Post Tagged with: "1944"

Tragedy as Art: Miasto 44
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Films

Tragedy as Art: Miasto 44

Sometimes art can touch what intellectual debates only circle, but that touch can cause searing pain.

Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books

Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising

Meeting a heroine from the “generation of ‘44” is a privilege. Fortunately, Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm kept a record of her friendship with one of the Warsaw Uprising’s great women.

Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness – A Promise Fulfilled
2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Films

Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness – A Promise Fulfilled

Agnieszka Holland’s latest film is dedicated to Marek Edleman, the legendary leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and evokes passages of his book: “And there was love, too, in the ghetto…”

A Few Questions for… Timothy Snyder, historian
2008 / Interviews

A Few Questions for… Timothy Snyder, historian

A conversation with Timothy Snyder, a rare specialist in the history of modern nationalism and the history of Central and Eastern Europe who gives thoughtful insight on current events in the light of the past.

The Art of Making History Come to Life – Wanda Koscia’s Battle for Warsaw ’44
2008 / Films

The Art of Making History Come to Life – Wanda Koscia’s Battle for Warsaw ’44

“Polish-Americans, Polish Canadians, and Polish Britons are aware and fiercely proud of the fantastic heritage and history that is Poland’s,” says Justine Jablonska, “and the onus to tell the world our stories is on us.” Coupling word with action, Justine joined forces with The Canadian Foundation for Polish Studies in Montreal to invite British film director Wanda Koscia to Chicago to show her documentary, The Battle for Warsaw ’44.

Battle of Warsaw ’44: Director’s Statement
2008 / Films

Battle of Warsaw ’44: Director’s Statement

Wanda Koscia is the director and producer of the documentary, “Battle for Warsaw ’44,” about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising,