Casimir Pulaski
In 1777, a foreigner arrived on American shores with little more than a horse and a sword. By 1779, he was dead. Yet in those two years, this man changed … Continue reading
What Lives in Us
Polish history is not primarily a story of power, conquest, or domination, but a long record of endurance carried by ordinary people who were forced to preserve their identity when … Continue reading
Poland and the Jewish genocide: Facts That Keep Getting Ignored
This post follows from earlier discussion and is intended to clarify several points with additional historical facts about Polish–Jewish relations during the Second World War. The aim is not provocation, … Continue reading
If someone gave me a shelter during a war …
If someone in Poland had hidden me, if a family had opened their door knowing that discovery meant death not only for themselves, but for their children and their parents, … Continue reading
Polish Jews during WW2
People often ask how it was possible that roughly 90 percent of Polish Jews perished during the Holocaust, and the question is frequently followed by comparisons to Western Europe. Stories … Continue reading
Unjust Historical Revisionism
Following up on the last post, this post should provide some background into why we are witnessing such revisionist history still. History is shaped not only by what happened but … Continue reading
NKVD in September 1939 – Poland
When the Red Army crossed into eastern Poland in September 1939, a new chapter of suffering began for countless Polish citizens. Families were awakened in the middle of the night … Continue reading
Warsaw Uprising came to an end
On October 4, 1944, the guns of Warsaw fell silent. After sixty-three days of defiance and unimaginable sacrifice, the Warsaw Uprising came to an end. The Polish Home Army, known … Continue reading
On this day, 17 September in 1939, a second dagger was thrust into the heart of Poland.
At dawn on September 17, 600,000 Soviet soldiers, backed by tanks and planes, crossed the eastern frontier, fulfilling the secret terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. Poland, already bleeding from the … Continue reading
Deported to Siberia
I had a great response to a poem I wrote I so decided I will share more poems and compile the ones I have into a book with certain historical … Continue reading
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