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In this episode of “Five Minute Histories” Johns W. Hopkins, Executive Director of Baltimore Heritage, Inc., discusses the arrival of Poles in Baltimore, how the National Katyń Memorial came to be located in the Harbor East community of Baltimore, and, most importantly, the execution of more than 22,000 Polish military officers and civilian leaders by the Soviet Union in what is now called the Katyń Massacre. Thank you to Mr. Hopkins and to Baltimore Heritage for honoring the memory of these lost souls. You can watch more Five Minute Histories on the organization’s YouTube page.

The video above is of the recording of the 21st Annual Katyń Remembrance Mass that was held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Holy Rosary Church in Baltimore. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 21st Annual Remembrance was abbreviated and limited to the Mass and a small wreath-laying ceremony at the monument. A special thank you from the National Katyń Memorial Committee to the Holy Rosary Parish Community and to Father Ryszard Czerniak and Father Adam Muda for celebrating this Remembrance Mass.

The video above is of the VIRTUAL 20th Annual Katyń Remembrance Mass that was held on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. on the Holy Rosary Church facebook page. Thank you to Holy Rosary Parish Community and to Father Ryszard Czerniak for celebrating this Remembrance Mass in a safe, virtual way during the coronavirus crisis.

We are pleased to share Polish Radio Zagranica's Report on the 18th Annual Katyń Remembrance in Baltimore on April 29, 2018. To view the article click here: Polonia w USA uczciła rocznicę zbrodni katyńskiej.

The National Katyń Memorial Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, education and continued remembrance of the Katyń Forest Massacre of 1940 

Each year a bilingual Mass is held at Baltimore’s Polish church, Holy Rosary, and there is an annual remembrance at the Monument site which is attended by the Polish Ambassador or a representative, as well as other dignitaries and representatives of many local, regional and national Polish organizations. Displays are set up at community events and at Polish National Alliance, and information can be found at Baltimore’s Visitor Center. It is through these efforts that the Foundation will continue to promote and preserve the story of the Katyń Massacre so that future generations may learn from this tragic event.