Physical distancing guidelines are meant to protect everyone, especially older adults, from COVID-19. But isolation can also do harm for seniors, who are already vulnerable to chronic loneliness, which can have devastating health effects. While we are not able to see or touch older friends…
The elderly are among those adapting to the new reality of coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders, and the change can be especially jarring for senior immigrants who struggle with English. “They get information from one another, which leads to exaggeration and misinformation,” says Marta Kustek, manager at…
Polish public TV channel TVP Polonia has presented the awards for “Merit for Poland and Poles abroad.” This year’s laureates are: sister Rafała, thanks to whom two orphanages in Jerusalem and Bethlehem have been opened, Teresa Nawrot, a lecturer at film-theatre school Reduta-Berlin, Ana Wajszczuk,…
Queens authorities honored the representatives of the Polish community working for immigrants and the Polish-American social group, as well as those associated with this district. Among the honorees who dedicated their work to Polish community and have been active in the neighborhood were Marta Kustek, current…
