From discos to bat sanctuaries and art galleries, old bomb shelters have seen a renaissance across Poland.
Coinciding with an official funeral ceremony to have her remains placed in her family grave, the documentary entitled Dziewczyna ze zdjecia” (Girl from the Photo), uncovers further details about Maria Barr’s extraordinary life.
Entitled Ocalona z Auschwitz [Saved from Auschwitz], award-winning author Nina Majewska-Brown said she was inspired to write the novelisation after being contacted by the couple’s granddaughter who wanted the story to reach a wider audience.
The religious books come from the original collection in the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva which was once the largest Talmudic school in the world. The fate of the library is one of the biggest wartime mysteries of Lublin.
US ambassador to Poland Marek Brzezinski said on Friday that thanks to the cooperation between the Polish Ministry of Culture and American law enforcement agencies, the valuable hunting rifle, presented to Count Wincenty Krasinski in the 19th century, has been returned to Poland.
Betrayed by Britain’s WWII top brass, today General Stanisław Sosabowski’s great–grandson Professor Hal Sosabowski says: “It’s not about medals, they’re just trinkets after all, but a simple retraction of the accusations that were levelled towards him would be greatly appreciated.”
The beautiful works by 18th century artist Bernardo Bellotto include 22 views of Warsaw: Castle Square, Krasińskich Square, Żelazna Brama, Nowy Świat, Krakowskie Przedmieście, Miodowa and Długa.
Discovered in the archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London, the two deciphered telegrams show reports by Polish army units that the German army had crossed the Polish border on the outskirts of Rybnik alongside a large group of German tanks an hour earlier than attacks on Wieluń and Westerplatte.
Jim Parton converted the 700-year-old building into a family home for their six children, a place to stay for tourists wanting that little bit extra and also the improbable location of an international rugby festival.
Entitled Honey Cakes and Latkes: Recipes from the Old World, the cookbook is not about what prisoners were forced to eat in the camp but rather an affirmation of life, before and after the camp, told through the unifying medium of food recipes.
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