Need some Polish food for Easter? You can obtain many of your favorites by filling out this form and sending it to kuchnia@polishhome.org. then pick up your order at the Polish Cultural Center on Friday, March 29 from 3 pm to 8 pm.
Polish Cultural Center invites you to an enchanting recital concert paying homage to the famous singer Anna Jantar whose life was cut short tragically in 1980 at the age of 30. Before her death she was one of the most popular Polish singers, with multiple golden disks and song-of-the-year awards. The recital features the talented duo Paulina Grochowska-Stekla and Wojciech Stekla. Artists who are married both in life and in music bring a unique blend
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Marcowe spotkanie klubu książki poświęcone jest dyskusji na temat książki „Sydonia. Słowo się rzekło”, napisanej przez wybitną pisarkę Elżbietę Cherezińską. Autorka, bazując na starych dokumentach, rekonstruuje historię Sydonii von Bork, szlachcianki należącej do najstarszego rodu szlacheckiego Pomorza, żyjącej w Księstwie Pomorskim na przełomie XVI i XVII wieku. Region ten przeżywał w tym czasie swój złoty wiek, a fala polowań na czarownice przetaczała się przez Europę, nie
Welcome to NAWA summer courses in Polish language, history and culture. We invite you to a country with an extraordinary tradition of freedom, tolerance and democracy – a country that created the first constitution in Europe and a union with Lithuania which is a model of integration with equal rights; a country with the DNA of peaceful cooperation, and at the same time a country which, thanks to its sovereignty regained in 1989, has become
UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance presents a talk “Undoing Legal Authoritarianism: The Case of Poland, and Its Relevance Elsewhere” by Dvid Ost. A Q&A session will follow. During the eight years it was in power, starting in 2015, Poland’s Law and Justice Party (PiS), led by Jarosław Kaczyński, pursued a hard “right-wing populist” agenda marked by eviscerating the Constitutional Court, purging the judiciary, executive control of prosecution, politicizing the civil service, turning
World Affairs Council in Seattle invites you to the presentation “The Challenges for the New Democratic Government in Poland” by Dr. Henryka Bochniarz. Poland experienced a significant transformation last year, as voters, particularly women and young people, voted out the populist Law and Justice Party (PiS). The eight-year tenure of the PiS alarmed international observers and intensely divided Polish society as their illiberal reforms saw greater control of the judiciary and media as well as
Mark your calendars for a wonderful piano duet performance featuring the electrifying chemistry between two gifted musicians at the top of their game. Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania will transport you with their thoughtfully curated menu of musical delights, from Paderewski to Żeleński to Tansman–and more. Piotr Różański, who teaches as an Assistant Professor in the Piano Department at the Academy of Music in Krakow after graduating with Distinction from the same institution, has won
The UW School of Music presents The Zarębski Piano Duo – Grzegorz Mania and Piotr Różański – in a free lecture-recital of music by contemporary Polish women composers. The idea behind the lecture-recital program is to popularize piano duets for four hands, written by contemporary Polish women composers. This type of chamber ensemble has an important representation in the works of many Polish women authors, including Hanna Kulenty, Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk, Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, and
Drodzy Uczniowie, Nauczyciele, Redaktorzy i Działacze Polonijni, Zapraszamy do udziału w XV edycji konkursu “Być Polakiem” w Module A (dla uczniów) i Module B (dla nauczycieli polonijnych). Szczegółowe informacje są tutaj https://bycpolakiem.pl/. Termin składania prac jest 18 marca 2024. W ubiegłym roku uczestniczyło w Konkursie prawie 1.300 uczestników z 43 krajów świata, we wszystkich poprzednich edycjach – prawie 15.000 dzieci i młodzieży. Uroczysta Gala z uhonorowaniem Laureatów i Wyróżnionych odbędzie się w Zamku Królewskim w Warszawie
Polish Home Association and Polish Women’s Club invite everybody to a pierogi making session for the spring bazaar at the Polish Cultural Center. All volunteers are welcome, no prior knowledge is necessary. If you don’t know how to make pierogi this is a hands-on workshop to make you a pro! Come to learn, then help an hour or two and have fun in a camaraderie atmosphere with other volunteers. The first session is on February
