[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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 TRIBUTE TO JANINA IGIELSKA AND THE CENTRAL OF POLISH ORGANIZATIONS OF 
                     PASSAIC, CLIFTON, AND VICINITY

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                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 1996

  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Janina Igielska and 
the Central of Polish Organizations of Passaic, Clifton, and Vicinity. 
On Sunday, October 6, 1996, the Central of Polish Organizations will 
hold the 60th Annual General Casimir Pulaski Memorial Parade on Fifth 
Avenue in New York City. Janina Igielska is the newly selected grand 
marshal of the parade.
  Mr. Speaker, the Central of Polish Organizations of Passaic, Clifton 
and Vicinity is the center for activity in the Polish-American 
community throughout the area. Janina Igielska was selected as this 
year's grand marshal for her outstanding contributions to the Polish 
community.
  Mrs. Igielska was born in Pultusk, Poland, where she received her 
early education. Subsequently, she continued her education at the 
Szczecin University in the field of economics.
  Mrs. Igielska immigrated to the United States in 1970 to pursue a 
career in education; where, since 1979, she has served as the principal 
of the Polish Supplementary School of Ada Mickiewicz.
  However, Mr. Speaker, Janina Igielska's ties to the Polish community 
do not end with her teaching in a Polish supplementary school. She is 
extremely active in the Polish community outside of her occupation. She 
has been a member of the Polish American Youth Association of Passaic 
and Vicinity since 1971. In 1972, she also was a delegate to the Polish 
Supplementary School Council of America [PSSCA], where she has served 
as their executive vice president since 1974. Currently, she serves as 
editor of the Polish Teachers Quarterly magazine.
  Through her dedication to education, Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Igielska has 
become a decisive leader in the Polish community. For instance, with 
the assistance of curator the Reverend Monsignor Jan Podgorny, Mrs. 
Igielska was the principal organizer of the Artistic Circle in Poland. 
In 1985, she was also the coorganizer of the First Polish Teachers 
Convention at the Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA.
  In addition, Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Igielska is the recipient of many 
awards; including a medal in 1983 for her social and educational work 
by the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland; in 1988, a gold medal by 
the Polish School Association in London, England; a medal from the 
National Commission of Education-Polish Government Warsaw, Poland; and 
in 1994, a sash by the Central of Polish Organizations in Passaic for 
excellence in teaching.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate the Central of Polish 
Organizations of Passaic, Clifton and Vicinity for their 60th annual 
parade and Mrs. Janina Igielska for her tremendous achievements in the 
Polish community.

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