On the Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino
Writing these remarks at the request of our editor- in–chief, I first wish to say that I did not take part in the Battle of Monte Cassino, having fought the battle of the River Bzura. But that is another story. A great deal has been written about the Battle of Monte Cassino beginning with the […]
Twentieth Century Changes
In The Clarinet Polka, a novel about Polish Americans in a town very similar to Wheeling, West Virginia, the author Keith Maillard describes an encounter between two Polish Americans. The son of a working class Polish family living in the town’s Polish neighborhood pays a visit to a family that arrived after World War II […]
Growing up Polish
We refer to ourselves as Americans of Polish origin. My sister and I were born in the United States, whereas our older brother was born in Belgium where our parents had completed their university studies after the Second World War. We not only grew up speaking Polish at home, our parents taught us to read […]
The Tragedy of W. S. Kuniczak
Wieslaw S. Kuniczak, born in Lwow in 1930, died on September 20 at Quakertown Hospital near Philadelphia at the age of seventy. We may be to close to his death to sum up his literary heritage. (…) His opus magnum is monumental trilogy consisting of The Thousand Hour Day, The March and Valedictory. The initial […]
Polish Easter Traditions
Every year, between March 22nd and April 25th, on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon, the Christian world celebrates Easter. The 40-days of Lent precede it – it is a time of deep reflection on the meaning of faith and life, time of prayer and preparation for the Resurrection of Christ. This […]