A list of graves under Section 5(1) of the Burial Act of 1 July 1965 for publicly tended graves in the administrative district of Arnsberg contains a “collective grave” listed as being 8 m² and… more
In front of the entrance on the opposite side of the cemetery, under a roofing, there are two plaques with English and German texts:
THE AREA OF THIS CEMETERY WAS DESIGNATED BY THE GERMAN SOCIETY… more
In 2019, Porta Polonica received an enquiry from a member of the Switon family from Poland who was looking into their family tree. She had an historical photograph of Bernhard Switon from 1942 – a… more
In contrast to the Polish edition (see PDF 1) the German edition appeared without the illustration on the binding, but as a half leather volume with marbled book covers and leather corners (see PDF 2… more
Introduction
According to the cult song Bochum by the singer Herbert Grönemeyer, the town “deep in the West” is “completely grey from work”, but that has not been the case for a long time now.… more
John à Lasco – A Polish Reformer in East Frisia
It is thought that Jan Łaski, the Latin form of which, Johannes à Lasco, is passed down from documents and writings of his day and which in recent… more
Polish sounding names without nationality, as they are on the tombstones (original spelling preserved):
Luzian Majewski † 27.2.1945
Marie Gapka * 1913 † 20.12.1945
Stanislus Piefruszak * 3l.12.1907… more
Birkenau by Gerhard Richter as a place of remembrance
After 1945 there were only a few attempts to use authentic pictorial material from the concentration camps for artistic purposes. The shock of… more
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