When the war ended, survival was mistaken for resolution
For millions of Polish families, liberation did not mean return. Homes had been seized, farms absorbed, workshops dismantled, furniture burned, land reassigned, records destroyed. What had taken generations to build … Continue reading
Returning Survivors Resented Because Poles Picked Clean by Germans and Russians
Poland 1945: A Red Cross Diary, by Russell R. Johnston. 1973 An Eyewitness Account. Forced Communization of Poland. The Crushing Oppression of Postwar Poles and Rampant Disrespect of Property: Why … Continue reading
The Jewish decade in post-war Poland
When I wrote my post about the Bielski brothers, who are lionised in Edward Zwick’s 2008 film, “Defiance”, I mentioned that a Polish-American reader of this blog had provided me … Continue reading

