The Polish Center houses the offices of the Polish Heritage Alliance, including Polish Fest, the annual three-day festival of Polish music, cuisine and culture that is held at the Henry W. Maier Festival Grounds in downtown Milwaukee.  The Polish Heritage Alliance holds a wide array of cultural, social and dining events throughout the year, including workshops, concerts, a card club, weekly bingo sessions, fish fries and brunches.  Click here for a current calendar of events.

Paintings on Leaves
An Exhibit by Jerry Moskaluk
Opening Reception-Sunday, January 11, 2009, 1-3 p.m.
On display through February 22, 2009

Jerry was born in Chodorów, near Lwów.  After the invasion of eastern Poland by the Soviet Red Army, he and his family were deported in 1940 to Soviet Kazakhstan.  After the release of Polish prisoners in Russia and the formation of a Polish army, he and his family followed the movement of the army south and eventually were evacuated to Iran.  In 1943 Jerry left his family in Teheran to join the Gen. Anders Polish Cadet Corps in the south of Palestine.  In 1947 he arrived with his unit in England and soon after its dissolution he settled in the Birmingham area. In 1952 he emigrated to the USA and in 1953 he made his way to Milwaukee. Soon he enrolled at Marquette University. He graduated in 1959 with a degree in chemistry. In the same year he married Heddy and moved to Chicago to embark upon his lifetime career as a research chemist.

Painting on leaves is Jerry's relatively recent incursion into art. It is spontaneous and unpretentious and is his welcome pastime in retirement.

Admission to the reception and the exhibit is free and open to the public. The exhibit hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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