In 1942, a band of Polish soldiers freshly released from prisons and work camps stumbled upon an unlikely mascot when they traded goods for a Syrian brown bear cub. Drawn to his friendly demeanor ...

and traditional Polish arts, like intricate pysanky eggs. “In this day of people not getting together, spending a lot of time on social media and cell phones, it’s nice to see people exposed ...

discover a bear cub. That’s how the story of Wojtek begins, back in 1942. He was alone in the mountains of Iran; nobody knows how he got there. When beleaguered Polish troops came upon Wojtek ...