Monthly Archives: January 2008

Wajda’s Katyn – an update.

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Last September, I had the honor to attend the Warsaw premiere of Andrzej Wajda’s “Katyn”, which portrays the massacre of Polish officers and the lie that festered for so many decades. I wrote about it here. This week’s Economist has … Continue reading →

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Support Polish solidarity with Cuban dissidents and political prisoners, and sign the petition.

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Lech Walesa, Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity trade union icon, and economist Leszek Balcerowicz, architect of Poland’s transition from communism to a market economy, and Cuban dissident Hector Palacios Ruiz, on Monday launched an international petition for the release of more than … Continue reading →

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