History and genealogy

Jewish Purim is a festival of joy, fun and uproar that has been captured in old photographs. See them and choose your favourite.

People recorded death in a photograph to preserve the memory, find out what post mortem photographs were and see some examples.

A woman recognized as Righteous Among Nations – Irena Sendler. Read the hero story about her achievements for Jews.

A man recognized as Righteous Among Nations. Read the story of a ghetto pharmacist who helped people and risksed his own life.

In 1943 was a successfull assassation attempt by Polish people against Nazis called “Operation Kutschera”. Read about it.

The Nobel Prize is the most important prize in the world so check a list of Polish Winners for Literature.

Aleksander Kamiński wrote Stones for the Rampart in 1943. See who is“Zośka”, “Alek” and “Rudy” and what they have in common with Gray Rank.