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“Ernestine Rose (1810 – 1892), A Polish Born Leader of the American Woman’s Suffrage Movement” by Norman Kelker

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT “Ernestine Rose (1810 – 1892), A Polish Born Leader of the American Woman’s Suffrage Movement” by Norman Kelker The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America would like to cordially invite you for the lecture “Ernestine Rose (1810 – 1892), A Polish Born Leader of the American Woman’s Suffrage Movement ” by NORMAN KELKER on: May 18th at 6:30pm Ernestine Rose (1810 – 1892), A Polish Born Leader ofthe American Woman’s Suffrage MovementThursday, May 18, 2017, 6:30 PMA Lecture by Norman KelkerThe Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America208 East 30th StreetNew York, NY 10016 Ernestine Rose was a Polish born campaigner for human rights and a major figure in the American women’s struggle to gain the right to vote. She arrived in the United States in 1836 and began 32 years devoted the woman’s suffrage movement. Armed with magnificent oratory, superb debating skills and a keen mind she traveled throughout the country in an unceasing effort to gain the vote for women. She fought slavery advocates, anti-suffrage ministers, senators and congressman and anyone else who stood in the way of human rights. Ernestine Rose’s life is a unique testimony to the cause of freedom. She lived her life as she wrote in a letter to Susan B. Anthony, “All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of women’s rights in general, and the elevation of woman in particular, nearly all my life.” Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Can We slow, stop or even reverse aging?

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Can We slow, stop or even reverse aging? The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America – would like to cordially invite you for a lecture by Zbigniew Darzynkieiwcz, MD, Ph.D “Anti-aging Strategies Founded on Molecular Mechanism of Aging” and Dr. Radek Dobrowolski, Ph.D “Managing Molecular Waste in Aging and Neurodegeneration” Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, MD, Ph.D.,will present a lecture entitled:“Anti-aging Strategies Founded on Molecular Mechanisms of Aging”Dr. Darzynkiewicz’s research concentrates on cell biology with a focus on molecular mechanisms associated with cell proliferation, apoptosis, and sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs.Among many honors, he is a 2014 recipient of the PIASA’s Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award. Dr. Radek Dobrowolski, Ph.D.,will give a lecture entitled:“Managing Molecular Waste in Aging and Neurodegeneration”Dr. Dobrowolski specializes in the molecular mechanisms leading to neuronal death as observed in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. He also works on developing new therapeutic compounds to prevent the destructive processes within the brain that are triggered by traumatic brain injury. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Lecture by Professor Killion Munzele Munyama

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Lecture by Professor Killion Munzele Munyama The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America and The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations would like to cordially invite you to join us for a lecture by Professor Killion Munzele Munyama Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm.Professor Munzele Munyama will be discussing the Alternative Forms of Economic Labor Market Cooperation in the EU – a View from Poland. Professor Killion Munzele Munyama is a member of the Polish Parliament and lectures at the Economic University of Poznan and Economic University in Bydgoszcz. The event will take place at PIASA (208 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016). The lecture will be in English and a reception will follow. Please RSVP by Dec.1 at 212 6864184 or Polski Instytut Naukowy w Ameryce oraz Stałe Przedstawicielstwo Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej przy Narodach Zjednoczonych w Nowym Jorku ma przyjemność zaprosić na wykład ProfesoraKillion Munzele Munyama czwartek, 3 grudnia, godz. 18.30.na temat alternatywnych form współpracy gospodarczej Polski, w dobie nasyconego rynku pracy Unii Europejskiej. Profesor Killion Munzele Munyama, wykładowca ekonomii na Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Poznaniu oraz Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy, samorządowiec i polityk pochodzenia zambijskiego, poseł na Sejm VI i VII kadencji. Wykład odbędzie się w siedzibie PIASA (208 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016) i zostanie przeprowadzony w języku angielskim. Po wykładzie zapraszamy na nieformalną dyskusję z poczęstunkiem. RSVP do 1 grudnia: tel. 2126864164 lub email Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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“The Search for an Ebola Vaccine”

