In the late 1800s, the city of Białystok — which was once Polish, then Prussian, then Russian, and is today again part of Poland — was a hub of diversity, with large numbers of Poles, Germans, Russians and Yiddish-speaking Ashkanazi Jews. Each group spoke a different language and viewed members of the other communities with […]

Author Archives: Joshua Holzer
Dr. Holzer has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, an M.A. from the University of Southern California, another M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a B.A. from the University of Denver. He is a five-year veteran of the U.S. Army.