Hi Jerry I really enjoy and commend to others the accounts of your travels through the historic places of the war, your blend of history with insights into the...
Barbara, What an interesting result. The land was distributed and authorized by Powiatowy Komitet Nadawczy of a particular region. So it is a likely reference...
Following Terry's note I can use Z -Zoom function navigating along the lines from top to bottom, and I've tried saving and printing even a portion of page,...
Having just finished "Lost Between Worlds" by Edward Herzbaum, I wanted to let others know of this enthralling first-hand account. Please visit the website for...
Part 1 of 19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVWYLkAeNaI The life of a Pope an extraordinary and moving journey through 50 years of history. 1930's Poland, 10...
My mother's parents were both from this region. My grandfather was Max A. Joffe; his mother was an Epstein and his father's first name is unknown to me. He...
Barbara, The Krzyz Niepodleglosci, was the Independence Cross, awarded in the early 1930s to those who fought for the independence of Poland. I also have...
Dear Pan Antoni, Thank you for that. Yes, it is interesting for me. I so appreciate it. I don’t suppose you know of a publication Zołnierza Polskiego?...
Hi Janusz Z, Thank you for that. I was wondering why he needed independence from just 400zł. Solves another question. Seeing that particular medal “honors...
Barbara, Just had a quick look and I can see that the publication ZOLNIERZ POLSKI started in 1919 and continued to 1939. Copies of some of the older issues are...
Thank you so much for your kind words, prayers and for lighting a candle. Likewise, I will say a prayer for you and yours. May God keep you in His loving...
I don't have access to the private libraries and news agencies that are free to college students or faculty. Does anyone know who might have access to those...
English Translation (literal only-not set to rhyme or music) 1.We shall remember the tenth of February We were still asleep when the Soviets came They placed...
This is the original Polish version – there seem to be slight variations in the texts … pozdrowienia Elzunia Gradosielska Olsson Alingsås, Sweden Names:...
I’ve found another version of this song in my files – I hope you can read the attachment pozdrowienia Elzunia Gradosielska Olsson Alingsås, Sweden Names:...
I was curious to know what Google made of it, so here it is. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford The cities of frontiersmen, the eastern settlements and villages, The...
... I just wanted to add my support to Jenny's recommendation of this book! A fascinating read; Mr. Herzbaum invites you into his deepest thoughts and...
I am trying to fill in blanks in my memory of childhood spent in area around Pyshma. My family, Emanuel and Fanny Mandelbaum and I came from Bielsko-Biala,...
... Wow. Six years! Did all survive? ... Anita, leaving for Persia (Iran) in 1942 was a very risky thing to do. I saw a figure that ten percent died en route....
Anita, You ask some very interesting questions so I look forward to the answers. My Babusia got back to Poland in 1956. If 114,000 left with Anders Army, this...
Anita This group has a wealth of experiences to share and I wish you every success in your search. My late husband said that their group at Station 91 on the...
First finds in Katyn exhumation 05.05.2011 14:16 Archaeologists working at a former Soviet killing field in Bykivnia, Ukraine, have found new evidence...
