The Johmalites

Following the air sirens, bombs, and rubble of World War II, many European citizens made the bold decision to immigrate to North America in order to build a better life from the ground up. After receiving his education and training in the volatile post-war economy, Johannes F. Lisiecki was one of the dreamers who made the journey across the Atlantic. Unfamiliarity with both the people and the language led him to the precipice of despair, but Johannes’s perseverance and can-do attitude would...