Maurice Sendak’s Unique Vision Stemmed from Polish-Jewish Heritage

Maurice Sendak, the famed author of Where the Wild Things Are, died May 8 in Ridgefield, New Jersey, leaving to posterity a unique body of writing and illustration for children rooted unmistakably in his heritage.  Born in 1928 in Brooklyn to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Sendak was made aware of his mortality from an early age, as [...]

President Obama Announces Jan Karski Will Be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, President Barack Obama announced he will award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a former officer in the Polish Underground during World War II who was among the first to [...]

Kosciuszko Foundation President Vents Frustration Over Administration’s Unwillingness to Lift Visa Requirement for Poland

Full text of today’s message from Alex Storozynski, president of the Kosciuszko Foundation, urging Polish-Americans to sign a petition and speak out:
After years of broken promises from Washington, Poland finally has a chance of being included in the Visa Waiver Program thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer. Sen. Schumer came to the Kosciuszko Foundation on Friday [...]

The Sounds, Feelings, and Thoughts of Poet Wisława Szymborska, 1923–2012

 Thirty years ago, I was working in the literature department of the Detroit Public Library, devoted to building an excellent collection of contemporary poetry. I bought a book for the library with the unfortunate (it seemed to me then) title Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts by Polish poet Wisława Szymborska. The book turned out to be a revelation that [...]

Recommended Reading: “Not Your Grandma’s Poland Anymore”

A December 4, 2011, article in The Jewish Daily Forward makes many interesting points about contemporary Poland and is valuable reading for Polish Americans. The discussion it generated on the wesite is also provocative. Excerpts:
“When Poland’s new Sejm, or Parliament, was seated recently, the nationally televised event showed something never before seen in this conservative [...]

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The Sounds, Feelings, and Thoughts of Poet Wisława Szymborska, 1923–2012
02.07.2012
Recommended Reading: “Not Your Grandma’s Poland Anymore”
12.22.2011
Recommended Viewing: Imaginary Witness
12.20.2011
Dominican University Scholarship Could Make a Polish-American Librarian Out of You!
12.14.2011

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