Polish Americans, The DVD (PBS Special)

My mother and aunts grew up in Chicago speaking Polish until they went to school. My grandmother lived with us when I was small and was my "babysitter" she did not speak much English and I did not speak much Polish (My father is 100% Irish) but we got along famously. She and her husband came to America at age 16 so it has been valuable to learn of my heritage

This is an excellent program, however, there is more footage after the credits roll! Everyone in my Polish language class has watched and enjoyed it.

Very interesting. Held my interest. Narrated by Stephanie Powers and several prominent Polish Americans. Highly recommended.

As a Polish Australian I don't care much for peasant culture crap this program highlights as the hallmark of Polish Americana. Apparently, there was a Pole, serving as a crew member on Columbus's first voyage, who was killed by the natives in Cuba. Others settled in early Dutch New York and, of course, there were the Jamestown Polish craftsmen brought in to help the early English settlers who were largely gentlemen farmers. Perhaps, one day, there will be a program of the history of Polish settlement and contribution in America. This was not it.

Excellent documentary. I love it.

I watched this film on PBS. One thing that stood out was the complete omission of any mention of Jewish Poles. Poland had the largest population of Jews in all of Europe prior to WWII. Many Polish immigrants to the United States were Jews. This film discusses Poles as if they are all Catholic, not a single mention of Poland's Jewish population. I found that very disturbing.