Poland

Finding "The Lost" Finding "The Lost"
Salon Book Award winner Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his search for missing relatives, the "overfamiliarity" of the Holocaust, and why we should listen to our elders.
Forget Poland Forget Poland
With an announcement from Warsaw, the Poles officially join the exodus from Iraq.
In the shadow of Auschwitz In the shadow of Auschwitz
After World War II, 800 years of history came to a standstill in the Polish city of Oswiecim. Fifty years later, residents are growing restless.
Poland moves to ban skin flicks and magazines
Parliament approves the conservative bill.
Road roulette
Demoralized by goals and guidebooks, our correspondent tackles Lithuania and Poland on a thumb and a prayer.
Get thee to a nunnery
Our travel expert offers advice on convent and church accommodations in Poland, trips to Baja and finding that perfect hotel/Broadway package in New York.
Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Character
From sweaty Nixon to gentleman gambler, Philip Baker Hall is a name you don't recognize, and an actor you won't forget.
Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Camp classic
Ernst Lubitsch's legendary comedy stirred controversy by pitting vain Polish actors against buffoonish Nazi killers.
History and hallucination
Jan Morris writes a stirring tribute to the presence of history and hallucination in Gdansk.

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