page_title: Polish National Alliance
hierarchical_section_title: Polish National Alliance
caption_attribution_description: English: The Opening Ceremony of the Polish National Alliance Youth Camp in Yorkville, IL, July 4, 1937. Polski: Uroczyste otwarcie Obozu Młodzieżowego Związku Narodowego Polskiego w Yorkville, IL 4 lipca 1937 roku.
context_page_description: The Polish National Alliance is the largest and one of the oldest Polish fraternal organizations in the United States. The original goal was to mobilize support among Polish Americans for the liberation of Poland. For much of the 20th century, it was locked in battle with the rival organization Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.
  It later emphasized fraternal roles such as social activities for its membership. By the 1980s it focused on its insurance program, with 300,000 members and assets of over $176 million.
context_section_description: The Polish National Alliance (pol. Związek Narodowy Polski, PNA) is the largest and one of the oldest Polish fraternal organizations in the United States.  The original goal was to mobilize support among Polish Americans for the liberation of Poland. For much of the 20th century, it was locked in battle with the rival organization Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.
  It later emphasized fraternal roles such as social activities for its membership. By the 1980s it focused on its insurance program, with 300,000 members and assets of over $176 million.
caption: The Opening Ceremony of the Polish National Alliance Youth Camp in Yorkville, IL, July 4, 1937.
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