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Stefan Koper
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
Stefan in front of Warsaw apartment
Stefan in front of his family's apartment in Warsaw. It was here that Stefan hid his future wife (the mother of Peter) and other Jewish citizens from the Nazis.
Travels
Oct 1989