The Ice Road
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May 11, 2023 - The Ice Road event in Charlottesville, VA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich was invited to present her one-hour multimedia program on the WWII Soviet forced deportations of Polish civilians to Siberia, based on her father's book The Ice Road, at a meeting of the ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) group in Charlottesville, Virginia. The audience had lots of questions about this virtually unknown aspect of WWII, which continued after the program as they all lunched together.
March 1, 2023 - The Ice Road at Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich presented a one-hour multimedia program on the WWII Soviet forced deportations of Polish civilians to Siberia, based on her father's book The Ice Road, at Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to the well-attended live event, the program was being streamed on the internal cable system and was also recorded for later watching by those who weren't able to attend.
December 6, 2021 - Crozet, VA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich will present a one-hour multimedia program on the WWII Soviet forced deportations of Polish civilians to Siberia, based on her father's book The Ice Road, to the No Name Bookclub in Crozet, VA.
February 18, 2020 - Fulk's Run, VA - Alice Faintich has been invited to attend a local book club which is reading her father's book The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom, to discuss the book and her father's experiences during WWII.
November 23-26, 2019 - San Francisco, CA - 2019 ASEEES Convention - Aquila Polonica exhibited at the 2019 convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for the tenth year in a row. It was a great opportunity to showcase The Ice Road and our other titles, meet old friends, and make new ones! Attending on behalf of Aquila Polonica were president Terry Tegnazian and creative director Ewa Wojciak. A couple of photos of our booth, below: 
November 22-24, 2019 - Austin, TX - Polish Perspectives at 2019 NCSS - The American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) organized and manned the Polish Perspectives booth at the 2019 Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies. Several thousand social studies teachers attended, and browsed more than 200 booths. As in past years, Aquila Polonica was pleased to donate copies of The Ice Road and each of its other titles for the Polish Perspectives booth, along with a short brochure of our Aquila Polonica titles and a flyer we've created titled "Poland in WWII: Quick Facts"—which is a quick summary of the key aspects of Poland's role as one of the Allies in WWII. Books, DVDs and flyers were given away to teachers before the Conference's end. Photos below (l-r): Teacher holding "Poland in WWII: Quick Facts" and Aquila Polonica brochure, with ACPC's Ray Glembocki; Aquila Polonica titles on display in the Polish Perspectives booth.
April 23, 2019 - World Book Day - Today is World Book Day! Established in 1995, April 23 is dedicated to book lovers around the world, to celebrate and promote reading habits, publishing and copyright.
"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Haruki Murakami
So grab a book that you might not otherwise have read! You can't go wrong with The Ice Road or any of our other books -- they've all won one or more awards!
December 6-9, 2018 - Boston, MA - 2018 ASEEES Convention - Aquila Polonica exhibited at the 2018 convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for the ninth year in a row. It was a great opportunity to showcase all our titles (including The Ice Road), meet old friends, and make new ones! Attending on behalf of Aquila Polonica were president Terry Tegnazian and creative director Ewa Wojciak. Some shots of our booth, below:
November 30 through December 2, 2018 - Chicago, IL - 2018 NCSS Conference - Once again, the American Council for Polish Culture organized and manned the Polish Perspectives booth at the Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies. More than 4,000 teachers attended, and browsed more than 250 booths. As in past years, Aquila Polonica donated several copies of each of its titles (including our newest release, Fighting Auschwitz) for the Polish Perspectives booth, which were given away to teachers before the Conference's end. Photos: Aquila Polonica titles (above left); happy teacher with free book (below left); Polish Perspectives booth (below right).
November 17-19, 2017 - San Francisco, CA - Polish Perspectives at 2017 NCSS - The American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) organized and manned the Polish Perspectives booth at the 2017 Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies. Several thousand social studies teachers attended, and browsed more than 200 booths. As in past years, Aquila Polonica was pleased to donate copies of The Ice Road and its other titles for the Polish Perspectives booth. Books, DVDs and flyers were given away to teachers before the Conference's end. Photos below:
November 9-12, 2017 - Chicago, IL - 2017 ASEEES Convention - Aquila Polonica exhibited at the 2017 convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for the eighth year in a row. It was a great opportunity to showcase all our titles (including The Ice Road), meet old friends, and make new ones! Attending on behalf of Aquila Polonica were president Terry Tegnazian and creative director Ewa Wojciak.
