1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning

by Anna Bikont, Kamil Kijek, Zofia Sochańska (Translator)

On the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we are going to present an exhibition dedicated to people who tried to rebuild their lives on the ruins of the old world. Deprived of nearly everything—their nearest and dearest, their community and their home—they faced a dramatic choice: to stay or to leave? There were very few of them—ninety percent of Polish Jews perished in the Holocaust. The exhibition "1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning" will show the postwar reality through the eyes of those who survived.

264 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2025

About the author

Anna Bikont (born 17 July 1954) is a psychologist and writer associated with the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper since its inception in 1989. Her book 'Le Crime et le Silence' won the European Book Prize in 2011.

Bikont was born in Warsaw. Anna Bikont got her MA in Psychology in the Warsaw University, and worked there until 1988. Between 1982 and 1989 She was an underground Solidarity activist; co-founder and editor of Tygodnik Mazowsze weekly, Poland's largest underground publication. She was a co-founder of Gazeta Wyborcza works as journalist for the Gazeta Wyborcza where she still works today as senior journalist.

In 2011, 'Le crime et le silence' the French edition of her 2004 non-fiction book My z Jedwabnego won the European Book Prize.

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Reviews

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book version of a museum exhibit. The first I have ever read or heard of, but it really gave a wonderful description of each bit of what is in the museum. While it is not everyday that one can go to the museum in Poland, if this book becomes more widespread, perhaps more people can travel there in knowledge.