This event is in Polish. Salon Poezji zaprasza miłośników na duchową ucztę poezji i muzyki pt. “Cień babiego lata”. W programie wiersze znanych poetów z Opola, Elżbiety Lisak-Duda i Harry’ego Dudy oraz muzyczne iterludia w wykonaniu niezastąpionej Marzeny Lilian Szlaga. Elżbieta Lisak-Duda i Harry Duda, którzy sa oboje autorami wielu tomików poezji, przez wiele lat pracowali niezmordowanie dla Radia Wisła w Seattle, prezentując swoje dzieła oraz prowadząc programy radiowe “To czytałam, polecam” (ELD) oraz “Z
Kino OKO invites viewers to a screening of the 2020 Polish WWII documentary movie “Cross Over Swastika. Operation Intelligentsia / Krzyż ponad swastyką” (78′) at the Polish Cultural Center. Due to the topic and scenes depicting WWII Nazi concentration camps, viewer discretion is advised. In Polish with English subtitles, free admission. This fictionalized documentary directed by Hanna Etemadi presents the gruesome story of priests during the WWII German occupation of Poland. The movie is based on
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Tematem spotkania lutowego jest powieść “Ostanie rozdanie” Wiesława Myśliwskiego. To spotkanie jest zamiast spotkania syczniowego. Ostatnie rozdanie to dzieło „totalne”, które chce objąć całość ludzkiego doświadczenia, dotknąć tajemnicy bytu. Jest zachętą do myślenia, nie poucza, nie moralizuje i nie ocenia. Pokazuje życie z jego dobrymi i złymi stronami. To powieść filozoficzna i wielowymiarowa, której tematem jest człowiek i ludzki los zawieszony między przypadkiem a koniecznością. Perfekcyjnie skonstruowana,
The Kosciuszko Foundation’s Teaching English in Poland Program is currently looking for American volunteers who wish to connect with Polish and Ukrainian children and teachers during the summer in Poland. Become a TEIP Teacher or Teacher Assistant and spend a wonderful summer in Poland. Apply and read more about the 2024 TEIP Program, current cam opportunities, dates and locations on our website Teaching English in Poland. If you have any questions please contact us at teip@thekf.org. The application
Hungry for ponchki / pączki or favorki? Polish Home Association invites you to celebrate Fat Thursday at the Polish Cultural Center. (Fat Thursday is the Polish equivalent of Fat Tuesday, except a few days earlier). Drop by to the Polish Home between 4 pm and 9 pm to buy Polish cakes and pastries or have a delicious dinner! Sweet tooth cravings will be satisfied with poppy seed cake / makowiec, favorki, ponchki / pączki and
Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk has just arrived in Seattle for her new position as the Maria Kott Endowed Assistant Professor of Polish Studies at the UW Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. In January 2024 she started teaching her first course “Modern Polish Literature in English” focusing on intellectual and cultural history in literary works during Cold War which already attracted great student interest. She will be teaching Polish language, literature, and culture classes and will
At the annual meeting of the Polish Home Association held on January 28, 2024, Lidia Jasklowska has been re-elected as the PHA President, Erik Lidzbarski as the Senior Vice-President and Roman Rogalski as the Treasurer. Congratulations! A full list of the 2024 PHA Election results for all the Officer and Trustee positions can be found on the PHA website. More: for more information, please contact Polish Home Association at info@polishhome.org
This is the annual meeting of the members of the Polish Home Association. PHA owns and operates the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle. It is also an election meeting for the PHA Board of Trustees and the Officers positions. Please visit the PHA election page for the election committee downloadable newsletter with the announcement, candidate lists and other info. As is a tradition a free dinner will be served before the meeting, starting
KINO OKO is showing another WWII documentary “Stefan Starzynski. Investigation Discontinued / Stefan Starzyński. Śledztwo umorzono” (2017, 60 min), directed by Hanna Etemadi. Stefan Starzyński was the Mayor of Warsaw from 1934 to October 1939. He became famous for his heroic attitude during the defense of Warsaw in September 1939. He refused to evacuate with the government to Romania and remained faithful to Warsaw to the end, He did not abandon it in the face
Ronald “Roman” Golubiec, a pillar of our Polish community, died on January 24, 2024 in Seattle of old age, he was 91. Romuald Golubiec was born in Riga, Latvia on July 27, 1932. His father was arrested and taken away by the Soviets. His mother later remarried to the Polish Consul, Boleslaw Golubiec. After the Soviet Union invaded the Baltic countries in 1940 his stepfather was also arrested and sent to Siberia but managed to