POLISH INDEPENDENCE DAY
VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON

Poland In a Year of Anniversaries
of Enormous Consequence
1939, 1979, 1989, 1999

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Polish Center of Wisconsin
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Cash Bar: 12:00 pm Luncheon 1:00 pm

Cost: $40.00 per adult $15.00 per child 12 and under

For additional information, please contact
David Rydzewski at (414) 964-2447

     From reports of the 2019 WSIP recipients
        Wisconsin Study in Poland Scholarship

When I applied to the Wisconsin Study in Poland Scholarship, I had two goals: reconnect with my past and pave the way for my future. My grandfather’s pride in his Polish heritage, even though he himself is a third-generation immigrant, stimulated my interest in the language, country, and culture. My studies in sociology have left me interested in culture, religion, and in-group/outgroup interactions; Poland’s unique history means that it currently has a very interesting religious mix and is a perfect subject for my future studies. At the moment, I am considering doing a master’s program at the University of Wroclaw (with the ultimate goal of pursuing a PhD at the
University of Michigan), with Poland and religion as a main focus. Now that my time in Poland has ended, I would say that I have definitely achieved those two goals, as well as a few that I was not fully expecting. (Johanna Schmidt)

That first day was incredibly difficult for me… I was genuinely considering trying to switch to a lower level, but I sat myself down and decided that no. I had not come to Poland to have an easy time. If I didn’t want to challenge myself, I would not have come. I just needed to remind myself that when I feel like the others in the room are all smarter than me, this does not mean I should leave the room; this just means that I have an even greater opportunity to learn. (Johanna Schmidt)

October is Polish Heritage Month

Twenty Years Ago:
Poland’s Entry into the NATO Alliance
and How it Happened

Lecture by Dr Donald Pienkos
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

7pm on Tuesday, October 29, 2019

HOSTED IN POLISH CENTER OF WISCONSIN
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This event is free and open to the public

AUGUST 2019 ANNIVERSARIES

August 1, 2019
The 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising (in Polish: Powstanie Warszawskie), the largest military effort carried by any European resistance movement during World War II.The Polish Museum of America commemorates this landmark anniversary with an exhibit opening on August 1, 2019.

August 8, 2019
The 75th anniversary of the famed 1st Armoured Division (in Polish: 1 Dywizja Pancerna) under the command of Major General Stanisław Maczek enters combat and plays vital role in the Battle of Normandy and later, in the liberation of France and Netherlands.

August 16, 2019
Centennial of the Silesian Uprising (in Polish: Powstania śląskie), a series of three uprisings undertaken between 1919 and 1921 and aiming to make Silesia a part of the newly formed Second Polish Republic. Read more in the first issue of the PAC-Wisconsin Division newsletter.

August 26, 2019
The 80th anniversary of the first TV program emitted in Warsaw. After the war interrupted progress in this field (with some inventions going back to the end of the 19th century), television made its return to Poland in 1952.