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November 27, 2017
War Stories from Poland: The Zookeeper’s Wife

During the horryfing times of the Second World War and the Holocaust, there were many brave Poles who helped Jews escape from their cruel fate. Poles are the biggest nation group awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the state of Israel. One of the most touching and famous stories of Poles rescuing Jews […]

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April 15, 2017
A Glimpse of the History of Jews in Poland

Usually when you think of the Polish Jewish history, the first thing that comes to your mind are the terrible crimes of World War II. It is a very fresh wound and naturally the whole world remembers it , sometimes forgetting that Poland is not to be blamed for it. But if you look back […]

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March 1, 2017
ORP Orzeł – WW2 Polish Submarine

Last week, on the 2nd February, was the anniversary of ORP Orzeł (Republic of Poland Ship “Eagle”) being commissioned into naval service. The story of that submarine is one of a kind, and remembered to this day by both Polish people and the citizens of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, which witnessed the “Orzeł […]

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November 26, 2016
Fortuna, and Good Fortune

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have been on the news for quite some time, and for various reasons. But no reason could be better for Poland than the Olympic Gold just won by the young ski jumper Kamil Stoch. If Olympic Gold itself is not enough explanation for you as to why is this […]

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June 10, 2016
How a Duke became a King – the story of Bolesław I Chrobry

Although this sounds like an introduction to a fairytale, it’s the more or less how the begining of Poland looked like. Don’t believe me? Let me tell you the story of the Boleslaw I Chrobry (meaning Bolesław I the Valiant or the Brave) and how the Kingdom of Poland was born. The history begins in […]

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June 4, 2016
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943

Anniversaries usually are associated with good things. Birthdays, holidays, marriage anniversaries… They’re all there to remember the positive things in our lives. But there’s also another kind of anniversary… The anniversary that’s nearing is that other, sad but proud. Starting 19th April and ending 16th May back in 1943, the Jews of Warsaw carried out […]

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March 30, 2016
International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a memorial day, set at 27th January, for the whole world to stop and reflect. Reflect on the genocide of over 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies, 15,000 homosexual people, and millions of others. The specific date was chosen because Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp, has been liberated […]

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