''Gwiazda'', also known as ''The Polish Weekly-"Star"'' and ''Gwiazda Wolnosci'' (''Star of Freedom''), was a
Polish language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spo ...
weekly published by Stanislaw Walczak in
Holyoke
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,247. Loca ...
,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
from 1923 to 1953, after which it was called ''The Star'' and published in English from 1953 until 1956. It was Holyoke's first and longest running Polish newspaper.
References
External links
''Gwiazda'' Library of Congress
''Gwiazda'', August 29, 1942 issue Internet Archive
''Gwiazda'', April 14, 1945 issue Internet Archive
Polish-language newspapers published in the United States
Polish-American culture in Massachusetts
Non-English-language newspapers published in Massachusetts
1923 establishments in Massachusetts
Newspapers established in 1923
Publications disestablished in 1956
1956 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Mass media in Holyoke, Massachusetts
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