The Africa Connection
When two Polish Canadians visit their grandparents’ childhood homeland in Africa they meet others on the same quest. “We immediately celebrate!” writes Amanda Chalupa. We ‘get’ each other.”
Featured Posts
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Features
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Commentary
Beyond the Ulmas: The Need for a Social History of Genocide in Occupied Poland
Commemorations hold a special place in national memory; historians have an obligation to protect the emerging social history from being eclipsed. Tom Frydel explains.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Features
Jan Karski, Humanity’s Hero, a Soldier of an Allied Army
A special event in San Francisco honoured Jan Karski, and veterans of two allied countries, Poland and the United States. A great thing to do, especially together.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Hurrah Revolutionaries: The Polish Canadian Communist Movement
Uncovering a Polish communist movement in Canada, historian Patryk Polec suggests the radical ideas came from Poland. Reviewer Gabriela Pawlus Kasprzak thinks the Poles were radicalized here. Either way, a surprising, interesting read.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Black Ribbon Day
Why are Stalin’s alliance with Hitler and his genocidal policies overlooked, even denied? Reviewing Black Ribbon Day, Michał Kasprzak suggests “the nightmarish partnership of tyrannies” needs more attention.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Window to Freedom: A Journey of Survival
It took Poland fifty years to regain its freedom. For many Poles it took even longer to liberate their memories. Marian Wiacek recorded his for his grandchildren.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
Karski and the Lords of Humanity
“Tell your people that they have a friend in the White House.” But the genocide continued, and in the end the friend gave Karski’s country to Stalin.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Commentary
Poland’s Democracy
Wanda Koscia’s documentary about the uprising, The Battle for Warsaw, was about a fight for freedom and democracy. The filmmaker now casts a worried eye at Poland’s democracy.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
Childhood Denied
Myra Dziama’s gentle film is mostly about childhood restored, with love and understanding. And the “custody battle” launched in the UN by Moscow’s Poland for the children who chose Canada.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Spring 2016
Polcast, a new podcast; a metaphor for the EU; the spirit of Warsaw’s people; and more.
Books
Welcome to Winter 2016!
Welcome to Winter at CR, wherever you are. Chicago, Warsaw, California or on a dramatic journey across several continents. And maybe a bit of time travel — the 17th, the 20th and the 21st centuries.
Books
Trail of Hope: The Anders Army, an Odyssey Across Three Continents
This is a war story that unites the fate of soldiers and civilians. Thank you, Norman Davies, for gathering the memoirs, the photographs, and the historian’s details, and telling the story with such élan. Now where’s the young historian who will break new ground and write a scholarly work on this neglected subject?
Books
The Warsaw Uprising: A Noncombatant Survivor’s Memoir
Miron Białoszewski’s memoir of the 63 days of terror endured by civilians during the Warsaw Uprising is a difficult but essential book. Kudos to NYRB for this new edition, translated by Madeline G. Levine.
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