There is now a more complete biography for Edward Herzbaum, the author of 'Lost Between Worlds', which also includes a number of interesting documents and some...
Forgive me if information about this film was posted when it appeared. I'm wondering whether anyone has seen this film called "Battle for Britain" which had...
I have already shared my father Ferdynand Micel's story with the group. He was deported in September 1939 and was in the Siewzeldorlag and Juza camps before...
Hello Antoni I thought I'd let you know that I had a second reply from Grodno ( mailto:grodnooblarhiv@... regarding the research I asked them to do into...
I will be travelling "In the Footsteps of Our Fathers" across the Kola Peninsula and Komi Republic to see what's left of the GULAG lagiers and posiolki / camps...
Nice obituary in the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304906004576369842553986806.html for Felix Zandman of Grodny (now in...
Dear friends, Recently I found this book on the internet (http://go.to/shallowgraves) and ordered it directly from the author, now in his mid-eighties in...
In addition to our own reference guides listed at www.kresy-siberia.com , I have come across a discussion group listing of other websites, som in English, some...
I have now read the three English-language volumes of The Gulag Archipelago (at two thousand pages, a feat akin to A la recherche du temps perdu!) and have...
Dear Group Many of you are already aware that the Directors of Kresy-Siberia (UK) (Rysiek Grzybowski, Jurek Neisser, Monica Janowski, Mirka Wojnar, Martin ...
My Dad passed the exam in England. His cousin passed it in Scotland. Many stories about that experience. "Polish Invasion" by Ksawery Pruszynski is a short...
Hello Ewa, I read your e-mail with huge interest. My grandmother is buried in Dulhab cemetery in Teheran. She died from typhus in early 1942. I found an ...
Interesting article - see http://www.cambridgeesol.org/what-we-do/newsroom/2011/class-of-41.html Regards Stefan Wisniowski SYDNEY Class of '41: Inspiring...
Hi all, http://www.northwickparkpolishdpcamp.co.uk has undergone lots of updates of late so please pop by, have a look and say hello. This project is now...
This is a 2 page Associated Press article printed in the Las Vegas Review Journal October 8, 2000. It is not available online. It describes the Polish...
I've mentioned before that I am writing a book based on the travels of a Polish friend, from Lwow to Manchester by way of Kazakhstan, Persia, Lebanon, Egypt,...
Excellent new book has been released about Monte Cassino, it compares images of the battle with modern day photos. I met the author at the 65th anniversary...
It's always impressive to read here about people writing memoirs, novels, histories, poetry, blogs, and so much more about their own or their families'...
Dear all - as many of you are aware, our publishing company Aquila Polonica specializes in the Polish WWII experience. We're into our second full year of...
Many of you have probably read this book published in 1999 by Holmes & Meier. It is very readable and has a very detailed account of Lonek's journey as one of...
Dear Kresy-Siberia member This is a gentle reminder in case you are one of the members who has not yet made your financial contribution to Kresy-Siberia for...
Does anyone have the book 'Z Kresow Wschodnie na Wygnanie 1940-46'. I am looking for 2 things. The first is the piece written by Felunia Szalasny and the...
http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/122205334.html Zdzislaw Szpinalski . Share . . . . . . . Szpinalski's life shaped by WWII He was sent to work...
<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20> Bookmark and Share A Russian Interlude Tuesday 24th May 2011 | 8:28 AM <http://www.seekingmedia.com.au/news.php?g=1>...
I note that Elizabeth Olson has recently quoted the English version of the above ballad, but admitted that she does nor remember who originally posted it. It...
Please come see the Chicago premiere of the documentary, The Officer's Wife at the Chicago Cultural Center on June 1 and 4. More information can be found on...
People with an interest in Foxley Displaced Persons Camp in Herefordshire, UK, may like to know that the museum in Hereford city is holding an exhibition of...
Irena Anders buried at Monte Cassino PR dla Zagranicy Peter Gentle 23.05.2011 An urn with the ashes of Irena Anders, the wife of Poland’s war-time hero...
