No Polish actor or actress has had such a worldwide career as Pola Negri, who was born in a small Polish town. Among her admirers were Adolf Hitler and Albert…
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History
Magdalena Grodzka-Gużkowska taught Jews how to hide from the Germans during the Second World War
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsWhen the Second World War broke out, Magdalena Grodzka-Gużkowska was a teenager. She declared personal war on Hitler and joined the Polish underground. She also helped persecuted Jews. Magdalena Grodzka-Gużkowska…
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History
“I planted currants and sunflowers by the house to cover the entrance”. Zofia Tarasiuk helped 11 Jews in Mordy near Siedlce
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsIn the Second Polish Republic, Zofia Tarasiuk lived in the village of Wojnów near the town of Mordy, located halfway between Minsk Mazowiecki and Siedlce. Before the war, she had…
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Events
Polish president and prime minister bid farewell to Pope Benedict XVI
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsIn the Vatican, funeral ceremonies for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI were held in St Peter’s Square. The Mass, presided over by Pope Francis, was attended by tens of thousands of…
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Events
Germany closes the reparations issue. Poland believes it cannot be closed as never opened
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe German foreign ministry has responded to the Polish foreign ministry’s note of 3 October 2022 regarding reparations for Polish losses suffered as a result of German aggression and occupation…
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On Wednesday, 4 January, at the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade in Wesola, Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, approved a contract for the delivery of 116 M1A1…
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Pesa has completed the final stage of homologation testing of the SM42-6Dn hydrogen shunting locomotive. This was the first hydrogen-powered vehicle in the history of the Railway Institute’s Centre, the…
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Science
Next year, students from the Warsaw University of Technology to send another satellite into space
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsIn just one year’s time, students at Warsaw University of Technology are aiming to send the university’s next satellite, PW-Sat3, into space. They started work on the project in October…
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Culture
Online Exhibition “Ballads and Romances of Adam Mickiewicz. 200 years in culture”
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe Marszałek Józef Piłsudski Provincial Public Library in Łódź is inviting the visitors to the online exhibition “Ballads and Romances of Adam Mickiewicz. 200 years in culture”, dedicated to the…
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80 years ago, on 4 January 1943 in Athens, the Germans executed Jerzy Ivanov-Szajnowicz. Before 1939, he was an outstanding athlete. During the Second World War, he was one of…