Sunday, December 30, 2018

God through Binoculars: "Brutally honest," "Keen insights," Times of Israel Blogger Van Wallach


In his review, Times of Israel blogger Van Wallach calls "God through Binoculars" a book of "brutally honest" "keen insights" and notes its connection to my work on Polish-Jewish relations. 

Read Wallach's review here

"God through Binoculars" is available at Amazon here.

London Times Writer Giles Coren Used Fake Polish Twitter Account to Send Anti-Semitic Tweets, Independent Alleges


The Independent alleges that London Times food writer Giles Coren created a Polish twitter account to send anti-Semitic tweets. Read more here. Thanks to Chris for sending this in.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Simcha Rotem, Last Known Warsaw Ghetto Fighter, Passes

Read more here and here

On the left, Kazik (Simha Rotem).
On the right, Stefan Szwarski,
a Pole whose aunt hid Kazik in her house after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
In the background, behind them, Antek (Yizhak) Zuckerman. Source

Monday, December 17, 2018

Alice Walker and Antisemitism

The Tablet points out that African American author Alice Walker endorsed a horribly antisemitic book ... and the New York Times, which published this endorsement, let that go without comment. 

If a Pole or Polonian made any such endorsement, you can bet that the NYT would comment. 

Read more here

God through Binoculars Review by Bruce Bawer

Author Bruce Bawer reviews God through Binoculars here

"A beautiful mind produces a luminous memoir," he writes. 

The book has much Polish content. I sincerely hope a Polish publication will review it as well at some point. 

Again, as a special offer to Bieganski readers, if you order a copy of GTB, I will send a copy of the Polish-language version of Bieganski to anyone in the US. As long as supplies last. 

Monday, December 10, 2018

"Think Eastern Europe is Authoritarian? Try Germany and France." The American Conservative

"Think Eastern Europe is Authoritarian? Try Germany and France," writes Paul Gottfried in the American Conservative, here.

Friday, December 7, 2018