It's Our Annual Easter edition! Articles in this special edition include:

• Swieconka: A Feast of Faith
• Easter Teaches Us that God is Always With Us
• Happiness is a Pussy Willow Branch
• Basket Blessing: A Cherished Catholic Tradition
• Basket Contents and Symbolism
• Swieconka Superstitions
• Easter Greetings in Translation / Easy Key to Polish Pronunciation
• The Folk Roots of Smigus-Dyngus
• Jaja and Babka for your Easter Meal
• Konopelski’s is the Answer

 

 

Highlights from this month's print and digital editions:

Newsmark

Poland has identified a Russian group tasked with influencing Polish elections through disinformation and stoking instability, according to Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.

 

Archaeologists have discovered nearly 14,000 artifacts, including evidence of early World War II German war crimes, during the latest stage of excavations at Westerplatte.

 

U.S.-based businesswoman and beauty influencer Kinga Strogoff is seeking to buy struggling Polish football club Lechia Gdansk.

 

Polish authorities have intercepted 23 tons of illegal waste from Germany, containing used agro-textile contaminated with soil.

British researcher Russell Edwards has confirmed the identity of the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper, by finding DNA on a shawl. Edwards claimed that 23-year-old barber Aaron Kosminski, Polish Jew who emigrated from Congress Poland to England in the 1880s, is the Ripper.

 

Editorial

Easter Teaches Us that God is Always With Us

Feature

Walesa, Democracy Advocates, Shocked by Disrespect for Zelenskyy

Book Review

Topedo Season: Lukas’ heartfelt reminder to love our families, work hard, and remain loyal to the truths we hold dear

Good and Evil, and the Shadows they Cast

Polka News

A Respite from the Winter Doldrums

 

If you are not a subscriber, here's what you are missing in this month's PAJ:

• The Miracle of Mercy
• Poland Plans to Mandate Military Training for all Adult Men
• Save Postage: Renew On-line
• Polish Mystic’s Stigmata of Reparation
• New Research Shines a Spotlight on New England’s Eastern European Communities
• Rozmowa Club Offers Chance to Polish Your Polish Skills
• Kurpie People Topic of Lecture Series
• PIAST Institute Announces Top PolAm Leaders
• Finding Where Our Ancestors Left
• Gates Uncovers Roots in Poland
• PAJ Foundation Accepting Applications for 2025-2026 Kamylla and Czeslaw Kaszuba Scholarships
• Polonia Places: Holy Mother of the Rosary PNC Cathedral,  Lancaster, New York
• Illinois Celebrates Pulaski Day at PMA with Visit from Duda
• With Goal, Scott Makes History
• Could Europe Defend Itself Without America?
• Reality Check
• At UN, Sikorski Calls for withdraw of Russian Forces
• Austin’s Polish Film Festival a Boffo Success
• Top Pianists, Choirs Reflect Chopin’s Genius
• The Way Back
• Zurawski Named one of TIME’s “Women of the Year”
• Poland Offering Paid Internships to Diaspora
• Obituaries: Alicja Nawara, PMA Board Member, Active Educator; Anthony “Tony” Kempinski, Founding Member of Dynasticks.
• Siemieniakowszczyzna Ranks Number 13
• Royal Respects from King Charles

and more!