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				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://polishcenterofcleveland.org/traditional-easter-dinner/">Traditional Easter Dinner</a></h2><p>Picture of the fabulous &#8220;babki&#8221; for sale that are homemade by our ladies! Babka (singular) &#8211; &#8220;babki&#8221; (plural) are sweet yeast cakes Polish Easter would not be complete without Easter cake (babka): a tall, round, 10-yolk sweet yeast cake with a hole in the middle that can be compared to the American election cake.  Learn more about [&hellip;]</p>
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				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://polishcenterofcleveland.org/dear-fellow-polonian-2/">Dear fellow Polonian,</a></h2><p>It is once again time to renew your membership in the Polish American Cultural Center honoring John Paul II. For those who are not members of the Center, we hope you will join us in our mission to preserve and promote Polish traditions and culture in the Cleveland area. We had a successful year in [&hellip;]</p>
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