Voices of Polonia
Voices of Polonia: by Ted Rajchal
Polish Underground Resistance
Polish Underground Resistance Movement During World War II
Background
The Polish underground resistance movement in World War II, with the Polish Home Army at its forefront, was the largest...
Voices of Polonia: August 2021
By Ted Rajchel
The History of Poland
The History of Poland
Background—Poland in the Middle Ages
The written history of Poland began in the 10th century. At that time Poland was ruled by a dynasty called the Piasts. ...
Voices of Polonia By Ted Rajchel July 2021
General Casmir Pulaski, George Washington’s Cavalry
Background
Many brave men have come to the aid of America's independence. Many had to leave their homelands in search of new freedoms. One of these men became a...
Voices of Polonia: Agrippa Hull, Military Orderly to Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko
By Ted Rajchel
Background
Somewhere between three and four hundred Black men served in the continental army during the Battle of Saratoga. It is difficult to tell exactly how many because soldiers were not identified by...
Voices of Polonia By Ted Rajchel
Jerry Lewis Actor, Singer, Filmmaker & Humanitarian
Background
Jerry Lewis was born Joseph Levitch, March 16, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. His parents are Daniel “Danny” Levitch (1902-1980), a master of ceremonies...
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko Hero at Battle of Saratoga
by Ted Rajchal
Background
Colonel Kosciuszko (Kos—choos—KO) set out for America after hearing about fighting in Lexington and Concord in the year 1775. He was already on his way across the Atlantic when the Continental Congress...
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Hero at the Battle of Saratoga: by Ted Rajchal
Background
Colonel Kosciuszko (Kos—choos—KO) set out for America after hearing about fighting in Lexington and Concord in the year 1775. He was already on his way across the Atlantic when the Continental Congress adopted the...
Voices of Polonia: Jadwiga of Poland, Queen and Saint
Jadwiga of Poland, Queen, and Saint
Queen Jadwiga of Poland was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from the 16th of October 1384 until her death on the 17th of July...
Voices of Polonia by Ted Rajchel
Polish-American Jan Krawiec, a Nazi/Auschwitz Survivor Background
John (Jan} F. Krawiec was born on June 15, 1919, in Bachorzee, Poland. He received his elementary and high school education in Przemysl, Poland. In July 1939 he...
Voices of Polonia: Polish Female Pilots Serving During World War II
By Ted Rajchel
Background
Polish female pilots played a major role in the resistant movement in occupied Poland. They often put themselves in the front lines of war. Here are short biographies of four determined women...