Books by top-selling Polish American authors, birthday and Christmas cards, butter lamb molds, and more!
Highlights from this month's print and digital editions:
Poland has purchased a former building of John Hopkins University, located on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. in a prestigious area near the White House, the U.S. State Department and Capitol Hill. The real estate was acquired for slightly over $20 million to serve as Poland’s new embassy.
In December, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded a group of Polish diplomats the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal for aiding Jews during World War II.
Poland has implemented mandatory firearms training for schoolchildren aged 14-16, amidst concerns over potential Russian aggression.
Poland supports Donald Trump’s call for NATO countries to allocate 5% of their GDP to defense, despite mixed reactions among Europe’s governments.
The Polish government has allocated 60 billion zloty ($14.3 billion) to fund the country’s first nuclear power plant. The project is being implemented by Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) at its Choczewo site in Pomerania.
The Dangerous Implications of U.S. Foreign Policy for Polish Security
Apple Pie and Pierogi, Too: A Look at Cultural Identity via Polish American and Polish Canadian Holiday Foods
Poles Apart: Two New Works Examine Toledo and Polonian Colonies in Texas
Belting Biegaj Brings Brilliance to Buffalo
If you are not a subscriber, here's what you are missing in this month's PAJ:
- ACPC Effort Places Things in Perspective
- New Format for an Old Favorite
- Limiting AI Chips Puts Warsaw at Odds with Washington
- Duda Believes Poland Will Benefit from Trump Administration
- Poland and NATO Prepare for Global Power Shifts
- More on the Institute for the Blind in Laski
- USPS Delays and Turn-Arounds
- Lent! Already?
- Brzezinski Retires as Ambassador
- PAHA Conference held in NYC
- PAJ Receives PAHA Award
- PolAm Cultural Center is Recipient of PAJF Prize
- A Well-Deserved Honor for Batory
- Gorski to Once Again Lead the Pulaski Police
- Zygmunt Lakocinski and the Polish Research Institute in Lund
- Commemoration Focuses on Victims
- Banksy and Damien Hirst Works Recovered
- Receives European Literature Prize
- Foreigners now Make up 6.7% of Poland's Work Force
- Olympic Hopeful
- An Art Deco Revival
- Archaeologists discover historic dugout canoe in Poland river near Modlin Fortress
- Kosciuszko’s Mine at the Ninety Six National Historic Site
- Casimir Funk, “Father of the Vitamin”
- Organizing Genealogy Information
- Poland’s Most Popular Last Names
- Webinar to Compare Records of German and Austrian Partitions
- Catholic Priest in Belarus Imprisoned for Treason
- “Who wants to buy all these churches?”
- Polish Constitutionalism and Lessons for American Democracy
- For Valentine’s Day: The Most Interesting Aphorisms About Love
- A Classic Recalled
- Zupa z kurczaka for the Polish Soul
- Mruzik Leads Penn State to Volleyball Title
- Impressive Numbers
- Baltimore’s 54th “Hej Koleda”!
- Culture On Display at Cathedral of St. Joseph
- Heritage Shines at St. Stanislaus Kostka in Adams, Massachusetts
- Concerts, Parties, and Parades Close Old Year, Usher in New
- Gniezno’s History, Brick by Brick
- St. Maximilian Kolbe Featured in Scorsese’s “The Saints”
- Eisenberg Applies for Polish Citizenship
- Polish your Super Bowl Party with Polish Shish Kebobs and Meatballs
- Orange Walnut Torte
- The Pondering Pole: Help Wanted
- Adding Ancestral Touches to Your Lent and Easter routine
- Obituaries: Dennis “Denny” Edward Balut, Vet, Designer at GM; Teddy Cioper, Business Leader, Founding Member of the Friends of Poland; Don Binkowski, Retired District Court Judge; Casimir “Casey” Kliszak, Venerable Musician, Band Leader, Promoter
- Time for Paczki to Once Again take the Centerstage
and more!
