The Germans thought that the armed resistance in the Warsaw ghetto would last only three days. In their predictions, they planned to defeat the Jewish insurgents militarily and liquidate the…

The death sentence on the German Nazi murderer, Rudolf Höss, was carried out on April 16, 1947. The founder and commander of the German death camp KL Auschwitz-Birkenau was hanged…

During the German occupation of Poland in 1939–1945, several hundred Polish villages were completely destroyed, and most of their inhabitants were murdered. The first pacifications took place during the hostilities…

A talented Polish violinist of Jewish origin, Bronisław Huberman, was extremely unlucky: the thieves loved his violin. Apart from making music, he spread the idea of a United Europe. Bronisław…

According to the definition from the “Dictionary of foreign words” published in 1882, printed by the well-known bookseller Michał Arct (1840-1912), a lodzermensch was “a type of Lodz hustler created…

Who was the Jew who published about 700 books, mainly Polish literature, including Stefan Żeromski, Antoni Słonimski, Julian Tuwim, Janusz Korczak, Bolesław Leśmian? Jakub Mortkowicz was born to a Jewish…

The Katyn lie, inextricably linked with the Katyn massacre, is the result of Soviet propaganda. For decades it was also perpetuated and reinforced by Polish communists. Meanwhile, people who fought…

There are figures who have made a huge contribution to Polish culture. One of whom is an outstanding scientist and the only Polish translator of all the works of William…

The salon, as a place not only for social meetings, but also for the exchange of views, debates on culture and science, played an important role in the life of…

The biographies of Jewish Katyńs are still poorly explored by researchers. According to the authoritative Benjamin Meirtchak, there were at least 438 people of Jewish nationality among the murdered prisoners. The…