A Son’s Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino
A pilgrimage is a journey to a shrine, holy place or any place of historical interest. Monte Cassino turns out to be all three.
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2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features / Travel
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel
Not Your Grandma’s Pierogi: A Guide to Polish Food in Chicago
Justine Jablonska’s top picks for Polish food in that quintessentially Polish-American city: Chicago.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Travel
Ruthenia, Galicia, Bieszczady: The Land of My Grandmothers
A 4-month long round-the-world adventure brings the author to the lands of her ancestors. Anna Tomascovic-Devey explores the mountain ranges, valleys, forests, and cities of Poland and Slovakia.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features
Uprooting Halina – A Journey From Siberia to Iran and Canada
Kinia Adamczyk’s short film captures the indomitable spirit of Halina Babinska, remarkably courageous at the age of 10, still an inspiration 60 years later.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Films
CR Recommends Four Grand Documentaries
• Children in Exile
• Modjeska, Woman Triumphant
• Nine Days That Changed the World
• The Soviet Story
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Polish Orphans of Tengeru: The Dramatic Story of Their Long Journey to Canada 1941-49
Author Lynne Taylor documents the dramatic story of a group of Polish orphans who were exiled to Siberia, escaped via the Middle East, and grew up in Africa. They finally came to Canada – in defiance of claims by the communist regime that the children belong to them.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Katyń: Stalin’s Massacre and the Triumph of Truth
Allen’s Paul newest book, marking the 70th anniversary of the 1940 Katyń massacre, reviewed by Jane Urbanski Robbins.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True
Nina Jankowicz reviews Brigid Pasulka’s quirky, highly original novel about the resilience and the strength of the Polish spirit.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Books In Brief – Summer 2010
• Code Name: Żegota: Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945: The Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Wartime Europe
• Warsaw Spring
• A Hint of Rain
• Quiet Hero
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Commentary
Chivalry Remembered in the UK: The Old Poles and the New
The “Old Poles” vs. the “New Poles” in the U.K., and where the twain shall meet.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features
The Political and Social Roots of the Łódź Biennale
Joanna Szupinska recounts the wonderful moment in history in 1981 that united workers, students and artists to create a multi-layered exhibition and proposed an altogether new social and political reality. The values of that group continue to influence the mission of the Lodz Biennale.
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features
Elegance, Minimalism, Flesh: CR loves Paweł Skurski
The artist’s work reveals “A fascination with woman and with questions about her nature and magnetism…”
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Features
The Betweeners: A Work by Ian Wojtowicz
Ian Wojtowicz staged his work, “The Betweeners” at Montreal’s Skol in April 2010.
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