This is the annual meeting of the members of the Polish Home Association. It is also an election meeting for the Board of Trustees and the Officers position. Please see the PHA website for the election committee announcement, candidate list and other info. This year’s meeting follows a hybrid formula – members can attend by Zoom or in person. Similarly, voting can be done by mail or in person at the meeting. More: please visit
Valiant Integrated Services is searching for Polish language instructors to provide instruction in listening, reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as regional and culture subject using modern communicative methodology. These are fulltime positions in support for the military with posting at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord and in Tacoma. Security clearance is required. More: please see detailed job description and requirements here
Szkoła Polska im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Seattle poszukuje nauczycieli języka polskiego do prowadzenia nastepujacych zajęć: zajęcia dla dzieci w sobote rano zajęcia dla dorosłych w tygodniu wieczorem online. Zgłoszenia oraz pytania prosimy kierować do Dyrektora Szkoły Mileny Dickens na adres polishschool@polishhome.org lub telefonicznie 206 775 5039 Więcej informacji na temat szkoły jest dostępnych tutaj
The first time Jan Lisiecki came to play at the Benaroya Hall, in 2012, he wasn’t even 17. The young Polish-Canadian was taking international concert halls like a storm. He’s been hailed by the BBC music magazine as “perhaps most ‘complete’ pianist of his age ” and the Benaroya intro asserts that his “interpretation and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age”. Lisiecki’s solo concert is in the Seattle Symphony recital series. The program
The Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for graduate level studies, such as masters and Ph.D. studies, at colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 are awarded on a competitive basis for one academic year. Funding is for full-time studies. Scholarships are for the Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 academic year. ELIGIBILITY United States citizens and permanent residents (green card holders) of Polish descent who are beginning or continuing
The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs present the panel discussion Perspective of Poland that is part of Studying Poland Today series. This seminar discusses issues that appear continually to bother many Poles, whether living in Poland or elsewhere. Why, for instance, do many Poles seem disappointed that Poland does not play a greater role in the world? Is their disappointment justified? Do Poles in fact have a realistic view of Poland’s place in the world? How
The University of Washington has established the Maria Kott Endowed Professorship of Polish Studies at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. This is the first endowed professorship of Polish Studies on the West Coast of the United States and is in perpetuity, which assures that the Polish language and culture will be taught at the UW as long as the University exists. Recruitment for the position will start in the fall. In December 2021,
Dear PHA Members, We would like to encourage all PHA Members to participate in 2022 elections and to attend PHA annual meeting on Sunday, January 30, 2022. All eligible PHA Members should have received the Election Pamphlet, voting ballots and instructions how to cast your votes. You can vote by mail using the prepaid envelops included in your election mail and please remember to mail you ballots by January 22nd if you are voting by
The Holocaust Museum LA with collaboration of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in LA presents a webinar How a Polish Diplomat Saved Jewish Lives. Ellen Meth never knew the name of the man who saved her life. She was just a child when she and her father, Jewish refugees who had fled to Turkey in 1940, were declared “Catholic” by a diplomat at the Polish Consulate in Istanbul, allowing them safe passage
The Club invites new members to discuss books in Polish. The book for the meeting is Maria Czubaszek. W coś trzeba nie wierzyć by Violetta Ozminkowski, published in 2021 by Prószyński i S-ka. The book is a biography of Maria Czubaszek. She was a satirist, writer, songwriter, screenwriter, known of her witty and ironic take on different subjects. She started her career at the Polish Radio and made the name for herself as a radio
The Ukrainian community of Seattle presents the Ukrainian Nativity Play “Vertep Travels Through Ukraine” with support of several local Ukrainian folk groups and organizations as well as the Polish Choir and a Kirkland ballet studio as guests. This performance has been directed and produced by Maryna Volovyk. The performers include the Ukrainian folk-dance ensemble “Barvinok”, the Choir from the Our Lady of Zarvanycia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Seattle and about ninety children from the
Vote for Jola Paliswiat as the Senior Vice President of the Polish Home Association! Jola has volunteered for many years at the PHA, Polish Home, Polish Festival Seattle and other community events, always being respectful and graceful while working with other people. She has experience at different positions at PHA and other organizations. She is the most qualified and best candidate for the Senior VP position to help us move towards more interesting activities and better engagement at the
James Allen Hicker, one of the pillars of the Polish community of Tacoma, has passed away peacefully on December 1, 2021, after a short illness. He was 88. James was born on May 3, 1933, in Tacoma. He attended Lincoln High School and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1955 with a BA degree. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He married Jean Marie Sliwa on November 12, 1955. During James’