A Conversation with Joanna Wiszniewicz
We live in the best country in the world. A free country where the rights of the individual are respected. When there is some question or doubt about these rights, there’s always an explanation, right? Poles saved Jews during World War II. Today Poles can sleep peacefully, with a clean conscience. But then why does […]
The Maestro
The Polish-American Center can add another notable occasion to its record of events. Extraordinary in the literal and figurative sense of the word – because how many times in life can you exchange a few words with a maestro, indisputably one of the best in the world? I’m referring, of course, to our meeting with […]
A walk through Slavic Village
Slowly, but surely a new face of Slavic Village is born. All you have to do is look around. So many restored buildings, with the best example being the Polish American Cultural Center. It is so nice to look at it without shame, and hear someone say: “Unbelievable, such a nice place in the Warsaw […]
Discovering our Polish ancestors
Many in the Polish-American community of northeastern Ohio have started to learn more about Poland by first learning more about their own families. They have joined the Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland (PGSGC). Polish-Americans in the Cleveland area first came together to discuss genealogical research and Polish culture in the fall of 1991 at the […]
Heroes and Criminals – To Survive KZ Sachsenhausen
In the late nineties during a yacht journey through the Canadian lakes, I met a tall and slim elderly sailor, Professor Jerzy Pindera. His springy military walk revealed a man full of energy, a man always in search of action and challenge. His personage was engulfed with the legend of horrific war experiences. Seriously wounded […]