Category Archives: Polish History

JDL Publication Honors John Paul II

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Administrator

From the Zenit News Agency: Jewish Group’s Publication Honors John Paul II Anti-Defamation League Marking 1st Anniversary of His Death NEW YORK, MARCH 27, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Anti-Defamation League has issued a new publication focusing on Pope John Paul II’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Polish History | Leave a comment

Poles in America

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

By Michael Szporer The first organization of American Poles was the Association of Poles in America (Stowarzyszenie Polak? w Ameryce) founded in 1830 by the veterans of Revolution of 1830 (November Uprising). Jan of Kolono, a Polish sailor under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Polish History | Leave a comment

Armia Krajowa – Polish Resistance in WW II

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

Did you know that the largest underground resistance army during World War II was the Polish Home Army? The Home Army, 300,000 strong at its peak, is credited with supplying the Allies with constant intelligence information from the eastern front, … Continue reading →

Posted in Polish History | Leave a comment

Constitution of May 3, 1791

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Administrator

The end of the 18th century produced three constitutions considered the first modern constitutions in the World. The American Constitution of September 17, 1787 was the oldest. The second in the World and the first in Europe was the Polish … Continue reading →

Posted in Polish History | Leave a comment

A Concise History of Polish Theater from the 11th to the 20th Centuries

Posted on March 31, 2003 by Administrator

Available from The Edwin Mellen Press or at Amazon A preface from Daniel Gerould, Lucille Lortel Distinguished Professor of Theater and Comparative Literature, Graduate School, City University of New York Theater is culturally bound to its own time and place … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Books, Polish History | 1 Comment