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’
The annual New Year’s Eve party returns this year. Due to the pandemic the number of tickets is limited. The plan for the evening is as follows: 7:30 pm door opens 8 pm to 9:30 pm dinner by Sebi’s Bistro’s chef Kamila from 9:30 pm dancing, TJ TBD 12:00 midnight champaign toast served 1:30 party ends Cost is $90 for PHA members, $120 non-members. Reservations at the Eventbrite site Drinks start at $5 More: for
The Kosciuszko Foundation online programs present a webinar in the Studying Poland Today series Poland: Imagined Community: Poetry and Poems in Polish Culture by Stanley Bill. The lecture looks at the particular importance of poetry in Polish history, with a focus on the twentieth century and the “Polish school of poetry”. It will examine the significance of poetic works for ideas of national community in the face of external oppression, but also for the expression
The Polish Cultural Center presents the chamber music concert Music of Polish-Jewish Composers, that includes works of four composers: Roman Ryterband (1914-1979), Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996), Simon Laks (1901-1983) and Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948). The concert featuring Magdalena Molendowska (soprano) and Julia Samojło (piano) has the following program: Roman Ryterband: Three Hebrew Songs (1938) Mieczysław Weinberg: Gypsy Bible / Biblia Cygańska – songs to poems by Julian Tuwim op. 57 (1950s) Roman Ryterband: Variations on a folk song for piano solo (selection,
Crew Treks, the local tourist outfit for hardy souls is going back to the wilderness in the 2022 season! There is a new set of adventures waiting for you with $500 discount on many of the trips. Crew Treks offers thrilling trekking and climbing adventures and takes you to the remotest alpine wilderness in the world! From Machu Picchu and Patagonia in the Western hemisphere, to Kilimanjaro and Everest Trek in the East. All the
Another event makes a comeback: the Polish Home Association presents the annual Mikołajki party for children to celebrate Christmas traditions at the Polish Cultural Center. This is a community-wide event and all children are invited, regardless whether they speak Polish or English. Due to COVID restrictions, a visit by Santa Claus is not confirmed at this time, but there will be a photo booth and an opportunity to take family pictures with the kids. Other
Polish Cultural Center and Swing It Seattle present the monthly Swing It Saturday dance party. Come swing dance to live music with Jonathan Doyle Swingtet from 8:15 to 11:00. No partner or experience needed – come join the fun! Intro dance lesson at 7:30 pm. The bar will be open upstairs for the event. Swing It Wednesday: besides this longer monthly Swing It Saturday dance party at $20, there is also a series of dances
Komunikat Wyborczy Towarzystwa Domu Polskiego na rok 2022 Doroczne Zebranie Wyborcze Towarzystwa Domu Polskiego (TDP) odbędą się w Domu Polskim w Seattle w niedzielę 30 stycznia 2022 o godz. 15:00. Bezpłatny obiad dla członków DP od godz. 14:00. Zgodnie z naszą Ordynacją Wyborczą, zgłoszenia kandydatur do Zarządu i Rady Opiekunów na nową kadencję należy przesyłać na piśmie nie później niż do 15 grudnia 2022 roku (data stempla pocztowego). Oświadczenie kandydata i zdjęcie do publikacji w gazetce wyborczej
Sebi’s Bistro has just announced that it is taking pre-orders for Christmas. You can order all Polish Christmas food favorites from borscht & uszka and herring salad, through home-made ham, blood sausage (kaszanka), cabbage rolls and different kinds of pierogi, to poppy seed cake and Polish apple cake (szarlotka). Please look at the Sebi’s holiday order form for details on what you can order and how to put an order in. More: Sebi’s website, Sebi’s
Polish Home Assn. presents an Andrzejki and Wine Tasting Party at the Polish Home. Andrzejki in Poland is the last party of the season, on the St. Andrew’s Eve, and its traditions include fortune telling with wax poured on water. Dancing to the music from CDs. The main attraction of the evening, besides the aforementioned fortune telling, will be wine tasting. Flights of wine (samplers) will be available with appetizers pared with the wine! Also
Giving Tuesday is a national charity event in the USA that happens on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It has become better known and more popular when different high-tech companies started to participate in it through matching gifts and encouraging their employees to participate. In our state, GiveBIG WA and its website are main coordinators for the event. Local Polish organizations such as Polish Home Association and Seattle Polish Foundation are participating in this event and
Washington Academy of Languages at the City University of Seattle has a native Polish instructor and has been offering Polish classes. Dr. Ewa Krawczyk will be teaching Polish 1 in the spring quarter on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:20 pm Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk Tue 6:30 – 8:20PM 1/4/22 3/8/22 in-person class You can register for the language classes at the Washington Academy of Languages without being admitted as a student of the City University
Kamila Kanczugowski, the well known and liked chef in the Polish community, accepted a new position at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; for now it is on a temporary basis. She has already started, so you can drop by to enjoy your favorite Polish dishes right away. Kamila is mostly known from Sebi’s Bistro in Seattle, which has been the Kanczugowski family business since 2013, renown for it’s Polish and European cuisine. Kamila is
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee presents a webinar The Polish American Woman: Writing Her Self by Prof. Grażyna Kozaczka, based on her book Writing the Polish American Woman in Postwar Ethnic Fiction. The author’s intro to the lecture: This talk, Polish American Women: Writing Her Self, will apply a literary lens to a discussion of identity/self of immigrant and ethnic women. What is it that women fiction writers reveal to us about their Polish