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT “The Search for an Ebola Vaccine” In 2014 and 2015 the world witnessed the worst global epidemic of Ebola virus disease in history. More than 25,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 people died from this deadly infectious viral disease for which no antiviral drugs or vaccines are currently approved. Health care workers from around the world conver gedin the West African epicenter of the outbreak, to do everything and anything possible to care for the sick and dying, and to stop the of spread of disease. At the same time, national regulatory authorities, health policy‐makers, and vaccine manufacturers scrambled to develop a vaccine that might be effective in preventing individuals from contracting the infection. This talk describes the journey to ward development of one very promising vaccine candidate, which, based on early results from a clinical study in Guinea, was shown to be 100% effective. Please RSVP by October 17 via email piasany@verizonnet or by phone at (212) 686-4164 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie Polski Instytut naukowy (PIASA) zaprasza na spotkaniez Grażyną Drabik pisarką, tłumaczem, wykładowcąpoświęcone Andrzejowi Bobkowskiemu “Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie”Manuskrypt książki Andrzeja Bobkowskiego “Szkice Piórkiem” znajduje się w zbiorach Polskiego Instytutu Naukowego w Nowym Jorku Wieczór prowadzony będzie w języku polskim Dzieki uprzejmosci EK Polish Bookstore, “Szkice Piorkiem” dostepne do zakupu po wykladzie.CZWARTEK, 30 KWIETNIA, 2015, 18:30 -20:30.208 E. 30 STREET (near 3rd Ave.), NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Fundacja Alfreda Jurzykowskiego w Nowym Jorku

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Fundacja Alfreda Jurzykowskiego w Nowym Jorku Authors evening Czeslawa Karkowskiego will introduce his book: Fundacja Alfreda Jurzykowskiego w Nowym Jorku Czeslaw Karkowski, doktór filozofii, wykładał filozofię na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim. Następnie przez dwa lata mieszkał w Berlinie Zachodnim, a w połowie lat osiemdziesiątych wyemigrował do Nowego Jorku. Tu pracował w oddziale Wolnej Europy, apóźniej został Dyrektorem Instytutu Piłsudskiego. Przez dalsze ponad 20 lat pracował w redakcji nowojorskiego “Nowego Dziennika”. Równolegle wykładał filozofię i socjologię w Mercy College, gdzie pracuje do dzisiaj. Wykłada także w Hunter College w Nowym Jorku, gdzie opiekuje się polskim programem – literatura, język, tłumaczenia. Czesław Karkowski jest autorem około 10 książek – pierwsza, opublikowana w Polsce, jest poświęcona pisarstwu Brunona Schulza. Jego ostatnia książką, opublikowaną w Nowym Jorku, jest „Iliada współczesna” – rozważania na temat starogreckiego poematu Homera. Przetłumaczył też parę książek, oraz opublikował setki artykułów, w tym także w czasopismach naukowych, oraz w książkowych pracach zbiorowych. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Bolesław Leśmian, Marvellations

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Bolesław Leśmian, Marvellations An Evening of Poetry and Art: “Marvellations”.With Marian Polak-Chlabicz, translator of Bolesław Leśmian poetry,Janusz Skowron, illustrator of books of poetry and Tadeusz Turkowski, actor.Musical accompaniment by saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna. Marian Polak ­Chlabicz is a journa list, translator, writer and poet living in New York. He regularly contributes to the Nowy Dziennik, Polish Daily News, the website www.nowyjorker.com and many other media. He recently translated into English two volumes of poetry by the famous Polish poet Bolesław Leśmian: 33 of the Most Beautiful Love Poems (2011) and Marvellations (2014). He also translated (2012) poems of Pablo Neruda’s Veinte Poemas de Amor y una Canción Desesperada into Polish. Currently, he continues to translate Leśmian’s poems and works on a few other literary projects. Janusz Skowron is a painter, a graphic artist and a photographer. He has been living in New York for many years where he tirelessly promotes Polish art. He works closely with the Art Group “Emotionalists”. His broad experience includes participation in more than 200 individual and group exhibits. Tadeusz Turkowski has performed with the well‐known Theatre “Hybrydy’ in Warsaw. He is recognized by the New York area Polish community for his excellent interpretations of Polish poetry. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Czy warto było – Odyseja Dżinsowych Kolumbów

