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PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS current events WEBINARS CONTACT Dr. Thaddeus Vladimir (Tadeusz) Gromada 1929 – 2025 We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Thaddeus Vladimir (Tadeusz) Gromada. His contributions to the academic community and to the preservation of our shared heritage have left an enduring legacy. Dr. Thaddeus Vladimir (Tadeusz) Gromada, a distinguished historian, educator, and lifelong advocate for Polish history and culture, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, at the age of 96. Born on July 30, 1929, in Passaic, New Jersey, to recent Polish immigrants Jan W. Gromada and Aniela Pudzisz Gromada, he grew up in the shadow of the Great Depression but with a deep pride in his Góral heritage from Poland’s Tatra Mountain region. This pride would shape both his scholarship and his lifelong mission to preserve and promote Polish culture. The first in his family to attend college, Dr. Gromada earned his B.S. from Seton Hall University in 1951, followed by an M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1966) in East Central European History from Fordham University, where he studied under renowned Polish historian Oskar Halecki. His career at New Jersey City University spanned more than three decades, during which he introduced innovative courses on Eastern European history, organized scholarly conferences, and championed multicultural and immigration studies, especially in the context of America’s ethnic diversity. Dr. Gromada was deeply committed to advancing Polish scholarship in the United States. He served the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) in a variety of positions—including Executive Director, President, and Secretary General—for fifty years, from 1971 until his retirement in 2011. Under his leadership, PIASA strengthened its role as a bridge between scholars in Poland and the United States and expanded its visibility in the wider academic community. In recognition of his decades of service, PIASA established the Tadeusz V. Gromada Award, bestowed occasionally on individuals for exceptional contributions over time as members or officers of the PIASA Board. Recipients of the award are honored at PIASA’s annual conference with a special commemorative plaque. He was also a past president of the Polish American Historical Association, a trustee and vice-chair of the Kosciuszko Foundation, and a member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences—an honor of which he was particularly proud. Alongside his sister, Janina Gromada Kedron, he co-edited and published the bilingual quarterlyTatrzański Orzeł / The Tatra Eagle from 1947 to 2019, a unique cultural journal devoted to the folk traditions, history, and diaspora of Poland’s Podhale region. Through this work, Dr. Gromada ensured that Góral culture, music, art, and history remained alive for new generations in both America and Poland. A respected colleague of figures such as Pope John Paul II and Zbigniew Brzezinski, Dr. Gromada was admired for his intellectual rigor, generosity of spirit, and dedication to preserving the historical truth and cultural heritage of Poland and its people. In honoring Dr. Gromada’s life, we remember a scholar whose work spanned continents, a cultural ambassador whose leadership enriched the Polish-American community, and a man whose love for history was matched only by his love for his family. Other News SPECIAL ISSUE––CZESŁAW MIŁOSZ, OUR CONTEMPORARY • July 15, 2025 Zakładnicy historii. Mniejszość Polska w postradzieckiej Litwie – SPOTKANIE AUTORSKIE • July 15, 2025 The Witching Woods – SHOW • June 24, 2025 Associate Professor/Professor- Polish History • June 20, 2025 1 2 3 … 48 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library current events webinars Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 686-4164piasany@gmail.com DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS current events CONTACT A new project for the year of 2025 2025 PIASA Project We are proud to announce that PIASA has received grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland for the year of 2025 and is starting a New Project entitled: “Preservation, development, digitization and promotion of the PIASA collection – stage V “. This year’s project involves the development, preservation, digitization, and publication of additional collections from the PIASA archives, which depict the experiences of Poles in emigration and represent Poland’s cultural heritage abroad. The results will be made widely accessible through unrestricted online access to the scanned collections and enhanced by a new AI-powered OCR module for document reading. The initiative will also include academic events such as a conference at Columbia University, an exhibition at the Institute’s headquarters, a guidebook publication on Polish traces in New York, school lessons and workshops linked to anniversaries declared by the Polish Parliament, as well as narrated recordings based on the most compelling documents identified through research. The project will be complemented by social media posts promoting the collections and disseminating knowledge among the Polish diaspora, particularly during Polish Heritage Month in the U.S., along with articles in traditional press outlets. Projekt PIASA 2025

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS current events WEBINARS CONTACT PAHA award for PIASA On January 4, 2025 PIASA was honored by the Polish American Historical Association with the Skalny Civic Achievement Award during the annual PAHA conference in New York. The award, presented at the banquet hosted by the Kosciuszko Foundation, recognizes PIASA’s dedication to advancing knowledge about Poland and Polish Americans through lectures, symposia, conferences, and publications. Thank you, PAHA, for this honor, and thank you to everyone who supports our mission to foster understanding of Polish and Polish American heritage. Other News WEBINAR – Private Parts, Public Discourse: Insights And Updates In Women’s Pelvic Health WEBINAR – Private Parts, Public Discourse: Insights And Updates In Women’s Pelvic Health • February 17, 2025 PROJECT EAGLE – book talk with John S. Micgiel PROJECT EAGLE – book talk with John S. Micgiel • February 17, 2025 CALL FOR PAPERS extended to March 1 CALL FOR PAPERS extended to March 1 • February 2, 2025 PIASA 2024 Awards Announement PIASA 2024 Awards Announement • January 1, 2025 1 2 3 … 45 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 686-4164piasany@gmail.com DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS current events CONTACT 2024 Grant Summary of the PIASA Collection Preservation Project From April 1 to November 30, we carried out a grant-funded project supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. The primary goal of the project is the preservation and promotion of PIASA Collections. In this year’s edition, we continued our ongoing work in the areas of elaborating, protecting, and preparing selected collections from the Archives for scanning and digitization. We also developed archival expertise reports to support the acquisition of new collections. Further initiatives include publishing online exhibitions, creating narrated recordings in the form of podcasts, and conducting school lessons. We actively engaged in social media, using significant anniversaries and events as opportunities to promote our collections through posts and by publishing digitized archival films and audio recordings from our collections on our YouTube channel. Od 1 kwietnia do 30 listopada prowadziliśmy projekt grantowy finansowany ze środków Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Głównym celem projektu jest ochrona zbiorów PIASA i ich popularyzacja. W tegorocznej edycji kontynuowaliśmy prowadzone dotychczas prace z zakresu: opracowania, zabezpieczenia, przygotowania do skanowanie i digitalizacji wybranych kolekcji ze zbiorów Archiwum. Opracowaliśmy ekspertyzy archiwalne na potrzeby przejęcia nowych kolekcji. Dalsze działania to m.in. publikacje wystaw online, nagrań lektorskch w formie podcastów i lekcje szkolne. Aktywnie działaliśmy w mediach społecznościowych przy okazji ważnych rocznic i wydarzeń upowszechniając tym samym nasze zbiory w formie postów, czy publikując zdigitalizowane filmy archiwalne i nagrania audio z naszych kolekcji na naszym kanale YouTube. Useful links: ONLINE EXHIBITION AUDIO RECORDINGS TEACHING CLASSES YouTube CHANNEL DIGITAL ARCHIVES Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Other News PAHA Award for PIASA PAHA Award for PIASA • January 9, 2025 PIASA 2024 Awards Announement PIASA 2024 Awards Announement • January 1, 2025 Summary of PIASA 2024 Collection Preservation Project Summary of PIASA 2024 Collection Preservation Project • November 30, 2024 PURIFICATION – the art exhibition PURIFICATION – the art exhibition • October 1, 2024 1 2 3 … 44 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 686-4164piasany@gmail.com DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Donation of the Tatrzański Orzeł/The Tatra Eagle Professor Thaddeus. V. Gromada has announced the donation of the his documents containing the“Tatrzański Orzeł/The Tatra Eagle,” a bilingual, quarterly journal, dedicated to Tatra folklore. The Tatra Eagle was founded and edited by Dr. Gromada, Professor at New Jersey City University, with the assistance of Jane Gromada Kedroń. A portion of these valuable cultural materials is being given to PIASA, with the remainder, arranged by Anna Mlekodaj, Professor Podhalańska Uczelnia Zawodowa Nowy Targ donated to the city of Ludżmierz in Poland.  The Tatra Eagle archival documents representing an important body of materials about Tatra regionalism will be accessible to both Polish and American scholars and researchers. Other News Donation of the “Tatrzański Orzeł/The Tatra Eagle” Donation of the “Tatrzański Orzeł/The Tatra Eagle” • September 21, 2024 Forgotten Polish Oscar Winners by Prof. Andrzej Krakowski Forgotten Polish Oscar Winners by Prof. Andrzej Krakowski • September 16, 2024 LECTURE: Security Threats – Polish Perspectives. LECTURE: Security Threats – Polish Perspectives. • August 12, 2024 Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 3 July 2024 Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 3 July 2024 • July 28, 2024 1 2 3 … 42 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 686-4164piasany@gmail.com DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS current events CONTACT A new project for the year of 2024 2024 PIASA Project

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT available online FELIKS GROSS BOOK COLLECTION The collection contains more than 300 volumes of books and articles. All items are available for free in the reading room of the PIASA Library. BROWSE ONLINE CATALOG