Polish Heritage Month Programming
WTTW Polish Heritage Month Programming
A Night on Milwaukee Avenue
Thursday, October 3 at 10:00 pm
The story of the most famous Polish neighborhood in America, told by the people and legendary stars who lived and performed along Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago in the last decades of the twentieth century.
Fourth Partition
Thursday, October 24 at 10:00 pm
This documentary is the story of Polish immigrants who built institutions, careers, and lives for themselves in Chicago, while also fighting for Polish independence (as illustrated by the story in Falcons of Freedom.)
Flavor of Poland
Sunday, October 27 at 4:30 pm
Flavor of Poland explores the regions of Poland and their specialty dishes and ingredients as well as history and culture, before host Aleksandra August returns to the kitchen to demonstrate the delicious traditional recipes.
Jewish Film Showcase: Raise the Roof
Thursday, October 31 at 10 pm
The synagogues of eighteenth century Poland were magnificent artistic achievements, but they were destroyed by the Nazis. This documentary follows a team of artists, artisans, and students as they reconstruct the ornate roof and painted ceiling of one of them to be the centerpiece of a new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Along with the restoration project, the film explores the long history of Jews in Poland.
