In the old days when people weren't able to do something they commissioned others to do it for them. Italian city states hired professional, mercenary...
1936
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 6, 2002 4:44 pm
For the group's information (keep our fingers crossed). Isn't Wajda in Kraków these days? -- Stefan Wisniowski ... From: Stefan Wisniowski...
1937
Paul Havers
haverp
Aug 6, 2002 5:15 pm
Ah That honour must belong to the RONA Brigade composed of ex convicts and other riff raff who "Fought" with vigour against unarmed PoW's and women and...
1938
Eve5J@...
eve5j
Aug 6, 2002 5:47 pm
Stefan, Yes, you are right, and we discussed this a long time ago, remember? I have always said that the best way to truly get the word out to the world is...
1939
John Roy
janekroy
Aug 6, 2002 6:37 pm
I am doing my little bit in NZ. In connection of my showing the Odyssey in Russell I had a Radio Interview by Far North Station ( a lot of Maori population )...
1940
J Eddis
eddis_top@...
Aug 6, 2002 6:39 pm
Rita (from Ontario, Canada) says her father served in the German Army, was in a Soviet prison, then Anders Army and on to England and Scotland. She wonders how...
1941
iteekulik
Aug 6, 2002 8:50 pm
Dear all: On September 7th, I shall be accompanying my 80yr old Uncle to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, to attend the above reunion - when the children of the...
1942
S & J Szybalski
stasszybalski
Aug 6, 2002 9:46 pm
As far as I was told it was Kaminsky Stanislaw Szybalski ... ADVERTISEMENT [Image]...
1943
Eve5J@...
eve5j
Aug 6, 2002 10:41 pm
Hello again list: I am withdrawing the word "Saga." In my excitement about the movie, I am afraid I got a little carried away! I apologize. In my earlier...
1944
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 7, 2002 4:26 am
Thank you Krzysztof, I am very interested. Do you have any contacts with him, or is this something you have read about in the papers? -- Stefan Wisniowski...
1945
b.davoust
b.davoust@...
Aug 7, 2002 6:18 am
Hello group, I would like to say that I think a film made about the Polish experience would be better than any short and snappy name we could come up with....
1946
Eve5J@...
eve5j
Aug 7, 2002 3:31 pm
Hello Barbara, I wrote that a happy ending should be included in the film, and you are right, not everyone had a happy ending. I meant finally after living as...
1947
S & J Szybalski
stasszybalski
Aug 7, 2002 5:20 pm
Your critique of pre war Poland is very interesting, but I suggest that you study more the history before coming with your revelations. I was born and raised...
1948
cglodek@...
Aug 7, 2002 5:49 pm
Yes, it's quite true. We speak of Poland as "backward"; often by comparing it with the present day. It was certainly poorer than the west then, and still is,...
1949
Elizabeth Olsson
elzuniao
Aug 7, 2002 8:01 pm
<<<Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 20:50:37 -0000 From: "iteekulik" <iteekulik@...> Subject: Osada Krechowiecka Reunion Dear all: On September 7th, I shall be...
1950
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 8, 2002 1:58 am
Joan, Thank you for sharing some of Alex's fantastic true-life stories with Anders Army in Italy from his book-in-progress "Without A Roof = WAR". I had read...
1951
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 8, 2002 1:59 am
Please welcome Janine Reardon, another Ordtshoorn chil(and I think our first member from Alabama). -- Stefan Wisniowski ... From: Janine Reardon...
1952
jazzbaritone
Aug 8, 2002 2:17 am
Howdy, Everyone, I was discussing this very topic w/ Mamusia yesterday. She has very warm memories of Osada Hallerowo until, of course, the deportations (at...
1953
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 8, 2002 2:57 am
Thank you Elizabeth, I have just sent my application in. Mike, I wish I could be there! Will you be able to prepare a little report for the group, and maybe...
1954
Mungacan1@...
rita82141
Aug 8, 2002 3:31 am
In reply to Andy's letter. My Mom also had nothing but fond memories of her home in Poland. Her dad built the house they lived in. Grandpa was a carpenter and...
1955
S & J Szybalski
stasszybalski
Aug 8, 2002 5:02 am
Very nicely and truthfully written. Some other people tried to compare pre war economic situation to present day United States. Only where did you get the idea...
1956
b.davoust
b.davoust@...
Aug 8, 2002 6:20 am
I am not disputing that some people lived well in pre-war Poland. Listening to my mother talk about her childhood in the Kresy when I was young, I thought it...
1957
concernedconnecticutr...
concernedcon...
Aug 8, 2002 6:25 am
... compare pre war ... get the ... the land ? ... Woz (Wagon) ... from the ... confiscated for ... land owners. ... very ... deportations ... difficult, ... ...
1958
George Neisser
jerzyzbigniew
Aug 8, 2002 1:14 pm
Stefan I'm going to try and attend this event, and report back to the group. I wonder if we can get the "Dziennik Polski" involved in this, e.g in assisting in...
1959
cglodek@...
Aug 8, 2002 3:13 pm
I think Andy Bender may be expressing what is a more widespread undercurrent of a sense of wrong that was certainly transmitted to the children of the Polish ...
1960
S & J Szybalski
stasszybalski
Aug 8, 2002 9:19 pm
My private reply is in the mail. Stanislaw Szybalski ... Signup online for INSTANT dial-up access at http://isni.net/signup...
1961
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 8, 2002 11:41 pm
Please welcome Norbert Wojciechowski, based in Poland, to the group. Norbert has published several books in Polish on the deportation experience (see...
1962
Stefan Wisniowski
skwisniowski
Aug 8, 2002 11:50 pm
Please welcome Alex Santocki to the group! Alex there is lots of information on the websites, and I look forward to your participation. -- Stefan Wisniowski ...
1963
Mungacan1@...
rita82141
Aug 9, 2002 1:08 am
Well, listers, I joined this group because of interest in the Polish Odyssey. In a matter of a few days, I got ideas from you on further searches of my Father....
1964
eve5j
Aug 9, 2002 1:56 am
Welcome Norbert! Will you please translate your attachment to English? There are many on the list that are not fluent in Polish, including me. Thank you, Eve...
