“The German state of law in the 1960s de facto re-legalized murders of Poles” – said historian prof. Bogdan Musiał during the Congress of National Remembrance organized in Warsaw by the Institute of National Remembrance. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Prof. Bogdan Musiał: In the 1960s, the German state of law de facto re-legalized murders of Poles
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr Gliński presented the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with the “Report on losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation during World War II 1939-1945” and a publication devoted to Polish war losses in culture. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Will the Germans return the cultural goods looted in Poland? The scale of these losses in the years 1939-1945 is unimaginable!
“Poland, which was one of the greatest victims of World War II, not only did not receive any reparations, but paid reparations” – said historian Dr. Krzysztof Rak during the Congress of National Remembrance organized by the Institute of National Remembrance. He thus referred to the Potsdam Agreement, according to which Poland was to receive reparations through the Soviet Union, but in return had to transfer coal to the USSR. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Dr. Krzysztof Rak: Poland, being a victim, paid reparations to the executioners for the executioners
“During the German occupation, Polish citizens were subjected to the extermination policy of the German Third Reich, whose main goal was the biological destruction of the nation and its material and cultural destruction” – said Prof. Monika Tomkiewicz during a panel devoted to German crimes against the Polish nation as part of the Congress of National Remembrance organized by the Institute of National Remembrance. … Kontynuuj czytanie…The Germans ruthlessly murdered and burned the Polish population alive. The perpetrators were never punished
On April 13, we celebrate the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Katyn Massacre. About 22,000 Poles – uniformed and civilians – were murdered in April and May 1940 by NKVD officers. Among them were 14.5 thousand prisoners of war – officers and policemen – from the camps in Kozielsk, Starobielsk and Ostashkov, and 7.3 thousand prisoners arrested in the territories occupied by the USSR. The bodies were buried namelessly in the pits of death so that they would never be found. … Kontynuuj czytanie…April 13 – Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Katyn Massacre
“What Israeli journalists write fits into a rather boring, lying story about Poland” – told prof. Jan Żaryn, historian, director of the Institute of Heritage of National Thought R. Dmowski and I. J. Paderewski. … Kontynuuj czytanie…INTERVIEW. Prof. Żaryn for AWPE: What Israeli journalists write fits into a rather boring, lying story about Poland
The Israeli daily “Haaretz” described the Polish-Israeli agreement on school trips for Jewish youth as “outrageous Polish propaganda”. The newspaper’s commentators do not like, among other things, that young people from Israel will visit Markowa and the museum of the Ulma family. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Haaretz strikes at the Polish-Israeli understanding and slanders the memory of Polish heroes
Uniting at the foot of Golgotha with the pain of Jesus and Mary, and later sharing the joy of the Resurrection of the Lord with the Apostles, let us wish to become better day by day and cultivate this beautiful spirituality, which is an inseparable part of our Polish identity. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Happy Easter of the Resurrection of the Lord!
Poland is a country extremely rich in Easter traditions. They vary depending on the region, but in the vast majority they always have a joyful, solemn character. Foresters constituted a special group, as closeness to nature was extremely important to them due to the nature of Easter heralding its rebirth. Foresters, including those from the past, have always lived in harmony with nature, adapting to its rhythm and respecting its rights, so it is no wonder that they also spent Easter in its surroundings. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Easter at the foresters. How was the Resurrection of the Lord celebrated in the past by Poles associated with forests?
“Foreigners come to us – not only as part of the so-called mixed families. We are already seeing that many Westerners are setting up businesses here” – prof. Zbigniew Krysiak, economist, tells AWPE. … Kontynuuj czytanie…INTERVIEW. Prof. Krysiak for AWPE: The British are wondering what models they can draw from Poland
