The Blueprint of Destruction: Zamość and the Eastern Plan
Operation Zamość was one of the most brutal and least known German actions of the war, a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing designed to erase an entire Polish region and … Continue reading
The Stolen Children of Poland: Holding Onto Identity in the Face of Erasure
One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the German occupation of Poland was the systematic kidnapping of Polish children deemed racially “suitable” for Germanization. Through programs like Lebensborn, hundreds of … Continue reading
German propaganda during the Second World War
German propaganda during the Second World War leaned heavily on racial ideology and worked relentlessly to portray Poles as Untermenschen, or sub-humans. In 1940, Hans Frank, the Governor-General of occupied … Continue reading
Betrayal, Memory, and the Wounds of Two Occupations
This article matters for our group. We’ve had moments of friction, and part of the reason is that the Polish point of view is almost never acknowledged. It’s time to … 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
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
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
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
The 1946 Victory Parade – the symbol of Poland’s betrayal
The first parade celebrating the British victory was held in London on 8 June 1946 and was officially called the “Victory Celebration”, not the “VE Day Parade”. It was organised … Continue reading
Post-Jewish Property, Like Post-German Property, Legally Acquired by Poles
Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wroclaw During the Century of Expulsions, by Gregor Thum. 2011. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford Post-German Property Just Like Post-Jewish Property: Poles Acted Properly This … Continue reading
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