Historical consultation:
professor Włodzimierz Borodziej, Sylwia Kuźma-Markowska
Languages:
Polish and English
Published on the centenary of diplomatic relations between Poland and the United States of America, the catalogue features around 100 photographs, carefully selected from American archives. They portray the Americans who were involved in rebuilding Poland between 1919 and 1947 as well as the history of Polish-American relations.
The authors describe the activities of ARA (American Relief Administration) which cooperated with the protestant YMCA and the Quaker Religious Society of Friends, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and Polish-American catholic organizations. They are also reminiscent of fourteen Americans who tied up their lives with Poland.
New relations between both countries and how they were developing in the turbulent times of two wars and the new order in Europe became the background for the tale of human relations, solidarity and help.