Save Jersey City Katyn Memorial

Plans to move Jersey City monument to Polish massacre is causing understandable controversy.

The Kosciuszko Foundation supports Polonia’s action against the proposed removal of the Katyn Memorial honoring victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of thousands of Polish officers. They encourage Polonia to contact your congressman or senator and/or forward this email to your friends in NJ to join the protest.

CONTACTS:

Congressman Albio Sires
Jersey City Office
201 309 0301
Ms. Daarina Chess
Constituent Service Director
Daarina.chess@mail.house.gov

Senator Bob Menendez
Newark District Office
973 645 3030
Ms. Deb Curto
Director of Constituent Services
Deb_curto@menendez.senate.gov

Senator Cory Booker
Newark District Office
973 639 8700
Mr. Henrique Ferreira
Constituent Services Director
Henrique_Ferreira@booker.senate.gov

 

Sample letter of protest and phrases to use when calling your member of congress or senator:

Dear Senator / Congressman:

I am a Polish-American voter who is deeply concerned about the fate of the Katyn Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Without warning or community outreach, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has announced that he is removing this important monument. The Mayor has not shared any details about the monument’s fate and refuses to meet with the Polish-American community. This is an unacceptable way to deal with taxpayers and voters so I am asking that you please intervene.

This memorial, unveiled in 1991, was the initiative of many Polish and American World War II veterans and it was funded by the Polish-American community to commemorate the 20,000 officers and prisoners of war murdered by the Soviet Secret Police in 1940. It is a monument to truth and it also bears witness to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It has stood at Exchange Place for over 25 years, and we ask that the monument not be moved.

I am troubled by the lack of communication by Mayor Fulop on this matter and I ask you, as a Member of Congress, to please intervene and facilitate a constructive dialogue with Jersey City community members to reach a resolution which does not require the permanent removal of the Katyn Memorial.

Respectfully