Against Anonymity.
There is a second death that does not arrive with violence, nor with the closing of eyes, nor even with the final breath drawn in fear, exhaustion, or resignation, but … Continue reading
Although defeated Polish soldiers did not stop fighting
When Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939, the country was defeated militarily within weeks. The Polish state was occupied, its cities bombed, its officers murdered, and … 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
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
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