the story of Jan and Antonina Żabiński and their efforts to keep the zoo they own and Warsaw's Jews safe during the Nazi's invasion of Poland in September of 1939. Jan Żabiński was the son of a Polish railroad engineer but decided against following in his father's footsteps by becoming an engineer. Instead engineering, he showed an interest and passion for zoology. He pursued his passions and became the director of Warsaw Zoo in 1929. Antonia grew up in slightly more difficult circumstances than
Today, zoos can be a controversial subject. Many believe that animals belong in the wild, where they can roam free, and not be subjected to the hordes of people that surround them in captivity. But this was not always the case. In the beginning, zoos were created with the goal to conserve wildlife. Nazis, believe it or not, were strong proponents of animal rights and conservation. They actively passed laws to ensure the safety and well-being of animals native to Germany. Top ranking members of the
The audience cheered as Marie Curie Walked up to the stage to accept her award for the second time. When she was handed the award she cheerfully announced “ I am delighted to be here with you this very evening.” “While i'm here let’s talk about how i got the award.” Childhood “ I was born on November 7, 1867 I was also the youngest of 5 siblings.” “ When I was 4 years old I loved to look in my father’s cabinet of science awards.” “I was always curious and interested in my father's
feminism” II. Life of the author A. Birth 1. Born July 14, 1904 in Leoncin, Poland B. Childhood 1. Third child of Bathsheva and Pinchos-Mendel Singer 2. Jewish orthodox 3. Father a rabbi C. Education 1. Entered rabbinical seminary 1921 in Warsaw, Poland 2. Left seminary 1925 to be proofreader for Yiddish literary magazine D. Career 1. 1923 proofreader for Literiche in Bilgoray 2. Joined staff of Jewish Daily Forward in New York 3. Founder of magazine Svivah E. Major Works 1. Novels-
The film “ The Pianist” directed by Roman Polanski can be deemed somewhat useful to a historian studying the period of time during the Holocaust and the pernicious impact it had on the city of Warsaw and its civilians. The film's portrayal of the Holocaust is highly accurate depicting the horrors and trauma during that time through the eyes of Wladyslaw “Wladek” Szpilman and his experiences. Although the film presents a few historical inaccuracies and fictionalizations the film is highly accurate
MARIE CURIE AND THE STUDY OF RADIOACTIVITY Marie Curie was born, Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867. She grew up in Warsaw, Poland. She would become famous for her research on radioactivity. Marie Curie was the first woman to ever win a Nobel prize, and the first ever to win two Nobel prizes. She is most famous for the discovery of Radium and Polonium. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science, but also began a new era in medical research and treatment. Maria was the last
In 1968, the Soviet Union along with several Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia with the intention of re-establishing a full communist government. The reason for the invasion was mainly due to “Prague Spring” – the period of great hope for the Czech people led by the reform movement against the hard-line policies of the Czech and Soviet governments. The main justification given by Soviet Premier Brezhnev regarding the attack was that the USSR, a communist nation itself, had an obligation to
Sopot and Gdynia in 1970. The first and by far the most violent and bloody of the workers revolts came in June of 1956, when at least 75 people died in the industrial city of Poznan. The third uprising took place in 1976 with workers striking in Warsaw, and rioting in the city of Radom. What made the Solidarity movement peaceful and far more successful in comparison to that of the previous three? The Solidarity movement originated in the working class, but unlike the previous three risings it also
Waclaw Sierpinski Waclaw Franciszek Sierpinski was born March 14, 1882 in the capital city of Warsaw, Poland. He attended school in Warsaw where his talent for mathematics was quickly spotted by his first mathematics teacher. This was the phase of Russian occupation of Poland and it was a complicated time for the talented Sierpinski to be educated in Poland. The Russians had enforced their language and culture on the people in Poland in sweeping changes to all secondary schools implemented between
later Leningrad) Conservatory in 1919, where he studied the piano with Leonid Nikolayev until 1923 and composition until 1925 with Aleksandr Glazunov and Maksimilian Steinberg. He participated in the Chopin International Competition for Pianists in Warsaw in 1927 and received an honorable mention, after which he decided to limit his public performances to his own works to separate himself from the virtuoso pianists. Prior to the competition, he had had a far greater success as a composer with the
being the first ever woman to get a PhD from a French University and the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. She passed away on July 4th, 1934, at the age 67. Marie Curie’s life was full of Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7th, 1867.
