Monthly Archives: August 2014

Book Review: Push Not the River

Posted on 28 August 2014 by lkonieczny

Push Not the River, by James Conroyd Martin, is a historic, romantic novel written somewhat in the grand tradition of Doctor Zhivago or Gone With the Wind. To call it “fiction” would do it no justice at all–it is set … Continue reading →

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70 Years Ago Today

Posted on 1 August 2014 by lkonieczny

70 years ago today, at 5 PM local time, the Warsaw Uprising began. After 5 long years of Nazi occupation, having suffered the devastating loss of the whole Jewish Population, having suffered the loss of many Polish lives with countless … Continue reading →

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