Stefan's first job in the New World

After the end of World War II and Peter's birth, Stefan and Sophie wanted to immigrate to the US. Stefan searched listings for federal jobs and found a position teaching Polish to US Army officers (and probably some CIA spooks). He was an ideal candidate: he was fluent in Polish and English; he had experience as a teacher and a writer; and perhaps most crucially, Stefan was an acknowledged anti Communist. This was 1951 – the height of anti-communist hysteria, and Stefan had served as a lieutenant in Poland's Armia Krajowa (AK), the nationalist, anti-communist political party and army.

 

Upbringing

Mar 16, 1951