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Wojciech Korfanty and Striving for Freedom of Polish Silesians

Posted on 24-04-2023 , by: Art Gmurowski , 0 Comments

WHEN: May 2, 2023
WHERE: Virtual Program: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85405180777?pwd=eWJidUhXS2svTUJZN0loUCt0VXJCZz09

Presented by: Dr. Piotr Przybylski,  Assistant Director for Polish Studies University of St. Thomas-Houston

Wojeciech Korfanty fought to protect Poles from discrimination and the policies of Germanisation in Upper Silesia before WWI and sought to join Silesia to Poland after Poland regained its independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech_Korfanty).
On July 22, 2022, the Polish Sejm adopted a Resolution on establishing the year 2023 as the Year of Wojciech Korfanty (Uchwała Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 lipca 2022 r. w sprawie ustanowienia roku 2023 Rokiem Wojciecha Korfantego).

More information at https://polishheritagecentertx.org/

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