that easily to the Nazis. These scenes are important as the show Wladyslaw’s character in depth. Midshots are used through out the most of the opening scenes in the film. Roman used this type of shot while the family was packing up to move out of Warsaw, listening to the radio, and arguing about what to do with the valuables. These shots were used for those scenes as it gives the audience a wide shot of what is going on in the current vicinity. It is able to show how the entire family reacts to the
Primary sources are essential to any research that wishes to be factual and true to history. Used in virtually any analytical history research paper, primary sources are critical for a thorough and contextual analysis of the topic at hand. A primary source is first hand evidence of a topic that is being studied. Examples of primary sources include anything that was recorded during that time about the topic: newspapers, magazines, essays, audio and motion picture tapes, interview transcripts
On November 7, 1867, Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw in Soviet Poland to Wladyslaw and Bronislawa Sklowdowski. Maria, called Manya by friends and family, was the youngest of her four siblings. Her siblings, Sophie, the oldest; Joseph, the only boy; Bronislawa, named for her mother; and Helena, all also had nicknames. Respectively, they were Zosia, Bronya, and Hela. Wladyslaw, a multilingual math and physics teacher, and Bronislawa the director of a private girls’ school. The Sklowdoskis believed
The Complexity of Individual Guilt for the Holocaust in The Pianist Plot Summary Roman Pilanski’s The Pianist (2002) depicts Polish-Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s struggle for survival in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. The Pianist provides a linear account of Szpilman’s gradually worsening circumstances at the hands of both Nazi soldiers and his Polish compatriots. The film begins on September 23, 1939, with twenty-eight-year-old Szpilman conducting a concert on what would be the
The German-Polish Nonaggression Pact was a treaty between Germany and Poland that resolved their fighting and decreased their armed conflict for 10 years. The pact effectively normalized relations between both countries. The two countries recently fought over the land borders in the Treaty of Versailles. This agreement between France and Poland was to make France an ally to Poland. France thought that creating an ally with Poland was essential to create stability in postwar Europe. Poland was
rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000. In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been concentrated,was reduced to a population of 60,000. they, virtually unarmed, resisted the German deportation order and had held back the regular German troops equipped with flame throwers,armou..
Marie Curie once said “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less” (“Marie Curie Quotes”). Many people are fearful of radioactivity and its effects on a person’s health, but Marie Curie dedicated her life to researching radioactivity so more could be understood about radioactivity. Marie Curie was a pioneer in physics and an inspiration for women in scientific fields. Thanks to Marie Curie’s curiosity, radioactivity is
War is a horrible chapter in world history that determined the survival of many Polish citizens. Wladyslaw Szpilman was able to live his life both before and after the German invasion with music. The Szpilman family lived in an upper class Jewish Warsaw neighborhood during the middle of the twentieth century. The Szpilman's were well educated and respected in their neighborhood. The eldest Szpilman played the violin while the other children worked in town as lawyers or teachers. Music was always
convictions that some countries’ citizens were fit to die, no matter their religion. No one was hit harder by this prejudice as was Poland. Hitler hated all Polish citizens and hated Polish Jews even more. In Warsaw, Jews were confined to a blocked off area which came to be known as the Warsaw Ghetto. Many of these Jews never saw outside the Ghetto again and for those who did it was only en route to a concentration camp or labour prison. Food rations inside the Ghetto were very low and though many