Joseph Konarek escaped across the Iron Curtain into democratic Western Europe in order to come to Canada. His story is an interesting one, and is a vital part of the Konarek family history. The story of my his escape across the Iron Curtain demonstrates the risks people are willing to take to escape either physical or ideological oppression.

Joseph was interviewed for this project by his grandson Evan, who completed this project in History 12 in 2007-8.