Culture of Poland

Russian-controlled Jedwabne (in northeastern Poland) was captured by Germany, who was just beginning to institutionalize their control of Eastern Poland when the non-Jewish civilians perpetrated a massacre against the Polish Jews. In Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland, historian Jan Gross describes how the massacre was not committed by German invaders (Nazis/Germany army) but was a “violent transformation of a multiethnic cultures in Poland to a…

text In My Hands: A Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong changes constantly and many years pass. Overall, she was in the countries: Poland, the Soviet Union, Russia, and Germany. This book was spread out for most of Irene’s life before and during the war. To begin, as a child Irene lived in many different cities in Poland. The first town Irene lived in was a little town called Kozienice. Irene obtained fame in the village when she almost fell into the river but her dog…

Poland is an eastern European country which borders the Baltic Sea. It is known for its Jewish heritage and medieval architecture. The country of Poland, though full of history and ancient customs that have stood the test of time, has seen much change in religious affiliation and geographical variation in the last few decades. Established and unified in 1025, Poland has lots of Medieval and modern history and has been at the epicenter of many major events. The unification of many tribes in the…

The power of race and the beauty of ethnicity has shaped and developed America into the influential nation it is today. As the child of two immigrants from Poland, I can define myself as Caucasian and 100% Polish America with roots that stem back to Rzeszow and Wiesbieza, Poland. In an era of multicultural inspiration and education, interpersonal treatment of my own race and ethnicity can be my roots, I can easily identify myself with other Polish Americans through analyzing the representation,…

Warsaw, the capital of Poland, witnessed firsthand the highs and lows of World War II. After numerous bombings and invasions the city still stands and people live to tell it tale. Warsaw was a targeted by Germany during WWII by Hitler who had plans for the city to be destroyed. The change Warsaw went through can be pieced together by looking at the invasions and bombings that took place within the city and country. Further analysis of the events that actually occurred in Warsaw during World War…

official country name is The Federal Republic of Germany, but it is commonly referred to as Germany or Deutschland. Located in Central Europe. Germany is a country who borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea; it is nestled between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. At 357,022 sq. km, Germany, is the sixty-third largest country in the world; according to the CIA.gov website it is “three times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Montana.” The population of Germany is…

In Poland where her main language was Polish, Hoffman’s identity was firmly rooted in Polish culture. However, when she emigrates and is forced to speak English, she writes multiple times about how the new language is shattering her once solid identity. She describes the journey from Cracow to Canada to…

and stews were also favorites as they were inexpensive meals. Family was a very important value in the Polish Culture. Dancing was also a very important value to them. They danced at local ethnic clubs and churches where Polkas were very popular. In their country the government took most of their money they had. The parents would send their children to America for a better life. In Poland they had very severe weather. Therefore, they wanted to come to America to escape the threat of severe…

I can still remember that day. If someone asked me, I thought the world was coming to a blazing end. Well, at least my world. It was a very warm and humid spring afternoon. It was unusually warm, especially for this time of the year in Poland, as Poland does not experience humidity, especially not in the spring. Instead, this was the typical type of weather found in the east coast of the United States: hot, humid, and almost unbearable. It was quite a coincidence actually; since this was the…

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth once was a large kingdom. Its political problems began in 1654-1667 when Bogdon Chelmenytsky, a Cossack, pledged to Russia, devastated the kingdom. Just prior to its division among Russia, Prussia, and Austria, Poland's Jewish population reached 430,000 (excluding Eastern Galicia). In Lithuania, there were 157,300 Jews. History of the Jewish People. The economic breakdown in the Commonwealth in the second half of the 17th century has often been seen as a…