History Misjudged: Poland’s Forgotten Role in Saving Jews
It is often repeated, especially in certain circles today, that Poles did not do enough to save Jews during the German occupation of Poland, yet such a claim does not … 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
There are nations that remember because they choose to – Poland remembers because it must.
Across the twentieth century, Poland endured partitions, invasions, occupations, betrayals, and mass exterminations. Yet within this crucible of pain, something deeper emerged. It was not only a sharpened sense of … Continue reading
Polish identity – Polish Heritage
From the outside, people often try to place nations into tidy categories, right or left, oppressor or victim, progressive or traditional. We especially do this in the West. But Poland … Continue reading
Meager recognition of Polish heroism during WW2
How mistaken was Emanuel Ringelblum when, in the darkest years of the war, he wrote in his notes on Polish-Jewish relations: “There are more such hide-outs on the Polish side. … Continue reading
An invasion that signaled the beginning of a national crucifixion….
When German armies crossed Poland’s borders at dawn on September 1, 1939, the world was plunged into a new war, yet for Poland it marked something more than invasion it … Continue reading
People sentenced to death for helping Jews
France – 0 Italy – 0 Netherlands – 0 Belgium – 0 Norway – 0 Denmark – 1 Poland – 50,000 (estimated much more – many Poles died with the … Continue reading
German Meddling: Threatening Polish Prosperity and Autonomy
Polish court, following a German lawsuit – halts investment in the Świnoujście terminal. “This is a crime against the economy” The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw, acting upon a request … Continue reading
Ongoing Jewish Polonophobia
Effects on Poles Jewish Polonophobia persists despite Polish-Jewish dialogue and the newfound philosemitism in Poland. The majority of Israeli Jews are demonstrably anti-Polish, and Israeli teenagers are taught vile contempt … Continue reading
Father Maximilian Kolbe
Edward Reid – on Facebook History remembers certain names, not because they were the only ones who acted with courage, but because their stories managed to survive the silence of … Continue reading
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