 10 A.M. to 7 P.M., Sunday, 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. Info call William Muszynski 609-448-6393 or [email protected]

Sunday, October 23 - Celebration of 1,050th Anniversary of Poland’s Christianity, St. Joseph Church, 1010 Liberty Street, Camden, NJ. Mass 10 A.M., procession, benediction and blessing with St. John Paul II relic. The pastor is inviting everyone to attend. Info call 856-963-1285.

Sunday, October 30 - Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia Autograph Session with Paul Krzywicki’s new book “Paderewski to Penderecki”, The Polish Musicians in Philadelphia, Associated Polish Home, Vistula Lounge, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 2 P.M. Refreshments will be served. Info call Jean Joka 215-483-0193.

Sunday, October 30 - Halloween-ski, Musical Concert (Zespol PIERSI plus Kwadrat) Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 5 P.M. Prizes for best costume. Info/tickets call 267-456-6968.

Sunday, November 6 - Polka Dance, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 2 to 6 P.M. Music by Dennis Polisky and Maestro’s Men. Info/reservations call John Wisniewski 215-906-1825.

Friday, November 11 & Saturday, November 12 - Christmas Bazaar, St. John Cantius Hall, 4435 Almond Street, in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia. Friday, 6 to 9 P.M., Saturday, 4 to 9 P.M. Polish food, game wheels, pictures with Santa, Christmas Shop and much more. Info call 215-535-6667.

Sunday, November 13 - St. Mary Polish American Society Christmas Bazaar, TK Club, 500 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, 12 Noon to 6 P.M. Music, Polish food, games of chance, raffl es, and much more. Info call Dorothy Swedkowski 610-630-0861.

Sunday, November 20 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy in the Polish Language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Edward Pierwola. Topic: “ 30 Yearsof The Pulaski Cadets in American History .” Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited. Free.

Sunday, November 20 - “Country Western” Polka Dance, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by Continetals, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Joe Yaklowich 717-566-5704.

Saturday, December 3 - Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia, Kosciuszko Foundation Philadelphia Chapter & Jagiellonian Law Society Christmas Gala, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Plymouth Meeting, PA. Cocktail Hour 6 P.M., followed by dinner, sharing the oplatek, silent auction. Music by Dennis Ostopowicz Orchestra. Info call Jean Joka 215-483-0193.

Sunday, December 4 - Christmas Bazaar, St. Stanislaus Hall, 3rd and Fitzwater Streets, South Philadelphia, 12 Noon to 4 P.M. Games of chance, food and much more. Info call rectory 215-468-1922. Everyone invited!

Sunday, December 4 - Polski Uniwersytet Ludowy Lecture in the Polish Language, Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Northeast Philadelphia, 3 P.M. Speaker: Jerzy Lesniak, Nowodworski Foundation. Topic: “1000 Years of Relationship Between Poland and Italy.” Info call 215-624-9954. All are invited to attend. Free.

Thursday, December 8 - Polka Dance (Alex Meixner ‘s 40th Birthday Celebration ), Evergreen Country Club, 415 Hartz Road, Fleetwood, PA, 6 to 11 P.M. Music by Alex Meixner Band. Info call 610-944-7501.

Sunday, December 11 - Polish American Heritage Association of Manayunk-Roxborough Traditional Polish Wigilia Dinner, St. Josaphat Church Hall, 124 Cotton Street, Manayunk, doors open 3 P.M. Info call Helen Cyzio 215-482-3040.

Sunday, December 11 - “Christmas Party” Polka Dance, Sacred Heart Parish Center, Cornwall Road & 419, Cornwall, PA. Music by Golden Tones Band, 2 to 6 P.M. Info/tickets call Joe Yaklowich 717-566-5704.

Polish American Heritage Month Greetings from

Pulaski ClubDanny Kay, President

2114 Wallace Street Erie, PA 16503


Pulaski Day Parade Grand Marshalfrom

Polish American Heritage Association, Chester, PA

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