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Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska Covers Polish Immigrant Community’s Reaction to Tragic Plane Crash
In a television interview Kern-Jedrychowska talks about covering events following the death of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and many top officials in the April 10th plane crash.
Liu Becomes First Asian Elected to Citywide Office in New York
By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporter [* Editor’s note: This article was amended to correct election results in the last paragraph.] John C. Liu’s victory in the race for New York City comptroller on Tuesday marks the…
Looking for Reelection, Mayor Bloomberg Courts Ethnic Press and Immigrant Voters
By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporter Bloomberg promised to talk more to the city’s ethnic media if he’s reelected. (Photos: Aleksandra Slabisz) With less than a month to go before the election that will decide whether he…
Feeling Disrespected: Poles React to Obama’s Shift on Missile Defense
When the Obama administration recently announced its decision to scrap the Bush-era plan for an anti-missile shield based in Poland and the Czech Republic many Poles were not surprised. It simply confirmed what they had been expecting. Last fall then-President-elect…
New Museum Aims at Reconciliation Between Poles and Jews: FI2W’s Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska on PRI’s The World
“While there are anti-Semites in this country, there is even a larger number –and that group is growing faster– of people opposing anti-Semites, the anti-anti-Semites.” [ Rabbi Michael Schudrich ] The history of Jews in Poland is long and not…
Not A Total Loss: Polish Voters in Chicago Energized Despite Unsuccessful Bid by Polish Candidate
By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporter He didn’t win. But Dr. Victor Forys considers his bid to replace Rahm Emanuel in Illinois’ 5th Congressional District a huge success. Fory’s, a Polish immigrant, finished fourth out of a…
Polish Community Shocked by Treatment of Polish Citizens at U.S. Border
By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporter This year ends with an unpleasant intervention by Poland’s diplomatic staff at the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. At issue are recent cases of Poles who…
Deepening Economic Crisis Could Be Sending Polish Immigrants Back To Poland
Poles going back to Poland, a trend that was first noticed two years ago, may be getting a boost from the economic crisis in the U.S. Speaking recently on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show, FI2W journalist Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska talked about the…
Future of the Missile Defense Project in Poland Uncertain Under an Obama Administration
By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporter The first phone conversation between Polish president Lech Kaczynski and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, which took place the Friday after the election, has already caused diplomatic confusion, as apparently they had…