Author Archives: lkonieczny

Wow, 3 Years Ago Today an Amazing Adventure Began….

Posted on 31 August 2013 by lkonieczny

Three years ago today I first set foot on Polish soil. It was the realization of a lifetime dream, and it began purely by accident. In March, my sister Mary sent me a flyer–a friend of hers was leading a … Continue reading →

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Hard to Believe What Was Happening 69 Year Ago….

Posted on 30 August 2013 by lkonieczny

In Warsaw, Poland. Beginning on August 1st, 1944, the Polish Home Army in Warsaw rebelled against their German/Nazi oppressors. They had every reason to believe they’d be successful, especially with the Red Army only days away from entering Warsaw. But, … Continue reading →

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The City that Would Not Die

Posted on 1 August 2013 by lkonieczny

Warsaw. At the start of World War II, a thriving city of 1.3 million. By the end of World War II six years later, it had about one or two thousand scavengers as its inhabitants. 200,000 of it’s citizens were … Continue reading →

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Bloody Sunday, July 11, 1943

Posted on 14 July 2013 by lkonieczny

On Sunday, July 11, 1943, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), often with the help of local Ukrainians, surrounded and attacked 99 Polish villages in Volhynia, an area of what had been eastern Poland and is now modern-day Ukraine. On “Bloody … Continue reading →

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I miss my Polish friend

Posted on 17 June 2013 by lkonieczny

Today I write to say goodbye to a friend who I have never met in person. Yet we talked for an hour via Skype nearly every week for the past two-and-a-half years. Back in early 2011, I was struggling to … Continue reading →

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Boże Ciało 2013 — A holiday and feast day in Poland

Posted on 30 May 2013 by lkonieczny

Today is the feast of Corpus Christi — Boże Ciało in Polish — in Poland. I wrote a bit more about this feast last year. But if you’d like to get a sense of how it is celebrated now, today, … Continue reading →

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Today in the History of Poland…

Posted on 19 May 2013 by lkonieczny

….on May 19, 1674, the Grand Hetman of the Crown(Military Commander in Chief) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Jan Sobieski, was elected King of Poland. After a period of turnmoil and attacks from various external forces (Turks, Swedes, Tatars, etc.), King … Continue reading →

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70 Years Ago, on April 19, 1943

Posted on 20 April 2013 by lkonieczny

….The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. 70 years have passed and people tend to forget the horrific crimes that were committed on Polish soil by the German Nazis during World War II. All Jews were already sentenced to death by the … Continue reading →

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Polish Contribution to the Eradication of Polio

Posted on 14 April 2013 by lkonieczny

Throughout history, Poles have contributed to science, the arts, mathematics, humanities, and many other fields. Today I want to note the death (April 11, 2013) of a Pole who made a great contribution to the field of modern health care, … Continue reading →

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Pierogi Eating Party

Posted on 2 February 2013 by lkonieczny

In December I wrote about our 8th annual Pierogi Party, where a group of us made nearly 40 dozen pierogi, with the promise of eventually having a party to eat them. Well, in January my friends Ewa and Joe hosted … Continue reading →

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