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Polish American Congress in Greenpoint (PAC)
Kongres Polonii Amerykańskiej w Greenpoint (KPA)
177 Kent St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222
http://www.polamcon.org
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Frank Milewski
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(718) 263-2700 |
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New York - Downstate |
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Local |
| Year Organized: |
1944 |
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Political Advocacy |
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Mission Statement:
The Polish American Congress is a National Umbrella Organization, representing at least 10 million Americans of Polish descent and origin. Its membership is comprised of fraternal, educational, veteran, religious, cultural, social, business, political organizations and individual membership. The Polish American community prides itself on its deeply rooted commitment to the values of family, faith, democracy, hard work and fulfillment of the American dream. We are present in every state and virtually every community in America, on various social, business and economic levels.
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History/Achievements:
Represented Poland at the 1945 UN Charter Conference and 1946 Paris Peace Conference; an advisory to all the U.S. Presidents; initiated legislation; granted Poland the Most Favored Nation tariff status in 1956 and credits; supported appointments of Polish Americans to high level government positions; supported Congressional funding of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity; supported Poland's admission into NATO.
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Last Updated: 7/3/2001
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| | JACKIE MASON NAMED AUTHENTIC BIGOT 11/23/2003 - Jackie Mason was classified an authentic bigot by the anti-bias unit of the Polish American Congress, the umbrella organization for that ethnic group. The comedian's appearance on the Mark Levin show on New York’s WABC radio station triggered the charge after Mason quipped Polish people hate the Jews, they just don’t remember why. Levin was also taken to task for letting the remark go unchallenged. Mason does a lot of ethnic jokes. Some of them are benign, some even complimentary.
But when it comes to the Polish people, it’s always with an obvious intent to injure, said
Frank Milewski who heads the anti-bias unit.
The committee designated Mason an authentic bigot and issued its official certificate of authenticity naming him so. It forwarded the document to WABC and asked the station to present it to Mason.
Contact: Frank Milewski – (718) 263-2700
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