Dr. Kulski Visits with Cadets and Faculty

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted Dr. Julian Kulski. During his two day visit, Dr. Kulski, a veteran of the Polish Home Army who fought in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, spoke to cadets and faculty from multiple history and language classes. His visit was coordinated by Dr. David Frey and Dr. Larry Mansoor. Dr. Kulski also did an interview for the Center for Oral History. In both his talk and his interview, Dr. Kulski spoke of growing up in pre-WWII Poland, becoming a Boy Scout, and joining the Polish Underground at age 12. From ages 12 to 15, he was a fighter, hunting Germans and gathering arms, some of which he smuggled into the Warsaw Jewish ghetto prior to the 1943 Ghetto Uprising. After fighting in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, he became a prisoner-of-war, saved only by two Polish-American POWs he befriended in the camp. After finishing his high school education in Northern Ireland, Dr. Kulski immigrated to the United States where he commenced an extremely successful career as an architect. Part one of Dr. Kulski’s interview will soon be available on the Center for Oral History website (www.westpointcoh.org).