Jaroslaw Jarek Piekalkiewicz and his cousin started a Polish resistance unit to fight the Germans during World War II. Now a Lawrence resident, Piekalkiewicz will speak Nov. 16-19 at the ...

While working undercover for the Polish resistance, Janina walked into Majdanek several days a week to meet with mass murderers and argue that saving a certain number of Polish lives would serve ...

On February 14, 2025, Poland celebrated for the first time the National Day of Remembrance for Home Army Soldiers. The Home ...

A lieutenant in the Polish resistance, Zabinski sheltered the Jews in underground pathways connecting the animal cages. He also used the zoo to store arms for the resistance. A meticulous ...

This heroic war story is the topic of an upcoming presentation given by his son at Temple House of Israel in Staunton.

Here’s What You Need to Know: It was an imperfect, but workable design. The Błyskawica, or Lightning, combined the best features of the German MP40 and the British Sten submarine guns..

Soviet forces liberated Warsaw in January 1945. Zivia moved to Palestine and, along with other Polish resistance leaders, founded the Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz and Museum. She testified against ...

Remembering Witold Pilecki, the Hero of Auschwitz Historian Marco Patricelli recalls “the volunteer” in the concentration ...

In recent years, Polish diplomats have successfully reduced the use of incorrect phrases like 'Polish death camps' in foreign ...

But let's move far away from the commercial tumult, as Culture.pl explores the roots of Polish Christmas carols, as well as the rather unexpected places they have appeared in our history... With the ...