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Czy warto było – Odyseja Dżinsowych Kolumbów Author’s Evening “Czy bylo warto – Odyseja Dzinsowych Kolumbow” by Liliana Arkuszewska Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences invites you to an evening with Liliana Arkuszewska, the author of “Czy bylo warto Odyseja dzinsowych Kolumbow” a wonderfully textured novel that takes readers on a fascinating journey into the lives of recent Polish migrants. Throughout the evening, attendees will be entertained by music of Krzysztof Medyna, saxophone. Immediately following the author’s presentation, please join us (and her) for a glass of wine and conversation. The event will be held at PIASA headquarters on April 24, 2014, at 6:30pm. The presentation will be in Polish. Please RSVP by April 21 via email or contact us by telephone at 212- 686-4164. Polski Instytut Naukowy w Ameryce zaprasza na wieczor autorski Liliany Arkuszewskiej, autorki fascynującej książki o zyciu Polskiej migracji z lat 1980-tych na Zachodzie pt. “Czy było warto Odyseja Dzinsowych Kolumbow.” Gosciem będzie tez Krzsztof Medyna uswietniajacy wieczor swoim magicznym saksofonem. Po spotkaniu autorka będzie podpisywala książki przy tradycyjnej lampce wina. Prezentacja odbędzie się w jezyku polskim 24 kwietnia o godz. 18:30. Prosimy o RSVP email lub telefon 212- 686-4164. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Author’s Evening by Ryszard Horowitz

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Author’s Evening by Ryszard Horowitz Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of Americacordially invites you to the book signing and lecture byRyszard HorowitzNovember 7, 2013 at 6:30 pmQuincy Jones admiring “All that Jazz”who will talk about his book “All that Jazz” which was named The Most Beautiful Book of the Year 2012 by The Polish Society of Book Publishers.(Ryszard Horowitz’s book will be available for sale – courtesy of EK Polish Bookstore).208 E. 30 STREET (near 3rd Ave.), NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016RSVP: , Telephone: 212 686 4164, www.piasa.orgRefreshments will be served Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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Book Signing and Lecture (in Polish) by Anna Frajlich hosted by Krystyna Olszer

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Book Signing and Lecture (in Polish) by Anna Frajlich hosted by Krystyna Olszer Polski Instytut Naukowy (PIASA)zapraszana wieczór autorskiAnny Frajlichpoświęcony nowej książce“Łodzią jest i jest przystanią”wieczór poprowadzi (w języku polskim)Krystyna Olszerpo odczycie, ksiazkę będzie można nabyć dzięki EK Polish Bookstore. środa, 23 pażdziernika 2013, 18;30208 e. 30 street (near 3rd ave.), new york, n.y. 10016rsvp: piasany@verizon,net, telefon: 212 686 4164, www.piasa.org ANNA FRAJLICH, an accomplished Polish émigré poet, is the author of 12 collections of poetry and the recipient of prestigious awards from the Kościelski Foundation of Switzerland and W&N Turzański Foundation of Toronto. In their citation, the prize committee commended Frajlich’s work as one „of the most interesting phenomena om contemporary Polish poetry,“ one which „reveals deep truth about the existence of an idividual entangled in the tragic fate of contemporary civilization.“ The expanded second edition of her bilingual volume Between Dawn and Wind, translated and with an introduction by Regina Grol, was published in Fall 2006 by Host Publications. Recently Frajlich published “Laboratorium” collection of prose miniatures, and collection of essays “Czesław Miłosz. Lekcje”. Anna Frajlich (aka Anna Frajlich-Zajac) received her MA from Warsaw University in the Polish literature, and her Ph.D. in the Slavic Department of the New York University in 1991. Her poetry, reviews, articles and essays have been published in various journals in Poland, the United States, and Europe. Frajlich is a Sr. Lecturer at the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University in New York City, where she teaches Polish language and literature. In 2002 Anna Frajlich received The Knight Cross of the Order of Merit awarded by the President of the Polish Republic and in 2008 she received the Honorary title of the Ambassador of Szczecin, Poland. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) 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

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