December 2-4, 2016 - Washington, D.C. - Polish Perspectives at 2016 NCSS - Volunteers from the American Council for Polish Culture organized and manned a Polish Perspectives booth at the 2016 Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies. With several thousand teachers in attendance, and more than 200 booths, this large bustling conference was a great venue to present Polish perspectives on history and culture. As we have done in the past, Aquila Polonica was happy to donate copies of its titles (including The Ice Road) and accompanying material, which was given away to teachers during the conference. Some photos below:
May 11-14, 2016 - BookExpo America & BookCon, Chicago, IL - This year BookExpo America is in Chicago, at McCormick Place Convention Center, and Poland is the featured country! Aquila Polonica will be sharing booth space with the official exhibit by the Polish Book Institute, Booth 1504/1505—showcasing Aquila Polonica titles and bringing three authors who will be doing evnts at BEA and BookCon, and in the Chicago area, all week. For more details and the event schedule...
November 17-20, 2016 - Washington, D.C. - 2016 ASEEES Convention - Exciting to be in the nation's capital once again for the annual convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies, where we exhibited all our titles. Aquila Polonica president Terry Tegnazian and Creative Director Ewa Wojciak attended and manned the booth. And since we were in Washington, D.C., the newly appointed ambassador Piotr Wilczek invited attendees interested in Polish affairs to the Ambassador's residence for a special reception. Photos below of our booth, and the Ambassador making a few remarks:
November 19–22, 2015 - Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Annual Convention, Philadelphia - Aquila Polonica exhibited at the 2015 ASEEES annual convention in Philadelphia—marking our sixth year at ASEEES! The Ice Road was among the Aquila Polonica titles on display and available for sale. For photos and a more complete report...
November 13–15, 2015 - New Orleans, LA - The Ice Road was one of the Aquila Polonica titles showcased at the Polish Perspectives booth at National Council for the Social Studies annual convention. The booth is sponsored each year by the American Council for Polish Culture. Cecilia Glembocki, one of the organizers of the booth, reported, "Your books were so very successful. If you could have seen the enjoyment on the faces of these young men teachers who loved the books. One young man asked three times if I were for real. He said he got his Christmas gift very early." 
September 29, 2015 - Philadelphia, PA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich was invited by the Lippincott Ladies Book Club in Philadelphia to present a one-hour multimedia program on the WWII Soviet forced deportations of Polish civilians to Siberia, based on her father's book The Ice Road.
August 2, 2015 - Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw Uprising Mural Dedicated - The Ice Road was one of the books available for sale at the dedication ceremony for a mural commemorating the 1944 Warsaw Uprising at the Polish National Home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Aquila Polonica author Julian Kulski (The Color of Courage), was one of the featured speakers at the event on Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2015, The other speakers included Polish Consul General Urszula Gacek and N.Y. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. More info and photos...
May 29, 2015 - Publishers Weekly BEA Show Daily - Feature Article on Aquila Polonica - In a feature article titled "The Polish Eagle Has Landed," Publishers Weekly spotlighted Aquila Polonica, mentioning The Ice Road. Read the complete article online or pdf...
May 27-29, 2015 - New York City - Aquila Polonica at Book Expo America - Aquila Polonica president Terry Tegnazian attended Book Expo America ("BEA") in New York City, the largest book show in the U.S. It was a great opportunity to meet people, renew acquaintances and explore publishing resources. Aquila Polonica books were featured in three booths at BEA: The Ice Road was included among the Aquila Polonica titles on display at the booth of the Polish Cultural Institute.
November 20–23, 2014 - San Antonio, TX - For the fifth year in a row, Aquila Polonica exhibited at the annual ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies) Convention—this year we were in San Antonio, Texas, famed for its lovely River Walk. Aquila Polonica president Terry Tegnazian was joined by graphic designer and USC professor Ewa Wojciak, and translator and author Jarek Garlinski. All our titles released through that date were on display and available for sale, including The Ice Road. It was a great opportunity to see old friends and meet new ones!
November 21-23, 2014 - Boston, MA - Polish Perspectives at National Council for Social Studies - The Ice Road was among the Aquila Polonica books exhibited at the Polish Perspectives booth at the 2014 Annual Conference of the National Council for Social Studies, held November 21-23, 2014 in Boston, MA.
July 7, 2014 - The Ice Road now in ebook! - The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom, by Stefan Waydenfeld, is now available in ebook for the first time at major retail and library outlets, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and others.
June 2, 2014 - Charlottesville, VA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich gave a multimedia presentation to the Charlottesville Kiwanis Club about the World War II Soviet deportation of Polish civilians, including the experiences of her father as described in his book The Ice Road.
March 13, 2014 - Charlottesville, VA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich gave a multimedia presentation to the Charlottesville Newcomers' Book Club about her father's book The Ice Road and the Soviet deportations of 1.5 million Polish civilians to Siberian forced labor camps.
February 11, 2014 - Richmond, VA - Alice Waydenfeld Faintich gave a multimedia presentation about her father's experience as described in his book The Ice Road, for the 5100 Monument Avenue Book Talk group in Richmond, VA.
