Smolensk

Remembering the Heroes of the Katyn Massacre and the Smolensk Disaster
2023-04-25 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Victims of Communism Museum, 900 15th St NW, Washington, DC, DC, 20005, United States
The month of April is called the Month of National Remembrance in Poland. It gives an opportunity to remember significant events in the history of our nation as well as to pay tribute to the heroes and the victims of tragedy who died for the freedom and independence of Poland.
We are going to commemorate two particularly important events. The first being the Katyn Massacre, and the second being the Smolensk Disaster. Both of these tragedies took the elite of the Polish State and changed the dynamic of social and political life for many years, not only in Poland but also in Europe as a whole.
In September 1939, a number of Polish officers were taken prisoner by the invading Red Army and put in camps at Ostashkow, Starobels and Kozelsk, USSR. Most of them were not professional soldiers, but reserve officers mobilized during the German offensive. On orders signed on 5 March 1940 by Stalin and the Politburo, over 21,000 such prisoners were shot in April 1940: of these, 4,000 perished in Katyn near the city of Smolensk. For 50 years, Soviet governments denied their responsibility for these atrocities. Finally, in April of 1990, USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev admitted the Soviet Union’s guilt for the killings.
On April 10th, 2010, the Smolensk Disaster decapitated the Polish government. A Polish Air Force Tu-154 airliner crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk. Ninety-six people were killed including the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife, the former Polish President Ryszard Kaczorowski, the entire general army command, the Chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers, the president of the National Bank of Poland, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, various other Polish government officials, 15 members of the Polish parliament, senior members of the Polish clergy, relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre and the plane crew. They were on their way from Warsaw to attend an event marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Forest massacre.
Observances for the honored victims of these tragedies will take place on April 25, 2023 (Tuesday) at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, DC. The event will include a historical session on the Katyn Massacre, as an example of Russia’s doctrine over the centuries, starting as tsarist, then communist and now authoritarian, all of which perpetrate a world where the untruth is the foundation of perception, and the truth is the greatest threat.
The Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee in cooperation with the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, DC is looking forward to seeing you on April 25th 2023.

An in-person event organized by the Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee
in partnership with The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, DC:
900 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Free and open to the public. Spots are limited. Registration is required.

To register please email us at: info@sdcc-usa.org

The 9th Convention of Gazeta Polska Clubs - Savannah GA - 7-9 October 2022
2022-10-07 | PA
We invite you to the 9th Convention of Gazeta Polska Clubs – Savannah GA – 7-9 October 2022
1) Celebrations for the anniversary of the Battle of Savannah and the death of General Pulaski
2) Unveiling of the memorial plaque at Battlefield Memorial Park of Savannah
3) A socio-historical conference
4) Poland-Ukraine-United States-Three Seas-Intermarium
5) The Smolensk Disaster and the war in Ukraine

Project co-financed by the Polish National Foundation and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

12th anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 82nd anniversary of the Katyn Massacre
2022-04-10 11:00 - 13:30 | 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
The Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee invites you to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 82nd anniversary of the Katyn Massacre which will be held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa – April 10, 2022 – at 11:00 AM. The ceremony will begin with the Appeal of Remembrance and the laying of wreaths in front of the Smolensk Monument at the American Czestochowa Cemetery and the Holy Mass for the victims at 12:30 PM.

77th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising
2021-08-01 11:00 - 13:00 | PA
Polish Slavic Credit Union will honor the heroes & victims on the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. flag w/anchor, a symbol of the Polish Underground State, will be raised at HQ (100 McGuinness Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11222) on Sunday, August 1, 11:00 AM.

We invite you for 11th anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 81st anniversary of Katyn Massacre
2021-04-11 10:30 - 12:30 | 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
The Smolensk Disaster Commemoration Committee invites you to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 81st anniversary of Katyn Massacre, which will be held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa – April 11, 2021 -at 11:30 AM
The ceremony will begin with the Appeal of Remembrance and the laying of wreaths in front of the Smolensk Monument at 11:30 AM at the American Czestochowa Cemetery and the Holy Mass for the victims at 12:30 PM.

40th anniversary of the signing of the August Solidarity Agreements and the 81st anniversary of the outbreak of World War II
2020-08-30 11:00 - 15:00 | 91 Pulaski St, Newark, NJ 07105, 91 Pulaski St, Newark, NJ, 07105, United States
We invite you to the 40th anniversary of the signing of the August Solidarity Agreements and the 81st anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, which will take place on August 30, 2020, at St. Casimir’s Parish in Newark, New Jersey.
Solemn Holy Mass at 11:00 am.
After the Mass, the invited guests will be greeted, as well as Lech Sobieszka signatory of the August Agreements, and wreaths will be laid.
Organizers: Smolensk Disaster Commemorate Committee, Polish Army Veterans Association, and Gazeta Polska Clubs USA.

2020 Year of St. John Paul II. More information soon.
2020-05-18 | PA
On May 18th, 2020 we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s birth. More information soon.

War Veterans Have a Brush With Death
2019-06-09 08:00 - 2019-06-14 17:00 | Kilka lokalizacji
We invite you to meetings with veterans serving on military missions
Lt Karol Cierpica, MCpl Marcin Kulas, Sgt Corey Speck
June 9 (Sunday) – 8:30 am – Memory of Michael Ollis – New Dorp Lane and South Railroad Avenue
Staten Island, NY US 10306
10 June (Monday) – 7pm – Polish Cultural Foundation in Clark NJ, 177 Broadway, Clark, NJ 07066
June 11 (Tuesday) – 6pm – National House – Greenpoint – Driggs Ave. – Brooklyn, NY
June 13 (Thursday) – 10am – Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Washington, D.C.
June 14 (Friday) – 7pm – Cracovia Manor, 196 Main Ave. Wallington, NJ 07051
During the meetings, there will be the presentation of two episodes of the series “War Veterans have a brush with death” and the opportunity to meet film director Grzegorz Zasepa and the War heroes.

Commemoration of the 9th Anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 79th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre
2019-05-05 10:30 - 16:00 | 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
May 5, 2019 (Sunday) American Czestochowa
Commemoration of the 9th Anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster and the 79th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre
Program:
10:30 am – Gathering in front of the main church and a than march to the cemetery for monuments
11:10 am – An appeal of remembrance, laying wreaths, speeches of members of the Smolensk families
12:30 pm – Solemn Mass
2:00 pm – Dinner
3:15 pm – Artistic Part ( Conference Hall – Visitor Center Building)

6th Polonia Forum - a Socio-Historical Conference
2019-05-04 08:30 - 2019-05-05 19:00 | 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
May 4, 2019 (Saturday) – American Czestochowa
VI Polonia Forum – Socio-Historical Conference
Visitors Center Building – Conference Hall
Start: 9:30 am
